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Third of four mechs for Mechtober
The most loved of the Horseman, War is welcomed into all regions of the globe. Called a 'necessity' by some, a 'curse' by others, its reach is far and lasting.
Norwich City Hall is illuminated in the colours of the Ukrainian flag as an expression of solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
Do y'all still worry about nuclear annihilation? I remember watching Threads when I were but a young balloon and having terrible trouble sleeping for many nights after - though that was 1984 and the USSR was still with us with all its associated Cold War madness. But it was never really being obliterated that was the concern: it was more having to survive afterwards, what with the bleak desolation, irradiated food, mutant rabbits, and the inevitability of the Zombocalypse following the Nuclear one. Been a while since I worried about all that. Except for the rabbits and the zombies, of course.
Oh, the flowers look like missiles launching or exploding, y'see. Hence the stream of consciousness.
2014 AD - yet the veneer is still thousands of times thinner than eggshell.
(Based on my original shot of a detail from war memorial @ Exchange Flags, Liverpool)
"Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose - and you allow him to make war at pleasure." - Abraham Lincoln
Rambo V: The Military School Years
In this scene little Rambo is dropped-off in the hot zone to get the job done. With nerves of steel he will complete his mission and get back to class in time for recess.
(Copyright Β© R. Childers All rights reserved.)
Approximately 4,000 civilians (made up of men, women and children) were killed _ and another 10,000 injured _ in Liverpool (the most bombed provincial city in Britain) by German bombers during WW2.
Shown above is world renowned, local sculptor Tom Murphy's memorial statue to all the civilian casualties of my home city who fell victim to Hitler's Luftwaffe.
It stands in the grounds of St Nicholas church and shows a young mother with babe in arms, calling her little lad to bring his toy and seek shelter from the bombs.
Below are some relevant links, including (many) images of the war ravaged Liverpool into which I was born and grew up. Please take time to look, especially at the first link -- then count your blessings.
uk.images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A9mSs2BuvEJ...
www.liverpoolsculptures.com/site/liverpool-heroes/liverpo...
Yesterday was the
dark anniversary of our
5th year of waging an illegal
war in Iraq. Thousands of
true patriots around America
took to the streets to protest
this horrific war. In North
Hollywood, California,
home of me and mine,
protesters took to the
Northeast corner of
Laurel Canyon Boulevard
and Ventura
with a flag-draped
coffin and placards
urging us to remember
peace.
Across the street
were pro-war
picketeers, who,
although they had more
flags, seemed less tranquil
and much angrier. When I
approached for a photo
and commented on their
"Surrender Is No
Option" sign, suggesting
that the most meaningful
option would be to pull our
soldiers out of there before
anymore are killed, as have
been nearly 4000 now before
them.
They took great umbrage to
this idea, yelling at me
and trying, in vain, to
show me how wrong I was.
Which was okay. But when a
woman saw the Beatles
button I was wearing and
said with a strong tone of
nasty,
"John Lennon was an idiot,"
I think she crossed a certain
unfortunate line. I mean -
attacking John?! Now?!
But back across the street
in the lane of peace
there was an almost zen
calm as these true
American heroes held
gentle cups of
candlelights against the
encroaching dark
knowing that our long
national nightmare is
truly coming at long last
to an end.
After the dust (and feathers) had cleared from the pillow war... the victors stood proudly... notice no one is standing... that's because no one one, they had to help clean up afterwards. Bwahahahahahahahaha!!!
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Right before the pillow fight... love the popcorn toss!
Sweet Dreams Mattress in Mooresville helped contribute towards this shoot, so hats off to them!!
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Today is the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War (April 12, 1861), and I wanted to take this opportunity to show you where I live. This is a cropped version of a stereopticon photograph taken June 4th, 1864 of what is now my home, in Cold Harbor, Virginia. At the time this photo was taken, it was owned by the Isaac Burnett family, and was known as Burnett's Inn.
In June 1862 during the First Battle of Cold Harbor, also known as the Battle of Gaines' Mill or the Battle of Chickahominy River, the house was taken over and used as the headquarters of the Union General, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan. As if that weren't enough, two years later the house was once again taken over, this time by Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, where it was once again used as General Grant's headquarters, and a hospital during The Battle of Cold Harbor (fought from May 31 to June 12, 1864) which is remembered as one of American history's bloodiest, most lopsided battles.
