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No.7029 Clun Castle leads, with No.46233 Duchess of Sutherland bringing up the rear.
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Ya en el año 1080 el rey de Castilla Alfonso VI, promovió la construcción de una catedral de estilo románico en la ciudad de Burgos.
En el año 1219, esa catedral acogió una ceremonia de gran relevancia para el reino de Castilla, la boda del entonces rey de Castilla Fernando III y la princesa germana Beatriz de Suabia.
En el siglo XIII, Burgos ya había sido reconocida como sede episcopal y un importante núcleo comercial, que, además, comenzaba a ganar fama más allá de las fronteras españolas al ser un lugar de paso del Camino de Santiago. Fue entonces cuando el obispo Don Mauricio, quien ofició la ceremonia nupcial de Fernando III y Beatriz de Suabia, le propuso al rey construir una nueva catedral acorde con la creciente importancia que la capital de Castilla merecía y que se levantara en las nuevas tendencias estilísticas europeas; el gótico.
El obispo había estudiado en la Universidad de París, por lo que era conocedor del arte gótico que se estilaba en la arquitectura francesa de la época. También tuvo que emprender un viaje que cruzaba ese país para llegar hasta el Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico, donde concertó el matrimonio entre el rey de Castilla y la princesa germana. Es por eso que aprovechó su amistad con el monarca para poder levantar la que hoy es la primera catedral gótica de España.
La catedral empezó a construirse en 1221 siguiendo patrones góticos franceses.se dio por terminada casi cuarenta años después.
En los siglos posteriores, se realizaron importantes añadidos al edificio inicial; las agujas de la fachada principal, la capilla del Condestable y el cimborrio del crucero, elementos del gótico flamígero que dotan al templo de su perfil inconfundible.
En la catedral se conservan obras de artistas extraordinarios, como los arquitectos y escultores de la familia Colonia (Juan, Simón de Colonia y Francisco); el arquitecto Juan de Vallejo, los escultores Gil de Siloé, Felipe Vigarny, Rodrigo de la Haya, Martín de la Haya, Juan de Ancheta y Juan Pascual de Mena, el escultor y arquitecto Diego de Siloé, el rejero Cristóbal de Andino, el vidriero Arnao de Flandes o los pintores Alonso de Sedano, Mateo Cerezo, Sebastiano del Piombo o Juan Ricci, entre otros muchos.
La fachada principal consta de tres cuerpos rematados por dos torres laterales de planta cuadrada. Las agujas caladas de influencia germánica se añadieron en el siglo xv y son obra de Juan de Colonia. El cuerpo inferior fue modificado en el siglo XVIII.
En el exterior sobresalen también las portadas del Sarmental y la Coronería, góticas del siglo XIII, y la portada de la Pellejería, con influencias renacentistas-platerescas del siglo XVI.
La catedral burgalesa fue declarada Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco el 31 de octubre de 1984. Es la única catedral española que tiene esta distinción de forma independiente, sin estar unida al centro histórico de una ciudad. Es además el templo católico de mayor rango en Castilla y León al tratarse del único templo que siendo catedral metropolitana es a la vez basílica.
In the year 1080, the King of Castile, Alfonso VI, promoted the construction of a Romanesque-style cathedral in the city of Burgos.
In the year 1219, that cathedral hosted a ceremony of great relevance for the kingdom of Castile, the wedding of the then King of Castile Ferdinand III and the German princess Beatriz of Suabia.
In the 13th century, Burgos had already been recognized as an episcopal seat and an important commercial center, which, in addition, was beginning to gain fame beyond the Spanish borders as a stopover on the Camino de Santiago. It was then that Bishop Don Mauricio, who officiated at the wedding ceremony of Ferdinand III and Beatrice of Suabia, proposed to the king that he build a new cathedral in accordance with the growing importance that the capital of Castile deserved and that would follow the new European stylistic trends; the gothic
The bishop had studied at the University of Paris, so he was familiar with the Gothic art that was styled in French architecture of the time. He also had to undertake a journey that crossed that country to reach the Holy Roman Empire, where he arranged the marriage between the king of Castile and the German princess. That is why he took advantage of his friendship with the monarch to be able to build what is today the first Gothic cathedral in Spain.
