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A two day old Canada Goose chick laid down in the grass to rest! His brother thought it was the perfect time for a photo bomb!
They are actually Euphorbia milii (crown of thorns) flowers. Don't they look like apple-butts though?
Harlequin Beetle (Dindymus versicolor)
It is that time of year again, seeing lots of these sap sucking insects around. Thankfully not in our garden.
Happy Beautiful Bug Butt Thursday!
A couple of rocky mountain bighorns jocky for position to lick up the remnants of road salt from the previous winter on Highway 40 in Kananaskis Alberta.
The Two Buttes 4,711’ (1,436 m) in southeastern Colorado is a prominent double-capped butte rising 356 feet (109 m) above the surrounding plains.
The Two Buttes was certainly known by the native Americans of the region (Comanche, Kiowa and Arapaho) and known to the Spanish of New Mexico (perhaps as early as 1706). However, no oral history, cartographic depiction, or written description of this unique feature of the Colorado plains have been found in indigenous or Spanish-colonial records.
The first known written description was made by an American trapper/trader, Jacob Fowler, passing through what was then Spanish territory (now southeastern Colorado) in June 1822.
“monday 10th June 1822
Set out Early and at three miles passed the mound it Stands on the north Side of the Crick and about two miles from it I Went to the top of it Which Has two Heads about 70 yds apart Standing north and South of Each other and is about two Hundred feet High and about 300 threw the Baces the tops or Heads Consist mostly of Rocks Pilled By nature on Each other But Has been Some What Improved by the Indeans to make aplace of defence as Well as place of look out …”
A spectacular view of one of our most common migrants and residents. Can you name it without looking at the photo tags? Tower Grove Park in St Louis, Missouri
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This image diplays in its middle the reflection of a rock formation in a puddle, image rotated by 180°. The texture visible in the blue sky is actually the rock at the ground of the puddle.
Entrance to 'The Wave', Coyote Buttes North.
The largest and best known formations are the Coyote Buttes, in the northwest corner of the plateau, including the famous Wave, while the second most visited site is six miles southeast - this is White Pocket, a group of domes and ridges covering an area of one square mile, below a larger mesa lined by similar rocks. A pocket, in this sense, refers to a relatively small area of land markedly different to its surroundings, which here, like most of the plateau, are sandy plains sparsely covered by bushes and small trees. White, or light grey is the dominant rock color, in contrast to the red of the Coyote Buttes, but the general features are similar - swirling, thin-layered strata, adjacent layers of contrasting color, and curious erosive features. Other colorful pockets are found further south and east on the plateau, some also with an official name but most unrecognized. There are several dozen locations, all with the potential to have photogenic formations.
The area is part of the Colorado Plateau. The elevation of the valley floor ranges from 5,000 to 6,000 feet above sea level. The floor is largely siltstone of the Cutler Group, or sand derived from it, deposited by the meandering rivers that carved the valley. The valley's vivid red color comes from iron oxide exposed in the weathered siltstone. The darker, blue-gray rocks in the valley get their color from manganese oxide.
The buttes are clearly stratified, with three principal layers. The lowest layer is the Organ Rock Shale, the middle is de Chelly Sandstone, and the top layer is the Moenkopi Formation capped by Shinarump Conglomerate. The valley includes large stone structures, including the "Eye of the Sun".
Between 1945 and 1967, the southern extent of the Monument Upwarp was mined for uranium, which occurs in scattered areas of the Shinarump Conglomerate; vanadium and copper are associated with uranium in some deposits.
Major formations include West and East Mitten Buttes, Merrick Butte, and Hunts Mesa. An additional notable formation is Totem Pole, a highly eroded butte remanent.
A new image from last month, the best yucca bloom I've ever seen under sunset light made extra soft by subtle wildfire smoke.
Yucca bloom below the Pawnee Buttes. Pawnee National Grasslands, Colorado - June 2021
Provia 100f 4x5, 135mm lens
1/2 second at f22, 1 stop soft GND filter and warming filter
Le château de Polignac est un château fort se dressant dans la commune française de Polignac près du Puy-en-Velay, dans le département de la Haute-Loire.
