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前庭には彼岸花のコロニーが広がっています。めぼしい場所は白レンズのカメラマン達で占領されています。
僕の撮影チャンスはなかなか回って来そうにありません。
撮影の邪魔にならない様に体を低くして庭の小道を通って早々に退散です。
その際にティルトさせたディスプレイを見ながらローアングルでなんとか撮影。
Amaryllis colonies spread out in the front yard.The remarkable shooting points are occupied by photographers equipped with white lenses.
My chance to shoot is unlikely to come.
I lowered my body so that it wouldn't get in the way of their shooting, and quickly withdrew through the garden path.
At that time, I managed to shoot at a low angle while looking at the tilted display.
Found these after I disturbed a Blackbird today, needless to say I withdrew very quickly to let it return to the nest ☺
I stumbled across this solo seal pup while walking in the dunes at Newburgh South of the Ythan estuary Aberdeenshire. It had obviously had enough of the argy bargy in the colony and had made tracks about a mile or so to get some peace and quiet, that or mother had bought it here and gone away fishing.
I took a few shots and withdrew to a more relaxing distance for the wee youngster.
In the 1950s Europe's economy flourished, bringing about a complete restructuring of the roads, greatly improving the quality. This created the 'need' for faster, better handling cars known as Grand Tourers. Maserati recognized the potential and for the first time in their company's thirty year existence, they set about developing a real road car; the 3500 GT. In the past the Italian racing car specialist had produced small runs of road cars, but they were nothing more than thinly disguised racers. The new machine would have to combine the finesse and poise of the marque's racing cars with the luxury and quality demanded by the high-end market.
Maserati did not have look far for the 3500 GT's running gear. The six cylinder engine was directly derived from that of the 350 S sportsracer, which was based the engines in highly successful 250 F single seater and 300 S sports racer. Tamed down for street use and reliability, the twin-spark engine produced a healthy 220 bhp. Thanks to its 'oversquare' bore/stroke ratio, the 3.5 litre engine also produced an abundance of low-end torque. Mated to a four-speed gearbox, the 'six' was mounted in a tubular chassis. In good Italian fashion, stopping power was provided by drum brakes all-round.
Unlike the previous road going Maseratis, the 3500 GT was going to be offered as a complete model, so Maserati's engineers had the control over every bit of the car for the first time. For the interior and other trim Maserati's chief designer Ing. Giulio Alfieri spent a lot of time looking at British manufacturers and suppliers. The end-result was a very well appointed interior that offered room for two adults up front and two children at the back. Alfieri commissioned various Italian coachbuilders to draw up designs for the 3500 GT, from which Maserati would pick the final version. At the 1957 Geneva launch an Allemano and Touring Coupe were shown. Touring's design was eventually chosen and production got underway later in the year and the first cars delivered early in 1958.
Maserati's gamble paid off as the 3500 GT proved to a big commercial success. That was really what the doctor ordered after the hugely expensive 1957 racing, which saw many of the Maserati Works cars destroyed. At the end of the season, the company withdrew from active racing to fully focus on passenger cars. Alfieri continued working on perfecting the 3500 GT by adding front disc brakes and Fuel Injection. A bigger development was the introduction of a convertible model on a shortened 3500 GT chassis. Again various coachbuilders had a go at penning a candidate, and this time the commission was granted to Vignale. The final design was pretty similar to the Touring coupe, which made the 'Spyder' easily recognizable as a 3500 GT. Series production began in 1960.
By 1963 the Maserati 3500 GT was showing its age, although technically it was still up to par with the best Ferrari or Aston Martin had to offer. Alfieri decided to replace the successful Grand Tourer with not one, but two models. Both were technically very similar to the 3500 GT and sported slightly larger versions of the six cylinder engine. The first of the two to be announced was the Sebring, which sported a 2+2 Coupe body penned by Vignale. The second was a strict two seater; the Mistral. This very elegant Coupe was designed by Pietro Frua. Later a Mistral Spyder was also added to the line-up. For a small racing car manufacturer it must have been a massive step to start series production, but Maserati succeeded with surprising ease. Eventually well over 2200 examples were produced; more than all previous Maseratis combined.
After the graduation yesterday it was time for a party. I am not thrilled with the results of this image but couldn't bring myself to keep working on it. This snail was like many that are forced to wear silly hats to celebrate a birthday, a bit reluctant and pouty. I tried to adjust my props and the snail withdrew and wouldn't come back out to enjoy the party. Sorry again to those who hate the snails and ask why I don't just drown them? What would you do?
Due to regulation changes that came into affect for the 1966 Formula One season, and a drop in form of the existing T81 at the start of the 1967 season due to being left behind by its competitors, Cooper introduced the T86 for driver Jochen Rindt mid way through 1967. The only issue with their new car was that it needed an engine the conformed to the regulations. To solve this issue, they turned to Maserati and the engine that had been used in the Maserati 250F with great success. The engines age and weight however caused issues for the car, with the front end becoming light at speed and losing its ability to turn effectively (this was fixed with the addition of a small front wing).
The T81 was retired in 1968 when Copper introduced the B model (T86B) with a BRM engine, although this engine was the sportscar version which was heavier and less powerful than the factory team engine. Lack of competitiveness and a lack of funding from sponsors meant that the T86B was the last car to run under the Copper name in a Formula One race.
Ah, I hear you ask, but what about this Cooper T86C? This car was built using the Alfa Romeo V8 in 1968 as a replacement for the BRM powered T86B, but never actually raced. It was entered at Brands Hatch and Monza that year, with driver Lucien Bianchi, but never competed when Alfa Romeo withdrew its support, having found the V8 underpowered and uncompetitive in testing.
Lucien Bianchi (great uncle to Jules Bianchi) was an F1 driver, scoring 6 points during his career, and finished 3rd at the 1968 Monaco Grand Prix. He is perhaps better known for his sportscar racing, winning the 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans in a GT40 with Pedro Rodríguez. He was killed a year later when testing for Le Mans when his Alfa Romeo T33 hit a telegraph pole.
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Gullfoss, known as the "Golden Falls" due to the water's golden color caused by sediments from the earth and glacial ice, is located in the Hvítá river canyon in Southwest Iceland which the geologists believe was formed by glacial outbursts at the beginning of the last ice age.
As I was standing in front of it on that overcast late morning, I could feel the pure power and energy coming from the rushing water.
Here's an interesting history of this majestic waterfall:
"In the early days of the last century, Gullfoss was at the center of a controversy regarding foreign investors and their desire to profit off Iceland’s nature. In the year 1907, an English businessman, Howell, sought to utilize the waterfall’s energy and harbored ambitions to use its energy to fuel a hydroelectric plant.
At the time, Gullfoss was owned by a farmer named Tómas Tómasson. Tómas declined Howell’s offer to purchase the land, stating famously “I will not sell my friend!” He would, however, go on to lease Howell the land without the knowledge of a loophole that would allow him to proceed with his plans.
