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An unusual hazy smoke shot through wild grasses in the back forty. I worry. The heat and dryness is not normal here, or rather, the new normal.
As the governor of Oregon writes, “… in the past decade, as our summers have grown longer, hotter and drier, our lush forests have turned into tinderboxes.” New York Times, August 3 2021
This is one of those magical trees at a place called Tinderbox - beyond the tree is Bruny Island, a magical place for me. In between is the D'Entrecasteaux Channel. And of course there is the cow.
Tinderbox, Tasmania - looking across to Bruny Island.
I've eyed off this tree for a while now, and decided to finally pull over and photograph it. I was hoping the cow might look up for the photo, but the grass was just too yummy.
Yosemite Nt. Park, Ca.
A massive die-off of pine trees in the southern Sierra Nevada caused by beetles attacking drought-stressed trees is turning forests brown and creating a fire tinderbox, from El Portal in Mariposa County to Kernville in Kern County and beyond, stands of dead trees are striking fear in the hearts of mountain residents.
Read more here: www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article19642632.html#storyli...
Tinderbox, Tasmania.
I used to journey through these waters on a yacht when I was a teenager. We would travel around here (Bruny Island, the Channel, etc) for days or weeks at a time.
I remember very clearly sailing in a strong sea breeze close to here one particular day - the radio was playing and I remember hearing the song "No Promises" by Icehouse and the lyrics had the words "white waves on an ocean" which was exactly what I was looking at, so the song stuck with this moment in time (along with the lyrics "Gems from a golden age"). Life was simple and perfect in that moment. Of course this image is calm and tranquil, but there's something in this image that reminds me.
New Harbour is a 17th-century waterfront, canal and entertainment district in Copenhagen, Denmark.
It stretches from Kongens Nytorv to the harbour front just south of the Royal Playhouse. It's lined by brightly coloured 17th and early 18th century townhouses and bars, cafes and restaurants.
The Nyhavn Canal harbours many historical wooden ships. Originally it was a commercial port where ships from all over the world would dock, and it was packed with sailors visiting its pubs, alehouses and ladies of pleasure.
Nyhavn is one of Copenhagen’s most iconic sights today and one of the locals’ favourite places to sink a cold beer on a hot day. Today the beautiful old houses have been renovated and restaurants dominate the old port.
As you walk beside the canal, you're greeted by the sounds of jazz and the sights of pavemnt cafes and people enjoying the relaxed atmosphere and great food.
The famous Danish fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen, used to live in no. 20.
This is where he wrote the fairy-tales, 'The Tinderbox', 'Little Claus and Big Claus', and 'The Princess and the Pea'.
Learn more about Nyhaven's story here:
www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/planning/nyhavn-gdk474735
During the summer Nyhavn is the perfect place to end a long day. Dining at one of the cosy restaurants or, do like the locals, buying a beer from a nearby store and resting your feet at the quayside, is the classic Copenhagen experience.
Nyhavn was originally a busy commercial port where ships from all over the world would dock. The area was packed with sailors, ladies of pleasure, pubs and alehouses.
Today the beautiful old houses have been renovated and classy restaurants dominate the old port. Nyhavn is filled with people enjoying the relaxed atmosphere by the canal, jazz music and great food.
No. 9, Nyhavn, is the oldest house in the area dating back to 1681. The design of the house has not been altered since that time.
Many of the houses lining the quays of Nyhavn have been the homes of prominent artists.
The famous Danish fairytale writer, Hans Christian Andersen, used to live in no. 20. This is where he wrote the fairy-tales 'The Tinderbox', 'Little Claus and Big Claus', and 'The Princess and the Pea'. He also lived twenty years in no. 67 and two years in no. 18.
