This was the location of Hardcastle Village and Minakin Row It lies above Vipoints Hill on Bental Head, Nidderdale, North Yorkshire

Minakin Row was behind the stand of trees with little to see now

The decline of the village is apparent from the census. In 1861 there were 20 households, fifty years later there are just 3. The last inhabitant hung on into the late 1960s at Minakin Row.

One remote house, Vipoints (previous photo) has been modernised and is now occupied lying to the right of the second open gateway. Through that gateway is the track to Lords Hall which has been demolished in 1965 and the stone sold to build a house in Summerbridge

Au, ZH / CH

This was one of my very first award winning slide shots taken about 17 years ago just a few 100 yards from home on a very cold and foggy winters morning, taken on fujichrome sensia 100asa slide film and scanned in! the title came from that 10mph sign on the right had side the judges liked that at the time!

This was taken last night with some of the members of the Famous Flickr Five+ Group at Brighton Beach, a most enjoyable evening.

Thanks for your visits and kind comments, very much appreciated.

I'll be on and off Flickr for the next couple weeks.

Hamburg

Wünsch Dir was

Oh-oh, oh, e-es kommt die Zeit, whoa-oh

In der das Wünschen wieder hilft

Es kommt die Zeit, whoa-oh

In der das Wünschen wieder hilft

Wünsch' dir was

I was surprised to see this common starling at Lake Meyer Park today. I can usually count the number of times I see a starling in the park on one hand during any given year. Although many people consider the common/European starling a nuisance, and I guess they can be in certain settings, I think they are a beautiful bird. This colorful starling is close to being in full breeding plumage already.

Culzean Castle was constructed as an L-plan castle by order of the 10th Earl of Cassilis. He instructed the architect Robert Adam to rebuild a previous, but more basic, structure into a fine country house to be the seat of his earldom. The castle was built in stages between 1777 and 1792. It incorporates a large drum tower with a circular saloon inside (which overlooks the sea), a grand oval staircase and a suite of well-appointed apartments.

In 1945, the Kennedy family gave the castle and its grounds to the National Trust for Scotland (thus avoiding inheritance tax). In doing so, they stipulated that the apartment at the top of the castle be given to General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower in recognition of his role as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during the Second World War. The General first visited Culzean Castle in 1946 and stayed there four times, including once while President of the United States.

The Atomium was designed by engineer André Waterkeyn for the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. It is composed of nine steel spheres linked together to form a unit cell of an iron crystal enlarged 165 billion times.

Azimuth 321.2°, 4.28 km away (2.66 mi), height 102 m (335 ft).

Address: Place de l'Atomium 1, 1020 Laeken (Brussels)

Photo taken in 2012 from the top of the Brusilia Residence.

FR : L' Atomium et le Palais 5 du Heysel à Laeken (Bruxelles)

Photo prise en 2012 du haut de la Résidence Brusilia.

NL: Heyzels Atomium en Paleis 5 in Laeken

Het Atomium werd ontworpen door ingenieur André Waterkeyn voor de Wereldtentoonstelling van Brussel in 1958. Het bestaat uit negen stalen bollen die met elkaar verbonden zijn tot een eenheidscel van een ijzerkristal dat 165 miljard keer vergroot is.

Azimut 321.2°, 4.28 km ver, 102 m hoog.

Adres: Place de l'Atomium 1, 1020 Laeken (Brussels)

Het Paleis 5 is een grote Art-Deco tentoonstellingshal (13 040 m²), gebouwd voor de Internationale Tentoonstelling van 1935 in Brussel. De vier pilasters worden bekroond door 4,3 meter hoge bronzen beelden.

Azimut 324.0°, 4.8 km ver, 47.3 m hoog.

Adres: Place de Belgique 1, 1020 Laeken (Brussels)

Foto genomen in 2012 vanaf de top van de Brusilia Residentie.

Copyright © Jacques de Selliers 2024 – All rights reserved.

Reproduction prohibited without my written consent.

Reproduction interdite sans mon accord écrit.

Reproductie verboden zonder mijn schriftelijke toestemming.

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Was able to get a whole seriew of images on this guy folks, but liked this one the best,

I think, will have to look again.

Thanks to all for everything.

Thanks again D.M. as always.

Windbergwasserfall

Was great to get out Sunday after working 12 hours a day 7 days a week for nearly a month. Hopefully I can now get back to normal. Really missed getting out and going on Flikcr.

Stille am Teich ...

Silence in the pond ...

This Greenhouse was built between 1892 and 1905 by the architect Alfonse Balat for King Leopold II. It has the shape of a church. The iron construction elements are decorated with Art Nouveau floral motifs. The central part is dug with three meter deep pits (1945 and 1987) to accommodate fan palms that have grown too big.

