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Matera is a town in the basilicata region of southern Italy. Matera is known for its old town, which consists to a considerable extent of cave settlements, the Sassi. The Sassi have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993. On 17 October 2014, Matera became the first city in southern Italy to be named European Capital of Culture 2019.
The ditches in this area are very important and they are well maintained. They extent along all the roads and into the fields!
Sparrowhawk - Accipiter Nisus
Though it is a predator which specialises in catching woodland birds, the Eurasian sparrowhawk can be found in any habitat and often hunts garden birds in towns and cities. Males tend to take smaller birds, including tits, finches, and sparrows; females catch primarily thrushes and starlings, but are capable of killing birds weighing 500 g (18 oz) or more.
The Eurasian sparrowhawk is found throughout the temperate and subtropical parts of the Old World; while birds from the northern parts of the range migrate south for winter, their southern counterparts remain resident or make dispersive movements. Eurasian sparrowhawks breed in suitable woodland of any type, with the nest, measuring up to 60 cm (2.0 ft) across, built using twigs in a tree. Four or five pale blue, brown-spotted eggs are laid; the success of the breeding attempt is dependent on the female maintaining a high weight while the male brings her food. The chicks hatch after 33 days and fledge after 24 to 28 days.
The probability of a juvenile surviving its first year is 34%, with 69% of adults surviving from one year to the next. Mortality in young males is greater than that of young females and the typical lifespan is four years. This species is now one of the most common birds of prey in Europe, although the population crashed after the Second World War. Organochlorine insecticides used to treat seeds before sowing built up in the bird population, and the concentrations in Eurasian sparrowhawks were enough to kill some outright and incapacitate others; affected birds laid eggs with fragile shells which broke during incubation. However, its population recovered after the chemicals were banned, and it is now relatively common, classified as being of Least Concern by BirdLife International.
The Eurasian sparrowhawk's hunting behaviour has brought it into conflict with humans for hundreds of years, particularly racing pigeon owners and people rearing poultry and gamebirds. It has also been blamed for decreases in passerine populations. The increase in population of the Eurasian Sparrowhawk coincides with the decline in House Sparrows in Britain. Studies of racing pigeon deaths found that Eurasian sparrowhawks were responsible for less than 1%. Falconers have utilised the Eurasian sparrowhawk since at least the 16th century; although the species has a reputation for being difficult to train, it is also praised for its courage. The species features in Teutonic mythology and is mentioned in works by writers including William Shakespeare, Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Ted Hughes.
Male Eurasian sparrowhawks regularly kill birds weighing up to 40 g (1.4 oz) and sometimes up to 120 g (4.2 oz); females can tackle prey up to 500 g (18 oz) or more. The weight of food consumed by adult birds daily is estimated to be 40–50 g (1.4–1.8 oz) for males and 50–70 g (1.8–2.5 oz) for females. During one year, a pair of Eurasian sparrowhawks could take 2,200 house sparrows, 600 common blackbirds or 110 wood pigeons. Species that feed in the open, far from cover, or are conspicuous by their behaviour or coloration, are taken more often by Eurasian sparrowhawks. For example, great tits and house sparrows are vulnerable to attack. Eurasian sparrowhawks may account for more than 50% of deaths in certain species, but the extent varies from area to area.
Males tend to take tits, finches, sparrows and buntings; females often take thrushes and starlings. Larger quarry (such as doves and magpies) may not die immediately but succumb during feather plucking and eating. More than 120 bird species have been recorded as prey and individual Eurasian sparrowhawks may specialise in certain prey. The birds taken are usually adults or fledglings, though chicks in the nest and carrion are sometimes eaten. Small mammals, including bats, are sometimes caught but insects are eaten only very rarely.
A Scheepmaker's Crowned Pigeon flies up into the treetops with additional material for the nest it is building with its partner.
