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♫ Sergio Dalma e Biagio Antonacci - L'Amico Che Hai ♫
I don't have to look for you
I don't want your time
I know you are here
You know that I am here
If you need me
The friend you have
He’s never been denied
For better or for worse
If there is something left
I share with you
The friend you have
He never made you weigh
Just music
I live the night
You prefer to sleep
We are getting lost
In this ambitious
Fucking city
The friend you have
He never throws anything at you
We live in two difficult realities
We are neurotic
But we never fall
We support each other in a dialogue
Only understandable to us
And we kill ourselves with politics
And then we vote who
It makes us laugh more
And when music happens
We make music
And so be it
You haven't called for a month
You will have your reasons
I don't want to know them
If one day you feel like it
You will tell me why
The friend you have
He never demanded anything
We still live too far on the fringes
And we try
To give us a limit
We have made utopian journeys
Too difficult
Too far
We experience cosmic feelings
We fall in love with
Who never wants any
Friends at times almost veterans
Of useless wars
But why
Just music
We live in two difficult realities
We are neurotic
But we never fall
We support each other in a dialogue
Only understandable to us
We experience cosmic feelings
We fall in love with
Who never wants any
Friends at times almost veterans
Of useless wars
But why
Tell me why
an ambitious winter project I am attempting to complete by Christmas lol. Keep your storybooks on hand.
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Happy birthday, Peter! I drew this picture for you! Let me congratulate you on a wonderful holiday — happy birthday! Let the potential of your abilities and help grow, and let it always be in demand and appreciated. May your plans be ambitious, your goals high, your actions beautiful, your thoughts pure. Let everything you have planned come true. Great success to you!...
“Too lazy to be ambitious,
I let the world take care of itself.
Ten days' worth of rice in my bag; a bundle of twigs by the fireplace.
Why chatter about delusion and enlightenment?
Listening to the night rain on my roof,I sit comfortably, with both legs stretched out.”
-Ryōkan-
Denver's Yuki Shape for Neo Japan
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With everything she does she melts your heart.
She is sweet and secretive,
and the next moment luring and wanton,
then she is funny, playful, spontaneous
and from one breath to another she gets sad
and concerned, or exhausted and worried.
Sometimes she sighs and moans at once,
smirks, jumps, and then she squirms,
pulls and pushes your buttons.
With her you never know what happens next.
She is unpredictable, moody, ambitious and curious, adventurous, lascivious, innocuous, adorable aggressive and sullen silent from here and there.
And every day a new shade of her personality unfolds in front of your
loving eyes and with every day more you fear even an infinitude of time would be too short to see everything from her, every idea, desire, every thought and mood, and you wish the day would have many more hours, and every year many more days to be able to love her to the fullest extent possible, for every part of her deserves at least to be fully loved once all alone.
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Thank you my wolfie for putting up with me ;)
Love you tons now and forever... your Milkyway (Lori)
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HAPPY WINDOW WEDNESDAY(S) !!
It's a mystery! Who or what tried to rip the screen off the this little window, and why? As you can see, this window, in a little old garden house, is way up, under the eaves. It is not humanly accessible except with a ladder. Hmm...
This garden house is on a nice private plot, at the beginning of the Moostal, a pasture-and woods area that is part of our village. This garden house has been there for decades. For a while, about 10 years ago, it was used as a chicken coop. So maybe back then, some ambitious semi-feral cat was trying to get at the chickens, but gave up for some reason.
These days, the garden house is used by humans. They have put the chickens in a newly-constructed pen at the back of the garden. It is netted over...with chicken wire.
Location; Moostal, Riehen BS Switzerland.
In my album; Dan's Windows.
ambitious: having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed.
