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University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
Below copied from gobearcats.com:
The centerpiece of the $105 million Richard E. Lindner Varsity Village is the Richard E. Lindner Center, which opened in May 2006 and serves as the home for all of the sports programs as well as the centralized support services.
Located between Nippert Stadium and Fifth Third Arena, the Lindner Center is a futuristic eight-story structure which houses offices, locker rooms, and reception and meeting space for each of the sports teams. The administrative services and support areas are also housed in the building.
The emphasis of the Lindner Center programming is on the student-athlete. One entire floor of the building is devoted to the Nancy Hamant Academics Center, which contains study facilities for UC's 530 student-athletes, including over 80 computer stations.
A new athletics training center, equipped with state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment equipment, including three hydrotherapy pools, is included in the Lindner Center. The University Health Services for students has been relocated to the Lindner Center and provides expanded medical coverage conveniently located for UC student-athletes. An MRI diagnostic center is also part of the building.
Space for strength and conditioning training in the adjacent Fifth Third Arena has been doubled to 18,000 square feet and has been furnished with the latest in weight training equipment. A new 12,000-square foot practice gymnasium will ease the scheduling of workouts.
While the Lindner Center provides for the present and future of UC athletics, it also recognizes and celebrates the UC's proud past. The ground level of the five-story atrium features the George and Helen Smith Museum detailing the history of both the athletics program and the university. Sports histories are portrayed in graphic murals and on video screens. Terminals in the Jack Twyman Traditions Lounge enable former student-athletes and their families to look up photos and records of their participation. A five-story trophy case houses the Bearcats' championship memorabilia.
The unique building was designed by signature architect Bernard Tschumi. UC graduate Eva Maddox (DAAP 1966) orchestrated the design of the museum.
Landscaping has created a major walkway, O'Varsity Way, that leads visitors through the heart of Varsity Village. The Raymond D. Sheakley Lawn and Victory Plaza provide gathering and activities space for UC fans attending events.
Composite image of the total solar eclipse on 8 April 2024 from Bloomington, Indiana, in collaboration with Jack Speaker. It shows the faint outer corona, brighter inner corona, prominences, and earthshine (sunlight reflected from Earth illuminating shadowed Moon) assembled from separate frames taken throughout totality. Exposures varying from 1/3200 sec., f/11, ISO 100 to 1/2 sec., f/8, ISO 1600. Two cameras operated with Moonglow Technologies Eclipse Orchestrator Pro: Nikon D850 and Explore Scientific ED102 FCD-100 102mm f/7 apochromatic refractor (714mm focal length), Explore Scientific flattener, Losmandy GM811G mount (inner corona, prominences); Nikon D850, Nikon 500mm f/5.6, ZWO AM5 mount (outer corona). Processed in Adobe Lightroom, composited in Photoshop with layer masks.
What an utter
disgrace
it would be
to find something
truly magic
and spend any time
at all
pretending
and trying to
convince yourself
it is all
just an
unbelievably orchestrated
and beautifully
choreographed
illusion.
-Tyler Knott Gregson
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Solargraphy with many (28) pinholes by a camera mounted on toy fan
Camera: Ežys SIM card box
Paper: Kodak Polymax RC, 6x9.5 cm
Exposure: 2-3 min of rotation, 2018-01-07
Developer: D-76 1:1
Scanner: CanoScan 9950f
A sequence of exposures of the total solar eclipse on 8 April 2024 from Bloomington, Indiana showing partial phases and a composite during totality showing the corona and prominences. Exposures varying from 1/3200 sec., f/11, ISO 100 to 1/2 sec., f/8, ISO 1600. Partial phases taken at intervals of 15 minutes. In collaboration with Jack Speaker, two cameras were operated with Moonglow Technologies Eclipse Orchestrator Pro: Nikon D850 and Explore Scientific ED102 FCD-100 102mm f/7 apochromatic refractor (714mm focal length), Explore Scientific flattener, Losmandy GM811G mount (inner corona, prominences); Nikon D850, Nikon 500mm f/5.6, ZWO AM5 mount (outer corona). Processed in Adobe Lightroom, composited in Photoshop with layer masks. #totalsolareclipse
In The Empire Strikes Back, Luke Skywalker was attacked by a Wampa while patrolling the Hoth planet. However, he escaped the creature's clutches after slicing off its arm with his lightsaber.
But here is the true story. Luke Skywalker was rescued in a campaign orchestrated by Chewbacca. In this shot, the Wokiee is initiating the attack, giving a kick to the Wampa.
More shots STAR WARS (secret life) available here
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En el Imperio Contraataca, Luke Skywalker fue atacado por un Wampa mientras patrullaba por el planeta Hoth. No obstante, escapó de las garras de la criatura tras cortarle un brazo con su espada láser.
Pero aquí está la verdadera historia. Luke Skywalker fue rescatado en una campaña orquestada por Chewbacca. En esta imagen, el Wokiee está iniciando el ataque, dando una patada al Wampa.
Who needs to fish off the rear of a General Store (See previous Image!) when there's a wharf close by???
A mixed group of "Forever Hopefuls" were trying their best for a good Catch whilst on the Mangonui Wharf. The fish didn't appear to be co-operating, but everyone seemed to be enjoying the warm sun, the tranquil conditions and the easy-going camaraderie never-the-less!
However, fishing (of course) is not just an amateur pastime... Providing a sharp contrast with this pleasant scene was a commercial fishing boat tied to the wharf just out of sight to the left. The vessel had already unloaded it's Catch straight into the cool store on the end of the wharf, and a fork lift truck was now busy moving the trays of fresh fish into a large refrigerated truck that would take the Catch straight to markets - probably in Whangarei or in Auckland...!
We enjoyed watching this group of "Forever Hopeful" amateurs, but were also intrigued with the orchestrated rhythms of the men loading the truck with the commercial catch packed in trays of fresh sea ice...
It was, in effect, a scene of two contrasts...!
FOOTNOTE: We talk a lot about sustainable commercial fishing, but is commercial fishing really sustainable??? Or are our schools of fish being plundered???
And what about the deaths of Albatross and other sea birds who end up getting tangled and / or hooked on commercial Long Lines???
I wont try to answer those questions, and there are no doubt responsible fishing crews as well as irresponsible ones who ignore the Guidelines, but it's certainly not a job I could do! Why, I don't even like fishing from a wharf... unless I can throw the Catch back into the water!!!
Thanks so much for visiting my Site Folks, and thanks especially for taking the time and trouble to leave a Comment; it's always nice to hear from you...!
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Excerpt from Wikipedia:
The park, located at the feet of the city's ancient acropolis was commissioned by Pope Gregory XVI in 1835 to rebuild the bed of the Aniene River, which had been damaged by the flood of 1826. Since ancient times, the river formed a wide curve around the acropolis, after which it fell from a limestone's spur into the plain below. The river formed originally four falls, now reduced to two. The site had a strategical importance since it commanded the transumanza path from Abruzzo along the path which later become the Via Valeria. The Romans had already built here hydraulic manufacts, 12 of which are known by findings today.
It had fallen into ruins by the end of the 20th century, but was reopened to the public in 2005 thanks to a major landscape recovery project orchestrated by the FAI, the Italian National Trust.
Villa Gregoriana consists mainly of thick woodlands with paths that lead to the caves of Neptune and the Sirens, which form part of a series of gorges and cascades, and to the Great Waterfall.
The Holocaust (or Shoah) is the term for the murder of around six million Jews and other victims by the Nazi regime and their collaborators during the Second World War.
Between 1941 and 1945, the Nazis sought to eradicate the entire Jewish community of Europe. Victims were murdered by death squads or transported to death camps. Six million of the eleven million European Jews perished. The Holocaust mainly occurred in Eastern Europe, in places such as Poland and Ukraine.
The term ‘Holocaust’ can also refer to the orchestrated murder of other groups targeted by the Nazi regime, including Roma, disabled people, Soviet Prisoners of War and civilians, Polish civilians, homosexuals, socialists, communists and trades unionists, Freemasons and Jehovah’s Witnesses.
The Nazis did not act alone. Countries which were occupied by the Nazis during the Second World War, such as Lithuania and the Ukraine, assisted the perpetrators.
