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I just got back from a week long photo trip to the Southwest. I was traveling with long-time friend Charlie Chapman 75 . Our trip was centered, for the most part, around Page, Arizona.
The places and sights we saw were Horseshoe Bend, Hanging Gardens, Owl Canyon, Rattlesnake Canyon, Upper Antelope Canyon, Lower Antelope Canyon, the Navajo National Memorial, Canyon De Chelly and the Petrified Forest National Park(including the Painted Desert).
I'll be posting images from these locations as I get them processed. I hope you enjoy them half as much as I did taking them.
St James
It was founded in 1826. St James, Lower Darwen was built at the top of Stopes Brow, the foundation stone was laid on 22nd February 1827 and the church was consecrated on the 15th March 1829. The old church was demolished in 1969 due to wet rot and the modern Church was built in its place.
Looking west down the c1280 nave which was lengthened and heightened with clerestory windows and a new roof in mid 14c - Church of St George, Lower Brailes Warwickshire
LOWER MAINLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, 30/May/2016 --- GreatStrides is a fundraising walk dedicated to raising funds and awareness for cystic fibrosis. GreatStrides 2016 took place on May 30 in VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver. Further information at: www.cysticfibrosis.ca/walk/ & www.facebook.com/CysticFibrosisVancouver
Photo by Matt Smart.
File name: 07_11_000184
Title: Lower Yellowstone Range
Creator/Contributor: Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926 (artist); L. Prang & Co. (publisher)
Date issued:
Copyright date: 1876
Physical description note:
Genre: Chromolithographs; Landscape prints
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: No known restrictions
The Ranville War Cemetery is a Second World War cemetery containing predominantly British soldiers killed during the early stages of the Battle of Normandy. It is located in and named after Ranville in the Calvados department, east of Caen in lower Normandy. A large proportion of those interred were members of the British 6th Airborne Division.
The village of Ranville was the first to be liberated by elements of the British 6th Airborne Division on the morning of 6 June 1944 (D-Day) when the nearby bridge (Pegasus Bridge) was attacked and captured. The cemetery contains the grave of Lieutenant Den Brotheridge - considered to be the first Allied death on D-Day.
The churchyard was immediately used to accommodate battlefield dead. Following the end of the war, the war cememtery was created which gathered burials from locations including Amfreville, Colleville-sur-Colombelles, Houlgate, Orne and Villers-sur-Mer.
RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY
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Country:
France
Locality:
Calvados
Identified Casualties:
2139
Location Information
Ranville is best reached by taking the D513 north-eastwards out of Caen, and after about 9 kilometres turning left at Herouvillette. Go north for one kilometre and then turn left into Ranville village. The War Cemetery is on Rue des Airbornes.
Historical Information
The Allied offensive in north-western Europe began with the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944.
Ranville was the first village to be liberated in France when the bridge over the Caen Canal was captured intact in the early hours of 6 June by troops of the 6th Airborne Division, who were landed nearby by parachute and glider. Many of the division's casualties are buried in Ranville War Cemetery and the adjoining churchyard
The CEMETERY contains 2,236 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 90 of them unidentified. There are also 323 German graves and a few burials of other nationalities.
The CHURCHYARD contains 47 Commonwealth burials, one of which is unidentified, and one German grave.
RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY
Normandy British Commonwealth War Cemeteries in Calvados, France
Roll of Honour
Location: Next to, and south of, Ranville village church and churchyard. From the west take the D514 over the Caen Canal and River Orne then take the 2nd exit at the roundabout onto the D37. At 650 yards (594 metres) take a right turn onto the Rue de la Vallée and take the first left onto Chemin de Longueville. At the next crossroads, next to the church, at 280 yards (256 metres), continue straight across along the Rue des Airbornes. The cemetery is on your right after the church.
2,567 Burials
1,945 British Army (+ 39 unknown), 268 Heer (German Army) + 54 unknown,
85 Royal Marines (+ 1 unknown), 67 Canadian Army, 47 unknown Commonwealth soldiers,
16 Royal Air Force, 16 Royal Canadian Air Force, 5 Royal Navy (+ 8 unknown),
5 French Army, 3 Royal New Zealand Air Force, 2 Luftwaffe (German Air Force),
2 Merchant Navy unknown, 2 Royal Australian Air Force, 1 Belgian Army, 1 Polish Army,
A total of 151 burials are unidentified.