The second installment of my Series, which rather than focusing on CURRENT students, it is instead meant to focus on students after their time in Hogwarts. Our next subject, Alaric Vos, Slytherin. The Half-Veela son of a wealthy and affluent pureblooded wizard who ventured outside of his marriage to secure an heir. Raised in a rather abusive household, Alaric worked hard to become a great wizard to ensure his independence and ability to protect himself from twisted expectations of the Vos family. With a love for potions, Alaric focuses his time and talents in front of the cauldron working on healing potions that he hopes will bring great benefits to the wixen world.
Thanks to my friend Alaric for letting me use him!
Wearing:
Hair: *barberyumyum*L13(02)
Top: //Volver// Travis Shirt & Waistcoat / Black
Pants: David Heather-Hev Slacks/BJ/Black
Accessories:
Wand: Hotdog - Wand . Carved
Ring: 4Ward!/Cubura Groove Claw Ring
Claws: L'Emporio&PL::*Oblio*::Vampire Claws B
Necklace: **RE** Spectre Necklace
Bracelet: **RE** Striker Bracelet
Hat: +Radix - Jerome Panama Hat
Mejía Oe4-45 and García Moreno
In the heart of the historic center, in the important urban area of Calle Mejía, it is located in one of the tallest buildings of the old hull and is located in Vista Hermosa: a beautiful viewpoint of colonial Quito. From the terrace to the air free the hall with the windows, one can observe the main monuments, historic buildings and majestic churches with its domes, impressive at any time of day.
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The way to highlight the history and beauty of the Historic Center of Quito will motivate you to use a real estate purchased a few years ago to turn it into a restaurant-mirador. The unique iconic location in Mejía, between Garcia Moreno and Venezuela, belonged to the multifaceted businessman Antonio Granda Centeno.
Its owner, Rodrigo Espinosa, thinks that the idea was not free:
“You have the opportunity to travel a lot and the last time you were in the world of Japan, I realize that most restaurants are located on the top floors.”
In the year 2005 this ambitious project in the heart of the historic center. We have pioneered the use of the terrace and undertake an important investment with the aim of creating a unique environment within the greater and better preserved historic center of South America.
The experience begins when one of the most ancient lifts of the city transports us to a place that fuses the perfection of its historical enclave and the exquisite gastronomy. A spectacular view of the Historic Center delights our foreign and foreign visitors.
In 2012, this eternal intention to rescind our history we will grow, so we seek a place that allows us to look from another perspective to our majestic city. That is why, a minute search is managed by an immovable in the Itchimbia sector.
The location allows you to admire the historic center of Quito this time in a panoramic way.
Vista Hermosa's gastronomic offer has a varied menu of food, drinks and cocktails together with its coffee shop section.
Every ambitious photographer wants to take this picture. But it takes some weather luck and the right technique. And you have to get to New York first. Sony Alpha 7C, Tamron 1:2,8/24mm, ND64 filter, mini-tripod, processed in Adobe Lightroom.
"I'm tough, I'm ambitious and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay" ~ Madonna
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Processed with Snapseed.Pearle Hospitality is encountering delays in its ambitious redevelopment plans for the historic Elora Mill Inn property and land adjacent to and across from it on the banks of the Grand River in Elora.
A planner with the company said a group of Elora citizens recently raised heritage preservation issues with the township regarding the proposal.
The project encompasses multiple heritage sites, including Elora mill, mill stable, James Ross House, the mill house, and the granary, all of which are on West Mill Street in downtown Elora. Across the river, tThe project encompasses multiple heritage sites, including Elora mill, mill stable, James Ross House, the mill house, and the granary, all of which are on West Mill Street in downtown Elora. Across the river, the long-abandoned Little Folks toy factory, much of it in ruins, is also a heritage site.
In the request, the group asked the township to "promptly update" the website to include the Elora Mill Project.
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That tree that everyone takes a photo of... lots of people about, so I had to bide my time.. decide the youngster in shot helped for scale.
Brimham Rocks.
Then dare to enter the emerald shine! But beware you need to be cunning, ambitious, resourceful, determined, proud and shrewd! Or you will pay the price!