Source: www.theholocaustexplained.org/what-was-the-holocaust/
Auschwitz, Lesser Poland, Poland
By the spring of 2007, I had a few National Parks under my belt. I was a sophomore in High School and in Wind Ensemble. While I enjoyed playing music, I knew that it wasn’t my passion and that my interests were more aligned with what I did out of school and out in nature. That said, while I was in school, playing music was a fun activity and an engaging pastime that kept school tolerable. That all changed in the spring of 2007 when we got a new band director who, quite frankly, inspired me to be a teacher…. So that I could do the exact opposite of what he did in the classroom. Essentially, the man was a tyrant. Some of you reading this are probably smirking about this and remembering back 15 years ago to us being in the band room during this director’s reign of terror. Anyway- one of the only happy memories of band from 2007 was the piece “Sonoran Desert Holiday”, which we played for our concert competition. Despite being forced to live, breathe, sweat, and bleed over this piece, I loved it. Ron Howard’s orchestration devoted to the grandeur and drama of the American Southwest distracted me from the stress of band and brought my mind back to the wilds of Arizona which I loved and missed and fantasized about visiting again. Music, even though used as a tool of a horrible teacher to garner results, was still a balm for weariness. Paired with mental images of the desert and cacti and nature? ‘Sonoran Desert Holiday’ was the redeeming factor of that last year I spent in band. Despite all my travels since 2007, I hadn’t found myself back in the Sonoran Desert until this past year. And while the trip was already sweet and exciting for getting to see an incredible landscape of extreme diversity, it was also nice to return to a place that bolstered my spirits, even though my “visit” back in High School was through a totally different medium and through musical interpretation. Coupling those memories with the new experience of seeing the place that inspired the art elevated the adventure and even softened the harsh memories and stress from that time in my life. The desert, in all its forms, is healing, revitalizing and extreme in beauty and inspiration.
Ladies and gentlemen, get ready TUUUUUEEESDAY NIGHT FIIIIGHTS, at the BIIIIIJOU PLANKS!!! You thrilled at the sovereign savagery of the Black King... *
We actually mocked him quite a bit!
Now, who are these guys??
...now, from the planet Galrus, each with over 900,000 power, prepare yourself for this Chojin Kyodo tag team of destruction with the Black King's personal force of BLACK KNIGHTS!!!
They look a bit holidayish.
Except the one on the end.
Yeah, he's kind of drab, poor fellow.
*ahem!* The Black Knights are a precision quartet of finely orchestrated violence! They can-
The one on the end also doesn't seem to have eyes.
Such a difference in his appearance and the others! **
-compete in 2, 3 or 4 man tag matches! And, even when competing in singles, beware as the others Black Knights are always there! ブラック・ナイト!!
💪M💪U💪S💪C💪L💪E💪
A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
M.U.S.C.L.E. # 143, "Black Knight"
* As seen last week in BP 2021 Day 96!
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/51099684549/]
** Three painted by Paprika, thus losing all collectible value forever. One painted by CM. Guess which. 😏
There were a lot of pyrotechnics this year, more than in previous years, we were told. Most of them went off separately with long intervals in between; but, this moment shows rockets from the base, from the dome, and from the "halo" all going off at once, a rare occurrence in this display. I can't imagine how hard it must be to orchestrate a show like this. Kudos to the dudes who got up there to mount all this. Really amazing!
Another orchestrated shot , mind you a lot easier to arrange . Like the contrast here , the lightweight and the heavy in wheels ..
Qld. Steam and Vintage Machinery Soc.
Old Petrie Town
Via Brisbane
NAZI GERMANY TIMELINE
www.historyonthenet.com/nazi-germany-timeline
A lesson in history, travelling down the road to Auschwitz was fraught with division and hatred.
People were encouraged to turn each other in to authorities. It was designed this way, report your neighbour to authorities.
Freedom of Speech became a crime. Books were burned, groups were banned. The people were in a crisis economically. What better way to control the masses but when they are most vulnerable?
Poverty and Fear go hand in hand. It is well known that for a dictatorship to be successful is to place the people in a state of Fear, for they will bow to anything in order for their safety. Sounding familiar?
A new ‘word’ evolved back in the days of Hitler - the word was called ‘conspiracy theory’. Deliberately orchestrated to shut down anyone who dared to warn of the dangers of Nazi Germany and their agenda. Propaganda was distributed by the Nazi’s, and this was the only agenda allowed.
I am no historian, nor do I make any claim to being any kind of intellectual elite. I have always known these days would come. You were warned repeatedly, but you chose not to listen, instead you choose to listen to the words ‘conspiracy’ and being dismissed by those that feed you their propaganda in mainstream media, like some ghost echoing from the gas chambers from long ago.
We are on the precipice of destruction globally. All it takes is for you, to stand with me and your fellow brothers and sisters and say, “No we do not consent”. Their evil house of cards will crumble . . . game over!
Others have warned long before me . . .
‘All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing’ . . . Edmund Burke
“The road to tyranny, we must never forget, begins with the destruction of truth” – Bill Clinton
“To conquer a Nation – first disarm their arms” – Adolf Hitler
“The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum”- Noam Chomsky
“Whoever controls the media, controls the mind”- Jim Morrison
I pray humanity stands on the right side of history this time and finds the courage to face evil head on. I would rather die standing for justice than to bow down on my knees to this evil.
Fear is a state of mind, a delusion unless you are in imminent danger of a thief at your side. Fear is the greatest debilitating emotion to keep the masses under control. To fear something that is unknown, unseen, not proved by isolation.
It is orchestrated that you accept everything by those who choose to write the scripts to be repeated over and over by their minions globally.
I fear not death, in fact I see death as the release of the spirit as being one of the greatest releases of a life suppressed in this sordid world of greed, corruption and evil.
I will have no fear at that time of death, my only regret would be that I did not speak out enough for humanity . . . Chant, November 2021
S.O.S. from Australia
Portrait of my handsome cousin P. Medium is Kohinoor woodless pencil, black Conte, and white chalk on wallis paper, 3.5 x 4.5 inches. Smallish and done fast, it is what it is, i.e., at best a start. One's Irish heritage demands magentas I'm not quite used to choosing and orchestrating.
It was such a privilege to be so close to this beautiful family of lions ❤️
The lionesses of the pride collaborate to take care of all their cubs and each other, exhibiting a strong sense of family, community, and solidarity.
They act together for the benefit of the group...ensuring the prides survival.
Whilst the role of the male as protector and supplementary muscle during hunts is vital, it is the lionesses who shoulder the majority of responsibilities within the pride.
When the male is absent, orchestrating an intricate dance of survival. The lioness is the core of the pride.
Italien / Belluno - Col di Lana Monte Civetta
seen from Monte Cherz
gesehen vom Monte Cherz
The Col di Lana is a mountain of the Fanes Group in the Italian Dolomites. The actual peak is called Cima Lana and situated in the municipality of Livinallongo del Col di Lana (German: Buchenstein) in the Province of Belluno, Veneto region.
History
World War I
During World War I the mountain, alongside the neighbouring Monte Sief, was the scene of heavy fighting between Austria-Hungary and Italy. It is now a memorial to the War in the Dolomites.
During the years of 1915/16, Italian troops from 12 infantry and 14 Alpini companies repeatedly attempted to storm the peak, defended first by the German Alpenkorps and later by Austro-Hungarian regiments. These attempts resulted in heavy losses; 278 Italians died due to avalanches alone. On 8 November 1915 the Italians, under the command of Lt. Col. Giuseppe Garibaldi II conquered the summit but then could only mount a weak defence with rag-tag units against a well orchestrated pincer manoeuvre: the top of the Col di Lana fell back to Austro-Hungarian troops early the next day. A terrible winter then set in, doing its fair share of killing. However this is not the only reason that the Italians dubbed it "Col di Sangue", "Blood Mountain". Like all sides in the First World War, the Italian Army sought to conquer the summit with relatively large forces, paying a high price in casualties.
