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Detail: Brass to Richard Burgh of Stow Hall, in Stow Minster
Also to Amy his wife. He died in 1616.
The Minster Church of St Mary, Stow in Lindsey is one of the oldest parish churches in England. It originally served as the Cathedral Church of the ancient diocese of Lindsey, founded in the 7th century, and stands on the site of a much older one.
History
The bishop's seat at Sidnacester (Syddensis) has been placed, by various commentators, at Caistor, Louth, Horncastle and, most often, at Stow, all in present-day Lincolnshire, England. The location remains unknown. More recently Lincoln has been suggested as a possible site.
There had been a church situated in Stow even before the arrival of the Danes in 870, the year they are documented to have burnt the church down. The building remained in ruins until an Abbey was built in 1040, reputedly by bishop Eadnoth II.
Dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Stow parish church, sometimes referred to as the "Mother Church of Lincolnshire," is one of the largest and oldest parish churches in England. It is partly Saxon and partly Norman in date and is designated by English Heritage as a “Scheduled Ancient Monument” and was also included in the World Monuments Fund's 2006 list of the world's 100 most endangered sites.[5] It has the tallest Saxon arches of its time in Britain,[6] the earliest known example of Viking graffiti in England (a rough scratching of an oared Viking sailing ship, probably dating from the 10th century), a font that is Early English, standing on nine supports with pagan symbols around its base and an early wall painting dedicated to St Thomas Becket.
Ralph de Diceto attributes the church's foundation to Elnothus Lincolniensis, almost certainly Aelfnoth, Bishop of Dorchester, c. 975, who built the church, possibly on the site of an earlier wooden Saxon church, to serve as Minster (or mother church) for the Lincolnshire part of his large diocese, it was a second cathedral because part of the bishop's household of priests (which later became the cathedral chapter) lived in Stow and administered this part of the diocese. The memory of this period gave rise to the tradition that Stow is the Mother Church of Lincoln Cathedral.
It is said to have been re-founded and re-endowed in 1054 by Leofric and Godiva encouraged by Bishop Wulfwig as a Minster of Secular Canons with the Bishop at its head. In 1091 Bishop Remigius of Fécamp re-founded it as an abbey and brought monks to it from Eynsham Abbey, describing the church as having been a long time deserted and ruined. Within five years his successor had transferred the monks back whence they had come and St Mary's had become a parish church.
In 1865 J. L. Pearson built the stair turret outside the church. This was originally inside the church in the nave up against the north side of the tower arch. At the same time some windows were altered and the church was re-roofed. A new vestry was added in the early 1990s (some skeletons and a broken 13th century limestone cross were found during the work).
One mile (2 km) to the west of the village and lying just to the south of the Roman road from Lincoln to York, known as Tillbridge Lane are to be found the remains of the medieval palace of the Bishops of Lincoln built in 1336. All that can be seen today are the earthworks of the moat and to the north and east of the site the earthwork remains of its associated medieval fish-ponds.
Handprint number quilt next to front entrance to classroom (made by this year's fourth graders when they were in K).
Visit to the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in late 2005.
From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Intrepid_(CV-11) :
"The fourth USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11) is an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. Intrepid participated in the Pacific Theater of Operations of World War II, most notably the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Later she recovered spacecraft of the Mercury and Gemini programs and served in the Vietnam War. Since 1982, Intrepid has been part of the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York City. Because of her prominent role in battle, she was nicknamed 'the Fighting I', while her often ill-luck and the time spent in dry dock for repairs earned her the nicknames 'the Evil I', 'the Dry I', or 'the USS Decrepid'."
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The Devil Wears Prada August 21, 2010 on the Back To The Roots Tour at The First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia
HAPPY CHHATH PUJA 🌞❤️ Rajeesh invited me to celebrate Chhath Puja along with his family. In the Indian state of Bihar, these 4 days are among the oldest and most important Hindu festivals. The prayers are dedicated to the sun goddess SURYA. This includes bathing rituals, fasting and at sunset millions of colorfully dressed people stand in the water and symbolically sacrifice their harvest and thank Surya. In the afternoon, before going to the river together, everyone dressed up and decorated the offering baskets. What an honor, dear Rajeesh, to be part of this magnificent celebration, thank you very much 🙏❤️
Nestled next to the Willamette River near the Washington Jefferson Street bridge is the eight and a half-acre park known as Owen Rose Garden. In 1951, George E. Owen, a former Eugene city councilor and lumberman, donated five acres with his house to the city. It was the first parcel in a series that now forms the section of riverfront park stretching from the Ferry Street Bridge to the Greenway bike bridge near Valley River Center.
