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For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together. For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad.
~Edwin Way Teale
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Taken around the corner from my house...After spending months watching the golden hills that surround us turn to dull brown, it is truly a feast to my eyes to see the Liquidamber street trees burst out in beautiful blazing glory, and one that takes my breath away more and more each day until the last leaf has fallen.
Oh, how I wish that they were native to California and we had forests of them, but they are not, so I will just soak in their beauty as I drive down the neighborhood streets.
I wish all a Happy Thanksgiving
Took a little drive yesterday...about 250 miles, and just had to stop to get this shot of the reservoir, my first ever. Usually not the most picturesque place, especially in the summer when the water is way down, but I thought this was worth stopping for.
In the winter and spring water from 180 miles of aqueducts and canals from the delta pump water uphill to the reservoir instead of allowing to just flow to the ocean. There are no streams or rivers that feed the lake. In the summer and fall, the water is delivered to the central valley for crop irrigation.
Peggy's Cove is 43 kilometres southwest of downtown Halifax and comprises one of the numerous small fishing communities located around the perimeter of the Chebucto Peninsula.
The community is named after the cove of the same name. Peggy is a nickname for Margaret, and the village may have taken its name from St. Margarets Bay upon which it is situated. Local folklore has several alternative origins for the name. Some people claim Peggy was an early settler. Others say she was a young survivor from a shipwreck who remembered nothing of her life before her rescue; not even her name but was given the name Peggy by the family who adopted her.
The village was founded in 1811 when the Province of Nova Scotia issued a land grant of more than 800 acres (3.2 km2) to six families of German descent. The settlers relied on fishing as the mainstay of their economy but also farmed where the soil was fertile. They used surrounding lands to pasture cattle. In the early 1900s the population peaked at about 300. The community supported a schoolhouse, church, general store, lobster cannery and boats of all sizes that were nestled in the Cove.
Many artists and photographers flocked to Peggys Cove. As roads improved, the number of tourists increased. Today the population is smaller but Peggys Cove remains an active fishing village and a favourite tourist destination.
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Turning back the time a bit now as I am routing through older images. This is another shot taken in October at Powder Mill Lake.Wouldn't it be nice if this kind of weather would last all year round! Instead I can hear my dustbins taking off outside in the wind that has whipped up now!
Happy Thanksgiving to my American Flickr Friends!
Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) are the smallest species of the onion family Alliaceae, native to Europe, Asia and North America. Allium schoenoprasum is also the only species of Allium native to both the New and the Old World and is a perennial.
Its species name derives from the Greek skhoínos (sedge) and práson (leek). Its English name, chive, derives from the French word cive, which was derived from cepa, the Latin word for onion.
Culinary uses for chives involve shredding its leaves (straws) for use as condiment for fish, potatoes and soups. Because of this, it is a common household herb, frequent in gardens as well as in grocery stores. It also has insect-repelling properties which can be used in gardens to control pests.
I wasn't sure at all about posting this right after the last upload, as although taken at the same location at almost the same time, it has a complately different feel. I have added textures for a more painterly outcome plus in this direction there was more light in the sky from the last dying embers of the sun.
Belinda Carlisle and Leave a light on:
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Peggy's Cove is 43 kilometres southwest of downtown Halifax and comprises one of the numerous small fishing communities located around the perimeter of the Chebucto Peninsula.
The community is named after the cove of the same name. Peggy is a nickname for Margaret, and the village may have taken its name from St. Margarets Bay upon which it is situated. Local folklore has several alternative origins for the name. Some people claim Peggy was an early settler. Others say she was a young survivor from a shipwreck who remembered nothing of her life before her rescue; not even her name but was given the name Peggy by the family who adopted her.
The village was founded in 1811 when the Province of Nova Scotia issued a land grant of more than 800 acres (3.2 km2) to six families of German descent. The settlers relied on fishing as the mainstay of their economy but also farmed where the soil was fertile. They used surrounding lands to pasture cattle. In the early 1900s the population peaked at about 300. The community supported a schoolhouse, church, general store, lobster cannery and boats of all sizes that were nestled in the Cove.
Many artists and photographers flocked to Peggys Cove. As roads improved, the number of tourists increased. Today the population is smaller but Peggys Cove remains an active fishing village and a favourite tourist destination.
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When I acquired this Nikon F in 1975, "NSA DANANG" had been etched deeply into the body and someone had attempt to scratch it out. I bought it from an former sailor, along with the 50mm 1.4 and the 43-86mm. I used it (along with a hand-held meter) as my only camera for about 6 years. Could "NSA" stand for National Security Administration?