The new cathedral began to be built in 1221 following French Gothic patterns. It was completed almost forty years later.
In the following centuries, important additions were made to the initial building; the spiers of the main façade, the Constable's chapel and the dome of the transept, elements of flamboyant Gothic that give the temple its unmistakable profile.
In the cathedral, works by extraordinary artists are preserved, such as the architects and sculptors of the Colonia family (Juan, Simón de Colonia and Francisco); the architect Juan de Vallejo, the sculptors Gil de Siloé, Felipe Vigarny, Rodrigo de la Haya, Martín de la Haya, Juan de Ancheta and Juan Pascual de Mena, the sculptor and architect Diego de Siloé, the railing maker Cristóbal de Andino, the glassmaker Arnao de Flandes or the painters Alonso de Sedano, Mateo Cerezo, Sebastiano del Piombo or Juan Ricci, among many others.
The main façade consists of three bodies topped by two side towers with a square plan. The openwork spiers of Germanic influence were added in the 15th century and are the work of Juan de Colonia. The lower body was modified in the 18th century.
On the outside, the Sarmental and Coronería façades, Gothic from the 13th century, and the Pellejería façade, with Renaissance-Plateresque influences from the 16th century, also stand out.
The Cathedral of Burgos, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on October 31, 1984. It is the only Spanish cathedral that has this distinction independently, without being linked to the historic center of a city. It is also the highest-ranking Catholic temple in Castilla y León as it is the only temple that, being a metropolitan cathedral, is also a basilica.
Fort Gaines is a historic fort on Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States. It was named for Edmund Pendleton Gaines. Established in 1821, it is best known for its role in the Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War. Wikipedia
Dauphin Island, AL
This double crested cormorant did a few circles of the lake to gain altitude before it finally left the area. Gave me a few passes at it. Didn't nail the focus, but I liked the dynamic pose enough to post it.
So now we finally get to the picture why I came to San Quirico D'orcia in Tuscany and why I'm standing here in the field in a pretty icy wind for more than an hour. With what feels like a 10 cm thick layer of loamy earth on and under my boots, which luckily I brought with me.
By the way, the name of this picture is the name of this old typical Tuscan stone house in the foreground. I think this is the most photographed building in this part of Italy. But be careful if you only feed the navigation system with this name. There are other places with the same name. I got to know one of them the day before, 130 km away from here.
For the picture I waited until the sun was a little bit higher and had gained a bit of power, because I wanted to see the fields glowing. To my great joy, this was then made possible for me.
So nun kommen wir endlich zu dem Bild, weswegen ich nach San Quirico D'orcia in der Toskana gekommen bin und warum ich hier für mehr als einer Stunde in recht eisigem Wind auf dem Feld herum stehe. Mit mit einer gefühlt 10 cm dicken Schicht aus lehmiger Erde an und unter meinen Stiefeln, die ich zum Glück mitgebracht habe.
Der Name dieses Bildes ist übrigens der Name dieses alten typisch toskanischen Steinhauses im Vordergrund. Ich glaube das ist das am häufigsten fotografierte Gebäude in diesem Teil Italiens. Doch Vorsicht, wenn Ihr das Navi nur mit dieser Bezeichnung füttert. Es gibt noch andere Orte mit dem sellben Namen. Einen davon habe ich tags zuvor kennen lernen dürfen, 130 km von hier entfernt.
Für das Bild habe ich gewartet, bis die Sonne ein klein wenig höher stand und etwas an Kraft gewonnen hatte, denn ich wollte die Felder leuchten sehen. Zu meiner großen Freude wurde dies mir dann auch ermöglicht.
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For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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TS-Optics UNC 10" f/5, EQ6-R, QHY178M, ZWO ADC, Solomark ACHRO Barlow 3x, filter wheel, filters ZWB2+CЗC-22 (UV), Optolong IR685.
UV: 3000 of 12716 frames stacked.. FPS (avg.)=52, Shutter=18.68ms, Gain=42 (82%), Histogramm=59%.
IR: 3000 of 20177 frames stacked. FPS (avg.)=84, Shutter=1.000ms, Gain=29 (56%), Histogramm=59%.