Shortly after Owen's donation of property, the Eugene Rose Society donated the original 750 rose bushes. This original collection has expanded into a panorama of more than 4,500 roses of over 400 varieties. Stewardship by many volunteers has continued, including the Delta Rotary, who from 1999 to 2004 spearheaded a major renovation of the garden.
The rose garden features the nationally recognized Oregon Heritage Cherry Tree, a webcam, a large open turf area, a public restroom, accessible gravel walkways with benches, a pergola-lined paved walkway, a 28-foot diameter gazebo, an arbor picnic area, a parking lot and maintenance facility, and an impressive collection of heritage and heirloom roses.
Senior Virginia National Guard leaders welcome Soldiers from the Provincial Reconstruction Team Security Force platoon back to the United States March 24 at Camp Atterbury, Ind. Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long, Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis A. Green, the Virginia Guard's senior enlisted leader, Col. Jeffrey N. Hice, deputy commander of the 116th Brigade Combat Team, and Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas H. Yancey, command sergeant major of the 116th Brigade Combat Team, visited with Soldiers during a break from demobilization activities. Approximately 40 Soldiers assigned the Security Force returned to the United States March 23 after serving on federal active duty since March 28, 2011. The Soldiers performed more than 640 security missions in support of PRT Uruzgan while the PRT was operating in potentially dangerous areas to rebuild infrastructure, assist with agriculture, build wells and provide healthcare to the people across the many provinces of Afghanistan. The Soldiers are assigned to the Hampton-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery, 116th Brigade Combat Team, but are from all over the state including Northern Virginia, Charlottesville, Staunton, Norfolk and the Hampton Roads area, as well as Southern Virginia. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia Department of Military Affairs)
Time to try out the intervel... the intervalomom... the timer thingie on the TG-5 with a fly by selfie.
Very useful it is too, what with being able to set how many photos you want, how far apart and how long before the first shot is taken. Probably standard fare for interwotsits, but I've not had one before. Does the job though.
The Bridleway at Truck Ralway bridge near Probus.
The red jacket made an appearance due to it being very grizzly drizzly weather when I set out.
On 13 September 1847, during the Mexican-American War, Chapultepec – the gateway to Mexico City – was successfully stormed by Marines and an Army detachment and became the first Americans in the city. On the next day, they were assigned to duty as guards to the National Palace, called the Halls of the Montezuma. This action inspired the first line of the Marine Hymn.
The storming of Chapultepec Sept. 13th, 1847/ drawn on stone, printed in colors ... by Sarony & Major ; from a painting by Walker in the possession of Capt. Roberts, U.S.A. Courtesy of the Library of Congress: LC-DIG-pga-02604.
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We were diverted from the original track to come out at Manor Road where the bridge crosses the track .
The line of trees to the left of the picture indicating the old track route .
Time to show that things dont always go right, yes I dont mind showing the odd failure, not enough time to post them all though :)
I was making a nice cold drink and thought I would keep a couple of ice cubes to play with. I was thinking that as they are similar to a bubble, the same kind of lighting should give some interesting results. I was wrong.
I set up with a coloured flash on each side of the tank, with another behind to light the white background and started shooting.
On the back of the camera, the shots looked ok, it was only after when uploaded to the computer, I realised how bad they were.
Very little of the shape is visable, it's only realy the air bubbles inside that show up.
Not a total failure though, I did get some nice shots of the surface of the water getting broken and some other ideas about using ice cubes in different ways in the future, so not all bad ;-)
I have been to Excelsior Springs at least a dozen times, and didn't really pick this out as a former Wal-Mart.
How embarrassing this is, since the new Wal-Mart could hardly have been open that long. If there was no 1980's interim store between this 1970's store and the brand-new one, it means this one WAS the active Wal-Mart on many of my earlier visits to the town.
