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Griffon vulture feeding on the cadaver (not visible)
showing some parts of its head and neck tinged with blood.
Buitre leonado alimentándose de un cadáver (no visible)
mostrando partes de su cabeza y cuello teñidas de sangre.
Russia. Moscow. St. Kuznetsky Most, 13/9, bldg. 1 - The Tretyakov Trading House with the Lyons Credit Bank.
In the XVIII century. at the corner of Kuznetsky Most and Rozhdestvenka there were two-storey stone buildings with benches that belonged to Count I.I. Vorontsov. It was from these shops that the glory of Kuznetsky Most as the most "French" street of old Moscow began: the first Parisian fashion stores opened here. A century later, the property was acquired by merchants, brothers P.M. and S.M. Tretyakov - the creators of the famous art gallery. In 1889, the construction of a trading house began on this site. The work was entrusted to A.S. Kaminsky - the favorite architect of the Tretyakovs.
For three years, Kaminsky erected a three-storey "tower" in the Russian style on Kuznetsky Most - perhaps one of the best creations of the famous architect. Even at the design stage, it was known that part of the building, along Rozhdestvenka Street, was rented by the Lyon Credit Bank. Therefore, in the basement, where the safes were supposed to be installed, a unique system was designed that made it possible to flood the room with water - additional protection from burglars. On the side of Kuznetsky Most, a store was opened in the house "Datsiaro" - a well-known company, famous for the publication of high-quality printed art graphics.
After the revolution, the house was nationalized. Soon the People's Commissariat of Justice moved here, and later - the Prosecutor's Office of the RSFSR. In the part of the building on the Kuznetsky Most there was a hairdresser's. Over the years, most of the interiors have been destroyed.
At the turn of the XX and XXI centuries. in the premises of the former trading house br. Tretyakovs housed a restaurant, as well as a sauna with a swimming pool.
And in 2007, restoration of the monument began. Mosaic floors, a staircase, a mezzanine balcony, a chandelier of the late 19th century, most likely made according to a sketch by the artist A.N. Benois, exact copies of the tapestries that used to cover the walls were made. The facades of the building have been repaired, the brass shaped roof with scallops has been restored.
Now, as before the revolution, part of the building is occupied by a bank, in the other part - by various offices.
In the early days Veere was a flourishing commercial city. This prosperity can be found in the beautiful historical premises. The town of Veere arose in the twelfth century. The following centuries the town was being used to store Scottish wool. Veere still has these typical Scottish homes, which were built in the sixteenth century by rich Scottish merchants. At the Kaai in Veere, two of these Scottish houses still stand, and they remind people of the wool trade back in those days. Antique collections of the last private owners are among the things which can be admired here. Also fans of porcelain, furniture, style rooms and stitch costumes have much to look at. In the Scottish houses you can regularly go to see different expositions of the artists from Veere.
Big church
Big church Veere
The big church is from 1348 and it is a really great sight. As from 1811 the church was being used by Napoleon’s soldiers as a military hospital; the church was a beggars house and a barrack for a while as well. You can still clearly see the traces of an eventful past.
These twin lion cubs, nammed, Ysis and Yoda, female and male around 8 months old, were rescued from wildlife trade by the Foundation "30 Millions d'Amis" then placed in the premises of the Association "Tonga Terre d'Accueil" which works to find them a better future like those saved in 2019 and who now live in South Africa ...
Fondation 30 millions d'Amis : fight against abandonment, animal testing and animal trafficking, make aware of public awareness, change the laws and status of animals.
Tonga Terre d'Accueil : wildlife refuge for animals victims of wildlife trade, seized or abandoned.
"If we kill off the wild, then we are killing a part of our souls." Dr. Jane Goodall
Eilean Glass Lighthouse on Scalpay, Outer Hebrides. Its premises are long since abandoned and heavily decaying while the lighthouse itself is being maintained by the Scottish Board of Lighthouses and working in automatic mode now. But still, standing on this beautiful, remote island and witnessing the abandon only interrupted once in a while by the odd visitors, made me feel intense melancholy and sadness.
My Korner #389 - These Premises Are Protected!
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I have been killed by two men but I still have 7 lives left!