The Australians, Belgian and French are buried in Plot V.
The Pole, an engineer and Colonel in the 1st Polish Armoured Division, is buried in Plot IVA. E. 9.
The New Zelanders are buried in Plots, VA, V and IX.
The German forces fatal casualties are buried in Plots VI and VII.
Of those buried in Ranville War Cemetery, 70 (all Allied) are buried in 6 collective graves:
II. F. 21 (4 identified), III. D.10 (3 unknown), IV. C. 22-27 (6 identified), V. B. 1-22 (22 identified),
VA. D. 3-8 (6 identified), VA. H. 5-8 (1 identified and 3 unknown) VIA. C. 1-25 (25 identified).
18 casualties (all Allied) are buried in joint graves:
V. D. 4 . (2 identified), V. D. 5. (2 identified), V. F. 7 & 8 (2 identified), VIII. A. 20 & 21 (2 identified),
VIII. D. 18 (2 identified), VIII. D. 23 (2 identified), VIII. F. 5 (2 identified), IX. E. 17 (2 unknown).
2 casualties (both Allied) buried in this cemetery have Special Memorials to mark their grave:
Special Memorial Type 'A' (British Army), bearing the inscription 'Known to be buried in this cemetery.
Private CLIFFORD MELBOURNE OXTOBY, Special Memorial Type 'C' (Canadian Army), bearing the inscription 'Buried near this spot'.
Honours and Awards
1 Air Force Cross, 1 Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar, 1 Distinguished Service Order,
1 Distinguished Service Order and Bar, 2 Distinguished Conduct Medals,
3 British Empire Medals, 3 Territorial (Efficiency) Decorations,
4 Officers of the Order of the British Empire, 4 Distinguished Flying Crosses,
13 Mentioned in Despatches, 11 Military Crosses, 19 Military Medals.
Cemetery and Casualty Information
Ranville War Cemetery is the third largest Second World War Commonwealth War Cemetery in Normandy, France. Designed by Architect Philip D. Hepworth it was built, and is still maintained by, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (formerly the Imperial War Graves Commission). Ranville has been referred to as the airborne cemetery, since the majority of the British 6th Airborne Division fatal casualties (655) now rest here.
Some 82 regiments and corps from the British Army are represented in this cemetery, 203 men were killed on D-Day, Tuesday 6th June 1944. All identified casualties in this cemetery (with the exception of 11 German forces casualties) were killed, or died, between May and September 1944.
Casualties range from 16 to 49 years of age. Among those buried in this cemetery are 1 pair of British Brothers, Corporal CYRIL ALBERT JAMES ECKERT (VIA. B. 13) and STANLEY GEORGE THOMAS ECKERT (VIA. B. 23) and 1 pair of Canadian Borthers, JOSEPH MAURICE ROUSSEAU (V. A .G7) and JOSEPH PILIPPE ROUSSEAU (VA. G. 8).
More casualties also lost other family members in conflict: 1 had a father who had been killed in the First World War. 16 lost another brother, 1 who lost a twin brother and 1 lost 2 brothers elsewhere in the Second World War.
7 men who rest in this cemetery served under an alias:
Private MURRAY ADAMS-ACTON served as Private MURRAY ACTON.
Lance Corporal HANS ARENSTEIN served as Lance Corporal HARRY ANDREWS.
Private FREDERICK FLIESCHER served as Privater FREDERICK FLETCHER.
Serjeant EUGEN KAGERER-STEIN served as Serjeant EUGENE FULLER.
Lance Corporal KURT MEYER served as Lance Corporal PETER MOODY.
Private ERNST NATHAN served as Private ERNEST NORTON.
Private BERNARD TAYLOR served as Private BERNARD TUCHMANN.
An Alsatian paradog called GLEN, also rests in this cemetery, he rests with his 19 year old keeper Private EMILE SERVAIS CORTEIL (IA. G. 13).
October, 2006... Here's a formation that resembles a giant boot or foot. I wish there was a person in this shot to give a sense of scale. It's huge, and the cave is fairly roomy.
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Basildon Park
Basildon Park estate was bought by Francis Sykes in 1771.
Sykes had made his fortune in the East India Company and required a home befitting his status. He demolished the original house and employed architect John Carr to build the mansion that survives to this day.
The Sykes family owned the house until 1838.
