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I was hoping to center myself more, but after taking said shot this one really stood out to me more!
But I hope everyone had a great holiday! So great to be with family and celebrate; it's sad how fast it goes.
On another note I got a flash! I love it so much and actually used it in this shot! (It's in the comments below) I do prefer natural light but it will be a major help indoors and shadowy places outdoors.
Hope everyone has a great week!
Kids climbed on top of an abandoned tower in Rawalpindi, on the eve of the elections. To go down, some of them slided down a big pipe !
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
Part of Pakistani Lifestyle (Recommended as a slideshow)
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Winter Wonderland written in 1934 by Felix Bernard (composer)
and Richard B. Smith (lyricist).
There are lots of interpretations. Here comes Pat Boone:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE8D52xD4uw
Sleigh bells ring, are you listening,
In the lane, snow is glistening
A beautiful sight,
We're happy tonight.
Walking in a winter wonderland.
Gone away is the bluebird,
Here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song,
As we go along,
Walking in a winter wonderland.
In the meadow we can build a snowman,
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll say: Are you married?
We'll say: No man,
But you can do the job
When you're in town.
Later on, we'll conspire,
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid,
The plans that we've made,
Walking in a winter wonderland.
In the meadow we can build a snowman,
And pretend that he's a circus clown
We'll have lots of fun with mister snowman,
Until the other kids knock him down.
When it snows, ain't it thrilling,
Though your nose gets a chilling
We'll frolic and play, the Eskimo way,
Walking in a winter wonderland.
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別稱綠斑鳳蝶
Graphium agamemnon (Linnaeus, 1758)
Etymology
Graphium：由希臘語graph「寫、畫」」加上拉丁語ium「小型的」（同idium）組成，即「可愛的小圖片」之意。
agamemnon：希臘語本意為「堅定不移」。Mycenae國王Agamemnon，其弟Menelaus之妻Helen和特洛伊王子Paris私奔，Agamemnon遂統帥希臘聯軍攻打特洛伊，凱旋回國後，其妻Clytemnestra對於Agamemnon在出征時因得罪狩獵女神Artemis而以長女Iphigenia獻祭之事懷恨在心，便與情夫Aegisthus一起謀害於他。
鱗翅目 Order Lepidoptera
鳳蝶科 Family Papilionidae
青鳳蝶屬 Genus Graphium
Light show in Beaubourg by Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist, called "A la belle étoile". The 10mn show will be projected every night from 7pm to 8am until Feb. 26. Tip: pretend you're going to the restaurant on the 6th floor and stop at the 5th floor, which is opened and from where you can see the show from above without any glasses interfering :-) The previous link is also offering a webcam of the show.
Part of A la belle étoile
"... included in a massive 'urban renewal' project, half of the streets (old tong laus) have already been demolished, and the rest should be gone in one year's time... (Here's an article in HK Magazine if you want to know more.)"
Gage Street, Central, Hong Kong
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CCCB - Barcelona ...............................................................................En grande - View On Black
La Iglesia Católica considera El Arcángel San Miguel como patrono y protector de la Iglesia Universal; y el primero de los siete arcángeles, junto con Gabriel y Rafael. Supuestamente tocará la trompeta el día del arrebatamiento (1° Tesalonicenses 4, 16), y es el encargado de frustar a Lucifer o Satanás. Por eso en el arte se le representa como un ángel con armadura de general romano, amenazando con una lanza o espada a un demonio o dragón.
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc%c3%a1ngel_Miguel
El Centro de Cultura Contemporánea (CCCB) es un museo de la ciudad de Barcelona. Acoge exposiciones fijas dedicadas a diversos estilos artísticos que van desde la fotografía a la escultura, pasando por la pintura o los frescos.
El CCCB se inauguró el 25 de febrero de 1994. El proyecto arquitectónico del CCCB incluía la remodelación del antiguo convento de los Ángeles así como de la Casa de la Caridad. La Casa de la Caridad fue un centro de beneficencia entre 1802 y 1956. El edificio que la albergaba fue construido en 1749 y redecorado en 1929 en pleno auge del modernismo. El centro funcionó hasta 1956 cuando las instalaciones se trasladaron a los Hogares Mundet. El edificio quedó abandonado hasta que en 1980 se le incluyó en el plan de reforma previsto para el barrio del Raval.
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Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, or CCCB (Catalan for Barcelona Centre of Contemporary Culture), situated in El Raval, in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona, is a museum adjacent to the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA). The building is a mixture of old and new styles, dating from the early 18th century up to recent renovation of a facade in the Plaça de les Dones.
The centre, one of the most visited museums in Barcelona, hosts temporary exhibitions, a cinema, concerts and other cultural events. It opened in 1994 as a centre of urban development and urban culture studies administered coinjointly by the City Council of Barcelona and Diputació of the province of Barcelona, but soon after that became a museum about eclectic and varied subjects ranging from photography to sculpture or video art. Its thought-provoking temporary exhibitions frequently refer to social topics (immigration, international borders, Apartheid...) and art related to or coming from them. CCCB also includes a library, classrooms where conferences and seminars are held, and a concert hall.
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Saint Michael the Archangel en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_(archangel)
You are looking at the Bridal Veil Falls of the American (Niagara) Falls on the extreme right of this photo..This is the beauty of the American Falls as I saw it on Sunday. I'm happy with the sensor in this new little sony of mine ;) I hope you enjoy this wintery scenic view of Niagara Falls...USA. Each and every time we go I see the beauty no matter what the weather conditions. I like the sensor on this new little sony ;) camera.
Niagara Falls is Romantic, 'kitschy' and fun!!
"•The Falls at Niagara are about 12,000 years old
•Falls were formed when melting glaciers formed massive fresh-water lakes (the Great Lakes) one of which (Lake Erie) ran downhill toward another (Lake Ontario). The rushing waters carved out a river in their descent and at one point passed over a steep cliff like formation (the Niagara escarpment). From the original falls going over the Niagara Escarpment, the water began to wear its way back up the river. The path that it left is known today as the Niagara Gorge (a deeply-cut and very scenic river path).
•The word Niagara comes from the word "onguiaahra" which means "a thundering noise".
•An "Old Scow" (a steel barge) remains stranded a few hundred meters above the Falls and has been marooned there since August 6, 1918 when a near tragedy was averted by three men who opened the dumping hatches of the barge to let water in and ground the out-of control boat.
•Water that flows over the Falls at Niagara ultimately ends up in Lake Ontario - from there, water drains by way of the St. Lawrence River in to the Atlantic Ocean.
•One of the bloodiest battles of the War of 1812 took place on July 25, 1814 at Lundy's Lane in Niagara Falls, Ontario... A total of 7500 Americans and Canadians fought for six hours. At the end, 1,000 soldiers lay dead or wounded."
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I was walking on the sidewalk and I saw this guy come out of a door. I immediately said to myself, "I gotta get a shot of him." I went around some cars, hid behind one and tried to wait for the right time so he would'nt see me. I popped up, pointed my camera and he was looking straight at me. LOL! I would make a horrible spy or ninja there was no point in me hiding.
