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Highest position 18 december 2008 On Explore # 76.
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De wereld is vol roerloze objecten die op een artiest wachten om tot dromen te ontluiken.
~Henri-Floris Jespers~
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One of the many Glaciated rocks that can be found laying around the Cumbrian valleys .
This was one that can be found along the Honister pass .
I do find it fascinating to think that ice has moved these rocks , some are massive !
This one was prob six or seven feet hight and must easily weigh a tun or three :)
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Highest Explore Position #360 ~ On January 29th 2009.
Alpaca - Colchester Zoo, Colchester, Essex, England - Monday 26th January 2009.
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Anybody who watched Zoo days on Channel 5, here in the UK yesterday, will have seen this lil guy getting a hair cut..:O))
They are used to being in a cold climate, but a Hmmmmm, "HOT" summer in Colchester, makes them uncomfortable, so they are grateful for the close shave...They look a lot different naked..lol
The Cheetahs in the Zoo were happy about the hair cut though, because they got to play with the cuttings....The progamme is on again in an hour for anybody who's interested..:O))
Anyhoo West Ham are playing live on Sky Sports 2 again this evening, at Home to Hull City...it's a real 6 pointer as we are only 8 points off, of going down..all prayers gratefully received...lol..:O)))
I hope everybody is having a great Hump Day Wednesday..:O))
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ~ The Alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a domesticated species of South American camelid. It resembles a small llama in superficial appearance.
Alpacas are kept in herds that graze on the level heights of the Andes of Ecuador, southern Peru, northern Bolivia, and northern Chile at an altitude of 3,500 m (11,483 ft) to 5,000 m (16,404 ft) meters above sea-level, throughout the year.[citation needed] Alpacas are considerably smaller than llamas, and unlike llamas, alpacas are not used as beasts of burden but are valued only for their fiber. Alpaca fiber is used for making knitted and woven items, much as sheep's wool is. These items include blankets, sweaters, hats, gloves, scarves, a wide variety of textiles and ponchos in South America, and sweaters, socks, coats and bedding in other parts of the world. The fiber comes in more than 52 natural colors as classified in Peru, 12 as classified in Australia and 16 as classified in the United States. Alpacas and llamas differ in that alpacas have straight ears and llamas have banana-shaped ears. Aside from these differences, llamas are on average 1-2 feet taller and proportionally bigger than alpacas.
In the textile industry, "alpaca" primarily refers to the hair of Peruvian alpacas, but more broadly it refers to a style of fabric originally made from alpaca hair but now often made from similar fibers, such as mohair, Icelandic sheep wool, or even high-quality English wool. In trade, distinctions are made between alpacas and the several styles of mohair and luster.
Behavior ~ Alpacas are social herd animals that live in family groups consisting of a territorial alpha male, females and their young. They are gentle, elegant, inquisitive, intelligent and observant. As they are a prey animal, they are cautious and nervous if they feel threatened. They like having their own space and may not like an unfamiliar alpaca or human getting close, especially from behind. They warn the herd about intruders by making sharp, noisy inhalations that sound like a high pitch burro bray. The herd may attack smaller predators with their front feet, and can spit and kick. Due to the soft pads on their feet, the impact of a kick is not as dangerous as that of a hoofed animal, yet it still can give quite a bruise, and the pointed nails can inflict cuts.
Spitting ~ Not all alpacas spit, but all are capable of doing so. "Spit" is somewhat euphemistic; occasionally the projectile contains only air and a little saliva but alpacas commonly bring up acidic stomach contents (generally a green grassy mix) and project it onto their chosen target. Spitting is mostly reserved for other alpacas, but an alpaca will occasionally spit at humans that, for example, take away food.
For alpacas, spitting results in what is called "sour mouth." Sour mouth is characterized by a loose-hanging lower lip and a gaping mouth. This is caused by the stomach acids and unpleasant taste of the contents as they pass out of the mouth.
