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Ancient volcanic eruptions blanketed this region with thick ash, which solidified into a soft rock—called tuff—tens of meters thick. Wind and water went to work on this plateau, leaving only its harder elements behind to form a fairy tale landscape of cones, pillars, pinnacles, mushrooms, and chimneys, which stretch as far as 40 meters (130 feet) into the sky.
Erosion shaped the incredible landscape of the Göreme valley, but thousands of years ago humans took a cue from Mother Nature and began carving an incredible chamber and tunnel complex into the soft rock. Beginning in the fourth century A.D., an urbanized—but underground—cultural landscape was created here.
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Also its proverbial natural structure owes to the rains and winds’ eroding to the tuffs of volcanic mountains Erciyes and Hasan; those historic eruptions blanketed Cappadocia with thick ash which created soft rock named tuff.
As a result of these natural events, Cappadocia has an incredible sight, a fairy tale landscape of pinnacles, canyons, hills, unusual rock formations, cones, pillars, chimneys, and mushrooms reflecting a magnificent atmosphere.
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October 5th 2014.
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Mr Leroy, Tuff Guy, Monkeys,
Gorilla and a Chicken .... ;-)
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An Old man who collects plastic bottles from the street.
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Here is another new art toy that I've crafted lately. He is one of five figures at about this scale that I am working on between projects.
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Big Bend National Park, Texas.
Back on the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive after the brief detour on the River Road, my next stop was at Tuff Canyon.
This is a deep, normally dry, wash. (There's one pool of water visible in the lower left.) I've never seen it other than like this, but I'm sure that during and after a good rain, it gets pretty violent down there.
Tuff is the gray rock seen here. It's compressed volcanic ash that has been cemented together by pressure from overlying layers, and later exposed by erosion. So, this is another example of how volcanic activity has been a big factor in shaping Big Bend.
I'm standing on what's called the East overlook, with the view to the north. To my left is another overlook and a trail that leads to the bottom of Tuff Canyon. I guess if anyone wanted to (I didn't) they could hike through this rugged area, but the area where I hiked was more open than this, and much easier travel.
I used the "Road Guide to paved and improved dirt roads of Big Bend National Park" for the Geology 1 description of Tuff Canyon. This whole park is a geologist's dream; I'm sure there are much more detailed explanations for the canyon's existence. I'm pretty satisfied with the short version.
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Daily Dog Challenge 1841. "Edge"
... of Henry.
Or at least of his fur, with a mountain range of blankets in the distance.
Snapped while we were watching a surprisingly good Monday Night Football game.
Yes, there was a bit of slidering and a touch of cloning/masking done to clean it up, but for a happy-snappy iPhone shot taken in a bedroom lit solely by the TV... not bad!
Our Daily Challenge - November 14, 2016 - "Backlight"
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decidere
se è meglio guardare fuori e magari saltare giù e tuffarsi nel mondo
oppure se è meglio tirare le tende e godersi la propria solitudine che a volte è il posto migliore dove stare
Padova, 2013
Rano Raraku, Rapa Nui, Easter Island, Chile.
Rano Raraku is a volcanic crater formed of consolidated volcanic ash, or tuff, and located on the lower slopes of Terevaka in the Rapa Nui National Park on Easter Island in Chile. It was a quarry for about 500 years until the early eighteenth century, and supplied the stone from which about 95% of the island's known monolithic sculptures (moai) were carved. Rano Raraku is a visual record of moai design vocabulary and technological innovation, where 887 moai remain. Rano Raraku is in the World Heritage Site of Rapa Nui National Park and gives its name to one of the seven sections of the park.
The incomplete statues in the quarry are remarkable both for their number, for the inaccessibility of some that were high on the outside crater wall and for the size of the largest; at 21.6 m (71 feet) in height, almost twice that of any moai ever completed and weighing an estimated 270 tonnes, many times the weight of any transported.
Some of the incomplete moai seem to have been abandoned after the carvers encountered inclusions of very hard rock in the material.
Others may be sculptures that were never intended to be separated from the rock in which they are carved.
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So Who is this new dog sitting here with Mr Tuff Guy ?
Actually she isn't so new, Honey is the head monks dog. For the most part she stays real close to him but does play with Tuff Guy on occasions.
GF doesn't like her one bit, out of jealousy I presume !
Leroy likes her a lot but Honey always gives him the cold shoulder.
