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A clearwing or hummingbird moth at Mizell Farms Nursery near Folsom, Louisiana. Several of these moths were searching the flowers for food.
On Sept. 11th Mizell Farms wiil have a Hummungbird Festival. The birds will live trapped, ID'd, weighed and tagged and turned loose. I believe LSU is doing the bird handling. They do this each year and normally catch about 50 to 70 birds. They are not harmed and it is done for science and hummingbird studies.
See (for more info): www.mizellfarms.com/
اجل شاسباب هالغيبه وابي شاسباب تاخيره
وابي ليه الجفا ياقلب وانت بغيبته حيران
شهر واكثر ولا طرش عن غيابه معاذيره
ياليته لو تعذر بالظروف ولايمه غلطان
تعبت ولا طرى له يتصل قل علّها خيرة
وش انت متعبٍ حالك على واحد قليل احسان
يجي ميّت وله لامن شكى وقته وتعزيره
واذا قفّى على وجهه حبيبك ناقة عريمان
اقول انه موالف له بشرخلاك تقزيره
واقول انك على هامش حياته مابقى لك شان
مع اللي ماله سبوق اتركه شف واحد غيره
وانا شوري عليك تلحقه في سبعة الشيطان
ذبحك الطيب ياقلبٍ تعذّب من مقاديره
ياعل كنك خفوقي خابرك ماتعرف النكران
تقاضى لعنبو جد الغلا ماتنفع الذيرة
ترى من لاتقاضا ياخفوقي هالزمن ,, ينهان
حبيبٍ ماصفى لك ,, طيع شوي بدل بغيره
وانا شوري عليك تلحقه في سبعة الشيطان
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A new series following Another Day in Capital City. I rarely go to London these days, but this is my third visit with camera in hand during the past 12 months… and the atmosphere, the city noise, the r-u-s-h hits me like a tidal wave every time.
I seem to be finding myself inexorably drawn towards the potentially darker images in this series, at the moment!
I don't really need to say much here. It was snowing most of the day and while being agitatedly watched by his partner, this swan decided to go on a walkabout on the frozen lake.
One of the many ground squirrels (aka marmots or groundhogs) of the Grand Canyon. Taken on the South Rim trail with a 55mm (equiv. 82mm), no crop. Despite the signs, the cute furry balls are clearly fed by the hords of tourists, otherwise they wouldn't display this behaviour (and size !).
Part of my US West Coast set.
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Thar Desert - Rajasthan. - Dryin chili for sale
Il Deserto di Thar,noto anche come il Gran Deserto Indiano, è una grande ed arida regione nella parte nord-occidentale del subcontinente indiano. Con una superficie di oltre 200.000 chilometri quadrati, è settimo deserto a livello mondiale per estensione. Si trova in gran parte nello stato indiano del Rajasthan, e si estende nella parte meridionale degli stati indiani del Punjab, Haryana e Gujarat settentrionale. In Pakistan il deserto copre la regione orientale delle provincia del Sind e la parte sud-occidentale del Punjab.
(Da Wikipedia)
The Thar Desert (Hindi: थार मरुस्थल), also known as the Great Indian Desert, is a large, arid region in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent. With an area of more than 200,000 km2, it is world's 7th largest desert and also Asia's 3rd largest desert. The Thar desert along with the Sahara desert of Africa, Arabian peninsula desert, and Cholistan desert in Pakistan are part of the same desert formation. It lies mostly in the Indian state of Rajasthan, and extends into the southern portion of Haryana and Punjab states and into northern Gujarat state. In Pakistan, the desert covers eastern Sindh province and the southeastern portion of Pakistan's Punjab province.
(From Wikipedia)
Thanks to my friend Jacinto Policarpo for the company... and to my friend Manel Monteiro that although we have not photographed together, the challenge came from him!! Thanks buddy's
THANKS so much for all your comments and support!! I appreciate it !!
OBRIGADO por todos os comentários e apoio!! Agradeço imenso!!
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Focal Length: 16mm
Shutter Speed: 45 sec
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 100
Tripod:
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Tripod Head:
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By an unlucky chance a Fox fell into a deep well from which he could not get out. A Goat passed by shortly afterwards, and asked the Fox what he was doing down there.
"Oh, have you not heard?" said the Fox; "there is going to be a great drought, so I jumped down here in order to be sure to have water by me. Why don't you come down too?"
