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Local legend suggests that this bridge was started by Bishop Henry Cheyne in the late 13th or early 14th century and completed by Robert the Bruce. Whilst this may or may not be true, historical documents show that the bridge we see today was the result of rebuilding work in three phases in the early 17th century.
This was the main crossing on the Don leading to the north from Aberdeen and vice versa prior to the construction of the adjacent Bridge of Don in 1831. Today the Brig o’ Balgownie is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
This is the same flower as the one I posted yesterday, but taken at a lower pov and with a different focus. Here the sun is the focus instead of the flower and I filtered it to bring out the sunshine. This might be what my friend Gunta has suggested to be a flowerscape rather than a flower shoot! Which one appeal to you more?
ACTIVE BIRDS, and not common as the name suggests, are found in dense forests and mangroves, I found them very hard to photograph as to their jerky fast movements, love seeing them.
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THANK YOU for your visit and kind comments, will soon be looking at your latest posting, which I very much enjoy, being transported around the world from the comfort of my armchair. Keep warm, safe, and well, God bless you ............Tomx
[Esp. / Eng.] - (The English translation is mine, please report any mistake or questionable expression).
Afectuosamente dedicada a Oscar Hevia, que tiene la fortuna de vivir en ese hermoso rincón del mundo. // Warmly devoted to Oscar Hevia, who has the fortune of living in that wonderful corner in the World.
La luz tiende su velo de plata sobre el mar.
Sosegadas, las olas subliman el silencio
de los tímidos pasos del día
aventurándose en su costumbre
de ruidos ascendentes
La piel se recupera y va asumiendo
el esplendor del sol que ya prodiga
su lujo de colores y relieves
el mar azul, el avaro espejo
en que se mira el cielo soleado
y en su vaivén el rumor de las olas
sugiere un largo viaje a la memoria.
Cada día renueva su memoria viejos días
en la unidad de tiempo que es la vida
The light spawns its silver light over the sea.
Pacified, the waves magnify the silence
of the feeble steps of the day
venturing into their habit
of increasing noises.
The skin gets over and is assuming
the splendor of the sun which already lavishes
its luxury of colors and reliefs,
the blue sea, the greedy mirror
in which the sunny sky watches itself
and in its swinging the sound of the waves
suggests a long trip to memory.
Each day renews its memory, old days
in the time unit which is the life.
Ildefonso Manuel Gil (Paniza, Zaragoza 1912 - Zaragoza 2003) - Cancionerillo y otros poemas inéditos. Poemas: poema nº 3. Editado por la Institución Fernando El Católico, 2003.
Timanfaya, heart of the vulcanic eruption. Lanzarote, Canary Islands.
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Entretat è un meraviglioso villaggio di pescastori ncastonato fra le due scogliere più suggestive della Costa di Alabastro , la Falaise d’Amont e la Falaise d’Aval .
La sbalorditiva verticalità delle due falesie contrasta armoniosamente con la dolcezza della spiaggia di ciottoli .
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Lido Rossello è la località marittima di Realmonte da cui dista circa 1,8 km. Ubicato proprio nella Baia di Capo Rossello il piccolo centro abitato si trova inserito in un contesto ambientale molto suggestivo: a nord infatti è chiuso dall'arco della Costabianca, ad ovest da Capo Rossello e ad est dalla continuazione dell'arco costiero che finisce con lo sfondo di Scala dei Turchi, a sud invece si apre sul mare con una spiaggia di modeste dimensioni ma molto composta e raccolta.
"La Scala dei Turchi è una falesia viva costituita da uno sperone di marna bianca prominente sul mare, le cui falde degradanti a strato conferiscono un aspetto molto suggestivo, accentuato, a sua volta, dai forti contrasti cromatici se si pensa all'azzurro del mare e del cielo contrapposto al bianco accecante della roccia.
La forma che questo monumento della natura assume è quella per l'appunto di una scalinata, dove secondo la leggenda, durante le invasioni moresche che imperversarono nel '500, i turchi (così erroneamente chiamati) approdarono nel territorio dell'odierna Realmonte inerpicandosi sulle stratificazioni di questa falesia."
da: www.comune.realmonte.ag.it/?option=com_content&view=a...
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Thraupis palmarum (Palm Tanager / Tángara palmera)
The Palm Tanager is one of the most widespread and familiar birds of the neotropics, from Nicaragua south to southern Brazil. They are common at forest borders, but also occur in the canopy of the interior of forest. As the name suggests, Palm Tanagers often are associated with palm trees, but by no means are they restricted to living in palms.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
St Andrew’s is one of Norfolk’s many round tower churches. The county contains three quarters of those still standing in Britain
The tower - of the usual local flint and mortar construction and thought to be 11th Century Saxon - is an enigma because it is quite separate from the rest of the building.
