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Ian came to hang at the CRIB today. So happy to ~reconnect~ with old friends.
Let me know in the comments if you guys want to see Ian in future vlogs... he may not admit it but he would be HONORED.
This photo will give more than a little personal reflection for me in future years.
When asked what did you do when storm Arwen hit the UK with sub zero temperatures and howling winds of over 90mph. Causing death and destruction onthe same day as the Omicron variant of cover came to the shores of the UK prompting a media frenzy and mass panic? I shall reply "I lay calmly on the floor in an airfield with 70 other people and took photos of a puddle between gusts"
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after weeks of rain in august ...its new of seeing people bring handmade flowers to the graves at the cemetery ! We know of the form of the natural flowers, and so are able to build them artificially.
Same as with our own bodies !
Here are the NEWS of how we are able to rebuild our body organs as well ..not artficially !
But with our own knowing ! ..new (and old) methods found out in Russia.
This is a message for me about who we are in truth ..and what we are able to change and do TODAY and in Future, again: rebuild ourself !!!!
VIDEOS about the methods and the reports about re-growing of organs and teeth ..
mediathek.viciente.at/2009/10/der-ewige-jungbrunnen-russe...
(language russian + german under titles)..hope someone will find engish translated vides at youtube.
let me know !
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I actually built this about a year ago. I then promptly dropped it while setting up at BrickFair. Since then it's been in a box awaiting repairs. I finally got around to patching it up and here it is. I wanted to build a full house with siding, so I looked for the cheapest slopes I could find. Lavender it was. So based on that, I decided this was the kind of place a grandma would live, and based my design decisions on that. It was an enjoyable experience, but there are definitely some structural things I would change in future builds.
Spotted this gentleman at junction of Harajuku station with a large format camera. Seemly taking his own sweet time to capture the passing crowd. This is what I hope to do when I retire in future so of course I asked him to pose for a pic of my "future self" :)
Sunset view of Edinburgh and Calton Hill, Scotland
First photo from my recent trip to Edinburgh: Sunset view of the old town from Calton Hill. When going to Edinburgh I was sure it's gonna rain all the time, because well it's Scotland :). But the weather was mostly really nice during my whole 5-day stay there. So stay tuned for more shots from Edinburgh in future!
📷: Nikon Z7 + Nikkor Z 24-120mm f4, no AI, no sky replacement
Added some semi-customs to the store. These are the current in stock shades I dyed up before we moved.
www.etsy.com/shop/FrappzillaStudioWigs?ref=pr_shop_more
A semi-shaved look will be up later in the week as well as a couple of variations and short style boy-cut too.
The turnaround time is a little slow while we catch up on commissions but since we will be working on wigs full time, its going to be a lot quicker in future c:
Gill and I are so delighted by the reaction and support that we've received on the photos we've posted from our time together. It's wonderful to get so many comments about our relationship. We are already looking forward to getting to spend time together again.
One of the things we enjoyed doing last week was having her spend a bit of time as my maid since she has the appropriate uniform. Being able to explore this dynamic is one of the things we particularly enjoy about being a couple and it will be fun to do more of that with her in future ;)
A modification on my Bentley build, I wanted to give it more of a flashy custom look, this was my first attempt at doing decals (simply paper and glue) and I added classic racing decals to the body. The shark mouth design was a nice touch too, giving it a fighter plane look. I think I will in future try and get some custom printed sticker decals to use for this. But it was mainly an experimentation to see if my ideas would work.
Yellow Empress has been an idea I've used a number of times and most likely will revise slightly over time. Her creation was used for my Insurgence story. About a young man named Arthur who lives in a dystopian 1920s Britain ruled by a right winged fascist dictatorship known as the New Albion Empire after being wrongly imprisoned for being a homosexual, Arthur would be rescued by Nemo's daughter Janni Dakkar (who is the second captain nemo) Onboard The Nautilus Arthur would meet Nemo's group of outcasts, Including Thomas Paragon (the former of the Paragon motoring company, where Chitty chitty bang bang was created). Joining Nemo's crew in fighting the injustice of the New Albion Empire, Arthur would be taught in the ways of swordsmanship, whilst forming a close bond with Paragon, who both work together in building a highly advanced automobile (Dubbed Yellow Empress). The car features an array of weapons and gadgetry, and would be used after Arthur's departure from The Nautilus, where he would go on to investigate the paranormal activity of the world, fighting monsters and ghosts along the way.
Tomorrow will mark 2 months since this amazing session with Cindy. I often wish I was back there though I know there'll be more BWBG visits in future. These will be my last uploads from this particular visit but maybe I've left the best until the end ;)
Credit for everything goes to the amazing Cindy Conti at BWBG
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Lizard Orchid / himantoglossum hircinum. Leicestershire. 17/06/20.
'BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU TREAD.'
This single, diminutive Lizard Orchid caused much interest last summer when it was discovered growing on a roadside verge in Leicestershire. Experienced botanists speculated it was between 3-5 years old and, having attained the height of 13cms, was typical of a first time flowering Lizard Orchid.
I was told where it grew yet even so, once in the general area, it took a lot of painstaking searching to find. Sadly, some days after making my images it met it's fate in the form of a misplaced foot. I've heard it got trampled to a pulp so we will never know how it would have gone on to develop in future years.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
Several key science payloads will be delivered to the International Space Station (ISS). Among these is a biomedical investigation that focuses on the mechanisms behind neuroinflammation, a condition associated with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and multiple sclerosis. This study will utilize 3D brain models derived from patient stem cells to explore potential treatments.