In 1916, Col di Lana became the site of fierce mine warfare on the Italian Front. Lieutenant Caetani of the Italian engineers developed a plan for mining the peak, which was executed silently using hand-operating drilling machines and chisels. At the start of 1916, the Austro-Hungarian army learned through an artillery observer on Pordoi Pass that the Col di Lana summit had been mined. The Austro-Hungarians began a counter mine, and exploded this on 6 April 1916. The counter mine was, however, too far away from the Italian explosive tunnel. This was laid with five tonnes of blasting gelatin. On the night of 16/17 April 1916, the 5th Company of the 2nd Tyrolean Kaiserjäger regiment was relieved by the 6th Company, under Oberleutnant Anton von Tschurtschenthaler. The struggle reached its zenith on the night of 17/18 April 1916, when at around 23:30 the summit was blasted. The Austro-Hungarians under Tschurtschenthaler then had to surrender the mountain; however they were able to maintain a position on Monte Sief, which is linked to Col di Lana by a ridge, which was cut in two by a mine fired on 21 October 1917 by Austro-Hungarian soldiers, thereby obstructing the Italian breakthrough in the area.
Memorial
Today a memorial chapel stands on the summit as a memorial to the soldiers that fell in battle. The remains of a barracks and decaying gun and communications trenches have been left behind from the war. There is also a small war museum on the mountain.
The route is from Pieve di Livinallongo (1,465 m) via the Rifugio Pian della Lasta (1,835 m); there is a road as far as the hut.
(Wikipedia)
Monte Civetta (3,220 m) is a prominent and major mountain of the Dolomites, in the Province of Belluno in northern Italy. Its north-west face can be viewed from the Taibon Agordino valley, and is classed as one of the symbols of the Dolomites.
The mountain is thought to have been first climbed by Simeone di Silvestro in 1855, which, if true, makes it the first major Dolomite peak to be climbed. The north-western face, with its 1,000-metre-high cliff, was first climbed in 1925 by Emil Solleder and Gustl Lettenbauer. It is historically considered the first "sixth grade" in six-tier scale of alpinistic difficulties proposed by Willo Welzenbach (corresponding to 5.9). Thirty years later UIAA used this as a basis for its grading system.
The famed Svan mountain climber Mikhail Khergiani died in a climbing accident on Monte Civetta in 1969.
(Wikipedia)
Der Monte Civetta – meist nur Civetta (ital. für Eule) genannt – ist ein 3220 m s.l.m. hoher Berg in den Dolomiten und gibt der Civettagruppe ihren Namen, welche in der italienischen Provinz Belluno (Region Venetien) liegt.
Der Berg liegt östlich des Val Cordevole, südlich des Val Fiorentina und westlich des Val di Zoldo und bildet gemeinsam mit einigen kleineren Gipfeln die Civetta-Moiazza-Gruppe. Diese 6 km lange Gruppe bildet eine hohe Felsmauer, die gegen Westen über 1000 m abfällt. Sie bildet folgende Gipfel aus (von Nord nach Süd): Monte Coldai (2396 m), Torre Coldai (2600 m), Torre d’Alleghe (2649 m), Torre di Valgrande (2715 m), Punta Civetta (2892 m), Monte Civetta (3220 m), Piccola Civetta (3207 m), Cime di Mede (2504 m), Torre Venezia (2337 m), Cima delle Busazze (2894 m) und Monte Moiazetta (2727 m).
Der Gipfel selbst wurde in den 1860er Jahren durch den Jäger Simeone De Silvestro erstmals bestiegen. Seine Route, die heute übliche Normalroute (Tivanweg), führt vom Val di Zoldo aus über die SO-Flanke des Berges. Ein anderer Anstieg ist die teilweise gesicherte Via ferrata degli Alleghesi, die über den Ostpfeiler der Punta Civetta und den Nordgrat des Civetta-Hauptgipfels führt. Hier sind immer wieder auch Gehstrecken zu bewältigen. Die Via ferrata Attilio Tissi (diese ist sehr steinschlaggefährdet) und die Via ferrata Costantini (Moiazza) gehören zu den anspruchsvollsten Klettersteigen der Dolomiten.
Nordwestwand
Die Civetta-Nordwestwand stand in den 1920er Jahren im Mittelpunkt des alpinistischen Interesses. Emil Solleder und Gustl Lettenbauer konnten dann die über 1000 Meter hohe Wand am 7. August 1925 erstmals durchsteigen. Sie gilt als eine der schwersten Klettereien ihrer Zeit und wurde mit den 6. Grad eingestuft.
Berghütten in der Civettagruppe:
Rif. Coldài (2132 m; CAI) – im Norden
Rif. Tissi (2262 m; CAI) – in aussichtsreicher Lage am Fuß der Civetta-Westwand
Rif. Vazzoler (1714 m; CAI) – Standquartier im Süden für beliebte Klettertouren (Torre Trieste, Torre Venezia)
Rif. Carestiato (1834 m; CAI) – am Fuß der Moiazza, im Südosten gelegen
Rif. Torrani (2984 m; CAI) – direkt unterhalb des Hauptgipfels
Eine eindrucksvolle Bergwanderung führt vom Val Zoldana (Forcella Staulanza bzw. Palafavera) zur Coldaihütte, von dort vorbei am Coldaisee zur Tissihütte und zum Rif. Vazzoler; über das Rif. Carestiato erreicht man den Passo Duran. Dieser Weg ist zugleich einer der schönsten Abschnitte des Dolomiten-Höhenweges 1.
Wichtigster Talort ist Alleghe am gleichnamigen See im Cordevoletal.
(Wikipedia)
Der Col di Lana (ladinisch Col de Lana) ist ein 2462 m s.l.m. hoher Berg in der Fanesgruppe in den Dolomiten. Er liegt bei Livinallongo del Col di Lana (deutsch: Buchenstein) in der Provinz Belluno (Italien).
Der Berg war wie der benachbarte Monte Sief im Ersten Weltkrieg zwischen Österreichern und Italienern heftig umkämpft und ist heute ein Mahnmal des Krieges in den Dolomiten.
Kämpfe 1915/16
12 italienische Infanterie- und 14 Alpini-Kompanien unternahmen 1915/16 immer wieder verlustreiche Versuche, den zuerst vom Deutschen Alpenkorps und dann von Österreichisch-Ungarischen Truppen besetzten Gipfel zu stürmen, wobei allein durch Lawinen 278 Italiener ums Leben kamen. Doch nicht nur deshalb bekam der Berg von den Italienern auch den Namen „Col di Sangue“, „Blutberg“. Die italienische Armee versuchte wie alle anderen kriegführenden Parteien des Ersten Weltkriegs, durch den Einsatz von verhältnismäßig vielen Soldaten den Gipfel zu erobern, wobei große eigene Verluste in Kauf genommen wurden.
Der als Pionier eingesetzte italienische Leutnant Gelasio Caetani entwarf schließlich den Plan zur Unterminierung des Berges, die geräuscharm mit Handbohrmaschinen und Meißeln erfolgte. Anfang 1916 erkannten die Österreicher durch einen Artilleriebeobachter am Pordoijoch, dass der Berggipfel unterminiert wurde. Die Österreicher begannen, einen Gegenstollen anzulegen, und sprengten diesen am 5. April 1916. Diese Gegenmine war allerdings zu weit entfernt vom italienischen Sprengstollen. Dieser wurde mit 5 t Sprenggelatine geladen. In der Nacht vom 16. auf 17. April 1916 wurde die 5. Kompanie des 2. Regiments der Tiroler Kaiserjäger durch die 6. Kompanie unter Oberleutnant Anton von Tschurtschenthaler abgelöst. Ihren Höhepunkt fanden die Kämpfe in der Nacht vom 17. auf den 18. April 1916, als der Gipfel um 23:30 Uhr gesprengt wurde. Die Österreicher unter von Tschurtschenthaler mussten den Berg daraufhin aufgeben; sie konnten sich jedoch am Monte Sief, der mit dem Col di Lana durch einen Gipfelgrat verbunden ist, behaupten und so einen italienischen Durchbruch in dieser Gegend verhindern.
Auf dem Gipfel befindet sich heute eine Kapelle zum Andenken an die im Krieg gefallenen Soldaten. Aus der Kriegszeit sind noch verfallene Schützen- und Laufgräben und einige Barackenreste erhalten, und es gibt ein kleines Museum über die Kämpfe.
