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Note what here not the wheelset, but really two independent wheels. An automatic 1520-1435 mm gauge changeover had being been used from 2016 on the now closed route Moscow-Berlin. Train Strizh (here the RUS-6C-01 of Russian Railways) is the not self-driven version of the popular Spanish Talgo intercity high-speed passenger train that are used on the St Petersburg - Moscow - Samara and some other routes. The name of the passenger train "Strizh" (The swift) resembes her high speed (swift is the fastest bird in horizontal flight) like names of many others modern Russian passenger trains.
Seen on 20th Aug 2016 at Yeovil bus station, L55BUS is a Scania N94UB with a Castrosua City CS40 body and was new to Kings Ferry as YP52 CUU in 2002.
Another perspective of an old storefront in Wheeling, with awning windows on the 2nd floor, great brick and stonework,
segmental arches above the 3rd floor windows, and detailed brick cornice.
Unique place on Herengracht canal where the Reguliersgracht. canal is crossed by seven bridges.
The boat is about to go under the Reguliersgracht bridge coming up the the place where one can see the seven bridges lined up. In order to see the bridges of Reguliersgracht line up, you’d have to be on stilts (or in a boat).
The unique orography of the coast of Javea (Spain) means that the seabed is full of grottoes, caves and tunnels, offering the possibility of making backlighting.
On this occasion I wanted to highlight this Mediterranean white coral called "Eunicella verrucosa".
Photograph taken at Javea (Spain).
Copyright @2023 José Salmerón. All rights reserved.
La singular orografía de la costa de Javea (España), hace que los fondos marinos estén llenos grutas, de cuevas, de tuneles, ofreciendo la posibilidad de hacer contraluces.
En esta ocasión quise resaltar este coral blanco del Mediterráneo llamado "Eunicella verrucosa".
Foto tomada en Jávea (España).
Copyright @2023 José Salmerón. Todos los derechos reservados.
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Spurn is a very unique place in the British Islands. Three and a half miles long and only fifty metres wide in places.
Extending out in to the Humber Estuary from the Yorkshire coast it has always had a big affect to the navigation of all vessels over the years. Help to some and a danger or hindrance to others. This alone makes Spurn a unique place.
Spurn is made up of a series of sand and shingle banks held together with mainly Marram grass and Seabuckthorn. There are a series of sea defence works built by the Victorians and maintained by the Ministry of Defence, till they sold Spurn to the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust in the 1950s. The defences are in a poor state, breaking down and crumbling. This is making Spurn a very fragile place wide open to the ravages of the North Sea.
One of the most striking features of Spurn is the black and white lighthouse near to the end of Spurn. Now just an empty shell not used since it was closed down at dawn on the thirty first of October 1986.
There have been many Lighthouses on Spurn over the years the first recorded at around 1427. The present light was built from 1893 TO 1895. The small tower on the beach on the Estuary side was originally the low light. It was built and put in to operation at around 1852. This light was no longer needed when the present lighthouse was opened in 1895.At a later date the light was removed and it was used as a store for explosives and later as a water tower. The tank can still be seen on the top. When it was operational there was a raised walkway from the shore to the lighthouse so it could be reached at all stages of the tide.
The present lighthouse was built to replace an old lighthouse that was positioned just to the south of the present one. You can still see the round perimeter wall surrounding the old keepers cottages and the base of the old lighthouse which had to be demolished due to it settling on it's foundations making it unsafe.
The only light on Spurn today is a flashing green starboard light on the very end of the point and the fixed green lights marking the end of the Pilots jetty.
Because of Spurns ever moving position there have been many Lighthouses over the years. There is a very good book by George.de.BOAR, called History of the Spurn Lighthouses, produced by the East Yorkshire Local History Society. This is one of a series of books on local history.
www.spurnpoint.com/Around_and_about_at_Spurn.htm
Around and about there are plenty of places to eat and drink. Starting from the north of Spurn at Kilnsea there is the Riverside hotel offering good quality food drink and accommodation. Coming south towards Spurn and still in Kilnsea there is the Crown and Anchor pub. A welcoming place serving bar meals fine beers and offering bed and breakfast at very reasonable rates. At the crossroads before you turn towards Spurn there is the Spurn heritage coast visitors centre. Where there is a small cafe and exhibition. At the entrance Spurn point nature reserve is an information centre and bird observatory selling books pamphlets, etc., and the last toilet on Spurn.