We took the train into London from Windsor to Paddington and walked the short distance to the Marlborough Gate of Kensington Gardens. There we found the Italian Pump Room Gardens, where the yellow water irises were at their peak, and headed southwest past the Peter Pan Statue, Henry Moore's "The Arch" sculpture, Simon Gudgeon's elegant bronze "Isis" and the Lady Diana Fountain. We stopped at the recently re-gilded Albert Memorial, then followed the Flower Walk out of the park and down Kensington High Street to Holland Park, where we discovered the Dutch Garden with its yellow tulips, blue and yellow irises, and the colorful 1995 mural by Mao Wen Biao, which recreates the Holland House garden parties of the 1870's.
After resting in the park's tranquil Kyoto Japanese Garden, we had a light lunch in the excellent Parabola Restaurant inside the new Design Museum. We then immersed ourselves for a couple of hours in the museum's permanent collection - "Designer, Maker, User". After scones and tea at Caffe Concerto Kensington, we took the Underground to St. James Park with its beautiful late afternoon light, went around the lake, over the Blue Bridge, through Westminster, and along the Thames to the Tate Britain where we had reserved evening tickets for the amazing retrospective of David Hockney's 60 year career (no photographs were allowed inside the special exhibition.)
As Samuel Johnson famously said, "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford."
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Goal: *** To help an intern in learning how to design and use photoshop while also creating a sermon graphic on vacation
Audience: Church members
Direction: The pastor called for a resolution list to be the direction
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Located close to the Chao Phraya riverfront on Bangkok's west bank,
Wat Arun (the Temple of Dawn) is one of the city's most prominent landmarks; it's towering steeple-like stupa, surrounded by four smaller spires known as prangs, forms a unique shilouette, at first as reminiscent of a gothic cathedral as a normal Thai temple.
The temple itself is located behind the stupa/pagoda and is a fairly extensive complex founded in the late 18th century, but it is generally the giant spire-stupa, built in the first half of the 19th century, that visitors focus on.
The monument is almost entirely encrusted with porcelain mosaic decoration which extends to much of the figure sculpture (rows of crouching demons, monkey warriors and apsaras can be seen propping up the tower at various levels). Two terraces, one and two thirds up respectively, afford spectacular views over the temple complex and across the Chao Phraya and city centre beyond. The upper level however is only accessible via a terrifyingly steep staircase!
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon return to Virginia and reunite with loved ones and fellow Soldiers Sept. 30, 2022, in Sandston, Virginia, after serving on federal active duty since November 2021. More than 1,000 Virginia and Kentucky National Guard troops under the command of the Lynchburg-based 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted security operations throughout the Horn of Africa and provided the East Africa Response Force in support of the U.S. government for crisis response throughout East Africa. A transfer of authority ceremony with the New York Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment was conducted Sept. 19. More Soldiers will return to Virginia in the coming weeks after completing administrative tasks transitioning them back to a traditional National Guard status, but an exact date for their return has not been finalized. Members of the Virginia Defense Force volunteered their time to assist with traffic management and parking. Read more about Task Force Red Dragon at ngpa.us/21523, and mission highlight photos from Africa are on Flickr at ngpa.us/21686. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti)
(L to R) 2018 Federal Employee of the Year Dr. Daniel L. Kastner of the National Institutes of Health poses for a photo with patients, Carolyn Wise and Rob Damschen, and the director of the National Institutes of Health Dr. Francis Collins at the Partnership for Public Service’s 17th annual Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals (aka Sammies) awards gala in Washington, DC on October 2. Designed to honor outstanding civil servants who have made significant contributions to the health, safety and prosperity of the American people, the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization honored Dr. Kastner for identifying an entire new class of rare genetic diseases and treatments to alleviate suffering for thousands of patients in the U.S. and around the world. Just prior to the photo, Wise and Damschen (who are siblings and share a rare, genetic disease called traps) expressed their appreciation to Dr. Kastner for relieving a lifetime of pain.
Photo by Lawrence Jackson
I needed to clean up my light/darkroom. Boxes and storage junk was piling high. To motivate myself to the task of cleanup I decided to work a bit more on on skulls and still life.
Strobist Info -
Light Setup - Alien Bees B800 with 3x4foot softbox, a large sheet of glass, and 6 sheets of variously sized white rag board (for light control). Resting one edge of the softbox on the floor and using a very short AB light stand to point the light toward a 4x5foot 1/2 white foam core reflector. I used this to knock the light intensity down, even after setting the AB800 at it's lowest power setting.
Over the foam core reflector I built a three sided white reflector box (rag board laying against two tables). Then I suspended a glass sheet between the tables so the light would come up from below.