Some alpacas will spit when looked at, others will never spit—their personalities are very individualized and there is no hard and fast rule in terms of social behavior, although there is often a group leader, and a group trailer/runt that is picked on by others.
Physical contact ~ Once they know their owners and feel confident around them, alpacas may allow their backs and necks to be touched. They do not like being grabbed. Once socialized well, some alpacas tolerate being stroked or petted anywhere on their bodies, although many do not like their feet, lower legs, and especially their abdomen touched or handled. If an owner needs to catch an alpaca, the neck offers a good handle—holding the neck firmly between the arms is the best way to restrain the animal. Holding the neck from the rear with the animal's head under one's arm is also very effective.
Hygiene ~ To help alpacas control their internal parasites they have a communal dung pile, where they do not graze. Generally, males have much tidier, and fewer dung piles than females who tend to stand in a line and all go at once. One female approaches the dung pile and begins to urinate and/or defecate, and the rest of the herd often follows.
Because of their preference for using a dung pile, some alpacas have been successfully house-trained.
[LIFER] 2017
This is by far my "star" find for 2017. I was stunned to find this species in Peninsular Malaysia, at the same time I was mad at myself because I forgot to bring my macro lens (to be honest this was not a herping trip to begin with). God must be playing a huge joke on me or did my luck just ran out? Hence, no close-up shots.
Location: Peninsular Malaysia (after consulting with a few prominent herpetologists, although this is not the first record in Peninsular Malaysia. Nevertheless, I am still very thrill to had found it.
Distribution: Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia (Java, Kalimantan).
Description: The dragon snake is under the monotypic genus Xenodermus which means it is the only species under the genus. There are no other subspecies known to experts. Xenodermus javanicus was first identified in 1836 by a Danish zoologist.
The species scientific name derives from the Greek words "xeno" meaning strange and "derma" meaning skin, referring to their very strange looking skin, at least for a snake. There three rows of large, keeled scales that run down the center of its back, somewhat like the ridge of hair
Also known as the Javan tubercle snake, Javan mud snake, rough-backed litter snake.
Behavior: Known for its “stiff/freeze behavior” in which the snake will stiffen up, almost like a stick, in any given position when touched or startled. Docile species, it did not attempt to attack nor bite.
Max length: 2.5 ft. (this specimen was a very young one, probably less than 1 ft).
From the current known literature, its diet consists of tadpoles, frogs and small fish probably insects and worms too. It probably lay 2-4 eggs in each clutch.
Bet this doesn’t make much sense- right?
So the saga - we are three people needing the use of one car. The owner of said car (me) is short and getting shorter every year. The other principal driver is short-ish but not that short. The other thing you need to know is that my beloved Honda Fit is older, is a stick shift and I adore it
So when the other principal driver uses said vehicle, she adjusts the seat and mirrors to work for her. She does try to return things back but sometimes she’s *way* off - the seat back so far I can’t reach the clutch without a stretching exercise that would please my physical therapist’s heart. And sometimes the seat is so far forward that you’d have to be a munchkin or a five year old to even get into the car.
In an effort to be helpful and solution-based, I took a trusty silver Sharpie marker out and marked where I thought the optimal seating position might be for me. Although it’s not perfect, it seems to be about right. Of course I plumb forgot to tell the other principal driver that I’d created this helpful mark, but I finally did think to send her a text showing it yesterday.
So does anybody know of a reliable good used not too old Toyota Corolla for sale that’s been well-maintained, is an automatic, has got low-ish mileage and has been carefully driven by, say, a little old lady only to church/temple/mosque on Sundays/Saturdays or bingo or shopping? We’re in the market!!
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Pennsy Position Light Farewell Tour - Part 4
The last stop and furthest west signal we'd visit was this one, Automatic 2752 sitting just east of the famed stone bridge over the Conemaugh River and just west of Johnstown's ex PRR and current Amtrak station.
