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Zeiss Ikon Voigtländer Icarex 35S TM
The winder lever is reminiscent of the one on the Contarex. Otherwise, despite being a well-built camera, the Icarex suffers from offering too little, too late. It is symptomatic of the disarray that reigned in the management of the dying giant Zeiss Ikon.
The dial below the generously dimensioned winder lever serves to set the exposure time. The little cog at the base of the shutter button is used to set the film sensitivity, with separate displays for the selected DIN and ISO values next to it.
Shot with:
Canon EOS600D
Leica Bellows R (16860)
Leica 100mm f/4 Macro Elmar-R, bellows version (11230)
Divided reverse. Letter very generously translated by Nettenscheider, penned in München on 25 April 1915, the author tells friends he had a visit from his brother Anton and provides his address for future correspondences. Postage cancelled in München the same day.
Infanterist Johann Güll, 2 Kompagnie, bayer. Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment No. 1 (München).
________________________________________________
Notes:
b. Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 1 (+MG.-Kp.)
Aufgestellt in München (R.Stb., I., II.) und Rosenheim (III.)
Unterstellung:1. b. Res.Div.
Kommandeur:Oberstleutnant Lammerer (Topographisches Büro des b. Generalstabes München)
I.:Major Füger (Kriegsschule München)gef.: 23.8.17
II.:Major v. Lachemair (Kriegsschule München)
tödl. verw. : 8.8.14.
III.:Major Klug (1. b. I.R.)
Verluste:53 Offz., ca. 2700 Uffz. und Mannschaften.
Well, very generously I've just received a couple of complimentary copies of Rob Langham's "Bloody Paralyser" and just a chapter in, I think it's bloody terrific. Congratulations Rob on a first-class book, sure to become one of the must-have titles for every military-aviation enthusiast.
In case you were wondering, I have a few pictures in there, hence the complimentary copies.
The official schpeel:
"Bloody Paralyser: The Giant Handley Page Bombers of the First World War tells the story of the largest British bombers of the First World War and the men who flew them. In 1915, the biggest plane ever seen in Britain took flight for the first time a twin-engine monster with a 100- foot wingspan, designed to be a Bloody Paralyser to the Germans. Operating mainly at night, the Handley Page bombers attacked Germany and Germanoccupied towns and cities, disrupting the enemy s industry and transport and targeting U-boats that were causing heavy losses to merchant shipping. The men that flew in the Bloody Paralysers were the forerunners of the crews of Bomber Command in the Second World War, and now their story is told in their own words."
Letter generously translated by xiphophilos; penned in Posen on 31.10.1915 and addressed to Unteroffizier E. Kilian serving with Infanterie Regiment Nr. 341. The author tells his friend he has been given a new command. Einheitsstempel: Verkehrs-Offizier vom Platz Posen. Postage cancelled the same day in Posen.
Vizewachtmeister (staff sergeant) Reinhard Rabe stares intensely into the camera lens for an impeccable portrait.
Generous packaging the small paper box, with approx. 4.4 x 4-4 x. 7.4 cm, an volume of approx. 139 ml, includes the instructions, and a small pills can.
Within the pills can, there is a small cylinder to keep try and 7 medicine capsules. The tablet can has in the lower part below the neck a diameter of 3.8 x 2.2 cm, the volume of 25 ml The drying cylinder with approx. the radius of 14 mm and a hight of 18 m, volume approx. 2.77 ml. The tablet capsule is 1, 4 x 0.5 cm, volume approx. 0.18 ml.
Just in case you are wondering about the relation volume of one pill to drying matter, this is 2.77 ml vs 0.18 ml, pills can to 1 pill this is 25 ml to 0.18 ml, paper box to one pill this is 139 ml to 0.18 ml.
No, I will not the math for you, but including instructions, the pill can, the trying cylinder there is still place for more than 700 tablets. Or the ratio of package volume to content is approx. 1:100.
Lots of air, in that package so to say approx. 99 %, This is like working 1 month and getting a salary for 2 hours.
Ok there are the reason for the minimal size of the packaging, for example, to put in the necessary documentation, simple handling, and I am sure many more, they are profit-oriented, nevertheless, this is, in my opinion, there is no reasonable relation between the size of the tablets and packaging.
On display 2 out of 7 pills.
