Sponsored images from 
View allAll Photos Tagged html
Excerpt from miyajima.or.jp/english/spot/spot_other.html:
Designated as a National Important Cultural Property on August 29, 1910
Hokoku Shrine is dedicated to the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (one of the three unifiers of Japan in the 16th century) and his loyal aid Kato Kiyomasa. The reason for building this structure is clearly stated in a letter by Ankokuji Ekei, head monk of Ankokuji Temple. In 1587, Ekei asked Daiganji Temple, the temple in charge of construction and repair work in Miyajima including Itsukushima Shrine, to build a Buddhist library in which the chanting of Senbu-kyo sutras could be held every month. As there is no board ceiling or outer gate, it is believed that the construction of the building was not completed.
Originally, Amida Buddha and two subordinate Buddhist saints, Anan and Kasho-sonja, were enshrined in the Buddhist altar until the early Meiji era. Since that time, however, the altar has been used in Shinto rituals.
The building is called Senjokaku (Hall of One Thousand Tatami Mats), reflecting its standing as the largest structure on Miyajima Island. The shrine was a popular landmark in Miyajima where many people came to relax and cool themselves and to buy popular souvenirs such as tooth picks, and a variety of legends and traditions have been created here.
The fact that this structure, unique among the buildings belonging to Itsukushima Shrine, is unpainted and that its exact date of founding is recorded makes it a valuable gauge of the passage of time. The traces of weathering on its pillars and floor boards can be used to determine the approximate age of any other wooden structure on Miyajima.
A piece of wood used as a measuring device in the reconstruction work of the O-Torii in 1873 hangs on a pillar under the floor of the south part of the shrine. Countless votive picture tablets that had been hanging on the walls of Itsukushima Shrine buildings until the mid Meiji era decorate the walls inside the hall.
The shrine did not yet exist at the time of the Battle of Itsukushima in 1555 when the Mori clan defeated the Sue clan to unify the Chugoku region. The headquarters of the Sue clan was located on this hill, which was then called To-no-oka (Pagoda Hill). Starting in the Meiji era, the hill was developed through the establishment of stone steps, among other additions.
Excerpt from www.japan-experience.com/all-about-japan/miyajima/temples...:
Its bare appearance may not intrigue you at first. Only unfinished walls and a hundred pillars. Although the building is pretty, there is something missing. But once inside, look up: the gigantic ceiling is covered with a mosaic of paintings whose subjects are as varied as the styles and periods of implementation. Medieval battles, Buddhist representations, landscapes and animals in a modern style, the eye does not know where to turn.
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
[ Ｒｏｕｎｄ １９／１３ ]
for all important infos and links
of this event [CLICK HERE] !!!
------------------------------------------------------------------
📌 HAIR
available Jan. 6th till Jan. 18th
------------------------------------------------------------------
📌 OUTFIT
🔴 Jacket
🔴 Necklace
🔴 Panties with Fishnet Stockings
available Jan. 6th till Jan. 18th
------------------------------------------------------------------
📌 HEELS
available Jan. 6th till Jan. 18th
------------------------------------------------------------------
📌 POSE
available Jan. 6th till Jan. 18th
------------------------------------------------------------------
My Links For You :
💀 Blog
💀 Flickr
💀 Primfeed
------------------------------------------------------------------
Excerpt from www.mtr.com.hk/en/customer/community/art_archi_syp_st_sce...:
Art in station architecture
Artwork Title:
Street Scenes of Sai Ying Pun
Artist Name:
Tse Ming-chong and Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation (Hong Kong)
Artwork Location:
Sai Ying Pun Station - Entrance/ Exit B1 and B2 Concourse
Form of Artwork:
Digital Printing on Self Adhesive Vinyl Film
Artwork Completion Date:
March 2015
Artist's Concept:
"Street Scenes of Sai Ying Pun" is a community arts project led by the Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation and local photographer and artist Tse Ming-chong.
In recent years, the historical district of Sai Ying Pun has undergone huge changes. To help document these changes and create an archive of memories for the community, over thirty young people worked with the artist to create photo collages combining over 450 pieces of monochrome photos. The artwork depicts the unique and vibrant character of the neighbourhood and records the traditional shops, the heritage buildings and the daily lives of the local residents.