The Goat thought well of this advice, and jumped down into the well. But the Fox immediately jumped on her back, and by putting his foot on her long horns managed to jump up to the edge of the well.
"Good-bye, friend," said the Fox, "remember next time:
Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties
Lake Brienz, Switzerland, in the blue mood of a cloudy evening - SOOC, just a small crop done
I post this image, because i like the mood and the tones and layers of blue so much.
But also as a dedication to my friend kausthub, who was there at the same evening ............ and maybe it was even him, who took this shot.
He was there without his camera - miracles happen :-)) - but when he saw the colours of the beginning night, he absolutely wanted to capture these.
And even if he at that moment still let me shoot (with my camera, ha ha ha), he for sure encouraged and inspired me to try several modes (aperture and shutter speed priority, and white-balances and points of view and angles, and..., and..., and...) ......so i hope, it was me, bringing out this wonderful result :-)
Anyway - it is a beautiful shot, and i want to share it with you!
Only seconds later he for sure took over - watch his amazing photo here:
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Fotografía tomada de Mar del Plata - Partido de la Costa - Buenos Aires - Argentina
...ahora que ya no dueles....
♥
Señores de "Duro de Domar", si van a usar una foto mia en sus informes, tengan la honradez de pedir permiso!
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“Y estos derechos... a respetarlos, ¿eh? ¡No vaya a pasar como con los diez mandamientos!” (Mafalda)
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Perso lungo la strada…
Smarrimento tutto intorno al proprio mondo, tutto è smarrito, tutto sembra non essere al proprio posto, ti svegli la mattina sudato, memore di un sogno, ma che sogno non è…
Un incubo…
Ne prendi coscienza subito dopo, ma non ti ricordi il perché di tutta questa agitazione, come se da fantasma, non stessi piu li, o meglio, il mondo non è piu tuo, chissa dove sei, chissa cosa sei…
Tutto ti sembra cosi irreale, tutto ti scivola dalle mani, tutto diventa difficile da gestire, ma quello che ti preoccupa è capire, se è la realtà…
O la memoria del sonno…
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Lost along the road.
Dismay everything around his own world, everything is lost, everything seems not to be to the really place, you wake up the morning, mindful of a dream, but that it is not a dream...
A nightmare...
You take later immediately conscience Of it, but you don't remember yourself the why of this whole nervousness, as if from ghost, anymore them I was not, or better, the world is not your anymore, who knows where you are, who knows thing you are...
Everything seems yourself so unreal, everything it slips you from the hands, everything it becomes difficult to manage, but what worries yourself is to understand, if it is the reality...
Or the memory of the sleep...
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Not the ideal time of day for waterfalls the sun to high in the sky but it is my only day off work this week - the gardening or................A last minute trek with Rob :-) no contest - but its a tough trek and it hurt :-) i will get here one day before the sun rises .Its my favourite of all the waterfalls and not really happy with any of the shots ive got .
This waterfall is the least visited for a reason its a hard climb down and even tougher to get back up :-( its not dangerous like Sgwd isaf clun gwyn it just steep and the steps are a killer .
one or two obstacles to climb through , not the best time to go waterfalls for photography but this is one of my fav's a tough trek that hurt.
This is the least visited waterfall not many actually are aware is there .
San Juan, mi barrio donde me crie y jugue cuando pequeño....
6º Premio de concurso Canarias y su Gente 2009 de Canarias 7
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"I could stay there for a lifetime"
Better days with brighter sunshines are coming. Everyone's "Woohoo !" !
- This title also tries to make a comparison between the ephemeral poppies, and our human condition, which is ephemeral as well, but in another way(s)... -
This afternoon, i came back home earlier than usual. After two fruitless hours in front off my tv, i decided to look out the window.
The weather was cloudy and we almost couldn't see the sun. I had to wait before going outside with my camera.
And there was not much to do inside. Actually i didn't really check out what i could do because i wanted to breathe some refreshing and sunny air, and maybe to take some pictures as well...
But i hoped this was not going to last long.
Twenty minutes later, without asking myself more questions, i opened the door and jumped outside.
Sometimes you easily become aware of things, habits you'd always like to live with... Your will can change everything without a lot of efforts.
I decided to ride my bike if ever the clouds would have liked to wring themselves.
Though despite that i put rain clothes into my bag, nothing happened.
