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Bike phase - Wisconsin Ironman. A special riding pair (please contact me if you are able to identify--thanks.)
I have to admit it is exciting when my pictures have made it on Explore regardless of the ranking and they were all taken by my well loved P&S. Well 44 out of 45 made it on Explore by me but AC's capture of the "Rays of Christmas Hope" were taken by her. Thanks to all that viewed the pictures . . . Have a great new year ahead!
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1. A tribute . . ., 2. Rays of Christmas Hopes . . ., 3. There are only ten minutes in the life of a pear when it is perfect to eat. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, 4. Toby sends his love to all of you @ Christmas ..., 5. Meet Ryu . . ., 6. “Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much as I dream can I be.” ~ Karen Ravn, 7. Christmas Tree Decorations @ Alameda Towne Centre . . ., 8. Untitled,
9. Happy Friday!!! ;-), 10. Blessed on Aging . . ., 11. My Wish For You . . ., 12. "Believe in your heart that every moment holds a gift in its hands", 13. Happy Thursday to all my Flickr' Friends!, 14. Dedicated to Ethel . . ., 15. What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered., 16. Ok mom . . . you can have papa bring me down now!,
17. Mom, look at me!, 18. The essence of the Solanum Jasminiodes or otherwise known as the "potato vine.", 19. Have a great week ahead . . ., 20. Asiatic Lilies from our neighbor . . ., 21. On friendship . . ., 22. Stargazer Pollen 101, 23. flickr.com/photos/89416990@N00/2656832325/, 24. Indifference . . .,
25. July 4th 186/366 . . . Happy Fourth!!, 26. Agapanthus . . ., 27. On life . . ., 28. Challenges . . ., 29. Cherries, 30. Giving . . ., 31. Identity . . ., 32. Perserverance . . .,
33. Adversity . . ., 34. Love . . ., 35. Raindrops on AC's birthday . . ., 36. Happy Belated Birthday KV!!, 37. Humility . . ., 38. Karma . . ., 39. Beauty within . . ., 40. March 28th 88/366 . . . Holiday + Home = Baked Cookies,
41. Hearst Mining Interiors, 42. Open . . ., 43. Purple Ice-cream?, 44. Feb. 17 47/366 . . . Toby finds a new friend, 45. Lunch for $4.50
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Eagle Fire Company No 7.
Cypress Grove / Firemen's Cemetery
120 City Park Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana
circa 1840
Cypress Grove / Firemen's Cemetery was built on the banks of what was Bayou Metairie at the end of Canal Street in 1840. In 1841, the remains of firemen buried elsewhere in the city were moved to Cypress Grove. The entrance pylons and lodges were designed in the Egyptian style by Fredrick Wilkinson for a cost of $8,000. Many Protestant began to be buried here when the Girod Street Cemetery began to deteriorate. The cemetery is lined with Wall Vaults many of which contain the remains of volunteer firemen. There are also several large multi-vault tombs of volunteer fire companies such as Perserverance Fire Co No 13, Philadelphia Fire Engine Co No 14 and the tomb of Eagle Fire Co No 7. Elaborate tombs such as those of the Robert Stark and the WH Letchford families stand in the cemetery alongside the cast iron tomb of former mayor foundaryman, Charles L Leeds. One of the most interesting tombs, is the Soon On Tong Association tomb used as a temporary burial space of Chinese residents. The remains were once brought here for ceremony before being shipped back to China. The tomb of Maunsell White, veteran of the Battle of New Orleans and promoter of the use of hot peppers and pepper sauces (still used today), is buried here.
(as per: New Orleans Architecture Volume III)
Standing on the bank of the River Liffey, in Custom House Quay, Dublin Docklands, these sculptures, titled "Famine" by Rowan Gillespie were presented in 1997 and are a memorial of the suffering, to the one million people who emigrated and to the one million lives lost to the Great Irish Famine of 1845-1849
They stand on the departure point of the 'Perserverance' one of the first famine ships to leave in 1846.