Some facts about this species:
Habitat: Southeastern lowland forests of Papua New Guinea, although the full geographic range of this bird is poorly understood
Size: Weighs 2,250 grams (4.96 lb), making this the second largest living pigeon species behind the Victoria crowned pigeon; on average 70 cm (28 in) long
Population: In 2016, the species was precautionarily estimated to number fewer than 10,000 mature individuals
Threats: Hunted for meat and, to a lesser extent, for its feathers. Tame birds naturally, Crown Pigeon species now seem to be increasingly fearful of humans in the wild
Status: This species is categorised as Vulnerable because its population is estimated to be smaller than 10,000 mature individuals, it is thought to have a single subpopulation, and it is inferred to be declining
Sources: Wikipedia and ‘Datazone by Birdlife’
NOTE: This is NOT a wild bird. This image was captured inside a large outdoor aviary.
Species: Scheepmaker's Crowned Pigeon / Goura scheepmakeri / 紫胸鳳冠鳩
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I'm somebody I used to be. Part of the mystic. Unfocused to some extent. Random to mystery. Late for anything you want to do. Or maybe not. Once. Sometimes s/m-ad. Standing on a stage mostly. Wrapped in a number of bizarre layers. Always involved and forever alone. Alive at login (I try not to miss it. I swear). I had a dream. Phenomenal. Then I woke up. Terrible. Then I see black. Yeah. Abra Cadaver. Unconsciously and endlessly here. Or maybe not quite so. I can't see you. If I see you, I'll never leave you. Maybe I'll talk to you. Or maybe not. I dunno anymore. But I have a lot of wishes. No, impossible. I sometimes act like a Demo. Other times I have a Lucky Strike. No, not the cigarettes, I'm thinking. But sometimes thoughts grow into pain. And it hurts. Unfailingly. A bit obscene. When I feel like it. Or rigorously shy. I throw words at the world to make it stop. I have an interest. Microscopic. And emotions. And a syndrome. But I don't have skin unless you touch me.
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
La Défense est un quartier d'affaires situé dans la métropole du Grand Paris en Île-de-France, le premier en Europe par l'étendue de son parc de bureaux, aussi le premier en Europe pour le volume d’activités financières, et le troisième quartier d’affaires le plus attractif du monde, avant Londres selon les données de l’agence financière Bloomberg en 2022. Le quartier abrite notamment les sièges de nombreuses entreprises françaises et étrangères ainsi que l’autorité bancaire européenne. Il est situé en banlieue nord-ouest de Paris, dans le département des Hauts-de-Seine, sur les territoires des communes de Puteaux, Courbevoie, Nanterre et La Garenne-Colombes, à l'extrémité occidentale de l'axe historique qui commence au palais du Louvre et se poursuit par l'avenue des Champs-Élysées, l'Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile et au-delà jusqu'au pont de Neuilly et l'Arche de la Défense.
La Défense is a business district located in the metropolis of Greater Paris in Île-de-France, the first in Europe by the extent of its office park, also the first in Europe for the volume of financial activities, and the third most attractive business district in the world, ahead of London according to data from the financial agency Bloomberg in 2022. The district is notably home to the headquarters of many French and foreign companies as well as the European banking authority. It is located in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, in the department of Hauts-de-Seine, on the territories of the communes of Puteaux, Courbevoie, Nanterre and La Garenne-Colombes, at the western end of the historic axis which begins at the Louvre Palace and continues along the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile and beyond to the Pont de Neuilly and the Arche de la Défense.
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Pyjamazweefvlieg of ook wel snorzweefvlieg genoemd, Episyrphus balteatus.
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Marmalade hoverfly, Episyrphus balteatus.
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Before knowing the weather condition of the Himalayan region we should understand its geography. The Himalayan region covers an area of 2,250 km with an average width of 200 km.
The forest belt of the Himalayan region consists of Oak, Rhododendron, Birch, Pine, Deodar, and Fir. And the monsoon season in this region lasts for mid June till the end of September. The Himalayas influences the meteorological conditions in the Indian subcontinent to the south and in the Central Asian highlands to the north to a great extent. It acts a climatic divider circulating the air and water system to a great extent. Because of its altitude and location it blocks the passage of the cold winds coming from the north to the Indian sub continent thereby making India's climate much more moderate. It also influences the rainfall pattern in India. The combined effect of rainfall, latitude and altitude largely influences the forests belts in the Himalayan region. The rainfall is mostly recorded during the monsoon time of June to September but it decreases as you travel from east to west. The snow-capped ranges of the Himalayas stretch 2, 250 km from the Namcha Barwa to Nanga Parbat on the Indus. The range extends from east to west up to central-Nepal and then takes a southeast to northwest direction.