It was Tómas’ daughter, Sigríður Tómasdóttir, who would lead the charge to stop Howell’s ambitions. Having grown up on her father’s sheep farm where she helped pave the first road to Gullfoss, she sought to get the contract nullified, hurriedly saving her own money to hire a lawyer.
The ensuing legal battle was an uphill struggle; the case continued for years, forcing Sigríður to travel many times by foot to Reykjavík, a distance of over 100 kilometers (62 miles). Circumstances became so difficult that Sigríður threatened to throw herself into the waterfall if any construction began.
Her tenacity, however, resulted in success. In 1929, Howell withdrew from the lease, unable to keep up with the costs and difficulties of his plan. The waterfall thus fell back into the hands of the Icelandic people.
Today, Sigríður is recognized for her perseverance in protecting Gullfoss and is often hailed as Iceland’s first environmentalist. As such, she is one of the most famous figures in Iceland’s history. Her contribution is forever marked in stone; a plaque detailing her plight sits at the top of Gullfoss.
Interestingly, the lawyer who assisted Sigríður, Sveinn Björnsson, went on to go down in history too; he became the first president of an independent Iceland in 1944."
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In the 1950s Europe's economy flourished, bringing about a complete restructuring of the roads, greatly improving the quality. This created the 'need' for faster, better handling cars known as Grand Tourers. Maserati recognized the potential and for the first time in their company's thirty year existence, they set about developing a real road car; the 3500 GT. In the past the Italian racing car specialist had produced small runs of road cars, but they were nothing more than thinly disguised racers. The new machine would have to combine the finesse and poise of the marque's racing cars with the luxury and quality demanded by the high-end market.
Maserati did not have look far for the 3500 GT's running gear. The six cylinder engine was directly derived from that of the 350 S sportsracer, which was based the engines in highly successful 250 F single seater and 300 S sports racer. Tamed down for street use and reliability, the twin-spark engine produced a healthy 220 bhp. Thanks to its 'oversquare' bore/stroke ratio, the 3.5 litre engine also produced an abundance of low-end torque. Mated to a four-speed gearbox, the 'six' was mounted in a tubular chassis. In good Italian fashion, stopping power was provided by drum brakes all-round.
Unlike the previous road going Maseratis, the 3500 GT was going to be offered as a complete model, so Maserati's engineers had the control over every bit of the car for the first time. For the interior and other trim Maserati's chief designer Ing. Giulio Alfieri spent a lot of time looking at British manufacturers and suppliers. The end-result was a very well appointed interior that offered room for two adults up front and two children at the back. Alfieri commissioned various Italian coachbuilders to draw up designs for the 3500 GT, from which Maserati would pick the final version. At the 1957 Geneva launch an Allemano and Touring Coupe were shown. Touring's design was eventually chosen and production got underway later in the year and the first cars delivered early in 1958.
Maserati's gamble paid off as the 3500 GT proved to a big commercial success. That was really what the doctor ordered after the hugely expensive 1957 racing, which saw many of the Maserati Works cars destroyed. At the end of the season, the company withdrew from active racing to fully focus on passenger cars. Alfieri continued working on perfecting the 3500 GT by adding front disc brakes and Fuel Injection. A bigger development was the introduction of a convertible model on a shortened 3500 GT chassis. Again various coachbuilders had a go at penning a candidate, and this time the commission was granted to Vignale. The final design was pretty similar to the Touring coupe, which made the 'Spyder' easily recognizable as a 3500 GT. Series production began in 1960.
By 1963 the Maserati 3500 GT was showing its age, although technically it was still up to par with the best Ferrari or Aston Martin had to offer. Alfieri decided to replace the successful Grand Tourer with not one, but two models. Both were technically very similar to the 3500 GT and sported slightly larger versions of the six cylinder engine. The first of the two to be announced was the Sebring, which sported a 2+2 Coupe body penned by Vignale. The second was a strict two seater; the Mistral. This very elegant Coupe was designed by Pietro Frua. Later a Mistral Spyder was also added to the line-up. For a small racing car manufacturer it must have been a massive step to start series production, but Maserati succeeded with surprising ease. Eventually well over 2200 examples were produced; more than all previous Maseratis combined.
Laura spotted this juvenile brown bear first. I never saw it as it was standing perfectly still. It wasn't scared of us at all but neither was it aggressive. We withdrew quietly and calmly and warned the other visitors in the cemetery. We all then left together.
Cauce del río Saguia el Hamra (Acequia Roja) que se encuentra en el noreste del territorio disputado del Sahara Occidental. Este río intermitente pasa justo al sur de El Aaiún en la costa atlántica.
La foto está tomada al lado de Edchera, a unos 30 kilómetros de El Aaiún.
En este lugar, se produjo el 13 de enero de 1958 una famosa batalla en el contexto de la guerra de Ifni-Sahara. En ella, se enfrentaron la Legión Española y una organización guerrillera apoyada de manera más o menos encubierta por las autoridades marroquíes, y que tenía por objetivo la incorporación del territorio del Sahara a Marruecos.
El 12 de enero de 1958, esa organización (ALN) había fracasado en una ofensiva a la guarnición española en El Aaiún, siendo obligados a retirarse hacia el sureste. Al día siguiente la XIII Bandera de La Legión salió en misión de reconocimiento en paralelo al cauce del Saguia El Hamra hacia el este, contando con treinta vehículos jeep ligeros y treinta y cinco camiones o camionetas. Localizaron el campamento de la ALN cerca de Edchera. La 2.ª compañía de la Legión, que iba en vanguardia, fue la primera en ser atacada. Durante toda la jornada del día 13 de enero, los 350 legionarios resistieron el ataque por el frente y los flancos de los 500 efectivos marroquíes que se habían atrincherado sacando partido del irregular terreno. Los legionarios respondieron con fuego de mortero, granadas, armas pequeñas e incluso combates cuerpo a cuerpo con arma blanca. Ante la escasez de agua, munición pesada o cobertura aérea por la proximidad entre los efectivos españoles y marroquíes, así como las cuantiosas bajas, se dio orden de repliegue, que fue cubierto por el Brigada Francisco Fadrique Castromonte y el legionario Juan Maderal Oleaga que, armados con metralletas, permanecieron allí hasta su muerte.
A la caída de la noche se produjo el repliegue de los marroquíes, cuyas pérdidas cuadruplicaron a las españolas (unos doscientos hombres).
El Ejército español lamentó treinta y siete muertos y cincuenta heridos.
Por esa acción heroica, tanto Castromonte como Maderal recibieron la Cruz Laureada de San Fernando, siendo las dos últimas ocasiones en que se concedieron esas condecoraciones a nivel individual.
The channel of the Saguia el Hamra River (Red Ditch), located in the northeast of the disputed territory of Western Sahara. This intermittent river flows just south of El Aaiún on the Atlantic coast.
The photo was taken near Edchera, about 30 kilometers from El Aaiún.
