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Southern US states are known for a lot of things, their food, their vibe and character, their architecture, their easy going life mentality and in the past for their vivid support on human slavery. Back in the day, at least in Lousiana, slaves used to work under brutal conditions in plantations like the one shown in my picture. Oak Alley plantation is probably the most famous among them. Built in 1837 it was a sugarcane plantation that occupied more than 220 slaves during its peak times. It is well known for the alley created by these massive southern live oak trees that runs from the majestic house all the way to Mississippi river. A visitor can take a tour of the plantation and the luxurious house, which follows the Greek revival architecture, where the Roman family, owners of the plantation, used to live. In future posts I will provide more info about slavery in Louisiana, perhaps along with a photo of the house where the slaves lived. Today, Oak alley plantation is considered a national historic landmark and it's dedicated in the memory of those people that lived under horrible conditions and were treated like nothing more than common objects or furniture.
PS: i was illegally parked outside the Plantation when I took this photo. A State Police trooper pulled over so I had to rush and take a shot as quickly as possible so my camera settings are quite wrong affecting the clarity of the photo.
Οι Νοτιες πολιτειες των ΗΠΑ ειναι γνωστες για πολλα πραγματα, για την κουζινα τους, τον παλμο και το χαρακτηρα τους, την αρχιτεκτονική τους, τον χαλαρο τροπο ζωης τους και στο παρελθον για την ενθερμη υποστηριξη τους στο θεσμο της σκλαβιας. Στα παλια χρονια, τουλαχιστον στην πολιτεια της Louisiana, οι σκλαβοι ζουσαν και εργαζονταν κατω απο απανθρωπες συνθηκες σε φυτειες οπως αυτη της φωτο. Η φυτεια Oak Alley ειναι πιθανοτατα η πιο διασημη μεταξυ αυτων. Χτιστηκε το 1837 και ηταν μια φυτεια ζαχαρης στην οποια απασχολουνταν περισσοτεροι απο 220 δουλοι. Ειναι ευρεως γνωστη για τον ιδιαιτερα εντυπωσιακο δρομο που σχηματιζεται απο τις θηριωδεις βελανιδιες ο οποιος εκτεινεται απο το κεντρικο κτηριο μεχρι την οχθη του ποταμου Mississippi. Οι επισκεπτες μπορουν να κανουν ενα tour στο πολυτελες σπιτι, το οποιο ακολουθει Αρχαιοελληνικη αρχιτεκτονική, εκει που η οικογενεια Roman, ιδιοκτητες της φυτειας, ζουσε και χρησιμοποιουσε ως "διοικητηριο" της φυτειας. Σε μελλοντικες αναρτησεις θα παραθεσω περισσοτερες λεπτομερειες για τη δουλεία στη Louisiana, πιθανον με καποιες φωτο απο τα σπιτια που ζουσαν οι σκλαβοι. Σημερα, η φυτεια Oak Alley αποτελει ιστορικο αξιοθεατο και ειναι αφιερωμενη στη μνημη αυτων των ανθρωπων που εζησαν κατω απο φρικτες συνθηκες και αντιμετωπιστηκαν στη ζωη τους ως τιποτα παρπανω απο απλα αντικειμενα η επιπλα.
ΥΓ: Στο σημειο απο το οποιο εβγαλα τη φωτο δεν επιτρεποταν το παρκαρισμα και καθως προσπαθουσα να την τραβηξω εμφανιστηκε ενας αστυνομικος οποτε, στην προσπαθεια μου να κανω οσο γρηγοροτερα γινεται δεν προσεξα τις ρυθμισεις της μηχανης με αποτελεσμα η ευκρινεια της φωτογραφιας να μην ειναι αυτη που επιθυμουσα.
It's the same house I showed the side of a while ago, now its half-hidden facade
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Sledmere House is a Grade I listed Georgian country house, containing Chippendale, Sheraton and French furnishings and many fine pictures, set within a park designed by Capability Brown. Located in the village of Sledmere, North Yorkshire, England
The house is built in Nottinghamshire ashlar on three storeys to an H-shaped plan and is the home of Sir Tatton Sykes, 8th Baronet. The present house was begun in 1751, extended in the 1790s, and rebuilt after a fire in 1911.
