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Lisa was telling Yankee Poodle about all the exciting things that are coming up next for him - they were both really excited :-)
The people who worked and lived near there were cheering as we were leaving the area with him.
for Our Daily Challenge topic - 'Stripes'
I think I will have some bigger, more exciting stripes to post this afternoon.
Join in with an exciting, free public art trail that will add colour to the streets, parks and public spaces of Newcastle this summer!
Shaun the Sheep on the Tyne is presented by and raising funds for St Oswald’s Hospice. The charity has partnered with creative producers Wild in Art, Shaun the Sheep creator Aardman and Headline Partners Newcastle City Council to bring you a ewe-nique art adventure that the whole family can enjoy.
Following the success of Great North Snowdogs in 2016 and Elmer’s Great North Parade in 2019, St Oswald’s Hospice’s third art trail celebrates the support shown by their community throughout the pandemic. From now until Wednesday 27th September 2023, Newcastle city centre and surrounding areas will be transformed by the arrival of 45 super-sized sculptures, inspired by the much-loved star of film and television, Shaun the Sheep. Located alongside some of the city’s most iconic landmarks, each Shaun the Sheep sculpture has been uniquely designed by artists from the region and beyond, providing a fun, family-friendly art trail for locals and visitors to follow.
A series of smaller ‘Little Shaun’ sculptures, adopted and painted by schools and youth groups, are also displayed as part of the adventure, at indoor venues across the city.
A trail map and App are available to navigate avid art adventurers across the accessible trail, helping you discover each sculpture and unlock a series of rewards and milestones.
Whilst exciting and inspiring people of all ages to celebrate our beautiful city through creativity, the trail hopes to increase public awareness about hospice care and its importance and impact on our whole community. When the trail ends, the super-sized Shaun sculptures will be auctioned to raise funds for St Oswald’s Hospice.
Shaun the Sheep on the Tyne is the perfect summer holiday activity, free for all and packed full of baa-rilliant adventure. Join the flock now, ewe won’t regret it!
Follow the Flock!
45 Big Shaun sculptures and 70 Little Shaun sculptures inspired by the much-loved star of film and television, Shaun the Sheep have taken over the parks and streets of Newcastle upon Tyne. How many can ewe find?
This is exciting: Two Osprey have turned up at Champion Lake.
In 2020 two Osprey lived at the lake for four months.
I hope these two stick around.
Hello my friends todays painting is from one of my memories of Olongapo City, Philippines .my visit to Olongapo was special in many ways.Since I was in the navy at the time it was a chance to get the hell off the ship (U.S.S Callaghan DDG-994) google it haha I was a plankowner of that ship which meant I was part of the first crew on board which was a destroyer,anyway time to write about the the most exciting town in the Orient. The stories I heard about this place before even stepping foot off the ship were amazing,lets just say I was happy to be a single guy, this was my chance to experience what had become legendary - a night in Olongapo. For the bar owners it meant money, and lots of it. And for the Filipinos employed at the various clubs it meant not only income, but often the chance to meet the right guy and, if they were so disposed, to start the move eastward. the famous line of I love you Joe no sh&t take me back to the states was a line I heard almost every night, not me but some sailors actually got married to some very beautiful Filipino women, just walking down the streets would cause women to flock outside to you grabbing your arm like your some kind of rock star, to them you were rich, which is certainly not the case as everyone knows service men and women don't make jack squat really, but to them yes your rolling in the doe,its really a sad situation looking back on it the way alot of people and especially woman have to live but at the time being a young punk with a bunch of like minded navy men out to get drunk we were in heaven,at least in the minds of a bunch of young punks,another thing I remember is before you came into town you had to go over a little river known simply as the "Sh&t River." only a sailor could of thought up that name , but it was fairly appropriate given that raw sewage from the town was often dumped into it. Boys in little, flimsy boats beckoned from below the bridge, telling passers-by to throw pesos or centavos into the river. When a coin did get thrown, the boys would dive into the filth and somehow retrieve the coin. The navy eventually tried to discourage this practice by putting a fence along one side of the bridge. which is a good thing because no telling how many diseases one could get from such a practice,once in town and in a bar Most of the Filipinos who worked in bars, did not consider themselves prostitutes. In many ways this was true.
