The water tower in the middle of the chapel bridge is part of the historic city fortification of Lucerne and is considered a landmark of the city.

The 35-metre-high octagonal and slightly leaning tower complements the city fortification towards the lake. Its construction time cannot be determined with certainty, but certainly after 1262, so even before the chapel bridge built. It has long served as a defensive and watchtower, as well as a cornerstone of the city's fortification. Over the years, he was a city archive, treasury, dungeon and torture chamber.

It is mentioned for the first time in 1367. The existing roof chair dates back to 1339. Since 1939 the tower has been rented to the Lucerne Artillery Association. The tower is rarely open to the public, usually only in summer.

On the lower floor of the tower is a dungeon. Its walls are three meters thick, there are neither windows nor doors. Access is only possible via an opening in the floor of the room above. The dungeon was probably used as a prison until 1759 and then abandoned. On the first floor is the so-called treasury. It served as a prison and as an interrogation and torture chamber until 1759. From 1759 to 1798 the state treasure was kept here, from 1798 to 1803 the room served again as a prison and from 1804 to keep the securities of the community. The second upper floor was until 1759 the place of storage of the Lucerne State Treasury and the State Archives.

When it was discovered in 1758 that money had been stolen for years, it was converted into a prison (until 1802). From 1804 to 1919 he again housed the municipal archive. The striking stork nest on the top of the tower has not been used for over 100 years. The 15-metre-high attic served as an interrogation and torture chamber. Since 1892 alpine sailors have been breeding here in a colony, which is supervised by the Ornithological Society of the City of Lucerne (OGL), since 1959 on behalf of the City Council of Lucerne. The Alpine sailing colony in the water tower is the largest Alpine swift "Tachymarptis melba" colony in central Switzerland.

One of my favourite birds, Prunella Modularis Photographed at Woods Mill, owned by the Sussex Wildlife Trust

A study has found that males tend to not discriminate between their own young and those of another male in polyandrous or polygynandrous systems. However, they do vary their feeding depending on the certainty of paternity. If a male has greater access to a female, and therefore a higher chance of a successful fertilisation, during a specific mating period, it would provide more care towards the young

The Ducal Palace is a Renaissance building in the Italian city of Urbino in the Marche. One of the most important monuments in Italy, it is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998.

The construction of the Ducal Palace was begun for Duke Federico III da Montefeltro around the mid-fifteenth century by the Florentine Maso di Bartolomeo. The new construction included the pre-existing Palace of the Jole. The solid rock hillside salient was impregnable to siege but was problematic for carving out the foundation of a palace. Thus, a prominent fortress-builder, Luciano Laurana, from Dalmatia, was hired to build the substructure; but Laurana departed Urbino before the living quarters of the palace were begun. After Laurana, the designer or designers of the Ducal Palace are unknown with certainty. Leading High Renaissance architect Donato Bramante was a native of Urbino and may have worked on the completion of the palace.

The Ducal Palace is famous as the setting of the conversations which Baldassare Castiglione represents as having taken place in the Hall of Vigils in 1507 in his Book of the Courtier.

The palace continued in use as a government building into the 20th century, housing municipal archives and offices, and public collections of antique inscriptions and sculpture (the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, see below). Restorations completed in 1985 have reopened the extensive subterranean network to visitors.

The largest ceremonial center on the island:

Comparison of the size of several moai on the whole island with men:

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The history of Tongariki mixes mythological stories, wars between clans and settlements of tribes that date back to the tenth century. In the large esplanade that extends in front of the ahu, there have been remains of boat-houses or hare paenga, old hearths or umu pae and hundreds of petroglyphs engraved in the volcanic rock that reflect the importance of this extraordinary place.

It is believed that Tongariki was the sociopolitical and religious center of Hotu Iti, one of the two great clans that grouped the tribes of the eastern sector of the island. The first human occupation dates from the year 900 AD. and it is related to the first phase of a first ahu. The impressive final monument is the result of a successive series of modifications and extensions, carried out throughout history, which show the technical mastery achieved.

Ahu Tongariki is the largest ceremonial structure built on Easter Island and the most important megalithic monument in all of Polynesia. It represents the zenith of the sacred constructions called ahu-moai that were developed in Rapa Nui for more than 500 years.

The central platform, whose axis is oriented to the rising sun of the summer solstice, measures almost 100 meters long and with its wings or original lateral extensions reached a total length of 200 meters. During the last final phase of construction of the ceremonial altar, Ahu Tongariki held 15 moai, which made it the platform with the largest number of images of the whole island.

