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The former chapel at Princess Road Cemetery, Dawdon was once the architectural and symbolic heart of the burial ground, which opened on 5 November 1885 under the management of what became Seaham Town Council . Although the chapel no longer stands today, its presence is still part of local memory and the cemetery’s character.
Originally, the chapel served as the place where funeral services were held before burials took place in the surrounding grounds. Like many late‑Victorian municipal cemetery chapels, it would have been built in a simple Gothic style—practical, modest, and suited to a mining community that valued dignity over ornament. Its position near the centre of the cemetery made it a natural gathering point for mourners and clergy.
A dramatic moment in its history came in 1936, when the chapel’s steeple was blown down during a severe storm—an event still recalled in Dawdon’s local stories. Although the structure survived for some time afterwards, it eventually fell out of use and was later removed, leaving only its footprint in the cemetery’s layout.
Today, Princess Road Cemetery remains an active burial ground with more than 20,000 burials recorded since its opening, maintained by Seaham Town Council . The absence of the chapel gives the cemetery a more open, windswept feel, but its memory lingers in the way paths converge and in the stories passed down by families whose histories are rooted in Dawdon’s mining past.
Concrete things with holes in them, at the edge of a Lincolnshire field. I don't know what these things are. There are several of them in one location, quite big, probably been there a long time and no obvious purpose. One on its own might have been an artwork I suppose. Get the sun behind one of them and you can make silly effects.
Hau‘ula, O‘ahu.
These small circular rock pools, only a few feet across, are built by local beach-goers. Resembling miniature loko (fishponds) of old, these modern-day constructions are built by fishermen to keep their catch alive. They also are used by families as a "kiddie pool" for toddlers.
From my series, "Pinhole Structures".
Le Bambole Mk. XV, "Weekend Pinhole Camera".
Kodak Ektar 100.
The area is part of the Colorado Plateau. The elevation of the valley floor ranges from 5,000 to 6,000 feet above sea level. The floor is largely siltstone of the Cutler Group, or sand derived from it, deposited by the meandering rivers that carved the valley. The valley's vivid red color comes from iron oxide exposed in the weathered siltstone. The darker, blue-gray rocks in the valley get their color from manganese oxide.
The buttes are clearly stratified, with three principal layers. The lowest layer is the Organ Rock Shale, the middle is de Chelly Sandstone, and the top layer is the Moenkopi Formation capped by Shinarump Conglomerate. The valley includes large stone structures, including the "Eye of the Sun".
Between 1945 and 1967, the southern extent of the Monument Upwarp was mined for uranium, which occurs in scattered areas of the Shinarump Conglomerate; vanadium and copper are associated with uranium in some deposits.
Major formations include West and East Mitten Buttes, Merrick Butte, and Hunts Mesa. An additional notable formation is Totem Pole, a highly eroded butte remanent.
Krokoiet op Hematiet (Tasmanië)
Oude Aarde in Giethoorn (edelstenen-, fossielen- en mineralenmuseum)
Nature chooses to paint a picture in many ways, using the sky with it's many colours, adorned with varying clouds. The sea, so powerful, yet so calm at times, that moves, swirls and splashes creating some wonderful scenes.
A painting that is free to see but all too fleeting in time.
When leaves fall, they undergo decomposition by fungi, bacteria, and invertebrates. Softer tissues are broken down first, while tougher structures such as the leaf veins (xylem and phloem) remain, creating delicate leaf skeletons.
This process is ecologically vital, as it returns nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon to the soil cycle, supporting soil fertility and the functioning of forest ecosystems.
An autumn stroll in Amsterdam made me admire the beautiful afternoon sunlight being filtered by trees.
... Structure of a leaf.
A dried Autumn leaf from my nature area props.
Better viewed large and thank you for your favourites. :)
Homes, to those that exercise their passion during the season on the ice of Lake Erie. Not this year tho...
at Lossiemouth East Beach on the Moray Firth.
Last time I visited in 2021, the old wooden walkway was intact but closed due to safety concerns. It has since been partially dismantled and replaced with a modern structure for access to the east beach..
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I am lucky that I have the cyclist in red just passing by the art installation in the morning.
For great masters like Cartier-Bresson, they don't need any luck in making shots because they create the world.
For me, I ma grateful from time to time when I have the right light, right place and right persons!
Please let me know if you like this more dynamic composition or the more "clean" structure in the last one. Thank you!
Have a great Tuesday!
This is the art installation "Rain in the Blossoms" at Spanish Banks Vancouver.