We'd had a bit of a debate about where this shot was and how to access it amongst our group of seven photographers since neither John Kittredge nor the other guys had ever shot there. So that made this extra cool as it was as new and as much of a treat for them as all the rest were for me.
As it turned out we'd spend a couple hours here shooting trains on this bridge ranging from full brilliant sun to a torrential downpour.
I'll share some of those trains later but here is just one for now that gives a good look at the position lights. This six pack of all ex Conrail SD80MACs surprised us westbound on track 3 just as we were about to leave due to the rain. Glad I got a shot of these 5000 hp unique to CR units on home rails because I knew them when they were new and blue running on the B&A.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Saturday May 25, 2019
The original position-light signals still stand guard at Maple interlocking in Bedford on the Cleveland Line in June 2001, but the new modern signals behind them with their heads covered will soon replace the PRR-era relics here.
If you have to evacuate from a hurricane, fleeing to a place this beautiful and peaceful makes it much better. Pulling up in the driveway and stepping out of the car, this is what you see. Rolling hills and trees and a lot of rich, lush grass with a stream running through the property made for a real feeling of sanctuary for me! I will be forever grateful to the Keiths for opening up their beautiful home and giving me a safe place to wait out the storm.
Two weeks ago, I sat watching the TV as the Weather Channel gave a moment by moment review of what was happening back home in the Daytona area. I called my brother, who still miraculously had cell phone service, and he said it had been howling out, but was quiet at that moment. He stayed in the hall during the worst of it, praying I'm sure. After all was said and done, we had only a little water seepage under the doors, which he was able to clean up quickly.
For me, the worst of the hurricanes are usually the after effects. Normally we are out of power for over a week. It is super hot and humid, and I can't take the heat anymore, so I delayed the return until Wednesday. There was so much traffic that it seemed pointless to try to return sooner, anyway. When I got in, it was like diving into a bowl of pea soup, but the intense heat was only for one night. Florida Power & Light managed to restore service on Thursday, so we had only been without power for 3 1/2 days. That is a record! This time they were prepared, thanks to thousands of first responders who came in from other states to be in position to help even before the storm hit.
It seems like a long time ago, even though it's only been a couple of weeks. So much has happened, and another couple of major hurricanes have skirted the coast and turned away from us in the meantime. For peace and safety, and comfort I would not have had in my own home, I am grateful for this time in Tennessee and to the people who made that possible.
Positioned along the beach on the western shore of Lake Michigan stood this canine-looking driftwood.
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A Slinky is a toy pre-compressed helical spring invented by Richard James.
It can perform a number of tricks, including travelling down a flight of steps end-over-end as it stretches and re-forms itself with the aid of gravity and its own momentum,
In 1943, Richard James, a naval mechanical engineer stationed at the William Cramp and Sons shipyards in Philadelphia, was developing springs that could support and stabilise sensitive instruments aboard ships in rough seas.
James accidentally knocked one of the springs from a shelf, and watched as the spring "stepped" in a series of arcs to a stack of books, to a tabletop, and to the floor, where it re-coiled itself and stood upright.
James's wife Betty later recalled, "He came home and said, 'I think if I got the right property of steel and the right tension; I could make it walk.'"
James experimented with different types of steel wire over the next year, and finally found a spring that would ‘walk’.
Betty was dubious at first, but changed her mind after the toy was fine-tuned and neighbourhood children expressed an excited interest in it.
She dubbed the toy Slinky; meaning "sleek and graceful”.
On COLOURS...
Light and colour can influence how people perceive the area around them. Different light sources affect how the colours of walls and other objects are seen. Specific hues of colours seen under natural sunlight may vary when seen under the light from an incandescent (tungsten) light-bulb: lighter colours may appear to be more orange or "brownish" and darker colours may appear even darker.
Light and the colour of an object can affect how one perceives its positioning. If light or shadow, or the colour of the object, masks an object's true contour (outline of a figure) it can appear to be shaped differently than it really is.