Past the lighthouse is the last car park. Two hundred metres further on you find the Humber Lifeboat and Pilot stations. Near the houses is a Small caravan selling tea, coffee, cold cans, hot and cold food, crisps and sweets.
All are open all year round apart from the heritage centre which is open thought the season.
BIRD WATCHING.
Is a very popular pastime as Spurn is internationally famous for birds. There are up to two hundred species recorded at spurn every year. Some of which are extremely rare. The Marmora's Warbler seen at Spurn In June 1992 was only the third recorded in Britain.
SEA FISHING.
The beaches of Spurn provide some of the best sea fishing in the area, with Cod and Whiting and Flats being caught through the winter and Skate, Flats and Bass through the summer. There is sport to be had all the year.
At the very end of Spurn is deep water ideal for Cod but this only fishes best two hours either side of low water, the tide is to strong at other times. All along the seaward side of Spurn is good for all species of fish at all times though over high water being the better. The riverside of Spurn is very shallow and only produces Flats and the bass over high water.
THE BEACH.
The beaches at Spurn are of soft sand and shingle. Whichever way the wind is blowing you can just pop over the dunes to the outer side. There are fossils and all manners of things to find beach combing. Swimming is not safe any were near the point end as there are very strong tides at up to six knots at times. But in side Spurn around the point car park is perfect at high water. The beach does not shelf to fast and very little tide. You can have the place to your self at times, as Spurn is never really busy weekdays.#
A very popular pastime at Spurn is Fossil hunting. There is a good abundance of fossils to be found in amongst the pebbles and shingle.
The Shark Trust has a very interesting PDF file tell you all about Shark Skate and rays the mermaids purses you find on the beach are egg shells from sharks and Rays. Click the link to down load the Shark Trust Brochure.
WALKING.
Walking or strolling at spurn is very easy, as there are no hills. There are various sign posted paths up and down the point. For the fit a complete walk round the whole point is about 8 miles, taking in all the point round the point end and back to the "warren" information place at the start of Spurn. You will need good footwear, as much of the paths are sand. There is limited access for disabled, but not to the point end, as you have to go via the beach.
You can park your car at the point car park and walk round the point end and back to the car park about a mile, or just stroll around the point were you choose. The only place you are not allowed to go are down the pilot's jetty and the centre square of the Lifeboat houses.
In spring and early summer Spurn is covered with a large amount of wild flowers of all species.
There are common to the not so common; from Orchids to bluebells. I must remind you Spurn is a nature reserve and the picking of all flowers is prohibited. When visiting please enjoy Spurn, as it is a very beautiful place and leave only your footprints.
Horse Riding.
There is riding available nearby at the North Humberside Riding Centre. The stables are ideally located with rides along quiet country lanes, by-ways, plus miles of sandy beach and riverbanks. The cross-country course offers a variety of fences for both the novice and the more experienced rider.
www.spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/
A Brief History of Spurn Bird Observatory
Following visits to Spurn by several members of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union in the late 1930's, a communal log for ornithological observations was instituted in 1938. This included a roll-call of species, the beginnings of a recording system, which later became standard in bird observatories. Realising the potential of the Spurn peninsula for the regular observation of bird migration a group of enthusiasts, notably Ralph Chislett, George Ainsworth, John Lord and R.M. Garnett, had the idea of setting up a bird observatory, with the Warren Cottage at the northern end of the peninsula as an ideal headquarters. Unfortunately the outbreak of war forced them to put their plans on hold but shortly after hostilities ceased a lease for Warren Cottage was obtained from the War Department and the observatory was established shortly afterwards under the auspices of the Y.N.U. with the four members mentioned above forming the first committee. A preliminary meeting was held in September 1945 to decide on the site for a Heligoland trap, work on which was begun almost immediately and the first bird (a Blackbird) was ringed on November 17th. The first minuted committee meeting was held on March 9th 1946 and the observatory was opened to visitors at Whitsuntide that year.
