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The forehead feathers of Virginia Rails are adapted to withstand wear and tear that results from pushing through dense and often sharp marsh vegetation.
The Virginia Rail is more adept at walking on soft mud than swimming, but it occasionally swims across wetlands and even dives underwater, propelling itself with its wings.
Origins of Scotland’s famous Forth Bridge
The plan to construct the Forth Bridge was brought up after a former project to construct a suspension railway bridge at the Firth of Forth, designed by Sir Thomas Bouch, was halted because of the collapse of the Tay Bridge at the Firth of Tay in 1879, which was also built under his supervision.
Authorisation and contracts to build the Forth Bridge were given in 1882, with the acceptance of the cantilever structure designed by Fowler and Baker. The bridge was designed to withstand strong winds, as the Tay Bridge had collapsed because of such weather conditions.
Construction work commenced with the capital for construction funded by Midland Railway (32.5%), North British Railway (30%), North Eastern Railway (18.75%) and Great Northern Railway (18.75%). The total cost for constructing the bridge was estimated to be £3.2m.
The bridge was first tested and used in January 1890, where two 1,000ft-long trains consisting of a locomotive with 50 wagons each passed across the bridge side-by-side through the south entrance. Forth Rail Bridge was finally commissioned in March 1890.
Design and construction of the railway bridge
Forth Bridge is 8,094ft (2,467m) long, with trains passing through the double track at a height of 151ft (46m) above the river at high tide. The three double-cantilever towers stand 361ft (110.03m) tall on granite pier foundations. The two main spans of the bridge are 1,710ft (521m), the two side spans are 680ft and the 15 approach spans are 168ft.
The bridge consists of three separate four-tower high, double-cantilevers, which are joined by 350ft long girders and connected to the main structure of the bridge by huge rivets. The cantilevers are supported by granite piers.
The river bed at the south cantilever, which is 91ft below the high-water level, made use of compressed air to stop water pouring into the working chamber at the base, while the other cantilevers were constructed using caissons measuring 70ft in diameter.
Foundations were constructed using cylinders, which were lowered using sandbags. Working chambers were created to pump compressed air, whereas airlocks and airshafts provided access for men and materials.
Bridge construction was carried in two phases. The first phase, carried out from 1882 to 1885, involved works on the substructure, including sinking the caissons and constructing the foundations and piers to support the superstructure. The superstructure, which weighs approximately 51,324t, was built from 1886 to 1890.
Altogether, the construction of the bridge made use of 53,000t of steel, 20,950 cubic metres (m3) of granite, 6,780m3 of stone, 49,200m3 of concrete, 50t of cement and 6.5 million rivets.
Steel used for the construction was manufactured by Frederick Siemens (England) and Pierre and Emile Martin (France). At the peak of construction, more than 4,000 workers were associated with building the railway bridge.
Le loup arctique vit sur la neige et la glace de l’extrême Nord du Canada et du Groenland.
En général, seul le mâle alpha et la femelle alpha ont le droit de se reproduire. La gestation dure environ 2 mois vers mai, la femelle met bas entre 2 et 5 louveteaux dans un abri ou
une tanière protégeant du froid rigoureux.
Les loups sont des animaux sociables qui vivent en meute. A la tête de la meute se trouve un mâle alpha et une femelle alpha qui décideront notamment de l’ordre dans lequel s’effectue l’alimentation. Hurler sert à garder le contact social, à maintenir la cohésion du groupe, mais aussi à marquer et à protéger le territoire.
L’épaisse fourrure du loup arctique lui permet de résister à des températures extrêmement basses.
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The arctic wolf lives on the snow and ice of far northern Canada and Greenland.
In general, only the alpha male and the alpha female are allowed to reproduce. Gestation lasts about 2 months around May, the female gives birth between 2 and 5 cubs in a shelter or
a den protecting from the harsh cold.
Wolves are social animals that live in packs. At the head of the pack there is an alpha male and an alpha female who will decide in particular the order in which the feeding takes place. Howling is used to keep social contact, to maintain the cohesion of the group, but also to mark and protect the territory.
The thick fur of the arctic wolf allows it to withstand temperatures
extremely low.
Amsterdam - Noorder IJpolder.
Langs het snelfietspad naar Zaandam.
The Highland Cow (Scottish Gaelic: Bò Ghàidhealach; Scots: Hielan coo) is a Scottish breed of rustic cattle. It originated in the Scottish Highlands and the Outer Hebrides islands of Scotland and has long horns and a long shaggy coat. It is a hardy breed, bred to withstand the intemperate conditions in the region (Wp).
De Noorder IJpolder is een van de in 1872 drooggemaakte IJpolders langs het Noordzeekanaal. In 1880 werden de gronden verkocht aan de gemeente Amsterdam. Het aanvankelijk agrarische karakter van de polder maakte gaandeweg plaats voor woonbebouwing, industrie en haventerreinen (Wp).
Nunca me subestimes aunque seas el mismísimo diablo y me susurres al oído que no resistiré la tormenta.