She's a very friendly dog and well fed by the monk and his workers. Whenever I sit with the head monk Honey places her head in my lap and soaks up all the affection she can get, the head monks loves it ... ;-)
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The former drawbridge of the Château de Brézé, seen from the bottom of the castle moat, Loire Valley, France
Some background information:
The Château de Brézé is located in the community of Brézé in the French department of Maine-et-Loire, just about ten kilometres (6.2 miles) south of the town of Saumur. The city of Angers is situated about 50 km (31 miles) to the northwest, while the city of Tours lies about 60 km (37 miles) to the northeast. It is considered one of the most intriguing castles of the Loire, partly due to its underground fortress, and partly because of its rich history.
The Château de Brézé was built between the 11th and 19th centuries in the heart of a vineyard with an area of several dozen hectares. In 1060, it was first mentioned in a document. But today’s structure dates primarily from the 16th to 19th centuries. However, the oldest parts of today’s building are the towers framing the main wing. They were erected in the 13th century, but were later modified to match the Renaissance appearance, which was contemporary almost 600 years ago. Their current architectural design is believed to date back to the rebuilding of the fortifications by Gilles de Maillé-Brézé in 1448.
Around 1515, the castle was again heavily modified. Additional alterations, carried out by Arthur de Maillé-Brézé around 1560, included the construction of the east side of the Renaissance wing. One of the castle’s most interesting parts is the moat. It’s a dra and very deep ditch, which was created by the quarrying of the tuff, on which the Château de Brézé stands. But it did not only have the purpose of a defensive work, as it was also used for economic reasons. In caves quarried into the tuff of the outer walls of the moat, visitors can still see the castle’s outbuildings such as a bakery, a press house, a wine cellar and a room for silkworm breeding.
Over the centuries, Château de Brézé has been home to several families. Just like the Brézé lordship and in the 17th century also the title of Marquis de Brézé, it belonged to the House of Maillé-Brézé, which had already acquired the village of Brézé in the 14th century. It was also this family, which carried out the first extensive renovations in the 15th century. After Gilles de Maillé-Brézé had received permission from René I, Duke of Anjou, to fortify the castle, he had the ten to twelve meter deep ditches dug around the building. In 1558, his descendant Arthur de Maillé-Brézé added the Renaissance wing. In 1615, the estate was made a marquisate by the French King Louis XIII and Urbain de Maillé-Brézé became the first marquis. He married Nicole du Plessis, the sister of Cardinal Richelieu, and their son Armand became an Admiral of France.
In 1650, Claire-Clémence de Maillé-Brézé, sole heiress, married Louis II de Bourbon, prince of Condé, and passed the estate on to his family. In the same year, the "Great Condé" (that was his nickname) joined the Fronde. The Fronde was an alliance of the French nobility, the high judiciary of the Parlements, above all the Parlement of Paris, and parts of the people, also mainly in Paris, which was directed against the increasing absolutism in France in the 17th century. Subsequently, a series of civil wars took place between 1648 and 1653. In 1653, the Château de Brézé was occupied by royal troops for one year.
In 1682, Louis II de Bourbon exchanged the Château de Brézé for the Château de la Galissonnière near Nantes. The new owner of the estate, Thomas de Dreux, advisor to the Parliament in Paris, not only acquired the estate, but also received the title of Marquis under King Louis XIV. In 1701, the title of "Master of Ceremonies" was also bestowed on the family Dreux- Brézé, which they retained until 1830.
Henrio Evrard de Dreux-Brézé, King Louis XVI's Master of Ceremonies, expanded the Renaissance part of the castle. His son Pierre, Bishop of Moulins, and his grandson Henry Simon began remodeling the château, giving it the neo-Gothic style elements that are still in evidence today. After Charlotte de Dreux-Brézé had married Count Bernard de Colbert in 1959, the estate came into the possession of the Colbert family, who still live there today.
The current owners operate Brézé Castle mainly as a winery with around 30 hectares of cultivation area. Since the year 2000,parts of the cave's basement and the castle are open to the public. Since 2000, the Château de Brézé belongs to the UNESCO Word Heritage Site "The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes" with its many breathtaking châteaux. Altogether there are more than 400 of them in the Loire region.
The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Tuff Enuff (Video)
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Finally home from a long camping trip with no internet access. I shot this before sunrise from our campsite at Bahia Honda.
This guy was out there withstanding the almost constant winds that have been buffeting everything for weeks now. All the other tulips that have gingerly part-way opened were mostly ducking to avoid having their pollens blown off or their petals ruffled. Sheesh! Be a tuffy, I always say! Stand right up..petals and all the rest that you have to give, showing! Make 'em jealous! Show who's da tuffytulip! Wait...is that a squirrel headed your way? YIKES!
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