Objects under a uniform light-source will promote better impression of three-dimensional shape.
The colour of an object may affect whether or not it seems to be in motion. In particular, the trajectories of objects under a light source whose intensity varies with space are more difficult to determine than identical objects under a uniform light source.
Carl Jung is most prominently associated with the pioneering stages of colour psychology. Jung was most interested in colours’ properties and meanings, as well as in Art’s potential as a tool for psychotherapy.
Colour has long been used to create feelings of cosiness or spaciousness. However, how people are affected by different colour-stimuli varies from person to person.
There is evidence that colour preference may depend on ambient temperature. People who are cold prefer warm colours like red and yellow while people who are hot prefer cool colours like blue and green.
A few studies have shown that cultural background has a strong influence on colour preference. These studies have shown that people from the same region regardless of race will have the same colour preferences.
I'm ALWAYS fascinated by COLOUR!
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Kingfisher at Venus Pool in Shropshire hovering over the water ready to take the plunge at any unsuspecting fish below.
HORNBY CASTLE IS A COUNTRY HOUSE, DEVELOPED FROM A MEDIEVAL CASTLE, STANDING TO THE EAST OF THE VILLAGE OF HORNBY IN THE LUNE VALLEY, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND. IT OCCUPIES A POSITION OVERLOOKING THE VILLAGE IN A CURVE OF THE RIVER WENNING. THE CASTLE IS DESIGNATED BY ENGLISH HERITAGE AS A GRADE I LISTED BUILDING.
IT IS THOUGHT THAT THE CASTLE WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT FOR THE NEVILLE FAMILY IN THE 13TH CENTURY; THIS IS THE MOST LIKELY DATE OF THE BASE OF THE TOWER AT THE BACK OF THE CASTLE. THE POLYGONAL TOWER RISING FROM THIS BASE DATES FROM THE 16TH CENTURY.
THE CASTLE IS CONSTRUCTED IN SANDSTONE RUBBLE AND IT HAS SLATE ROOFS. ITS ARCHITECTURAL STYLE IS PERPENDICULAR. THE PLAN IS IRREGULAR. THE BUILDING IS MAINLY IN TWO STOREYS, AND MUCH OF IT HAS A BATTLEMENTED PARAPET. THE ENTRANCE FRONT FACES SOUTHWEST AND IS ALMOST SYMMETRICAL, WITH SEVEN BAYS. THE LATERAL BAYS PROJECT FORWARD, AS DOES THE CENTRAL THREE-STOREY PORCH. ALL THE WINDOWS ARE MULLIONED, OR MULLIONED AND TRANSOMED. THE LATERAL BAYS HAVE BAY WINDOWS, THE UPPER FLOORS OF WHICH ARE CANTED. THE LEFT BAY HAS AN ADDITIONAL PAIR OF WINDOWS ABOVE THE BAY WINDOW. ON EACH SIDE OF THE PORCH ARE TWO BAY’S CONTAINING VARYING TYPES OF WINDOWS. THE PORCH HAS AN OCTAGONAL TURRET ON THE LEFT AND A DIAGONAL BUTTRESS ON THE RIGHT. IN THE MIDDLE STOREY IS AN ORIEL WINDOW, ABOVE WHICH IS A THREE-LIGHT WINDOW. BEHIND THE PORCH, AND SLIGHTLY OFF-SET TO THE LEFT, IS A SQUARE TOWER, AND TO ITS LEFT IS THE TALLER, NARROWER, POLYGONAL TOWER. THE WINDOWS IN THE SQUARE TOWER INCLUDE A PARTLY BLOCKED VENETIAN WINDOW. THE COURTYARD CREATED IN THE 20TH CENTURY IS BEHIND THE THREE RIGHT BAYS.