Dublin
Republic of Ireland
16th February 2016
Intricate branches of a Magnolia tree grasping at the modest sunlight rays of a cool winter's afternoon
With his son,
on the sands of Belmont Shore
in sunny Long Beach, he was
"kite-boarding," a novel sport
which consists of clinging to the
reins of an immense black kite,
which is high aloft in the
strong Pacific winds,
pulling Steve, and his son,
who was with him,
across the sands, leaving big
trails behind. When I asked to take
his photo, I had to lierally dance
around him, as the wind was
pulling him quickly in many
directions, and he and his son
laughed heartily at my attempts,
which, surprisingly, did wield
this one usable photo.
2013 WI Ironman - marathon phase. First-place winner Maik Twelsiek of Arizona (from Germany). All rights reserved. No use without permission.
On the local lake the dawn this morning was so gentle and benign, looking south as the light crept across the water
My exif data is always wrong as when I put it through save for web and devices on ps loses the lot and the dates and times are those when it is put through the programme
Taken at Lake Perserverance, Toowoomba
on 14/8/11 at 5.53am
25 sec exposure
24mm
iso 800
f16
The iso I would not normally have this hight but had left my cable Bulb release behind as I do! but would have had the longer exposure and not the definition of the soft cloud and fog in the lake which I prefer in this instance to the moving cloud which would have achieved with the longer exposure. So leaving my cable behind worked well
Man paddles alone across icy Ontario lake on winter kayaking adventure for personal challenge and fitness
The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false color images may reveal subtle variations of the surface not easily identified in a single band image. Today's false color image shows part of Terra Sabaea, in the region between Nili Fossae and Isidis Planitia. This image is located just east of Jezero Crater, the home of the Mars 2020 rover (Perserverance) and its little helicopter buddy (Ingenuity).
The THEMIS VIS camera is capable of capturing color images of the Martian surface using five different color filters. In this mode of operation, the spatial resolution and coverage of the image must be reduced to accommodate the additional data volume produced from using multiple filters. To make a color image, three of the five filter images (each in grayscale) are selected. Each is contrast enhanced and then converted to a red, green, or blue intensity image. These three images are then combined to produce a full color, single image. Because the THEMIS color filters don't span the full range of colors seen by the human eye, a color THEMIS image does not represent true color. Also, because each single-filter image is contrast enhanced before inclusion in the three-color image, the apparent color variation of the scene is exaggerated. Nevertheless, the color variation that does appear is representative of some change in color, however subtle, in the actual scene. Note that the long edges of THEMIS color images typically contain color artifacts that do not represent surface variation.
This martian scene spans 19 x 67 kilometers (12 x 42 miles). To see where on Mars this area lies, and to download high-resolution versions of the image go to themis.asu.edu/zoom-20230927a
See the Red Planet Report at redplanet.asu.edu for updates on Mars research and exploration. For more about Mars geology, check out the Mars-ePedia: marsed.asu.edu/marsepedia
For the latest THEMIS Mars images as received by mission scientists, see themis.asu.edu/livefrommars. To learn more about the THEMIS camera and its Mars images, see themis.asu.edu
This image is in the public domain and may be republished free of charge. If used, please credit it as NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University.
This old giant in the Quinault Rain Forest had a little tunnel running underneath its ancient roots. Perhaps this tree was nursed by an even older tree that fell and has long since rotted away. Perhaps it is a gateway to a land of wonders meant only for the little ones of the world. It takes hard work and perserverance from a variety of people to preserve this kind of majesty from those who bow before the golden calf, never more so than now. To have stood and watched this tree grow from a speck to a giant, but I'd need more lifetimes than my own. Mine is but to revel for a moment.
2013 WI Ironman - marathon phase. First-place winner Maik Twelsiek of Arizona (from Germany). All rights reserved. No use without permission.