Unfortunately, as happened with the rest of the ceremonial platforms of the island, the moai were knocked down from the ahu during the violent episodes that took place between the different island clans at the time of decadence of the Rapanui culture. It is believed that this period began after 1500 AD. reaching its peak at the end of the seventeenth century.

It is not known with certainty when the statues of the Ahu Tongariki were demolished, but according to the testimonies of the first European navigators who arrived at the island, it seems that these were no longer standing when they arrived at the beginning of the 18th century. However, the place continued to be used as a cemetery until the conversion of the population to Catholicism in the second half of the 19th century.

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It is the largest ceremonial structure in any area of Polynesia, with a length of 220 meters from one side of a wing to the other.

The platform was restored between 1992 and 1996.

Paid by the Japanese government and a Japanese construction company.

In the middle of nowhere, 2 folding chairs, a glass of wine, the camera and an amazing sky...

Bless the lovely Peanut Butter trees for allowing me to hold stars in my hands, if only for a short while. "For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream."

Vincent Van Gogh

Nombre común : Carpintero Buchipecoso

Nombre científico: Colaptes punctigula

Nombre en inglés: SPOT- BREASTED WOODPECKER

Nombre en alemán: Tüpfelbrustspecht

Nombre en francés: Pic de Cayenne

Lugar de la foto: 1046 msnm, Finca Siboney- Santagueda, Palestina- Caldas- Colombia

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A mi amigo JOSÉ MIGUEL PANTALEÓN INOA, en su cumpleaños, quiero dedicarle este retrato del COLAPTES PUNCTIGULA, recordándole que cada día, cada mes, cada año es un nuevo comienzo, es tener la certeza que los milagros existen y que los sueños los podemos hacer realidad. Tus fotografías están llenas de sorpresas, de calidad y buen gusto. Disfrutamos de tus comentarios anexos, y, máxime cuando te auto-regalas esas bellezas de especímenes que por fortuna nos permites admirar cuando las compartes. Verdaderos milagros. FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS amiguito te deseamos desde Colombia tus amigos. Un abrazo.

To my friend José Miguel Pantaleón Inoa, on his birthday, I want to dedicate this portrait of COLAPTES PUNCTIGULA, reminding him that every day, every month, every year is a new beginning, it is to have the certainty that miracles exist and that dreams can be made reality. Your photographs are full of surprises, of quality and good taste. We enjoy your attached comments, and especially when you give yourself those beauties of specimens that fortunately you allow us to admire when you share them. True miracles. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, my friend, we wish you your friends from Colombia. A hug.

There is beauty and calm associated with the arrival of winter. The light is different and the earth seems to slow down and rest after a long season of life-sustaining production. I like to slow down in a similar fashion, and feel the light cascade slowly down into my soul as winter arrives. In these quiet moments I feel my soul connected to what I cannot fully understand, but know with certainty is waiting for me. The God who calls me by name and numbers the hairs on my head stands closer to us mortals than we realize.

Vallonia, IN

2010

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Ok Go - The ONE moment

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"You're right

There is nothing more lovely

There's nothing more profound

Than the certainty

Than the certainty

That all of this will end

That all of this will end

So open your arms to me

Open your arms to me

And this will be

The one moment that matters

And this will be

The one thing we remember

And this will be

The reason to have been here

And this will be

The one moment that matters at all

So while the mud

Reclaims our footprints

And while our bones keep looking back

The overgrowth is swallowing the path

There for the grace of god go we

There for the grace of god go we

There for the grace of time and chance

and entropy's cruel hands

So open your arms to me

Open your arms to me

And this will be

The one moment that matters

And this will be

The one thing we remember

And this will be

The reason to have been here

And this will be

The one moment that matters at all

So won't you stay here with me

And we'll build until we've blistered our hands

This will be

The one thing we remember

So won't you stay here with me

And we'll build us some temples

Build us some castles

Build us some monuments

We'll build us some temples

Build us some castles

Build us some monuments

This will be

This will be

The one moment that matters

And this will be

The one moment that matters at all"

An expected emergence yet

Still somehow startling

A gift you didn't ask for

Exists in abundance

Expectations and demands

An uncertain certainty:

Change must and will occur

Perhaps, this year will be the year I....

You cannot stop a natural phenomenon

It would be like wrestling a cloud

And so the possibilities spill and fall

Hope for the best

This too shall pass

This year will vanish with the rest of them.

And, at the end of your life

You will think

Where have all those years gone?

They seemed so devastating at the time

Yet now....