This is the location of a famous battle in the Ifni-Sahara War on January 13, 1958. It pitted the Spanish Legion against a guerrilla organization supported, more or less covertly, by the Moroccan authorities, whose objective was to incorporate the Sahara into Morocco.
On January 12, 1958, this organization (ALN) had failed in an offensive against the Spanish garrison in El Aaiún, forcing them to retreat southeast. The following day, the 13th Legion Regiment set out on a reconnaissance mission eastward along the Saguia El Hamra River, with 30 light jeeps and 35 trucks or vans. They located the ALN camp near Edchera. The Legion's 2nd Company, which was in the vanguard, was the first to be attacked. Throughout the day on January 13, the 350 legionaries resisted the frontal and flank attacks of the 500 Moroccan troops who had dug in, taking advantage of the uneven terrain. The legionaries responded with mortar fire, grenades, small arms fire, and even hand-to-hand combat with knives. Given the shortage of water, heavy ammunition, and air cover due to the proximity of the Spanish and Moroccan troops, as well as the heavy casualties, a withdrawal order was given. This was covered by Brigadier Francisco Fadrique Castromonte and Legionnaire Juan Maderal Oleaga, who, armed with machine guns, remained there until their deaths.
At nightfall, the Moroccans withdrew, their losses quadrupling those of the Spanish (approximately two hundred men).
The Spanish Army mourned thirty-seven dead and fifty wounded.
For this heroic action, both Castromonte and Maderal received the Laureate Cross of San Fernando, the last two occasions on which these decorations were awarded individually.
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Israeli forces killed a 16-year-old Palestinian boy in the northern occupied West Bank.
Rayan Mohammad AbdelQader Abu Mualla, 16, was shot and killed by Israeli forces around 7 p.m. on December 20 in the Palestinian town of Qabatiya, southwest of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank, according to documentation collected by Defense for Children International - Palestine. Rayan was among a group of Palestinian boys and youths gathered in an alleyway east of the main road in the Al-Saba'na neighborhood, as military vehicles repeatedly drove back and forth along the neighborhood's main road. Rayan and the others were not involved in any confrontation, but were unable to return home due to the presence of the military vehicle.
According to witnesses, the soldiers became aware of the youths trapped inside the alley. The military vehicle continued moving in the road before stopping at the end of it, about 200 meters from the alley's entrance off the main road. Three soldiers then exited from the military vehicles.
The soldiers deliberately turned off the engine of the military vehicle, attempting to avoid alerting the youths that the forces withdrew from the area. Two soldiers then positioned themselves next to a wall located on the main street, which intersects with the entrance to the alley.
According to a circulated CCTV, Rayan exited the alley and began walking along the side road toward the main street. When he was about two meters (7 feet) from the main street, soldiers came out from behind a wall and fired at him at close range, striking him and causing him to fall to the ground.
Rayan left bleeding for 20 to 30 minutes while he was surrounded by the soldiers, who prevented the ambulance from approaching. The soldiers then placed Rayan inside a military vehicle, then Rayan was left bleeding for 20 to 30 minutes while 59% was surrounded by the soldiers, who prevented the ambulance from approaching. The soldiers then placed Rayan inside a military vehicle, then left the area. The Ministry of Health announced the death of Rayan Abu Mualla at 8 p.m. and that his body was being held by the Israeli army.
Israeli forces entered Qabatiya around 6:30 p.m. with two heavily armored military vehicles and deployed in several neighborhoods, deliberately blaring their sirens and making noise disturbances. No clashes broke out in the town during the incursion. The forces withdrew from the town at around 7:30 p.m.
Due to the confiscation of Rayan's body, DCIP is not able to verify the location or number of bullet wounds that he sustained.
Israeli forces and settlers have killed 56
Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank in 2025, according to documentation collected by DCIP.
Israeli forces have withheld the bodies of at least
63 Palestinian children since June 2016, according to documentation collected by DCIP.
Six of the children's bodies have since been released to their families, while 57 Palestinian children's bodies remain withheld by Israeli authorities. Israel's practice of withholding Palestinian bodies is a form of collective punishment, a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, and deprives Palestinian families of the ability to lay their children to rest.
In September 2019, the Israeli Supreme Court approved the practice of confiscating human remains after several legal challenges to the policy. On November 27, 2019, Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett ordered all bodies of Palestinians alleged to have attacked Israeli citizens or soldiers to be withheld and not returned to their families. ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️A' Challtainn, Glaschu/ Calton, Glasgow
During our two weeks' holiday in Scotland in September we stayed just outside Dunbar in East Lothian, just off the south-east coast. One place that we were delighted to re-visit was the beautiful tiny fishing village of St Abbs in the Scottish Borders (formerly Berwickshire).
On the left is the lifeboat station. There had been a lifeboat here since the loss of a steamship and 16 of her crew in 1911, and the local community was dismayed when the RNLI withdrew the local lifeboat in 2015. An appeal was launched to pay for a new boat and Boyd Tunnock of Tunnock's Teacakes covered the majority of the cost. The new lifeboat was delivered in July 2016 and is named Thomas Tunnock after Boyd's grandfather. It is a 9-metre RIB with room for 12 survivors and four crew. The top speed is 47 knots and the range is 150 nautical miles.
...as the slow sea sucked at the shore and then withdrew,
leaving the strip of seaweed bare and the shingle churned,
the sea birds raced and ran upon the beaches.
Then that same impulse to flight seized upon them too.
Crying, whistling, calling,
they skimmed the placid sea and left the shore.
Make haste, make speed, hurry and begone;
yet where, and to what purpose?
The restless urge of autumn, unsatisfying, sad,
had put a spell upon them
and they must flock, and wheel, and cry;
they must spill themselves of motion before winter came.
~Daphne du Maurier
As every year, the Christkindl has sleepless nights deciding on the colour scheme for this year's presents. Since this was an extraordinary year she chose to go with a rather unusual gentle pale purple while at the same time sticking to the traditional gold as well.
PS: I contributed another photo first but withdrew, since I wasn't really happy - hope it is ok with the admins. This one is more me.
Also I added it to a second group, hope that this is allowed, as well..
In 1618, Sagaidachny's army, together with Polish soldiers, defeated the Russian army and surrounded Moscow. And only with the good will of Peter Sagaidachny the defensive walls of Moscow were not blown up, but it was not burned to the ground. Sahaidachny withdrew the Cossack troops from Moscow, and the Poles did not dare to continue the war on their own.
У 1618 році військо Сагайдачного спільно із польськими воїнами розбило російську армію та оточило Москву. І лише з доброї волі Петра Сагайдачного не були підірвані оборонні стіни Москви, та вона не була вщент спалена. Сагайдачний відвів війська козаків від Москви, а поляки не наважилися продовжити війну самостійно.
Православная церковь Украины канонизировала гетмана Петра Сагайдачного. Его прославление в лике святых на общецерковном уровне впервые состоялось 20 апреля 2022 года в Софии Киевской.
