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“Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves..." Genesis 11:4
.. aime tant son astre qu'elle ne peut le quitter du regard
- Sandra Dulier
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We can walk our road together
If our goals are all the same.
We can run alone and free
If we pursue a different aim.
Let the truth of love be lighted,
Let the love of truth shine clear.
Sensibility, armed with sense and liberty,
With the Heart and Mind united in a single perfect Sphere.
“The archer is the true weapon; the bow is just a long piece of wood.”
― Sebastien de Castell, Traitor's Blade
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Merci à tous ceux qui prennent le temps de voir, commenter et aimer mes photos!
Thank's to everyone who takes the time to view, comment and Fave my photos!
J'aime beaucoup ces grosses mouches bien velues. Il arrive souvent qu'elles se posent sur nous, on peut alors aisément les faire monter sur nos doigts et sentir leurs petits pulvilli (les coussinets entre les griffes) lorsqu'elles s'y promènent.
Les Tachinidae, appelées Tachinaires, sont des mouches parasites d'insectes. La famille est grande et il existe 880 espèces rien qu'en Europe !
Cette espèce s'est spécialisée dans le parasitoïsme de chenilles de divers papillons "nocturnes", ou plutôt hétérocères.
Hérault
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Explore #14
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La Cascada,
El parc de la Ciutadella,
Barcelona,
España
El Parc de la Ciutadella fue durante muchos años el único parque de la ciudad de Barcelona. Construido en los antiguos terrenos de la fortaleza de la ciudad a imagen y semejanza del Jardín del Luxemburgo de París.
Está situado en el barrio de Ciutat Vella, en el triángulo comprendido entre la Estación de Francia, el Arco de Triunfo y la Villa Olímpica, entre el paseo Pujades, el paseo Picasso y la calle Wellington. Dispone de diez accesos y tiene una extensión de 17,42 hectáreas.
En el parque se ubican, además de la sede actual del Parlamento de Cataluña, el Zoo de la ciudad. algunos museos, un lago y una gran fuente diseñada por Josep Fontserè en la que, seguramente, colaboró un joven estudiante llamado Antoni Gaudi que, por aquel entonces, trabajaba en su estudio.
Es una de las zonas más populares y concurridas de la ciudad y los barceloneses lo utilizan para pasear, ir en bicileta o practicar deportes: running, jogging, etc...
Con motivo de la Exposición Universal de 1888, el por entonces alcalde de la ciudad, Francesc Rius i Taulet encargó la urbanización del parque a Josep Fontserè, en los antiguos terrenos de la fortaleza de la ciudad a imagen y semejanza del Jardín del Luxemburgo de París.
Fontserè proyectó unos amplios jardines para esparcimiento de los ciudadanos, bajo el lema «los jardines son a las ciudades lo que los pulmones al cuerpo humano». Contó, además, con la colaboración del joven Antoni Gaudí, que intervino en el proyecto de la Cascada Monumental, uno de los puntos neurálgicos del parque. Gaudí realizó el proyecto hidráulico y diseñó una gruta artificial debajo de la Cascada.
El monumento destaca por su profusión escultórica, en la que intervinieron varios de los mejores escultores del momento: destaca el grupo escultórico en hierro forjado de La Cuadriga de la Aurora, es obra de Rossend Nobas; el nacimiento de Venus, de Venanci Vallmitjana; el frontón es obra de Francesc Pagès i Serratosa. Otras esculturas son: Anfítrite, de Josep Gamot; Neptuno y Leda, de Manel Fuxà; y Dánae, de Joan Flotats. Asimismo, Rafael Atché realizó los cuatro grifos que expulsan agua por la boca, en la parte inferior del monumento.
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The Waterfall,
The Ciutadella Park,
Barcelona,
Spain
The Ciutadella Park is a park in Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, Catalonia. After its establishment during the mid-19th century, it was for decades the only green area in the city, and hitherto of the most popular. It is located at the northeastern edge of the old town, and hosts within its 70 acres (280,000 m2) the city's substantial zoo, the Parliament of Catalonia, a lake, some museums, and a fountain of considerable size designed by Josep Fontserè (with perhaps some attributions of the young student Antoni Gaudí, who at this time worked at Fontserès office). It is characterized by being a very busy place, crowded with tourists, and locals, who are usually going for a walk or taking their children to the special section for kids found near the upper margin of the park. This park is optimal for sports, like for example boating in the lake, cycling (both boat and bicycle can be hired), or jogging.