You grieve them like lost friends.

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A note about the poem. I realized last night while with some close friends in Chicago that I've spend the past 5 NYE since 2020 thinking about how much I hated that last year and wishing good riddance to it. This year was especially hard but I recalled one definition of insanity is to do things the same way and expect different results so I wrote a poem in the middle of the night in my head instead.

All poems and photos are copyrighted, They are not AI. I am not AI. You are not AI. Let's all make resolutions to keep using as many of our brain cells as humanly possible!

Tune: Truly Madly Deeply

I'll be your dream, I'll be your wish, I'll be your fantasy

I'll be your hope, I'll be your love, be everything that you need

I love you more with every breath truly, madly, deeply do

I will be strong, I will be faithful 'cause I'm counting on

A new beginnin'

A reason for livin'

A deeper meaning, yeah

I wanna stand with you on a mountain

I wanna bathe with you in the sea

I wanna lay like this forever

Until the sky falls down on me

And when the stars are shining brightly in the velvet sky

I'll make a wish, send it to heaven and make you want to cry

The tears of joy for all the pleasure and the certainty

That we're surrounded by the comfort and protection

Of the highest powers

In lonely hours

The tears devour you

An' I wanna stand with you on a mountain

I wanna bathe with you in the sea

I wanna lay like this forever

Until the sky falls down on me

Oh, can you see it, baby?

You don't have to close your eyes

It's standin' right before you

All that you need will surely come...

I want to share some feelings with this lovely poem

about sadness and darkness in life!

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'Still I Rise'

By Maya Angelou

"You may write me down in history

With your bitter, twisted lies,

You may trod me in the very dirt

But still, like dust, I'll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you?

Why are you beset with gloom?

’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells

Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns,

With the certainty of tides,

Just like hopes springing high,

Still I'll rise.

Did you want to see me broken?

Bowed head and lowered eyes?

Shoulders falling down like teardrops,

Weakened by my soulful cries?

Does my haughtiness offend you?

Don't you take it awful hard

’Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines

Diggin’ in my own backyard.

You may shoot me with your words,

You may cut me with your eyes,

You may kill me with your hatefulness,

But still, like air, I’ll rise.

Does my sexiness upset you?

Does it come as a surprise

That I dance like I've got diamonds

At the meeting of my thighs?

Out of the huts of history’s shame

I rise

Up from a past that’s rooted in pain

I rise

I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,

Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.

Leaving behind nights of terror and fear

I rise

Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear

I rise

Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,

I am the dream and the hope of the slave.

I rise

I rise

I rise."

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Copyright Credit: Maya Angelou, "Still I Rise" from And Still I Rise: A Book of Poems. Copyright © 1978 by Maya Angelou. Used by permission of Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved.

Source: The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou (1994)

Be well my friends!

For my part, I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream in the same simple way as I dream about the black dots representing towns and villages on a map.

--Vincent Van Gogh--

Lo que vemos en la imagen es a una hembra adulta de Orthetrum trinacria que ha capturado a una hembra de Diplacodes lefebvrii y se la está zampando.

¿El título? Es más una suposición que una certeza. Si nos fijamos, la hembra atacada está soltando huevos y puede ser debido a las contracciones que sufre su cuerpo o a una herramienta de supervivencia de sus huevos al expulsarlos antes de ser consumidos por el atacante.

Fue una escena muy curiosa que contemplé junto a Teo.

Fotograma completo.

En el Parque Natural del Clot de Galvany. Elx (Alicante) España

What we see in the image is an adult female Orthetrum trinacria that has captured a female Diplacodes lefebvrii and is eating it.

Title? It is more of an assumption than a certainty. If we look closely, the attacked female is releasing eggs and it may be due to the contractions that her body suffers or to a survival tool of her eggs by expelling them before being consumed by the attacker.

It was a very curious scene that I saw with Teo.

Full frame.

In the Clot de Galvany Natural Park. Elx (Alicante) Spain

That late morning, on the fifth day of my six-day W Trek, I embarked on an 8.15 km (5.06 miles) round-trip hike to Grey Glacier. This challenging but rewarding walk took approximately 4 hours and 32 minutes.

After a steep climb through a lenga forest, I crossed two suspension bridges. The second bridge, at 56 metres (184 feet) long and 360 metres (1,181 feet) above sea level, offered unparalleled views of the glacier. The first bridge was slightly shorter at 51 metres (167 feet). These bridges are part of the Paine Circuit, providing a unique perspective of one of Patagonia's most impressive glaciers.

