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African Crowned Crane
Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya
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In part as an antidote to the dark days of December and to the onset of Christmas, I thought I would retrieve from the archives a few mixed travel shots to post this month. I did the same thing last December; I think I visited eight countries. It will be interesting to see how many countries I can fit in before the end of the year, but it will be more than eight.
The first stop will be in the city of Fes, Morocco. We visited Fes in March 2005. The Al-Attarine Madrasa is a madrasa near the Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque. It was built by the Marinid sultan Uthman II Abu Said in 1323-5. The madrasa takes its name from the Souk al-Attarine, the spice and perfume market. It is considered one of the highest achievements of Marinid architecture due to its rich and harmonious decoration and its efficient use of limited space.
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Disperdo lo sguardo sul mare
seguendo le onde schiumose
e voli d'uccelli lontani
e danze di alghe odorose.
L'immensa distesa mi desta
la voglia di andare lontano,
in cerca di ciò che ho sognato,
che ho chiesto alla vita ma invano.
Potessi spiegare le ali
e tosto spiccare il mio salto,
lasciare alle spalle il presente,
librarmi nel cielo più alto.
Di là, aguzzando la vista,
su terre remote cercare
un posto ove i sogni d'un tempo
si possano ancora avverare.
( I. Amico)
In the 11th century, William de Volpiano, the Italian architect who had built the Abbey of Fécamp in Normandy, was chosen by Richard II of Normandy to be the building contractor of the new Abbey of Mont Saint-Michel. He designed the Romanesque church of the abbey, daringly placing the transept crossing at the top of the mount. Many underground crypts and chapels had to be built to compensate for this weight; these formed the basis for the supportive upward structure that can be seen today. Today Mont Saint-Michel is seen as a building of Romanesque architecture.
Robert de Thorigny, a great supporter of Henry II of England (who was also Duke of Normandy), reinforced the structure of the buildings and built the main façade of the church in the 12th century. In 1204, Guy de Thouars, regent for the Duchess of Brittany, as vassal of the King of France, undertook a siege of the Mount. After having set fire to the village and having massacred the population, he was obliged to beat a retreat under the powerful walls of the abbey. Unfortunately, the fire which he himself lit extended to the buildings, and the roofs fell prey to the flames. Horrified by the cruelty and the exactions of his Breton ally, Philip Augustus offered Abbot Jordan a grant for the construction of a new Gothic architectural set which included the addition of the refectory and cloister.
Charles VI is credited with adding major fortifications to the abbey-mount, building towers, successive courtyards, and strengthening the ramparts.
The interior of the dome at the Aston Webb building at the University of Birmingham. This is a grand place and is now housing an exhibition of past research achievements that have taken place at the University.
Beautiful diffuse warm light: early morning golden hour, visibility so low all but one lone dead tree and its former branch were obscured in the fog.
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"Knowledge is an achievement sublime.
A learning experience, one day at a time.
Knowledge is power...even if we
choose not to use it, imperatively.
From the day we are born,
we are blessed with the right
to study our world, to give our minds flight.
To hunger for more, to expand our potential.
Knowledge is something truly essential.
Answers to questions the mind can impart,
nurtures the hunger for knowledge, to start
the process of learning, the beginning of growth,
a personal quest and a personal oath,
to become the very best one can be.
Yes, that is the road I have chosen for me!
It's all up to us...that desire to learn.
An impression within our hearts, it should burn,
and daily, the blessings, upon us will shower.
Always hold to the truth,
that...Knowledge Is Power!"
(Knowledge is Power - Poem by Patricia Ann Brazee, source:
www.voicesnet.com/displayonepoem.aspx?poemid=65026)
~~The Look~~
Shoes: Stiletto Moody Bare - Ava Gold (Black) - my fave shoes from 2010 {oldie but goodie :-)};
Earrings: Sn@tch - Fierce earrings Silver {Designer Circle Anniversary Gift 2017};
Mini dress: *Dafnis Clothes - Creative Studio - Corset dress Lara with HUD (fitted and standard mesh);
Tattoo: Cyberstar Bodyart [CBAT] -- Animal Art {gift};
Headpiece: Sentinus - Tiara;
Pose: {NanTra};
Mesh body: Slink Physique;
Taken at: Penumbra, Sunshine Coast
The MadPea mystery Room 326:Revisited is ending on May 20th, but, you still have time to play for prizes and achievements!
