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As with everyone, Covid has made people put there lives on hold. This is one of my son’s who has been locked down in London for months. To see him run down the beach and run into the sea was quite emotional. I have the feeling that the new normal has arrived. Childhood can be resumed under a new set of rules.
Take care out there.
All the best......
Some Hadada ibis maintain a pair bonding throughout the year. Commonly, a female, with her wings half-open, approaches a male and touches her beak to his beak. After this brief mutual beak-to-beak touching, she resumes feeding elsewhere among the party. Billing behavior of pairs includes rattling of beaks up and down and side-to-side while nodding heads. Courtship includes the offering of sticks by each bird to the other 😄, followed by neck intertwining, mutual preening, head shaking
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This female Scorpion Fly fell and landed on its back, I am proud to say that I fired off a shot before it got up resumed battering itself against my window. After taking pictures I opened the window and it was gone :o)
Lemon Hill, Philadelphia. After an extended break atop a utility pole, the young female perked up and resumed her morning hunt.
These dragonflies are about 5cm/2 inches in wing span. The male leads the female, holding the back of her head with his abdominal claspers (at the tip of his tail) as they fly along about 30cm/ 1ft above the water surface. They move quickly and erratically to avoid predation by birds, and at intervals the female deposits her eggs in the water, the conjoined pair bobbing rapidly up and down, near-vertically, then resume their horizontal flight. (See previous picture) By keeping hold of the female, the male prevents other males from mating with her. Lone males can often be spotted in the vicinity of mating pairs as if waiting for an opportunity. That's the last of three pictures on the subject of Common Darter dragonfly mating you'll be pleased to read!
I certainly did not expect to see a merganser cruising the crystal clear waters of Lake Tahoe, but here she is. We came upon her sleeping on a beach area. A crow startled her and she slipped into the water to resume her napping. Eventually, she did the routine - a little preening, drinking that fresh water, and finally off to fish. She was all alone. I don't know if she missed the flight. But it was a lovely afternoon for a cruise I guess.
518. Adirondacks. Pentax.
While convalescing at home after another total hip replacement, I haven't had much of a chance to venture out any great distance to photograph much of anything. Despite that this image is a few years old, it inspired me to do the required PT so to heal myself properly. When the fall colors start to brush themselves on the beautiful mountainous canvas we call the Adirondacks, I will be there, to resume painting landscapes from this glorious palette.
Drifting down the hill into Grand Ave Interlocking on Main Track 2 of the KCT East-West Corridor is CPKC train YKK20-07, "Run 20", led by a KCS SD70MAC, a CP SD40-2 and a CP GP20C-ECO. They have with them a transfer en route from CPKC's Knoche Yard to BNSF's Argentine Yard, and they'll return as light power in few hours.
A major winter storm this past weekend has left behind a few inches of ice and nearly a foot of snow in most in places, and traffic is beginning to resume as normal after being fairly quiet the past couple of days. Along with problems due to winter weather, things are still a bit hectic on the Terminal following a derailment/collision on the Sheffield Flyover west Congo that occurred on the night of January 5, which forced east and west traffic to be single tracked down below through Rock Creek JCT for a few days. 1/7/25.
Logan Circle, Philadelphia
They started the morning at Logan before resuming nest construction at the Rodin.
Doug Harrop Photography • July 24, 1987
Rio Grande train No. 101 crosses from the Eastward to the Westward Main Track at the east end of (Soldier) Summit. On the left of the frame of the first image, a Utah Railway coal train creeps slowly on the Westward Main, with a signal displaying stop.
Minutes later the 101 has cleared and Utah Railway 9144 on a coal train with a set of mid-train helpers resume their journey west on a clear signal. The Utah will pull to the west end of Summit, and the helpers will be cut from the train and return light to Martin Yard.
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Did some long overdue birdwatching over the weekend, so will be "taking a break" from the arboretum pics before resuming again.
Spotted this male Northern Cardinal at the "Blazing Hot Blend" feeder - pepper treated seeds to deter the squirrels and seems to work, too. Mr Cardinal is looking a bit ragged but not sure if it's due to the stress from parenting or because of the extremely hot weather we've had in our area lately? Or something else completely different?
** Mind you, our hot weather is nothing like some other areas are experiencing but still - hot for our area! And no doubt the heat affects wildlife regardless of where they are located.
A Eurasian kingfisher (alcedo atthis) resting on its favoured branch before resuming its search for small fish in the lake waters below. Photographed in Ban Khlong Sai, Krabi, Thailand.
