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This fox had just swallowed something it had eaten, still chewing on whatever it was.
This was taken in October, the early part of winter when you live in the Arctic. The first snows will usually cover the tundra in September and will stay until late May the following year.
Red Fox will feed on rodents they hear burrowing under the snow. They will also predate the Arctic Fox as well. Man leaves a lot of waste food around for the fox to consume as well.
Rumbeke Castle
In the early 16th century, Jacques I de Thiennes had a 15th-century noble farmstead converted into a castle. The final form of the castle arrived in 1535.
In 1730, the castle of Rumbeke was thoroughly rebuilt.
The counts of Thiennes owned the castle until 1856. By marriage, it then came into the hands of the de Limburg Stirum family until 1988. During that period, it was often damaged; by the Beggars, the wars of Louis XIV, the French Revolution, and WWI and II. During World War II, the castle became the residence of German officers .
Between 1961 and 1964, the castle was renovated.
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Begin 16e eeuw liet Jacques I de Thiennes een 15e-eeuwse adellijke hoeve omvormen tot een kasteel. De uiteindelijke vorm van het kasteel kwam er in 1535.
In 1730 werd het kasteel van Rumbeke grondig verbouwd.
De graven van Thiennes bezat het kasteel tot 1856. Door huwelijk kwam het toen in handen van de familie de Limburg Stirum tot 1988. In die periode werd het dikwijls beschadigd; door de geuzen, de oorlogen van Lodewijk XIV, de Franse Revolutie, en WOI en II. Tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog werd het kasteel de residentie van Duitse officieren .
Tussen 1961 en 1964 werd het kasteel gerenoveerd.
Back in August 2012, hiking in the morning around the Lac d'Allos, I catched this picture which is just my vision of what a paradise could be.
I didn't manage to process correctly the photo, though, until today.
Allos - France
Until the butterflies get here i will have to be satisfied with Red Milkweed Beetles (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus).
Right before sunrise, a BNSF intermodal curves along the Needles Sub as it approaches Siberia. I climbed this hill with a somewhat different shot in mind, and as I walked past this composition the thought came into my head that if a train showed up before the sun rose, this shot was probably the best I could do. I couldn't see any trains coming out of Amboy, so unless one was hiding at Bagdad which I couldn't see, there were no trains out there. I continued up the hill, but 30 seconds later I was shocked to see a train appear, coming out of Bagdad. I returned to the prior composition and bagged the shot. It wasn't until I got home that I realized I'd taken one of my all time favorite photos.
This photo feels somewhat transformational to me and my approach to photography. It was a result of a completely spontaneous overnight train trip. In recent years, I could always talk myself out of going trackside. Rather than my normal square peg in a round hole approach to photography I was flexible and honest with myself, choosing this shot (which I had previously not known existed) over other shots I've dreamed to for this area that honestly just don't work. But this one does. The most transformational thing may be that I'm finally feeling a little motivation and excitement about photographing trains locally again. If this photograph is an omen of things to come, 2025 could have a lot of great shots in it
Having started life in Bulgaria until she adopted me two years ago, Sundae is acutely aware of the danger facing her home country, Romania and Poland as well as other nations in the region as Putin's battalions wreck havoc across the Ukraine.
Unlike the monkeys, she cannot remain silent, seeing no evil, speaking no evil or hearing no evil. She sees Putin for the beast he is, along with Russian troops who fire upon civilians, schools, hospitals and residential buildings. They are all going to Hell for sure.
We have a good friend in the Ukraine who is today desperately trying to flee the country and the violence. We are praying for her safety.
I just learned that she made it to Moldova finally today!
Until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore, you will not know the terror of being forever lost at sea.
until you reach your heart,
then the many will be One.
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When the mind becomes still
the power of the Self will be experienced.
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Now different lives I lead, my body lives on lead
The last two lines may read incorrect until said
twenty one pilots - Chlorine
Spirit is a Ukranian brand. Every week they have fantastic outfits in the weekend sales, of which I have quite a few. I'm showcasing the latest one available in the most recent Saturday Sale. While each individual item is L$75, I bought both fatpacks. And I will keep doing so, in a minute endeavour to show my support, until the people of Ukraine are free from war, free from terror.