A bar fine worked like this: if a guy sat at a bar and got to talking to one of the girls behind the counter, he could ask her to leave the bar with him. The girl had the option of saying yes or no, though the bar owner or mama-san would often discourage refusals. Still, girls could, and did, refuse invitations by servicemen to go out on the town. This was one aspect of the barfine which distinguished it from prostitution. lucky for me Im a good looking guy and women would often want to pay me hahah sorry I guess I still have some of that navy jackass in me, just joking,any how
If the girl was agreeable, however, there would be a fine. Technically, you were not paying for the girl. In fact, the money you paid to the bar was to compensate the owner of the bar for the loss of the girl's work that night. This is because most of the girls worked for little or nothing other than tips. So if you wanted to deprive the bar of what was essentially free labor, you had to at least compensate the owner for the loss. Thus the "fine."
Granted, the girls did normally receive half of the fine. But this was merely a bonus paid by the bar to the girl for bringing it repeat business. Barfine amounts depended upon the bar. In the 1980's, barfines at the flashier places could go for as much as 500 or even 600 pesos a night - about $30 to $40 US. In the smaller bars fines averaged 400 pesos and sometimes even less. So what did a barfine get you? The only thing a patron was guaranteed was that the girl would be allowed to leave the bar with him. This came as a rude shock to some Olongapo newcomers, who assumed that the fine ensured him of a night of sex. It did not. True, the girls were highly encouraged by the bar owners to consent to sexual requests, and the girls themselves sometimes did so simply to ensure another barfine the next day, but the girls were not obligated to do anything. On most first "dates" the best you could hope for was a kiss, unless the girl was an unabashed "professional." Most were not, however. Most were girls from villages or other islands who served customers drinks most of the night, but who suffered the indignity of wearing a one piece bathing suit every hour or so in order to keep their jobs. They did this in order to make a few pesos for their family, and more often than not, in order to find a nice American guy who was marriage material so that she and her family might actually have a future of some kind. These Filipinos tended to cluster together in groups for safety and solace, If concrete relationships were established, a serviceman could sometimes buy a lifetime barfine from the bar. This would be a large, flat fee paid to the bar to ensure that the girl would always be available for the payee. Some of the girls liked this arrangement because of the implied commitment, and because it often served as an excuse on their part not to accept barfines from men they didn't find attractive. Note that a lifetime barfine did not necessarily prohibit the girl from accepting barfines from other men,especially if your ship pulled out even for a few days, and it did not carry over if the girl quit one bar and began working at another. Also, most of the girls were hopeless romantics. From the start most of them made it clear that they were not sexual partners. They were girlfriends, or "honey-ko's." You would take them dancing and out to eat and give them everything else which a girlfriend was due. She would meet your friends, and your friends' girlfriends, and you would take vacations together (for example, to Baguio). You might meet her family (usually an awkward affair).. Those pre-port fantasies of choosing a different girl every night would evaporate for most guys. If you decided to take out another girl, your own friends would question why you were "cheating" on your girlfriend, and you could bet that the "Filipino Network" was working at lightspeed to get word of your infidelity to the right parties. Despite their most stubborn efforts to remain a "playboy," sailors and Marines usually found themselves in relationships. Which implied - yes - commitment! It was a very humbling experience.
When the ships pulled out, that was a time of tears and promises. The girls who had found boyfriends would cry, the girls who had not welcomed the arrival of new ships and new hope. Promises were made by the sailors and Marines to come back, to write, to remain faithful...promises normally broken. Not always.Im pretty sure the navy no longer has a base there after many years and with the service men gone I have no idea how that place is now, after all even with all the crazy stuff that went on alot of money was pouring into that little city every night from servicemen around the world,
an exciting exhibition in the Völklingen ironworks, which is itself an exciting place...
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"The Diaspora series references historical portraits of Black individuals who achieved social prominence in their diasporic lives but were largely ignored by traditional histories due to racism. Diop revisits these exceptional life stories, incorporating soccer accessories into the portraits to draw parallels with modern African athletes striving to succeed in Europe."