Initially coverage was limited to the main migration seasons, being extended to winter weekends in the early 1950's to trap and ring some of the large numbers of Snow Buntings which used to occur at that time of year and gradually coverage was increased (whenever possible) to cover the late spring and summer. In 1959 there was an important development when the Yorkshire Naturalists' Trust (now the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust) became the owners of the peninsula and thus the observatory's landlord. In 1960 a full time warden was appointed by the Trust, and although having no official connection with the observatory the fact of having an observer on the peninsula year-round inevitably helped to improve the ornithological coverage. This was especially the case from 1964 when the current warden, Barry Spence, was appointed, in conjunction with the fact that an interest in birds and their migrations was steadily growing and more bird-watchers were staying at the observatory, often for longer periods.
When the observatory opened there was accommodation for seven visitors in Warren Cottage and facilities included two chemical toilets, the Warren Heligoland trap and an ex-army hut as a ringing hut. Over the next ten years a further five Heligoland traps were constructed along the peninsula, although today only three remain in existence. In 1959 the observatory gained the use of the Annexe, one of two ex W.D. bungalows built at the Warren during the early 1950's, thus increasing the accommodation capacity to seventeen and providing much improved toilet facilities. Over the years the accommodation and facilities have been gradually improved to try to make the visitor's stay at Spurn as comfortable as possible. Other improvements have also taken place, in 1968 part of one of the derelict buildings at the Point was converted into a ringing laboratory ready for the first B.T.O. Ringing Course, held in autumn of that year and in 1971 part of one of the derelict buildings at the Warren was also converted into a ringing laboratory. The other part of this building became a laboratory for the use of students of Leeds University but this also became available to the observatory in the mid 1980's when the University no longer had a use for it. Subsequently it was converted into a self-contained accommodation unit for two, complete with kitchen facilities, and although officially known by the somewhat unimaginative name of Room F (the rooms in the Annexe being known as Rooms A, C, D & E, - whatever happened to Room B?), it was somewhat irreverently christened "Dunbirdin" by regular visitors to Spurn.
In 1965 a sea-watching hut was erected east of the Warren beyond the line of the former railway track. Due to coastal erosion it became necessary to move this in late 1974, when it was hoped that it would last at least as long as it had in its first position. Alas this was not to be, as the rate of erosion increased dramatically in the mid 1970's, necessitating a further move in early December 1977. In that year a clay bank had been built across the field behind Warren Cottage (Clubley's field) to prevent the flooding of arable land by wind-blown sea water, but on January 11th 1978 Spurn suffered its worst flooding ever when a strong to gale-force north-westerly wind combined with a spring tide. In late 1981 due to extensive construction works at Easington a large quantity of boulder clay became available and this was used to build up and extend the bank across Clubley's field, south towards Black Hut and north beyond Big Hedge to join up with an existing bank (which had been built in 1974) behind the scrape. In 1982 the sea-watching hut was repositioned on top of this bank, where it remained until the bank itself was washed away in the early 1990's.
A number of other changes to the observatory recording area began to take place from the early 1970's, including extensive building operations at the Point, commencing in 1974, with the construction of a new jetty for the Humber Pilot boats, new housing for the Spurn Lifeboat crew and the conversion and renovation of various existing buildings for use by the Coastguard and the Pilots. In 1978 following damage to the existing road south of the Warren area a new tarmac road was laid to the west of the original one, this lasted until 1988 when a second "new road" loop had to be laid, followed in 1991 by the construction of the existing loop road running along the Humber shore from just south of the Warren to just beyond Black Hut. The construction of this road resulted in the destruction of the actual Black Hut, although the area still bears the name. In 1981 the lines of wartime concrete anti-tank blocks running from the seashore to the Canal Zone were removed to fill in a breach at the Narrow Neck. This resulted in the southward extension of the Scrape field by the farmer up to Big Hedge and the start of a gradual decline in the condition of this hedge and its attractiveness to birds. In 1982 a local resident excavated a pond for shooting purposes in the wet area adjoining the Canal Zone. This never really proved successful and the land was later purchased by the Y.W.T. and the pond enlarged to become what is now known as Canal Scrape. In 1984 a famous Spurn landmark, the Narrows "Hut", a wooden migration watch shelter which had stood at the Narrow Neck for twenty-three years, was set fire to by person or persons unknown and completely destroyed, it was replaced the following year by a more solid construction made from breeze-blocks.
