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Kangerlussuaq means big fjord and the big fjord that runs from the airstrip to the sea is 90 miles long. Karen Filskov a native of Greenland joins us here as guide, the first time Cape Farewell has had an Inuit crewmember. The Grigoriy Mikheev was built in St Petersburg as a research vessel and now runs trips to the arctic from April to September and the Antarctic from October to February. Being designed as a research vessel it is perfect for this expedition as our itinerary is built around the research programme of the four scientist. The end of the fjord is quite shallow and we get to the ship 12 people at a time by zodiacs (rubber inflatable boats). On the strange blue of the fjord, caused, Carol the Oceanographer tell us, by the mineral content washed from the rocks, the white ship is suddenly lit by the sun breaking through; and we are laughing off the drenching from the spray thrown up by the skittering rubber boat.
Everyone is very friendly. Perhaps we will tire of each other eventually but the interleaving of small talk and impassioned discussions about climate change in this company makes time fly. The boat is comfortable, the food good the bar not bad either. Two or three of the company have been on previous Cape Farewell expeditions including Marcus Brigstock who is even funnier and sharper in person than on TV and radio and knowledgeable about climate change. In the slowly darkening night Teresa Elwes whose Bromley Trust supports human rights and climate change work and, Ruth Little who is the literary manager at the Royal Court Theatre, and I spend a long almost silent hour on the prow as the ship sails seaward along the fjord; silent because we are genuinely awestruck by what we are seeing. The dark symmetrical mountains either side, make a gigantic boat's hull shape, the fjord like its liquid keel; our boat sliding along inside another of unimaginable dimensions. The majesty of the peaks as they rise above us is so affecting that it is easy to think of them as beings; and ancient legends from a time before science make instant sense.
Saturday is the first full day of the expedition and half the morning is spent learning about the scientific experiments that will be carried out on the voyage. These will be some of northernmost measurements ever of ocean currents and of the mapping of the geology of the ocean floor. A device called a Argo Float will be released shortly to wander about for a couple of years transmitting data to help build a more accurate picture of the West Greenland Current. Last year one of these helped the study of the North Atlantic drift (the Gulf Stream in British coastal waters) whose behaviour will be crucial in deciding the future climate the UK and many other places. The science team is also measuring the salinity related to temperature and depth for a similar purpose. The ocean floor mapping provides data on historical climate conditions going back well over 50 million years, far longer than can be gathered from ice core samples. It is the most spectacular of the investigations and produces luminescent underwater flashes as a 3000 volt charges releases sound pulses whose reflections contain the information needed.
From our conversations it is evident that quickly sharing as much as possible the knowledge that individuals have gathered through their interest in climate change will increase the effectiveness of all our work. So Francesca Galzieri of Arup, Joe Smith of the Open University and I assemble and give a presentation called Building-Carbon-Politics. Almost everyone turns up. Not bad, having Laurie Anderson, Jarvis Cocker, KT Tunstall, Martha Wainwright and Marcus Brigstock at our first gig, all joining in a lively discussion.
Sunand Prasad
«This is not the end, but the beginning. All endings start something better.»
«Ce n'est pas ma fin mais le commencement. Toutes fins donnent toujours naissance à quelque chose de mieux»
Neale Walsch
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Week 6 beginning July 30, 2012 and ending August 3, 2012.
The sixth week of camp has come to an end and we have 2 weeks left! This past week of camp kicked off with "Puttin on the Hits" performed by our Jr. and Sr. groups! On Tuesday, the Willows and Jr. camp participated in Puppet Pizzazz! The CITs took a trip to Dave & Busters on Wednesday! We would like to congratulate everyone on a great and successful Color War. Both the Blue team (Superman) and the White team (Spiderman) did an amazing job. But in the end, Spiderman went webbing through the trees to beat Superman to the finish. All became friends and went on to have a great day! The sixth week of camp ended with the "All Camp Cookout & Dance Party". By the pictures you can tell we all had so much fun!
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Venice...floods about 100 times a year, beginning in October and running through late winter. I'm attaching an excellent article from Rick Steves's website that explains this, and also adding my personal observations and discussions with locals.
First, Steves's article, "Is Venice Sinking?":
www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/read/articles/is-ven...
I spend three days and four nights in Venice in December 2019 (whence come these pictures). On two of the three days, high tide made it challenging to get around.
For those of you who have been to Venice, you know the main part of the city ("downtown," if you can call it that) is made up of 118 islands connected by over 400 (416, I think?) bridges and bisected by the Grand Canal. It's a maze. Even with Google maps, it's literally a maze, because not every bridge takes you easily from one island to another. Some are dead ends, etc. This is when it's dry.
Now, add the extra layer of rising tides that cut off even more avenues of the maze and it's an absolute headache getting around.
All of these pictures were taken as I tried (and failed) to walk across the island from Piazza San Marco on the south to the northern end of the island -- Cannaregio -- where my apartment was.
In dry conditions, this is about a 30 minute walk if you're good at navigating the maze. On this afternoon, I made it about 80% of the way back with no viable routes to walk the last 5 (well, certainly less than 10) minutes. My choices were either wait until the tide rolled out (1-2 hours) or pay a water taxi to take me. I couldn't wait and ended up paying an exorbitant fee of 60 euros to a taxi (from the train station) to take me on what would have been a 20 minute walk from there. Ouch.
Once I got back, I asked my friend Alexia whether this is normal, if it's global warming, bad luck, or what?