Ronda, Málaga (Spain).
ENGLISH
Ronda is a city in the Spanish province of Málaga. It is located about 100 km from the city of Málaga, within the autonomous community of Andalucía. Its population is 35,512. It is also accessible by rail from Algeciras and from Córdoba.
Ronda is situated in a very mountainous area about 750 m above mean sea level. The Rio Guadalevín runs through the city, dividing it in two and carving out the steep El Tajo canyon upon which the city is perched. Ronda was first settled by the early Celts, but its Roman and then Moorish rulers are reflected most prominently in its architecture. The forces of Catholic Spain took control of the town in 1485.
Three bridges, Puente Romano ("Roman Bridge", also known as the Puente San Miguel), Puente Viejo ("Old Bridge", also known as the Puente Arabe or "Arab Bridge") and Puente Nuevo ("New Bridge"), span the canyon. The term "nuevo" is a bit of a misnomer, since this bridge was completed in 1793. The Puente Nuevo is the tallest of the bridges, towering 120 meters above the canyon floor, and all three serve as some of the city's most impressive features.
Another important site in Ronda is the Plaza de Toros, the oldest bullfighting ring in Spain that is still used, albeit infrequently. It was built in 1784 in the Neoclassical style by the architect José Martin de Aldehuela, who also designed Puente Nuevo.
The partially intact baños árabes ("Arab baths") are found below the city and date back to the 13th and 14th centuries. Both Ernest Hemingway and Orson Welles resided in Ronda for many years, and both wrote about its beauty, contributing to its popularity.
Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls describes the murder of Nationalist sympathizers early in the Spanish Civil War by being thrown from the cliffs of El Tajo by the Republican forces.
The name of the eponimous Jewish hero of George Eliot's well-known novel Daniel Deronda seems to indicate that his ancestors lived in Ronda prior to the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492.
The Spanish Fir (Abies pinsapo) is endemic to the mountains surrounding Ronda.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronda
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CASTELLANO
Ronda es una ciudad perteneciente a la comunidad autónoma de Andalucía, situada en el noroeste de la provincia de Málaga (España). Es la capital de la comarca de la Serranía de Ronda.
La ciudad se asienta sobre una meseta rocosa a 739 metros sobre el nivel del mar. Está dividida en dos partes por un cañón, conocido como el Tajo de Ronda, por el que discurre el río Guadalevín afluente del río Guadiaro. A continuación de la garganta del tajo propiamente dicha también se extiende el tajo sobre el valle de los Molinos. Al este de la ciudad se encuentra el parque natural de la Sierra de las Nieves, al sur el Valle del Genal, al oeste la Sierra de Grazalema y al norte otras tierras más llanas en dirección a Campillos.
Aunque en el entorno de la ciudad se han encontrado restos prehistóricos que se remontan al Neolítico entre los que destacan las pinturas rupestres de la Cueva de la Pileta, los orígenes de Ronda son celtas quienes en el siglo VI a.C. la llamaron Arunda. Posteriormente los fenicios se instalaron en una aldea cercana que llamaron Acinipo. Arunda, tras ser conquistada por los griegos, pasó a denominarse Runda.
Pero Ronda como tal fue fundada como consecuencia de la Segunda Guerra Púnica, durante la campaña que el general romano Escipión llevó a cabo contra los cartagineses que dominaban la Hispania a finales del siglo III a.C. Es entonces cuando se mandó construir el castillo de Laurus el cual favoreció el asentamiento de la población a su alrededor y alcanzando en tiempos de Julio César el rango de ciudad alcanzado sus habitantes, y los de la vecina Acinipo, la cualidad de ciudadanos romanos.
En el siglo V, con el fin del Imperio Romano, la ciudad es tomada por los suevos al mando de Rechila, pasando después por un período bizantino, en el que Acinipo fue definitivamente abandonado, hasta que Leovigildo la integró en el reino visigodo.
En el 711 se produce la invasión musulmana de la península y, en 713, la actual Ronda abre sus puertas, sin presentar batalla, al jefe bereber Zaide Ben Kesadi El Sebseki. La ciudad pasa a denominarse Izn-Rand Onda (la ciudad del castillo) convirtiéndose en la capital la capital de la provincia Andalusí de Takurunna.
Con la desintegración del califato de Córdoba, Ronda se convierte en un reino de Taifas independiente regido por Abu Nur Hilal Ben Abi Qurra, y será durante este periodo cuando se crea la mayor parte del patrimonio monumental con que cuenta el casco histórico de Ronda y los arrabales. Abu Nur Hilal fue sucedido por su hijo Abú Nasar quien tras morir asesinado provocó que Ronda pasará a formar parte del reino sevillano de al- Muthadid
El periodo islámico de la ciudad finaliza cuando, el 22 de mayo de 1485, el rey Fernando el Católico logra tomarla tras un prolongado asedio. Tras la conquista muchos de los monumentos erigidos por los musulmanes son remodelados adecuándose a la nueva situación que vive la ciudad que inicia un nuevo florecimiento que la hace crecer extendiéndose en nuevos barrios como los del “Mercadillo” y “San Francisco”, pasando a conocerse el antiguo núcleo árabe como “La Ciudad”.
En 1572 se funda la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Ronda con fines de entrenamiento para la defensa y las guerras del reino.
En el siglo XVIII la ciudad vive una etapa de importantes construcciones entre las que destacan el Puente Nuevo, que ha pasado a considerarse el símbolo de la ciudad, y la Plaza de toros.
A partir de esa época se crean los mitos románticos de bandoleros y toreros. El Castillo del Laurel, alcazaba de Ronda, es derribado por los franceses en su retirada. Durante los siglos XIX y XX la actividad económica de Ronda sigue siendo principalmente rural, siendo el punto de encuentro para los habitantes de los pueblos de la Serranía y teniendo momentos de esplendor a principios del siglo XX con la llegada del ferrocarril.
En 1918 se celebra la Asamblea de Ronda en la que se fijó el actual diseño de la Bandera, el Himno de Andalucía y su escudo. En esa época se empieza a consolidar la Caja Ahorros de Ronda que ha impulsado fuertemente la economía de la ciudad hasta su desaparición en 1990 al fusionarse con otras entidades bancarias en Unicaja.
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HAPPY FATHER'S DAY !!!
Five years old bringin comedy.
Everytime I look at you I think man a little me, just like me.
If the world attacks and you slide off track,
you can cry isn’t shame in it.
Remember one fact I got your back.
I hear the cyrstal raindrops fall
On the window down the hall
And it becomes the morning dew
Just the two of us
Building them’ castles in the sky
Just the two of us
You and I
Just two of us by Will Smith & Bill Withers.
( thank you Tess for saving the screen shot for me and thank you all my friends for your wonderful visit and support. )
One of sculptor Antony Gormley's famous statues in the sea at Crosby beach near Liverpool.
Technical info:
Nikon D700 and 70-300 zoom lens at 300mm (saves me getting my feet wet!)