A period of considerable change began in 1988 when the Spurn peninsula was designated as part of the Spurn Heritage Coast. Projects undertaken include the enlargement of the Canal Scrape mentioned above and the erection of a hide overlooking it, a hide overlooking the Humber wader roost at Chalk Bank, a public sea-watching hide alongside the observatory one, provision of additional car-parking space, the restoration of the short-turf habitat in the Chalk Bank area, provision of footpaths, etc. A major project was the renovation of the Blue Bell in Kilnsea for use as offices, an information centre and a small cafe, which became fully operational in 1995. Another fairly recent project has been the creation of another scrape/pond on Clubley's field.
In 1996 the observatory celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, and for the first time in its history SBO employed a full time seasonal warden. This position has since been expanded and the observatory now enjoys the services of a year- round warden. In 1998, with a view to the future, a small bungalow in Kilnsea was purchased with money bequeathed by the late John Weston, a long time committee member, who regrettably died in 1996. This was followed in 1999 by the purchase of a strip of land adjacent to the property and is now known as the ‘Church Field’, this is planted with a sacrificial crop every year, and has also had several groups of trees planted and a feeding station placed in the north-east corner. Access to this field is available by becoming a member of ‘Friends of Spurn Bird Observatory’, a venture set up in 2003 to eventually help with the building of a new observatory when the old one falls way to the sea.
This unique butterfly's common name in English is "constable". I have no idea where it comes from. But its common name in Chinese is "shooting star" because it marking looks like "comet". However, if shooting with flash lights, its markings will be beautiful navy blue.
流星蛺蝶數量雖然不算少，但是森林性的蝶種，平時並不多見，最近大發，今天早上去大崙尾山的翠山步道，就見到數量頗多的個體。
流星蛺蝶的中文名稱源自於，翅膀外緣V斑紋，搭配尖端斑點，如彗星拖著尾巴一般。
而我則是對，流星蛺蝶翅膀在閃燈拍攝下，呈現的藍色相當著迷。
PS. 標題出自唐代，李白的「古風其七」。
~翠山步道入口, 台北市, 台灣
Mt. Dalunwei Trail entrance, Taipei, Taiwan
- ISO 1600, F5.6, 1/200 sec, 100mm
- Canon 5D MarkIII with EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro lens + Ring flash light
- Shot @ 9.21am
China has a lot of unique fruits and this is one of them. I've never seen them before but fell in love after first bite. It's like a cherry with the pit in the middle but the fruit itself is much more juicier with a unique taste. I ate it by the buckets! Seriously, I dropped a few pounds because that's all I mainly ate in the first week. :)
This fruit is a seasonal thing and can get rotten pretty quickly after being picked, so when it's available, I chow down.
If you never tried it, try it. It's awesome! :)
Melissa and Tommy wanted a unique cake - something special.. with stripes (but not too stripey), and greens (but not too green!). After much thought, the final design came to life. The "Tie the Knot" theme was carried out in many aspects of the wedding decor - including the invitations, which were the main inspiration for the cake.
Fondant icing with fondant stripes in multi-greens and pink, ribbed fondant ribbon and knot, gumpaste striped roses and leaves.
Clients: Melissa and Tommy, Married Sat. August 2, 2008 - Green Valley Country Club
Flavor: "Pink Champagne" - White cake infused with grenadine and champagne with champagne custard, strawberry preserves and white chocolate truffle. Fondant icing.