[These are the last three of my series on the abbey church of Pontigny.
Tomorrow I am leaving for two weeks to spend the holidays with family in the UK, then in Normandy. Therefore, there will be no more uploads from me until January 6 or 7. I will however keep monitoring my Flickr groups as I always do when away.
I thank all of you who follow my stream for your visits and the comments you left during this year 2024 that’s coming to an end, and I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! See you in 2025!]
A few days ago, at the beginning of December 2024, celebrations televised worldwide heralded the coming back to life of the Notre–Dame Cathedral in Paris, after the accidental and disastrous timber roof fire of April 2019. This joyous occasion was an opportunity to vaunt the vastness of the cathedral.
Well, today and over the following days, I invite you to discover a much-less known, but much more surprising, church, the abbey church of Pontigny, in the equally little known département of Yonne (a part of Burgundy), about 150 kilometers southeast of Paris. There, at the edge of a small village and framed by the tall trees of a dark forest, an enormous vessel of stone stands in the middle of wheat fields, towering above everything else, even though it doesn’t have towers nor spire...
It has two things in common with the cathedral of Paris: at 120 meters, the length of its nave almost that of Notre–Dame (130 meters), and in addition to being an abbey church, Pontigny is also a cathedral... It is also the oldest, as when the first stone of Notre–Dame was laid in 1163, Pontigny was already built.
The abbey of Pontigny was founded in 1114 by a group of monks led by Hugues of Mâcon. For the second time after the foundation of La Ferté the year before, monks of the Cîteaux Abbey left the mothership to found a new monastery. Pontigny thus became and will forever remain “the second daughter of Cîteaux”, an important claim in an order than will number more than 2,200 monasteries of monks and nuns.
Donations flow in. Counting more than a dozen Kings of France among its benefactors, not to mention a good half-dozen Kings of England, the abbey will also give refuge to three archbishops of Canterbury, two of them saints: Thomas Becket and Edme (or Edmund) of Abingdon, whose relics are still buried in the choir of the church.
Built largely thanks to generous funding by Thibaut the Great, Earl of Champagne whose daughter Adele will marry King Louis VII, the church we can still admire today is built between 1138 and around 1150, although additions will be made to it as late as the early 1200s. It is mostly Romanesque, but the influence of the Gothic style can be seen in the latest rows of the nave, and of course in the ceiling, which is rib-vaulted —the first time this architecture was ever used in Burgundy.
During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the abbey will be one of the richest and most powerful of the Western world, counting more than forty priories, vast lands and assorted properties in many different cities. Its library was also famous.
Listed as a Monument historique (Historic Landmark) on the very first list drawn up in 1840 by Minister Prosper Mérimée, the abbey church is almost all that’s left of the abbey, which was severely damaged during the Hundred Years War, then during the Wars of Religion, and finally during the French Revolution.
Since 1954, the abbey church is also the legal seat and headquarters of the “Mission de France” territorial prelature, which inspired the so-called “worker priests” which are quite well known in France. For that reason, the abbey church was granted by the Pope the status of cathedral of that prelature.
I’ve had the pleasure to visit this grandiose church, the largest ever in the Cistercian order, in late May 2024, within the scope of a photographic mission for the Fondation pour La Sauvegarde de l’Art Français, one of the not-for-profit organizations I work for as a pro bono photographer. I was given access to what’s left of the cloister, a part which is normally off-limits.
The overwhelming apse of the abbey church dominates the parish cemetery. Here you can see those flying buttresses I mentioned in an earlier caption. They were added during the early Gothic period to support the top part of the nave.
I doubt this “support” was really necessary. Sometimes “modern” features were added just to look up to date, “hip” if I dare say... :o)
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!
the quality of mercy is not strain'd
it droppeth as a gentle rain from heaven
upon the place beneath
it is twice blest:
it blesseth him that gives and him that receives
~ william shakespeare
portia, the merchant of venice
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Going beyond sunset is like catching bended, filtered sunlight rays, corrupted or enhanced by bouncing off all the surfaces it can get hold off and then finding its way onto your tiny camera sensor. Simply magical process which results in an image in your head, and all you have to do is just click.
