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This photo was taken on perennial glacier of Mount Cevedale, in the Italian Alps at 3300 meters. A historical place fact, precisely in these mountains was fought the First World War, are still visible the ruins of the trenches and cannons of the era.
The Maya had few domestic animals; dogs were domesticated by 3000 BC, and the Muscovy duck by the Late Postclassic.
Its characteristic is precisely that of the red muzzle which I find very nice!
While driving dirt roads east of Winnipeg looking for Connecticut Warblers, we also saw a number of first successional White Birch Forests which reminded me precisely of the initial habitat that Gene and I found our first Golden Wings in Michigan.
So, I suggested we simply stop the SUV, get out and listen (Gene, not me--I cannot hear them) for any GWWA's.
Sure enough , a number of those young birch forests contained
breeding GWWA's. This is one shot I got on one of those stops.
That is actually an alder in the foreground with the birches further in the background that you cannot see in this photo.
Solomon's seal is an old cottage garden plant that appears early in spring, producing graceful, arching stems with precisely paired, oval leaves along their length. These are quickly joined by dangling, green-tipped, white bells that persist throughout late spring and early summer. Stems and foliage remain eye-catching even after the flowers are over.
Chaos is merely order waiting to be deciphered.
― José Saramago
The world is not to be put in order. The world is order. It is for us to put ourselves in unison with this order.
― Henry Miller
All established order forms a line of resistance against the threat of rupture and places its meager forces at the service of continuity. That everything should continue as usual is the bourgeois standard of a reality that is indeed bourgeois precisely because it is a standard.
― Julio Cortázar
This muskrat cut all marsh plants, gathered them together precisely, and is carrying them back to his lodge.
swamp rat
gathering building materials
for its lodge
Image and haiku by John Henry Gremmer
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Portrait found in Rome, in the Licinian tomb, dated to around 30-50 A.D. It is not known precisely who she is, but it might be a portrait of Antonia, daughter of emperor Claudius.
Now on display at Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen.
Today I bring you in India!
Just kidding! I'll go to India sooner or later, but for now, this amazing temple is situated in London, more precisely in Neasden (that's why it's known as Neasden Temple).
The official name is BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir and its architecture + the attention for details is truly breathtaking.
This Mandir has also been awarded for being the largest Indian Temple of the world, outside of India.
It's made of Italian marble, Indian Ambaji marble and Bulgarian limestone. It was terminated in 1995: handcarved in India and then assembled here in London.
Truly a gem to visit!
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Normally you see a church only from the outside.
But I have shown you the church from the inside first.
"San Margherita di Antiochia" (1318), the church of Vernazza directlly located right on the harbor.
Over the years and centuries wind and weather have attacked the colors of the facades.
Nevertheless or precisely for this reason Vernazza is so beautiful.
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You know a trip was worthwhile when you're leaving with lump in your throat :) And so it was in this case leaving the incredible Australian continent. I remember the moment precisely and even have it captured :) :) May you all have only happy and memorable trips and safe travels :)
These flowers are popularly but erroneously known as Amaryllis, a monotypic African genus in the same family....
The Hippeastrum (Amaryllis) has very prominent attractions, for bees.
The name Hippeastrum, given to it by William Herbert, means "Knight's-star-lily", although precisely what Herbert meant by the name is not certain.
For many years there was confusion among botanists over the generic names Amaryllis and Hippeastrum, one result of which is that the common name "amaryllis" is mainly used for cultivars of this genus, often sold as indoor flowering bulbs particularly at Christmas in the northern hemisphere.
By contrast the generic name Amaryllis applies to bulbs from South Africa, usually grown outdoors. The flowers not quite as showy and a tad smaller!
The genus is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas from Argentina north to Mexico and the Caribbean.
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One of the chief obstacles to this perfection of selfless charity, is the selfish anxiety to get the most out of everything, to be a brilliant success in our own eyes and in the eyes of other men. We can only get rid of this anxiety by being content to miss something in almost everything we do. We cannot master everything, taste everything, understand everything, drain every experience to its last dregs. But if we have the courage to let almost everything else go, we will probably be able to retain the one thing necessary for us -whatever it may be. If we are too eager to have everything, we will almost certainly miss even the one thing we need.