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Soldaatje of kleine rode weekschildkever, Rhagonycha fulva.
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The common red soldier beetle, Rhagonycha fulva.
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at the extent of my zoom, thought these tufty bits of moss catching the light looked wonderful. Difficult to get a sharp image for some reason - possibly due to not having my glasses on.
is to know the extent of one's ignorance :-)
Confucius
HFF!!
cercis, white redbud, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
Karl Barth once said that Christian doctrine is truthful only to the extent that it ‘points beyond itself and summons us to hear not itself, but [Christ].’ 17 The Christian tradition, in Williams’ view, is the extension through time of that act of self-dispossessing witness. Tradition is a theological reality. It is not meant to answer all our questions; its aim is to point beyond itself, to formalize its own unfinishedness, to hold open a space for new encounters with what Flannery O’ Connor called God’s ‘dark and disruptive’ grace. 18 Tradition keeps the church in contact with its own traumatic origins: the dark grace of an empty tomb.
---Christ the Stranger: The Theology of Rowan Williams, by Benjamin Myers, pg 48
"I think the extent to which I have any balance at all, any mental balance, is because of being a farm kid and being raised in those isolated rural areas."
-- James Earl Jones (American actor who has been described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile actors" for his performances on stage and screen, and "one of the greatest actors in American history")
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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A very belated tribute to my long-lost father
I chose his ship as a header because it was his last resting place.
After the worst of the Blitz¹ came the Dreaded Telegram. Although
I can't remember my father, I do vividly remember being terrified
at seeing my mother break down in tears before even opening the message; "... missing presumed killed". It was everybody's worst nightmare. My father's ship, HMS Dunedin, had gone down² with most of her crew on the 24th November 1941.
Exactly 80 years ago today
★ If you are wondering why I waited so long, please read on.
My mother had been devastated but had never given up hope that my father was still alive as a prisoner of war and that one day he would come back to us. My uncle, for his part, had never been satisfied with just a telegram and a simple citation (see below). He had never ceased to pester the Admiralty for more information till long after the war was over. But nothing was ever forthcoming. Both my mother and my uncle died long before the truth was out and I remained in the dark³, until...
In 2019 (only 2 years ago) I read a book called: BLOOD IN THE SEA - HMS DUNEDIN AND THE ENIGMA CODE: A must-read, written by Stuart Gill son of one of the very few survivors of the ill-fated ship.
As I read it, I discovered - to my horror - the tragic events that took place all those years ago. In my mind’s eye, I witnessed the tragedy as it unfolded. I came to know the various characters, their hopes and finally their despairs. I also discovered the extent to which the Enigma code was involved which no doubt explains why the Admiralty had remained silent for so long.
There was even a passage in the book about my father who was described as being brave and even jovial right up till the end despite the excruciating pain he must have been suffering from his wounds. He had been carried to a raft and died a few hours later. The passage ended with the touching words: "Poor Horace".
My father must also have known that he was about to die without ever seeing his loved ones again and knowing that they too were in the thick of it⁴. I suddenly realised that I was one of his loved ones.
I had known my father but I'd been a toddler at the time too young to be able to remember him later; something I deeply regret. All I want to do now is wipe away the tears and keep his memory alive.
The cracking of the Enigma code at Bletchley Park in July 1941 was one of the closest guarded secrets of the Second World War. Indeed, the very fact was not made public till the 1970s and the full story till the 1990s but even then, I was unaware of any connection between the code and my father’s ship - until I read the book!
On the 15th June 1941, Dunedin captured the German tanker Lothringen along with vital Enigma material for Bletchley Park. A month later the Enigma code was cracked.
Four months later, Dunedin was directed to her doom by orders emanating from a decoded Enigma message. She had been sent to intercept another tanker before rendezvousing with four U-boats.
It was like throwing a cat into a lion’s den: A light cruiser was no match for a U-boat let alone four.