Today I'm wearing:
BODYSUIT: S&P Kitty suit FATPACK @Fetish Fair
MASK: S&P Kitty mask @Fetish Fair
GLOVES/CLAWS: S&P Kitty gloves & claws @Fetish Fair
TAIL: S&P Kitty bento tail @Fetish Fair
HAIR: Exile - Felicia @Fetish Fair
POSE: ACT5-583-Female Catwoman 5 Pose
S&P Kitty Costume is rigged for Legacy, Legacy Perky, Maitreya and Maitreya Petite and has so many options. Bodysuit comes in 8 solid and 8 ombre colors. Mask, gloves with claws, and tail all come 16 color choices and can be worn with and without drips. Gloves can be worn with or without claws and claws HUD has 7 metal colors. Tail is animated. Great halloween costume.
Felicia hair comes with 150 colors and style HUD with special hair version for S&P kitty mask.
Links:
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Salt & Pepper Mainstore
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Salt & Pepper Marketplace
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Exile Mainstore
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ACT5 Poses Marketplace
and that art consists of working with fictional premises :-)
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Normally, I don't let Rooster out until I know Mama moose has left the premises but she came back so it was a surprise that her and Rooster met up. Now, If any of you wonder what would happen if you encounter any wildlife on the trail how your dog would react....well, they bring them back to you. That's right, Mama moose came galloping right past me down my driveway. She doesn't perceive me as a threat so I was safe. Imagine if that was a bear? Something I learned from this picture is when a moose is perturbed their ears go comically sideways. She has never showed me that facial expression.
Of course, Rooster thinks it is all a game, just another horse on the property.
As a side note, sadly Rooster got ran over by a truck just outside my ranch gate by a passerby going about 80, he was rushed to the Dog ER on Sunday. He suffered a pulmonary contusion so he is on bed rest and as you can imagine not happy about it now that he is on the mend. All a very traumatic ordeal, I will forever be haunted by his cry as he got run over. Hope he has learned his lesson about cars as I never had a dog that didn't respect motorized vehicles. Had I known, I wouldn't have rescued him, there is only one ending, but apparently Rooster has a guardian angel. BTW- ER Vets think you shit out money, just saying. $1600 a night. This dog is going to give me a heart attack yet. Where is my beloved Sadie Dawg when I need her? Heavy sigh....
A photo taken inside the premises of Yamada Ryokan.
Honkan (本館, main building) in the right was built during the Edo period before Meiji Restoration in 1868, Kura (蔵, treasury) in the left was built in 1885, and the buildings in the back in 1914,
The main building was originally built for Touji (湯治), a traditional form of tourism for therapeutic bathing to improve health and/or to cure disease and injury. Guests cooked foods for themselves and stayed for weeks at the spa. Therefore a communal self-catering kitchen is still attached to the establishment.
Touji had been a popular leisure activity rivalling pilgrimage before modern tourism was introduced after Meiji Restoration.
The Marusevec Castle (16th ct., first mentioned in the 14th ct., also known as Vragovic-Patacic-Schlippenbach Castle or Pongratz Castle, after its previous owners ), Varazdin, Croatia. The building has seen much better days but even neglected, I think it is still incredibly beautiful. Unfortunately, it has been fenced off to the public by its current owner. Photography is not allowed either, so this is the best I could do under the circumstances (until I figure out how to get onto the premises without getting into trouble for trespassing).
The James Ryan Ltd Retail and Wholesale Distributors buildings are part of the Ryan Premises National Historic Site located in the Town of Bonavista on the Bonavista Peninsula in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
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The James Ryan Ltd Retail and Wholesale Distributors buildings are part of the Ryan Premises National Historic Site located in the Town of Bonavista on the Bonavista Peninsula in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
James Ryan Ltd. was established in the Bayley's Cove section of Bonavista in 1857 where it operated a pub as well as a retail store. The main operation was relocated to its present location on Bonavista harbour in 1869 and liquor was only sold in bulk and the fishery became the main focus. The company bought and sold salt cod, supplied salt and other materials for the cod fishery, and sold general merchandise. By 1895 James Ryan Ltd exported 100,000 quintals (approximately 5,000,000 kg) of salt cod, approximately 10% of the total for Newfoundland.James Ryan Ltd. exited the fishing industry in 1952 and continued on as a general store until closing in 1978. In 1987, the Ryan Premises at Bonavista were designated as a National Historic Site. Parks Canada took over the property and it was officially opened to the public by Queen Elizabeth II on June 24, 1997 to mark the 500th anniversary of John Cabot's landfall at Bonavista.
