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Oracabessa, Jamaica
Our small group of five were the only visitors at Firefly. We wondered if, perhaps, Noel Coward, is unknown to some of the younger tourists in Jamaica. The house is unchanged since the day Noel Coward died and clearly in desperate need of restoration...although the site is beautifully maintained. It saddens me to think how it will fare in the future.
The chancel and arch St Mary's Church in the Wiltshire market town of Devizes (pop. 15,500) possible. I was in here filming for our COVID lockdown services, and thought this would make a good still photo. After several earlier attempts, at the last minute I wondered if the flashlight on my phone would have enough oomph to add some definition to the spandrel. I think it made the shot.
St Mary’s Church was built in the 12th century to serve the new borough of Devizes, outside the castle area, which was served by nearby St John's. All that remains of the early church is the chancel, centre of shot here. Beyond that, there isnothing dateable in the rest of the church earlier than the 13th or 14th century. There were radical alterations to the church structure in the 15th century when the walls were heightened, the south porch increased to two storeys with a stair turret and windows, buttresses and roofs replaced and renewed. This is when the stonecarving on the chancel arch was carried out, as well as substantial repairs to the rib vaulting in the chancel itself.
There were changes here during the Reformation including the removal of the rood screen in 1561. The church remained largely unchanged then until the 1850s when there was a restoration, the church was repewed and a vestry built.
By the 1890s cracks were beginning to appear in the walls of the tower and these were repaired in 1897-8. The church is of dressed stone with a chancel, an aisled and clerestoried nave with a south porch and west tower. In the chancel there is a dole table, probably of the 15th century. During the Civil War lead was taken from the roof to manufacture bullets. The church, sharing a common incumbent with St John’s since its 12th Century origins, has not held regular Sunday services since 2006 although at least one weekly midweek service takes place
The spring "fiddleheads" of the interrupted fern are covered in fuzz when they first emerge in the spring. These were photographed in Perrot State Park near Trempealeau, Wisconsin. Interesting fact: Fossil records show that interrupted ferns have remained unchanged since the time of the dinosaurs. Wish I could say the same!
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Captured in November 2024.
Good news. My eye heath is fine, about the only part of me that is, and my prescription is unchanged in the past two years. I have perfect 20/20 vision (as long as I am wearing my glasses).
I hope that you are all having a great weekend my Flickr friends and I hope that you like this kind-of randomly captured shot from Argyle Street in the city. Take care.
Work in Progress.
Silver POP
During the last few days, I have resumed attempts that I considered to have failed about 20 years ago. It is an iron/silver printing out process with Ammonium iron(III) oxalate instead Ammonium iron(III) citrate (Vandyke). As with Kallitype, two solutions are mixed just before use. But this does not produce a homogeneous clear solution, but a rather milky emulsion, which must be dispersed during application until the layer appears matt dry.
The exposure times are about half as long as for Vandyke. It is developed in distilled water, or in highly diluted citrate or acetate developers if a colour other than reddish brown is desired.
The concentration of the silver nitrate can be between 10% and 15%. With higher silver concentration the contrast increases, the shadows become darker. Adding a few drops of citric acid to the emulsion also increases contrast. The image colour after exposure is then not red or brown, but greenish. If this more neutral colour tone should remain unchanged after processing, I recommend developing in sodium acetate. Before fixing I recommend a weak citric acid clearing bath to remove any residual iron salt.
The child must have a name, for now I call it Lobotype.
Mechanik einer Morsetaste «Junker-Taste» (Joseph Junker GmbH, Honef/Rh). Das grosse Rändelrad in der Mitte dient zur Einstellung des Tastenhubs, das kleine links für die Einstellung des Tastendrucks. Die Junker-Taste wurde 1931 patentiert und bis 2014 weitgehend unverändert gebaut.
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Mechanism of a Morse key "Junker Key" (Joseph Junker GmbH, Honef/Rh). The large knurled wheel in the middle is for adjusting the key stroke, the small one on the left is for adjusting the actuation force. The Junker key was patented in 1931 and was built largely unchanged until 2014.
St Nicholas’ Church
Situated in Arne Road, Arne, DORSET BH20 5BJ
The church was built in the early 13th century by the order of the Abbess of Shaftsbury and dedicated to St Nicholas of Myra. The building was first a chantry (a building dedicated to the saying of prayers or singing of hymns). It was then annexed by the Holy Trinity Church, Wareham as a Chapel of Ease (St Nicholas was a church used by the parishioners of Wareham to attend when it was too difficult to attend their main church).
