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morning solitude as I watch the sun rise. The sunrise colors briefly colored the sky before climbing higher above the clouds
This is a part of the procedure of a water purification system. It is a step in the process to make the water feel softer, ie to get rid of most of the iron and lime etc...
Как же славно чайкой быть! По ветру на крыльях плыть, Берег с темною водой Оставляя за собой. Ни печалей, ни тревог… В небе множество дорог, И холодная волна Ей нисколько не страшна.....How nice to be a seagull! To sail in the wind on wings, Leaving the Shore with dark water behind. No sorrows, no worries… There are many roads in the sky, And the cold wave is not at all scary to Her.
A view of the Tyers River West Branch in the Baw Baw National Park in Victoria, Australia.
This river supplies the reservoir where my domestic water comes from thus the potable water you see here could have ended up in my glass.
The water tower in De Meije was designed by architects C.B Posthumus, Meyjes and J.J. van der Linden. This tower was built in 1931–1932 on behalf of the newly established water company De Elf Gemeenten. The design was by engineering bureau Dwars, Hederik and Verhey. The Technical Consultancy of the Association of Dutch Municipalities in Amersfoort was responsible for the construction. The tower was built by Siemens Bau Union from Berlin and N.V. Aannemersbedrijf v.h. N.M. Bulbs from Hilversum.
The round tower is 57.65 meters high with a conical roof, including a crenellated frieze. The water reservoir at the top of the tower has a capacity of 450 m3.
From the beginning of the 20th century, concrete was increasingly used in non-residential construction and thus also in the construction of water towers, both for the supporting structure and for the reservoir. In addition to open concrete load-bearing structures, closed structures, with or without columns, are mainly used.
From a national point of view, the water tower of Meije fulfills a pioneering function because the tower was built using sliding formwork, which, as construction progresses, after the concrete has dried, is pushed up and reused. This can be seen in the even horizontal rings around the tower.
The tower is generally known under the name Pietje Potlood or Het Zoutvat. It is owned by drinking water company Oasen and has the status of a national monument since 2001. The small windows in the sleek facade and a striking roof molding provide details in the otherwise typical example of new commercial construction.
In 1977 the tower was restored and painted white instead of the gray color of the concrete.
In 2020 the water tower will be decommissioned and research is being done into how the tower can be reused.
The water tower is of general importance because of its cultural and architectural historical value. After that, the water tower has a high urban development value as an important recognition and landmark in the Polder of Nieuwkoop and Noorden.
Ever since 1853 the so-called Waterleidingduinen south of Zandvoort aan Zee have provided Amsterdam with clean and fresh drinking water. It's a large nature reserve and protected water harvesting area. But an inexpensive permit will allow you to walk here to admire its beauties. See also my www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/41910319222/in/photoli....
Under a sullen sky that's exactly what I did.
Here's a pleasant natural landscape with a herd of Fallow Deer beginning their crossing towards the dunes which slide into the North Sea a few kilometers to the right (west).
The water tower on the Hazerswoudse Rijndijk dates from 1915. The tower was designed by architect A.D. Heederik. The tower with a height of 28.5 meters and a reservoir of 200 m3 was owned by the N.V. water company Zuid-Holland Oost in Gouda. The tower was in operation until 1985, after which the function of the tower became unclear. The company once applied for a demolition permit from the Hazerswoude municipality. After protests, the municipality has made every effort to preserve the tower. Private individuals were also interested in the building as a living space. Ultimately, the tower was given an office use. The tower is owned by Hoogvliet Beheer, part of the supermarket chain Hoogvliet. In 1999, a complex conversion of the tower into office space started. The renovated water tower was opened on November 21, 2003. It is probably the most expensive converted water tower in the Netherlands and, expressed per square meter, the most expensive commercial building in the Netherlands, because there are only four workplaces.
It looks much nicer large on black
Its a small drinkingwater fountain and the wind blew the water and gave me this nice result.
When the sky was still blue - but see the encroaching clouds - I took a commuter train to Zandvoort aan Zee and biked to Amsterdam's Waterleidingduinen which supply the City with fresh drinking water (www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/41910319222/in/photoli...).
Always a joy to be here... and this time especially because Olymp could catch two buck Fallow Deer (Dama dama) near a water reservoir.
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Don't know why the little birds love this ant trap for their "go to" drinking spot?
This Pine Warbler was enjoying the view between sips completely ignoring the two nearby bird baths.
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Mineral water from the “serranía de Cuenca”, close to Beteta, a village in Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
The water tower in Monster (on the border with The Hague) was designed by architect N. Biezeveld and built in 1886. The round water tower was built in an eclectic style in style that was considered appropriate for the 'Chateau d'eau in the nineteenth century. '.
