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Throughout 2018 I have been busy working on a new photographic project in Scotland using my miniature figurines (the 'Little People').
My main hope is that this new series of photographs will help highlight the plastic / litter epidemic our country (and planet) is suffering from. Littering in general has always sickened me, and the 'Blue Planet II effect' really made me feel like I too could help highlight the issue using my own unique approach.
Earlier this year, I spent several days collecting bags full of plastic and rubbish that had been discarded (or washed up) next to beaches and lochs on the west coast of Scotland, mostly 'beauty' spots. I kept some of this plastic to make my work (recycling the rest) and returned to the banks of Loch Lomond a couple of months ago to photograph my latest series - LIFE IN PLASTIC.
Thanks for looking.
David
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Persons love two sim slot mobile phones as they need more connectivity throughout the world with ease and comfort. Likewise men of artistry and sagacity unite in photography and conduct workshops and salons the beneficiaries are we the photogrphic enthusiasists. Also when artistic skill and organising ability join togrther it is a gift to us.
They are Sri. Shivji Joshi, retired professor of of Philosophy and Sri.Ramji Vyas, former Photojournalist of Jodhpur.They conduct Indian salons and International salons regularly.
Arranging salons is an arduous job and JPS have their 7th Inernational salon this month and imagine how the two spend their effort and energy for it.
Recently I joined the 4th JPS Desert Workshop in March second week and there started my admiration on them. Persons speak more and perform less. Here Sri.Shivji Joshi took lot of pain to get good pictures for the delegates in the desert and very much involved in teacing them the right direction to create pictures with play of light. Man of non possesiveness and positive approch impressed all of us.
While Sri.Shivji was directing the delegates Sri.Ramji Vyas
took care and busy in monitoring the shooting shedule and other comforts of us. With his bulky body moving here and there under the hot Sun he had done tremendous work for us.
Generally for one's success people mention his \ her life partner. Here we should not forget to mention Sri.Sarvesh Joshi, Sri. Manish Vyas and Sri. Amith Vyas.
Sri. Shivji Joshi is running Gurukul for Basic Photography in Jodhpur succesfully and many in India got benefited by the course of 7 or 8 days. One of the beneficiaries is our Vinaya Mathews.
The Tution Fee for this is only dedication, genuinness and sincerety.
I salute them.
The moon jellyfish, or moon jelly, is found throughout the world's oceans. Around the size of a plate, as seen it is recognisable by the four circles visible through the translucent white bell. These four circles are gonads, the reproductive organs located at the bottom of the stomach, and they are normally purple in colour. Moon jellies are common in UK seas and are often found washed up on shore. Jellyfish are 95% water and have no brain, blood or heart.
Moon jellies have short, delicate tentacles that hang down from the sides of the bell. They catch their plankton prey using a layer of mucus over their bells before passing the microscopic meals into their mouth parts using special tentacles.
Throughout history, female nudes have been used in cemetery/memorial art. For a deeper examination, visit northstargallery.com/pages/Sensualilty.htm
Many images in this set were taken inside Forest Lawn Memorial Park's (California, USA) Great Mausoleum.
The general public is not allowed to enjoy these and many other works of art in the Great Mausoleum. Entry is granted only to those able to afford the high price of admission and their living family members.
Why?
I turned the door handle of the Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn in Glendale, California, USA and as the heavy door opened, I entered another world.
The massive, cathedral-like structure houses not only the remains of thousands able to afford the lofty ticket price for admission, it houses beautiful works of art. Sculptures, stained glass windows and ceilings, elegant marble throughout and massive architecture...all are off limits to the general public.
I didn't know at the time I turned that door knob, that Forest Lawn is consumed about keeping this structure and its contents strictly away from public view. I was simply a guy trying to take photos I like who quickly realized the challenges posed in this setting. I was simply on quest that began at the cemetery where my Mom and brother were buried almost twenty years ago.
One can attend a viewing of a stained glass window, The Last Supper, but, I've since returned (hoping to share with my family the splendor within) asking to enter the mausoleum. We were turned away. Forest Lawn's policy strictly prohibits entry to the general public.
Why? One would think that Forest Lawn (and its founder Mr. Eaton and its longtime and current President and CEO, John Llewellyn, would want to share with the wider world, the beauty contained within given the frequent ugliness which hits us in daily life...providing a form of comfort which is their business.
Forest Lawn loves attention but only on their terms. It thrives being known as the Disneyland of death services (and I mean that in the most respectful way ...after all, Walt Disney himself chose Forest Lawn) and hundreds of the famous and infamous call Forest Lawn home.
It is obvious Forest Lawn takes its mission seriously and provides a needed service exhibiting the highest levels of excellence from its impeccable grounds, to fine facilities and attentive staff.
Forest Lawn's theatrical stagings for adults and school children, its public art, museum and grounds filled with celebrities and movers and shakers, convey a seemingly mixed message when it comes to excluding the public from the massive amounts of great art held within the Great Mausoleum.
Why the exclusion? Staffing its maze of halls isn't a concern; staff members are everywhere throughout the park. Security? Sure it's in a bad neighborhood. But, as I wandered unknowingly in this remarkable place from which I was supposed to be excluded, I never saw graffiti...even in the restroom.
In fact, I never saw another soul (sorry, no pun intended). And, that, to me, is sad.
As I wandered, I was challenged by low light, by my impulse to rush my hand held shots since I had a vague gut feeling I was alone, but not; that someone was about to find me taking photos in a place where I was the forbidden invader...the only one...alive...appreciating fine art. Certainly, those entombed can not enjoy it.
Mr. Llewellyn, please open the doors to the Great Mausoleum for the public and the profound and positive impact its will have on us.
Mr. Llewellyn, I extend this offer:
if you have looked at my photos and they have spoken to you, please contact me. I will offer my photographic services to Forest Lawn to use in ways upon which we can agree.
The possibilities are limitless:
I can photographically catalog all of Forest Lawn's art at all its properties; the images could be published in many forms...books, dvd sets, and more; guided tours; respectful events built around the art and the images; museum exhibits.
Again, the possibilities are limitless and all can be accomplished in good taste equal to your mission statement and still be respectful of your residents and their families and, serve to educate and benefit the larger public.