Lastly, I rested three sheets of variously sized rag board against each other to form a three sided reflector cavity above the glass to spill just a bit of light around the edges of the subject.
Camera setup - Canon 40D set to manual. Chimped the light curves in camera to find that 1/200th sec at f/11 was just about right. Used a very sweet Canon 28mm f/2.8 optic to minimize the number of glass elements bouncing the softboxes intense light.
A South African judge has ruled that the process to award the National Lottery licence was flawed – due to the fact that the South African Lotteries Board failed to obtain proper information about preferred bidders for the new licence. This has resulted in the National Lottery being suspended pending further information. There are currently no draws taking place.
The first lottery license was awarded to Uthingo Management in 1998, with the first tickets going on sale in 2002.
Uthingo Management’s lottery license expired on the 31st of March 2007. The bidding process was initiated well before this, and the winning bidder Gidani Consortium was chosen in 2006, amidst controversy, as Gidani’s Greek Partner, Kokkalis, is currently facing six charges of felony in Greece, including espionage, fraud and money laundering.
Calls were made by apposing political parties to Trade and Industry Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa to suspend the deal, but the minister went ahead and signed it anyway.
Gidani Consortium went ahead and started to roll out equipment in line with their takeover on the 1st of April 2007.
However, on March 5, Judge Willie Seriti ruled that the process to award the licence by the National Lottery Board was flawed.
He said the board had failed to investigate the shareholdings in the first preferred bidder, Gidani, and the second preferred bidder, Uthingo.
That information was material for Mpahlwa to apply his mind properly under the Lotteries Act, he said.
The board's failure to obtain information about the shareholders had resulted in Uthingo being recommended as the second preferred bidder despite Education Minister Naledi Pandor -- "obviously" a political office bearer -- having shares in a company with a stake in Uthingo.
Seriti said this finding made it unnecessary to rule on legal argument that the winning Gidani consortium was also excluded because its shareholders included two members of the ANC national executive committee, Chris Nissen and Max Sisulu.
The National Lotteries Board, after noting in the media Uthingo Management’s comments that they will not pay prizes after their licence to operate the National Lottery expires on 31 March 2007, made an urgent application to the High Court for Uthingo Management to fulfil their obligations in terms of the current licence.
After hearing arguments from both parties, Judge Preller issued an interim order that Uthingo Management must continue to pay prizes until the matter could be fully heard.
*** UPDATE October 2007 ***
After a six month suspension, the Lottery license was re-awarded to Gidani.
Ticket sales resumed on the 6th of October and the first draw took place on 13 October 2007.
The transition to the new operator has not been an entirely flawless. The new Lotto terminals that were installed have been beset with frequent down-time. Speculation is that this is partly due to the new GPRS communications system that the terminals use.
Customers have also been advised to check their coupons as there have been reports that some terminals are not printing a bar code on the coupon (without a barcode a coupon is invalid).
Ardvreck Castle. The castle is thought to have been constructed around 1590 by the Clan MacLeod family who owned Assynt and the surrounding area from the 13th century onwards. Indeed Sutherland, the area in which Ardvreck is situated, has long been a stronghold of the Clan MacLeod. The most well-known historical tale concerning the castle is that on 30 April 1650 James, Marquis of Montrose was captured by the Laird of Assynt and held at the castle before being transported to Edinburgh for trial and execution. Montrose was a Royalist, fighting on the side of King Charles against the Covenanters. Montrose was executed on 21 May 1650, by hanging, drawing and quartering. Archibald, Marquis of Argyll, a covenanter and Montrose's rival, was himself executed in 1661 after the restoration of the monarchy.
Clan Mackenzie attacked and captured Ardvreck Castle in 1672, and then took control of the Assynt lands. In 1726 they constructed a more modern manor house nearby, Calda House, which takes its name from the Calda burn beside which it stands. A fire destroyed the house under mysterious circumstances one night in 1737 and both Calda House and Ardvreck Castle stand as ruins today.
Close up of the tree in Dawson Falls. The tree must be securely stuck in the underlying rocks in order to withstand the force of the flowing water.
The roar of the flowing water has to be experienced first hand.
Attempting to reproduce Kogswell frame decals at edecals.com...it's not exact, but it's pretty close.
