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The 1834 Vídimyri turf covered church in North Iceland is considered to be a masterpiece of old Icelandic architecture. The turf has to be renewed regularly.
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Down the players tunnel at Turf Moor
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The Burnley players come down these steps onto the hallowed turf to massive rapturous applause and cheering at the beginning of each game.
This always makes the hair on my arms and neck stand up. I love to see the Claret & Blue.
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A disagreement over who should occupy one perch, when there were many to choose from. Sometimes birds behave like humans I guess. They want something just because someone else has it.
Twice in the last two weeks we've had turkeys strutting down the street - full-on display for the females who are just off to the side. They are quite gorgeous and pay no heed to walkers or cars trying to pass by.....
Starling and Blackbird fighting over mealworms that I had put out for them. Although it looks like the starling is the aggressor it was actually the blackbird, he wanted all the mealworms for himself. The battle lasted for a few minutes, with the blackbird taking on all comers until the female blackbird arrived when surprisingly instead of joining in with the male she went for him and he just turned tail and flew away. Just goes to show, Never argue with a woman!!!!!
The song that brightens up our winters and sounds enchanting to us is designed to tell rivals, in no uncertain terms, that this territory is taken!
A visit to Norfolk would never be complete without the obligatory shot of one of the many Water Mills. I didn't have much luck with sunrises or sunsets during my weeks stay. However, the forecast for sunset on my last night looked favourable. I made my way to the River Ant and walked out to Turf Fen Drainage Mill, which I had passed the day previously on a rented Boat. You cannot get across to the mill without a boat, but there is a footpath and mooring opposite. The mooring was pretty busy with boats but there was a decent gap to get this shot across the River Ant. There was very little cloud, but just enough to give a little bit of sky interest and colour.
Turf Fen Drainage Mill was built around 1875 to drain the Horning Marsh into the River Ant to make the land available for grazing. The Mill is 31 feet high and had a unique double scooped wheel. It went out of service in 1920 and like all the other Broads Mills has been replaced by modern pumping systems.
Turf church from the village of Hof in the Eastern Region of Iceland.
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One hummingbird landed and held onto the stalk for some time. It wasn't feeding so I'm not sure what was going on. The other hummers were having lots of staring contests but no overt fighting, though they really liked feeding on these flowers.
Photographed May 12th in Costa Rica on tour with Neotropic Photo Tours, led by Juan Carlos Vindas.
46100 " Royal Scot" works through Moore on the WCML with the northbound Fellsman. A cooler morning than we have had of late producing some nice white exhaust as she recovers from a signal check on the approaches to Acton Grange Junction.
Or should it be "Fighting on the Edge" A pair of Gannets locked jowl to jowl on a 500 foot cliff top at RSPB Troup head Moray coast.
People lived in Glaumbær turf house until 1947. Icelandic turf houses were the product of a difficult climate, offering superior insulation compared to buildings solely made of wood or stone, and the relative difficulty in obtaining other construction materials in sufficient quantities.
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Hockey is a big deal in Edina and all of Minnesota, so how appropriate is it to grab a photo of the southbound MN&S Job near the Minnesota Made Ice Center? The train passed under the quirky tunnel structure at W 70th Street and is now coming alongside the stretch of artificial turf for athletes to run a quick 40-yard dash at the training center.
I went out yesterday morning with my buddy Rick in search of the desert variety of burrowing owls. We were out early in the morning when the Las Vegas temperatures were actually tolerable. We saw eight owls in total, a really good morning to say the least. This one led us around stopping on three different and distinct perches. This was by far my favorite as it rested and watched from atop this yucca. We were able to get closer, but I like this image as I think it portrays its "turf" really well. Always a blast to go out shooting with Rick!
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Hofskirkja Church, dedicated to saint Clement, was built in 1884, and was the last turf church built in the old architectural style. Its walls are thick and assembled of rocks to give stability as well as insulation, an important element to consider in the Icelandic climate. The roof is made of stone slabs and covered in turf. It is one of six churches in Iceland still standing, which are preserved as historical monuments.
(Source: www.amusingplanet.com/2014/09/the-last-turf-church-of-hof... )
Old farm in Glaumbær in northern Iceland.
Because of the scarcity of wood on the island, turf was used to build houses in Iceland. This old farm from the late 18th century is built in burstabær style, with its wooden ends or gaflar.
2 G B Herons fighting over "The Spot"
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A couch made from strips and blocks of turf sits in a bayside park in Keflavík on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland. Turf cut from the Icelandic landscape has long been used in construction on the Island. From the Age of Settlement up until the turn of the 20th Century, turf houses dominated Icelandic housing design. These abodes were in essence timber houses, methodologically based upon the longhouse designs of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the Scottish Isles, but adjusted to specific Icelandic conditions.
The foundation of turf houses was usually one or more layers of rock, but with a wooden structural base. The walls were double-stacked and lined with compressed soil for isolation; before an outer layer of turf, cut into strings, diamonds or squares got pressed together; creating the grassy surface of these original and iconic Icelandic homes.