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Nature image taken in Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon. Taken with a canon 5D4 with a 50mm lens at wide aperture.
"Flax is grown for its seeds, which can be ground into a meal or turned into linseed oil, a product used as a nutritional supplement and as an ingredient in many wood-finishing products. Flax is also grown as an ornamental plant in gardens. Moreover, flax fibers are used to make linen. The specific epithet, usitatissimum, means "most useful".
Flax fibers taken from the stem of the plant are two to three times as strong as cotton fibers. Additionally, flax fibers are naturally smooth and straight. Europe and North America both depended on flax for plant-based cloth until the 19th century, when cotton overtook flax as the most common plant for making rag-based paper. Flax is grown on the Canadian prairies for linseed oil, which is used as a drying oil in paints and varnishes and in products such as linoleum and printing inks.
Linseed meal, the by-product of producing linseed oil from flax seeds, is used as livestock fodder." (Wikipedia)
Most useful plant indeed!!!
120 Pictures in 2020 ... #113. Useful
Sony α7 II
Canon 40mm f2.8 (+cheap adapter)
STAR 100
The former splendour of Torcello’s numerous palazzi, its twelve parishes and its sixteen cloisters has almost disappeared since the Venetians recycled the useful building material. The only remaining medieval buildings form an ensemble of four edifices.
Today's main attraction is the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, founded in 639 and with much 11th and 12th century Byzantine work, including mosaics (e.g. a vivid version of the Last Judgement), surviving. Other attractions include the 11th and 12th century Church of Santa Fosca, which is surrounded by a porticus in form of a Greek cross, and the Museo Provinciale di Torcello housed in two fourteenth century palaces, the Palazzo dell'Archivio and the Palazzo del Consiglio, which was once the seat of the communal government. Another noteworthy sight for tourists is an ancient stone chair, known as Attila’s Throne. It has, however, nothing to do with the king of the Huns, but it was most likely the podestà’s or the bishop’s chair. Torcello is also home to a Devil's Bridge, known as the Ponte del Diavolo or alternatively the Pontecello .
SOURCE: Wikipedia
This is my spotty cotton shawl which light and soft. I often carry it with me. I have used it as a scarf, a wrap, a blanket, a table cloth and a curtain. Further uses are still to be discovered.
Scene from trip to a favorite haunt, Olde Good Things in Scranton, PA
Postprocessed with Snapseed using portrait preset, contrast, local adjustments, and Lightroom to desaturate. .
Early morning light cuts across the base of Factory Butte in Utah.
During my last outing we made a stop here to grab some early morning light on the Butte.
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The most photographically useful mile on the Missabe strikes again with this consolation prize U717 yesterday. I had been out specifically to catch the squeaky clean veterans unit leading A439 but it outran the setting sun to Birch. After failing I started southward for home and caught up with this guy at Culver and beat him here to the south crossing at Burnett with about 6 minutes of sun left.
Ya don't get this opportunity often. Also as you'll see in the companion photo this is a set of shiny new 8000 series ore cars that have displaced the old order astonishingly quickly. The Missabe is down to one or two trainsets of old cars in pellet service.
Best viewed in LARGE, this can be a volatile river subject to severe flash flooding. Some good clips on Youtube of the river in spate.
Having an inbuilt ND Filter on this camera is proving very useful!
Dutch angles experiment using my grandmothers old glass candle holder that is useful during power outages
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Useful fruit, pomegranate.
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Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
Buddha
Keep going on and take care my artist friend,
Sunny
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A stack of cut Oak wood in Llandovery, Brecon, Wales, UK.
Excerpt from jproc.ca/haida/40mm_bofors.html:
The Bofors 40 mm gun, is an anti-aircraft cannon designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors. It was one of the most popular medium-weight anti-aircraft systems during World War II and used by most of the western Allies as well as some captured systems being used by the Axis powers. A small number of these weapons saw action as late as the Persian Gulf War.
These 40 mm, Bofors anti-aircraft guns were installed between 1946 and 1947, on top of the original twin 20 mm OERLIKON power mountings. This was an RCN innovation. The mounting operated hydraulically, with the fluid being supplied by the pumps forward of the after funnel on the Bofor deck, and aft of the helm at the Emergency Steering position. The mounting moved in response to the movement of the fire control "joystick". These guns used to have a Mark II Gun sight, but they are missing.
