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The Pabineau Falls are recognized in the Chaleur region of New Brunswick for their grandiose beauty! Located in the Pabineau First Nation, the falls are on the Nepisiguit River and are surrounded by breathtaking nature. Gegoapsgog is the mi'gmaq name for this location, and it means "at the top of the falls".
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'We recognize that just when we need to be the most focused and disciplined with our thoughts, it’s natural to fall short. We may not be in the moment. We may not be able to express the proper words. So we literally pray for the ability to pray.'
- www.myjewishlearning.com/article/hineni-a-prayer-for-the-...
The tallest of the AKC's spaniels, the Irish Water Spaniel is instantly recognizable by its crisply curled coat and tapering 'rat tail. Among the champion swimmers of dogdom, the alert and inquisitive IWS is hardworking and brave in the field, and playfully affectionate at home.
The Spot-crowned Barbet is found from western Panama to northwest Colombia, with separate subspecies recognized west and east of the Panama Canal Zone. Like all Neotropical barbets, this is a striking-looking bird. The male is mainly black above, with black, yellow and white-patterned underparts. In addition, the female also has the face and throat entirely black. Spot-crowned Barbets inhabit primary forest at low and mid elevations, reaching to 1200 m but usually occurring lower. They forage mainly in the midstory to canopy, taking both fruits and insects, and sometimes forming small bands of up to ten individuals. They are also known to follow army ants, at least occasionally. The species is speculated to be a short-distance migrant in some areas. Almost nothing is known about the Spot-crowned Barbet’s breeding biology. doi.org/10.2173/bow.spcbar1.01
Picture taken at Dueña Dora, Colombia. Have a Peaceful Day!
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The Mallard, or Wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos[1]), probably the best-known and most recognizable of all ducks, is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the temperate and sub-tropical Americas, Europe, Asia, New Zealand (where it is currently the most common duck species), and Australia.
The male birds have a bright green head, while the female's is light brown. The Mallard lives in wetlands, eats water plants, and is gregarious. It is also migratory. The Mallard is the ancestor of all domestic ducks, and can interbreed with other species of genus Anas.[2] This interbreeding is causing rarer species of ducks to become genetically diluted.
The Mallard is 56–65 centimetres (22–26 in) long, has a wingspan of 81–98 centimetres (32–39 in), and weighs 0.9–1.2 kilograms (32–42 oz). The breeding male is unmistakable, with a bright green head, black rear end and a yellowish orange (can also contain some red) bill tipped with black (as opposed to the dark brown bill in females), and is also nature's most feared duck. The female Mallard is light brown, like most female dabbling ducks. However, both the female and male Mallards have distinct purple speculum edged with white, prominent in flight or at rest (though temporarily shed during the annual summer moult). In non-breeding (eclipse) plumage the drake becomes drab, looking more like the female, but still distinguishable by its yellow bill and reddish breast.
In captivity, domestic ducks come in wild-type plumages, white, and other colours. Most of these colour variants are also known in domestic Mallards not bred as livestock, but kept as pets, aviary birds, etc., where they are rare but increasing in availability.
A noisy species, the male has a nasal call, the female has a "quack" stereotypically associated with ducks.[3]
The Mallard is a rare example of both Allen's Rule and Bergmann's Rule in birds. Bergmann's Rule, which states that polar forms tend to be larger than related ones from warmer climates, has numerous examples in birds. Allen's Rule says that appendages like ears tend to be smaller in polar forms to minimize heat loss, and larger in tropical and desert equivalents to facilitate heat diffusion, and that the polar taxa are stockier overall. Examples of this rule in birds are rare, as they lack external ears. However, the bill of ducks is very well supplied with blood vessels and is vulnerable to cold.
CAMAGNA MONFERRATO is a small town recognizable even from afar for the particular shape of the dome of the church dedicated to Saint Eusebio, it is also a UNESCO town thanks to the "infernot", particular cellars dug into the sandstone on which the town is built. Piedmont, ITALY. EXPLORE 21-01-2025.