Juvenile tūī on a harakeke or NZ flax bush.
This youngster seemed almost mesmerised by the setting sun. It sat without moving on the flax, staring intently at the sun for a good few minutes until it had fully set behind a nearby hill, before resuming feeding activity for a while and eventually flying off.
Tears Roll Up
Pushing the sound away, to hear clearer
is that what it takes to turn life around
awaiting the voice of some divined one
as all that's been lost is still no nearer
yesterday's damn and blast hardly helps today
it's legacy roams my thoughts like a devilish fox
my hope is but a stretcher bearer
seeking another way out of this hellish foray
dust to dust has turned quickly to mud
entrenched in the bitterness of struggle
like nothing else on Earth before it
there is not a single thing of compare to spilled blood
it's eternal mind is my mortal body
irretrievable upon notice of life's final demand
oh the anguish! oh the tumultuous torrent of torment,
trying to stay afloat, isn't this all that survival must embody?
still...no voice, no signifying choice
hands so adept at escape become landlocked and inept
society is occupationally haphazard
for the craft of etching the right tone of voice
the night has passed like a crucifer
what did this silence spell I'm left to wonder
that slight form illuminated by a sickly tuna-hued moon
now lacquered by the cold light of a day it will outsuffer
so to this moment, this respite, this lacuna
unseen by the meanest energumen attacks
pitted against the wits of the minutes accounted
the darkness prevails for now the hours turn to Fortuna
my God, my humbling, my second coming
it was said so nobody can deny
only a mere myth can act like a fly -
upon the pulse of a giant taking note and succumbing
to the throng and buzz of flight's insight
through the eyes an untold mystery speaks it's mind
heard afar is it's cry of silent running
outdone by the victorious gain of countenancing foresight
isn't that the way to go...a meson lesson of the bigger picture
recounting the unseen, unheard, unmentioned 'mere' rumour
we let run amok without authentication from our space
then, without further ado, rasp and undo with unremorseful stricture
who are we trying to fool in this be-jungled techophobic sleaze palace?
the mire is nigh but it's heavily peopled with followers
of it's fashion conscious, spellbinding edicts
this is one time to step out of line without malice
be and see yourself afresh without permissions
no governmental guidelines or life-serving suggestions
we can do without, thank you, now let life resume
for every heart, we will always refreshingly outnumber the statisticians.
by anglia24
10h00: 16/05/2008
©2008anglia24
Miss girl has had quite a month. She is recovering from a broken femur. Her healing is almost complete, just a few more weeks to go before she can resume normal activities.
I got a few shots of her this month that were cute- in her new pink and white plaid bed, and her pretty floral collar from The Foggy Dog, but then I stopped myself from posting them and chose this kind of pitiful photo instead. The reason I like it is it's a real representation of what this past month has been like- Mox doesn't look thrilled, her poor legs have been shaved, I haven't wanted to put her on the grooming table to trim her ears for safety reasons, so she has little cockroach antennae on top of her head lol. Next month will be the start of a normal life again so I'll get back to photos of her having a blast on the farm. And I'm so excited to get her groomed up as she is finally starting to exit the awkward stage. I just love watching them transform. Oh, and in spite of all she has been though she is the SWEETEST little girl dog I've ever met.
CP train C17 has pulled clear into the siding at Barons. The train will wait over an hour for 418 to pass before resuming the last few miles into Kipp Yard.
The Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (Italian pronunciation: [katteˈdraːle di ˈsanta maˈriːa del ˈfjoːre]; in English "Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flowers") is the main church of Florence, Italy. Il Duomo di Firenze, as it is ordinarily called, was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style with the design of Arnolfo di Cambio and completed structurally in 1436 with the dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi. The exterior of the basilica is faced with polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink bordered by white and has an elaborate 19th-century Gothic Revival façade by Emilio De Fabris.
The cathedral complex, located in Piazza del Duomo, includes the Baptistery and Giotto's Campanile. These three buildings are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site covering the historic centre of Florence and are a major attraction to tourists visiting Tuscany. The basilica is one of Italy's largest churches, and until development of new structural materials in the modern era, the dome was the largest in the world. It remains the largest brick dome ever constructed.
The cathedral is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florence, whose archbishop is currently Giuseppe Betori.
Santa Maria del Fiore was built on the site of an earlier cathedral dedicated to Saint Reparata. The ancient structure, founded in the early 5th century and having undergone many repairs, was crumbling with age, according to the 14th-century Nuova Cronica of Giovanni Villani, and was no longer large enough to serve the growing population of the city. Other major Tuscan cities had undertaken ambitious reconstructions of their cathedrals during the Late Medieval period, such as Pisa and particularly Siena where the enormous proposed extensions were never completed.