The church consists of a body and a chancel, under one roof with a porch and a buttress. The architecture is early English. The East window is a triple lancet and can be used to dating the church to about 1220. There are a few other 13th lancet windows on both north and south walls. The walls are ironstone and the roof is tiled and partly stone slates. It is remarkably unchanged since its early construction.
There is a bell but no tower. The bell is hung in the roof space at the west end of the church. The original bell was installed in 1625 but then replaced in 1782. This new bell cast by the company Chapman and Mears. There were restorations in the 19th century and in 1952 but I cannot find out what they were.
The church is sat upon a mound and has a fine view from the altar window over the harbour. It has also won an award for the quality of wildflowers in the Churchyard.
On my sister-in-law's deck. Almost SOOC. All I did was add the brushes overlay and the frame and text. The flower image is unchanged.
The Bowery Savings Bank Building, also known as 130 Bowery, is an event venue and former bank building in the Little Italy and Chinatown neighborhoods of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Constructed for the defunct Bowery Savings Bank from 1893 to 1895, it occupies an "L"-shaped site bounded by Bowery to the east, Grand Street to the south, and Elizabeth Street to the west. The Bowery Savings Bank Building was designed by Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White. Since 2002, it has hosted an event venue called Capitale. The building's facade and interior are New York City designated landmarks, and the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The building's basement is clad with a granite water table, while the superstructure is clad with Indiana limestone. The exterior features Corinthian columns and sculpted pediments by Frederic MacMonnies. The main entrance is through a triumphal arch on the relatively narrow Bowery elevation, which is designed to resemble a Corinthian temple. The Grand Street and Elizabeth Street elevations contain Corinthian pilasters, and there is a secondary entrance portico on Grand Street. The interior was designed to give the impression of a Roman temple, with a waiting room to the east and a banking room to the west. Both spaces are decorated with mosaic-tile floors and marble colonnades, and the banking room also features a double-height coffered ceiling with a square skylight. A bank vault and offices for the president and secretary were to the west of the banking room, while a director's room was placed above the waiting room.
The Bowery Savings Bank was founded in 1834, occupying a house at 128 Bowery; this structure was replaced with a larger building in 1853. The bank acquired additional land through the late 19th century and announced plans for a new headquarters in 1891. Construction on the banking room commenced in May 1893, and the banking hall opened in June 1894. The waiting room was built as part of a second phase that was completed in 1895. The building remained relatively unchanged in the 20th century as the Bowery Savings Bank continued to expand. The Bowery Savings Bank's successor company, Greenpoint Bank, sold the building to Jeffrey Wu in 2000. The Capitale event venue opened in October 2002, and the building was placed for sale in 2019.
La Trochita, (El Viejo Expreso Patagónico), in English known as the Old Patagonian Express, is a 750 mm narrow gauge railway in Patagonia, Argentina using steam locomotives. The nickname La Trochita means literally "The Little Narrow Gauge" in Spanish. It is 402 km in length and runs through the foothills of the Andes between Esquel and El Maiten in Chubut Province and Ingeniero Jacobacci in Río Negro Province, originally it was part of Ferrocarriles Patagónicos, a network of railways in southern Argentina. Nowadays, with its original character largely unchanged, it operates as a heritage railway and was made internationally famous by the 1978 Paul Theroux book The Old Patagonian Express, which described it as the railway almost at the end of the world.
Today the line has 11 Henschel & son (Kassel) and 11 Baldwin MIkado type locomotives. but only 7 operable. The photo shows a 2-8-2 Henschel.
Fez Tannery is one of the most visited sights in Fez Medina. These are the oldest tanneries in the world, operating closely unchanged since the founding of Fez nearly 1000 years ago.
The Leather Tanneries of Fez dates back at least 9 centuries. Besides, the Leather Souq (Market) is one of the interesting places in Fez and the oldest leather tannery in the world. When approaching the tannery the smell gives you the impression that something different is about to appear. The smell sticking to the terrace from where all the activities can be viewed for all the visitors.
This part of the Quay is not affected by the year long teardown and remodeling of this iconic tourist destination.
In fact, most of the changes are in the internal organisation of F&B and added attractions. The riverside of the facade remains relatively unchanged.
A RIVER SCENE like this would have looked just the same a hundred years ago. The Gambian lady washes her family's clothes with river water, scrubbing them against a large rock. They have very little and live day to day, but they are a happy people, and I often think we could take lessons from them. We need to count our blessings and thank God for them.
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THANK YOU for your visit and friendship, keep warm safe, and well. Enjoy the weekend.