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Earl Biss Original Oil Painting
Lillies ode to Monet
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Parkinson Takes Down Fanning to Claim Golden Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach
BELLS BEACH, Victoria/Australia (Sunday, April 24, 2011) – Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, has claimed the 2011 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Ranger over compatriot and former two-time ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS), 29, in an electric Final in solid six-to-eight foot (2 – 2.5 metre) waves at Bells Beach.
The second stop of the 2011 ASP World Title season, the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach celebrated its 50th year of operation this season and the Southern Ocean delivered one of the best swells in recent history for the world’s best to sink their collective fangs into. Today’s Final ran in front of a capacity crowd at Bells Beach, maxing out as early as 11am with cars lined back to the center of Torquay, and the elite ASP Top 34 delivered in sensational fashion.
Leaving little to chance in the highly-anticipated Final, Parkinson opened up with an 8.53 on the first ride of the heat and drove the nail into the coffin with a Perfect 10.
“To me, Mick (Fanning) has been the form surfer of the event and I was never going to take him lightly,” Parkinson said. “I think we both had the same game plan of getting the first good one that came through and putting the momentum behind us. We scrapped for that first wave and I got the nod. Even though it was a mid-8, I knew I needed a lot more to hold him off so I just kept the pressure on from there.”
Today’s victory marks the third Bells title for the Gold Coaster and his 10th elite tour win overall.
“It’s incredible,” Parkinson said. “It’s not so much the fact that I’ve won the event, but more so that it’s the 50th anniversary. It feels that much more special. We’ve had such good waves too. I can’t remember the last time that Bells had such good waves. I’m so excited. I can’t believe this.”
Parkinson, who’s last two ASP World Title campaigns have been marred by injuries, is adamant that he is 100% healthy this season and surfing better than ever.
“I definitely feel like I’m back,” Parkinson said. “I feel like I’m surfing better than I was back in ’09 before I hurt my ankle. I’m feeling fit, I have some really good boards under my feet and I’m excited for the rest of the year.”
Parkinson vaults from 9th to 2nd on the ASP World Title Rankings.
Fanning, who last rung the bell as a wildcard in 2001, was the in-form surfer of the event, consistently notching the highest single-wave scores and heat totals from Round 1 onwards. However, the lightning-fast natural-footer was unable to overtake his Gold Coast sparring partner in the Final.
"It was a tough Final," Fanning said. "For some reason overtime we have a heat he gets in sync real early. I tried to fight back but it was too little too late. Surfing against your mate is just like surfing against anyone else you've just got to go out and think about yourself and catching waves and getting scores. To have a mate beat me makes it a bit easier to swallow, but I'm still fired up for the rest of the year."
Fanning moves from 13th to 6th on the ASP World Title Rankings.
Jordy Smith (ZAF), 24, 2010 ASP World Runner-Up, cruised through to the Semifinals of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach despite admittedly feeling out of rhythm throughout the event.
"It was a nice last wave, but it was a pity I didn't get any before that," Smith said. "I've felt off all week so to get a 3rd is pretty good. I've got two 3rds now, which is kind of frustrating because you want to make the Final, but that's how it goes sometimes. 3rd is better than 5th.”
Smith further cements his position at ASP World No. 3.
Adriano de Souza (BRA), 24, flew the South American flag high through the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, scalping a number of high-profile competitors before falling to Parkinson in the Semifinal.
"I found my rhythm in the heat against Kelly (Slater)," De Souza said. "But against Joel (Parkinson) I couldn't find any waves. I'm so frustrated because I wanted to ring the Bell, but I'm really happy with my result. Kelly is my hero, 10 x ASP World Champ, he just didn't get any waves, then it happened to me in the next round. It happens to everyone. Next up is my home event in Brazil, I hope Brazil is proud of me and Jadson (Andre) for doing well at this event."
De Souza goes from 9th to 4th on the ASP World Title Rankings.
Kelly Slater (USA), 39, reigning 10-time ASP World Champion and current ASP World No. 1, suffered a surprise elimination at the hands of De Souza in this morning’s Quarterfinal clash. The young Brazilian left little room for the Champ to respond and an admittedly out-of-rhythm Slater saw his Bells Beach title defense cut abruptly short.
“It's not my day, not my week and that happens,” Slater said. “For some reason you don't make the right choices and you're not in sync with it, I'm definitely not in the zone this week at all. Every heat of mine has had slow surf and then when there were, waves I was on the wrong ones. It's the way it goes, you win some you lose some.”