SHWE INN THA Floating Hotel and Resort
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1- ideally a high mega pixel Canon 5DS ( can be either new or use ok)
2- Canon 70-200mm F2.8 L IS lens ( can be either new or use ok)
Last but not least, a photography journey of life time for a trip to explore South Island of New Zealand and Africa.
.
My intended schedule may estimate about 1 month round trip self drive traveling down scenic Southern Island of New Zealand for completing the most captivating landscape photography and wander into the big five, the wilderness of untamed Africa nature for my project 2016 before my physical body stamina eventually drain off.
During the course, I also welcome sponsor's to provide daily lodging/accommodation, car rental/transportation, Fox Glacier helicopter ride and other logistic funding expenses, provide photographic camera equipments or related accessories .
Kindly forward all sponsors request terms of condition n collaboration details for discussion soon.
Great Ocean Drive- the 12 Apostle's
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Letter(s) generously translated by bw-collector; penned 20.11.1916 in Siegmar (Chemnitz) by three of the Fräulein in the photograph.
A wonderful group photograph sent to "Otto". One of the authors is his sister, perhaps the Fräulein taking the photograph? His cousin writes „Liebes Ottel! Gefällt Dir der Gefreite? Den möchst Du wohl gerne verhauen?“ - would you like to spank the corporal, so I suspect she might be the one wearing his uniform.
Grandmothers; Grandfathers,
their gnarled hands like ancient
trees, shaking seeds,
grieving
for their disappearing
memories.
Dancing, chanting...
As embers of the sacred fire
glowed,
they removed their moccasins,
held hands; then walked
toward their youth
through Night's shadows,
the bells on their empty moccasins
reflecting moonlight...
c. Douglas Fireman
PictionID:54457991 - Catalog:1968 AC-17 Liftoff - Title:1968 AC-17 Liftoff - Filename:19680810 AC17 02 Liftoff.jpg - - ---- Images from the Convair/General Dynamics Astronautics Atlas Negative Collection. The processing, cataloging and digitization of these images has been made possible by a generous National Historical Publications and Records grant from the National Archives and Records Administration---Please Tag these images so that the information can be permanently stored with the digital file.---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
Walking along the Promenade at Portobello the other day, some very nice soul had laid out this box full of windfall apples with a note telling everyone to help themselves, and that they were great for making Apple Crumble. What a lovely gesture.
After receiving a generous amount of money for Christmas and saving money throughout the year, I'm trying to decide what BM kit(s) to get next. Here is my current want list in order from my top want to least and their price.
1. Used "Old" Light Grey Tiger I $330 dollars with shipping.
2. M10 Wolverine 30% off at $192.50 with free shipping.
3. Dodge WC-64 KD $125 with free shipping.
4. Stug III Ausf. F $195.00 with free shipping.
Depending on what I purchase, I could maybe afford two kits. (For example, the WC-64 and the Wolverine.) My current collection of tanks is one Chaffee, one Sherman, one Hellcat, and one Panther.
I would really appreciate any input from you guys on these kits and any others you recommend!
This weekend, I was very generously given 626 assorted rolls of 35mm, 110, 120, and 220 roll film, some APS canisters, and 3 bulk rolls (100ft) of slide film. If this wasn't all expired stuff, this would easily top the $2000 range.
Some of the more interesting films in the lot included:
Kodak: Vericolor, Hi Speed Infrared, 'Recording Film', Pantomic X (ISO 32!!), Pro400MC, Tri-X Pan 400, Technical Pan, Plus X Pan 125, and Kodacolor VR 1000.
Fuji: Pre-Velvia Fujichrome (50, 100, 400, and 1600), Fujicolor 1600 Super HG, Neopan SS, NPH 400
I spent some time picking out the interesting 35mm cannisters and photographing them. Please do check out my blog for more photos of this incredible haul.
Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
[1 Timothy 6:17-19 NIV]
5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW:
1. Like it or not, we are ALL sinners: As the Scriptures say, “No one is righteous—not even one. No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.” (Romans 3:10-12 NLT)
2. The punishment for sin is death: When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. (Romans 5:12 NLT)
3. Jesus is our only hope: But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. (Romans 5:8 NLT) For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23 NLT)
4. SALVATION is by GRACE through FAITH in JESUS: God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. (Ephesians 2:8-10 NLT)
5. Accept Jesus and receive eternal life: If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9 NLT) But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. (John 1:12 NLT) And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life. (1 John 5:11-12 NLT)
Read the Bible for yourself. Allow the Lord to speak to you through his Word. YOUR ETERNITY IS AT STAKE!