Yo soy la tormenta .!
Never underestimate me even if you are the devil himself and you whisper in my ear that I will not withstand the storm.
I am the storm!
Le long du quai de la Bruche (à proximité des Ponts Couverts) se trouve le plus vieux platane de la ville de Strasbourg. Il y a plus de 300 ans, un immense noyer était à cet endroit mais il ne résista pas au rigueur de l'hiver de 1704. Il fallu l'abattre. L'actuel platane est son authentique successeur
Le quai de la Bruche avait, jusqu’à la Révolution française, pour nom Wasserzoll. Ce nom était dû à la taxe qui était alors appliquée sur les marchandises entrant dans Strasbourg par voie d’eau. Ce droit de péage était prélevé par la ville à cet endroit.
Along the Quai de la Bruche (near the covered Bridges) is the oldest plane tree in the city of Strasbourg. More than 300 years ago, an immense walnut tree was there, but it did not withstand the rigor of the winter of 1704. It had to be felled. The current plane tree is his authentic successor
The Quai de la Bruche had, until the French Revolution, for the name Wasserzoll. This name was due to the tax that was then applied to goods entering Strasbourg by water. This toll was levied by the city at this location.
Snowdon Summit’s Visitor Centre, Hafod Eryri, first opened in June 2009. It receives on average half a million visitors a year and it’s not hard to see why. On a clear day the views can stretch as far as Ireland. On arrival at the Summit, railway passengers and walkers are welcomed in to a modern contemporary environment, an amazing feat of engineering on the top of a mountain. This unique building was built to withstand the mountain weather conditions, whilst blending in with its natural surroundings. The building is clad in oak and granite, and panoramic windows reveal wonderful views to the valleys below. During your 30 minute stopover you can venture to the cairn of the highest mountain in Wales and England, 1085m above sea level.
"Les Braves"
Les Braves is a war memorial that is located on the shores of Omaha Beach in the village of St. Laurent-sur-Mer in Normandy, France and commemorates the fallen American soldiers, of World War ll who have lost their lives on the beaches of Normandy, June 6th 1944.
The memorial represents three elements: The Wings of Hope, Rise Freedom, and the Wings Of Fraternity. French sculptor Anilore Banon, created the monument in 2004, commissioned by the French government to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion Of Normandy. In the center, there are seven stainless steel columns and a group of five columns that curve upwards, two columns stand upright, with the tallest reaching 30 feet. Stainless steel wings gracefully stand on both sides.
Intended only as a temporary art piece, the sculpture still stands on the shores of Omaha Beach widely due to public interest and petition. The sculpture has been described as a blend of art and nature and has been able to withstand the forces of nature surprisingly well.
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Sanctuaire George Montgomery .
Température des derniers weekends... Soleil, froid et grands vents !
Les griffes plantées dans la glace, cette belle Mésange bicolore résiste à une rafale de vent.
Temperature of last weekends ... Sun, cold and high winds!
The claws planted in the ice, this beautiful Tufted Titmouse withstand a gust of wind.
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Île Saint-Honorat:
Since Saint Honorat reputedly drove away a menacing dragon around the year 410, monks have populated this tiny archipelago. A fortress built between the 11th and 14th century helped the friars withstand pirates, Saracen attacks and occupation by Spanish raiders, until Louis XIV garrisoned the island in the 1600s.
Spiffed up in the 19th century by French restorer-in-chief Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, the fortress is now a scenic ruin. Its four floors of chapels, vaulted ceilings and arches topped by crenelated ramparts culminate in camera-ready views of Cannes, the Alpine range and the cape of Antibes.
A half-dozen chapels scattered along the island's ring path offer moments of repose.
Nowadays, the monks inhabit a 19th-century monastery. Though the monastery is closed to tourists, you can visit the Gothic church and gift shop selling the island wines and other monk-made delights. If a day isn't sufficient to regain your serenity, the monastery reserves guest rooms for contemplative retreats lasting between two days and one week.
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Born in 1776, William John Bankes was as a young man an aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington and became an active Member of Parliament.
While in residence at Kingston Lacy, William John made many changes, including the installation of the Egyptian obelisk that may be seen in the gardens to this day. One of the first things he did was to plant a beech avenue lining the road from near the house’s entrance drive to beyond Badbury Rings. The road was a turnpike, and the Bankes family enjoyed the revenue from it. The avenue was a birthday gift to William John’s mother, Frances, and there were 365 trees on one side of the road for each day of the year and 366 on the other, for a leap year.
Today the road is the B3082, the main route between Wimborne and Blandford. The trees are not surprisingly showing signs of age and disease. The National Trust have so far replaced some seventy of them with hornbeams, which are just as attractive but are better able to withstand the disadvantages of being alongside a busy road.
Text courtesy of Dorset Life Magazine.