I was curious about whether it was normal as most of the Venetians seem prepared for this. Many had on knee high or thigh high rubber/plastic boats and slowly made their way through.
She told me that it's very normal in November, but not so much in December. It's not that the tides aren't normal (they happen every day, of course). It's the height of them.
Last month, in November 2019, I recall reading an article about Venice flooding with pictures that surprised me. On the day in question, the tide rose to 187 cm. (For those in the west, that's only 2 inches shorter than NBA star Steph Curry or, for those who know me...it's my exact height.) I'm not exactly short, by comparison, so that's a pretty tall change for a few hours.
In the pictures you see here, the tide was 120 cm./4 feet. That's certainly enough to flood the island.
Venice's quick solution to this is to throw up elevated wooden platforms as temporary sidewalks. In the main areas -- St. Mark's Square, specifically -- think of all the tourists you would normally have bottlenecked and you can imagine the slight headache of free motion. Before the tides (when it's dry), you see these supports and wooden slats stacked up and may wonder what they're purpose is. Tides more than answer that.
The following day, the city flooded again. As I was walking from my apartment to the southern end of the island to go to a museum, I got to the Grand Canal near Rialto Bridge and found myself at an impassable point...that was right in front of a gondola service. (I think I could have backtracked and made it, but no guarantee.)
I hadn't actually been on a gondola before and -- they're expensive, by the way...especially for a solo traveler (80 euro for about 30 minutes) -- decided to take one because it's Venice and if you're ever going to ride a gondola, it should be here.
The gondolier took me from just south of the Rialto Bridge up the Grand Canal just past the Rialto Market, and back. All in all, not very far (and I didn't check time, but I doubt it was 30 minutes).
However, we got to talking. I asked how the flooding impacts tourism and business and he says there are far fewer tourists now who are simply scared of floods. (The attached Rick Steves article points out why you may not need to worry much.)
The gondolier said that the tide on Sunday reached 125 cm (4'2"), though it didn't seem nearly as high as the previous day. I did actually walk across half the island reasonably easily, so I was thinking he's probably toning down the reality a little because it affects his livelihood. However...just a little. The things he said that I believe are that, "When the tide reaches 140 cm., this is a bit too much for the city to handle."
He also told me some facts about the city that have nothing to do with the flooding, yet I found interesting: There are 50,000 residents on the main islands and an apartment/house of 90 square meters (900 square feet) runs about 400,000 euros. So if you're in the market to move to Venice for the joy of wading through water, that's the cost of it.
After the gondola ride, I ended up hopping on a vaporetto (city bus, but on the water). They run up and down the Grand Canal. (You can see a "stop" in some of my Snapshots of Venice pictures; it's a little enclosed building with yellow trim around the top of it.)
Normally, vaporettos run 7.50 euro for a ticket valid for 75 minutes. They come by every 15 minutes or so. However, I never saw where to buy tickets so ended up taking a handful of vaporetto rides for free. I think three in total.
This particular one took me from next to the gondola service down to Accademia. The Gallerie dell'Accademia is there (lots of Tintoretto, Titian, Tiepolo, Bosch), directly in front of the Ponte dell'Accademia. For my purposes, the Guggenheim Collection is also here, but about a five minute walk on dry land to get there.
However, it was isolated by the tides and I ended up taking off shoes and socks, rolling up my pants, and wading through some bitingly cold (but not dangerously so) water to get there. All told, it was probably about 100 yards at most in water that was just over ankle deep. But, you still have to walk it slowly. Afterwards, I think it took my feet about 10 minutes to regain normal warmth/sensation. (Fortunately, after an hour in the museum -- which was nice, but not as nice as I had hoped -- the tide had receded enough that I didn't have to wade out. The sidewalk was still completely underwater, but only an inch or two by this point, which you can walk through. You tend to see locals walking through water like this balancing on their heels and keeping their toes in the air.
Am I personally satisfied that Venice isn't sinking? No. The Steves article does mention Italy's long-term solution to this, but I don't buy it. I don't know what the future holds, though, and won't be around to see the worst effects of it, I feel. I can say that the city's future is tenuous at the moment, but the present...is fine, if sometimes slightly inconvenient.
Beginning late spring 2019, Washington State Department of Transportation contractor crews with SRV Construction will begin building a new roundabout on SR 20 at Banta Road to improve safety at this intersection.
Designer: Liu Yuyi (刘宇一), Liu Haomei (刘浩眉)
2004
Beginning of Spring
Chuchun (初春)
Call nr.: BG E15/760 (Landsberger collection)
More? See: chineseposters.net
Photo of the day April 16, 2021 - My wife and I have a Carolina allspice bush in our backyard. Today I noticed it's beginning to blossom!
This image, taken of a first floor office window, shows the beginnings of modernity seeping into the Dickensian world.
Typewriters would have made the clerical side of the business run smoother and faster, but they were not common until the 1880s having been commercially introduced in the 1870s. Standardisation of the typewriter did not occur until the early twentieth century.
The images contained within this album were captured in the early twenty-first century and provide a window into a bygone age, where gentlemen of the law would painstakingly produce handwritten testimonies. These images were taken from our album collections as part of our Dickson, Archer and Thorp volunteer project. Feel free to share them within the spirit of the Commons. If you have any enquiries, or would like copies, please contact collections@woodhorn.org.uk for more information.
Votivkirche (9, Rooseveltplatz, the provost parish church "To the Divine Savior").