Grey Glacier is a colossal ice mass, over 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) wide and more than 30 metres (98 feet) thick at its front. It flows southward into the lake of the same name. The glacier is part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, the world's second largest ice cap outside of the polar regions. This ice field was much larger during the last glacial period, covering vast areas of southern Chile.

Dialogue with Charles Darwin:

Setting: A natural viewpoint overlooking Grey Glacier. Darwin, in his iconic attire, joins me.

Darwin, gazing out at the glacier, remarks: "It's truly astonishing, isn't it? This glacier, a frozen river of time, tells a tale of our planet's history. Can you imagine the forces that shaped this icy behemoth?"

I reply: "Absolutely, Mr. Darwin. It's hard to comprehend the scale and power of nature. I've read about your theories on glacial movement and the Ice Ages. How does a glacier like this fit into that grand narrative?"

Darwin smiles: "Ah, yes. Glaciers are like time capsules, preserving evidence of past climates. This glacier, for instance, is a remnant of the last glacial period. Its retreat and advance over millennia have shaped the landscape, carving valleys and depositing sediment. It's a constant reminder of the dynamic nature of our planet."

I: "And what does the future hold for glaciers like this?"

Darwin: "Well, I cannot say with certainty, but it's clear that our climate is changing. Glaciers are sensitive indicators of these changes. If temperatures continue to rise, we may see more rapid retreat, which could have significant consequences for ecosystems and sea levels."

I: "It's sobering to think about. But witnessing such a natural wonder gives me hope that we can find ways to protect our planet."

Darwin: "Indeed. And remember, even the smallest actions can have a profound impact on our environment."

We stand in silence for a moment, taking in the view.

I: "Thank you for sharing your insights, Mr. Darwin. It's given me a whole new appreciation for this incredible place."

Charles Darwin: "You're welcome. It's always a pleasure to discuss the wonders of nature with someone who shares my passion."

Dublin, Ireland

we know little, but that we must hold to what is difficult is a certainty that will not forsake us; it is good to be solitary, for solitude is difficult; that something is difficult must be a reason the more for us to do it.

to love is good, too: love being difficult. for one human being to love another: that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation.

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This magnificent frigatebird was less that thrilled to break from her soaring pattern to deal with this pest. I'm unable with any certainty to ID the marauder - perhaps a tropical kingbird, Couch's kingbird or a another flycatcher species.

Solidaridad, Quintana Roo, Mexcico

i occupy my lonely post,

hover above the ebb and flow,

watchful eye, rarely sleeping,

casting light against the darkness,

face aglow;

wondrous, warm illumination

to penetrate the night,

cold, uncertain certainty,

tidal pull,

siren song,

lonely sound that lulls me

into everlasting endlessness,

the bells,

the hours,

the horns of boats,

the 'oe' echoes,

the ancient rhythms,

pluff mud empire,

gone to seed;

i wait here in this tiny space,

unprotected, face the cold,

touched by stellar movements, waning,

timeless intervention

held at bay for more than just a moment;

and now i feel the icy breath,

and now i understand the depths,

the chill of nothing left to tell,

the vastness of the sea's betrayal;

i loved the sea,

i love the sea,

i occupy my lonely post.

littletinperson

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Het Vissersbastion (Halászbástya) is een bekend bouwwerk in Boedapest. Het bevindt zich aan de rivierzijde van de Burchtheuvel, District I, en verrees tussen 1895 en 1901

Het bouwwerk biedt uitzicht over de Donau, op de stadsdelen van Pest met het opvallende parlementsgebouw

Over de juiste oorsprong van de naam bestaat geen zekerheid. Waarschijnlijk komt de naam van de vissers die beneden in de Waterstad (Viziváros) woonden en hier hun vismarkt hielden. Het kan ook zijn dat de naam voortkomt uit het feit dat dit deel van de burchtmuur van oudsher werd verdedigd door de vissers van Buda. Het is geen vesting (bastion) maar een terras

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The Fishermen's Bastion (Halászbástya) is a famous building in Budapest. It is located on the river side of Burchtheuvel, District I, and rose between 1895 and 1901

The structure offers a view of the Danube, the districts of Pest with the striking parliament building

There is no certainty about the correct origin of the name. Probably comes the name of the fishermen who lived downstairs in the Water City (Viziváros) and held their fish market here. It may also be that the name stems from the fact that this part of the castle wall was traditionally defended by the fishermen of Buda. It is not a fortress (bastion) but a terrace

🇫🇷 Bien que nous n'ayons pas encore atteint Le Cap ,on aperçoit un de ces reliefs particuliers. Il y en a plusieurs dans cette partie du pays comme:

Signal Hill // Banhoek // Tête de Lion mountain,

Je pense me souvenir (sans certitude 15 ans plus tard) que l'on se situe dans la chaîne de montagnes de Cederberg

🇬🇧 Although we have not yet reached Cape Town, we can see one of these special landforms. There are several in this part of the country, including:

Signal Hill // Banhoek // Tête de Lion mountain,

I think I remember (with no certainty 15 years later) that we are in the Cederberg mountain range.