The design of the gun is such that it had a very high rate of fire due to the fact that the vertical block in the breech, opened upon recoil of the gun, so that the casing was ejected almost immediately after firing. This resulted in a rate of fire of 120 rounds per minute. The rounds were loaded into the breech in "clips" of four and by a crew of four. They were: Trainer/Aimer, Breechworker, Layer, and Loader. The ammunition used was high explosive, and was not fused. The gun could elevate to 70 degrees, and could depress to 0 degrees which allowed it to be used against close in surface contacts which were below the arc of fire of the twin 4 inch guns. The Boffins was very useful in Korea for blowing up floating mines.
HAIDA was fitted with the Mk VII Bofors. In Wikipedia, Mk VII is defined as "a single barreled, hydraulically powered mounting that superseded the Mark III and entered service in 1945.
View though one of the Double Arch arches.
I took a bunch of more traditional shots and then by the time I got to the arches there was no-one around so I made the most of it. The fisheye came in vey useful for a couple of shots through the arches with this one being my favorite.
5DII
Sigma 15mm Fisheye
3 exposures @ f6.3
ISO: 100.
The beach of Mangiabarche has vertical cliffs which plunge into the sea. In front, useful to identify the beach, a lighthouse is positioned to avoid the ‘mangiabarche’ (boat eater) phenomenon, i.e. boats crashing into the rocks which rise out of the water.
Its waters are of a changing blue due to the plays of light created by the sun reflecting off the sea bed.
The cliffs of Mangiabarche are found in the locality of Punta Mangiabarche on the Island of Sant’Antioco in the municipal area of Calasetta. It is reached by going along a dirt track road which leads off from the coast road before getting to the beaches of Calasetta.
Reflection only view at Schwabachers Landing in Grand Teton National Park. Abstract view, useful for backgrounds
The Longwood GAA 5KM Road Race and Fun run was held in Longwood, Co. Meath on Sunday 16th October 2011. The event is organised by Longwood GAA (in aid of supporting our teams) and the local St Vincent de Paul. The course is right handed and relatively flat. About 200 people took part.
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Some useful links:
Run Ireland Race Details: www.runireland.com/events/longwood-gaa-5k
Google StreetView of Longwood GAA: maps.google.com/maps?q=longwood,+co.+meath&hl=en&...
Longwood on OpenStreetMap: www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.45507&lon=-6.92306&...
Longwood GAA Facebook www.facebook.com/longwoodgaa
Longwood on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longwood,_County_Meath
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All sorts of helpful tables--metric equivalents, English and Federal money denominations, and even avoirdupois weights!
All found on the back of a vintage composition notebook entitled "50th State". The cover features a map of Hawai'i and room for the student's name and grade, but no other publishing information. I'd say this dates to the early 1960s and was published in Hawai'i.
Dark Times RPG Sig-fig
Name: Zebulun Zephyr
Home World: Onderon
Age: 32
Species: Human
Class: Agent
Faction: Republic Loyalists
Backstory:
My name's Zebulun, Zebulun Zephyr. People called me Zeb. The Separatists were here, In saw how they killed my parents. One hero saved me from the clankers--Saw Gerrera. Later, I joined him in war with the Separatists. We were outnumbered.
When there seemed to be no hope at all, the Republic reached out to us. They sent Jedi and clones. The Jedi, who were not the usual soldiers that we had ever met. were surprisingly peaceful. Eventually, Rash was dead, Onderon was freed. Then, we joined the Republic.
Nonetheless, the peace which we had been fighting for was not long-lasting. The righteous Republic reformed into the First Galactic Empire. I witnessed a horrifying moment: a Jedi was killed by the clones, their companions. After a week of the new imperial rule, I received a message from Saw, ‘Stand up my Onderonian friends! This is not our home.’ Now, I’m an agent loyal to Saw…no…to my Onderon.
I set off to an abandoned CIS outpost to see if there’s any useful data. I was looking through the window, was looking for a beautiful Onderon……
Her tutorials are super packed with useful tips and instruction on this week's topic
Dying wool with flowers.
this week. Dying wool yellow using Dandelion, Gorse & Daffodil.
