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"All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost."
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
This photo was taken in 2013 during my previous Project 365…please visit my album for this “REMASTERED” Project 365 as I revisit each day of 2013 for additional photos to share!!
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Camera - Nikon D5200 (handheld)
Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
ISO – 125
Aperture – f/11
Exposure – 1/25 second
Focal Length – 300mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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Built digitally, Some pieces are in colours never produced by Lego, especially with old colours.
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British Camp an Iron Age hill fort located at the top of Herefordshire Beacon in the Malvern Hills along the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border.
The British Camp is composed of extensive earthworks that have been compared to a giant wedding cake. Midsummer Hillfort is a mile south of the British Camp. There are a number of generally round hut platforms on the British Camp, which may well suggest a permanent occupation. However it is unusual to have two major hillforts within such a short distance. The diarist John Evelyn remarked that the view from the hill was "one of the godliest vistas in England".
The ditch and counterscarp bank around the entire site covers three hills, although those to north and south are little more than spurs. With a perimeter of 6,800 feet (2,100 m), the defences enclose an area of around 44 acres. The first earthworks were around the base of the central hill otherwise known as the citadel. At least four pre-historic phases of building have so far been identified. Original gates appear to have existed to east, west and north-east.
There is no evidence about whether the coming of the Romans ended the prehistoric use of the British Camp, but folklore states that the ancient British chieftain Caractacus made his last stand here. This is unlikely, according to the description of the Roman historian Tacitus who implies a site closer to the river Severn. Excavation at Midsummer Hill fort, Bredon Hill and Croft Ambrey all show evidence of violent destruction around 48 AD. This may suggest that the British Camp was abandoned or destroyed around the same time.
Medieval castles were sometimes built within earlier sites, reusing the earthworks of Iron Age hill forts for instance as was the case at British Camp. A ringwork and bailey castle, known as Colwall Castle as well as The Herefordshire Beacon, was built within the Iron Age hill fort, probably in the ten years immediately before 1066. Quite possibly the builder was Earl Harold Godwinson, the future King Harold II of England. Earl Harold is recorded as building another fortress in the county at Longtown Castle. The castle would appear to have been refortified during The Anarchy of the reign of King Stephen. Before 1148 the fortress was held by Waleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Worcester. The castle appears to have changed hands again in 1151 and 1153 when attacked by royalists. At this time it was defended by the men of Earl Waleran's brother, Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester. The castle was finally destroyed by King Henry II in 1155 and mentioned in passing by William Langland before 1386.
A popular legend tells that Caractacus, a British tribal chieftain, fought his last battle against the Romans at the British Camp and goes on to say that after his capture he was taken to Rome where he was given a villa and a pension by Emperor Claudius.
Old oak tree on the Tolkien Trail, Ribblesdale, in winter. The inspiration for the Ents of the Lord of the Rings, perhaps?
A LONG time ago, maybe 1972-ish? I belonged to the Tolkien club by mail! Kind of like Ralphie in "The Christmas Story," I waited for this "official" pin to come in the mail! I hadn't read The Hobbit OR Lord of the Rings until about that year and WOW! Did I love it!! I rather identified with Bilbo, of The Hobbit- having an accidental adventure and not knowing he actually DID have courage. I am like that often. But of course I loved Frodo, of Lord of the Rings! Frodo somehow understands that he has a part to play in the bigger picture that is only just unfolding for him. Aren't we all like that? IF we take up the challenge of life?! I think so!
If I was a book, I would choose Lord of the Rings, often erroneously called a trilogy- that was mere convenience for marketing, to make into three books.
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This was taken for the Jules' Photo Challenge Group! Thank you Jules- for making me think creatively again, and making me want to step out of my norm! :)
Un altro omaggio alla mia adorata Terra di Mezzo! :P
Another tribute to my beloved Middle Earth!
“Ma il giorno non si levò [...] Ad est un bagliore rosso appariva sotto le nubi basse: non si trattava del rosso dell’alba. Al di là delle irte campagne i monti dell’ Ephel Duath li guardavano minacciosi, neri e deformi là dove la notte era ancora fitta e non accennava a diradarsi...”
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The Malvern Hills that runs along the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border.
The Malvern Hills are a range of hills in the English counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and a small area of northern Gloucestershire, dominating the surrounding countryside and the towns and villages of the district of Malvern. The highest summit of the hills affords a panorama of the Severn valley with the hills of Herefordshire and the Welsh mountains, parts of thirteen counties, the Bristol Channel, and the cathedrals of Worcester, Gloucester and Hereford.