Same position as last shot, only slightlyreframed. The difference apart from B&W to the last shot is the exposure. Some 4 minutes long, the cloud movement really shows the affect of updraft on the sky. Incase you wonder why the centre is bright, like the last shot the sun is in the centre with clouds shadowing the mountains. Such shots arent everyones cup of tea, but i am just expanding my portfolio.
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With the Miami County courthouse looming in the background, CSX manifest freight J983 passes a set of classic Baltimore & Ohio color position light signals in Troy, Ohio, on the Toledo Subdivision
Ramsay Garden is a block of sixteen private apartment buildings in the Castlehill area of Edinburgh, Scotland. They stand out for their red ashlar and white harled exteriors, and for their prominent position, most visible from Princes Street.
Developed into its current form between 1890 and 1893 by the biologist, botanist and urban planner Patrick Geddes, Ramsay Garden started out as Ramsay Lodge, an octagonal house built by the poet and wig-maker Allan Ramsay the Elder in 1733. The house was also known variously as Ramsay Hut and Goosepie House (due to the roof shape). It was complemented by the addition of Ramsay Street, a short row of simple Georgian Houses in 1760. The latter (in revamped form) stand on the north side of the access to the inner courtyard.
Geddes' work on Ramsay Garden began in the context of an urban renewal project that he had embarked on in Edinburgh’s Old Town. The area had fallen into disrepair, and Geddes hoped both to improve the living conditions of the working class, and to increase the number of wealthier residents. He was also involved in improving buildings for use as student accommodation. To these purposes Geddes rehabilitated a significant number of tenement buildings in slums along the Royal Mile, including Abbey Cottages, Whitehorse Close and Riddle’s Court.
The Ramsay Garden development also served these aims. It was partly financed by the prospective buyers of the apartments, and partly by £2000 that Geddes's wife, Anna Morton, had inherited from her father. Geddes engaged the architect Stewart Henbest Capper to remodel Ramsay Lodge, and to build six large new blocks onto it at right angles to each other. By this time Geddes had acquired a position at a university in London, but he continued to supervise the design of Ramsay Garden on his frequent trips to Edinburgh. The final year of building work was overseen by Sydney Mitchell, who had taken over as architect, due to Capper's poor health. and was also permitted to add some additional detailing. The result of these partnerships was a combination of traditional Scottish domestic architecture and a rather fanciful proliferation of balconies, towers and eaves. Geddes referred to Ramsay Garden in later years as the "seven-towered castle I built for my beloved".
As a result of his own experiences in universities, and inspired by the better student facilities he had seen in Europe, Geddes was also concerned with the provision of quality accommodation for students. By the time Ramsay Garden was being built he had already established other student Halls of Residence in partnership with the Town and Gown Association. By the end of the 19th century he had managed to provide enough housing for more than 200 university students and staff. The Halls of Residence were intended to be self-governing, with responsibility for drawing up house rules left to the students themselves. The Ramsay Lodge section of the Ramsay Garden development was used for this purpose. Murals painted by John Duncan on the walls of the dining and common rooms depicted images from Celtic myth and history. Lectures and seminars were sometimes held on the premises.
Other parts of Ramsay Garden were available to the public. The Geddes family lived in number 14, a twelve-room apartment on the fourth storey. By all accounts it was an impressive residence. The drawing-room was two rooms connected by an archway, with the whole measuring 20 by 40 feet. The sweeping views, which reached as far as the old Kingdom of Fife, could be admired through the bay and turret window spaces at each end. This room was regularly used for large gatherings. Frescoes by Charles Mackie graced the master bedroom. The lease of the apartment was eventually sold to the Town and Gown Association due to Geddes's financial difficulties. Although he later wished to repurchase it, his desire for the apartment to remain in the family was not fulfilled.
Ramsay Lodge was the last of the University Halls to be sold off by the Town and Gown Association. When it was purchased in 1945 by the Commercial Bank of Scotland, it was a condition of sale that the murals be retained. The Bank went on to use the Lodge as a residential hostel and training centre. [Wikipedia]
At Elizabeth, reminder's of the northeast corridor's past can been in the form of PRR position light signals as NJT ALP-46A 4655 leads a mid morning local bound for the Jersey shore .