In fact, i couldn't know that the bad weather that persisted this entire week was going to change into a beautiful and sunny afternoon allowing me to find my smile back.
At that moment of the day, when the sun suddenly appeared from behind the clouds now disapearing, i found a wheat field full of poppies. The first one this year !
I couldn't even dream of it !
The horizon was immense, i couldn't see anything but wheat, and wheat, and poppies... And the sun was wonderfully reflecting on the wheat dancing with the wind... The sun was not so hot on my skin, and sometimes the wind was a little cold. But it was an intense feeling, only the fact of being here, lost in the immensity.
I could stay there for a lifeftime.
I only stayed two hours, or more. I don't know. In fact i don't even remember.
I was feeling alive for the very first time this year :D
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Et salut à vous tous mes amis,
Paul :)
Per correr miglior acque alza le vele
omai la navicella del mio ingegno,
che lascia dietro a sé mar sì crudele;
e canterò di quel secondo regno
dove l'umano spirito si purga
e di salire al ciel diventa degno.
Ma qui la morta poesì resurga,
o sante Muse, poi che vostro sono;
e qui Calïopè alquanto surga,
seguitando il mio canto con quel suono
di cui le Piche misere sentiro
lo colpo tal, che disperar perdono.
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WHEN YOU ARE SMILING
When you are smiling
ocurre que tu sonrisa es la sobreviviente
la estela que en ti dejó el futuro
la memoria del horror y la esperanza
la huella de tus pasos en el mar
el sabor de la piel y su tristeza
When you are smiling
the whole world
que también vela por su amargura
smiles whith you.
Mario Benedetti
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A macro shot done for MACRO MONDAYS' theme of 'Floating'.
SOOC apart from crop and signature.
Part of my Marbles (Set)
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Detail of the facade of the Science Center Medical Technology - more in my sets urbanabstractions and berlin - JiBBR
La Aljafería (en árabe: قصر الجعفرية Qasr al-Ya`fariyya) es un palacio fortificado construido en Zaragoza en la segunda mitad del siglo XI por iniciativa de Al-Muqtadir como residencia de los reyes hudíes de Saraqusta. Este palacio de recreo (llamado entonces «Qasr al-Surur» o Palacio de la Alegría) refleja el esplendor alcanzado por el reino taifa en el periodo de su máximo apogeo político y cultural.
Su importancia radica en que es el único testimonio conservado de un gran edificio de la arquitectura islámica hispana de la época de las Taifas. De modo que, si se conserva un magnífico ejemplo del Califato de Córdoba, su Mezquita (s. X), y otro del canto de cisne de la cultura islámica en Al-Ándalus, del s. XIV, La Alhambra de Granada, se debe incluir en la tríada de la arquitectura hispano-musulmana La Aljafería de Zaragoza (s. XI) como muestra de las realizaciones del arte taifa, época intermedia de reinos independientes anterior a la llegada de los almorávides.
Las soluciones adoptadas en la ornamentación de la Aljafería, como la utilización de arcos mixtilíneos y de los salmeres en «S», la extensión del ataurique calado en grandes superficies o la esquematización y abstracción progresiva de las yeserías de carácter vegetal, influyeron decisivamente en el arte almorávide y almohade tanto del Magreb como de la Península Ibérica. Asimismo, la transición de la decoración hacia motivos más geométricos está en la base del arte nazarí.
Tras la reconquista de Zaragoza en 1118 por Alfonso I El Batallador pasó a ser residencia de los reyes cristianos de Aragón, con lo que la Aljafería se convirtió en el principal foco difusor del mudéjar aragonés. Fue utilizada como residencia regia por Pedro IV el Ceremonioso y posteriormente, en la planta principal, se llevó a cabo la reforma que convirtió estas estancias en palacio de los Reyes Católicos en 1492. En 1593 experimentó otra reforma que la convertiría en fortaleza militar, primero según diseños renacentistas (que hoy se pueden observar en su entorno, foso y jardines) y más tarde como acuartelamiento de regimientos militares. Sufrió reformas continuas, y grandes desperfectos, sobre todo con los Sitios de Zaragoza de la Guerra de la Independencia hasta que finalmente fue restaurada en la segunda mitad del siglo XX y actualmente acoge las Cortes de Aragón.