The Cascada (waterfall or cascade in Spanish) is located at the northern corner of the park opposite to the lake. It was first inaugurated in 1881 without sculptures or any meticulous details, and was thereby criticized by the press, after which this triumphal arch was thoroughly amended by the addition of a fountain and some minor attributes, which required six years of construction from 1882 to 1888, and was thenceforth put on display at the Universal Exhibition, and hitherto not been redesigned. It was erected by Josep Fontsére and to a small extent by Antoni Gaudí, who at that time was still an unknown student of architecture. Fontsére aimed to loosely make it bear resemblance to the Trevi Fountain of Rome.
Two enormous pincers of gigantic crabs serve as stairs to access a small podium located in the centre of the monument. In front of it a sculpture (designed by Venanci Vallmitjana) of Venus standing on an open clam was placed. The whole cascade is divided in two levels. From the podium on a path leads to the Feminine Sculpture and to the northeastern corner of the park, and upon following the route down the stairs the fountain's pond is rounded and the southern tip of the artifact is reached.
Nyhavn was constructed by King Christian V from 1670 to 1675, dug by Swedish prisoners of war from the Dano-Swedish War 1658–1660.
It is a gateway from the sea to the old inner city at Kongens Nytorv (King's Square), where ships handled cargo and fishermens' catch. It was notorious for beer, sailors, and prostitution. Danish author Hans Christian Andersen lived at Nyhavn for some 18 years.
In the mid-1960s, the Nyhavn Society was founded with the aim of revitalising the area. In 1977, Nyhavn was inaugurated as a veteran ship and museum harbour.
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The new home of Kalopsia's main store, built by the insanely talented Kadlin Fall.
Great spot for shopping, hanging out and taking pics! Also I believe Isa is looking for someone who could fill a large main store that they have available, you can contact her in world (Isabeau Baragula) for details.
The best violinist in the world is Lindsey Stirling i am sure this Leeds lass wants to be better?
Lindsey Stirling (born September 21, 1986) is an American violinist, songwriter, and dancer..
She presents choreographed violin performances, in live and music videos found on her official YouTube channel, which she created in 2007.
Stirling performs a variety of music styles, from classical to pop and rock to electronic dance music. Aside from original work, her discography contains covers of songs by other musicians and various soundtracks.
Her music video "Crystallize" finished as the eighth-most watched video of 2012 on YouTube, and her cover version of "Radioactive" with Pentatonix won Response of the Year in the first YouT
ube Music Awards in 2013.
Stirling achieved one million singles sold worldwide by August 2014. As of September 10, 2019, her Lindseystomp YouTube channel exceeded 12 million subscribers and over 3 billion total views.
Stirling has been named in Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 In Music: The Class Of 2015. Forbes notes her quarter-finalist position on America's Got Talent season five in 2010, a No. 2 position on the Billboard 200 for her second album Shatter Me in 2014, and her 11 million subscribers on YouTube.
Stirling's eponymous debut album was a commercial success in Europe, selling 200,000 copies in Germany, winning a platinum certification; three additional certifications were given by Austria, Switzerland and Poland. The album was nominated for the 2014 Billboard Music Awards for Top Dance/Electronic Albums.
Stirling's second album Shatter Me won Top Dance/Electronic Album at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards.
“Novembre est un beau mois. Mais il faut aimer le gris. Et l'oeil en saisir la lumière.”
Gilles Vigneault
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A movement,
if not circular
is supposed to serve
a particular aim.
But what,
if a stand still
under the circumstances
is the optimal
condition?
(Monoprint, mixed media, size of paper 32x24 cm
(in private collection)
The Skye Museum of island which consists of seven traditional thatched cottages, offers visitors a unique experience and a true insight into island life 100 years ago. Opened in 1965, the aim of the museum was to completely preserve a township of thatched cottages, each depicting the conditions that 19th century crofters faced.