We will win, maybe not immediately but definitely...
Harry Potter Theme Song
Credits:
Head: LeL EvoX
Body: Maitreya Lara
Hairs: DOUX - Kiara
Ears: L'Etre - Ringed mesh ears
Cape: ISON - Winter Cape
Skirt from FATEplay - Jenny - Slytherin Black
Make up: Tutti Belli
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BG: The Bridge over to the Castle
Kyōto Station
The current Kyoto Station was designed by architect Hiroshi Hara, and it opened in 1997 which commemorated Kyoto's 1,200th anniversary. It is 70 meters high and 470 meters from east to west, with a total floor area of 238,000 square meters. Architecturally, it exhibits many characteristics of futurism, with a slightly irregular cubic façade of plate glass over a steel frame. During the mid-1990s, Kyoto was one of the least modern cities in Japan by virtue of its many cultural heritage sites, so locals were largely reluctant to accept such an ambitious structure. However, the station's completion began a wave of new high-rise developments in Kyoto that culminated in the 20-story Kyocera Building.
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Gare de Kyoto
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In the middle of the Latvian countryside is an unusual structure bound to pique the curiosity of anyone who happens upon it. The “Bridge to Nowhere,” is a narrow-gauge railway bridge leading nowhere at all, surrounded on both ends by nothing but a lush green meadow.
The concrete span across the Abava River, just 180 feet long (55 meters), was built in 1940, intended to be part of the new Tukums-Kuldiga rail line that was under construction. It was one of a number of ambitious projects planned by the newly independent and quickly developing republic of Latvia. Then World War II broke out.
With the nation at war, the railway line was never finished. The high costs of civil engineering and construction are a major consideration in building any railroad. As these activities require specialized equipment and personnel, it is not uncommon to have these portions of a project completed ahead of the general track laying.
The abandoned bridge still stands intact, a strange sight in the Irlavas village, near Sāti. To many locals, the lonely Bridge to Nowhere also represents a wartime memorial of sorts. It commemorates the failed effort made by the Germans to continue the bridge during the Nazi occupation of Latvia in the early 1940s. The unique structure may serve no practical purpose, but it belongs to Latvia alone.
A young guy playing a Diapason piano in free access at Kyoto station, in front of Kyoto tower. We spent there a wonderful moment listening to him and some other talented pianists, male and female, some of them really very young.
Kyōto Station
The current Kyoto Station was designed by architect Hiroshi Hara, and it opened in 1997 which commemorated Kyoto's 1,200th anniversary. It is 70 meters high and 470 meters from east to west, with a total floor area of 238,000 square meters. Architecturally, it exhibits many characteristics of futurism, with a slightly irregular cubic façade of plate glass over a steel frame. During the mid-1990s, Kyoto was one of the least modern cities in Japan by virtue of its many cultural heritage sites, so locals were largely reluctant to accept such an ambitious structure. However, the station's completion began a wave of new high-rise developments in Kyoto that culminated in the 20-story Kyocera Building.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%8Dto_Station
Gare de Kyoto
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1937 Packard, Custom coachbuilt by Rollston
Rollston Company
Harry Lonschein (1886-1977), an ambitious 16-year-old Romanian immigrant, found employment at Brewster & Co, one of the country’s oldest carriage makers in 1903. At that time Brewster was making the transition from one of the country’s oldest carriage makers to one of its first automobile body builders. In addition to building their own Knight sleeve-valve-engined car starting in 1915, Brewster was the NY agent for Delaunay-Belleville and later Rolls-Royce. During his employment there, Lonschein gained a lot of experience building high class enclosed bodies on the world’s finest chassis. At about the same time that Rolls-Royce opened their Springfield, Massachusetts assembly plant in 1921, Harry, along with a couple of partners, Sam Blotkin and Julius Veghso (1874-1964) formed the Rollston Company and moved into a building located on West 47th Street. They paid homage to their favorite chassis by naming the firm after it, and set out make the highest quality bodies possible. Veghso, a graduate of Andrew F. Johnson’s carriage drafting course, and a very experienced coachbuilder had founded the Perfect Body Co., an early coachbuilder who built bodies for Singer and other luxury chassis. Lonschein served as president, Blotkin, its secretary-treasurer, and Veghso the firm’s designer, draftsman and general superintendent of the factory.
