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The Church of Panaghia Kapnikarea or just Kapnikarea is a Greek Orthodox church one of the oldest churches in Athens.It is estimated that the church was built some time in the 11th century, perhaps around 1050. As it was common with the early Christian churches, this was built over an ancient Greek pagan temple dedicated to the worship of a goddess, possibly Athena or Demeter.The church is located in the downtown of the modern city of Athens, right in the middle of the high-traffic shopping area of Ermou Street, at the edge of the Plaka district.
The theme this week is 'Baubles' very festive :) Chickpea had to get in on this and he's up in the tree, wrapped in a giant (for him) santa hat. He's round and festive so could possibly pass as a bauble :) The other three are most definitely baubles lol.
North-west towards the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park and Scotland's most southerly Munro.
The Scottish lowlands give way here to the mountainous Highlands. The boundary fault is marked by Conic Hill and beyond that the unmistakable silhouette of Ben Lomond rising in the distance.
The literal translation of Ben Lomond is 'Beacon Mountain', possibly because it's visible from much of central Scotland on a clear day.
So many mountains we passed. Just after this the "town" of Cass with permanent population of One!
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Possibly the most famous railway viaduct in England, Ribblehead dates from around 1870 and is a key part of the Carlisle to Settle railway line. There are a number of smaller viaducts along the route, and dozens of workers died during its construction. Many of these are buried in the churchyard at nearby Chapel-le-Dale.
Plumbago, possibly Ceratostigma griffithii. Common name Griffith's leadwort. Flowering for the first time in two years after planting in my garden in the north of Scotland.
Possibly Cortinarius ochroleucus. The whitish/ivory cap is unusual in a Webcap. Growing in deciduous woodland. C. ochroleucus is not uncommon in Salcey Forest..
Possibly the most photographed bit of landscape in the UK and definitely a 'cliche shot'. However, since we climbed to this view point at dawn on a cold winter's morning we were fortunate to have the place to ourselves. Unfortunately the cloud rolled in about 5 mins after we got here ☹️.
When leaving Mediobogdum Roman Fort on Hardknott Pass in Lake District the strong Sun in the west makes for a high contrast farewell parting image. At the left of the image a shadowy figures seems to be striding out. As bold as you like right there in plain sight owning the gloaming and enjoying the roaming the figure asks several questions and gives no clear answers. I have no explanation of this figure in my photograph.
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This is absolutely true and possibly many will believe it is False and/or fanciful and because I needed it to be true….no matter because I know what I believe….
Many will know that my late husband Brendan was Irish…sadly he died aged 65 in 2012
4 years later I met Jonathan and we became friends and he walked his dog with myself and my dog Beau and Beau’s sibling Phoebe the pet belonged to my niece Mandy and we walked together for a year and a half then became a couple and married in 2017…We went to the Lincoln Christmas Market together in 2018 but I was desperately uncomfortable but I had gone every year with my soulmate husband Brendan. I wandered miserably from stall to stall till we came across a lady selling these peg doll Christmas tree fairy’s and I picked a beautiful one for my sister with blonde hair and a candy cane in her hand. I didn’t intend buying one for myself. However I stayed at the stall and couldn’t make myself leave - eventually telling the stall holder that I was drawn to the green fairy wearing a top hat hanging just above my head. “Oh she replied, that one’s an Irish fairy and if you look she’s holding a bunch of shamrock in her hands “
The feeling the went over and through my body can’t be imagined I’m sure. I just knew it was Brendan’s way of telling me everything was fine and I could go around the Christmas market with his blessing. I was and still am elated. This shot actually a blend of three shots and is of the fairy that still hangs in our bedroom. The the tiny seed head is balanced on a vase and I have a piece of original copper artwork and the orange and turquoise come through off that. How the copper settled so beautifully in the seed head remains a mystery. All shots were taken by my Nikon d850 and the blend and crop plus border done in photoshop…..now a tip for you. I took a shot minus the back border and had a free print photo that actually cost a little more because I had it upgraded to acrylic…they only expect smartphone shots so I took a photo of it and downloaded it as a screenshot and sent it to my mailbox and it was readily accepted and came back looking perfect 12 inch x 12 inch and is above a small oak table in my front room….Jonathan thinks it’s beautiful and I love it and feel comforted by it every day 😊
Btw….I have printed this myself too because a few people I know love it and fyi it print's off with these exact colours…been done over a year and never loses any vibrancy :)
Well possibly a challenge with the tide out.......
A quick trip to the North Wales coastline this morning to pick off a couple of shots I was after, but ended up going for something different on account of the light conditions. Here, a pair of DRS class 68s, 68026 and 68030, haul the 7.31am Crewe Coal Sidings - Valley Nuclear Electric nuclear flasks (6D43) as they approach the tunnel at Penmaenbach.
8.53am, 11th April 2018
Le probabili impossibilità sono da preferire alle improbabili possibilità.
Aristotele, IV sec. a.e.c
Non c'è nessuna elaborazione o manipolazione in questa foto: un alberello è riuscito a nascere perpendicolarmente ad un muro di mattoni... e a dimostrare come la tenacia possa superare le probabilità avverse.
