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Borrowing a cliché: Why does anybody think, germans were that accurate? This doorbell is not as tidy as you wold expect from germany, I presume?
Members of a local Wuppertal club, "Rakete e.V." met for a third photo-meetup.
Dieses Foto ist bei dem dritten Foto-Meetup des Wuppertaler Kulturvereins "Rakete e.V." (Link) entstanden. Es ging kreuz & quer, treppauf, treppab über den Ölberg.
I think someone has been cloud painting
This is the second day of blue sky in a row which is really nice in winter. I thought it looked like someone had been testing their brush strokes with all those separate white clouds on the diagonal like that.
+Sky Sunday #skysunday by +Randy Scherkenbach & +Patrick Scherkenbach
+CloudPoker curated by +Keith Dixon +Trisha Standard
Think I broke my foot on this today... Hope I can do a little self-diagnosis tomorrow when the swelling goes down. An X-ray isn't exactly in my price range.
Yay
Taormina is a comune and small town on the east coast of the island of Sicily, Italy, in the Province of Messina, about midway between Messina and Catania. Taormina has been a very popular tourist destination since the 19th century. It has popular beaches (accessible via an aerial tramway) on the Ionian sea, which is remarkably warm and has a high salt content. Taormina can be reached via highways from Messina from the north and Catania .Just south of Taormina is the Isola Bella, a nature reserve. Tours of the Capo Sant' Andrea grottos are also available. Taormina is built on an extremely hilly coast, and is approximately a forty-five minute drive away from Europe's largest active volcano, Mount Etna.
Taormina è un comune di 10.991 abitanti della provincia di Messina. E' uno dei centri balneari di maggiore rilievo di tutta la regione. Il suo aspetto, il suo paesaggio, i suoi luoghi, le sue bellezze riescono ad attirare turisti provenienti da tutto il mondo.
Situata su una collina a 206 m di altezza sul livello del mare , sospesa tra rocce e mare su un terrazzo del monte Tauro, in uno scenario di bellezze naturali unico per varietà e contrasti di motivi , splendore di colori e lussureggiante vegetazione . Il clima è dolcemente mite , piogge scarse durante l'estate, ma non si tratta di un clima arido. Molto belle le mezze stagioni , Primavera e Autunno infatti vantano un clima ideale mite.
La storia di Taormina è sicuramente costellata da molteplici dominazioni, e questo è possibile vederlo passeggiando per le strade del centro storico che mostrano i segni lasciati dai vari popoli passati per Taomina. Essendo situata al centro del mediterraneo la Sicilia fu sempre una preda ambita per la sua posizione strategica di passaggio,situata sulla parte est e in posizione fortificata su una collina permetteva già da allora di controllare buona parte della costa ionica e ha sempre rappresentato un ottimo punto di fortificazione e controllo nelle stradegie di guerra. Dopo aver attestato l'esistenza di una sede di siculi ( antichi abitanti dell'isola, detti anche sicani) presso Taormina, per certo vi passarono e vi lasciarono le loro tracce I Greci, i Romani, i Saraceni, dunque gli Arabi, i Bizantini ,I Normanni , Gli Aragonesi , e per ultimi i Borboni.
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de Auguste Rodin (ParÃs, Francia, 1840 - Meudon, Francia, 1917). Bronce con pátina verde y negra. Fundición de una edición limitada por la Fundidora Valsuani, en el Museo Soumaya de la Ciudad de México, que "respeta los derechos morales del Museo Rodin de ParÃs".
Even they day began more joyfully when I spotted this young girl on a pink vespa primavera, probably travelling to her workplace. Shot made at Place de Clichy, Paris outskirts.
THINK Global School students Emma, Hannah, and Gawa work on homework with their math teacher, Ambika Dani.
Photography by Joann McPike
© THINK Global School, 2012
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The final of the Flintspiration churches from April. A great event and one I hope is held again.
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A church I did not know existed before Saturday, but one on the way back to The Red Lion where Jools and a pint with my name on were waiting.
From St Giles I walked down through the market place, then through the Lanes and up London Street, past the Cathedral and the Maids Head Hotel.
There were a lot of people milling around, there had been a recital and proud parents were talking to their children, I think, Anyway, I was greeted by the organiser whom I saw in St Saviours hours before, did I want to see something only recently discovered?
She showed me stones used on the east wall of the chancel, which are now thought to be Saxon and so pre-dates the church itself, probably robbed from a previous building. He said there had been at least two previous churches on the site.
Inside, the nave had been converted into a triple-decked auditorium and cafe. I think it works, and certainly it seemed those who attended the concert were happy enough.
As with a lot of the redundant churches, most of the memorials remain, and add to the atmosphere of the building.
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A small church, but everything is in place: the tower, the aisles, the clerestories. But on closer inspection the appearance of St Martin is of a substantial Victorian restoration, as a result of a partial collapse of tower and chancel, and the heavy hand of Edward Hakewill.