En su origen la construcción se hizo extramuros de la muralla romana, en el llano de la saría o lugar donde los musulmanes desarrollaban los alardes militares conocido como La Almozara. Con la expansión urbana a través de los años, el edificio ha quedado dentro de la ciudad. Se ha podido respetar a su alrededor un pequeño entorno ajardinado que le aísla incluso de la autopista que pasa a escasos metros de allí.
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The Aljafería Palace (Arabic:قصر الجعفرية Qasr Aljafariya, Spanish: Palacio de la Aljafería) is a fortified medieval Islamic palace built during the second half of the 11th century in the Moorish taifa of Zaragoza of Al-Andalus, present day Zaragoza, Spain. It was the residence of the Banu Hud dynasty during the era of Abu Jaffar Al-Muqtadir after abolishing Banu Tujibi of Kindah dynasty. the palace reflects the splendor attained by the kingdom of the taifa of Zaragoza at the height of its grandeur. The palace currently contains the Cortes (regional parliament) of the autonomous community of Aragon.
The structure holds unique importance in that it is the only conserved testimony of a large building of Spanish Islamic architecture of the era of the Taifas (independent kingdoms).
After the capture of Zaragoza in 1118 by Alfonso I of Aragon, the Aljaferia became the residence of the Christian kings of the Kingdom of Aragon and as such was converted into the focal point for spread of the Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon. It was the birthplace of Saint Isabel of Portugal in the year 1271. It was used as the royal residence by Peter IV of Aragon and subsequently, on the principal building site, a renovation was carried out that converted these chambers into the palace of the Catholic Monarchs in 1492. In 1593, the structure experienced another renovation that converted it into a military base, first according to Renaissance designs (which today can be observed in its moat and gardens) and later as military quarters. The building suffered continuous alterations and considerable imperfections, above all with the Siege of Zaragoza during the Peninsular War until it was finally restored in the second half of the 20th century and currently it houses the Cortes or autonomous community legislative assembly of Aragon.
In the original construction, extra ramparts were made in the open field surrounding the Aljaferia. With urban expansion over the years, the building has remained inside of the city. Yet the city of Zaragoza has not been able to honor the landscaped surroundings of the Aljaferia. A freeway passes only a few meters away.
Lo Zahir è un pensiero che all'inizio ti sfiora appena e finisce per essere la sola cosa a cui riesci a pensare.
Il mio Zahir ha un nome e il suo nome è Esther.
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L'amore è una forza selvaggia. Quando tentiamo di controllarlo, ci distrugge. Quando tentiamo di imprigionarlo, ci rende schiavi. Quando tentiamo di capirlo, ci lascia smarriti e confusi...
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Niente inviti o icone di gruppi nei miei commenti, grazie 1000!
old shot -february.
my camera charger was lost 2 weeks ago ): and still, i havent got myself a new charger, so...im counted as camera-less now. i miss shooting with my cameraaaaa! friend's birthday party, dinner with family etc, i really wish i have my camera with me so that i can capture the beauty of those happy moments! perhaps i'll ask my friend to help me to buy a new charger ): it costs RM150. eew.
have started our weekly motto again!!! and too bad, i cannot do for this Sunday's topic, which was chosen by me - 'dream'. i'll catch up soon, i promise :) you have no idea how much i miss editing with photoshop - the manipulations. im pretty sure my photoshop skill is dying. :O
btw, my Flickr Pro Account is going to expire on 11 of May. 2 more days. i can still remember how excited and happy i was when i first received the surprise by Riz. not much people liked my photos that time, she was the one who encouraged me a lot! and that was the first time i feel the love and support from people you dont even know in real, by flickr! i loveeeee flickr, really! :) but listen, i dont think i need another flickr pro account, as you can see, i dont upload a lot of photos in a month, so a normal account is enough for me, im sure! :)
aww, i think i have too much to tell you guys!
lately i've just created a Facebook FanPage as well! :) because there are a lot of people who added my personal facebook lately are the ones who like my work, not the ones who know me in real. so... yeah. this is the page where we can talk about photography, or share something with me! I've uploaded some "Befores/Afters" there, im pretty sure some of them will get your jaw dropped :p
have fun :)
www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php?species=megera
Wall
Lasiommata megera (LASS-ee-oh-may-tuh muh-JEE-ruh)
Wingspan
45 - 53mm
Checklist Number
59.002
Family:NymphalidaeRafinesque, 1815
Subfamily:SatyrinaeBoisduval, 1833
Tribe:ElymniiniHerrich-Schäffer, 1864
Genus:LasiommataWestwood, 1841
Subgenus:
Species:megera(Linnaeus, 1767)
Introduction
The Wall gets its name from the characteristic behaviour of resting with wings two-thirds open on any bare surface, including bare ground and, of course, walls! Many people will have come across this butterfly on footpaths, especially in coastal areas, where the butterfly flies up when disturbed, before setting again a few metres ahead.
