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I went to see if Kaikoura would be a good fit for a dark sky reserve. NZ has around 7 under review at the moment. Below is the township. From these three shots it is a pretty big ask to get the requirements. Note the green lit street in the foreground. That is LED lighting compared to sodium. Interesting they have started to replace the sodium. They have a protected bird called the Shearwater. It gets dazzled at night by lighting and literally falls out of the sky. They then get run over as they don't take off like a driver would expect. Sad :(.
I've decided to have a go at more "people stuff". The "Midwich Cuckoos" was based on actual happenings in Tipton in the mid 1940's. Fact.
To provide the public with unbiased, open education on pre-exposure prophylaxis – or “PrEP,” a controversial medication aimed at preventing HIV infection before high-risk encounters – Impulse hosted a short film screening and panel discussion at the famed Hollywood Improv on November 9, 2013.
The event featured a diverse panel that included medical experts David Hardy, MD of UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine and Michael Wohlfeiler, MD of AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) alongside social commentator Aaron Laxton, who blogs for TheBody.com, and Michael Weinstein, president and founder of the global nonprofit AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which provides treatment, testing, and advocacy in 32 countries worldwide in addition to being the largest provider of HIV/AIDS care in the United States.
Backpack to Briefcase: Sydney "Does your network work for you?"
The Establishment
252 George St Sydney
Look at them go - Margaret, Chevy, and Duncan. Ben is watching the excitement, remembering when he was just a spring chicken :)
To one who is accustomed to thinking a lot, every new thought that he hears or reads about immediately appears as a link in a chain.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Saturday, and I was feeling a little better. Better enough to realise how shit I had felt the previous two days, and needing something to break the cabin fever, soo it would be churchcrawling.
Off to Tesco for supplies, and delight that "party food" has appeared, and although there would be no party at Chez Jelltex, there would be party food to munch on during the evening game.
Back home for breakfast, and Jools decided not to join in the church fun, instead stay home to do overdue chores.
And so the great round of revisits to record details of the stained glass that I previously missed continues.
Elmsted not Elmstead.
Off Stone Street and down past Yockletts Bank and along towards Hastingleigh, before taking a lane back up the down, which double hairpins to the village above, and by the village crossroads is St James.
A huge church for what is a farm and a handful of houses now. I parked beside the road, in a narrow strip between the tarmac and where the verge turned to swamp, got my bag out of the car and walked through the gate, noticing better the shapes of the grave markers repurposed for the path, some even dates being still visible.
The church is cool and still, I had done a pretty good job before, windows excepted, so got to work snapping and moving about. Sun poured in through the mostly clear glass windows, making it seem a place of divine light, even if the sun shone from the south, not the Orient.
Back to the car, and down the down, back to the main road a a quick climb up to Hastingleigh, where the church is a good mile outside the village, beside a farm. It does, at least, have a large car park, so no parking in people's drives or blocking the lane through the village.
A poor wren was trapped inside, but I made it even more desperate than it had been when I entered, and try as I might I couldn't get close to it. And the two fine windows, one of St Michael the Archangel, that I came out especially to photograph had boards up outside, so they could barely be seen.
The rest of the Victorian glass is of a very fine standard, so record all that.
Next church was a twenty minute drive away, Mersham, which can be seen from the train just before entering the outskirts of Ashford, its spire pointing into the morning skies as I zoom past en route to Denmark.
Here there is a most extraordinary west window. Cathedral sized, though it has lost of of the ancient glass that filled it, fragments remain, and I wanted to record those.
Outside a lady was clearing leaves, and inside another was refreshing the floral displays with poppies for services on Sunday.
The window is a wonder, and a burden, as it lets in so much light, that during the summer months the cinema nights they have cannot take place.
I very much like Mesham, and received a quite wonderfully warm and friendly greeting from the two ladies.
One last church to try would be Nackington, back near Canterbury, where the small church has some of the oldest glass in the country.
It was quite a hike across the county to get there only to find the church locked. This was a church that was always open before COVID, and was a major disappointment.
So, back home through Bridge and onto the A2 back to Dover, to get back at midday, just in time to cook lunch.
