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I've known for a few weeks that this wasn't going to take much longer, but I didn't guess that it would take place today, exactly four years since I joined flickr in February 2008.
View from my bedroom window in my new place. I'm surrounded by a nature conservancy, so hoping to see some wildlife!
Since the west coast had several fires all that comes our way thus the smoky view - my daughter I drag around all the time.
The five-story commemorative monument and an adjoining one-story building with the chapel was designed by local architect, Charles E. Thomas, who was hired by Julie and Spencer Penrose, the philanthropist and developer[5][3]:7:1 who built The Broadmoor resort[6] and Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.[7] The monument is made of Romanesque Revival architecture with buttresses, an ornately decorated iron and brass door, and narrow leaded windows. It is 100 feet (30 m) tall.[3]:7:2–3, 8:5[a] The shrine is partly named for the views of the rising and setting sun. Will Rogers, who died in 1935 in an airplane crash, is memorialized in images of his life displayed throughout the interior of the monument and in the name of the shrine.[5][b] The shine is also a memorial to the lives of Julie and Spencer Penrose, whose tombs are in the monuments lower level. The Pikes Peak Region's history is depicted in a 340 square feet (32 m2) mural by Randall Davey, an artist from Santa Fe, New Mexico.[5]
The Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun site is entered through a stone gateway. The grounds are encircled by a stone wall[3]:7:1 made from the same single block of pink granite quarried from Cheyenne Mountain used to make the tower.[5][3]:7:1 Within the stone walls, there are Jo Davidson's statue of Will Rogers, Chinese sculptures, and landscaping with plants native to the region.[3]:7:1–2 Avard Fairbanks made a bronze bust of Spencer Penrose.[3]:7:2
In addition the building is constructed of granite, steel, cement, iron and brass were used to build the 114 feet (35 m) shrine. Its roof was built of ceramic tile.[5][3]:2 There were no wood or nails in its construction.[5] The interior has terrazzo floors, marble, and ironwork. Stairs lead to the upper floors.[3]:7:1
It was completed in 1937[5] and dedicated on September 6, 1937.[6] The total construction cost was about $250,000 (equivalent to $4,115,162 in 2015).[4]:123
View of the Teton Mountains from the Mountain View Turnout along Teton Park Road.
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA
Latrigg is one of the lowest fells in the Lake District, but is a popular climb due to its convenient location overlooking the town of Keswick and the beautiful views down the valley of Borrowdale from the summit. It is the least mountainous of the Skiddaw fells, the summit being almost entirely devoid of rock. The slopes of Latrigg are partially wooded, and logging work is currently being undertaken. One lone tree just south of the summit is prominently viewed in silhouette when approaching Keswick from the west along the A66.
Latrigg is the most southerly top of the Skiddaw massif and of the Northern Fells as a whole. It takes the form of a rounded hump at the terminus of a long descending ridge, and would be unremarkable if not for its location. To the north of Latrigg summit is an unnamed depression at about 970 ft and rising beyond is a grassy rigg, climbing up to Jenkin Hill and the top of Skiddaw Little Man. Latrigg itself sends out a narrow ridge to the east, about a mile long and ending at Brundholm.
The fell is bordered by the two streams falling from the northern col. Gale Gill runs west to join the River Derwent between Derwentwater and Bassenthwaite Lake. The unnamed eastern stream joins Whit Beck and then flows into the River Greta, bound again for the Derwent via Keswick.
The steep southern slopes are cloaked in the mixed woodland of Brundholme Wood and Whinny Brow, Latriggs only crags being hidden in the trees. A public road from Keswick contours across this slope at around 600 ft, giving access to the farms of Lonscale and Brundholm. Further mixed woodland has been planted on the north eastern slopes above Whit Beck. To the north west, on either bank of Gale Gill, are the conifer plantations of Birkett Wood and Mallen Dodd. A single track road climbs up the slope beside the wood, giving access to a car park on the depression to the north of the fell.
Austin Skyline View - Austin skyline view through the trees at Twilight taken from a birds eye view. This is another aerial image of the Austin skyline at twilight looking down Lady Bird Lake with the city high rise buildings along the shoreline of the lake and looking north over IH35 where you can see the UT stadium and Erwin Center in the distant view. You can see Austin tallest building the Austonian which for a few months longer will hold that title till the Independent is completed sometime before the end of the year. It has been hard to capture images of Austin skyline from anywhere along the hike and bike trail because they are constantly adding new building along the shoreline. About the time you think they are done new cranes show up. Just recently found out that we will have two new buildings along the town lake shoreline once more and they will be taller than the Independent so its title will not last long. Just like all good things they don't last long you can barely see the top of the Frost building, at one time it was the tallest building in the skyline. The cityscape has been constantly changing for years and I guess until all the land is gone it will continue. Actually from this spot in the 70's you had a straight on view of the Texas Capital those days have been gone for many years now.
View from the Monument in July 1967. There are still cranes to be seen in The Pool of London, a stark contrast to now.
Compare modern view.
Ä° was at mountains of Trabzon for walking and visiting my home and relatives. Ä° saw great nature, weather and sightseeing that day. That region of Black Sea has a lot of scene like this. So that i took this pic.
Taken at the abandoned Black Canyon Greyhound Park dog track in Black Canyon City, Arizona.
HDR created from five bracketed photos processed in Photomatix v4. Post-processing in Paintshop Photo Pro X3, using Topaz Adjust / DeNoise.
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the credits of this picture go to @fafaimbu . Only the Edit is done by me. And it nicely shows how the two of us can make things none of us could do on their own. I love you and I'm sure things will work out
A view from the southwestern end of Chincoteague Island, VA. The calmness belied in this shot certainly won't last the next few days. Let's hope the areas along the coast and elsewhere don't suffer too much damage from Sandy. Stay safe out there.
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And so my stream passed 10 million views, albeit at a slightly more sluggish speed than I was used to in 2014.
Still, it's an amazing amount, and I'm grateful for all the faves and comments that have come with all those views.
Thank you all.