Thank you,
Casual Clicks
A BIT OF BACKGROUND:
Many years ago after burying my mother and brother within days of the other, I was wandering their cemetery pondering and was intrigued by the statues I saw.
I was taken by the artist's talent in being able to capture the female form (since that was all the cemetery had). The sculptor's manipulation of the viewer's perceptions...cloth and how it draped, creating muscle tone, emotions displayed in facial expressions, all created from stone, piqued my interest.
I began an informal quest to research and find as many sculptures and to photograph them which overwhelmingly depicted the female nude (or partially so) in the cemetery/memorial setting.
As my cemetery visits grew, I began to realize that many of the sculptures seemingly evoked a sensuality in this form of memorial art.
Here, then, is my photos...a project in evolution...the female form as portrayed in an often sensual manner in memorial art.
Although the Buckeye flies in summer throughout much of North America south of the Canadian taiga, it is not able to overwinter very far north. In the autumn along the East Coast, there are impressive southward emigrations. In places such as Cape May, New Jersey, the October hordes of Buckeyes drifting southward rival those of Monarchs in number and spectacle. The classification of Buckeyes has puzzled generations of lepidopterists. They are sometimes listed under the genus Precis (which includes the Old World species) and under the old species name lavinia. The Dark Buckeye (J. nigrosuffusa) is nearly black above, with buff wing tips, orange fore wing cell bars, and smallish, blue-centered eyespots. The underside looks very different: the fore wing is orange, black, and buff with a prominent, blue-centered spot, while the hind wing is clear sandy-buff, crossed by a vague brown line or band, and has minute eyespots near the margin. This species dwells in the canyons of the Southwest from southeastern California and Arizona across southern Texas into Mexico. Its caterpillars feed on Stemodia, a member of the figwort family. Adults fly in the fall.
Throughout the summer these have been my tools, sanguine chalks, paper stumps etc.HAND BOOK JOURNAL COMPANY : DRAWING JOURNAL : 5.5X5.5IN : SQUARE : IVORY BLACK
PHJT5531S (Global Art) Missouri. These are my preferred sketchbooks, good paper for what I do.
THE LIGHT OF THINGS Video clip
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THE PACE OF NATURE
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LOOKING OUT
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IPSDEN IN WINTER
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LANDSCAPES OF IPSDEN
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RECENT PORTRAITS
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DRAWING AND PAINTING by Kate Wilson
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PORTRAIT REVOLUTION
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Motor racing has, throughout its history, always been a relatively expensive pursuit. During the inter-war years, however, amateur enthusiasts could be found building hybrid sports cars for club and National competition. Often short of cash, they commonly chose simple chassis, a tuned motorcycle engine, and the minimum of bodywork.
Of all such specials built, John and Richard Bolster's Bloody Mary is probably the most famous. It had an ash frame, two JAP motorcycle engines, chain drive and weighed just 7 cwt. John Bolster, later a popular as a writer and broadcaster, drove Mary to great success in hill climbs and speed trials during the 1930s.
Year1929
CountryBritish
Capacity1,962cc
Cylinders2 x V-twin
ValvesOverhead
Output110hp @ 5,500rpm
Maximum speed125mph/201.17kph
ManufacturerMessrs John & Richard Bolster
OwnerNational Motor Museum Trust
Throughout the Mourne mountains in Co Down there are DryStone Walls everywhere they would be hard to miss ,The pattern and mosaic of the drystone walls has had a very strong influence on the landscape character of the Mournes. Stone has been collected over the centuries to make strong field boundaries. The Mourne Wall itself is 35Km long and has sheep holes built into the wall for moving sheep between areas on the high Mournes. The wall also
has stones built into the wall for people to climb over it and more recently stiles have been introduced to protect the wall.
After a few consecutive visits of Lapland, Sweden it became clear throughout the spring 2021 that we are about to change the destination - from all the options we considered, Iceland finally came out as the clear winner thanks to its predictable covid-related entrance policy and its high adventure potential which the country keeps steadily.
With a few pals in our group who have never been to Iceland, it was obvious we have to choose a destination which will show off the land of fire and ice at its very best.
Having that in mind, it was then pretty straightforward to plan the trail across the Fjallabak nature reserve (colourful rhyolite hills) and the adjacent Vatnajökull national park (Mars-like landscape of black sand and green moss).
We planned the journey from Landmannahellir to Langisjór, with the aim to show all the highlights and stunning beauty of the nature reserve/national park yet to keep the wandering off the beaten path i.e. to avoid overcrowded areas and points of interests of organised tourist groups.
Throughout the battlefields, fire is laid down, and behind all of it, the 'Kindling' stands strong.
Armed with a heavy launcher, the four-legged walker takes down any threat with ease
Throughout the Shetlands there are the ruins of many croft houses (blackhouses). This restored croft house on the coast of Boddam dates back to the 1870s, but was still occupied until the 1960s. The low drystone construction with a thatched roof was designed to withstand Shetland's harsh weather. The surrounding lush meadows, with blooming wildflowers, have grazing sheep and drystone walls (called dykes) and the ruins of another croft house. Scotland.
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Common throughout northern and eastern Australia, the Bar-shouldered Dove inhabits a range of forests ad woodlands which support dense or grassy understorey, with nearby open areas and wetlands. Surprisingly, they also occur in mangroves, and are considered to be a mangrove specialist in some regions. Seldom seen far from cover, Bar-shouldered Doves usually forage by pecking seeds from bare ground or among short grass. They drink throughout the day, though especially during the afternoon, and shelter in the shade of dense trees or shrubs.
Dear Friends, you'll sometimes see captures of exhibitions in my gallery, because throughout the year, in Arles, we have exhibitions of every kind that I will share you...