Myanmar Landscape
Be the first to kick start your generous support and fund my production with more amazing images!
Currently, I'm running a crowd funding activity to initiate my personal 2016 Flickr's Project. Here, I sincerely request each and every kind hearted souls to pay some effort and attention.
No limitation, Any Amount and your encouraging comments are welcome.
Crowd funding contribution can be simply direct to my PayPal account if you really appreciate and wish my forthcoming photography project to come alive.
Please PayPal your wish amount to : men4r@yahoo.com
Email me or public comments below your contribution amount for good records with your comments and at final day, at random, I shall sent out my well taken care canon 6D with full box n accessory during random draw to one thankful contributor as my token of appreciation.
Now, I cordially invite and look forward with eagerness a strong pool of unity zealous participants in this fundermental ideology yet sustainable crowd fund raising task.
Basically, the substantial gather amount is achievable with pure passion n love heart in photography and not necessary be filty rich nor famous to help me accomplish raising my long yearning photography career, a sucking heavy expense that been schedules down my photography making journey had inevitably, some circumstances had badly fall short behind racing with time and inability to fulfill as quickly in near future consolidating good fund .
Honestly, with aspiration and hope, I appeal to urge on this media for a strong humanity mandate through good faith of sharing and giving generously on this particular crowd funding excercise to achieve my desire n is not just purely a dread dream , is also flickers first starter own crowds funding strength turning impossible into reality through this pratical raising method that I confidently trust it will turn fruitful from all your small effort participation, every single persistency will result consolidating piling up every little tiny bricks into an ultimate huge strong living castle.
In reality, I have trust and never look down on every single peny efforts that been contributed as helpful means, turning unrealistic dream alive is the goal in crowd funding excercise, No reason any single amount is regard to be too small when the strength of all individual wish gather to fulfill my little desire to make exist and keep alive. .
I sincerely look forward each and every participants who think alike crowds funding methodlogy works here no matter who come forwards with regardless any capital amount input be big or small , please help gather and pool raise my objective target amount as close to USD$10K or either acquisition from donation item list below:
1- ideally a high mega pixel Canon 5DS ( can be either new or use ok)
2- Canon 70-200mm F2.8 L IS lens ( can be either new or use ok)
Last but not least, a photography journey of life time for a trip to explore South Island of New Zealand and Africa.
.
My intended schedule may estimate about 1 month round trip self drive traveling down scenic Southern Island of New Zealand for completing the most captivating landscape photography and wander into the big five, the wilderness of untamed Africa nature for my project 2016 before my physical body stamina eventually drain off.
During the course, I also welcome sponsor's to provide daily lodging/accommodation, car rental/transportation, Fox Glacier helicopter ride and other logistic funding expenses, provide photographic camera equipments or related accessories .
Kindly forward all sponsors request terms of condition n collaboration details for discussion soon.
Great Ocean Drive- the 12 Apostle's
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To mark the end of crew operations (driver and conductor) at Catford garage, the powers that be very generously let this preserved RT and RM2046 out on a variety of routes for the final few days. RM2046 and RT1702 were both used in service on Route 75 (9th), 47 (10th), 185 (11th), 54 (12th) and the 36B on the 13th March - the final day of crew operations.
RT1702 (KYY 529) makes a fine sight here - posing for my camera on the way back to South London :)
Location forgotten - anyone???
RT1702 was looking quite immaculate considering its 40+ years on the road! Interestingly, the bus was allocated to Catford (TL) garage from 1966 to its withdrawal in 1972. It was also one of the buses that took part in a pre-Festival of Britain tour of Europe.
RT1702 (KYY 529) 4/50
new, body 3675: Park Royal 3RT8
upper window surrounds repainted cream, fitted with GB plate
7/50 embarked on SS Embio from Hull for visit to Europe
8/50 Tour of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, West Germany, France
10/50 return to UK
1/51 AV into normal service (Mortlake)
*/51 P used on Circular Tour of London during Festival of Britain
1953 J used on 134
1957 GM (Victoria)
5/58 GM to Aldenham overhaul
5/58 GM from o/h, unlicensed, still body 3675
8/58 GM relicensed
8/59 SW transfer into store..