Grazie per i Vostri commenti / Thanks for your comments.
For me entering juried exhibits are paths to both personal and professional growth. For some of us it is a bit intimidating to enter our work in these exhibits because we are exposing our innermost self, opening us up to possible rejection. However, it also builds character, confidence, and...
Kevin Turcotte was one of the jazz trumpeters I started to recognized, when I started photographing music. Not only because he was good, but also because I would see him quite often. He studied music at the Banff School of Fine Arts and later, at the University of Toronto, where he joined the faculty in the 1990s. Kevin Turcotte is recognized as Canada’s prominent trumpet player with many Canadian jazz ensembles credentials. He has performed on impressive list of recordings, in countless club, concert and festival appearances. Here he was performing in a small club Tapestry (cap 30-40) with Dave Young- Bass,
Brian Dickinson- Piano, Ethan Ardelli-Drums. It can not get much better.
267. Kensington. P1020289; Taken 2023-Sep 30. Upload 2023-Nov 23.
You recognize it? :)?
For my dear friend www.flickr.com/photos/tyinaz
my big HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!
Buon compleanno Ty, all the best for you!
Thanks for beeing here, up or down the Colosseum,
behind and now in front a webpage.
MariAnna
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Toc toc, there is someone?
I think the Colosseum respect my situation... hope to be active more in the future. I miss Flickr...how are you all my flickrfriends???
Buongiorno!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hjerl Hede’s Open-Air Museum is an officially recognized privately funded theme-specific museum for cultural history.
The museum was founded in 1930 by director H. P. Hjerl Hansen and was run by the Hjerl-foundation until 1979 when the museum was separated from the foundation as a self-owned institution.
The museum consists of the Old Village, the Jutland Forestry Museum, and the Museum for Peat production. More than 50 different buildings can be seen at Hjerl Hede’s Open-Air Museum, showing the style of building and furnishing in the rural areas, as well as showing a number of elements which are characteristic for the surroundings of an old Danish
village. Among these are the rural craftsmanship.
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The City of St. Thomas and Elgin County are pleased to celebrate their 140 year relationship through the artwork in the new Southdale/Fairview roundabout. Mayor Joe Preston and Warden Tom Marks officially unveiled the new art piece today.
“The public art piece at this roundabout is a great tribute to our agricultural history and the working relationship between the City and County.” stated Mayor Preston. “I look forward to many years of continued partnerships.”
“I am delighted to see the roundabout at Fairview Ave and Southdale Line open to the public, and it is exciting to be able to incorporate a public art element into this project,” said Elgin County Warden Tom Marks. “This roundabout will ease the flow of traffic between the City of St. Thomas and the County of Elgin, ensuring that our residents can travel seamlessly through this high traffic volume connection. The City of St. Thomas is our closest neighbouring municipality and this project is a shining example of what teamwork and strong partnerships can accomplish.”
Cashel is recognized as a prominent center of Irish Culture, it is a maze of architectural ruins spanning many centuries. Scholars consider it the most remarkable collection of Celtic and medieval ruins to be found in Europe.
In 1649 Oliver Cromwell was named Lord Protector of England after defeating the forces of the Catholic King Charles I, whom he had beheaded. Having secured England for the Parliamentarians (the Roundheads and Puritans), Cromwell turned his attention to the subjugation of Ireland, which was largely Catholic. In September his forces conquered Drogheda and had its 3,500 defenders as well as women and children slaughtered. Cashel too was sacked by Cromwell’s troops under the leadership of one Murrough O’Brien. Fearing a similar slaughter, the Irish Confederate troops, the Roman Catholic clergy, including Theobald Stapleton and the town’s people of Cashel took refuge here in the cathedral thinking they would be safe under the medieval rule of “sanctuary,” which allowed felons and others to seek refuge in a church or monastery where they could not be harmed or forced to leave. Notwithstanding this centuries old custom, Cromwell’s troops piled turf around the cathedral, lit it and roasted the refugees to death. Then they looted and destroyed many important religious artifacts.