⊱══════════════════════════⊰
Credits ⚡️ aquatanya.blogspot.com/2024/12/blog-477.html
⊱══════════════════════════⊰
☘️ IMAGE:
Body: LEGACY
Head: LeLUTKA AVALON
⊱══════════════════════════⊰
🍓
👉Hair – Sintiklia - Blair
👣👣👣 For round of Collabor88 Events
⏰ Event Opening Date: December 8, 2024
Event Closing Date: January 6, 2025
⊱══════════════════════════⊰
🍓
👉 Skin – VelvetVue - Noely
10 skin tones
/ compatible with velour
/ 4 eyebrow options (dark, medium, light and no brows)
/ basic eyebrow and body shapes + neck blend and HD ears included
/ Shown on LEL Avalon
👉 Eyes – VelvetVue - Crimson
Fatpack with 16 colors or single packs with 8 colors each
/ 3 sclera options
/ unisex
👣👣👣 For round of The Seasonal Sale – Slay vs. Sleigh
⏰ Event Opening Date: December 9, 2024
Event Closing Date: January 6, 2025
⊱══════════════════════════⊰
❣️ Thanks to all my Follower and my great Sponsors ❣️
Raindale in Santa Inc. 2024 (Dec,1-Jan,2)
Hisa or Marketplace
Excerpt from www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-...:
Tung Wah Coffin Home
Situated on Sandy Bay Road, Tung Wah Coffin Home was established in 1899. It is believed that the predecessor of Tung Wah Coffin Home was a coffin home near the slaughter house in Kennedy Town, which was established in 1875 with funds from the Man Mo Temple in Sheung Wan. Its management was later handed over to Tung Wah Hospital. In 1899, Tung Wah Coffin Home was officially named when a plot of land in Sandy Bay was granted by the Government for rebuilding the coffin home.
Taking advantage of Hong Kong’s entrepot status, its geographic location at the doorway to mainland China, and the close connections of Tung Wah Hospital’s board members with overseas organisations and global business network, the coffin home was able to provide a repatriation service for those deceased abroad by providing a temporary depository at the coffin home, from where the deceased could then be returned to their birth place for burial. This service eventually allowed the coffin home became the centre of a global charity hub during the last century.
Tung Wah Coffin Home now consists two halls, 72 rooms, gateways, pavilion and gardens built in different periods. Its buildings reflect a variety of architectural styles, ranging from traditional Chinese vernacular architecture to modern Western-style elements, and others that are a hybrid of both. Tung Wah Coffin Home underwent a large scale restoration project between 2003 and 2004, with a view to restore the coffin home’s elements to their original architectural styles. The restoration project won the Award of Merit in the 2005 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards and the Award of Honor in the Heritage Preservation and Conservation Awards offered by the Antiquities and Monuments Office in the same year.
Tung Wah Coffin Home was declared a monument in 2020.
BLOG [► HERE]
PRIMFEED [► HERE]
Credits 💎
⊱════════════════════════════════════⊰
GIRL LEFT:
➤ OUTFIT: Palette - Daisy Outfit Set @ Equal10
LM Equal10: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/equal10/80/98/93
LM ✈ Shop: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Rosecastle/164/90/993
➤ HEADBAND: YOKAI - Plush Zoo @ Collabor88
LM Collabor88: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/8%208/77/173/1088
LM ✈ Shop: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Reef%20Island/92/29/22
➤ NECKLACE: (Yummy) Digi-Pet Necklace Customizer (reborn) @ Collabor88
LM Collabor88: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/8%208/77/173/1088
LM ✈ Shop: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Tableau/185/104/23
➤ HAIR: [monso] Greta Hair for @ Collabor88
LM Collabor88: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/8%208/77/173/1088
LM ✈ Shop: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sweet%20Isle/196/108/21
GIRL ON THE RIGHT:
➤ OUTFIT: _CandyDoll_ Stormy Release
LM ✈ Shop: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/CandyDoll/128/128/2
➤ HAIR: Stealthic - Prevail @ Access
LM Access: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ACCESS/70/129/22
LM ✈ Shop: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Rapture/155/129/22
DRECO:
➤ YOKAI:
- YOKAI - Cozy Cats @ Access
- YOKAI - Plush Zoo @ Collabor88
LM Access: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ACCESS/70/129/22
LM Collabor88: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/8%208/77/173/1088
LM ✈ Shop: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Reef%20Island/92/29/22
➤ OPOSSUM: Aardvark : Opossum Over It @ Access
LM Access: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ACCESS/70/129/22
LM ✈ Shop: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Great%20Staughton/85/133/44
➤ Tardfish:
- .Tardfish. Munchin'Bear @ Access
LM Access: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ACCESS/70/129/22
LM ✈ Shop: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Great%20Staughton/85/133/44
➤ BackBone:
- BackBone Cuddle Corner @ Equal10
LM Equal10: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/equal10/80/98/93
LM ✈ Shop: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/BackBone/111/178/2106
➤ [HARMONY]:
- [HARMONY] - Sex Bomb Neon //Add
LM ✈ Shop: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sakaw/210/51/3495
⊱═════════════════════════════════════⊰
Thanks to all my Follower and my great Sponsors ❤
For Mah Sponsored: Bold & Beauty - Erde Skin - NOIR - Men Only District - *InsomniaStore*...Thanks You So Much Enjoy!!!