THE MAN-MACHINE: JORDAN WOLFSON ON HIS GIANT NEW ROBOT, HUNG BY CHAINS AT ZWIRNER
It was a gigantic steel outline of a cube with cylinders spinning and whirring to release metal chains that were holding up the larger-than-life figure, which had joints throughout its body to allow it to be contorted in harrowing, grotesque ways. The winches that held up the chains went left to right in various speeds, and the chains were coiled and released in different measures, allowing for the figure to get twisted into any number of permutations—it’s a precise dance that Wolfson programmed himself, to allow for viewers to watch the figure float within the space in a carefully calibrated cycle of movements: quick starts, long silences and placid moments, atonal spasms, swooping glides, and those punishing falls to the floor. It became more wrenching and
powerful the more cycles I took in. After some slow movements and dramatic silences, the figure would get thrashed toward me, the chains making deafening noises and the figure’s head getting smashed again and again on the ground.
During certain points, the hanging man came to the foreground, and hung perpendicular to the ground, no limb askew, and then slowly glided left-to-right, like a nonthreatening ghost just kind of hovering in front of you. And then the eyes: they lit up with LED screens, and the pupils and irises dilated in a way that seems deeply familiar. The eyes use facial recognition technology to lock gazes with visitors in the room, and then employ fiber optics to intimate an expression of deep pain. (They also have the capability to show some of the video works that Wolfson is known for—though he’s never shown any in an environment quite like this.)
The entire presentation could remind one of Wolfson’s singing robot sculpture (Female figure) 2014 (2014) Wolfson’s last foray into robotics, two years ago at this same space. And while the two works are quite different—the new “robot” is now being jerked around by a mechanical puppet master in the form of chains on pulleys, instead of relying on combustion from an internal motorized system—Wolfson admits that “it’s kind of an extension” of that show.
A strange, fascinating, and very interesting exhibition with an unexpected music...
The capuchin monkey is commonly seen throughout Costa Rica. Also called white-faced monkeys, these small primates are widely recognized as the most intelligent New World monkey. Capuchins are highly social animals and live in troops of 10 to 30 individuals. The average group has roughly 15 members led by a dominant male. They are arboreal creatures and seldom descend to the forest floor. The monkeys use chatters, shrieks and other sounds to communicate with one another. Capuchins are omnivores and eat everything from insects and invertebrates to flowers and fruit. They prefer their fruit ripened and will often smell, squeeze or bite it before consumption.
Here he is about to raid one of Victor's bird feeders for the plantain.
Tico Rainforest B&B, Costa Rica
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Throughout your life people will come and go. Many will mean nothing to you but some will have a profound influence. It may be subtle it may be obvious. You may not understand the lesson at first. It may hit you years later. It may be an important person, or a close relative or friend. A beggar or homeless man that you hand some change to in a brief second. It may be his dirty hand or a glint in his eye that you remember. It may be a word or a speech you have listened to. But if you look carefully at this person and listen for that voice inside, the one that guides you the one that matters, there in lies a truth a life lesson. This is a saint. Sent to you for a reason, they are there to teach you something. Don’t falter. Don’t rush by too fast, still the moment even if only briefly. Absorb, learn and go forward. These are blessings in disguise. This is recognizing your saints.
Picture is of a man who lives in an insane asylum on an island in the Mediterranean. He spotted me and my camera, jumped up from his bench in the court yard and grabbed at my shirt, tugging at it, begging me to take his picture. I smiled and said ok. He ran over to the wall and said ‘here, take it here’. He stood up so proud and stared straight. I took his picture and told him I would be back next year and he would have it then. Promise. I did go back. Asked the aids where this man in my picture was. They pointed to a room upstairs, said he never leaves it now. He saw me enter his dark room and recognized me even after a year had passed. He asked if I brought the picture said he was waiting a long time. I said to him a year is not that long and a promise is a promise. He could not move much. Reached for the photo, smiled and set it by his small night stand. He told me he was dying of cancer and had not long to live. He told me I had made him happy and would look at that photo and smile at how he use to be. He thanked me. I left.
I then knew that when he died someone would place that photo into his coffin. I knew then how important my work could be. Recognize your saints.
SS
vinegarweed, Lessingia glandulifera var. glandulifera, California, White Mountains, Hammil Valley, Owens Valley watershed, elevation 1564 m (5130 ft).
This warm season annual is locally common and somewhat weedy in loose sandy soils of valleys and foothills throughout the southwestern California and the western and northern Mojave Desert, extending shortly into the southwestern corner of the Great Basin (as here), and south into northern Baja California. The common name comes from the strong and distinctive odor of this heavily glandular species.
After a few consecutive visits of Lapland, Sweden it became clear throughout the spring 2021 that we are about to change the destination - from all the options we considered, Iceland finally came out as the clear winner thanks to its predictable covid-related entrance policy and its high adventure potential which the country keeps steadily.
With a few pals in our group who have never been to Iceland, it was obvious we have to choose a destination which will show off the land of fire and ice at its very best.
Having that in mind, it was then pretty straightforward to plan the trail across the Fjallabak nature reserve (colourful rhyolite hills) and the adjacent Vatnajökull national park (Mars-like landscape of black sand and green moss).
We planned the journey from Landmannahellir to Langisjór, with the aim to show all the highlights and stunning beauty of the nature reserve/national park yet to keep the wandering off the beaten path i.e. to avoid overcrowded areas and points of interests of organised tourist groups.
The Hyena is a carnivorous mammal found throughout many parts of Africa and some parts of Asia. It is known for its distinctive appearance, with a sloping back, powerful jaws, and a mane of coarse hair along its neck and shoulders. Hyenas are opportunistic hunters, but they also scavenge on carrion and are known to steal kills from other predators, such as lions and cheetahs.
There are three species of hyenas: the Spotted Hyena, the Brown Hyena, and the Striped Hyena. The Spotted Hyena is the largest and most well-known of the three, and is often depicted as a scavenging predator in popular culture.
Hyenas are social animals and live in groups known as clans. Clans can range in size from a few individuals to over 100, and are led by a dominant female known as the matriarch. Hyenas communicate with each other through a range of vocalizations, including laughter-like calls that have earned them the nickname of "laughing hyenas".
Hyenas are found in a variety of habitats, including savannas, grasslands, and woodlands. They are important apex predators in their ecosystems, helping to regulate populations of prey animals and playing a key role in nutrient cycling by consuming carrion.