It's emotional to be in this place and imagine how beautiful it must have been and feel the souls who died here so violently.
Just look at that blue sky. While we were in here a fierce biting wind blew through these ruins. We went outside and watched a rainstorm come at us right across the plains of Tipperary, 15 minutes later it was pouring rain with gale force wind. Crazy weather here. :-)
Thank you my friends for your support and friendship as I take you on this trip through Ireland. :-)))
Administrator could not recognize any nature, street lamps were missing, animals are not part of nature! Humans are unnatural and don't belong to nature according to the Administrator!
Administrator konnte keine Natur erkennen , Straßenlaternen fehlten, Tiere zählen nicht zur Natur ! Menschen sind unnatürlich und gehören lauf Adminisstrator nicht zur Natur !
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It's always nice when I recognize a place I've been before in one of my photos, because the memories of that moment immediately come back to me. And then I have two wonderful memories that I associate with just one photo. It's an emotional double decker, so to speak.
That's how I feel when I look at this photo that I took last year at the Schrammsteine in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.
The view here is in the direction opposite the Schrammsteine and shows a lonely rock (if someone could tell me the name, I would be very grateful) around which a clearly visible path runs. I spent a morning there about 2 years ago waiting for the sunrise. I still remember that day there was a pretty cold wind blowing in my face and I mostly tried to hide behind the rocks. This was also my first tour where I spent the night in my camper. It's great to be able to get everything out again so quickly. And that’s just through a photo. Gosh, do I have a really cool hobby.
Es ist immer wieder schön, wenn ich auf einem meiner Fotos einen Ort erkenne, an dem ich schon einmal war, denn sofort kommen die Erinnerungen an diesen Moment wieder in mein Bewusstsein. Und dann habe ich gleich zwei wunderschöne Erinnerungen, die ich mit nur einem Foto verbinde. Das ist das sozusagen ein emotionaler Doppeldecker.
So geht es mir, wenn ich mir dieses Foto hier anschaue, welches ich letztes Jahr an den Schrammsteinen im Elbsandsteingebirge gemacht habe.
Der Blick geht hier in die den Schrammsteinen gegenüber liegende Richtung und zeigt einen allein stehenden Felsen (wenn mir jemand den dessen Namen verraten könnte wäre ich sehr dankbar) um den herum, klar sichtbar ein Weg verläuft. Dort habe ich vor ca. 2 Jahren einen Morgen verbracht und auf den Sonnenaufgang gewartet. Ich erinnere mich noch, dass mir an dem Tag ein ziemlich kalter Wind ins Gesicht bliess und mich meist versucht habe hinter den Felsen zu verbergen. Außerdem war dies meine erste Tour bei der ich in meinem Camper übernachtet habe. Es ist schon toll, dass alles so schnell wieder hervor holen zu können. Und das nur durch ein Foto. Ich hab schon ein echt cooles Hobby.
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de
Recognizable by its striking, leopard-like shell patterns, this species thrives in arid savannas and scrublands, where it feeds on grasses, succulents, and occasional fruits.
As part of Africa’s “Small Five”, the leopard tortoise joins the elephant shrew, ant lion, rhinoceros beetle, and buffalo weaver in a playful twist on the iconic “Big Five”. This concept highlights smaller, often overlooked species whose names echo their larger counterparts. While the Big Five symbolize Africa’s majestic megafauna, the Small Five remind us to appreciate biodiversity in all forms.
• Leopard tortoise
• Tortuga leopardo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Testudines
Suborder:Cryptodira
Family:Testudinidae
Genus:Stigmochelys
Species:S. pardalis
Pilanesberg National Park, North West Province, South Africa
Some may recognize this eagle from an earlier post. I’ve re-positioned it against a different background from the same time in order to combine the best of the day’s offerings.
A very recognizable bird, especially with that hood up! While I was photographing these birds multiple people asked me about which was which, and this bird in particular caught their eye!
