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Saint-Pol-de-Léon is noted for its 13th-century cathedral on the site of the original founded by Saint Paul Aurelian in the 6th century. It has kept a unique architecture, such as Notre-Dame du Kreisker Chapel, an 80 m high chapel, which is the highest in Brittany. It was also the scene of a battle during the Breton War of Succession, where the Montfortists and their English allies defeated the French army led by Charles of Blois.
It is the largest vegetable producer and farmers' market in Brittany responsible for 90% of French artichoke production and exports tens of thousands tons of vegetables to the whole of Europe every year.
This "Yellow Potter Wasp" is Solely Responsible for my being
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Male lions are responsible for ensuring their territory remains their own. They go to great lengths to mark their parcel of land.
Many thanks to everyone who chooses to leave a comment or add this image to their favorites, it is much appreciated.
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Casa Loma (Spanish for Hill House) is a Gothic Revival style house and gardens in midtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that is now a museum and landmark. It was originally a residence for financier Sir Henry Mill Pellatt. Casa Loma was constructed over a three-year period from 1911–1914. The architect of the mansion was E. J. Lennox, who was responsible for the designs of several other city landmarks. 221
you are one hundred percent responsible for fixing it :-)
Ken Keyes, Jr.
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hybrid camellia, 'Shibori Egao', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
The twins responsible for Hell's fireworks....
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“You and only you are responsible for your life choices and decisions.” — Robert T. Kiyosaki
♫ Sara Bareilles - I Choose You (Official Video) ♫
POISON ROUGE Allie Dress @Summerfest June 18 - July 10, 2022
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I Choose You
Let the bough break, let it come down crashing
Let the sun fade out to a dark sky
I can't say I'd even notice it was absent
'Cause I could live by the light in your eyes
I'll unfold it before you
Would have strung together
The very first words
Of a lifelong love letter
Tell the world that we finally got it all right
I choose you...
💋Drumknott
I will become yours and you will become mine
I choose you...
I choose... you
(Yeah...) oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
There was a time when I would have believed them
If they told me you could not come true
Just love's illusion
But then you found me and everything changed
And I believe in something again
My whole heart
Will be yours forever
This is a beautiful start
To a lifelong love letter
Tell the world that we finally got it all right
I choose you
I will become yours and you will become mine
I choose you
I choose... you
We are not perfect
We'll learn from our mistakes
And as long as it takes
I will prove my love to you
I am not scared of the elements
I am under-prepared, but I am willing
And even better
I get to be the other half of you
Tell the world that we finally got it all right
I choose you...
I will become yours and you will become mine
I choose you
I choose you
I choose you
You
Dear friends, in these hard coronavirus times I wish you all to be healthy, calm responsible and humane!
it is where you really decide who you are as a photographer, and where you shape your project :-)
Jonas Bendiksen
once thought to be extinct, this "doe doe bird" has been making all too frequent visits to our back yard bird feeder...she stays entirely too long, 10 -15 minutes on this visit, and consumes quite a bit of bird seed...and when she's not getting her fill of bird seed, i believe she is responsible for "pruning" our day lilies, hydrangea, plumbago and creeping raspberry ;-((
on the bright side, i did spot her "fertilizing" our back yard ;-)
Some time ago I visited APCA, an NGO for cats and farm animals, located in Uruguay in the department of Canelones.
APCA arises from the need to generate a safe place for the rehoming of colonies of feral, endangered or abused cats. They currently also have farm animals that have been rescued from human abuse.
The work they do is exceptional.
Among the animals rescued there are cases of cruelty, accidents, paralysis, cancer and other diseases, as well as cats that have been abandoned.
In viable cases, they are available for responsible adoption.
🐱 Remember Pompón? Our beloved feral cat, now a resident at the sanctuary, whom we saved from a tragic fate.
🐾 APCA.UY
Eine Grubenlampe ist eine Leuchte, die bei der Arbeit unter Tage eingesetzt wird. Jeder Bergmann hat seine „persönliche“ Grubenlampe. Nach der Schicht ist der Bergmann dafür verantwortlich, dass er üblicherweise selbst die Grubenlampe ordnungsgemäß zum Wiederaufladen in der Lampenstube in den beschrifteten Stellplatz in der Ladestation einsetzt, damit er zur nächsten Schicht wieder eine vollgeladene Grubenlampe zur Verfügung hat. Zum Schichtbeginn wird die Grubenlampe sofort angeschaltet und erst zum Schichtende an der Ladestation wieder abgeschaltet.