Man paddles alone at dusk across icy Ontario lake on winter kayaking adventure for self-improvement and fitness
Miss Isabela Weiss born in Louisville
Wall Vault / Oven Vault
Cypress Grove / Firemen's Cemetery
120 City Park Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana
circa 1840
Cypress Grove / Firemen's Cemetery was built on the banks of what was Bayou Metairie at the end of Canal Street in 1840. In 1841, the remains of firemen buried elsewhere in the city were moved to Cypress Grove. The entrance pylons and lodges were designed in the Egyptian style by Fredrick Wilkinson for a cost of $8,000. Many Protestant began to be buried here when the Girod Street Cemetery began to deteriorate. The cemetery is lined with Wall Vaults many of which contain the remains of volunteer firemen. There are also several large multi-vault tombs of volunteer fire companies such as Perserverance Fire Co No 13, Philadelphia Fire Engine Co No 14 and the tomb of Eagle Fire Co No 7. Elaborate tombs such as those of the Robert Stark and the WH Letchford families stand in the cemetery alongside the cast iron tomb of former mayor foundaryman, Charles L Leeds. One of the most interesting tombs, is the Soon On Tong Association tomb used as a temporary burial space of Chinese residents. The remains were once brought here for ceremony before being shipped back to China. The tomb of Maunsell White, veteran of the Battle of New Orleans and promoter of the use of hot peppers and pepper sauces (still used today), is buried here.
(as per: New Orleans Architecture Volume III)
Stage 2 Drought restrictions make the watering of garden patches a little more hands on. I move my itty, bitty, pink sprinkler head around to my winter veggies so each gets just enough water till we are finally blessed with some real rainfall. Still wish'n.....
Often, I felt "ouch" for these daring youths when they mistime their jumps and fall off their bikes. But they always shrug the fall off, give themselves a pat on their backs and re-emerged more determined and courageous, with a laudable sprit of perserverance that (dare I say!) is rather lacking in youths nowadays.
So kudos and bravo to these stunt bikers for having that spirit!
Sunset Jam, Tampines Park, Singapore
I took this in the garden at home.Note the tiny silver spider on the bee's face.I
love my macro lens.There was a slight breeze blowing while I photographed this which made it very difficult to get a clear capture,but in the end my perserverance paid off.
Man paddles alone at dusk across icy Ontario lake on winter kayaking adventure for rejuvenation and fitness
I saw this in someone's Flickr stream and fell in love with it, so much so that I spent the next several months searching out my own copy to buy. And here it is! Perserverance does pay off.
Reiley, age 11 worked on and off on this scarf for about a year. Busy with school she worked small amounts of time in the evenings. She worked two different colors of yarn and ribbed the scarf. I'm so proud of her perserverance!
'Famine' (1997) was commissioned by Norma Smurfit and presented to the City of Dublin in 1997. The sculpture is a commemorative work dedicated to those Irish people forced to emigrate during the 19th century Irish Famine. The bronze sculptures were designed and crafted by Dublin sculptor Rowan Gillespie and are located on Custom House Quay in Dublin's Docklands.
This location is a particularly appropriate and historic as one of the first voyages of the Famine period was on the 'Perserverance' which sailed from Custom House Quay on St. Patrick's Day 1846. Captain William Scott, a native of the Shetland Isles, was a veteran of the Atlantic crossing, gave up his office job in New Brunswick to take the 'Perserverance' out of Dublin. He was 74 years old. The Steerage fare on the ship was £3 and 210 passengers made the historical journey. They landed in New York on the 18th May 1846. All passengers and crew survived the journey.
In June 2007, a second series of famine sculptures by Rowan Gillespie, was unveiled by President Mary McAleese on the quayside in Toronto's Ireland Park to remember the arrival of these refugees in Canada.
Standing on the bank of the River Liffey, in Custom House Quay, Dublin Docklands, these sculptures, titled "Famine" by Rowan Gillespie were presented in 1997 and are a memorial of the suffering, to the one million people who emigrated, and to the one million lives lost to the Great Irish Famine of 1845-1849
They stand on the departure point of the 'Perserverance' one of the first famine ships to leave in 1846.
Dublin
Republic of Ireland
16th February 2016
The zoo that is Warrior Dash. While you are here, you owe it to yourself to see the rest of the set. Some fun stuff in there.
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