Despite the proximity to the cathedral (the Palace in question is that of the Bishop) the setting was rather unlovely until a couple of decades ago, because the Norwich city gasworks sat immediately to the north of it. At one time, there had been a plan for a railway that would have cut St Martin off from the Cathedral precincts, but this is an area of regeneration, and today you would not know that such a controversy had ever existed. George Plunkett's image on the left, taken on a late winter afternoon in 1934, shows the church substantially as it is today, although the western end of the graveyard is now under the road.
There is a fine courts building now on the site of the gasworks, and this has resulted in St Martin finding an excellent new use as the home of the Probation service. Internally, there is a split level steel and glass mezzanine providing working space above and below the floors; it ascends into the space beneath the tower, reaching ground floor level at both the west end and in the chancel. The aisle chapels have been glassed in and form meeting rooms. It is all crisp and airy, fully functional without detracting from the former character of the church; the inner walls are pretty much intact and unscathed. Of course, it is now very different to how George Plunkett found it in 1934.
The windows were destroyed in the Norwich blitz, and were fortunately replaced by some fine modern glass before redundancy was declared as a result of the Brooke report. The east window shows the risen Christ flanked by Mary and a Roman centurion, while to the west is St Martin flanked by two smaller figures.
A surviving piece of Victoriana is the solemn inscription How Dreadful is this Place: This is the House of God, and this is the Gate of Heaven above the south doorway, which must have concentrated the mind a bit. A good 18th century ledger stone features a skull and hourglass backed by crossed bones.
In 1934, George Plunkett also photgraphed a large tombchest, a candelabra and the 15th century font, all gone today.
I asked the kind man who let me wander around if it was a suitable building for its new use. He said that it was, and that the setting generally encouraged everybody to take each other seriously, and so when clients came for the first time they knew that this was a place that would give them a future. Amen to that.
Simon Knott, November 2005
www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/norwichmartinpalaceplain/norwic...
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The church of St Martin at Palace is one of the oldest in Norwich. It stands close to a stretch of the riverbank where, on the site of the present Law Courts, traces of some of the earliest settlement have been found.
The church is referred to in Domesday Book (1086) and excavations made during the conversion of the church in the 1980s revealed foundations of a Norman church as well as evidence of one, if not two, earlier Anglo-Saxon timber churches. The Norman Bishop's Palace and the remains of a Norman house (beneath the Law Courts) are testimony to the high status of this part of the City at that time.
This church is now let to the Norfolk Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (Norfolk ACRO).
The building we see today dates in general from the 15th century, though it is much overlaid by Victorian work. Documentary evidence shows that money was left in 1490 for 'the new aisle off the south side of the choir'. Most of the windows are in the Perpendicular style, typical of the mid 14th to early 16th centuries.
In 1783 a large part of the tower fell and it was not until 1874 that the two upper stages were rebuilt and the lower part refaced. Notice the unusual appearance of the quoins to the tower: they are long and narrow and their white stone contrasts with the dark flintwork. In 1851 the North Chancel Aisle and most of the Chancel itself collapsed. They were rebuilt in 1853-4, when a thorough 'restoration' of the whole building was undertaken. As a result it is sometimes hard to tell what is Medieval and what is Victorian. The two storey South Porch appears to be a 19th century rebuild.
Now enter the churchyard and walk round to the east end of the church. Notice the corner stones (quoins) of the Chancel. They are built 'long and short', the long sides of the stones alternately vertical and horizontal. This technique is normally associated with Saxon work, so it may well be that part of the earlier building is incorporated in the present structure.
To go inside the church continue round to the modern stone doorway on the north side.
Inside you are at once aware of the modern structures which have been inserted in the building. In the late 1980s the church was converted for use as a Day Centre for the Probation Service. Because their offices are just north of the church, it was decided to form a new entrance on this side. The conversion allows for a mix of open and screened-off spaces, but the way in which these have been provided is unconventional.
The Nave and Chancel remain open, but within them have been 'suspended' three decks at different levels, connected by the stairs. The highest is level with the first floor of the tower, into which a kitchen has been slotted. Underneath, the original floor has in part been lowered to form a snug sitting area. Its excavation doubled as an archaeological dig. Cabinets, combining heating and storage partly separate Nave from Aisles, a mezzanine floor has been inserted in the North Nave Aisle and both Chancel Aisles and the Tower have been screened off. The conversion has changed the character of the building. But old and new are clearly distinct from one another: the old can still be appreciated while the new has an architectural integrity of its own.
There are some fine monuments in the church. In particular, see in the North Chancel Aisle the chest tomb of Elizabeth Calthorpe (died 1578). In the South Chancel aisle is a good 18th-century wall memorial above the small doorway. Notice the many fine slate memorial slabs in the floor dating from the 17th and 18th centuries. There are also several older paving slabs that once held brasses, including one very large one at the west end of the Nave.