The story opens with a poor soldier returning home from war. He meets a witch, who asks him to climb into a hollow tree to retrieve a magic tinderbox. The witch gives the man permission to take anything he finds inside the chambers, but he must return the tinderbox. In the tree, he finds three chambers filled with precious coins guarded by three monstrous dogs, "one with eyes the size of teacups", who guards a vault filled with pennies, one with "eyes the size of water wheels", who guards a vault filled with silver, and one with eyes "the size of Round Tower", who guards a vault filled with gold. He fills his pockets with money, finds the tinderbox, and returns to the witch. When she demands the tinderbox without giving a reason, the soldier lops off her head with his sword.
In the following scene, the soldier enters a large city and buys himself splendid clothing and lives in a magnificent apartment. He makes many friends, He learns of a princess kept in a tower after a prophecy foretold her marriage to a common soldier; his interest is piqued and he wants to see her but realizes his whim cannot be satisfied. Eventually, the soldier's money is depleted and he is forced to live in a dark attic. He strikes the tinderbox to light the room, and one of the dogs appears before him. The soldier then discovers he can summon all three dogs and order them to bring him money from their subterranean dwelling. Again, he lives splendidly.
One night, he recalls the story of the princess in the locked tower, and desires to see her. He strikes the tinderbox and sends the dog with eyes the size of teacups to bring her to his apartment. The soldier is overwhelmed with her beauty, kisses her and orders the dog to return her to the tower. The following morning, the princess tells her parents she has had a strange dream and relates the night's adventure. The royal couple then watch her closely. When the princess is carried away again, they unsuccessfully use a trail of flour and chalk marks on neighborhood doors to find where she spends her nights. Eventually, her whereabouts are discovered and the soldier is clapped in prison and sentenced to death. The tinderbox got left behind, so he cannot summon its help.
On the day of execution, the soldier sends a boy for his tinderbox, and, at the scaffold, asks to have a last smoke. He then strikes the tinderbox and the three monstrous dogs appear. They toss the judge and the councillors, the King and Queen into the air. All are dashed to pieces when they fall to earth. The soldier and the princess are united, and the dogs join the wedding feast.
During the summer Nyhavn is the perfect place to end a long day. Dining at one of the cosy restaurants or, do like the locals, buying a beer from a nearby store and resting your feet at the quayside, is the classic Copenhagen experience.
Nyhavn was originally a busy commercial port where ships from all over the world would dock. The area was packed with sailors, ladies of pleasure, pubs and alehouses.
Today the beautiful old houses have been renovated and classy restaurants dominate the old port. Nyhavn is filled with people enjoying the relaxed atmosphere by the canal, jazz music and great food.
No. 9, Nyhavn, is the oldest house in the area dating back to 1681. The design of the house has not been altered since that time.
Many of the houses lining the quays of Nyhavn have been the homes of prominent artists.
The famous Danish fairytale writer, Hans Christian Andersen, used to live in no. 20. This is where he wrote the fairy-tales 'The Tinderbox', 'Little Claus and Big Claus', and 'The Princess and the Pea'. He also lived twenty years in no. 67 and two years in no. 18.
Seaweed at Tinderbox Beach on the Tinderbox Peninsula south of Hobart, Tasmania.
Camera: Canon PowerShot G12.
Edited with GIMP.
Nyhavn - Copenhagen
Originally, Nyhavn was a busy commercial port where ships from all over the world would dock. The area was packed with sailors, ladies of pleasure, pubs and alehouses.
Today the beautiful old houses have been renovated and restaurants dominate the old port. Nyhavn is filled with people enjoying the relaxed atmosphere by the canal, jazz music and great food.
No. 9, Nyhavn, is the oldest house in the area dating back to 1681. The design of the house has not been altered since that time.
Many of the houses lining the quays of Nyhavn have been the homes of prominent artists.
Especially during summer, Nyhavn is the perfect place to end a long day. With a cold one on the quay like the locals, or at one of the many restaurants.
