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junge Kreative . . .
this pretty, sympathetic young woman is a designer, she lives in Munich and creates her dresses by herself ... you often meet creative people in museums ...
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France; Brenne, Lignac 2/9/22
This single plant pops up in the garden every year. Quite a common species here, with sympathetic management they usually multiply over the years. Not this one!
The Brogue Trader - Loake Shoemakers Exeter.
The Exeter store opened its doors for business in March 2018 and can be found on Catherine Street in the Cathedral Square, a stone’s throw away from one of England’s oldest and most beautiful Cathedrals. The store was built in 15th century and has been sympathetically refurbished to reflect this. With original dark wooden beams running throughout.
The robin (Erithacus rubecula) is a species of bird in the flycatcher family (Muscicapidae). It inhabits North Africa, Europe and Asia Minor as well as the Mediterranean islands. Its diet consists mainly of insects, small spiders, worms and snails. Its song begins about an hour before sunrise and can be heard until dusk almost all year round. The species is currently considered to be endangered.
The robin was once again "Bird of the Year" in Germany in 2021 (after 1992).
Because of its often short flight distance, its appearance and its frequency, the robin is a special sympathetic bird. In the legends of Christ, it comforts Jesus at special moments and when he is dying. It is also associated with Christmas as the unofficial national bird of Britain. It played an important role in the discovery and scientific recognition of magnetic sense.
Das Rotkehlchen (Erithacus rubecula) ist eine Vogelart aus der Familie der Fliegenschnäpper (Muscicapidae). Es besiedelt Nordafrika, Europa und Kleinasien sowie die Mittelmeerinseln. Seine Nahrung besteht vor allem aus Insekten, kleinen Spinnen, Würmern und Schnecken. Sein Gesang beginnt etwa eine Stunde vor Sonnenaufgang und ist bis in die Dämmerung fast das ganze Jahr über zu hören. Die Art gilt derzeit als ungefährdet.
Das Rotkehlchen war in Deutschland (nach 1992) 2021 erneut „Vogel des Jahres“.
Wegen seiner oft geringen Fluchtdistanz, seines Erscheinungsbilds und seiner Häufigkeit ist das Rotkehlchen ein besonderer Sympathieträger. In Christuslegenden steht es Jesus in besonderen Momenten und im Sterben tröstend bei. Zudem wird es als inoffizieller Nationalvogel Großbritanniens mit Weihnachten in Verbindung gebracht. Es hat bei der Entdeckung und wissenschaftlichen Anerkennung des Magnetsinns eine wichtige Rolle gespielt.
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The 'tin kirk' at Pearsie, Angus, Scotland.
When the Free Church broke away from the Church of Scotland in the 1840s, some pretty rough and ready looking little buildings like this one sprang up all across the country. This wee corrugated zinc one stands rather forlornly now in a quiet little wood like something out of a fairy tale.
It surely must be topped by one of the smallest and least impressive steeples of any church building in the entire country. But this may be because the Free Church folk were never really big on that kind of showiness.
Iron Kirk
Pearsie small church known as the Iron Kirk, so called because it is made entirely of corrugated iron. It must be some number of years since it was last used for worship and it is looking a bit sad now.
Following the Disruption of the Church of Scotland in 1843 a number of ministers and their congregations broke away from the Established church and formed the Free Church of Scotland. Disputes arose over which denomination could claim the various church buildings which had hitherto been solely Church of Scotland.
Denied the church that had previously been their place of worship, the breakaway Free Church congregation in Prosen had to look elsewhere to hold their services.
There is not a great deal of information about the church – Probably built early 1800s – but it seems its isolated site was grudgingly given to the congregation by the landowner at the time, who was not particularly sympathetic to their views.
Corrugated iron was invented in the late 1820s and by the beginning of the 20th Century was commonplace all over Scotland, particularly in the Highlands. It was utilitarian and cheap and the prefabricated sheets made for simplicity of construction, all of which must have appealed to the dispossessed Free Kirk congregation looking for a new home.
Loyal
Despite its modest size the kirk was attended by a large and loyal congregation from the glen which, over time, dwindled until it became too small to be viable.