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The area around Alice Springs Desert Park in the Australian Outback is a fascinating mix of arid landscapes and unique flora. Here are some of the types of trees you can find there:
Ghost Gum (Corymbia aparrerinja): Known for its stunning white bark, the Ghost Gum is an iconic tree in the Australian Outback.
Coolabah (Eucalyptus coolabah): This tree thrives near watercourses and is recognized for its resilience to drought conditions.
River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis): Often found along riverbanks and floodplains, these trees can grow to impressive heights.
Desert Oak (Allocasuarina decaisneana): With its tall, slender form, the Desert Oak is well-adapted to the arid environment.
These trees play a crucial role in the ecosystem, providing shelter and sustenance for a variety of wildlife.
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CONGRATULATIONS to my BEST FRIEND forever for reaching this incredible age!!! You are true, you love deeply, you look after your extended family always, you love life, you love your friends to the nth degree, you have come far in life and have been recognized for it and you have lived an accomplished life one to be proud of and grateful for. Thank you for including me! I love you!
Have an extraordinary day with those we love!
Beijos, Kisses, Besos, Des Bisous ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️❤️❤️ - In Explore.
*Working Towards a Better World
“Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind.
"Pooh!" he whispered.
"Yes, Piglet?"
"Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you.” - A.A. Milne,
The House at Pooh Corner
This is the tenth in my new series, one which recognizes my friends here on Flickr. I wish to thank you for your friendship and your support! Some of you I work with, some of you I have worked with, some of you have given me opportunities and the rest of you my wonderful friends share an infinity with art and an ability to share our love, ideas and support thank you all!
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***** PLEASE UNDERSTAND, that there are so many of you who have befriended and support me, that if you have not already been mentioned, you will be. Please be patient, my list is long and will continue!!!
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Naples Botanical Gardens
Southwest Florida
USA
Another image of my favorite mockingbird.
The northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) is the only mockingbird commonly found in North America. This bird is mainly a permanent resident, but northern birds may move south during harsh weather.
This species has rarely been observed in Europe. The northern mockingbird is known for its mimicking ability, as reflected by the meaning of its scientific name, "many-tongued mimic".
The northern mockingbird is an omnivore. It eats both insects and fruits. It is often found in open areas and forest edges but forages in grassy land.
The northern mockingbird breeds in southeastern Canada, the United States, northern Mexico, the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands and the Greater Antilles.
The northern mockingbird is listed as of Least Concern according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The northern mockingbird is known for its intelligence. A 2009 study showed that the bird was able to recognize individual humans, particularly noting those who had previously been intruders or threats. Birds recognize their breeding spots and return to areas in which they had greatest success in previous years. Urban birds are more likely to demonstrate this behavior. - Wikipedia
I recognize this feeling.
Happy Fence Friday. I came across this paper mache sculpture as I was on a walk past Kitsilano Pool/Showboat last weekend. It has both 'Lupo' and '#Belovedghosts' written on it. I love spontaneous art and this certainly caught my eye.
Then I looked it up and discovered this is the work of a local artist, Lupo: www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/vancouver-street-ar...
"I have been making sculptures in memory of people who have passed away and whose lives are being erased and forgotten. I have been placing these around the city, both to resist their erasure and to reach out to the many others who are grieving or hurting. Please be safe people."Lupo/@lupo.artwork/Instagram
Snapped on iPhone.
Tobia checking up the truffles he found.
He is a Lagotto Romagnolo dog.
This is the only breed of dog that is officially recognized as specialized in truffle hunting.
The Longmen Grottoes (aka Longmen Caves) is a UNESCO–listed world heritage site which has thousands of statues of Buddha carved in caves excavated from its surrounding cliffs. Unfortunately, the site was subjected to significant vandalism and senseless destruction at several points in its history. Major artifacts were removed by Western collectors and souvenir hunters during the early 20th century and by the Japanese during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The heads of many statues were also destroyed during the Cultural Revolution.