Link Info Blog: thesecretdressing.blogspot.com.ar/2017/03/1227.html
❤♕My Blog for Full Details, More Pics, Videos & Links to Stores and Events♕❤
Thank you as always for your support, follows and favs, they are always appreciated.
GUILTY
Trend Outfit @ ManCave
High quality original mesh design.
Fitted for [Inithium] Kario (both Fit and Flex versions), Legacy, Signature, Belleza!
12 top and pants colors, 12 laces colors!
L'EMPORIO
Trinity Unisex Stomper Shoes @ The Mainstore
Sizes: Legacy M&F, Jake, Ebody Reborn, Inithium Kario/Kupra/Kups, Maitreya and Gianni
Fatpack Texture HUD,Lace Expansion & Expansion HUD for socks.
Models wear: Legacy Body, Lelutka Logan Head, Hair by Modulus
Testimonio cristiano | ¿Quién fue el que rescató su matrimonio?
Ella tenía una figura agraciada y parecía tan bonita como una flor, se casó con un hombre que era alto y bien parecido. Después de se casaron, descubrió que él no era un hombre bueno, no tomó el camino correcto y la golpeó... Ella se divorció de él. Más tarde, ella buscó un hombre sencillo y amable, y se casó con él, pero no le gustaba su apariencia de ese hombre y no importaba lo que él hiciera, ella no era capaz de aceptarlo por completo. Su matrimonio entró en crisis otra vez... Después de que creyera en Dios, por la guía de la Palabra de Dios, ¿cómo confió en Dios para salvar su matrimonio que estaba a punto de derrumbarse?
Ver más haga clic aquí: www.kingdomsalvation.org/es/testimonies/rescued-her-marri...
Thanks a lot for your time, your likes and your comments.
You can also find me in TEXTURE | FLICKR | BLOG | FACEBOOK | 500px | INSTAGRAM | PHOTOγράφος
This image is protected by copyright and it is not for use without my written permission.
Copyright© *Τhemida Zidrou* ©All rights reserved
ღ Mesh Body Reborn [eBODY ] ღ
ღ Head Lelutka Avalon [ Lelutka ] ღ
ღ ::Mr. Style:: - Shape Evangeline 《MP》ღ
ღ《Mouse》Style#190《MP》 ღ
ღ《Mouse》 Body tattoo Flowers Girl《MP》 ღ
-`ღ´- My Blog: virtualmodafashion.blogspot.com/2024/08/post-239.html -`ღ´-
❤♕My Blog for Full Details, More Pics, Videos & Links to Stores and Events♕❤
Alternative colourway on twitter.com/RachelSwallows/status/1771261404273627378/pho...
Thank you as always for your support, follows and favs, they are always appreciated.
DRUNKEN BROKKR
Unisex HarabaneR Boots @ The Engine Room
Sizes: Reborn, Erika, GenXs, Khara, Kupra, Lara, Legacy F, Prima, Jake, Kario, fit, flex and flat, Legacy M, Signature.
Fatpack Texture HUD
Unisex HarabaneR Plague Arm Guard @ The Engine Room
Sizes: Reborn, Erika, GenXs, Khara, Kupra, Lara, Legacy F, Prima, Jake, Kario, fit, flex and flat, Legacy M, Signature.
cinphul
shrn Accessory Set @ The Mainstore
New group gift for mainstore, must use the cinphul group tag to obtain which is free to join. Includes 3rd eye, collar, brows, and circlets for upper arms and calves which spin on touch. This is a pbr ready item and is modifiable/ tintable.
small
Triangulation Leather Dress @ The Update Event
Sizes: LaraX, Legacy, Perky, PetiteX, Reborn, Waifu
Fatpack, Transparency HUD
Rachel wears: Reborn Body with Lelutka Lilith Head, Skin by Boataom, Hair by Studio Exposure, Tattoo by Vegas, Backdrop by Foxcity
Earrings - RAWR! Helix HUMAN EvoX Earrings
Collar - TANAKA - KUROSU COLLAR
Tattoo - Landgraff - Parasite @ Tokyo Zero
Gloves - :[Petrichor&Ersch]:- Varkylde Outfit Male Gloves
shakilynsblogs.blogspot.com/2021/02/my-korner-490-youve-g...
BLOG NAME: You've Got Four Seconds!
DESIGNERS: Asteria, FashionNatic, Six Feet Under, Monso, Avada & TaoX TaTToo
Bastet is the Egyptian goddess of cats, the home, fire, sunrise, music, dance, pleasure as well as sexuality, fertility, family, pregnant women and children.
Bastet was also referred to by the following titles: “The Lady of the East” due to her protective nature, “The Female Devourer” based on the meaning of her name and “the Tearer” due to her destructive second nature.