The building was bought by a family in the congregation who hoped it could be used as a church again. Latterly, it was used as a shooting lunch hut but it lies empty now, its plain simplicity testimony to the faith of the people who built it.
While probably meant as a sympathetic piece, Native Americans object to this as a work of cultural appropriation. The man also wears a combination of Plains Indian and Navajo regalia.
Instead of overwhelming the historic elements of the City of London that escaped the blitz, the City's extensive redevelopment has been designed to enhance them, through careful Town Planning and sympathetic architectural design and feature. Here, the glass exterior of One New Change (2010), designed by Jean Novel, provides vistas of St Paul's cathedral and opportunities for a few quirky/clichéd/amusing shots
Even vultures can look sympathetic.
Looks like Gonzo. (-;
Koningsgier - American King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa).
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217 Harbour Street: This property was built for Robert Walker, on of Francis "Paddy" Walker's seven sons' ca. 1854-1856. It is a true Regency Cottage style, which shows off a stunning verandah, as well as a typical regular rectangular floor plan. The Regency style nondescript front door is flanked by a transom and sidelights. Windows are large in a six over six pane pattern and a decorative circular window centered on the front roof peak. The hipped roof cap is topped with iron cresting which has been sympathetically extended to the top of the roof of the new outdoor patio addition. The home features the typically tall, rear chimney.
Designation By-law 2015-100, on January 21, 1982.
The egg whispered to me: In the television age, the key distinction is between the candidate who can speak poetry and the one who can only speak prose.
From the Notecard you get when you land
"In the valley you will find the Grübelnden Eier which are 12 giant Pondering Eggs that hum, buzz, and ponder. There are theories on how they came to be here, but no one knows the exact origin. Some believe that they were laid by a giant primeval bird, and some from another world.
These eggs are of the highest intelligence in all of Zamonia. They communicate thru telepathy and by emitting sympathetic waves to the local vegetation. Near the eggs you can find the Tree of the Recognizable Nut. The nuts from this tree serve as a direct speaker for the eggs, by passing on messages thru the emitted waves. This makes the area a destination for Druids & the intellectuals of Zamonian.
Will you be one to receive a message from the Pondering Eggs on your visit? You must visit & see! This valley desert is nearest the Demon Mountains, so please do tread lightly!
And be sure to bring some water, as the highest temperatures in all of Zamonia can be found here.
Behind the old ship you can find a portal door that leads you off to the Zamonia Catacombs!"
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My 'Clear Outside' weather app mentioned nothing of mist being present at Bled, where I am based, so I surfaced at 7am, showered, nipped to McDonald's for breakfast, and ventured towards a lovely little place called Planini Zajamniki, which has a selection of cute, wooden lodges that nestle in a valley below you. It's rather a famous location on Instagram.
However, en-route there and while driving 6km along the gravel road, heavy mist descended in the forests all around me. I did not know where to look first such were the amazing atmospheric scenes on both sides of me. I was in seventh heaven although keeping one eye on the gravel road was a must otherwise a quick trip down into the trees would follow and I did not want that.
On arriving at Planini Zajamniki, I could only see one wooden cabin so I spent some time there working on different compositions before moving on up the road where I came across this section of forest. I was looking down into the forest from the road and the trees looked spectacular in the mist so there was nothing for it but to pull over and spend a couple of hours in there.
This image was just one of a handful that I shot and I have sympathetically edited it. Removing a little contrast and slightly holding back the saturation of the colours. I like the result.
What do you think?
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We woke up today (Sept 28th) to the news that the famous Sycamore tree which gives its name to Sycamore Gap on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland had been cut down overnight.
The police have arrested a 16-year-old on suspicion of criminal damage. He's probably safer locked up at the minute, such is the real anger up here in the North-East at this mindless and irreparable act . www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-66952980
Whilst this shot was taken just over a year ago, it wasn't properly processed until today so I hope that the admins of the 100x 2023 group will look sympathetically on my adding this to the group given the circumstances.
100x 2023 edition - Northumberland revisited - 42/100
Latest update 30/9: the 16yr old has been released on bail, and a 60 yr old male 'is helping police with their enquiries'.
Santiago de Chile was the last stop on my trip to South America.
During the visit of the Central Market of Santiago, a stranger noticed me with my camera and then welcomed me by an improvised and smiling pose, under the amused glances of his neighbors.