He was a man of great spirit who sought danger, did not care about his own life, was swift and energetic in battle, cautious, slept little and was sober... was careful at discussions, and non-talkative in conversations. /John III Sobieski, 1646/
Это был человек большого духа, искавший опасности, не заботившийся о своей жизни, в бою быстрый и энергичный, осторожный, мало спал и трезвый... в разговорах был осторожен, в разговорах неразговорчив. /Иоанн III Собеский, 1646/
One of Richard's casts that I've recently finished, took about 3 sessions, one for the lower body, one for the head and another for the vest. I withdrew my idea to add flag patches to the rig for now.
some spots need to be touched up and recoated... I know
Prologue: Post-Ice Age Origins
When the ice withdrew, the shoreline emerged — gravel flats shaped by tide and time, a place where dawn has always broken across the bay. Long before commerce, before war, the beach bore witness only to cycles of replenishment and retreat.
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Chapter I: Wartime Waystation
In the 1940s, the area behind the quiet shoreline became Crystal II, a temporary U.S. Army Air Force base on the Northern Flyway. Freighters anchored offshore, lighters stacked with cargo, beached at low tide, and loaders carried cargo across the drained flats to resupply the base during the short summer period. This facilitated warplanes and aircrews, to be ferried eastward, in growing numbers to the European Theatre of Operation. The beach took centre stage in a logistical ballet, its sands pressed into service by global conflict.
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Chapter II: Municipal Sealift
After the war, Iqaluit grew from waystation to settlement, and the annual sealift continued. The imperative shifted from military to municipal: trucks and loaders stockpiled the supplies needed to build the needed infrastructure, above the high-water line, sustaining a community that was becoming a city. The beach remained the artery of survival, commerce, and continuity.
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Chapter III: The Port Era
Eventually, the scale of cargo demanded more. A modern port was commissioned, where self-unloading ships could dock and clear their holds with efficiency. The annual ritual of beach landings now fades into memory. Replenishment Beach no longer bears witness to sealift operations, yet it endures — a shoreline of resilience, transition, and remembrance, greeting each daybreak as it always has.
The prominent (135 ft) tower of the Howden Minster was built in about 1390. This is seen through the ruins of the Choir, which had been completed by 1340.
Howden was once a very important place, but in 1536 it was caught up in the Pilgrimage of Grace; the most serious Catholic rebellion against Henry VIII. The rebellion failed due to treachery and betrayal; as a result of which the Minster's revenues were suppressed, its Canons were removed, the shrine of St John of Howden was broken up and the pilgrimage ceased. The prince bishops withdrew to Durham, abandoning their palace in Howden which decayed. The people of Howden continued to use the nave of the Minster as their parish church, which they still do today, but the glorious days of Howden were gone (although it is an attractive and friendly town). In 1548, Edward VI dissolved the Collegiate churches (these were essentially like Cathedrals without a bishop's seat), including Howden, although, later, Elizabeth I gave the revenues of the Manor of Howden to local landowners. However, these landowners refused to repair the choir of the church. In the 16th Century, during the civil war, the parliamentarian troops caused serious damage to the Choir, in part for fun, whilst using it as stables. On 29 September 1696 the Choir roof collapsed. On top of all that arsonists set fire to the tower in 1929 causing substantial damage to the woodwork (although the tower has been repaired and is in use). However, the Minster is now a Grade 1 Listed Building and the ruins are in the care of English Heritage.
The Anglo-Saxons under Æthelfrith, king of Northumbria, laid waste to Chester around 616. Æthelfrith withdrew, leaving the area west and south of the Mersey to become part of Mercia, and Anglo-Saxon settlers took over Wirral except the northern tip. Many of Wirral's villages, such as Willaston, Eastham and Sutton, were established and named at this time.
A collage of an advertising board at Ingoldmells for sunglasses..
If you buy a pair it stands to reason you will automatically look like the model but I resisted. I put a simple orange border to separate from the machine in the holiday campsite arcade which I shot through the window as I couldn’t resist the faces of the toys - why anyone would want to spend good money trying to win any of them is totally beyond me ;)
On a serious note I just received an email purportedly from Flickr saying they had cancelled my pro subscription at my request which I most definitely haven’t and have sent an email to the help line and hope to hear back from them tomorrow. I don’t know if it’s spam yet but dare not use WiFi however poor so uploaded this using mobile data and only got 2 bars of 3G so commenting too slow and will have to wait till I return home either tomorrow or Tuesday. Last time I used the WiFi here which we have to pay for and called ‘Camping Connect ‘ Apple withdrew my Visa card from my wallet for Apple Pay saying the network was unsecure and unusual activity on my internet.
I shouldn’t really have risked it again 😱
Have a great new week Sue x
Heard back from Flickr support and it wasn’t spam…genuine mistake by Flickr that they are going to correct 😊
I thought the toy bottom left resembled an ex president 😉
“The waves broke and spread their waters swiftly over the shore. One after another they massed themselves and fell; the spray tossed itself back with the energy of their fall. The waves were steeped deep blue save for a pattern of diamond-pointed light on their backs which rippled as the backs of great horses ripple with muscles as they move. The waves fell; withdrew and fell again, like the thud of a great beast stamping.”
― Virginia Woolf, The Waves
in Explore 2023-01-01 (#498)
The Old Mill (Le Vieux-Moulin, in French) in the commune of Vernon, in northern France, is a 16th century flour mill constructed on top of an ancient bridge that once spanned the Seine River. Originally the bridge had five mills that ground corn grown in the nearby Vexin Plateau. The underside of the mills were equipped with a waterwheel that could be lowered or raised depending on the water level. The bridge is mostly gone now —only a couple of piers remain standing. The Old Mill, the last remaining flour mill, straddles across the two extreme piers of the bridge on the right bank of the Seine.
The stone bridge was built in the 12th century by King Philip II, also known as Philippe Auguste, so that he could move his troops easily. King Philip was at war with English king, Richard I who reigned over the western half of France. The bridge was protected by a bridgehead on the bank —a simple square structure flanked by four 20-meter high towers, and surrounded by a moat and linked to the stone bridge by a wooden drawbridge.
Luckily for the townsfolk of Vernon, before the little fortress could get involved in warfare, the whole of Normandy become French in 1204 and war withdrew from the district for a century and a half. Having lost its military importance, King Philip sold the rights to set up watermills and fisheries on the bridge. Soon five mills were built, two on the right bank, including the one that can still be seen today, and three on the other side.
Neither the local authorities nor the royal family, however, were not up to the task of bridge maintenance. In 1651, floods swept away some of the piers and the supporting arches collapsed, rendering the bridge useless. Instead of repairing the bridge, ferries were put into service to transport people across the river. Vernon didn’t get another bridge until more than two hundred years later in 1860, when a new stone bridge was built a few tens of meters upstream. Ten years later it was blown to bits during the Franco-Prussian War, was rebuilt and then blown again in 1940, and yet again in 1944, during the Second World War.