And settle down then for an afternoons groaning at the football on the wireless.
Norwich were away at Cardiff, and after four straight defeats, hopes were low. But City took the lead, only to concede twice before half time, which suggested the same old story.
But in the second, City played better, and in the closing ten minutes, scored twice to nick the three points.
Well.
The party food was aptly enjoyed as I watched the evening game.
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A pretty, many-gabled church with a fine short shingled spire. The church is a fourteenth-century rebuild of a Norman original that had been enlarged in the late 1200s. O slightly later date, and to be found on a tie-beam in the chancel is a carved head of Joan, Countess of Kent, who was married to the Black Prince, son of Edward III at Windsor in 1361. There is a fair amount of medieval glass, in the chancel and nave west windows whilst the screens which separate the south chapel from the chancel and south aisle are wonderful examples of seventeenth-century craftsmanship. The base comprises solid panels, the upper levels are of very closely set barley-twist balusters, and the top is of tall iron spikes. The south chapel contains many memorials to the local Knatchbull family whose ancestral home, Mersham-le-Hatch stands to the north of the village. Above the screen is a corbel of possibly thirteenth-century date which depicts a bishop, and which could be part of an earlier door or window. There is a fine Royal Arms of 1751 and a good holy water stoup by the south door with superb carving of Tudor roses.
www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Mersham
“a hide of land for a Church at Mersham” was bequeathed by ‘John Siweard and his wife Edith’ in their will dated c. 1040 AD . A church has existed on this site by 1086 AD, as recorded in the Domesday Book.
The Church was rebuilt by the Normans c.1100 AD and further rebuilding was accomplished in the second half of the fourteenth century (1350-1400 AD). The Church is substantially the same today, although over the years it has been altered and changed internally over the years to reflect the current fashions of the day.
The present church contains significant monuments to the local members of the Brabourne and Knatchbull families
www.a20churches.org.uk/mersham.htm
his is a beautiful Church although I have to admit that from the North side it did rather remind me of a Mennonite farmhouse. (For those of you who have not lived in Southern Ontario as I have, Mennonites do tend to expand their farmhouses as the family grows, usually resulting in lots of additional "bits" added onto the original building. St. John the Baptist Church at Mersham gives the same appearance). Although not actually architecturally visible, the oldest part of this Church is Norman. The South wall at the East end of the building has a thicker wall than the Western end as this once formed part of that original small Norman Church which measured only 36 feet by 25 feet. There was a Saxon Church here and the earliest documentation to confirm this was written in 1040 A.D. The Church was rebuilt in the latter half of the fourteenth century and much of the building we see today dates from that time. Even the main roof trusses and king posts in the Nave (picture top left) date from the fouteenth century.
The Church is well known for the various monuments and memorials to the Knatchbull family. The Chapel in the South East corner of the Church is know knonw as the Knatchbull Chapel although it was original The Lady Chapel. Under the floor at the East end of the Chapel is the Knatchbull family vault and there is also an area on the South side of the churchyard where there also additional Knatchbull family graves. More than one member of the family presided as a magistrate at the local Quarter Sessions and are already mentioned briefly on my smuggling pages. Certain of these memorials to this family are rather interesting for genealogists and you will find additional detail on the next page (see below).
In the Chancel there is some fine oak paneling said to date in one reference from the 14th Century but carrying a date carved into one section in the early 17th Century and some unusual altar rails which do date from the 17th Century. The Church also has some unusual and attractive ancient glass and the tracery in the West window is most unusual containing parts from two different styles of architecture.
When I was in the Church, there were works of art by local children proudly adorning the screen to the Knatchbull Chapel which at least shows that this delightful building is still playing a regular part in the daily lives of this country community. It was also nice to think that two centuries ago, members of my own direct family were being baptised in this Church.
www.kentresources.co.uk/mersham-sjb1.htm
MERSHAM is within the ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION of the diocese of Canterbury, and deanry of Limne.