This is Fogarty Beach at the Oregon Coast. I really liked the solitary feel of this image, until I looked closer and found five people and a bird. :)
Bubbles, bubbles, on the lake
Watch them float, until they break
Releasing reflections from the deep
That out of the water, will then leap
Watch them swim, multiply
See them kiss, as they lie
On the water , that does break
As bubbles, bubbles fill the lake
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.”
― Anatole France
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The State Museum of Applied Arts of Uzbekistan is an art museum located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, founded in 1937 as a temporary exhibition for handicrafts. The museum contains over 4,000 exhibits on decorative art in Uzbekistan, including wood carving, ceramics, embossing, jewelry, gold weaving, embroidery, and samples of mass production in local industry.
Until the beginning of the 21st century, the museum was located in the former palace of the Russian diplomat Alexander Alexandrovich Polovtsev Jr..
The museum building, known as the Polovtsev house, was purchased by his secretary Mikhail Stepanovich Andreev from Tashkent merchant Nikolai Ivanovich Ivanov. Under Andreev's guidance, the interiors of the house were readjusted and refurbished to fit an Oriental style. The main architect of this restructuring was A. A. Burmeyster. The house was known colloquially as the "Polovtsev House". The building is an example of Oriental architectural and decorative art, built in the late 19th century. The decoration, carving and painting of the building was done by Uzbek folk artists Usta T. Arsankulov, A. Kazymdzhanov (Tashkent), Usta Shirin Muradov (Bukhara), Usta A. Palvanov (Khiva), and Usta Abdullah (Rishtan).
Get ready for the next exciting round of Pandora Fair! It opens tomorrow: May 19th and will stay open until June 10th! Be My Mannequin? Pose Store is back! Though this time we've collaborated with .:.Pariah.:.!
Be My Mannequin? presents: 'Living Statues' which contains SIX brand new singles poses; all exceedingly versatile and unisex!
You can purchase 'Living Statues' in two mini packs which contains a set of 3 poses each...or you can go for the FATPACK which contains all six! Additionally each set contains a marble pedestal with poses included as a prop!
To complete the whole statuesque appeal that you see in the ad, you'll want to check out .:.Pariah.:. which is conveniently next door to us at Pandora Fair! They created the lovely Marmoreal Tattoos (as seen in the ad) with stunning skin effects and cracks.
So come on down to Pandora Fair and DEMO the stunning 'Living Statues' for yourself! You won't regret adding it to your collection! And of course, all our poses come copy/mod so you can adjust as needed.
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“Utrecht (/ˈjuːtrɛkt/ YOO-trekt, Dutch: [ˈytrɛxt]; Utrecht dialect: Ut(e)reg [ˈyt(ə)ʁɛχ]) is the fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the province of Utrecht. The municipality of Utrecht is located in the eastern part of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Netherlands, and includes Haarzuilens, Vleuten and De Meern. It has a population of 361,699 as of December 2021.
Utrecht's ancient city centre features many buildings and structures, several dating as far back as the High Middle Ages. It has been the religious centre of the Netherlands since the 8th century. In 1579, the Union of Utrecht was signed in the city to lay the foundations for the Dutch Republic. Utrecht was the most important city in the Netherlands until the Dutch Golden Age, when it was surpassed by Amsterdam as the country's cultural centre and most populous city.
Utrecht is home to Utrecht University, the largest university in the Netherlands, as well as several other institutions of higher education. Due to its central position within the country, it is an important hub for both rail and road transport; it has the busiest railway station in the Netherlands, Utrecht Centraal. It has the second-highest number of cultural events in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam. In 2012, Lonely Planet included Utrecht in the top 10 of the world's unsung places.”