The Chinese government has since recognized the cultural and tourist importance of the Longmen Grottoes and has been active engaged in the preservation and restoration of the site. For more information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longmen_Grottoes
The Monterey Cypress is recognized, world-wide, as the iconic tree of the California Coast. Once one of the rarest trees in the world, naturally found in only two small groves within a few hundred yards of the Pacific Ocean on the Monterey Peninsula and at Point Lobos, it is now planted throughout the world in favorable locations. It seems to thrive in foggy coastal areas, where ocean winds and salty sea spray make it extremely difficult for other species of trees to even survive. In fact, wind abuse sculpts it into the unique and picturesque shape for which it is famous – a strongly contorted growth habit reminiscent of trees found in alpine timberlines.
Maybe this is true of every one of us. To know and love someone is more than to grasp facts about them, or recognize their qualities. It is more than assenting to the identity that they claim, their self-image. It is to have some glimpse of the journey on which they are embarking, the hunger and thirst that are in their heart, how they are on the pilgrimage towards the fullness of being in God. We are all touched surely, implicitly or explicitly, by some yearning for infinity and who we are is disclosed most deeply in how we seek it, whether through marriage or art or writing poetry, our job or just loving the people we bump into day by day.
--Questioning God, Timothy Radcliffe and Lukasz Popco
Recognize your real friends and let the false ones go.
THIS one is truly for the Girls no matter your age.
🎼: This One's For the Girls~ Martina McBride~
✈️ : Missing Melody2
This is for all you girls about thirteen,
High school can be so rough can be so mean,
Hold on to on to your innocence,
Stand your ground when everybody's givin' in.
This one's for the girls
This is for all you girls about twenty five,
In little apartments just tryin' to get by,
Livin' on on dreams and spaghetti-o's,
Wonderin' where your life is gonna go.
This one's for the girls,
Who've ever had a broken heart,
Who've wished upon a shooting star,
You're beautiful the way you are,
This one's for the girls,
Who love without holdin' back,
Who dream with everything they have,
All around the world,
This one's for the girls.
This is for all you girls about forty two,
Tossin' pennies into the fountain of youth,
Every laugh line on your face,
Made you who you are today.
This one's for the girls,
Who've ever had a broken heart,
Who've wished upon a shooting star,
You're beautiful the way you are,
This one's for the girls,
Who love without holdin' back,
Who dream with everything they have,
All around the world,
This one's for the girls.
Yeah we're all the same inside,
From one to ninety nine
This one's for the girls,
Who've ever had a broken heart,
Who've wished upon a shooting star,
You're beautiful the way you are,
This one's for the girls,
Who love without holdin' back,
Who dream with everything they have,
All around the world,
This one's for the girls.
"To take photographs means to recognize - simultaneously and within a fraction of a second - both the fact itself and the rigorous organization of visually perceived forms that give it meaning. It is putting one's head, one's eye and one's heart on the same axis."
-Henri Cartier-Bresson
hi, we're back from a fabulous trip to Amsterdam,
jet-lagged and sleep-deprived...
BIG thanks to you Mister HWM Z-man, huub zeeman
an absolute pleasure meeting and hanging out.
so much fun, hugs my friend
happy sliderssunday!
♥
It's Jean Shrimpton and Rose! Lynne (Happibug) customized these girls, and I adore them!! Thank you SO much, Lynne! And thank you for our beautiful Dollicious dressess!! We love you!
Jean Shrimpton is a PWP and Rose is a MRB; Rose is my first girl...her birthday is May 18, 2006! Soon, I will have been collecting these lovlies for two years!
This easily-recognized squirrel (Earless or Early for short) has been cutting a rather sorry figure in the yard for about three years. The sculpture was made by Mrs. Orca's grandmother c. 1960s (?), but it seems to me she must have had a paleolithic fertility aesthetic in mind. We'll see if it brings Early any luck this spring. Gray squirrel backyard Olympia.
Everyone recognizes the woman of the left as dressed from the original Star Trek series. I have no idea about woman on the is supposed to be but they both look great!
