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Is it Friday already? I’m still exploring infrared photography and I stumbled upon another interesting view of Kenosha. What are your thoughts on it?
“Pain nourishes courage. You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you.” - Mary Tyler Moore
Are you ready? After yesterdays full blown snow storm I’m ready to be done with winter and really looking forward to some greenery! What do you think?
Part 2 in monochrome. I was in Phoenix this past week end for business. I was finally able to get out of the meeting, grabbed my camera and headed out for a walk. I came across this tree silhouette in the sunset. Simple but beautiful.
Serene California beach in Point Reyes, California. The beauty and texture of the sand, the breaking waves, and wispy clouds make for an incredible experience. I wish I was there right now.
Is it Fri already? Here is another iced out vista from Chicago. I must admit Chi is really looking good in ice jacket! What do you think?
The sagebrush slowly taking the ghost town of Garlock back. The beautiful desert is claiming her own. Image shot in Garlock, California.
Swiss Moto 2018 Zürich
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FREEDOM FOR ALL.
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“You have to have an idea of what you are going to do, but it should be a vague idea.” – Pablo Picasso
Hope you are well? It’s storming here today so I’m feeling BNW image is appropriate. I must say I’m still enjoying this mood very much. Love watching movies while is dark out! What do you think?
“We will never have a perfect world, but it's not romantic or naive to work toward a better one.” - Steven Pinker
Hope you are chasing fall color out there? Let’s end this week with some beautiful light from Lincoln Park! What do you think?
Part of my 'Duffus Castle through the seasons' project.
The castle is situated on the Laich of Moray, a fertile plain that was once the swampy foreshore of Spynie Loch. This was originally a more defensive position than it appears today, long after the loch was drained.
The motte is a huge man-made mound, with steep sides and a wide ditch separating it from the bailey. The whole site is enclosed by a water-filled ditch, which is more a mark of its boundary than it is a serious defensive measure.
Duffus Castle was built by a Flemish man named Freskin, who came to Scotland in the first half of the 1100s. After an uprising by the ‘men of Moray’ against David I in 1130, the king sent Freskin north as a representative of royal authority.
He was given the estate of Duffus, and here he built an earthwork-and-timber castle. Freskin’s son William adopted the title of ‘de Moravia’ – of Moray. By 1200, the family had become the most influential noble family in northern Scotland, giving rise to the earls of Sutherland and Clan Murray.
In about 1270, the castle passed to Sir Reginald Cheyne the Elder, Lord of Inverugie. He probably built the square stone keep on top of the motte, and the curtain wall encircling the bailey. In 1305, the invading King Edward I of England gave him a grant of 200 oaks from the royal forests of Darnaway and Longmorn, which were probably used for the castle’s floors and roofs.