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Quite a rare shot for me. Beauty can be found in the most hidden places.

August

The cabin at my place. You can see the raindrops against the timber if you look carefully.

Julia Kay's Portrait Party!

Highland Park, CA.

Tonight's August, 3, 2022 Waxing Crescent Moon. 37% Illuminated. Starry background added

... ist derzeit wegen umfangreicher Sanierungsmaßnahmen komplett geschlossen.

Dornröschen hält also nicht nur Winterschlaf, sondern dieser wird auch noch eine ganze Weile länger dauern.

Die neugotische Vierflügelanlage wurde 1858 bis 1869 im Auftrag von Georg V. nach Entwurf von Conrad Wilhelm Hase am Rand von Pattensen, nahe Hannover erbaut.

Laut Medien heißt es:

Schloss Marienburg wird saniert, weil Schwammbefall in den alten Balken der Dächer entdeckt wurde. Es ist deshalb seit Ende 2023 für Besucher gesperrt. Die Sanierung koste laut der letzten Berechnung 40 Millionen Euro...

Die Sanierung wird primär durch das Land Niedersachsen und den Bund finanziert, da das Schloss als Kulturdenkmal von nationaler Bedeutung gilt.

2019 hatte Erbprinz Ernst August von Hannover eine Stiftung gegründet, um die Kostenexplosion abfangen zu können.

Durch eine Öffnung der Marienburg für Touristen ab dem Sommer 2026 könnte vielleich zusätzlich Geld in die Kasse gespült werden. Die Burg ist nämlich Drehort der international beliebten Serie "Maxton Hall", der erfolgreichsten nicht amerikanischen Serie des Streaming-Anbieters Prime Video.

The cruelest month

LAQ Noelle Head

New Shape WIP by Risa Bright

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A few evenings ago I took a short drive to one of the local spots. I'm standing on a hill enjoying the view out over the bay. That's Clare island in the distance over the many drumlins on the bay.

from Pirita river to the sea

today

Created for TMI August 2017 Contest - World Without Colour

Monarch Butterfly on Cup Plant

In the Tall Grass Prairie

Panasonic Lumix G2

14-45mm G Vario lens

Early morning frost and steam from the Yellowstone River helps contrast the black mass of a Bull Bison.

Yellowstone National Park.

"The imagination is a palette of bright colors. You can use it to touch up memories — or you can use it to paint dreams."

- Robert Brault

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quite nice on black.

Heat and humidity here. Lots of things are flourishing.

Petals and Frost

We had a new visitor at the feeder today, much to Scott's delight. The newly named Chippewa has basically moved in and had started hoarding food in a hidey-hole nearby.

Hope everyone is doing well and staying safe.

Click "L" to view on black.

This month I shall be combining a piece of "mainly" British Folk Music with an Image "Stolen" from the Street, or a Museum. or some other "Godforsaken" place.!

Most of the music dates back to the 1970s, some is well know, some is not well know and some is downright weird.!!!!!!!!

This is purely an indulgence, on my part of course, but during this exercise I discovered some great stuff my Grandfather had forgot to tell me about.

ALL the music and all the videos are taken from YOUTUBE.

I will also include a WIKI Bio of the Artists.....History is such an interesting and sad thing...........

Hope you like this little "August Frippery"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAuHUOfaWqY

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Jansch

August

Knob Pond - Pilot Knob State Park

Out for a warm humid hike this afternoon looking for signs of waning summer. Soon the next season we all know, will start showing colorful subtle hints of what's to come next!

I found these smiling gems along the pond area showing their August colors!

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