History
Archduke Ferdinand Max after the rescue of his brother Franz Joseph I (assassination attempt of Johann Libenyi on 18 February 1853), suggested by an appeal the construction of a memory church, which was built from 1856 to 1879 according to the plans of Heinrich Ferstel (who at the beginning of construction was only 28 years old) together with the parsonage behind it in the style of French cathedral gothic of the 13th century on the Glacis in front of the (gate) Schottentor. Since the Glacis had not yet been released for development, the church had to be erected on the outer edge of this one and thus a few years later it stood distant from the Ring Road. Around the construction of the church there were a number of unrealized projects: the planned in a semicircular shape University of Vienna behind the church respectively a Hall of Fame (Viennese Acropolis, realized in the Arsenal) and the Tegetthoff monument in front of the church.
The site was definitively established on 25th October 1855; on 24th of April, 1856, the foundation stone was laid by Cardinal Archbishop Rauscher (commemorative plaque); on 18th of August, 1868, the completion of the tower was celebrated. The consecration was carried out by Cardinal Archbishop Kutschker on the occasion of the silver wedding of the Imperial couple on April 24, 1879 (commemorative plaque). The Votivkirche was in the monarchy (catholic) garrison church for Vienna (imperial decision of 1862). Here, too, all military funerals commenced. The Votivkirche is one of the most outstanding examples of historic architecture.
Roosevelt square - Votivkirche, around 1900
Exterior
Double tower facade with three figures portals and window rose.
Main portal
Main portal with rich figural decoration by Johannes Benk (Christ-King statue in the midst of the apostles, surrounded by models from the Old Covenant [Abel, Noe, Melchizedek, Isaak, Samson, Aaron, Moses]; in the gable above the Holy Trinity (by Josef Gasser), on the side four evangelists and Austro-Hungarian provincial patrons (Koloman [Lower Austria], Vigilius (South Tyrol), Aegius [Carinthia], Josef [Steiermark], Leopold [Lower Austria], Wenzel (Bohemia), Spiridion (Dalmatia), Michael (Galicia), Georg (Krain), Rochus (Croatia), St. Nicholas of Bari (Veneto), Ladislaus (Transylvania), Justus (Trieste), Hedwig (Silesia), Ruprecht (Salzburg), Johannes Nepomuk (Bohemia) by Franz Melnitzky and Peter Kastlunger) above the rosette "Coronation of Mary" by Gasser.
Side portal
Reliefs of Gasser ( "Annunciation of Mary" [below it the four prophets Jeremiah, Isaiah, David and Micah by Anton Schmidgruber], "Resurrection of Christ" (below it St Francis, Elisabeth and Sophie von Kastlunger).
Entrance portals
The entrance portals into the transept are devoted to God the Father and the Holy Spirit. There are eight prophets, or church fathers, on the arcade arrows. The church received a new roof of Eternit-plates in 1967.
Interior
Three-aisled, ribbed vaulted basilica, with four flat side chapels on each side; three-aisled transept; choir with 7/12 closing; chapel ambulatory and apse chapel. The wall and ceiling paintings stem from Joseph von Führich, A. von Wörndle, Carl Jobst and Josef Matyáš Trenkwald. On the vault of the central nave, the Christ's Family Tree by Franz Jobst and Carl Jobst. The organ (1874-1878) by E. F. Walcker & Co. (Ludwigsburg) is the only mechanical work of this size (3,762 pipes) in Europe (Anton Bruckner has also played here).
The glass paintings of the church windows, to which Trenkwald had supplied the designs, were destroyed during the Second World War and replaced by figural windows (mostly by designs by Christine Feldmann, with the exception of the "emperor window" which was renewed according to old pattern, thus in the replacement windows there are also topics that fall into the time after church building).
High altar
High altar of white marble with six Egyptian alabaster columns with figural ornamentation by Gasser, Robert Streschnak and Ferdinand Laufberger (cardinal virtues in the vault of the canopy), portrait of Mary, that was a gift from Pope Pius IX in the middle of the (constantly locked) chapel ambulatory.
Marienaltar (once the Antwerp altar)
Here stood the Antwerp altar (the most important work of the Flemish carving art of the 15th century, since 1996 for security reasons as a loan in the cathedral and diocesan museum).
The theme of the church window is the history of Christ's suffering.
"Emperor window"
Window of the city of Vienna "Emperor window"
The window was donated by the municipality of Vienna in 1877 and renewed by the latter after the Second World War.
Bishop's Chapel
The altar is dedicated to the Divine Heart of Jesus; grave of the Auxiliary Bishop Godfried Marschall (he was the first church minister).
Church windows: Bishops of Austrian church history.
Altar of the Mother of God of Guadelupe.
Church window: History of the worship of the Virgin of Guadelupe.
Winged altar
The altar made of cedar wood from Lebanon, shows Mary's engagement with St. Joseph, the proclamation with closed wings.
Church window: History of the worship of the Marienbild of Mariazell.
Barbara candle (Artillery Memorial).
Church window: History of Mary's image by Maria Pötsch.
Monument to the members of the executive who have fallen.
Church window: History of the wonderful glass window of Absam (Tyrol).
Church window: Rudolf I
Church window: Ferdinand II
Gothic chapel shrine
Holy grave for the last days of Holy Week.
Church window: 23rd Eucharistic Congress in Vienna (1912).
Church window: death in the National Socialist concentration camp Mauthausen.
Baptismal chapel
Baptismal stone of Egyptian marble; tumba by Niklas Graf Salms (Salm tomb).