🇩🇪 Obwohl wir Kapstadt noch nicht erreicht haben, können wir eines dieser besonderen Reliefs sehen. In diesem Teil des Landes gibt es mehrere davon:

Signal Hill // Banhoek // Lion Head Mountain,

Ich glaube mich zu erinnern (15 Jahre später nicht mehr sicher), dass wir uns in den Cederberg Mountains befinden.

🇪🇸 Aunque aún no hemos llegado a Ciudad del Cabo, podemos ver uno de estos accidentes geográficos especiales. Hay varios en esta parte del país, entre ellos:

Signal Hill // Banhoek // la montaña Tête de Lion,

Creo recordar (sin certeza 15 años después) que estamos en la cordillera de Cederberg.

🇮🇹 Anche se non siamo ancora arrivati a Città del Capo, possiamo vedere una di queste forme speciali. In questa parte del Paese ce ne sono diverse, tra cui:

Signal Hill // Banhoek // Tête de Lion,

Credo di ricordare (senza alcuna certezza a distanza di 15 anni) che ci troviamo nella catena montuosa del Cederberg.

Of Roses and Thorns

What remains of the night

And of my melancholic

A thunderstorm that strikes

On all the infinite ways

Of this heart

You exist

In my thoughts

An eternal sun that will never set

The time of desires remains

And the certainty of only one truth

That another life will not be enough for me

To tell you everything that I feel within myself

And it will burn

This fire of mine that no one will put out

I always love you more

I love you even more

Than this endless love

Of roses, of thorns

I no longer want to have to go

I no longer want to be elsewhere

How infinite is this sea

That always brings me back to where

You exist

You exist, that you are the only truth

Another life will not be enough for me

To tell you everything that I feel within myself

And it will burn

This fire of mine that no one will put out

I always love you more

I love you even more

Than this endless love

Of roses, of thorns

Of roses, of thorns

Song by :Al Bano

Che cosa resta della notte

E delle mie malinconie

Un temporale che si abbatte

Su tutte le infinite vie

Di questo cuore

Esisti tu

Nei miei pensieri

Un sole eterno che mai più tramonterà

Rimane il tempo

Dei desideri

E la certezza di una sola verità

Che un'altra vita non mi basterà

Per dirti tutto ciò che sento dentro me

E brucerà

Questo mio fuoco che nessuno spegnerà

Io ti amo sempre più

Io ti amo ancor di più

Di questo amore senza fine

Di rose, di spine

Non voglio più dovere andare

Non voglio più essere altrove

Com'è infinito questo mare

Che mi riporta sempre dove

Esisti tu

Esisti tu che sei la sola verità

Un'altra vita non mi basterà

Per dirti tutto ciò che sento dentro me

E brucerà

Questo mio fuoco che nessuno spegnerà

Io ti amo sempre più

Io ti amo ancor di più

Di questo amore senza fine

Di rose, di spine

Di rose, di spine.

is trying hard to look inconspicuous. The Botanical Gardens, Royal Victoria Park, Bath, Somerset, England UK.

The Eurasian siskin is a small passerine bird related to finches and is common across the UK and Europe. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 as Fringilla spinus. This scientific name literally means a “now-unidentified finch”, from the Latin fringilla (“finch”) and the Ancient Greek spinus, a term once used for a bird that can no longer be identified with certainty.

Two years later, the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson described the genus Carduelis, in which the siskin (as Carduelis spinus) lived quite happily alongside the European goldfinch until relatively recently. The name Carduelis translates from Latin as “thistle-eater”, which perfectly matches one of the main food sources of the European goldfinch. The siskin, however, is primarily a tree-dweller and prefers conifer seeds, as well as seeds of alder and birch, though they do join other finches to dine on thistle seeds and alike. So being labelled a “now-unidentifiable thistle-eater” was never a particularly good fit.

Recent studies have shown that the Eurasian siskin is genetically closer to its American cousins than to the Eurasian red- or yellow-faced goldfinches. As a result, in 2012 it was grouped with American siskins and goldfinches in the revived genus Spinus and renamed Spinus spinus.