Hyenas are a subject of interest to researchers and nature enthusiasts alike due to their unique ecological role and fascinating behavior. Despite their importance, however, hyenas are often misunderstood and persecuted by humans, and many populations are threatened by habitat loss and hunting.
best wishes throughout the holiday season to all my flickr friends.
most images posted here currently are shot with an iphone 4s, unless otherwise noted.
please note: simple invites to post an image to a particular group are always welcome but no pictures, awards, or badges in comments. i call it dumping on the lawn. thanks very much for understanding. I sincerely appreciate your visits.
With the opening of the ring gates and the ratcheting up of tensions throughout the solar system, the MCRN quickly determined that they needed a replacement for the Morrigan-class patrol destroyer with greater range/endurance and enhanced self-defense capabilities.
Classified as a scout destroyer, the Samar-class is 40 m long and has a crew of 9 on a standard 3 shift rotation with a pilot, engineer, and a weapon/electronic systems officer on duty at all times. Up to 2 additional specialists may be added to the crew for unique missions.
It is equipped with 6 Nariman Dynamics 40 mm point defense cannons, providing overlapping defense coverage across 4pi steradians, rectifying one of the key deficiencies of the Morrigan-class.
The standard Samar-class vessel carries a modest 8 torpedos, loaded into an 8-cell vertical launcher (VLS). Simulations have shown that firing all 8 torpedos in a single salvo generates a higher probability of hit against large combatants than firing each individually.
The ship’s propulsion system consists of a single Epstein drive and attitude control system (ACS) thrusters in banks at the fore and mid-body.
The class is named for the Battle Off Samar, a WWII naval engagement in which a small task force of US Navy destroyers, destroyer escorts, and escort carriers prevailed over a much larger Japanese armada in one of the greatest last stands in naval history.
Credit to Mark Gagliano for the clean engine section on his Rocinante model that I borrowed here.
This precious copper
is often laced throughout
a space that is workable.
It keeps us moving
day and night being
so manageable.
Delicate but malleable
in many ways,
it makes ones life
more amenable.
Soft as it may be
its true strength,
lies with in its
ability to be pliable.
Perhaps the copper core
that runs our lives,
is more what we should seek
to be in order to be more viable.
Seems justifiable.
Photograph of copper wire with coating for electric lights in a work space. Inverted color, and mirrored.
(more details later, as time permits)
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This is the continuation of a photo-project that I began in the summer of 2008 (which you can see in this Flickr set), and continued throughout 2009-2014 (as shown in this Flickr set, this Flickr set, this Flickr set, this Flickr set, this Flickr set)), this Flickr set)), and this Flickr set)): a random collection of "interesting" people in a broad stretch of the Upper West Side of Manhattan -- between 72nd Street and 104th Street, especially along Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue. These are the people in my neighborhood, aka "peeps in the 'hood."
As I indicated when I first started this project six years ago, I don't like to intrude on people's privacy, so I normally use a zoom telephoto lens in order to photograph them while they're still 50-100 feet away from me; but that means I have to continue focusing my attention on the people and activities half a block away, rather than on what's right in front of me. Sometimes I find an empty bench on a busy street corner, and just sit quietly for an hour, watching people hustling past on the other side of the street; they're almost always so busy listening to their iPod, or talking on their cellphone, or daydreaming about something, that they never look up and see me aiming my camera in their direction.
I've also learned that, in many cases, the opportunities for an interesting picture are very fleeting -- literally a matter of a couple of seconds, before the person(s) in question move on, turn away, or stop doing whatever was interesting. So I've learned to keep my camera switched on, and not worry so much about zooming in for a perfectly-framed picture ... after all, once the digital image is uploaded to my computer, it's pretty trivial to crop out the parts unrelated to the main subject. Indeed, some of my most interesting photos have been so-called "hip shots," where I don't even bother to raise the camera up to my eye; I just keep the zoom lens set to the maximum wide-angle aperture, point in the general direction of the subject, and take several shots. As long as I can keep the shutter speed fairly high (which sometimes requires a fairly high ISO setting), I can usually get some fairly crisp shots -- even if the subject is walking in one direction, and I'm walking in the other direction, while I'm snapping the photos.
With only a few exceptions, I've generally avoided photographing bums, drunks, crazies, and homeless people. There are plenty of them around, and they would certainly create some dramatic pictures; but they generally don't want to be photographed, and I don't want to feel like I'm taking advantage of them. There have been a few opportunities to take some "sympathetic" pictures of such people, which might inspire others to reach out and help them. This is one example, and here is another example.
The other thing I've noticed, while carrying on this project for the past six years, is that while there are lots of interesting people to photograph, there are far, far, far more people who are not so interesting. They're probably fine people, and they might even be more interesting than the ones I've photographed ... unfortunately, there was just nothing memorable about them. They're all part of this big, crowded city; but for better or worse, there are an awful lot that you won't see in these Flickr sets of mine...
Humpbacks are found in waters throughout the world and follow definite migration paths from their summer feeding grounds to warmer waters in the winter.
There are three distinct populations of humpbacks in the North Pacific: a North Pacific stock that winters in Central America and migrates to the California coast and British Columbia in the summer; a Central North Pacific stock that winters in Hawai‘i and migrates to Canada and Alaska in the summer; and a Western North Pacific stock that winters near Japan and likely migrates to the Bering Sea in the summer.
For dramatic spreads of colour, dahlias are hard to beat. Named after the Swedish botanist, Anders Dahl, these wonderful flowers originated in the mountain ranges of Mexico, Guatemala and Colombia, before becoming popular throughout the world.
and throughout these Fairelands.
One of the great joys of Fantasy Faire is meeting new beings, sitting for a chat and relaxing. After seeing my call for help in group chat, Keith tp'd in and gave me additional hints to complete the Fairelands Quest. That's one of the many wonderful things about this event. Beings who might not necessarily have a chance to meet and get to know each other, do just that in these magical lands. I am ever so grateful for Keith's help and friendship!!
Harvest Home is a beautiful region, one in which I would love to live. Created by Worldbuilder Garvie Garzo.
"Located just south of Park Royal, Ambleside Park is one of the busiest recreational areas on the North Shore. This park has many impressive features including lookout points with excellent 360 degree views, large sandy beaches, and a separate beach for off leash dogs.