8/59 AP ..change store, ..and out (Seven Kings)
8/59 used on 169A
60-1 AP
7/62 AP to Aldenham overhaul
7/62 AP from o/h, unlicensed
10/62 RD transfer (Hornchurch)
63-5 RD
8/66 RD to Aldenham overhaul
8/66 TL from o/h, unlicensed (Catford), still body 3675
9/66 TL relicensed
67-8 TL
11/69 TL to Aldenham repaint, and return
1970 TL
7/71 TL into store, and out again
7/72 BX into store (Bexleyheath)
8/72 bought by R.Denton, Orpington
preserved by RT1702 Preservation Society
And more on Route 47 here: www.londonbuses.co.uk/_routes/current/047.html
As an aside, Catford garage (TL) was one of the original garages operated by Thomas Tilling:
TL - Tilling Lewisham, TC - Tilling Croydon, TB - Tilling Bromley survived into London Transport days.
Catford garage was opened on 11th May 1914 and was not very old when requisitioned for the war effort. It did not re-open until 1920 when Thomas Tilling's Lewisham operation moved there due to space constraints at his other garage.
Thomas Tilling gained an agreement in 1923 to double the size of Catford and in addition the roof has been raised twice, first in 1930 to enable double deck buses to use the garage and again in 1948 to accommodate AEC Regent III RTs. The garage was modernised again in 1970.
Taken with a Nikon F-501 SLR and 75-200mm zoom lens [Scanned from an original Kodachrome slide with no digital restoration]
You can see a random selection of my bus photographs here on Flickriver: www.flickriver.com/photos/southallroutemaster/random/
I placed ads in FreeCycle asking for clippings for succulents. I'm starting a succulent garden - Look at how generous these two people were with me. This guy's yard is full of beautiful plants and has been lovingly decorated (I'll post pix) 0- feel free to tag and leave me any kind of advice that you have :-)
for The Endless Book
"Nada lhe posso dar que já não exista em você mesmo. Não posso abrir-lhe outro mundo de imagens, além daquele que há em sua própria alma. Nada lhe posso dar a não ser a oportunidade, o impulso, a chave. Eu o ajudarei a tornar visível o seu próprio mundo, e isso é tudo."
(H.H.)
The generous nature and the old town of Trancoso, founded by the Portuguese in the 16th century, were the privilege to just a few inhabitants – the hippies that discovered the place in the 70s. Since then, the village grew, the electricity came and commerce developed. But the essence of #Terravista_Trancoso_bahia_brazil as well as its main attributes, remain the same.
Robert Kaufman generously donated a charm pack for each member of participating chapters in the Modern Quilt Guild to use for a challenge project of our choosing.
The NOVA Modern Quilt Guild selected the Bright palate (http://www.robertkaufman.com/pre-cut/konareg_cotton_solids_bright_palette1/) to work with and each of us made one or more mini quilts (29"x29" to 45"x45"). The members were allowed to add fabric from their stash as long as the charms remained the stars of the show. The quilts will be donated to the INOVA Fairfax Children's Hospital NICU.
This quilt was created by Miyoko
Generosity comes in all shapes and sizes. Yesterday, 30 July 2016, six of us from Calgary had the honour of meeting a 92-year-old gentleman who has lived most of his long life on a huge area (380 hectares, 939 acres) of beautiful land near Hanna, Alberta. Though Gottlob Schmidt (known as Schmitty) has now moved into town (Hanna), he is not far from his beloved land and still loves to spend a lot of time there. My friends and I understand why. This untouched land is not only beautiful to the eye, with its undulating hills with small, scattered pockets of woodland, but it also hides all sorts of natural treasures, including the wildlife that enjoys this native grassland. There are so few areas of native grassland left in Alberta, so each one is very precious. Schmitty told us that he has never seen his land looking so green! Perhaps not too surprising, as we have had so much rain recently, often accompanied by thunderstorms. In fact, the rain started on our return journey to Calgary and I was driving from our meeting place back to my house in torrential rain.
This is where the word 'generosity' comes in. Two years ago, Schmitty donated all his land to Alberta Parks, along with certain strict regulations (listed below) on how the land was to be maintained. He was very warmly recognized for his extreme generosity. The Park is known as Antelope Hill Provincial Park and, when Schmitty is no longer able to visit and enjoy his old, family homestead, the Park will be opened to the public. For now, it remains his own, private property.