Giotto's bell tower (campanile)
The new church was designed by Arnolfo di Cambio and approved by city council in 1294. Di Cambio was also architect of the church of Santa Croce and the Palazzo Vecchio. He designed three wide naves ending under the octagonal dome, with the middle nave covering the area of Santa Reparata. The first stone was laid on September 9, 1296, by Cardinal Valeriana, the first papal legate ever sent to Florence. The building of this vast project was to last 140 years; Arnolfo's plan for the eastern end, although maintained in concept, was greatly expanded in size.
After Arnolfo died in 1310, work on the cathedral slowed for thirty years. When the relics of Saint Zenobius were discovered in 1330 in Santa Reparata, the project gained a new impetus. In 1331, the Arte della Lana, the guild of wool merchants, took over patronage for the construction of the cathedral and in 1334 appointed Giotto to oversee the work. Assisted by Andrea Pisano, Giotto continued di Cambio's design. His major accomplishment was the building of the campanile. When Giotto died in 1337, Andrea Pisano continued the building until work was halted due to the Black Death in 1348.
In 1349, work resumed on the cathedral under a series of architects, starting with Francesco Talenti, who finished the campanile and enlarged the overall project to include the apse and the side chapels. In 1359, Talenti was succeeded by Giovanni di Lapo Ghini (1360–1369) who divided the center nave in four square bays. Other architects were Alberto Arnoldi, Giovanni d'Ambrogio, Neri di Fioravante and Andrea Orcagna. By 1375, the old church Santa Reparata was pulled down. The nave was finished by 1380, and by 1418, only the dome remained incomplete.
On 18 August 1418, the Arte della Lana announced an architectural design competition for erecting Neri's dome. The two main competitors were two master goldsmiths, Lorenzo Ghiberti and Filippo Brunelleschi, the latter of whom was supported by Cosimo de Medici. Ghiberti had been the winner of a competition for a pair of bronze doors for the Baptistery in 1401 and lifelong competition between the two remained sharp. Brunelleschi won and received the commission.
Ghiberti, appointed coadjutator, drew a salary equal to Brunelleschi's and, though neither was awarded the announced prize of 200 florins, was promised equal credit, although he spent most of his time on other projects. When Brunelleschi became ill, or feigned illness, the project was briefly in the hands of Ghiberti. But Ghiberti soon had to admit that the whole project was beyond him. In 1423, Brunelleschi was back in charge and took over sole responsibility.
Work started on the dome in 1420 and was completed in 1436. The cathedral was consecrated by Pope Eugene IV on March 25, 1436, (the first day of the year according to the Florentine calendar). It was the first 'octagonal' dome in history to be built without a temporary wooden supporting frame. It was one of the most impressive projects of the Renaissance. During the consecration in 1436, Guillaume Dufay's motet Nuper rosarum flores was performed. The structure of this motet was strongly influenced by the structure of the dome.
The decoration of the exterior of the cathedral, begun in the 14th century, was not completed until 1887, when the polychrome marble façade was completed with the design of Emilio De Fabris. The floor of the church was relaid in marble tiles in the 16th century.
The exterior walls are faced in alternate vertical and horizontal bands of polychrome marble from Carrara (white), Prato (green), Siena (red), Lavenza and a few other places. These marble bands had to repeat the already existing bands on the walls of the earlier adjacent baptistery the Battistero di San Giovanni and Giotto's Bell Tower. There are two side doors: the Doors of the Canonici (south side) and the Door of the Mandorla (north side) with sculptures by Nanni di Banco, Donatello, and Jacopo della Quercia. The six side windows, notable for their delicate tracery and ornaments, are separated by pilasters. Only the four windows closest to the transept admit light; the other two are merely ornamental. The clerestory windows are round, a common feature in Italian Gothic.
During its long history, this cathedral has been the seat of the Council of Florence (1439), heard the preachings of Girolamo Savonarola and witnessed the murder of Giuliano di Piero de' Medici on Sunday, 26 April 1478 (with Lorenzo Il Magnifico barely escaping death), in the Pazzi conspiracy.
For further information please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piazza_del_Duomo,_Florence
Florence (/ˈflɒrəns/ FLOR-əns; Italian: Firenze [fiˈrɛntse] ( listen)) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the Metropolitan City of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 382,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1,520,000 in the metropolitan area.
Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of the time, is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and has been called "the Athens of the Middle Ages". A turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family, and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city was the capital of the recently established Kingdom of Italy.
The Historic Centre of Florence attracts 13 millions of tourists each year, and Euromonitor International ranked the city as the world's 89th most visited in 2012, with 1.8 million visitors. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982. The city is noted for its culture, Renaissance art and architecture and monuments. The city also contains numerous museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Palazzo Pitti, and still exerts an influence in the fields of art, culture and politics. Due to Florence's artistic and architectural heritage, it has been ranked by Forbes as one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Florence is an important city in Italian fashion, being ranked in the top 51 fashion capitals of the world; furthermore, it is a major national economic centre, as well as a tourist and industrial hub. In 2008, the city had the 17th highest average income in Italy.
For further information please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence
A certain cat has been using the paving slabs to cool down. She was a bit under the weather last week but has now recovered and full service has resumed. I liked this shot because it looks like she has her arms folded in defiance, but she's actually just relaxing in the shade.
While in the midst of this “wait a little longer” I am going to hush my incessantly worrying mind and harness opportunity. There is a “resume” button on the horizon. So here we go.
Time to press “resume” and move forward into this year with expectancy. Step into the future.
Do you need to recommence?
Heads up.
Some sleep disturbing nocturnal thunderstorms coming through Southern Ontario tonight and the chance of some severe weather in Southwestern Ontario tomorrow.
Resume normal broadcasting :)
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Stagecoach Oxfordshire / 50443 YX70 LVJ / Oxford Tube Oxford - London Victoria / Hillingdon Western Avenue
ASL Airlines ATR72 EI-FXK about to land at Glasgow from Newcastle. ASL Airlines operate a Glasgow-Newcastle-Paris CDG-Newcastle-Glasgow service on behalf of FedEx. The service has only only recently resumed after operations were paused due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
The academic year resumes at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (after the threat of Hurricane Lane)
The Old Inventor has resumed his time travels, discovering a dying planet and making rescue efforts to save a race of peaceful biodiverse beings from extinction. This individual had been drafted by his home planet to defend its inhabitants.
Guest locomotive Great Western Railway Churchward 2800 Class 2-8-0 No. 2807 stands at Levisham Station, awaiting the arrival of the 11:04 reciprocal service, so it can resume working the 10:35 Grosmont to Pickering service on 28th September 2014, the third and final day of the NYMR Autumn Gala.
After recrewing a quad of fresh Candian Pacific et44acs lead 181 through Nahant yard. Local railfan Jeff Toff gets some video of the train as they pass the south end of the yard.
Fuji X100t
The sixth model in this series is currently on sale and is very popular.
But this is the third model, over 10 years old, but I'm satisfied with the even older second model... (^^ゞ
I found a second-hand one in Thailand (which was a full set + OP hood, case + thumb grip + 5 batteries in total!!) for a reasonable price, so I bought it without thinking.
The battery performance of the second model (100s) is actually excellent, so even if I don't use the camera for a long time, the battery is hardly used up and I can immediately resume using it. I'm sure it has excellent control so that only a small amount of current is consumed.
And I knew in advance that the battery-model-number is the same for the second and third models, so I thought that they could be shared and that the third model would have similar battery performance, so... (^^ゞ
このシリーズは現在６機種目のモデルが発売されており大人気。
だがこれは１０年以上前の３機種目で古いが、ボクはさらに古い２機種目でも満足しているので・・。(^^ゞ
タイで中古（と言ってもフルセット＋Ｏｐフード、ケース＋サムグリップ＋バッテリーが合計５個！！）がリーズナブルに出ていたので思わずゲット。
実は２機種目「１００ｓ」のバッテリー性能が秀逸で、長期間カメラ不使用でも、ほとんどバッテリーは減っておらず即使用を再開できる。きっと微々たる電流しか消耗しないようにと、制御が優秀なのだろう。
そして私は事前の知識として、バッテリー型番が２機種目と３機種目では同一であることも知っていたので、共用できるし３機種目も同様のバッテリー性能が期待出来そうな気がしたので・・。(^^ゞ
Port Moorowie and Troubridge Point Lighthouse.