Additionally, the mission will carry the Multi-Resolution Scanner (MRS), which will use the Astrobee autonomous robot aboard the ISS to create detailed 3D maps of the space environment. This technology could have significant applications in future space exploration, allowing for automated assessments of spacecraft damage and other remote monitoring tasks
These research initiatives are part of NASA's ongoing efforts to leverage space-based research for both Earth-based health advancements and the development of future spaceflight technologies.
The launch date was Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 2:29 AM (UTC).
This bell hangs on the St. George's church somewhere in West Virginia. We were following our noses down a single lane road that ran mostly along a river (I think the Potomac ...or a tributary of it) and came to this small camping area with this log cabin church. There was a sign outside telling what it was and no lock on the door so yes of course we explored! Inside it was beautiful and peaceful. It had a plain alter, a small organ and about a dozen pews and in one corner stood an ornate pot bellied wood stove. The light streamed in the two windows along one side and next to the door was a small, hand written sign that said, if you don't respect this as a house of God then at least respect it for it's antiquity and don't vandalize it. We truly never do know what we will come upon on our adventures. More of this church in future posts I am sure! Hope everyone is staying as safe as possible out there. :)
14A crosses the iconic Monbulk Creek trestle bridge in Selby with a special testing train to Menzies Creek.
Specially fitted out with an array of sensors to capture all kinds of performance metrics, it's hoped that the data captured will go a long way towards helping the railway understand how to increase the performance of these ageing locomotives; measurements included cylinder pressure, piston travel, air reservoir pressure, and in future will also include drawbar strain.
To maximise the range of the samples taken, the crew ran the loco under different conditions, such as stop starts, full speed, low speed, etc. With thousands of readings taken every second, the data samples will provide a level of insight that the Baldwin engineers of the 1800s would never have dreamed of.
I can take no credit for the popularity of this photo. The camera was pointing straight up and the weight of the lens was causing it to zoom out by itself. The results looked interesting but I had no idea they would be interesting.
- The offending lens was the otherwise excellent Nikon 18-200mm VR. This is my only annoyance with it so far. In future I may just have to carry a small roll of tape with me for such occasions.
Autumn vibes in the beautiful Monschau 🍁.
Monschau has been on my bucket list for years and finally few weeks ago I was able to get there. To really enjoy the town and the scenery I think you'd need at least half a day. I only got to spend 2 hours there before having to go back - thank you Deutsche Bahn for the obligatory train delays 😃 - so I'll probably return in future for a longer stay .
📷: Nikon Z7 + Nikkor Z 24-120mm f4
You've all helped solve some of our Fergus O'Connor Collection "unknown location" photos very speedily over the last couple of weeks. Thought this one would be a toughie, but I was wrong!
Niall McAuley checked our catalogue (Note to self: Always conduct search of whole NLI catalogue in future!) and found a photo of this Killarney hotel in our Lawrence Collection. But any and all information about this Hotel still very welcome.
Gerry Ward contributed this very lovely description from Samuel Carter's Week in Killarney (1843):
"At Cloghreen, close to Mucross Abbey, there are two good hotels; they do not vie with the three we have named, but they are comfortable and somewhat extensive, and the charges are less than those of their rivals. “The Mucross Hotel” is close to the Abbey, and near to it is O’Sullivan’s Hotel. They are both near the foot of Mangerton, within half a mile of the Torc Waterfall – the most beautiful of the Killarney Falls – and on the direct route to the Upper Lake, and the “new line” to Kenmare. Their situation therefore is highly advantageous, being equally “convenient” to the three lakes; but “the view” is excluded by the tall trees of Mr Herbert’s demense."
And the man is still unidentified, and our date is very speculative...
Date: Circa 1900?
NLI Ref.: OCO 32
Normally this would have been the perfect wide angle location with those waterfalls. But Tamron wanted tele photos so I looked around and found this perspective. It's great how the scene is compressed and how I get this nice zigzagging lines through it.
Besides using a lee 0.6 soft GND I also needed some exposure blending here. Followed my my contrast and color work. Guess what, I now have a tutorial of over 2 hours describing the whole process. See this link for more info
Start2Finish Post Processing Tutorial
And sorry for the commercial ;-) But it was a lot of work and I just have to spread the word. If it's annoying, please let me know and I'll rethink sharing the link in future.
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I love photographing deserts. There is something about it that attracts me a lot. It kind of shows the power of masses. Sand is probably the most insignificant particle you can find in nature. A microscopic element that has almost no real existence. But when you would get to a desert; you would feel the power of masses.
A desert is probably the example of the most rugged landscape of nature. Dry, hot, bright and cold everything together. Yes, afternoon in desert can get really uncomfortably hot and night can be uncomfortably cold.
But the desert is a fantastic subject for photography. It is hard to access deep desert, and you wouldn’t find many common tour companies taking you there. So, it stays pristine and untouched from mass tourism.
Footstep free desert is what we like to experience and this desert of M’hamid was nothing different. As usual we had spent camping 3 nights in the middle of Moroccan Sahara and the experience was priceless. We found many unique photo locations that I would probably explore more in future. Specially the night sky.