I then quickly took a picture of this.
As a result, I like the photo, it gives a sympathetic light on the Chilean people.
It seemed also to me a good end to complete the photos of my magnificent journey in South America. This 3 weeks journey through outstanding places and landscapes will have led me from Lima in Peru, to Bolivia, and finally to Santiago de Chile.
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Un sourire pour terminer
Santiago du Chili était la dernière étape de mon voyage en Amérique du sud.
Lors de la visite du marché Central de Santiago, un inconnu me remarqua avec mon appareil photo et m'accueillit alors par une pose improvisée et souriante, sous les regards amusés de ses voisins.
Je m'empressai alors de prendre la scène en photo.
J'aime bien la photo, elle donne un éclairage sympathique sur le peuple chilien.
Cela m'a aussi paru une bonne fin pour terminer les photos de mon magnifique voyage en Amérique du sud. Ce voyage de 3 semaines au travers des lieux et paysages hors du commun m'aura conduit de Lima au Pérou, en Bolivie, et pour finir jusqu'à Santiago du Chili.
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You can find 3 types of Auklets on St-Paul Island. The Least Auklet, the Paraquet Auklet and the Crested Auklet. To be honnest, Bird watching and bird photography was fairly new to me when we made the trip to St-Paul Island and I don't think I even knew that Auklets existed. It is certainly not as colorful as the Puffin but it is a very sympathetic little bird. Audubon says "The tiniest member of the auk family, no bigger than a Sparrow. "
Taken at Hideaways Lodge, Nantwich, Hwange N.P.
African Firefinch (Lagonosticta rubricata) aka Blue-billed firefinch.
Blue waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis).
Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica).
Smaller bird species tend to keep a low profile in Africa where predators are never far away. However, adjacent to the outside restaurant at the lodge, a bird bath attracted lots of birds not usually seen when out on safari. Not just because it’s a pretty reliable water source - but it’s also relatively safe. While the guests are sympathetic - most predators are put off by nearby people. And of course it’s a very rewarding spot for birders! Fortunately there were lots of thick bushes nearby which offered safety should a hawk or other predator appear.
Taken at the Coronation Big Lunch, Morecambe, UK (May 2023)
The seaside town of Morecambe celebrated the Coronation of King Charles III with a giant record-breaking street carnival and picnic on Sunday 7th May 2023.
Thorns in the Crown: the royal push for Welsh independence
Let me take you back to a crisp morning in 1969, in the heart of Wales, where a nation stood divided. The investiture of Prince Charles as the Prince of Wales had stirred a whirlwind of emotions, revealing long-standing tensions between the Crown and those calling for Welsh independence. The scene was set and the drama unfolded, as royal postboxes adorned with the Union Jack and coronation emblems were strategically placed across the country.
In the capital city of Cardiff, right outside the Owain Glyndŵr pub – a symbol of the Welsh rebel and hero of the independence cause – one such postbox stood tall. Within hours, it was covered in nationalist and republican stickers, a subtle but powerful act of protest against the perceived symbolism of subjugation.
The relationship between the royal family and Wales has long been complex, a mosaic of contrasting emotions reflecting the intricate nature of the Welsh people and their outlooks. Wales, a land haunted by the demise of medieval native princes, had seen its fair share of rebellion and resistance against the Crown. The Welsh republican movement may not have been a major force in 1969, but its sentiments reverberated through the hearts of many.
Amidst the tumultuous history, a glimmer of hope seemed to emerge in the form of the Prince of Wales himself. He immersed himself in Welsh life, championing causes close to the hearts of the Welsh people. His support for the Welsh language and for environmentalism endeared him to the nation, earning him the moniker ‘Cymrophile’, a prince who understood and embraced Wales like no other.
Nonetheless, his 1969 investiture, intended to unite the Welsh people behind the Crown, had the opposite effect. It polarised Welsh society, splitting families and friends in their views and reigniting age-old sentiments of resistance. People who had been sympathetic to the monarchy questioned the title ‘Prince of Wales’ and its historical implications.
