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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 Whilst this may or may not be true, historical documents show that the bridge we see today was the result of rebuilding work in three phases in the early 17th century.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?
As the name suggests, the Jamaican Woodpecker is one of the 28 endemic birds on the Caribbean island and is common and widespread. This male is 24cm (10in) long and favours forests, woodlands and gardens from sea level to the mountains.
This bird was seen on Ecclesdown Road, a well-known birding spot in eastern Portland, which passes through the foothills of the John Crow Mountains.
La Casina vanvitelliana è una suggestiva costruzione all’interno dell’omonimo parco sul lago del Fusaro a Bacoli, in provincia di Napoli.
Nata come casino di caccia e pesca dei Borbone, la costruzione deve il suo nome all’architetto Luigi Vanvitelli (già architetto della Reggia di Caserta) che iniziò i lavori alla metà del Settecento, che vennero completati alla sua morte dal figlio Carlo. Nel corso della sua storia la Casina Vanvitelliana ha avuto tantissimi ospiti illustri: Mozart, Rossini, ma anche reali come lo Zar di Russia e Francesco II Imperatore d’Austria e, negli anni ’50, l’allora Presidente della Repubblica Luigi Einaudi.
Sembra che nessuno di loro sia riuscito a resistere al fascino senza tempo della Casina Vanvitelliana che, ancora oggi, non manca di incantare i suoi visitatori soprattutto all’ora del tramonto, quando svela il suo volto non solo più suggestivo ma anche romantico.
[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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I drove across Beverley Westwood yesterday an ancient area of pasture land on the edge of Beverley, were cattle still graze unfenced. In all my years of crossing the Westwood I have never seen it so carpeted in buttercups. I had time to stop and take a quick grab shot as you can see the sky was heavy with clouds a few minutes after taking the shot it was pouring with rain
Apart from a crop it is SOOC with no filters
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* I know for many people the big day falls on Saturday but for me personally the day of the winter solstice is much more important. It's the day the sun begins its slow return to the Northern hemisphere. In Britain it will occur at 15.58 GMT on Tuesday
Tomorrow many people will visit Stonehenge to celebrate the day. The stones have been in place for 5,000 years so they have seen a great many solstices . While much is not known about the reasons these stones were erected by the Neolithic people . Recent research does suggest that the way the stones are lined up suggests it was the winter solstice not the summer one that was the main ritual event . For these agrarian people to return of the sun and the promise of another years harvest would have been a very significant
Talking of the sun we could use some on the East Coast its been grey dark and damp for a week now with no sunshine forecast for the next seven days its so gloomy
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The site of Carisbrooke Castle may have been occupied in pre-Roman times. A ruined wall suggests that there was a building there in late Roman times,
The keep was added to the castle in the reign of Henry I, and in the reign of Elizabeth.
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Taken at Blue Springs State Park.
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.
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.
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 :-)
Uno degli ambienti per me più suggestivi del PN Veglia-Devero, circondato dalle guglie rocciose dell'Helsenorn e del pizzo di Boccareccio
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.
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.
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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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 :)
Not suggesting for a moment that this is postcard quality but I've been away from Flickr for a while and wanted to let you know that my shutter finger is still operational.
This shot was taken from a recent overnight trip to Oban on the west coast of Scotland. The island of Kerrera can just be seen on the left, the small Maiden Island is on the right, and the cloud covered mountains of Mull are in the far distance behind the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry.
It's good to be back folks....and it used to be traditional to send a card when you've been away.
St Mary's sits 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.
The nave pictured here was widened in a 15C makeover. The door leads to the south porch added then. The curtained archway leads into the bell tower. The pews are probably a 19th Century addition.
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'
"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.
Brewer’s Blackbirds are social birds that nest in colonies of up to 100 birds. The first females to arrive choose a nest site to suit them, and later arrivals follow suit. Eggs are extremely variable in color and pattern. Some studies suggest the variability helps the eggs match the background pattern of the nest, helping to camouflage them.
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Ortalis columbiana (Colombian Chacalaca / Guacharaca)
Endemic to Colombia, as its name would suggest, and the only chachalaca within its now relatively limited range in the central (Cauca and Magdalena) valleys of the country. It is found in both humid and deciduous forests, but the species’ range and population are both almost certainly declining, and it survives only in pockets.
Source: Neotropical Birds Online: neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
Shaniara Skulls latex body suit and gloves by AtaMe, available at the Gacha Garden. It suggested an SF setting to me ...
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":
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La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Ortalis columbiana (Colombian Chacalaca / Guacharaca)
Endemic to Colombia, as its name would suggest, and the only chachalaca within its now relatively limited range in the central (Cauca and Magdalena) valleys of the country. It is found in both humid and deciduous forests, but the species’ range and population are both almost certainly declining, and it survives only in pockets.
Source: Neotropical Birds Online: neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
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
Nerium oleander is a shrub or small tree in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, toxic in all its parts. It is the only species currently classified in the genus Nerium. It is most commonly known as nerium or oleander, from its superficial resemblance to the unrelated olive Olea. It is so widely cultivated that no precise region of origin has been identified, though southwest Asia has been suggested. Oleander is one of the most poisonous commonly grown garden plants. Oleander grows to 2–6 m tall, with erect stems that splay outward as they mature; first-year stems have a glaucous bloom, while mature stems have a grayish bark. The flowers grow in clusters at the end of each branch; they are white, pink to red. 33119