Rollston’s bodies were acknowledged as the strongest of the classic-era and like the work of their favorite chassis, were over-engineered in the finest carriage-building tradition, using only the finest materials and castings. Their fine work attracted the attention of Grover C. Parvis, the Custom Body Manager of Packard's New York dealership.
Packard would become their best customer, and over the next 20 years, the vast majority of the 700 bodies built by the firm would appear on Packard chassis.
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(sitting next to it is a 1910 Oakland, and too pretty to take out)
Mamá (Maman), de casi 9 metros de altura, es una de las esculturas más ambiciosas de Bourgeois y pertenece a una serie inspirada en la araña, motivo que apareció por primera vez en varios dibujos realizados por la artista en la década de 1940 y ocupó un lugar central en su obra durante la década de 1990. Las arañas, que Bourgeois presenta como un homenaje a su madre, que era tejedora, ponen de manifiesto la duplicidad de la naturaleza de la maternidad: la madre es protectora y depredadora al mismo tiempo. La araña utiliza la seda tanto para fabricar el capullo como para cazar a su presa, así que la maternidad encarna fortaleza y fragilidad. Estas ambigüedades se ven intensamente reflejadas en esta Mamá gigantesca, que se sostiene ominosamente sobre unas patas que semejan arcos góticos y que funcionan al mismo tiempo como jaula y como guarida protectora de una bolsa llena de huevos que se encuentran peligrosamente adheridos a su abdomen. La araña provoca pavor y miedo pero su gran altura, sorprendentemente equilibrada sobre unas ligeras patas, transmite una vulnerabilidad casi conmovedora......................................... Mom (Maman), almost 9 meters high, is one of the most ambitious sculptures Bourgeois and belongs to a series inspired by the spider motif that first appeared in several drawings by the artist in the 1940s and occupied a central place in his work during the 1990s spiders, which Bourgeois presented as a tribute to his mother, who was a weaver, show the duplicity of the nature of motherhood: the mother is protective and predatory the same weather. Spider silk used both to produce the cocoon as to hunt their prey, so motherhood embodies strength and fragility. These ambiguities are strongly reflected in this gigantic Mom, that stands ominously on legs that resemble Gothic arches and running at the same time as protective cage and den as a bag full of eggs that are dangerously attached to his abdomen. The spider causes dread and fear but its high altitude, balanced on a surprisingly light feet, conveys an almost touching vulnerability
© Jeff R. Clow
Ambition - a strong desire to do or to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work.
The Italian planners had in mind the ambitious example of the Tennessee Valley Authority, which had resettled thousands of Appalachian families. An American sociologist, Friedrich Friedmann, led a team of researchers—including a historian, a doctor, a geographer, and a psychologist—who assessed conditions in the Sassi. After architects devised several potential resettlement schemes, Friedmann’s team asked the peasants which design they thought was best.
In the new rural development of La Martella, four miles west of the Sassi, the architect Ludovico Quaroni attempted to re-create the open-air vicinati that the Materans had used as their plazas and drawing rooms. Each resettled family was given a house with an adjoining barn for animals; the bedroom windows looked out on the stables, so that residents could keep an eye on the beasts at night, as they had in the Sassi. The first families were moved to La Martella in 1954. The Giornale del Mezzogiorno declared that Materans had travelled “from the darkness of the Sassi to cottages in the green countryside!” Italian newspapers continued to support the cause, and the government began encouraging residents whose caves had originally been thought salvageable to move.
This Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) kept on picking up, dropping and picking up again this very long branch. Obviously thinking it might make good nesting material. Not sure if it is a reed or a bramble.