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This is the “Pont Saint-Lambert” in Vresse-sur-Semois (Wallonia, Belgium)
Its origins lie hidden in the darkness of time. This bridge has given rise to a very curious but nonetheless sympathetic legend. At the time of the Christianization of the region, Saint Lambert (638-705) was spreading his faith in Vresse while the female missionary Agatha was doing so in Laforêt, on the other side of the river. Saint Lambert, jealous of his neighbor, had the idea of prohibiting his rival from accessing his village. At that time, the propagation of the faith was not necessarily shared! Saint Lambert always traveled on foot or on horseback, but Agatha only traveled by cart drawn by horses. So, Saint Lambert had a bridge built so narrow that his female colleague and competitor was unable to come and preach in his territory.
A light breeze dissipates the smoke as London Midland and Scottish Railway Jubilee Class No. 45596 'Bahamas' eases into Haworth Station during Keighley and Worth Valley heritage railway’s steam gala on 11th March 2022. This loco was constructed in 1934 by the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow and withdrawn from traffic in 1966.
Thanks to a sympathetic businessman’s £3,000 loan to cover the purchase, and high-level intervention within British Rail, the loco was saved from the scrapyard by the Bahamas Locomotive Society.
This was taken on the way home from my visit to mull. the view caught my eye so I decided to stop for 10 mins
this one was taken in jpeg (by mistake) but I am quite impressed how much detail could pull out of these compressed files.
I was restricted for room so decided to take two shots and manually merge in Photoshop as a vertorama to get the whole view in.
I took a slightly more sympathetic approach to this copy compared to the one I posted last night.
Pink roses symbolize gratitude, grace, and joy. Overall, pink roses suggest a gentleness compared to the typical bright red rose. ... A dark pink is a way of saying thank you for showing your appreciation, whereas a pale pink indicates gentleness, especially when given for more sympathetic occasions
This shade of red is a popular one for commercial buildings in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Good to see the owner of the truck is sympathetic too!
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The robin (Erithacus rubecula) is a species of bird in the flycatcher family (Muscicapidae). It inhabits North Africa, Europe and Asia Minor as well as the Mediterranean islands. Its diet consists mainly of insects, small spiders, worms and snails. Its song begins about an hour before sunrise and can be heard until dusk almost all year round. The species is currently considered to be endangered.
The robin was once again "Bird of the Year" in Germany in 2021 (after 1992).
Because of its often short flight distance, its appearance and its frequency, the robin is a special sympathetic bird. In the legends of Christ, it comforts Jesus at special moments and when he is dying. It is also associated with Christmas as the unofficial national bird of Britain. It played an important role in the discovery and scientific recognition of magnetic sense.
Das Rotkehlchen (Erithacus rubecula) ist eine Vogelart aus der Familie der Fliegenschnäpper (Muscicapidae). Es besiedelt Nordafrika, Europa und Kleinasien sowie die Mittelmeerinseln. Seine Nahrung besteht vor allem aus Insekten, kleinen Spinnen, Würmern und Schnecken. Sein Gesang beginnt etwa eine Stunde vor Sonnenaufgang und ist bis in die Dämmerung fast das ganze Jahr über zu hören. Die Art gilt derzeit als ungefährdet.
Das Rotkehlchen war in Deutschland (nach 1992) 2021 erneut „Vogel des Jahres“.
Wegen seiner oft geringen Fluchtdistanz, seines Erscheinungsbilds und seiner Häufigkeit ist das Rotkehlchen ein besonderer Sympathieträger. In Christuslegenden steht es Jesus in besonderen Momenten und im Sterben tröstend bei. Zudem wird es als inoffizieller Nationalvogel Großbritanniens mit Weihnachten in Verbindung gebracht. Es hat bei der Entdeckung und wissenschaftlichen Anerkennung des Magnetsinns eine wichtige Rolle gespielt.
On holiday in Playa del Inglés, Sunny weather, 21℃ / 69.8℉.
Playa del Inglés is a sea resort in the south coast of the island of Gran Canaria, Spain. It is part of the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, and is a popular tourist attraction.
Playa del Inglés forms part a large sea resort zone, together with the adjacent resort towns San Agustín, Maspalomas and Sonnenland. The Maspalomas Dunes are situated south of the resort.