We've had several nights with frost or freezing temperatures during the past week so most insect activity is over for the year save for a lucky few. This female (queen) northern paper wasp can withstand freezing temperatures and when it gets a little colder she will simply crawl under some leaves on the forest floor and stay frozen until spring when she thaws out and starts a new northern paper wasp colony. Right now the ground is still warm enough that she can crawl out from her winter hide on warm sunny days and fatten up on some food yet. Male and worker paper wasps cannot survive freezing temperatures and have perished at this point in time. This female is filling up on a rotting apple that the deer haven't devoured yet.
The Mercedarians were the first to establish a male monastery at the former Santiago de Guatemala.
The cross in stone at the atrium and the rooms behind the main altar are the oldest structures in La Merced and date from the seventeenth century. In 1749 Juan de Dios Estrada was commissioned with the construction of the luxurious sanctuary and cloister. He erected a building of low height designed to withstand earthquakes based on the experiences of the tremor of 1751. Arches and columns are wider to cope with the quakes. It was opened in 1767.
The effigy of Jesus Christ holding the cross was carved in 1650 by Alonzo de la Paz y Toledo.
Playing with old pictures. Here I have found old portraits taken in Almuñecar in 2007. They can withstand a new round in PhotoShoop.
A big thank you to all of you for all your love, friendship, encouragement and support x
“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4D1a00cbFA
TIME OF NO REPLY – NICK DRAKE
THIS IS THE SUMMER OF MY TRANSITION
The devil that was within me
that found me, then drowned me
could not withstand
the beauty of my love for him
the softness of my gentle hand
could not witness the words that I wrote
could not cope with love that gave him hope
he inhabited my soul and it choked him from within
now he scurries through the darkness
avoiding any last vestige of light; avoiding my eyes
he hides and he lies to rid himself of the truth
that he found within that last dance
he burned me, he scorned me, but then he adored me
he haunted my dreams and begged my return
but I found myself healing as I walked along the shore
the pace of my mind slowed; the peace of my mind showed
that at last I could let go and be myself once more
I walked in his shadow, until I found the light
before I lived like a shadow with no strength to fight
A poor tortured soul; I know how that feels
when love can't release him; thaw his soul cold as steel
Sometimes our love falls on stony ground
like the softness of rose petals and the hope that we once found
dashed against the rocks of life's lessons
deafened by the torment that resounds within our caissons
and lifts us up above the maelstrom of the storms
that threaten to define us and defile us; confine us
This is the summer of my transition
as I find my way back to the right path that heals me
I leave him far behind me; the nightmare recedes
now I sleep like an angel on clouds of soft dreams
and feel lucky that I am still here
amid the love of all my friends.
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My artwork is a compilation of 3 of my photographs
'copyright image please do not reproduce without permission'
About Lagangarbh
Lagangarbh Hut is situated north of Buachaille Etive Mor near the River Coupall. It is owned by the National Trust for Scotland and has been occupied and maintained by the Scottish Mountaineering Club since 1946. It was extensively refurbished in 1994.
History
The hut was originally a crofting home, typically with central entrance hall and stairs ahead, two rooms up and down, left and right. The roofing is still the local Ballachulish slate which covered much of Scottish housing. The walls are of thick stone, built to withstand the battering of gales. The Club planted a shelter belt of trees to the west, from whence roar in the prevailing south-westerlies.
Two "old" neighbours, withstanding the passage of time, each in its own way.
Neideck ruins, Franconian Switzerland
That's right...a Snow Bunting near Half Moon Bay, California! These birds should not be here but once in awhile we get a stray.
The snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) is a small, hardy songbird known for its striking seasonal plumage and Arctic breeding grounds. Nicknamed "snowflakes," these birds can withstand extremely cold temperatures and are often seen in large, swirling flocks during the winter.
Wildflowers grow from mere dust to reach their full potential.
Wildflowers grow well, even in adverse soil conditions.
Wildflowers don't require late nights at the office to grow.
Wildflowers grow thick and stick together.
Wildflowers grow strong and tall.
Wildflowers display their brilliant personalities for all to see.
Wildflowers withstand drought and grow all the more beautiful when watered.
Wildflowers withstand frost and hale.
Wildflowers last late in the season, when other flowers have given up.
Are you a wildflower?
by David Leonhardt
Gazania is a genus of plants native to South Africa. They do well here in Australia due to similar latitudes and weather.
Gazania tomentosa is a very hardy, sun-loving ground cover with attractive silvery grey-green foliage that forms a thickly spreading mat.
Held above on short, stiff stalks are these wonderfully bright and sunny yellow flowers.
A popular plant due to their drought tolerance and ability to withstand difficult environments like coastal settings and poor soils.
Flower diameter 6 cm.
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Sestra is a river in the European part of Russia, in the Moscow and Tver regions, the left tributary of the river. Dubna (Volga basin).