The water tower has a height of 37.80 meters and has a water reservoir of 600 m³. It was built for the drinking water supply of the city of Delft. Due to the distance to Delft, the water pressure turned out to be too low and it was decided in 1895 to build a water tower near Delft. In 1922, the Monster water tower was transferred to NV Westlandse Drinkwater Maatschappij. The tower was in use until 2002.
The water tower is a national monument and has been renovated internally. This status is because of the following. The water tower is of general interest because of its cultural and historical value due to its place in the history of the regional utility companies. Also of general interest because of its architectural-historical value. The water tower has an iconic value as a characteristic element of the buildings in the area and has been preserved intact in the main shape and the recognisability of its parts.
The waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) is a large antelope found widely in sub-Saharan Africa.
The defassa waterbuck is a large, robust animal with long, shaggy hair and a brown-gray coat that emits an oily secretion from its sweat glands, which acts as a water repellent. It also has large, rounded ears and white patches above the eyes, and around the nose and mouth and throat.
Despite its name, the waterbuck is not actually aquatic. Rather, they are frequently found in the vicinity of rivers and lakes. They will often venture into the water to escape predators. Within all of the species in this genus, the waterbuck spends the least amount of time in wet areas, often venturing out into woodlands.
This very beautiful female Defasa Waterbuck was captured on a photography safari, quenching her thirst at a watering hole, during an early morning game drive in Tsavo West National Park, Kenya.
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a fountain in the urban gardens which is depicting Mother Earth with her continents
... this earth-shaped fountain always reminds me of the fact that drinking water is so very precious in these days of draught or water pollution in many countries
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A large grizzly bear comes though the tall sedge grass to the river's edge for a drink of water, Chilko River, British Columbia.
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I think at one point in time there used to be a dock here at Eklutna lake. Pretty soon this scene will be ice and snow when winter arrives.
Driving into Nairobi National Park early in the morning recently and the first thing you get to photograph is a beautiful lioness quenching her thirst from the potholes which are filled to the brim from the overnight downpour.
The beautiful Johari, daughter of Morana of the KF4 Pride was photographed on an early morning game drive in the Nairobi National Park, Kenya.
Apparently Lily was on silly pills this day, after her breakfast she climbed a tree, walked on top the fence, jumped on the neighbors house, got down and finished off with getting a drink of water from the birdbath before going off into the morning. Honestly she has a bowl of fresh water.
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The dunes between Monster and Katwijk are crucial for the production and supply of drinking water. This area in the heart of the Randstad, a busy area in the Netherlands near the sea, is also well known for its beauty and offers many recreational possibilities.
Cows enjoying their morning drink in the Talbot River near Shrike Road South.
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It's quite hidden away, behind the Haarlem Gate to the city of Amsterdam, the statue of Jacob van Lennep (1802-1868). I think it's a shame and that it deserves a good place perhaps centrally between these fountains and the Gate. Jacob van Lennep in many ways was a great man. A journalist, politician, poet, novelist, public man of many sorts... But his greatest gift to Amsterdam is no doubt 'fresh drinking water'. In 1853 Amsterdam people - with only dirty canal water for their use - could avail themselves of fresh, sweet water - a penny a bucket - piped into the city from Zandvoort some 25 kilometers away. This was Van Lennep project (see my earlier www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/41910319222/in/photoli...).
So it seems to me to be a shame that Lia van Vugt's (1945-) monument to his memory should be hidden away in a dark squeeze between that gate and a waterway behind it.
The gate itself (1840) is the work of two architects, Cornelis Alewijn (1788-1839) and Bastiaan de Greef (1818-1899). Everyone knows it today as the Haarlemmerpoort but its official name is Willemspoort, for King William II who made his entry into the city to be proclaimed king on November 27, 1840.
Ah! Yes, there's water in play here as well. Then Prince William took part in the great defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo (June 18, 1815) where he was wounded in battle. He is said to have exclaimed: 'I was the hero of the day, no-one was more popular than I."
But Jacob 'Water' van Lennep is for me certainly as much of a hero!
One of the backyard resident Eastern grey squirrels having a much needed drink after all that tree hopping!
The Lions of the Fontana dell'Acqua Felice, also known as the Fountain of Moses, in Rome, Italy.
By the 6th century, many of Rome's ancient aqueducts were destroyed, leaving the city constrained by a lack of drinkable water. In the 16th century, Pope Sixtus V came to office as a reformer, rooting out corruption, and rebuilding the city, laying out the streets, destroying antiquities where necessary. The Acqua Felice was the second aqueduct built in Rome since the 3rd century, and came 100 years after the Acqua Vergine. The lions in the fountain were once Ancient Egyptian statues, but these were moved to the Vatican museum, and have since been replaced by copies.
Shot with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.