In the process we did capture some fantastic light in golden hour as well.
Here is one such evening that we enjoyed from a high sand dune looking towards one of the highest “erg” (sand dune) of the region. Yes, it is not the famous Erg Chigaga. The reason why it was empty and remained only for us!
I have made a short film to record our journey to this incredible place; you may be interested in watching. Click here to get amazed with the beauty of this special region of Morocco.
Please have a look at my website www.avisekhphotography.com for all my recent works.
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Pociąg DT 8.4 kolei miejskiej (Stadtbahn) #3054 linii U34 na przystanku Südheimer Platz, Böblinger Str., Stuttgart, 28 października 2021 r.
Kolej miejska w Stuttgarcie powstała z przekształcenia istniejącej sieci tramwajowej o rozstawie szyn 1000 m w system normalnotorowej lekkiej kolei, częściowo biegnącej pod ziemią, którą w przyszłości łatwo przebudować na metro. Obecnie funkcjonuje 17 linii o łącznej długości 237 km. Obsługę zapewniają 204 składy typu DT 8 kilku generacji, zaprojektowane specjalnie na potrzeby Stuttgartu, a wybudowane przez firmy Düwag, AEG, Siemens, Bombardier i Stadler.
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Urban railway (Stadtbahn) DT 8.4 train #3054 on line U34 at Südheimer Platz stop, Böblinger Str., Stuttgart, October 28, 2021
The urban railway in Stuttgart developed out of a 1000 mm tram network a normal-gauge light rail, partially located underground, which may be easily turned into a metro system in future. Currently the network is made up of 17 lines with the total lenght of 237 km. The rolling stock consists of 204 DT 8 units of several generations, designed especially for Stuttgart and manufactured by Düwag, AEG, Siemens, Bombardier and Stadler.
Hey everyone! This is a 14x14 vig based on the book The Magician's Nephew, the first book (chronologically) in the Chronicles of Narnia. This is supposed to be the scene where Polly and Digory go through the door in the attic and end up in uncle Andrew's room. I made this a couple weeks ago with the intention of doing a 14x14 vig for each of the the books in the Chronicles of Narnia. Right now I'm not planning on continuing the series, but more may come out eventually. ;)
I'm quite happy with how the vig turned out, and I even got to use the power functions lights (used for the fire), that I got for Christmas. Hopefully I can find ways to use them in future builds!
As far as the photo goes, the focus was a little off, :/ but it'll do it's job. :)
I also finished an entry for the RL Assemble the Fleet contest that I'll get to posting before long.
All glory to my Savior Jesus Christ!
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'Rydw i'n hoffi coffi'...the one welsh phrase that everyone (including the English) seems to know.
Thanks Gaz for suggesting to do this one in Welsh. Sorry I couldn't do a play on words for this one but I'll definitely try to do that in future ;)
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I thought I'd try and see if I could capture some of the Milky Way above the tower. The light pollution was pretty heavy from behind the building, coming from Fleetwood, but the galaxy structure can still be seen. Maybe I will have to try a light pollution filter in future to see if I can do better. The processing also made the building itself turn a stark black, but I quite liked the look, so I left it as is.
The King would be very happy that his patience and trust has been rewarded by being "Explored" this afternoon.
My friend called out yesterday mid-morning,asking if I'd get him some seed.It was a smart move on his part , as the Rainbow Lorikeets had long since moved on after eating everything I'd put out for them earlier.I was taking these shots from about 1.4 metres , which is as close as the Afs vr 70-300 mm will focus and he wasn't in the least put out by my presence.If anything ,it seemed to re-assure as he barely flinched when the mean Currawong swooped down between us.The first time it happened he flew away in terror.This is as close as I've come to showing the very fine red feathers accurately but still hope to do better in future. I took lots but will only show a couple as they are a bit "samey".The white background is still just an old shower screen on our garden shed.
Yankeetown, Florida
a very interesting Kayak trip to the end of the road (SR40) Yankeetown... after trying to avoid heavy westerly winds and low tide, we were forced to find an alternate way around this large Island to get back to where we'd launched ... the story: once we took a break and landed here we found some fascinating things. what we found out about this island when we researched it will be coming in future posts...
I am now 10 years on flickr. Gush, how fast the time runs... I can say that it is a long way and you could follow the development of young unexperienced gurl to a mature lady. I hope i still could keep the charm and will be able to improve in future!
Thank you all, for being following me, giving me feedback and writing letters and comments! Thank you for the support and for the friends i habe found! ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏♥️♥️♥️
End of a beautiful day at Cape kiwanda - one of my most favorite beaches.
Back in January I made a weekend trip to Corvallis, Oregon. It was not a photography trip. I went there primarily to see friends and we had a great time. We spent Sunday driving around the coast stopping by at some of the popular spots such as Seal Rocks, Cape Perpetua, and Newport Lighthouse. The last stoppage before sun went down was at cape Kiwanda. What an awesome place it is! I will surely return there in future with more time at hand.
Simply Bhutan, Thimphu, Bhutan.
Simply Bhutan Project is a living museum and a photo studio. The project is aimed at preservation and promotion of culture being one of the four pillars of Gross National Happiness (GNH) by involving youth as the core group because they are the future leaders of the country. In doing so, the project generates employment opportunities to young job seekers and also provides skills through trainings and workshops. More importantly, the objective of the project is to raise fund to support YDF in conducting the many youth related programs, now and in future. Thus, the project is one of a kind in the country.