The Völklingen Ironworks (German: Völklinger Hütte) is a former blast-furnace complex located in the German town of Völklingen, Saarland. Pig iron production occurred at the site from 1882 through 1986. As one of the only intact ironworks surviving from the 19th and early-20th centuries in Europe and North America, it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 because of its exceptional preservation and its testimony to ferrous metallurgy and the Industrial Revolution.
It's been an exciting couple of days! Albert and I discovered these large green caterpillars while we were walking with our dog Honey. I took at bunch of shots and started the discovery process. Our books got close, telling us they were the larvae of a Sphinx Moth. But none of the varieties they showed matched ours detail for detail... the "white eyes" pattern along the sides, the multi-colored striped "knee socks" on their legs, the two-tone green body and large dark "eye" on the head.
So I sent this picture out to my experts. Thanks to Linda Evans we know they're Ello Sphinx Moth caterpillars! Looking at my series of shots, I can also add that their face looks like a manatee's and their abdominal end has two grasping "fingers" for moving along the stem.
Many articles showed Sphinx caterpillars without the brown "eye spot" on the head but ours clearly had it. When we returned to visit them in the next day, I watched one of them close the segments before and after the "eye" covering it up. Quite a wonderful way to become even more invisible to hungry predators. Even once we knew exactly what we were looking for and which plants they were living on, these green striped caterpillars were hard to see except in the bright early morning sunlight.
The Ello Sphinx moth has colorful hindwings and camouflaged forewings. Common in Florida and the southwest, it sometimes strays far to the north. Larvae feed on papaya (Carica papaya) in the Caricaceae family and on Cnidoscolus angustidens and other plants in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) including poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima), guava (Psidium species) in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae) and on also saffron plum (Bumelia angustifolia/Bumelia celastrina) in the Sapotaceae family. Manilkara bahamensis has also been reported as a host as have Willow Bustic (Bumelia salicifolia) and Painted Leaf (Poinsettia heterophylla).
They are feeding on Nodding spurge (Chamaesyce nutans). Nathan Taylor has updated me. He says the host is Euphorbia hypericifolia. Thanks.
Sphinx Moth caterpillar, Erinnyis ello
For more info and pics, butterflies.heuristron.net/moths/elloSphinx.html.
Arch Creek East Environmental Preserve, North Miami, FL.
This remake may not be as exciting as the original "Escape to Victory" as seals like to head the ball more than kick it.
A baby seal returning to the sea after a brief rest stop on a Christchurch beach.
I would say that the most 'exciting' bird that we saw while in Sierra Valley was this Golden Eagle. As we approached it while driving I kept saying that is one big bird and, of course, as we got closer it kept getting bigger & realized it was certainly an eagle. I stopped the car when we were facing it's back then decided I had to drive past it to get the sun in our favor. I drove past it a ways, stopped the car and it allowed all three of us to get out of the car, take pictures before it flew off circled around and then flew over us again...that was exciting!!
photo + hdr + ps oleo
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Trollstigen is a spectacular mountain road in the Rauma area in the western part of Norway. This winding road climbs up the mountain and offers an exciting driving experience.
The Trollstigen Road is one of our most popular national tourist itineraries, as well as a spectacular ascent or descent along the winding road that separates Åndalsnes and Valldal.
This road is not particularly long, but it arches in 11 hairpin bends to Stigrøra, 858 meters above sea level. At the top of Trollstigen there is a platform from which you can enjoy spectacular views, as well as two viewpoints that you will find along the road. All of them have been designed to blend with the natural landscape by the Norwegian architectural firm Reiulf Ramstad Architects.
Construction of the road began in 1916, but for centuries there has been a footpath or bridleway connecting Åndalsnes and Valldal. In fact, today parts of the original packhorse trail can still be seen at some points along the road.
Each of the 11 hairpin curves has its own name, most in honor of the foremen who led the construction crews responsible for building the road. Driving on this road is fascinating, but it will also test your nerves! Therefore, if you are not comfortable with heights, it may be best to hand over the steering wheel to one of your companions.