Today I'm wearing:
BRA/PANTY: Asteria "Fantasy" Black
CHOKER/SLEEVES: Asteria "Captive" Black
BOOTS: FashionNatic Angelica Boots Fatpack
HEADPIECE: SFU - Bastet Headpiece @Fetish Fair
HAIR: [monso] Belinda Hair
NAILS: Avada~ Stiletto Nails - The Lovers @Vanity Event
TATTOO: TaoX TaTToo - Neck Neela @Pretty Event
Fantasy set is rigged for Freya, hourglass, Isis, Legacy, Maitreya and Venus and comes in single colors or fatpack.
Captive sleeves and choker is rigged for Freya, Isis, Venus, Hourglass, Legacy & Maitreya and comes in single colors or fatpack.
Angelica boots are rigged for Freya, Legacy, Maitreya and Petite. These boots come with color change HUD with lots of colors and patterns and you can change multiple parts of the boots. Love these!
Bastet headpiece is unrigged and script resizeable.
Belinda Hair has 4 style options and can be worn with or without headband. Comes in 3 color sets (black&red, brown&blonde and mix&pop)
Lovers nails are rigged for Belleza, Kupra, Legacy, Maitreya, Signature, Slink & Tonic and come with applier hud with 5 patterns.
Neela tattoo has appliers for BOM, Belleza, Catwa, Genus, Legacy, Lelutka Original, Maitreya, Omega Evolved, Omega Face, Signature, Slink and Vista head. Available in light, medium and dark and can be used as neck only, head only or head and neck.
Links:
Asteria Mainstore
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Yakuza/22/127/3001
Asteria Marketplace
marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/65542
FashionNatic Marketplace
marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/124075
FashionNatic Mainstore
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/FashionNatic/128/39/22
Fetish Fair
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Atlantide/130/127/22
Six Feet Under Mainstore
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Indian%20Paradise/48/181/22
Six Feet Under Marketplace
marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/45890
Monso Mainstore
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sweet%20Isle/196/108/23
Monso Marketplace
marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/105079
Vanity Event
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Scandalize%20Land/47/202/2073
Avada Mainstore
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Elmira/136/134/27
Avada Marketplace
marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/147505
Pretty Event
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Pink%20Heaven/191/117/34
TaoX TaTToo Mainstore
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/TaoX%20TaTToo/149/128/37
TaoX TaTToo Marketplace
Testimonio cristiano en español 2020 | He visto el rollo abierto
🎬🎬 www.kingdomsalvation.org/es/videos/i-have-seen-the-opened...
El protagonista es un cristiano devoto que conoce bien la Biblia y a menudo oye decir a su pastor que todas las palabras de Dios están en la Biblia y que no hay palabras de Dios fuera de ella. Cuando se entera de que el Señor ha regresado y declarado nuevas palabras, se aferra a sus nociones y no quiere buscarlo ni estudiarlo. Sin embargo, pronto comprueba que, por medio del estudio de la obra de Dios Todopoderoso de los últimos días y de la lectura de Sus palabras, sus familiares y amigos han logrado entender muchas verdades. Por envidia, decide estudiarlo. Tras leer muchas de las palabras de Dios Todopoderoso, tiene la certeza de que en realidad son el rollo profetizado en el Apocalipsis, lo que el Espíritu Santo dice a las iglesias. También comprende que la Biblia solo contiene una pequeña parte de las palabras de Dios y que la gente no debería limitar la obra y las palabras de Dios a lo que contiene la Biblia. Entonces no tiene dudas de que Dios Todopoderoso es el regreso del Señor Jesús y acepta Su obra de los últimos días.
Ver más: Películas cristianas en español
✿My BLOG ✿ orangeparadisemm.blogspot.com/2026/01/918.html
✿Primfeed✿ www.primfeed.com/orangeparadise.resident/posts/3772fe83-f...
✿My Facebook✿ www.facebook.com/share/p/1ARERkLfBQ/
✿My Instagram✿ www.instagram.com/p/DTT1fCliBy9/?igsh=bzB0bGVlbDZzcWky
✿My VK ✿ vk.com/id756646471?z=photo756646471_457241775%2Fa2581a36c...
IMAGE:
Body: eBODY - REBORN
Head: LeLUTKA
___________________________________________
🍒OUTFIT:
-NOLIMITZ- Lara sweater knitted dress snowflakes
🍒HAIR:
DOUX - Peach hairstyle
🍒SHOES:
: CULT : Chachatee
Proud to be an official blogger for the Vintage Fair 2022.
