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It is interesting how businesses promote the holidays regardless of what they are selling. This stairway is in a car dealership where I take my vehicle for its scheduled maintenance. HSfS
This is the front deck of the Sea View Inn we stayed at in Carmel-by-the-Sea. It was such a peaceful and pretty little community and this Inn was very charming. Here I was just goofing around with different styles and came up with this variation on selective colouring....
Enjoying the Weather POO cat sitting on the deck rail observing his surroundings, he loves outdoors and spends as much time there as he can. It makes him happy, he patrols the grounds of about 4 houses and the woods next to me, he does what he wants and my nearby neighbors treat him like there own, a spoiled rotten wannabe Ferrel cat!
Is it too early to start decorating for Christmas?
Decided to plop a wreath on Baron and snap a picture. He's settling quite well into his lovely new stall--which, yes, is already decked out with Christmas lights and decorations!
We see fox squirrels rummaging through the planter pots on our deck in late fall and winter. We think they have actually made deposits of snacks earlier in the year that they are now trying to retrieve!
F35s at the stern of the flight deck as HMS Queen Elizabeth comes into her home port of Portsmouth. Carrying a mix of US and British F35s.
Apparently the US F35s are the US Marine Corps "Wake Island Avengers" and according to Wikipedia "On September 4, 2020 the squadron deployed to RAF Marham in the United Kingdom, with 10 F-35Bs.[10] The squadron is scheduled to train alongside 617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, in preparation for an upcoming deployment where the two squadrons will form the fixed-wing component embarked on HMS Queen Elizabeth when the carrier enters its first operational deployment in 2021."
Imagine a warm summerevening in a harbour on one of the famous waters of Frisia. There's almost no wind. Then imagine heavy rainclouds slowly sailing in. The boat-people gently move into their boats, some bigger, some smaller. Then it starts raining, pouring straight down for a while. Imagine having dinner inside and just when you have your after-dinner coffee, the rain has stopped and the sun shines again. A small golden ball somewere between the horizon and the clouds. With one hand you open a hatch to look at the upperdeck, straight into the sun. The other hand holds the coffee, a Beerenburger is just around the corner below deck. For a while you enjoy the view and suddenly notice you're not the only one in an open hatch.
And to always remember these boat moments, you make that simple click.
Please leave a comment below if you've been in this situation too! :-)
These deck prism arrays were placed in the iron decking at the top floor of the lighthouse, surrounding the large Fresnel lens. The prisms, flat on the surface but faceted below would refract light into the lighthouse tower and its spiral staircase below.
"In normal usage, The prism hangs below the ceiling and disperses the light sideways; the top is flat and installed flush with the deck, becoming part of the deck. A plain flat glass would just form a single bright spot below-- not very useful general illumination-- hence the prismatic shape.
The names "deck light" and "dead light" or "deadlight" are sometimes used, though the latter seems to be uncommon as a reference to prisms, as more often refers to plain-glass panels.
The earliest deck prisms with provenance are from the 1840s. Presumably they were used earlier, but how much earlier is unknown; the origin of the idea is lost, and glass is difficult to date." glassian.org/Prism/Deck/index.html
I was fascinated by the beauty, artisanship, and function of these, and had a difficult time finding information on the internet about their use in lighthouses.
By the way, this is not selective color. I'm not a fan of selective color, I did only a slight bit of dodging on the image. The details are much clearer when viewed larger on black.
Taking in the sea air on the top deck of the Stena Europe superferry. I travelled from Ireland to the UK last week to visit friends & family, my first time back in 10 years. Home now but I'm feeling a little jaded so you'll have to bear with me while I try to catch up on comments in the coming days.
The life jackets are stored in these benches & the lifeboats are hanging over the side. There is actually a walking route around the deck, 4 laps = 1km. Great idea to pass the time HBM!