It originates among the hills of the Klinsko-Dmitrovskaya ridge not far from the sources of the Klyazma River. It flows into the Dubna River 11 km from its mouth. The length of the river is 138 km, the basin area is 2680 km2 - the largest tributary of the Dubna in terms of basin area and length . All tributaries of the Sestra belong to small rivers and streams, the largest of which are: the right ones - Yakhroma (54 km, 988 km2) and Lutosnya (55 km, 364 km2); the left ones are Krutets (23 km, 166 km2), Yamuga (24 km, 283 km2) and Berezovka (25 km, 86.5 km2). Several ponds and reservoirs have been built on the river - Lake Senezh, ponds of the Senezh fishery, the Klin reservoir and others. In the lower reaches, the Sestra crosses the Moscow Canal; a 40-meter concrete tunnel has been built to pass water, passing under the canal perpendicular to it.
In 1850, the Catherine Canal was opened, connecting the Moscow and Volga rivers, partly the canal passed along the Sestra River (32 km), and partly along the derivation canal along the Sestra River (66.7 km). Part of the Sestra's channel was straightened, 20 wooden and stone sluices were built on it. Unable to withstand competition with the Nikolaev railway from St. Petersburg to Moscow, which opened in 1851, the canal was closed in 1860, the locks were dismantled.
The sister is a flat river with a winding channel, there are straightened sections. Large stones, small rifts, remnants of destroyed dams and piles of destroyed bridges are found in the riverbed. The current speed reaches 0.4 m / s. The channel width in the upper reaches is 10–15 m, the depth is up to 1 m, below the dam of the Klin reservoir, the width is 20–30 m, the depth is up to 1.5 m. In the lower reaches, the width reaches 50 m, the depth is up to 3 m.
The Spitfire was designed for land based operations and initially not thought suitable for aircraft carrier work due to lack of strengthened undercarriage, but needs must as the devil drives, and in 1941 a number of Spitfire Mk V's were converted into Sea Spitfires or Seafires. Although they were very good in the air, it was soon found that they really weren't strong enough to withstand repeated deck landings - even a lightly upward pitching deck makes the landing impact much greater - and so progressive design modifications were made over the years to strengthen the airframes. The aircraft in this picture, a Seafire F Mk XVII, was introduced in 1944 and was a considerably strengthened design with the much more powerful RR Griffon engine and double folding wings to save space when parked. The type remained in Fleet Air Arm service until 1950, even seeing duty in the Korean War. By the end of that conflict, the majority of the aircraft were considered unserviceable due to skin wrinkling caused by heavy landings. About 2,500 Seafires were built in total.
Fate Whispers to the Warrior
"You cannot withstand the storm",
and the warrior whispers back
"I am the storm".
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2019 UTA 5332
Weiter gehts, das Irland Buch geht bald in den Druck und jetzt ist das nächste Buch dran. In den letzten Jahren sind viele Fotos im PC stecken geblieben, weil mir einfach die Zeit gefehlt hat. Aber die Bilder wollen jetzt zum Leben erweckt werden.
Ein junger Amerikaner hatte mich angesprochen, nachdem er mich am Straßenrand einige sonderbare Pflanzen hatte fotografieren sehen. Ob wir an einem besonderen Erlebnis interessiert wären. Er schlug uns den Burren-Trail vor, der von Boulder nach Capitol Reef durch die Wüste führt. Er schaute kritisch auf die Reifen unseres Autos und meinte dann, ja, mit dem Auto würde es wohl gehen, wenn man auch über eine Dustroad fahren müsse. Aber der Trail sei so außergewöhnlich, dass es für uns bestimmt ein eindrückliches Erlebnis wäre.
Dieses Bild entstand am Ende der geteerten Wegstrecke, als wir noch annahmen, dass der Burr-Trail doch eigentlich easy going sei.
Ich bin in Amerika immer wieder beeindruckt von den Farben und der Unwirtlichkeit der Landschaften.
Let's move on, the Ireland book will soon be going to press and now it's the turn of the next book. In recent years, many photos have gotten stuck in the PC because I just didn't have the time. But the images now want to be brought to life.
A young American had approached me after seeing me photographing some strange plants on the side of the road. "Are you interested in a special experience?" He suggested the Burren Trail, which runs through the desert from Boulder to Capitol Reef. He looked critically at the tires of our car and then said, yes, the car would be fine. The tires would also withstand a dust road. But the trail is so extraordinary that it would definitely be an impressive experience for us.
This picture was taken at the end of the paved road when we still assumed that the Burr Trail was easy going.
In America I am always impressed by the colors and the inhospitable landscapes.
"Purakaunui Foliage" is cascading three-tiered waterfall on the Purakaunui River located in The Catlins in the southern South Island of New Zealand.
When shooting waterfalls with high megapixels camera such as the #SonyA7r, you'll definitely want to use a very stable tripod that can withstand the current of the stream. I choose Really Right Stuff tripod to be my workhorse on this trip and I must say that I am impressed with the result. You just can't go wrong with the right stuff! wink emoticon
Anyway, hope you enjoy this photo. I was thinking, for the next trip I might want to catch some more waterfalls on the Southland because they are really stunning!
