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This beautiful and massive California Live Oak graces a hill in the historic Mountain View Cemetery, a marvelous landscape designed by the famous Frederick Law Olmsted in Oakland, CA. As lovely today as ever; well cared for and much used for casual recreation.
The City of Oakland was named for these beautiful trees, which were much more numerous in the 1850s than they are today; although they are again appreciated. This one is likely very old and was perhaps known to Olmsted.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_View_Cemetery_(Oakland,_California)
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Ikonta B (521/16)
Lens: Novar Anastigmat f/3.5 7.5 cm
Film: Kodak Tri-X 400
Exposure: 1/100 sec and f/11, hand-held
Film developed and scanned by MeinFilmLab
Edited under Adobe Lightroom
This old Totora tree seems to draw me each time to manage to reach the top of this hill (usually on my mountain bike). So stark in the wind swept environment of the Canterbury Port Hills. Probably several 100 years old and still hanging on.
This tree sits on the grounds of Romney Manor, which was originally owned by the great great great grandfather of Thomas Jefferson before it was purchased by the Earl of Romney.
By order of the King,the Earl of Romney freed the slaves and was the first estate to do so on the island.
This 350 year old Samen tree now reigns supreme over the property.
Hark to a voice that is calling
To my heart in the voice of the wind:
My heart is weary and sad and alone,
For its dreams like the fluttering leaves..
Sarojini Naidu ( Indian Poetess 1879-1949)
Above Lost Lake, there is a stand of old growth red pine. Among them is this giant right beside the trail. I was struck by the beauty of the forest here, the expansive view of Lost Lake and the way the trail weaves its way through these amazing trees. These were the largest red pine trees that I have ever seen anywhere!
Happy Fence Friday! I don't get that (yeah, I know it's a Flickr thing), but I thought I'd participate. Not all things have to make sense... that's partly what makes life so interesting. The United States Constitution does not guarantee the right to happiness, but it does give the right to pursue happiness... if this is such a pursuit, I'm all for it. Now, you may think that my fence may not look happy, and that it may be the scorn and ridicule of modern fences, but you would be wrong. It's a bit dysfunctional, as you can plainly see. However, one of the conclusions I arrived at some time ago is that nearly all the heroes of the Bible came from dysfunctional families and were often dysfunctional themselves... yet God cared for them and gave them purpose. My fence, though worn through the years, is still cared for and has a reason to be... no less than you. That's something to be happy about. Well, that, and it is Friday, after all.
This was taken just behind the old red barn next to the Blue Ridge Parkway in the region of Price Lake. Though not on this day, that fence still keeps cattle bound to that pasture. One odd thing I noted was that buttercups abounded in the pasture, though I didn't see any on my side of the fence... it's either doing double-duty keeping the buttercups corralled, or buttercups thrive where cattle have been. This gives credence to Proverbs 14:4, "Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests." The "strength" spoken of here isn't the ox, but what the ox leaves behind on the manger floor... even back in the day, they knew the value of good fertilizer! And so do buttercups, apparently, as they have purpose, too. Now, go make the most of the weekend!
Couldn't seem to get away from this old cabin-site. Somehow it spoke to me of the season we're tumbling into and whizzing past.
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Waterloo Lake
The main lake, Waterloo Lake was built by soldiers after their return from the Napoleonic Wars after the Battle of Waterloo. The lake is 60 ft (18 m) deep and 33 acres (13 ha) in area. It was originally used for boating, but now only fishing. In the twentieth century the boat house was made into a cafe. Until 1900 a steamboat called the Maid of Athens ran on the lake. The dam at the south end was once a waterfall.
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Roundhay parks secret 300 million year history
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ONCE – 300m years ago – an orange lizard called the Europs walked the fields that are now Roundhay Park.
It dwelt among tropical trees and baking heat – for the land was close to the Equator. This is the secret history of the north Leeds playground being brought to life by the Friends of Roundhay Park. They have published 5,000 copies of A Walk Back in Time, a glossy guide to the geology of the parkland. A trail with nine marker stones has been created and will be launched officially on Wednesday. The Friends will gather at the Education Centre in the Mansion at 2pm to hear a talk by expert geologist Bill Fraser, a teacher in Garforth, before walking the trail. Mr Fraser has a collection of fossils from Roundhay Park and has provided the scientific basis for the guide book.Bob Reid, one of the Friends, was the driving force behind the creation of the trail "The dates given in the guide are not fictitious – they are real, based on the evidence of radioactive decay," he said.
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Glacier...............(Both Freshwater And Sea Water)
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At different times, Roundhay Park has been under both freshwater and sea water. We tend to think the park is as it has always been but over millions of years it has been continually changing . "The V-shaped ravine was formed by melt water from a glacier. "And a geological fault runs in front of the Mansion and is said to form the northern boundary of the Yorkshire coalfields .Bob visited viewing site No. 6 – Dog Mouth Spring – which is found in the woodland. The rock here is sandstone which is porous and allows water to bubble from it. At marker No. 9 by the banks of the Waterloo Lake, visitors can look back to the head of the lake where the fault crosses the valley. And the last marker, No. 10, also by the lakeside, reveals sandstone rock where burrowing worms have left their imprint. A Walk Back in Time costs 1 and can be bought at the Roundhay Park visitor centre, City Stationers at Oakwood, and at the tourist centre in Leeds City Station.