The old mill was also damaged by the bombings of 1940 and 1944, and was about to fall into the Seine River when the city of Vernon undertook its salvage. The old mill is now restored and is a symbol of Vernon.
Burggarten a park in the Museumsquartier district of Vienna in Austria.
When Napoleon’s troops withdrew from Vienna in 1809, clutching the Treaty of Schönbrunn and their souvenir fridge magnets, the mess they left behind demanded a redesign of the area around the Hofburg palace complex.
Part of this redesign was the creation of the Kaisergarten or Emperor’s garden, a private area for the Imperial family to rest in peace and tranquillity.
The authorities extended the area in 1863, then reduced it again a few decades later to create space for the Neue Burg palace extension that now borders one side of the park.
Following the demise of the monarchy and the change to a republic in 1919, the Kaisergarten passed to the state. Many streets and similar were renamed to remove the Imperial connection. And so the Emperor’s Garden simply became the Burggarten.
The location includes several sculptures including a famous Mozart monument moved to the Burggarten in 1953 to become one of Vienna’s most popular photo motifs. there are another three sculptures Hercules and the Nemean, Franz I the husband of Empress Maria Theres and Emperor Franz Joseph.
In mid-2021, a small part of the park converted to outdoor paddocks. These provide the Lipizzaner stallions of the Spanish Riding School with some outdoor recreational space.
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The Mor Hananyo Monastery is built on the site of a 4500-year-old temple dedicated to the Mesopotamian sun god Shamash, which was then converted into a citadel by the Romans. After the Romans withdrew from the fortress, Mor Shelmon transformed it into a monastery in 493 AD.Mosaics remaining from that period are still present in the monastery. In 793 the monastery was renovated after a period of decline by the Bishop of Mardin and Kfartuta, Mor Hananyo, who gave the monastery its current name.
The monastery was later abandoned and re-founded by the bishop of Mardin, John, who carried out important renovations and moved the see of the Syriac Orthodox Church here before his death on the 12th of July 1165. Therefore, From 1160 until 1932 it was the official seat of the patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church, after which it was moved first to Homs and in 1959 to Damascus. However, The Patriarchal throne and many relics are still located in the Monastery, as well as the Tombs of various Patriarchs.
A Male Migrant Hawker taken at Ravensroost Wood, Wiltshire, UK on the 10th September 2022.
1st run out for my New (Old) camera! Since Nikon withdrew from the Professional 'Point & Shoot' market (Coolpix camera's) the last being the P7800 in 2013, I've been looking for a replacement. Whilst Panasonic started making this model in 2016 at least it's still available new! Looks pretty good so far especially the 4k video.
I have bought four Coolpix P7800 / P7700 from new and all have now failed (Also all sent to Nikon UK for repair but were returned as the parts are no longer available). So current P7700's were bought second hand off ebay... but clearly it won't be long before they disappear completely from the secondhand market as well...
Phantom voices with no words to follow
At the mercy of the cold and hollow
I withdrew into my sanctuary of silence
My defence
In this moment I am just becoming
Liberated from my cell of nothing
No sensation there was only breathing
Overcome oblivion
Falling awake
From a walking sleep
And all that remains
Is the dying memory
And now I can dive for
these dreams I make
Like I am Falling
I am falling awake
Waves of melodies once forgotten
like a symphony across the ocean
Never knew that
they could hear my calling
deep within
crashing in
rushing in
like falling
Falling awake
From a walking sleep
And all that remains
Is the dying memory
And now I can dive for
these dreams I make
Like I am falling
I am falling awake
There is no returning to that emptiness,
loneliness
The dream that lives inside of me
won’t fade away, it’s wide awake
Falling awake
From a walking sleep
And all that remains
Is the dying memory
And now I can dive for
these dreams I make
Like I am falling
I am falling awake
[Tarja - Falling Awake]
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The siren stepped from the water into a new land. Her eyes flicked from one thing to another as they adjusted to the much brighter surface world. The siren listened, looking for any warnings of possible threat. When none came, she stepped further from the water, droplets rolling down her body, desperate to return to the sea before she withdrew entirely from it. Her feet, unused for a very long time, carried her towards the sound of music and revelry. The music sounded so different as it traveled through the air. Music beneath the sea could be heard and even felt as the vibrations of the sounds collided with your body. She wasn't entirely sure she liked this two dimensional music of the land people, but she would listen and explore before returning to the water.
Meet Nadine in Soulmoor, opening May 13.
During two weeks in Scotland in September 2020 we stayed just outside Dunbar in East Lothian. One place that we were delighted to visit was the beautiful tiny fishing village of St Abbs in the Scottish Borders (formerly Berwickshire).
This is the lifeboat station in the harbour. There had been a lifeboat here since the loss of a steamship and 16 of her crew in 1911, and the local community was dismayed when the RNLI withdrew the local lifeboat in 2015. An appeal was launched to pay for a new boat and Boyd Tunnock of Tunnock's Teacakes covered the vast majority of the cost. The new lifeboat (seen on the far left) was delivered in July 2016 and is named Thomas Tunnock after Boyd's grandfather. It is a 9-metre RIB with room for 12 survivors and four crew. The top speed is 47 knots and the range is 150 nautical miles.
(009/365) When the RNLI was founded in 1824, the whole island of Ireland was part of the ‘United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland’. The first RNLI lifeboat station in Ireland was established in Arklow, Co Wicklow, in 1826. Over the next 100 years, more stations sprang up all round the island, crewed, as is still the case, by local volunteers.
By the time the Irish Free State was established in 1922, there were 24 Irish RNLI lifeboat stations. British Government agencies, such as HM Coastguard, withdrew services from the free state, but the RNLI’s independent, volunteer-driven services remained as they do to this day & we are eternally grateful to them for their dedication & sacrifice.
Happy Sign Sunday!
It met me on the trail, so I knew I had entered his territory. I took photos, getting closer but his courage left him so he sought refuge in a shrub. We dance around the shrub until he let me take this one. I immediately thanked him and withdrew from his territory.
Long-nosed leopard lizards are native to western North America from Oregon and Idaho into Mexico. The are predators on smaller lizards and small mammals plus insects. They are fast and can jump up to two feet in any direction.
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
The light we want never lasts. It only gets brighter, or falls off into dusk and darkness. You take your opportunities with the special atmospheres on the edges, when weather permits, near sunrise and sunset. The last of it flashed on the high points as it withdrew, on the granite of my vantage point, and on the light and keeper’s house across the cove. Man made a beam to search the sea, but right now, the object of my lens was caught in the radiance of a more celestial torch, soft and subtle on its ramparts. When it is done, and the gloom begins to gather, the search will start again. A mirrored ray will swivel the horizon, announcing itself to the traffic on the sea. Maybe it will see her tonight. The light connects us, attracting one to the other across a gulf that is perhaps too deep. If others see it, I don’t care. You see, it really only burns for her. She rides the sea, using my light, but never really seeing me. The age old story, it seems...to give and ask nothing in return. Only an offer of safe passage to the next harbor.