My contribution? the photo.
Photos at the Severn Valley Railway 2024 Diesel Gala, featuring some of the varied 'heritage' diesel locos on this mainly steam powered railway.
Western class diesel D1062 stands at Kidderminster whilst awaiting its next movement.
D1062 "Western Courier" was one of a class of 74 2700hp diesel-hydraulic locomotives built at Swindon and Crewe for the Western Region of British Railways.
The first of the class was introduced to service in 1962 and the last was withdrawn in 1977, with D1062 having a shorter life, from 1963 to 1974.
Although the class could never be described as a success, they did much useful work and attracted a big following by enthusiasts. Indeed, the unique external design still makes class members stand out wherever they go.
This is a picture of Linum usitatissimum or Flax, ready to bloom. Flax is a very useful plant species. Its used for its fiber to make linen and its seeds are very healthy. It is the source of linseed oil.
Dieses Affenkind hat seinen Lieblingsplatz gefunden. Gekonnt schaukelt er auf dem Ast und posiert sogar ein wenig kokett für fotografieren Touristen.
“Trees’re always a relief, after people.” -David Mitchell
This quote resonates with me because I’m always more comfortable around nature than other people. While both are unpredictable, nature has no nefarious intentions, only pureness.
I have a notebook with me pretty much all of the time. Pocket sized ones like these are perfect for when I’m on the go and I love nature themes. These were done in collaboration with AllTrails, a site we find very useful!
Notebooks from Field Notes, bandana from Wondery.
A street scene taken in downtown Athens, Greece. People walk past some of the street art that fills the city and under two Greek flags.
Ruined portal are not that useful in the game but adds a lot of life and it's cool when one is found because of the chest. In addition to adding a nice touch in the landscape, when you put your hands on a Notch Apple, it's Always fantastic !
A microscale diorama of a Minecraft Ruined Portal nearby a cliff.
A few indications on what represent what:
- The blocks in Bright Light Orange represent the Magma Blocks
- The grill/tile stacked on top represent Coal Blocks
- The block in yellow represent a gold block that fell on the ground
- The block in orange represent the lava
If I'm correct, it's all block accurate, almost every block is a cube. It's not the case for the slabs that should be 1/4 of plate higher and the walls arround the portal.
Here's my second entry for Marchitecture 2025 Contest for the Standalone category in physical.
Hope you like it :)
my phone sits on my desk all day at work, on vibrate mode. when it rings, it buzzes and skitters all over the place. so i have a pad of post-it notes devoted just to phone-setting, except that kind of bothers me. because i have to use the post-it notes too, and having two pads is dumb.
so i decided to knit something for my phone to sit on during the day, which will also provide me hours of cuteness. this was my solution. SUCCESS.
(it's also a cozy, and the bottom is open so i can plug my phone in.)
Useful landscaping stones to frame pathways, patios, decks, storefronts, planters, flowerbeds, and however else you find use for them!
Comes in dark, light or neutral tones. 4 LI per patch - these values will help you to get a much better LOD result than the previously released Landscaping Pebbles from Fourth Wall that were incredibly popular! 🙌 You can modify them & scale down for lower LI.
Hope you find great use for them!
Turtle Ants are also known as Gliding Ants. These attractive little ants build elabourate nests in the trunks and branches of tall rainforest trees from which they are sometimes dislodged by strong winds and tropical downpours, or they may have to jump to safety to escape predators. Rather than falling directly to the ground, the ants flip their bodies in mid-air and glide backwards, usually returning to the tree from which they fell, while peering between their legs to see where they are going. Their elongated hind legs are used to adjust their trajectory and latch onto the tree when they land, usually head-down. The well-armoured broad flat heads of the larger workers are also useful in blocking their nest entrance against intruders.
Useful font for adding some authentic lego lettering to any project. A simple frame allows you to add one row of lettering at a time without the fear of total collapse that comes with most of my other lightsaber based MOCs. I built a spreadsheet to calculate how much space the lettering will take up but I'm still tweaking that. goo.gl/sbjtkF if you want to have a play around with it. Be warned though it's rather primitive and probably wrong at this stage!