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These were the gateposts of Derwent Vicarage or Parsonage as it is shown on some old maps. It was demolished in the 1940s when the Ladybower Reservoir was constructed. Nature is taking over again.
Gatepost at Via Casella and Via Ribecco leading to Villa Dankosh e Vitale, showing a very steep drop at beginning of Via Ribecco
Early 20th-century real estate developers liked to create little towns or neighborhoods within the growing city--just as suburban estates have done since. Today, little distinction remains, except for iconic gate posts at either side of an intersection. Neighborhood names remain on some maps, but aren't heard much in conversation.
Note: someone has added a tiny face to the upper left, which I'm certain was not part of the original plan! ("Quirky Berkeley", as they say.)
ALCATRAZ is a familiar word in the Bay Area. Principally, it is the name of a small island in the SF Bay which was a military outpost and prison. The National Park Service now manages it; ferries carry visitors there. The ancient Spanish word means 'pelican' in English.
This wooden cat guards the gatepost of the 'terrace' (on the deck of a moored barge) of Café P96, on the western side of Prinsengracht.
Opposite, on the eastern bank, are the much-photographed shutters of Prinsengracht 217, a 17th Century spout-gabled warehouse now converted into apartments. It's registered as a Rijksmonument, as are (individually) its identically-façaded neighbours 211, 213 and 215.
Think these poor plants are a little confused. Here we have what looks like an old rose and just below it a bud!
Thank you to those who have made me their contact. Due to poor health, eye problems and low energy I regret I can't take on any new contacts but nearly always manage to reply to your comments. Please no more than 1 invite.
Pelates, who came from the banks of the Cinyps, tried to tear out the bar from the gatepost on the left also, but his right hand was pinned in the very act by the spear of Corythus, from Mamarica, and held fast to the wood. He stood, fastened there, and when Abas thrust him through the side, he did not fall to the ground, but died, still hanging to the gatepost by his hand. (Metamorphoses - Ovid, Book V).
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Ka'am, Wadi Caam or Wadi Ka'am (Cinyps) is a small river in Tripolitana, site of a failed Greek attempt to build a city under the leadership of Spartan Dorieus.
The source of the river are in the 80 km long Wadi Taraglat but they are all located at the coastal end of the Wadi in a part of the Wadi called Wadi Caam, whereas Herodotus had erroneously claimed that the source was near the Hill of Graces some 260 km inland.
The springs in Wadi Caam were the source of the water used in the Hadrianic baths of Leptis Magna with the water diversion scheme using the aqueduct built by Quintus Servillius Candidus in 119-120A.D.
The Greeks under Dorieus of Sparta who was said to be angry because Cleomenes was chosen to be king of Sparta ahead of him left the Peloponnese to found his own colony He chose to found his colony at the mouth of the Cinyps. After three years, around 515B.C. they were expelled by the Carthaginians from Leptis Magna, in alliance with local Libyan tribes. It was said to be the home of the Libyan tribe of the Macae, who were used as mercenaries by the Carthaginians.
In Greek mythology one of the combatants in the Trojan War, Guneus and went to Libya after the war where he settled near the Cinyps River, although other myths have Guneus drowning at sea.
Archaeologists have uncovered a Greek necropolis in Wadi Caam which dates to the 3rd century BC, it consists of a series of stone, box-shaped urns with the lids in the shape of a sloping roof and containing ashes and bones, as well as various types of ceramics (Wikipedia).
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See also the album: www.albelli.nl/onlinefotoboek-bekijken/3af1427e-1eae-4620...
On land near Castleton i imagine this old farm building has seen many great sunrise and sunset views of the Hope Valley.
The English Foxhound is a substantial galloping hound of great stamina. His long legs are straight as a gatepost, and just as sturdy. The back is perfectly level.
Odd, slightly surreal, thing happened to me today.
I spotted this driveway as I was driving near Knutsford. I hopped out and took some pics from outside the gate. Waiting for the sun to appear I became aware of a voice "can I help you?" . I looked around but nobody was there ... then realized it was the gatepost talking to me !
It was annoyed and demanded to know why I was taking pics of the driveway - I tried to explain but the gatepost just didnt get it. So I took my leave (got my shot though)
"Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
and never stops at all." ~ Emily Dickinson
This National Bird and a common favourite is easily recognised by most people. The Robin is a plump bird with bright orange-red breast, face, throat and cheeks edged with grey, a white belly and olive-brown upper parts ..... the sexes are very similar, if not identical, though some texts suggest that the brown forehead is "V" shaped in females, and "U" shaped in males, though even this is not always apparent.
In 1836 the first pastoralists moved into the Geelong region with David Stead and John Cowie on the Moorabool River and Alexander Thompson on the Barwon River (Kardinia estate meaning sunrise in local Aboriginal language). By 1837 there were enough pastoralists and their workers in the region for Magistrate Foster Fyans to be stationed at the Barwon River and Constable Patrick McKeever to be the first police officer there. The town of Geelong was surveyed in October 1838 with the first land sales in 1839. The first general store, the Wool Pack Inn and a wool store opened around his time and by 1841 there were 82 houses and over 400 residents and the town had its own newspaper. The main streets were named after places and people mainly who were early settlers– Moorabool, Yarra, Bellarine, Corio, Gheringhap, Swanston and Malop, Ryrie, McKillop, Myers, Brougham, Fenwick and etc. The name of Geelong came from a local Aboriginal languages meaning either “white sea bird” or “cliff” or “going up”. Within a short time there was a saddler, Wesleyan place of worship (not quite a church), a post service etc. In 1848 Geelong was declared a port for exporting wool, grain, hides, tallow etc. A year later (1849) it was officially proclaimed a town with its own Town Council and a mayor as the self-governing colony of Victoria was created from NSW. The growing Industrial Revolution in England and the great demand for wool for England’s woollen mills boosted the town’s growth and optimism which was exploded by the discovery of gold in central Victoria and Ballarat. Geelong was able to supply needed goods for the goldfields etc. In 1851 Geelong had 8,291 inhabitants but by 1853 it had 22,000 thanks to gold from Ballarat being received and exported from here. The basalt and sandstone Customs House was built in 1856 in Brougham Street when exports began from here rather than at Williamstown near Melbourne and immigrants landed directly in Geelong. The first Town Hall was built in 1855 and a telegraph connection with Melbourne was established in 1854. The fine sandstone Telegraph Station with a timeball for shipping on its roof was built in 1858 and still stands next to the former Post Office. The first railway in Victoria linked Melbourne and Geelong in 1854. A private company began building the Melbourne to Geelong railway in 1854 but it was not completed until 1856. The first railway station was replaced with the current one between 1877 and 1881 hence the polychromatic brick work which was popular at that time. A new railway line was built from Geelong to the goldfields at Ballarat starting in 1858 with completion of the link in 1862. A short tunnel was cut through the hill beyond the railway station in 1875 to allow trains to travel to South Geelong and on to Colac. By the mid-1850s Geelong was the third biggest town in the Australian colonies and a well-established city and it continued to greatly significantly in the 1860s. Brougham Street near the bay was lined with impressive wool stores and warehouses at this time and they still grace that street.
Yippee. Someone has put up a new house number plaque on their gatepost. And; although there is a N°62 in the album, it's a 26bis and not a very attractive one at that either.
The only problem with this one is that my hands are reflected in the tile. Up to you pefkosmad Wendy.
Removed from the challenge in favour of a retake.
Better viewed large and thank you for your favourites. :O)
A quick walk with Mwtw before work. The gateposts are nicely carved, and at the bottom of the path there are usually two small fishing boats.