15 second exposure using a Lee 'Big Stopper' nd filter (10 stops) to smooth the small waves from the incoming tide.
f5.6 and iso 200
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[...] The sky is eternity. And "sun, moon and five stars" are "the manifestation of the time, which imitate eternity and a number of law following turn, are the moving images of eternal being who is" alone and not the will obey. What we see with our senses, is not heaven, not the original eternal being itself, solely by God's Spirit West. If we "want to live in the light of eternity," therefore, we need to get into the spirit of God.
"Is that possible?" You might ask. But, it's not about the possibility of achieving this goal - but the need.
Otherwise we would not even be able to only this to our time-bound and living in days and nights, months and years, measured life.
What is needed, however, which must be possible.
If the eternal, refuses to manifest in the "Forms of Time", then left it to the forms of time but not helpless themselves
If the Eternal is the moving, changing, sentient forms of the time denied it burrow yet in them. [...]
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[…] Der Himmel ist die Ewigkeit. Und „Sonne, Mond und die fünf Sterne“ sind „die Erscheinungsformen der Zeit, welche die Ewigkeit nachahmen und einem Zahlengesetz folgend sich drehen“, sind die sich bewegende Abbilder des ewigen Wesens, das allein „ist“ und nicht dem Werden gehorchend. Was wir mit unseren Sinnen sehen, ist nicht der Himmel, nicht das ursprüngliche ewigen Wesens selbst, das allein Gottes Geist durchwest. Wenn wir daher „ im Licht der Ewigkeit leben wollen“, müssen wir in Gottes Geist eindringen.
„Ist das möglich?“ könnte man fragen. Allein, es geht nicht um die Möglichkeit, dieses Ziel zu erreichen – sondern um die Notwendigkeit.
Andernfalls wären wir nicht einmal in der Lage, auch nur dieses unser an die Zeit gebundenes und nach Tagen und Nächten, Monaten und Jahren gemessenes Leben zu leben.
Was aber notwendig ist, das muss möglich sein.
Wenn das Ewige, sich weigert, sich in den „Formen der Zeit“ zu manifestieren, dann überließe es die Formen der Zeit dennoch nicht hilflos sich selbst.
Wenn sich das Ewige sich den bewegten, wechselnden, fühlenden Formen der Zeit verweigert, so verbärge es sich dennoch in ihnen. […]
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Source: D.T. Suzuki, „Der westliche und der östliche Weg“ (The Western and Eastern Weg),
Chapter: „Leben im Licht der Ewigkeit“ (Living in the Light of Eternity)
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This is a female brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater). The male is behind her. He has a shiny black body and a dull brown head. She is a gray-brown color. The female will lay her egg in the nest of another bird and then abandon it for the other bird couple to raise. This is often at the expense of the most of the chicks of the foster couple. They don't build their own nests.
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Tie your heart at night to mine, love,
and both will defeat the darkness
like twin drums beating in the forest
against the heavy wall of wet leaves.
Night crossing: black coal of dream
that cuts the thread of earthly orbs
with the punctuality of a headlong train
that pulls cold stone and shadow endlessly.
Love, because of it, tie me to a purer movement,
to the grip on life that beats in your breast,
with the wings of a submerged swan,
So that our dream might reply
to the sky's questioning stars
with one key, one door closed to shadow.
Pablo Neruda
thanks to Katherine for reminding me about flowers and words
Taken at Curbar, Derbyshire Peak District.
Was going to call this one 'Kiss my Ass' But decided not to. Think it would make a good 'Kiss my Ass' greeting card..If there was an occasion to send one.
Thanks to Lazlo Woodbine for the lift!!
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Annual Honesty (Lunaria annua) is a tall (height about 1 m), hairy-stemmed biennial plant native to the Balkans and south west Asia, and naturalized throughout Europe, North America, and parts of Asia. It has large, pointed oval leaves with marked serrations. The common name "Honesty" arose in the 16th century, and it may be due to the translucent seed-pods which are like flattened pea-pods and borne on the plant through winter. In South-East Asia and elsewhere, it is called the Money Plant, because its seed pods have the appearance of silver coins. In the United States it may also be known as "Silver Dollars," also because of the seed pods. In Denmark it is known as Judaspenge and in The Netherlands as Judaspenning (coins of Judas), an allusion to the story of Judas Iscariot and the thirty pieces of silver he was paid.
.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunaria_annua
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Pictured:
China Pavilion
Epcot World Showcase
Walt Disney World Resort
Bay Lake, Florida
November, 2008
This picture made it to Flickr Explore January 21, 2009 - #490 - thanks everyone!
Disney Photo Challenge winner in "Epcot's World Showcase (China, Germany & Italy)" - thanks for your votes!
Thanks for stopping by!
Continuing my snowy Rattlesnake lake serie. reaching the end of it though. i still have several valuable captures that i got to process in the best way possible. i sometimes keep shots aside for weeks. i suppose it's a good thing.
i often have the feeling that photography is like illustration. if you capture (or paint) something, it's better to serve it hot instead of waiting. otherwise the hesitation you initially had, will grow stronger and stronger. there are many exception though. and i'm slowly learning to go against that feeling.
basically it still is just a feeling. i still process old shots. for my illustrations it's more of a problem. i have tons of sketches left in folders, that i will probably never use. i'll certainly have to push on the same mental process here.
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Cyprian Kamil Norwid, (24 IX 1821– 23 V 1883)
MARIONETTES
1
Wouldn't you be bored when a million
Silent stars shine around the world,
Each cluster sparkling in a different mould,
All still - yet flying?
2
Still the earth, the aeons vast,
And those living at this hour
Of whom not a bone will last,
Though men will be as now.
3
Wouldn't you be bored on a stage
So amateurish and small,
Where everyone's Ideals rage
And the show is paid with life ?
4
Truly, how is one to kill the time,
I am most sincerely bored;
What remedy, Madam, should I explore,
Shall I write prose or rhyme ?
5
Or write nothing... just sit in the sun
Absorbed in that fine romance
Composed by the Flood upon grains of sand,
Doubtless for the amusement of man(!)
6
Or better still - I know a braver way
Against this damned ennui:
Forget p e o p l e, make calls on p e r s o n s ,
Wear a neatly fastened tie ! ...
C.K.N. /1861/
/Trans. Adam Czerniawski/
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I don't know if you all know but this year's Vday clashes with the first day of the Lunar New Year.
And to be honest, I can't be arsed with both.
I don't celebrate V-day, even if I'm attached, I just don't see the point. I'd rather have a good make out session than a bouquet of flowers or a box of chocolates, but that's just me.
And Chinese New Year?
I really dislike visiting people, especially certain relatives whom my family members aren't on good terms with.
And this year, my Chinese New Year break is pathetic because I've got 2 major assignments due right when school starts again. One good thing though, is that I've gotten my hands on Dante's Inferno Death Edition, I have ALWAYS been fascinated with the poem and it's awesome that there's a game based on it!!! Will probably do an inspired shot or something soon =)
I think the next game I want to get my hands on will be Heavy Rain.
This shot was pretty spontaneous, I wore that qipao thingy and was wondering what to shoot, so I just randomly threw my quilt on the floor, grabbed some random items from my table and took some photos.