There is something about the charm of Sledmere which has captivated visitors for over 200 years.
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While driving around Ellensburg, Washington this morning, I came across this old house. I captured the image using my Apple 3GS iPhone and the 6×6 camera app. The image was edited in Snapseed, first using the “Tune Image” filter and than finalizing the edit using one of the “Grunge” filters.
The 'Jackson' cruise ship passing by the Sydney Opera House.
On the eastern, less fashionable, side of the house.
(i.e. not the bridge side, lol)
In the distance, across the harbour, is Kirribilli.
One of my favourite cafe destinations.
Photographed during the late afternoon on one of my many walking treks around Sydney harbour.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
House sparrows (Passer domesticus). Photo taken at Lindevej in Svaneke, a town on the eastern coast of the Baltic island of Bornholm, November 22, 2024.
A sad sight. When people move out , the disrepair moves in. This is a commen sight in many desolated places in Norway.
This House Sparrow - and another one or two - joined the Eurasian Tree Sparrow party, out of which I showed a picture yesterday. Usually Tree Sparrows are found where House Sparrows are missing, so House Sparrows are found more often in cities while Tree Sparrows more often outside of them. But in Southeast Asia, Tree Sparrows often take the place of the House Sparrows even in cities like Singapore. Sometimes members of both species however socialize. I have observed them do that in this specific place for several years now. Both of the species seem to be doing well under the current conditions in that area.
The house finch is a bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is native to western North America and has been introduced to the eastern half of the continent and Hawaii. This species and the other "American rosefinches" are placed in the genus Haemorhous. Wikipedia
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Jonathan and I went here yesterday in the hope of some snow left and there was...unfortunately we got delayed in heavy traffic and it was almost dark but the dogs had fun.
This is another case for old photos'. This exact shot is no longer possible because over the last 14 years the trees and hedges have grown and the winding house to the old Bestwood Pit can't be seen :(
House Finches, particularly males, can look very different from one to another. This is largely due to differences in their diet rather than regional differences.
Even though all of eastern North America’s House Finches are descended from the same few birds released on Long Island (meaning they’re much more closely related to each other than they are to birds across the West), there aren’t any strong differences in size, shape, or color between the two regions.
Sledmere House is set within a park designed by Lancelot Brown, more commonly known with the byname Capability Brown, who was an English landscape architect. He is remembered as "the last of the great English 18th-century artists to be accorded his due" and "England's greatest gardener"
The house is a Grade I listed Georgian country house, containing Chippendale, Sheraton and French furnishings and many fine pictures, Located in the village of Sledmere, North Yorkshire, England
The house is built in Nottinghamshire ashlar on three storeys to an H-shaped plan and is the home of Sir Tatton Sykes, 8th Baronet. The present house was begun in 1751, extended in the 1790s, and rebuilt after a fire in 1911.
Title from the Bruce Hornsby album - 1995
A close up view of the house over the lake in an earlier post.
You find this kind of houses all over the "Harz"area in Germany.This house was too close to the road ( a sort of motorway) but it was breathtaking.
We viewed 8 houses like this one and now we have to think about pro's and con's of each one of them.
The Watch House on Rocky Island in Seaton Sluice was opened on 14th January 1880, built for the Seaton Sluice Volunteer Life-Saving Company which was founded earlier in 1876. The building served as an auxiliary coast guard station until 1990. The building is now a museum owned by Northumberland County Council and run in collaboration with Seaton Sluice & Old Hartley Local History Society. It is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England
This is a model of the Camp Dick House, a supposedly haunted house near the town where I live, and right next door to the house where I work (which is where I found this). The tale is that a girl died who lived in the bottom right room, and they closed up the shutters. If you see the shutters open, you're going to die. At least, that's how I've heard it.