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For some growing trees is like raising children. Here at the BLM Tyrrell Seed Orchard, it takes a smart crew to ensure that tree farmers are provided with healthy seeds.
Growing healthy trees is more complex that one might think which is why we invited the Oregon Field Guide crew of Oregon Public Broadcasting to help tell the story of how we produce healthy forests. They just shot the spring growth and will come back in the fall for the harvest. We promise it's worth the wait. Until, then, here's a few shots to get you excited for their show.
There's also a short walk you can take to learn more about what it takes to grow strong trees. www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation/site_info.php?siteid=58
10/04/15 Guide Bridge: Northern Rail Class 323 323227 departs with 2H72 11:46 Manchester Piccadilly - Hadfield via Glossop.
SRI LANKA, Colombo, April 6, 2011 - Visiting Girl Guide officials for the Asia Pacific region enjoy traditional Sri Lankan food on 'Kande' leaves at the Sri Lanka Girl Guide Association office in Colombo. (Amantha Perera)
Guide Friday
Some scans of recently discovered old 6 x 4 prints taken by myself back in the 1980s and 1990s. These were taken with my trusted Canon AE1 camera and at the time I didn’t think some of them were good enough to use however, I thought some might find them interesting and that I would now share them.
A guided walking tour of Vieux Lyon. The tour would take around an hour.
The Vieux Lyon (English: Old Lyon) is the largest Renaissance district of Lyon in the 5th arrondissement of Lyon.
This zone is served by the metro line D
In 1954, Vieux-Lyon, the city's oldest district, became the first site in France to be protected under the Malraux law to protect France's cultural sites. Covering an area of 424 hectares at the foot of the Fourvière hill, it is one of Europe’s most extensive Renaissance neighborhoods. There are three distinct sections: Saint Jean, Saint Paul and Saint Georges.
The Saint Jean quarter: in the Middle Ages, this was the focus of political and religious power. The Cathedral of St Jean, seat of the Primate of Gaul, a title still conferred upon the archbishop of Lyon, is a good example of Gothic architecture. The Manecanterie adjoining the cathedral is one of Lyon's few extant Romanesque buildings. Formerly a choir school, it now houses the museum of the cathedral’s treasures. Saint Jean is also home to the Museum of Miniatures and Film Sets, located in a building that was the Golden Cross Inn in the 15th century.
The Saint-Paul section: in the 15th and 16th centuries predominately Italian banker-merchants moved into sumptuous urban residences here called hôtels particuliers. The Hôtel Bullioud and the Hôtel de Gadagne are two magnificent examples and the latter now houses the Lyon Historical Museum and the International Puppet Museum. The Loge du Change stands as testimony to the period when trade fairs made the city wealthy. The Saint Paul church with its Romanesque lantern tower and its spectacular spire mark the section’s northern extremity.
The Saint Georges section: silk weavers settled here beginning in the 16th century before moving to the Croix Rousse hill in the 19th century. In 1844, the architect Pierre Bossan rebuilt the St George's Church on the banks of the Saônein a neo-Gothic style. In the Middle Ages, when there were only a few parallel streets between the hill and the Saône, the first traboules were built. Derived from the Latin trans-ambulare, meaning to pass through, traboules are corridors through buildings and their courtyards, connecting one street directly with another. Visitors can discover an architectural heritage of galleries and spiral staircases in these secret passageways, as unexpected as they are unique.
The walking tour ended in Place Saint-Jean near Lyon Cathedral.
The Place Saint-Jean is an old pedestrian square in the 5th arrondissement of Lyon (a.k.a. the "vieux Lyon", which means the oldest borough of Lyon). It is located in front of the Roman Catholic cathedral of Saint-Jean.
The square belongs to the zone classified as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The Place Saint-Jean is located near the metro station: Vieux-Lyon – Cathédrale Saint-Jean. It is served by line D.
It is the oldest place in Lyon.
On January 10, 1794 , the square was renamed Place du Temple de la Raison (or Place de la Reason).
In 1844 a fountain designed by the Lyon architect René Dardel is built in the center of the square. It reproduces a small ancient temple in a neo-renaissance style housing a sculpture of Saint John the Baptist baptizing Christ , realized by Jean-Marie Bonnassieux .