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Until the End of the World - U2
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Haven't seen you in quite a while
I was down the hold just passing time
Last time we met was a low-lit room
We were as close together as a bride and groom
We ate the food, we drank the wine
Everybody having a good time
Except you
You were talking about the end of the world
I took the money
I spiked your drink
You miss too much these days if you stop to think
You lead me on with those innocent eyes
You know I love the element of surprise
In the garden, I was playing the tart
I kissed your lips and broke your heart
You, you were acting
Like it was the end of the world
Love, love, love
Love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love
Love, love, love
(Love, love, love)
In my dream I was drowning sorrows
When my sorrows, they learned to swim
(Love, love, love)
Surrounding me, going down on me
Spilling over the brim
Waves of regret and waves of joy
I reached out for the one I tried to destroy
You, you said you'd wait
Till the end of the world
I'm trading in the music for this one....... www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmM-YLRxMo0
when my daughter was born, this song became important to me as did our Life!
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Platform 9 and 3/4
Bree made it to the train station with minutes to spare, setting her things on a trolley to wait.
"Alright Brianna, give us a smile for your last year at Hogwarts!" her mother chirped out, holding up the camera.
Bree obliged, waiting until just the right moment to flip her fingers around as the shutter button was pressed.
"Brianna Eir! Honestly!"
Would it really be our Bree without a little cheek? ;)
Until last week I had not been to Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge since May. When I saved a few photos to my Occoquan folder I noticed I hadn't posted many of my spring photos for whatever reason, so I'm catching up a bit.
for NOW YOU, the assignment: whimsy.
things didn't really go as planned. i hoped to take some photos during the beautiful golden hour, with backlit sunshine, but i just couldn't get to my favorite, private spot until the sun was already pretty much down. darn!
i might have to try this again. but i also want to go for something a little more silly. i wish i had a whole day just to play!
Took until local midnight before the night sky had darkened enough to see them. Really doesn't get dark here this time of year for more than a few hours What I found interesting about this one is the blue satellite streak (might have to view large to see it). At first I thought it was a colour balance issue but it turns out the blue is likely due to the coating used on a Starlink satellite.
The American Horse, a sculpture by animal sculptor, Nina Akamu. The work was inspired, in part, by a work created by Leonardo da Vinci for the Duke of Milan in the late 15th century. Two casts of the massive 24-foot monument were made: one for Meijer Scupture Garden in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and one for the city of Milan, Italy.
(From my Personal Pictures Digital Archive, year 2015)
The sign says: "Hier waren Deutschland und Europa bis zum 10 november 1989 um 18 uhr geteilt"
In English: "Here Germany and Europe were divided until 10 November 1989 at 6 p.m."
The Glienicke Bridge (German: Glienicker Brücke) is a bridge across the Havel River in Germany, connecting the Wannsee district of Berlin with the Brandenburg capital Potsdam. It is named after nearby Glienicke Palace. The current bridge, the fourth on the site, was completed in 1907, although major reconstruction was necessary after it was damaged during World War II.
During the Cold War, as this portion of the Havel River formed the border between West Berlin and East Germany, the bridge was used several times for the exchange of captured spies and thus became known as the Bridge of Spies.
HISTORY: A first wooden bridge across the Havel River at this location was built about 1660, in order to reach the hunting grounds around Stolpe. By the early 1800s, a new, non-wooden bridge was needed to accommodate the massive increase in traffic on the chaussee between the Prussian capital Berlin and the Hohenzollern residence in Potsdam. The architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel designed a brick and wood bascule bridge, which was finished in 1834. By the early 20th century, Schinkel's bridge was no longer able to handle the increased volume in traffic, and operating the moveable sections of the bridge caused delays in steamer traffic on the Havel River.
In 1904, the Prussian government held a design competition to replace Schinkel's bridge with a modern, iron bridge. The Johann Caspar Harkort Company of Duisburg submitted the winning design, and the present-day bridge was inaugurated on 16 November 1907.
The German film studio UFA shot the film Unter den Brücken (Under the Bridges) at the Glienicke Bridge in 1944 and 1945. At the end of April 1945, an unexploded shell severely damaged the bridge. The reconstruction of the steel bridge was not completed until 1949, after the establishment of West Germany and East Germany. The East German government named it the “Bridge of Unity" as the border between East Germany and Western Allied-occupied West Berlin ran across the middle of the bridge.