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Ryan Premises National Historic Site located in the Town of Bonavista on the Bonavista Peninsula in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
The Ryan Premises is a National Historic Site of Canada located in the town of Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador. It is preserved as an example of a large-scale merchant operation in a Newfoundland outport.
The site consists of the proprietor's house, a carriage shed, a retail shop, a retail store, a fish store and a salt store. The staff house, adjacent to but not part of the historical site, is a Registered Heritage Structure. Earlier, the premises also included a larger salt store, a cooperage, a powder magazine, a telegraph office, wharves, fish flakes, a lumber yard and a shipyard.
James Ryan Ltd. was established in the Bayley's Cove section of Bonavista in 1857 where it operated a pub as well as a retail store. The main operation was relocated to its present location on Bonavista harbour in 1869 and liquor was only sold in bulk and the fishery became the main focus. The company bought and sold salt cod, supplied salt and other materials for the cod fishery, and sold general merchandise. By 1895 James Ryan Ltd exported 100,000 quintals (approximately 5,000,000 kg) of salt cod, approximately 10% of the total for Newfoundland.James Ryan Ltd. exited the fishing industry in 1952 and continued on as a general store until closing in 1978. In 1987, the Ryan Premises at Bonavista were designated as a National Historic Site. Parks Canada took over the property and it was officially opened to the public by Queen Elizabeth II on June 24, 1997 to mark the 500th anniversary of John Cabot's landfall at Bonavista.
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Shabash Bangladesh (Bravo Bangladesh) (Bengali: সাবাশ বাংলাদেশ) is a sculpture in Bangladesh. It is located at Rajshahi University premises. Shabash Bangladesh is another state of the art sculpture created to pay tribute to those killed in the Liberation War of Bangladesh.[2]
Nitun Kundu is the sculptor of Shabash Bangladesh.
Another photo taken in the premises of Yamada Ryokan.
The building in the right is called Nagaya (長屋) that is an Edo period construction. The building in the centre is Yudono (湯殿) that houses a hotspring bath, and the three -story building is called Shinkan (新館, new wing) for guest rooms although it is old enough. The two were constructed in 1914 during the Taishou era (大正時代 1907-1926). These three architectures are listed as Registered Tangible Cultural Heritage.
They are traditional structures supported by wooden pillars and beams, which allow installing plenty of glass windows.
In my opinion, this is architecturally the best part of the Japanese inn.
The building behind Shinkan is Bekkan (別館, annex) that is a reinforced concrete structure built in late 20th century. It may be comfortable to stay but is less attractive for photo shooting.
Botlek, Rotterdam industrial area, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands
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Botlek, Rotterdam industrial area, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands
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The hospital was commissioned by the Southport Strangers Charity who established it using voluntary donations in Lord Street in 1806. It became the Southport Dispensary in 1823.
After the existing premises became too small, it moved to a new purpose-built building designed by Thomas Withnell in the Gothic Revival style in Seabank Road in 1853. Its name changed again when it was extended and became the Southport Convalescent Hospital and Sea-Bathing Hospital in 1862. It was extended again to a design by Paull and Bonella in 1881.
It served as a military hospital during both world wars. It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and developed as a treatment centre for patients with acute medical conditions, spinal injuries and orthopedic injuries. After the spinal injuries unit transferred to the Southport General Infirmary in 1988, the hospital finally closed in 1990.
The hospital, which is a Grade II listed building, was subsequently converted into luxury apartments and is now known as Marine Gate Mansions.
Ryosoku-ji Temple is a famous place for autumn leaves known as Momiji-ji Temple.
From the temple gate to the approach, the precincts, and about 150 maples are placed all over the premises, and in autumn, bright crimson colors the temple.
Once the weather becomes warmer, the Western Boxelder bugs leave the warmth of our houses and start exploring the great outdoors. Even though I appreciate knowing who or what is sharing my abode, I do appreciate that they vacate the premises for awhile. ;) There's great information to be found here...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxelder_bug
Medical Museion (Danish: Medicinsk Museion) is a museum and research unit in Copenhagen, Denmark, dedicated to the history of health and disease in a cultural perspective. Part of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at University of Copenhagen, its principal area of interest is the recent history of the material and iconographic culture of biomedicine. It is based in a listed building from 1787 on Bredgade in Frederiksstaden.
The collections were founded by a circle of medical doctors in Copenhagen in 1906. The first exhibition of medical history opened on 22 August 1907 as part of the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Danish Medical Association. The museum was then located in the Rigsdag building in Fredericiagade, which now houses the High Court of Eastern Denmark, but moved to its current premises in 1947.
