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Hello my amazing Flickr friends !!
Today is my triple challenge day. We have an orange day at Color My world Daily, the theme at Crazy Tuesday is in the centre and we celebrate teddy bears at Happy Teddy Bear Tuesdays.
Since my addiction to eggs is well known by now on this Photostream, I decided why not go with another egg picture … The world needs another egg picture very badly !
And who loves eggs more than I do ? You guessed it right: Mr. Teddy Bear. Mr. Teddy Bear always wonder what is in the center of the egg. Of course, we all know there is a yolk but if you take the yolk out, is the center of the egg livable ? Can you stay in the center of the egg and daydream ? So Mr. Teddy Bear started to boil his egg… than he ate half of the yolk (which was a lot for him since he is very tiny, but he had enough for 2 full meals). With all that energy , he used his ladder and climbed in the center of the egg… It was very cozy and peaceful inside this egg. The center was round and very white. It sounded and felt like inside a recording studio since no sound could penetrate those thick white walls…So Mr. Teddy Bear decided to spend the day in the center of his egg. I wish I could do the same but I have to work today….so see you later my friends !!
Happy CMWD, happy CT and happy HTBT to all participants !! And for the rest of us : happy day !!
Thank you so much for all your lovely comments / favs/ general support / happy thoughts!! Stay safe and healthy!! And see you soon on Flickr !!
Taken at Wolseley Nature Centre
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Shot at F11 or F16. The town of Dunstable (Bedfordshire, UK) does have a longer history, but in its street layout it is of medieval origin and grew around the large 12th century Augustinian monastery of which the Priory Church St. Peter is the main survivor. There is also the 15th century gateway leading into what were the grounds of the monastery (now a park).
Another capture from down at Steetley Pier the other night.
I purposely went off centre with this shot, as I noticed the lovely reflections in the pool of water. Strangely a central position didn't show them as well. I also liked the ripples in the sand that seem to be appearing here lately.
A low angle adds to the height of this huge structure.
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Picture taken in Horville en Ornois - France. Pitch black evening with a very small lightsource in the back.
One of nature's little surprises that caught my attention whilst on a wander....
© Dominic Scott 2022
"The Barbican Centre is a performing arts centre in the Barbican Estate of the City of London and the largest of its kind in Europe. The centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions. It also houses a library, three restaurants, and a conservatory" (from their website).
"The name of the Barbican comes from the Low Latin word 'Barbecana' which referred to a fortified outpost or gateway: an outer defence of a city or castle or any tower situated over a gate or bridge which was used for defence purposes."
I haven't made up my mind yet whether I like the grey concrete architecture of the Barbican estate or not. It is forbidding and gloomy and yet at the same time somehow futuristic and impressive. And there can be some nice light play on those textures at night time..
Designed by architects Kerr & Smith, this sculptural brutalist number opened in 1972.
Here's an extract from a bruchure on the opening of the St Leonards Centre in Crows Nest, Sydney.
‘To those who work here, St Leonards Centre has been designed as a home away from home for the 400 people who will eventually work there. It is fully air-conditioned, tastefully decorated in bright colours, carpeted throughout, and includes every possible staff amenity.
In order to gain maximum utilisation from St Leonards Centre, parts of it will work around the clock. The computer installation, for example, never needs to sleep, eat meals or take holidays, and seldom gets sick. When fully operational, St Leonards Centre will employ staff on a three shift basis - about 300 on daylight, 60 on twilight and 40 on night. Cleaning and maintenance of the building will be carried out in the small hours of the morning to eliminate needless interruptions.
My beautiful flaming pink peony with bright yellow centre bloomed all last week giving us an amazing splash of color in the garden. Alas, the petals have fallen and it is time for the “three sisters” to take centre stage as they pose regally in the new light.
Here is my cheerful umbrella again, this time on the footbridge over the river near the lake where I took my other photo of the umbrella which I posted three days ago. I opted for selective colour here which didn't mean a dramatic change as it was a very gloomy morning and the vineyards in the background don't offer much colour either at this time of year.
The glacier was said to be advancing downstream at a rate of between 1.50m and 3m per day, under the pressure of the mass of ice accumulating at the top, and is crumbling and breaking as it meets the Rico River.
The glacier crumbles and breaks up when it meets the Rico River, but in the centre of the picture is the area where the glacier occasionally blocks the flow of water from the left-hand branch of the Rico, and the water accumulates in the upper branch and the flow decreases in the lower branch, which flows into the lake. The water then accumulates in the upper arm, the flow decreases on the lower arm which joins the lake. The water gradually digs into the base of the glacier..... which, at the critical moment, collapses, releasing enormous masses of water.This sudden influx of water rushes downstream, tearing away part of the banks in the process....... To this end, the footbridges do not go down to the bottom of the slope from which the photo was taken...
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Se dice que el glaciar está avanzando río abajo a un ritmo de entre 1,50 m y 3 m por día, bajo la presión de la masa de hielo que se acumula en la cima, y se está desmoronando y rompiendo al encontrarse con el río Rico.
El glaciar se desmorona y se rompe al encontrarse con el río Rico, pero en el centro de la imagen se encuentra la zona en la que el glaciar bloquea ocasionalmente el flujo de agua de la rama izquierda del Rico, y el agua se acumula en la rama superior y el flujo disminuye en la rama inferior, que desemboca en el lago. El agua se acumula entonces en el brazo superior, el caudal disminuye en el brazo inferior que se une al lago. El agua va cavando poco a poco en la base del glaciar..... que, en el momento crítico, se derrumba, liberando enormes masas de agua.Esta repentina afluencia de agua se precipita río abajo, arrancando parte de las orillas en el proceso....... Para ello, las pasarelas no bajan hasta el fondo de la ladera desde la que se tomó la foto...
Setting outside of Custom's House , Newcastle , a beautiful building of a bygone era. These days it operates mainly as a function cntre and cafe's