Buona serata :)
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The day after Thanksgiving has been designated Native American Heritage Day in the U.S. celebrating the rich cultural heritage of the indigenous peoples of the country. It offsets some of the naive ideas promoted by the Thanksgiving holiday. The overlap with "black friday" is most unfortunate, and has resulted in some Native Americans to declare the timing of this day of commemoration to be in "poor taste."
It is thought that the first humans were present in North America around 23,000 years ago, possibly even earlier. The diversity of environments in which these human cultures thrived, from the Arctic to deserts is amazing- no other species on Earth has done this. The traditions they established are indeed rich and beautiful, many of which are carried on today despite governmental attempts to quash them. There are 567 tribes recognized by the Federal government.
This petroglyph panel shown here portrays one of these rich cultures that thrived in what is now southern Utah and southwestern Colorado 2000 years ago. The large anthropomorphs are in the San Juan style (Basketmaker II period). The shamanistic figures have enigmatic head ornaments (some look like antenna), belts, and necklaces.
Possibly the most difficult shot i have taken,only a small window with patio door cracked open, bushes and stems
Possibly Nematopogon metaxella, I love these tiny gold winged moths. It raises all sorts of questions about how easy it can be to fly with them, they must surly get in the way, and on a windy day like this was it must be quite an issue. I also love their wacky cartoon like eyes. View large.
I am possibly going to mention something about Saint John the Baptist, Salome, at least one Herod, Orpheus, Brân the Blessed and Baphomet if I can edit my notes. Til then here is what I have.
The lights went out, the depth of darkness opened wide and then the lights were reignited and the world whirled waling into nothing, blossomed into something and flowered into everything...
Yester Castle, home of Sir Hugo de Giffard, also Jiffard, a 13th-century Scottish Baron. He is remembered in legend as the, “Wizard of Yester.” Yester Castle was built around 1267 with Sir Hugo acting like a diabolical King Solomon and calling spirits to build his stone works for him. If instead of the diabolical focus Sir Hugo was more inline with the God of Solomon then his demons may have been a gift labour source for his good works. Some have said that he was in pact with the devil and that his source of amazing conjuring deeds was all infernal. His fortification is noted as being assembled by an army of hobgoblins. The best remains of the castle ruins are named as either Bohall, or Hobgoblin Hall, also The Goblin Ha’. This Goblin Hall may have constructed by a workforce keen to protect their stone crafting secrets and possibly also French in origin. The language barrier and insular ways could have given rise to the workers been seen as demons doing Sir Hugo’s bidding. Bohall as an Irish name is said to derive from, “baigell,” which meant, “having profitable pledges,” Sir Hugo seems to have been the embodiment of someone that is noted as having prospered by having profitable pledges. Most likely because it still stands as the only roofed section of Yester Castle it is suggested that the Goblin Ha’ is where Sir Hugo practised dark arts such as necromancy. The Hall is even stated to have an entrance to Hell. The design of the structure that still exists gives much clearer indication of the Hall as the place to bring in animals at times of siege and to have above the animal section floors for two legged occupation with the lowest section being a vital access to water and not an entrance to the underworlds. Magic often features in Legend in ways that quickly come undone if you look closely at the weave of Folklore, as that which is seen as superb for stories is not the best factual material for histories.
I hope that Sir Hugo being of either Giffard, or Jiffard has no overbearing influence on the Giff versus Jiff debate? That is usually the .gif versus the .jif at least in pronunciation.
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Possibly my most-laguna like Tecolote agate, I cut and polished today and collected at the new site on November 25, 2008.
This picture is not called 'Possibly No. 14213' because the steam engine you see depicted here might (or might not) be experiencing a period of quantum instability. The title also has nothing to do with Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, although that might (or might not) go some way in explaining that aforementioned (possible) quantum instability.
No. It's called 'Possibly No. 14213' simply because there's a different number on the side of the machine than there is on the front, and I've chosen the side value of '14213' instead of the front value of '5' which seems to me to be somewhat lacking in ambition.
That is not to say, of course, that you are not perfectly entitled to consider the number '5' to be special. I respect your right to idolise whichever numbers you wish.
Seventeen hand-held exposures representing 1 minute of august 18th, 2019. Taken at the Weald and Downland Living Museum, West Sussex.
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Usual caveats etc.
Possibly one of the easiest (and laziest) landscape shots I've captured on Dartmoor. Taken from the footbridge crossing the River Plym into Dewerstone Wood, where I later attempted to indulge myself in more challenging landscape photography. More images to follow soon. Thanks for looking - Mk.
possibly part of Le Corbusier's project for Chandigarh, and possibly :-) designed by Pierre Jeanneret. Part of Rajan-Bijlani_Electric-Kiln. Photo-Credit-Rich-Stapleton
Possibly the most photographed tree in Scotland? This was taken the evening before my Devil's Pulpit shot. I had finally arrived at the B&B but was pretty late and had the idea of trying to shoot this tree as it wasn't that far away. Unfortunately the weather was so good and it was a Saturday so there were families having evening meals and kids climbing over the roots so it wasn't until after the sun had set that I bagged a shot. The roots were nearly surrounded by water but not 100% hence the crop. I managed to drag more detail out of the shadows than I was expecting 9( credit to the Canon sensor in the R5) but purposely left it almost silhouetted as I thought it looked natural. I'm can't pretend it's in any way 'original' but never shot it before and, considering there wasn't a cloud in the sky I liked the early Blue Hour light.
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