Published in Today's Bride San Francisco - Fall/Summer 2009
unique the form and veins of my skin, unique the smallest play of leaves in my branches
Herman Hesse
The Hemisferic, in the city of Valencia (Spain) is a unique and spectacular building, designed by Santiago Calatrava. It belongs to the City of Arts and Sciences complex.
It represents a great human eye: the eye of wisdom. It symbolises looking and observing the world, which visitors can explore through stunning audiovisual projections.
It has an ovoid roof more than 100 metres in length, and contains a great sphere that houses the projection room. A 24,000 square metre pond surrounds this structure, making the whole area one of amazing beauty.
The outer ring of the Hemisfric carries the name Carl Sagan, in homage to the great populariser of astronomy.
It has the largest screen room in Spain, housing two projection systems in a concave screen covering more than 900 square metres: an IMAX Dome large format cinema and digital projections: astronomy shows and entertainment performances.
www.naintrading.com/orientteppiche/arijana-design-241x174....
Handmade Hand-Knotted Oriental Rug; Pakistani Wool Rug. This artisan rug features vibrant colors and expressive patterns showcasing traditional Eastern design. Each unique handwoven rug is crafted over several months, offering exceptional quality, rich texture, and timeless character, perfect for living rooms, studios, or reading corners.
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At 8.5, these are a little tight, but not that bad. I walked a few NYC Aves in them without any problem. There's just no slippage! But look at them...
Feeling invisible? Cool. People can only see what they can imagine which means you are so unique that no one can wrap their mind around the idea of you.
I don´t know how many times I changed this artwork before I finally decided to let it go. I´m still a bit "green" when it comes to making this kind of composition and changing colors/tones and such but I do feel that I actually made something interesting and a bit funny this time.
The hole idea of the work is that even our precious grim reaper has daydreams of his own and that he is in a dream state while working.
Credits to:
Background: Water room by Alice Faux at DA.
Thanks to Marcus Ranum for the photo stock of The grim weedhacker 6, at mjraum-stock at DA.
Thanks to Missy stocks :Fireworks 6 at DA.
And finally thanks to Peace of art stock: Seagull in flight and Bird 31, at DA. peace-of-art.deviantart.com/
I call this Place the Board Walk. it's a long Stretch of a Woden Boardwalk. with bushes and shubery along the sides. also a Couple of Coves of water Baordered by a Rock wall. which leads to This "Stage" Which is Pretty cool. looks like it's made from Fallen trees, Tree Branches etc. it's seen better times. Though that's what Makes it so appealing!
Nice Place to Sit & read a Book or Just Relax and daydream!
Must be Spooky as all Hell at Night
This unique 1913-14 Matchless V-twin Brooklands/TT Works Racer, AC 9524, is preserved at the National Motorcycle Museum.
Matchless had enjoyed considerable success using JAP engines with numerous Isle of Man TT wins and podium places between 1907 and 1909 ridden by Charlie and Harry Collier, sons of the company founder Henry Collier.
Despite this success, in 1913 the family switched to engines supplied by the Swiss Motosacoche (meaning engine-in-a bag) factory whose proprietary engines were distributed under the MAG name. These 496cc semi-hemispherical units were advanced and solidly built, but were strictly works specials that were never offered for general sale.
In the 1913 TT two of the new Matchless/MAG V-twin works racers entered by the Collier brothers suffered broken valve gear and a puncture respectively. However, the next month, Harry Collier rode to four wins at the famous Brooklands circuit with a fastest lap of 65.22mph. For 1914 the team was strengthened by the inclusion of Bert Colver who enjoyed considerable success both at home and at various European events.
Originally fitted with an Armstrong 3-speed hub, this was found to be the machines "weak link" as stripped pinions and slippage from gear when applying power were common faults.
The machine was later fitted with the more robust Royal Enfield 3-speed unit. Indeed, there is actually very little "Matchless" making up the machine apart from forks, tank and handle bars. The frame is actually a Royal Enfield design of the kind supplied to Motosoacoche during that period.
