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Happy Easter! Please do watch the video below. Gaudi was a great architect, NO DOUBT!!
Here is a video to showcase what it'd look like when it's completed in 2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcDmloG3tXU
Nativity Façade
Tortoise at the base of column
Constructed between 1894 and 1930, the Nativity façade was the first façade to be completed. Dedicated to the birth of Jesus, it is decorated with scenes reminiscent of elements of life. Characteristic of Gaudí's naturalistic style, the sculptures are ornately arranged and decorated with scenes and images from nature, each a symbol in their own manner. For instance, the three porticos are separated by two large columns, and at the base of each lies a turtle or a tortoise (one to represent the land and the other the sea; each are symbols of time as something set in stone and unchangeable). In contrast to the figures of turtles and their symbolism, two chameleons can be found at either side of the façade, and are symbolic of change.
The façade faces the rising sun to the northeast, a symbol for the birth of Christ. It is divided into three porticos, each of which represents a theological virtue (Hope, Faith and Charity). The Tree of Life rises above the door of Jesus in the portico of Charity. Four towers complete the façade and are each dedicated to a Saint (Matthias the Apostle, Saint Barnabas, Jude the Apostle, and Simon the Zealot).
Originally, Gaudí intended for this façade to be polychromed, for each archivolt to be painted with a wide array of colours. He wanted every statue and figure to be painted. In this way the figures of humans would appear as much alive as the figures of plants and animals.
Gaudí chose this façade to embody the structure and decoration of the whole church. He was well aware that he would not finish the church and that he would need to set an artistic and architectural example for others to follow. He also chose for this façade to be the first on which to begin construction and for it to be, in his opinion, the most attractive and accessible to the public. He believed that if he had begun construction with the Passion Façade, one that would be hard and bare (as if made of bones), before the Nativity Façade, people would have withdrawn at the sight of it. Some of the statues were destroyed in 1936,[clarification needed] and subsequently were reconstructed by the sculptor Sotoo.[citation needed]
聖家堂從1882年開始修建，因為是贖罪教堂，資金的來源主要靠個人捐款，捐款的多少直接影響到工程進度的快慢，所以至今還未完工，是世界上唯一一座還未完工就被列為世界遺產的建築物。雖然該教堂並非主教座堂，但教宗本篤十六世於2010年11月7日造訪此教堂時將其冊封為宗座聖殿
There once was a man and he couldn't cry
He hadn't cried for years and for years
Napalmed babies, movie love stories
For instance could not produce tears
As a child he had cried as all children will
Then at some point his tear ducts all ran dry
Grew to be a man, it all hit the fan
Things got bad, but he couldn't cry
Just as things were starting to look bleak for Matthew, he remembered that he had a chip inserted into his right wrist, that was for such instances. Before his body gave out from the brutal confrontation with BigFoot aka OTIS, he activated the chip and it's alert became active to those waiting for such a moment as now! So into their troop transport plane, they assembled one by one ready for the moment to put their training to the test.
Meanwhile OTIS and the GNOMES were taking Matthew and his glorious tricked out bike to their camp, when they came to an abrupt halt.
The cavalry had arrived....in the form of the 68th Division of the BEAVER AIRBORNE!!!!! Yes, you heard that right.... the 68th Division of the Beaver Airborne... a very covert group, that is only assembled for when Mr. Mason is not able to handle a given situation. So this was their first call to action and with vigor, did they umbrellachute out and into the fray. Most have landed, with just a few still coming into the hot zone.... the battle has now begun...
The most dreaded foe of a GNOME, is a BEAVER and these are NOT just any Beaver.... these are AIRBORNE BEAVERS!!!!! Their claws and incisors razor sharp to whittle down any damn Gnome that gets in their way! As for OTIS....though they were never trained to combat a Foot of the Big, they are still highly skilled killing machines and should have no problem taking him down, as well.
So thus concludes this chapter in the every expansive Gnome Wars Saga!!!!!
Oh, one more thing... LONG LIVE BEAVERS, everywhere!!!
*ADDENDUM: Note how unceremoniously I was dropped!!!! Better be some future awwww's and oh no's.... I was seriously hurt there! Knocked off my damn glasses....MY GLASSES!!!!!
A final word on the subject - for now anyway. I felt the need to say it as I read and hear about instances of hate. I feel the need to say it as someone who experienced something similar.
War robs people of their voices, no matter which side they are on.
Always remember that people are not their governments; do not villainize or dehumanize others based on nationality. Do not treat them as personifications and manifestations of all that you stand against. Let them speak for themselves - very often, they too stand for the same causes you do, and very often they too condemn the same things.