A clearly visible filled in arch on the tower's east side suggests that a nave was once attached there but the reasons for that church’s subsequent demise are unknown. Was it actually finished? If not why? Was the current church contemporary - Elsewhere in Norfolk two churches are so close that they touch.
*There is also a Great Snoring which is actually the smaller village. ‘Snoring' derives’ from someone named Snear rather than any stentorian prowess of the locals..
I absolutely suggest that you binge this show if you haven't yet.
"il terremoto è volere di Dio fa bene alla terra
"The earthquake is God's will. It is good for the ground"
I have been to Zion 3 times and the park has incredible views, suggest you stay away from summer since too many tourist.
The Fairy Pools are a natural waterfall phenomenon in Glen Brittle on the Isle of Skye. The vivid blues and greens of the pools suggest an unnatural origin. They are a popular place for wild swimmers.
The habitat of the Fairy Pools hosts a variety of animals, such as red deer, rabbits, and sheep. The area is also host to a large number of birds. Large flocks of crows, ravens, and gulls are present in the area, as well as such smaller birds as meadow pipits, turnstones, common ringed plovers, grey herons, dunlins, and curlews. The physical landscape is predominately rocky, with some boggy areas here and there. The water in the area is typically cold.
The Fairy Pools are a popular location for walkers. It is about a 20 minute walk to the Fairy Pools from the Glen Brittle car park.
"E ancora, tornando al presente, percorrendo le vie principali è suggestivo osservare magazzini, vecchie officine, pescherie d’epoca fascista, frantoi dismessi, o ammirare il risultato di piccoli grandi interventi di recupero come nel caso dell’antico abbeveratoio noto a tutti come “lavamuli”, in quanto era usanza pulire i muli prima di portarli nelle stalle annesse alle case"
vedi video "Poggioreale cinquantanni dopo" di Fabio Di Giorgi
da: www.partannalive.it/2018/06/video-poggioreale-cinquantann...
da:"Terremoto Belice Sicilia 1968 Poggioreale. Anniversario 50° anno - di Gaetano Barbarino"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWcIVyMbEqI
Ruderi di Poggioreale
Nel territorio di Poggioreale si ritiene essersi svolta nel 339 a.C. la Battaglia del Crimiso, forse proprio in prossimità del luogo dove è stata ricostruita la nuova città, poco distante dal punto di confluenza dei due rami del Belice.
Il nome Poggioreale viene dal latino podus regalis (ovvero "Poggio del Re").
Il paese fu fondato come centro agricolo nel 1642 dal marchese di Gibellina, Francesco Morso, che nel 1643 ebbe il titolo di principe di Poggioreale.
Nel 1968 ci fu la violenta scossa che colpì la Valle del Belice distruggendo la città. Restano i ruderi che, ancora oggi, testimoniano la vita prima del 1968.
Dopo il terremoto si decise di non restaurare questi ruderi ritenendo il loro ripristino antieconomico e potenzialmente pericoloso. Il paese venne ricostruito alcuni chilometri più a valle, con strutture moderne e avveniristiche (per l'epoca).
Poggioreale "nuova"
Poggioreale (Puggiuriali in siciliano) è un comune italiano di 1482 abitanti della provincia di Trapani in Sicilia. Il paese dista 67 km da Trapani, 61 km da Palermo, 120 km da Agrigento.
Sorge su un territorio collinare (a circa 150 m sopra il livello del mare) nella Valle del Belice, vicino al fiume omonimo. Ha una superficie di 37 km² e una densità di 46 ab./km². Non si articola in frazioni.
it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poggioreale_(Italia)
Fantasmi dalla Sicilia: Poggioreale ieri e oggi:
cafebabel.com/it/article/fantasmi-dalla-sicilia-poggiorea...
E tante, tante grazie all'Associazione "Poggioreale antica" che tanto lavoro ha fatto e continua a fare per la valorizzazione dei Ruderi di Poggioreale:
This is my leather ‘belt for life’. Pretty sure I bought it from either Rhodes or Crete around 30 years ago and I’ve barely worn another since. At macro level it looks like it’s ready for the bin but as the title suggests it’s got a few more years in it yet!
HMM
As its name suggests, the Cryptic Wood White butterfly is very difficult to distinguish from the Wood White. This species only occurs in Ireland, where it is widespread. It was discovered to be different from the Wood White in 2001 and, more recently, its identification was changed again to this new name. The Wood White is very similar, but seems to be restricted to the Burren region in Ireland.
This example of Cryptic Wood White was one of many seen along the banks of the River Barrow in County Kilkenny.