The shown outfit is available at Vintage Fair (10 - 20 June 2022): Taxi
week 21
Dogwood 52 week photography challenge
dogwood.photography/52weekchallenge.html
going for a soft, ethereal feel
Excerpt from www.discoverhongkong.com/us/interactive-map/nina-mall.html:
Nina Tower Shopping Mall is Chinachem Group's flagship mall. Located in the heart of Tsuen Wan West District, it is home to over 100 stores and around 20 restaurants offering a variety of global cuisines. Nina Mall 1 spans three concept floors, with distinct themes: Watch and Jewellery Street, Souvenir Street and Sportswear Zone. In addition to its exceptional selection of international and local brands, Nina Mall incorporates L'hotel Nina et Convention Centre and Nina Park Wood Fossil Garden to offer a one-stop shop for hospitality, retail and entertainment. A perfect destination for young families, Nina Mall 2 provides an extraordinary range of opportunities for kids to learn at play.
Escucha la voz de Dios para dar la bienvenida al regreso del Señor
Dios dice: “Las palabras del Dios encarnado inician una nueva era, guían a toda la humanidad, revelan misterios y le muestran al ser humano la dirección de avance en una nueva era. La iluminación obtenida por el hombre no es sino simple práctica o conocimiento. No puede guiar a toda la humanidad a una nueva era ni revelar el misterio de Dios mismo. Después de todo, Dios es Dios, y el hombre es hombre. Dios tiene la esencia de Dios, y el hombre la del hombre” y “Él está muy consciente de la esencia del hombre; puede poner de manifiesto todas las clases de prácticas que pertenecen a todas las clases de personas. Incluso es mejor en poner de manifiesto el carácter corrupto y el comportamiento rebelde humanos. No vive entre las personas mundanas, pero está consciente de la naturaleza de los mortales y de todas las corrupciones de las personas mundanas. Eso es lo que Él es. Aunque no trata con el mundo, conoce las reglas para tratar con el mundo porque entiende completamente la naturaleza humana. Conoce acerca de la obra del Espíritu que los ojos del hombre no pueden ver y que los oídos del hombre no pueden escuchar, tanto del día de hoy como del pasado. Esto incluye una sabiduría que no es una filosofía de vida y una fascinación que a las personas les es difícil entender. Eso es lo que Él es, abierto a las personas pero también escondido de las personas. Lo que Él expresa no es lo que una persona extraordinaria es, sino los atributos y el ser inherente del Espíritu”.
Extracto de “La Palabra manifestada en carne”
La palabra de Dios nos dice que reconozcamos la voz de Dios de cuatro maneras:
1. Las palabras ser publicado por Dios son todas verdades, pueden ser vidas a las humanas y pueden proporcionar al necesario a las personas, para que las personas tenga el camino a practicar.
2. Todas las palabras de Dios tienen autoridad y poder, y son expresiones de carácter de Dios.
3. Las palabras de Dios pueden revelar los misterios de la obra gestión de Dios.
4. Las palabras ser publicado por Dios pueden revelar la corrupción humana y los pensamientos humanos.
Si pueden escuchar la voz de Dios, está directamente relacionado con si podemos dar la bienvenida al Señor sea llevado al reino celestial.
Mercedes has been based in Falmouth. She's a beauty! www.windisourfriend.com/en/sailingship/mercedes.html
Excerpt from www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-...:
Tung Wah Coffin Home
Situated on Sandy Bay Road, Tung Wah Coffin Home was established in 1899. It is believed that the predecessor of Tung Wah Coffin Home was a coffin home near the slaughter house in Kennedy Town, which was established in 1875 with funds from the Man Mo Temple in Sheung Wan. Its management was later handed over to Tung Wah Hospital. In 1899, Tung Wah Coffin Home was officially named when a plot of land in Sandy Bay was granted by the Government for rebuilding the coffin home.
Taking advantage of Hong Kong’s entrepot status, its geographic location at the doorway to mainland China, and the close connections of Tung Wah Hospital’s board members with overseas organisations and global business network, the coffin home was able to provide a repatriation service for those deceased abroad by providing a temporary depository at the coffin home, from where the deceased could then be returned to their birth place for burial. This service eventually allowed the coffin home became the centre of a global charity hub during the last century.
Tung Wah Coffin Home now consists two halls, 72 rooms, gateways, pavilion and gardens built in different periods. Its buildings reflect a variety of architectural styles, ranging from traditional Chinese vernacular architecture to modern Western-style elements, and others that are a hybrid of both. Tung Wah Coffin Home underwent a large scale restoration project between 2003 and 2004, with a view to restore the coffin home’s elements to their original architectural styles. The restoration project won the Award of Merit in the 2005 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards and the Award of Honor in the Heritage Preservation and Conservation Awards offered by the Antiquities and Monuments Office in the same year.
Tung Wah Coffin Home was declared a monument in 2020.
❄ New Post featuring Sofia Originals, CAZIMI & Synnergy
📝 Full credits and closeups on my blog! 📝
💻 My Socials 💻
The Story Behind The Cherry Blossom Festival In Bound Brook Park In Newark, New Jersey By Mark Di Ionno | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
www.nj.com/news/2016/03/the_story_behind_branch_brook_par...