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~the aim~
it takes a lot of skill throwing a large, round net like this to land and sink properly! - look at the concentration in his eye!
one of my favorites.... and still a couple more textured net fishing shots to come (((:
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Obélisque commémoratif
LE CAMP RUSSE DE VERTUS
Les effectifs se monteront à 300 000 hommes, auxquels s'ajouteront les invités et le personnel de servitude.
- Le tsar Alexandre de Russie !
- Le roi de Prusse !
- L'empereur d'Autriche !
- Le prince royal de Bavière !
- Le duc de Wellington !
- 300 000 hommes !
- 85 000 chevaux !
- 500 pièces de canon !
- 2200 bouteilles de Champagne de la maison Moët !
C'est dire l'immensité de la tâche des organisateurs, chargés de pourvoir à la subsistance de cette multitude rassemblée à Vertus et dans les localités avoisinantes. On saigne la région à blanc, jusqu'à Épernay, Châlons, et même Reims. Les réquisitions sont écrasantes; elles portent sur les biens, mais aussi sur les hommes, dont 300 sont chargés de niveler la plate-forme de la butte témoin et d'y établir une balustrade.
Cinquante généraux et leur suite logent à Avize.
Le tsar, le roi de Prusse, l'empereur d'Autriche, le prince royal de Bavière, le duc de Wellington sont à Vertus, ainsi qu'une foule considérable venue de Paris, parmi laquelle on compte beaucoup d'Anglais.
La table d'Alexandre Ier, ouverte du 8 au 12 septembre, comporte jusqu'à 300 couverts, servis à la russe; elle est confiée à l'illustre Carême, cuisinier en chef de la maison du tsar, qui doit surmonter des difficultés sans nombre pour qu'elle soit digne de sa réputation.
Le pays par lui-même n'a aucune ressource, écrit-il dans Le Maître d'hôtel français, les provisions que nous en tirâmes n'ont pas suffi, aussi fûmes-nous obligés de tirer tout notre matériel de la capitale.
Le champagne est fourni par la maison Moët, à raison de 1900 bouteilles à 3 francs et 300 bouteilles de qualité supérieure à 4 francs.
La cérémonie a lieu le 10 septembre 1815. Elle débute à l'aube par diverses évolutions des troupes massées dans la plaine. Puis les souverains et les officiers généraux et supérieurs descendent à cheval du Mont Aimé pour en passer la revue. Le spectacle est impressionnant; l'histoire a rarement connu une telle concentration de troupes présentée à une assistance d'une qualité si éminente, dans un site aussi approprié.
La manifestation a eu à l'époque un grand retentissement. Elle a encore alourdi les charges des Champenois, si éprouvés, mais en revanche elle a sans aucun doute contribué à accroître en France et en Europe l'audience du champagne qui, sous la Restauration, va prendre une ampleur considérable."
Pas moins de 300 000 hommes, soldats et officiers de tous grades, armés de 500 pièces de canon, 85 000 chevaux ont été rassemblés pour cette immense parade.
Ce 10 septembre 1815, à 2 heures de l’après-midi, un signal fut donné, 300 000 voix crièrent « stourras », à un signal, 300 000 fusils firent chacun six charges dans l’espace de 17 minutes. Ensuite, les 500 canons firent plusieurs fois entendre leur terrible voix, bouquet final de cette grande fête militaire.
Two hunters were quick to take aim when they spotted the prize - a fox, but after much chasing, the entourage was unable to catch the sly fox!
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I was at a pond in Az and aimed my camera at the opposite side.
I wanted to get a photo of some homes, the shoreline and a bit of the water below.
A blue heron flew over just as I clicked with what I guess is dinner, and this is its reflection in the water.
I didn't see it till I downloaded the image and noticed it at the bottom of the frame. It was the most interesting part of the photo, so I zoomed in and cropped it.
Other than smoothing it out a bit from the fuzziness of the zoom/crop, this is as it appeared.
That fish must have given the great blue heron quite a fight. ;-)