God bless ....... Tomx
Looking back and enjoying the pleasure still of my favourite place.
Taken from behind my favourite chalets.and nothing really but that simple view is imprinted on my brain. i don't usually look backwards but occasionally find I missed the essence of a place that was there all along...and what's more it will still be there unchanged next year...Happy Holidays dear friends... Sue xx
Quedan 90.000 pastores de ovejas y cabras en España. La mayoría, de edad avanzada. No está garantizado el relevo generacional. Su trabajo, que ha permanecido casi inalterado durante siglos y permite mantener vivos el paisaje y el mundo rural, se encuentra ahora en la encrucijada.
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90,000 are pastors of sheep and goats in Spain. Most of the elderly. It is not guaranteed generational change. His work, which has remained almost unchanged for centuries and keeps the landscape and rural living, is now at the crossroads.
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Eddies spiral, pulling whispers from stone, white noise rising in endless refrain. Water tumbles, a rhythm unknown, soft yet insistent, dissolving terrain.
Leaves, slick with rhythmic rain, rustle like echoes lost in the mist. A chorus of motion, fluid, untamed, a silent song too deep to resist.
Carved by time, held by sound, bound to the gorge, yet never bound. An endless pulse, unbroken, unchanged.
Blue Hour
Point Roberts is a pene-exclave of the United States on the southernmost tip of the Tsawwassen Peninsula, south of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The area, which had a population of 1,314 at the 2010 census, is reached by land by traveling 25 mi (40 km) through Canada. It is a census-designated place (CDP) in Whatcom County, Washington with a post office, and a ZIP Code of 98281. Direct sea and air connections with the U.S. are available across Boundary Bay.
Point Roberts was created when the United Kingdom and the United States settled the Pacific Northwest American-Canadian border dispute in the mid-19th century with the Oregon Treaty. Both parties agreed the 49th parallel would delineate both countries' territories, but they overlooked the small area that incorporates Point Roberts (south of the 49th parallel). Questions about ceding the territory to the United Kingdom and later to Canada have been raised since its creation but its status has remained unchanged.
Wikipedia
On the horizon you will have left USA waters and entered Canadian waters, BC Canada
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~Christie
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The Saint-François-Xavier Church peers over the village of Batiscan, Quebec. The architecture, geography, and history are particularly provocative, rich and fascinating. “In 1609, Samuel de Champlain, on his way to Lake Champlain, wrote of a Huron and Algonquin encampment one and a half leagues from St. Mary's River, which places it around the modern settlement of Batiscan. A year later, he wrote of having met an indigenous leader called "Batiscan". On his map of 1612, Champlain designated this area north of the Saint Lawrence River as the "region of bastisquan". While the name has virtually remained unchanged since first mentioned by Champlain, its meaning has remained uncertain, possibly meaning mist or haze (as often seen at the mouth of the Batiscan River), pulverized dried meat, rushes, or even making a mistake, taking a misstep.[1]” - Wikipedia
Cottage at Wimborne St. Giles Dorset. This area of Dorset traditional and unspoilt. Second photo of this beautiful cottage within 3 years.
Remnants of an old pier, the only visual remains of a once booming, Salmon canning industry.
Dating back to the turn of the century.
Washington (State)--Point Roberts
Well over a hundred years ago, this would have been a busy fishing port.
Today, we can only imagine the sights of the heavily loaded fishing vessels tied up alongside this pier, and the hardworking employees bustling the catch of the day, up and down the pier.
On the horizon you will have left USA waters and entered Canadian waters, BC Canada
~C
Point Roberts is a pene-exclave of the United States on the southernmost tip of the Tsawwassen Peninsula, south of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The area, which had a population of 1,314 at the 2010 census, is reached by land by traveling 25 mi (40 km) through Canada. It is a census-designated place (CDP) in Whatcom County, Washington with a post office, and a ZIP Code of 98281. Direct sea and air connections with the U.S. are available across Boundary Bay.
Point Roberts was created when the United Kingdom and the United States settled the Pacific Northwest American-Canadian border dispute in the mid-19th century with the Oregon Treaty. Both parties agreed the 49th parallel would delineate both countries' territories, but they overlooked the small area that incorporates Point Roberts (south of the 49th parallel). Questions about ceding the territory to the United Kingdom and later to Canada have been raised since its creation but its status has remained unchanged.
Wikipedia
*For more history information , please see previous image
A special thanks to all my Flickr friends and visitors, for taking the time to view and acknowledge my photography.
Happy Clicks,
~Christie
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The Castle of the Livonian order, which houses Ventspils Museum since September 2001, is the oldest preserved building in Ventspils, built in the second half of the 13th century (first mentioned in 1290).