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Leaning haphazardly against each other, this rock formation towers over the Wadi Rum visitor centre. It proceeds to a gradual peak with the highest pillar at its front. The clear, rounded shapes of the pillars standing side-by-side allowed it to inherit its name. Because of it shapes, this mountain look like many things. A collection of lopsided pillars, a procession of figures fanned out behind their leader, the bulwark of a great ship sailing through an ocean of sand. The modern name is taken from TE Lawrence’s memoir of his time in the desert. Though only five of these pillars are immediately visible, the other two are around the side. It is possible to walk around the formation but the best view is from a distance near the visitor centre. The original Arabic name is Jebel al-Mazmar, which means “The Mountain of the Plague.”
This site is one of the most amazing hiking spots in the area. The trail is one of stark contrasts: on one side, flat sands spread long distances, the very picture of the dry, yellow desert of the imagination in summer. In winter and spring, it is scattered with low grasses and bushes that animals come to graze on. Keep your eyes peeled and you might even spot a camel or two! On the other side, the mountain leaps from the ground in a sheer wall of sandstone and granite. A walk along the base of the rock is done easily at your own pace. Upon approaching the foot of this majestic mountain, tilt your head back and take in the enormity of the pillars. Massive as big-city skyscrapers, these natural formations speak of something ancient. A testament to this place and its withstanding thousands of years of both human and environmental turmoil.
For Looking Close on Friday theme 'Droplets on Flowers'.
The only flowers blooming in my garden at the moment are the Fuchsia magellanica, that somehow managed to withstand the strong winds of Storm Amy. This toughness allowed the flower to hold up to the weight of even this tiny snail without collapsing. The most difficult problem with this image was trying to get the water droplet hanging off the tip of the petal - I tried several different flowers, over two days, and just couldn't get one to stick how I wanted it - so I gave up and got a drop to hang from an edge, possibly where there was more surface area for the drop to cling to. On this occasion, the snail proved to be very cooperative, performing brilliantly very quickly.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.
The Reynisdrangar basalt sea stacks withstand pounding surf and support numerous nesting sea birds near the town of Vik, Iceland.
Legend has it that the stacks on the left were once a three-masted ship that two trolls, the stacks on the right, were attempting to drag to shore, no doubt for some nefarious purposes. Losing track of time, the trolls were caught before daybreak and turned to stone before they could complete their task. The seabirds appear unfazed by such tales, and throngs of Puffins, Gulls, and Fulmars nest on the stacks and nearby cliffs out of sight to my left.
The Highland is a Scottish breed of rustic beef cattle. It originated in the Scottish Highlands and the Western Islands of Scotland and has long horns and a long shaggy coat. It is a hardy breed, able to withstand the harsh climatic conditions the region is known for.
The first herd-book dates from 1885; two types – the smaller Island , usually black, and the larger Mainland, usually dun, were registered as a single breed. Highland cattle are reared primarily for beef, and have been exported to several other countries.
Highland cattle were first imported into Canada in the 1880s. The Hon. Donald A. Smith, Lord Strathcona of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Robert Campbell of Strathclair, Manitoba, imported one bull each. There were also Highland cattle in Nova Scotia in the 1880s. However, their numbers were small until the 1920s when large-scale breeding and importing began. In the 1950s cattle were both imported and exported to North America, increasing the blood lines.
The Canadian Highland Cattle Society was officially accredited in 1964 and currently registers all purebred cattle in Canada. Towards the end of the 1990s, there was a large semen and embryo trade between the UK and Canada. However that has stopped, largely due to concerns over Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis (mad cow disease) outbreaks in the United Kingdom.
Today, Highland cattle are mainly found in eastern Canada. In 2001 the population for Canada and the United States of America combined was estimated at 10,000.
He is happy like a snow king ...
In our minds we quickly go through all the fairy tale characters. Snow King? But we cannot remember him in Andersen, Hauff or Grimm. The language has completely different in mind: You surely know the smallest of the feathered singers, the wren? This little bird is so persistent and resilient that it can withstand even the harshest winter with us, which is why it is sometimes called the Snow King or Winter King. And because he is also so infinitely lively and funny, the comparison was made right away: "He's happy like a snow king" when you meet someone among people who walks along particularly lively and happy and is happy about his life.
Wren
Once the birds wanted it
to be ruled by a king
and invited everyone big and small
to the royal race.
And everyone swung up
but the eagle did it to everyone.
The birds choir already pays homage to him,
than suddenly emerged from under him
the very smallest bird flew
and cheated him of kingship.
Because this little one had it
between his big legs,
undiscovered by him and all,
until then cunningly hid
and flew out cheekily now,
did it extra hard to the eagle
and wanted to be king myself now.
It was him - to his shame alone.
Because all birds, big and small,
mocked him all over the country.
Wherever he flew, there flew the shame
mocking the little bird.
Then his majesty felt
how ill-conceived dignity is;
and has been living around before
the mockers tease
to be protected in fences
and in hedges.