Information about Trollstigen
The road was inaugurated on July 31, 1936 by King Haakon VII of Norway. Previously, farmers settled on both sides of the mountain had worked hard to build and improve the cart road that existed before its inauguration.
The road is narrow, with a gradient of approximately 9%
Vehicles longer than 13.1 meters cannot travel on this road
The road is closed during the winter months, but is a popular tourist attraction in the summer
Along the route there are several impressive viewpoints and nooks that offer spectacular views.
Trollstigen es una espectacular carretera de montaña en el área de Rauma, en la parte occidental de Noruega. Esta serpenteante carretera asciende por la montaña y ofrece una experiencia de conducción apasionante.
La carretera de Trollstigen es uno de nuestros itinerarios turísticos nacionales más populares, así como un espectacular ascenso o descenso por la serpenteante carretera que separa Åndalsnes y Valldal.
Esta carretera no es particularmente larga, pero se arquea en 11 curvas cerradas hasta Stigrøra, a 858 metros sobre el nivel del mar. En la cima de Trollstigen hay una plataforma desde la que podrás disfrutar de unas vistas espectaculares, además de dos miradores que encontrarás a lo largo de la carretera. Todos ellos han sido diseñados para fundirse con el paisaje natural por la firma de arquitectos noruega Reiulf Ramstad Architects.
La construcción de la carretera comenzó en 1916, pero desde hace siglos ha habido un sendero o camino de herradura que conectaba Åndalsnes y Valldal. De hecho, hoy en día aún pueden apreciarse en algunos puntos de la carretera partes del camino original para caballos de carga.
Cada una de las 11 curvas de horquilla tiene su propio nombre, la mayoría en honor a los capataces que dirigieron las brigadas de construcción responsables de construir la carretera. Conducir por esta carretera es fascinante, ¡pero también pondrá a prueba tus nervios! Por lo tanto, si no te sientes cómodo con las alturas, tal vez sea mejor que le cedas el volante a alguno de tus acompañantes.
Información sobre Trollstigen
La carretera fue inaugurada el 31 de julio de 1936 por el rey Haakon VII de Noruega. Anteriormente, los granjeros asentados en ambas laderas de la montaña habían trabajado duramente en la construcción y mejora del camino de carros que existía antes de su inauguración
La carretera es estrecha, con una pendiente de aproximadamente el 9 %
Los vehículos con una longitud superior a 13.1 metros no pueden transitar por esta carretera
La carretera está cerrada durante los meses de invierno, pero es una atracción turística muy popular en verano
A lo largo del trayecto hay varios miradores y recovecos impresionantes que ofrecen unas vistas espectaculares
Exciting visit with #finnish#entrepreneur and Founder of Finest Future, Peter Vesterbacka, with myself, CEO of CleanTech Region Impact Group, Lars Ling, joining the Batima #healthpost in Bugesera District where together with SFH Executive Director Manasseh Gihana WANDERA we signed a #partnership agreement to build and equip 10 Second-Generation primary #healthcare facilities and #ecd centers in hard-to-reach areas to cater to the #healthcare and #education needs of those communities. 🏥👏
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This partnership will also provide extended accommodations for the dedicated healthcare workers operating at these health posts, in addition to its primary objectives.
We sincerely thank the SFH team for their invaluable contribution in organizing this visit.
Photo and video credit: Lars Ling and SFH Rwanda.
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My DWC#02 girl, Caelen (finally named!) is featured beautifully in the 5th issue of Volks' "Komame's little custom lessons for Super Dollfie". Such pretty pictures of my baby, yay! ^^
NakitaN was kind enough to scan this in and let me use her photo, thank you again! ^^
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Exciting time when you arrrive in a vineyard. Is this related to the sightseeing that you may have or to the perspective of the good wine that you will drink :-)
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- How exciting. *Yawn*....
And today's mundane shot is brought to you by....Karen's crazy aunt. I think everyone has at least one. I made the mistake of calling mine today. And she's not just crazy...she really is C-R-A-Z-Y. And that is all I have to say about that.