Helplessness has different faces. You can show solidarity with the victim without demonizing others - the people are just as helpless, and they're the other side of this coin. All that does is create or exacerbate the sense of alienization and isolation from the world, for a population that's about to be ostracized and blacked out for the faults of its regime.
There are countless Russian creators on Second life. So while we're out supporting our Ukrainian friends, let's not forget to show them some kindness. They too face an uncertain, increasingly bleak future. And they too are in a position they didn't choose.
If the thought offends you or you need to have it broken down, feel free to remove me. I'm okay with that. I don't believe in shitting on people based on arbitrary labels they have no say in, or based on the actions of a government they most certainly didn't choose.
Okay. I think I'm done. I think.
In some rare instances I will post a head shot. Usually because I am practicing because I don't think I do them very well whatsoever.
Small rundown on what I have on!
New Tram Hair at Uber- New Glasses from TBF will be located at the next round of Cosmo on Monday!- Shiny Stuffs Makeup, Lips and Eyes- MICHAN Lashes- Genus Babyface Bento Head.- Skin from The Skinnery- Maitreya Body- Jewelry by Yummy and e.marie.- Ears by MOMOKO and Pity Party!
Thanks for taking a look! ♥
I'm the type of person that takes a break from editing photos by editing more photos - in this instance, I KNEW I wanted to get at least one submission into the #AdamsPhotoChallenge this month, but I knew that my time would be crunched. I'm so glad I was able to (even if it's just a little last minute)!
This photo challenge was pretty fun, and definitely a great way to break up the workworkwork of every day photography!
Location - LaZy DaZe Surf Beach
One of our highlights during our visits to Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan, is always walking around this cottage with its many flowers. In some instances the flowers can be seen to be overflowing the short walls along the sidewalk. Though taken on October 15, the leaves have yet to change color around the cottage. [FA]
This particular structure is from the Cotswold Hills in southeast England. The Fords were attracted to the distinctive character of Cotswold buildings, which are characterized by the yellow-brown stone, tall gables, steeply pitched roofs, and stone ornamentation around windows and doors. Several decorative additions were made to this house in England, before dismantling and re-erecting it in Greenfield Village. When I photographed this cottage years ago (shown at this link: www.flickr.com/photos/bobcarter/5991430846/in/album-72157... , there was a huge tree in the left foreground and ivy covered the left portion of the structure.
“The text also just grows increasingly garbled. For instance, here it says that our new subway system will streamline the rush-hour commute, but about halfway down, it's a series of nearly indecipherable glyphs our experts insist hint at "non-Euclidian emotions" and "appeasement" (though we think this may be a euphemism for "fares").”
― Joseph Fink, The Great Glowing Coils of the Universe
In this instance Tufty was without his trademark tufts which moult during the summer months.
Sadly now despite his road safety campaign in the 60's Tufty is very rare in most of the UK.
Was anyone else a member of the Tufty Club - I still have my badge.
Red Squirrel (Sciurus Vulgaris)
Highland Titles Nature Reserve, Duror - Scotland
Many thanks to all those who take the time to comment on my photos. It is truly appreciated.
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Nothing fascinates me more than seeing unusual cloud formations.......I am always looking skyward wherever I go and in this instance it was great to get some foreground interest as well!
like money, for instance ;-)
Henri De Regnier (1864 – 1936) a French symbolist poet
The Environment Matters! Vote Blue!!
Icelandic horse, Vikng Iceland cruise, Rural East Iceland land excursion from Djupivogur
In this instance Tufty was without his trademark tufts which moult during the summer months.
Sadly now despite his road safety campaign in the 60's Tufty is very rare in most of the UK.
Although the shots of him in the tree are my preferred, I still like this shot as he made off across the track directly in front of us.
Red Squirrel (Sciurus Vulgaris)
Highland Titles Nature Reserve, Duror - Scotland
Many thanks to all those who take the time to comment on my photos. It is truly appreciated.
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I had higher hopes for a mirror lens: Here's a tiny male eastern bluebird in post-sunset light, photographed handheld from 100 feet or more away using an old, very manual, fixed-aperture, very slow, very dim 500mm Vivitar mirror lens, all conspiring to give marginal results, but I gave it the old college try and decided to post it "for the record." I'm hoping that the gifted young photographer who loaned the lens (he came by it cheap) to me will find it more useful (it purports to be a macro lens, for instance) because it just doesn't meet my photographic requirements. The bluebird was at the Pine Tree Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway. ©2021 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com
It's one of those instances where I'm fairly sure, at a gut level, that there was a good photo given the scene but I'm even more sure I didn't get it. At least she could be running into the frame rather than out of it. Perhaps.