In the 1850s , the street connecting the square to Tramassac Street was enlarged (in yellow on the map). Later, this street had to be further enlarged and aligned in order to completely open the square whose eastern facades were to be aligned. The Rue des Antonins was also to be enlarged. This part of the project (orange part on the plan) has never been realized. In 1852 a wholesale market was inaugurated on this square. A project carried out in the 1930s even began to transplant this function of wholesale trade to the whole of the district of Vieux Lyon by making a tabula rasa of the preexisting buildings; This project is adjourned and then definitively buried by the Second World War.
Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste.
Lyon Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon) is a Roman Catholic church located on Place Saint-Jean in Lyon, France. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, and is the seat of the Archbishop of Lyon.
The cathedral was founded by Saint Pothinus and Saint Irenaeus, the first two bishops of Lyon. The cathedral is also known as a "Primatiale" because in 1079 the Pope granted to the archbishop of Lyon the title of Primate of All the Gauls with the legal supremacy over the principal archbishops of the kingdom. It is located in the heart of the old town (Vieux Lyon), less than five minutes away from the banks of the Saône river, with a large plaza in front of it and a metro stop nearby providing easy access to and from the city centre.
Begun in the twelfth century on the ruins of a 6th-century church, it was completed in 1476. The building is 80 meters long (internally), 20 meters wide at the choir, and 32.5 meters high in the nave. The cathedral organ was built by Daublaine and Callinet and was installed in 1841 at the end of the apse and had 15 stops. It was rebuilt in 1875 by Merklin-Schütze and given 30 stops, three keyboards of 54 notes and pedals for 27.
Noteworthy are the two crosses to right and left of the altar, preserved since the council of 1274 as a symbol of the union of the churches, and the Bourbon chapel, built by the Cardinal de Bourbon and his brother Pierre de Bourbon, son-in-law of Louis XI, a masterpiece of 15th century sculpture.
The cathedral also has the Lyon Astronomical Clock from the 14th century.
Until the construction of the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, it was the pre-eminent church in Lyon.
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I have an A-Z of all of Kent, and it with this, along with John Vigar's fine book on Kentish churches that guide me through this cornucopia of churches from the shining sea to the chalk downlands.
On occasion, it is a little confusing, as is the case with Boughton. It is a village I had not visited before, and was therefore surprised to find the main road through it as musy as the M25 and lined with parked cars. The two churches marked on this street, although fine, clearly were not the tradition two-cell Norman church I had been expecting. I did not feel to disposed to turn round and do it again. So, I decided to head to the A2, and it was on the slip road that I saw the sign pointing the way to the parish church.
I managed to swerve down the narrow lane at 40mph, and proceeded along looking for more signs to the church.
On a slight rise I saw the lych gate, so drew up outside and made sure I was parked safely, I got out to grab my cameras from the back.
A car pulled up, the window was wound down: are you lost? the driver asked. No, just came to visit the church says I. I suppose you'll be wanting to go inside, I have the key.
Well, that's very kind of you indeed, if it's not too much trouble, hoping it wasn't.
So, the gentleman and his wife did re-open the church, they had just ended the weekly clean, to allow me to snap it, and at the same time point out items of interest.
One of those visits which warm the heart at the luck and the warmth of my meeting.
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The name Boughton appears many times in Kent and is usually supposed to have started life as `the settlement near the beeches`. Boughton under Blean therefore is distinguished from others in Kent by being the one near the great forest of Blean. Now a long way from the centre of population it must once have supported a sizeable community. The highlight of the church is a monument to Sir Thomas Hawkins. This was designed by Epiphanius Evesham (see also Lynsted). The family lived at Nash Court and became a centre of recusancy. There are many brasses in the church dating from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Boughton+under+Blean
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St Peter and St Paul is a beautiful 13th century parish church overlooking secluded farmland in South Street, close to Boughton village. The church is run as a combined benefice with Hernhill, with alternating services in both churches every Sunday. It also serves the formerly separate parish of Dunkirk. Many events and some services also use the St Barnabas Parish Centre in the heart of Boughton village.
Today the church is regularly used for Christian worship and plays an important part in village life.
The parish church of St Peter and Paul lies in attractive countryside about a mile south of the main area of Boughton village. Boughton under Blean is mentioned in the Domesday Book; both church and manor belonged to the Archbishop of Canterbury. The village included a number of manors and hamlets, one of which was at South Street, which consists of a group of attractive houses and farms clustered around the church and spread along one of the pilgrims’ routes to Canterbury. The church is linked to Boughton by a well-used pathway still known as the coffin track and other footpaths continue on to the south.