The museum has been part of University of Copenhagen since 1918 and was called the Museum of Medical History until 2004 when it received its current name.
Botlek, Rotterdam industrial area, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands
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Tonight is the opening of the ART Rotterdam art fair [invitation-only] and this is one of my Coal Landscape photos that will be shown.
ART Rotterdam
ZERP Galerie, Booth 60
9 - 12 February 2017
Van Nellefabriek
Van Nelleweg 1
Rotterdam, NL
More information.
E.B.S. [European Bulk Services] were so kind to allow me to shoot on their premises.
Ryosoku-ji Temple is a famous place for autumn leaves known as Momiji-ji Temple.
From the temple gate to the approach, the precincts, and about 150 maples are placed all over the premises, and in autumn, bright crimson colors the temple.
A series of chimneys over the panel beater's workshop on Little King William Street, Kent Town. They are part of the process for finishing the surface of newly sprayed vehicle paint.
The Great view of Humayun tomb in delhi. The foreground shows a gardeners/caretakers cart that makes it easier for the worker to inspect and maintain the premises.
Durham, 3 December 2022. The first fortress here was around 1072 but little remains from before 1340. Construction of the cathedral started in 1093 and most was completed within forty years, although there have been later additions and alterations. The castle was really a bishop's palace with some fortification, but despite this it was the only northern castle never to fall to the Scots; it is now part of Durham University.
This view of the River Wear is taken from Prebends Bridge (which carries the private road known as South Bailey) and shows the Durham School Boat Club premises, including the red brick boat sheds.
Town of Bonavista Flag on display in one of the Ryan Premises National Historic Site of Canada buildings in the Town of Bonavista on the Bonavista Peninsula in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
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Red balloons in Haidian District, Beijing, China. The text on the banners is not some political slogan, but the announcement of a scientific conference held in the premises of the nearby China Meteorological Administration.
Camera: Canon PowerShot G3.
Edited with GIMP.
Known as the Parasitic Jaeger (Jaeger means hunter in German) in America, its scientific name Stercorarius parasiticus reflects the fact that it hunts parasitically on other seabirds. It chases them relentlessly until they disgorge the food they were bringing back to their own chicks. The Skuas then acrobatically catch every single disgorged morsel leaving the mugged victim to go about its business. Now the name Stercorarius means "pertaining to dung" and is given to a variety of dung-related animals such as dung-beetles and yellow dung flies. So why was that name given to Skuas? Well, frightened birds also evacuate their bowels, and early observers thought that the Skuas were trying to make the birds defaecate, so they could eat their droppings. This misobservation led to an inappropriate name, which has stayed with the poor Arctic Skua ever since. There are two colour phases, dark and pale, and dark phase birds are more frequent in the southern part of their range, such as Britain. I photographed this pale phase bird seeing me off the premises in Spitsbergen as it had a chick nearby. There are estimated to be about 1000 pairs breeding in Svalbard.
The last building of the famous Austrian avant-garde artists Friedensreich Hundertwasser (died in 2000) is the Kuchlbauer Tower on the premises of the Kuchlbauer wheat beer brewery in Kelheim, Bavaria. During Christmas time (there is a beautiful Christmas market as well) the tower is festively decorated.
(5/5) Premises by premises, public space by public space, inch by inch we hand over our belongings, our ownership to be treated back to safety and security. We trusted to be treated the way we should. We are trading our lives now. When our quarantines are broken, permissions issued, it is the system that is ready to 'treat' us, us and our diseases, us and our corpses, us and our insurances. Pegs return to stations, ready to turn and let turn.
Interestingly, an equality comes with this disease. We all have to line up to get inside the supermarket to get toilet paper or bleach. We all have to buy the unpopular pasta brand now. We all have to report to the young admission desk clerk to walk into the clinic. It is all military and we must be grateful. We certainly don't want to die like those people who are not as fortunate as we are.
What we treasure more, some consciously and some not, is the untouchable world inside, the ocean of consciousness, the land of the truly free. We hide in it, take refuge in it, treasure it.
With the question of how are you doing these days, we take our defenses up. What? Now you need to know what goes inside? "I'm all right. It's a small price to pay."
The fact is it is a huge price to pay. Here in America being was limited by confusion due to an abundance of options and now we are limited by our inabilities or even worse by lack of permissions. We lost permissions and those who do not want it, have to learn how to live without.