Joachim Heinrich Campe (1746-1818)
Appology, I'm not the great bird tog and do not have the right lens, but I have the patience and love them!
The Castle of Mytilene, on the island of Lesvos, sits atop a hill watching over the island's capital and its main port.
The first fortification was built during the Byzantine era in the 6th century, during the rule of Justinian I.
The coastline of Turkey, Greece's longtime foe, is visible in the distance.
The Golden-crowned Kinglet is only a little bit larger than a hummingbird but is one of the most active songbirds, seemingly to be constantly flapping its wings and flitting about looking for insects. Spring and summer is spent high in dense evergreen growth hovering around clusters of conifer needles while foraging for food. This tiny songbird has an endless supply of energy and is very hardy withstanding -40 F temperatures during winter months. Multi-species flocks of Black-capped Chickadees, Boreal Chickadees, Red-breasted Nuthatches and Brown Creepers may well include some of these Kinglets as well during the winter.
They make a hanging nest out of moss, leaves, lichens and twigs in a spruce or fir tree. For such small birds they raise large families laying 8 or 9 eggs in each clutch which the female incubates for 14 - 15 days. The day after the chicks leave the nest the female begins laying her second nest of eggs while the male looks after the first brood and occasionally feeds the incubating female as well.
This adult is foraging in a scrubby habitat searching for insects at the snow level around the bases of both small and larger trees on a -24 C day.
The Golf Ball, in Kinross-shire, Scotland, is a now-inactive NATO spy base – or Intercontinental Ballistic Missile early-warning radar – built on the former Second World War airfield, RAF Balado Bridge, where Polish pilots trained on Hurricanes and Spitfires.
This former NATO base and ballistic missile warning radar built in 1985. Dubbed the Golf Ball for its white fibreglass dome, which housed a giant antenna, the 9-acre site is just 20 miles south of Edinburgh, and is being marketed as an adaptive reuse or redevelopment project for residential or commercial purposes. The radome is linked to the main equipment building by a corridor and doors built with enough concrete to withstand a nuclear, biological, chemical attack or even a zombie attack. Also included is the station mess, recreation and office facilities. The site could be completely redeveloped, or the existing structures could be put to new uses.
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Opened by Princess Anne in 1985, the white fibreglass protective radome contains a large dish antenna which is still intact and could be rotated and elevated to point in any direction.
It was manned by soldiers from the Royal Corps of Signals until 2006.
The 6.12-acre site comes with a level of security that anybody purchasing a former Ministry of Defence owned satellite communications base would expect.
The entire compound is surrounded by a burglarproof double-layered security fence.
The golf ball is connected to the main equipment building by a corridor and has doors built to withstand a nuclear, biological or chemical attack.
The complex contains an additional emergency power generator room and an accommodation block which once housed the station mess, recreation, and office space.
There are also garages, diesel tanks and a sizeable guardhouse, with facilities including a kitchen and toilet.
RAF Balado Bridge was in use from March 1943 until 1957 and served as a satellite to Grangemouth as part of 81 Group. It was originally used as a base for Hurricanes and Spitfires during the Second World War and was a training site for Polish pilots.
NS P87 dodges shadows as it descends the Old Fort Loops on its way east to Bridgewater. A few kudzu-lined fills not withstanding, much of the loops are a tree tunnel much like this location. Incredible to watch and listen to (and plenty useful if you have a drone), but from ground level your options can be a bit limited pending the time of day. With P87 running early this day, 80% sun on the head end was a victory.
Did some digging in my old photos and this one I took with my first digital camera, 2005!
Quoting www.wilhelmshaven-touristik.de/:
Overlooking the North Sea and the boats moored in the harbor, Nassau Harbor is home to the Nassau Bridge. It got its name from the crew of the S.M.S. Nassau, which was the first to cross the bridge in 1910. This steel and wooden structure is already more than 100 years old and has experienced many rough seas. To withstand the tides, it was built as a pontoon bridge. This means that the structure has no piers, but rests on floats and moves with the tide. There are a number of fish restaurants at Nassauhafen. During extreme high tides, a spring tide or a storm tide, the water rises over the edge of the harbor and floods the Nassau Bridge and adjacent areas. Even the parking lot near the aquarium is then under water. An impressive spectacle!
Leaning haphazardly against each other, this rock formation towers over the Wadi Rum visitor centre. It proceeds to a gradual peak with the highest pillar at its front. The clear, rounded shapes of the pillars standing side-by-side allowed it to inherit its name. Because of it shapes, this mountain look like many things. A collection of lopsided pillars, a procession of figures fanned out behind their leader, the bulwark of a great ship sailing through an ocean of sand. The modern name is taken from TE Lawrence’s memoir of his time in the desert. Though only five of these pillars are immediately visible, the other two are around the side. It is possible to walk around the formation but the best view is from a distance near the visitor centre. The original Arabic name is Jebel al-Mazmar, which means “The Mountain of the Plague.”