I had quite a few different edits for this shot and an outtake which will be in the comments.
Happy Vday to all and Happy CNY to asian flickrites =)
(Ps. I hope the colour looks ok on your screen cause on some screens it can tend to look toooo yellow, sorry if on your screen it does!)
City Perception Series (2/5)
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I've been living in big cities ever since I was a little girl. For sure every city has its unique look, but I experience similar crowds, sounds, colors, and space in cities like Taipei, Hong Kong, and Vancouver. Compared to Taipei where I grow up, Vancouver is quite unique in a way that I can reach beaches or forests within 10-minute driving from the city center. It provides a great diversity of life styles for people living in such a beautiful city. Indeed city life in the concrete jungle is not much different in various cities. However, in Vancouver, I see people jogging and biking around the seawall at dawn while people spotted a lady pondering over with or without her camera gears the same time. To me, that's the beauty of living in Vancouver!
The Series is done in the past few days for my class assignment (yes once again...). I feel I can elaborate on the Series with more details! Your comments are more than welcome as usual! :-)
歡迎點閱我最新的文章「孤獨，一位永遠的朋友」，或是我的部落格 光影、色彩、我，關於攝影二三事！
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~溫哥華, 英屬哥倫比亞省~
Downtown, Vancouver, Canada
- ISO 100, F16, 30 sec, 19mm
- Canon 5D Mark II with EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L lens
- Sunset @4.17pm (236º) / Shot @ 4.30pm
© copyright 2011 Hsiang Wei Chao
.|| This image may not be used for any purposes without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.
The Bosphorus Bridge, also called the First Bosphorus Bridge (Turkish: Boğaziçi Köprüsü or 1. Boğaziçi Köprüsü) is a bridge in Istanbul, Turkey spanning the Bosphorus strait (Turkish: Boğaziçi). The bridge is located between Ortaköy (European side) and Beylerbeyi (Asian side). It is a gravity anchored suspension bridge with steel pylons and inclined hangers. The aerodynamic deck is hanging on zigzag steel cables. It is 1,510 m long with a deck width of 39 m. The distance between the towers (main span) is 1,074 m (World rank: 13th) and their height over road level is 105 m. The clearance of the bridge from sea level is 64 m. It was the 4th longest suspension bridge in the world when completed in 1973, and the longest outside the United States of America.
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On the location of Norway House, built by Edward Mortimer, claims were made that lights and sounds came from an old wooden building falling into decay. When the building was torn down these strange happenings ceased. LINK to photo - www.novastory.ca/digital/collection/phps/id/181/
(11 January 1913) - PICTOU, Nova Scotia – The large, stone Georgian building that until a week ago stood on Norway Point in Pictou was a house of rich history. In its 200 years, it was officially called many names: Mortimer House; Norway House; Maritime Odd Fellows Home and The Edward Mortimer Inn.
Edward Mortimer, born in Scotland, came to Pictou about a decade after the ship Hector landed with Scottish settlers. He started working in the lumber business, but quickly came to own and operate a number of successful natural resource firms. He became a leader in the community as a member of the Pictou militia and a member of the house of assembly. Mortimer’s influence earned him the nicknames ‘King of Pictou’ and ‘our Oat Meal Emperor from the East.’ According to historian Susan Buggey, Mortimer began Norway House in 1810, a “massive stone residence for which he brought out skilled Scottish carpenters and masons.” It was completed in 1814. Though he was once one of the richest men in Nova Scotia he was deep in debt and died penniless in 1819. His widow continued to live in the residence until 1834, at which time it was sold to Edward Smith. Smith was a well-to-do employer for the Hudson’s Bay Company. The Griffin, a newsletter published by the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia, says Smith named the residence Norway House, after the Hudson Bay Company post in northern Manitoba. After Smith died, the house soon found its way to Donald Smith, another successful HBC employee who later became the company’s principal shareholder. He later was dubbed Lord Strathcona. In his storied career, he helped found the province of Manitoba, was a member of parliament and co-founded the Canadian Pacific Railway. His place in history was secured when he drove the last spike into the first railway to span the country.
Lord Strathcona had homes all over Canada and tried to convince family members to live in the house full time, to no avail. His stepson inherited the house when Lord Strathcona died in 1914. The building was converted from a private residence into a home for the aged in 1922. It was purchased by the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of Atlantic Canada. It had the distinction of being the first ‘Home’ of its kind in Atlantic Canada. In 1975, the building opened its doors to the general public. Previously, the home had only been available to individuals involved with the Odd Fellow and Rebekah Order.
The house is perhaps best remembered as an icon of a bygone era, a symbol of Pictou’s connection with one of Canada’s distinguished men, whose life not only reflects the 19th century, but, as Donna McDonald says in her biography of Lord Strathcona, “closely mirrors Canada’s passage to nationhood.” “It is sad to come across the causeway and see the icon of Pictou's past gone,” says Henderson. “But perhaps it will be replaced with the beginning of the next chapter.” LINK to the complete article - www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/news/local/a-look-back-a...
While most of Valentine’s cards were photo based landscapes, they also produced an Artotype series in the early 1900’s that reproduced artist drawn illustrations. These were more brightly colored than their typical cards because they were produced through tricolor printing. Their Mezzograph series was produced as a tinted collotype, only here the collotype was in blue, which gives these cards a heavy and mannered look.
The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd. Montreal and Toronto / Printed in Great Britain
The earliest Canadian postcards published by Valentine & Sons were uncoloured collotypes of scenery along the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway north of Lake Superior and in the Rocky Mountains. Typically, Valentine postcards have a 6-digit serial number (###,###) on the view side with the initials “J.V.” in a circle adjacent to that number. The main series of numbering begins with a Halifax card as no. 100,000 and ends (as far as we know) with a postcard of Toronto as no. 115,981. There are also two short runs of numbers in the 400,000 range that are found on some cards from the Yukon Territory and a longer run of views from various parts of Canada that begins at 600,000 and continues past 602,000.
100,000 – 1905 (July)
101,000 – 1906 (August)
102,000 – 1907 (January)
Link to everything you wanted to know about the - Valentine & Sons Publishing Co. - torontopostcardclub.com/canadian-postcard-publishers/vale...
Waiting for iPhone 3g - Jul 18, 2008 - 094
On the corner of Fifth Avenue and 60th Street -- i.e., at the opposite end of the block where the iPhone fans were waiting in line -- this young couple staked out a spot with a sign that said "Feed us." I gave them some money; I hope they did use it to buy some food ...
A few months after I originally uploaded this photo, this picture has been viewed so many times that it is now the 8th most-viewed of all 11,000+ public photos on my Flickr site -- and 3 people have marked it as a "favorite". I'm flattered by the attention, but also humbled: I have no idea what it is that makes the photo so popular. The couple shown here had nothing to do with the main focus of this collection of photos -- i.e., people waiting in line to get a new Apple iPhone3G -- and probably had no interest at all in the phone. I now wish I had spoken to them, to find out who they were, where they came from, what they were planning to do when they left (as they did shortly after this picture was taken, because the cops shooed them away). And now, three months later, I have no idea where they have gone, or what they are doing ... or whether anyone actually did feed them.