The highlight for us yesterday was meeting Schmitty himself. I can only hope that I might be lucky enough to be in half his shape if I ever reached that age! It was an absolute delight to spend a little time with this man with the big heart when we first arrived and again later in the day, when it was time for us to head back to Calgary. We also got to meet Schmitty's good neighbours, Donna and Ken.
www.albertaparks.ca/media/5788002/antelope-hill-pp-fact-s...
calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/you-can-thank-this-man-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIVVBdkoUVY&feature=youtu.be
My friends (specialists in mosses, lichens and liverworts and other things) and I, were given permission to spend the day there, to list all our findings. Our time was spent climbing one main hill and walking part way around it, calling in at several of the small areas of woodland. One of the highlights for me yesterday was seeing a patch of Amanita Muscaria (Fly Agaric) mushrooms. They were at various stages - for me, the earlier stage is the most exciting, when the mushroom has a round cap, speckled with white flecks. It is quite rare that we come across one of these, and it is so exciting and such a treat when we do! They are so beautiful and amazing. Of course, it's just a "fungi nut" talking, ha. The previous shot posted today is a telemacro shot, so the fungus was much smaller in reality. They are so attractive but also poisonous!
"A large conspicuous mushroom, Amanita muscaria is generally common and numerous where it grows, and is often found in groups with basidiocarps in all stages of development. Fly agaric fruiting bodies emerge from the soil looking like a white egg, covered in the white warty material of the universal veil... Amanita muscaria poisoning occurs in either young children or people ingesting it to have a hallucinogenic experience... A fatal dose has been calculated at an amount of 15 caps. Deaths from this fungus A. muscaria have been reported in historical journal articles and newspaper reports. However, with modern medical treatment a fatal outcome because of the poison of this mushroom would be extremely rare."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria
Various plants were good to see, too, including about four Prairie Crocuses that were still in bloom. I hadn't seen Skeletonweed for a long time, but there were quite a few small clusters of it. A new plant to me was a tall one with white flowers, that I still need to identify properly. The occasional gorgeous wild Rose made a bright splash of colour.
After a few hours of exploration, the only things that we were so happy and relieved to leave behind were the mosquitoes! Never had I seen so many of them - the air was filled with these tiny, blood-sucking insects that followed us every step of the way!
Thanks so much, Heide, for driving Sandy and myself all the way out there - about a two and three-quarter hour drive. Much of the distance was on the same roads that I had driven last week with my daughter, but this was the first time I had ever been as far as Hanna and just beyond. Hanna now has a Tim Horton's, opened around three months ago : ) Thanks, Heide, too, for trying to find the old railway roundhouse - unfortunate that there was too much construction in the area, so one can't get to the roundhouse. And thank you so much, Peter, for arranging and organizing this wonderful trip! Most importantly of all, our thanks to Schmitty, who so kindly allowed us to share the special land that he has called home for so many decades. Our thanks for allowing us to spend the day there and, even more importantly, thank you for your great gift to all Albertans, with your incredibly generous donation of Antelope Hill Provincial Park.
Letter on reverse generously translated by xiphophils; authored in France on 17.7.1915 and addressed to the sender's brother, Fritz Thiele in Stuttgart-Cannstatt. Einheitsstempel: Festung-Eisenbahn-Bau-Kompagnie Nr.5. Postage cancelled the following day (Feld-Poststation 4 - Der 6. Armee).
"France, 17 July 1915
Dear brother,
I have received your letter with joy, but have to let you know that our dear father has now died as well on June 18 at 3 p.m. Here I also send you an old photo from Antwerp. I have written to Gustav today as well. Otherwise everything is still fine.
Best regards to you and your bride,
Heinrich"
Men of Festung-Eisenbahn-Bau-Kompagnie Nr.5 in South Antwerp. Most of these fellows are armed with Gew 88 rifles fitted with Model 1865/71 Pionierfaschinenmesser bayonets. Notice the fellow in the centre of the group appears to have sharpened his bayonet; an uncommon practice as bayonets were purposely designed to have a dull edge.