So, nearly 250 years later, we end up with a more “descriptive” scientific name for the species: a “now-unidentifiable, unidentifiable bird”. I love taxonomy.😀

Thank you for your visit, favours and comments, much appreciated.

.... La gioia non si vive allo stesso modo in tutte le tappe e circostanze della vita, a volte molto dure. Si adatta e si trasforma, e sempre rimane almeno uno spiraglio di luce che nasce dalla certezza personale di essere infinitamente amato, al di là di tutto...anche in mezzo alle peggiori angustie...

( Papa Francesco, Evangelii gaudium, 6 )

A glimmer of light

.....also in the midst of distress, that comes from the certainty of being infinitely loved...

Colours red, green and white. No 16 in Colour of Spring series.

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The water tower in the middle of the chapel bridge is part of the historic city fortification of Lucerne and is considered a landmark of the city.

The 35-metre-high octagonal and slightly leaning tower complements the city fortification towards the lake. Its construction time cannot be determined with certainty, but certainly after 1262, so even before the chapel bridge built. It has long served as a defensive and watchtower, as well as a cornerstone of the city's fortification. Over the years, he was a city archive, treasury, dungeon and torture chamber.

It is mentioned for the first time in 1367. The existing roof chair dates back to 1339. Since 1939 the tower has been rented to the Lucerne Artillery Association. The tower is rarely open to the public, usually only in summer.

On the lower floor of the tower is a dungeon. Its walls are three meters thick, there are neither windows nor doors. Access is only possible via an opening in the floor of the room above. The dungeon was probably used as a prison until 1759 and then abandoned. On the first floor is the so-called treasury. It served as a prison and as an interrogation and torture chamber until 1759. From 1759 to 1798 the state treasure was kept here, from 1798 to 1803 the room served again as a prison and from 1804 to keep the securities of the community. The second upper floor was until 1759 the place of storage of the Lucerne State Treasury and the State Archives.

When it was discovered in 1758 that money had been stolen for years, it was converted into a prison (until 1802). From 1804 to 1919 he again housed the municipal archive. The striking stork nest on the top of the tower has not been used for over 100 years. The 15-metre-high attic served as an interrogation and torture chamber. Since 1892 alpine sailors have been breeding here in a colony, which is supervised by the Ornithological Society of the City of Lucerne (OGL), since 1959 on behalf of the City Council of Lucerne. The Alpine sailing colony in the water tower is the largest Alpine swift "Tachymarptis melba" colony in central Switzerland.

As I walk through the shadows, the doubts and feeling wash away, the certainty of what is to come rekindling the spark.

A 'Stonewall' certainty? The wall, the tree and the sky all fighting for attention - Near Malham Cove, Yorkshire

Historic first nesting of Zitting Cisticola in Britain

Zitting Cisticola has bred in Britain for the first time, with a pair raising young in Suffolk this summer.(2025)

The long-anticipated milestone was documented this month at Walberswick NNR in Suffolk, where birders noted clear evidence of successful nesting. The breakthrough was first signalled on 3 August, when a singing male was discovered at the reserve, sparking speculation that a second bird – thought to be a female – might also be present.

That speculation turned to certainty on 22 August, when both adults were seen carrying food to at least three freshly fledged juveniles. A fourth chick was confirmed the following morning, leaving no doubt that the species has bred in Britain for the first time.

(Bird Guides UK. 08 2025)

Zitting cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) La Janda Andalucia Spain 0179

Niet alleen de Vectron heeft een streepje voor bij mij, ook de stoere locs type Class 66 maken deze spoorwegfotograaf blij.

Zo was ik bijzonder verheugd met deze fraaie Linz-shuttle van Railtraxx, voor de gelegenheid volledig samengesteld uit ketelwagons, hier te zien net voor het passeren van de brug van de Gijmelsesteenweg. Spijtig genoeg één minuut te laat voor volledig zonlicht, maar dat mag de pret niet drukken ;-)

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One of the certainties during the morning on line 35 between Aarschot and Hasselt is the so called Linz shuttle of Railtraxx.

Always hauled by a Class 66, but always a surprise in its composition. On Thursday the 25th of February only tank wagons were in the train. A nice view I believe!

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Langdorp; 25/02/2021

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Make a wish and place it in your heart. Anything you want. Everything you want.

Do you have it? Good. Now believe it can come true. You never know where the next miracle is going to come from, the next smile. The next wish come true.