The area remained largely unspoiled until the 1960s when large scale tourist development changed the resort. Many of these constructions were large concrete tower blocks, however many have undergone renovation in recent years to make them more sympathetic to the surrounding area. There are a number of large shopping centres in the resort with the 'Yumbo' and 'Kasbah' being the largest.
☛ This is what we saw during our stay in Playa del Inglés at Gran Canaria, Spain.
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Between 1944 and 1945, the Arrow Cross Party, a fascist party sympathetic to the Nazi regime, seized power in Budapest. Thousands of Jews were then confined in the Budapest Ghetto, around the Great Synagogue, and hundreds of innocent people were executed on the banks of the River Danube. Before being put to death and thrown into the river, the victims were forced to take off their shoes.
In 2005, Hungarian artists Can Togay and Gyula Pauer created The Shoes on the Danube Bank memorial (Cipők to Duna-parton in Hungarian) so the victims would not be forgotten.
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Alistair had been harrowing Mitgardian farms for a few years now. But the minotaurs weren't making as much progress on their mission as he had hoped.
His men all agreed that the humans needed to be stopped from using beasts as their servants. But with not enough resources at their disposal they needed help. So Alistair reached out to someone he thought would be sympathetic to their cause.
Borg was the home of a Viking chieftain over 1,000 years ago. Today, Borg is the location of Lofotr, a living museum of the Viking chieftain's village. This is the site of a reconstruction of one of the main buildings as well as visible remains within the archaeological excavation sites.
The Viking horse - small but tough
There are probably many who believe that large, strong Vikings had large, strong horses. Error! The horses were probably strong, but they were quite small. The Vikings took the horse with them to Iceland, and the hardy and sympathetic Icelandic horse is a mixture of these horses and small horses from the British Isles. Other old Nordic breeds are Ölandshesten and Gotlandsrussen from Sweden.
Need for bigger horses
But new, larger horse breeds were waiting just around the corner. Towards the turn of the millennium, the "knighthood" began further south in Europe. Riders who carried heavy armor and weapons trong larger horses to carry them. People in Europe also got their eyes on the fast and beautiful Arabian horses when the crusade began in the 1000s. The new types of horses also found their way north, probably as early as the Viking Age.
Im Kirchtorturm zeigt eine bezaubernde Dauerausstellung das Leben und Werk des für mich sehr sympatischen gebürtigen Glurnser Paul Flora.
Er war Zeichner, Karikaturist und Graphiker, und brachte bereits in jungen Jahren seine Leidenschaft für die Kunst mit ironisch-satirischen Bildern zum Ausdruck. Schnell erlangte er einen bemerkenswerten Bekanntheitsgrad weit über den deutschen Sprachraum hinaus und wurde wegweisend für das 20. Jahrhundert und prägte es als Zeichner wie kein anderer. So wurde er nicht nur einer der wichtigsten, sondern auch einer der beliebtesten Zeichner Europas.
Floras Werke finden sich weltweit in vielen Museen und Galerien.
Neben all den Begegnungen mit Größen aus Kunst und Politik schätzte Paul Flora genauso das Zusammensein mit einfachen Leuten, so liebte er es durch Glurns zu spazieren und das Leben auf dem Stadtplatz zu beobachten.
Obwohl er schon im Kindesalter Glurns verließ, unterstrich er Zeit seines Lebens diese Herkunft und förderte und unterstützte seine Heimatstadt.
Im Jahre 2009 hat er in Glurns auf dem Stadtfriedhof seine letzte Ruhe gefunden.
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In the Kirchtorturm, an enchanting permanent exhibition shows the life and work of the Glorenza-born Paul Flora, who I find very sympathetic.
He was a draftsman, caricaturist and graphic artist, and from a young age he expressed his passion for art with ironic-satirical images. He quickly achieved a remarkable level of awareness far beyond the German-speaking area and became groundbreaking for the 20th century and shaped it as a draftsman like no other. So he became not only one of the most important, but also one of the most popular cartoonists in Europe.
Flora's works can be found in many museums and galleries around the world.
In addition to all the encounters with greats from art and politics, Paul Flora also valued being with simple people, he loved to stroll through Glorenza and watch life on the town square.
Although he left Glurns as a child, he emphasized this background throughout his life and promoted and supported his hometown.