The tiny settlement of Port Moorowie refers back to the pastoral era. Moorowie station which stretched from Hardwick Bay on Spencers Gulf to Port Moorowie on St Vincent Gulf was centred on Warooka. The station took its name from a Narrunga word meaning “sandy water”. Most of the station leasehold was resumed by the government in 1869 for the survey of the Hundred of Moorowie which was to be part of the experimental Agricultural Area established by the 1869 Strangways Act. This allowed farmers to buy farms with ten percent deposit of the land price which had to be repaid in four years. A port to service the farms was surveyed around 1871.But alas the private town of Yorketown was created in 1872 and Port Moorowie never developed. However a jetty was erected in 1882 and farmers did send loads of wheat and some salt off in ketches to Port Adelaide. This ceased in 1938 when it was cheaper to truck grain to Edithburgh for despatch to Port Adelaide.
Not far from Port Moorowie a very significant shipwreck occurred along this coast. The Clan Ranald sank in January 1909. 40 lives were lost and only 24 seamen were saved. The disaster happened after the introduction of the White Australia Policy thus the British Officers were buried in the main part of the Edithburgh cemetery and the Philippino and Indian crew were buried in an unmarked mass grave at the rear of the cemetery. The 20 surviving and injured seamen were immediately deported as they contravened the White Australia Policy. After this the federal government had to change the act to allow injured and wrecked seamen to recover before being deported! In recent years a plaque naming the Asian seamen has been erected in the cemetery. There is a small memorial to this shipwreck near the Troubridge Point Lighthouse. The lighthouse itself is constructed with special clay bricks to withstand high winds and earthquakes. The light has a range of 22 nautical miles. The area is known for the treacherous seas of the Troubridge Shoal and by 1911 the shoals had claimed nineteen ships. This modern Point Troubridge Lighthouse was built on the mainland in 1980 to replace the Troubridge Shoal Lighthouse. The light itself is 62 metres above sea level.
Note the long gular stripe. It was a very hot afternoon at the Point Danger Gannet Colony, Portland Vic.
Flickr friends. I’ve been avoiding Flickr lately and I thought I should explain why. I just can’t find time to participate the way I have in the past. Commenting and answering comments, added to other pressures I have had lately, became a little overwhelming. I would love to be as generous with my time as many of you are with yours, but I just can’t manage it.
I’m going to resume posting pics but I won’t be commenting. I will be favouriting pics when I get the chance.
Thanks for your views, faves and comments.
"Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.”
(H.G. Wells)
The Flag Building also referred to as the Super Power Building is the largest building in Clearwater, Florida. It is owned by the Church of Scientology and was built principally to deliver the Super Power Rundown, a high-level Scientology training course intended to train Scientologists to use what Scientology describes as all of their 57 "perceptics" or senses. The interior of the building contains training suites, course rooms, theaters, and various devices intended to test these "perceptics," including a "time machine", an anti-gravity simulator, an "infinite" pit, and a pain station.
The complex occupies a city block at 215 South Fort Harrison Avenue. It includes a 15-story tower topped by a bronze Scientology cross visible from much of Clearwater. Construction began in 1998, was halted in 2003, and was ultimately resumed to reach substantial completion during 2011. The long delay in construction led to substantial fines being levied by the city authorities. The building is valued at $80 million and at least $145 million was raised by Church fundraising towards the project. The church denies accusations that the Flag Building's completion was deliberately delayed so that it could serve as a cash cow.[citation needed]
The Church of Scientology announced in August 2013 that the building would be opened to the public on October 6, 2013, with a dedication ceremony that the church estimated would attract approximately 10,000 Scientologists. However, a month later it emerged that the Church had canceled the ceremony and postponed the opening of the building. The building finally opened on November 17, 2013.
At 127,000 square feet (11,800 m2), the building is the largest property in Clearwater. It was originally budgeted to cost $24 million, but the cost has more than doubled to an estimated $50 million after repeated redesigns of the interior. According to the building plans, the Super Power Building will feature a grand lobby lined with sculptures depicting aspects of Scientology; theaters for training and introductory films; a museum honoring the Sea Org; and a separate museum honoring Scientology's founder, L. Ron Hubbard. The sixth floor will house an indoor running track for Scientologists undergoing the Purification Rundown detoxification program.
The Mediterranean Revival-style building will also contain a bookstore, a library, and hundreds of course and study rooms; with a total of 889 rooms, 447 windows, and 42 bathrooms, plus a 1,140-seat dining room and two kitchens. A 124-foot (38 m) bridge connects the Super Power Building to the Scientology-owned Fort Harrison Hotel on the other side of S. Fort Harrison Avenue.[1] In January 2012, Tony Ortega of the Village Voice published leaked blueprints of the Super Power Building that revealed architectural features including a recreation of a deck on the Apollo, L. Ron Hubbard's flagship in the 1960s.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_Building
www.emporis.com/buildings/175007/flag-building-clearwater...
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