A miner's lamp is a lamp that is used when working underground. Every miner has his "personal" miner's lamp. After the shift, the miner is responsible for ensuring that he himself uses the miner's lamp properly for recharging in the labeled parking space in the charging station so that he has a fully charged miner's lamp available for the next shift. At the start of the shift, the miner's lamp is switched on immediately and only switched off again at the charging station at the end of the shift.
A brief description of this photo:
A while ago, someone who shall remain nameless, had put out a photo with a catchy description, inviting participation. That said, I took part in said event only to suffer multiple injuries, the only one of which that I made known was the damage done to my hand by their apparatus. With that said, I was kindly rebuked in my mentioning of my injured hand. Then...in another encounter with said individual, I was told to send them my medical bill...well, since they offered. I took them up on it and on my way to mailing my bill to them, since it was tax season and they could afford my medical BILLS...ahem. I went to my mailbox to submit my envelope and tripped over another ill kept SL sidewalk, thus causing me to lose my balance and my crutch and in doing so, my envelope was taken away by a strong wind... a suspicious wind, mind you but nonetheless..my envelope was lost as well as my medical BILLS, that they were going to pay. The only proof of this, is one of the many CCTV that SL has in our cities.
If the person who is responsible for my broken hand sees this, my bill is forthcoming either by SL Postal Carrier or a strong Windlight wind!!!!
Now I'm off to pop some Oxy, as all this typing aggravated my hands, both good and broken!!!!
PS If anything is misspelled or is seen as an incomplete thought... I was in extreme pain typing this and reliving the whole experience.
Taken at the Queen Victoria Gardens on a rainy day.
Best viewed enlarged for more details.
Some facts on flies...
Flies form one of the five most diverse insect orders, including about 150,000 described species in 150 families.
It's estimated that there are 30,000 species of fly in Australia, of which only 6400 have been described.
Flies can be distinguished from other insects because they have only one pair of functional wings. Almost all flies have mouthparts that are adapted for lapping or piercing and sucking.
A large component of the world's fly fauna is unique to Australia. Flies are ubiquitous and often abundant in Australian terrestrial ecosystems.
They perform important ecological functions such as nutrient recycling, predation and pollination, and their larvae are often parasitoids of other insects.
Many species of fly are regarded as a nuisance, including the bush fly (Musca vetustissima), mosquitoes, sandflies and blackflies.
Flies are responsible for the transmission of a wide variety of disease-causing micro-organisms in humans and animals.
Most of these diseases are absent from Australia, with exceptions such as dengue fever and some types of encephalitis.
Many thanks for your visit, comments, invites and faves...it is always appreciated..
Happy Sunday
Butter-butts fill the air. They are so common right now why strain myself to nab a photo? Audubon or Myrtle? At one time they were considered two distinct species then lumped together and might be split again.
How far we have come from the 1800s studies of an Agustinian friar concerning peas.
"One of North America’s most beloved songbirds – the yellow-rumped warbler – may be at least three separate species, says a study published Aug. 24 in The Auk. This discovery contradicts how ornithologists classified the bird for almost five decades.
The new work brings a wealth of genetic evidence to bear on the question and for the first time identifies where in the warblers’ DNA species have diverged from each other. That opens the door to discovering what’s responsible for differences in how the birds look, sound and act, said lead author David Toews, a postdoctoral researcher at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
“The yellow-rumped warbler – this species that’s familiar to just about every birder in North America – has four distinct forms, and now we have quite compelling evidence that three of them are full species,” said Toews, who began the work while he was a doctoral student with study co-author Darren Irwin at University of British Columbia.
..." Hugh Powell news.cornell.edu
La campagna presso Rigosa, via Tevere , Villa Pepoli
Questo set di foto è molto importante per me perché riveste un valore simbolico e pratico ... realmente "impagabile" (a quanto pare!!!) . Dopo circa 345 giorni dal grave incidente che mi ha colpito finalmente esco dal limitante territorio della mia città e ritorno a fotografare in esterno con la mia Sony RX10M4.