But Dunedin was the only ship within range and, of course, we were at war. It had been thought that Dunedin could intercept the tanker well before the rendezvous would take place; a high-risk gamble. But with the benefit of hindsight, it would seem that the U-boats were already deployed around the tanker to protect it and its precious cargo. This measure would probably have been standard procedure and therefore never mentioned in any message.
Tankers played a major role in the Battle of the Atlantic keeping the Wolfpack U-boats fully replenished at sea where they were required to remain for very long periods!
Although it all happened a long time ago, for me, reading the book and following up on the web has been like hearing the news of what happened yesterday. I was able to share some of the grief that my poor mother must have been overcome with at the time. She had spared me the pain that she had been suffering alone and in silence.
We had never talked about my father or the war after it was over; everybody had wanted to put it all behind them. It hadn’t been easy; loved ones lost forever, widows in black everywhere, the blind and the crippled walking the streets as best they could, with rubble all over the place, and rationing for years to come. The post war years in Britain had been difficult but at least the killing and destruction had ceased, and we had survived - while so many others hadn't.
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★ Read more about the book and buy it if you so wish (new tab)
★ HMS Dunedin - Wikipedia (new tab)
★ How Alan Turing cracked the Enigma code (new tab)
¹ The Blitz – The air raids on Britain in 1940-41; Portsmouth being
one of the closest and main targets. Along with the fall of France,
they were, for us, the darkest hours of the war. We were all alone
and on our knees preparing for invasion.
² to go down = sombrer / couler
³ to remain in the dark = rester dans l'ignorance
⁴ to be in the thick of it = être en plein dedans
They gave their lives so that we might live in peace and freedom.
Lest we forget!
Fate : That supposed force that predetermines major events that come our way. It can be kind or cruel. It can bring people together or tear them apart. It strikes without warning and there's nothing we can do about it!
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whether we like it or not
We only have three alternatives:
yesterday, present and tomorrow.
And not even three
because as the philosopher says
yesterday is yesterday
belongs to us only in memory:
to the rose that has already defoliated
you can't get another petal out of it.
The cards to play
there are only two:
the present and tomorrow.
and not even two
because it is a well established fact
that the present does not exist
but to the extent that it becomes past
and it's over...,
Like youth.
In short
we only have tomorrow left:
I raise my glass
for that day that never comes
but what is the only thing
what we really have.
by Nicanor Parra
Luane's World - Le Monde Perdu - Summer 2022 , Le Monde Perdu (181, 10, 21) - Moderado
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Tucked away in the heart of the Northamptonshire countryside lies a mysterious house and garden, a remarkable example of Renaissance design and craftsmanship.
Begun by Sir Thomas Tresham in 1595 but never completed, Lyveden is a wonderful survivor of the Elizabethan age and a rare example of late Tudor landscape design.
Sir Thomas intended his garden and lodge to symbolise his devotion to the Catholic faith, but the full extent of Sir Thomas's symbolic design remains unexplained to this day.
The plateau of central Tasmania is dominated by the great extent of dolerite lava flows that have then been exposed, and sculpted by glacial ice sheet that moved south to north leaving erratics and moraine on the north coast and in Bass Strait. The cliffs and summit of Mt Pelion West reveal the dolerite, which on the summit is a field of large irregular boulders which makes a traverse very difficult. The geology of Tasmania is complex, with the world's biggest exposure of dolerite, a mafic subvolcanic rock similar to basalt .
Dolerite:
A major intrusion of dolerite occurred in the Jurassic. This was a widespread phenomena extending over one third of Tasmania, and possibly more in the past. This intrusion also affected Antarctica, Argentina and South Africa at c180 million years ago. Three to five million cubic kilometers of magma were intruded overall, being the planet's fourth largest known magma intrusion.
Tasmania has the largest exposure of dolerite in the world of 30000 km2 and a volume of 15000 km3. In Tasmania the rock is characteristic of many mountains with its columnar joining appearing in cliffed escarpments. The composition is 40% plagioclase, 20% clinopyroxene, 20% quartz, 5% ilmenite and small percentages of potassium feldspar and amphibole.