The castle was built as a convent-house type building with an inner yard, and can be regarded as the oldest medieval fortress in Latvia to have retained its original form virtually unchanged.
In its turn, the castle chapel is the oldest preserved church building in the region of Kurzeme. In the 13th–16th century the castle was used by the brothers of the Livonian Order, later there was an Evangelical Lutheran church in the castle (1706–1835), a Russian Orthodox church (1845–1901) and also a prison (1832–1959). The castle housed various administrative institutions and army units. The Soviet garrison left the castle in 1983. In 1997 the castle fa?ades were restored and the area around it improved. In the course of study and restoration work, unique 15th–17th century mural fragments were discovered under several layers of plaster, and much evidence concerning the castle and its inhabitants was obtained during archaeological excavation.
There is nothing like returning to a place that reminds unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. Nelson Mandela
Mechanik einer Morsetaste «Junker-Taste» (Joseph Junker GmbH, Honef/Rh). Das grosse Rändelrad in der Mitte dient zur Einstellung des Tastenhubs, das kleine links für die Einstellung des Tastendrucks. Die Junker-Taste wurde 1931 patentiert und bis 2014 weitgehend unverändert gebaut.
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Mechanism of a Morse key "Junker Key" (Joseph Junker GmbH, Honef/Rh). The large knurled wheel in the middle is for adjusting the key stroke, the small one on the left is for adjusting the keystroke. The Junker key was patented in 1931 and manufactured largely unchanged until 2014.
Virginia Opossum, commonly called possum. This particular marsupial species is only found in North America. Life span is about four years. The females give birth 12 to 13 days (yes, days) after conception. Normal litters are of 6 to 9 "joeys" with occasional litters up to 20. Mortality rates are high; only one or two make it to adulthood.
Possums have inhabited Earth virtually unchanged over the past 65 million years. The meek shall inherit...
The Bridge Tea Rooms
Step inside The Bridge Tea Rooms and you’ll be forgiven for thinking you’ve passed straight through a time portal. Housed in a former blacksmith’s cottage dating from 1502 the tea room is decorated throughout as if it is unchanged since Victorian times. The place positively oozes atmosphere, and the classical music playing gently in the background sets a tranquil tone.
The building has a long history. Originally built as a single-story cottage, it had a second level added in 1675. It’s been a home and workshop of a tailor, and then a local blacksmith ran his business from the forge next door, and for some time, a sweet shop and antique shop. Converted to a tea rooms in 1989 Roy and Alison Hayward took over the business in 2006.
Text Ref: www.thebridgetearooms.co.uk
A montage of 5 frames of a pair ‘in cop’ on the left. The blue male holds the back of the gold female’s head with the tip of his abdomen. She has curled right around so she can collect sperm he has previously deposited on his secondary genitalia, with hers, in the tip of her abdomen. They fly around, conjoined like this for several seconds, and then she disengages, still in mid-air, then immediately starts depositing her eggs in the water. She dips in and out of the water very rapidly, like the needle of a sewing machine, presumably to avoid predation from the ever-present terns and gulls.
That is the end of dragonfly parenting. The eggs will develop into nymphs, which over several years will grow, shedding their skins several times. Eventually, one Spring, a nymph will crawl up the stem of a water plant and moult one final time to emerge as the colourful, winged adult dragonfly. They feed and breed for just a matter of weeks before dying- if they’re not first taken by birds, or another dragonfly.
You might think this is a very unlikely way for a species to breed, but dragonflies have survived virtually unchanged for hundreds of millions of years; nothing has evolved from dragonflies- nothing that has outlasted them, anyhow!
The Old Town in Lublin is extremely beautiful and unique because it did not suffer during the Second World War. Buildings that were created over many decades have survived in an unchanged state, reflecting the atmosphere of past times.
The Lublin Old Market is a central part of the Old Town, it does not have a regular shape. It resembles a trapeze with dimensions: 62 x 72 m. The delineation of the Old Town Market Square is connected with the time when to Lublin granted Magdeburg law by Władysław Łokietek in 1317. Originally, the przyrynkowa buildings were wooden or wooden on the foundation. It was not until the second decade of the 16th century that masonry houses were mentioned.
The developing city has become an important judicial center, through the creation of the Crown Tribunal in Lublin in 1578. For the purposes of the Court session, the town hall building was renovated, which is located in the middle of the Market Square. The market is surrounded by stylish tenements that give the city a special charm.