Many of the windows hold good Victorian stained glass by the William Morris workshop and by Heaton, Butler and Bayne: unfortunately their ornate decorative backgrounds have been removed, leaving the figures 'floating' in large areas of clear glass. A panel of fragments of Medieval glass has been set in one of the North Aisle windows.
A tiny fragment of wall painting can be seen beside the east window. There may be more concealed behind the later plaster. In the North Aisle mezzanine there is a panel of black letter text with strap work ornament from the 17th-century, discovered when a wall memorial was removed. Only two texts remain of what must have been an ambitious scheme of Victorian wall decoration over the east window and over the south door. The latter reads 'How dreadful is this place. This is none other than the House of God and this is the Gate of Heaven'.
www.norwich-churches.org/St Martin at Palcce/home.shtm
i can't think of a thing to call this haha.
and i slept until 2 today. i think imma die of lazy summer syndrome. ahh.
so me and dusty ran around k-mart today ha. until an old grouchy manager took away our swords..and balls. lmaoooo. oh well it was fun.
then we went to the park for a while. it was really hottt outside. i think it was like 90. yeah that's hot. haha.
and then i came home and took bethany's picture. i love her. she's such a great model. and she's six haha.
Higher-level thinkers don’t just magically emerge from low-level thinking spaces
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today after work i relaxed in the grass with my dog Cree. i love staring at the sky! from the shade, of course, because it was a record high temp today !! (97 degrees!)
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The Think Tank located within the Brayford Enterprise Park, on the historically important site used for the prototype testing of the original military tank.
The tank affiliation has informed the design and name of the building, as well as all the signage and building logo. One elevation has track-like staggered walls replicating tank treads, whilst the main entrance elevation has the curves and rivets that emulate a tank turret. In addition the choice of Rockpanel Chameleon as the exterior cladding gives the building a multi-coloured, camouflage-like quality that changes its tone from greens, bronze and black according to daylight levels.
With the University of Lincoln’s future expansion the Think Tank is set to be part of the University’s campus. On Ruston Way, Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
Think about this next time someone wants to borrow the car. An 18 year old, inexperienced driver going much too fast for the curve in the road. Fortunately for both the driver and his friend in the passenger seat, their injuries were minimal.
I think the Muscari and daffs are a wee bit early and the pansies are bigger :0)))
A few shots from my garden in late January
If you're looking for hardy, no-care, "Plant and Forget" spring flowering bulbs, look no further - load up on Muscari. These bulbs are so winter hardy and easy to grow that no garden should be without them.
There are about 30 different species of Muscari, but only 4 or 5 are widely available. Best known are the Muscari armeniacum or, as they are more commonly known, Grape Hyacinths. They are so named because their clusters of small, bell-shaped, cobalt-blue flowers look like clusters of upside-down grapes.
There is a famous planting of them at the Keukenhof Gardens in Holland which is known as the Blue River. This is a dense planting of Muscari armeniacum that winds through the Gardens, past trees, shrubs, and other spring flowers. Year after year, this is one of the most photographed scenes in this park. Try planting a large drift of Muscari armeniacum in your garden for a similar effect.
An additional benefit is that all Muscari have a lovely fragrance. The more you plant, the more fragrance you get.
Other, cultivated varieties of Muscari armeniacum come in different shades of blue, and one variety comes in white. Different species of Muscari provide additional variety in terms of colour and form: Muscari azureum has a somewhat more open and less "grapey" look, Muscari latifolium is two-toned: light and dark blue, and Muscari plumosum is feathery and mauve in colour.
Have a great weekend all xx
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this one is for the pink 2008 group...........
im sure that at some point all of us have been touched by cancer in some way....
all four of my grandparents had different forms of cancer...
both my paternal grandfather and maternal grandmother died before i was born....
my paternal grandmother passed when i was seven i still miss her 40 years on every day..
my wonderful grandfather my moms dad fought cancer for many many years ,
we were told as young kids he was going to die ..
he did at the age of 94 when i was in my late twenties ,he was the most wonderful man
whom i feel was the most influencial man in my life he showed us how to never give up..
get up and just keep going . well he sure did he saw off three wives lol...
we also have a very dear friend who despite having cancer herself works and devotes her life to women with breast cancer...
im not going to name her here but if you live in the west of cumbria im sure you will know this amazing inspirational woman....
i dedicate this image not just to the few people i have mentioned here but all of my dear flickr friends.......and to the rest of the flickr community...
i make this dedication with all of my heart and want you to know that you have touched mine......
Andrew xoxoxo
Tarde, lo se, pero unos ojitos tan tiernos han de ser atemporales por fuerza :D
Christmas consumes them.
Think of them!
La navidad les consume.
¡Piensa en ellos!
Christmas consumes them.
Think of them!
Sticker para la concienciación de la sociedad sobre el sufriemiento de todos esos seres que sufren en navidad.
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