The Gorge at Roundhay Park has recently been cleared and new pathways introduced, a waterfall leaves the Upper Lake and tumbles down into this area of outstanding natural beauty. Take a short walk along the edge of the Gorge and emerge at the Caste Folly. You can also take the longer 'Secret Gorge Walk' This peaceful walk passes through an area of outstanding natural beauty. The walk has rough, good quality footpaths with sections of steep ground - approximately 2.7 km,
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Secret Gorge Walk "The Ravine"
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This peaceful walk passes through an area of outstanding natural beauty. The walk has rough, good quality footpaths with sections of steep ground.
Approx 2.7Km
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Upper Lake Walk
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This walk circumnavigates the Upper Lake with wooded areas, natural water space and a host of wildlife.
The walking surface is rough in sections but mainly flat.
Approx 0.7Km
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Lake View Walk
This walk circumnavigates Waterloo Lake passing Parkland, Woods and the Dam. The main focus of the walk is the tranquil beauty of the Lake. The walking surface is rough in.
sections but mainly flat. Approx 2.7Km
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Roundhay Park
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Roundhay Park in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is one of the biggest city parks in Europe. It has more than 700 acres (2.8 km2) of parkland, lakes, woodland and gardens which are owned by Leeds City Council. The park is one of the most popular attractions in Leeds, nearly a million people visit each year. It is situated on the north-east edge of the city, bordered by the suburb of Roundhay to the west and Oakwood to the south.
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Old Local History (11th century - Present Day)
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In the 11th century William the Conqueror granted the lands on which the park stands to Ilbert De Lacy for his support in the Harrying of the North in the winter 1069-70. De Lacy, who founded Pontefract Castle, was a knight from Normandy. During the 13th century, the area was used as a hunting park for the De Lacys who were the Lords of Bowland on the Yorkshire-Lancaster border. Ownership of Roundhay passed through succession to John of Gaunt and then to his son, Henry IV. In the 16th century Henry VIII gave the park (though not the manor) to Thomas Darcy. Through succession and marriage, it was acquired by Charles Stourton (1702-1753) in the 18th century.
In 1803, Charles Stourton's nephew, another Charles Stourton (1752–1816), sold the estate to Thomas Nicholson and Samuel Elam. Nicholson took the northern part which became Roundhay Park. Thomas Nicholson's land had the remains of quarries and coal mines. He disguised these former industrial areas by constructing the Upper Lake and the Waterloo Lake. The mansion house was built between 1811 and 1826 with a view over the Upper Lake. Nicholson constructed a castle folly. The Nicholson family was responsible for building the Church of St John, almshouses and a school on the south side of the park. After Thomas Nicholson's death in 1821, the estate passed to his half-brother Stephen. In 1858, his nephew William Nicholson Nicholson inherited the land on the death of his uncle. In 1871 Roundhay Park was put up for sale. It was purchased for £139,000 by a group including the Mayor of Leeds, John Barran. Leeds City Council was unable to buy such a large tract of land without an Act of Parliament, which was obtained on 21 June 1871. The local authority agreed to pay the same price and gave the estate to the people of Leeds as a public park.
Leeds architect, George Corson, won the competition for landscaping Roundhay Park. Some parts of the estate were then sold for building plots to offset the cost to the council and Barran. Prince Arthur officially re-opened the park in 1872 in front of 100,000 people. In 1891 the first public electric tram with overhead power (trolley system) in Britain was inaugurated linking Roundhay Park with Leeds city centre 3 miles (4.8 km) away. The tram terminus is now a car park but some of the trolley poles remain.
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a sunny Saturday
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suny feisa
bsee the winter, she's crawling up the lawn
I feel her breathing beneath my pal She tears the trees down while curses roll from her tongue
Got eyes like anvils and storms for lungs
Hiding in our house, sunburn in his mouth,
Summer's in our basement now
Light beneath the door, light beneath the door,
Just enough to keep us warm
Don't you let it out, don't you let it out,
Just make sure he's always around
But we're all out of time, nothing left to decide
Pack your things up quick, this one can't be fixed
Leave the rest of it behind
We push through trees now, our house is covered in ice
Our breath falls from our mouths like tiny rainclouds
We tug on Summer, and he melts the snow at our feet
She's on our heels, there's never time to stop and sleep
I feel you breathing, I hear you curse my name
I hope that you'll forgive me one of these days
The sky is bleeding, the fog is thicker than walls
She's wrapped up in it, like cloth on a wrecking ball
Everything we stole, everything we broke,
Everything we bought is gone
A couple dumb mistakes, bigger than we thought,
Nothing to left to do but run
If I could put it back, fill in all the cracks,
Nothing there I wouldn't change
But wishing never helps, wishing never helps,
Wishing never solved a thing
You were right
Yeah, you were right
You were right
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Location: Tanjong Sepat 丹戎士拔
Date Taken: August 6th, 2010
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The branches of this big old linden tree bend to the ground and back up again. On the low ones, the bark is worn smooth from kids standing and climbing on them. (TMT)
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Wilson Arch, also known as Wilson's Arch, is a natural sandstone arch in southeastern Utah, United States just off U.S. Route 191 located in San Juan County, 24 miles (39 km) south of Moab. It has a span of 91 feet (28 m) and height of 46 feet (14 m).[1] It is visible from the road to the east where there are turnouts with interpretive signs. The elevation of Wilson Arch is about 6,150 feet (1,870 m)
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