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Now, either the drug store dropped their processor in pea soup, or La Grange Motel is in Emerald City.
Making my way home from the pub, I thought that I'd try a photo of the
moon. With no tripod. As a result, I was overjoyed with how well this
turned out i.e. not abysmal.
A visual exploration of intersecting forms and dynamic color contrasts symbolizing the convergence of ideas and the resurgence of techno-optimism.
Thomas Schütte’s sculpture for the Fourth Plinth in the north west of Trafalgar Square - Model for a Hotel 2007 - was unveiled on Wednesday 7 November 2007.
Thomas Schütte is one of the most important artists of his generation. Since the 1970s he has produced a diverse body of work, including figurative sculpture, architectural models, ceramics and watercolours. The German artist's sculpture Model for a Hotel 2007 is an architectural model of a twenty-one storey building. It is made of specially engineered coloured glass which will collect and reflect the light.
Taken at the World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff 26/03/16
The weather did its best but the atmosphere couldnt be dampened, great fun had by athletes and spectators. Massive respect to all who took part
Louisiana is reported to be losing 25 to 35 square miles of coastal wetlands each year – one football field of land per hour. The causes of the land loss are from natural causes and human interference, and include reduced sediment flow from the Mississippi River and its tributaries, land subsidence, and sea-level rise. To combat the diminishing and degrading coastal habitats, Jefferson Parish instituted a program that found a role for discarded Christmas trees to lessen wave energy and to combat erosion. Wooden cribs are constructed parallel to the shoreline to hold the trees. Volunteers, the Louisiana Air National Guard, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and others have coordinated the collection and placement of trees in these pens to lessen the impact of waves and storms. The calm water between the cribs and coast traps sediment and allows for plants and aquatic life to establish. Jefferson Parish has been tracking the impact of this Christmas tree recycling project. Between 1998 and 2015, an unprotected area of shoreline lost over 23 acres of habitat, while a section protected by trees only lost 3 acres. The Christmas tree recycling program not only assists coastal habitats but generates awareness among Louisiana residents and provides an opportunity for participation in making a difference for the coast.
The quilt is to be viewed from the top to the bottom, representing a relative sequence over time as viewed at one location. No quantitative data is implied in terms of spatial or temporal patterns sewn. Each horizontal gray strip of fabric represents breaks in time. At the top of the quilt, one sees a wide strip of “plant” fabric representing a marsh coastline, and a smaller piece of “water” fabric representing the coastal water. As one moves down to the next row of plant/water fabric, there is less of the land fabric and more of the water fabric. This is to represent erosion occurring along the Louisiana coast, where marsh habitat is being lost from wave energy, subsidence, seal-level rise, etc. As one moves down the next several rows, there is a continued loss of the coast with an increasing encroachment of water. In the middle of the quilt, a Christmas tree crib appears. The successive rows show a reduction in loss of the marsh over time, reflecting the results shared by Jefferson Parish (still marsh loss but less volume when the Christmas trees were put in place).
This is my story of coastal optimism – a story of habitat loss and degradation that is slowed by the placement of discarded Christmas trees.
... and influences.
Mannings amusements, Felixstowe, Suffolk. Sadly shrinking, little of the fairground survives but, two generations on, "family fun" is still to be had here it seems.
Our new meusum tableau looks at the Edwardian age of optimism and invention. So many new "life changing" inventions came out of this period
The rainy day continues with Arista Ultra 100 in the M4/90mm Elmar. Fading light was the challenge as well as a mental block along the way. Thematically just trying to notice some details, but botched some things based on my too warm semi-stand development with Rodinal. But a exercise in patience and effort nonetheless.