Dedicata a Jeff Bezos e a chi per lui, e a quelli come lui, che non rispondono dei danni causati dalle "trappole" ingannevoli e bugiarde che vendono sul loro "sito di distruzione di massa".
#davidecontrogolia
The countryside near Rigosa, in front to "Palazzo Bentivoglio Pepoli"
This set of photos is very important to me because it has a symbolic and practical value ... truly "priceless" (apparently!!!). After about 345 days from the serious accident that hit me, I finally leave the limited territory of my city and return to photographing outdoors with my Sony RX10M4.
Dedicated to Jeff Bezos and to those who, for him and like him, are 'not responsible' for the damage caused by the deceptive and lying "traps" that they sell on their "site of mass destruction".
#davidecontrogolia
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" The Belligerent Hostile Bully Of The Main Lake, Sefton Park, Liverpool...(looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his beak) Who Was, Earlier In The Year, Responsible For The Loss Of So Many Canada Geese Goslings In His Endeavor To Protect His Nine Cygnets...Now His Attention Is Being Drawn To Visiting Mute Swans Whose Presence He Will Not Tolerate...The Posture As Seen Above ( Neck Back, Head Lowered, Wings Arched ) Is Usually Enough To See Off Visiting Mute Swans, If Not, A Full On Charge & Attack Follows..."
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What happens to large structures that become derelict? No, this is not about 'me', but who is responsible or can you just be allowed to let something decompose irrespective of how it affects others or the environment? This may be a wreck in a better state than the RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach harbour. Apparently it is at risk of sinking as there are no bilge pumps to drain the lower compartments and they are corroding and weakening. But who can afford the hundreds of millions that might be required to replace the weakened parts and keep it floating? The current owners seem to be suggesting it's not their problem. If it sinks, will they just leave someone else to pay the bills and deal with the wreck? It's a bit big.
Sparrowhawk - (F) Accipiter Nisus
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Though it is a predator which specialises in catching woodland birds, the Eurasian sparrowhawk can be found in any habitat and often hunts garden birds in towns and cities. Males tend to take smaller birds, including tits, finches, and sparrows; females catch primarily thrushes and starlings, but are capable of killing birds weighing 500 g (18 oz) or more.
The Eurasian sparrowhawk is found throughout the temperate and subtropical parts of the Old World; while birds from the northern parts of the range migrate south for winter, their southern counterparts remain resident or make dispersive movements. Eurasian sparrowhawks breed in suitable woodland of any type, with the nest, measuring up to 60 cm (2.0 ft) across, built using twigs in a tree. Four or five pale blue, brown-spotted eggs are laid; the success of the breeding attempt is dependent on the female maintaining a high weight while the male brings her food. The chicks hatch after 33 days and fledge after 24 to 28 days.
The probability of a juvenile surviving its first year is 34%, with 69% of adults surviving from one year to the next. Mortality in young males is greater than that of young females and the typical lifespan is four years. This species is now one of the most common birds of prey in Europe, although the population crashed after the Second World War. Organochlorine insecticides used to treat seeds before sowing built up in the bird population, and the concentrations in Eurasian sparrowhawks were enough to kill some outright and incapacitate others; affected birds laid eggs with fragile shells which broke during incubation. However, its population recovered after the chemicals were banned, and it is now relatively common, classified as being of Least Concern by BirdLife International.
The Eurasian sparrowhawk's hunting behaviour has brought it into conflict with humans for hundreds of years, particularly racing pigeon owners and people rearing poultry and gamebirds. It has also been blamed for decreases in passerine populations. The increase in population of the Eurasian Sparrowhawk coincides with the decline in House Sparrows in Britain. Studies of racing pigeon deaths found that Eurasian sparrowhawks were responsible for less than 1%. Falconers have utilised the Eurasian sparrowhawk since at least the 16th century; although the species has a reputation for being difficult to train, it is also praised for its courage. The species features in Teutonic mythology and is mentioned in works by writers including William Shakespeare, Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Ted Hughes.
