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Horse and groom (?) I wish I knew what he is meant to be doing there.
Vessel of Attic manufacture - once carried a cup (hantharos) on its back for wine as part of a Dionysian rite, perhaps. The mule appears to be tumescent and a satyr with a cup kneels beneath the belly. c C5th BC.
(Info from Mike Davis' photostream)
LE CHAT
Viens, mon beau chat, sur mon cœur amoureux ;
Retiens les griffes de ta patte,
Et laisse-moi plonger dans tes beaux yeux
Mêlés de métal et d’agate.
Lorsque mes doigts caressent à loisir
Ta tête et ton dos élastique,
Et que ma main s’enivre du plaisir
De palper ton corps électrique,
Je vois ma femme en esprit ; son regard,
Comme le tien, aimable bête,
Profond et froid, coupe et fend comme un dard,
Et des pieds jusques à la tête,
Un air subtil, un dangereux parfum
Nagent autour de son corps brun.
Beaudelaire "Les Fleurs Du Mal" 1857
E. Zimmer - Siegreiche Attacke der Prittwitz-Husaren in der Schlacht bei Heilsberg in Ostpreußen, 10. Juni 1807.
Am 10. und 11. Juni 1807 fand bei Heilsberg eine der bekannteren Schlachten der napoleonischen Zeit statt. Der russische Oberbefehlshaber Benningsen griff von Heilsberg aus die bei Guttstadt konzentrierten Franzosen an. General Ney konnte die Russen an der Passarge stoppen und trieb sie nach Heilsberg zurück. Die französische Kavallerie unter Murat setzte zum Gegenangriff an, stieß aber auf heftigen Widerstand der Russen. Am Abend des 10. Juni hatten die Franzosen 12.000, die Russen 9.000 Mann verloren. Am nächsten Tag zogen sich die Russen nach Bartenstein zurück und die Franzosen waren über ihren Erfolg so stolz, dass Heilsberg als Ort eines Sieges auf dem Triumphbogen in Paris verewigt wurde.
Das 1. Leib-Husaren-Regiment Nr. 1 war ein Kavallerieverband in der Preußischen Armee. Es hatte keinen Gardestatus.
XVII. Armee-Korps in Danzig – Kommandierender General: General der Kavallerie von Mackensen
36. Division in Danzig – Kommandeur: Generalmajor Konstanz von Heineccius
Leibhusaren-Brigade in Danzig – Kommandeur: Generalmajor Eberhard von Schmettow
Regimentskommandeur: Oberst Wilhelm von Preußen, Kronprinz des Deutschen Reiches und von Preußen
Garnison: Danzig – Langfuhr
Stiftungstag des Regiments: 9. August 1741
Mit Allerhöchster Kabinetts-Order (A. K. O.) vom 9. August 1741 stiftete König Friedrich II. das fünfte Husaren-Regiment der Preußischen Armee, das zunächst die Bezeichnung Regiment schwartze Husaren erhielt. Als erster Chef des Regiments wurde Major von Mackroth bestimmt, diesen Namen führte die Einheit jedoch nicht. Bis zum 5. September waren fünf Eskadrons aufgestellt und die Orte Goldap, Lyck, Darkehmen, Lötzen, Oletzko, Stallupönen, Schirwindt und Pillkallen als Garnisonen zugewiesen worden.
Erst mit dem zweiten Chef erhielt das Regiment, wie damals üblich, dessen Namen zur Identifizierung und hieß von da an Husaren-Regiment von Ruesch. Mit jedem Wechsel des Chefs wurde auch der Regimentsname gewechselt, so hieß die Einheit:
ab 9. Mai 1762 Husaren-Regiment von Lossow
ab 18. Oktober 1783 Husaren-Regiment von Hohenstock
ab 23. Mai 1788 Husaren-Regiment von Göckingk
ab 29. Dezember 1794 Husaren-Regiment von Suter
ab 1804 Husaren-Regiment von Prittwitz
Nach dem Frieden von Tilsit am 7. Juli 1807 waren die Prittwitz-Husaren das einzige Husaren-Regiment der Preußischen Armee, das noch volle Mannschaftsstärke erreichte, da es an der Schlacht bei Jena und Auerstedt am 14. Oktober 1806 nicht teilgenommen hatte.
Im Krieg gegen Napoleon 1806/07 blieb das Regiment zunächst in Polen und wurde dann an die Weichsel bis nach Thorn vorgezogen, wo es am 10. Juni 1807 in der Schlacht bei Heilsberg das 55. französische Linien-Infanterie-Regiment aufrieb und dessen Adler erbeutete. Auf dem Marktplatz von Heilsberg wurde den Prittwitzhusaren ein Denkmal errichtet.
Das 1. Leib-Husaren-Regiment war mit Schimmeln beritten.
Tuesday 4th April 1972.
The Griff Branch led to a fascinating complex of colliery and brickworks lines, see this link -
www.irsociety.co.uk/Archives/47/Griff.htm
print film 9 frame 8 adj 1
Griffin was found near death in the Everglades in late July 2010. Chance would have it that he ended up in my home. He's a great dog! Weighing just 12 pounds, he's probably a Brussel's Griffon mix. We couldn't love him more.