I recognized this car from an advert I'd seen. It is still for sale: www.autotrack.nl/a/honda-accord-benzine-1986-50707223 . €5950 is all it takes. Seems like a steep price, but it looks as good as new.
Trouble recognizing? Unlike in Stephen Kings fabulous work "The Eyes of the Dragon" (no horror, but a fantasy- book!), this one is standing tall in my backyard. Its the trunk of a walnut tree.
I believe a branch was cut, so the tree formed this bizarre scar.
Probleme beim Erkennen? "Die Augen des Drachen", ein unterschätztes Werk von Stephen King (Fantasy, kein Horror!), aber hier "nur" der Stamm eines Walnussbaumes bei mir im Garten. An dieser Stelle wurde wohl mal ein Ast abgeschnitten und diese bizarre Narbe hat sich in der Rinde gebildet.
The Mallard, or Wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos[1]), probably the best-known and most recognizable of all ducks, is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the temperate and sub-tropical Americas, Europe, Asia, New Zealand (where it is currently the most common duck species), and Australia.
The male birds have a bright green head, while the female's is light brown. The Mallard lives in wetlands, eats water plants, and is gregarious. It is also migratory. The Mallard is the ancestor of all domestic ducks, and can interbreed with other species of genus Anas.[2] This interbreeding is causing rarer species of ducks to become genetically diluted.
The Mallard is 56–65 centimetres (22–26 in) long, has a wingspan of 81–98 centimetres (32–39 in), and weighs 0.9–1.2 kilograms (32–42 oz). The breeding male is unmistakable, with a bright green head, black rear end and a yellowish orange (can also contain some red) bill tipped with black (as opposed to the dark brown bill in females), and is also nature's most feared duck. The female Mallard is light brown, like most female dabbling ducks. However, both the female and male Mallards have distinct purple speculum edged with white, prominent in flight or at rest (though temporarily shed during the annual summer moult). In non-breeding (eclipse) plumage the drake becomes drab, looking more like the female, but still distinguishable by its yellow bill and reddish breast.
In captivity, domestic ducks come in wild-type plumages, white, and other colours. Most of these colour variants are also known in domestic Mallards not bred as livestock, but kept as pets, aviary birds, etc., where they are rare but increasing in availability.
A noisy species, the male has a nasal call, the female has a "quack" stereotypically associated with ducks.[3]
The Mallard is a rare example of both Allen's Rule and Bergmann's Rule in birds. Bergmann's Rule, which states that polar forms tend to be larger than related ones from warmer climates, has numerous examples in birds. Allen's Rule says that appendages like ears tend to be smaller in polar forms to minimize heat loss, and larger in tropical and desert equivalents to facilitate heat diffusion, and that the polar taxa are stockier overall. Examples of this rule in birds are rare, as they lack external ears. However, the bill of ducks is very well supplied with blood vessels and is vulnerable to cold.
Die Gründungslegende des Bistums Hildesheim geht auf Kaiser Ludwig den Frommen zurück: Der Überlieferung nach soll er im Jahr 815 während einer Jagdgesellschaft an der Stelle des heutigen Doms eine heilige Messe abgehalten haben. Beim anschließenden Aufbruch vergisst ein Kaplan allerdings ein Marienreliquiar, das zur Feier der Messe in einen Baum gehängt worden war. Als der Kaiser an die Stelle zurückkehrt, lässt sich das Reliquiar nicht mehr entfernen. Der Kaiser erkennt darin ein Zeichen der heiligen Muttergottes und lässt zu Ehren Mariens an dieser Stelle eine Kapelle errichten.
Auf dieser gründete dann der erste Dombau am Ort des heutigen Domhofes im Jahr 872 durch Bischof Altfrid.
Der Hildesheimer Dom St. Mariä Himmelfahrt ist eine der ältesten Bischofskirchen Deutschlands. Baugeschichtlich geht er bis ins 11. Jahrhundert zurück.