Male Eurasian sparrowhawks regularly kill birds weighing up to 40 g (1.4 oz) and sometimes up to 120 g (4.2 oz); females can tackle prey up to 500 g (18 oz) or more. The weight of food consumed by adult birds daily is estimated to be 40–50 g (1.4–1.8 oz) for males and 50–70 g (1.8–2.5 oz) for females. During one year, a pair of Eurasian sparrowhawks could take 2,200 house sparrows, 600 common blackbirds or 110 wood pigeons. Species that feed in the open, far from cover, or are conspicuous by their behaviour or coloration, are taken more often by Eurasian sparrowhawks. For example, great tits and house sparrows are vulnerable to attack. Eurasian sparrowhawks may account for more than 50% of deaths in certain species, but the extent varies from area to area.
Males tend to take tits, finches, sparrows and buntings; females often take thrushes and starlings. Larger quarry (such as doves and magpies) may not die immediately but succumb during feather plucking and eating. More than 120 bird species have been recorded as prey and individual Eurasian sparrowhawks may specialise in certain prey. The birds taken are usually adults or fledglings, though chicks in the nest and carrion are sometimes eaten. Small mammals, including bats, are sometimes caught but insects are eaten only very rarely.
Cádiz
The bridge of the Constitution of 18125 (originally called the Pepa bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge that crosses the bay of Cádiz, giving access to Cádiz from the mainland, being the third access to the city, after the link by the Isthmus of San Fernando and the Carranza bridge. The bridge is the continuation of the Southern highway, forming an integral part of the Access highway to Cádiz, being responsible for it by the Ministry of Development of the state government. The board is divided between the dual carriageway (two lanes in each direction) and another carriageway reserved for public transport.
The bridge began construction in 2008 and was opened on September 24, 2015.6 Once opened, it became the brightest bridge in Spain at 540 meters. Considering the cable-stayed bridges, it would be the third brightest bridge in Europe, after the Normandy bridge (856 m) and the Rio-Antirio bridge (three 560 m spans). The total work consists of the bridge over the bay, with a total length of 3,092m, 1,440 of which over the water, plus the 796m Río San Pedro Viaduct. With the accesses to the bridges, the work extends over 5 km.
The project was written by the engineer Javier Manterola and has been carried out by the Spanish company Dragados. The total cost of the project was 511 million euros.7
Boldness, Honesty, Responsible, Dependable, Strength, Patient, Gentle, Decisive, Wisdom, Integrity, Passionate, Courage, Protective, Loving.... are some of the characteristics....and, well, also, a nice pair of shoes and drives a niiiice car ♥
haha and I love to take his pic! ♥
Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does. -Jean-Paul Sartre-
Hair: Erikah - Homage
Necklace: Forever mine necklace (platinum) - Jewelry Box & Co [Cakeday event - March round]
Jacket/ Belt/ Shorts - Farrah - Rosary [Access event - March round]
Pose - Kris - BERAS
2 Samuel 18:8 “And the fighting went on over all the face of the country: and the woods were responsible for more deaths than the sword.”
remains of the popular crab apple that was home to many squirrel generations and resting place for birds of all kinds from chickadees to yellow bellied sapsuckers.
ONE FROM THE ARCHIVES:
Illinois Central's southbound Shawnee behind E8 No. 4027 at 57th Street. on March 27, 1970. Photo by David Leonard. Special thanks to NYS&W engineer and long time friend Ben Martin who is responsible that this slide and others taken by the late David Leonard ended up in my vintage Chicago collection.
Katla is an Icelandic volcano covered by the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap in the south of the country. It lies to the east of Eyjafjöll, another volcano considered to be related to Katla. It is one of Iceland's most active and destructive volcanoes, responsible for several jökulhlaups (glacial lake outburst flood).
Aldham, Essex – St Margaret and St Catherine
The church is situated in Aldham, Essex which is about 6.5 miles from Colchester, the nearest large town.
Built in 1855, it replaced an older Medieval church situated about a mile away that was demolished a year earlier.
Much of the building materials come from the older church, water basin (Piscina), Porch timbers, Doors and some of the Pews were built using the wood from the old pews. With the addition of a West Tower and Northwest Vestry, new materials (such as Bath Stone) were used in this construction.
The Architect was Edward Charles Hakewill, who was responsible for designing St John of Jerusalem in South Hackney and St James in Clapton both London churches as well as the restoration of a number of Suffolk churches.
The East window, dedicated to Philip Morant, who was a rector from 1745-1770, also Essex Historian and the Chancel North window were designed by Ward and Hughes.