In short, thanks to her little episode on the phone, I just didn't have the energy to my 365 tonight.
And, lookit - weird electric fan bokeh going on in the background.
"Vancouver's Exciting Robson Strasse"
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ROBSON STRASSE
Vancouver, B.C., Canada
This exciting street with its varied specialty shops is as continental as Europe itself. A tribute to the foresight of many new Canadians, this business district enjoys prosperous times. The day and night views illustrate this colorful street.
Photos by John N. T. Smith"
Grande Post Card. LS-4198. A Traveltime Product. Published by Natural Color Productions Ltd., Burnaby 2, B.C. Made in Canada.
View looking west into the 1000-block of Robson Street from the intersection at Burrard Street in Vancouver, BC.
Last night I spent many hours talking with my wife and showing her pictures of Linda. She said she wanted to get to know Linda and we have worked out a time when that will happen when we are next away in the RV. It was been a whirlwind of emotions for both of us. The only thing she is concerned about is that she likes Linda when she meets her. I cannot believe how lovely she has been about the whole matter. We have been married for nearly 34 years.
I have had some of my pictures published alongside an article in the very wonderful
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mook (magazine/book). That's one of mine on the cover up there!
Inspiring reading.
Thank you Lovely Kate!
Warthogs are amazing creatures with several exciting features. Here are some of them:
- Distinctive Facial "Warts": Warthogs have four facial "warts" (actually protective bumps made of skin) on their faces, which help to protect their eyes and face during fights.
- Long, Curved Tusks: Warthogs have impressive, curved tusks that can grow up to 60 cm (24 in) long, used for defense, digging, and fighting.
- Speed Demons: Warthogs can run at incredible speeds of up to 50 km/h (31 mph), making them some of the fastest animals in the savannah!
- Social Animals: Warthogs live in groups called "sounders," usually led by a dominant female, and have a complex communication system using grunts, chirps, and clicks.
- Excellent Swimmers: Warthogs are great swimmers and often seek refuge in water to escape predators or extreme heat.
- Unique Hair: Warthogs have a distinctive, coarse hair that helps to protect them from the elements and predators.
These fascinating features make warthogs one of the most intriguing and adaptable creatures in the animal kingdom!
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exciting, immersive and slightly mysterious places in southern Europe - places that may be worth visiting during the summer and autumn of 2024
National Gallery Singapore is a new visual arts institution which oversees the largest public collection of modern art in Singapore and Southeast Asia. The Gallery is housed in two national monuments—former Supreme Court and City Hall—that have been beautifully restored and transformed into this exciting venue in the heart of the Civic District.
Reflecting Singapore’s unique heritage and geographical location, the Gallery will feature Singapore and Southeast Asian art in its long-term and special exhibitions. It will also work with leading museums worldwide to co-present Southeast Asian art in a wider context, positioning Singapore as a regional and international hub for the visual arts.
[Source: www.nationalgallery.sg/about/about-the-gallery]
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This Sunday was an exciting day at the flea market! Funnily enough, I predicted that we would find treasures. It was Colleen's last day of sort of summer vacation (meaning she would go back to working both jobs instead of just one). On top of that, we had plans to hang out with our friend, Lisa, in the afternoon. It's always on those busy days that you find cool stuff, but don't have the chance to enjoy it. I just knew we would finally have a fruitful weekend at the flea market on the day we had other plans in the afternoon. Despite the gloomy weather, there were exciting things to be found. The pieces of American Girl clothes were all super cheap--$1 to $2 each. The seller had seen us at another booth nearby looking at doll clothes. When we passed his table, he beckoned us over asking if we collected American Girl clothes. It seriously pays off sometimes to be very open about collecting dolls, because I never would have noticed the AG clothes on his table if he hadn't motioned us over. The coolest thing about these pieces is the fact that we completed two of our outfits. We FINALLY got the diaper and a pair of shoes to go with Billie Jean's "meet" outfit. Colleen also noticed that a pair of the shoes were the ones that went with Bitty Baby's Pretty Pink Outfits (both getups were ironically purchased at the flea market back in 2014). There were a few other AG odds and ends we snagged too, like Samantha's gaiters.