¶The church, which is dedicated to St. John Baptist, consists of two isles and two chancels, having a handsome square tower at the west end, in which are five bells. In the north window of the high chancel is the figure of a bishop, with his mitre and crosier, praying, and the figure of a saint, with the dragon under his feet. On the rector's pew is carved in wood, a coat of arms, being A fess, in chief, three balls. In this chancel is a memorial for Elizabeth, widow of William Legg, of New Sarum, and mother of dame Grace, wife of Sir Edward Knatchbull, bart. obt. 1771; and several monuments and memorials for the Knatchbull family. The south chancel belongs to them, in which are several monuments and memorials of them, particularly a most superb one for Sir Norton Knatchbull, who died in 1636, having his figure in full proportion lying on it, and above that of his lady kneeling in a praying posture, under a canopy supported by two figures; above are the arms of Knatchbull impaling Ashley; underneath this chancel is a large vault, in which this family lie buried. A monument for Margaret Collyns, daughter of Thomas Tourney, gent. and wife of William Collyns, gent. obt. 1595; arms, Vert, a griffin, or, gerged with a ducal coronet, argent, impaling Tourney. In the north isle are several memorials for the Boys's, of this parish; for Richard Knatchbull, esq. and for Mary Franklyn, obt. 1763. In the west window, which is very large, nearly the whole breadth of the isle, and consists of many compartments, are eight figures of men, pretty entire, and much remains of other painted glass in the other parts of it. The arms of Septvans and Fogge were formerly in one of the windows of the high chancel.
The church of Mersham was formerly appendant to the manor, and belonged with it to the convent of Christ-church; but when the survey of Domesday was taken in the year 1080, it appears to have been in the possession of the archbishop, with whom the manor did not continue long before it was again vested in the convent; but the advowson of the rectory remained with the archbishop, and has continued parcel of the possessions of the see of Canterbury to this time, his grace the archbishop being the present patron of it.
This rectory is valued in the king's books at 26l. 16s. 10½d. and the yearly tenths, which are now payable to the crown-receiver, at 2l. 13s. 8¼d.
In 1578 here were communicants two hundred and forty-seven. In 1640, one hundred and eighty, and it was valued at eighty pounds.
I love the opportunity to make props and this rocket was a blast.
The child model took a little convincing to act like he'd made it..
©Chiara Romagnoli
Shot on film
Decided to check a dumpster tonight that I checked 3 times today already. You just NEVER know when it’ll be empty or filled with treasure. Gonna be giving a ton of this away (except for the Take 5 bags )
This was about a 3rd of what was still in there, too. But I took what I liked personally.
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Went to see this little fella today #puglife
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We've named him Bob. He likes to visit our garden and plead for food.
We feed him. He rests a front paw on the screen door and pleads for more.
We feed him more.
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The museum gala features spectacular entertainment, foo and cocktails in a transformed museum atmosphere.
I attended the 52nd Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, held December 2 to 11, 2010 at the Thomas and Mack in Las Vegas.
The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo is the championship event for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association’s rodeo year.
The 2010 Wrangler NFR Bull Riders were 20-Steve Woolsey, 21-Wesley Silcox, 47-Shawn Hogg, 51-Tyler Smith, 63-Kanin Asay, 92-Ardie Maier, 96-Chad Everett Denton, 99-Seth Glause, 101-Clayton Williams, 105-J.W. Harris, 106-Dustin Elliott, 109-Bobby Welsh, 112-D.J. Domangue, 118-Corey Navarre, and 119-Cody Whitney.
Bull Riding is a fan favorite at rodeos, and the NFR is no exception. The fans love their bulls and their bull riders, and just as the bull riders have fans so do the bulls.
Bull riding is a dangerous both during the ride and after the ride. Cowboys who ride bulls are mentally and physically tough, as well as being extremely courageous with quick reflexes and good coordination to ride a fifteen hundred to two thousand pound bull for eight seconds.
The bull rider will attempt to ride his bull for eight seconds, and will be disqualified if he touches the bull or himself with his free hand. The bull will do everything he can to get the rider off his back, twisting, turning, and bucking. Bulls are individual in their bucking style and no two bulls are exactly the same. Some bulls will dart left then right, others may spin, and others will jump high and kick out, all in attempt to dislodge the bull rider.
