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Magnolia Plantation and Gardens.
This plantation is typical of the rice plantations along the Ashley and the Cooper Rivers outside of Charleston. It was established in 1676 when Thomas Drayton built a fine house on the plantation. The Drayton family still owns Magnolia Plantation! But for most of its history the Draytons lived next door in Drayton Hall. The house you see today on Magnolia Plantation was a simple hunting lodge that was rebuilt (1873) after the original house was burned down during the Civil War. This structure is the third house on this property. It is not a grand house because of its origins as a hunting lodge. The plantation was named magnolia because of fine specimens of Magnolia grandiflora, the evergreen magnolia which also grows well in Adelaide. For me the house is interesting because in the 1840s it was inherited by Reverend John Grimké whose mother was a Drayton. To inherit it he had to adopt the name of Grimké-Drayton. Reverend Grimké was a nephew of the famous Grimké sisters, Sarah and Angelina. They were prominent Abolitionists and champions of women’s’ rights. They were practising Quakers but their father was a pro-slavery Sth Carolinian planter. They abhorred slavery and once William Lloyd Garrison started his abolitionist newspaper the Liberator (1831) and founded the American Anti-Slavery Society the Grimké sisters joined as lecturers and advocates. Like all Abolitionists they deeply insulted and hurt the Sth Carolinian slave owners. This area of the South was part of the Bible belt. Planters were devout church goers and proud Christians. But the Abolitionists said that slavery was a sin and immoral (which it was) and the Southern planters took that as a personal insult. Quickly from the mid 1830s onwards the Abolitionists like the Grimké sister widened the split between the North and the South. It took another 20 years before their concerns became major political issues and a basic issue of a political party, the Republican Party founded in 1854 and later the party of Lincoln. It is important to remember that a wealthy plantation like Magnolia had slaves but also links to the anti-slavery movement! It is also important to remember that most anti-slavery campaigners did not necessarily believe in racial equality (Lincoln was one of those). They just wanted justice for the slaves.
It was Reverend Grimké-Drayton who founded the gardens at Magnolia in the 1840s. This was the era of the concept of pleasure gardens for genteel people to wander about for amusement. Some camellias had been planted at Magnolia in the 1820s and John Grimké-Drayton expanded that collection greatly to make it one of the specialities of Magnolia. Today there are over 900 varieties of camellia grown on the plantation with many thousands of bushes. Azaleas grow almost like weeds in this climate and soon the plantation had thousands. Today there are over 30,000 azaleas bushes at Magnolia Plantation. The garden was developed in the English style, some say, to entice John Grimké’s bride from Philadelphia to Magnolia! The gardens became so well known that they were opened to the public after the Civil War in 1870. Today the garden covers many acres with ornamental ponds, lakes, and decorative bridges. Look for both the white and the red bridges.
Audubon and the Swamp Garden.
An early visitor to the garden was John Audubon who became the most famous American ornithologist and painter of the environment and flora. His major book entitled The Birds of America (1827–1839) is one of the finest ornithological works ever completed and amazingly valuable these days. Audubon had nothing to do with the Swamp Garden but it was named in honour of him. Along the drive are some magnificent Virginia Live Oaks (Quercus virginiana) draped in Spanish Moss (Tillandsea usneoides.) Some parts of this garden are around 350 years old! As Australians the fascinating features of the Swamp garden are the totally black swamp water and the beautiful Tupelo or Black Gums as they are called. They are related to Dogwoods and their botanical name is Nyssa biflora. The Tupelo are prized by apiarists as they produce excellent flavoured honey. The other tree that dominates the swamp lands is the Taxodium distichum. It is commonly called Bald Cypress. These trees live in swamps or water, grow to a great age, and are semi deciduous in the winter. Look for the knees or wooden nodes found in the mud away from the water. It used to be thought that the knees were breathing nodes but today the evidence suggests they are buttress nodes to help stabilise the tree in muddy wet soil. A tractor trolley (the Nature Train) will take us through the swamp gardens a natural habitat for several species of water birds and alligators. Provided the weather is warm enough you are bound to see some alligators (Alligator mississippiensis).They inhabit the former rice paddies and swamps of the plantation. Some of the original slave cabins are still standing as well. One of these cabins was inhabited until 1999.
JAPAN FAIR
GABRIEL New sale in Japan Fair
::GB::Drape shirt and jacket
Gabrielさんの新作Men's Jacket を女子的に着てみた♥
Canadian Museum of Civilization, reconstructed Lower Canada convent hospital: www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/hist/canp1/ca11eng.s...