Slater’s Equal 5th at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach sees the American holding the lead in the race for the 2011 ASP World Title heading into the next stop in Brazil.
“We're two events in and I've got a 1st and a 5th so I'm averaging about a 3rd, you want to be there and higher,” Slater said. “These kind of waves favor the best guys, the guys you're going to expect to be at the top at the end of the year and all those guys are still in the event. A 5th isn't that bad a result, but when all the guys who you expect to be in the world title hunt finish higher than you it feels like a 17th.”
Highlights from the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by FORD will be available via www.live.ripcurl.com
The next stop on the 2011 ASP World Title season is the Billabong Pro Rio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from May 11 – 22, 2011.
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH FINAL RESULTS:
1 – Joel Parkinson (AUS) 18.53
2 – Mick Fanning (AUS) 13.26
RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
SF 1: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 16.33 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 12.00
SF 2: Mick Fanning (AUS) 18.87 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 17.23
RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
QF 1: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 16.66 def. Owen Wright (AUS) 13.16
QF 2: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 18.00 def. Kelly Slater (USA) 11.24
QF 3: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 14.16 def. Chris Davidson (AUS) 11.10
QF 4: Mick Fanning (AUS) 17.46 def. Jadson Andre (BRA) 14.03
RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND 5 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Owen Wright (AUS) 14.17 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 9.26
Heat 2: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 13.97 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 13.66
Heat 3: Chris Davidson (AUS) 16.03 def. Michel Bourez (PYF) 15.37
Heat 4: Jadson Andre (BRA) 14.37 def. Tiago Pires (PRT) 13.93
ASP WORLD TITLE RATINGS (After Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach):
1. Kelly Slater (USA) 15,200 pts
2. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 14,000 pts
3. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 13,000 pts
4. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 10,500 pts
4. Tiago Pires (PRT) 10,500 pts
Photo ASP/Kirstin
Earth Designs Garden Design and Build were asked to created a landscape and propose garden design in Hawkwell, London*. Here are the details of the project
The clients , Jon and Karen, have lived at the property for over 10 years. Whilst they have done some minor landscaping with the addition of decking in the last few years, they feel that the space has more potential. They called Earth Designs as they felt no-one locally to them could deliver the sort of look they are after. They require the space to be multi functional with an adult area and somewhere for their son to have some fun. Whilst they don’t want the garden to be ‘kiddie-centric’ they do want Jazz, their son, to be able to engage with the garden. To this end they would like a ‘grow-your-own’ area. They currently have a out building in the garden which they use infrequently as a bar area. This also houses a running machine. Whilst they are keen to retain the option of having an indoor bar, the size of structure does not justify the amount of garden wasted, so we need to find an alternative solution. They prefer calm colours and plan to spend a lot of time in the garden.
This design divides this small sub-urban garden into several distinct functional areas. Attractive, amber-coloured Yellow Balau hardwood decking will be laid directly adjoining the house to create a stylish and durable entrance to the space. Two eye-catching paths lead from either side of the decking up the garden to a small artificial lawn in the right hand corner. The paths will be constructed from 35cm squares of toughened recycled glass panels set into a sea of coloured glass mulch.
The main seating/dining area will be in the bottom left of the garden. An L-shaped rendered block raised bed constructed along the left and rear boundaries will enclose a rectangular decked patio, which will house a freestanding decked table and matching cube stools . Ample seating will be provided by an L-shaped decking bench fixed to the side of the raised bed walls.
Bespoke timber pergolas will enclose the lawn, seating area and glass mulch pathways. Constructed from 90mm x 90mm Yellow Balau posts and beams, these structures will feature a variety of ’alcoves’ in the sides, some of which will also boast coloured Perspex ‘windows’ for that extra ‘wow’ factor.
A bespoke log cabin summer house will be installed along the sideway to house the client’s bar and running machine. This will be built to exact specifications to fit the dimensions of the sideway, with full length windows and double louvre doors at the garden end and a door at the opposite end. This door will act as a gate to access the garden from the front of the house.