The Morrison family owned Basildon Park from 1838 to 1928. It was originally bought by Liberal MP James Morrison who passed it to his eldest son Charles. On his death it was inherited by his sister Ellen who died just seven months later, leaving it to her nephew Major James Archibald Morrison.
During the Second World War, the estate was requisitioned. It served several purposes including being used by the 101st Airborne Division of the American Army for D-Day training, and later as a prisoner-of-war camp for German and Italian soldiers. This was all vital to the war effort but inevitably resulted in severe damage to the house and estate.
In 1952 Lord and Lady Iliffe bought the semi-ruined Basildon Park.
The couple set about restoring the house sensitively to its former glory, with the addition of modern-day comforts such as central heating, a contemporary kitchen and bathrooms.
They restored the elegant interior and scoured the country searching for 18th-century architectural fixtures and fittings to fill their comfortable new home.
The fine paintings, fabrics and furniture they bought can still be enjoyed by visitors today.
The house and gardens have been featured in several Film and TV drama productions including Pride and Prejudice, Bridgerton, Downtown Abbey, The Gentlemen and The Crown.
Lord and Lady Iliffe gifted the house, together with 400 acres of parkland, to the National Trust in 1978.
Grade I Listed
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West Front
Another shot of Lower Longpool Falls, near Big Piney Creek in the Ozark National Forest of Arkansas.
Blue field gilia (Gilia capitata ssp.) growing along the old Lower Kern River Canyon rd, Lower Kern River Canyon, Kern County, California
My original comment about this high cross read as follows: As you walk along a lonely country lane from the LUAS tram stop at Laughanstown to the old church at Tully the first thing of note that you will see is a well preserved high cross. The cross was saved from destruction by James Grehan in the later part of the nineteenth century. The road next to the cross was being lowered and James Grehan had this small wall built and the cross placed upon it at it's original height.
Today it is nearly the end of 2017 and I have just realised that Dublin [Greater Dublin] is now changing faster than I can photograph the changes and as a result I really do need to review my programme for 2018. I think that the changes are more rapid than in the Celtic Tiger period.
Today as the sunlight was magical I decided to use my 15mm Voigtlander with my new Sony A7RIII body and I was more than a little bit surprised by the results. I am now convince that the Sony A7RIII is very much superior to the A7RII. Also while I was inclined to avoid using the Voigtlander 15mm until now I must confess that I was really impressed by it when combined with the A7RIII.
Every time I publish photographs of Laughanstown I receive mail advising me that I made a spelling error and that the name of the area is Loughlinstown. I am one hundred percent certain that there is no tram stop named Loughlinstown but to be fair I cannot blame anyone for being confused as it could well be argued that Laughanstown is in Loughlinstown.
Today, I met a very helpful lady on the tram who was convinced that I was totally confused about my destination. Even when I showed her photographs of the old church and graveyard she was not at all convinced that I was not confused.
I think that I last visited the area about a year ago so I was not really expecting to see any changes. In the past I was able to access the historic sites via a narrow country lane. Today I was a bit disappointed to discover that access to a really old historic cross was barred because of a major redevelopment. I met a gentleman, walking his dog, and was surprised to discover that he was East European [he look like a local farmer and I suspect that he actually was a farmer] but he explained to me that the area was being redeveloped as a public park with a major road passing through it and that I could only gain access to the site from Carrikmines. As the sunset was approaching I decided that it was best to come back at a later date.
[UPDATE... Further Research Resulted In The Following Information]
Tully Park is located at the centre of the Cherrywood development, and the park itself is centred on the ruins of the Tully Church and Graveyard. Tully Park will be 22 acres in size, roughly the same as Dublin’s St. Stephen’s Green Park.
Being the flagship park of Cherrywood, Tully Park will serve as a facility for the entire development, containing everyday walking and cycling routes and providing environmentally-positive connections.
Lehaunstown Lane and the existing hedgerows and tree lines will divide the Park naturally into four zones:
A Heritage Zone with Tully Church & Graveyard, High Crosses and their environs, with paths to explore the monuments.
A Biodiversity Zone with lots of native wildflowers, shrubs, trees and informal paths to wander.
A Play Zone which includes a large play area for kids, a skate park and an amphitheater area for open-air plays or performances.
A Passive Zone with lawns, meadows and wooded areas make up the majority here, with winding paths and seating areas.
Tully Park will be located beside a primary and secondary school. These schools and the local community will be able to avail of the outdoor recreational facilities and open space within Tully Park.
