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Few odd views from a nearby landscape park.
It was the end of last winter, it was exceptionally warm, so farmers already went forward with the usual agricultural delight of fertilizing fields with manure. It was going on all around, good thing I was photographing mostly upwind from the fields.
I shot these photos with an old (1938-39 if my dating is correct) Ikonta, I like it for giving me absolutely no problems in the cold. After 80 years it simply works, apart from few flakes of paint missing it's like the camera just left the factory.
Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. It has an area of 6.8 square kilometres (2.6 sq mi) and a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the only landmark of the region. At its foot is the densely populated city area, home to almost 30,000 Gibraltarians and other nationalities.
Unlike the United Kingdom, traffic in Gibraltar drives on the right, as it shares a land border with Spain. Traffic formerly drove on the left; the change to driving on the right was made at 5.00 a.m. on 16 June 1929.
The Royal Gibraltar Police have an eclectic mix of vehicles that form the fleet. A Suzuki Supercarry, Kord Kuga, Citroen Picasso, Ford Transit and at the end a Mitsubishi Shogun are parked outside the Royal Gibrlatar Police headquarters.
They have a very short address: Royal Gibraltar Police HQ, New Mole House, Rosia Road, Gibraltar
...My Car is the red one at the back.. and is a impostor as is a Citroen!
I had to take my car in for a MOT (Warrant of fitness) so took a walk around the City to catch up with the earthquake rebuild. It started to rain so I went and saw a film. Christchurch March 2, 2018 New Zealand.
Sire Thomas Wildey Monument
architectural style: neoclassical, Grecian Doric
architect - sculptor: Edward F. Durang
dedicated: 1865
Past Grand Master, Sire Thomas Wildey established the American charter for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (Washington Lodge Number One), in 1819. He was buried in Baltimore's Green Mount Cemetery, in 1861.
Atop the doric column is a life-size statue of the widow Charity (protecting orphans) and two children.
The dado (pedestal) bears bas reliefs of symbols of the Order. On the southern face is the seal of the Grand Lodge of the United States. Carvings of Faith and Hope are featured on the eastern and western facings.
The four emblems of the IOOF are sculpted in the faces of the frieze of the entablature - the three links, the heart and band, the bundle of rods and the globe.
Washington Hill
Dunbar neighborhood
North Broadway & East Fayette Street
Baltimore, Independent City, Maryland
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INSCRIPTIONS:
He who realizes that the true mission of man on earth is to rise above the level of individual influence and to recognize the fatherhood of God overall and the brotherhood of man is nature’s true nobleman.
The site for this monument was unanimously voted by the Mayor and City of Baltimore, Anno Domini MDCCCLXV.
This column erected by the joint contributions of the lodges, encampments and individual members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of the United States of America and, jurisdiction thereunto belonging, commemorates the founding of the Order in the City of Baltimore on the 26th day of April 1819 by Thomas Wildey.
“Amicitia Amor et Veritas. Grand Lodge of the United States of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 1834. ‘We command you to visit the sick, relieve the distressed, bury the dead and educate the orphan.’ ”
© Jim Gilbert 2009 all rights reserved
The Grackle was intruding on the RWB's territory and it started off saying as much from the opposite end of the Wood Duck box. The CG was unimpressed, so the Blackbird moved in closer and did this, which I'm guessing was supposed to be an epaulet display but seemed pretty odd. The Grackle remained unimpressed.
Great Swamp NWR, NJ
A Strange Tree
I saw a strange tree standing on top of the rice terraces. The tree looked odd, and the peering cloud behind it made it look even odder.
It really looked like this. Processing limited global adjustments.
Sorry but I like these guys!!
Who do you think is the odd one out (in my opinion) and why? the winner could potentially win some Kudos.... (aka nothing except a 'well done').
This is a pic of some beads I use to make my own jewelry...
The other night I pulled these out to do this shoot (because I love these beads...they're glass beads) and when I saw the odd one...(the blue one) it reminded me of how I (and I'm sure you too) feel at times like the odd one out...whether amongst family, amongst friends or even in a crowd of strangers!
Be happy,be well always, my dear flickr buddies! :)
I thought it was time to start getting some shots of my new neighbourhood in Preston (Cambridge), Ontario. This is the old Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Hall, which stands a block south of me on Duke Street. It housed both the Odd Fellows (male) and Rebekahs (female). It was founded in 1875 (I believe). I guess it's a sign of the changing times, but lodge membership has shrunk to such a degree that the members had to sell off the building about a year ago. It has been bought by an insurance agency, and is currently undergoing a retrofit. The workmen are replacing the old cornice. Glad to see that the building is being retained.
Here's a link to the IOOF website
We had some really high winds here followed by (more) snow; when I ventured out this morning there were some orphaned Christmas ornaments which had blown down the street and ended up in this snowbank.
Another in my shiny surface self portrait series :)
I like the barely visible stop sign across the street.
A Common ringed plover and a Sanderling foraged together like an old couple on the banks of the Douro River in the early evening. When they weren't walking side by side, they took turns walking a little ahead and then waited for the other to come.
December 31, 2025.