FireCapture, Autostakkert, Registax, Photoshop
I’d like to dedicate this shot to a good friend of mine William McIntosh. I have spent the last 4 months shooting as much as I can with Bill and trying to gleen info from him about his weather prediction skills and gain some insight about his frame of mind about photography. He is a master of weather prediction IMHO and I have always admired his tenacity which has netted him some absolutely fantastic captures from Yosemite National Park and the Pacific Northwest. Bill contacted me during the week to see if I was up for a Banzai run to Yosemite Valley as he was predicting a passage in the storm which would provide a high probability of misty/snowy conditions like seen in many of his postings from there. Of course Bill was right on the money as was shown from some of the webcams provided there. But unfortunately I had to decline as I was starting to get sick with the Flu and didn’t want to drag him down with me. Today he contacted me again to see if I was up for some shooting at Corona Del Mar but I was still trying to fight off the Flu and as painful as it was had to opt out again. Later, today, as I was digging through my folder of processed photos I found this shot and the pain of declination returned. Sorry Bill, I was more worried about getting you sick then worsening my own condition. LOL. Thanks for the invite my friend and hope you had a great day at CDM. If you would like to see William’s amazing photography, you can visit his stream here.
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Tale of the Take…
This is a side view of the arch found at Corona Del Mar, If you wanted to get a full view through the arch you would need to scramble along the cliffsides base there at a specific tide level, I say specific because if you time it incorrectly you wouldn’t drown but you would have to spend a long, cold night on the rocks or call the Coast Guard to come “fish” you out which carries along an $800 dollar or better rescue charge. I’m still hoping that Bill will show me the specifics of entering here at a time that would be safe to enter and exit during the sunset. See what I mean about his tenacity. :)
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A faschinating little shop by this name, found along George Street, along my driving route to work.
I haven't actually been inside yet, just stopped to shoot its title mural along the side of the building.
Object: The Sights in Auriga– (HST or SHO palette) – 2022
A widefield view of part of the constellation of Auriga (The Charioteer)
The field contains:
Left side of frame -IC405 (The Flaming Star Nebula -aka SH2-229 or Caldwell 31) an emission/reflection nebula in the northern part of Auriga. It surrounds the irregular, blue star AE Auriga and is about 1500 light years from Earth.
Center upper right - IC410 (The Tadpoles Nebula) a dusty emission nebula/stellar nursery at about 12.000 light years from Earth that illuminated by the star cluster NGC1893 which is about 4 million years old so still relatively young. The nebula is noted for the ”tadpole” structures that have been created by the radiation pressure from the stars in NGC189.
Right side of frame - IC417 (The Spider Nebula) – An emission nebula lit up by massive hot stars that is currently producing new stars. It is located about 10,000 light years from Earth.
Details:
- Acquisition Date: 10/28/2022 to 10/30/2022
- Location: Western Massachusetts, USA
- Imaging Camera: QHY600PH-M -10°C - Mode 1(High Gain) Offset:15 Gain:56
- Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106 EDXIII @ f/5 (530mm focal length - 106mm aperture)
- Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100 w/GTO4
- Guide scope: Celestron Off Axis Guider
- Guide Camera: ASI174m mini
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight 1.8 Ripley, Aries Astro Pixel Processor
Filters:
- Chroma Ha 3nm 50mm
- Chroma OIII 3nm 50mm
- Astrodon SII 3nm 50mm
Exposure Times:
- Hydrogen Alpha (Ha): 22 x 10min. (220min) bin 1x1
- Oxygen III (OIII):22 x 10min. (220min) bin 1x1
- Sulfur II (SII):24 x 10min. (240min) bin 1x1
Total Exposure:680min. (11.33hrs)
Sky Quality:
-Magnitude: 19.71
-Bortle Class 5
-1.41 mcd/m^2 Brightness
-1234.6 ucd/m^2 Artificial Brightness
Bear Den Mountain, Adirondacks
I long for the days when I had a constitution of steel, driven to climb all of the peaks arrayed before me, and all the other compass points I could turn and look out at from this vantage point. This place has long been a favorite spot to break out my gear and look for compositions, whether as part of the longer hike south of me, or as a destination for a shorter outing. This morning the sun has gained on me, low in winter trajectory and casting its shadows as it clears the ridges behind me. Its burn highlights the iron oxide in an erratic deposited here in the pleistocene, as the massive ice sheets sculpted the Adirondack dome. North Country lore is sprinkled with iron. Furnaces and ore pits still stand in parts of the landscape, a history hinted at in my reddish-tinged granite boulder, posing on the verge of the Ausable Valley. I’ve been fortunate to have explored so much of America’s wildness; this country stands as hard as any landscape I’ve been in, and it hardens those willing to return after being scathed. Switchbacks were mostly unheard of up here, so topping these mountains is as much a matter of iron will as physical prowess. I have a long and chequered history of loves, romantic and spiritual, each accusing the other of time spent devoting my fidelities elsewhere. My regrets haunt me still. Rock will wear smooth, the forests will darken, iron will rust, and youth fades. The heart never concedes.