The explosion of pink buds and their floral scent bombs are just days away at Essex County's Branch Brook Park.
The cherry blossom trees will flower over a period of three weeks - 5,000 in all, in 18 different varieties - in hues from snow white to vibrant pink.
The annual Branch Brook Cherry Blossom Festival is a yearly celebration of spring, but it began 40 years ago as testament to hope and renewal.
It was 1976 - less than a decade after the 1967 riots - when one particular Newarker wanted to restore a little piece of beauty from her childhood and bring some happy pink back to the worn and weary park.
She is Kathleen P. Galop, who grew up in the North Ward and Forest Hill, and became a corporate lawyer for Prudential and a historic preservation expert.
"Kathleen Galop started the Cherry Blossom Festival," said Dan Salvante, Essex County's parks and recreation director. "She made it happen."
"I don't like to tie everything to 1967," Galop said. "But I thought celebrating the blossoms would be something positive. It would give the city a sense of renewal."
There were fewer than a 1,000 trees then, but the census now stands at 5,000. Since taking office in 2002, Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo has been determined to have Branch Brook overtake Washington, D.C., as the cherry blossom tree capital of the nation, and it has.
MORE: Recent Mark Di Ionno columns
The often-repeated assertion that the 360-acre park has more cherry blossom trees than Washington, D.C., appears to be true; the official site website of the National Cherry Blossom Festival says there are 3,750 trees in the Tidal Basin area, where 700,000 people come to see the blooms each spring.
"To me, it's all about quality life, civic pride and economic development," DiVincenzo said. "We get 100,000 people for our Cherry Blossom Festival. They come here, they eat in restaurants, they spend money."
Like Galop, DiVincenzo grew up with a love of the park and the trees.
"We didn't go on vacations," DiVincenzo said. "Vacation was in Branch Brook Park. We'd take pictures by the cherry trees."
But the cherry blossom trees weren't always part of the Branch Book Park allure. They weren't even included in the original Olmsted plan.
Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape design, favored open meadows and clusters of natural forest, not ornamental trees. His sons followed that vision when they were commissioned to design the Essex County park in 1900.
The result rivaled their father's greatest creations - Central Park in Manhattan, Prospect Park in Brooklyn, and other magnificent urban landscapes from Mount Royal Park in Montreal to the U.S. Capitol grounds in Washington.
It was Caroline Bamberger Fuld - yes, that Bamberger - who introduced the cherry blossom trees to Branch Brook Park in the 1920s. During a trip to Japan, she became enamored with the beauty of the robust, flowering trees. When she returned home, she donated more than 2,000 to the park.
Bamberger, who started the department store chain with her brother Louis, "wanted Newark to have more cherry blossom trees than Washington," said Galop, who wrote the labor-intensive applications for the park to be placed on the national and state historic registries. "I think Washington had 2,000 so she ordered 2,001."
Bamberger brought in so many trees, the park had to be extended north of Heller Parkway into Belleville. The Branch Brook Park Cherry Blossom Visitors Center is Newark in this northern part of the park.
"The trees are generally short-lived, with a life expectancy of 40 years, but we still have some from the original collection," said Paul Cowie, the arborist who manages the Branch Brook cherry blossom tree collection.
Those trees, which Cowie called "monsters," are the thick-trunked, wide-wingspan varieties in the northern part of the park near the visitors center.
Two years after DiVincenzo took office, he ordered an official count of the Branch Brook cherry blossom collection. The number was surprisingly low.
"When we finished the inventory, there were only 987 trees left," said Cowie. "That spurred the restoration of the population."
With the help of the Branch Brook Alliance, a park "friends group" of corporate and private donors, the county was able to go on a cherry blossom tree-buying spree. The latest phase was a $651,000 expenditure for 1,100 trees last year.
"This is the seventh phase of the plantings," Cowie said last week as a crew put in a fresh delivery of 100 trees, to replace some of the 1,100 that didn't thrive.
DiVincenzo said the magic of the Branch Brook park collection is not just in the number but in the variety.
"We have more varieties than anybody," he said.
Eighteen, to be exact, said Cowie.
They range from the early-blooming Okame, which are popping their bright pink buds now, to the late-blooming Kwanzan, which burst big, dark pink double flowers.
The park has abundant white blossoms of the Snow Goose variety, and many weeping trees called Higans, which are most popular with tourists, because the branches arc and cascade to the ground.
Perhaps the best part, though, is the trees have not disrupted the original Olmsted design. They decorate the park, not overpower it.
"I think what's been done there is in keeping with the parks natural setting and beauty," Galop said.
(The Branch Brook Park Cherry Blossom Festival runs from April 9 to 24 this year. For information call (973) 268-3500 or visit essexcountynj.org):
www.nj.com/news/2016/03/the_story_behind_branch_brook_par...