Family: Apidae
I came across this rather small bee along a wooded path leading up to Bannerdown Common. I don't know the reason for holding this position on a leaf (Cardamine bulbifera) and appearing to present itself in a rather exposed fashion.
If someone does know, please do share!
I wanted to capture something different to the usual bluebell carpet/green woodland shots. I tried a few things out and I really like how this one worked. I've seen wildlife photographers do this sort of thing by getting down low and using a heavily out of focus foreground. I like the contrast in colours here and the simplicity of it.
June 12, 2014.
Coordenadas de Torreón: 25°32′40″N 103°26′30″O
Altitud Media: 1120 msnm
CÁMARA MONTADA EN TRIPIÉ, NO SE UTILIZÓ TELESCOPIO, NO SE MODIFICARON LOS COLORES, INTERPUSE UNA PLACA RADIOGRAFICA COMO FILTRO.
Zoom digital 125 X (3000 mm equivalente) [535mm focal length]. Exif data de additional info solamente lee hasta el máximo del zoom óptico, no lee zoom digital.
It's a pity Flickr gave us this unpractical format. Among other anoyances we can´t add notes to the picture. For example in this, the clasifying code of sunspots.
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Highest position: 180 on Sunday, September 8, 2013
Places / Germany / Baden-Wurttemberg / Freudenstadt
Famous Landmark
Greatest marketplace of Germany, surounded with old buildings.
Old Marketplace of
The City Freudenstadt, 1599 anno Domino,
a new founded City by the local Lord.
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Deutschlands größter umbauter Marktplatz
219 x 216 m, erbaut ab 1599 nach den Plänen von Baumeister Heinrich
Schickhardt, Arkadengänge, seit 1999 großzügige Wasserfläche mit 50
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Stadt auf dem Reissbrett entworfen: Freudenstadt
Deutschlands grösster Marktplatz
Höhe: 732 m ü. NHN
... in Freudenstadt ist der größte umbaute Marktplatz in Deutschland und mißt 219 x 216 Meter, erbaut wurde er 1599 nach den Bauplänen von
Hof-Baumeister Heinrich Schickhardt. ( * 5. Februar 1558 in Herrenberg; † 14. Januar 1635 in Stuttgart)
1599 begann er mit dem planmäßigen Bau von Freudenstadt im Schwarzwald, wobei dort größtenteils die vom Herzog favorisierte Planvariante nach „Mühlbrettsystem“ anstelle der von Schickhardt vorgeschlagenen schachbrettartigen Grundkonzeption ausgeführt wurde.
Die Stadt wurde 1599 von Herzog Friedrich I. von Württemberg gegründet.
Die Förderung des Bergbaus in Christophstal und die Ansiedlung von protestantischen Glaubensflüchtlingen sollten im merkantilistischen Sinne die Einnahmen des Landesherren sichern.
Bereits 1536 wurden die Bergleute mit besonderen Privilegien ausgestattet.
1598 wurden 87 Tonnen Erz gefördert, das je Tonne bis zu 1800 Gramm Silber und 140 Kilogramm Kupfer enthielt.
Die Silberschmelze wurde mit Holzkohle aus den Wäldern der Umgebung beheizt.
1603 betrug die Förderung 94 Kilogramm Silber. Daraus entstanden die sogenannten Christophstaler.
Später konzentrierte sich der Abbau auf Kupfer und Eisen.
Am 6. Mai 1602 , wurde die „Stadt ob Christophstal“ erstmals urkundlich als „Freudenstadt“ erwähnt. Wie es zu dieser Namensgebung kam, ist nicht geklärt.