COLD WAR: During the early years of the Cold War, the bridge was mainly used by the Allies as a link between their Berlin sections and the military liaison missions in Potsdam. German residents of the two cities more frequently used the S-Bahn suburban rail to travel between Berlin and Potsdam. On 27 May 1952, East German authorities closed the bridge to citizens of West Berlin and West Germany. The bridge was closed to East German citizens after the construction of the Berlin Wall in August 1961. Only allied military personnel and foreign diplomats were allowed to access the bridge at any time.
Of all the checkpoints between West Berlin and East Berlin, as well as those between West Berlin and East Germany, the Glienicke Bridge had the uniqueness of being the only such checkpoint of not only having a Soviet presence, but also of being under full Soviet control; all other checkpoints were under East German control, and had no Soviet presence.
By the 1970s, the bridge had outlived its projected lifespan and needed significant repairs. The cost of these repairs became a focus of a dispute between the government of West Berlin and the government of East Germany. In 1980 the West Berlin government repaired its half of the bridge, and in 1985 the West Berlin government paid for repairs to the East German half of the bridge in exchange for formally renaming the bridge "Glienicke Bridge" from "Bridge of Unity."
On the evening of 10 November 1989, one day after the opening of the Berlin Wall, the Glienicke Bridge was reopened for pedestrians. Border fortifications and barricades were dismantled as a part of German reunification in 1990.
BRIDGE OF SPIES: Because the Glienicke Bridge was a restricted border crossing between the Eastern Bloc (namely Potsdam in East Germany) and territory affiliated with the Western powers (namely the American sector of West Berlin), the Americans and Soviets used it for the exchange of captured spies during the Cold War. Reporters began calling it the "Bridge of Spies." When this name was later used as the title for various works, it was often taken to be a pun on "bridge of sighs" a name applied first to the bridge in Venice and then to others.
The first prisoner exchange took place on 10 February 1962. The Americans released Rudolf Abel, convicted for spying for the Soviet Union in 1957, in exchange for Gary Powers, the pilot of a U-2 spy plane shot down in 1960.
On 12 June 1985, there was a swap of 23 American agents held in Eastern Europe for Polish agent Marian Zacharski and another three Soviet agents arrested in the West. The exchange was the result of three years of negotiation.
The final exchange was also the most public. On 11 February 1986 the human rights campaigner (refusenik) and political prisoner Anatoly Shcharansky (now known as Natan Sharansky) and three Western agents were exchanged for Karl Koecher and four other Eastern agents
VISITANDO EL PUENTE DE GLIENICKE ("EL PUENTE DE LOS ESPÍAS") 2015
(De mi Archivo Digital de Fotos Personales, año 2015)
El cartel dice: "Hier waren Deutschland und Europa bis zum 10 november 1989 um 18 uhr geteilt"
En español: "Aquí Alemania y Europa estuvieron divididas hasta el 10 de noviembre de 1989 a las 18 horas."
El Puente Glienicke (en alemán: Glienicker Brücke) es un puente que cruza el río Havel en Alemania y conecta el distrito berlinés de Wannsee con Potsdam, la capital de Brandeburgo. Recibe su nombre del cercano Palacio de Glienicke. El puente actual, el cuarto en este lugar, se terminó de construir en 1907, aunque fue necesaria una importante reconstrucción tras sufrir daños durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
Durante la Guerra Fría, dado que este tramo del río Havel formaba la frontera entre Berlín Occidental y Alemania Oriental, el puente se utilizó varias veces para el intercambio de espías capturados, por lo que se le conoció como el Puente de los Espías.