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walking by a roadside garden last summer ....l paused for a moment to admire this red zinnia ....and the pretty flower attracted another admirer as well :-)
Percorrendo la suggestiva strada provinciale 17 si può ammirare la bellissima costa sud-orientale dell’isola. Superata la frazione sinnaese turistica di Solanas (provenendo da Cagliari), la strada inizia a salire considerevolmente attraverso alcuni tornanti. Giunti alla sommità di un piccolo rilievo, sulla destra, si trova un’ampia piazzola di sosta sterrata che si erge sul mare. Percorrendo una stradina sterrata che si dirige a sud è possibile visitare la torre di Capo Boi, edificata nel 1591. Se si prosegue sulla suddetta stradina si può tornare al punto di partenza (con un percorso ad anello) transitando nel versante occidentale del rilievo noto come monte Turri, da cui si può ammirare la sottostante spiaggia di Solanas.
A standout of the London skyline is the Shard, a 95 storey building that as the name suggest looks like a ‘shard of glass’. This structure is so imposing that I was able to capture the top of it as we travelled east on the Thames River into the wharf district. Ironically Metropolitan Wharf is on the north bank of the Thames and the Shard is on the south bank. I had to look at a map to put this into perspective for myself. I love the contrast between these old industrial buildings from the 1800s with this piece of modern architecture.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
The Palm Tanager is one of the most widespread and familiar birds of the neotropics, from Nicaragua south to southern Brazil. They are common at forest borders, but also occur in the canopy of the interior of forest. As the name suggests, Palm Tanagers often are associated with palm trees, but by no means are they restricted to living in palms.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
it seems very likely that St Anthony's Chapel was closely associated with Holyrood Abbey, which stood just a few hundred yards away to the north-west. The two were linked by a well-made stone track (now heavily worn) with prominent kerbstones that can in places still be seen, and about three quarters of the way along this track up to the chapel is the spring and carved stone bowl known as St Anthony's Well.
It's tempting to think of St Anthony's Chapel as an outlying chapel for Holyrood Abbey, perhaps constructed as a means of getting pilgrims out from under the feet of the monks in the abbey. It has also been suggested that the chapel served as a sort of religious beacon, designed to be clearly visible to sea-borne pilgrims coming to Holyrood Abbey as they sailed up the River Forth.
As for dating, there are references to a grant paid for repairs to St Anthony's Chapel by the Pope in 1426, suggesting the building could date back into the 1300s or beyond. Details of its demise are equally unclear, but presumably, like Holyrood Abbey itself, St Anthony's Chapel fell into disuse and disrepair after the Reformation in 1560.
Today, all that remains of the chapel are parts of the north wall plus remnants of another building a little to the south-west, which has sometimes been called a hermitage but was probably just a store room. The remaining chapel wall shows signs of vaulting, and it is thought that when complete the building would have comprised a small three-bay chapel, with a three-storey tower at its west end. This odd shape, almost as tall as it was long, supports the idea that the chapel was designed as much to ensure distant visibility as to accommodate worshippers.
É possibile percorrere una suggestiva passerella panoramica sulla gola dell’Orrido di Pré-Saint-Didier.
Con i suoi 160 metri di altezza, regala emozioni ed una vista incomparabile sulla catena del Monte Bianco, sulla conca di Pré-Saint-Didier con i villaggi di Champex, Palleusieux e Verrand, oltre ad un panorama mozzafiato sulla cascata dell’Orrido e sulla grotta della sorgente termale.
Fonte: lovevda.it
ساري واصوت لك ابيك
والرعشه في قلبي ياقلبي تبيك
شعوري ذا الليله غريب
كيف الحبيب يشكي الحبيب
انا ملكتك وانا فقدتك
ليتني لمن عرفتك ماتركتك
لما عيوني عانقوك
في غمضه وحده ضيعوك
اسال زماني والمكان
واجمع سواليف الحنان
قلب وليلي به سرى
والي جرالي ماجرى
امشي وادور في الوجوه
تايه عيونك توهوه
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Walking with a swagger
suggesting they own the place (the entire city)
opting out of paying taxes
evicting loving families
hosting fancy dress parties
cozying up with the mayor
openly carrying multiple weapons
bribing whoever they need to curry favor
and getting away with everything.
There are real monsters indeed in this town.
They don’t hide from us at all.
They are on t.v. often and
make the news feeds like a badge
(Sometimes even with a badge.)
They will do anything to keep their glory
they don’t live morally
but only by the gory
And they will damage you just to tell a good story.
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Another shot from a great opportunity yesterday.
For my contacts not familiar with this Owl species, I added the information below taken from Wikipedia.
The Northern hawk-owl (Surnia ulula) is a medium sized true owl of the northern latitudes. It is non-migratory and usually stays within its breeding range, though it sometimes irrupts southward. It is one of the few owls that is neither nocturnal nor crepuscular, being active only during the day.
The Northern hawk-owl has been said to resemble a hawk in appearance and in behavior. In North America, its appearance in flight is often considered similar to a Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii). It has been suggested that this may be because the hawk- owl may partially fill an important diurnal niche similar to that of day hunters such as hawks.