Hans Christian Andersen's Nyhavn
The famous Danish fairytale writer, Hans Christian Andersen, used to live in no. 20. This is where he wrote the fairy-tales 'The Tinderbox', 'Little Claus and Big Claus', and 'The Princess and the Pea'. He also lived twenty years in no. 67 and two years in no. 18.
Floodwoods Road in Lake Superior State Forest, Upper Peninsula, Michigan - October 13 2024
-notes-
A road I know like the back of my hand runs along the Manistique River. In this area of the river, one bank of the river is state forest while the opposite bank runs along Seney National Wildlife Refuge.
The weather wasn't the best for a fall color drive - flat, grey and overcast, the colors better than I expected because it's like a tinderbox in the U.P. right now.
Unashamedly edited because I was just not prepared for photos (wrong lens, rude weather, unskilled photographer...).
The Derwent River enters from rear left and meets the D'Entrecasteaux Channel and Storm Bay. From Tinderbox Point in southern Tasmania.
Dennes Point on Bruny Island opposite and centre left is the Iron Pot lighthouse with Betsy Island and the Tasman Peninsula and the greater part of Storm Bay behind.
Blue Hour - waiting for the Milky Way to rise just to the right.
Nikon Z6, Nikon Nikkor 20mm f/1.8, 10 secs at f/13, ISO 100.
Full size, make it big :-)
I went back to Tinderbox the night after my recent post. Still some cloud around but managed to snare this five frame stitch of the Milky Way rising over Dennes Point, Bruny Island, southern Tasmania.
Nikon Z6, Nikon Nikkor Z 20mm f/1.8, 20 secs at f/2, ISO 2000.
Now thinking about picking up another 14mm to save stitching hassles. Have had the Samyang 14/2.8 before but thinking about Nikkor 14/2.8 if anyone has any astro experience with that lens - let me know? :-)
Nyhavn, Copenhagen
Peter and I have just returned home from a week in Copenhagen, Denmark. The trip was a blend of business and pleasure. Happily, and as it was Copenhagen, the trip skewed more to the ‘pleasure’ side of the equation.
As is our habit, we spent several hours on our feet, walking and exploring the city, taking breaks regularly for food and beverages. The Christmas Markets were plentiful, as were the Christmas crowds in the markets.
This image was taken in Nyhavn, one of my favourite areas of Copenhagen, the bright colours, the cheery restaurants and market stalls, render Nyhavn lively at anytime of the day or evening.
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Nyhavn (which translates to “the new harbor”) is one of the most photographed attractions in Copenhagen and it is no wonder: the colorful houses, now mostly housing cafes and restaurants, is what gives Copenhagen its fairytale vibe.
Nyhavn was constructed by King Christian V between 1670 and 1673 and was dug by Swedish prisoners. The new harbor may have provided a lot of growth to the square and the city, but the colorful houses at that time served as beer houses, inns and brothels for all the sailors that had to spend the night there after a long journey; it was considered a shady area, and the red light district of the city. The oldest building, no.9, in Nyhavn dates to 1681.
At one end of the harbor is KongensNytorv (the king’s new square) and the memorial anchor, which commemorates the 1700 officers and sailors of the Danish navy, who lost their lives during World War II. On the other endis the Royal Playhouse and the newly built bridge (the kissing bridge) that connects Nyhavn with the Christianshavn area.
The most famous person to live in Nyhavn was Hans Christian Andersen. Over 18 years,he lived in three different houses along the Nyhavn canal, no.18, no.20 and no.67. He wrote his earliest fairytales, including The Tinderbox and The Princess and the Pea, while he was living in no.20, the red mansion on the “shady side” of Nyhavn.
Today Nyhavn is one of the liveliest places in central Copenhagen and very popular among locals and tourists alike on a bright sunny day. It is a must-see for anyone visiting Copenhagen! It is simply a wonderful combination between an old historical part of town and todays modern-day trends in the city - open pedestrian areas and hygge by the clean harbour water enjoying a drink!