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Ob die Bergleute gerne ihr Geld (Christophstaler) in der Stadt mit vollen Händen ausgaben und sie deshalb Freuden-Stadt nannten ist eine naheliegende Vermutung, weshalb danach der Name "Freuden-stadt" entstand.
Am 3. November erfolgte eine Ausschreibung, mit der gezielt Ansiedlungswillige angesprochen wurden, denen Bauplatz, Holz und Felder versprochen wurden.
Auf diese Art wurden vor allem von der habsburgischen Gegenreformation betroffene protestantische Glaubensflüchtlinge aus den österreichischen Kronländern Steiermark, Kärnten und Krain in die junge Stadt gelenkt. Da viele Flüchtlinge aus Krain nur slowenisch sprachen, predigte bald auch ein slowenischer Pfarrer.
Auf einer schiefen Fläche von 45 x 18 Meter wurden 50 Wasserfontänen angelegt.
Direkt bei der Wasserfläche sind die Bodenplatten als Mühlebrettspiel verlegt, die Spielsteine können bei der Tourist-Information ausgeliehen werden.
Der Grundriss wurde dem Mühlebrettspiel nachempfunden. Der Marktplatz wird von Straßen durchkreuzt und ist somit in drei Teile gegliedert. Sie werden als Oberer Marktplatz, Unterer Marktplatz und Postplatz bezeichnet.
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With both pantos up BB 9320 hauls the Corail coaches (except in eight position) of train 4011 from Paris Austerlitz to Bordeaux St.Jean.
Coutras, 26-7-1989.
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This is my 21st upload from our trip to Paris, yes Frank still a few to come ;)
This is a view from on the bridge Pont Neuf over the river Seine, at the far left you
can see the Louvre museum.
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lights by loading the 0Ev shot, adjusting it until the colours almost matched, copied it as
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It's about time I welcomed you to one of the most fascinating places that we explored while traveling over the past 15 months, it's the World Heritage Site of Český Krumlov. Which is in the South Bohemian region of Czech Republic. This is St. Vitus church. This church dates back to the early 15th century and has Gothic and Pseudogothic styles.
We loved exploring this town that is almost completely surrounded by a river bend in the Vltava. Above the city there sits a breathtaking castle, which has views to die for.
I'll be posting a photograph of the city from up above in the next few days. Enjoy this one and please see this one Large!
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Happy Valentine's Day! Front page of Explore then poof, #253 highest position. Feb 14 Thank you all!
Amtrak 42/NS 04T with P42DC 96 leading passes under the signal bridge in Lilly, PA. These signals have their days numbered as PTC work continues just a few miles down the line.
Covering the nose with a paw
She was in the chair, asleep at the important mission of guarding me as I napped. My nap was so deep that I thought it was Sunday!!
Ms. Essay positions herself at the edge of her living room’s L-shaped sectional sofa for a seated pose in her white long-sleeve turtleneck sweater and brown faux leather pants she wore for a February meeting convened virtually by the Missouri Historical Society and their Museum via Zoom.
In the background of this photo, the late afternoon sun cast an interesting shadow onto the sofa’s seat cushions that was created by the slats of the west facing living room window’s venetian blinds.
Some of the Missouri History Museum’s items in the ever-expanding Gateway to Pride Exhibit collection, at this moment mostly “oral histories” shared by LGBTQ+ community individuals, can be viewed on-line using the link, below:
She decided to wear her new 5inch heels today to her job on the shop floor of a hardware store. They hurt after she's stood all day in them but the customers like them and so does her boss. The assistant manager position is opening up and she wants to impress.
After her 9 hour shift she was so looking forward to getting home and soaking her aching feet. It was then her husband rang and reminded her she needed to do the weekly food shop!
Highest Explore Position #123 ~ On August 19th 2008.
Baby European Polecat - British Wildlife Centre, Surrey, England - Sunday August 17th 2008.