It is possible that the dedication of St Margaret and St Catherine refers only to the bells and not to an earlier dedication, records do not show this fact.
There are in the graveyard, two Commonwealth War Graves plus two other gravestones of Soldiers that died in WWI.
This will be the final posting from this wonderful church.
Prague, Charles Bridge
Statue of St. Ludmila
The exact date and sculptor responsible for this statue are not known, although it is believed that it was created by Matthias Braun around 1730. The sculpture was erected on the bridge in 1784 to replace the statue of St. Wenceslas damaged in the floods in that year. The statue depicts St. Ludmila teaching her grandson, St. Wenceslas.
Frankfurt, Myzeil
Das MyZeil ist ein Einkaufszentrum in der Innenstadt von Frankfurt am Main. Es ist Teil des Gebäude-Ensembles Palais Quartier und bildet dessen Zugang zur Einkaufsstraße Zeil. Es wurde am 26. Februar 2009 von der damaligen Frankfurter Oberbürgermeisterin Petra Roth feierlich eröffnet. Das MyZeil wird auf sechs Stockwerken mit der mit 42 m einst längsten innenliegenden freitragenden Rolltreppe Europas erschlossen. Die Gesamtbruttofläche unter dem mit rund 3.200 dreieckigen Glaselementen überwölbten Gebilde beträgt 77.000 Quadratmeter, auf den Einzelhandel in den unteren drei Geschossen entfallen etwa 52.000 Quadratmeter.
Der Architekt ist Massimiliano Fuksas aus Rom. Für die Tragwerksplanung der Stahl-Glaskonstruktion ist das Ingenieurbüro Knippers Helbig aus Stuttgart verantwortlich. Regenwasser aus den fast 6000 Quadratmetern großen Dachflächen wird gesammelt, gereinigt und dem Brauchwasserkreislauf des Hauses zugeführt.
Frankfurt, Myzeil
The MyZeil is a shopping center in the city center of Frankfurt am Main. It is part of the building ensemble Palais Quartier and forms its access to the shopping street Zeil. It was officially opened on February 26, 2009 by the Frankfurt Mayor Petra Roth. The MyZeil is accessed on six floors with Europe's longest self-supporting escalator, 42 meters long. The total gross area under the over 3,200 triangular glass elements vaulted structures is 77,000 square meters, on the retail in the lower three storeys accounted for about 52,000 square meters.
The architect is Massimiliano Fuksas from Rome. The engineering office Knippers Helbig from Stuttgart is responsible for the structural design of the steel-glass construction. Rainwater from the almost 6000 square meters of roof areas is collected, cleaned and fed to the domestic water circuit of the house.
Katla is an Icelandic volcano covered by the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap in the south of the country. It lies to the east of Eyjafjöll, another volcano considered to be related to Katla. It is one of Iceland's most active and destructive volcanoes, responsible for several jökulhlaups (glacial lake outburst flood).
Katla is an Icelandic volcano covered by the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap in the south of the country. It lies to the east of Eyjafjöll, another volcano considered to be related to Katla. It is one of Iceland's most active and destructive volcanoes, responsible for several jökulhlaups (glacial lake outburst flood).
Here's an adaption to another photo I took on my iPhone whilst snorkelling off the east coast of Zanzibar. The subject is an enquiring Sergeant Major fish. They were probably the most common place of all fishes I came across during my snorkel session. If you are wondering how it gained its name, well, it is its stripes that are responsible.
The blue colouring of the fish is simply the reflection from the sky whilst the background is my doing as I have blacked it out to emphasise the fish.
Excerpt from historicalhamilton.com:
The Victorian Second-Empire style red brick home at 188 Markland was built c. 1895 to house the engineer responsible for manning the Queen Street Pump House which stood just behind the house. The steam powered pump house supplied water to the Hamilton Asylum for the Insane to the southwest up on the Mountain brow.
Responsible for memory and hearing functions. These may be the ones i had at one time in my life but can no longer remember. Getting old is so hard :^)
trains
rail fastening
they are responsible for attaching the rail to the base plate so the rail cannot move vertically or horizontally with respect to the base plate
let me talk with the Marketing responsible...these people must be treated with fish in head! Is she a woman? Good!
Grazie alla Dani per la scarpa e il piede.
