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This pair of Goldfinches were chowing down on the bird feeder. They were completely immersed in feeding and allowed me to approach and photograph them. Not a timid bird, it would seem.
Along the hour drive from where we camped to Namib-Naukluft National Park, we stopped quite a lot for all of the new animals that we were seeing, such as Springbok, Oryx (or Gemsbok), and numerous birds. We saw several pairs of these pretty little bustards, which were right along the side of the road. Here is a male/female pair, the female is in front with the less noticeable head markings.
Bald Eagles
Mt. Vernon, Washington
I am working in Washington this week and came upon this pair today.
Photos from the Blue Angels' winter practice at NAF El Centro. The Thunderbirds were visiting.
February 27, 2021
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A pair of Koninklijke Luchtmacht (Royal Netherlands Air Force) CH-47D Chinooks maintain an orbit over ground troops at RAF Spadeadam Electronic Warfare Range, Northumberland, UK.
CFMG 6910 & NBEC 6904 (both ex. CN SD40s) rest at Miramichi yard over the weekend.
This line was once owned by CN up until January of 1998, when they sold the Newcastle & Mont-Joli Subdivisions to a shortline operator by the name QRC (Quebec Railway Corporation) which form the NBEC (New Brunswick East Coast) & CFMG (Chemin de Fer de Matepedia & Gulf) railways. However these railways operated these lines up until late 2008, when CN rail bought back the tracks
Ramilletes (a pair)
2nd Quarter of the 19th Century
Silver and Kamagong
H: 24” x L : 10 1/2” x W: 5” (61 cm x 26 cm x 13 cm)
H: 24” x L : 12” x W: 5” (61 cm x 30 cm x 13 cm)
Opening bid: P 300,000
Provenance:
Private Collection, Masbate
Lot 91 of the Leon Gallery auction of 3 March 2018. Please see www.leon-gallery.com for more details.
It was difficult to find fresh flowers to decorate altars for the fiesta during the Spanish Colonial Period, because there were no flower farms like we have today. If color was wanted, paper flowers had to be painstakingly made by hand, using expensive papel de hapon, which came all the way from Japan. In order to have decorations whenever needed, ramilletes, or bunches, of leaves and flowers were carved out of wood. They usually came in a set of six and were made to portray a vase of flowers that were gilded and painted in polychrome for a rich and colorful effect. Richer parishes had them done in silver, the stylized vase of flowers embossed and chased in fanciful designs that were designed to reflect as much of the light as possible.
This pair of ramilletes originally belonged to a set of six, and was made to resemble a vase of flowers containing a bouquet of natural-looking leaves and flowers. The stylized vase of embossed and chased silver sheets was originally applied to a molave back with a brace and a wide base for stability.
When the ramilletes were sold, the wooden backs were discarded, as they had no intrinsic value. The buyer then had the silver attached to a kamagong backing to give it a rich, clean, and stable look.
The ramillete shows the influence of the Empire Style. The style was known as the Fernando Septimo Style in Spain and its colonies, Ferdinand VII being the king of Spain during that period. It became popular in the Philippines, when ships began to arrive directly from Europe after the lifting of the economic trade embargo after the Napoleonic Wars.
The piece is made of beaten silver made from melted peso coins. The base is wrought in the shape of a vase with a knopf and a wide flared foot. The sides of the foot are bordered with an arm-like pattern with stylized leaves at the elbows. The large oval knopf is in the form of a boss surrounded by a flattened molding edged with stylized leaves.
The shield-shaped body, bordered by a molding edged with stylized leaves, has simulated drapery gathered at the corners of the shoulders and is surmounted by a simulated cup. The body of the vase is plain in order to present a large shiny surface to reflect the candlelight from the altar.
Springing from the top of the vase is a vertical silver branch to which are attached, at equidistant levels, horizontal branches in the form of flattened silver wires that curl to form a large scroll at the outer ends. To these branches are attached clumps of smaller wires, each ending in a realistically formed leaf or a tiny embossed flower, all done in silver. Interspersed here and there are larger flowers attached to silver springs that make them en tremblant.
The making of this kind of silver work, known as feligrana, is time-consuming and laborious. Each piece is cut out from silver sheets, not with a scissor or a chisel, which causes the cut edges to curl, but by the use of a hand drill and a wire-saw that leave the edges flat. It was usually done on jewelry, particularly in making combs, and its use on large pieces is really an extravagance.
-Martin I. Tinio, Jr.
In many places we see pairs. These crossed trees might have been blown down by windstorm. High winds are common due to strong weather in the Lake Superior region.
The brightness behind the trees is open sunlight, as the Carp River is just beyond.
Porcupine Mountains Wilderness.
Barnyard Geese (Anser Anser) or Swan Geese (Anser Cygnoides)? Or a mix? They were resting on an old beaver dam in the middle of the pond.
These Canada geese were coming in for a water landing. It was raining, so this is kind of murky, but I like the way the geese stand out so well.
This B-grade pair from Dimboola blitzed the opposition both days - pretty impressive given that they didn't have any water to train on until six weeks ago.
The 122nd Dimboola Regatta was finally held this weekend after being cancelled each year since 2005 for lack of water - this time last year the river was literally empty:-