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Built in mail box in an old yellow concrete wall. Shot specifically for the Flickr Friday Group's theme "Wisdom". This photo is availabe for licensing at Picfair: krisolin.picfair.com/pics/013860874-no-junk-mail-sign-on-...
Pencarrow Lighthouse, at the entrance to Wellington harbor, was the first permanent lighthouse in New Zealand. It was also home to its first and only female lighthouse keeper – Mrs Mary Jane Bennett. Mary took over as the sole keeper in 1855 when her husband, George, drowned and remained there for the next 10 years whilst also raising her six children alone.
Pencarrow Lighthouse was first lit on New Year’s Day 1859 and was replaced by an automated light further east in 1935.
Metropol Parasol is a wooden structure located at La Encarnación square, in the old quarter of Seville, Spain. It was designed by the German architect Jürgen Mayer and completed in April 2011.
This elaborate pin was photographed in Salamanca, Spain at the Casa Lis, a museum featuring an extensive collection of Art Nouveau and Art Deco decorative arts.
Flag at half-staff in honor of the memory of Representative John Lewis, United States Congressman and American civil rights icon! An amazing example of “Shining the Light”!
This was originally the site of the Norman central tower; after its demise in 1322, the central pillars were removed and the side arches were set back at 45 degrees to form an octagon rather than a square. Huge triangles of strong English oak rest on eight extra-large supporting pillars, which bear sculptures (1325) of scenes from the life of St. Etherelda. From the apex of the triangles rise the vertical posts of the octagon gallery, which are 20 feet (6m) high. These support a ring beam, on which rest the vertical posts of the lantern (40 feet / 12 m high).
The lantern took 14 years to build, weighs 200 tons, and exerts a perfect perpendicular downward thrust. By 1340, the roof was covered in lead and the ceiling was carved and painted. The ceiling seen today, as well as the wooden panels painted with angels in the octagon, are Victorian renovations. These wooden panels swing open like doors, from which you can get a vertigo-inducing view down to the floor below (via a guided tour).