Letter generously translated by xiphophilos; penned sometime in late May 1918 and addressed to an Untffz. Hartmann serving with E./Gren. Rgt, 123 in Ulm a/D. Postage cancelled 21.05.1918 at the Reserve Military Hospital in Bad Ems. Einheitsstempel: Gren. Regt. 123. 3. Komp.
As part of the 27. Division, between 9th May to 4th August 1918, these fellows were fighting in French Flanders and Artois regions of northern France.
Letter generously translated by xiphophilos; penned sometime around 8.1.1916 and addressed to a Frau Froni Lindenmeyer in Fürth (near Nürnberg). Einheitsstempel: Dragoner-Regiment „Königin Olga“ 1. W. Nr. 25. 4. Eskadron. Postage cancelled 8.1.1916 in Bruxelles (Belgien).
A marvellous quality studio portrait of a cavalryman from a not-so-common formation, Dragoner-Regiment „Königin Olga“ (1. Württembergisches) Nr. 25. Of note is the just as uncommon, Ersatz bayonet (EB) 56 affixed to his Karabiner 98 AZ. These bayonets had a heavy steel hilt with five diagonal cut grooves on each side, with an overall length of 44.3cm.
"Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need."
~ Kahlil Gibran (1883 - 1931) ~
Generous serving of fresh pirarucu with shrimp in Brazil nut cream at Casa do Saulo, Santarém, voted best restaurant in northern Brazil.
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Continuing my Southern Arizona Adventure 2024 with a visit to Bisbee Arizona. This is stage 6 of 9.
I stayed here at the Bisbee Grand Hotel. Mostly because of the parking. It is old and antiquated but had a comfortable bed. This is not an endorsement or recommendation. I would give it 2 stars when I'm in a generous mood. I'm glad that I am in the habit of carrying extension cords and surge suppresors.
This is the second floor lobby. You enter directly from Main Street and climb these 25 stairs. No elevator. A pleasant little landing. That is a door to a nice comfortable patio with an interesting mural by Muck Rock on the patio.
Welcome! The Bisbee Grand is a full-service hotel that reflects the delicate balance of Bisbee’s rich, historic character and quirky, artistic vibes. We invite you to stay with us and get a glimpse of the rugged Old West while enjoying some modern style and comfort.
The Bisbee Grand was established in 1906, so you could say we’ve been doing this hospitality thing for a while. We offer a variety of rooms to meet all your comfort needs. Choose a cozy, budget-friendly room or treat yourself to one of our spacious jacuzzi suites.
Stroll down the stairs of your artfully-curated room and you’ll find our talented restaurant crew cooking up something tempting. Our bar is fully stocked with all your favorites, including local brews, wines, and spirits; our expert bartenders are always crafting up something new and every month we have fabulous drink specials. Kick back and immerse yourself in the warm, friendly company of locals and travelers alike. Be sure to checkout our entertainment schedule. We host a variety of live entertainment just about every night of the week and are the reigning champions of live local entertainmen
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisbee,_Arizona
Bisbee is a city[5] in and the county seat of Cochise County[6] in southeastern Arizona, United States. It is 92 miles (148 km) southeast of Tucson and 11 miles (18 km) north of the Mexican border.
Bisbee was founded as a copper, gold, and silver mining town in 1880, and named in honor of Judge DeWitt Bisbee, one of the financial backers of the adjacent Copper Queen Mine.
Today, the historic city of Bisbee is known as "Old Bisbee" and is home to a thriving downtown cultural scene. This area is noted for its architecture, including Victorian-style houses and an elegant Art Deco county courthouse. Because its plan was laid out to a pedestrian scale before the automobile, Old Bisbee is compact and walkable. The town's hilly terrain is exemplified by the old four-story high school; each floor has a ground-level entrance.
Natural vegetation around Bisbee has a semi-desert appearance with shrubby acacia, oak and the like, along with cacti, grass, ocotillo and yucca. The town itself is much more luxuriant with large trees such as native cypress, sycamore and cottonwood plus the introduced ailanthus and Old World cypresses, cedars and pines. Palms are capable of growing tall, but are not reliably hardy. At least one mature blue spruce may be seen.
Haiku thoughts:
Dusty streets wind tight,
Colors spill from old brick walls,
Echoes of the past.
Southern Arizona Adventure 2024