Church windows: Major Austrian missionaries.
Pulpit
Pulpit of marble; On the gold mosaic of the parapet, the four church fathers and the teaching Savior; at the foot of the pulpit the bust of Ferstel by Viktor Tilgner.
Monument to the Austrian Kaiserschützen Regiments, church Window: Representatives of the Austrian Social Reform (draft by Hans Schweiger).
Cross altar
Church window: left John of God (defense of Vienna against the Turks 1529), right Franz Jägerstätter.
Votivkirche (9, Rooseveltplatz; Propsteipfarrkirche „Zum göttlichen Heiland").
Geschichte
Erzherzog Ferdinand Max regte nach der Errettung seines Bruders Franz Joseph I. (Attentat von Johann Libenyi am 18. Februar 1853) durch einen Aufruf den Bau einer Gedächtniskirche an, die 1856-1879 nach den Plänen von Heinrich Ferstel (der bei Baubeginn erst 28 Jahre alt war) samt dem dahinterstehenden Pfarrhaus im Stil französischer Kathedralgotik des 13. Jahrhunderts auf dem Glacis vor dem Schottentor erbaut wurde. Da das Glacis damals noch nicht zur Verbauung freigegeben war, musste die Kirche am äußeren Rand desselben errichtet werden und stand damit einige Jahre später fern der Ringstraße. Rund um den Bau der Kirche gab es eine Reihe unrealisierter Projekte: die halbkreisförmig hinter der Kirche geplante Universität Wien beziehungsweise eine Ruhmeshalle (Wiener Akropolis; realisiert im Arsenal) und das Tegetthoffdenkmal vor der Kirche.
Das Areal wurde am 25. Oktober 1855 definitiv festgelegt, am 24. April 1856 fand die Grundsteinlegung durch Kardinal-Erzbischof Rauscher statt (Gedenktafel), am 18. August 1868 feierte man die Turmvollendung. Die Weihe nahm Kardinal-Erzbischof Kutschker anlässlich der Silberhochzeit des Kaiserpaars am 24. April 1879 vor (Gedenktafel). Die Votivkirche war in der Monarchie (katholisch) Garnisonskirche für Wien (kaiserlicher Entschluss von 1862). Hier nahmen auch alle militärischen Leichenbegängnisse ihren Ausgang. Die Votivkirche ist eines der hervorragendsten Beispiele historisierender Architektur.
Rooseveltplatz – Votivkirche, um 1900
Äußeres
Doppelturmfassade mit drei Figurenportalen und Fensterrose.
Hauptportal
Hauptportal mit reichem figuralem Schmuck von Johannes Benk (Christ-König-Statue inmitten der Apostel, umgeben von Vorbildern aus dem Alten Bund [Abel, Noe, Melchisedech, Isaak, Samson, Aaron, Moses); im Giebel darüber Heilige Dreifaltigkeit (von Josef Gasser), seitlich vier Evangelisten und österreichisch-ungarische Landespatrone (Koloman [Niederösterreich], Vigilius [Südtirol], Ägydius [Kärnten], Josef [Steiermark], Leopold [Niederösterreich], Wenzel [Böhmen], Spiridion [Dalmatien], Michael [Galizien], Georg [Krain], Rochus [Kroatien], Nikolaus von Bari [Venetien], Ladislaus [Siebenbürgen], Justus [Triest], Hedwig [Schlesien], Ruprecht [Salzburg], Johannes Nepomuk [Böhmen]) von Franz Melnitzky und Peter Kastlunger), über der Rosette „Krönung Mariens" von Gasser.
Seitenportale
Reliefs von Gasser („Verkündigung Mariens" [darunter die vier Propheten Jeremias, Isaias, David und Michäas von Anton Schmidgruber ], „Auferstehung Christi" [darunter Namenspatrone der kaiserlichen Familie: Franziskus, Elisabeth und Sophie von Kastlunger]).
Eingangsportale
Die Eingangsportale ins Querschiff sind Gott Vater und dem Heiligen Geist gewidmet. An den Arkadenpfeilern befinden sich acht Propheten beziehungsweise Kirchenväter. Die Kirche erhielt 1967 ein neues Dach aus Eternitplatten.
Inneres
Dreischiffige, kreuzrippengewölbte Basilika, beiderseits vier flache Seitenkapellen; dreischiffiges Querschiff; Chor mit 7/12-Schluss; Kapellenumgang und Kapellenkranz. Die Wand- und Deckengemälde stammen von Joseph von Führich, A. von Wörndle, Carl Jobst und Josef Matyáš Trenkwald. Am Deckengewölbe des Mittelschiffs Stammbaum Christi von Franz Jobst und Carl Jobst. Die Orgel (1874-1878) von E. F. Walcker & Co. (Ludwigsburg) ist das einzige mechanische Werk dieser Größe (3.762 Pfeifen) in Europa (auch Anton Bruckner hat hier gespielt).
Die Glasgemälde der Kirchenfenster, zu denen Trenkwald die Entwürfe geliefert hatte, wurden während des Zweiten Weltkriegs vernichtet und (mit Ausnahme des nach alter Vorlage erneuerten „Kaiserfensters") durch Figuralfenster (zumeist nach Entwürfen von Christine Feldmann) ersetzt (daher finden sich bei den Ersatzfenstern auch Themen, die in die Zeit nach dem Kirchenbau fallen).