The view through the fence of the historic suspension bridge where bungy jumping gained popularity above the Shotover River. Several places near here where used in the Lord of The Rings movies as locations and this seemed a fitting name for the shot given the many fences and locks preventing exploration.
Abandoned business district in Shamrock, OK. some years back. Shamrock was a major player in the long ago Oklahoma oil rush as a shipping area. When the boom subsided, the fledgling town had little to lean on and gradually gained its ghostly reputation...
Have a great monochrome Monday!
Glacier National Park, Montana.
A hike of about 5.3 miles round trip with an elevation gain and loss of 1,375 feet. We saw mountain goats (quite close) and bighorn sheep. This late in the year there was plenty of wild flowers to see and smell. We hiked almost to the far end of the lake (on the left of image) and wandered aimlessly before making the climb out. A hiker on the way out of the lake basin saw a grizzly bear further around the bend at the end of the lake so we ventured no further.
Autumn in Melbourne is always beautiful, with many wonderful deciduous trees full of colour like these maple leaves, which are quickly gaining the rich gold, orange and red tones of the season.
Melbourne has experienced a wonderful Indian summer this year, and as a result, not only are there still plenty of beautiful blooms about, but the Autumnal colours are starting to appear.
This waterfall would be a part of the elven city.
Yes, I am an LOTR fan, if you couldn't tell from my dog's name ;P
Lower Falls Creek Falls, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, WA
What a beautiful waterfall. The hike had more elevation gain than I anticipated (I was missing my hiking poles after a while), but it was a great hike to a wonderful destination. The sunlight hitting the mist at the top really gave it a mystical feel. I bet if one timed it right one could really get some awesome sunburst action or morning mist magic.
Samwise and I arrived about 20min before a whole bunch of folks started to arrive, and by then we had turned around and were going up the other part of the Falls Creek Falls trail (WAY up), and there were some great places to pull over and watch the water and enjoy the sunshine. On our way back down we took the alternate route back to the parking lot, and I'm so glad we did. First off the forest was gorgeous; moss tufts clinging to bark, a carpet of green springy moss, light and shadows dappling the leaves and ferns, babbling creek sounds...oh so wonderful. And there were a lot of birds or insects making a sort of clacking sound (I imagined a bunch of tiny crabs in the trees clacking their pincers together, it's the best analogy I could come up with to describe the sound) that was entertaining. Secondly, I'm glad we went the other route because there were hardly any folks on that part of the trail, and when we got back to the parking lot it was overflowing with cars and people, meaning the main path would've been a clogged nightmare. Thank goodness the robins outside my window woke me up a little earlier than I originally planned this morning so I could get out and enjoy nature before being bogged down by other nature-seeking people.
Happy Memorial Day everyone.
