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Been really busy these past few weeks, and I recently got a chance to walk through the Random Passage Historic Site located in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.
It didn't take me long to fall in love with the place. Random Passage was a TV Mini Series that aired on CBC, I always wanted to go there and while exploring the Bonavista Peninsula I got the chance.
It is one of my favorite places and here is a photo of one of the old houses that was left there from the TV set that provides tourists the opportunity to step back in time to learn about the obstacles and opportunities our forebears faced during early settlement.
Hope you all enjoyed your weekend!
Window by Morris & Co c1908 on the north side of the chancel. Dating from after the death of Burne Jones the overall design would have been produced by his successor John Henry Dearle but re-uses Burne Jones's designs for the main figures. Medieval glass remains in the traceries.
St Michael & All Angels at Ledbury is not only one of Herefordshire's grandest parish churches but also one of its most rewarding. There is much to enjoy in this ancient building from its unusual architectural features to its interesting monuments and top quality glass.
The church is set back from the town's main street and accessed via a narrow cobbled alleyway, the view of its soaring spire beckoning the visitor onward. Upon arriving at the churchyard gates this massive building reveals itself to be full of surprises, most noticeably the tower and spire being detached from the main building and standing a short distance to the north of a beautifully detailed chapel on the north side (formerly dedicated to St Katherine) whose large windows are enriched with ballflower ornament. To the right the mass of the three-gabled west front greets the visitor, centred around the original Norman west doorway with its carved capitals.
Much of the Norman building still remains but aside from the west door the building has been modified and extended in the following centuries to the point that most of the exterior now appears to be of 13th or 14th century date. The detached tower dates back to the 13th century in its lower stages, but the topmost belfry stage and the tapering spire above are an 18th century addition by architect Nathaniel Wilkinson of Worcester. The spire is nonetheless remarkable for its sheer height, and visitors can often ascend the tower to its base during the summer months.
Inside the church initially has a vast, almost barn-like feel owing to the great space and somewhat low level of light, particularly as the eye is drawn towards the chancel which almost disappears into the gloom at first sight. The church is lit by a series of tall windows but the light they admit is more limited by the extensive collection of stained glass (though fortunately most of this is exceptionally good). The chancel is the oldest part, retaining its Norman arcades with intriguing porthole-like oculi above that would have been originally glazed as a clerestorey before the aisles were enlarged. On the north side (almost acting as a transept) is the former chapel with its large Decorated windows that is now separated by a glazed screen and is referred to presently as the chapter house. It contains some old fragments of glass and a fine effigy of a 13th century priest.
Throughout the church there are tombs and monuments of interest (not all well lit so at times the eye needs to adjust to the darkness) from the medieval period to the 19th century. Most of the windows on the south side are filled with rich late Victorian glass by Kempe, whilst in the north side is a more varied display with good examples of Pre Raphaelite, Arts & Crafts and more modern work by Burne Jones, Christopher Whall and John K.Clark respectively, in my opinion the most outstanding windows in the church.
Ledbury church is normally kept open and welcoming for visitors to this popular, tourist-friendly market town. It is well worth a visit, a well above average church!
Ladakh is known as the ‘Land of High Passes’. Sharing its east border with Tibet ( China ), Ladakh has Lahaul and Spiti to its south and the Kashmir valley to the west. Strategically placed on ancient trade (silk ) routes, Ladakh lies between the Kunlun Mountains in the north and the Himalayas in the south.
The region originally comprised the Baltistan valley, the Indus Valley, Zanskar, Lahaul, Spiti, Aksai Chin and Ngari.
While a majority of Ladakhis are Tibetan Buddhists, the main inhabitants of the region are of Indo-Aryan and Tibetan descent. Shia Muslims are the other inhabitants of the area.
Since Ladakh opened its doors to tourists in the 1970s, its snowcapped peaks, the clear blue skies and the vistas of barren mountains broken only by blue meandering rivers has attracted many an intrepid traveler.
Tourism is the main source of livelihood for Ladakhis. Indian Army maintains a strong presence in Ladakh due to its strategic location.
( Source - mainly www.india.com/travel/ladakh/ )
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Taken on June 8, 2017
This was taken at Cotehele, a National Trust Property in Cornwall. Looking through the window, you wonder at all the history that has been glimpsed through it over many years.
S5049 DesignBlock Happiness Grows stamped on Kraft Card (from PaperTreyInk) with Artprint Brown Memories Ink. Windows cut with Coluzzle system. Shakers filled with tiny beads and foil confetti shapes. Embellished with HA clear round gems, coloured with Sharpie markers.
Eyes are the windows to the soul...
Matthew 6:22
The light of the body is the eye. If therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
Looks soooo much better large!
Nope... not photoshopped.
Well, yes, there was a fair bit of slider pushing done post-processing to make the colors/tones more... interesting... but there was no cloning or layering or anything like that.
That is, you really are looking through a physical window (of sorts) to the boys posing behind - all taken "live" and in a single shot.
Curious?
Stroll down the stream (or visit the boys blog posting for the day) to see how this was done.
Daily Dog Challenge 1332. "Together"
Our Daily Challenge - June 25, 2015 - "Seen From A Window"
Today's Post (Beyond the Window) : www.bzdogs.com/2015/06/beyond-window.html
Stop on by Zachary and Henry's blog: bzdogs.com - The Secret Life of the Suburban Dog
Nikon D7000 / Nikon 40mm f/2.8 Micro lens / Edited on Adobe PS CS3
I honestly hadn't planned on posting two entries for this week's Window Wednesday. Since I was playing with my camera in my room around 18:35 today, though, I happened to take this and decided that I might as well post it up. :3 (In fact, the last 10 or so photos were all taken in my room.)
(Yep, my bedside desk is messy, but it's neater compared to a few days ago.)
West rose window at Charlecote by O'Connor of London c1860.
St Leonard's church stands close to the main entrance to Charlecote Park and contains 16th and 17th century monuments to it's builders and residents, the Lucy family in the north chapel.
The church itself is an entirely Victorian building dating from 1851-3 designed by John Gibson.
The interior is somewhat dark (with much Victorian glass) and unusually the entire length of nave and chancel is finished with a stone-vaulted ceiling.
Veinte ventanas - bn
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Detail of upper storey windows at Harvington Hall, a moated manor hall near Kidderminster. Pity about the shadow to the right from a (doubtless-of-architectural-interest) drainpipe.