Archbishop Lanfranc may have built the original church on this site, but the present 13th century church would have been the one seen by Chaucer’s pilgrims as they stopped at “Boughton under Blee”. Several of the South Street farmhouses are at least 15th or 16th century in origin, including Boughton Court Farmhouse, near the church, formerly the chief manor of Boughton. The church dates from the 13th century with chapels being added in the 14th century and the aisles and tower in the 15th.
The Grade I medieval parish church is of the highest quality in terms of its architecture. One of the best views is as you mount the steep hill from South Street. Much surrounding countryside is still used for traditional hop-growing. There are substantial historic houses nearby including Nash Court and Colkins whose families had strong associations with the church.
A 16th century timber screen separates the nave from the chancel and a 15th century timber screen separates the north aisle from the north chapel. A similar ancient screen separates the south aisle from the south chapel. On the north wall is a tiny broken staircase which gave access to the rood loft over the screen, but this was destroyed by Victorian restorers, along with the 17th century box pews.
The three-bay nave arcades, two-bay chancel and north chapel display typically Early English features, while the later tower with its west window and door, which is the main entrance, are Perpendicular. The building contains a number of wall-mounted monuments and memorials, in particular the fine collection, mostly 17th century, in the north chapel, which is also known as the Hawkins Chapel. The Chapel contains a fine monument to Thomas Hawkins and his wife, of Nash Court, by Epiphanius Evesham.
The large and steeply sloping churchyard contains a number of monuments and headstones of interest, and some fine trees. The largest of the yew trees, by the south door, has been traced back to its donation in 1695.
“Guided by Swiss authorities, and as recommended by UNOG, the Human Rights Council decided to take additional precautionary measures so its work could proceed while helping mitigate the spread of the coronavirus” . The 43rd session of the Human Rights Council takes place in the Assembly Hall. 11 March 2020. UN Photo / Jean Marc Ferré.
April 2012 trip to DPRK, North Korea for the 100th year birthday celebrations for Kim Il Sung - check out my North Korea blog at americaninnorthkorea.com/
Road-side lunch near Titisee - prepared by our travel guide and driver. Excellent!
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We held our first ever 'puppy room' to help students who might be stressed ahead of their exams.
Image Credit: Bhagesh Sachania
The modern day shot at Guide Bridge, only two platforms remain in use using two tracks, the sidings have been lifted and 25kv has replaced 1500 volts dc.
The long footbridge has been declared unsafe and is locked out of use. I could sense the ghosts of the Tommies and hear their unique sound, or something peculiar anyway - sadness also.
The Brownies on Wheels by Verily Anderson. Cover Illustration by Jenny Williams.Published by Knight Books 1981. ISBN 0 340 265469
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You couldn't get a TOPS list at Doe Hill so for some reason I listed the wagon consist on the right page! Barry Smith was another nice guy to work with and a working day with a 40 was never wasted!
February 9, 1991. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, subjects of the CBS movie "Lucy and Desi: Behind the Laughter."
This is scout, a miniature horse that works as a guide horse. I saw him and his partner at the Cincinnati airport and asked if I could take a picture as I had never seen a guide horse before! Yes, he did get on a plane!
Two of our guides on the specially chartered outbound flight to Hamhung. On this flight there was a total of 5 passengers...
Travelling like a VIP North Korean style - It's the only way!
Oscar helping Guide Dogs Wirral Fundraising Group to raise money and create awareness for this fantastic charity.
Now there is an interesting pairing... "As Tough As Ever, Frank Sinatra Bounces Up Off The Canvas: Fighting off physical problems, the hurt of a critical biography and the boredom of retirement, the legendary singer/actor comes on strong in this week's Magnum, P.I. He played retired police officer Michael Doheny, "seeking clues on Honolulu's seamer side".
Also, a word from The White Shadow himself: Ken Howard left The Colbys and Dynasty to go to Harvard to teach acting. Since I've seen him lately on 30 Rock so I guess he came back. (imdb.com shows he really came back in 1991, doing a dozen things.)
This issue also contains a review of Mark Russell political specials on PBS, a story by Isaac Asimov about destroying the ozone layer, an interview with Robin Leach, and a piece on CBS correspondant Rita Braver. The "Backstage At The Grammies" article is about one of the program's producers telling horror stories about the presentations. ("Will Prince show up? Will Kenny Rogers' throat clear up? And where is Stevie Wonder's limo?")