Address: Avenue du Parc Royal 61, 1020 Brussels

FR : Serre des Palmiers dans le Domaine Royal

Adresse : Avenue du Parc Royal 61, 1020 Brussels

NL: Palmenserre in het Koninklijk Domein

De ''Palmenserre'' werd gebouwd tussen 1892 en 1905 door de architect Alfonse Balat voor Koning Leopold II. Die heeft de vorm van een kerk. Sommige spanten van het metalen gebinte zijn versierd met platen met vegetale motieven in art-nouveaustijl. In het centrale gedeelte zijn drie meter diepe kuilen gegraven (1945 en 1987) om te vermijden dat het gebladerte van de palmen het dak zou doorboren.

Foto genomen in 2011 vanaf de top van de Brusilia Residentie.

Azimut 333.8°, 3.32 km ver.

Adres: Avenue du Parc Royal 61, 1020 Brussels

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Reproduction prohibited without my written consent.

Reproduction interdite sans mon accord écrit.

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ET 2404 1935

In Explore on Sep. 23, 2022.

I must say, I was shocked when I saw how nighttime changes an owl's face. While they become fearsome predators at night, they also become much more adorable to us humans, who have evolved to perceive large eyes as captivating and innocent.

In an effort to find area barred owls, I set out to a local park before sunrise and came upon this Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio) in the dark. This darkness was so inky and thick, in fact, that I could not see if he was in his hole or not, so trained my tripoded camera on the hole, manually focused, and finally saw him in the preview window! Shocked for sure by those massive pupils staring down at me, a frog (which he swallowed greedily prior to this photo and while I watched) in his talons!

Interestingly, owl eyeballs are not balls at all, but so well evolved for night vision that they have elongated into eye cones. For this reason, they cannot move their eyes in their sockets, and have evolved wildly-flexible necks. With their highly acute retinas replete with rods (the light and movement sensing eye bits), there wasn't much room for cones, and so most owls see limited or no color!

I was in doubt in uploading this version of "Wanna dance", but it gives more details of the pattern of the other side of my tessellation 'Play'. You can see the little twisted triangles better.

They both are folded from German wrapping paper, grid 1:64", hexagon about 33cm, finish size about 15 cm, and again slightly concaaf. I think due to the density of the pattern and the thickness of this paper.

If you are interested to see more, have a look at my tessellation album Origami - Tessellation Progression".

This was taken a while ago when I was testing a new lens in Providence, RI. I found these unusual shaped cutouts on a metal plate on a bridge overlooking the downtown skyline. I tried different shots both the skyline in focus and out of focus and I opted for this one since the light was flat and uninteresting.

This was my Grandfather's 1967 Nikon camera given to me by my Grandmother a few years ago. I don't take photos with it (it's heavy as heck) but I like looking at it because it reminds me of him.

It was one of those fantastic moments for us in Venice when we took the vaporetto to the Grand Canal towards Rialto Bridge. I hoped for a nice location from where I could photograph this beautiful bridge. On this evening it was very cold, and mist formed over the city. I thought after many attempts with my camera, there probably will be no good results, because the visibility was not very good. But giving up is not my business. So I was pleasantly surprised, as I could now look at the photo at home.

I am looking forward to presenting you a special picture of Venice, with a bridge that can not be more beautiful.

I hope you enjoy and listen to this words.....

When you're weary, feeling small

When tears are in your eyes

I will dry them all

I'm on your side

Oh when times get rough

And friends just can't be found

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay me down

When you're down and out

When you're on the street

When evening falls so hard, I will comfort you

I'll take your part

Oh, when darkness comes

And pain is all around

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay me down

Sail on silver girl, sail on by

Your time has come to shine

All your dreams are on their way

See how they shine

Oh, if you need a friend

I'm sailing right behind

(Lyrics by Simon & Garfunkel)

I was probably more surprised than this Pileated Woodpecker when it was suddenly right in front of me as I walked through a wooded area. It did stay there while I took a couple of close range photos and kept walking. A high ISO shot from the darkness of the tree canopy.

Thank you for viewing

Kostel Sv. Antonína was built 1908-1911 (arch. Frantisek Mikš) and dominate the lower part of Strossmayer Square. The whole square seemed to be renovated shortly before my visit in 2014. The church was always popular attraction for kids, as the steep hills (in the back of the church) were perfect for sledding in the winter time. I have been inside, as a kid, but only to do some mischief or hide from rain. The church is under heritage protection only since 2015. Not a tourist attraction as such, but at least no line-ups or extortionist entry fees as at St. Vitus Cathedral (about 350 K- that's 10 beers in a pub).

869. Prague 2014- no.08. Nov. Taken 2014-May 02; P1210458; Uploaded Nov 18, 2021. Lmx -ZS5

- Keefer Lake, Ontario, Canada -

I was there, and captured this event on Kodachrome film. 45 years later, it still seems like a dream. Five big Rio Grande SD45s pull a westbound merchandise train through Provo, Utah as the sun goes down on June 9, 1977. D&RGW rostered 26 of these 3600 horsepower pullers, delivered by EMD between Jan. 1967 and May 1968. Lead engine 5340 was the last unit of the series.