The name Malvern is probably derived from the ancient British moel-bryn, meaning "Bare-Hill", the nearest modern equivalent being the Welsh moelfryn (bald hill). It has been known as Malferna (11th century), Malverne (12th century), and Much Malvern (16–17th century). They are known for their spring water – initially made famous by the region's many holy wells, and later through the development of the 19th century spa town of Great Malvern, a process which culminated in the production of the modern bottled Malvern Water.
Flint axes, arrowheads, and flakes found in the area are attributed to early Bronze Age settlers, and the 'Shire Ditch', a late Bronze Age boundary earthwork possibly dating from around 1000 BC, was constructed along part of the crest of the hills near the site of later settlements. The Wyche Cutting, a mountain pass through the hills was in use in prehistoric times as part of the salt route from Droitwich to South Wales. A 19th century discovery of over two hundred metal money bars suggests that the area had been inhabited by the La Tène people around 250 BC. Ancient folklore has it that the British chieftain Caractacus made his last stand against the Romans at the British Camp, a site of extensive Iron Age earthworks on a summit of the Malvern Hills close to where Malvern was to be later established.
J.R.R. Tolkien found inspiration in the Malvern landscape which he had viewed from his childhood home in Birmingham and his brother Hilary's home near Evesham. He was introduced to the area by C. S. Lewis, who had brought him here to meet George Sayer, the Head of English at Malvern College. Sayer had been a student of Lewis, and became his biographer, and together with them Tolkien would walk the Malvern Hills.
Recordings of Tolkien reading excerpts from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings were made in Malvern in 1952, at the home of George Sayer. The recordings were later issued on long-playing gramophone records. In the liner notes for J.R.R. Tolkien Reads and Sings his The Hobbit & The Fellowship of the Ring, George Sayer wrote that Tolkien would relive the book as they walked and compared parts of the Malvern Hills to the White Mountains of Gondor.
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And now Hobbit Week begins in earnest, with the first of many portraits of NECA's quarter-scale Bilbo Baggins. Note that in the case of a hobbit, "quarter-scale" is a mere twelve inches!
The walking stick and parchments are my own additions; the parchments are photocopies of some elvish language from Eoin Colfer's novel, Artemis Fowl
See the first comment below for two additional Bilbo portraits.
Sauron is associated with darkness and his minions roam the night, but the Rohan cavalry has hardly conceded to hide behind locked doors after sundown.
The Rohirrim are experienced hunters and fighters, as this orc has discovered. Down and moaning from the first well placed spear thrust, the Rohan rider prepares the finishing strike.
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A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
Armies of Middle Earth
Play Along
Rohan
Mounted Warrior
Battle Scale
"He's back. Walking through the valleys and over the mountains of the misterious Eydelstarr. Stay aware, he is silent and dangerous. He is the Dark Wanderer from the Hellmdarr."
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“The world is indeed full of peril and in it there are many dark places.
But still there is much that is fair. And though in all lands, love is now
mingled with grief, it still grows, perhaps, the greater.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
I know it is odd but I do like a browse through an old telephone directory as, especially in the pre-WW2 copies, many interesting folk who would be now 'ex-directory' make an appearance. Here, between Captain V G Toler-Aylward (a wonderful name in its own right!) and Wilfred W G Toll (a masseur no less) is the Summertown number 5380, the entry for one Tolkien, JRR, who was to become quite famous in later years.
Bozza approvata del logo della Locanda della Contea, un nuovo meraviglioso luogo di riposo, ristoro e divertimento decisamente "elfico" che sta sorgendo a Montalenghe in provincia di Torino.
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All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
-J.R.R. Tolkien
Sometimes I wonder how we will change as we age, will we grow bolder with every day or get overgrown with decay…
Another shot from the most amazing meetup this past weekend at Ethan Coverstone’s farm! This was shot at an abandoned factory we went to, such a wonderful location, and the model here is the gorgeous Vera! This is one of the simpler concepts I did so I can't wait to show you some of the extreme expansions and composites I did! I miss everyone from the meetup so badly, but as I edit I am just so thankful I could even participate! Can’t wait to drive everywhere to see all of you again :P YOLO
CHECK OUT A BEHIND THE SCENES OF THIS SHOT HERE!!
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Wolvercote Cemetry, Oxford
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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892 – 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high-fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.
Tolkien had the name LĂşthien engraved on Edith's tombstone at Wolvercote Cemetery, Oxford. When Tolkien died 21 months later on 2 September 1973, at the age of 81, he was buried in the same grave, with Beren added to his name.
In Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, LĂşthien was the most beautiful of all the Children of IlĂşvatar, and forsook her immortality for her love of the mortal warrior Beren. After Beren was captured by the forces of the Dark Lord Morgoth, LĂşthien rode to his rescue upon the talking wolfhound Huan. Ultimately, when Beren was slain in battle against the demonic wolf Carcharoth, LĂşthien, like Orpheus, approached the Valar, the angelic order of beings placed in charge of the world by Eru (God), and persuaded them to restore her beloved to life.