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Earth Designs is located in East London, but has built gardens in Essex , gardens in Hertfordshire Hertfordshire and all over the South East. Earth Designs was formed by Katrina Wells in Spring 2003 and has since gone from strength to strength to develop a considerable portfolio of garden projects. Katrina, who is our Senior Garden Designer, has travelled all over the UK designing gardens. However we can design worldwide either through our postal garden design service or by consultation with our senior garden designer. Recent worldwide projects have included garden designs in Romania. Katrina’s husband. Matt, heads up the build side of the company, creating a unique service for all our clients.
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This is a continuation of last night's series of dedications to flickr friends who I thought of while shooting photos last week en route to and at Cape Lookout & Harkers Island.
Doc contacted me shortly after I joined flickr to say that he enjoyed my coastal Carolina and historical photos. He noted that we had a lot of the same interests. We have met twice during my visits to the Wilmington area.
Doc researches his photo subjects and provides interesting captions. He also is a gifted photo editor, and does amazing work with textures and processing.
The CSS Neuse in Kinston NC reminded me of the type of site that Doc likes to photograph.
This Civil War ironclad was built for the purpose of retaking New Bern NC. The wooden construction began in the fall of 1862 at White Hall, which is now Seven Springs, NC.
A flat bottom boat that resembled a barge, it was one of 22 ironclad ships commissioned by the Confederacy.
The still incomplete ship was launched and floated to Kinston in 1863 to be outfitted with its guns and armor.
The ship had a crew of 80 men. The crew camped on the river bank while the officers stayed at homes in Kinston. It was a citizens venture - built and manned by local residents.
The ship started downstream towards New Bern in 1864 in a failed battle to retake the city, but was stranded on a sand bar for a month due to the low river. Once the river rose it returned to Kinston.
With the Confederacy nearing its end in the spring of 1865, its captain ordered it sunk to prevent it from falling into Union hands.
The boat remained on the river bottom for almost a century. An effort to raise it was initiated by local citizens in 1961, but it was not successfully raised till 1963.
Unfortunately the ship's current storage in an open air enclosure is leading to rapid deterioration of this piece of history.
Funding problems have prevented construction of an enclosed, environmentally controlled building for its long term preservation.
This piece of history is at significant risk of loss. It has survived over 140 years, but it may not be around much longer.
I think Doc could work wonders with this photo. It he would like to download and play around with textures and edits, I would like to see the end results.
We recently had a week’s holiday to take – Jayne’s job dictates my holidays – we went through the usual process of leaving it late and then desperately selecting a shortlist of cities where we thought the weather might be ok, after a reasonably short flight and we can fly from the north of England. Budapest was the chosen destination.
Budapest is touted as possibly the most beautiful city in Europe and we had a stream of people tell us that it was fantastic. It is. I was looking forward to getting there, no agenda other than walking, photographing the sights and trying to get off the beaten track. We certainly walked – over 70 miles – I photographed it ( I’m a bit embarrassed to say how many shots but it was a lot ) but I’m not sure we got off the beaten track as much as I wanted to.
We flew over Eastern England (and home actually – a first for us) and out over Europe. It was a late afternoon flight on a stunning day, one of the more interesting flights I’ve had. I was glued to the window watching the world go by, wondering about all of lives being played out beneath us. It was dark when we arrived. We were staying on the Buda or Castle Hill side of the city. What we didn’t know was, we were staying in one of the most prominent hotels in the city, sat on the hilltop overlooking Budapest. The Hilton sits on an historic sight and features in every photo taken of the Castle District from Pest. We had time to get out before bedtime and photograph the Matthias Church next door – floodlit – like all of the major buildings in Budapest.
Unfortunately after leaving the best weather of the year in the UK, Budapest was forecast to be a bit dull and cool – not what we wanted. There was occasional sun over the first two days but it was generally grey. Now I have to admit, I let the dullness get me down, I took photos because I wasn’t sure how the week would unfold but I was fairly sure that I was wasting my time. The photos would be disappointing and if it was sunny later we would have to revisit all of the famous landmarks again to get something that I was happy with. This is essentially what happened. The next four days were gorgeous and we did revisit, more than once all of the places that we walked to in the first two days. This meant that we didn’t have the time to go “off piste” or venture further afield as much later in the week.
The sun was rising before seven and we were staying in the best location for watching it rise. By day three I was getting up at 6.00 (5.00 our time) and getting out there with my gear. By day four I was using filters and tripod, not something I usually bother with despite always having this gear with me, and dragging it miles in my backpack. One morning I was joined by a large and noisy party of Japanese photographers, they appeared to have a model with them who danced around the walls of the Fisherman’s Bastion being photographed. Once the orange circle started to appear above the city they started clicking at the horizon like machine guns. We all got on well though and said goodbye as we headed off for breakfast – still only 7.15am.