Wegenetz
Ein Anstieg erfolgt von Pieve di Livinallongo (1465 m) über das geschlossene Rifugio Alpino auf dem Pian della Lasta (1835 m); bis zur Hütte gibt es einen Fahrweg. Die Rundumsicht schließt im Norden die weiteren Gipfel der Fanesgruppe, im Osten die Tofane und die Nuvolaugruppe, im Südosten die Civettagruppe, im Südwesten die Marmolatagruppe und im Westen die Sellagruppe ein.
Wolkenkreuz
Aus dem Jahr 1915 wird eine kreuzförmige Wolkenformation über dem Col di Lana berichtet, die als "Wolkenkreuz vom Col di Lana" ("Nube a forma di croce") bekannt ist. Andere Quellen datieren die Erscheinung mit September 1938 als Vorbote der Katastrophe des Zweiten Weltkriegs, aber auch als Zeichen der Hoffnung auf die Vergänglichkeit der "gottlosen Ideologie des Nationalsozialismus".
(Wikipedia)
This path here in quietude looks like a forgotten secret route. Time has marked the comings and goings from Dunsyre Parish Church to the Old Manse. The sections of each new development can be seen as additional construction blocks with each new section clearly showing differing building technique and fashion in construction changing just as the gravestones show how masons could convey trends and patterns in memorial traditions still evident here in the graveyard where the path between the symbolic stones leads on to the Old Manse.
The beautiful Dunsyre Church in South Lanarkshire Scotland is an amazing place to find and to enjoy. The grave makers are old and full of symbolism. The stones and trees hold lichens that attest to the clean air in this tranquil idyll near Biggar and 24 miles from Edinburgh.
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Dunsyre Parish Church
canmore.org.uk/site/48840/dunsyre-parish-church
Photographs and research notes relating to graveyard monuments in Dunsyre Churchyard, Lanarkshire.
canmore.org.uk/collection/2222283
Dunsyre Church
canmore.org.uk/site/48839/dunsyre-church
Dunsyre Manse
canmore.org.uk/site/48853/dunsyre-manse
Dunsyre Castle
canmore.org.uk/site/48815/dunsyre-castle
Dunsyre Hill
Cass Shays 5, 11 and Big 6 team up to haul a log train toward the Cass Water Tank on a misty spring morning in May of 2009. From this going-away perspective, the three-locomotive line-up almost looks like it shares a common drive shaft. This impressive demonstration of geared steam power was orchestrated by charter organizer Carl Franz and smoothly executed by engine crews Brad and Jerry in #5, Dirk and Amy in #11 and Danny and Chris in Big 6.
May 5, 2023 - West of Franklin Nebraska US
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36 Years ago, with a peaked curiosity, I dove feverishly into the world of storm chasing and well, the rest is history. Fast forward a few years and my current journey in storm photography & videography has unlocked a completely new life that I never imagined would exist. Oh how my adventures continue...
Mother Nature definitely orchestrated her magic on this first storm chase of the season. Warm front had positioned itself right over the state of Nebraska. Pulling in all that warm moist air from the south created the perfect conditions for severe thunderstorm development. I was on the hunt & wouldn't be denied this day.
I got to witness 3 very sculptured Supercells this day. The first encounter was north of Franklin Nebraska. Was right along side this beast via Nebraska Hwy 136 & Hwy 10. Storm was cresting to the northeast & I had the perfect view...
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Bottle for rent- Garden Genie required: Full room and board provided.
Duties: light weeding, ensuring red flowers all year round, filling of birdbaths, rain dances, worm feeding, birdsong orchestrating, rainbow creating...and other necessities..
Materials:
Bottle from the dump (Thanks Jim and Jill :) 82cms tall including stopper- Lemon ruski bottle. Plastic flowers, stained glass, irridescent glass, vitreous tile, glass gems, winkelman porcelain tile, glass tile, mexican smalti blobs, mirror, ball chain, tempered glass, millefiori, glass ladybirds and bees. Midnight grout.
The morning after ... and yes, I know I look tired!
The quilt was my major present from a large number of friends - all orchestrated by my great friend Kate who had the idea, pounded up interest & financial support and then hand made this one of a kind perfect creation. The three main materials represent my three passions - firefighting, music (singing) and biology (environment)
The predominant colours are blue (my favourite if you hadn't guessed) and red - the colours of the elements firefighters work with - red for fire & blue for water.
There is even a stunning blue and black flame patterned material as a back with flame stitching and a panel with everyone's names on it!
Thankyou everyone - I love it!
Belated HNY one and all !
Like this Gull, I'm re-surfacing slowly after a period of care for my wife, who underwent full knee replacement surgery just before Christmas. Each day becomes easier for her, and with luck i'll be out and about with my trusty Nikon again soon...
Actress Leah Lewis, who plays Georgia Fan on the Nancy Drew series, crosses Granville Street at the tail end of a march against mandatory vaccines (orchestrated by the Canadian Frontline Nurses). A mother holds her child’s hand while holding a sign saying “Let Me Choose”. The message on a bus demands “Masks Mandatory” while the Vancouver Police Department provided traffic control in their cruisers. Looking northeast up the Granville Strip to Mount Seymour in the distance. Captured in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ~ September 1, 2021
I posted this photo on Instagram and someone pointed out who this was crossing the street. Another pointed out I was being a creepy paparazzi. I was actually taking a photo of Granville Street and this pedestrian walked into my shot. I had no idea who this was, nor do I watch the Nancy Drew Series (loziz). Hardy Boys was way more my style when I was a kid. I rarely watch TV, Movies or the News.
"Sunset" by Paul Klee, 1930 in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
from the AIC's website:
"Paul Klee was an artist and teacher at the Bauhaus for most of that famed school’s existence. Initially head of the bookbinding department, Klee made his greatest contribution as a lecturer on the theory of form in art for the basic design course. There, he developed his ideas about the "polyphony" of painting—the simultaneous effect of formal elements that produces "a transformed beholder of art."
Klee was also a trained musician and shared with many artists of the early twentieth century the idea that music was the key to producing a new, abstract form of art. He was interested in the temporal character of music and its possible translation into art. Works like Sunset reflect the principles of rhythm: linear structures, forms, and tonal values are orchestrated into a measured, vibrating image. To produce such a harmonious effect, Klee layered an intricate pattern of dots over a neutral background. Abstract, geometric, and overlapping shapes balance with recognizable forms, such as the schematic face in the upper left and the red sun and arrow in the lower right. The resulting composition—balancing stillness and movement, shallowness and depth— relates to Klee’s larger project of looking to music to produce an art that "does not reproduce the visible, but makes visible."
Les Proverbes flamands, appelé ou sous-titré Le Monde renversé ou encore La Huque bleue, est une peinture de Pieter Brueghel l'Ancien, datée de 1559, actuellement à la Gemäldegalerie de Berlin qui fait partie du corpus certain de l'Œuvre peint de Pieter Brueghel l'Ancien. Il existe un autre tableau, Douze proverbes flamands, attribué également à Brueghel l'Ancien mais dont l'attribution est incertaine.
Le tableau, signé et daté, en bas à droite : « BRVEGEL, 1559 ». La composition dense et assez déséquilibrée, typique de la première manière du peintre, illustre environ 120 proverbes ou dictons, que certains analysent et décrivent par rapport au folklore nordique en général, et que d'autres ont mieux définis en se référant aux dictons flamands. Appelé la Huque bleu du nom du personnage central qui trompe son mari, on a quelquefois proposé d'interpréter l'ensemble de cette composition comme une représentation du monde renversé. Comme Le Combat de Carnaval et Carême de 1559, il s'agit là de grandes compositions à l'huile sur panneaux de chêne, orchestrations savantes de scènes détaillées, animées de nombreux personnages. Le peintre signe alors Bruegel et non plus Brueghel, supprimant le h dont il faisait usage jusqu'alors, et les œuvres datées par la suite apparaîtront comme autant de jalons signalétiques de son parcours.
Pour ceux qui veulent aller plus loin dans l'analyse :
bruegel.pieter.free.fr/proverbes.htm
The Flemish Proverbs, called or subtitled Le Monde inversé or La Huque bleue, is a painting by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, dated 1559, currently in the Gemäldegalerie of Berlin which is part of the corpus certain of the Painted Work of Pieter Brueghel the Elder. There is another painting, Twelve Flemish proverbs, also attributed to Brueghel the Elder but whose attribution is uncertain.