This site is one of the most amazing hiking spots in the area. The trail is one of stark contrasts: on one side, flat sands spread long distances, the very picture of the dry, yellow desert of the imagination in summer. In winter and spring, it is scattered with low grasses and bushes that animals come to graze on. Keep your eyes peeled and you might even spot a camel or two! On the other side, the mountain leaps from the ground in a sheer wall of sandstone and granite. A walk along the base of the rock is done easily at your own pace. Upon approaching the foot of this majestic mountain, tilt your head back and take in the enormity of the pillars. Massive as big-city skyscrapers, these natural formations speak of something ancient. A testament to this place and its withstanding thousands of years of both human and environmental turmoil.
The story of the Tielt stairway tower goes back a long way. For many years, the hill to the west of the Vlooiberg was adorned by a wooden lookout tower about four meters in height. Aside from the all the youth of Tielt, unfortunately this tower also attracted vandals who irreparably damaged it by setting it on fire. The pride of Tielt-Winge had to be closed to the public for the sake of safety. Heated debates followed, and the municipality finally decided to replace the small wooden tower with a new, monumental object that would be able to withstand the ravages of time. Unfortunately again, vandals set built a fire underneath the structure, once again destroying it. But, no worries, it has been restored in all its glory.
Tielt-Winge, Belgium
In iceland they seed lupine to improve the ground...Lupines withstand the climate without problems...
荻 (Ogi) is as a kind of plant grass
町 (Machi) means "town"
Shirakawa-go, Gifu Prefecture, Chubu Region, Japan
Gassho-zukuri means "constructed like hands in prayer", as the farmhouses' steep thatched roofs resemble the hands of Buddhist monks pressed together in prayer. The architectural style developed over many generations and is designed to withstand the large amounts of heavy snow that falls in the region during winter. The roofs, made without nails, provided a large attic space used for cultivating silkworms.
Source: www.japan-guide.com/e/e5950.html
Here's a link to a documentary on Shirakawa-go, if you're interested in learning more:
Theresa May made it clear that UK won't invoke Article 50 within the year. Imagine the turmoils the British pound and British properties and equities have to undergo within the period, and whether the British voters could withstand the sharp shocks that is anything but short. Other than economic punishments, they now say "the referendum was not binding", but "was only advisory" and that it's something which only the Parliament can decide on... The odds are, they are not going to make it, so long as the matter is muddling on.
Agra Fort, India, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The fort also was the site of the battle of the 1857 Indian Mutiny witnessing the end of the rule of the East Indian Company and the beginning of direct British rule in India. Now that India is independent and British Raj no more, the Britons come and go here only as a visitor ......
The Fort is a walled city which has been in the location since the 11th century having changed hands a number of times. It was during the reign of Akbar's grandson that the site took on its current state using a lot of white marble. He built Taj Mahal 2.5 km away in the memory of his wife. At the end of his life, he was deposed and restrained by his son in the fort. He died in a tower therein with a view of the Taj Mahal.
Para aquentar o calor ate Ela ta pedindo sombra....
Bonito o dia 40 graus...
So um bom vinho rose pra completar o clima.
Bom dia a todos.
To be able to withstand the heat, even Lady Liberty is asking God to send her a umbrella, she only wants some shade...
Beautiful day, almost 40 Celsius, 97, or a bit over with the heat index.
To make it better, a nice Rose wine would make it just perfect.
Good day everyone...
From your metereologyst, also know as Fresh air inspector.....
The Beijing National Stadium (北京国家体育场, guójiā tǐyùchǎng), also known as the Bird's Nest (鸟巢, niǎocháo) was designed for and used during the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
The design was awarded to the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron, structural engineering by ARUP. The design implemented interlaced steel beams in order to hide the supports for the planned retractable roof, thus giving the stadium the appearance of a bird's nest.
The retractable roof was later removed from the design after leading to the stadium's most recognizable design aspect. Apart from cost savings, the removal of the retractable roof made the overall design lighter and also helped to design it to withstand seismic activities.
The "Bird's Nest" design features an apparently random placing of the beams, while in-fact each of the stadium's halves features an identical layout of the structural members.
The stadium is 333 metres long, 296 metres wide and has a maximum height of 69 metres. Regular seating capacity is 80,000, on peak events such as the Olympics this number can be increased to 91,000.
It does not belong to the list of "one time used and then abandoned" Olympic facilities, though it did initially face difficulties attracting new events. Most post-olympics profit comes from the 50 Yuan admission fee for visitors - at an annual average 25,000 visitors per day do visit the stadium.
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The willow is deceptively strong.
It bends, but it does not break.
Its roots are deep and can withstand the worst storm.
It promises rest, and shade, and cool breezes to those who would find rest beneath it.
You have become my willow, and we have all found shelter in your kindness.
Byron
S. Truncata Group 'Gold Charm'; note the very pointed teeth at the end of the segments, zygomorphic flowers held above the horizontal, and yellow pollen.