In 2009 he found his final resting place in Glurns at the city cemetery.
2021-10-16
An image of the Royal Victoria Docks, with (almost) perfect symmetry (I couldn't quite manage that, I did try!). I love the cranes and buildings around here, and the shapes and patterns.
This is an image I shot a couple of years back, but wanted to re-process, as felt the image needed more space, and more sympathetic processing.
140 seconds (10.0 ND filter) / F10.0 / 100iso / Sigma 17-70mm Lens @ 35mm
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Two views of Stokesay Castle in Shropshire, both taken from a passing express train on different dates in 2024.
Stokesay Castle is a late 13th century fortified manor house near Craven Arms in Shropshire. Visible from both the main Shrewsbury to Hereford rail and road routes, it is exceptionally well preserved, with restorations over the centuries very sympathetic to the original.
Excerpt from www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=14966:
Description of Historic Place
The Louis S. St-Laurent Building is located in the urban setting of Quebec’s City’s Upper Town. It is an impressive three-and-a-half storey, corner building designed elaborately in the Second Empire style, with later Beaux-Arts design elements. Clad in cut stone, its symmetrical façades are embellished with a rich classical vocabulary and ornamentation, culminating in an attic storey. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
Heritage Value
Louis S. St-Laurent Building is a Classified Federal Heritage Building because of its historical associations, and its architectural and environmental values.
Historical Value
Much of the value of the building lies in its historical associations. The construction of the original building marked an important stage in the development of an international postal communication network, and the Louis S. St-Laurent Building is one of the few postal facilities, to survive from this period.
Architectural Value
The Louis S. St-Laurent Building is valued for its very good aesthetic quality and functional design. It represents an early and important use in Canada of the Second Empire Style, which subsequently became somewhat obscured with the reworking and expansion of the building, which took place between 1913 and 1919. The resulting complex reflected the more classically-inspired and grandiose approach of the Beaux Arts style popular at the time of the later modifications.
Environmental Value
Louis S. St-Laurent Building reinforces the historic character of its urban setting. Recent redevelopment work has further modified some of the exterior detailing, but overall the building remains an architecturally significant and dominant element in the important urban setting of Quebec's Upper Town.
Character-Defining Elements
The following character-defining elements of Louis S. St-Laurent Building should be respected.
Its very good aesthetic and functional design and good craftsmanship and materials, for example:
— its three-and-a-half storey, L-shaped massing clad in carved ashlar limestone;
— the remaining Second Empire style elements, including the projecting pilasters, the classical ornamentation, including the columns, entablature and voussoirs;
— the Beaux-Arts style elements added during the 1913-1919 modifications, including the sympathetic stone attic storey completed in the same design vocabulary as the original building, the flat roof, the monumental entrance preceded by a portico topped by a pediment and the dome that crowns the building;
— the extension added to the main building in 1913-1919.
The manner in which the Louis S. St-Laurent Building reinforces the historic character of its urban setting and is a landmark in the region, as evidenced by:
— its importance as a marker for a significant stage in the development of an international postal communication network and as a rare example of a post office from this period;
— its style and its importance as a local landmark, which makes it an architecturally significant and dominant element in the urban setting of Quebec's Upper Town.
France; Brenne, Lignac 2/9/22
This single plant pops up in the garden every year. Quite a common species here, with sympathetic management they usually multiply over the years. Not this one!
Wilbur shooting the Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills, an area filled with eroded granite formations below the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
The Alabama Hills were named by prospectors sympathetic to the Confederate cause. They named their mining claims after a warship named the CSS Alabama which sank over 50 Union ships.
This picture might divide opinion! (I like it), I should explain, I intentionally shot it in portrait mode, as a LE image, but the mist started rolling in, and obscured a fair proportion of the bridge.
I have previously processed a mono version (see below), was thought I'd do something I rarely do, process a LE image in colour, the exposure is quite 'dark' but though the colour process might let more 'light' into the image, though I have been as sympathetic as I can with the processing :)
.This was the second in a sequence of 2 LE images I shot from this location (I have uploaded the previous shot), after this the entire bridge was engulfed in mist, and I was struggling to locate my camera bag, let alone see the Forth Bridge!!!