Up date - I have been reliably informed by my botanist sister-in-law that "has a piece of stem from something like hedge parsley or hogweed in its beak. You can see the branching near the top and the characteristic ribbed nodes"
A pied-billed grebe displays its catch - a pond bluegill - while swimming away from the other grebes.
EN: A wild, but bold and ambitious crow is taking possession of Flora fountain, in Versailles Palace gardens
A two-sided photo with multiple oppositions: Left vs Right, Up vs Down, Black vs Colors, Animal vs Mineral... and Fauna vs Flora!
FR : Bassin de Flore et corneille ambitieuse
Jardins du château de Versailles (78)
Oppositions multiples : Gauche-Droite, Haut-Bas, Noir-Couleur, Animal-Minéral… Et Faune-Flore !
Conclusion (C’est pas moi qui le dit, c’est Flore) : "Les photos d'oiseaux sur Flickr, j'en ai par dessus la tête !"
Described as "one of the most ambitious parish churches in Somerset", the present Church of St John the Baptist in Glastonbury, Somerset, England, dates from the 15th century.
Recent excavations in the chancel, together with others in the 19th Century in the nave, revealed early foundations. These indicate a large central tower that possibly dated from C.950.
At the beginning of the 15th Century the church had suffered some catastrophe such as the collapse of the central tower. A great deal of re-roofing and repair was done in 1404, and all through the century rebuilding and refurnishing went on. Sometime during this century further damage was caused by the collapse of several pinnacles, whether from the old or new tower is uncertain, and the nave roof had to be practically rebuilt. The west tower is first mentioned in 1484. By the end of the century the church had assumed the appearance which it has today.
The tower rises to a height of 134½ feet, and is the second tallest parish church tower in Somerset.
By contrast:
Glastonbury a little market town with a population of 8,000 become, what is considered to be, the Pagan centre of England? Glastonbury’s fame is twofold. Firstly, it’s known as the Pagan equivalent of Mecca, somewhat popular with not only British Pagan visitors, but also with members from esoteric communities from all over the world. The town regularly sees groups of Spanish and Mexican Witches, Druids from New Zealand and Italy, Heathens from Germany and Russia, and all manner of Pagans from the States and Canada.
This yacht is called Ambitious and is one of The Clipper Round the World Race fleet. It was out on the Solent this afternoon training crew members.
I'd like to thank all of my non-elected officials for giving me a decent title for a not so decent photo.
Three Big Jacks built by General Electric scream through Delano with a lumber drag bound for Alfalfa, Texas the train is less than an hour away from a crew change at Bakersfield after slugging south through the Central Valley all night.
And as for the title here's some links to the meaning of such a odd collection of words: thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/3976267-cal...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/california-to-vote-on-ambitious...
I think they were a little ambitious when they named these Sherbrooke Falls. Sherbrooke Moderate Cascades would be a more apt description.
This shot was a tricky to take. The high walkway over the cascade was the only vantage point where you can see the water. I took this HDR image handheld using the handrail for support. Not my best work, but still happy with the results.
We had ambitious plans to hike down into the wash at the bottom of Fire Canyon. We gave it a good effort but failed. The terrain is full of unexpected twists and drops. If we had climbing gear we could have done it perhaps, but we gave up. It was fun to explore even though we did not achieve our goal.
This is Havana's most ambitious and grandiose building with construction starting in 1926 that took 5,000 workers 3 years, 2 months and 20 days to complete.
The design of the building is similar to the Capital Building in Washington, D.C but was actually modeled after the Pantheon in Paris.
It was formerly the seat of the Cuban Congress and then from 1959-2013 it was home to the Cuban Academy of Sciences and the National Library of Science and Technology.
Highway distances between Havana and all sites in Cuba are calculated from the floor at the centre of the dome.
Restoration was to be completed in 2018 and then to be reopened as the home of Cuba's National Assembly.