Prompt:
The image presents a stylized, patriotic design featuring two bald eagles and the American flag. Two eagle heads, one slightly larger than the other, are positioned centrally, their bodies merging into wings that spread out to form a heart shape. These wings are not feathered in the traditional sense but are depicted as being made of the American flag.
The stars and stripes of the flag are clearly visible, draped and folded to create the wing/heart shape. Two hands, seemingly of a darker complexion, emerge from the bottom, cradling the eagles and the flag-wings. The hands are positioned with palms facing upwards and fingers slightly curled inwards, suggesting a gesture of protection and care.
The image is set against a plain light gray or off-white background, which accentuates the colors and details of the central motif. The lighting is bright and highlights the textures of the eagles' heads and the fabric of the flag. The overall effect is a symbolic representation of American patriotism and the safeguarding of national values.
Chapeau mes spécimen jusqu’au 2cm.conique omboné cuticule detachable lisse vert blue près la marge gris brun translucide strié.
Lames adnées étroite blanc sordine
Pied long égal pubescens blue vert ver la base.
Odeur indistincte
Croissance sur aiguilles de conifer dans un plantation épinettes sapin.
Spores Ellipsoide moyen 9,5 x 4,5 microns (voir photo)
Merci Renée.
The new 2013 Disney Store Classic Evil Queen 12'' doll has been fully deboxed and is posing standing up. She is supported by a metal doll stand (not included with the doll). She is joined by the 1998 Mattel Great Villains Collection Evil Queen 12'' doll, so they can be compared. Since the Mattel doll is on a custom doll stand, she stands about an inch taller than the Disney doll. Following is a review of both dolls.
Review of Classic Evil Queen Doll
Her head and face are much more movie accurate than that of the Designer Evil Queen, but don't approach the accuracy (and beauty) of the Mattel Great Villains Evil Queen doll. She has a head that is considerably larger than the Mattel doll, and it does look too large for her body. Also, her hood is a molded part of her head, rather than an actual cloth hood over rooted hair, as in the Mattel doll. Her face doesn't have features as refined or delicate as the Mattel doll, who is has more pronounced cheekbones, a thinner face, and a look of steely evil. The Disney doll has lips that are in an Elvis type snarl, which her mouth slightly open, whereas the Mattel doll has pouty, fuller lips with her mouth closed. The Disney doll's lips are bright red, the Mattel doll's lips are very deep red, almost maroon in color. The Disney doll has a tanned skin tone (a deeper color than my photos show, which were taken with flash rather than natural light). The Mattel doll has a pinker skin color that more closely matches the movie character. They both have small green eyes with heavy eyelids, and thin double arched eyebrows. The Disney doll's left eyebrow is higher than her right, matching the snarl in her upper lip, whereas the Mattel's eyebrows are symmetrical. The Mattel doll's face is more beautiful, elegant and faithful to the movie character, but I like the Disney doll's facial expression.
She has the same body construction as the other 11-12'' dolls in the 2012-2013 Disney Princess Classic Doll Collection, that started with Classic Merida in April 2012. She has neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ankle joints. Her head is on a ball joint that allows 360 degrees rotation about a horizontal plane, and tilting 10 degrees down, 30 degrees back, and 30 degrees towards the left and right. Her shoulder have ball joints 360 degree rotation in a vertical plane and tilting about 90 degrees from the vertical. Her elbows are also ball joints, that allows 90 degrees tilt inward and 30 degrees outwards. Her wrists are hinge and pivot joints that allow 360 degrees rotation and can tilt 90 degrees backward and 45 degrees forward. Her hips have ball joints that allow rotation about a plane 30 degrees from the vertical, and tilting 30 degrees outward. Her knees are hinge joints that allow tilting 80 degrees backwards and 10 degrees forward. Finally her ankles are hinge/pivot joints like her wrists, allowing 360 rotation, 45 tilt upwards and 80 degrees downwards. She is much more posable than the Mattel doll, who doesn't have articulation in her arms or legs.