The painting, signed and dated, bottom right: "BRVEGEL, 1559". The dense and rather unbalanced composition, typical of the painter's first way, illustrates about 120 proverbs or sayings, which some people analyze and describe in relation to Nordic folklore in general, and that others have better defined by referring to Flemish sayings. Called the Blue Huque of the name of the central character who deceives her husband, it has sometimes been proposed to interpret the whole of this composition as a representation of the overthrown world. Like The Carnival and Lenten Combat of 1559, these are great oil compositions on oak panels, elaborate orchestrations of detailed scenes animated by numerous characters. The painter then signs Bruegel and no longer Brueghel, removing the h he used until then, and later dated works will appear as so many milestones of his career.
Yesterday took place at the castle the medieval festival
a fantastic day orchestrated by talented Djs, Dj Bettina, Dj Lully and Dj Marie Louise, all revisited on the theme of medieval music and costumes
Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi - Milan 1571 - Porto Ercole 1610)
Judith and Holofernes (1599 circa) - dimensions 145 x 195 cm - National Gallery of Ancient Art, Palazzo Barberini, Rome
Tre personaggi e un drappo rosso sullo sfondo: pochi elementi, in grado di orchestrare un vero e proprio teatro dei contrari. Buio e luce, vecchiaia e giovinezza, vita e morte, forza e fragilità.
Giuditta è un’eroina del Vecchio Testamento, una giovane vedova ebrea che salva il suo popolo dall’assedio dell’esercito assiro. Finge di volersi alleare con il nemico e uccide con le proprie mani il generale Oloferne, dopo essere stata accolta nell’accampamento con un fastoso banchetto.
Fin dal ‘400 è un’iconografia frequente, ma non era mai stata rappresentata con tale cruenta spettacolarità.
Qui la scimitarra è in pieno affondo, c’è energia nelle mani e negli arti contratti di Oloferne, ma ancora per poco. La bocca del generale è spalancata in un grido che sta per spegnersi, il fiotto di sangue non ha ancora esaurito il suo getto, come se Caravaggio avesse voluto bloccare gli istanti fulminei di un’azione, difficili da fermare con lo sguardo. La fonte di luce è collocata in alto a sinistra e investe per intero l’esile figura di Giuditta, con la fronte aggrottata, nello sforzo di richiamare a sé tutte le forze, fisiche e spirituali, per un gesto che compie suo malgrado. L’ancella Abra, che nel racconto originale è una giovane donna, diventa una vecchia dal volto rugoso e dagli occhi allucinati, spia dell’orrore che l’osservatore prova di fronte a una tale violenza. La tela, datata al 1599 circa, è importante da un punto di vista stilistico e tematico: è il primo vero quadro di storia di Caravaggio e inaugura la fase dei forti contrasti tra luce e ombra. Venne commissionato dal banchiere Ottavio Costa, che vi era affezionato a tal punto da pretendere nel proprio testamento la sua inalienabilità. Del dipinto, però, si persero le tracce per secoli, e venne ritrovato solo nel 1951 dal restauratore Pico Cellini, quasi per caso, presso la famiglia che ne era in possesso, e segnalato al critico Roberto Longhi. Un coup de théâtre in piena regola, consono alla teatralità del quadro. Venti anni dopo venne acquistato dallo Stato ed esposto a Palazzo Barberini.
Three figures with a red drape in the background: just a few elements, yet capable of orchestrating an utterly realistic theater of contrasts: darkness and light, age and youth, life and death, strength and frailty.
Judith is one of the heroines of the Old Testament, a young Jewish widow who saved her people from the besieging Assyrian army. She pretended to ally herself with the enemy and slew their general Holofernes with her own hands, after being welcomed to his camp with a festive banquet.
The iconography had been common since the 1400s, yet it had never been depicted with such harsh and spectacular realism.
Here we see scimitar plunged deep into Holofernes’ throat. Life is still coursing through Holofernes’ contracted hands and limbs, though not for much longer. The general’s mouth gapes in a strangled cry, and we see the spurting blood, as if Caravaggio wished to freeze the flashing instants of an act that cannot be halted with the gaze. The light falls from the top left, striking Judith’s slender figure in full: her forehead is furrowed, as if seeking to summon all her strength, both physical and spiritual, to overcome her revulsion at the act she feels compelled to perform. Her maidservant Abra, a young woman in the original story, is here a wrinkled old woman with hallucinated eyes, bearing witness to the horror that the viewer feels before such violence. The painting, dated to around 1599, is important stylistically and thematically: it is Caravaggio’s first historical work, and marks the beginning of the phase of strongly contrasting light and darkness. The work was commissioned by Ottavio Costa, a banker, who was so enamored of it that he stipulated its inalienability in his will. However, all trace of the painting was lost for several centuries and it was only found in 1951 by the restorer Pico Cellini, almost by chance, in the possession of a family and reported to the art critic Roberto Longhi – a dramatic turn of events highly appropriate to the theatrical nature of the painting. Twenty years later it was acquired by the Italian state and exhibited in Palazzo Barberini.
it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuditta_e_Oloferne_(Caravaggio)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Beheading_Holofernes_(Caravaggio)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XNewbMQEzo
I am also delighted (and very excited) to introduce this particular Light Painting and the back story that goes with it. I created this LP back in December 2014 and the story behind it will bring a smile to my face for some time to come.
Back in September of last year someone (thanks Ollie!) suggested that I submit some of my photography work to The Telegraph / Nikon for the 'I am Different' ad campaign that was being launched by the UK arm of Nikon. Weeks passed and I heard nothing back, and so I naturally assumed that my work had not made the cut.
However, after another couple of weeks I got an email saying that my work had really impressed them and that they were very keen to work with me on the project idea that I submitted! I cannot describe both the excitement and the nerves that I felt at that point, as I learned that a 6-person camera crew would be flown over to Guernsey to film me making my work. In fact, I still can't quite believe that this all happened!
After many hours spent planning the logistical side of things that go hand-in-hand when hosting a camera crew at the start of winter on a small island that is regularly battered by high winds and rain (esp in December!), the actual film shoot went really well I am relieved to say. What an experience! I have to express such thanks to the film crew and in particular Steph who orchestrated the whole shoot. And I thought I was busy!
The finished short-film can now be viewed at either of the below links. I hope you enjoy it:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XNewbMQEzo
www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/technology/photography-tips/
I really hope this incredible coverage helps to spread the word about Light Painting in general. It truly is such a magical & creative process.
If anyone out there wants to learn more about Light Painting and Long Exposure photography, then please feel free to check out my Ebook here:
www.davidgilliver.com/photography/e-book-launch-day-final...
Thanks,
David
The lights at City Hall are orchestrated with intent. Unfortunately, I do not easily discover what this handsome blue commemorates on the evening of November 30, 2018.
Italien / Südtirol - Pralongià
In the background you can see the Col di Lana and the Monte Civetta.
Im Hintergrund sieht man den Col di Lana und den Monte Civetta.
Pralongià High Plateau
The flower meadows of the Pralongià, the “Amphitheatre of the Dolomites”, are accessible by funicular from Corvara.
Between Corvara, La Villa and San Cassiano there’s a special natural highlight at 2,100 m a.s.l. - the Pralongià High Plateau known as the “Amphitheatre of the Dolomites” for the stunning panoramic views it offers: it includes the Fanes Group with Mt. Piz Cunturines, the Puez Group with Mt. Sassongher and the mighty glacier of Mt. Marmolada. In between there’s the homonymous mountain hut (2,157 m a.s.l.), dating back to 1932, which also offers overnight stays.
The high plateau invites both in summer and winter to beautiful snowshoe tours, MTB rides and hikes: the Alta Badia High Route (6 days) as well as the Dolomite High Route no. 9 pass here. From the wide and easy paths of the highland you can ascend to the peak of Mt. Piz Sorega, the Col Alto and the Piz la Ila. The Pralongià High Plateau is accessible by the homonymous funicular (2 sections) starting near the Alta Badia Golf Club in Corvara.
(alta-badia.org)
The Col di Lana is a mountain of the Fanes Group in the Italian Dolomites. The actual peak is called Cima Lana and situated in the municipality of Livinallongo del Col di Lana (German: Buchenstein) in the Province of Belluno, Veneto region.