Happiness consists in finding out precisely what the ‘one thing necessary’ may be, in our lives, and in gladly relinquishing all the rest. For then, by a divine paradox, we find that everything else is given us together with the one thing we needed.
-Thomas Merton, No Man is an Island
"In this moment, you are precisely as you should be. In this moment, there is infinite possibility."
ENG: A staircase in the middle of Berlin! More precisely, in the Leonardo Royal Hotel not far from Alexanderplatz. The three-winged building of the 4-star superior hotel in former East Berlin was designed in 1953 for VEB Energieprojektierung. Completed four years later, the building's architectural style made it one of the outstanding office buildings of the time. Since its renovation in 1989, the Federal Police and its headquarters have been tenants here. The impressive eight-metre-high lobby combines Art Deco elements and cool marble with modern interiors and is now a listed building together with the staircase and the façade. It is considered a memento of the former building and conveys an imposing ambience that still delights the guests of the Leonardo Royal Hotel today.
GER: Ein Treppenhaus inmitten Berlins! Genauer gesagt, im Leonardo Royal Hotel unweit des Alexanderplatzes. Das dreiflügelige Gebäude des 4-Sterne-Superior Hotels im ehemaligen Ostberlin wurde 1953 für die VEB Energieprojektierung entworfen. Das vier Jahre später fertiggestellte Objekt gehörte durch seinen Baustil zu den herausragenden Bürobauten der Zeit. Seit der Sanierung im Jahr 1989 war die Bundespolizei mit ihrer Zentrale hier Mieter. Die beeindruckende acht Meter hohe Lobby kombiniert Art-Deco-Elemente und kühlen Marmor mit modernem Interieur und steht gemeinsam mit dem Treppenhaus und der Fassade heute unter Denkmalschutz. Sie gilt als Erinnerungsstück an das ehemalige Gebäude und vermittelt ein imposantes Ambiente, das die Gäste des Leonardo Royal Hotels heute immer noch begeistert.
NGC 7023 (sometimes known as the Iris Nebula or with the abbreviation C 4) is a diffuse nebula visible in the boreal constellation of Cepheus. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1794.
NGC 7023 is a reflection nebula, ie it reflects the light of some nearby stars; probably the main star responsible for its illumination is precisely the seventh magnitude star, cataloged as HD 200775, which would be enveloped by the nebula, together with other less bright stars born from its dust and which form the open cluster. The nebula is probably about 1400 light years from us and measures about 6 al. It is probably part of the vast Cepheus Molecular Cloud Complex.
Distance from Earth: 1,300 light years
The Monostor Fortress - the largest modern fortress in Central Europe - was built between 1850 and 1871. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the neoclassical military monument is a fascinating sight with its huge walls of precisely hewn stone, the 3-4 metre thick earthen ramparts covering the defences and its network of underground passages (kazamata) several kilometres long.
Its monumental dimensions are evidenced by the following figures: The fortress covers 25 hectares, the total area including the firing ranges is 70 hectares, the floor area of the buildings is 25 680 m2 and the number of rooms is 640.
After the fortress was built, it served generations of soldiers of the Hungarian Defence Forces. Its tasks included the defence of the central fortress (North - Komárom) and the control of shipping on the Danube. It was never used in combat and served mainly as a training centre and weapons depot. During the First World War it was used as a conscription and training centre. During the Second World War, the 22nd Infantry Regiment had its headquarters at Fort Monostor, and the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments were stationed there. After the Second World War.
Between 1945 and 1990, the Red Army's Army Group South set up the largest ammunition depot in Central Europe in the fort. With their withdrawal, the military function of the fortress ended forever.
Today the fort is a popular destination with a military history exhibition, Cold War vehicles, a bread museum, a boat exhibition and numerous events.
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Lichtende wolken door de zon aangeschenen, paar uur na zonsondergang.
Een bijzonder verschijnsel dat rond de langste dagen van het jaar in het noorden soms waar te nemen is.
De wolken geven niet zelf licht, maar omdat de zon niet ver onder de horizon komt, schijnt zij de wolken nog aan.