The trees shown in this picture are still there, but the house looks a lot different now. The second floor where the gables are showing in this photo has been added onto so that there's a full second story, and the side of the house has been added onto as well.
The Burnett family suffered tremendous hardships during the war. When Grant's soldier's left, all of the crops and livestock were either taken or destroyed, all the fences and outbuildings were dismantled and carted away, and the house was in shambles. There is still what looks like a large bloodstain at the top of the basement stairs. Just outside the kitchen (the part that sticks out on the side), there is now a large English walnut tree. When General Grant was leaving, it is said that he gave Mrs. Burnett a walnut which he carried in a sock for good luck, and told her that he hoped it brought her more luck than it did him. She planted the walnut outside the kitchen, and every Fall we still get a nice harvest.
The original photo is held at the Library of Congress
Caption from negative sleeve: Cold Harbor, Va., June 4th, 1864.
Annotation from negative, stereo label: Miller, vol. 4, P. 245.
Corresponding print is in LOT 4165-G.
Forms part of Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress).
MEDIUM 1 negative : glass, stereograph, wet collodion.
CALL NUMBER LC-B815- 771
REPRODUCTION NUMBER LC-DIG-cwpb-00374 DLC (digital file from original neg.)
SPECIAL TERMS OF USE No known restrictions on publication.
REPOSITORY Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
DIGITAL ID (digital file from original neg.) cwpb 00374 hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpb.00374
Date June 4, 1864
Yankees in the yard!!!
Where the ground is dug out in front of that tree has sunken much deeper now. My son used to ride his bike through it and use it as sort of a jump ramp.
Today is the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War (April 12, 1861), and I wanted to take this opportunity to show you where I live. This is a cropped and enlarged version of a stereopticon photograph taken June 4th, 1864 of what is now my home, in Cold Harbor, Virginia. At the time this photo was taken, it was owned by the Isaac Burnett family, and was known as Burnett's Inn.
In June 1862 during the First Battle of Cold Harbor, also known as the Battle of Gaines' Mill or the Battle of Chickahominy River, the house was taken over and used as the headquarters of the Union General, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan. As if that weren't enough, two years later the house was once again taken over, this time by Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, where it was once again used as General Grant's headquarters, and a hospital during The Battle of Cold Harbor (fought from May 31 to June 12, 1864) which is remembered as one of American history's bloodiest, most lopsided battles.
The Burnett family suffered tremendous hardships during the war. When Grant's soldier's left, all of the crops and livestock were either taken or destroyed, all the fences and outbuildings were dismantled and carted away, and the house was in shambles. There is still what looks like a large bloodstain at the top of the basement stairs. Just outside the kitchen there is now a large English walnut tree. When General Grant was leaving, it is said that he gave Mrs. Burnett a walnut which he carried in a sock for good luck, and told her that he hoped it brought her more luck than it did him. She planted the walnut outside the kitchen, and every Fall we still get a nice harvest.
The photo that this was cropped from is held at the Library of Congress:
Cold Harbor, Virginia. Burnett's Inn. LOC Summary: Photo shows soldiers and tents. Date Created/Published: 1864 June 4. Original medium: 1 negative : glass, stereograph, wet collodion.
December 16..........A photo for the holidays.!!!!
Let's try to work on fostering Peace this new year!
The ship "Palms Du Gin" is strafed by the bi-plane The "Black Batte", in a faithful recreation of a WWII battle using the mediums of Pirates, cardboard, and silly-string.
The Black Batte was victorious, scuppering the Palms du Gin a little later under a tree in Potternewton Park, an ending somewhat predictable given the sheer amount of gin the captain had been partaking in (you can see the bottle peeping out of the chimney).
War by Ashtareth deviantashtareth.deviantart.com/ colored with Marco Raffine pencils and one prisma color
I suspect this was the English Heritage complaints about the new 20 Fenchurch Street, which is indeed horrible.