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Stare Miasto w Lublinie jest niezwykle piękne i wyjątkowe ponieważ nie ucierpiał on podczas działań II Wojny Światowej. Budynki które powstawały na przestrzeni wielu dziesięcioleci przetrwały w niezmienionym stanie, oddając atmosferę minionych czasów.
Rynek lubelski jest centralną częścią Starego Miasta, nie posiada regularnego kształtu. Przypomina trapez o wymiarach: 62 x 72 m. Wytyczenie Rynku Starego Miasta łączy się z czasem nadania Lublinowi prawa magdeburskiego przez Władysława Łokietka w 1317 roku. Pierwotnie zabudowa przyrynkowa była drewniana lub drewniana na podmurówce. Dopiero w drugim dziesięcioleciu wieku XVI pojawiają się wzmianki o murowanych domach.
Rozwijające się miasto stało się ważnym ośrodkiem sądowniczym, poprzez utworzenie w Lublinie w roku 1578 Trybunału Koronnego. Na potrzeby sesji Trybunału został odremontowany budynek ratusza, który znajduje się na środku Rynku. Rynek otoczony jest stylowymi kamienicami, które nadają miastu szczególnego uroku.
"The Zoo's wonderful Butterfly House to me is a mixed blessing. It's a safe and nicely warm place for sitting on a tree trunk - as is my wont - contemplating the world. So I'm really quite content, and there are lots of fellow Waves around as well in case I'm in an amorous mood. But...
You know, I'm fond of rotting fruit - they don't really put out enough to my taste though. And that real delicacy: dung. Oh! none of that here in this tidy place. Sometimes I get a whiff from an unchanged diaper; but how wonderful it would be outdoors in the Zoo where there are animal droppings galore. A waft of odorous wind through the plastic-stripped door often sets my stomach all aflutter.
I'm not carping, though; we're really taken care of well, but it's not like home in Tropical America."
Crohy Head, Mullaghmullan Peninsula, Maghery, County Donegal, Ireland
This giant Bristí or Bristé sea arch and surrounding rock stacks are some of the most fascinating natural formations to be found on our shores. This prehistoric coastline has remained virtually unchanged over millions of years.
Back when it was all volcanic activity, sharp rocks & had very little foliage growing. Even now it looks the same as what it may have looked like, shortly after Ireland’s creation as an island when all the magma started to cool & harden into rock 🌋
In those ages Ireland was far from resembling the “Emerald Isle” as known globally today ☘️
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I got quite a bit of feedback, including from my family, on the black & white version of this picture, which is why I decided to re-publish it with a slightly different crop and in full color. The color temperature of the image remained unchanged from the original RAW (it was really beautiful soft light that day), and only a few edits were done on exposure, highlights, shadows and a little bit of contrast. This owl is one of my „home owls“ as they sleep in this tree from July to October, about 5 minutes away. I ride by them almost every day and often check how many there are. The day I took this picture, there were four owls, which is kind of typical for this year. In previous years I have counted up to eight birds in this tree. Once the fall storms take away all the leaves, all owls move into a nearby juniper and thuja hedge, where they are barely visible. Two or three times every winter, a group of birders counts them leaving their sleeping site within the first 45 minutes after sunset. Our maximum count is 19. This is an amazing experience as the owls leave the trees in this tall hedge without any sound, which I know of course, but it is surprising still every time.
Captured on a visit in 2004. Based on a look at Google Maps, this scene is relatively unchanged in 2021.
We found this an excellent starting point for our daily travels both in and out of Paris.
Seen at East Midlands in 1975, this Viscount had an interesting career.
www.vickersviscount.net/Index/VickersViscount353History.aspx
Alidair made only limited use of this machine and never put it onto the UK register. Its livery remained essentially unchanged from its days with Tenneco in the USA. Note also that it is fitted with additional external “slipper” fuel tanks. I saw it at Dublin on 25 October 1975, probably on a cargo service. It was disposed of to Far Eastern Air Transport the following year.
What is also interesting about this aircraft is that it crashed in Indonesia in 1980 while in service with Bouraq as PK-IVS. The cause was traced to failure of an elevator trim tab and subsequent separation of the right elevator. When a detailed review of the 1968 loss of Aer Lingus Viscount EI-AOM was carried out in 2001/2, the Indonesian accident was among those cited as indicative of structural issues with the Viscount design.
Scan of a Kodachrome slide from my collection.
Because the land surrounding Lyme Regis in West Dorset is so unstable there has been little scope for development, and the town has remained largely unchanged for many years. Part of the golf course, seen behind the town, has been eroded away as the sea gradually makes its impact felt. Some of the houses on the seafront date back to the late 18th or early 19th centuries.