Vincent Creek, which travels through the centre of the park, is a popular location for bird watching as it is home to over 200 species of birds. The trail as shown includes mostly unshaded, smooth walking paths, with the majority being paved. Parking is plentiful, both at the trailhead and at numerous large lots throughout the park. "
throughout my day
I get running
until soon I find
I start fretting
then God tells me
that every day
all that's important
is to TRUST and OBEY
to glorify Him
to hour and do His will
in everything
with Christ
we can do everything
He will see you through
just ask Him
He'll show you.
Throughout the Musandam Peninsula lie various bays and small villages nestled between the mountains of bright sandy rock. You can take a beautiful day cruise through the area and snorkel with bright colourful fish in this untouched nature reserve.
Caterpillars feed on poisonous plant Dregea volubilis. Wingspan ranges from 80 to 90mm. On flight throughout the whole year. Male has a pouch in the hingwing. Overwinter in colonies
Autrefois les lions étaient présents dans toute l’Afrique, et jusqu’en Asie du sud-ouest. Il y a 2000 ans, ils vivaient aussi en Europe. Aujourd’hui, il ne resterait plus que 30 à 50 000 lions en Afrique, présents majoritairement en zone subsaharienne et 350 seulement dans le parc national et sanctuaire faunique de Gir est une aire protégée indienne située dans l'État du Gujarat
Once the lions were present throughout Africa, and into southwest Asia. There are 2000 years, they also lived in Europe. Today, there would be more that 30 to 50,000 lions in Africa, predominantly present in sub-Saharan area and only 350 in the National Park and Gir Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in Indian Gujarat
Kiedyś lwy były obecne w całej Afryce, i nawet w południowo-zachodniej Azji. 2000 lat temu, mieszkały także w Europie. Dzisiaj nie liczymy więcej niż 30 do 50000 lwow w Afryce, głównie zyjacych w strefie subsaharyjskiej i tylko 350 w Parku Narodowym Gir Wildlife Sanctuary gdize jest chroniony na obszarze położonym w indyjskim Gujarat
The Green-veined White (Pieris napi) is a widespread and common butterfly of the Pieridae family occurring throughout Europe, temperate Asia, and at high altitudes in the Atlas mountains of north Africa. It also occurs in North America where it is known as the Mustard White. Other less frequently used names for this butterfly are Green-veined White, Margin White, Microstriata White and Sharp-veined White.
At first glance this looks like a small white butterfly. On closer inspection, when it is resting, you can see the gray-green lines on the underside of the wings which give this butterfly its name. In both sexes, the upper surfaces of the wings are yellowish white and the forewings have blackish tips. Males have a central dark spot on the forewings, whereas females have two. The wingspan is approximately 45 mm.
The Green-veined White is found in damp, grassy places with some shade, forest edges, hedgerows, meadows and wooded river valleys. It is found from sea level to high elevations (2500 m to 3500 m).
Het klein geaderd witje (Pieris napi) is een dagvlinder uit de familie Pieridae, de witjes.
De voorvleugellengte van 20 tot 24 millimeter. De grondkleur van de vleugels is wit, op de onderzijde is de ondervleugel en de vleugelpunt van de voorvleugel soms geel. De aders zijn aan de onderkant van de vleugels groengrijs bestoven, dit is echter in de zomer aanzienlijk minder duidelijk dan in het voorjaar. De soort is dan niet makkelijk te onderscheiden van het klein koolwitje. Aan de bovenzijde van de voorvleugel heeft het mannetje een zwartige stip, het vrouwtje twee. De vlek aan de vleugelpunt (apex) is gelobd, en loopt naar beneden toe druppelsgewijs af.
Het klein geaderd witje komt grofweg op heel het Noordelijk halfrond voor. De vlinder vliegt van zeeniveau tot 3500 meter in berggebied. Dit witje komt voor in veel habitattypen en landschappen. Het kan worden aangetroffen in open en meer gesloten landschappen op allerlei typen van graslanden en heiden. Het mag echter niet te droog zijn. In Nederland en België is de soort zeer algemeen.
Deze foto is gemaakt in een van de tuinen van zorgboerderij De Passieflorahoeve bij Harskamp op de Veluwe tussen Ede en Apeldoorn. Info: www.passiflorahoeve.nl/
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I had never seen this wildflower until we went to Mt. Rainier in Washington state. And yet, it is supposedly widespread throughout NA. This was only the second time that I actively searched for a wildflower, this time because it is the host to the American Painted Lady butterfly caterpillar. No luck. The other time was for the Thin Stemmed Milkweed on the foothills of Mt. Diablo which hosts the caterpillar of the Monarch Butterfly. (Success, but somebody stole the caterpillars that we had watched daily for three weeks, waiting for the chrysalis to appear. In the wild, and someone came by and dug up the plant... Why?)
Anaphalis margaritacea, commonly known as the western pearly everlasting or pearly everlasting, is an Asian and North American species of flowering perennial plant in the sunflower family. It is widespread across most of the United States and Canada, as well as northwestern Mexico. The plant is dioecious, meaning the pollen-producing (male) and seed-producing (female) flowers are borne on separate plants. It prefers dry, sunny climates - that's why we found it in Washington - although it is hardy to temperatures well below freezing. The leaves and *young* plants are edible when cooked. You go first.
The Bobwhite population is in serious decline throughout its range. It's especially bad in FL. I was privileged to find this one yesterday in Marion County, FL. In Florida the US Department of Agriculture estimates it at 80% over the past 50 years. A special program is being offered to farmers to improve farming methods to preserve and increase habitat. Below is a news release if you are interested in more details.