Hochaltar
Hochaltar aus weißem Marmor mit sechs ägyptischen Alabastersäulen mit figuralem Schmuck von Gasser, Robert Streschnak und Ferdinand Laufberger (Kardinaltugenden im Gewölbe des Baldachins), Bildnis der Maria, das ein Geschenk von Papst Pius IX. war, in der Mitte des (ständig gesperrten) Kapellenumgangs.
Marienaltar (einst Antwerpener Altar)
Hier stand der Antwerpener Altar (bedeutendstes Werk der flämischen Schnitzkunst des 15. Jahrhunderts; seit 1996 aus Sicherheitsgründen als Leihgabe im Dom- und Diözesanmuseum).
Thema des Kirchenfensters ist die Leidensgeschichte Christi.
„Kaiser-Fenster"
Fenster der Stadt Wien („Kaiser-Fenster"). Das Fenster wurde 1877 von der Gemeinde Wien gespendet und von dieser nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg erneuert.
Bischofskapelle
Der Altar ist dem Göttlichen Herzen Jesu gewidmet; Grabstätte des Weihbischofs Godfried Marschall (er war der erste Propst der Kirche).
Kirchenfenster: Bischöfe der österreichischen Kirchengeschichte.
Altar der Gottesmutter von Guadelupe.
Kirchenfenster: Geschichte der Verehrung des Marienbilds von Guadelupe.
Flügelaltar
Der aus Zedernholz vom Libanon geschaffene Altar zeigt die Verlobung Mariens mit dem heiligen Josef, bei geschlossenen Flügeln die Verkündigung.
Kirchenfenster: Geschichte der Verehrung des Marienbilds von Mariazell.
Barbarakerze (Artilleristen-Gedächtnisstätte).
Kirchenfenster: Geschichte des Marienbilds von Maria Pötsch.
Denkmal für die im Dienst gefallenen Angehörigen der Exekutive.
Kirchenfenster: Geschichte des wunderbaren Glasfensters von Absam (Tirol).
Kirchenfenster: Rudolf I.
Kirchenfenster: Ferdinand II.
Gotischer Kapellenschrein
Heiliges Grab für die letzten Tage der Karwoche.
Kirchenfenster: 23. Eucharistischer Kongress in Wien (1912).
Kirchenfenster: Todesstiege im nationalsozialistischen Konzentrationslager Mauthausen.
Taufkapelle
Taufstein aus ägyptischen Marmor; Hochgrab von Niklas Graf Salms (Salmgrabmal).
Kirchenfenster: Bedeutende österreichische Missionare.
Kanzel
Kanzel aus Marmor; auf dem Goldmosaik der Brüstung die vier Kirchenväter und der lehrende Heiland; am Kanzelfuß Büste Ferstels von Viktor Tilgner.
Denkmal für die österreichische Kaiserschützen-Regimenter, Kirchenfenster: Vertreter der österreichischen Sozialreform (Entwurf von Hans Schweiger).
Kreuzaltar
Kreuz-Altar.
Kirchenfenster: links Johannes von Gott (Verteidigung Wiens gegen die Türken 1529), rechts Franz Jägerstätter.
The prehistoric fish part is a Lightling; the background is an undetermined part of a Rainting. I'm posting 2 versions of this. Which one, if either one, do you like the best? If you don't like either version; that is OK. I have over 36,000 other pictures you can look at.
This is Version 2.
ABOUT RAINTINGS
Rainting is a word I coined describing a painterly effect, achieved by photographing the subject through glass that is being rained on, like a windshield or other. It achieves an oftentimes pretty or soft flowing effect, and sometimes other-worldly. It is usually creative, fun, and fluid, seldom harsh in my opinion. I have an album of them on Flickr. Rainting is already in "The Urban Dictionary" but I would like it to also be in a more sophisticated/educational type of dictionary. I started a public Flickr group of Raintings on New Year's Day 2020.
The more collegiate type of dictionaries say that the word has to actually be used by people before they're likely to publish it. So if you like the word and my idea, say it loud and say it clear and take a few Raintings and post them to my new group. Using my word and trying my new group are not inclusive of one another.
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This particular image has what I call a Faux Rainting effect. It wasn't actually raining; just a spray bottle of water on my truck window. I'll put it in my new Raintings group, but eventually I'll try to label the ones that didn't actually use *real* rain. The majority will be real rain, as that is what I used to take my beginning "Raintings" when hadn't yet thought of a name for what I described above. And that is why I rhymed my word of Rainting with Painting. My State of Oregon USA is known for lots of rain; so I shouldn't have to resort to Faux Rainting too often (grin).
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ABOUT LIGHTLINGS
Lightling is an even newer word I coined to name the odd little sort of anthropomorphic characters that sometimes appear in my images when doing a Rainting. They come in many sizes, shapes and colors and often times have what appear to be various facial expressions. In school we may have learned that a square is a rectangle, but a rectangle is not a square. Well Raintings can exist without Lightlings in the scene, but Lightlings cannot exist without a Rainting.
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Rose, Belle Poctevine, Rugosa Hybred 1894. This is the first bud on a new rose bush that I ordered online. I have been off Flickr for several months but want to wish everyone the best for 2021.
The stones for the fire pit have been moved and are just sitting in a circle. Putting in gravel around it, digging up the grass and other necessary work has yet to be done.
(further information and pictures you can get by clicking on the link at the end of page!)