1938 Bugatti Type 57C (for compressor.....supercharger) Aramis Cabriolet 3 seater, designed by Ettore's son, Jean Bugatti and built by Gangloff, one of only 4 he produced. Amazingly all 4 are still alive, and well in the US. Defines Rare and Art Deco Gorgeous in design! Ordered by Dr. Andre Charles Chauvenet who became a very prominent Resistance leader, and amazingly, both he and the car survived the war.
Engine: straight eight, twin overhead camshafts, sixteen valves, 3257cc., 135bhp at 4,500rpm; Gearbox: four-speed manual, center change; Suspension: beam front axle with semi-elliptic springs, live rear axle with reversed quarter-elliptic springs, telescopic shock absorbers front and rear; Brakes: four wheel finned drum brakes with hydraulic actuation. Right hand drive.
Introduced in 1934, the Type 57 Bugatti soon established itself as one of the most desirable high performance touring cars of its period. The ultimate version of this remarkably successful model, the Series II, was introduced in the latter half of 1938, in good time for the 1939 model year. While earlier versions of the model retained the marque's traditional cable brakes and friction shock absorbers the new Series III benefited from the application of more modern hydraulic systems with the fitment of Lockheed-Bugatti brakes and Alinquant telescopic shock absorbers. The engine however was carried over essentially unchanged from the Series II, retaining its flexible chassis mounting in contrast to the rigidly mounted unit of the original version. In consequence later chassis frames were stiffened considerably when compared with the Series I model, principally by the addition of a cruciform center section, and several other minor but significant changes ensured that the car was progressively improved throughout its five-year production run.
The Aravis cabriolet was the fifth and final style of coachwork to be offered by the factory on the Type 57 chassis and did not appear until late 1938 when Series III production was already under way. Officially classified as two to three-seater and with its smoothly elegant lines devoid of running boards, the Aravis is generally acknowledged as having by far the best balanced and most stylish coachwork offered by the factory on its Type 57 model.
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Jvari Monastery (Georgian: ჯვრის მონასტერი) is a sixth-century Georgian Orthodox monastery near Mtskheta, eastern Georgia. Jvari is a rare case of an Early Medieval Georgian church that has survived to the present day almost unchanged. The church became the founder of its type, the Jvari type of church architecture, prevalent in Georgia and Armenia. Built atop of Jvari Mount (656 m a.s.l.), the monastery is an example of harmonious connection with the natural environment, characteristic to medieval Georgian architecture. Along with other historic structures of Mtskheta, the monastery was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994.
U boji ljeta — Oleandar
Dok je jutro disalo u nijansama sive, večer je donijela boje ljeta.
Oleandar, cvijet juga — postojan, mirisan i tih svjedok vrućih dana uz more.
Između mirisa soli i šuma bora, on uvijek ostaje isti: raskošan i ponosan, čak i kad sve drugo utihne.
In the Color of Summer — Oleander
While the morning spoke in shades of grey, the evening bloomed in the colors of summer.
The oleander — the flower of the South — resilient, fragrant, and quietly radiant.
Between the scent of salt and the whisper of pines, it remains unchanged: graceful, proud, and endlessly alive.
Ardchattan
The church first opened its doors for worship on Sunday 17th September 1836. It is constructed of local granite and sandstone and has remained relatively unchanged since its construction. The church was closed for worship on Sunday 27th January 2019. It is included on the Secretary of State for Scotland's list of Buildings of Special or Historic Interest.
The building, but not the extensive grave yard which is still in use and in the care of the local authority, is now for sale. When I looked on Right Move it appears it’s under offer for a price of £90,000.
It too, like the priory two miles further along the road overlooks Loch Etive.
Apparently church services for this area are now streamed every Sunday on You Tube, how times change.
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The Diamond T Motor Car Company was founded in Chicago in 1905 by C. A. Tilt. Reportedly, the company name was created when Tilt’s shoe-making father fashioned a logo featuring a big “T” (for Tilt) framed by a diamond, which signified high quality.[1] The company's hood emblem on trucks was a sled dog in harness. From its beginnings manufacturing touring cars, the company later became known for its trucks. By 1967, as a subsidiary of White Motor Corporation, it was merged with Reo Motor Company to become Diamond Reo Trucks, Inc.[2]
During World War II, Diamond T produced a prototype of a heavy truck in the 980/981, a prime mover which was adapted and quickly acquired by the British Purchasing Commission for duty as a tank transporter tractor. Coupled with a Rogers trailer, the truck gave sterling service with the British Army in North Africa Campaign, where its power and rugged construction allowed the rescue of damaged tanks in the most demanding of conditions.[3] [citation needed] In addition Diamond T built the entire range of the G509 series 4 ton 6X6s, including cargo, dump, semi tractor, and wrecker trucks,[4] as well as some lighter trucks, and even G7102 half tracks.[5] Diamond T ranked 47th among United States corporations in the value of World War II military production contracts.[6] Diamond T manufactured three pickup trucks: The Model 80,201 and the Model 202. The pickups were powered by the Hercules QX-series 6-cylinder engines. The model 80 was produced from 1936 to 1938 and the Model 201 was produced from 1938 to 1949.