History
World War I
During World War I the mountain, alongside the neighbouring Monte Sief, was the scene of heavy fighting between Austria-Hungary and Italy. It is now a memorial to the War in the Dolomites.
During the years of 1915/16, Italian troops from 12 infantry and 14 Alpini companies repeatedly attempted to storm the peak, defended first by the German Alpenkorps and later by Austro-Hungarian regiments. These attempts resulted in heavy losses; 278 Italians died due to avalanches alone. On 8 November 1915 the Italians, under the command of Lt. Col. Giuseppe Garibaldi II conquered the summit but then could only mount a weak defence with rag-tag units against a well orchestrated pincer manoeuvre: the top of the Col di Lana fell back to Austro-Hungarian troops early the next day. A terrible winter then set in, doing its fair share of killing. However this is not the only reason that the Italians dubbed it "Col di Sangue", "Blood Mountain". Like all sides in the First World War, the Italian Army sought to conquer the summit with relatively large forces, paying a high price in casualties.
In 1916, Col di Lana became the site of fierce mine warfare on the Italian Front. Lieutenant Caetani of the Italian engineers developed a plan for mining the peak, which was executed silently using hand-operating drilling machines and chisels. At the start of 1916, the Austro-Hungarian army learned through an artillery observer on Pordoi Pass that the Col di Lana summit had been mined. The Austro-Hungarians began a counter mine, and exploded this on 6 April 1916. The counter mine was, however, too far away from the Italian explosive tunnel. This was laid with five tonnes of blasting gelatin. On the night of 16/17 April 1916, the 5th Company of the 2nd Tyrolean Kaiserjäger regiment was relieved by the 6th Company, under Oberleutnant Anton von Tschurtschenthaler. The struggle reached its zenith on the night of 17/18 April 1916, when at around 23:30 the summit was blasted. The Austro-Hungarians under Tschurtschenthaler then had to surrender the mountain; however they were able to maintain a position on Monte Sief, which is linked to Col di Lana by a ridge, which was cut in two by a mine fired on 21 October 1917 by Austro-Hungarian soldiers, thereby obstructing the Italian breakthrough in the area.
Memorial
Today a memorial chapel stands on the summit as a memorial to the soldiers that fell in battle. The remains of a barracks and decaying gun and communications trenches have been left behind from the war. There is also a small war museum on the mountain.
The route is from Pieve di Livinallongo (1,465 m) via the Rifugio Pian della Lasta (1,835 m); there is a road as far as the hut.
(Wikipedia)
Monte Civetta (3,220 m) is a prominent and major mountain of the Dolomites, in the Province of Belluno in northern Italy. Its north-west face can be viewed from the Taibon Agordino valley, and is classed as one of the symbols of the Dolomites.
The mountain is thought to have been first climbed by Simeone di Silvestro in 1855, which, if true, makes it the first major Dolomite peak to be climbed. The north-western face, with its 1,000-metre-high cliff, was first climbed in 1925 by Emil Solleder and Gustl Lettenbauer. It is historically considered the first "sixth grade" in six-tier scale of alpinistic difficulties proposed by Willo Welzenbach (corresponding to 5.9). Thirty years later UIAA used this as a basis for its grading system.
The famed Svan mountain climber Mikhail Khergiani died in a climbing accident on Monte Civetta in 1969.
(Wikipedia)
Hochebene des Pralongià
Die Blumenwiesen der Pralongià, das “Amphitheater der Dolomiten”, sind von Corvara aus mit der Seilbahn erreichbar.
Zwischen Corvara, Stern (La Villa) und St. Kassian befindet sich auf rund 2.100 m Meereshöhe ein ganz besonderes Ausflugsziel: das “Amphitheater der Dolomiten”. Die wunderschöne Hochebene des Pralongià bietet einen Rundumblick auf die majestätischen Gipfel der Dolomiten, u.a. auf die Fanesgruppe mit der Cunturinesspitze, auf die Puezgruppe mit dem Sassongher und auf den beeindruckenden Gletscher der Marmolata. Mitten auf dem Hochplateau befindet sich seit 1932 die gleichnamige Schutzhütte (2.157 m ü.d.M.), die auch Übernachtungen anbietet.
Die Pralongià-Hochebene lädt Sommer wie Winter zu ausgedehnten Schneeschuh-Touren, MTB-Touren und Wanderungen ein: Hier führt der Alta Badia Höhenweg (6 Tage) und der Dolomiten Höhenweg Nr. 9 vorbei. Von den breiten und leichten Wegen der Hochebene aus geht es zudem weiter zum Gipfel des Piz Sorega, zum Col Alto und Piz la Ila. Erreichbar ist Pralongià mit der gleichnamigen Seilbahn (2 Sektionen), die nahe des Golfplatzes in Corvara startet.
(alta-badia.org)
Der Col di Lana (ladinisch Col de Lana) ist ein 2462 m s.l.m. hoher Berg in der Fanesgruppe in den Dolomiten. Er liegt bei Livinallongo del Col di Lana (deutsch: Buchenstein) in der Provinz Belluno (Italien).
Der Berg war wie der benachbarte Monte Sief im Ersten Weltkrieg zwischen Österreichern und Italienern heftig umkämpft und ist heute ein Mahnmal des Krieges in den Dolomiten.
Kämpfe 1915/16
12 italienische Infanterie- und 14 Alpini-Kompanien unternahmen 1915/16 immer wieder verlustreiche Versuche, den zuerst vom Deutschen Alpenkorps und dann von Österreichisch-Ungarischen Truppen besetzten Gipfel zu stürmen, wobei allein durch Lawinen 278 Italiener ums Leben kamen. Doch nicht nur deshalb bekam der Berg von den Italienern auch den Namen „Col di Sangue“, „Blutberg“. Die italienische Armee versuchte wie alle anderen kriegführenden Parteien des Ersten Weltkriegs, durch den Einsatz von verhältnismäßig vielen Soldaten den Gipfel zu erobern, wobei große eigene Verluste in Kauf genommen wurden.
Der als Pionier eingesetzte italienische Leutnant Gelasio Caetani entwarf schließlich den Plan zur Unterminierung des Berges, die geräuscharm mit Handbohrmaschinen und Meißeln erfolgte. Anfang 1916 erkannten die Österreicher durch einen Artilleriebeobachter am Pordoijoch, dass der Berggipfel unterminiert wurde. Die Österreicher begannen, einen Gegenstollen anzulegen, und sprengten diesen am 5. April 1916. Diese Gegenmine war allerdings zu weit entfernt vom italienischen Sprengstollen. Dieser wurde mit 5 t Sprenggelatine geladen. In der Nacht vom 16. auf 17. April 1916 wurde die 5. Kompanie des 2. Regiments der Tiroler Kaiserjäger durch die 6. Kompanie unter Oberleutnant Anton von Tschurtschenthaler abgelöst. Ihren Höhepunkt fanden die Kämpfe in der Nacht vom 17. auf den 18. April 1916, als der Gipfel um 23:30 Uhr gesprengt wurde. Die Österreicher unter von Tschurtschenthaler mussten den Berg daraufhin aufgeben; sie konnten sich jedoch am Monte Sief, der mit dem Col di Lana durch einen Gipfelgrat verbunden ist, behaupten und so einen italienischen Durchbruch in dieser Gegend verhindern.
Auf dem Gipfel befindet sich heute eine Kapelle zum Andenken an die im Krieg gefallenen Soldaten. Aus der Kriegszeit sind noch verfallene Schützen- und Laufgräben und einige Barackenreste erhalten, und es gibt ein kleines Museum über die Kämpfe.
Wegenetz
Ein Anstieg erfolgt von Pieve di Livinallongo (1465 m) über das geschlossene Rifugio Alpino auf dem Pian della Lasta (1835 m); bis zur Hütte gibt es einen Fahrweg. Die Rundumsicht schließt im Norden die weiteren Gipfel der Fanesgruppe, im Osten die Tofane und die Nuvolaugruppe, im Südosten die Civettagruppe, im Südwesten die Marmolatagruppe und im Westen die Sellagruppe ein.
