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My photos have been all over the place recently -- or really all the time I guess XD I just kinda like experimenting with where my mood takes me so… its just a buncha randomness. For this, I thought i’d do a little storytelling here :>
Wanted to take a shot over at Oyasumi @ Shijima to congratulate Kenzo on his store coming back to SL. Really glad to have you back in SL and all that jazz.
The open air parking lot is a really adorable place to take pictures in, so I hope you guys pay it a visit :3
Been in the Kalahari for a week now and this is the first time I have managed to get the internet to work, it's really pretty bad. Been really busy training but managed to take my camera out a few times. Hopefully I can upload some more and maybe even get a blog post sometime soon.
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National Trust Properties
Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury, HP18 0LH, Buckinghamshire
Waddesdon Manor
Built between 1874 – 1889 in the Neo-renaissance style for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild. Waddesdon Manor stayed within the family until 1957.
When the last owner died (James de Rothschild), it was passed over to the National Trust, the Manor and its contents and is now managed by the Rothschild Foundation.
Ferdinand de Rothschild wanted a beautiful building and had in mind a chateau familiar with those built in the Loire Valley. He chose the French architect Gabriel-Hippolyte Destailleur to do the work. Destailleur was already familiar with the type of work, as he had overseen many projects, including the Chateau de Mouchy. He also worked for another member of the De Rothschild family, namely Baron Albert de Rothschild on his Palais Rothschild in Vienna.
The wine cellars are interesting in that it contains the best of 15,000 bottles, some over 150 years old and come from the Chateau Lafite Rothschild and Chateau Mouton Rothschild estates. It is the largest collection in the world of Rothschild wines, it also has some very important labels created by artists such as Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol.
The works of art inside the house of the very best quality, artists such as, Gainsborough, Reynolds, Boucher, Cuyp, Van Dyck, Titan and many others. Sevres ceramics, Beauvais Tapestries, first quality English Silver, carpets, books the list unending.
the French Landscape Gardiner Elie Laine. Extensive levelling of the hill was carried out, the Gardens and parks were laid out and an attempt was made to grow full length trees using chloroform to decrease the shock of moving the trees and planting them, however there are many trees in the parks and gardens that were successfully planted. Trees such as Yews, cedar, redwoods and other conifers, chestnuts, limes and maples are all successfully well bedded in.
During the reign of James de Rothschild the gardens were not the most spectacular however from the 1990’s a more up to date, using computer software for many of the colour combinations and in the gardens are many lovely statues by such sculptors as, Italian Sculptors Giuliano Mozani and Filippo Parodi, French sculptor, Jean Raon, to name but a few.
In my opinion, a great House and Garden to visit, teas and a scone well worth the wait.
Finally there have been many films made there. Here are a few examples:
Never Say Never Again
Carry On “Don’t Lose Your Head”
Ladies in Lavender
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
In 2018 there were approx. 465,000 visitors to the Manor, and was the largest visitor attraction anywhere in all of the National Trust Properties.
I know the shot is lit broad, but we were all FREEZING! I'll admit, the lighting really bothers me on this one; sometimes you just gotta get that shot and go home!
1 Einstein 640 Strobe Unit 1/4 power, camera left -- w/ large softbox
1 580EX II Speedlight 1/64 power, rear camera right (to capture snow falling)
All units triggered with Pocketwizards
Back in Fontainebleau after years away and delighted to see our favourite patisseries are still doing fine and still absolutely delicious. I'm going to gain 50kg on this trip...
Yep, I like the light in this one! And these photobombing waterbirds only add to the scene so no need to clone that Coot out either lol.
I am rather busy atm so not as long a blurb as normal. Hopefully I will be back up to full warble shortly!
Kingsburg, Ca.
Rich and I had been out since six o'clock, and I needed to get to work. As we returned to the car, we passed the ruins of a building being demolished after it burned. I had said something to Rich about wishing I could get in there, and all of a sudden, we found a back entry that had been left open. No time to spend there. Damn!!!! Couple of quick shots and away we went.
On Veterans Day, Amtrak's inaugural train 41 heads south through Long Bridge Park. Amtrak brought out a cleaner-than-usual ALC-42 to mark the occasion. The train was about an hour late at this point, which meant its passage here was close to that of the old 91.
Do you remember
Your first human
How soft and cuddly
She was
How she would greet you
At the door
After you went outside for
A few minutes
Do you remember
How she was always
There for you
When you were sad
And made you laugh
By spinning in circles
Then falling to the ground
Beside you
Do you remember
How important she made
You feel
I do
And I hope I made her feel
The same too
First PMT
Leyland Olympian D\Decker bus
Fleet number 30031
G 755 XRE
Seen at Newcastle bus depot
Friday Afternoon
16th March 2012
First PMT
Dennis Dart ALX200 Alexander
Fleet number 40151
X 994 FFA
Service 99A Mow Cop ~ Newcastle
Seen on High Street Tunstall
Wednesday Afternoon
21st March 2012
First Light on the hill and the Schönkahler hütte, taken from the Einstein Summit, Tannheimer Tal, Tyrol, Austria.
I was out and about all day yesterday and just had time to pop this up using my iPhone! It is, as some of you have pointed out, a semi submersible ship that can drop down to help unload this ungainly cargo!
The cranes are from the Liebherr Company based in Killarney in Co. Kerry and are ready to be transported to Puerto Rico in the West Indies.
The first thought that struck me was that they were ungainly and unbalanced with those gantries hanging out to the one side - but it seems to be okay?????