Controversial Monument commemorating the Battle of the Ebro.
The Tortosa City Council and the Tarragona Provincial Council withdrew some of the francoist symbols and dedications, so that the monument would be considered as a tribute to the dead of both sides and it has been declared a part of the cultural heritage of Catalonia.
Polémico Monumento conmemorativo de la Batalla del Ebro.
El Ayuntamiento de Tortosa y la Diputación de Tarragona retiraron algunos de los símbolos y dedicatorias franquistas, para que se considerase el monumento como un homenaje a los muertos de los dos bandos y ha sido declarado bien integrante del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña.
Comarca del Baix Ebre.
Tortosa (Tarragona/ Catalunya/ Spain)
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This was the home of attorney John M. Hamilton (1847-1905), who served as Illinois Governor from 1883 to 1885. The house was built in 1872 by James Clark, a trader in hides. pelts, wools, and furs. Clark the property to Hamilton in 1873.
Hamilton's state political service began while he lived in the house. In 1876, he was elected to the Illinois State Senate where he four years, becoming president pro tempore in 1879. In 1881, Hamilton was elected lieutenant governor under Shelby Moore Cullon. When Cullom, just two years into his term, ran for and won a seat in the United States Senate, Hamilton assumed the governorship.
While Hamilton was governor, the state legislature thrashed out the details of Harber high-license law which probably attracted more attention than any other single issue of the 1880s. This bitterly contested act imposed license fees of not less than $500 per year on taverns and greatly reduced the number of such establishments operating in larger cities.
In May of 1883, Hamilton sent the state militia to Madison and St. Clair counties to quell labor troubles. A year later while the governor was working in his office in Springfield, a bullet came crashing through the window narrowly missing him. Some blamed anarchists or miners hot for revenge, while other put the responsibility on boys shooting pigeons in the street below.
Hamilton sought support to secure his own nomination for governor in 1884, but withdrew when he failed to gain the endorsement of key party officials. After his tenure in office, Hamilton never returned to live in Bloomington. In his post-governor years, Hamilton became a prosperous and respected lawyer in Chicago, where he died in 1905.
For its political significance, the John M. Hamilton House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Bloomington is the seat of McLean County. It is adjacent to Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Bloomington is home to State Farm Insurance, Country Financial and Beer Nuts. Illinois Wesleyan University is located here, while the neighboring city of Normal is home to Illinois State University and Heartland Community College. Bloomington is 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Chicago, and 162 miles (261 km) northeast of St. Louis. The estimated population of Bloomington in 2019 was 77,330, with a metro population of 191,067.
It's April 15th, 1973 as Amtrak's Texas Chief rolls out of Chicago Union Station bound for Houston, TX. An A-B-A-B consist of Santa Fe's iconic Super Chief F7s are pulling today's train, with ATSF 312 in the lead. In addition to now originating at CUS instead of the 2-year-defunct Dearborn Station, another big change was staring this train straight in the face. In just over a year from now, Amtrak would change the service's name to "Lone Star" after Santa Fe withdrew Amtrak's permission for continued use of the original name. As you may have noticed, Chicago's skyline was undergoing a major change as well, as the completion of the Sears Tower was just a month away at the time of this photo's date. It wouldn't be until September of that year, however, that the tower would actually open.
Unknown Photographer*, My collection
*Richard R. Wallin and Bob Wilt are both printed on the slide mount, thus I don't know who - if either - is the original photographer. If you have any information regarding this, do not hesitate to let me know so I can give the proper credit.
The waves fell; withdrew and fell again, like the thud of a great beast stamping
Virginia Woolf
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As city lights painted the evening canvas, Detective Olivia Wells found herself on a balcony, immersed in the complexities of the case. Stepping into the cool night air, she sought inspiration under the urban glow.
The hum of the metropolis served as a backdrop to Olivia's contemplation of the evidence. With determined eyes, she scanned the city, yearning for a breakthrough. Classical architecture whispered tales of secrets, and a sudden insight struck her. The city's elegant dance held the key to the mystery.
Armed with newfound clarity, Olivia withdrew from the balcony, poised to untangle the enigma. The blend of tradition and innovation mirrored her approach. Sleuthing in style, Detective Olivia Wells embarked on the next chapter of her nocturnal urban quest.
"The waves broke and spread their waters swiftly over the shore. One after another they massed themselves and fell; the spray tossed itself back with the energy of their fall. The waves were steeped deep-blue save for a pattern of diamond-pointed light on their backs which rippled as the backs of great horses ripple with muscles as they move. The waves fell; withdrew and fell again, like the thud of a great beast stamping." _ Virginia Woolf, The Waves
I love the way Virginia Woolf describes the waves and it certainly seemed accurate when I witnessed this scene on Georgian Bay last month. Near Killarney, Ontario
Southwold is a small town and civil parish on the English North Sea coast in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk. It lies at the mouth of the River Blyth.
Southwold was mentioned in Domesday Book (1086) as a fishing port, and after the "capricious River Blyth withdrew from Dunwich in 1328, bringing trade to Southwold in the 15th century",[3] it received its town charter from Henry VII in 1489.
Egyptair withdrew all of their A320 this year, to replace them with newer and more efficient A320neos.
The mask looks very nice on that beautiful livery!
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Matka Canyon reveals one of its most tranquil places here: the hidden arrival at the Saint Nicholas Šiševski Monastery. As you pass the ruins and walk beneath the old roof tiles, the small church appears, half concealed between trees and rocks — a place where time and silence have met for centuries. The church was built in the 14th century, during a period when monks deliberately withdrew into this remote gorge, far from villages and roads. Because of its isolation, it remained a refuge for hermits and small monastic communities for a long time. The frescoes on the façade and inside date from the same era and still display the craftsmanship of medieval icon painters. From the 19th into the early 20th century, the monastery was gradually abandoned. The last monks left when religious activity in the Matka Gorge declined significantly. Today it is no longer an active monastery, yet its atmosphere remains. What makes this place special is that you can still feel the spirit of an old monastic settlement, completely surrounded by nature and silence — as if you’re looking back through time. The weathered walls, the small round tower, and the golden icon at the entrance still whisper of the solitary lives once lived here. Here, at this point of arrival, you experience not only a beautiful view — you stand in a place where history is still quietly present.
A quiet corner of Matka Canyon reveals the hidden arrival at the Saint Nicholas Šiševski Monastery. Built in the 14th century, this small church once sheltered hermits and monastic communities drawn to the solitude of the gorge. Though abandoned in the early 20th century, its frescoes, weathered walls and peaceful setting still carry the spirit of an old monastic settlement. Here, overlooking the canyon, history feels quietly alive.
