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Harking back to a bygone era and a Post Office not tainted by scandal.
This rather grand tympanum is above the door to Oxford's Post Office in St Aldgates.
Kolomya is one of the pearls of Galicia that has always been an important city of the province, starting from the pre-Austrian times. Nowadays it is just a county center of the Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine but the past days’ glory still exists! Many Ukrainian poets, writers, composers and musicians originate from here. Famous Lemberg-Vienna based writer Sacher Masoch wrote a lot about a very special charm of this town. These photographs don’t show the most beautiful places and buildings, but rather hidden and unknown. As photography is just my hobby I can afford shooting and publishing what is interesting to me, what I like, hate, laugh at or what inspires me.
The Ho Chi Minh City Post Office is located just across the road from the Notre Dame Cathedral. It's a tourist attraction too.
Lomo Supersampler + Fuji Superia 400X
Hmm.. made #441 on explore (17 March). Thank you!
Once there was a sign here that urged motorists to turn left or right. Curiously enough, the street does continue to the next block--but most people wouldn't want to go straight unless they intended to stop at the two houses and church on that block.
MOC: Post Office. A modern interpretation of the classic set 6689, "Post-Station".
There's a mailbox integrated in the facade, as on the original set from 1985. The stickers are the same style as the originals, but these come from MiniStickers.nl - they're selling a nice sheet with various mail-related stickers, including a copy of the sign with the opening hours and that nice 1x6 "POST OFFICE" sign.
Old Post Office at Carter's Creek Station Antiques. Shot on Kodak Ektar 100 (120 C41)
Spring Hill, Tennessee
Read my post about Flyover Country here: www.shutteringthrulife.com/flyover-country/
Post box in Beverley where they hold the Wednesday Market decorated with soft toys. Beverley East Yorkshire a large market town and is in the area of the Yorkshire Wolds a famous beauty spot! Taken with an iPhone SE 15 June 2021
A (4) train creeps up the middle track of the Jerome Ave Line, passing maintenance forces replacing track at 161st St-Yankee Stadium station.
R142 (4) (Bombardier, 1999-2003)
161st St-Yankee Stadium Station
Jerome Avenue Line - IRT
My younger son gave me this postbox for my birthday last year, sometimes the postman puts the letters here and sometimes in my other letterbox. I heard a thud as he put a book in it today.
Green tape emblazoned with "Opened by Australia Post for inspection by Customs." is my worst nightmare when expecting a shipment of postcards, as it means the contents of the envelope will be either damaged or missing. Guaranteed. In the case of "Wache 9", a 100 year old postcard that survived two world wars and undoubtedly several owners, it means the latter.
My guess is that it was removed by a careless Australia Post or Customs employee so he/she could determine the envelope did not contain a kilogram of pure German cocaine and then somehow discarded.
Yes it survived two world wars, but it could not survive the might of Australia Post incompetency.
Location: Flemingsburg, Kentucky
Artist: Lucile Blanch
Title: Crossing to the Battle of Blue Licks
Dated: 1943
Somewhat inspired by Dominic Bugatto's stuff. One from awhile ago but the tale is in the processing.
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Went for a gritty post-apocalyptic processing job. If it makes you feel a bit uncomfortable, then it has done its job. This one's for freefall5001. Cheers, man.
best on black background: '_DSC2041' On Black
Les armoiries de Genève apparaissent dès le XVe siècle. Leur représentation actuelle a été fixée par le Conseil d'Etat en 1918. Elles représentent la réunion des symboles de l'Empire (l'aigle à tête couronnée), auquel Genève a été rattachée au XIe siècle, et de l'évêque (la clef d'or) dont les citoyens tiennent leurs libertés et franchises depuis 1387.
Le cimier est un soleil apparaissant à demi sur le bord supérieur et portant le trigramme IHS en lettres grecques, reproduction du nom de Jésus sous une forme contractée (IHESUS).
Les anciennes couleurs de Genève étaient le gris et le noir. Au XVIIe siècle, le noir et le violet. Le jaune et le rouge prévalurent au XVIIIe siècle ; le noir fut ajouté durant la période révolutionnaire. Les armoiries de la Ville de Genève sont les mêmes que celles du canton.
La devise de Genève, "Post tenebras lux" (Après les ténèbres la lumière), date du milieu du XVIe siècle. Elle fait référence à la Réforme.
The former London Transport DMS2005 seen after sale and conversion to an exhibition unit for the Post Office.
With literally thousands of them, you'd think I could resist posting three more Osprey shots, but you'd be wrong. On Armand Bayou near Bay Area Park.
Model: Arlette Marenco
Photography and Editing: Dirk Dreyer. Hi-Res pictures and prints available at galleries.dreyerpictures.com
Bricks Cascade 2017 recap time!
First off, the general convention vibe was great. Compared to BrickCon, there was a lot more floor space, and yet the Technic section managed to be one of the most packed themes there. Everyone was quite welcoming, and new friends were made (always a plus)!
As for models, both the Koenigsegg and the Subarute were received very well. My last parts for the Subarute showed up on Saturday at 12:30ish, so I had to frantically build for a few hours to get the model to where it is now. Thankfully, it got done before Sunday's public hours, where it received quite a bit of attention. The Koenigsegg, of course, received it's usual "KOENIGSEGG!!!" and "Is that a Ferrari/Lamborghini/Saleen S5?" comments, and it was great seeing faces light up when I'd open the doors. The One:1 also won the award "Technic-al Achievement", which came with the Cargo Plane set you see in the photo (Convention organizers take note: trophies are better when they come with a set!).
On the topic of sets, I picked up two copies of 42063 while making a LEGO store run, along with the Claas tractor, which I and two other Technic builders drafted out (hence the big ziploc of Technic pieces). Off-screen are also two small boxes of system pieces that I'll need to sort through....
...which brings me to my next point. Everything in the picture (plus the two boxes of system and the Binary Clock model that's collecting dust) needs to be disassembled and sorted before I start my next model. Of course, I'm keeping the trophy intact, and I've got fairly accurate LDD models of both the Koenigsegg and the Subarute in the event that I need to rebuild them. The only thing is, my current LEGO sorting setup is already at the overflow point, and that's without the Koenigsegg and Subaru BrickLink orders (let alone the 3 sets and heaps of bulk). Guess it's time to buy some more storage containers!
Overall, Bricks Cascade was an absolute blast. It's great to finally go to a convention that's 20 minutes from home rather than 3.5 hours away, and the friendly environment made me feel quite at home. Plus, who can say no to free LEGO?