De wolken bestaan uit fijn gruis en stof met een flinterdun ijs- of rijplaagje eromheen. Het gruis en stof is afkomstig van meteorieten die tijdens de binnenkomst in de atmosfeer zijn verbrand. De waterdamp op die hoogte kan eveneens afkomstig zijn van meteorieten, maar ook van de uitlaatgassen van raketten, vulkaanuitbarstingen en door de chemische afbraak van methaan. De temperatuur op de hoogte waar de wolken zich bevinden is het -90 tot -145 graden. Juist in deze tijd van het jaar zijn de temperaturen op die hoogte het laagst, daardoor ontstaan er makkelijker ijskristallen op het gruis waardoor de wolken zichtbaar worden.
Noctilucent clouds, a special phenomenon that can sometimes be observed in the north around the longest days of the year.
The clouds do not give light themselves, but because the sun does not come far below the horizon, it still shines on the clouds.
The clouds consist of fine grit and dust with a wafer-thin ice or frost layer around it. The grit and dust comes from meteorites burned during entry into the atmosphere. The water vapor at that altitude can also come from meteorites, but also from rocket exhaust, volcanic eruptions and the chemical breakdown of methane. The temperature at the altitude where the clouds are located is -90 to -145 degrees. It is precisely at this time of year that temperatures are lowest at that altitude, which makes it easier for ice crystals to form on the grit, making the clouds visible.
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Winter Hazel, Corylopsis spicata, hails from east Asia, especially China and Japan. Spicata was introduced to Europe and more precisely The Netherlands in the nineteenth century by Von Siebold, whom I've often mentioned in these pages: e.g. www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/8714836253/in/photolis....
Look at the tightly packed pollen on the leg of this Spring Bee!
Two budgies sit close together on an old tree trunk—a quiet moment full of warmth. For me, these little birds bring back memories: I had one myself as a child, and later my son did too. Perhaps that is precisely why this sight moves me so deeply—lovable companions whose soft chirping evokes a piece of family history.
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Farben meiner Kindheit
Zwei Wellensittiche sitzen eng beieinander auf einem alten Baumstamm – ein stiller Moment voller Wärme. Für mich tragen diese kleinen Vögel Erinnerungen: Als Kind hatte ich selbst einen, später auch mein Sohn. Vielleicht berührt mich gerade deshalb dieser Anblick so sehr – liebenswerte Gefährten, die mit ihrem leisen Zwitschern ein Stück Familiengeschichte wachrufen.
The tawny fish owl is a species of owl. It used to be placed in Ketupa with the other fish owls, but that group is tentatively included with the eagle-owls in Bubo, until the affiliations of the fish owls and fishing owls can be resolved more precisely. It is clear from several shared characteristics that the more typical Bubo and fish owls are indeed related, including the structure of the talons, prominent ear tufts and plumage characteristics, unlike the superficially dissimilar fishing owls of Africa
Ich liebe diese Naturholzglocke . Sie hat sogar einige Löcher im Holz und das ist gut so. Gerade an diesen Stellen unterscheidet sie sich von allen anderen und macht sie einzigartig.
I love this natural wood bell. It even has a few holes in the wood and that's a good thing. It is precisely in these areas that it differs from all others and makes it unique.
After the brilliant sunrise we had, the day became progressively more overcast. Then finally, in the late afternoon, the heavens opened and a storm passed over Tullah. It is precisely for this reason that Lake Rosebery was constructed in the first place.
The tradition of the Fathers has never admitted the existence of a material world apart from a larger creation, from a spiritual universe. To speak more precisely, for them the world, a whole and a unity, is inseparably matter and spirit. What we call the material world is only the reflection of a reflection. . . . It is, as it were, the fringe of their garment: the waves of its light are like the scintillating robe with which the Creator has been pleased to adorn his invisible creation.
-Louis Bouyer, The Meaning of the Monastic Life (London: Burnes & Oates, 1955), 28.
The Monostor Fortress - the largest modern fortress in Central Europe - was built between 1850 and 1871. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the neoclassical military monument is a fascinating sight with its huge walls of precisely hewn stone, the 3-4 metre thick earthen ramparts covering the defences and its network of underground passages (kazamata) several kilometres long.