Matka Canyon onthult hier een van zijn meest verstilde plekken: de verborgen aankomst bij het klooster Saint Nicholas Šiševski. Zodra je de ruïnes passeert en onder de oude dakpannen doorloopt, verschijnt de kleine kerk half verscholen tussen bomen en rotsen — een plek waar tijd en stilte elkaar al eeuwen ontmoeten. De kerk werd gebouwd in de 14e eeuw, in een periode waarin monniken zich bewust terugtrokken in deze afgelegen kloof, ver weg van dorpen en wegen. Door de afgelegen ligging bleef het lang een plek voor kluizenaars en kleine groepen monniken. De fresco’s aan de gevel en binnenin stammen uit dezelfde periode en tonen nog steeds het vakmanschap van middeleeuwse iconenschilders. Vanaf de 19e en vroege 20e eeuw werd het klooster geleidelijk verlaten. De laatste monniken trokken weg toen de religieuze activiteit in de Matka-kloof sterk afnam. Vandaag is het geen actief klooster meer, maar de sfeer is gebleven. Wat de plek bijzonder maakt, is dat je nog steeds de sfeer voelt van een oude monastieke nederzetting, maar dan volledig omgeven door natuur en stilte — alsof je terugkijkt in de tijd. De verweerde muren, het ronde torentje en het gouden icoon bij de ingang vertellen nog altijd over het leven dat hier eens in afzondering werd geleefd. Hier, op dit punt van aankomst, ervaar je niet alleen een prachtig uitzicht — je staat op een plek waar de geschiedenis nog zacht aanwezig is.
The icy waters of the Sound were slowly receding, softly singing a lullaby as it withdrew, "Return to your warm bed and rest your weary head. Only treachery lies ahead, one false move and you will be dead". I replied, "Thank you Winter waters for your song of concern. I will heed your wisdom". I slipped on my cleats and continued past the rocks still covered in moss and mud.
Sankt Ägidius - Saint Giles with his beloved deer
Sant’Egidio, c. 650 - c. 710, also known as Giles the Hermit, was a Greek Christian hermit saint from Athens.
A legend that may or may not be true:
"The Legenda Aurea links him with Arles, but finally he withdrew deep into the forest near Nîmes, where in the greatest solitude he spent many years, his sole companion being his beloved deer, or red deer, who in some stories sustained him on her milk… This retreat was finally discovered by the king's hunters, who had pursued the hind to its place of refuge. An arrow shot at the deer wounded the saint instead, who afterwards became a patron of the physically disabled."
Inscriptions around the pedestal: st ägidius | patron | des domes u. | der stadt
Sculptor: Erwin Huber (Graz 1929 - Graz 2006), Austrian sculptor
More info: statues.vanderkrogt.net/object.php?webpage=ST&record=...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Giles
Love always overcomes distances, time, differences... Love will find the way
Where have all the designers gone?
Long time passing.
Long time ago.
The Jaguar D-Type, like its predecessor the C-Type, was a factory-built race car. Although it shared the basic straight-6 XK engine design (initially 3.4L and eventually uprated to 3.8 litres in the late fifties) with the C-Type, the majority of the car was radically different. Perhaps its most ground-breaking innovation was the introduction of a monocoque chassis, which not only introduced aircraft-style engineering to competition car design, but also an aeronautical understanding of aerodynamic efficiency. The D-Type was introduced purely for competition, but after Jaguar withdrew from racing, the company offered the remaining, unfinished chassis as the roadgoing Jaguar XKSS, by making changes to the racers: adding an extra seat, another door, a full-width windshield and primitive folding top, as concessions to practicality. However, on the evening of 12 February 1957, a fire broke out at the Browns Lane plant destroying nine of the twenty five cars that had already been completed or in semi-completion. Production is thought to have included 53 customer D-Types, 18 factory team cars, and 16 XKSS versions. - Wikipedia
In 1613 the newly-enriched Sir Baptist Hicks began work on a house in Chipping Campden. It was a noble edifice in the latest fashion with intricate gardens. 30 years later it was destroyed by Royalists, when in 1645 they withdrew from the town. ‘The house (which was so faire) burnt,’ noted one sadly.
Only a shell was left, now shrunk to a single fragment. But other lesser buildings escaped the fire and are still there, together with the raised walks of the garden.
The ogee domes of the lodges are well known, but in the field beyond are two Banqueting Houses with ebullient strapwork parapets which have been given to us by a descendant of Sir Baptist, together with the lodges, the small building known as the Almonry and the historic site with the mysterious humps and bumps of its lost gardens.
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Matka Canyon reveals one of its most tranquil places here: the hidden arrival at the Saint Nicholas Šiševski Monastery. As you pass the ruins and walk beneath the old roof tiles, the small church appears, half concealed between trees and rocks — a place where time and silence have met for centuries. The church was built in the 14th century, during a period when monks deliberately withdrew into this remote gorge, far from villages and roads. Because of its isolation, it remained a refuge for hermits and small monastic communities for a long time. The frescoes on the façade and inside date from the same era and still display the craftsmanship of medieval icon painters. From the 19th into the early 20th century, the monastery was gradually abandoned. The last monks left when religious activity in the Matka Gorge declined significantly. Today it is no longer an active monastery, yet its atmosphere remains. What makes this place special is that you can still feel the spirit of an old monastic settlement, completely surrounded by nature and silence — as if you’re looking back through time. The weathered walls, the small round tower, and the golden icon at the entrance still whisper of the solitary lives once lived here. Here, at this point of arrival, you experience not only a beautiful view — you stand in a place where history is still quietly present.
A quiet corner of Matka Canyon reveals the hidden arrival at the Saint Nicholas Šiševski Monastery. Built in the 14th century, this small church once sheltered hermits and monastic communities drawn to the solitude of the gorge. Though abandoned in the early 20th century, its frescoes, weathered walls and peaceful setting still carry the spirit of an old monastic settlement. Here, overlooking the canyon, history feels quietly alive.
Matka Canyon onthult hier een van zijn meest verstilde plekken: de verborgen aankomst bij het klooster Saint Nicholas Šiševski. Zodra je de ruïnes passeert en onder de oude dakpannen doorloopt, verschijnt de kleine kerk half verscholen tussen bomen en rotsen — een plek waar tijd en stilte elkaar al eeuwen ontmoeten. De kerk werd gebouwd in de 14e eeuw, in een periode waarin monniken zich bewust terugtrokken in deze afgelegen kloof, ver weg van dorpen en wegen. Door de afgelegen ligging bleef het lang een plek voor kluizenaars en kleine groepen monniken. De fresco’s aan de gevel en binnenin stammen uit dezelfde periode en tonen nog steeds het vakmanschap van middeleeuwse iconenschilders. Vanaf de 19e en vroege 20e eeuw werd het klooster geleidelijk verlaten. De laatste monniken trokken weg toen de religieuze activiteit in de Matka-kloof sterk afnam. Vandaag is het geen actief klooster meer, maar de sfeer is gebleven. Wat de plek bijzonder maakt, is dat je nog steeds de sfeer voelt van een oude monastieke nederzetting, maar dan volledig omgeven door natuur en stilte — alsof je terugkijkt in de tijd. De verweerde muren, het ronde torentje en het gouden icoon bij de ingang vertellen nog altijd over het leven dat hier eens in afzondering werd geleefd. Hier, op dit punt van aankomst, ervaar je niet alleen een prachtig uitzicht — je staat op een plek waar de geschiedenis nog zacht aanwezig is.