Source: Nyhavn - The ‘New Harbor’ of Copenhagen. Available at: www.novafairytales.com/nyhavn.html
Lurid: unpleasantly bright in colour, especially so as to create a harsh or unnatural effect.
Like many in recent days, I bore witness to a spectacular Aurora Australis thanks to a rather large Coronal Mass Ejection from the surface of the sun.
This frame from Tinderbox Point looking across the D'Entrecasteaux Channel to Dennes Point on Bruny Island with the lights of South Arm at the left. Southern Tasmania.
The stars of the rising Milky Way are somewhat obscured by the light show but the constellation Crux is just above that streak of space junk in the upper center.
Hard to believe the colours but there they are. The reds have actually been backed off a little to get some detail in the middle of that flare.
First outing with my new (second hand) Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 lens. Lucky it did not disappoint or it might have joined my boots in getting wet...
Nikon Z6, Nikkor Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S, 10 secs at f/4, ISO 1000. FL~15mm
As best one can given the smoky atmosphere throughout Canada and the northern United States from rampaging Canadian wildfires in the provinces of Nova Scotia, Québec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
All told, the Canadian government estimates there are now approximately 414 fires raging across Canada (239 out of control) encompassing 1,396,659 square miles, the equivalent of 5 million football fields). In Canada, the majority of wildfires are caused by lightning striking dry forests and yes, a large number are also caused by humans through carelessness. This past winter was drier than normal and a very hot, dry spring turned parts of the country into a giant tinderbox.
Overworked Canadian forest firefighters have been reinforced by 700 additional firefighters from the United States, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa and for that help we are very appreciative. PM Justin Trudeau also asked the EU for assistance and as a result there are another 280 additional firefighters coming from France, Spain and Portugal as well. Huge thanks to them also.
Canadian government Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair has said the arrival of cooler weather and rain in some parts of the country will certainly help the firefighters. Canada has 362 million hectares (almost 900 million acres) of forested land across the country.
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St. Alma was a private all-girls school that was a well-known historical relic in St. Thomas, Ontario. It was built in 1877, closed as a school in 1988, and stood there for 20 more years until May 28, 2008, when some idiot kids decided to burn down the building for kicks.
The story takes a strange twist because the last time I was there, 5 weeks before, on April 19, 2008, our group had a run-in with a bunch of belligerent kids who looked like they were between 14-17 years old and were running around saying they were gonna burn the place down, shoot fireworks until a friend of mine shooed them out and told them not to come back. I wonder if it was the same kids from that day who came back. One kid got charged months later and only got 2 years probation in the end. Canadian youth justice system at work! As if he didn't know what would happen when he set fire to a bed in a building that was a tinderbox inside, and did it right after a rally to save the building.
If you look on google earth their satellite happened to fly over it and caught the flames and smoke when it happened!
15 years later there seems to be a condo on site. I'll be posting more images from this place. We didn't stick around as long as we wanted as my friend got pretty sick and had to leave.
Managed just two, very late blue hour frames this evening before the cloud racked in from the south.
Here the Milky Way rises above Dennes Point, Bruny Island in Southern Tasmania.
Single frame from Tinderbox Bay. Not sure if the light pollution above the island is the rising moon or the stinky fish farms out in Storm Bay.
Nikon Z6, Nikon Nikkor Z 20mm f/1.8, 20 secs at f/2, ISO 1600
The L&N Depot Museum
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Free Admission
The first depot was built on this site in 1905 when the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Line came to Foley. The railroad was once known as the Bay Minette and Fort Morgan Railroad. At that time, logging was an important industry in this area and the railroad was built to help move the timber out of the area.
At one time, there were two trains per day going in each direction - one to Foley and the other to Bay Minette. These trains were wood burners. They had fairly high smokestacks in order to deaden the live sparks that could cause fires in this timber area. There was also wire netting stretched across the smokestack to help keep the cinders from flying into the woods.