The basking behaviour of this butterfly allows it to benefit from the full warmth of the sun whose rays shine directly on the butterfly, but also get reflected back onto the butterfly from whichever surface it is resting on. This habit allows the butterfly to raise its body temperature sufficiently high for it to fly. In particularly hot weather, however, such basking is avoided and the butterfly may even retreat to a suitably-shaded spot to avoid overheating.
This species was once found throughout England, Wales, Ireland and parts of Scotland. Today, however, is a very different picture, with this species suffering severe declines over the last several decades. It is now confined to primarily-coastal regions and has been lost from many sites in central, eastern and south-east England. In Scotland it is confined to coastal areas in the south-west of the country. It is also found on the Isle of Man and Channel Islands. This butterfly is found in relatively small colonies that are self-contained although some individuals will wander, allowing the species to quickly colonise suitable nearby sites.
Taxonomy Notes
Ball (1914) uses the name f. filipluma to describe specimens of the summer generation, differentiated by their scale formation.
Verity (1911a) uses the name ssp. caledonia to describe the race from Scotland which, he says, differ in the width and intensity of the black markings and very broad marginal band. The base of the hindwing being entirely blackened.
Lasiommata megera
This species was first defined in Linnaeus (1767) as shown here (type locality: Austria and Denmark).
Conservation Status
There has been a severe and worrying decline of inland populations, with most remaining populations now being found in coastal areas. This species is therefore a priority for conservation efforts.
Habitat
This species is now found primarily in coastal areas, especially unimproved grassland, wasteland, cliff edges and hedgerows.
The first generation of adults emerge in early May, peaking at the end of May and early June, or a little later in the north of England and Scotland. They give rise to a second brood that emerges at the end of July, or mid-August further north. There are 2 generations each year and, on occasion, a small 3rd generation may appear in October.
Imago
The male of this species is territorial and will inhabit a particular area, such as a path, hedgerow or roadside verge, waiting for a passing female. Males will typically perch in a favoured position but will, in sunny and warm conditions, adopt a strategy of patrolling in order to find a mate. All passing insects are investigated and rival males will fly high into the air before coming back to the ground a few seconds later.
The female is much more sedentary and the less-conspicuous of the two sexes. After a brief courtship a pair will mate before disappearing into surrounding vegetation. Both sexes are avid nectar feeders and will feed from any available flower.
Adults feed primarily on Daisy (Bellis perennis), Fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica), Hawkweeds (Hieracium/Hypochoeris), Knapweeds (Centaurea spp.), Marjoram (Origanum vulgare), Ragged Robin (Lychnis flos-cuculi), Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), Thistles (Cirsium spp. and Carduus spp.), Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) and Yarrow (Achillea millefolium).
Ovum
The spherical eggs are laid singly, or occasionally in twos and threes, in various positions, including the leaves of the foodplant, exposed roots and nearby vegetation. Eggs are pale green when first laid, becoming more translucent as the larva develops within. Sites for egg-laying are typically sheltered and warm compared to their surroundings, and include grass clumps, rabbit scrapes and hoof prints from cattle. This stage lasts around 10 days.
Larva
After emerging, the young larva typically eats its eggshell before feeding on the leaves of the foodplant. Larvae become more mobile as they mature and will move from plant to plant as needed. Larvae typically feed at night, but occasionally feed during the day. This stage lasts around 4 weeks for those larvae that do not overwinter, and there are 3 moults in total.
The primary larval foodplants are Bents (various) (Agrostis spp.), Cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata), False Brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum), Tor-grass (Brachypodium pinnatum), Wavy Hair-grass (Deschampsia flexuosa) and Yorkshire-fog (Holcus lanatus).
Pupa
The green pupa is formed head down, attached by the cremaster to the foodplant or nearby vegetation and is extremely well camouflaged. This stage lasts around 2 weeks.
Another photo from their shoot.
I really like this one.