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北九州出張の仕事以外の成果は工場夜景でした。
CANON EOS 7D + TAMRON SP 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di VC USD
#cooljapan #kitakyushu #kurosaki #technoscape
Crowning Moment - Breakfast Crown - backlit window - rays
SUNRISE at Sea - Atlantic Ocean - 7AM - intense glare
Just North of Cuba - Day Two - 2/24/26 - looking East
Tuesday Morning - Caribbean - Bahamas - calm sea
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - Sea-Eye Rising! - Bright!]
*[bowshot: sun is due-east of bow - 30mph sustained-wind!]
*[a little bit about this windy sunrise shoot: I literally had to hold my camera up against the bow-flagpole-stantion to steady it, as I kept myself behind the narrow stantion as a wind-block! The wind was so strong you could not stand-still without getting blown back! I turned my cap around and it still got blown off! LOL Earlier, the bow gate was locked. They all saw from the bridge I was disappointed. The captain sent a security-officer to unlock the gate. I was the only one out there. Captain & crew behind me! Was it worth it? Absolutely!!]
Rock Legends Cruise XIII - February 23rd-27th, 2026
Fort Lauderdale - Grand Turk - Fort Lauderdale (5 days)
19 Bands! - Five Day Party! - Three Stages! - 58 Shows!
Concerts all day-and-night from 10:00 AM to 2:00 AM
-----all shows at all 3 venues are 90-minute shows-----
Port Everglades, FL - Grand Turk - Port Everglades, FL
---Liberty of the Seas - Royal Caribbean Cruise Line---
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_of_the_Seas
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Everglades
2026 Bands: - The Guess Who - The Gene Simmons Band
Kevin Cronin - Art Garfunkel - Blue Oyster Colt - Uriah Heep
John Oates - Jefferson Starship - Rick Springfield - Outlaws
Atlanta Rhythm Section - Willie Nile Band - Soul Asylum
Gary Hoey - Robert Jon & The Wreck - Parker Barrow
Two Wolf Band - The Retrograde - Lower Case Blues
*Rock Legends VII - (Feb 2019) - Cruise Video Montage
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pIMWuGq2WI&feature=youtu.be&...
*ALL proceeds from ALL the Rock Legends Cruises go to NAHA :
Native American Heritage Association, a non-profit organization
dedicated to fighting hunger and providing basic life necessities
to families living on Reservations in South Dakota, U.S.A.
*[this was our 9th consecutive (annual) Rock Legends Cruise
(1-year postponed w/ covid). We already booked RLC XIV 2027
"And in the end, the love you take, is equal
to the love you make" ---Paul McCartney
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My full time working career was in one place, Port Talbot Steel Works, in the 39 years I was there I worked for 4 different companies without ever changing jobs:-
British Steel Corporation (Nationalised)
BSC plc (Privatised)
Corus
Tata Steel
In the November of 2006 the steel plant that I worked in set a production record of 104,000 tonnes of liquid steel (100,000 tonnes of slab) made in 1 week. That meant the plant, on average, made 10 tonnes of steel every minute for 10,080 minutes.
#16Busy for 119 pictures in 2019
In recognition of the achievement the steel and slab work force were each given a watch to mark the record.
At the top of the dial is the, now almost forgotten, logo of Corus.
Brands and Logos for Macro Mondays
This 70-year-old photographer is my Mom. She has been taking photos for decades and still love to challenge her own limitation. This time, she tried to conquer her physical limitation and she made it of arriving the peak of Mt. Hehuan (3,416m). I am so proud of her.
我母親攝影的資歷比我們深，而且還不斷挑戰自我的極限，這次他跟我一起爬上合歡山主峰，用堅強的意志力，克服自己的體力極限，完成拍攝合歡雲海的心願，真是以他為榮～
~合歡山主峰, 南投~
Major Peak of Mr. Hehuan, Nantou, Taiwan
- ISO 100, F20, 0.8~1/20 sec(7 shots HDR), 20mm
- Canon 5D Mark III with EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L lens, CPL and NDX8
- Sunset @5.24pm(258°) / Shot @ 4.59pm
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Finally I received a Parcel from the Music Company who have used my pic for the CD cover. Here are the CDs, alongwith the letter of acknowledgment plus the credits of the work.
The bigger version of the original image is