Wolkenkreuz
Aus dem Jahr 1915 wird eine kreuzförmige Wolkenformation über dem Col di Lana berichtet, die als "Wolkenkreuz vom Col di Lana" ("Nube a forma di croce") bekannt ist. Andere Quellen datieren die Erscheinung mit September 1938 als Vorbote der Katastrophe des Zweiten Weltkriegs, aber auch als Zeichen der Hoffnung auf die Vergänglichkeit der "gottlosen Ideologie des Nationalsozialismus".
(Wikipedia)
Der Monte Civetta – meist nur Civetta (ital. für Eule) genannt – ist ein 3220 m s.l.m. hoher Berg in den Dolomiten und gibt der Civettagruppe ihren Namen, welche in der italienischen Provinz Belluno (Region Venetien) liegt.
Der Berg liegt östlich des Val Cordevole, südlich des Val Fiorentina und westlich des Val di Zoldo und bildet gemeinsam mit einigen kleineren Gipfeln die Civetta-Moiazza-Gruppe. Diese 6 km lange Gruppe bildet eine hohe Felsmauer, die gegen Westen über 1000 m abfällt. Sie bildet folgende Gipfel aus (von Nord nach Süd): Monte Coldai (2396 m), Torre Coldai (2600 m), Torre d’Alleghe (2649 m), Torre di Valgrande (2715 m), Punta Civetta (2892 m), Monte Civetta (3220 m), Piccola Civetta (3207 m), Cime di Mede (2504 m), Torre Venezia (2337 m), Cima delle Busazze (2894 m) und Monte Moiazetta (2727 m).
Der Gipfel selbst wurde in den 1860er Jahren durch den Jäger Simeone De Silvestro erstmals bestiegen. Seine Route, die heute übliche Normalroute (Tivanweg), führt vom Val di Zoldo aus über die SO-Flanke des Berges. Ein anderer Anstieg ist die teilweise gesicherte Via ferrata degli Alleghesi, die über den Ostpfeiler der Punta Civetta und den Nordgrat des Civetta-Hauptgipfels führt. Hier sind immer wieder auch Gehstrecken zu bewältigen. Die Via ferrata Attilio Tissi (diese ist sehr steinschlaggefährdet) und die Via ferrata Costantini (Moiazza) gehören zu den anspruchsvollsten Klettersteigen der Dolomiten.
Nordwestwand
Die Civetta-Nordwestwand stand in den 1920er Jahren im Mittelpunkt des alpinistischen Interesses. Emil Solleder und Gustl Lettenbauer konnten dann die über 1000 Meter hohe Wand am 7. August 1925 erstmals durchsteigen. Sie gilt als eine der schwersten Klettereien ihrer Zeit und wurde mit den 6. Grad eingestuft.
Berghütten in der Civettagruppe:
Rif. Coldài (2132 m; CAI) – im Norden
Rif. Tissi (2262 m; CAI) – in aussichtsreicher Lage am Fuß der Civetta-Westwand
Rif. Vazzoler (1714 m; CAI) – Standquartier im Süden für beliebte Klettertouren (Torre Trieste, Torre Venezia)
Rif. Carestiato (1834 m; CAI) – am Fuß der Moiazza, im Südosten gelegen
Rif. Torrani (2984 m; CAI) – direkt unterhalb des Hauptgipfels
Eine eindrucksvolle Bergwanderung führt vom Val Zoldana (Forcella Staulanza bzw. Palafavera) zur Coldaihütte, von dort vorbei am Coldaisee zur Tissihütte und zum Rif. Vazzoler; über das Rif. Carestiato erreicht man den Passo Duran. Dieser Weg ist zugleich einer der schönsten Abschnitte des Dolomiten-Höhenweges 1.
Wichtigster Talort ist Alleghe am gleichnamigen See im Cordevoletal.
(Wikipedia)
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📅 Date: 07/11
⏰ Time: 1 - 4pm SLT
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Dress Code: Naughty Nuns and Horny Devils
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The worry of trying to fit my Poppy dolls comfortably into one frame was not an issue for this final "cataloguing" shot of my Poppy Parker collection.
Though a few more Poppys came home than this initially (three more to be precise), these are the only two who have stayed so far:
Pretty (Prickly) Bird Poppy Parker (2020), now renamed Quinnley. No doll of mine has had a journey quite like this one! I had felt for sure when this doll first arrived that I was selling her....and then one Flickr friend suggested I at least photograph her once -- or maybe even twice. (thank you, dear Maria!)...then, she became the first doll to orchestrate her own Flickr “keep her” campaign with multiple photo comments in support of her. And then yet another dolly friend helped me name her and convinced me that she could be more than the sinister-looking Poppy I first saw. Now she's actually developing a bit of a storyline in Metro Community and may not be quite so plotting or prickly after all! She's wearing a camisole top by Yoko*Dolls and a Barbie necklace.
Enlightened in India Poppy Parker (2021) - My dream "Pattie" Poppy. Again, if you have known me here, you know I love dolls, the Beatles, and '60s fashion, so by extension of all these things, I adore Pattie Boyd. I am still so, so excited that she's here! I love everything about her. Pattie is wearing a smart striped pantsuit by LabellebyIsobel (etsy).
Poppys who came and have left: Party in the Hamptons (it was planned that she wouldn't stay), Lovely in Lilac (I really wanted to like her but just couldn't), and the brunette Anniversary Kiss Poppy. I was excited when she was first revealed -- she looked like the Poppys I loved/remember from 2013 with more neutral makeup.
Strangely, the classic BG screening that makes grail Poppys for so many is just not a face screening I gravitate to, so I am currently making arrangements for her to go to a new forever home with a dear dolly friend -- always my first choice for dolls leaving the shelf!
Layaku (Durbar Square)
Bhaktapur Durbar Square is a conglomeration of pagoda and shikhara-style temples, mostly dedicated to Hindu gods and goddesses grouped around a 55-window palace of brick and wood. The square is one of the most charming architectural showpieces of the valley as it highlights the ancient arts of Nepal. The golden effigies of the kings perched on the top of stone monoliths, the guardian deities looking out from their sanctuaries, the wood carvings in every place — struts, lintels, uprights, tympanums, gateways and windows — all seem to form a well-orchestrated symphony.
The royal palace was originally situated at Dattaraya square and was only later moved to the Durbar square location. The square in Bhaktapur was severely damaged by an earthquake in 1934 and hence appears more spacious than the ones at Kathmandu and Patan.
The transient beauty of the coast is intricately intertwined with the captivating patterns that emerge in the sand, crafted by the relentless forces of wind and wave. These natural sculptors shape the shoreline, leaving behind ephemeral masterpieces.
As the tides ebb and flow, they orchestrate a delicate dance with the sand. With each advancing wave, the water gently caresses the shore, carrying particles of sand along its journey. As the wave recedes, it relinquishes its cargo, depositing the grains in a meticulous arrangement. This cyclical process, repeated countless times, creates intricate patterns that stretch along the coastline.
The patterns left behind by the retreating tide mimic the ebb and flow of life itself. Swirling ripples, reminiscent of a miniature desert landscape, emerge as the water recedes, their graceful curves and undulating lines transforming the beach into a living work of art. The patterns are at once orderly and chaotic, with intricate geometrical formations intermingling with whimsical curves and asymmetrical shapes.
The wind, a silent artist in its own right, adds its touch to the sculpting process. As it sweeps across the coast, it whispers secrets to the sand, coaxing it to dance in its invisible embrace. The wind's gentle touch lifts fine particles from the beach, carrying them aloft in an intricate ballet. It sculpts the sand into delicate ripples, resembling the soft undulations of fabric.
The interplay between the wind and the tide results in an ever-changing landscape. The patterns shift and evolve, shaped by the combined forces of these elemental sculptors. Ripples become miniature mountains, rising and falling in a transient topography that mirrors the larger contours of the surrounding coast. Each gust of wind and every advancing or receding wave leaves its mark, etching new patterns and erasing old ones, in an eternal cycle of creation and destruction.
These ephemeral patterns serve as a reminder of the impermanence of existence and the transient nature of beauty, as each passing moment alters the landscape, erasing what once was and creating something new. The sands become a canvas for the symphony of time, a tangible reflection of the ever-changing nature of our lives.