The backyard shenanigans continued in my backyard all summer long - - there was a mother with 4 little ones - - they always moved around at night except for this one instance when I caught them passing through my yard - - this is one of the little ones !
Taken last night (30th July) at Pensarn beach, North Wales. I opted for a slightly longer exposure to add something different to the image as I felt that would work best in this instance.
Photograph taken at Craigie Bushland Reserve. The bushland reserve is fenced off and feral-free. I was taken by these "flowers" on the Knobby rush. They emerged as white flowers and in some instances they produced these webs of white before dying off leaving blackened seed pods. If you zoom in you will see a fly feeding off the flowers. The droplets are from rain that fell just before I photographed this seed head
SOO SD60M's were not common in the Twin Ports, and even rarer to see on the Transfer. I only ever remember two instances of seeing them on the locals and both times it was the #6058. Hard to believe this was 9 years ago now...
I can turn them upside down and they're still interesting to me as pictures. If you turn a picture that's not well organized upside down, it won't work :-)
William Eggleston
HBW!! Truth Matters!
hardy ground orchid, 'Brigantes', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
“Some things, when they change, never do return to the way they once were. Butterflies for instance, and women who've been in love with the wrong man too often.”
― Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic
7 shot joiner of North West Scotland looking South East from Stoer Head.
The Loch far right is known as Cul Fraioch.
The Mountain left to right are:
Quinag 808m, Ben Mor Assynt 998m, Canisp 846m, Suilven (right of centre) 731m, Cul Mor 849m, Cul Beag 769m, Stack Polly 612m blending into the mountains of Coigach (far right).
I'm pretty sure I'm right but I'm happy to be corrected if anyone knows different.
Terry Eve Photography Copyright 2022
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I didn't see this Maserati Tipo running at the Revival, although you may recall I posted some photographs of the same car back during the Goodwood 73rd Members Meeting in March where I did see it being raced. For the Revival, it looked like the car was left tucked away in the corner of the paddock on the Friday (the only day I was there).
This particular car was designed by Piero Drogo, who was also responsible for the much loved looks of the Ferrari 250 GT SWB ’Breadvan’.
This example of the Maserati Tipo 151/4 (previously noted as being a 151/3 in my previous uploads) was built from what could be salvaged from the two destroyed examples that befell accidents in 1964 and 1965 (the second was a fatal accident at the Le Mans test day, where Lloyd ‘Lucky’ Casner came off track and rolled the car in the wet).
Where the line is drawn between what is a replica and what is a continuation model often gets debated amongst motorsport enthusiasts, and what is and isn't allowed to run at events like Goodwood will always be contentious, but in this instance it does feel like this car deserves its place alongside other cars from the period on the grid at the Revival.
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Loch Linnhe.
(1600 Iso Half Frame Nikon camera with 70-200 f2.8 Nikon zoom)
Misty grainy vision of the mountains opposite our room at the Ballachulish Hotel, Vallentine's day 2016.
This photo followed the previous picture by about an hour and obviously is looking in the other direction.
Terry Eve Photography Copyright 2016
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In an instance where you still want to feel equal parts sexy yet dressed for Fall, nothing marries the two quite like this gorgeous Just Because [JB] Nala Sweater Dress - clinging to your body with an unintentionally insulated yet very attractive vibe.
Looking more closely at its texturing, you will discover how its beautifully beaded reverse ridge stitch knit patterning is divinely juxtaposed to a diagonal, delicate leaf type ribbed knit patterning across the chest.
I love how this JB dress comes with 18 different color options for the main body and its secondary Milano patterned trims.
The buckled shoulder strap and waist sash combines these same 18 solid color choices with an additional 18 Tartan plaid options to accentuate the look (not shown).
This JB Nala sweater dress makes for a must have timeless fall and winter classic for your SL wardrobe arsenal.
This dress is sold by Body Type fitting Maitreya Lara, Kupra, Reborn, Legacy (+ Perky) and Belleza Gen X Classic (+ Curvy) rigged mesh bodies.
You can find this new Nala dress premiered at the Belleza Gen X Event.
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Another instance where I was playing with underexposing, this time with a juvenile little blue heron. What I didn't realize at the time I shot this, was the fact that the heron had caught a insect nymph and that nymph was in the light and glowing. So cool!