HISTORIA: El primer puente de madera sobre el río Havel en este lugar se construyó alrededor de 1660 para acceder a los cotos de caza en los alrededores de Stolpe. A principios del siglo XIX, se necesitaba un nuevo puente, sin madera, para dar cabida al enorme aumento del tráfico en la Chaussee entre Berlín, la capital prusiana, y la residencia de los Hohenzollern en Potsdam. El arquitecto Karl Friedrich Schinkel diseñó un puente levadizo de ladrillo y madera, que se terminó en 1834. A principios del siglo XX, el puente de Schinkel ya no podía soportar el aumento del volumen de tráfico, y el funcionamiento de las secciones móviles del puente causaba retrasos en el tráfico de barcos de vapor en el río Havel.
En 1904, el gobierno prusiano convocó un concurso de diseño para sustituir el puente de Schinkel por un moderno puente de hierro. La empresa Johann Caspar Harkort de Duisburgo presentó el diseño ganador, y el puente actual se inauguró el 16 de noviembre de 1907.
El estudio cinematográfico alemán UFA rodó la película "Unter den Brücken" (Bajo los Puentes) en el puente Glienicke entre 1944 y 1945. A finales de abril de 1945, un proyectil sin explotar dañó gravemente el puente. La reconstrucción del puente de acero no se completó hasta 1949, tras la creación de Alemania Occidental y Alemania Oriental. El gobierno de Alemania Oriental lo denominó "Puente de la Unidad", ya que la frontera entre Alemania Oriental y Berlín Occidental, ocupado por los Aliados, discurría por su centro.
GUERRA FRÍA: Durante los primeros años de la Guerra Fría, el puente fue utilizado principalmente por los Aliados como enlace entre sus secciones berlinesas y las misiones de enlace militar en Potsdam. Los residentes alemanes de ambas ciudades utilizaban con mayor frecuencia el tren suburbano S-Bahn para viajar entre Berlín y Potsdam. El 27 de mayo de 1952, las autoridades de Alemania Oriental cerraron el puente a los ciudadanos de Berlín Occidental y Alemania Occidental. Tras la construcción del Muro de Berlín en agosto de 1961, el puente permaneció cerrado a los ciudadanos de Alemania Oriental. Solo el personal militar aliado y los diplomáticos extranjeros podían acceder al puente en cualquier momento.
De todos los puestos de control entre Berlín Occidental y Berlín Oriental, así como entre Berlín Occidental y Alemania Oriental, el puente de Glienicke tenía la singularidad de ser el único que no solo contaba con presencia soviética, sino que también estaba bajo pleno control soviético; todos los demás puestos de control estaban bajo control de Alemania Oriental y no tenían presencia soviética.
Para la década de 1970, el puente había superado su vida útil prevista y necesitaba reparaciones importantes. El coste de estas reparaciones se convirtió en el foco de una disputa entre el gobierno de Berlín Occidental y el gobierno de Alemania Oriental. En 1980, el gobierno de Berlín Occidental reparó su mitad del puente, y en 1985, el gobierno de Berlín Occidental pagó las reparaciones de la mitad del puente correspondiente a Alemania Oriental a cambio de renombrarlo oficialmente como "Puente de la Unidad", pasando de "Puente de Glienicke" a "Puente de la Unidad".
En la noche del 10 de noviembre de 1989, un día después de la caída del Muro de Berlín, el Puente de Glienicke fue reabierto al tránsito peatonal. Las fortificaciones y barricadas fronterizas fueron desmanteladas como parte de la reunificación alemana en 1990.
PUENTE DE LOS ESPÍAS: Dado que el Puente de Glienicke era un paso fronterizo restringido entre el Bloque del Este (Potsdam, en Alemania Oriental) y territorios afiliados a las potencias occidentales (el sector estadounidense de Berlín Occidental), estadounidenses y soviéticos lo utilizaron para el intercambio de espías capturados durante la Guerra Fría. Los periodistas comenzaron a llamarlo el "Puente de los Espías". Cuando este nombre se utilizó posteriormente como título de diversas obras, a menudo se interpretó como un juego de palabras con "Puente de los Suspiros", nombre que se aplicó primero al puente de Venecia y luego a otros.