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In stark contrast to my previous recent uploads which were all taken on Christmas Day, Christmas Eve was rather grey and bleak, it felt much, much colder. This has to be a testament to how amazingly pretty Lunenburg is, if it can look good even on a day like this. Is it me or does this have a touch of Lowrie about it?
Lunenburg was founded in 1753 and was named in honour of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, (George August of Hanover) who was also the ruler of Brunswick-Lunenburg. During the French and Indian War, several small forts which ringed the town were garrisoned by British regulars as well as by provincial troops from Massachusetts. These forts were erected to protect the town from raids by French warships and from attacks by the local Indians.
At one time an important seaport and shipbuilding centre, the town is now home to numerous small businesses, high-tech industries including Composites Atlantic and HB Studios, and trade plants including High Liner Foods, which was at one point the largest fish plant in Canada. This plant now handles little more than manufacturing and most fishing is done offshore.
This was a fun theme. I had a few ideas pop in my head, that screamed 'Me', but ultimately wine is a the top of my list so just couldn't resist focusing on it. Hehe
took me about 60 tries to get this.
this was like, 3am or something ridiculous. i really need to get to sleep at some sort of a reasonable hour.
Reposting an old photo after new post production work. Pays to belong to GRIPS camera club - an excellent club for learning.
For Our Daily Topic - One of These Things Doesn't Belong
My last or penultimate shot from the Grand Mosque at Oman (not quite sure yet). More shiny floors, shadows and reflections, such a lovely place to photograph.
In 1992 Sultan Qaboos directed that his country of Oman should have a Grand Mosque. A competition for its design took place in 1993 and after a site was chosen at Bausher construction commenced in 1995. Building work, which was undertaken by Carillion Alawi LLC took six years and four months.
The Mosque is built from 300,000 tonnes of Indian sandstone. The main musalla (prayer hall) is square (external dimensions 74.4 x 74.4 metres) with a central dome rising to a height of fifty metres above the floor. The dome and the main minaret (90 metres) and four flanking minarets (45.5 metres) are the mosque’s chief visual features. The main musalla can hold over 6,500 worshippers, while the women’s musalla can accommodate 750 worshippers. The outer paved ground can hold 8,000 worshippers and there is additional space available in the interior courtyard and the passageways, making a total capacity of up to 20,000 worshippers.
”About You - The Jesus And Mary Chain”
"Pero en ese momento la gente los estrechó aun más juntos y se tocaron las manos accidentalmente. Ella le dio la punta de los dedos, un toque rápido que invitaba al afecto, más que al deseo. Y de repente una tremenda ternura como no la había sentido nunca antes se apoderó de él".
1984. George Orwell
The theme this week is "about you", but you can't be in the picture. This is the coat of arms above our front door. It represents the joined heraldic symbols of my grandmother (French ancestry so the fleur de lis) and grandpa's arrows (which are usually in a lion's paw) .
I have another choice for this week too...
Had one good day this weekend, so took a little drive around the area. This is Anderson Reservoir. Even with all the rain it is not full, as it is only allowed to hit 54% of capacity. As it has been determined that there is a chance it could fail in a nearby earthquake (@ 7.2) that would send a wall of water 35ft high that could hit the town of Morgan Hill within 14 minutes.
But I have to say the view of the South Valley is fantastic from the top of the dam.
To all my Flickr family, friends, contacts and the Flickr staff a Very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year.
I'm so looking forward to 2012 and seeing more of your beautiful work.
Thank you so much for all your kind comments, invites and awards. It's so much appreciated.
Thanks again
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A day late!!
This week's Texture Tuesday theme at the Kim Klassen Cafe is: The Back to School eDition
Texturing really is addictive.
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Explore highest position: 78 on Sunday, January 8, 2012
Back to some pictures from Namibia
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Looks like the weather will good this weekend, so I doubt I will be on the PC too much. Have a lovely weekend!
Rocamadour was a dependency of the abbey of Tulle to the north in the Bas Limousin. The buildings of Rocamadour (from ròca, cliff, and sant Amador) rise in stages up the side of a cliff on the right bank of the Alzou, which here runs between rocky walls 400 ft. in height. Flights of steps ascend from the lower town to the churches, a group of massive buildings half-way up the cliff. The chief of them is the pilgrimage church of Notre Dame (rebuilt in its present configuration from 1479), containing the cult image at the center of the site's draw, a wooden Black Madonna reputed to have been carved by Saint Amator (Amadour) himself. The small Benedictine community continued to reserve to itself the use of the small twelfth-century church of Saint-Michel, above and to the side. Below, the pilgrimage church opens onto a terrace where pilgrims could assemble, called the Plateau of St Michel, where there is a broken sword said to be a fragment of Durandal, once wielded by the hero Roland. The interior walls of the church of St Sauveur are covered, with paintings and inscriptions recalling the pilgrimages of celebrated persons. The subterranean church of St Amadour (1166) extends beneath St Sauveur and contains relics of the saint. On the summit of the cliff stands the château built in the Middle Ages to defend the sanctuaries.