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Note: On Aug 11, 2009 I uploaded an edited version of this photo. There were various "hot spots" (overexposed" and "cold spots" (underexposed) that had to be fixed, and I bumped up the color saturation a little...
Note: on Aug 11, 2009 this photo was published in a French blog titled "Fooding or Feeding ? La guerre de l'espace publicitaire." And on Sep 29, 2009 it was published in a blog titled "'Loving Laura Mor'” by Harrell Fletcher." It was also published in a Dec 2, 2009 TextNexus blog with the same "Feed Us!" title as the caption on the photo itself. And it was published as an illustration in an undated (Dec 2009) "Only Jewelry" blog, in a posting titled "Apple anklet."
On May 30, 2010, the photo was published in a blog titled "Why You Shouldn't Give Money to Panhandlers." And on Jun 6, 2010, the photo was published in a German blog titled "Für eine neue Esskultur: Wohlbefinden ersetzt Wohlstand." It was also published in an undated (Sep 2010) blog titled "Special September 2010 fares for RTW tickets." And it was published in a Nov 11, 2010 iPhones information blog, with the same title and detailed notes that I had written on this Flickr page.
Moving into 2011, the photo was published in a Jan 27, 2011 blog titled "Editorial or Note to Stupid Hipsters who Beg for Beer and Pot Money on the Street: ." It was also published in a May 31, 2011 neue-lebensmittel blog, with the same caption and detailed notes that I had written for this Flickr page. It was also published in an undated (mid-Aug 2011) "Idiomeaning" blog titled "Fall on Hard Times." And it was published in an undated (early Oct 2011) IdioMeanings blog titled "Fall on Hard Times."
Moving into 2012, the photo was published in a Mar 21, 2012 blog titled "How my RTW trip would go." And it was published in an undated (late May 2012) "Idiomeaning" blog titled "Scrape By." And it was published in a Jul 17, 2012 blog titled "Don't Call Me Maybe If You're Drowning In Student Loan Debt." It was also published in a Jul 25, 2012 blog titled "6 Things Young People Should Think About When Trying To Find A Job." It was also published in an Aug 25, 2012 blog titled "Millennials Aren’t Buying Cars Or Houses, And It Could Hurt The Economy." And it was published in a Sep 6, 2012 blog titled "Why The Student Loan Bubble Is Much Worse Than It Looks."
Moving into 2013, the photo was published in an undated (mid-Feb 2013) Idiomeaning blog titled "Scrape by." It was also published in a Mar 26, 2013 Forbes article titled "Millennials, Hipsters, And Life After Financial Melancholy." And it was published in a May 11, 2013 blog titled "All Signs Suggest The College Bubble Has Finally Burst." It was also published in a Nov 25, 2013 blog titled "We suck and we’re sorry ~ Millennials respond to being called “lazy”."
Moving into 2014, the photo was published in an Apr 4, 2014 blog titled "将来のために30歳から始めたい事." And on Jul 24, 2014 the photo was published in a blog titled "Summer Panhandling Strategies."
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Silly me: after the iPhone 3g had been out for a full week, I thought I could stroll right into the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue & 59th Street in mid-town Manhattan, and simply buy one without any muss, fuss, bother, or delay.
But when I arrived at 11 AM, I found a line of approximately 150 people waiting outside in the broiling sun, not seeming to move forward at all; it turned out that the Apple store "concierge" folks were letting them in in groups of ten, when the previous ten had been taken care of. When I asked the woman how long she had been waiting, she said, "Four hours" -- she had arrived at 7 AM, having already determined that the AT&T stores were sold out throughout New Jersey and Connecticut.
Well, I'm a gadget freak and a Mac fan, but there's a limit to my passion for such things; four hours was just too much. So instead, I decided to take a bunch of pictures of the people who were in the line. Of course, I have no idea whethere the people queued up in front of Apple stores in other cities (or at other stores here in NYC) are similar to this group ... but I'm inclined to think that they are. And if that's true, then the demographics of this group -- in terms of age, gender, nationality, ethnic groups, etc. -- is particularly intriguing. I saw only one guy dressed in a corporate uniform of suit and tie; Apple may be trying to break into the "enterprise" market, but that's not who was standing in line for all those hours in the sun...
i think i am in love with this Structure and also this shot . .
i am sorry i haven't been posting much new stuff lately . . i have been a lil too busy . . hope to change that soon , maybe . .
meanwhile here's a different edit of such a previous shot.
My gallery Mirrors.
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The Taj Mahal
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The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower is a prestigious luxury hotel located in the Colaba region of Mumbai, India, next to the Gateway of India. Part of the Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces, this iconic 105-year old heritage building retains its stature as the flagship property of the group and contains 565 rooms. From an historical and architectural point of view, The Taj Mahal Palace and the Tower are two distinct buildings, built at different times and in different architectural designs.
The Taj Mahal Palace hotel resort was commissioned by Tata and first opened its doors to guests on December 16, 1903.
It is widely believed that Tata decided to build the luxurious hotel after he was refused entry to one of the city's grand hotels of the time, Parke's Apollo Hotel, as it was restricted to 'whites only'. However, this story has been challenged by some commentators that suggest that Jamsedji Tata was unlikely to have been concerned with 'revenge' against his British adversaries. Instead they suggest that the Taj was built at the urging of editor of the Times of India who felt a hotel "worthy of Bombay" was needed.
The original Indian architects were Sitaram Khanderao Vaidya and D. N. Mirza, but the project was completed by an English engineer W. A. Chambers. The cost of construction was £250000 (£127 million today).During World War I, the hotel was converted into a 600-bed hospital. The dome of the hotel is made from the same steel as used in the Eiffel Tower. Jamsedji Tata imported the same steel during that time. The hotel was the first in India to install and operate a steam elevator.
On November 26, 2008, in a series of attacks in the southern part of Mumbai, the hotel (as well as the Oberoi) was attacked as part of a terrorist attack in Mumbai, during which material damage occurred including the destruction of the roof of the hotel in the hours afterwards. Hostages were taken during the attacks. At least 167 people were killed in the attacks and 293 wounded (the numbers include casualties at CST railway station, The Oberoi Hotel, Nariman House and the Cama Hospital), including many foreigners. The casualties were mostly Indian citizens, although westerners carrying foreign passports were singled out. Indian commandos killed the gunmen barricaded in the hotel to end the three-day battle.
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Gateway Of India
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The Gateway of India is a monument in Mumbai, India. Located on the waterfront in Apollo Bunder area in South Mumbai, the Gateway is a basalt arch 26 metres (85 ft) high. In earlier times, the Gateway was the monument that visitors arriving by boat would have first seen in the city of Bombay.
The Gateway is built from yellow basalt and reinforced concrete. While its design is a combination of both Hindu and Muslim architectural styles, the Gateway of India is a symbol of Hinduism & Islam. Many of its elements are derived from the Muslim architectural styles of 16th century Gujarat. The pillars are derived from the design of Hindu temples and the design of the Gateway's windows comes from Muslim architecture.