Localisation et situation
Gravure représentant le château de Polignac, vers le milieu du XIXe siècle.
Le château de Polignac au XVIe siècle d'après Gaston de Jourda de Vaux.
Situé à 5 km au nord-ouest du Puy, le château fort de Polignac (on dit aussi la forteresse de Polignac) occupe une butte ou plate-forme basaltique, fragment d'une ancienne coulée volcanique. Le sommet de la butte, à peu près plat, mesure environ 120 m sur 90 m et sa grande longueur est orientée plus ou moins nord-ouest/sud-est1. Elle est à 806 m d'altitude) et domine la vallée de Polignac et le bassin du Puy par des falaises abruptes hautes d'environ 100 m, sauf vers le nord où une triple ligne de remparts a été aménagée.
L'archéologue Laurent d'Agostino (2008) voit, dans la position stratégique du château entre Anicium (Le Puy-en-Velay, futur siège épiscopal au Moyen Âge) et Ruessium (Saint-Paulien, chef-lieu de la cité vellave durant l'Antiquité), l'indice d'une occupation antique.
Historique et construction
La première mention du château date d'environ 929-935 : un acte est passé dans le « castrum quod vocatur Podianacus » ; les vicomtes de Polignac sont quant à eux déjà mentionnés dès la fin du IXe siècle.
Propriétaires du château depuis au moins le XIe siècle, les vicomtes héréditaires du Velay en prirent le nom et en firent leur résidence ordinaire jusqu'au début du XVIIe siècle.
La forteresse, qui occupait un emplacement stratégique commandant les routes à l'ouest et au nord de la ville du Puy, pouvait abriter 800 soldats en plus de la famille et de ses domestiques.
Bien à l'abri dans leur forteresse, les seigneurs de Polignac purent devenir les maîtres du pays.
Alliés des rois de France mais de caractère indépendant, il n'hésitèrent à se rebeller contre l'autorité royale de Louis VI le Gros (1080-1137) puis de Louis XI (1423-1483).
La chapelle seigneuriale Saint-Andéol4 est attestée dès 10753. Elle est incluse dans l'enceinte du château et rattachée au prieuré de Pébrac (près de Langeac en Auvergne), ce dernier fondé vers 1062. En 1128 l'église Saint-Martin est rattachée au prieuré Saint-Andéol (et donc par filiation elle est rattachée au prieuré de Pébrac). Une autre source ajoute qu'en 1142, l'évêque du Puy Humbert d'Albon († 1147) donne la chapelle Saint-Andéol en même temps que l'église Saint-Martin au prieuré de prieuré de Pébrac, qui possèdent ces biens jusqu'à la Révolution.
Le logis seigneurial fut sans doute reconstruit en dur au XIIe siècle, époque où une lutte sans merci opposait les Polignac aux évêques du Puy pour la perception des péages6 sur la route du pèlerinage à Notre-Dame du Puy-en-Velay. Il fut restauré et agrandi à la fin du XVe siècle ou au début du XVIe siècle.
Côté nord-ouest de la forteresse de Polignac,
vers 1900.
Le donjon, désigné comme la « grosse tour » dans les sources anciennes, fut édifié par Randon Armand X, vicomte de 1385 à 1421, comme l'indique une inscription latine gravée sur une pierre blanche encastrée à l'angle nord-ouest. Son voûtement fut réparé de 1565 à 1566 par Philiberte de Clermont, vicomtesse et douairière de Polignac (femme de François-Armand XVI), qui l'enchapa dans un glacis.
Le 17 juillet 1532, le château reçut la visite de François Ier et sa suite : il fut reçu par le vicomte François-Armand XVI qui, au devant d'une centaine de gentilshommes, était allé à sa rencontre à Brioude. Le roi et les princes furent logés dans les bâtiments en dur et les courtisans dans un grand corps de logis en charpente dressé sur l'esplanade à cet effet. À cette occasion, le roi gratifia les Polignac du surnom « rois des montagnes ».
Lors des guerres de Religion, les Polignac prirent le parti d'Henri III puis de son successeur, Henri IV, faisant du château le bastion des royalistes face au Puy ligueur. La forteresse contribua au triomphe de la cause royaliste.