Only around half a dozen of these works racers were ever made in the period before WW1 and this is the only surviving example. Restored between 2015-2018 by the National Motorcycle Museum’s chief restorer, Colin Wall, who declared it "the most difficult restoration I have ever attempted”.
I can't believe that there's already been 40 individual Monster High characters, where has the time gone? It figures that the day Viperine arrives in the mail, the new Freaky Fusion characters were leaked online (who look incredible, I might add). I was looking forward to having a breather from collecting without having to think about what's next. ;)
I'm going to have to clear off another shelf soon...
(bottom row, from the left)
-Howleen Wolf (Daughter of The Werewolf) - 2012
-Operetta (Daughter of The Phantom of The Opera) - 2012
-Lagoona Blue (Daughter of The Sea Monster) - 2010
-Clawdeen Wolf (Daughter of The Werewolf) - 2010
-Draculaura (Daughter of Dracula) - 2010
-Frankie Stein (Daughter of Frankenstein) - 2010
-Cleo De Nile (Daughter of The Mummy) - 2010
-Ghoulia Yelps (Daughter of The Zombies) - 2010
-Spectra Vondergeist (Daughter of a Ghost) - 2011
-Abbey Bominable (Daughter of The Yeti) - 2011
(second row, from the left)
-Jinafire Long (Daughter of The Chinese Dragon) - 2012
-Catrine DeMew (Daughter of a Werecat) - 2013
-Skelita Calaveras (Daughter of Los Eskeletos) - 2012
-Rochelle Goyle (Daughter of a Gargoyle) - 2012
-Robecca Steam (Daughter of a Mad Scientist) - 2012
-Venus McFlyTrap (Daughter of The Plant Monster) - 2012
-Catty Noir (Daughter of The Werecats) - 2013
-Jane Boolittle (Daughter of Doctor Boolittle) - 2013
-Twyla (Daughter of The Boogey Man) -2013
-Gigi Grant (Daughter of a Genie) - 2013
(third row, from the left)
-Purrsephone (Daughter of a Werecat) - 2012
-Toralei Stripe (Daughter of The Werecat) -2011
-Meowlody (Daughter of a Werecat) - 2012
-Honey Swamp (Daughter of The Honey Island Swamp Monster) - 2013
-Viperine Gorgon (Daughter of Stheno) - 2013
-Elissabat (Daughter of a Vampire) - 2013
-Clawdia Wolf (Daughter of The Werewolf) - 2013
-C.A. Cupid (Daughter of Eros) - 2011
-Scarah Screams (Daughter of The Banshee) - 2012
-Wydowna Spider (Daughter of Arachne) -2013
(top row, from the left)
-Nefera De Nile (Daughter of The Mummy) - 2012
-Heath Burns (Son of The Fire Elementals) - 2013
-Clawd Wolf (Son of The Werewolf) - 2011
-Holt Hyde (Son of Mr. Hyde) - 2010
-Jackson Jekyll (Son of Dr. Jekyll) - 2012
-Deuce Gorgon (Son of Medusa) - 2010
-Gillington "Gil" Webber (Son of The River Monster) - 2011
-Sloman "Slo Mo" Mortavitch (Son of a Zombie) - 2013
-Hoodude Voodoo (A Voodoo doll created by Frankie Stein) - 2012
-Headless Headmistress Bloodgood (Daughter of The Headless Horseman) - 2013
Port Key West - Key West Harbor - Fall
Key West, Florida U.S.A. - Florida Keys
Virgin Cruise Line - "Valiant Lady" - at the dock - 11/29/24
(leave it to Richard Branson; those long red hanging things
on each state-room balcony...swinging red hammocks! LOL)
----- Opal Key Harbor Resort and Marina (formerly Hilton) -----
----- Cruise-Ship Terminal / Sunset Key Ferry / Opal Marina -----
------ Key West: Far from Normal - Close to Perfect -----
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"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 2024 Key West Slideshow: flic.kr/s/aHBqjBUfUL
Unique among the world's seven species of pelicans, the Brown Pelican is found along the ocean shores and not on inland lakes. It is the only dark pelican, and also the only one that plunges from the air into the water to catch its food.