The spiritual journey does not consist of arriving at a new destination where a person gains what he did not have, or becomes what he is not. It consists in the dissipation of one
-Aldous Huxley
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Mount Santubong's name may have been derived from the Iban word for coffin, but various Chinese derivations have also been suggested (San approximating the word for mountain in many dialects), as well Bidayuh, in whose lands the names of many hills start with S. Investigators have made ascents of the steep mountain to find places of archaeological interest. Around its foot are signs of Hindu occupation which are hundreds of years old which have been investigated by the Sarawak Museum. It was also the home of the early Sarawak Malays until they were driven up to Kuching in about the 1850s owing to continual attacks from the powerful Saribas Dayaks.[citation needed]
The mountain is made of sandstone, although it has been confused by many with limestone tower karst, or a volcanic plug: smaller versions of both appear not far inland. For a long time it interested those in search of gold but without success. There used to be an old theory that all the gold in the First Division of Sarawak lies in a straight line between Bau and Santubong which has some support in that there is a certain amount of gold in the mountain since fishermen in the past used to depend for their livelihood during the monsoon seasons, when the sea was too rough for fishing, by panning gold in the small mountain streams from which they could expect to gain an average of twenty dollars a month.
In this picture you get to see all the "4 iconic Santubongs" of Sarawak.
1. The mountain - Mt Santubong
2. The village - Santubong by the mountain.
3. The river - Santubong River @ Sungai Santubong
4. The famous Santubong Bridge.
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” —Eleanor Roosevelt
Your uber to beautiful Black Atoll
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Life can make ourselves feel not enough for certain things. We may face failure so many times at them. When we hit that wall instead of giving up, we should train ourselves to punch through that wall to the other side.
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I've always been deeply impacted by the loss of rock stars...not those that have tragically taken their own lives through drugs...but those that have now more frequently begun to show the natural evolution of human mortality. Yesterday a case in point. I reckon it's because they have been friends for what is now a very long time...and in some ways better friends than most in that they have always been there in time of need at the spin of a turntable or the push of a button. And as Led Zeppelin said, "Good times, bad times, you know I've had my share." And we, who Steve Miller called "Children of the Future," growing up in the '60s and '70s took our music seriously. And we have been loyal to it throughout the decades. In our minds, nothing has nor will ever compare.
In recent years, the passing of rock icons through natural causes has brought the somewhat astonishing recognition that the future has arrived...and with it all the annoying symptoms of human frailty and seniority. They are losses of consequence, and, for me, cause for much reflection and thought as to a life lived.
And yet, just a few weeks ago, my Grandson entered the world...and today word that a valued contact named Marilyn was overjoyed at the arrival of a Grandaughter. These of course are the gains some of us are fortunate enough to experience. These remind of the hopes and dreams and expectations that we had for ourselves so many years ago -- some fulfilled, some denied. We now pass these on to others, still perhaps best expressed by another rock icon -- always best in his Jeff Beck and Faces days...;-))) Life, for now, goes on...
During the Battle of Mobile Bay on 5 August 1864, United States Navy forces under Admiral David G. Farragut[7] passed Fort Morgan and entered Mobile Bay. Farragut captured the Tennessee and the Selma, forced the beaching and burning of Gaines, and captured Fort Gaines. This freed U.S. Army units under U.S. Major General Gordon Granger to besiege Fort Morgan.[7] After two weeks of bombardment from sea and land, Richard Lucian Page, commander of the fort, surrendered on 23 August 1864,[7] after first spiking the fort's guns
The Rose-breasted Grosbeak was not muted in his singing, but the softly coloured bib, the few white feathers in the black Head and the speckled plummage down the sides make me believe this one is a first year male, and on his way to gaining those rich colours of the adult male.
Pinery Provincial Park, Lambton Shores, ON
We have gained our first summit of the day, marked by the rocky cairn on the peak of Mayar. We also get a fine view out over the Scottish Highlands, with the water of Backwater Reservoir in the distance. It's mighty windy up here, with winds around 40mph (65kph) making it pretty cold, and the rain is catching up rapidly and soon to arrive.
After a trip back up to Aberdeen for meetings at the office, I stayed a little longer to climb Mayar and Driesh. Mayar stands at 928 meters (3044 feet) and is my 29th Munro, and gives me the 10% of Munro's bagged I have always wanted. Driesh, at 947 meters (3106 feet), is my 30th Munro and the 2nd of the two I climbed this day.
Our club gained access to the Winter Gardens which has money from the lottery fund and is about to be restored. It was a very interesting experience. Details here tinyurl.com/2whssyxu
It gains the more it gives, and then it rises with the fall. So let go, just let go, cause there's beauty in the breakdown.