In the lower portion of the flea market, down the hill into a somewhat muddy area, we walked by a booth with vintage toys. I studied the table as we passed, but didn't see anything worthwhile. However, on the ground on the right side of the booth I spotted an open vintage case (looked like a hatbox almost) and a cardboard box beside it. At first it just looked like a bunch of figurines from the 60s. But as we started to continue onward, Skooter caught the corner of my eye. Immediately I pounced. It turns out there was another Skipper there too. She was a Twist 'N Turn Waist doll with a mutilated leg. Colleen picked her up too for purchase. The Ideal Toys dolls caught my attention as well. I knew they weren't Tammy, but I couldn't figure out if they were from her family/friend line or were different dolls altogether. When Colleen inquired about the price, the man said he'd unload it all for $20. Normally, with the amount of stuff and condition of it, we wouldn't have paid that much. But with 60s doll items, sometimes a singular dolly will be marked that much (I think Colleen paid $25 for her first Skooter doll at an antique store in a handmade outfit). It turns out that we got Misty, Tammy's friend, and Pepper, her little sister. Additionally, there was this awesome Supergirl included! Ironically, I almost left Todd behind because he was so grotesque. I had been wanting a Todd or Tutti doll since 2011, when we got back into collecting. 60s Barbies were some of the first thing that really excited us in those days. Todd was so foul and covered in goop, I mistook him for a freaky figurine. But something told me not to leave him behind. The moment I held him at home, I lost it when I realized who he was. Plus, he was wearing his original outfit!!! Who doesn't love a doll who needs all that TLC?!! The little doll house furniture will work well for our mini houses we've had since we were kids. It's from the Ideal Toys Petite Princess Furniture line. Many of the pieces were broken beyond repair, but these were the things we could work with. Plus, we found two 60s Barbie clothing items--Ken and Ricky's jackets (I seriously would have died if Ricky had been included...he's in the top ten cutest boy dolls ever list).
The two Babysitters Inc Skipper dolls were from the elderly couple we always buy from. I also snagged an Ever After High body donor from them. The poor girl had a missing eye that was sharpied over. But she was still wearing her outfit AND had both hands. It was cheaper buying the donor doll than getting a pair of hands from Mattel's Replacement Part website (this is why it makes more sense to use dolls who are too far gone as body/part donors rather than trying to fix them all).
As for the Cabbage Patch boy, he is without a doubt my favorite find. I was feeling the Cabbie Fever on Sunday...so was Colleen. At the flea market there are always sellers who put boxes and containers of random junk (literally) on the ground and on tables. They do not take any of it out, you are meant to dig through the bins. Usually I do a quick once over of these booths since they have boring things (like homeware). But as we finished an aisle, I saw a yarn head in a clear container. Immediately my doll senses tingled...I knew it was something cool. From a distance the hair color reminded me of my 1985 Twins. I tried to not get overly amped, knowing it was probably a very similar doll to one I already had. However, as I neared I noticed his legs looked abnormally long and like a slightly different texture. When I turned this guy over I saw the freckles and the cheaper looking head/hair. Immediately I thought to myself, "This is one of the foreign CPKs. Jesmar perhaps?" Sure enough he sported the Jesmar tag (his outfit is also original--tagged Jesmar too). The poor fella was foul, covered in stains and smelling like a dumpster. His condition alone warranted a rescue. The seller was super nice and only wanted $6 for him. I suppose he could have been cheaper, but since sellers at our flea market want $25 for a CPK doll usually, it was a deal. We named him Picasso, and he was a wonderful addition to our CPK family.