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A unique vignette of Kerala is this absolutely fantastic display of feline wildlife comprising of tigers, lions and leopards. It is Onam time. The 4th day of Onam and they gather in their thousands in the town of Thrissur ( earlier called Trichur) . Drums beat up a roar of heavy bass percussion that resonates in the city. It shakes the very foundation of the stone and mason structures through which the tigers and the drum beaters pass. What it does to the ear drums of the human beings and the performers is best not talked about. The sound is deafening and maddening and practicing sanity and conversation is an art form.
It is the male performers with big guts that are inducted into this Tiger Dance ( with a fair sprinkling of lions and leopards thrown in for company) . The main requisite quality for a performer is his stomach. Men work for their stomachs but here the stomachs work for the men. Bigger and bulkier is in demand as a protuberant stomach gives the feline face a definite depth and menace and a realistic visual. Add to this the special effects that they can roll out with bouncing blubber to convey hypnotic movements on the faces of the tigers.
It is described as a folk art and folk dance. The paint work is done meticulously and takes 5-7 hours to complete and dry. One wishes that the paint was eco friendly but sadly, it is not. The movements are stacatto and drum based and revolve around prancing of the tigers. The feet tap out the drum beats and I am talking about the feet of the by standers.
This exotic and bouncy festival is called Pulikali and takes place around August every year
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Taken on August 30, 2007 at 6.05pm IST
Posted to Flickr July 19, 2011 at 12.28AM IST
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My little friend. He loves to hang out in my bee balm container pot.
Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)
Garland, Tx
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rare & unique photo from my mobile phone
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my cell sometimes produces very special, unique and rare photographs ... it does it on its own ... maybe by some dysfunction of it. Decolorizes the reception in a unique way almost black and white and gives some different colors to the ones it removes. The final picture is unique and rare. With no editing and no effects you can see these photos ... there is a limited photo watermark on my photos and my name because I'm interested in exhibiting the templates.
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Pure work avoidance behaviour...
had to clear the mess after my daughter cleaned her room... and in the garbadge can for bottles and tins I found this unique Coke can... of course it reminded me of Andy Warhol...
and before this piece of art would have to go the way of all flash I had to perpetuate it...
by taking a pic, lol!
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Walking around in Oia on the island of santorini during a trip to Greece in October of 2010. We came upon many beautiful spots. It seems like most of the island was made to be photographed. Santorini must be one of the most picturesque places in the world. Every vase, boat, and flower arrangement seems like they were set up for a perfect composition.
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About Santorini "White and Blue"
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The most common label that sticks with Santorini is “a classic blue and white”. Even a superficial glimpse at a photo or a video clip from the island will justify Santorini’s unique label. Whether you have never been there or not, you will recognize Santorini because of its picturesque serene white villages built on the top of high cliffs, cozily embedded between the blue skies and vivid blue sea and spotted by the blue dots of the domed churches.There is no white like Santorini’s white. However the white is the predominant color of all the Cyclades islands, it has a particular nuance in the volcanic island of Santorini. The old inhabitants of the islands chose white for a reason: not only because it has been one of two sacred Greek colors, but because it was also the best contrast to the rocky, green deprived land. In Santorini, somehow, this “cycladic white” got a particular nobless. Santorini’s whites are accentuated by the simple yet amazing architecture. The seemingly endless stairs weave through tiny passages and connect seductively cave-like houses of whitewashed stones, and together melt into the eternal sea of white waves – crisp and shiny in the mornings in the mornings and tamed and laced by departing sun just before the dusk. In the night of the full moon, Santorini white is as mythical and mystical
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Oia , (pronounced ee-ya) a tiny village in the north of Santorini, is a postcard come alive. The intense, brilliant whites - the walls and steps, the odd houses that arise in a seemingly haphazard cluster from the sheer volcanic cliffs is a cubist painter's inspiration and delight . Contrasted with the deep azure blue of the sea and the milder sky, its almost surreal, but dazzlingly beautiful.
The map shows the exact location.
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