But if you believe that it is right around the corner. And you open your heart and mind to the possibility of it. To the certainty of it.

You just might get the thing you're wishing for.

The world is full of magic. You just have to believe in it. So make your wish. Do you have it?

Good. Now believe in it. With all your heart.

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Lake Montriond is located in the Haute-Savoie in the French Chablais region. The lake is frequented by fishermen and especially by walkers and hikers.

The lake of Montriond was created by the collapse of a part of the mountain of Nantaux in the North West. This geological event, which is not dated with certainty (from 4500 years to 3 or 4 centuries!), caused a dam on the torrent which ran at the bottom of the valley, hence the

formation of the lake.

Le lac de Montriond se trouve en Haute-Savoie dans le Chablais français. Le lac est fréquenté par les pêcheurs et surtout par les promeneurs et randonneurs.

Le lac de Montriond est né suite à l'éboulement d'une partie de la montagne de Nantaux au Nord Ouest. Cet événement géologique non daté avec certitude (de 4500 ans à 3 ou 4 siècles !) a provoqué un barrage sur le torrent qui courait au fond de la vallée, d'où la formation du lac.

Early morning, still night darkness

The Cathedral of Linköping is the second biggest church in Sweden, and is 110 m long and 107m in height.

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Year 1153 was the stone church with certainty completed, which emerges from the documents of the Church Council in the same year, it was then a Romanesque basilica and about half as large as today.

Let us salute the silence

And certainty of mountains:

Their sublime stillness,

Their dream-filled hearts

*John O Donohue*

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Singapore has a sensibly regulated free market economy, combined with political stability and certainty based on the rule of law. A laser sharp focus on quality education has produced an industrious and well educated work force. Singapore is probably the only country in that has graduated from being a Third World Country to a First World one within a single generation.

These attributes have attracted many international investors that have turned Singapore into a powerhouse for global business and finance.

Several leading multinational corporations have established their regional headquarters in Singapore, and announce their presence in the form of competing skyscrapers that rival any skyline found in the leading countries of the world.

The water tower in the middle of the chapel bridge is part of the historic city fortification of Lucerne and is considered a landmark of the city.

The 35-metre-high octagonal and slightly leaning tower complements the city fortification towards the lake. Its construction time cannot be determined with certainty, but certainly after 1262, so even before the chapel bridge built. It has long served as a defensive and watchtower, as well as a cornerstone of the city's fortification. Over the years, he was a city archive, treasury, dungeon and torture chamber.

It is mentioned for the first time in 1367. The existing roof chair dates back to 1339. Since 1939 the tower has been rented to the Lucerne Artillery Association. The tower is rarely open to the public, usually only in summer.

On the lower floor of the tower is a dungeon. Its walls are three meters thick, there are neither windows nor doors. Access is only possible via an opening in the floor of the room above. The dungeon was probably used as a prison until 1759 and then abandoned. On the first floor is the so-called treasury. It served as a prison and as an interrogation and torture chamber until 1759. From 1759 to 1798 the state treasure was kept here, from 1798 to 1803 the room served again as a prison and from 1804 to keep the securities of the community. The second upper floor was until 1759 the place of storage of the Lucerne State Treasury and the State Archives.

When it was discovered in 1758 that money had been stolen for years, it was converted into a prison (until 1802). From 1804 to 1919 he again housed the municipal archive. The striking stork nest on the top of the tower has not been used for over 100 years. The 15-metre-high attic served as an interrogation and torture chamber. Since 1892 alpine sailors have been breeding here in a colony, which is supervised by the Ornithological Society of the City of Lucerne (OGL), since 1959 on behalf of the City Council of Lucerne. The Alpine sailing colony in the water tower is the largest Alpine swift "Tachymarptis melba" colony in central Switzerland.

The moment when you first wake up in the morning is the most wonderful of the twenty-four hours. No matter how weary or dreary you may feel, you possess the certainty that, during the day that lies before you, absolutely anything may happen. And the fact that it practically always doesn't, matters not a jot. The possibility is always there.

~Monica Baldwin

in black and white you suggest; in color you state. Much can be implied by suggestion, but statement demands certainty… absolute certainty.

Paul Outerbridge

HFF! Justice Matters! No one is above the law!

camellia, 'October Affair', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina

One of the surest axioms of science is that energy can never die, ever. Energy is known with scientific certainty to be deathless; it can neither be created nor destroyed. It merely changes form. Because absolutely everything has an energy-identity, nothing is exempt from this immortality.

Protecting what? You can't even swim in this - you will sink. Fuji X-E3.