Unfortunately, Simon Liu is a predatory narcissist who has no qualms intentionally ruining other users' experience in order to satisfy his personal bigotry. All that hard work, wasted on a bigot.
All ships scaled at 15px = 1 stud (with some minor deviation on ships lacking an exact specified length). High-res download available in the corner.
A surprising number of builders went above and beyond to incorporate practical functions (lights, motorization) into their designs. Said builders have received an additional commendation on this year's poster.
Once again, the lack of a formal judging council means relatively few trophies compared to previous years. However, now that some new blood's stepped forward to manage the helm, new opportunities may manifest in future years.
Vernissage on a painting of "Gadekæret in Skovlunde"
by the artist Marius Djurslev (painted approx. 1890). The painting by the relatively unknown, local artist will in future hang at the town hall together with more well-known painters such as Peter Brandes and Sámal Joensen-Mikines. Also present at the vernissage were former mayor Ove Dalsgaard and Marius Djurslev's granddaughter (the nice lady who reveals the painting).
The town hall, Ballerup.
One of a series of fantastic photos taken by the super talented Nora Simone.
I wore this denim dress on Saturday morning for a VC meeting and photos in the outside bar area of the hotel, before changing into something more appropriate for afternoon tea at The Mandarin Hotel.
You are going to laugh at this but, intentionally, I did not bring my breast forms to DC. What I did was just pull my skin with one of those stick-on magic bras, to produce some cleavage, and fill my regular bra with socks, yes, socks! The magic bra worked its magic as you can tell but with this dress, the regular bra will show, mostly on the sides as you will see in future postings, lol
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Una de varias series de fotos tomadas por la súper talentosa Nora Simone.
Me puse este vestido el sábado por la mañana para una reunión de directiva del VC y algunas fotos en el bar fuera del hotel, antes de cambiarme por algo más apropiado para tomar té, por la tarde, en el Mandarin Hotel.
Se van a reír de esto pero, intencionalmente, no llevé mis senos postizos a DC. Lo que hice fue crear línea de busto con uno de esos sostenes mágicos que se adhieren a la piel y rellené mi sostén normal con medias' sí, Medias! El sostén mágico hizo su magia como pueden ver pero, con este vestido, el sostén normal se asomaba por todos lados como verán en fotos futuras, jaja.
Icecap, Posh Bear, Sky and Bertie were sitting around chatting when the subject came up about unlikely things they had heard about.
“Let us play a game, we’ll each tell a story, it has to be truthful, but it has to be the most outrageous and ridiculous story ever. The one that tells the most outrageous is the winner. You go first Sky.” Said Posh Bear.
“Well, let me think. I know, how about what Bunns 1 was telling me the other day. It would seem, according to Bunns 1, that well known bunny rabbit that she isn’t a rabbit at all. No, she insists that she isn’t anything like a rabbit. I asked her what she was then and got told that she was a hair. I mean, a hair. I tried to explain to her that if she was a hair, she would be so tiny small that I wouldn’t even see her but she wouldn’t have it. I even tried telling her that her name was a shortened version of bunny rabbit, but she still insisted that she was a hair. Crazy rabbit. In the end I decided it was best to agree with her as there was nothing to be gained by me arguing with her and us falling out. So, guys, if Bunns 1 says she is a hair in future, I’d just agree and save the hassle.”
“That is very good Sky, I think you could win with a tale like that.” Said Bertie.
“That is very good, Sky, we’ll give our marks for them all at the end, I think. Now, Icecap how about you? What story do you have for us?” Asked Posh.
“Mine is very strange, in fact it is so outrageous that you might think I am making it up but I promise you guys that this is true. I was in the living room the other day when the man had a visitor; it was another hooman. This hooman wore a set of those ear warmers on his head and carried with him something that he called a phone. It was in fact one of those small picture thingies that hoomans talk into and play games on. You know what I mean. Once they had settled down the man was, I could see, curious about what the hooman was doing wearing ear warmers, although he didn’t exactly call them that. Now you have to realise that it was a hot day with a blue sky.
This hooman went on to tell the man the craziest story it has ever been my pleasure to listen to, I struggled to keep from laughing. So, the man was asking about the phone thing and the ear warmers and how it all worked. I knew it would be fun as soon as he asked the question for the man would have no idea what the answer would mean anyway. The hooman explained thus; he said that he listened to his music on the ear warmers on his way over. The man, to his credit didn’t quite believe him I feel and asked how that all worked and was told that the hooman had sent all his music up on a cloud. You know, clouds are those white fluffy things that Ellie like to fly through. Then the phone somehow locates the right cloud, then the correct bit of music and passes it to the ear warmers so he can listen to it. I would again emphasise, there were no clouds in the sky that day.”
“Amazing, quite some imagination these hoomans. Did the man believe him?” Asked Posh.
“You know, I think he did in his own way. He didn’t seem to question the facts anyway.”
“Didn’t he ask how, if the music was on a cloud that floated around the sky, that when he wanted the music how that phone thing would be capable to locate where the cloud had gone to? I mean they aren’t numbered and they don’t exactly stand still, do they?” Asked Bertie.
“I was hoping he would ask that but sadly he didn’t, Bertie. I don’t think it dawned on him.”