Mariahilferstraße
Mariahilferstraße, 6th, 7th, 14th and 15th, since 1897 (in the 6th and 7th district originally Kremser Sraße, then Bavarian highway, Laimgrubner main road, Mariahilfer main street, Fünfhauserstraße, Schönbrunnerstraße and Penzinger Poststraße, then Schönbrunner Straße), in memory of the old suburb name; Mariahilf was an independent municipality from 1660 to 1850, since then with Gumpendorf, Magdalenengrund, Windmühle and Laimgrube 6th District.
From
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Mariahilferstraße, 1908 - Wien Museum
Mariahilferstraße, 1908
Picture taken from "August Stauda - A documentarian of old Vienna"
published by Christian Brandstätter - to Book Description
History
Pottery and wine
The first ones who demonstrably populated the area of today's Mariahilferstraße (after the mammoth) were the Illyrians. They took advantage of the rich clay deposits for making simple vessels. The Celts planted on the sunny hills the first grape vines and understood the wine-making process very well. When the Romans occupied at the beginning of our Era Vienna for several centuries, they left behind many traces. The wine culture of the Celts they refined. On the hill of today's Mariahilferstraße run a Roman ridge trail, whose origins lay in the camp of Vindobona. After the rule of the Romans, the migration of peoples temporarily led many cultures here until after the expulsion of the Avars Bavarian colonists came from the West.
The peasant Middle Ages - From the vineyard to the village
Thanks to the loamy soil formed the winery, which has been pushed back only until the development of the suburbs, until the mid-17th Century the livelihood of the rural population. "Im Schöff" but also "Schöpf - scoop" and "Schiff - ship" (from "draw of") the area at the time was called. The erroneous use of a ship in the seal of the district is reminiscent of the old name, which was then replaced by the picture of grace "Mariahilf". The Weinberg (vineyard) law imposed at that time that the ground rent in the form of mash on the spot had to be paid. This was referred to as a "draw".
1495 the Mariahilfer wine was added to the wine disciplinary regulations for Herrenweine (racy, hearty, fruity, pithy wine with pleasant acidity) because of its special quality and achieved high prices.
1529 The first Turkish siege
Mariahilferstraße, already than an important route to the West, was repeatedly the scene of historical encounters. When the Turks besieged Vienna for the first time, was at the lower end of today Mariahilferstrasse, just outside the city walls of Vienna, a small settlement of houses and cottages, gardens and fields. Even the St. Theobald Monastery was there. This so-called "gap" was burned at the approach of the Turks, for them not to offer hiding places at the siege. Despite a prohibition, the area was rebuilt after departure of the Turks.
1558, a provision was adopted so that the glacis, a broad, unobstructed strip between the city wall and the outer settlements, should be left free. The Glacis existed until the demolition of the city walls in 1858. Here the ring road was later built.
1663 The new Post Road
With the new purpose of the Mariahilferstrasse as post road the first three roadside inn houses were built. At the same time the travel increased, since the carriages were finally more comfortable and the roads safer. Two well-known expressions date from this period. The "tip" and "kickbacks". In the old travel handbooks of that time we encounter them as guards beside the route, the travel and baggage tariff. The tip should the driver at the rest stop pay for the drink, while the bribe was calculated in proportion to the axle grease. Who was in a hurry, just paid a higher lubricant (Schmiergeld) or tip to motivate the coachman.
1683 The second Turkish siege
The second Turkish siege brought Mariahilferstraße the same fate. Meanwhile, a considerable settlement was formed, a real suburb, which, however, still had a lot of fields and brick pits. Again, the suburb along the Mariahilferstraße was razed to the ground, the population sought refuge behind the walls or in the Vienna Woods. The reconstruction progressed slowly since there was a lack of funds and manpower. Only at the beginning of the 18th Century took place a targeted reconstruction.
1686 Palais Esterhazy
On several "Brandstetten", by the second Turkish siege destroyed houses, the Hungarian aristocratic family Esterhazy had built herself a simple palace, which also had a passage on the Mariahilferstrasse. 1764 bought the innkeeper Paul Winkelmayr from Spittelberg the building, demolished it and built two new buildings that have been named in accordance with the Esterhazy "to the Hungarian crown."
17th Century to 19th Century. Fom the village to suburb
With the development of the settlements on the Mariahilferstraße from village to suburbs, changed not only the appearance but also the population. More and more agricultural land fell victim to the development, craftsmen and tradesmen settled there. There was an incredible variety of professions and trades, most of which were organized into guilds or crafts. Those cared for vocational training, quality and price of the goods, and in cases of unemployment, sickness and death.
The farms were replaced by churches and palaces, houses and shops. Mariahilf changed into a major industrial district, Mariahilferstrasse was an important trading center. Countless street traders sold the goods, which they carried either with them, or put in a street stall on display. The dealers made themselves noticeable by a significant Kaufruf (purchase call). So there was the ink man who went about with his bottles, the Wasserbauer (hydraulic engineering) who sold Danube water on his horse-drawn vehicle as industrial water, or the lavender woman. This lovely Viennese figures disappeared with the emergence of fixed premises and the improvement of urban transport.
Private carriages, horse-drawn carriages and buggies populated the streets, who used this route also for trips. At Mariahilferplatz Linientor (gate) was the main stand of the cheapest and most popular means of transport, the Zeiselwagen, which the Wiener used for their excursions into nature, which gradually became fashionable. In the 19th Century then yet arrived the Stellwagen (carriage) and bus traffic which had to accomplish the connection between Vienna and the suburbs. As a Viennese joke has it, suggests the Stellwagen that it has been so called because it did not come from the spot.