We had a rain scare, so had to bring it under this gazeebo at Maclay Gardens.
These 2 are awesome.
ATTN TALLAHASSEE: if you need to get tattooed, go to Euphoria and ask for Nate!
Strobe:
abr800 in moon unit in front of couple
ab800 on grass on opposite side of railing with orange gel filter.
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Shot this morning in the lake sammamish state park, south of Lake Sammamish. i arrived there around 6:45 am. stayed about two hours observing the birds. more animals compared to marymoor park, but nature here is far less interesting in my opinion. fog over the water wasn't that big either, but fine enough to have good bird shots. as yesterday morning, i only carried two lenses. the 70-200 f4 L and my big 100-400 f4.5-5.6 L. Since birds were the main goal this morning, i only used the latter.
it's actually the first time i'm concentrating at catching birds in flight. i understand what it feels now when i succeed at doing so. it's immensely satisfactory.
100-400 f4.5-5.6 L
Tombée de la nuit sur l'Ile Saint Louis, Paris, France
no HDR - panorama from 6 different pictures - taken last december 2006
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e preparatevi a sopportarmi perchè questa è la prima di una serie che voglio pubblicare, per mostrare questo posto così bello.
a Pitigliano ci arrivi attraverso una tortuosa strada immersa fra le dolci colline toscane, e, di colpo, dietro a una mezza curva, te la ritrovi davanti, restando senza fiato.
Questa cittadina è uguale da secoli: un dedalo di vicoli che si susseguono, vicoli certe volte talmente stretti che una persona fa fatica a passarci.
Qui ogni epoca ha lasciato un segno: etrusca, romana e medievale.
Qui ogni popolo ha scavato il tufo creando una città sotto la città: cunicoli, pozzi, tombe, cantine, colombari.
da Wikipedia:
Pitigliano è un caratteristico borgo della Maremma grossetana, unico nel suo genere per la particolarità di essere costruito interamente su di un masso tufaceo, ciò lo rende uno dei luoghi più interessanti dell'area del tufo.
Il paese si eleva su un pianoro formato dai corsi d'acqua Lente, Meleta e Prochio, è certamente uno dei centri artistici più belli della Toscana e d'Italia La cittadina conserva vari monumenti di interesse artistico che spaziano dall'epoca medievale al Settecento.
Fondato dai Romani nei pressi di vicine necropoli e insediamenti etrusche delimitati da mura, divenne nel Medioevo possesso della famiglia Aldobrandeschi; alla fine del Duecento il centro venne ereditato dagli Orsini e diventò la capitale dell'omonima contea sotto la quale rimase fino agli inizi del Seicento, quando venne conquistato dai Medici che lo inglobarono nel Granducato di Toscana nel 1604.
Pitigliano è nota anche come "la piccola Gerusalemme" per la presenza di una sinagoga e di una comunità ebraica piuttosto numerosa che da sempre riuscì a trovare un'ottima integrazione con la popolazione locale.
fr: Soirée tranquille sur le Boulevard René-Levesque, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Es un típico postre Argentino: queso y dulce de batata
Porque las deudas se pagan... Acá te dejo el postre Dani, si si me acuerdo de la otra también.. iba a poner del pajarito... pero mmm queda feo jejejejejeje!!
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Que tengas una bonita noche!
Mua!
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Let's face it. Life is actually like that sometimes. There are times when you really want - you really need - someone to walk with you, and there's no one there. Either they won't or they can't. Sometimes people who care about us would like to walk with us through what we're going through, but they just can't; they don't understand, they don't know how to help, they're too busy with their own issues, or they're just not there for any one of a hundred reasons. Maybe as you're listening today, you're just tired of walking alone.
What I'm about to say may sound too good to be true, but I wouldn't offer you false hope. You don't ever have to walk alone again. The reason that is not just a hollow hope is because it doesn't depend on the love of some human who may be there or may not be. It depends on the love of the God who made you - who is always there.
Listen to the ironclad promise of Jesus Christ in Hebrews 13:5. It's our word for today from the Word of God. "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." He says never. He's offering you a "never leave you" love. Some of Jesus' last words on earth to those who belong to Him are these: "Surely I am with you always" (Matthew 28:20). After listing every conceivable force on earth, or in heaven, or in hell that might take His love away, Romans 8:39says: "Nothing in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
But He loves you so much He wasn't willing to lose you, so He sent Jesus. That's His one and only Son, and He sent Him to die for the sin that separates you from Him. So He could forgive you, so you could live in His love, so you could be in heaven with Him forever. And now that love is working inside your heart, drawing you His direction. This can't be a one-way love. You have to open up to what He died to give you, by telling Him that you're placing the rest of your life in His hands; hands that bear eternal evidence of His love for you. You can tell when you see the print of the nails there.