These were new to me and just happened to drop in for some feeding at Fish Island near Lake Barkley Lodge in Kentucky.
You may remember the recent shot 'Got Gas' that I posted a little while back (below), well this is the other half of the scene. Taken near the Canning Look-Off in Kings County.
Kings County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
Kings County is located in central Nova Scotia on the shore of the Bay of Fundy with its northeastern part also forming the western shore of the Minas Basin.
The part of the county residing in the Annapolis Valley comprises the agricultural heartland of the province and boasts over 600 farms; the area is famous for its fruit crops, primarily apples. As with most coastal parts of the Maritimes, Kings County's shoreline was home to a productive shipbuilding industry during the 1800s.
Wolfville houses the highly ranked Acadia University. Cape Blomidon and the North Mountain preside over the Annapolis Valley, whereas the South Mountain and interior forests to the southern part of the county support a variety of lakes and recreational cottaging areas.
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I love playing around on my computer as you all well know. I thought colour popping the life buoy was a good idea and was very pleased with the final picture!
And so to my favourite village. Saint-Cirq Lapopie was without doubt the best place on my travels round this part of France. So pretty. The views are stunning and the village is kept so beautifully. Parking can be a bit tricky though so if you are visitng get there early!
The village of Saint-Cirq Lapopie is perched on a cliff 100 m (330 ft) above the river and is one of the major beauty spots of the Lot valley.
In the Middle Ages, Saint-Cirq Lapopie was the main town of one of the four viscountcies that made up Quercy. It was divided between four feudal dynasties, the Lapopies, Gourdons, Cardaillacs and Castelnaus. The village was dominated by a fortress made up of a number of castles and towers.
Below the fortress, the village streets lead down to fortified gates. Many historic houses have stone or half-timbered fronts going back to the 13th-16th centuries. The houses are narrow and have steep tiled roofs. The gabled houses fronting on the street are separated by a narrow space called an entremi, which carried away rainwater and waste from sinks and latrines.
Some street names have kept the memory of the crafts that were once the wealth of Saint-Cirq Lapopie. Hide merchants in the Rue de la Pélissaria, metalworkers in the Rue Payrolerie, and boxwood turners, or roubinétaïres, with workshops producing button moulds, trenchers, goblets and spigots for casks.
Many painters came to live and work in Saint-Cirq Lapopie. First the Post-Impressionist Henri Martin, then the Surrealists with the poet André Breton, who said he would not want to live anywhere else.
Beneath the Saint-Cirq Lapopie cliff there are watermills, weirs, harbours, locks and towpath to recall the days when river transport was the glory of the Lot Valley.
Source: www.quercy-tourisme.com/st-cirq-lapopie/english/saint-cir...
Another scene from Baugé in France. You won't find many people in my shots. Their just weren't that many around! I do hope I don't bore you all too much with these shots, but I did a little walking tour around the town, so I have a few. I will try and interperse them with other images from around the area.
Baugé is located 40 km east of Angers, 280 km from Paris, and 70 km from Tours.
The closest airport is Angers - Loire Airport, while the larger Tours Loire Valley Airport is also within easy driving distance.
The Battle of Baugé was fought on the bridge here in 1421. It is thought that golf was first introduced to the Scots by the French at this time.
The 15th-century Château de Baugé is located in the centre of the town, as is a 16th-century apothecary. The town has several Roman roads.
How to make a succinct visual portrait of oneself? After deciding that the image would be entirely too cluttered if I included all of the scores of little things that are 'me', I settled on a stack of childhood books, my straw bonnet from some very early spring and a few artistic items to highlight my love of learning. Jane Austen's description of Mr. Bennet—at least the first few words of it—seemed to fit, as well, since the recurring word to describe my taste in music, reading, movies or any number of things might be eclectic.
For the 'all about YOU' theme at Poetography.
Inspired by the Stacked lesson at The Studio Online; there is also just a little touch of music... KK Litely preset and Cloth and Paper - Bamboo texture
I haven't a clue as to what this is but it's usually covered in flowers. I love the patterns on the throat of the flower!
Re-work of an old photo for the "Church" challenge at the Stealing Shadows group.
It is near Piazza Navona, but I can't remember the name. Anyways, I got kicked out of it. I am not Catholic, so I don't know the rules, like that your shoulders need to be covered. Mine weren't to say the least. But I got a couple of shots, before I was discovered.