1719 - 1723 Royal and Imperial Court Stables
Emperor Charles VI. gave the order for the construction of the stables to Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach. 1772 the building was extended by two houses on the Mariahilferstrasse. The size of the stables still shows, as it serves as the Museum Quarter - its former importance. The Mariahilferstraße since the building of Schönbrunn Palace by the Imperial court very strongly was frequented. Today in the historic buildings the Museum Quarter is housed.
The church and monastery of Maria Hülff
Coloured engraving by J. Ziegler, 1783
1730 Mariahilferkirche
1711 began the renovation works at the Mariahilferkirche, giving the church building today's appearance and importance as a baroque monument. The plans stem from Franziskus Jänkl, the foreman of Lukas von Hildebrandt. Originally stood on the site of the Mariahilferkirche in the medieval vineyard "In Schoeff" a cemetery with wooden chapel built by the Barnabites. Already in those days, the miraculous image Mariahilf was located therein. During the Ottoman siege the chapel was destroyed, the miraculous image could be saved behind the protective walls. After the provisional reconstruction the miraculous image in a triumphal procession was returned, accompanied by 30,000 Viennese.
1790 - 1836 Ferdinand Raimund
Although in the district Mariahilf many artists and historical figures of Vienna lived , it is noticeable that as a residence they rather shunned the Mariahilferstraße, because as early as in the 18th Century there was a very lively and loud bustle on the street. The most famous person who was born on the Mariahilferstrasse is the folk actor and dramatist Ferdinand Raimund. He came in the house No. 45, "To the Golden deer (Zum Goldenen Hirschen)", which still exists today, as son of a turner into the world. As confectioners apprentice, he also had to visit the theaters, where he was a so-called "Numero", who sold his wares to the visitors. This encounter with the theater was fateful. He took flight from his training masters and joined a traveling troupe as an actor. After his return to Vienna, he soon became the most popular comedian. In his plays all those figures appeared then bustling the streets of Vienna. His most famous role was that of the "ash man" in "Farmer as Millionaire", a genuine Viennese guy who brings the wood ash in Butte from the houses, and from the proceeds leading a modest existence.
1805 - 1809 French occupation
The two-time occupation of Vienna by the French hit the suburbs hard. But the buildings were not destroyed fortunately.
19th century Industrialization
Here, where a higher concentration of artisans had developed as in other districts, you could feel the competition of the factories particularly hard. A craftsman after another became factory worker, women and child labor was part of the day-to-day business. With the sharp rise of the population grew apartment misery and flourished bed lodgers and roomers business.
1826
The Mariahilferstraße is paved up to the present belt (Gürtel).
1848 years of the revolution
The Mariahilferstraße this year was in turmoil. At the outbreak of the revolution, the hatred of the people was directed against the Verzehrungssteuerämter (some kind of tax authority) at the lines that have been blamed for the rise of food prices, and against the machines in the factories that had made the small craftsmen out of work or dependent workers. In October, students, workers and citizens tore up paving stones and barricaded themselves in the Mariahilfer Linientor (the so-called Linienwall was the tax frontier) in the area of today's belt.
1858 The Ring Road
The city walls fell and on the glacis arose the ring-road, the now 6th District more closely linking to the city center.
1862 Official naming
The Mariahilferstraße received its to the present day valid name, after it previously was bearing the following unofficial names: "Bavarian country road", "Mariahilfer Grund Straße", "Penzinger Street", "Laimgrube main street" and "Schönbrunner Linienstraße".
The turn of the century: development to commercial street
After the revolution of 1848, the industry displaced the dominant small business rapidly. At the same time the Mariahilferstraße developed into the first major shopping street of Vienna. The rising supply had to be passed on to the customer, and so more and more new shops sprang up. Around the turn of the century broke out a real building boom. The low suburban houses with Baroque and Biedermeier facade gave way to multi-storey houses with flashy and ostentatious facades in that historic style mixture, which was so characteristic of the late Ringstrasse period. From the former historic buildings almost nothing remained. The business portals were bigger and more pompous, the first department stores in the modern style were Gerngross and Herzmansky. Especially the clothing industry took root here.
1863 Herzmansky opened
On 3 March opened August Herzmansky a small general store in the Church Lane (Kirchengasse) 4. 1897 the great establishment in the pin alley (Stiftgasse) was opened, the largest textile company of the monarchy. August Herzmansky died a year before the opening, two nephews take over the business. In 1928, Mariahilferstraße 28 is additionally acquired. 1938, the then owner Max Delfiner had to flee, the company Rhonberg and Hämmerle took over the house. The building in Mariahilferstrasse 30 additionally was purchased. In the last days of the war in 1945 it fell victim to the flames, however. 1948, the company was returned to Max Delfiner, whose son sold in 1957 to the German Hertie group, a new building in Mariahilferstrasse 26 - 30 constructing. Other ownership changes followed.
1869 The Pferdetramway
The Pferdetramway made it first trip through the Mariahilferstraße to Neubaugasse.
Opened in 1879 Gerngroß
Mariahilferstraße about 1905
Alfred Gerngross, a merchant from Bavaria and co-worker August
Herzmanskys, founded on Mariahilferstrasse 48/corner Church alley (Kirchengasse) an own fabric store. He became the fiercest competitor of his former boss.
1901 The k.k. Imperial Furniture Collection
The k.k. Hofmobilien and material depot is established in Mariahilferstrasse 88. The collection quickly grew because each new ruler got new furniture. Today, it serves as a museum. Among other things, there is the office of Emperor Franz Joseph, the equipment of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico from Miramare Castle, the splendid table of Charles VI. and the furniture from the Oriental Cabinet of Crown Prince Rudolf.