“He must have wondered though; I mean I have seen the large black things he uses to play his music and I am sure that not one of them would fit on this phone thing. Plus, how on earth would this hooman get all these flat black things and smaller silvery flat things all the way up to a cloud?” Asked Posh.
“In the post I assume, Posh. I can’t think of any other way.” Replied Icecap
“Do you think the man is considering doing the same with the music he listens to, Icecap?” Asked Bertie.
“I don’t think so Bertie, I am fairly sure it will stay earthbound. I always believed it a hooman trait that they are very gullible, but also the generation that the man belongs to are yet to fully trust modern technology.” Said Icecap looking at his friends for agreement.
“That is a good thing though, Icecap, for it is better not to try and understand such nonsense as the hooman was going on about.” Said Sky.
“Well, no point in any other bear telling their story for I can’t see how Icecap’s story could be beaten. Well done, Icecap, I think you must be the winner. Your story is without doubt about as outrageous and ridiculous as any story could be.” Said Posh bear to all his friends who were nodding their heads in agreement.
“Do I win extra fish and ice?” He asked smiling.
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, Ufford, Suffolk
They told her how, upon St. Agnes' Eve,
Young virgins might have visions of delight,
And soft adorings from their loves receive
Upon the honey'd middle of the night,
If ceremonies due they did aright;
As, supperless to bed they must retire,
And couch supine their beauties, lily white;
Nor look behind, nor sideways, but require
Of Heaven with upward eyes for all that they desire.
John Keats, Eve of St Agnes, 1820
Upper Ufford is a pleasant place, and known well enough in Suffolk. Pretty much an extension northwards of Woodbridge and Melton, it is a prosperous community, convenient without being suburban. Ufford Park Hotel is an enjoyable venue in to attend professional courses and conferences, and the former St Audrey's mental hospital grounds across the road are now picturesque with luxury flats and houses. And I am told that the Ufford Park golf course is good, too, for those who like that kind of thing.
But as I say, that Ufford is really just an extension of Melton. In fact, there is another Ufford. It is in the valley below, more than a mile away along narrow lanes and set in deep countryside beside the Deben, sits Lower Ufford. To reach it, you follow ways so rarely used that grass grows up the middle. You pass old Melton church, redundant since the 19th century, but still in use for occasional exhibitions and performances, and once home to the seven sacrament font that is now in the plain 19th century building up in the main village. Eventually, the lane widens, and you come into the single street of a pretty, tiny hamlet, the church tower hidden from you by old cottages and houses. In one direction, the lane to Bromeswell takes you past Lower Ufford's delicious little pub, the White Lion. A stalwart survivor among fast disappearing English country pubs, the beer still comes out of barrels and the bar is like a kitchen. I cannot think that a visit to Ufford should be undertaken without at least a pint there. And, at the other end of the street, set back in a close between cottages, sits the Assumption, its 14th century tower facing the street, a classic Suffolk moment.
The dedication was once that of hundreds of East Anglian churches, transformed to 'St Mary' by the Reformation and centuries of disuse before the 19th century revival, but revived both here and at Haughley near Stowmarket. In late medieval times, it coincided with the height of the harvest, and in those days East Anglia was Our Lady's Dowry, intensely Catholic, intimately Marian.
The Assumption was almost certainly not the original dedication of this church. There was a church here for centuries before the late middle ages, and although there are no traces of any pre-Conquest building, the apse of an early-Norman church has been discovered under the floor of the north side of the chancel. The current chancel has a late Norman doorway, although it has been substantially rebuilt since, and in any case the great glories of Ufford are all 15th century. Perhaps the most dramatic is the porch, one of Suffolk's best, covered in flushwork and intriguing carvings.
Ufford's graveyard is beautiful; wild and ancient. I wandered around for a while, spotting the curious blue crucifix to the east of the church, and reading old gravestones. One, to an early 19th century gardener at Ufford Hall, has his gardening equipment carved at the top. The church is secretive, hidden on all sides by venerable trees, difficult to photograph but lovely anyway. I stopped to look at it from the unfamiliar north-east; the Victorian schoolroom, now a vestry, juts out like a small cottage. I walked back around to the south side, where the gorgeous porch is like a small palace against the body of the church. I knew the church would be open, because it is every day. And then, through the porch, and down into the north aisle, into the cool, dim, creamy light.
On the afternoon of Wednesday, 21st August 1644, Ufford had a famous visitor, a man who entered the church in exactly the same way, a man who recorded the events of that day in his journal. There were several differences between his visit and the one that I was making, one of them crucial; he found the church locked. He was the Commissioner to the Earl of Manchester for the Imposition in the Eastern Association of the Parliamentary Ordinance for the Demolishing of Monuments of Idolatry, and his name was William Dowsing.
Dowsing was a kind of 17th century political commissar, travelling the eastern counties and enforcing government legislation. He was checking that local officials had carried out what they were meant to do, and that they believed in what they were doing. In effect, he was getting them to work and think in the new ways that the central government required. It wasn't really a witch hunt, although God knows such things did exist in abundance at that time. It was more as if an arm of the state extended and worked its fingers into even the tiniest and most remote parishes. Anyone working in the public sector in Britain in the early years of the 21st century will have come across people like Dowsing.