When I was a child.....baseball was the sport played in our backyard in New Jersey. I have three brothers and six sisters so we pretty much had our own family team. Now, just a few years later, baseball still rules with my own kids!

#HMM #wheniwasachild #macromondays

I was honoured to be remembered by my dear son yesterday that brought ne red roses for my birthday which is today. So proud over my young teenager !!!

We are celebrating Midsummer this weekend and after that my vacation starts so might be on and off for some weeks.

Have a lovely weekend.

Übungen der freiwilligen Feuerwehr Frohnau

water and light

I was looking for another post card and found this one. Mailed in 46 from a young man of 16 that went on the road as help for a carnival. Mailed from Colorado to family back in Arkansas. One of the articles I thought was lost in the flood but it survived, how much longer will this get past through family lineages. There was no way of knowing that when this was mailed that one day it would be subject to world wide view. Smile on Saturday - Postcards & Greeting Cards.

I was at Jackson Bottom on Saturday, and spotted a flock of cedar waxwings in one of the trees near the entrance. A group scared them off soon after I spotted them, so I figured I'd check again on the way out. At the time of leaving, I found this solitary bird perched in the same tree - a female (see followup note) Bullock's oriole! Never seen one before, so I had to look it up! Revision: I thought it was a female, but based on the black under the chin, I now think it is an immature male!

Was man am Waldrand so alles findet...

The Church was built in 1799 on the former Caminho dos Pinheiros, today Rua da Consolação, with the help of alms from devotees to Our Lady of Consolation and with the endorsement of the diocesan bishop Mateus de Abreu Pereira were able to begin its construction, with the technique of taipa, quite common at the time. The oldest record of its construction is a document transcribed by Jacinto Ribeiro, in which it attributes the idealization of the temple to the faithful Luiz da Silva and his brothers. Located in a boggy and marshy region there is another document proving the Church's ancient existence: on November 23, 1803, an office was registered that showed the need for drinking water for the residents of the neighborhood "Nossa Senhora da Consolação". In view of the custom of baptizing the district with religious names, mainly related to sanctuaries, the Church, besides already existing, corresponded to an important piece for the functioning of the region. And, in the year 1810, a plant in the city of São Paulo contained the chapel.

Here's a scene from Ipstones Common - looking across to Ipstones Parish Church. The thing is I didn't particularly want this to be about the church or the amazing fast moving clouds but I wanted to make it about history and the passing of time.

It's amazing how fast clouds can move when it's breezy and I was looking at the tombstones and thinking of all all the people who have lived and worked in this village over the centuries, including generations of my own family. The clouds just seemed to represent that passing of time somehow.

I used an ND filter to get a slower shutter speed and some movement on the clouds. I needn't have in the end actually, but using the ND always gives a certain dreaminess so I went with it anyway. I used my camera bag for support and a release cable but made the church out of focus anyway with the idea that I'd boost the large details in post to create a kind of skull eye socket look in the windows - which I did. I also used lots of different blurring techniques before experimenting with various mono conversions. This one worked the best for me, I guess the sepia tones made it just that little bit more about the past.

So, it's an artistic representation of a scene I see most days - a scene full of memories.

" I was Tagged "

I was inspired by other images that I've seen here on Flickr. And decided to take out one of my teacups from my cabinet, pick some flowers from a hanging basket and shoot! I used a piece of glitter construction paper for the background and a couple of my small table top LED lights. (They get extremely HOT) I know it's very girly but I just wanted to use some of my props. Hoping to get back out side soon!

Thank you everyone!

The light was so perfect and so are these rhododendrons - I had to take a picture ! They are so wildly beautiful, so flamboyant. It's a joy to see them nearly every day. Love these white ones. Fancy and frilly without being 'showpieces' - they just grow naturally every year and beguile so many people who are actually paying attention. Spring is filled with such beauty and sometimes, if we're lucky, with the warmth of the sun, as it was this day.

~ Processed in Topaz Studio ~

Hope you like my fancy flower photo. Thanks as always for your faves and comments or just for viewing - always very appreciated. May you all enjoy May and its bounty, there is so much to be grateful for to help us in life.

Was wäre London wohl ohne das Parlament und den Big Ben? Nicht nur das Gebäude an sich, sondern auch das Leben drum herum interessiert mich. Wie ist es so unter all diesen berühmten Gebäuden zu Leben? Klar ich komme aus Bayern, bin es also gewohnt mit altem Zeug um mich rum und trotzdem ist London doch eine ganz andere Welt für mich.

What would London probably without Parliament and the Big Ben? Not only the building itself, but also the lives of all around me interested. As it is so famous among all these buildings to life? Clear I come from Bavaria, am so used to the old stuff around me and yet London is but a completely different world for me.

England

Vereinigtes Königreich (United Kingdom)

London

März (March) 2015

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