Please view & enjoy (L)
Maybe it was just too ambitious to do a series. Not all pictures here are worthy. Just wanna have some fun.
I have orginally done a version on purplish pink and the title was different. When I decided to change the title to this, i can't produce the same dreamy tone of the earlier one. But i guess the color of dawn like this fits the title too. Lets return to the age of the innocence.
a product of reversed lens ~
Another inaugural visit by the Ambassador line of cruise ships .
Her we have Ambition passing the "ambitious" :-) building of the new Everton FC stadium.
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In the heart of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, the imposing Archaeological Museum of Macedonia dominates the banks of the Vardar River. Opened in 2014 as part of the ambitious Skopje 2014 project, the city was enriched with monumental buildings, bridges, and statues in a neoclassical style. With its long colonnade and grand façade, the museum radiates a sense of timeless grandeur. At night, the building truly comes alive: vibrant pink lighting bathes the columns in a spectacular glow, reflecting in the waters of the Vardar and creating a colorful play of light and movement. To the left stands one of the many equestrian statues that grace this part of the city, while to the right the elegant Bridge of Artists stretches across the river. This bridge, adorned with dozens of statues of writers, poets, musicians, and artists, has become one of the city’s most iconic and photogenic landmarks. This photo beautifully captures how Skopje transforms after sunset into a city of light and monumentality – a modern interpretation of classical grandeur, blending history with contemporary urban vision.
At night, the Archaeological Museum of Macedonia in Skopje glows in vibrant pink, reflecting in the Vardar River alongside the elegant Bridge of Artists – a striking blend of light, grandeur, and cultural symbolism.
In het hart van Skopje, de hoofdstad van Noord-Macedonië, domineert het imposante Archeologisch Museum van Macedonië de oevers van de rivier de Vardar. Het museum werd geopend in 2014 als onderdeel van het grootschalige Skopje 2014-project, waarmee de stad werd verrijkt met monumentale gebouwen, bruggen en standbeelden in neoklassieke stijl. Het gebouw, met zijn lange colonnade en klassieke gevel, straalt een bijna tijdloze grandeur uit. ’s Avonds komt het museum helemaal tot leven: felroze verlichting zet de pilaren in een spectaculaire gloed, die zich weerspiegelt in het water van de Vardar en zo een kleurrijk spel van licht en beweging creëert. Links voor het gebouw staat een van de vele ruiterstandbeelden die dit stadsdeel sieren, terwijl rechts de sierlijke Brug van de Kunstenaars zich uitstrekt over de rivier. Deze brug is rijkelijk versierd met tientallen standbeelden van schrijvers, dichters, muzikanten en kunstenaars, en vormt een van de meest iconische wandelroutes in de stad. Deze foto laat prachtig zien hoe Skopje na zonsondergang verandert in een stad van licht en monumentaliteit – een moderne interpretatie van klassieke grandeur, waarin geschiedenis en hedendaagse stadsvisie samenkomen.
From the website: :https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/st-davids-bishops-palace#overview
We visited September 2021 on a perfect day.
There was only one top job for an ambitious cleric in medieval Wales: Bishop of St Davids in Pembrokeshire.
A 12th-century pope had decreed that two trips to St Davids were equal to one to Rome – turning it into a centre of pilgrimage for the entire Western world. Thousands flocked to see the shrine of St David in the newly built cathedral.
But the bishop’s home was no match for this magnificence. Enter Henry de Gower. Between 1328 and 1347 he turned a building only fit for ‘servants and animals’ into an immense palace.
The east range was his private domain. The south range was for show and ceremony. It was here in the great hall that Bishop Henry dispensed justice, held feasts and welcomed distinguished pilgrims.
The Reformation marked the beginning of the end. In fact William Barlow, first Protestant Bishop of St Davids, may well have stripped the lead from the roofs himself to spark a slow decline. But even as a ruin this palace beside its glorious cathedral remains an awe-inspiring space.