1911 The House Stafa
On 18 August 1911, on the birthday of Emperor Franz Joseph, corner Mariahilferstraße/imperial road (Kaiserstraße) the "central palace" was opened. The construction by its architecture created a sensation. Nine large double figure-relief panels of Anton Hanak decorated it. In this building the "1st Vienna Commercial sample collective department store (Warenmuster-Kollektivkaufhaus)", a eight-storey circular building was located, which was to serve primarily the craft. The greatest adversity in the construction were underground springs. Two dug wells had to be built to pump out the water. 970 liters per minute, however, must be pumped out until today.
1945 bombing of Vienna
On 21 February 1945 bombs fell on the Mariahilferstrasse, many buildings were badly damaged. On 10th April Wiener looted the store Herzmansky. Ella Fasser, the owner of the café "Goethe" in Mariahilferstrasse, preserved the Monastery barracks (Stiftskaserne) from destruction, with the help other resistance fighters cutting the fire-conducting cords that had laid the retreating German troops. Meanwhile, she invited the officers to the cafe, and befuddled them with plenty of alcohol.
View On Black It appears clearer...
I was on the rocks on the north side of Maroubra Beach taking some shots of the interesting rock formations. Then this little ladybug landed on my hat just for a few seconds, enough time for a quick shot...
Of course as the saying goes, ladybugs are meant to bring luck; not twenty minutes later I was very confused and pleasantly surprised!
Ah yes. Back when Julie was a GB x*
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This was taken the day after m B-Day, Dec. 28 when I got this camera :') Back when I didn't know anything bout the zoom and focuse part xD
I think I really improved compared to my recent photos... BTW I used to edit borders around my photos xD
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Camellia and Haytham met up in the golden hour of a perfect night. Seems a fast friendship is growing between the two.
Style Card:
Dress: New Beginnings Hunt / #43 Evolve
Skin: POE4 / #160 Amacci
Other Credits:
Hair: A&A / Joy (Black)
Pumps: Baby Monkey (BM)/ Zara (Pink)
A hand painted bronze by Jonathan Hateley. One of several in the gardens of Chenies Manor. www.jonathanhateley.com/
Stepping back in time a bit, this was taken at the very beginning of color change in the leaves on the trees in the Grand Tetons. Magnificent Tetons!!!
The vinyl has been patiently waiting for me, a random pull from the unorganized shelf yielded the Allman Brothers Band “Beginnings” starting today, nearing the last ticks of 2024 with side III where track 1 is the upbeat “Revival”.
That means too reviving the decades long practice of photos first to my Flickr then maybe sprayed elsewhere, maybe not.
Week 6 Week beginning August 8, 2011 and Week ending August 14, 20111 was an awesome week!
The 6th week of camp was filled with more of our campers favorite summer activities! To round out our week we had another popular event our All Camp Cookout! This event is always a hit with the campers! We hope everyone enjoyed their week!
Congratulations to all for a great Color War. Final score Blue WaWa 733, White Dunkin Donuts 702.
Many of our campers celebrated their birthdays this week! We just want to give them on last shout out and hope they enjoyed their special day! We wish you many more! Chase Felgoise, Anna Tucker Simeon Lehmann, Emily Pauson, Jenna Steinbrink, Julia Schwartz, Madeline Epstein, Benjamin Gause, Mikun Fasan, and Nickolas Giardetti
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Misted Beginnings, Bude Bay, March 2010.
A view of the Atlantic Ocean from the northernmost edge of Bude Bay, Bude, Cornwall.
This Photograph was taken a touch after 6:30 Am, just as dawn was breaking.
Back in March on Geology fieldwork, Three of us decided to get up early to watch the sun rise and go for a cheeky surf. I’d taken a similar photograph the night before but was unhappy with light and tide conditions.
I used a tripod and shutter release cable to obtain a 43 second exposure, blurring waves for a misty appearance.
At the end of this exposure I had to run into the sea to reclaim my camera! It pays to have knowledge of the high tidal range of the Bristol Channel.
This is the last shot of my photo project. After a hard year, I am looking forward to new beginnings!
Photos by www.RonSombilonGalleryPhotography.com
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Week 5 beginning July 25, 2011 Week ending July 29, 2011 was another hot one! This week we celebrated the Phillies! Tuesday our campers wore their Phillies gear and lunch was called Phillies Deli Day! For lunch our campers had Turkey, roast beef, salami, bologna, lettuce, tomato, pickles, rolls, rye and white bread, tater tots, vanilla pudding, fruit juice drink and for a snack they had Cheese Its
The fourth week of camp was filled with more of our campers favorite summer activities! The campers at Willow Grove Day Camp participated in activities such as: archery, basketball, softball, and so much more! This week our Senior & Middle Camp went to Spring Mill Country Club for golf instructions Club, Glee club wen to Sesame place. Our CITs took a day trip to Seaside Heights, NJ! We hope everyone enjoyed their week! Rest up this weekend for a fun filled week to come!
Willow Grove Day Camp provides summer fun for kids who live in Willow Grove, Abington, Blue Bell, Hatboro, Horsham, Huntingdon Valley, Lafayette Hill, Philadelphia, Plymouth Meeting, Southampton and the surrounding areas. For more information on Willow Grove Day Camp and the services they provide please visit: www.willowgrovedaycamp.com