Perhaps the deepest friendships are built not upon grand declarations or extraordinary experiences, but upon a thousand small gestures that pass almost unnoticed.

The sharing of something ordinary. A kindness offered without being asked. The ease of sitting beside someone without needing to fill every silence.

There is a tenderness in these unremarkable moments, a kind of belonging that asks very little of us beyond simply being present.

And perhaps years from now, when the details of an afternoon have faded, it will be these small things we remember most. Not what was said or where we were going, but the comforting certainty that, for a little while, we belonged to one another.

*Along the Rhine — Cologne, Germany*

Lake Montriond is located in the Haute-Savoie in the French Chablais region. The lake is frequented by fishermen and especially by walkers and hikers.

The lake of Montriond was created by the collapse of a part of the mountain of Nantaux in the North West. This geological event, which is not dated with certainty (from 4500 years to 3 or 4 centuries!), caused a dam on the torrent which ran at the bottom of the valley, hence the

formation of the lake.

Le lac de Montriond se trouve en Haute-Savoie dans le Chablais français. Le lac est fréquenté par les pêcheurs et surtout par les promeneurs et randonneurs.

Le lac de Montriond est né suite à l'éboulement d'une partie de la montagne de Nantaux au Nord Ouest. Cet événement géologique non daté avec certitude (de 4500 ans à 3 ou 4 siècles !) a provoqué un barrage sur le torrent qui courait au fond de la vallée, d'où la formation du lac.

Raising flight for 2009

Dear friends of the Flickr. Professional reasons, in this end of Year have imposibilitado visit them with the frequency that it would desire. Of Heart I thank all the visits and commentaries my works Of my part all have my applause for the presented works. Inside of the possible one I will continue postando my works and briefing, they have the certainty, I will come back visits them for my satisfaction of will be able to see vosos you work. To all kisses and Abraços Ed

Amigos queridos do Flickr.

Motivos profissionais,neste final de Ano tem imposibilitado visita-los com com a frequencia que desejaria.

De Coração agradeço a todos as visitas e comentarios a meus trabalhos

De minha parte todos tem meu aplauso pelos trabalhos apresentados.

Dentro do possivel continuarei postando meus trabalhos e breve , tenham a certeza , voltarei a visita-los para minha satisfação de puder ver vosos trabalhas.

A todos beijos e Abraços

Ed

Levantando voo para 2009

Ritratto Street -

“ Quant’è bella giovinezza,

che si fugge tuttavia!

Chi vuol esser lieto, sia:

del doman non v’è certezza."

(Lorenzo de’ Medici) - Volterra AD 1398

Street Portrait -

"How beautiful it is,

which flees however!

Who wants to be happy, either:

of tomorrow there is no certainty. "

(Lorenzo de ’Medici) - Volterra AD 1398

Night Photography on the Alps

Night view from the summit of Mount Rocciamelone (3.538 m) toward the Punta Lunella (2.772 m), a mountain in the Graian Alps (Italy) whose summit here emerges from an infinite bank of thick clouds.

We can therefore approximate the altitude of the cloudscape around 2.600 meters, or so...

which means about nine hundred meters below me.

More in the distance are visible the lights of Turin (one of the largest cities in northern Italy) that lit up from beneath the mass of clouds.

Then the universe, with planet Jupiter clearly visible on the left.

One of those visions I would say out of this world.

I could not even conceive photography if released from the search of the amazing simplicity that lies in the infinite.

Where planet Earth and all our momentary certainties must give way to the immensity of the unknown universe. The bridge to the absolute, the gateway of awe.

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Melanostoma mellinum is a very common species of hoverfly found in many parts of Britain, Europe including the Mediterranean basin and North Africa, the East Palearctic, and North America.

A small species, their wingspan range recorded is between 4.7 and 7.0 mm. Very similar to Platycheirus and other Melanostoma species, but with close inspection of some finer details, it can be identified with certainty. Adult males closely resemble Platycheirus clypeatus, but lack the flattening or broadening of the front legs characteristic of most Platycheirus males. Females resemble female Melanostoma scalare, sharing similar triangular tergite markings, but have a shiny, black frons, which separates them from M. scalare and most Platycheirus species. Also, M. mellinum may prove to be a species complex.

Their preferred habitat include grasslands and moorlands, including those in hilly and mountainous regions. Adults can be found feeding on the pollen of grasses (Poaceae) and other wind-pollinated plants.

Little is known of their biology, but the larvae are suspected to be a general predator of small insects in leaf litter.

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