Florida’s Northern Bobwhite Quail Decline
Sign up by May 19 for financial assistance to build habitat
GAINESVILLE, Fla., May 2, 2017 --The Bobwhite Quail in Florida is in trouble. In fact, populations across Florida and throughout the southeastern US have dropped from an estimated 31 million to only 5.5 million in the past 50 years. That’s 80 percent of the population just gone. Habitat loss is the leading contributing factor to the quail’s demise. Bobwhites need frequently burned open pine savannas and rangelands to provide food, nesting and brood habitat and escape cover. Thinned pine stands (< 60 sq ft. /ac) and lower density pine plantings (< 500 trees / acre) are important to provide an open canopy that allows sunlight to the ground for food and nesting and brood habitat. Clumps of bunch grasses such as bluestems, Indian grass and wiregrass provide excellent nesting sites. Forbs such as ragweed, partridge pea and beggars tick provide food, cover and the bare ground essential for travel and finding seed. Shrubby areas with plants such as green briar, blackberry, plum thickets and yaupon provide quail escape cover from predators, protect them from cold or heat, and can be used as loafing sites. Throughout Florida, changes in farm and timber practices have left little room for bobwhites. Pine stands are too thick with brush to provide habitat for quail. Many farms that once provided nesting and escape cover have cleared fence rows and left little ground for nesting and brood rearing. Former rangelands in the Panhandle have been converted to Bahia or Bermuda pasture which provide minimal benefit to bobwhites. But these trends can be reversed. By applying a few practices, landowners can restore habitat by frequent prescribed burning, cutting back brush, thinning dense pine stands or disking. Through a special 2017 signup ending May 19, the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is helping landowners restore quail and other pine savanna species that share the northern bobwhite range. NRCS will take applications for 2018 if you do not make the May 19 deadline. If you are interested in learning more, contact your local NRCS district conservationist at www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/fl/contact or FWC private lands biologist at www.myfwc.com/conservation/special-initiatives/lap/contac... .
More information on Bobwhite Quail is available at the NRCS Wildlife Habitat Management Institute, www.whmi.nrcs.usda.gov, the National Bobwhite Quail Initiative, www.bringbackbobwhites.org , Quail Forever, www.quailforever.org , or The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, www.myfwc.com .
....Or is it pink?
Taken in our garden earlier this spring....
The tulip is a perennial, bulbous plant with showy flowers in the genus Tulipa, of which around 75 wild species are currently accepted and which belongs to the family Liliaceae.
The genus's native range extends west to the Iberian Peninsula, through North Africa to Greece, the Balkans, Turkey, throughout the Levant (Syria, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan) and Iran, North to Ukraine, southern Siberia and Mongolia, and east to the Northwest of China. The tulip's centre of diversity is in the Pamir, Hindu Kush, and Tien Shan mountains. It is a typical element of steppe and winter-rain Mediterranean vegetation. A number of species and many hybrid cultivars are grown in gardens, as potted plants, or as cut flowers.
Tulips are spring-blooming perennials that grow from bulbs. Depending on the species, tulip plants can be between 4 inches (10 cm) and 28 inches (71 cm) high. The tulip's large flowers usually bloom on scapes with leaves in a rosette at ground level and a single flowering stalk arising from amongst the leaves.Tulip stems have few leaves. Larger species tend to have multiple leaves. Plants typically have two to six leaves, some species up to 12. The tulip's leaf is strap-shaped, with a waxy coating, and the leaves are alternately arranged on the stem; these fleshy blades are often bluish green in color. Most tulips produce only one flower per stem, but a few species bear multiple flowers on their scapes (e.g. Tulipa turkestanica). The generally cup or star-shaped tulip flower has three petals and three sepals, which are often termed tepals because they are nearly identical. These six tepals are often marked on the interior surface near the bases with darker colorings. Tulip flowers come in a wide variety of colors, except pure blue (several tulips with "blue" in the name have a faint violet hue).
The flowers have six distinct, basifixed stamens with filaments shorter than the tepals. Each stigma has three distinct lobes, and the ovaries are superior, with three chambers. The tulip's seed is a capsule with a leathery covering and an ellipsoid to globe shape. Each capsule contains numerous flat, disc-shaped seeds in two rows per chamber. These light to dark brown seeds have very thin seed coats and endosperm that does not normally fill the entire seed.
Etymology
The word tulip, first mentioned in western Europe in or around 1554 and seemingly derived from the "Turkish Letters" of diplomat Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, first appeared in English as tulipa or tulipant, entering the language by way of French: tulipe and its obsolete form tulipan or by way of Modern Latin tulīpa, from Ottoman Turkish tülbend ("muslin" or "gauze"), and may be ultimately derived from the Persian: دلبند delband ("Turban"), this name being applied because of a perceived resemblance of the shape of a tulip flower to that of a turban. This may have been due to a translation error in early times, when it was fashionable in the Ottoman Empire to wear tulips on turbans. The translator possibly confused the flower for the turban.
Tulips are called laleh (from Persian لاله, lâleh) in Persian, Turkish, Arabic, and Bulgarian. In Arabic letters, "laleh" is written with the same letters as Allah, which is why the flower became a holy symbol. It was also associated with the House of Osman, resulting in tulips being widely used in decorative motifs on tiles, mosques, fabrics, crockery, etc. in the Ottoman Empire
Cultivation
Tulip cultivars have usually several species in their direct background, but most have been derived from Tulipa suaveolens, often erroneously listed as Tulipa schrenkii. Tulipa gesneriana is in itself an early hybrid of complex origin and is probably not the same taxon as was described by Conrad Gesner in the 16th century.
Tulips are indigenous to mountainous areas with temperate climates and need a period of cool dormancy, known as vernalization. They thrive in climates with long, cool springs and dry summers. Tulip bulbs imported to warm-winter areas of are often planted in autumn to be treated as annuals.
Tulip bulbs are typically planted around late summer and fall, in well-drained soils, normally from 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 cm) deep, depending on the type. Species tulips are normally planted deeper.
Propagation
Tulips can be propagated through bulb offsets, seeds or micropropagation. Offsets and tissue culture methods are means of asexual propagation for producing genetic clones of the parent plant, which maintains cultivar genetic integrity. Seeds are most often used to propagate species and subspecies or to create new hybrids. Many tulip species can cross-pollinate with each other, and when wild tulip populations overlap geographically with other tulip species or subspecies, they often hybridize and create mixed populations. Most commercial tulip cultivars are complex hybrids, and often sterile.
Offsets require a year or more of growth before plants are large enough to flower. Tulips grown from seeds often need five to eight years before plants are of flowering size. Commercial growers usually harvest the tulip bulbs in late summer and grade them into sizes; bulbs large enough to flower are sorted and sold, while smaller bulbs are sorted into sizes and replanted for sale in the future. The Netherlands are the world's main producer of commercial tulip plants, producing as many as 3 billion bulbs annually, the majority for export.
