Carlo Marochetti, Sculptor
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Spotted at Baron's Haugh nature reserve, Motherwell.
This melodic warbler is widely distributed across Britain & Ireland through the breeding season, and increasingly in winter too.
Blackcap breeding numbers have steadily increased in the UK since the late-1970s, and have also expanded their breeding range throughout northern Scotland and the island of Ireland during this time. They are now absent only on the highest Scottish peaks and farthest flung islands. In autumn, these breeding birds depart for southern Europe and are replaced by Blackcaps from central Europe. BTO research has helped show how garden bird feeding led to the evolution of this new migratory route and wintering strategy. Although widespread in winter, Blackcaps tend to be absent from the uplands at this time of year.
Blackcaps have a greyish overall appearance. The eponymous black cap is only found in the males; females and juveniles have a brown cap instead. The song is very similar to that of the Garden Warbler, but can be distinguished with practice. Blackcaps are found in parks, deciduous woodland and scrub, as well as at garden feeding stations.
The Kelpies are 30-metre-high horse-head sculptures depicting kelpies (shape-shifting water spirits), located between Falkirk and Grangemouth, standing next to a new extension to the Forth and Clyde Canal, and near River Carron, in The Helix, a new parkland project built to connect 16 communities in the Falkirk Council Area, Scotland. Towering above the Forth & Clyde Canal, The Kelpies are a feat of engineering, each made with 300 tonnes of structural steel; a steel frame with stainless steel cladding. The sculptures were designed by sculptor Andy Scott and were completed in October 2013 to form a gateway at the eastern entrance to the Forth and Clyde canal. The Kelpies are a monument to horse-powered heritage across Scotland.
This is the Clydesdale horse named Baron.
Oostkerke is a village belonging to Damme, close to Bruges in Flanders.
From the 10th century on there was some structure built for defence in this place: probably first a wooden keep (tower), later a brick one. The gate building with its two round towers (better seen in my previous photo) dates from the 14th century and some 18th-century parts survived World War I and II as well. However, the castle suffered severely during these wars, so it was restored in the 1950s, in renaissance style. In that period the Dutch landscape gardener Mien Ruys constructed the gardens, which are a valuable part of the castle. Some years ago I had the opportunity to visit them on a day when they were exceptionally open to the public. Although the gardens of Oostkerke Castle are small to English standards, they are varied and intimate, and they contain historical elements such as remains of circular walls, moats and the stone part ('the body') of one of the windmills of Oostkerke. Behind the gate in my photo there is a wooden bridge over the moat.
At least 6 different families owned the castle through its existence. Baron Jozef van der Elst bought the castle in 1937 and financed its restoration - as far as I know, he still owns Oostkerke Castle.
A nice little street/architecture scene in the sunshine in Cambridge.
Olympus XA camera
Kodak TriX 400 film
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Sand martins are very social birds that live and nest in colonies. They are active during the day and spend their time foraging, preening, and often sunbathe in groups. At night they gather in communal roosts. Sand martins are fast and agile fliers. They rarely land on the ground and are often seen perching or in flight. These birds usually forage in the morning singly or in groups; they catch insects on the wing and occasionally on the ground or over the water. Sand martins constantly communicate with each other; their twittering song is continuous when the birds are on the wing and becomes a conversational undertone after they have settled in the roost. The harsh alarm is usually heard when a passing falcon, crow, or other suspected predator requires combined action to drive it away.
The Baron's Hall. This hall was originally much taller, but the floor, doors & fireplaces were raised when the entrance hall below was remodelled in the 17th Century.
Castle of a "Robber Baron" who held up transit on the Rhine River in Germany demanding tolls to pass through (lower castle).
The Cape Barren goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae) is a large goose found in southern Australia. The species is named for Cape Baron Island, where specimens were first sighted by European explorers.
They are one of the rarest of the world's geese. Cape Baron Geese are gregarious outside the breeding season, when they wander widely and form small flocks. Their ability to drink salt or brackish water allows numbers of geese to remain on offshore islands all year round.
While traveling to Lethbridge with a friend we ran into this Canadian duo pulling the southbound Aldersyde manifest. A foreman can be seen at the crossing as both him and the train were waiting for a northbound local to arrive.
Canadian Pacific’s passenger F units speed by a grain elevator at Barons, Alberta, on CP’s Aldersyde Subdivision on September 22, 2002. Unfortunately, the elevator is no more—demolished in July 2012.
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Clear shot of Common Baron(Euthalia aconthea) butterfly (sooc)
Thanks for your visit and have a lovely weekend.
by Johann Joachim Kändler
From the 1001 Remarkable Objects Powerhouse Museum Sydney. "1001 Remarkable Objects presents an unexpected juxtaposition of objects in 25 rooms that lead us on a journey across time and memory."
Smile on Saturday: Funny Art
"The satirical portrait bust of the court jester Johann Gottfried Tuscheer (born as Johann Gottfried Graf), better known as Baron Schmiedel or Postmaster Schmiedel, was one of the last royal commissions for the Japanese Palace of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland (ruled 1694-1733) and Elector of Saxony. The Japanese Palace was a lavish structure in Dresden refurbished to house both the fabulous royal collection of East Asian porcelains and the amazing new products of the Royal Saxon Porcelain Manufactory in Meissen near Dresden in Germany. Established in 1710, following re-discovery of secret Chinese porcelain formula by the King's imprisoned alchemist Johann Joachim Böttger, Meissen was Europe's first factory to make true or hard-paste porcelain. By the mid 1730s, the factory had been able to make monumental animal sculptures, apostle figures and even architectural elements alongside their exquisitely painted vases and tableware.
The bust was modelled by Johann Joachim Kändler (1706-75), the court 'Modellmeister' (master modeller) who worked at the Meissen manufactory from 1731 until his death in 1775. The bust was ordered by Augustus III, Augustus the Strong's son and successor. The medallion on Schmiedel's chest is based on one of Augustus' coronation medals.
A highly talented individual who delighted in dressing in the latest fashions, Schmiedel was one of two most prominent jesters at the Saxon court at the time. His role as a jester involved attending the kings in their dressing rooms, at dinners and even at the most intimate court gatherings. He kept company with the kings on visits and hunting expeditions, always ready to crack a joke, exchange witty badinage or play magic tricks with mice while pretendig to have morbid fear of rodents. Schmiedel was rewarded with numerous 'titles' and valuable presents including Meissen porcelain.
The Schmiedel bust was discovered in Sydney in 1949 by the noted Sydney antique dealer William Bradshaw at a time when its importance and history had been long forgotten. It was acquired by the Museum in 1951. One of the most important objects in the Powerhouse Museum's collection of ceramics, it is one of only four surviving the the world."
Eva Czernis-Ryl, Curator
Once the northbound local had arrived, 469 began to creep forward to the south siding switch. Gotta love warm weather and no snow in January.
I don't know why, but I have really wanted to make Zemo for months. I finally figured out a mask, and the rest sprang off from there.
Also, I have metallic paint now! :D
The design I used is mostly his classic Silver Age look, but with a few liberties taken on the mask and gloves.
Zemo's mask is a Lego Snowtrooper helmet with the backpack cut off. I then painted it light purple.
His crown is painted e-tape with sculpted spikes. His belt is also e-tape.
I gave him gloves and boots with e-tape, and the lines on his mask.
Finally, the fur trim on his clothing is made with felt that I painted spots onto.
Let me know what you think! Critique is appreciated as well.