Wood racks were found along the railway so that the wood burners would always have a supply of wood. The settlers would cut and haul their wood to these racks. When the wood was loaded into the train’s tinderbox, the engineer would sign a “wood ticket.” The settler would turn in this ticket for cash.
The trains would also bring in passengers from the North who were coming to Baldwin County to buy land and build homes. In Bay Minette travelers would transfer from the main line to a small coach. This small passenger train became known as “The Pine Knot Special.” The train would make many stops along the 36-mile trip from Bay Minette to pile on wood or to let people off near their farms.
Foley became a growing and thriving community. The railroad served as a means to get the various crops to market. Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, tobacco and cucumbers were some of the main crops that were shipped on the railroad.
The first depot that was built in 1905 burned to the ground in 1908. It was rebuilt and served as the center of activity for the community for many years.
In 1971, word was received that L & N was going to discontinue service to Foley and would destroy the building. John Snook, owner of Gulf Telephone Company bought the building for $1.00. He cut the depot and the freight area into two parts and moved them to Magnolia Springs. There it stayed for approximately twenty-four years and served as storage for Gulf Telephone. In the early nineties, Mr. Snook deeded the depot back to the city of Foley. In 1995, it was returned to the original site and renovations were begun to make the depot into a museum for the city.
SUNRISE - Coastal State Road A1A - Florida Keys
Smathers Beach - Key West, FL U.S.A. - 7:16 AM
First Light - Fall / Autumn 2023 - Nov. 25th, 2023
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - moving - rain-clouds]
*[off-shore rain - looking NE - Saturday morning - dawn]
*[really looking like a volcano! - hot cauldron! - skyscape]
--------- Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail ----------
-----Key West: Far from Normal - Close to Perfect-----
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smathers_Beach
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_West,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_keys
"Margaritaville" - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4XtBiWgXLE
"It's Five-Oclock Somewhere" - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPCjC543llU
RIP Jimmy Buffett - Passed 9/1/23
My 2023 Key West Slideshow: flic.kr/s/aHBqjB7w4M
I had to wait a while in town until the art store opened this Sunday enough time for tea and sketching at Tinderbox.
The late great Bancroft Mills, along the Brandywine Creek in Wilmington, Delaware.
This was at sunset, literally and metaphorically: The complex went up in a colossal fireball several weeks after this photo was taken. Some pretty spectacular nighttime photos posted online show the flames reflected in the water, just as the pink sky is reflected here but much more so.
SUNRISE - Coastal State Road A1A - Florida Keys
Smathers Beach - Key West, FL U.S.A. - 6:51 AM
First Light - Fall / Autumn 2023 - Nov. 25th, 2023
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - moving - rain-clouds]
*[off-shore rain - looking NE - Saturday morning - dawn]
*[really looking like a volcano! - hot cauldron! - skyscape]
--------- Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail ----------
-----Key West: Far from Normal - Close to Perfect-----
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smathers_Beach
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_West,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_keys
"Fire and Rain" - James Taylor (1970)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbD7lfrsY2s
"Margaritaville" - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4XtBiWgXLE
"It's Five-Oclock Somewhere" - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPCjC543llU
RIP Jimmy Buffett - Passed 9/1/23
My 2023 Key West Slideshow: flic.kr/s/aHBqjB7w4M
SUNRISE - Coastal State Road A1A - Florida Keys
Smathers Beach - Key West, FL U.S.A. - 6:50 AM
First Light - Fall / Autumn 2023 - Nov. 25th, 2023
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - moving - rain-clouds]
*[off-shore rain - looking NE - Saturday morning - dawn]
*[really looking like a volcano! - hot cauldron! - skyscape]
--------- Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail ----------
-----Key West: Far from Normal - Close to Perfect-----
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smathers_Beach