I longed for these conditions, but never thought 'd get them, and this was the type of image I kind of envisaged, though the mist really took me by surprise, it came in so quickly.
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Recently, I visited the Indian capital Delhi and booked a tour offered through AirBnB's platform. The guide was a sympathetic young Jain who was also well versed in mosques. He led us into this large mosque and climbed with us one of four turrets that bordered a large courtyard on which many people were bustling. I was lucky and was able to photograph a piece of the courtyard where there was only this one person.
The origins of St Monans Parish Church date back to 875 when St Monan (or possibly one or more of his bones) was buried here and a shrine was established to venerate his memory. In 1346 David II was wounded by two barbed arrows at the battle of Neville's Cross. One could not be extracted, but miraculously removed itself from his wound after David had made a pilgrimage to the shrine of St Monans. To give thanks he ordered the building of a church on the site.
Over the following eight years the church was built at a cost of £613, 7s. 0d., plus a further £6, 13s. 4d. for the woodwork. In the late 1400s the church was given by James III to form the basis of a Dominican Priory. Most sources agree that today's church stands largely as built by David II: though it has also been suggested that many architectural features owe more to the 1400s, perhaps through modification at the time it became a priory church.
Actually, it is a slight overstatement to suggest that the church was "finished" in the 1300s. Look at it from its west end and it is obvious that the chancel and two transepts that do exist were intended to be joined to a nave, which was probably never built.
In 1544 the church was set ablaze and badly damaged in a naval attack on St Monans by the English in which the village's entire fishing fleet was burned or sunk. From 1646 the chancel served as a parish church for St Monans and the transepts became ruinous. A major renovation followed in 1826 which, among other things, lowered the floor of the whole church by four feet.
In 1955 a more sympathetic restoration was undertaken. This restored the floor level of the church to the one its original builders had intended, it removed plaster added in the 1826 renovation, and it allowed the triple sedilia and piscina at the east end of the north wall to be viewed once more at their proper level.
Today's St Monans Parish Church remains a striking and intriguing building. Its location is superb, being at the west end of St Monans and right on the shore, very close to the works designed to protect it from the sea. This must be an awesome spot in severe weather. Internally the church is painted almost wholly white.
The effect is to turn the chancel, which is well endowed with windows, into an extremely bright space. Even the transepts and crossing, far less well furnished with windows, make the most of the available light as a result of the white walls.
The Fife Coastal Path passes along the base of the protective wall sheltering St Monans Church from the sea. This is a regular route for visitors intending to view the precarious remains of Newark Castle, a third of a mile to the south west: but it is worth remembering that at high tide this part of the path is impassible, and the alternative inland route should be used instead.
This is part of the Dark City Deutschland series, to explore the dark and foreboding corners of the city of Berlin at night. The new world that emerges when most are unawares in sleep.
I saw these pipes and the way they hung their heads, as if in permanence penance or utter servitude to know nothing else but inferiority. In a way, one could agree that all things are consciousness and this kind of gave me a sympathetic feeling, when looking upon these sad structures, so I had to capture this moment and include it.
Mid week and almost there, hope everyone is doing just fine and so as always, thank you! :)
Two views of Stokesay Castle in Shropshire, both taken from a passing express train on different dates in 2024.
Stokesay Castle is a late 13th century fortified manor house near Craven Arms in Shropshire. Visible from both the main Shrewsbury to Hereford rail and road routes, it is exceptionally well preserved, with restorations over the centuries very sympathetic to the original.
For more information, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stokesay_Castle
Shooting B740 here in Wilbraham in that perfect morning light had long been on my list. But when they showed up so did the clouds leading to this uninspiring scene. But the foam gods were sympathetic this day and the train had work at Construction Services. This was also something I'd always wanted to shoot and in the time it took them to work the clouds blew over and I got what I wanted as shared in this earlier photo: flic.kr/p/2mKVnXH
But for point of comparison I'm sharing this to show what might have been were if not for that bit of good fortune. It really is astonishing what a little light will do for you! The pair of ex Chessie GP40-2s are seen here pulling up to MP 90 on CSXT's Boston Sub (ex Boston and Albany mainline) just west of the City Public Works grade crossing.
Wilbraham, Massachusetts
Friday November 19, 2021