Bull riding is exciting, dangerous, and two rides are ever exactly the same. Bull fighters distract the bull to help ensure the bull rider can safely get out of the arena. Every bull rider knows that the next ride could be his last, but, it does not deter him, rather fuels his desire to become the best of the best.
I would like to the Thomas and Mack, the PRCA (Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association), the Cowboys and Cowgirls, the stock contractors, and the fans for their support of rodeo.
Come join me for ten days of rides, the wrecks, and the unforgettable moments of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Let’s Ride!!
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The afternoon sun shining thru smoky skies around Bend, OR (due to wildfires in the region). We were stopping by to get a bite to eat around here. We were on the way to Madras, OR to witness an epic, once-in-a-lifetime event... This was during my big Oregon solar eclipse trip with my cousin & Regina. Witnessing the total eclipse as day turned into night for just a couple minutes was totally surreal! No words can describe the experience of it all... (Sunday, August 20, 2017)
*Our trip’s summary:
We left San Jose by 6:00 a.m. Sunday. We did stops along the way like gas, pit stops & food. We crossed into Oregon by around 2 p.m. & reached Madras by nightfall. The traffic in Solartown was crazy! We safely got to our final destination by evening & looked around at Solartown. We then called it a night & slept in our car on our 1st night… By the next morning, it was eclipse day! After a short visit at Solartown again, we walked back to our car by 9 a.m. & got situated. The thrill of waiting for totality was priceless! This was the reason why we drove all the way up from California! Words can't describe the magnitude of this rare, once-in-a-lifetime event. There hasn't been a total solar eclipse in the lower 48 since 1979 & that one only passed thru a small area in the western U.S. After experiencing such a surreal astronomical event, we headed out of Solartown & headed to our hotel (Motel 6) in Troutdale, OR. It felt nice to finally have a bed to sleep in! By Tuesday morning, we hiked to the top of Multnomah Falls. It's quite a hike up but the views made it well-worth. Afterwards, we checked out from our hotel & headed to Portland to eat lunch & do some souvenir shopping. Later, we went to our 2nd hotel (Stagecoach Inn) in Molalla, OR. We ended the day by shopping at the nearby Woodburn Outlets. By our last day, Wednesday, we did last-minute souvenir shopping at Woodburn, Salem & Eugene while homeward bound. We even stopped by to get donuts at Voodoo Doughnut in Eugene. We then tackled the endless drive back south... We reached San Jose by around 3:30 in the morning Thursday. This was the biggest most adventurous road trip we've done! Safe travels...
(Trip Duration: August 20-24, 2017)
Cruise to nowhere on Star Cruise Gemini - 7th to 9th July 2017. Celebrating Xiao Gu birthday! Happy 66th birthday Mdm Monica Lee! (photo by Ben Cho)
This is my dormant plumeria enjoying the southern sunlight exposure. I put an improvised shade to limit direct hot sunlight. Awww, my plummie is sleeping!
A bit more about plumerias:
Plumerias are tropical trees and are famous for their beautiful flowers which are used to make leis (flower garlands). In regions with colder climates, plumerias can be grown in containers and brought indoors during the winter months. In the tropics, some varieties can even grow to a height of over 30 feet! The plumeria's waxy, 2-4-inch flowers are very fragrant. Flower colors include pink, red, white, and yellow. This plumeria I have had bloomed yellowish flowers earlier during the growing season. I planted my plumeria (cuttings) back in January 7, 2016. Now as you can see at this point, it's gone dormant...
Most Plumeria will lose their leaves during winter dormancy. This process eliminates the plant's need for water. Plumerias, like any tropical plant, are frost sensitive. During a frost/cold weather, an unprotected plant can be damaged starting with the tips. Placing them near your home in the hottest part of your yard is best as the heat released during the winter nights will aide in keeping the temps above freezing. If you choose to bring the plants inside, it is possible that you will be able to keep it from going dormant. In the cool months, it is important not to overwater as it will rot the plant. If you aren't sure, it is best to keep the soil on the dry side. Remember, no leaves, no water.
(As of Wednesday, December 21, 2016)