With Jesus in your life, will you ever feel lonely again? Sure you will. There'll be lonely times, but you'll never be alone again. You have His word on it.
The Green Crested Lizard is 550mm in length, with a long hanging tail making up four fifths of its length. It has a jagged crest on its neck which more closely resemble hairs, as opposed to the crest of its close relative, B. cristatella, which more closely resembles the points on a crown. The crest consists of elongated scales, although it is flabby like skin.
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The head is square in shape, and there is a soft sack under the chin. It has large, flexible eyelids made of fine speckled scales.
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Last weekend, I was with fellow flickr friends Danny and Michael on a waterfall hunt (liquid gold, as Danny aptly put it!). Day two, before going to the series of falls, the wild azalea fragrance drew us, and while Danny was shooting the Azaleas, I looked down. Look, what I find :) These beaded dew drops on the tips of teenie weenie wild strawberry leaves drew my attention :)
There was my first droplet of liquid gold!
Real busy this week :(( Will stop by as and when possible..
Have a not-so-hectic-wonderful work week my friends!
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I'm called by this name
I speak this language
It's not quite the same
For no other reason
Than this it's my home
And the places I used to be far from are gone
You've travelled this long
You just have to go on
Don't even look back to see
How far you've come
Though your body is bending
Under the load
There is nowhere to stop
Anywhere on this road
My heart is breaking
I cannot sleep
I love a man
Who's afraid of me
He believes if he doesn't
Stand guard with a knife
I'll make him my slave
For the rest of his life
I love this hour
When the tide is just turning
There will be an end
To the longing and yearning
If I can stand up
To angels and men
I'll never get swallowed
In darkness again
You've travelled this long
You just have to go on
Don't even look back to see
How far you've come
Though your body is bending
Under the load
There is nowhere to stop
Anywhere on this road
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Feast:
During the Tourney many feasts are held by nobles for the brave contestants who dare to take part in the Tourney. Show your character feasting upon various strange and exotic dishes in a great hall.
I decided to do an outdoor feast in a courtyard of a more Mythronian/roman styled building. for the food, what is more exotic then the Juicy Rainosian mountain pig
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After two months of volcano eruptions in Iceland, Fimmvörðuháls from March 21 - April 13. and then Eyjafjallajökull from April 14 to May 23. Many great adventures and phototrips, I finally got the change do do what I really love about photograpy, SEASCAPES!.
The sunset and clouds were not so dramatic this weekend, but I also like seascapes during "blue hour" and minimalism scenes. The natural rock sculptures Reynisdrangar, at Vik in Myrdal, are usually been photographed from the other side, the eas side, so I prefer the west side of them. The waves on this coastline in Reynisfjara area often huge, and sometimes deadly, but on this night however the ocean was strangely calm, my boots got flushed anyway but that's a different story.
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La mesquita blava o del sultà Ahmed (en turc Sultanahmet Camii), a Istanbul, Turquia, és una obra de Sedefhar Mehmet Ağa, un deixeble de l'arquitecte Mimar Sinan. Està situada enfront d'església de Santa Sofia separades ambdues per un bell espai enjardinat, i és l'única a Istanbul que posseïx 6 minarets.
La mesquita va ser construïda durant el regnat del catorzè sultà otomà, Ahmet I, entre 1609 i 1616, en temps de decadència otomana. És la mesquita més gran i fastuosa d'Istanbul. La mesquita va ser construïda juntament amb una madrassa, escola alcorànica, un asil, un centre comercial d'artesania, un kervansaray, allotjament per a camells, una font i un külliye, complex soci-religiós.
ESP:
La Mezquita Azul o Mezquita del Sultán Ahmed (en turco, Sultanahmed Camii) de Estambul, es obra de Sedefhar Mehmet Ağa, discípulo del arquitecto Sinan. Está situada frente a la Iglesia de Santa Sofía, separadas ambas por un hermoso espacio ajardinado, y es la única en Estambul que posee 6 alminares.