2021-06-02
The founding legend of the Hildesheim diocese goes back to Emperor Ludwig the Pious: According to tradition, he was said to have held a holy mass in 815 during a hunting party at the site of today's cathedral. When setting off afterwards, however, a chaplain forgets a Marian reliquary that had been hung in a tree to celebrate Mass. When the emperor returns to the site, the reliquary cannot be removed. The emperor recognizes this as a sign of the Holy Mother of God and has a chapel built in honor of Mary at this point.
It was on this that the first cathedral was built on the site of today's cathedral courtyard in 872 by Bishop Altfrid.
The Hildesheim Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption is one of the oldest episcopal churches in Germany. In terms of building history, it goes back to the 11th century.
2021-06-02
Austin
Designed in 1881 by architect Elijah E. Myers, it was constructed from 1882 to 1888 under the direction of civil engineer Reuben Lindsay Walker. A $75 million underground extension was completed in 1993. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and recognized as a National Historic Landmark in 1986.
The Texas State Capitol is 302.64 feet (92.24 m) tall, making it the sixth-tallest state capitol and one of several taller than the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Wikipedia)
Anybody recognize the guy in this pic? Comment below and also comment who he marries... lol Randomness for the day."This year for Christmas, lets give each other more practical gifts like shoes and socks."
P.S. Sry to ask, but could I get a shout out some time... I only got bout 85 followers. (>o<)
In Town Hall Square in the old town section of Tallinn, Estonia. Today’s Tallinn Town Hall was built in 1402-1404. Then there were spacious halls for solemn events. In 1483 a 64 meters high tower was added to the building. In 1530 a weathercock in the form of a guardian was erected on its spire. The townspeople nicknamed him Old Toomas. Today this guard is one of the recognizable symbols of Tallinn.
The gentoo penguin is easily recognized by the wide white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of its head and its bright orange-red bill. It has pale whitish-pink webbed feet and a fairly long tail – the most prominent tail of all penguin species. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts. As the gentoo penguin waddles along on land, its tail sticks out behind, sweeping from side to side, hence the scientific name Pygoscelis, which means "rump-tailed".[15]
A close-up of head on the West Falkland
Gentoos reach a height of 51 to 90 cm (20 to 35 in),[16][17] making them the third-largest species of penguin after the emperor penguin and the king penguin. Males have a maximum weight of about 8.5 kg (19 lb) just before molting, and a minimum weight of about 4.9 kg (11 lb) just before mating. For females, the maximum weight is 8.2 kg (18 lb) just before molting, but their weight drops to as little as 4.5 kg (9.9 lb) when guarding the chicks in the nest.[18] Birds from the north are on average 700 g (1.5 lb) heavier and 10 cm (3.9 in) taller than the southern birds. Southern gentoo penguins reach 75–80 cm (30–31 in) in length.[19] They are the fastest underwater swimmers of all penguins, reaching speeds of up to 36 km/h (22 mph).[20] Gentoos are well adapted to extremely cold and harsh climates. wikepedia
The Spreewald is a geographical region of Lower Lusatia, recognized in 1991 as a UNESCO biosphere reserve.
The Spreewald is a unique example of the lowland landscape of the Spree River, shaped by the last glaciation. There are agricultural fields between the numerous branches of the river. Some of them can only be reached by boat.
Tourist attractions in this region include trips along the Spreewald canals, carried out in canoes propelled by long poles.
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Spreewald to kraina geograficzna Łużyc Dolnych, uznana w 1991 roku za rezerwat biosfery UNESCO.
Spreewald to unikatowy przykład nizinnego krajobrazu rzeki Sprewa, ukształtowany przez ostatnie zlodowacenie. Między licznymi odnogami rzeki znajdują się pola uprawne. Na niektóre z nich można dostać się wyłącznie przy pomocy łodzi.
Do atrakcji turystycznych w tym regionie należą wycieczki po kanałach Spreewaldu, odbywane w czółnach, wprawianych w ruch przy pomocy długich tyczek.