Old confusions due to a plethora of options are gone. Old choices are gone, old options, old confusions. We are limited by lacks, lack of permissions.
Now confusion belongs to those who push the limits without permissions or beyond permissions. Confusion belongs to those trying to separate themselves from collective security that government aparatus promises with no guarantee.
Located at the corner of O’Connell Street and Abbey Street, the Grand Central Café Bar is located in a genuinely grand central site, but doesn’t have a long history. It links what were two premises, 10 and 11 O’Connell Street, which have been a single building since the Munster and Leinster Bank acquired No 11 in 1926. No 11 was rebuilt by Benjamin Ball in 1824.
The buildings were extensively damaged in the Easter Rising of 1916, primarily by a shell from HMS Helga. No 10 was refurbished as a result in 1917.
The buildings played an interesting rôle during the Easter Rising. They housed at that time the Irish School of Wireless Telegraphy. With all telephone lines in and out of the city cut by the British authorities, on the second day of the Rising, 25 April 1916, the rebels sent the following message in Morse code thanks to one of their number, David Bourke, who was proficient in the art of telegraphy: “Irish Republic declared in Dublin today. Irish troops have captured city and are in full possession. Enemy cannot move in city. The whole country rising.”
Ships did receive the message and relayed it to the international press, although three days later the Rising would be crushed.
Kabukichō è un distretto a luci rosse di Tokyo situato all'interno del quartiere speciale di Shinjuku.
Vi è un'alta concentrazione di love hotel, night club, soap land e locali per adulti in genere, ma anche di ristoranti e normalissime attività commerciali, negozi e piccoli uffici di cambiavalute dove è anche possibile acquistare buoni scontati per musei e attrazioni.
Molti gli alberghi in questa zona, fra cui il noto Hotel Gracery, situato nello Shinjuku Toho Building, è famoso per ospitare una gigantesca testa di Godzilla (Godzilla Head, inaugurata nell'aprile del 2015) che si sporge dalla Terrazza situata all'ottavo piano e che, una volta ogni ora, sprigiona vapori e si accende di luci.
Kabukichō è gestito principalmente dalla yakuza, che controlla i locali, tra i quali si trovano anche sale per giocare a pachinko, e si occupa della sicurezza del quartiere, rendendolo così una zona sicura.
Con gli anni alla yakuza si è affiancata la Triade cinese.
Kabukichō is a Tokyo red-light district located within the Shinjuku special ward.
There is a high concentration of love hotels, night clubs, soap lands and clubs for adults in general, but also restaurants and normal commercial activities, shops and small bureaux de change where it is also possible to purchase discounted vouchers for museums and attractions.
Many hotels in this area, including the well-known Hotel Gracery, located in the Shinjuku Toho Building, is famous for hosting a gigantic Godzilla head (Godzilla Head, inaugurated in April 2015) which protrudes from the terrace located on the eighth floor and which, once an hour, releases vapors and lights up.
Kabukichō is mainly managed by the yakuza, who control the premises, which also include pachinko rooms, and take care of the safety of the neighborhood, thus making it a safe area.
Over the years, the Chinese Triad has joined the yakuza.
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Private premises of
Lord Aberconwy.
Bodnant Garden is a National Trust property near Tal-y-Cafn, Conwy, Wales, overlooking the Conwy Valley towards the Carneddau mountains. Founded in 1874 and developed by five generations of one family, it was given to the National Trust in 1949.
Botlek, Rotterdam industrial area, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands
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HDR from 3 hand held shots at +-2 EV.
Just got a gift of Pro account from a wonderful friend Paul Robertson. Thank you Paul.
Located behind Sam Ka Tsuen, Lei Yue Mun, Kwun Tong District.
Hong Kong used to be known for its thriving mining industry and extensive production of stones, where the Lei Yue Mun Quarry stood as a prominent mining site. However, as the industry dwindled in the 1980s, the quarry was left deserted, with just a few old stone houses within its premises. The quarry has also become a popular site for photography lovers today. During the autumn and winter seasons, it transforms into an enchanting sight with a sea of lush golden reeds. At dusk, the reeds, abandoned stone houses, and the towering mountain form an Instagrammable, scenic masterpiece.
