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Raquel Welch (née Tejada; September 5, 1940 – February 15, 2023) was an American actress and model. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raquel_Welch
Public domain picture of Raquel Welch in the 1968 film The Biggest Bundle of Them All via Wikimedia Commons
Jefferson Island / Rip Van Winkle Gardens
5505 Rip Van Winkle Road
New Iberia, Louisiana
Iberia Parish
Atop a coastal salt dome on Lake Peigneur, Rip Van Winkle Gardens is 25 acres surrounding the Joseph Jefferson Home, built in 1870 by acclaimed American actor Joseph Jefferson and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Jefferson purchased "Orange Island" in 1869 and built his winter home here to enjoy the fine hunting and fishing and relatively mild climate of south Louisiana for 36 winter respites from the stage. Though Jefferson performed a great many roles in the theaters around the world, it was the role of Rip Van Winkle, as adapted by Jefferson from the Washington Irving tale that ensured Jefferson's fame. He played the role more than 4,500 times.
After his death in 1905, Jefferson's heirs sold the house and land on March 15, 1917 to John Lyle Bayless, Sr. of Anchorage, Kentucky. His heir, J. Lyle Bayless, Jr., began developing formal gardens surrounding the Joseph Jefferson home in the late 1950's, establishing the "Rip Van Winkle Gardens," named for its former actor-owner. Bayless successfully listed the Jefferson home as a national landmark with the Department of the Interior in 1972 and donated it in 1978 to a foundation which would assure its continued operation for the benefit of the public.
Bayless was widely recognized for his knowledge of and fondness for the camellia. In his writings, he related that he first glimpsed a brilliant red camellia in Natchez, Mississippi, during a stay at an old plantation home there with his mother, while his father hunted on Avery Island. Later, he became enchanted with the "Jeanerette Pink" camellia growing in front of the Jefferson Home in the midst of a bitter winter, when he observed the death of the beautiful pink blossom and its return to life only two weeks later.
In Bayless' development of the gardens, he used large numbers of camellias of a great many varieties and made them floral emphasis of the gardens. He gained distinction for his work with this beautiful southern flower, winning more than 1,000 prize ribbons in the southern states. In 1966 Bayless hired an English horticulturist, Geoffrey Wakefield, to landscape the gardens and the result was a beautiful mixture of camellias, azaleas, crape myrtles and other plants in a series of interlocking gardens.
Bayless continued to collect plants from around the world for his conservatory and a reception area for guests who came to view his gardens. Bayless built a "dreamhouse" right on the edge of Lake Peigneur adjoining the new conservatory and gardens where he planned to enjoy his retirement. This was not going to happen as he lived there for only 9 months until November 20, 1980, when disaster struck. A drilling rig pierced one of the giant salt caverns. Then things began to happen. The water from the lake started draining. The drilling rig and other pieces of equipment were sucked into a whirlpool and disappeared. Men in the mines below noticed water coming in. Miraculously, no one was killed.
Bayless knew soon after the tragic events began to happen that the Island was in danger. He went to the second floor of the new house and watched as the lake drained. The ground under the house was moving and he was forced to evacuate. Upon returning he found his "dream house", the conservatory, the visitors center and 65 acres of the gardens gone - now covered by water in an expanded lake.
The gardens were closed to the public for almost four years.
Bayless died in 1985. The foundation that he had endowed and entrusted sold the property in late 1996 to Carolyn Doerle and her husband, Dr. Ron Ray. They set out to revitalize the site by offering many ways for the public to enjoy the tradition that Bayless and the Foundation started years ago. Doerle ran the property from late 1996 until it closed to the public in July of 2001.
In October 2003 the gardens were sold to Live Oak Gardens, LTD which is owned and operated by Mike and Louise Richard and is located adjacent to the gardens. Gardens' restoration began with the removal of debris and restoration of many buildings. Some of these include the Bayless Conference Center, Cafe' Jefferson, the Caretaker's house, the Joseph Jefferson Mansion, Servant's Quarters and other buildings that were badly neglected for several years.
Diversas fases do Rip Curl Trial na Praia dos Belgas
Several images of Rip curl Trial on Belgas beach
The Pre 1968 Banger event at Hednesford was cancelled today. During race 5 a driver was killed. This was his car.
I know you're looking at this man's tremendous tone and definition but don't get any unhealthy ideas about your body image, guys. This is St. Bartholomew. While it is unknown if he was an avid bodybuilder, it is believed that he was flayed.
That is, his skin was removed by torturers. Yes, he was apparently skinned alive. These are fantastic abs, but they're not worth it.
Ok......first of all, this is a horrid shot of the Canada Geese, and I shouldn't be posting on Flickr right now as I have a million things I need to get done, but I've been crying and need some feedback from you.
Story:
We came upon this goose at the end of our walk this morning. We spooked her mate and he flew off. They had been huddled together under a bush at the water's edge.
It was clear to see that something was wrong with this goose as she couldn't fly. I didn't see any injury to her wings or trauma to her body, but she couldn't move except for a half hearted wobble to get away from me.
I thought long and hard......and decided to bundle her up in my jacket and take to the vet.
I was shocked when I picked her up and felt how light and emaciated she was....lighter than a fealther. She was sick....'she must have ingested something bad?
About two minutes later while walking up to the parking lot, she died in my arms.
I felt HORRIBLE. This is what I'm wondering....'had the stress of my handling her caused her demise? Should I have not touched her? Please weigh in and tell me what you think. I am heartbroken and feel so guilty. Tell me what you would have done?
Update:
I just got off the phone with Portland Audubon Society-Wildlife Care Center- and the man I talked to said I did the right thing by trying to get the bird to a vet [ or them]. Clearly, the bird would have died sooner or later given it's severe malnourishment and inability to fly.........perhaps if I had come across her sooner......but then I probably wouldn't have been able to pick her up if she was stronger/ healthier.....
One of the downstairs rooms in the abandoned cottage in Norfolk I visited over the weekend.
Nikon D7000
Sigma 10-20mm @ 10mm
F8 @ 0.6 second exposure
ISO 100
Sorry, not the most cheerful of images I know! I was feeling a bit beat up yesterday, so don't ask me why I went to a graveyard! I was hoping a big black raven might come and perch itself on top of the gravestone to complete the picture, but no luck. Do you see the spooky face in the tree?
5 bracketed shots, merged in Photomatix.
Best if you press "L"
I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm / Your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm / Yes, many loved before us, I know that we are not new / In city and in forest, they smiled like me and you
Extinction Rebellion take on the fashion business with a funeral for London Fashion Week. The cortege heads down the Strand led by the funeral band.
Juxtaposition of "RIP to Circle" sign on the former Olga's Diner and the overpass that replaced the Marlton Circle. The sign originally read "MarltonCircle.com", from the group that opposed the overpass as a replacement for the circle during the planning stage of the project. They held their meetings here.