For further information please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania
Throughout 2012 and 2013, I made a concerted effort to try and shoot the two locals on the NS Lima District as often as I could. Fostoria was home to several former Southern SD40-2's for many years, and the 3324 was a regular on L76 and L74. Here, with 80 cars at the drawbar, the throttle jockey on board throws his 3,000 horses into the eighth notch as the train climbs out of Arcadia, passing the NKP era approach signal for the interlocking at DA.
Today, the 3324 and all of the sister SD40-2's that once called Fostoria home for so long are now admiral cabs. Most of the charm on the former LE&W has been lost.
Heppell covered bridge near Causapscal, Matapedia Valley, East of Quebec, Canada.
Le pont couvert Heppell près de Causapscal, Vallée de la Matapédia, Est du Québec, Canada.
Throughout my time in Belgium, especially in the larger cities, biking was a ubiquitous activity. Locals pedal their way through the ancient cobblestone streets, weaving through crowds and alongside vehicles. Tourists can also experience the “thrill” of biking through the medieval streets by renting a bicycle from one of many stalls, like the one pictured here. Cars are also popular but the health benefits of biking and the cost savings make it an attractive option, particularly for younger generations.
Throughout the summer the molluscs were busy eating my courgette plants before they had a chance to flower. Now, rather too late, they have left them alone to produce flowers.
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Ocracoke Island
The island of Ocracoke is a part of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. At various times throughout recorded history the barrier island now known as Ocracoke has been part of Hatteras Island. The "Old Hatteras Inlet" opened prior to 1657 south of the current inlet separating Ocracoke from Hatteras, but closed around 1764 causing the islands to be reconnected. Ocracoke remained connected to Hatteras until Wells Creek Inlet opened in the 1840s and later closed. The modern "Hatteras Inlet" that separates the two islands was formed on September 7, 1846 by a violent gale. This massive storm, known in Cuba as 1846 Havana hurricane and along the East Coast of the United States as the Great Gale of 1846, was the same storm that opened Oregon Inlet.[26]
It is one of the most remote islands in the Outer Banks, as it can only be reached by one of three public ferries (two of which are toll ferries), private boat, or private plane. Other than the village of Ocracoke and a few other areas (a ferry terminal, a pony pen, a small runway), the entire island is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.[27][28]
View of Ocracoke Lighthouse across Silver Lake
The village of Ocracoke is located around a small sheltered harbor called Silver Lake, with a second smaller residential area built around a series of man-made canals called Oyster Creek. The village is located at the widest point of the island, protected from the Atlantic Ocean by sand dunes and a salt marsh. The average height of the island is less than five feet (1.5 m) above sea level, and many of the buildings on the island are built on pilings to lift them off the ground. Flooding is a risk during both hurricanes and large storms. Ocracoke Light is situated near Silver Lake and has remained in continuous operation since 1823.[29]
British Cemetery
The island is home to a British cemetery. During World War II, German submarines sank several British ships including HMT Bedfordshire, and the bodies of British sailors were washed ashore.[30] They were buried in a cemetery on the island. A lease for the 2,290-square-foot (213 m2) plot, where a British flag flies at all times, was given to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for as long as the land remained a cemetery, and the small site officially became a British cemetery. The United States Coast Guard station on Ocracoke Island takes care of the property.[31] A memorial ceremony is held each year in May.[32]
Ocracoke village is located at 35°6'46?N 75°58'33?W (35.112687, -75.975895).[33] The United States Census Bureau counts the entire island as a census-designated place (CDP), with a total area of 9.6 square miles (24.9 km2). 8.6 square miles (22.3 km2) of the area is land, and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), or 10.58%, is water.[4]
Bharal are active throughout the day, alternating between feeding and resting on the grassy mountain slopes. Due to their excellent camouflage and the absence of cover in their environment, bharal remain motionless when approached. Once they have been noticed, however, they scamper up to the precipitous cliffs, where they once again freeze, using camouflage to blend into the rock face. Population densities in Nepal were found to be 0.9–2.7 animals per square kilometer, increasing to a maximum of 10 animals per square kilometer in the winter, as herds congregate in valleys. Bharal are mainly grazers, but during times of scarcity of grass, they switch to herbs and shrubs.A high degree of diet overlap between livestock (especially donkeys) and bharal, together with density-dependent forage limitation, results in resource competition and a decline in bharal density. Where they overlap, they are the favored prey of snow leopards and leopards, with a few lambs falling prey to foxes or eagles.
"Sardinia is the place where colors are born before spreading throughout the world." Unknown.
Near the town of San Teodoro, in the Tavolara Marine Protected Area, are some of the most beautiful beaches in Sardinia. Between all of them, perhaps the most famous is Cala Brandinchi. Without a doubt, this beach is one of the most beautiful we have ever seen. Its white sand and the turquoise color of its waters are absolutely incredible. At the same time, due to its shallow depth, it´s possible to walk really far away into the sea. The small dunes and the vegetation around the beach also contribute to give this Mediterranean jewel a truly paradisiacal atmosphere.
Enjoying the nature of Sardinia is a magical experience, and Cala Brandinchi is undoubtedly one of those places where the colors of the world seem to vibrate with a more special intensity.
Our YouTube Travel Video with Behind the Scenes of this picture: youtu.be/xqTNmEbsXNs?si=GUt_FrRCtzuC6qv9
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"Cerdeña es el lugar donde nacen los colores antes de extenderse por el mundo." Anónimo.
Cerca del pueblo de San Teodoro, en el Área Marina Protegida de Tavolara, se encuentran algunas de las playas más hermosas de Cerdeña. De todas ellas, quizás la más famosa sea Cala Brandinchi. Sin lugar a dudas, esta playa es una de las más bellas que hayamos visto nunca. Su arena blanca y el color turquesa de sus aguas son absolutamente increíbles. Al mismo tiempo, se puede caminar realmente lejos mar adentro, debido a su escasa profundidad. Las pequeñas dunas y la vegetación a su alrededor, también contribuyen a dotar a este joya mediterránea de una atmósfera realmente paradisíaca.