(Wikipedia)
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As the name suggests, snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) are one of the first flowers to bloom; depending on region, they appear from January, often while snow still blankets the ground. This low-growing plant tolerates partial shade to full sun. It is toxic to animals and humans, but it offers the benefit of being virtually immune to feeding by deer and other wildlife.
IMG_5762: Since Saturday we've got about 12" of snow where I live. I ran out to take this photo of the yard lights illuminating the fresh stuff last night. Nothing puts me in the holiday spirit more than a bit of fresh snow :)
"Light Phase"
This is one Raptor that likes to play hide and seek...they win most of the time !!
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its name suggests, Yellow star-of-Bethlehem is a golden-yellow, star-like flower that can be found growing in woodland on basic soils. Although it is rare, it can be very abundant where it does occur. It grows from a bulb, which waits dormant underground until spring. As it pokes up through the soil, it can easily be 'lost' to the eye among Lesser celandine and other spring woodland plants.
Yellow star-of-Bethlehem displays between one and seven golden-yellow, six-petalled flowers that rise from a single stem in an umbrella-like cluster; they eventually fade to pale yellow. It has a single, blade-like leaf that rises from the base of the plant.
Mainly found in Central and Southern England.
As much as I adore the liquid element, I reside at a place where it is is considered a rather scarce commodity and can hardly be located ... Thank God, at a distance of half an hour drive there lies the beautiful river of Nestos, whose flow is surrounded by amazing Green Nature and bridges, lots of bridges !!!
I love using my tripod and my ND (Neutral Density) filters over my lenses ... Their combined use enhances considerably the appropriate shutter speed for a balanced exposure, thus blurring water's flow and creating beautiful sharp images .... Environmental colors remain unaltered ...
I definitely suggest them for extensive use over around blue hours landscape photography ...
NIKON D90 DSLR with Nikon Nikkor 18 - 55 lens, Manual Mode, shutter speed 1 s, ISO 125, f 13, focal length 18mm, use of HOYA ND X 2 filter on top of which a HOYA ND X 8 filter was used, white balance set to cloudy weather , center weighted average metering mode, HDR made by only one original RAW shot, flash didn't go off, use of tripod ...
Taken at Sandy Camp Rd Wetlands Reserve, Lytton, Queensland.
As their name suggests, they have a ring of white or silvery feathers in a ring around their eyes.
Here in southern Queensland, we are lucky enough to have southern Silvereyes visiting for the winter.
Found from down in Tasmania all the way up-to North Queensland. In the south of their range, many Silvereyes move north each autumn, and move back south in late winter to breed. Though not all populations of Silvereyes migrate—some stay in Tasmania all year round.
Migrating Silvereyes mainly travel at night when it is harder for predators to spot them.
My purpose for this shot was to make it look like a drone picture, and I think I went pretty close to it!
I absolutely adore this spot, by far my favourite view from Passo del Lupo.
If you go to Marche I strongly suggest you to visit this amazing place.
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La suggestiva scogliera si trova nella parte nord-occidentale dell’isola di Sant’Antioco a pochi km a sud-ovest dell’abitato di Calasetta. Per accedere è possibile avvalersi di una panoramica strada asfaltata costiera e poi fare un centinaio di metri a piedi in una stradina lastricata che si diparte da uno spazioso parcheggio sterrato che d’estate è a pagamento. La costa risulta particolarmente esposta ai moti ondosi alimentati dal libeccio e, in misura inferiore, dal maestrale, come è testimoniato da questa foto.
Un suggestivo dedalo di viuzze.
Gangi, situata sul Monte Marone, a 1.011 metri sul livello del mare, fu forse originata dai Cretesi intorno al 1200 a.C. mentre è palese nell'urbanistica il passaggio degli Arabi.
Fa parte del circuito de I borghi più belli d'Italia
e il 20 aprile 2014 Gangi viene votato come il "Borgo dei Borghi 2014":
palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2014/04/21/foto/alle_falde_...
This is a photo of the intense colours of sunset photographed through some trees while intentionally moving the camera. I love how the diffuse darker toned shapes suggest a pareidolia narrative - a scene of a heroic military commander such as Alexander the Great rallying his army during battle. The composition of the image is divided in half by a balanced light/dark polarity or dualism.
In early spring, listen out for the 'chiff chaff chiff chaff' song of the appropriately named chiffchaff. It can be heard in woodland, scrub, parks and gardens across the UK
St Mary's is next to the coastal salt marshes. Domesday Book mentions it and a substantial part of the existing church dates to those times - the 11th Century.
Nave view:s
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Externally, the flint tower's tapering base is probably Saxon and is topped by a cylindrical Norman construction suggesting that it was completed after the Norman Conquest. St Mary's great attraction is its quaint Medieval 'spirelet' of lead coated timber frame. Outside view of tower and 'spirelet'