Dolls in photo from left to right:
-1984 Cabbage Patch Kids (Jesmar)
-1977 Charlie's Angels Sabrina
-1965 Tutti's Tiny Twin Todd
-1966 Pocketbook Doll Jan
-1967 Super Queen Supergirl
-1965 Tammy's Best Friend Misty
-1965 Tammy's Sister Pepper
-1964 Skipper's Friend Skooter
-1968 Twist 'N Turn Waist Skipper
-2018 Babysitters Inc. "Stroller" Skipper
-2019 Babysitters Inc. "Bedtime" Skipper
One of the most exciting encounters during our trip to Brazil and Argentina was finding a family party of 10 Giant Otters in the Amazon. From the comfort of a motorboat we were searching the banks of the vast Rio Cristalino and its tributaries just after dawn. The boatman and our guide spotted the group at the same time and, after cutting the engine, we were able to drift silently to within 10 metres of the otters as the youngsters played under the watchful eyes of their parents.
The Giant Otter is endemic to South America. It is found throughout the Orinoco, Amazon, and La Plata River systems, which range from east of the Andes mountains in northern Argentina north to Venezuela and Colombia.
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An exciting find on Rottnest Island back in January - a Hooded Plover in the salt lakes. Lighting conditions were tricky as it was very bright - at least this one has a catchlight in the eye as the bird was looking up to check for raptors. The pink tinge to the scene is from the drying salt lakes.
No. 125 in my Birds of Australia set.
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I'm going to shoot a Snooze Buttons gig tonight, which will be so exciting. Alone the gig will be cool but music combined with photography is the best thing I can imagine. =)
You may look forward to see the results soon ;)
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Remodel, Week 35
Last but not least, one final shot of the club’s exterior, to serve as our parting photo for this extended Southaven Sam’s Club remodel saga :) The banner has been removed, the remodel bins have been cleared from the parking lot, and the dust has settled: the remodel and grand reopening are complete! Thanks as always to you guys for following this project with me. Though not in real-time every week like I’ve done with some past albums, I still enjoyed getting frequent photos from this remodel and posting them in a semi-timely manner. As I’ve said a few times now, be sure to watch out for more photos to come of this store in the future, particularly of the areas I wasn’t able to photograph in time for this photoset to go up. And of course, please feel free to share your thoughts on how the remodel ultimately turned out in the comments below! :)
Sam's Club // 465 Goodman Road E, Southaven, MS 38671
(c) 2018 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
A big success by any standard both in and out of competition, the Lancia Stratos was developed as a homologation Special for European rallying. After production ceased it became a cult car and is now highly priced as the ‘modern classis' it is. Conceived strictly for rallying, the Lancia Stratos however makes an exciting road car, though it is very far from GT standards in both luxury and refinement.
The concept vehicle responsible for providing the inspiration for the Lancia Stratos Rally car is the Lancia (Bertone) Stratos. The Stratos featured a 1584 cc V4 DOHC with 115 bhp horsepower at 200 rpm. Designed by Marcello Gandini, the same designer responsible for the Lamborghini Countach and Lamborghini Miura, the Stratos concept was a development of the Bertone designed Alfa Romeo Carabo concept from 1968. The Carabo concept was also a Gandini creation.
First revealed at the Turin Motor Show in October of 1970, the Lancia Stratos HF prototype was a styling exercise for Bertone. A futuristic design, the Stratos featured a wedge shaped profile that stood just 33 inches from the ground. Since the vehicle was so low, conventional doors could not be used and instead one accessed the interior of the Stratos by a hinged windscreen. Drivers had to flip up the windscreen and walk into the vehicle. Once inside, visibility was quite restricted since the front windscreen was narrow. The cockpit of the Lancia Stratos was designed specifically for fast forest flying.
The body design was predictably minimal to hold down weight and bulk with its most distinctive features being semi-concealed A-pillars and a door beltline that sharply upswept to the top of the daylight opening. The shape of the resulting unbroken expanse of glass gave the tunnelback roof the appearance of a futuristic crash helmet.
The main body structure was steel, like the chassis, and weight-saving fiberglass was used for tilt-up nose and tail sections. A small box above and behind the powertrain was where cargo space was held. Bins were also molded into the interior door panels for storing helmets.
The same engine utilized on the Lancia 1600 HF Fulvia was used on the Bertone designed Lancia Stratos Zero prototype. A triangular shaped panel hinged upwards to allow access to the mid-mounted engine. Developed for rallying purposes, the legendary Lancia Stratos was unveiled in 1974. The production vehicle Stratos was powered by a 2.4 liter mid-mounted V6 from the Ferrari Dino.