Disfrutar de la naturaleza de Cerdeña es una experiencia mágica, y Cala Brandinchi, es sin duda, uno de esos lugares donde los colores del mundo parecen vibrar con una intensidad más especial.
Desert Botanical Garden had numerous musical performances throughout the Garden throughout the night.
This Mariachi group greeted us as we enterred.
Desert Botanical Garden is festive with Holiday decorations. Tonight was one of Las Noches de Las Luminarias. Almost 8,000 luminarias are lit for several special events and nights. It was a picture perfect night for me until about 1930 when the crowds starting getting too big to get any photos.
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Garden lights on winter nights is a must this holiday season at Desert Botanical Garden’s Las Noches de las Luminarias. Enjoy an evening filled with sparkling luminaria-lit trails and twinkling holiday lights. Musical performances, entertainment and festive food and drinks available for a picture-perfect night.
Desert Botanical Garden has an incredible collection of plants and cacti arranged in a beautiful park setting.
"Think the desert is all dirt and tumbleweeds? Think again. Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cactus, trees and flowers from all around the world spread across 55 acres in Phoenix, Arizona."
Desert Botanical Garden
DBG Festive
Throughout the 1970s, Riopelle frequently returned to Canada from France to join hi good friend, Dr. Champlain Charest, a radiologist and art collector, on hunting and fishing trips in the North. Riopelle made this lithograph the year the two men flew in Charest’s hydroplane to the east coast of James Bay to go goose hunting. With this cartoon-like iconography, Riopelle paid tribute to his travelling companion.
A common sparrow throughout North America...but one I don't run into that often in FL. Sparrows aren't my favorite birds to post as I have a hard time telling them apart....but I hope the chestnut cap and black eyeline id this one. Shot during a quick spring trip to Pittsburgh, PA. Many trees were full of buds ready to pop so I loved seeing the birds in that setting, even in the rain!
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Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city. Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste and throughout history it has been influenced by its location at the crossroads of Germanic, Latin and Slavic cultures. In 2009, it had a population of about 205,000 and it is the capital of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trieste province.
Trieste was one of the oldest parts of the Habsburg Monarchy from 1382 until 1918. In the 19th century, it was the most important port of one of the Great Powers of Europe. As a prosperous seaport in the Mediterranean region, Trieste became the fourth largest city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (after Vienna, Budapest, and Prague). In the fin-de-siecle period, it emerged as an important hub for literature and music. However, the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Trieste's union to Italy after World War I led to some decline of its "Mittel-European" cultural and commercial importance. Enjoying an economic revival during the 1930s and throughout the Cold War, Trieste was an important spot in the struggle between the Eastern and Western blocs. Today, the city is in one of the richest regions of Italy, and has been a great centre for shipping, through its port (Port of Trieste), shipbuilding and financial services.
For further information on this fascinating city please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trieste
In 1925, Florida’s population was 75,000—a third of whom were said to be real estate agents. The population of cities throughout Florida was growing faster than the existing infrastructures could handle. For example, Miami’s population was growing so fast that officials there took measures to avert famine. There were frequent ice shortages and public utilities were hard-pressed to keep up the demand for electricity, gas, and phone service. Real estate advertising in the local Miami Daily News swelled to 504 pages.
Clearwater was seeing a similar boom, with accommodations at a premium. The city needed a large, luxury hotel in the heart of downtown.
Through the careful planning and financing of Ed Haley, the construction of the Fort Harrison began in 1925. Over the next year and a half, the local newspaper ran stories about the hotel’s progress. Large ads placed in the same paper informed locals about a large number of new residents that the project was brought to the town—including skilled construction workers, plumbers, and electricians.
The Fort Harrison officially opened in December of 1926 with a large dinner and dance in what would become the Crystal Ballroom. From that point forward, it became a social and cultural center for Clearwater. Most recently, the Fort Harrison has again become a popular location for weddings receptions, banquets, and other special events. In addition to the renovated and restored Crystal Ballroom and Auditorium, the gardens and poolside pavilion are also popular venues for these occasions.
The photographic history also highlights the World War II era in Clearwater. The Fort Harrison billeted the 588th Army Airborne Squadron, but soldiers from all over the country stayed there while receiving military training. In seeing the photos, one can almost hear the echo of the soldier’s feet as they ran off to muster in front of the Pinellas County Courthouse in the early hours of the morning.
The post-war years through the 1950s marked an era of growth and prosperity for Florida’s west coast, including Clearwater. In response to a development boom, U.S. Highway 19 leading into Clearwater from the north was widened, and in 1954 the Sunshine Skyway was constructed, an engineering marvel of a bridge creating another link to the city from the outside world.
It was also during this time in the 1950s that the Fort Harrison was the springtime home of the Philadelphia Phillies.
The hotel, then run by the Jack Tar Corporation, would undergo many changes and modernizations over the next 15 years, and by the 1960s it was being touted as a major convention center and a “Brilliantly Modern Motor Hotel.”
As described in the informative booklet, the Fort Harrison also played in the history of rock’n’roll (Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones wrote the rock classic “Satisfaction” while staying there in 1965) and the beginnings of the Clearwater Jazz Holiday (jazz greats such as Duke Ellington and Count Basie performed in the hotel during the early 1970s).
But into the 1970s, new housing developments and shopping malls on the city’s outskirts drew people from the city center and the pace of life in downtown Clearwater slowed. The Fort Harrison was not surviving as a commercial hotel and its owners decided to sell it off.
The building, purchased by the Church of Scientology in 1975, has since been restored to its original grandeur and beyond. While originally serving as the base of the Church’s international religious retreat, facilities are now once again open to the public, continuing its tradition as a valuable community asset.
The display and booklet—“The Fort Harrison: Celebrating Seventy-Five years of Heritage and Tradition”—commemorates in pictures and words the history of this Clearwater landmark, which mirrors the very history of the city.
The Clearwater and Pinellas County Historical Societies, the Tampa Library, and local residents provided stories and photos for this 20-page publication. A limited number of copies are available at no cost by writing to Downtown Relations Director, 503 Cleveland St., Clearwater, Florida, 33755.
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