Please consider rescues first.
Friday morning a bulldog dressed as a rainbow fish walked into a library full of woodchucks. Imaginations were running wild at Greenwood Elementary School as Drake University's Associate Director of Marketing, Erin Bell, and Griff read The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister to a group of young learners in the library. Greenwood was just one of the eight DMPS elementary schools on the visiting list for the bulldog tour. After the reading, each student had a chance to pet Griff on the way to their next class.
Friday morning a bulldog dressed as a rainbow fish walked into a library full of woodchucks. Imaginations were running wild at Greenwood Elementary School as Drake University's Associate Director of Marketing, Erin Bell, and Griff read The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister to a group of young learners in the library. Greenwood was just one of the eight DMPS elementary schools on the visiting list for the bulldog tour. After the reading, each student had a chance to pet Griff on the way to their next class.
Friday morning a bulldog dressed as a rainbow fish walked into a library full of woodchucks. Imaginations were running wild at Greenwood Elementary School as Drake University's Associate Director of Marketing, Erin Bell, and Griff read The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister to a group of young learners in the library. Greenwood was just one of the eight DMPS elementary schools on the visiting list for the bulldog tour. After the reading, each student had a chance to pet Griff on the way to their next class.
A triangle of dogs - all waiting expectantly for one of the tiny treats I had in my hand. Nobody wanted to hold their stays very long but at least I got one shot :) Griff (left) and Duke (right) belong to my best friend, Natalie, (you can see more of her dogs here). Today was the 1st time the dogs had met and as you can see everyone was very good - better than I think either of us sceptical humans had anticipated. Natalie lives near to my aunt's and we both see quite a bit of the other's dog(s) but we've haven't introduced them before because we were wary of how they'd get on. Trouble is, neither Barney, or Griff and Duke have been castrated... Griff and Barn can be a bit dominant with other entire males, while Duke gets intimidated easily. We didn't want a) fighting between the older two males, or b) Barney beating Duke up and making him more frightened of bigger dogs!!
However, we'd like to take all three out for walks together, so this afternoon we made the introductions! It all went very smoothly. We walked them next to each other on the lead first, not allowing them to face each other head on and then let them off once all three seemed OK. We kept a sharp eye on them, were quite strict to start with and apart from a tiny bit of growling from Barney (after Griff tried to hump him!!), everyone was fine. Natalie and I made it clear we wouldn't stand for humping, posturing of any kind, or retaliating and both dogs preceded to pretty much ignore one another, save for the odd side-long glance and the fact Griff had to mark where ever Barney did!! Duke gained confidence once he realised Barney wasn't out to squish him and while Barn wouldn't be drawn into a game, they got on quite well as running buddies.
Things went so well we were out for nearly 2 hours and even managed to play fetch (only stopping when Duke got way too over excited and ended up just running around like a loony, squeaking his head off!!). The fact we could play fetch at all impressed me as all three dogs value toys highly, which could obviously have the potential to cause problems - however I suppose as we had 3 balls in play much of the time, there wasn't masses of competition!! I'm so pleased there were no arguments and everyone had a nice time. It was good to see Barn out with other dogs - despite seeming to pay little attention to his fellow canines, he does gain confidence if he's out in a group & found it easier to cope with being in a new place today, than he often would. Looking forward to going out for more walks with all three of them in the future!!
Please welcome Griff the Griffon to my menagerie of cute critters :D
Griff is open for preorder both blank (shown above) and custom colored at my Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/shop/TheMushroomPeddler
Available from now until Nov 30th 2011
Layaway is also available. Please send a note to TheMushroomPeddler@gmail.com for details.
Wonderling dolls are hand sculpted in clay by Sarah B. Seiter and then cast in resin.
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we can discuss and post photos of my Wonderling dolls as well as all other BJDs.
Griff prepares to launch his durable power-glider into the unknown, while Tor observes. Notice rubber boots: useful for recoveries from rivers, ponds, etc.
Friday morning a bulldog dressed as a rainbow fish walked into a library full of woodchucks. Imaginations were running wild at Greenwood Elementary School as Drake University's Associate Director of Marketing, Erin Bell, and Griff read The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister to a group of young learners in the library. Greenwood was just one of the eight DMPS elementary schools on the visiting list for the bulldog tour. After the reading, each student had a chance to pet Griff on the way to their next class.
Friday morning a bulldog dressed as a rainbow fish walked into a library full of woodchucks. Imaginations were running wild at Greenwood Elementary School as Drake University's Associate Director of Marketing, Erin Bell, and Griff read The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister to a group of young learners in the library. Greenwood was just one of the eight DMPS elementary schools on the visiting list for the bulldog tour. After the reading, each student had a chance to pet Griff on the way to their next class.
The magnificent citadel in Hue has stood for many centuries and is still an awe-inspiring symbol reminding us of the once powerful empire.
As evening sets in on Ha Long Bay, boats prepare to spend the night on the sea, as the peaceful coves provide safety to anchor.
During a long day of motorbiking through the mountains approaching Da Nang, I stop to capture the beautiful view.