Underexposed by 3 2/3 stops. Best viewed large.
Thanks so much to everyone who takes the time to view, like or comment on my photos!
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Taken near Knowhead farm on the county road not far from the Milltown of Kildrummy in the Don Valley, Aberdeenshire North East Scotland.
Terry Eve Photography Copyright 2018
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Another instance where persistence pays off. 45 minutes sticking with this guy yielded the best views to date of this beautiful warbler. I’m not a big fan of the lighting but I’ll take what I can get!
Susquehanna State Park
Harford County
Maryland
Fyounit Friday finds this run-through power set from the NYSW at Binghamton. A former BN F45 leads two more flares and a MEC GP38 toward an end point of Portland, Maine. I think this was one of those instances where Pitarys work me up from a deep sleep after working the night shift and told me to get my ass up and over to Ayer.
Ben Nevis clear to the top on Saturday, the Carn Dearg Buttress on it's South flank showing very clearly from across loch Linnhe.
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This is an ancient landscape. Granite can be found over the mountain plateau, but by far the most predominant rock formation is dolerite from the Jurassic era (180 million years ago).
Tasmania has the largest exposure of dolerite in the world and it forms the characteristic features seen on many of its mountains ("The Organ Pipes" on Mount Wellington in Hobart for instance, and yesterday I showed you "Old Bill's Monument" here on Ben Lomond). These rocks are in fact the magma from huge volcanic activity that spread across the "island". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology_of_Tasmania
Ben Lomond/turapina was also the only mountain in Tasmania to be crusted with a glacier, but more of that in coming days. But all of these extreme events led to the development of highly adaptable alpine plants, which are showing beautiful shades of green. orange, red and yellow. The colours actually remind me of some Persian carpets. In spring, when the wildflowers bloom, this is truly a magical place.
"Ben Lomond National Park protects a representative cross-section of Tasmania's north-east alpine plant communities. Although much of the plateau is stony with areas of low and often stunted forms of vegetation, the remainder of the mountain contains a wide variety of habitats ranging from alpine moorland to dense forest. A total of 222 plant species have been recorded on the Ben Lomond plateau, represented by 152 dicotyledons, 62 monocotyledons, 1 gymnosperm and 7 fern and fern ally families. The five most common families (Asteraceae, Poaceae, Epacridaceae, Cyperaceae and Proteaceae) account for about half the total number of species recorded. Most families, however, are only represented by one or two species. Some introduced plants have naturalised on the plateau from introduced grasses, clovers and straw used to stabilise soil and revegetate areas affected by slope grooming, road works and other site disturbances. The most common native species recorded on the plateau are the herbs Poa gunnii (tussock grass) and Gentianella diemensis, the shrubs, Richea scoparia, Orites acicularis and Pentachondra pumila, Baeckea gunniana and Epacris serpyllifolia. Cushion plants are abundant throughout the plateau. One species, the rock cushion plant Chionohebe ciliolata, is known only from a small localised area within the Park. Other rare and threatened species include the rare endemic Oreomyrrhis sessiliflora, and the endangered Colobanthus curtisiae." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Lomond_(Tasmania)
Sunset, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, USA.
What is memorable for me about this photo: There was a line of photographers, all with their cameras and tripods, facing the sun and photographing the sunset. Knowing I did not want to take a photo like everyone else, (dime a dozen or 4 dozen in this instance) I turned around.
Full frame. No crop. No post processing.
Phoenicurus ochruros / Mrka crvenrepka
Two instances of the same bird. I was very lucky to get the shot(s). The distance was probably a dozen meters or so, handheld, (without monopod).
Thanks to everyone for your visiting, favs & comments :).
One of those instances where having the fancy lens makes a difference. Able to freeze the action of the waves and still shoot at a somewhat reasonable ISO thanks to f/1.2. The long exposure version of this (with the water all misty) has little to no drama .
Nikon Z 9, Nikon 180-600mm, Z 1.4x, 690mm, f/9, 1/640, ISO 360. A different feeding instance from prior photo,
In this instance, I have tried to import the colour "red". I mixed it myself trying to imitate the pinkish-red colour scheme of the original plant. I myself can see that my mix is different from the original. In the morning that is. I am sure I would perceive the colour of this rose differently at different times of the day. Our colour perception may anyway differ from person to person, but also in relation to the kind of light illuminating the rose. I could say, the rose does not have a colour that is once and for all defined. Colour, like everything else, is relative.