Most of the intrusions were in the form of sills up to 500 m thick. But there are also stepped sills, inclined sheets, cones and some dykes. On the Central Plateau mesa and peaks appear as remnants in places, and in other places the dolerite remains, extensively.
Glaciation:
While there has been glaciation of Tasmania for eons (having been connected to Antarctica), in the Permian for example, the present landscape displays aretes, cirques, extensive glaciated surfaces, glacial valleys, moraines and a diversity of lakes attributed to glacial sculpting. Late Pleistocene glaciation occurred in the Snowy Mountains as well as in the Tasmanian highlands. Glaciers were extensive in Tasmania where ice caps formed on the Central Plateau and West Coast Ranges, and systems of valley and cirque glaciers formed on surrounding mountains.
After the non extent summer we have had which ended with the most devastating cyclone ever to hit the Hawke's Bay, where I live. It's a joy and a pleasure to get such a beautiful sunset. I really enjoyed some time out just waiting in the peace and quiet to see what mother nature was going to produce. Sunset at Ahuriri estuary, Napier, Hawke's Bay.
Uppsala is the fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö.
Located 71 km (44 mi) north of the capital Stockholm it is also the seat of Uppsala Municipality. Since 1164, Uppsala has been the ecclesiastical centre of Sweden, being the seat of the Archbishop of the Church of Sweden. Uppsala is home to Scandinavia's largest cathedral – Uppsala Cathedral, which was the frequent site of the coronation of the Swedish monarch until the late 19th century.
Uppsala Castle, built by King Gustav Vasa, served as one of the royal residences of the Swedish monarchs, and was expanded several times over its history, making Uppsala the secondary capital of Sweden during its greatest extent. Today it serves as the residence of the Governor of Uppsala County.
Founded in 1477, Uppsala University is the oldest centre of higher education in Scandinavia. Among the many scholars associated with the city are Anders Celsius, inventor of the centigrade temperature scale that now bears his name, and Carl Linnaeus, the father of taxonomy.
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To a certain extent
Walking on certain days,
is cumbersome,
to a certain extent.
Might be because of
lack of specific aim,
or just of physical strength.
In itself, that does not make
a difference.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
In zekere mate
Het lopen valt me
op sommige dagen, zwaar,
in zekere mate.
Kan komen door ontbreken
van een specifiek doel,
of van fysieke kracht.
Op zich, maakt dat niet
uit.
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Kind regards,
Cor
Yes, this is just about the extent of my bear collection,
at least the one I use the most!
They were a bit hesitant to pose for this shot,
but finally agreed, along with a short description!
The *honey* filled bears are self-explanatory.
The green bear contains leftover paint for one of my studios!
The bear with the handmade woolen sweater is a model and
wonders why he only has one knitting needle across his front.
The miniature bear in the center left holds a small wooden bee collection,
and the bear beside him used to be filled with glittery nail polish,
but likes her new clean look!
In the middle back, beachy bear sporting a flowery headdress, contains sea glass!
Happy Teddy Bear Tuesday everyone!
The verditer flycatcher is an Old World flycatcher widespread in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, especially in the Lower Himalaya.
Scientific name: Eumyias thalassinus,
This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence 30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
1931 Cadillac V-12 with Heron Mascot. One of the more delicate Art Deco designs, the Heron was used on both Cadillac and LaSalle models between 1930 and 1932. It was designed by John W. Hession, Jr. and was a factory option but was dropped when they took flack over the similarity to Hispano Suiza's long standing and iconic Stork Mascot, and to a slightly lessor extent, the Packard Cormorant.
A Beauty indeed, and one of the very best of the day.
View over Lake Femund.
At the beginning of October, winter came around Lake Femund, especially in the mountains.
Femunden (the Norwegian name) is Norway's third largest lake with a north-south extent of 60 km and a width of up to 9 km. With an area of just over 203 square kilometers and a maximum depth of 150 m, it is Norway's largest unregulated lake. At 664 m above sea level, Femunden is relatively high by Scandinavian standards, making it Scandinavia's largest lake at over 600 m above sea level.
Femunden. Norway.