The central dome is 15 metres (49 ft) in diameter and is 26 metres (85 ft) above ground at its highest point. The whole harbour front was realigned in order to come in line with a planned esplanade which would sweep down to the centre of the town. The cost of the construction was Rs. 21 lakhs (2,100,000), borne mainly by the Government of India. For lack of funds, the approach road was never built, and so the Gateway stands at an angle to the road leading up to it.
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My buddy Domino. She passed away in 2007, but lives on in my heart. I'm feeling nostalgic today.
(7 Feb. 2010) I got tagged, and this one's interesting: Who or what is the love of your life? List 14 reasons why. Well, I'm sentimental when it comes to pets (and animals in general), so it shouldn't surprise people who know me that Domino was/is the "love of my life" (and I'm man enough to admit it).
1. Domino was the first cat I ever adopted (after having had two dogs while growing up).
2. She had the sweetest disposition of any pet (dog or cat) that I've ever known.
3. When she was little more than a kitten, she accidentally pulled an unaffixed drawing tabletop down on top of herself, giving her a concussion. We drove her to the emergency vet at midnight; I held her in the passenger seat on a stiff piece of cardboard to try to keep her from being jostled. I talked to her the entire way to keep her with us. She was at the vet overnight, unconscious, with an IV in her leg, and they really didn't know how she'd come out of it. At 4am, the vet called and said she would be fine; she was just small enough that the table didn't do more than give her a good knock on the head (the tabletop's rails were just tall enough that she wasn't badly crushed by the tabletop). From that day forward, she was my buddy; I really think my talking to her created a strong bond. She never left my side after that.
4. She purred and it sounded so musical, unlike any other purr I've ever heard.
5. She was definitely the Yin to my other adopted cat Whisper's Yang. (Funny that Domino was mostly black and Whisper was all white.) Nothing at all against Whisper (the devilish little brat), but Domino was the "good" cat. :)
6. She was very, very social and loved everyone, which at the time I thought was rare for a cat.
7. She loved to be picked up and held (and purred while she was held).
8. She insisted on going outside on my balcony but was never angry if I took my time letting her out. I could always count on her to stay safely away from the edge.
9. She learned how to beg for food, but would be content after one tiny scrap of meat, after which she'd walk away from the table satisfied.
10. Domino loved eating unbuttered, unsalted popcorn. She daintily ate one piece at a time and never ate more than three pieces.
11. She loved other cats and even my family's dog.
12. She never complained (well, almost never), and she seemed very wise.
13. She never gave anyone a reason to dislike her.
14. She gave me joy every day I had her, and even now, nearly three years after her passing, I smile when I think of her. I love my current cat Lily Bean more than I can say, but Domino will always be what I told her she was: the best cat in the world.
Best viewed on black.
Bricks, corrugation, tasty colors, and shadow play... all in one :).
Probably won't be uploading too often now that school has started. This weekend I'm going to experiment with my friend's 50mm f/1.8 lens and will probably go into Boston at some point to try out some street-shots. That's right--there is a slight chance that my next picture won't be a colorful wall! Shocking.
Since my last upload, two of my pictures have been recognized in public groups!
1) Geometry (Admin's Pic of the Day in the Ministract Pool).
2) The Road to Oz (Competition #3 winner in the Bare Minimum Pool).
Thanks to everyone who made it happen! It made this past week a very happy one :).
edit: Wondering what this is? Check the street view on Google Maps! Pretty sweet stuff :).
edit #2: Alternate title by jawdoc: Tea Party. I like it :).
B:S:O - el puente sobre el rio kwai
Colera es un municipio y localidad de la comarca del Alto Ampurdán, provincia de Gerona, comunidad autónoma de Cataluña,
Censado por primera vez como municipio independiente en 1936, tras desagregarse del municipio de Portbou.
El término municipal de Colera limita al norte con el municipio de Portbou y Banyuls-sur-Mer (Francia). Al sur limita con el termino municipal de Llançà. Al este está el mar Mediterráneo. Al oeste limita con los términos municipales de Rabós y Llançà.
El término municipal de Colera tiene dos playas:
Playa de Garbet. Tiene una longitud de 650 metros y una anchura media de 140 metros. Dispone de zona de fondeo. Esta compuesta por piedra de ribera grande y pequeña. El oleaje suele ser moderado con viento de levante. Tiene aparcamiento en la misma playa, duchas, agua potable, papeleras y teléfono público. No están permitidos los animales.
Playa d'en Goixa. Tiene una longitud de 350 metros y una anchura media de 30 metros. Esta compuesta por piedra de ribera grande. El oleaje suele ser moderado con viento de levante. Tiene aparcamiento cercano, duchas, agua potable, papeleras, puerto deportivo, acceso a minusválidos y teléfono público. No están permitidos los animales.
Colera tiene un total de 601 habitantes, de los cuales 310 son hombres y 291 mujeres, según datos del INE 2006.
View On Black provate!!!
L'Amerigo Vespucci è un veliero della Marina Militare costruito come nave scuola per l'addestramento degli Allievi Ufficiali dei ruoli normali dell'Accademia Navale.
La decisione di costruire l'Amerigo Vespucci venne assunta nel 1925, allo scopo di sostituire l'omonima nave scuola; un incrociatore a motore e a vela, ormai prossimo alla radiazione, che fu posto in disarmo nel 1928 e ormeggiato nel porto di Venezia per essere adibito ad asilo infantile, riservato agli orfani dei marinai.
Il Vespucci fu progettato insieme al gemello Cristoforo Colombo nel 1930 dall'ingegnere Francesco Rotundi, tenente colonnello del Genio Navale e Direttore dei cantieri navali di Castellammare Stabia (Napoli), riprendendo i progetti del veliero Monarca, l'ammiraglia della Real Marina del Regno delle Due Sicilie, poi ribattezzato Re Galantuomo quando fu requisito dalla Marina piemontese dopo l'invasione delle Due Sicilie. I progetti ricopiati erano dell'ingegnere navale duosiciliano Sabatelli ed erano custoditi a Castellammare Stabia insieme alle tecnologie necessarie alla costruzione di questa tipologia di imbarcazione.
La nave-scuola fu varata il 22 febbraio 1931 e il 15 ottobre 1931, nel porto di Genova, ricevette la bandiera di combattimento nelle mani del suo primo comandante, Augusto Radicati di Marmorito. Il suo compito fu quello di affiancare il Cristoforo Colombo nell'attività di addestramento, fino al termine della seconda guerra mondiale, quando per l'effetto degli accordi internazionali, il Cristoforo Colombo dovette essere ceduto all'URSS, quale risarcimento dei danni di guerra.
Dal 1946 al 1952 è stata l'unica nave scuola a vela della marina militare italiana fino all'entrata in servizio dell'Ebe, un brigantino goletta costruito nel 1921 ed acquistato dalla Marina Militare nel 1952. A partire dal 1955 e stata affiancata da un altro veliero acquistato dalla Francia e ribattezzato Palinuro. Attualmente l'Amerigo Vespucci è la più anziana nave della Marina Militare ancora in servizio.