By Mark Di Ionno | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
The explosion of pink buds and their floral scent bombs are just days away at Essex County's Branch Brook Park.
The cherry blossom trees will flower over a period of three weeks - 5,000 in all, in 18 different varieties - in hues from snow white to vibrant pink.
The annual Branch Brook Cherry Blossom Festival is a yearly celebration of spring, but it began 40 years ago as testament to hope and renewal.
It was 1976 - less than a decade after the 1967 riots - when one particular Newarker wanted to restore a little piece of beauty from her childhood and bring some happy pink back to the worn and weary park.
She is Kathleen P. Galop, who grew up in the North Ward and Forest Hill, and became a corporate lawyer for Prudential and a historic preservation expert.
"Kathleen Galop started the Cherry Blossom Festival," said Dan Salvante, Essex County's parks and recreation director. "She made it happen."
"I don't like to tie everything to 1967," Galop said. "But I thought celebrating the blossoms would be something positive. It would give the city a sense of renewal."
There were fewer than a 1,000 trees then, but the census now stands at 5,000. Since taking office in 2002, Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo has been determined to have Branch Brook overtake Washington, D.C., as the cherry blossom tree capital of the nation, and it has.
The often-repeated assertion that the 360-acre park has more cherry blossom trees than Washington, D.C., appears to be true; the official site website of the National Cherry Blossom Festival says there are 3,750 trees in the Tidal Basin area, where 700,000 people come to see the blooms each spring.
"To me, it's all about quality life, civic pride and economic development," DiVincenzo said. "We get 100,000 people for our Cherry Blossom Festival. They come here, they eat in restaurants, they spend money."
Like Galop, DiVincenzo grew up with a love of the park and the trees.
"We didn't go on vacations," DiVincenzo said. "Vacation was in Branch Brook Park. We'd take pictures by the cherry trees."
But the cherry blossom trees weren't always part of the Branch Book Park allure. They weren't even included in the original Olmsted plan.
Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape design, favored open meadows and clusters of natural forest, not ornamental trees. His sons followed that vision when they were commissioned to design the Essex County park in 1900.
The result rivaled their father's greatest creations - Central Park in Manhattan, Prospect Park in Brooklyn, and other magnificent urban landscapes from Mount Royal Park in Montreal to the U.S. Capitol grounds in Washington.
It was Caroline Bamberger Fuld - yes, that Bamberger - who introduced the cherry blossom trees to Branch Brook Park in the 1920s. During a trip to Japan, she became enamored with the beauty of the robust, flowering trees. When she returned home, she donated more than 2,000 to the park.
Bamberger, who started the department store chain with her brother Louis, "wanted Newark to have more cherry blossom trees than Washington," said Galop, who wrote the labor-intensive applications for the park to be placed on the national and state historic registries. "I think Washington had 2,000 so she ordered 2,001."
Bamberger brought in so many trees, the park had to be extended north of Heller Parkway into Belleville. The Branch Brook Park Cherry Blossom Visitors Center is in Newark in this northern part of the park.
"The trees are generally short-lived, with a life expectancy of 40 years, but we still have some from the original collection," said Paul Cowie, the arborist who manages the Branch Brook cherry blossom tree collection.
Those trees, which Cowie called "monsters," are the thick-trunked, wide-wingspan varieties in the northern part of the park near the visitors center.
Two years after DiVincenzo took office, he ordered an official count of the Branch Brook cherry blossom collection. The number was surprisingly low.
"When we finished the inventory, there were only 987 trees left," said Cowie. "That spurred the restoration of the population."
With the help of the Branch Brook Alliance, a park "friends group" of corporate and private donors, the county was able to go on a cherry blossom tree-buying spree. The latest phase was a $651,000 expenditure for 1,100 trees last year.
"This is the seventh phase of the plantings," Cowie said last week as a crew put in a fresh delivery of 100 trees, to replace some of the 1,100 that didn't thrive.
DiVincenzo said the magic of the Branch Brook park collection is not just in the number but in the variety.
"We have more varieties than anybody," he said.
Eighteen, to be exact, said Cowie.
They range from the early-blooming Okame, which are popping their bright pink buds now, to the late-blooming Kwanzan, which burst big, dark pink double flowers.
The park has abundant white blossoms of the Snow Goose variety, and many weeping trees called Higans, which are most popular with tourists, because the branches arc and cascade to the ground.
Perhaps the best part, though, is the trees have not disrupted the original Olmsted design. They decorate the park, not overpower it.
"I think what's been done there is in keeping with the parks natural setting and beauty," Galop said.