Taken during a visit to my favourite bookstore in Johannesburg, while waiting to pay for a purchase. This vast emporium has shelves packed with books, the extent of which is vastly magnified by reflective material atop the walls and in the ceiling!. Many thanks to the management and staff of Exclusive Books in Hyde Park for permitting me to take this photograph.
Every “fact” has to be shaped into language and communicated (with paintings or films representing peripheral language phenomena). But to the extent that a “fact” becomes language it has already entered into a very particular horizon of understanding, into the broad field of preunderstanding. Interpretation has already begun one stage earlier. It starts with the reception of external sense impressions in our brain. Already, to a scarcely imaginable degree, there has been a process of selection, division, sorting, organizing, cataloging—and all this with the aid of models of experience that our brain has been constantly accumulating since we were embryos.
-Jesus of Nazareth Gerhard Lohfink Jesus of Nazareth What He Wanted, Who He Was Translated by Linda M. Maloney
A Red Grouse near the Trinnacle at Saddleworth - the extent of my wildlife photography :D Something I would like to do more of
The Cauldron, Glencoe, Scotland
Thanks to everyone who left a fave and/or comment on my previous image from Glencoe - very much appreciated and was a little surprised at the extent of positive feedback. Here is a shot focusing much more on the falls themselves. Having seen it flowing ‘normally’ a number of times I was really surprised at how much of it had frozen. Part of me wished for a little more flow and a little less ice and another part thought how impressive it looked all frozen.
I was very conscious of not wanting to damage the ice for any other Togs that might come along but, surprisingly, I never saw anyone else whilst shooting here. Having seen a number of images from Gavin H. of frozen Canadian waterfalls I always wanted to shoot some myself. The Cauldron is not as epic a waterfall as the ones he’s shot but to me it was impressive and certainly meant I went away very happy to have seen it like this. I did also take some detailed shots of sections of The Cauldron but thought I’d post this one to give you a sense of the overall scene.
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Taking Pictures of this Wasp nest was, to some extent, a way for me to deal with my fear of wasps. Throughout the whole process of taking pictures of this nest, I discovered a unique and interesting world.
Ziva
LOOK, BUT DO NOT TOUCH!
Physalia is the only genus in the family Physaliidae. Its long tentacles deliver a painful sting, which is venomous and powerful enough to kill fish and even humans. Despite its appearance, the Portuguese man o' war is not a true jellyfish but a colonial organism. These polyps are attached to one another and physiologically integrated, to the extent that they cannot survive independently, creating a symbiotic relationship, requiring each polyp to work together and function like an individual animal.
What matters is not the extent of the acquired knowledge, but that one recognizes values: the truth, the good, the beautiful. Learning must be directed to this goal. Learning should be an act that is valuable in and of itself. It should be an interaction with the object, interested in experiencing its form, its content, and its meaning. In the face of the assertion: “Knowledge is power,” Judaism must proclaim, “Knowledge is love.”
--In This Hour Heschel’s Writings in Nazi Germany and London Exile, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Foreword by Susannah Heschel
Cabo da Roca is a cape which forms the westernmost extent of mainland Portugal and continental Europe
This beautiful bungalow was built in 1916 by Walter Crawford, a lumberyard owner. According to the Philip H. Decker book A Window On The Past. Residences of Jacksonville, Illinois: Their History And Design 1833-1925, it is one of the few houses in Jacksonville that was designed and to a large extent built by its original owner.
The one-and-a-half story house has a flat lapped clay tile roof which, according to Decker, was brought from France as ballast in a ship and gives the house something of the feeling of a country cottage. The house also features a country garden on the south and east sides, It is the result of Mrs. Crawford's abiding interest in China, the land where she was born and raised as a child of Methodist missionaries. Note the carved wooden gates on the right leading to the back yard.
The Walter Crawford House is contributing to the Jacksonville Historic District. Listed in 1978 on the National Register of Historic Places, almost all architectural styles popular in Illinois from 1830 to the mid-1930s are represented in the district.
The central Illinois City of Jacksonville was founded in 1825 and is the seat of Morgan County. The population of Jacksonville was 17,616 at the 2020 census.
Source: Decker, Philip H. A Window On The Past. Residences of Jacksonville, Illinois: Their History And Design 1833-1925. Morgan County Historical Society