Day 217: The Fog Of War π¨π¨π¨ Great fun down at @cannonhallfarm on Saturday for "Cannon! At Cannon" A day of battle reenactments, featuring Wellingtons Redcoats & Napoleons invading army! It was a lovely day for it π But in the end @dabanksy came all the way to #Barnsley just to see the English be defeated by the French, what a joy π Here's a few snaps from the Event & Battle π#365project #War #WhatIsItGoodFor #CannonHall #CannonAtCannon #BarnsleyIsBrill #Redcoats #ScenesOfYorkshire #Fifty_Shades_Of_History #TravelWithBrendan #BrendanClaytonPhotography
from NYC Department of Parks & Recreation
'This striking bronze figural group honors the local servicemen who paid the supreme sacrifice during World War I (1914-1918). At the end of the War in 1918, local citizens formed the Bronx Victory Memorial Association. They commissioned Irish-born, self-taught artist Jerome Connor (1875-1943) to create the war memorial. His conception depicts a fallen soldier, protected by a comrade who stands vigilant with bayonet in hand. At his feet, an eagle with wings spread symbolizes the victorious call to arms. The sculpture is set upon a circular pedestal of Rockport and Deer Isle pink granite designed by architect Arthur George Waldreaon and is framed by a bed of trees and floral beds. '
when you are bored.. its fun to update your phone, your apps, your computer's softwares, operating system or your facebook status ;) try it. but dont blame me if you end up screwing something :)
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There was a hubbub about this display on a hillside in Lafayette, California, because the sign exceeds local signage size requirements. So they say. I'm not sure if it's been resolved yet. It's massive, it takes up an entire hillside. Imagine if it was civilian deaths, it would cover the whole town.
Daryldarko took a daytime shot of this 10 days before, when the count was at 3019.
Day 217: The Fog Of War π¨π¨π¨ Great fun down at @cannonhallfarm on Saturday for "Cannon! At Cannon" A day of battle reenactments, featuring Wellingtons Redcoats & Napoleons invading army! It was a lovely day for it π But in the end @dabanksy came all the way to #Barnsley just to see the English be defeated by the French, what a joy π Here's a few snaps from the Event & Battle π#365project #War #WhatIsItGoodFor #CannonHall #CannonAtCannon #BarnsleyIsBrill #Redcoats #ScenesOfYorkshire #Fifty_Shades_Of_History #TravelWithBrendan #BrendanClaytonPhotography
Day 217: The Fog Of War π¨π¨π¨ Great fun down at @cannonhallfarm on Saturday for "Cannon! At Cannon" A day of battle reenactments, featuring Wellingtons Redcoats & Napoleons invading army! It was a lovely day for it π But in the end @dabanksy came all the way to #Barnsley just to see the English be defeated by the French, what a joy π Here's a few snaps from the Event & Battle π#365project #War #WhatIsItGoodFor #CannonHall #CannonAtCannon #BarnsleyIsBrill #Redcoats #ScenesOfYorkshire #Fifty_Shades_Of_History #TravelWithBrendan #BrendanClaytonPhotography
Day 217: The Fog Of War π¨π¨π¨ Great fun down at @cannonhallfarm on Saturday for "Cannon! At Cannon" A day of battle reenactments, featuring Wellingtons Redcoats & Napoleons invading army! It was a lovely day for it π But in the end @dabanksy came all the way to #Barnsley just to see the English be defeated by the French, what a joy π Here's a few snaps from the Event & Battle π#365project #War #WhatIsItGoodFor #CannonHall #CannonAtCannon #BarnsleyIsBrill #Redcoats #ScenesOfYorkshire #Fifty_Shades_Of_History #TravelWithBrendan #BrendanClaytonPhotography
Day 217: The Fog Of War π¨π¨π¨ Great fun down at @cannonhallfarm on Saturday for "Cannon! At Cannon" A day of battle reenactments, featuring Wellingtons Redcoats & Napoleons invading army! It was a lovely day for it π But in the end @dabanksy came all the way to #Barnsley just to see the English be defeated by the French, what a joy π Here's a few snaps from the Event & Battle π#365project #War #WhatIsItGoodFor #CannonHall #CannonAtCannon #BarnsleyIsBrill #Redcoats #ScenesOfYorkshire #Fifty_Shades_Of_History #TravelWithBrendan #BrendanClaytonPhotography
Day 217: The Fog Of War π¨π¨π¨ Great fun down at @cannonhallfarm on Saturday for "Cannon! At Cannon" A day of battle reenactments, featuring Wellingtons Redcoats & Napoleons invading army! It was a lovely day for it π But in the end @dabanksy came all the way to #Barnsley just to see the English be defeated by the French, what a joy π Here's a few snaps from the Event & Battle π#365project #War #WhatIsItGoodFor #CannonHall #CannonAtCannon #BarnsleyIsBrill #Redcoats #ScenesOfYorkshire #Fifty_Shades_Of_History #TravelWithBrendan #BrendanClaytonPhotography