In both 2013 and 2015 we stayed several nights in Norfolk, in 2015 it was in Norwich from where we explored around that beautiful county. I had always been fascinated by this oddly named station which, by the time we ran it down was basically in the middle of nowhere in farm and woodland. The Great Eastern Railway opened the station on the Wymondham to Wells Next the Sea in 1889. It was a junction station. British Railways withdrew passenger services in 1964 and freight followed in 1981.
The location, in all it's splendid isolation consists of a station master's residence and well built brick station. The Mid-Norfolk railway, a preservation scheme now "operates" the station after restoration and siting of some rollingstock at the location but it is not connected to the main part of the line and sees no trains.
Prologue: Post-Ice Age Origins
When the ice withdrew, the shoreline emerged — gravel flats shaped by tide and time, a place where dawn has always broken across the bay. Long before commerce, before war, the beach bore witness only to cycles of replenishment and retreat.
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Chapter I: Wartime Waystation
In the 1940s, the area behind the quiet shoreline became Crystal II, a temporary U.S. Army Air Force base on the Northern Flyway. Freighters anchored offshore, lighters stacked with cargo, beached at low tide, and loaders carried cargo across the drained flats to resupply the base during the short summer period. This facilitated warplanes and aircrews, to be ferried eastward, in growing numbers to the European Theatre of Operation. The beach took centre stage in a logistical ballet, its sands pressed into service by global conflict.
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Chapter II: Municipal Sealift
After the war, Iqaluit grew from waystation to settlement, and the annual sealift continued. The imperative shifted from military to municipal: trucks and loaders stockpiled the supplies needed to build the needed infrastructure, above the high-water line, sustaining a community that was becoming a city. The beach remained the artery of survival, commerce, and continuity.
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Chapter III: The Port Era
Eventually, the scale of cargo demanded more. A modern port was commissioned, where self-unloading ships could dock and clear their holds with efficiency. The annual ritual of beach landings now fades into memory. Replenishment Beach no longer bears witness to sealift operations, yet it endures — a shoreline of resilience, transition, and remembrance, greeting each daybreak as it always has.
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Unfortunately, the future of the former D&H Adirondack Branch north of Corinth is beginning to look bleak. Recently, two significant pieces of news have put a damper on the hopes of continued railroading on this historic line. First, Iowa Pacific recently consented to New York State's desire to have the Sanford Lake Branch (between Tahawus and North Creek) declared abandoned. Second, the last remaining potential suitor for the Warren County-owned portion between North Creek and Corinth--United Rail--recently withdrew from contract negotiations with Warren County, citing that delays on the part of Warren County made it clear that they were not a priority. Reportedly, United Rail will continue in negotiations with the Town of Corinth--which owns the line from Corinth to Saratoga Springs--but it now seems that not only will no trains every traverse the line between Tahawus and Corinth again, but all of it could be turned into a trail. As everything has begun to fall apart, I was reminded that almost exactly five years ago today I was able to catch just the second stone train to originate from the former mine in Tahawus since 1989. On November 1, 2014, Saratoga & North Creek BL-2 #52 (originally a Bangor & Aroostook engine) led a train of 10 hoppers of stone from North Creek to Corinth before picking up 9 previously transported hoppers of stone there and continuing to Saratoga. Here, the train rounds the curve at Stony Creek, with both the Hudson River and the Adirondack Mountains in the background. After enjoying several years of shooting trains at this location, it's sad to think that I may never be able to do so again. The only hope is if the Town of Corinth were to try to acquire some of this trackage from Warren County, but I do not think that is likely.
Excerpt from www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=428:
Existing plaque: on Lundy's Lane Monument in cemetery Niagara Falls, Ontario:
This was the site of the bloodiest battle of the War of 1812. On the afternoon of 25th July, 1814, Lieutenant-General Gordon Drummond with about 2800 men engaged the invading American army which had recently been victorious at Chippewa. The armies were evenly matched and the six-hour battle lasted until darkness and heavy losses put an end to the fighting. Each force had lost over 800 men. Although each claimed victory, the Americans had failed to dislodge Drummond from his position. They withdrew the next day, ending their offensive in Upper Canada.
Description of Historic Place
The Battle of Lundy’s Lane National Historic Site of Canada is located in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The battle occurred on July 25, 1814 on what was a rise of clear farmland surrounded by an orchard and forest, situated upon Lundy’s Lane. The location of the site is now marked by a plaque located within Drummond Hill Cemetery. Lundy’s Lane was the site of a major battle between the British and American forces in which the Americans, who were advancing after the Battle of Chippewa, attacked the British defensive position that they had taken up.
Following a bitterly contested engagement, the Americans withdrew. The six-hour long battle was one of the bloodiest battles of the War of 1812 and marked the end of American offensive action in Upper Canada. Official recognition refers to a parcel of land in the City of Niagara Falls that is roughly four-blocks square and encompasses the site of the battle.
Heritage Value
The Battle of Lundy’s Lane was designated a national historic site of Canada in 1937 because: it was the bloodiest battle of the War of 1812; and, the Americans failed to dislodge the British from their position, ending the American offensive in Upper Canada.
In the summer of 1814, American forces crossed the Niagara River at Fort Erie to invade Upper Canada. Advancing northward along the Niagara River, they had initial success, defeating a British force at the Battle of Chippawa. The British under Sir Gordon Drummond regrouped and on the evening of 25 July, on Lundy’s Lane almost within sight of Niagara Falls, the British regulars and Canadian militia were attacked by the American forces. Throughout the evening the two armies attacked each other and the battle surged back and forth, especially around the field guns in what is now the Drummond Hill Cemetery. Both sides suffered heavy casualties but by midnight the Americans retired leaving the exhausted British and Canadians holding the field. The Battle of Lundy’s Lane was the bloodiest and bitterest contest of the War of 1812 and it broke the American thrust in 1814 to take Upper Canada.
Character-Defining Elements
- its location within the limits of Niagara Falls; the setting on a grassed area of the Drummond Hill Cemetery where the plaque commemorating the site is located; the location and integrity of the monument to the battle erected in 1895, and the three tablets fixed to the monument in 1935 that bear the names of the officers and soldiers of the regular regiments of the British Army and Canadian militia killed in action during the engagement; the integrity of any surviving or as yet unidentified archaeological remains which may be found within the site in their original placement and extent.