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European Polecat ~ Mustela putorius ~ A member of the weasel family (Mustelids), polecats were once widespread and common throughout mainland Britain. Relentless persecution by gamekeepers up until the late 1930's resulted in extermination everywhere except for a small population in north Wales. They have since recovered and are now found throughout rural Wales, the Border counties and are spreading across the Midlands, South and into the South-East.
They are solitary in nature and active throughout the year. They favoured habitat is woodland, riverbank and surrounding farmland. They will hunt by night or by day for small rodents, birds and insects using a keen sense of smell to locate their prey.
They emit a pungent musky odour, particularly when threatened. The polecat is the ancestor of the domestic ferret and can interbreed with them.
Origin ~ Native of the United Kingdom.
Size ~ Male length: 55 cm plus 20 cm tail. Female length: 50 cm plus 16 cm tail - about the same size as a ferret.
Description ~ Sexes alike. Fur long, almost black with purple sheen showing buff undercoat. White markings on face and ears.
Habitat ~ Favours lowland country below 500m in woodland, marsh, riverbanks, farmland and farm buildings.
Young ~ One litter of 3 -7 young born May or June after 40 days gestation. Fully grown in 3 months.
Diet ~ Frogs, water voles, trout, eels, rabbits, snakes and ground nesting birds.
Population Pre-breeding season estimated to be 63,000 and increasing.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ~ The European Polecat (Mustela putorius), also known as a fitch, is a member of the Mustelidae family, and is related to the stoats, otters, weasels and minks. Polecats are dark brown with a lighter bandit-like mask across the face, pale yellow underbody fur, a long tail and short legs. They are somewhat larger than weasels, weighing between 0.7 kg for females to 1.7 kg for males, but smaller than otters.
Range, habitat and ecology ~ Polecats are found throughout Europe. They are mainly nocturnal and are found in woodlands, farmlands and wetlands. They often make dens in stream banks or under tree roots. Almost entirely carnivorous, they feed largely on small mammals such as voles and rats and, seasonally, on frogs and toads. Small birds and insects are a much smaller component of their diet. They require a home range of about a square kilometer. The pattern of polecat predation on frogs was found to be sex selective and predation by polecats is found to influence sex ratio, male abundance and sexual conflict in a frog mating system, restricting the opportunity for multiple mating.
Reproduction ~ Though polecats are chiefly polygynous, females can show polyandry and the sexual conflict aspect of the mating system can change with environmental conditions. Sexual conflict may result in sexually antagonistic co-evolution, in which one sex evolves a "manipulative" character which is countered by a "resistance" trait in the other sex.
Hybridisation ~ Polecats (mainly dark phenotype) are able to hybridise with the rare European mink and have fertile hybrids. In some parts of England the abandoning of domestic ferrets has led to ferret-polecat hybrids living in the wild. Often hybrids have a less distinct facial mask, light throat patches and lighter fur especially on the undersides. However there are some hybrids that are almost indistinguishable from pure polecats.
The native polecat has made a recovery across much of central and southern England thanks in part to reintroduction programmes. Recent DNA studies have shown that the pure native polecats have become firmly reestablished and are not becoming greatly hybridised. It has been suggested that the hybrid animals containing domesticated ferret genes are less well adapted to life in the wild than native polecats as the hybrids tend to be distributed near or beyond the main polecat range.
Other species ~ Other species of polecat include the Steppe Polecat (M. eversmanni) and the European Mink (M. lutreola). Most zoologists believe that the domestic ferret (M. putorius furo) is descended from the European Polecat, or possibly from a hybrid of the European and steppe varieties. The Zorilla, also called the striped polecat (Ictonyx striatus), lives in subsaharan Africa.
A photographic position now regrettably lost due to lineside and adjacent farmland tree growth is this of the twelve-arch Smardale viaduct, the highest such structure on the Settle-Carlisle line at 131 feet, with foundations sunk to 45 feet below the ground. On a wet 13th June 1999 Class 55 'Deltic' D9009 'Alycidon' heads a northbound dining special charter to Appleby.
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