Its monumental dimensions are evidenced by the following figures: The fortress covers 25 hectares, the total area including the firing ranges is 70 hectares, the floor area of the buildings is 25 680 m2 and the number of rooms is 640.
After the fortress was built, it served generations of soldiers of the Hungarian Defence Forces. Its tasks included the defence of the central fortress (North - Komárom) and the control of shipping on the Danube. It was never used in combat and served mainly as a training centre and weapons depot. During the First World War it was used as a conscription and training centre. During the Second World War, the 22nd Infantry Regiment had its headquarters at Fort Monostor, and the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments were stationed there. After the Second World War.
Between 1945 and 1990, the Red Army's Army Group South set up the largest ammunition depot in Central Europe in the fort. With their withdrawal, the military function of the fortress ended forever.
Today the fort is a popular destination with a military history exhibition, Cold War vehicles, a bread museum, a boat exhibition and numerous events.
A small terrace on the mezzanine from the second to the first floor.
First floor view - Ceiling of the 'Salone dei Cinquecento' (Hall of the Five Hundred)
The ceiling, made up of 39 panels, was built and painted by Vasari and his workshop. It represents 'Important episodes of Cosme I's life', the city's neighborhoods and the city itself. In the center is apotheosis the 'Scene of glorification as Grand Duke of Florence and Tuscany'.
It is one of the largest salons in Italy.
This imposing room has a length of 54 meters and a width of 23. It was built in 1494 by Simone del Pollaiolo, called il Cronaca, commissioned by Savonarola who, replacing the Medici in the direction of Florence, conceived it as seat of the Major Council (Consiglio Maggiore), precisely with 500 members.
It was then enlarged by Vasari so that Cosme I could assemble the Court in this hall.
An Immature Harris's Hawk lets me know precisely how it feels about being photographed 😉
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2 year old, 400 pound male grizzly, Max is the name!
There are about 55,000 wild grizzly bears located throughout North America, 30,000 of which are found in Alaska. Only around 1,500 grizzlies remain in the lower 48 United States. Of these, around 1,000 are found in the Northern Continental Divide in northwestern Montana. About 600 more live in Wyoming, in the Yellowstone-Teton area. There are an estimated 70–100 grizzly bears living in northern and eastern Idaho. Its original range included much of the Great Plains and the southwestern states, but it has been extirpated in most of those areas. Combining Canada and the United States, grizzly bears inhabit approximately half the area of their historical range.
Although the once-abundant California grizzly bear appears prominently on the state flag of California and was the symbol of the Bear Flag Republic before California's admission to the Union in 1850, the subspecies or population is currently extinct. The last known grizzlies in California were killed in the Sierra foothills east of Fresno in the early 1920s.
The killing of the last grizzly bear in Arizona in 1936 at Escudilla Mountain is included in Aldo Leopold's Sand County Almanac.
In September 2007, a hunter produced evidence of one bear in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness ecosystem, by killing a male grizzly bear there. In the North Cascades ecosystem of northern Washington, grizzly bear populations are estimated to be fewer than 20 bears. One sighting of a grizzly bear in 2010 has been recorded. There has been no confirmed sighting of a grizzly in Colorado since 1979.
Other provinces and the United States may use a combination of methods for population estimates. Therefore, it is difficult to say precisely what methods were used to produce total population estimates for Canada and North America, as they were likely developed from a variety of studies. The grizzly bear currently has legal protection in Mexico, European countries, some areas of Canada, and in all of the United States. However, it is expected that repopulating its former range will be a slow process, due to various reasons, including the bear's slow reproductive habits and the effects of reintroducing such a large animal to areas prized for agriculture and livestock. Competition with other predators and predation on cubs are other possible limiting factors for grizzly bear recovery, though grizzly bears also benefit from scavenged carcasses from predators as an easy food source when other food sources decline
Hibernation
Grizzly bears hibernate for 5 to 7 months each year (except where the climate is warm, as the California grizzly did not hibernate). During this time, female grizzly bears give birth to their offspring, who then consume milk from their mother and gain strength for the remainder of the hibernation period. To prepare for hibernation, grizzlies must prepare a den, and consume an immense amount of food as they do not eat during hibernation. Grizzly bears do not defecate or urinate throughout the entire hibernation period. The male grizzly bear's hibernation ends in early to mid-March, while females emerge in April or early May.