The beauty of these fleeting patterns lies not only in their visual allure but also in the emotions they evoke. They inspire a sense of wonder and awe, inviting us to pause and appreciate the intricate designs that nature creates with such effortless grace. The patterns speak of the interconnectedness of all things, the harmonious interplay between the elements, and the constant flux that defines our existence.
In these patterns of nature, we find a profound lesson: that life, like the shifting sands, is ever-changing, and that true beauty lies not in permanence but in the appreciation of the fleeting moments that grace our journey.
Built probably by the start of the 9th century and converted into its present form in the 11th, the crypt under the basilica’s high altar is divided into a nave and two aisles by the six columns supporting the cross vaults. The walls and ceiling are completely covered by a majestic fresco cycle, which is likely to be from the late 12th century. The main themes are scenes from the Passion (lunettes), figures of saints (vault corbels), the story of Saints Hermagoras and Fortunatus (top of the walls), and a draped design (foot of the walls). The individual subjects unite perfectly into a complete, beautifully orchestrated work, which cannot fail to impress.
Twenty-five brand new Enviro 400 MMC vehicles will enter traffic at Folkestone and Hastings on the Wave group of routes on Monday 5th December prompting a carefully orchestrated cascade the same weekend will allow the withdrawal of the some twenty older Dennis Tridents which are still in the fleet.
One such vehicle likely to bite the dust is Stagecoach South East 18292 AE51 VFW which is seen here on Roman Way, Park Farm whilst working route B2. Tuesday 29th November 2016.
Having spent the summer on-loan to Eastbourne for use on the ELAC Language School contract it has now returned to its home at Ashford for what is likely to be the final few months of its working career.
Dennis Trident - Plaxton President (Ex-Cavalier, Huntingdon & District & Stagecoach in Cambridge)
This path here in quietude looks like a forgotten secret route. Time has marked the comings and goings from Dunsyre Parish Church to the Old Manse. The sections of each new development can be seen as additional construction blocks with each new section clearly showing differing building technique and fashion in construction changing just as the gravestones show how masons could convey trends and patterns in memorial traditions still evident here in the graveyard where the path between the symbolic stones leads on to the Old Manse.
The beautiful Dunsyre Church in South Lanarkshire Scotland is an amazing place to find and to enjoy. The grave makers are old and full of symbolism. The stones and trees hold lichens that attest to the clean air in this tranquil idyll near Biggar and 24 miles from Edinburgh.
© PHH Sykes 2023
phhsykes@gmail.com
Dunsyre Parish Church
canmore.org.uk/site/48840/dunsyre-parish-church
Photographs and research notes relating to graveyard monuments in Dunsyre Churchyard, Lanarkshire.
canmore.org.uk/collection/2222283
Dunsyre Church
canmore.org.uk/site/48839/dunsyre-church
Dunsyre Manse
canmore.org.uk/site/48853/dunsyre-manse
Dunsyre Castle
canmore.org.uk/site/48815/dunsyre-castle
Dunsyre Hill
Drifting downgrade from Hanson, the SD40-2 and SD40-T-for-Tunnel-2 easily slip into Hartline with the 26-car empty HM16, past the quiet old Dormaier clan homestead under an unfriendly eastern Washington sky on a mid-January afternoon last year. In a bit, the conductor will orchestrate the spotting of empties on the two stub tracks that butt up against the homestead property line while the locals hole up in town at Kenice’s Cafe slinging scuttlebutt and sipping soup. A light frosting of snow dresses the fall-harvested fields. She’ll be the leader collecting loads on the way back to Four Lakes from Coulee City a few more miles beyond here. No, there are no tunnels around here nor heavy mountains grades for that former Cotton Belt Tunnel Motor to push through or climb, but she was a reliable and a damned good puller even after nearly freezing to death, literally. Froze up solid from having been shut down in sub freezing temperature without dumping her water. But we brought her back from the brink to run again. She was always a welcome sight to see in the consist and damn sad to see her leave us and our tunnelless CW Sub. (©16Jan19)
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This path here in quietude looks like a forgotten secret route. Time has marked the comings and goings from Dunsyre Parish Church to the Old Manse. The sections of each new development can be seen as additional construction blocks with each new section clearly showing differing building technique and fashion in construction changing just as the gravestones show how masons could convey trends and patterns in memorial traditions still evident here in the graveyard where the path between the symbolic stones leads on to the Old Manse.
The beautiful Dunsyre Church in South Lanarkshire Scotland is an amazing place to find and to enjoy. The grave makers are old and full of symbolism. The stones and trees hold lichens that attest to the clean air in this tranquil idyll near Biggar and 24 miles from Edinburgh.
© PHH Sykes 2023
phhsykes@gmail.com
Dunsyre Parish Church
canmore.org.uk/site/48840/dunsyre-parish-church
Photographs and research notes relating to graveyard monuments in Dunsyre Churchyard, Lanarkshire.
canmore.org.uk/collection/2222283
Dunsyre Church
canmore.org.uk/site/48839/dunsyre-church
Dunsyre Manse
canmore.org.uk/site/48853/dunsyre-manse
Dunsyre Castle
canmore.org.uk/site/48815/dunsyre-castle
Dunsyre Hill
268/365 Work with textures
White Gardenia Night
by Rebecca Wiles
Gardenias saturate the night,
clothed in their array of lovely white.
Their fragrance permeates the nose,
and far outshines the perfect rose.
White Gardenias take me there,
while I sit upon my chair.
And listen to the crickets play,
in their orchestrative way.
I feel blessed to be,
alone in my revery,
on a White Gardenia night!
(...)
Dans un petit coin d'humus, deux petits escargots (+/- 5mm) se livraient à un curieux rituel orchestré par la Nature. Une danse étrange : en un glissement rotatif synchronisé, leurs deux corps entremêlés s'échangeaient leur capital génétique dans le but de permettre la continuité de l'espèce. Le plus étrange, c'est que les deux se fécondent et les deux porteront les œufs, fruit de leur union.
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In a small corner of humus, two little snails (+/- 5mm) were engaged in a curious ritual orchestrated by Nature. A strange dance: in a synchronized rotating slide, their two bodies interwoven exchanged their genetic capital in order to allow the continuity of the species. The strangest thing is that both of them fertilize each other and they will bear the eggs, fruit of their union.
One of the last Uyghur drivers in Sandaoling watches on with bemusement, becoming the center of attention for a steady trickle of westerners and growing stream of Chinese photographers hoping to catch the Last Great Steam Show on Earth.
The JS passing by at left) is all that's left of the old worker's train that used to run out to XiBoliZhan, as employees now ride in the cab down to the loader in the pit. Upon its return to the surface, the loco is now moving up to back onto a rake of coal wagons that it will run with for the rest of the day.
Mike Ma orchestrates proceedings in the doorway.
In the heart of the metropolis, where time ticks in sync with hurried footsteps, this monochrome symphony captures a fleeting moment of urban ballet. The blur of motion paints a picture of life in perpetual motion at the train station, a place where countless stories intersect and diverge. Above, the methodical pattern of lights watches over like a silent conductor, orchestrating the rhythm of comings and goings. Each figure, an anonymous dancer in this impromptu performance, is both everywhere and nowhere as they blend into the collective pulse. This snapshot is an ode to those transient seconds that weave the fabric of city life – ungraspable yet deeply felt.
Camera: Konica Hexar AF
Film: Ilford HP5+
Developer: Ars-Imago R9
AI-generated caption by Copilot
From Wikipedia: The Siege of Tyre was orchestrated by Alexander the Great in 332 BC during his campaigns against the Persians. The Macedonian army was unable to capture the city, which was a strategic coastal base on the Mediterranean Sea, through conventional means because it was on an island and had walls right up to the sea. Alexander responded to this problem by first blockading and besieging Tyre for seven months, and then by building a causeway that allowed him to breach the fortifications.
It is said that Alexander was so enraged at the Tyrians' defence of their city and the loss of his men that he destroyed half the city. According to Arrian, 8,000 Tyrian civilians were massacred after the city fell. Alexander granted pardon to all who had sought sanctuary (safety in the temple), including Azemilcus and his family, as well as many nobles. 30,000 residents and foreigners, mainly women and children, were sold into slavery.