Like no other Lancia before or after, the Lancia Stratos was a shock that left enthusiasts and rally fans breathless. For almost a decade the Stratos streaked across the rally landscape much like a brilliant comet, while discarding past principles, it also fearlessly represented something undeniably new. A phenomenal rally car, the Lancia Stratos set an example to every other car manufacturer in the world. The first viable purpose-built rally car ever built, the Stratos was probably the last purpose-built rally car.
Created by the Bertone coachbuilding company, the Stratos was both radical, yet fully functional. Fiorio realized that for Lancia to continue to compete in the World Rally Championship, the Fulvia HF would need a much more powerful replacement. A the time, four-wheel drive was not an option, so a mid-engined configuration seemed ideal. To reinforce Fiori's convictions, the Bertone show car was featured soon after with a mid-engine Fulvia V4.
The introduction of the Ford mid-engine purpose-built GT70 rally car at the 1971Brussels Motor Show was what truly inspired the impetus behind the Stratos proect. It was after this appearance that Lancia's general manager, Pierugo Gobbato contacted Nuccio Bertone. Though the GT70 was actually never put in production by Ford, it was this that sparked the inspiration of the Lancia Stratos.
As always, there was a minimum production requirement, 500 units for the Lancia Stratos. This was an awkward figure that would necessitate funds for at least semi-permanent tooling as well as design and development. This was a job well suited to the Italian industry. Fiorio masterminded the project, and he envisioned a short, wide coupe with transverse midships drivetrain. Bertone was immediately contracted to style the vehicle and built its unit body/chassis structure.
43 months passed in between the time of conception to the actual birth of the Lancia Stratos. The vehicle was developed to take over and make Lancia the outright world rally champ. The Stratos was both short and wide, with a wheelbase of only 7 feet 1.8 inches, the width of the vehicle was only 5 feet 8.9 inches. Weighing only 1958 lbs, the Stratos was only 3 feet 7.9 inches high. Able to easily exceed 140 mph, the Stratos featured 190 horsepower in roadgoing trim.
Having studied every possible powerteam in the Fiat/Lancia group, Fiorio secured 2.4 liter V-6s and 5-speed transaxles from Ferrari, which was an ideal chouse as they'd be installed exactly as the Dino 246. All-independent suspension, rack-and-pinion steering and four-wheel disc brakes were all specifically designed for the Lancia Stratos.
After 1978 the Stratos was officially retired and no longer was officially entered by the Lancia factory, the vehicle was still going strong. The Lancia team was headed by by Sandro Munari who won its first event as a homologated entry in October of 1974. Mun ari entered alone 40 events with the Lancia Stratos and won 14. The Stratos also won the World Rally Championship in 1974, 1975, and 1976 and remained competitive for another four years. The final major win came in 1979 when a Lancia Stratos entered by the Monaco importer won the famed Monte Carlo Rally. Finally the factory retired the Stratos.
By Jessica Donaldson
[Text from ConceptCarz.com]
www.conceptcarz.com/z21737/Lancia-Stratos-HF.aspx
This Lego miniland-scale Lancia Stratos Rally Racer has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 100th Build Challenge - our Centenary, titled 'One Hundred Ways to Win!'. In this challenge, a list of 100 challenges is available, kept by the admins. Individuals wishing to enter, request a number from 1-100 (so long as it has not already been requested) - and the admins assign the individual build challenge associated with that number.
In the case of admins entering models - they request that a general LUGNuts member assigns a number - and the admin must build to that challenge number.
In this case, the number 78 was chosen for me, corresponding to the challenge: '78.Any vehicle from the year you were born'. I was born in 1972, the year that the first Stratos rally cars were built, entering in the Rally Championship as Group 5 (un-homologated) entries.
The road cars required to homologate for Group 4 were built through 1973 to 1978.
As can be seen in some of the images here, not only does the car open and close (a real challenge when you look at the chassis), but it also uses the Lego Group RC Rollerskate - so it can zoom around under its own power.
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