In preparation for winter, bears can gain approximately 180 kg (400 lb), during a period of hyperphagia, before going into hibernation. The bear often waits for a substantial snowstorm before it enters its den: such behavior lessens the chances predators will find the den. The dens are typically at elevations above 1,800 m (5,900 ft) on north-facing slopes. There is some debate amongst professionals as to whether grizzly bears technically hibernate: much of this debate revolves around body temperature and the ability of the bears to move around during hibernation on occasion. Grizzly bears can "partially" recycle their body wastes during this period. Although inland or Rocky Mountain grizzlies spend nearly half of their life in dens, coastal grizzlies with better access to food sources spend less time in dens. In some areas where food is very plentiful year round, grizzly bears skip hibernation altogether
... feather it be
Bestial oblivion, or some craven scruple
Of thinking too precisely on the event,
A thought which, quarter'd, hath but one part wisdom
And ever three parts coward
(Hamlet... almost...)
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The inner self is precisely that self which cannot be tricked or manipulated by anyone, even by the devil. He is like a very shy wild animal that never appears at all whenever an alien presence is at hand, and comes out only when all is perfectly peaceful,12 in silence, when he is untroubled and alone. He cannot be lured by anyone or anything, because he responds to no lure except that of the divine freedom.
-The Inner Experience Notes on Contemplation THOMAS MERTON
The 046 Д Lysychansk - Uzhhorod train, consisting of 15 cars, has already been on its way for 28 hours and will shortly reach the 42nd scheduled stop Lawotschne with a total of 48 stops. The starting point is in Eastern Ukraine - more precisely in the Luhansk oblast - not far from the front. On the picture the train is located on the Carpathian pass line Lviv-Stryj-Tchop and is at an altitude of 650 m.
Bereits seit 28 Stunden ist der aus 15 Wagen bestehende Zug 046 Д Lyssytschansk - Uschhorod unterwegs und erreicht in Kürze den 42en planmäßigen Halt Lawotschne von insgesamt 48 Halten. Der Startpunkt liegt in der Ostukraine - genauer gesagt im Oblast Luhansk - unweit der dortigen Front. Auf dem Bild befindet sich der Zug gerade auf der Karpatenpassstrecke Lwiw–Stryj–Tschop und befindet sich hier auf ca. 650 m Höhe.
The Monostor Fortress - the largest modern fortress in Central Europe - was built between 1850 and 1871. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the neoclassical military monument is a fascinating sight with its huge walls of precisely hewn stone, the 3-4 metre thick earthen ramparts covering the defences and its network of underground passages (kazamata) several kilometres long.
Its monumental dimensions are evidenced by the following figures: The fortress covers 25 hectares, the total area including the firing ranges is 70 hectares, the floor area of the buildings is 25 680 m2 and the number of rooms is 640.
After the fortress was built, it served generations of soldiers of the Hungarian Defence Forces. Its tasks included the defence of the central fortress (North - Komárom) and the control of shipping on the Danube. It was never used in combat and served mainly as a training centre and weapons depot. During the First World War it was used as a conscription and training centre. During the Second World War, the 22nd Infantry Regiment had its headquarters at Fort Monostor, and the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments were stationed there. After the Second World War.
Between 1945 and 1990, the Red Army's Army Group South set up the largest ammunition depot in Central Europe in the fort. With their withdrawal, the military function of the fortress ended forever.
Today the fort is a popular destination with a military history exhibition, Cold War vehicles, a bread museum, a boat exhibition and numerous events.
It’s hard to define precisely in words what we see. Sometimes nothing we say can match what our eyes capture when we first see an object or a scene. This photo for me describes very well an emotion of beauty. As cold as the day is the beauty is raw and it draws me in so much so where I can feel cold just viewing the capture. Thanks for viewing my work. Go sit by a fireplace and warm up. Stay safe and be kind,
Despite the presence of yellow and black designs, which at first glance resemble a wasp, this animal is a bee and more precisely a Megachile of the genus Anthidium.