(The Branch Brook Park Cherry Blossom Festival runs from April 9 to 24 this year. For information call (973) 268-3500 or visit essexcountynj.org)
⊱══════════════════════════⊰
Credits ⚡️ aquatanya.blogspot.com/2025/02/blog-521.html
⊱══════════════════════════⊰
☘️ IMAGE:
Body: LEGACY
Head: LeLUTKA
⊱══════════════════════════⊰
🍓
👉Hair – Sintiklia - Miles
👣👣👣 For round of Fameshed Events
⏰ Event Opening Date: February 2, 2025
Event Closing Date: February 27, 2025
⊱══════════════════════════⊰
🍓
👉 Accessories – SynRJ - Cupid Tumbler
PBR Animesh Holdable in 3 size
Fatpack 10 colors & variants also sold individually
👣👣👣 For round of Cupid Curse Events
⊱══════════════════════════⊰
🍓
👉 Eye Set – Sera - Feelin Shady
👣👣👣 For round of The Warehouse Events
⏰ Event Opening Date: January 23, 2025
Event Closing Date: February 18, 2025
⊱══════════════════════════⊰
🍓
👉 Skin - PUMEC - ELENKA
💛 LELUTKA EVO X (Here worn on CAMILA head)
💛 14 SKINTONES ( Velour )
💛 2 EYEBROWS OPTIONS(Medium, Browless )
👉 EYES PACK - PUMEC - HO-MA
👣👣👣 For round of Kustom9 Events
⏰ Event Opening Date: January 15, 2025
Event Closing Date: February 10, 2025
⊱══════════════════════════⊰
🍓
👉 Nails - RAWR! - Self Love
👉 Hand Adornments - RAWR! - Self Love
👣👣👣 The seasonal Sale: Love is a Battlefield Exclusive 9th February
⊱════════════════════════════════════⊰
🍓
👉 Earrings – FaeTal - Rilakkuma
Swallow s & XL Female
👣👣👣 For round of Kawaii Secrets Events
⏰ Event Opening Date: February 4, 2025
Event Closing Date: February 24, 2025
⊱══════════════════════════⊰
❣️ Thanks to all my Follower and my great Sponsors ❣️
Excerpt from www.discoverhongkong.com/ca/explore/discover-sha-tau-kok....:
Located in Hong Kong’s North District and right next to Shenzhen’s Yantian District, Sha Tau Kok was designated as part of the Frontier Closed Area in 1951. Since then, Sha Tau Kok has been accessible only to individuals with a closed area permit. Back in the days when Sha Tau Kok was closed to non-residents, visiting the border town also required a guarantee from a local resident. As it begins to open gradually, Sha Tau Kok has become a great choice for weekend getaways.
The first phase of the opening of Sha Tau Kok began in June 2022, followed by the second phase starting January 2024. Visitors can board a kaito ferry to explore Sha Tau Kok and enjoy the area’s beautiful scenery, unique attractions and local delicacies, either independently or through local tours. You can also take a ferry to nearby islands and areas, such as Lai Chi Wo, Kat O, Ap Chau and Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark.
The opening of Sha Tau Kok
•The daily quota of visitors with the Tourism Closed Area Permit is set at 2,300 individuals, and 700 group visitors on weekends and public holidays. There is no quota limit for groups on weekdays.
•Individual travellers must enter Sha Tau Kok by public transport, with the addition of ferry services to Sha Tau Kok from Lai Chi Wo/Ap Chau/Kat O. Private cars are NOT allowed.
•Area: Sha Tau Kok (excluding Chung Ying Street).
•Opening hours: Every day from 7am to 9pm.
Excerpt from www.mtr.com.hk/en/customer/community/art_archi_kat.html:
Art in station architecture
Artwork Title:
Horizon in Time
Artist Name:
Kingsley Ng (Hong Kong)
Location:
Kai Tak Station
Artwork Completion Date:
February 2020
Concept:
Whether as the former airport, the new cruise terminal or a railway station, Kai Tak is always a point of departure for travel. The journeys that begin or end here are loaded with fascination, sentiments and memories: the amazement of reaching up to the sky for the first time, the vast vista at the open sea, the mixed feelings about migration, the lively pulse of everyday commuting. Horizon in Time invites passengers to contemplate these moving moments when they step into the train station. A sculptural interpretation of the old runway, in direct proportions and aligned to the orientations of the former airport runway, floats above the entrance. Across the flipboard-like structure, an array of iridescent colours changes tones when commuters look from different vantage points. As the sun glides across its daily path, the sculpture’s shadow shifts like a sundial. At night, sparks of light are projected onto the surroundings, like a constellation rising after dark. The theme of transitoriness is carried through in imagery inside the station. At the platforms, watermark traces of old photographs bring back ephemeral vignettes at Kai Tak when the historical airport first opened. Like memories, the faint images await to be rediscovered. Along the subway, ports connecting to Hong Kong’s migratory history come together in a topological panorama. Viewed from a consistent altitude of 35,000 feet, all traces of human habitation—and the impulses driving each journey—fade away. A joint horizon stretches across borders in timelessness.