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Listen to The last march of the ents
The entrance looks so much better on black
Criticism is welcome and appreciated!
I present NECA's Epic-Scale Lord of the Rings Gandalf figure, from way back in 2005!
Gandalf was a gift from my father, who is a kickass photographer, albeit one who favors nature rather than toys as his muse.
Over The Misty Mountains Cold
Far over the Misty Mountains cold,
To dungeons deep and caverns old,
We must away, ere break of day,
To seek our pale enchanted gold.
The dwarves of yore made mighty spells,
While hammers fell like ringing bells,
In places deep, where dark things sleep,
In hollow halls beneath the fells.
JRR Tolkien
Grand hallways, once the hub of activity for travelers now sits quiet and cluttered. The building stands strong, tall proud walls of brick, even as the interior slowly crumbles away.
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost. -J.R.R. Tolkien
What love we've given, we'll have forever. What love we fail to give, will be lost for all eternity. - Leo Buscaglia
The opportunity is often lost by deliberating. - Publilius Syrus
Not all those who wander are lost. - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
Life is painful and messed up. It gets complicated at the worst of times, and sometimes you have no idea where to go or what to do. Lots of times people just let themselves get lost, dropping into a wide open, huge abyss. But that's why we have to keep trying. We have to push through all that hurts us, work past all our memories that are haunting us. Sometimes the things that hurt us are the things that make us strongest. A life without experience, in my opinion, is no life at all. And that's why I tell everyone that, even when it hurts, never stop yourself from living. - Alysha Speer
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Vista de la nau central i lateral des del creuer de la Sagrada FamĂlia. Tota aquesta part, un cop estigui realment acabada, perdrĂ una mica de lluminositat però guanyarĂ en colors pels vitralls multicolors que encara hi falten.
La Sagrada FamĂlia per fĂ tĂ© un interior acabat: Ă©s una meravella, el fruit del geni Ăşnic d'Antoni GaudĂ. Falten les paraules per descriure-ho.
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A view of the main and left-side naves of the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona. The columns divide like tree branches, in a perfect equilibrium designed by Antoni GaudĂ. All this beauty it's also a geometrical marvel.
The catalan basilica of La Sagrada FamĂlia (The Holy Family) is THE global icon of Barcelona. After more than a century building it (contruction work began in 1882), in 2011 the interior was finished and consecrated by the pope Benedict XVI. It's an incredible structure, fruit of the unique mind of Antoni GaudĂ. The ceilings look like a spaceship, and the nave and columns, like a palmtree forest. Work began in 1882 and should be completed in 2026, like the medieval cathedrals of old.
I'm sure JRR Tolkien whould have loved this!
Explored 18/09/13
Puzzlewood is an ancient woodland site, near Coleford in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England.The site, covering 14 acres (5.7 ha), shows evidence of open cast iron ore mining dating from the Roman period, and possibly earlier.
It is now a tourist attraction. Over a mile of pathways were laid down in the early 19th century to provide access to the woods, and provide picturesque walks. The area contains strange rock formations, secret caves and ancient trees, with a confusing maze of paths. Puzzlewood is said to be one of J. R. R. Tolkien's inspirations for Middle-earth in The Lord of the Rings.
In 2014 film crews were spotted at puzzle wood - sparking rumours that it was being used as one of the locations for Star Wars Episode VII.
"The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with weary feet,
Until it joins some larger way,
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say."
~ JRR Tolkien, 1892-1973 ~
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There may be more moves ahead for us...
"Go back to the Shadow !"
('Balrog' by NECA / 'Gandalf' by Toy Biz - The 25" Balrog Electronic Action Figure was produced in a limited edition of only 2400 pieces worldwide)
Diorama by RK
It is sunny outside, that's what Bilbo was waiting for. He couldn't believe that galanthus are growing in February.
Project 365
Wednesday • December 29, 2010
This morning (about 10°F) ... everything was covered in a fine lacy layer of hoar frost. The sun coming up over the trees lit up the neighbor's house, still festively decorated for the holidays.
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All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.
~ J. R. R. Tolkien
Happy Bokeh Wednesday!
This quote from Gimli in Fellowship of the Ring always stood out to me, to persevere when things get hard. I've always believed that the hard things we face are obstacles we can get through if we have the faith in our abilities to weather the storm- or in Tolkien's case: darkness.
Theme: Power In Words
Year Thirteen Of My 365 Project
"Now far ahead the road has gone, and I must follow, if I can."
J.R.R. Tolkien The Road Goes Ever On
Antelope Island, the view northward towards Promontory Point, from the Frary Peak trail. Utah, USA