Her outfit is consists of a satin dress and cape, that are separate removable pieces. The dress is form fitting slinky dark purple satin. It has very large sleeves that drape over the arms, with gold trim. There is a long belt that is a red rope, that also hangs from her waist. The collar is white satin that is attached to the cape. The full length satin cape is black on the outside and red on the inside, with both layers glued together, making it rather stiff. She has black high heeled shoes, that fit very snuggly on her feet, so I removed the rubber bands that secured the shoes to her feet for shipping. She has a crown made of matte finish gold colored plastic, that is attached to her head via three tabs on the inside of the crown. The tabs are not glued to the corresponding slots in her head, so the crown is removable. The Mattel doll's outfit is much more elaborate and accurate. For instance, her cape is two layers that are sewn together rather than glued, making it much more flexible, with the outer layer black velvet (rather than satin), with white fur trim. Also the robe's clasp has a semi-spherical jewel in a gold ring, whereas the Disney doll has a faceted crystal glued to the cloth clasp. The Mattel doll has polished gold shoes, versus the plain black shoes of the Disney doll. Likewise, the Mattel doll has polished gold crown, versus a matte finish gold crown on the Disney doll. There is also an embossed pattern and white trim on the sleeves, rather than gold stitching on the hem of the Disney doll's sleeves. The Mattel doll has detached purple inner sleeves, which the Disney doll lacks. Finally the belt on the Mattel doll is thicker, with a gold thread embedded in the red rope, with much larger tassels that are very soft, with embedded red tinsel. Overall, the Mattel's outfit looks much richer and truly fit for a Queen.
She has no accessories. So she is missing the heart box that was included with the Mattel Great Villains version of Evil Queen. Nor does she have the poison red apple that is depicted in the box graphics.
First look at the newly released Disney Store Classic Evil Queen 12'' doll. Her look (the doll and her outfit) is based on her appearance in the movie, and is much more movie accurate than the Designer Evil Queen doll (September 2011), who was ''re-imagined'' as a fashion doll.
2012-2013 Disney Princess Classic Doll Collection Evil Queen 12'' Doll
US Disney Store
$14.50, or 2 for $20
Released in stores December 30, 2012
Purchased in store January 3, 2013
Not yet available online
I went to my local DS on Thursday January 3, 2013 and snagged two of the brand new Classic Villain 12'' Dolls, the Evil Queen and Maleficent. They were just released in some stores this past weekend, and are not yet available online. My store did not have the new Jafar yet, but will get him very soon. I also got Mother Gothel, who is in the new ''Posable Arms and Legs'' package so presumably has the new knee and ankle joints that the 2012 Classic Princess dolls have (first introduced with Classic Merida). The new Evil Queen and Maleficent dolls also have the new leg joints. They were all part of the 2 for $20 Disney Princess Classic Doll sale, even though they are brand new releases. I will post photos of all of them boxed, during their deboxing, and fully deboxed, both alone and with other comparable dolls.
St. Marys Cemetery
Maple Park, Illinois 41.929645,-88.479686
June 19, 2023
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a ceiling draping from one of the wedding's I recently attended.
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Scrooge looked about him for the Ghost, and saw it not. As the last stroke ceased to vibrate, he remembered the prediction of old Jacob Marley, and lifting up his eyes, beheld a solemn Phantom, draped and hooded, coming, like a mist along the ground, towards him.
It was shrouded in a deep black garment, which concealed its head, its face, its form, and left nothing of it visible save one outstretched hand. But for this it would have been difficult to detach its figure from the night, and separate it from the darkness by which it was surrounded.
He felt that it was tall and stately when it came beside him, and that its mysterious presence filled him with a solemn dread. He knew no more, for the Spirit neither spoke nor moved.
“I am in the presence of the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come?” said Scrooge.
The Spirit answered not, but pointed onward with its hand.
“You are about to show me shadows of the things that have not happened, but will happen in the time before us,” Scrooge pursued. “Is that so, Spirit?”
The upper portion of the garment was contracted for an instant in its folds, as if the Spirit had inclined its head. That was the only answer he received.
Although well used to ghostly company by this time, Scrooge feared the silent shape so much that his legs trembled beneath him, and he found that he could hardly stand when he prepared to follow it. The Spirit paused a moment, as observing his condition, and giving him time to recover.
But Scrooge was all the worse for this. It thrilled him with a vague uncertain horror, to know that behind the dusky shroud, there were ghostly eyes intently fixed upon him, while he, though he stretched his own to the utmost, could see nothing but a spectral hand and one great heap of black.
“Ghost of the Future!” he exclaimed, “I fear you more than any spectre I have seen. But as I know your purpose is to do me good, and as I hope to live to be another man from what I was, I am prepared to bear you company, and do it with a thankful heart. Will you not speak to me?”
It gave him no reply. The hand was pointed straight before them.
“Lead on!” said Scrooge. “Lead on! The night is waning fast, and it is precious time to me, I know. Lead on, Spirit!”
The Phantom moved away as it had come towards him. Scrooge followed in the shadow of its dress, which bore him up, he thought, and carried him along.