As a part of his job, Dowsing was an iconoclast, charged with ensuring that idolatrous images were excised from the churches of the region. He is a man blamed for a lot. In fact, virtually all the Catholic imagery in English churches had been destroyed by the Anglican reformers almost a hundred years before Dowsing came along. All that survived was that which was difficult to destroy - angels in the roofs, gable crosses, and the like - and that which was inconvenient to replace - primarily, stained glass. Otherwise, in the late 1540s the statues had been burnt, the bench ends smashed, the wallpaintings whitewashed, the roods hauled down and the fonts plastered over. I have lost count of the times I have been told by churchwardens, or read in church guides, that the hatchet job on the bench ends or the font in their church was the work of 'William Dowsing' or 'Oliver Cromwell'. In fact, this destruction was from a century earlier than William Dowsing. Sometimes, I have even been told this at churches which Dowsing demonstrably did not visit.
Dowsing's main targets included stained glass, which the pragmatic Anglican reformers had left alone because of the expense of replacing it, and crosses and angels, and chancel steps. We can deduce from Dowsing's journal which medieval imagery had survived for him to see, and that which had already been hidden - not, I hasten to add, because people wanted to 'save' Catholic images, but rather because this was an expedient way of getting rid of them. So, for example, Dowsing visited three churches during his progress through Suffolk which today have seven sacrament fonts, but Dowsing does not mention a single one of them in his journal; they had all been plastered over long ago.
In fact, Dowsing was not worried so much about medieval survivals. What concerned him more was overturning the reforms put in place by the ritualist Archbishop Laud in the 1630s. Laud had tried to restore the sacramental nature of the Church, primarily by putting the altar back in the chancel and building it up on raised steps. Laud had since been beheaded thanks to puritan popular opinion, but the evidence of his wickedness still filled the parish churches of England. The single order that Dowsing gave during his progress more than any other was that chancel steps should be levelled.
The 21st of August was a hot day, and Dowsing had much work to do. He had already visited the two Trimley churches, as well as Brightwell and Levington, that morning, and he had plans to reach Baylham on the other side of Ipswich before nightfall. Much to his frustration, he was delayed at Ufford for two hours by a dispute between the church wardens over whether or not to allow him access.
The thing was, he had been here before. Eight months earlier, as part of a routine visit, he had destroyed some Catholic images that were in stained glass, and prayer clauses in brass inscriptions, but had trusted the churchwardens to deal with a multitude of other sins, images that were beyond his reach without a ladder, or which would be too time-consuming. This was common practice - after all, the churchwardens of Suffolk were generally equally as puritan as Dowsing. It was assumed that people in such a position were supporters of the New Puritan project, especially in East Anglia. Dowsing rarely revisited churches. But, for some reason, he felt he had to come back here to make sure that his orders had been carried out.
Why was this? In retrospect, we can see that Ufford was one of less than half a dozen churches where the churchwardens were uncooperative. Elsewhere, at hundreds of other churches, the wardens welcomed Dowsing with open arms. And Dowsing only visited churches in the first place if it was thought there might be a problem, parishes with notorious 'scandalous ministers' - which is to say, theological liberals. Richard Lovekin, the Rector of Ufford, had been turned out of his living the previous year, although he survived to return when the Church of England was restored in 1660. But that was in the future. Something about his January visit told Dowsing that he needed to come back to Ufford.
Standing in the nave of the Assumption today, you can still see something that Dowsing saw, something which he must have seen in January, but which he doesn't mention until his second visit, in the entry in his journal for August 21st, which appears to be written in a passion. This is Ufford's most famous treasure, the great 15th century font cover.
It rises, six metres high, magnificent and stately, into the clerestory, enormous in its scale and presence. In all England, only the font cover at Southwold is taller. The cover is telescopic, and crocketting and arcading dances around it like waterfalls and forests. There are tiny niches, filled today with 19th century statues. At the top is a gilt pelican, plucking its breast.
Dowsing describes the font cover as glorious... like a pope's triple crown... but this is just anti-Catholic innuendo. The word glorious in the 17th century meant about the same as the word 'pretentious' means to us now - Dowsing was scoffing. But there was no reason for him to be offended by it. The Anglicans had destroyed all the statues in the niches a century before, and all that remained was the pelican at the top, pecking its breast to feed its chicks. Dowsing would have known that this was a Catholic image of the Sacrifice of the Mass, and would have disapproved. But he did not order the font cover to be destroyed. After all, the rest of the cover was harmless enough, apart from being a waste of good firewood, and the awkwardness of the Ufford churchwardens seems to have put him off following through. He never went back.
Certainly, there can have been no theological reason for the churchwardens to protect their font cover. I like to think that they looked after it simply because they knew it to be beautiful, and that they also knew it had been constructed by ordinary workmen of their parish two hundred years before, under the direction of some European master designer. They protected it because of local pride, and amen to that. The contemporary font beneath is of a type more familiar in Norfolk than Suffolk, with quatrefoils alternating with shields, and heads beneath the bowl.
While the font cover is extraordinary, and of national importance, it is one of just several medieval survivals in the nave of the Assumption. All around it are 15th century benches, with superbly characterful and imaginative images on their ends. The best is the bench with St Margaret and St Catherine on it. This was recently on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum as part of the Gothic exhibition. Other bench end figures include a long haired, haloed woman seated on a throne, which may well be a representation of the Mother of God Enthroned, and another which may be the Coronation of the Queen of Heaven. There is also a praying woman in a butterfly headdress, once one of a pair, and a man wearing what appears to be a bowler hat, although I expect it is a helmet of some kind. His beard is magnificent. There are also a number of finely carved animals.