Su magnífico exterior no le hace sombra a su suntuoso interior, en el que una verdadera sinfonía de bellísimos mosaicos azules de Izmir, dan a este espacio una atmósfera muy especial.
The Holy Monastery of Simonos Petra, or more simply Simonopetra, is without doubt the most daring construction on the Holy Mountain. It stands proudly at a height of 330 metres on the end of a rocky mountain range.
The Monastery was founded by the Blessed Simon the Myrrhobletes around 1257, as a result of a vision. The whole of the building work, the Life of the Saint assures us, was accomplished as the result of divine intervention. In 1363 the Monastery was renovated with generous donations from a Serb despot, John Uglesha, who is regarded as the Monastery's second founder. In the Third Typikon, Simonopetra occupies 23rd place among the then monasteries of Athos; today it holds thirteenth place in the hierarchy.
Unfortunately, among the dates which are milestones in the history of the Monastery are those inauspicious days when it was afflicted with the scourge of fire. In 1570 the Monastery, together with its valuable archive, was destroyed by a great conflagration. This resulted in the loss of documents of inestimable historical value. It also explains why we know so little about the Monastery in the Byzantine period.
The good relations which developed between Simonopetra and the Princes of Wallachia in the period of Turkish rule made possible its recovery. However, there was another fire in 1622, causing further damage. Simonopetra, which had been a coenobium, became idiorrythmic in the 17th century. Although never looted by pirates, the intolerable taxes of the Turks drove the Monastery to decline and abandonment. By the heroic efforts of the priest-monk Ioasaph of Mytilene, Asimopetra (as Simonopetra was called in the period of Turkish occupation) began to function again in the late 18th century. The 19th century saw the building of the multi-storeyed building on the south side. At the end of the same century, in 1891, yet another disastrous fire swept away, yet again, the older buildings and the Monastery's treasures.
In the present century, Simonopetra has experienced a period of recovery and of increasing prestige in the Orthodox world - particularly after the liberation of the Holy Mountain from the Turks and under the enlightened ladership of the Abbots Neophytos, Ioannikios, and Ieronymos. In the 1950s, however, a period of decline set in and in 1963, when Athos celebrated a millennium of life, the prospects for the future were gloomy. But the 1970s were a time when there was a gradual revival of Athonite monasticism. In 1973 a new 20-member brotherhood from the Meteora established itself at the Monastery. The Monastery of Simonos Petra once had a large number of metochia with fertile farm land. The oldest of these would appear to be Petriotiko in Sithonia. Today, best known are St Charalampus in Thessaloniki, the Ascension in Athens, the Nunnery of the Annunciation at Ormylia in Chalcidice, and three others in France. It is also worth mentioning the metochi of Michael Voda in Bucharest, dedicated to the Monastery in 1566 and confiscated by the Romanian Government in 1863.
Simonopetra, because of the restricted space of its site, is not one of those monasteries where we can see autonomous, clearly distinguished buildings. The katholikon is dedicated to the Nativity of Christ and in its original form was built around 1600, while the form it takes today took shape after the fire of 1891. The Monastery has four chapels within its precinct and eight outside.
The Monastery's archive contains a host of documents in Greek, Turkish, and Romanian, together with inscriptions, and musical and other manuscripts, to which must be added its printed books. However, it must be pointed out that almost the whole of the archival material is post-Byzantine.
The sacristy contains a treasury of works of art, consisting of icons, vestments, silverware, antimensia, seals, and engravings. However, the most important treasure of Simonopetra is the left hand of St Mary Magdalene - she is regarded as 'co-founder' of the Monastery - which has remained whole for two thousand years. The Monastery today has a community of 50 well-educated and active monks.
Source: www.mountathos.gr
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simonopetra_monastery
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Interesting article on Mt. Athos from National Geographic
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This is a stacked version of "Thunderstruck" with other photos taken before and after the original photo. I combined them in Photoshop CS4 using a Star Trails action. Final processing done in Lightroom 2.
Another example of the great power of lightning in the mountains in Colorado. This storm was parked over Gunnison, CO on the night of September 12th. I was traveling from Creede, CO back to Gunnison, when near the Powderhorn Guest Ranches, I saw the lightning lighting up the dark night sky. Surprisingly, this was taken around 8:10pm. Surprisingly dark for that night, oh well the days are definitely getting shorted as fall approaches.