Il motto della nave, ufficializzato nel 1978, è «Non chi comincia ma quel che persevera» ed esprime la sua vocazione alla formazione ed addestramento dei futuri ufficiali della Marina Militare. I precedenti motti sono stati: «Per la Patria e per il Re»; sostituito nel 1946 con «Saldi nella furia dei venti e degli eventi».
L'addestramento si svolge attraverso le Campagne Addestrative. Queste Crociere d'Istruzione, effettuate già 71 volte, avvengono con itinerari diversi; in particolare questa nave scuola si è recata in Nord Europa 37 volte, 20 in Mediterraneo, 4 in Atlantico Orientale, 7 in Nord America, 1 in Sud America e 1 circumnavigando il Globo.
Oltre all'addestramento in particolare nell'ultimo decennio, ha spesso avuto il compito di ambasciatore sul mare dell'arte, della cultura e dell'ingegneria italiana,[1] presentandosi in molti dei più importanti porti del mondo in particolari occasioni come ad Auckland (Nuova Zelanda) nell'ottobre 2002 in occasione della 31° edizione dell'America's Cup e più recentemente ad Atene nel 2004 per le Olimpiadi ed a Portsmouth nel 2005 per la commemorazione della battaglia di Trafalgar ove ha avuto un ruolo di primo piano.
È un veliero che mantiene vive le vecchie tradizioni. Le vele sono ancora in tela olona, le cime sono tutte ancora di materiale vegetale, e tutte le manovre vengono rigorosamente eseguite a mano; ogni ordine a bordo viene impartito dal comandante, tramite il nostromo, con il fischietto; l'imbarco e lo sbarco di un Ufficiale avviene con gli onori al barcarizzo a seconda del grado dell'ospite.
Nel 2006, a 75 anni dall'entrata in servizio, ha ricevuto presso l'Arsenale Militare Marittimo della Spezia pesanti lavori di manutenzione con la sostituzione completa dell'albero di trinchetto per sopraggiunti limiti di usura, ricostruito fedelmente all'originale ricorrendo alle artigianali tecniche dell'epoca; la sostituzione di alcune lamiere a scafo richiodate da abili artigiani e la riconfigurazione del locale ausiliari con impianti di recente concezione.
I love the sumptuous jewel like nature of these drops on the cotinus leaves. When I took this in October we had had an unsually dry autumn and this day was like a magical gift, of fat heavy raindrops on the leaves.
This coincidentally is a bit like my outfit that I wore last night when I sang in a band for the first time, in front of 600 people (just the one song). Although unfortunately there is no photoographic evidence as people were constantly told not to take photos.
for the record: I was wearing a pink short sleeved dress in t shirt material that miraculously, being a size 10/12 fitted me (I am not sure how), and it had jewels sewn on the bodice. Shocking pink leggings, black boots (unfortunately I was not able to put my hands on a pair of silver platform boots) a long piece of tinsel and a reddish wig.
Considering how little practice we were able to have, our one song in the concert went well except my mike was not loud enough, which I am gutted (really gutted) about.
I nearly forgot to write about the floods in Cumbria UK which have been really bad - there's me obsessing about a mike that didn't work - so these raindrops remind me of the floods. Luckily we have had no floods here, although it is raining (again)
Looks better when its B I G and is on B L A C K
Train journeys, since my childhood I have been on train, those moments are the ones I enjoy the most. The unknown people who discuss about international politics, people who often borrow books to read, a husband who carries his baby around trying to calm it down, some vacant stations where nothing happens, some very busy cities and once its dark the calmness which prevails, the rhythm with which it crosses the bridges, dried up rivers in moonlight and the list goes on and on. Similar is life, its just that we don't enjoy all the moments that makes it boring, lets enjoy every moment, wish you all a happy Diwali, also I would dedicate this to my friend Nagesh who celebrates his birthday tomorrow. Thanks for all your comments and favs
என் இரயில் பயணத்தின் நொடிகள் ஒவ்வொன்றும் ஒரு ஆனந்தம்,
முன்பின் தெரியாவிட்டாலும் புத்தகம் இரவல் கேட்கும் அருகில் இருப்பவர்,
உலக அரசியலை நினைத்து வருத்தப்படும் எதிர் இருக்கைக்காரர்,
எங்கோ வேலை செய்யும் மகனையோ மகளையோ சந்திக்கச் செல்லும் பெற்றோர்,
கடந்து செல்லும் காட்சிகளை வியந்து பார்க்கும் அந்தச் சிறுவன்,
தேனீர் விற்றுக்கொண்டு குறுக்கும் நெடுக்கும் நடந்து செல்பவன்,
கழிப்பறை வாசலில் துண்டை விரித்து அமர்ந்திருக்கும் முதியவர்,
தடதடவென தாண்டிப் போகும் ஆள் அரவமில்லாத ரயில் நிலையங்கள்,
இரவில் பரவிக் கிடக்கும் அந்த நிசப்தம்,
எங்கோ மூலையில் தூக்கத்தில் எழுந்து விட்ட தன் குழந்தையை தூங்க வைக்கும் தந்தை,
ரயில் பாலங்களைக் கடக்கையில் உண்டாக்கும் தாளங்கள்,
நிலவொளியில் மௌனமாய்க் கடந்து போகும் நீர் வற்றிப்போன ஆறுகள்,
இப்படி ஏதோ ஒரு ரயில் பயணத்தின் போதுதான் என்னைக் கடந்து போனாள் அவள்,
ஒற்றை சடை போட்டு, கன்னத்தில் குழி விழச்சிரித்துக்கொண்டு,
ஏதோ ஒரு கவிதைப்புத்தகத்தை படித்துக்கொண்டு,
அவள் இறங்கும் இடம் வந்ததும் மெதுவாய் கலைந்து சென்றாள்,
அந்த கவிதைப் புத்தகத்தின் ஏதோ ஒரு பக்கத்தில் என்னையும் சேர்த்து கடத்திக்கொண்டு,
அன்று என் பயணக்குறிப்புகளெல்லாம் கவிதை,
இன்று வரை என் எல்லா ரயில் பயணங்களிலும் தேடிக்கொண்டிருக்கிறேன்,
என்றோ கண் விழித்துப் பார்க்கையிலோ, சட்டென திரும்பையிலோ,
அவள் என் எதிரே இருக்கமாட்டாளா என்று,
தொடர்கின்றன என் ரயில் பயணங்களும் தேடல்களும்.
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El Paseo de la Castellana es una de las principales avenidas de Madrid. Actualmente con seis carriles centrales y cuatro laterales, que recorre la ciudad desde la Plaza de Colón (al fondo de la imagen) hasta el Nudo Norte. Su trazado correspondía al del antiguo cauce fluvial del arroyo de la Fuente Castellana (fuente que manaba en la plaza de Castilla), hasta lo que ahora son los Nuevos Ministerios. Desde allí se hizo una prolongación, proyectada en tiempos de la I República, hasta casi el antiguo pueblo de Fuencarral.