The Megachiles are called solitary bees, since they do not live in swarms with a queen who ensures the reproduction of the swarm; each female Megachile reproduces individually, and to do this, digs a burrow which she lines with cut leaves and where she will lay her eggs.
Malgré la présence de dessins jaune et noir, qui font penser de prime abord à une guêpe, cet animal est une abeille et plus précisément une Mégachile de genre Anthidium.
Les Mégachile sont appelées abeilles solitaires, vu qu’elles ne vivent pas en essaim avec une reine qui assure la reproduction de l’essaim ; chaque femelle Mégachile assure individuellement sa reproduction, et pour ce faire, creuse un terrier qu’elle tapisse avec des feuilles découpées et où elle déposera ses œufs.
Seen on C Level Cirque Trail, Alberta, Canada
Elevation gain: 455 m (1,500 ft)
Maximum elevation: 1920 m (6,300 ft)
Cirque is a French word, used by geologists to describe a semicircular, bowl-shaped depression created by an alpine glacier. C Level Cirque is a miniature example of the phenomenon.
I can't remember who said this "Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of daily life into a golden haze". It precisely reflects how I felt at the moment of photo shooting this view.
To see a brown bear as it pursues its dinner of any variety is amazing. To see them in pursuit of a running salmon is especially thrilling due to the beauty and nature, as well as skill, of the catch. The big bear patiently waits on its target, lunges for it and often chases it down ... all the while racing through the river, water splashes erupting with its every move ... and then if lucky, it successfully secures the fish. At that point it usually shakes it around for some time and you can almost see the look of "oh no" in the salmon's eyes. It's all about the circle of life, right? However, the thrill doesn't stop there ... to see a brown bear tackle the task of filleting the salmon, precisely and efficiently, as it goes after prized sections first, it quite amazing as well. I think that most fishermen can learn a thing or two about their technique. As many of you know already, I LOVE bears!
Sorry for my absence recently. I have a good reason ... trust me. I'll share it on tomorrow's post. :-)
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A sine bar consists of a hardened, precision ground body with two precision ground cylinders fixed at the ends. The distance between the centers of the cylinders is precisely controlled, and the top of the bar is parallel to a line through the centers of the two rollers. The dimension between the two rollers is chosen to be a whole number (for ease of later calculations) and forms the hypotenuse of a triangle when in use.
When a sine bar is placed on a level surface the top edge will be parallel to that surface. If one roller is raised by a known distance, usually using gauge blocks, then the top edge of the bar will be tilted by the same amount forming an angle that may be calculated by the application of the sine rule.
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The city of Petra, capital of the Nabataean Arabs, is one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world.
t is not known precisely when Petra was built, but the city began to prosper as the capital of the Nabataean Empire from the 1st century BC, which grew rich through trade in frankincense, myrrh, and spices.
Petra was later annexed to the Roman Empire and continued to thrive until a large earthquake in 363 AD destroyed much of the city in the 4th century AD.
The earthquake combined with changes in trade routes, eventually led to the downfall of the city which was ultimately abandoned.
Petra is also known as the rose-red city, a name it gets from the wonderful colour of the rock from which many of the city’s structures were carved.
The Nabataeans buried their dead in intricate tombs that were cut out of the mountain sides and the city also had temples, a theater, and following the Roman annexation and later the Byzantine influence, a colonnaded street and churches.
In addition to the magnificent remains of the Nabataean city, human settlement and land use for over 10,000 years can be traced in Petra, where great natural, cultural, archaeological and geological features merge.
On December 6, 1985, Petra was designated a World Heritage Site.
Or more precisely on the ceiling in one of the many gloriously decorated rooms of the Vatican Museums in Rome.
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Borgo a Mozzano (Toscana).
Ponte della Maddalena, detto “Ponte del Diavolo”, perché, secondo la leggenda, fu il diavolo in persona a costruire quel ponte sul fiume Serchio che in precedenza era crollato più volte. In cambio, il diavolo avrebbe preso l'anima della prima persona che avesse attraversato il ponte e, proprio per questo motivo, quella prima traversata venne fatta compiere da un cagnolino...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaWQnK65VIw
Borgo a Mozzano (Tuscany).