High up in the chancel arch is an unusual survival, the crocketted rood beam that once supported the crucifix, flanked by the grieving Mary and John, with perhaps a tympanum behind depicting the last judgement. These are now all gone, of course, as is the rood loft that once stood in front of the beam and allowed access to it. But below, the dado of the screen survives, with twelve panels. Figures survive on the south side. They have not worn well. They are six female Saints: St Agnes, St Cecilia, St Agatha, St Faith, St Bridget and, uniquely in England, St Florence. Curiously, the head of this last has been, in recent years, surrounded by stars, in imitation of the later Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. Presumably this was done in a fit of Anglo-catholic enthusiasm about a century ago.
The arrangement is similar to the south side of the screen at Westhall, and it may even be that the artist was the same. While there is no liturgical reason for having the female Saints on one side and, presumably, male Saints on the other, a similar arrangement exists on several Norfolk screens in the Dereham area.
Much of the character of the church today comes from it embracing, in the early years of the 20th century, Anglo-catholicism in full flood. As at Great Ryburgh in Norfolk, patronage ensured that this work was carried out to the very highest specification under the eye of the young Ninian Comper. Comper is an enthusiast's enthusiast, but I think he is at his best on a small scale like here and Ryburgh. His is the extraordinary war memorial window in the south aisle chapel, dedicated to St Leonard. It depicts Christ carrying his cross on the via dolorosa, but he is aided by a soldier in WWI uniform and, behind him, a sailor. The use of blues is very striking, as is the grain on the wood of the cross which, incidentally, can also be seen to the same effect on Comper's reredos at Ryburgh.
Comper's other major window here is on the north side of the nave. This is a depiction of the Annunciation, although it is the figures above which are most extraordinary. They are two of the Ancient Greek sibyls, Erythrea and Cumana, who are associated with the foretelling of Christ. At the top is a stunning Holy Trinity in the East Anglian style. There are angels at the bottom, and all in all this window shows Comper at the height of his powers.
Stepping into the chancel, there is older glass - or, at least, what at first sight appears to be. Certainly, there are some curious roundels which are probably continental 17th century work, ironically from about the same time that Dowsing was here. They were probably acquired by collectors in the 19th century, and installed here by Victorians. The image of a woman seated among goats is curious, as though she might represent the season of spring or be an allegory of fertility, but she is usually identified as St Agnes. It is a pity this roundel has been spoiled by dripping cement or plaster. Another roundel depicts St Sebastian shot with arrows, and a third St Anthony praying to a cross in the desert. However, the images in 'medieval' glass in the east window are entirely modern, though done so well you might not know. A clue, of course, is that the main figures, St Mary Salome with the infants St James and St John on the left, and St Anne with the infant Virgin on the right, are wholly un-East Anglian in style. In fact, they are 19th century copies by Clayton & Bell of images at All Souls College, Oxford, installed here in the 1970s. I also think that the images of heads below may be modern, but the angel below St Anne is 15th century, and obviously East Anglian, as is St Stephen to the north.
High above, the ancient roofs with their sacred monograms are the ones that Dowsing saw, the ones that the 15th century builders gilt and painted to be beautiful to the glory of God - and, of course, to the glory of their patrons. Rich patronage survived the Reformation, and at the west end of the south aisle is the massive memorial to Sir Henry Wood, who died in 1671, eleven years after the end of the Commonwealth. It is monumental, the wreathed ox heads a severely classical motif. Wood, Mortlock tells us, was Treasurer to the Household of Queen Henrietta Maria.
There is so much to see in this wonderful church that, even visiting time and time again, there is always something new to see, or something old to see in a new way. It is, above all, a beautiful space, and although it no longer maintains its high Anglo-catholic worship tradition, it is is still kept in high liturgical style. It is at once a beautiful art object and a hallowed space, an organic touchstone, precious and powerful.
The canal bridges of both ship lifts span the Hebewerksstraße (Ship Lift Road), along which the houses of the village are lined up.
An der Grenze der Hochfläche des Barnim zur Niederungslandschaft Oderbruch, etwa 60 km von Berlin entfernt,
überwinden Schiffe den Höhenunterschied von 36 m mit einem Fahrstuhl. Das alte Schiffshebewerk Niederfinow ist das älteste seiner Art in Deutschland, das noch in Betrieb ist, und das schon seit dem 21. März 1934. Nach einer Bauzeit von sieben Jahren und Kosten von 27,5 Millionen Reichsmark konnte so die benachbarte vierstufige Treppenschleusenanlage abgelöst werden. Der Schleusengang verkürzte sich von zwei Stunden auf 20 Minuten. Das Schiffshebewerk befördert in seinem Trog (82,5 m lang, 12 m breit und 2,50 m Wassertiefe) Schiffe innerhalb von nur fünf Minuten über eine Hubhöhe von 36 Metern innerhalb des Oder-Havel-Kanals am Rande einer Hochfläche. Mit einer Länge von 94 Metern, einer Breite von 27 Metern und einer Höhe von 52 Metern ist das bestehende Schiffshebewerk aufgrund der modernen Bauweise der heutigen Lastschiffe an seine Kapazitätsgrenze gestoßen. So entstand gleich neben dem „Alten“ seit 2008, das nach zweijährigem Probebetrieb im Oktober 2022 eingeweiht wurde. Es wird mit 133 Metern Länge und 55 Metern Höhe zukünftig auch größeren Schiffen das Passieren des Eberswalder Urstromtals ermöglichen. Sein Trog erhält eine nutzbare Länge von 115 Metern, eine Breite von 12,5 Metern und eine Trogwasser-Tiefe von 4 Metern. Wassergefüllt wiegt er 9.800 Tonnen gegenüber 4.300 Tonnen bei dem alten Schiffshebewerk, das aber parallel noch weiter betrieben wird.