Utilizo esta vía casi a diario y me llamó tanto la atención verla tan desierta que no pude resistirme a subir al paso elevado de Eduardo Dato y fotografiarla a gusto. El motivo de la ausencia de tráfico era que ese día finalizaba allí, como es tradicional, la Vuelta Ciclista a España.
HDR de tres imágenes hoquilladas un paso de exposición.
Mom and I had the opportunity to stay at this B and B at the beginning of summer in Durango, Colorado. We had a little cottage all to ourselves with a nice front porch with a swing. The breakfast we received was delicious and they had a happy hour in the evening. The Inn had these wonderful ponds and great gardens to walk around. Across the highway, you could watch the Durango/Silverton narrow gauge railroad go by in the morning and come back in the evening. If you are ever in the Durango area, I recommend you to look in to staying here. Click here for the their website. I suggest clicking the link and having a look at how wonderful this place is.
I used textures by Encouter, I'm not able to find them on here but I appreciate their works of art.
Badewald. Switzerland.
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Switzerland (German: Schweiz[note 3] [ˈʃvaɪts]; French: Suisse [sɥis]; Italian: Svizzera [ˈzvittsera]; Romansh: Svizra [ˈʒviːtsrɐ] or [ˈʒviːtsʁːɐ]), officially the Swiss Confederation (Latin: Confoederatio Helvetica, hence its abbreviation CH), is a federal parliamentary republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western and Central Europe,[note 4] where it is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east.
Switzerland is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps, the Swiss Plateau and the Jura, spanning an area of 41,285 km2 (15,940 sq mi). While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, the Swiss population of approximately 8 million people is concentrated mostly on the Plateau, where the largest cities are to be found. Among them are the two global cities and economic centres – Zürich and Geneva.
The lighthouse is located on Lizard Point at Marsden, but takes its name from Souter Point, which is located a mile to the south. This was the intended site for the lighthouse, but it was felt that Lizard Point offered better visibility, as the cliffs there are higher, so the lighthouse was built there instead. The Souter Lighthouse name was retained in order to avoid confusion with the then recently built Lizard Lighthouse in Cornwall.
Designed by James Douglass and opened in 1871, the lighthouse was built due to the dangerous reefs directly under the water in the surrounding area. In one year alone - 1860 - there were 20 shipwrecks. This contributed to making this coastline the most dangerous in the country with an average of around 44 shipwrecks per every mile of coastline.
Souter Lighthouse's original generator
Souter Lighthouse was the first to use alternating electric current, the most advanced lighthouse technology of its day. Douglass also designed the fourth incarnation of the Eddystone Lighthouse off the coast of Plymouth.
The 800,000 candle power light was generated using carbon arcs and not a standard filament bulb and could be seen for up to 26 miles. The electricity was generated using a steam engine located in the engine house.
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Au royaume d'Albanie, ancêtre du comté d'Albany, le roi Elinas chassait dans la forêt et rencontra à une fontaine une magnifique jeune femme qu'il salua bien humblement:
– "Ma chère dame, je désire plus que tout avoir votre bon amour et votre bonne grâce.
– Donc, si vous me voulez prendre pour épouse, jurez que vous ne chercherez jamais à me voir au temps de mes couches."
Ainsi parla la fée Persine (ou Presine). Ils se marièrent et eurent trois filles, toutes aussi belles que leur mère. L'aînée s'appelait Mélusine, la deuxième Mélior et la dernière Palestine. Mataquas, fils du premier lit d'Elinas, jaloux du bonheur de sa belle-mère, poussa son père dans la chambre où Persine baignait ses filles.
– Faux roi, tu as manqué à ta parole, cria la mère, il t'en mésaviendra, tu m'as à jamais perdue !
Persine s'exila avec ses trois filles au sud, sur l'île magique d'Avalon, où elles montaient chaque matin sur la colline d'Elénos, la montagne fleurie, d'où elles pouvaient apercevoir la lointaine Albanie.
– Filles, voyez là-bas où vous êtes nées et où vous auriez eu votre sort sans la fausseté de votre père qui vous a réduites à une misère sans fin. Et chaque fois elle répétait son malheur, si bien que l'aînée, Mélusine, déclara à ses sœurs :
– Je suis d'avis, s'il vous semble bon, d'enfermer le parjure en la merveilleuse montagne de Northumberland, appelée Brumblerio, d'où il ne sortira plus jamais. Ce qu'elles firent.
Leur mère s'en montra fort courroucée :
– Toi Mélusine, qui es l'aînée, tu sera la première punie. Désormais tu seras tous les samedis Serpente au-dessous du nombril. Si toutefois tu trouves un homme qui te veuille épouser à la condition de ne jamais te voir le samedi, tu vivras le cours naturel d'une vie de femme et tu mourras naturellement. De toutes façons de toi sortira une noble et très grande lignée qui accomplira de belles et hautes prouesses. Mais si jamais tu te sépares de ton mari, sache que tu retourneras au tourment d'auparavant sans fin.
Mélior fut condamnée à garder un épervier merveilleux dans un château en Arménie. Quant à Palestine, elle fut enfermée dans le mont Canigou avec le trésor de son père jusqu'à ce qu'un preux chevalier la délivre.
Mélusine signifie "merveille" ou "brouillard de la mer". Pour les Lusignan, on l'appelle "Mère Lusigne" (la mère des Lusignans), fondatrice de leur lignée. Dans le dictionnaire Littré, elle est appelée Merlusigne, ce qui pourrait faire penser à une connotation aquatique.
Certains lui donnent une origine bretonne insulaire. En breton son nom devient Melizenn et se traduit par La Mielleuse.
Le nom de sa mère Persina trouve sa racine bretonne dans le mot Berz ou Berziñ signifiant selon le contexte avertissement, interdit, férié, prohibition, injonction, mise en garde. Ce qui correspond bien à son rôle face à son époux. (Wilkipedia)
Le nom de sa sœur Melior pourrait venir de Meler en breton, le fabricant de miel, mais Miliour en breton signifie aussi La Flatteuse
Pour sa sœur Palestine, on pourrait faire un rapprochement avec Bac'h C'hestenn, Bac'h signifiant cellule et la mutation de Kestenn, signifiant la Ruche en breton. Peut-être à rapprocher du fait qu'elle demeure prisonnière de la montagne telle une nymphe d'abeille dans l'alvéole de la ruche. Cependant, Bac'h Laezenn est plus proche de son rôle dans l'histoire ; Bac'h signifiant aussi séquestre et Laez-enn signifiant la hauteur, le monticule.
Le nom de la colline de Brumblerio tire aussi son nom du breton et s'approche de la colline appelée Bryn y Briallu, connue aujourd'hui sous le nom de Primrose Hill et qui signifie La colline aux Primevères
Quant à la montagne de Canigou on peut la retrouver au Gwynedd, Pays de Galles dans la montagne de Carnguwch qui culmine à 359 mètres sur le territoire de la commune de Pistyll. Son sommet est constitué d'amoncellement de pierres tel un cairn naturel.
Pour en savoir davantage : fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%c3%a9lusine_(f%c3%a9e)