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_West,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_keys
"Fire and Rain" - James Taylor (1970)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbD7lfrsY2s
"Margaritaville" - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4XtBiWgXLE
"It's Five-Oclock Somewhere" - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPCjC543llU
RIP Jimmy Buffett - Passed 9/1/23
My 2023 Key West Slideshow: flic.kr/s/aHBqjB7w4M
SUNRISE - Coastal State Road A1A - Florida Keys
Smathers Beach - Key West, FL U.S.A. - 6:46 AM
First Light - Fall / Autumn 2023 - Nov. 25th, 2023
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - moving - rain-clouds]
*[off-shore rain - looking NE - Saturday morning - dawn]
*[really looking like a volcano! - hot cauldron! - reflection]
--------- Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail ----------
-----Key West: Far from Normal - Close to Perfect-----
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smathers_Beach
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_West,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_keys
"Fire and Rain" - James Taylor (1970)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbD7lfrsY2s
"Margaritaville" - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4XtBiWgXLE
"It's Five-Oclock Somewhere" - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPCjC543llU
RIP Jimmy Buffett - Passed 9/1/23
My 2023 Key West Slideshow: flic.kr/s/aHBqjB7w4M
Nyhavn (which translates to “the new harbor”) is one of the most photographed attractions in Copenhagen and it is no wonder: the colorful houses, now mostly housing cafes and restaurants, is what gives Copenhagen its fairytale vibe. I liked this image because of the framing provided by the sailboat.
Nyhavn was constructed by King Christian V between 1670 and 1673 and was dug by Swedish prisoners. The new harbor may have provided a lot of growth to the square and the city, but the colorful houses at that time served as beer houses, inns and brothels for all the sailors that had to spend the night there after a long journey; it was considered a shady area, and the red light district of the city. The oldest building, no.9, in Nyhavn dates to 1681.
At one end of the harbor is KongensNytorv (the king’s new square) and the memorial anchor, which commemorates the 1700 officers and sailors of the Danish navy, who lost their lives during World War II. On the other end is the Royal Playhouse and the newly built bridge (the kissing bridge) that connects Nyhavn with the Christianshavn area.
The most famous person to live in Nyhavn was Hans Christian Andersen. Over 18 years,he lived in three different houses along the Nyhavn canal, no.18, no.20 and no.67. He wrote his earliest fairytales, including The Tinderbox and The Princess and the Pea, while he was living in no.20, the red mansion on the “shady side” of Nyhavn.
Today Nyhavn is one of the liveliest places in central Copenhagen and very popular among locals and tourists alike on a bright sunny day. It is a must-see for anyone visiting Copenhagen! It is simply a wonderful combination between an old historical part of town and todays modern-day trends in the city - open pedestrian areas and hygge by the clean harbour water enjoying a drink!
Source: Nyhavn - The ‘New Harbor’ of Copenhagen. Available at: www.novafairytales.com/nyhavn.html
Tinderbox
Elton John
Nostradamus said "I predict
That the world will end at half past six"
What he didn't say, was exactly when
Was he listening to the radio?
Was he listening to the government?
Well he got us spooked anyway
We'd been running hot up until today
But a wind of change blew across our sails
We were coasting on a winning streak
We were kings until the power failed
We've been living in a tinderbox
And two sparks can set the whole thing off
Rubbing up together around the clock
Lately we've been getting more roll than rock
You and me together in a tinderbox
We've been shooting this great old barn for a few years now, and during the week, we got the sad news that it had succumbed to a grassfire.
My mate Paul did some investigation, and to our relief, and I'm sure the owners, it somehow escaped the fire relatively unharmed.
I've had a look back at some of my past images of it, and it looks like it held up pretty well.
In the unpredictable land and climate that we live in, this is one of the reasons I spend so much time looking for and photographing these beautiful character filled buildings. You just never know when they will be razed to the ground and gone forever.
This is why I love photography so much.
Capturing moments in time, and preserving memories.
Hope you like "Tinderbox"
Cheers, Mike