Commercial models
1928–1929 brought major mechanical improvements across the entire range. A closed cab with doors was introduced. All-wheel hydraulic drum brakes were used. Six-cylinder engines were available from Continental and Hercules for heavy trucks and a four-cylinder Buda powered light trucks. All trucks had geared-differential rear axles. By 1929 there were chassis load ratings (the weight of the body and payload) up to 12 tons (10,900 kg) on three axles.
1933–1935 In 1933 a new all-steel covered cab with doors and roll-up windows was introduced. In a 1935 model year style change it had been improved with a "streamlined" V-style windshield. This cab would be used on commercial and military trucks until replaced in 1951. In 1935 the trucks were also improved mechanically and new models were introduced. They developed through the rest of the 1930s. In 1935, Diamond T sold 6454 units and in 1936 it increased to 8750 trucks [8]. In 1938, Diamond T sold 4393 units and in 1939 it increased to 5412 trucks [9]. In 1940 Hercules six-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines up to 118 horsepower (88 kW) were used and Cummins diesels up to 200 horsepower (150 kW) were introduced in 1940.
1940–1942 In 1940 Hercules six-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines up to 118 horsepower (88 kW) were used and Cummins diesels up to 200 horsepower (150 kW) were introduced. In 1942 improved models went into production and then stopped after only 530 units for military production of tactical trucks and half-tracks.
1946–1947 Production of commercial trucks was stopped for military production in 1942. A small number of commercial trucks began to be built in 1944 and more in 1945. In 1946, the first year of full commercial production, there were five models, in 1947 there were fourteen. After World War II heavy trucks were measured by Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), the total weight of the chassis, body, and payload. In 1947 there were chassis rated from 8,000 pounds (3,600 kg) to 36,000 pounds (16,000 kg) with conventional, sleeper, and COE models. Annual model changes were discontinued and many models continued unchanged until 1950. Gasoline and diesel engines were offered by Continental, Cummins, and Hercules. Single and tandem rear axles were available in many wheelbases.
Yes, the exciting new '22 Monarch remains a standout among other butterflies in its field! The styling remains unchanged for the '22 model Monarch but its clean lines and popular color are still quite pleasing to the eye! It features the same impressive performance as before with agile maneuvers as it slowly, silently glides along!
A nice encounter with this lovely lady at Meaher State Park over the weekend!
Vouliagmeni by night. This beauty is not a lie! (DSC_0136, ƒ/22.0 -ISO 800, shutter speed 6 Nikon D5 100)
Now let the day
Just slip away
So the dark night
May watch over you
Nocturne
Though darkness lay
It will give way
When the dark night
Delivers the day
For over two centuries, whiskey has been distilled on the banks of the Kentucky River near Frankfort, Kentucky.
Though the distillery has changed owners and names several times over the past two hundred years, it has become one of the most recognized and highly regarded in the world. In fact, just a week ago, Buffalo Trace, the current owner of this National Historic Landmark property, won two of the top three Whisky Bible Awards, including World Whisky of the Year, for William Larue Weller, part of the distillery's 2017 Antique Collection.
One of the unique aspects of the current Buffalo Trace Distillery, is that it claims to be the oldest continuously operating distillery in the United States, and was one of the handful of distilleries (then named the George T Stagg Distillery), along with Brown-Forman (which now produces Woodford Reserve), Frankfort Distilleries (now Four Roses), and American Medicinal Spirits (Old Grand-dad, a Jim Beam product) to be permitted by the federal government to bottle medicinal whiskey and produce new whiskey during prohibition.
In addition to the Buffalo Trace brand, other whiskeys currently distilled and warehoused here include: Eagle Rare, Antique Collection, Experimental Collection, Single Oak Project, E.H. Taylor Collection, Van Winkle, Stagg Jr., Blanton's Single Barrel, Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel, Sazerac Rye, W. L. Weller, Old Charter, Benchmark, Ancient Age, White Dog Whiskey, and Bourbon Cream.