May flower: the cactus that offers beauty instead of thorns:
The May flower - common name of the species Schlumbergera truncata - is one of those plants that we tend to despise most of the year. It is, after all, a true botanical commonplace:
since the days of grandma's gardens, it has been hanging around on any balcony or housed in cachepots on some furniture in the living room. It is also a champion of popularity in floras - ready to be pushed by sellers every time the consumer searches for a plant “for beginners”.
This is all true, yes. But, as I was able to feel myself this week, the fact that it is party rice does not eliminate the extraordinary value and the pleasure of having a May flower inside the house. And pleasure is precisely in the miracle that works, out of nowhere, in your metabolism. During most of the year, the May flower is a discreet little thing, with its branches formed by fragile and evergreen buds releasing at most new buds. Suddenly, sometime between the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, behold that dull plant explodes in buttons with extremely striking shapes and colors - mine, for example, pump out between May and July.
After flowering, it often withers, loses part of the buds and spends the rest of the year trying to recover from the excruciating effort of flowering.
The May flower is from the cactus family, but has no thorns. In its original habitat, the Atlantic Forest, it presents an epiphyte behavior. In other words: like orchids and many bromeliads, it uses tree trunks as a support. Thanks to horticultural improvement, the variety of colors available on the market today is immense. You can splurge, as you can see in this photo that illustrates this post, the very rare flower of May YELLOW.
Despite the fact that the May flower is a peaceful and favorable cultivation plant, some precautions are mandatory to avoid unpleasantness. Here is a basic guide to success:
1) SOIL - As it is a succulent, the may flower requires perfect drainage. She does, however, enjoy a lot of organic matter. So, plant it in pots with holes, filled with pebbles and sand at the bottom and the remaining two thirds completed with vegetable soil. Curiosity: if these conditions are met, the May flower can grow a lot and live for years in small pots.
2) WATERING - Do not overdo it and do not leave dishes filled with water under the pot, to avoid waterlogging and root rot. But also be sure to water frequently - two to four times a week, depending on the weather. She likes the slightly damp earth.
3) LUZ - This is, perhaps, the main catch. The May flower hates receiving direct sunlight, but enjoys well-lit environments. The right places for her, therefore, are balconies and bright interiors, but fresh. Or under the treetops.
4) FLOWERING - The May flower releases its buds when two variables combine: the nights become longer and the minimum temperatures are close to 10-15 degrees. And so it lives up to its name: in the Southeast of Brazil, these ideal conditions are usually registered between mid-May and the end of June.
5) POST-FLOWERING STRESS - May flower is a perennial species, that is, it does not die after giving flowers. Often, however, it cannot withstand the thud of its metabolic explosion: after so much effort, the stem buds become wilted and break easily. In the extreme, the plant dies from stress. To avoid this, it is necessary to redouble the care with nutrition. After flowering, increase the watering slightly and add a little earthworm humus or phosphorus-rich fertilizer (the “P” of the renowned NPK trio).
Last tip: take advantage of the loose buds to produce new seedlings. It's very easy, just fix a piece of them in moist soil.
The devil whispered in my ear, "You cannot withstand the storm." Today I whispered in the devil's ear, "I AM the STORM"
Waited amidst wind howling off the Pacific to get this shot. The lighthouse regularly withstands gusts of 70 mph during storms.
Located at the northern end of Monterey Bay, Santa Cruz Harbor is a haven for fishing craft and vessels. A harbor light, located at the west jetty, has marked its entrance for forty years. The original light was a box light structure which served from 1964 – 1996. It was replaced by a cylinder nicknamed “the water heater” which was used from 1996 – 1999. From 1999 until May 2002, a simple pipe structure held the light which marked the way into the harbor.
In 1998, the Santa Cruz community, under the leadership of Bill Simpkins and Jim Thoits, proposed replacing the unsightly harbor light with a lighthouse of classic design, adding a little more character to a community renowned for its characters. Fundraising efforts began in earnest, and with the contributions of many people, including a major donation from Charles Walton of Los Gatos, enough money was raised to begin construction of the new lighthouse in 2001.
The lighthouse, designed by Mark Mesiti-Miller and constructed by Devcon Construction, Inc., stands 41 ½ feet tall above the level of the west jetty, and 59 ½ feet above the mean low water mark. It weighs 350,000 pounds and is built to withstand a quarter million pounds of wave energy.
The construction began with a cylindrical inner core which houses electrical equipment and a circular staircase of forty-two steps which lead to the top of the lighthouse. Surrounding the inner core is a network of reinforcement rods, onto which “shotcrete” was blown and then hand-troweled to form the conical shape. These shotcrete walls are 4 ½ feet thick at the base. Finally, a durable weatherproof white finish was applied to the exterior of the lighthouse and a copper roofed lantern room topped it all off.
On June 9, 2002, the new harbor lighthouse was dedicated, and the signal, a green light flashing every four seconds at a focal plane of thirty-six feet, was activated. It is named the Walton Lighthouse, in honor of Mr. Charles Walton’s late brother, Derek, who served in the merchant marines and was lost at sea during World War II.