By 8.00am everyday we were out on foot wandering along the top of Castle Hill wondering where to go that day. We tend to discover the sights as we walk on a city break, frequently discovering things as we head for a distant park or building and research it afterwards with a glass of wine. It works for us. We walked out to Heroes’ Square and beyond, returning by less well known streets. We walked along the Danube to Rákóczi Bridge a couple of times then back into Pest using a different route. Having been under the thumb of Russia for so long and considering its turbulent past there are lots of large Russian style monuments, tributes to great struggles, or the working man – very socialist and very much like Prague in a lot of respects. The Railway stations were also very similar to Prague, you could walk across the tracks and no one bothered. In the main station, now famed for the migrant crisis a few weeks previously, there was a mixture of very new and very old rolling stock from the surrounding countries, all very interesting. Considering that this station is the first thing some visitors to the city will see it is an appalling state. One side of the exterior is shored up and fenced off. This contrasts with the expensive renovation work that has been well executed in the city centre. It really is like stepping into the past when you enter the station building. It all seems to work efficiently though, unlike the UK.
Transport in Budapest is fascinating. Trams everywhere, trolley buses, ancient and new, bendybuses, again, very old and very new, the underground metro, yellow taxis in enormous numbers and of course the river and boats. This never ending eclectic mix seems to operate like clockwork with people moved around in vast numbers seamlessly. The trams looked packed at any time of day. Anyone dealing with tourists seemed to speak very good English, which is just as well as we didn’t have any grasp of Hungarian. Cost wise it was a very economical week for us in a capital city.
Once the weather (or light, to be precise) improved, I cheered up and really enjoyed Budapest. A common comment after visiting is that , although you’ve “done Budapest” you wouldn’t hesitate to go back, which isn’t always the case after a city visit. As ever, I now have a lot of work to do to produce a competent album of work. I think I will end up discarding a lot of the early days material – but then again, I’m not renowned for my discarding skills.
Thank you for looking.
A late September 2018 visit to Packwood House, another National Trust property. Been meaning to visit this one myself for a while now!
A nice cool Sunday afternoon to visit Packwood.
Packwood House is a timber-framed Tudor manor house near Lapworth, Warwickshire. Owned by the National Trust since 1941, the house is a Grade I listed building. It has a wealth of tapestries and fine furniture, and is known for the garden of yews.
The house began as a modest timber-framed farmhouse constructed for John Fetherston between 1556 and 1560. The last member of the Fetherston family died in 1876. In 1904 the house was purchased by Birmingham industrialist Alfred Ash. It was inherited by Graham Baron Ash (Baron in this case being a name not a title) in 1925, who spent the following two decades creating a house of Tudor character. He purchased an extensive collection of 16th- and 17th-century furniture, some obtained from nearby Baddesley Clinton. The great barn of the farm was converted into a Tudor-style hall with sprung floor for dancing, and was connected to the main house by the addition of a Long Gallery in 1931.
In 1941, Ash donated the house and gardens to the National Trust in memory of his parents but continued to live in the house until 1947 when he moved to Wingfield Castle.
Sundial at the West Front of Packwood House.
Grade II Listed
Sundial Approximately 10 Metres West of Packwood House
Listing Text
LAPWORTH PACKWOOD LANE
SP17SE (West side)
Packwood
1/46 Sundial approx. 10m W of
Packwood House
GV II
Sundial. Dated 1667, with C20 restoration. Stone. Round stepped base; round
column, part C20 replacement; painted stone square top with round ball finial.
Erected by John Featherston, who probably planted the Yew Garden, traditionally
said to represent the "Sermon on the Mount"
(Buildings of England: Warwickshire: 1966, pp370-1; Packwood House National
Trust Guide book, 1987)
[ 15]
Listing NGR: SP1732472214
This text is from the original listing, and may not necessarily reflect the current setting of the building.
to show that when the 2nd seat is on top, a 35.5 pound, 40.5 inch child doesn't hit the canopy but it's close. I can see some kids not liking the visor that close to their face.
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Also, the straps are super long ( I have the Sport) and so a bigger child is no problem. You can see the excess strap in the picture.
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