A great and informative stop on the Bourbon Trail, and a phenomenal family of whiskeys, make this one of my top recommendations for tourist activities in the state of Kentucky.
Shot from the north bank of the Thames looking south. Wallingford was one of the first towns in England to be granted a royal charter by King Henry 11 in 1155. The original 9th century street layout is still largely unchanged. Coins were struck in Wallingford at a Royal Mint and Saxon kings held land in the town and kept soldiers here. By 1066, when the next invader arrived, Wallingford was the leading town in Berkshire.
I've always had an interest in history and knowing something of the area I'm picturing gives it an extra dimension.
Wallingford bridge has 22 arches although only three actually cross the river, the rest forming a viaduct leading up to the water, and The Thames at Wallingford in King Alfred's time marked the boundary between Wessex in the south and Mercia in the north.
Belton House, located in a few miles north of Grantham in Lincolnshire, is a quintessential example of a late 17th-century country estate, built in the Carolean (Restoration) style. It was home to the Brownlow and Cust families for nearly 300 years.
The house was primarily built between 1685 and 1688 for "Young" Sir John Brownlow and his wife Alice, who inherited a vast fortune from a great-uncle. They chose a fashionable yet comparatively modest design, drawing inspiration from Roger Pratt's demolished Clarendon House in London, rather than a grand Baroque palace. The design is generally attributed to architect William Winde, with construction overseen by master mason William Stanton.
The Brownlow family were a dynasty of wealthy lawyers who began acquiring land in the area in the late 16th century. Successive generations, including the Cust family who later inherited the estate and were created Baron and then Earl Brownlow, made alterations to the interiors and gardens to reflect changing tastes and social status, though the external appearance remained largely unchanged.
Following the wars, the family faced mounting financial difficulties and death duties, common challenges for wealthy English families at the time. After attempts to keep the estate viable, including opening it to the public, the 7th Baron Brownlow donated the house and most of its contents to the National Trust in 1984.
This is something you'll practically never see with the naked eye. They fly quickly and erratically, and the whole event only lasts a few seconds.
The male (to the left) is grasping the female by the back of her head. The tip of her tail is collecting sperm he has deposited on his secondary genitalia prior to engaging with the female. As soon as they separate, she will deposit her eggs in the water. No other creatures reproduce in this fashion, and no other insects have evolved from Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) which have been around, largely unchanged, for hundreds of millions of years. The insects are each about 5cm/2inches in length.
Ashton Gardens History
Ashton Gardens were originally established as a garden by the Land and Building Company in 1874, at the time it was called St. George’s Gardens. The park was placed to provide attractive recreational areas for residents and visitors as part of the town’s design.
The gardens were located within a rectangular plot of land, connected to St. George’s Road, and running parallel to St. Andrew’s Road. It remained largely unchanged until 1914 when Lord Ashton gave a donation to acquire the gardens for the people of St Anne’s. He also bought another strip of land which connected the gardens to Clifton Drive North.
Later in the same year the Council ran a competition for the redesign of the gardens, which was won by Mr F. Harrison, a local man. The gardens were redesigned to incorporate a greater diversity of spaces. Large areas of ornamental planting replaced the native sand dune vegetation, although the undulating topography was retained in most areas and can still be seen today. Ashton Gardens were formally open on the 1st July 1916.
Ashton Gardens underwent a major refurbishment in 2010 thanks to a Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £1,436,000, as well as additional funding towards a total project cost of just under £2million
Charlestown (Cornish: Porthmeur West) is a village and port on the south coast of Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of St Austell Bay. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) southeast of St Austell town centre.
The port at Charlestown developed in the late 18th century from the fishing village of West Polmear. Whereas other areas of St Austell have seen much development during the 20th century, Charlestown has remained relatively unchanged.
Shot with the Nikon D3 and the Nikon 50mm 1.4G
Excerpt from www.stcatharines.ca/en/building-and-renovating/resources/...:
92 Henry Street
This one storey house was constructed in 1853 by prominent local builder James Dougan Senior. The building, which has been moved twice since its construction, was most notably used as the Classical and Commercial School by Reverend Thomas D. Phillips from 1862 to 1866. The building has been used for residential purposes since that time. Although the building has undergone some alterations over 150 years its basic structure remains unchanged. The façade is dominated by a broad Victorian style veranda and exhibits mid-nineteenth century Ontario vernacular style with such Classical Revival elements as the rectilinear door and window openings and the eave returns at the rear.