Quellen: bad-freienwalde.de/schiffshebewerk-niederfinow/
und de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiffshebewerk_Niederfinow_Nord, beide gekürzt und leicht bearbeitet
On the border between the Barnim plateau and the Oderbruch lowlands, about 60 km from Berlin. ships overcome the difference in height of 36 m with a lift. The old Niederfinow Ship Lift is the oldest of its kind in Germany still in operation, and has been since 21 March 1934. After a construction period of seven years and costs of 27.5 million Reichsmarks, it replaced the neighbouring four-stage flight of locks system. The lock passage was reduced from two hours to 20 minutes. The ship lift transports ships in its caisson (82.5 metres long, 12 metres wide and 2.50 metres deep) over a lift height of 36 metres within the Oder-Havel Canal at the edge of a plateau in just five minutes. With a length of 94 metres, a width of 27 metres and a height of 52 metres, the existing ship lift has reached its capacity limit due to the modern design of today's cargo ships. This led to the construction of a new lift right next to the ‘old’ one in 2008, which was inaugurated in October 2022 after two years of trial operation. With a length of 133 metres and a height of 55 metres, it will enable even larger ships to pass through the Eberswalde glacial valley in future. Its caisson has a usable length of 115 metres, a width of 12.5 metres and a water depth of 4 metres. When filled with water, it weighs 9,800 tonnes, compared to 4,300 tonnes for the old ship lift, which will continue to operate in parallel.
Sources: bad-freienwalde.de/schiffshebewerk-niederfinow/
and de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiffshebewerk_Niederfinow_Nord, both abridged and slightly edited
She’s a beauty. I love her! And I know she loves me, although she doesn't say it.
But she’s developed a luxating patella, or a dislocating knee in her rear left leg, in just the last week. It’s a condition that apparently is relatively common in miniature dogs and she is a miniature schnauzer. And it is one and a half times more common in females. And of course she’s a female. But last night she fell ill and was diagnosed as having pancreatitis. This is apparently fairly common in dogs, especially (you must have guessed it) in schnauzers. And suddenly I’m beginning to wonder what else can go wrong with this little girl who is such a soulmate on my weekend walks.
I love going on a little adventure with her, exploring North Wales and around the area, just being with her, having her companionship, knowing that she is close because she loves me. We get some good exercise, fresh air and see some interesting places, but I’m beginning to fear these may be restricted in future.
In the near future, the City of Seattle has decided to finally enforce noise laws and ordinances. The new Washington Loudness Law Enforcement unit (affectionately known as Wall-E by grateful residents) uses repurposed garbage trucks to crush obnoxiously loud motorcycles on the spot. Their owners are of course reimbursed for cash value of the scrap metal; that's only fair.
For more photos, see the full set.
Today - 02.02.2020 is a very special and magical day! If you believe in magic of numbers, than you can't ignore the fantastic "8". The day, where you can change your life and your attitude! Write letters, call or better find some time for people you love - be with them and share your time and your love! The base you build today, will help you in future for the strong and happy relationship! I wish everyone a wonderful Sunday and want to share that happy image of me! I am what I am, and try to be honest with me, no matter how the life treats me! ❤️🌻
A little bit history, no no, I makes not advertisement for the boat owners.
But I want the visitors give a good tip in future when you bring a visit to Bruges.
Experience the city as many already age-old tradition. Sailing on the canals, Bruges city arteries you will discover secret gardens, picturesque bridges and wonderfully beautiful still. It sounds incredible, Bruges' loveliest places ooze even more charm when you admire them from the water.
For a round trip on the canals (canals) can step aboard at five berths. The tour lasts an hour and shows you the most beautiful spots of Bruges from a completely different angle. The boats sail in principle every day from 10 to 18 hours. In the winter season (December to February) during weekends and holidays, and holidays.
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There are quite a few older files I have not posted for no particular reason lurking on my computer..
Here is one of them..!! I shall be posting these under the "Friday Files" tag in future to clear up some drive space..! All of these will be at least 6 months old..
Enjoy..💋
North Uist, Outer Hebrides
My last post on Flickr for a while as we head away on our travels and as yet I'm not sure whether I'll continue to use Flickr as my main outlet in future. I've struggled with the concept for so long now that I'm feeling I need to make changes.
I'll maybe do a blog post explaining my issues when I return.
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Cat scones.
At christmas, Zooplus sent customers dog and cat cookie cutters. Thought I'd try cat cheese scones - pumpkin seed eyes, mushroom nose, celery mouth and cheese and paprika stripes.
Needs a bit of work, but would probably work better as flat cookies in future, I hadnt bargained on what would happen to the faces as the scones rose....🙀 😹