El primer intercambio de prisioneros tuvo lugar el 10 de febrero de 1962. Los estadounidenses liberaron a Rudolf Abel, condenado por espiar para la Unión Soviética en 1957, a cambio de Gary Powers, piloto de un avión espía U-2 derribado en 1960.
El 12 de junio de 1985, se produjo un intercambio de 23 agentes estadounidenses detenidos en Europa del Este por el agente polaco Marian Zacharski y otros tres agentes soviéticos arrestados en Occidente. El intercambio fue el resultado de tres años de negociaciones.
El último intercambio también fue el más público. El 11 de febrero de 1986, el activista de derechos humanos (refusenik) y preso político Anatoly Shcharansky (ahora conocido como Natan Sharansky) y tres agentes occidentales fueron intercambiados por Karl Koecher y otros cuatro agentes orientales.
Sadly, until he can grow a pair, he won't be able to open the lid. Handles. Completely useless to snails, you know.
So no happy news this week unfortunately. Dominic Cummings has stuck two fingers up at the proles. Elsewhere, The Macro Mondays theme is Handles. We won't argue about Covid-19. Well handled? Yes. But only by the Chinese who invented it.
(Moorcroft small trinket pot. Image 2 3/4 inches across)
Simon Bolivar statue in Cartagena, Colombia.
A statue depicts Simon Bolívar astride a horse in a park setting.
This statue is located in Bolívar park, in the center of the city of Cartagena. At the base of the statue is inscribed one of Bolívar’s famous sayings: “Cartagenians: If Caracas gave me life, Cartagena gave me glory.”
Simon Bolívar is known as “The Liberator,” of South America because of his efforts to free the colonies from Spanish rule. The movement for independence in Colombia began in 1810, but succeeded only in 1819 when Bolívar incorporated Colombia into the confederation of Gran Colombia. Gran Colombia included Ecuador and Venezuela (Panama was part of Colombia) until it dissolved into its component parts in 1830.
The show's not over until the Spitfire flies past!
Great details visible on the underside of this Spitfire Mk.XIV, serial MV293.
This aircraft has been painted to represent some of this type that were transferred from the RAF to the (then Royal) Indian Air Force in 1947. The RAF markings were painted over, and those for the RIAF painted on top. The job was imperfect, and we can clearly see where the underwing RAF roundels have been hastily painted over in grey. Except, they weren't - on this particular aircraft, anyhow. The paint job is a facsimile of what a repainted RAF Spitfire would have looked like in 1947, and the over-painted roundels are entirely faux, such is the attention to detail in the recreation. The plane itself is entirely genuine - built in 1944, it was transferred to India in 1947, but the appearance of the one paint scheme applied over another is a modern recreation.
The Spitfire Mk XIV, is powered by a RR Griffon engine - maybe 'overpowered' would be a better description; a contemporaneous account describes it as 'a hairy beast to fly' - it was capable of more than 440mph. Another account from 1944 says 'It was truly an impressive machine, being able to climb almost vertically – it gave many Luftwaffe pilots the shock of their lives when, having thought they had bounced you from a superior height, they were astonished to find the Mk XIV climbing up to tackle them head-on, throttle wide open'
Hard to believe it's only 15 days until Christmas!
Saw this cheerful display at Christmas Village at Callaway Gardens, where during the Christmas season you can do some shopping. Perfect for getting me in the spirit of things.
Wishing all who celebrate the season, a very Merry Christmas.
And to everyone Happy Holidays, whether it is spent with friends and/or loved ones, the two legged or four-legged kind. May you keep your cherished memories close to heart or make new ones - hope you find something that makes you smile.
It was sea-misty but with some periods of brightness. They showed off the beautiful black of Our Bird, a Scrub Blackbird. It was collecting nesting material in a just-watered flowerbed of geraniums in a cliff-top park at Miraflores. Now and then a second bird would utter its really very melodious song. Warszewiczi is for Józef Warszewicz (1812-1866), Polish botanist and inveterate naturalist and traveler. In a second voyage to South America 1851-1853, he was at Guayaquil, Ecuador, robbed of everything he had but continued his travels to Peru until ill health forced him back to Europe.