Une chapelle voûtée et peinte fut édifiée dans l'enceinte au XVIIe siècle.
Abandonnée au cours du XVIIe siècle par les vicomtes de Polignac, qui lui préfèrent leur Château de Lavoûte-Polignac, la forteresse était déjà en ruines au moment de la Révolution. Celle-ci voit les Polignac émigrer et la forteresse, vendue comme bien national, servir de carrière de pierres.
En 1830, à son retour d'émigration, le deuxième duc de Polignac racheta les ruines. Sa famille fit restaurer une partie du château durant le XIXe siècle : le chemin de ronde, des portes, le donjon. Prosper Mérimée, premier inspecteur des monuments historiques, classa le site en 18409.
Côté oriental de la forteresse de Polignac,
vers 1900.
Le donjon voit son couronnement (voûte et mâchicoulis) rétabli de 1893 à 1897, d'après des gravures anciennes.
Cette résurrection du château vient démentir la sombre prédiction du photographe Ernest Lacan (1828-1879)10 au milieu du XIXe siècle :
« le précieux monument, comme tant d'autres, tombe pierre à pierre ; bientôt il disparaîtra comme les générations qui l'ont habité mais, grâce à la photographie, il restera tel qu'il est encore, dans ce dessin tracé par la lumière. »
Les restaurations se poursuivent aujourd'hui sous l'égide de la Fondation Forteresse de Polignac.
Coyote Buttes South, Arizona
Another shot from the Christmas trip. There are two area of Coyote Buttes South and this is from Cottonwood Cove. It is a larger area and has more fun to play with. It started to snow from the morning and the snow almost lasted the whole day. We drove a few miles of sandy road in snow and got there at noon. The weather was so bad we can't even see what was a few hundred feet away so we waited. After an hour or so it got a little better so we decided to give it a try. And glad we did. It started to clear little by little and the different view brought by fresh powder was fantastic.
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Coyote Buttes South is less visited than the North and access is difficult which is good for me... less crowd.
Took a spin to the lighthouse and it was very cold and windy and l was wearing the wrong footwear and had no grip so sadly could not stay long!It is 37 metres tall and has 168 steps inside.
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Well, somebody said a participant to the masturi forgot his pant... this is not exactly the case as going bare-butted like this is traditional for men during a matsuri. I have seen nicer butts, but this is the best I could shoot.
From wikipedia (as suggested by myasu), some explanation about this outfit:
Fundoshi (褌?) is the traditional Japanese undergarment for adult males, made from a length of cotton. Before World War II the fundoshi was the main form of underwear for Japanese adult males; however it went out of use quickly after the war with the advent of new underwear, such as briefs and trunks, on the Japanese market.
Nowadays, the fundoshi is mainly used not as underwear but as festival (matsuri) clothing at Hadaka Matsuri or, sometimes, as swimwear.
There are several types of fundoshi, including rokushaku, kuroneko, mokko and etchū.
The rokushaku fundoshi is a length of cloth, the dimensions being one shaku (34 cm / 14 inches) wide and six shaku (2.3 m / 92 to 96 inches) long; roku is Japanese for six, hence roku-shaku. The fundoshi is often twisted to create a thong effect at the back.
Etchū fundoshi is also a length of cloth, however it has a strip of material at the waist to form a fastening or string. The dimensions are 14 inches width by about 40 inches length, and it is tied with the material strip in front of the body. Etchū fundoshi was the form of fundoshi most popular among Japanese adult males as underwear from early 1900s to the end of the World War II.
kills.
sorry for the blurry picture. i was giggling and thinking "i wonder what would happen if i put a coin in it?"
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The Pawnee Buttes are two prominent buttes located within the Pawnee National Grassland in Weld County, of northeastern Colorado. Rising approximately 300 feet above the surrounding plains, the buttes are erosional remnants left standing in isolation as the surrounding High Plains surface has gradually worn away. The lower portions of the buttes are composed of relatively soft, clay-rich sedimentary rock called the Brule formation. The Brule formation is protected by an overlying layer of sandstone and conglomerate sediments called the Arikaree formation, which are more resistant to weathering. - Wikipedia