My Darling Koentje, is still very thin but it is going a bit better. He lost a third of his body weight in just 2 weeks due to acute pancreatitis 2 months ago. He is still eating too little to gain weight, but at least his current weight stays more or less stable.
Image of the Sun on 29/09/2021 at 1213 UTC. I'm not sure how the banding occurred across the surface, can't explain why but believe it only occurred after using the Powermate.
Telescope - Coronado SolarMax III 70mm
Camera - ZWO ASI 120MM
Powermate 2x
Exposure 10ms
Gain 6
Stack from 500 frames
Edited with:
ASI AutoStakker
Lightroom
Sharpen AI
Photoshop
A thought can gain strength and grow into poetry, a short story or even a book. All things have beginnings that are usually small and humble. Great songs begin with a thought that grows into lyrics. A musical note will grow into a melody, a chorus, a hook and a refrain. A single flower in a bud vase can become a flower bouquet when we give thought to something bigger. “A Single Thought” can change how we write a story and how the outcome of a story can change. Thanks for viewing my work. I just had another thought, Gratitude and Kindness can change a life, maybe even yours.
Black-shouldered Kite, Elanus axillaris, Little Raven, Corvus mellori
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Madeline, the Black-shouldered Kite, has a clutch of young that are about ready to fly.
She does not take kindly to the Raven clan moving in to set up their own nesting, as her young are going to need a lot of free air as they 'gain their wings'
This image is 2-panel mosaic of NGC 3372 (Eta Carinae nebula), one of the brightest and largest DSOs in the night sky.
The image is the result of a 2-panel mosaic in SHO. Aiming at a 9-panel mosaic to cover the entire nebula...hoping my computer's graphics card can handle it 😅. A total of 14hr integration time so far.
Gear used
HEQ5 Pro, 6in reflector, ASI183MM Pro Cooled(imaging), ASI120MM mini (guiding),Baader Mpcc mkiii coma corrector, ASIAir Pro, Optolong Ha 7nm,Optolong Oiii 6.5nm, Optolong Sii 6.5nm, ZWO EAF, ZWO filter drawer
109 x 420s subs at gain 111, -10°C, bin 2x2
The star at the center (η Car) was once the second brightest star in the night sky after it suddenly exploded in the 19th century...an event known as The Great Eruption.
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“The leaves fall, the wind blows, and the farm country slowly changes from the summer cottons into its winter wools.”
― Henry Beston
That time of the year when shooting after work becomes impossible without adding your own light. I hate that!
After the fall of the Roman Empire beginning in the 6th century, Germanic Alemannic peoples increased their influence on this area of present-day Switzerland. Around 750 the Benedictine Monastery of St. Leodegar was founded, which was later acquired by Murbach Abbey in Alsace in the middle of the 9th century, and by this time the area had become known as Luciaria. In 1178 Lucerne acquired its independence, and the founding of the city proper probably occurred that same year. The city gained importance as a strategically located gateway for the growing commerce from the Gotthard trade route.
..... like Fynnie finally gaining some weight.
Due to various health issues Fynn has become quite skinny over the last months although he always ate enough. He lost more than 4 lbs and was finally down to 7 lbs a few weeks ago. At the moment he receives cortisone because the vet thinks that an IBD causes the weight loss. The cortisone seems to allow him to gain some weight again, about 0.25 lbs so far, and I hope that the progress continues. In this photo he poses next to a can of his special low-allergenic cat food. He eats the contents of the complete can in a single day, which is a lot for a cat of his size. Cleo eats about 50% less and is round as a medicine ball, life is unfair.
Sorry for my absence and for not commenting. I have a tenosynovitis at the moment, quite painful and I can hardly type. As typing is essential for my work I have to do it anyway with the help of painkillers and ice packs. Not a brilliant strategy, I know, but I have deadlines which I have to observe, no matter what. I have decided to abandon or drastically reduce my Flickr activities for a while in order not to make things even worse. I just post Fynn's photo to let you know that we are (more or less) okay. Sorry if I will only comment on a few of your photos, it's really difficult right now.