In~Stance at Pose Fair 2014
Details here :http://belledejourstyle.wordpress.com/2014/04/29/instance-for-pose-fair-2014/
I took this photo from a moving car a couple of years ago when I was scouting locations for the “Al Hitchcock Society.” They are going to make a horror film to rival Friday the Thirteenth and were looking for a good location. I got a call the other day that they want to use this house.
Since most of you are probably sitting around bemoaning the fact that you can’t go out to dinner at a nice restaurant or go to the theater for Valentine’s Day, I could use your help. The director said that the first ten people to give him a plausible horror film scene will be in the film.
For instance:
1. People enter house and door locks behind them.
2. Some idiot says, “Let’s Explore the Basement,”
3. Group is scared by a baby crying, only to realize Chrystal has brought her two month old baby. “Chrystal, get your baby out of here. You scared us to death!”
Now that you have the idea, be sure you leave a suggestion, if you want to be in the film. You get paid, of course. Thank you in advance from the “Al Hitchcock Society.”
"For instance, if you come at four in the afternoon, I'll begin to be happy by three. The closer it gets to four, the happier I'll feel. By four I'll be all excited and worried; I'll discover what it costs to be happy! But if you come at any old time, I'll never know when I should prepare my heart..." There must be rites. "
~ Fragment of "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The first known instance of man using the wind to power a mechanical task was by Heron of Alexandria in the first century. Since then windmills have been helping human beings to power grist mills, pump water, power cities and more. This example, located in Paradise Valley Park in Middletown, Rhode Island, was built in 1810 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
Everything has a context. All things must be put into their proper proportion. There are too many times, especially in moral judgments, where people make false equivalences. For instance, minor mishaps are referred to as tragedies. No, what is happening in Ukraine right now is real tragedy, the passing of cricketing great Shane Warne is not.
Don't get me wrong. Everyone in the world who follows the sport of cricket feels the sudden loss of Rod Marsh and Shane Warne - both from heart attacks. They are significant losses for many people, not least their loved ones, and I have no wish to minimise that. I'm reeling at the news myself this morning. But the passing of Marsh and Warne cannot be compared to the loss of thousands of civilians in Ukraine. Never. That's a false equivalence.
So let this picture today be a tribute to two fine cricketers from someone who played the game, but at a far lower level than their sublime skills. Both men were in their own way free spirits. But how often on the sporting field they soared to new heights. We will miss them.
PHOTO NOTE:
If you look closely you'll see this is a composite of three shots. It's the same seagull as it swept across the water below me.
This Marsh Wren is vocalizing, though in this instance not as part of territorial or courtship behaviour. In this case, it was scolding a Long-tailed Weasel it saw nearby at Frank Lake in southern Alberta, Canada. “For more on this story” check out the subsequent image www.flickr.com/photos/luminouscompositions/51533187435/in...
Europe, The Netherlands, Friesland, Harlingen, Zakkendragerspijp, Bronze statue of Rikus Poes (cut from all sides)
Harlingen honours its writers. Of course, a lot of attention is paid to Simon Vestdijk (there’s, for instance, an Anton Wachter (one of his characters) statue. And also to the stadsverslaggever (city journalist) Rikus Poes (Rikus Cat), the aka of Hendricus Attema, who worked between 1952 and 1978 for the Harlinger Courant. He’s using the tools of his trade here: a little notebook and a Kaptein Mobylette moped with the letters PERS (press) and a cat depicted on the obligatory yellow plate on the front fender of his moped.
In his time, journalists and photojournalists were still inhabiting separate professions. If this wasn't the case, it would have been great to see Poes wielding a big Graflex Speed Graphic in the design language of sculpturer Henk Zielstra. By the way: later in his career, Poes sometimes had a compact 35mm camera with him.
This is number 20 of the Harns/Harlingen album and 54 of Naar het Noorden.
Most folks know that the last through trains on the former Rio Grande's Tennessee Pass Route ran on August 23, 1997. What some might not know is that for over a year after that, the SP ran a local from Pueblo to Malta (Leadville) to carry out a large stockpile of lead and zinc. They usually ran with a pair of SP motors and less than 10 cars. This image was made on April 23, 1998.
In this instance, Cotton Belt 7254 and SP 7124 have three new UP covered gondolas loaded with ore moving eastbound west of Cotopaxi, Colorado, along the Arkansas River. The famed Royal Gorge is just a few miles ahead.
The last ore train ran on March 9, 1999, behind a pair of Rio Grande locomotives. I do not know if that was a coincidence, but it made for some good photography.