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Took this as we started walking on the Tower Trail - a one mile loop trail around Devils Tower butte.
There was a break in the rail so we go some good shots in with the sun shining on it.
Walking up to the top of Devil's Peak. Just south of Quorn, South Australia, the peak is only about 668m above sea level, but it gives some impressive views of the area.
been to mums to get the cake with slices out of it
delictable darkness they had cream and strawberries with it.
my brother and wife are taking it home with them so i dont get my teeth round it as i am dieting :((
A tour around the island of Antigua ... starting and ending at Jolly Beach.
Devil's Bridge is a natural rock arch in eastern Antigua. It is located on the Atlantic coast at 17°6′1.7″N 61°40′42.2″W, near Indian Town Point to the east of Willikies. The area around the arch features several natural blowholes which shoot up water and spray powered by waves from the Atlantic Ocean. This particular location is exposed to waves that are pushed by the Trade Winds with no land between here and Europe. Nearby popular local swimming spots such as Long Cove are sheltered by an offshore reef acts as a natural breakwater.
Mountain climbing is one of the most popular attractions of Devils Tower. It was first climbed on July 4, 1893 by ranchers William Rogers and Willard Ripley. They ascended by driving wooden pegs into cracks in the rock, which is still visible today. Fritz Wiessner free climbed his way up in 1937. In 1941 as part of a publicity stunt, George Hopkins parachuted his way atop Devils Tower. Unable to ascend, he was then trapped for six days before being rescued. Around 4000 people climb Devils Tower every year, one of the most popular spots in the United States.
The Devils Tower is sacred to the Lakota, Cheyenne and Kiowa, and many have strongly objected to what they see as desecration by climbers. Climbers have retorted that as Devils Tower is public land, they have every right to climb. A compromise has been reached, where there is a voluntary climbing ban enacted in June, when the tribes hold their ceremonies at Devils Tower. 85% of climbers honor the ban.
Devils Tower National Monument, Hulett, Wyoming
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West window of the outer north aisle by Burlison & Grylls, c1910.
Rugby's parish church of St Andrew is an imposing landmark in the town centre, and highly unusual in possessing two towers, one 15th century with battlements at the west end, and the tapering steeple by William Butterfield at the north east corner, part of his rebuilding of the ancient church. (unusual as this two-towered church is, the town's catholic church also evolved in a similar way, thus both major churches share the effect of asymmetrical towers, a unique situation in Britain).
The arrangement was even more impressive until 1983 when the massive nearby 1870s George Gilbert Scott church of the Holy Trinity, technically sharing the same churchyard, was tragically demolished.
The medieval St Andrew's had already been much altered, having begun life as a village church it was gradually expanded to serve the growing town. The nave had been enlarged in the 1800s and by the time of Butterfield's further expansion of the building in 1877-85 only the west tower and the north nave arcade survived of the medieval building. These were retained, the old nave effectively becoming the north aisle (and outer north aisle!) of a much larger nave built to the south, complete with south aisle and a lofty chancel.
The interior is therefore every bit as eccentric as the exterior, with Butterfield's characteristic use of coloured stonework and a sanctuary rich in marble finishes. The most dramatic feature is the chancel arch surmounted by a cross adorned with geometric patterning and supported by richly carved corbels. The font too betray's Butterfield's love of contrasting coloured marbles.
The stained glass in the main east and west windows (along with the north and south windows of the sanctuary) is by Clayton & Bell. The remainder, in the aisles and the large Baptism window under the north steeple (difficult to see since conversion to a vestry) is all the work of Burlison & Grylls of London, with their characteristic neo-Flemish fine drawing in subdued tones.
The church is usually open and welcoming during the day with a small cafe set up at the west end. I am especially grateful to Helen Bryant on my latest visit for giving me access to the vestries to photograph the glass there.
The devil's fork, Radio and TV antenna on the Mont-Royal. There is an interesting dichotomy between this structure and the other one on the mountain, the giant cross.
Mont-Royal, Montréal, QC, Canada
I just REALLY wanted some Deviled Eggs the other day so I made some. It was my first time. It was so damn good. I'd make some more *right now* but my carton of eggs is at Paula's apt because I baked my cupcake class cupcakes over there. Grr.
The story goes that long ago an old woman's cow wandered acros the river, and she wondered how she would ever get the beast back. The devil heard of her predicament and promised that he would build a bridge across the river if the old woman promised that he would get to keep the first living thing to cross the bridge. She agreed, and the devil built a bridge overnight. Well, the old woman was clever; she tossed a loaf of bread across the bridge and her faithful dog dashed across to fetch it. The devil was furious; he had no need of the dog, it was the old woman's soul he was after! He disappeared in a rage. There are now three bridges, stacked one above the other, but the lowest and oldest bridge is said to have been the one built by the devil himself!
In reality the first bridge was built 1075 - 1200 (some reports state in was built by Monks, dated as early as the 800s), and was followed by a second bridge, built on top of the first, about 1753. Finally, an iron bridge was built atop both earlier bridges in 1901.
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The reflective surfaces are not textures!
Mumixer had pointed me in the direction of Devil's Moon a few weeks ago but with one thing and another I only made it out there today - and fell flat on my face so to speak: I was always under the impression that reflections and reflectivity is beyond the scope of present day real time render. So, how on earth did they achieve this? And why does it create no lag whatsoever? I took a lot of screenshots, some from the exact same location at slight angle variations since I want my computer scientist colleague, Selim to take a look at these and tell me what the hell is going on here...
Beautiful SIM too btw, but quite frankly the technology had me so gobsmacked that I couldn't really take much else in. Will go back for sure.
6 hours later:
ahum... Mossy put me wise: It is an extremely clever design trick: They did the entire architecture twice, one being the perpendicular mirror image of the other and then interleaved it with those transparent textures.
jeez... am i embarrassed or what?
The way thorny devils drink water is ingenious. Their body is covered in a system of tiny grooves or channels that run between their scales. All the channels lead to the corners of their mouth. These channels absorb water via capillary action. Not only can the thorny lizard capture rain this way, it can also absorb dew drops, for example from the vegetation it moves through, via the capillaries. Once the water is in the grooves the lizard can suck it towards its mouth by gulping.
Silhouette of Devil's Tower in Northeastern Wyoming. Looks kind of eerie like it's waiting for the mothership of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" to arrive.
Photographed over at Vysehrad Castle.
The image is from the Devil card in our Victorian Romantic Tarot.
Thrift Shops, Museums, The Egyptian Theatre Oh My! Lighthouse Ghost, Devils, and Hobbit Trails Oh My! Pre's pre Nikes, Myrtle Wood Money, and sliding down the Sand Dunes Oh My!
Debbie W and I took a roadtrip to Florence/Coos Bay. We stayed at the Lighthouse Inn in Florence. We visite Haceta Head Lighthouse/Devils Elbow, Old Town Florence, HWY 101 to Coos Bay ith county museums, and print shop museum (with a Printer's Devil). Who knew the Coos BayArt Museum had Prefontaine's running shoes in a special room... and the Egyptian! A 1920s theatre with a fabulous Neon sign -- and luckily The Swiss Family Robinson movie was playing! The Thrift shops were either really good or really bad, and sometimes really good AND bad! We skipped the Sea Lion Caves - but let the Devil's Churn freak us out. Fabulous visit!