Ponte della Maddalena, known as the "Devil's Bridge", because, according to legend, it was the devil himself who built that bridge over the Serchio river which had previously collapsed several times. In exchange, the devil would have taken the soul of the first person who had crossed the bridge and, precisely for this reason, that first crossing was made by a small dog...
When I saw this topic on the list, I instantly knew what I wanted to photograph. Or, perhaps more precisely, who. After all, the Wild Birds Unlimited store I frequent has a shop cat named Frankie. How could I not bring along my camera one day and take photos of him?
All the photos in the comments are clickable (I made sure this time).
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112 pictures in 2012
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Another Monday morning at precisely 7:05 AM. Looking down Market Street with the Ferry Building announcing the time to the world. I thought I was pretty brave standing in the middle of one of the City's busiest streets to get this picture. I'm just glad that 7:05 AM wasn't the final toll for me.
San Francisco CA
The Monostor Fortress - the largest modern fortress in Central Europe - was built between 1850 and 1871. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the neoclassical military monument is a fascinating sight with its huge walls of precisely hewn stone, the 3-4 metre thick earthen ramparts covering the defences and its network of underground passages (kazamata) several kilometres long.
Its monumental dimensions are evidenced by the following figures: The fortress covers 25 hectares, the total area including the firing ranges is 70 hectares, the floor area of the buildings is 25 680 m2 and the number of rooms is 640.
After the fortress was built, it served generations of soldiers of the Hungarian Defence Forces. Its tasks included the defence of the central fortress (North - Komárom) and the control of shipping on the Danube. It was never used in combat and served mainly as a training centre and weapons depot. During the First World War it was used as a conscription and training centre. During the Second World War, the 22nd Infantry Regiment had its headquarters at Fort Monostor, and the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments were stationed there. After the Second World War.
Between 1945 and 1990, the Red Army's Army Group South set up the largest ammunition depot in Central Europe in the fort. With their withdrawal, the military function of the fortress ended forever.
Today the fort is a popular destination with a military history exhibition, Cold War vehicles, a bread museum, a boat exhibition and numerous events.
My old phone, still switch on, decided today was the day it has it’s last hurrah. At 3:30am precisely the time it woke me last week it started the opening bars to Harry’s game accompanied by a low hum of a vibrate. A rude awakening, I fumbled about to shut it up. My eyes were open. My thoughts drifted to the bad news from yesterday, Toby was diagnosed with chronic kidney decease, back to square one and racking our brains on managing a dogs special diet. I was well awake now and of course by bladder kicked in and urgency soon got the better of me. Going to the toilet, I looked out the window and glimpsed an interesting sky, a sunrise with promise, maybe. Back to bed, my head swimming I decided to go with the flow and got up for an unexpected appointment with the coast and the sunrise. I made my way to the Leas and headed towards Man Haven cove only to find a bloke sitting on the shingle drinking a can of beer, at 4:15 in the morning his night was still not over. So I headed further along the cliffs and followed a downward path to the edge of a small rock face about 4 metres. High. Madness took over and I decide to climb down to the rocks below where I found my one and only composition and let the sea and sun do the the rest. The photographs I then captured I can only describe as sublime, whether they are beautiful or not I’ll let you decided. For me they are too in your face as it were, like a song you instantly like only to soon get sick of after hearing it a couple of times. However after a series of unforeseen events I’m happy I now own a two or three keepers, it can’t be all bad.
The image was shot as a square using the 1:1 aspect ratio of the camera, the daisy was positioned with its centre precisely in the centre of the square, then the snail was placed onto the flower.
For Macro Mondays theme 'Squaring the Circle'.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.
The day was new
With crisp fresh air
And tears on the brush
From the morning dew
Finding you is easy
For in every direction I turn, you are there
Yet I stand here waiting
For your gradual and certain change to appear
Your touch is so gracious
Painting my world with such beautiful hues
Every color chose precisely to portray your beauty and elegance
Just how I dreamt of you