Grazie alla Giò per aver attivato l'otturatore e per la coreografia della posa.
Lighting by me (ovviamente)
...e grazie a Marina per la Camicia.... ultimo regalo del mio compleanno.
Responsible Underwater Photography Workshop on 7, 8 and 9 March.
Adjusted contrast and brightness only. :D
Non-HDR
Responsible behavior is made up of five essential elements: *Honesty
*Compassion/respect
*Fairness
*Accountability
*Courage
Geranium
Not long back from Di and Erin's check up with our Oncology specialist. Once again Di has the all clear - that is 25 years (on 24th December) since her first diagnosis. We now also know that Erin doesn't have the gene mutation thought to be responsible for Di's breast cancer. We already knew that Louise doesn't have the mutation.
A quick post and run as I have to get our evening meal ready. I will catch up this evening or tomorrow morning.
Story: Most days I come back with no photos at all, few days I take a lot of photos but none make a lasting impression. Then there are those rare days, when you get the biggest surprises of your life.
I was photographing two sets of Great-Horned Owls on a regular basis on the summer of 2018. A set containing 2 juveniles and their mom, another a pair of young-adults. Over time, I gained enough confidence that I could regularly photograph them at full length without any slightest discomfort from them.
I know this from the experience because it took me 2-3 weeks to know each other and gain their confidence. I realized the very first sign of discomfort in an Owl manifests in its eyes. Their eye expressions are very similar to humans. Any discomfort and surprises, will show up first. Then they will look for a place to fly away. If you have made them to reach this second step, you better leave the scene.
If you look at this picture carefully, you can see the male behind (I guessed it from their relative size) has a neutral expression. But the female (front) has a somewhat heightened glance. To be clear, it's not me who was responsible for her attention. I was already photographing her for more than 20 mins. In fact, I walked right to my final place, and she stayed unmoved. Also the male flew in after some time.
The female was startled because she could hear something, and soon I too. After few seconds two shadowy figures emerged from the forest (on the back side). Apparently two young men were taking short-cuts. The sound of dry leaves crushing (of trail) and sudden appearance was all that needed to stop my once in a lifetime experience cut short.
I don't know whether I will ever be able to see another pair of Great-Horned Owls on the ground well before sunset. But perhaps this is why it's called once in a lifetime opportunity. A memory that will stay with me forever.
These gulls appear to have been wearing masks and practicing social distancing over a year ago. What did they know? 😉
Our mystery photographer from the back of an eastbound got this view of SG Tower and interlocking in May of 1971. The operator at SG was responsible for movements onto and off of the Sang Hollow Extension, just over the Conemaugh River. For some years, the operator also controlled remote block stations and interlockings on the Sang Hollow, such as NR, SQ and DP. SG also had a unique style of tower - not many Pittsburgh Line towers used this larger brick design. Downsizing eliminated some of the trackage at SG over time, and a derailment eliminated a few crossovers by the 80s. I'm not certain when SG fell, but it was gone by mid 1985, and photographic evidence shows it in service in December of 1984. All crossovers were eliminated at SG, and the westbound home signal was converted to the PT 277 automatic signals. Like most removed interlockings, you'd have no clue anything ever existed in this location today.
SG interlocking. Johnstown, PA.
May 1971. Photographer unknown.
Adam Klimchock collection.
“Resonance” is the single most responsible factor for the high tides in the Bay of Fundy. The depth and shape of the Bay of Fundy, and the moon’s gravity contribute to make the Bay of Fundy have high tides, but the single biggest factor is due to the size of the bay. Here’s why: “the tides are high in the Bay of Fundy because the size of the bay is just right to match the natural gravitational pushing cycle of the Moon that causes the tides.” www.bayfundy.net/science/hightides.html
Here the ocean enters and escapes from the Bay of Fundy, pushing 110 billion tons of water every 12 hours. This is equivalent to the combined total 24 hr flow of all the rivers of the world! www.bayfundy.net/science/hightides.html
The red mud seen in this photo is the bottom of the ocean and it will fill every 6 hours. The rate of tidal flow, or how quickly the change occurs between high and low tides, up to 17.0 m or the same as a 5-story building, in 6 hours, is astounding.
Check out the link for more information on resonance and the Bay of Fundy.