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Black Peak behind
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Premier John Horgan joins Deputy Chief Harlan Schilling of the Daylu Dena Council, officials and members of the Kaska Nation and local residents, for a Ground Blessing and Planting Ceremony following the Ceremonial Demolition of the Residential School in Lower Post, BC, on June 30, 2021.
2011 Harley Davidson Car Show, Carson City Nevada. CS4 and various Topaz Filters
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LA BURLA / The Ridicule
JUAN LUNA Y NOVICIO (Filipino, 1857-1899).
Oil on canvas signed and dated 1882 lower right.
In original (?) period frame.
Dimension: Framed, 20 in. x 12 in.
Juan Luna y Novicio was the first recognized Philippine artist. He painted literary and historical scenes.
He won the gold medal in the 1884 Madrid Exposición National de Bellas Artes. He was the first recipient of the three gold medals awarded in the exhibition.
" With its elements of Romanticism, his style shows the influence of Delacroix, Rambrandt and Daumier". He was praised in a speech for "glorification of genius and the grandeur of his artistic skills".
This painting might be inspired by the Dickens "Oliver Twist" which speaks elonquently of his sophostication and cultural tastes he developed while working in the artistic ambience of Europe.
PROVENANCE:
Property of a Maryland gentleman.
Acquired in Madrid at Durán Auction in1983. ABC newspaper photocopy of the article "Mercado del Arte" accompanies the lot.
Unknown descent prior.
Lumsdale near Matlock, Derbyshire.
"The Lower Bleach Works were built as a cotton mill in the 1780's and were established as a result of the cotton spinning industry and required a huge amount of water to power the wheel and for the bleaching process.
The water wheel was enclosed within the building and powered from the waterfall via the Upper Bleach Works.
Water from the other side of the road to the Lower Bleach Works supplied two stone-lined reservoirs, used as part of the bleaching processes."
From historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1417570
Lower Antelope Canyon, Page, Arizona, USA.
One of the most amazing places I have ever seen. So much so that this was my 2nd visit here, and there will undoubtedly be more.
October 4, 2022; Lake Placid, New York, USA; Autumn scenes in the Adirondack Mountains around Lake Placid, New York. Photo by Danny Wild
You are spoilt for choice for greenery and parks in Bournemouth, as the gardens lead all the way from the shops to the sea front!
In this shot you can see JJ's and my shadows lining up our shots!!
For dear Cindy, Craig and Ted!
Summer afternoon view of the Owyhee River in the Owyhee River Below the Dam ACEC, July 31, 2018, by Greg Shine, BLM.
A majestic and overlooked area on the primary road to Lake Owyhee State Park, the Lower Owyhee Canyon area includes the Owyhee River Below the Dam Area of Critical Environmental Concern -- 11,239 acres of public land in and around the Owyhee River canyon just north of the Owyhee Dam.
This area features the controlled-flowing Owyhee River with its narrow canyon bottom and picturesque canyon slopes and walls. Paralleling the river, a two-lane asphalt county road bisects the ACEC and leads visitors to popular Lake Owyhee State Park and the 53-mile-long Owyhee Reservoir.
Recreational opportunities abound here, and include high-quality scenery, driving and walking or hiking for pleasure, varied wildlife and historic resource viewing, photography, camping, hunting, fishing, and water play at the developed day-use Snively Hot Springs Recreation Site. The Lower Owyhee Canyon Watchable Wildlife Area provides convenient tables for picnicking and a vault toilet, in addition to opportunities to view animals that frequent the area.
ACECs are parcels of public land that require special management attention to protect special features or values. Home to diverse canyon landscape elements, this ACEC hosts a special status plant species (Mulford’s milkvetch) and a rare black cottonwood (Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa) gallery in a riverine system. Diverse habitat types here also support a large number of wildlife species and an important migratory corridor for neotropical birds from Mexico, Central America and South America.
Controlled releases from Owyhee Dam have variable effects on the riparian ecosystem along the river corridor. Based on evaluations of the river corridor, segments of the river within the ACEC, with adjacent BLM-administered land, have been determined eligible and suitable for possible inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic River System.
More information:
BLM Vale District Office
100 Oregon Street
Vale, OR 97918
Phone: 541-473-3144
Fax: 541-473-6213
E-mail: BLM_OR_VL_Mail@blm.gov