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I succumbed to a moment of nostalgic weakness and perused my archives. Given my complete lack of organizational know-how, matched only by my supreme hoarding skills (this, by the way, is a recipe for disaster), I was pleasantly surprised to find this little gem languishing there. I was even more impressed by the fact that, apparently, I had already done most of the processing on this. I began to ponder what made me abandon those efforts in favour of whatever else I ended up doing. Was it the Instant Pot and my quest for the perfect Hungarian Goulash recipe? Who knows and who really cares. (It did end up tasting delicious, however).
So, I am sharing with you now the female Downy as she does her best Nuthatch impression. Actually, she needs to rotate some more, but not bad for a first try. Just as a point of interest, I am proud to report that no canoe was involved here to move myself into position to obtain the best possible perspective and light on the iris. The reason I mention a canoe is that I have found that some of the best iris shots I have ever seen were taken from the vantage point of a canoe (Jerome). So I did some research and I found that a canoe can indeed be quite instrumental in navigating to the position required for a perfect iris shot. As my mind drifts off to ponder the possibilities of this, I quickly realize that my circumstances up here differ somewhat drastically from Jerome’s . For one thing, there is no bayou in this area and I do appreciate that a canoe is best used on water. Yes, we do have some lakes that might do the job but I don’t think they would really function as adequate stand-ins for the bayou. I would also have to acquire a trailer and permit to transport the canoe but then I’d need some practice backing up with the trailer … the more I contemplate this, the more I discover the difficulties with this plan. Of course, I could just plant the canoe in the yard and use it as a stationary structure to take my shots from. But the sun does travel during the day which would require me to push/pull/drag the canoe to the most advantageous spot, given the time of day. How likely am I to do that? Right, … not! I could invest in multiple canoes and position them strategically in the yard to solve the placement variation quandary. But wait, wait … wait! I realized quickly when I knew I should I already have something that works quite nicely for me without having to invest in a pelican box. Yes, you got it … The Adirondack. Much more easily positioned in my location of choice – I actually have two, which simplifies matters even further. True, it’s not as exotic as a canoe but really we are after results here and not the actual journey. And another benefit is that it’s much easier to sip a Krombacher in the Adirondack and maintain my balance and a semblance of decorum, especially if it’s more than one during the course of the day. And … I don’t have to leave the premises …
What’s up – 4 Non Blondes Cover by Aleksandra Josic This one blows me away. Certainly not worse than the original.
How the heck do I just find out about this song and Linda Perry now? Oh yeah, not leaving the house …
Every year I come here and the place looks different.
A classic Chinese outdoor garden appeared in New York on the Snug Harbor Botanical Garden premises, made in the style of the gardens of the Ming dynasty, which ruled in China in the XIV-XVII centuries.
This garden's architectural components were made and imported from Suzhou, the center of ancient classical gardens traditions, and culture in China. Components include roof tiles, columns, beams, doors and windows, bridges, and floor and walkway paving materials.
The builders spent sufficient time in China to obtain the necessary experience.
Shot around a temple premises in the middle of a forest. The temple rituals involve sacrifices of goats which are then cooked into a meal and distributed to the poor as free food. This happens once a week and the leftover blood attracts several flycatchers.
The Taiga flycatcher is a small flycatcher from Palearctic region that winters in India. They are not easy to sight and harder to id since the Red-Breasted Flycatcher looks very similar except for a few minor differences (like feet color, beak and tail colors). We sighted 2-3 of them and they were quite wary of some monkeys nearby. Monkeys tend to grab birds for food and hence birds fly away quickly.
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“The Drovers Inn” was established in 1705 and is one of the oldest licensed premises in Scotland located at the northern tip of Loch Lomond. It takes its name from the highland drovers who used to drive their cattle down the side of Loch Lomond to the markets. One of the most famous drovers was Rob Roy MacGregor (1671-1734), the famous Scottish folk hero and outlaw who is often referred to as the Scottish Robin Hood. The Inn was also used as a location in the German film Cloud Atlas starring Tom Hanks and Halle Berry.
Grade ll listed corner banking premises circa 1880. Two tall storeys, painted stone and terracotta. Eclectic design combining Gothic with Renaissance and Dutch gable motifs. Tall corner oriel surmounted by octagonal cupola with scrolled consoles. Dutch gables, ogee capped finials. Banking hall windows, in grooved ground floor, have massive keystones. End bays of each front have 2 storeys contained in main ground floor with boldly carved acanthus leaf decoration to aprons of upper windows. Steep slate roofs, ribbed chimney stacks (historicengland.org.uk)