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il Castello di Rosignano Marittimo ha origini molto antiche e si presume che il suo nucleo centrale sia stato eretto addirittura in epoca etrusca o romana. E' invece certo che in era medievale venne fatta costruire la fortezza vera e propria, comprensiva anche della chiesa di San Ilario e di suggestive torri circolari fatte costruire nel 1562 dalla famiglia De'Medici. Il castello si presenta in ottimo stato di conservazione grazie a recenti e sapienti lavori di restauro.
the Castle of Rosignano Marittimo has very ancient origins and it is assumed that its central nucleus was erected even in Etruscan or Roman times. On the other hand, it is certain that the fortress itself was built in the Middle Ages, including the church of San Ilario and suggestive circular towers built in 1562 by the De'Medici family. The castle is in excellent condition thanks to recent and wise restoration works.
Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno, Italy
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Is this the expression of an innocent creature?
Last December, on my way to my hometown, I stayed at a rural hotel (as mentioned in recently posted photos).
Upon reaching the last available chalet, to everyone's surprise, there was no electricity to run the TV, air conditioning, refrigerator or all the available lamps and sockets.
A few minutes later when the electrician arrived and checked the electrical grid on the roof, he came across this creature that had gnawed about one meter of a tangle of seven eletric wires.
Known as "Maritaca" / Psittacara leucophthalmus is an extremely noisy parrot species that seems to have an identity conflict, as it behaves like one of the most efficient rodents, making it a nightmare for rural producers.
It's common also in urban environment where, in addition to waking everyone up just after sunrise (always flying in pairs or groups chatting loudly and happily), in the absence of anything else to do, they gnaw wood roofs, electrical wires and whatever else they find on the way.
So I ask again: is this the expression of an innocent creature? Or guilty but with no regrets?
Today's fun fact - Black Swans were presumed not to exist because there was only ever records of white ones. Then when Europeans discovered they did in fact exist, in WA Australia, the phrase "black swan" was coined. The Black Swan by scholar Nassim Taleb, was ranked by the Sunday Times one of the 12 most influential books since World War II. Taleb's black swan theory states that dramatic unexpected events matter more to history than regular happenings.
Bit simpler for me, I just like to photograph them on the local lake. Especially at sunset. Like little floating silhouettes. (bit of an older pic, revisiting some unloved pics from my Flickr exile years)
I presume these shots are all of a lesser redpoll?
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Then you are photographing and in the distance you hear the lowing of a cow.
I do know what time it is (will be), because cows are curious animals and it often happens to me that they come to decorate my pictures (fi. www.flickr.com/photos/115540984@N02/46917141772/in/album-...), this couple is no exception.
I couldn't be a farmer for that reason, I just like them too much. How many times haven't I been sniffed by a wet nose, or even better, licked by a tongue on a hot summer day because I tasted like a salt herring (they seem to love salt herrings :)).
Finally, after a lot of bellowing, especially the cow on the left poses perfectly, the only thing missing was the question on her lips: "Livingstone I presume?"
Northern Gannet, Bempton Cliffs RSPB Reserve
I presume this to be a third year bird?
Very tiny crop applied.
1835.03.12.21
il Castello di Rosignano Marittimo ha origini molto antiche e si presume che il suo nucleo centrale sia stato eretto addirittura in epoca etrusca o romana. E' invece certo che in era medievale venne fatta costruire la fortezza vera e propria, comprensiva anche della chiesa di San Ilario e di suggestive torri circolari fatte costruire nel 1562 dalla famiglia De'Medici. Il castello si presenta in ottimo stato di conservazione grazie a recenti e sapienti lavori di restauro.
The Castle of Rosignano Marittimo has very ancient origins and it is assumed that its central nucleus was erected even in Etruscan or Roman times. On the other hand, it is certain that the fortress itself was built in the Middle Ages, including the church of San Ilario and suggestive circular towers built in 1562 by the De'Medici family. The castle is in excellent condition thanks to recent and wise restoration works.
Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno, Italy
""Last night, while saying goodby to my last folded origami-Santa, the presumed empty sack suddenly moved. To both our big surprise an origami-crane emerged ;-))""
In Japanese folklore, cranes are said to live a thousand years. Because of this, an origami crane represents a long, healthy life. Cranes are also viewed as symbols of happiness and good luck. According to legend, if one thousand paper cranes are folded, it is said that one's wish will be granted. After the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the origami crane also became a symbol of peace and nonviolence.
I wish it was possible to give you all a folded origami-crane (origami Tsuru), but I have to do this way.
I want to thank you for your friendship and support throughout the year. Your appreciation and comments are a motivation to go on. I'm also happy I can share the joy of origami with you.
I wish you all a very joyful and happy Xmas or very joyful and happy Holidays with your beloved ones. Enjoy ;-))
Model: Babbo Natale sorpreso dal dono nel sacco / Santa Claus surprised by the gift in the sack
Design: Franceso Miglionico
Diagrams in QQM-magazine #63 'Buon Origami' by Francesco Miglionico
Paper:
- Santa Claus: 18x18cm kamipaper
- Sack with crane: 7x42cm white paper, partial painted black for the sack
Campbells were an institution around this part of the state and was one of those stores where you could buy anything you needed , their buildings were also quite stylish , victorian I presume
I went to one of the hills where I regularly go for a summer evening stroll - a good stiff climb - but I missed my turn for parking my car and what a stroke of luck that was. I came across a riot of poppies, with willowherb and sunflowers in despatches, in a field that I presume was lying fallow. What a gift this was!
This was between Bishops Cannings and Blackland in Wiltshire.
Re-edit.
I hiked the Navajo trail to the bottom of the amphitheater of Bryce Canon to look up at these towering Pine Trees growing majestically out into the wild blue. It was fascinating to see them thriving between the orange hoodoos. Nature finds a way I presume is the lesson of the day.
The Navajo trail is a short 1.5 mile heavily trafficked loop that starts at the top of the rim, winds its way down through switchbacks to just turn around and climb a different set of switchbacks through the Wall Street portion of the National Park. I remember seeing a National Parks video narrated by Robert Redford a year or two ago and knew I had to visit Bryce. The three people in the segment were running up the Navajo Trail without a care in the world. I was definitley not running back up but I was for sure enjoying the view and savoring every moment.
I presume this is the male as he spends a lot of time flapping his wings making sure he's the best looking Tui in town. He follows her around flapping any chance he gets. When she goes to the post for some food he flies in and stands next to her then gives her a sharp peck. She flies off to the other post with food on, he follows her, pecks her again she flies back to the first post again and so on.
In human world it would be called harassment.
I was happy to catch this glimpse of his stunning plumage.
Original photo that shows the two of them in the comments.
Have a happy day!
...una ferratura spezzata, si presume di mulo, vista la grandezza, ritrovata anni fa nel nevaio di Monte Canin tra la neve che si stava sciogliendo, era in agosto. Assieme a piccoli reperti trovai anche proiettili di diverse misure. Il libro non racconta esplicitamente dell'episodio accaduto in quel luogo ma lo ricollegai all'oggetto.
PS: il libro lo comprai al mercatino "Baloon" di Torino alcuni anni fa.
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From the pages of the book "The Great War of Italy" by Giuseppe Rigoli, 1920 edition...
... a broken shoe, presumably from a mule, given its size, found years ago in the snowfield of Monte Canin in the melting snow, it was in August. Along with small artifacts I also found bullets of different sizes. The book does not explicitly tell of the episode that happened in that place but I reconnected it to the object.
PS: I bought the book at the "Baloon" market in Turin a few years ago.
Not personally, one presumes.
Built on the site of an existing Saxon hall, Corfe Castle was an early stone castle built on a natural mound, starting in the 1080s.The Normans more commonly built wooden castles (Baileys) on man-made mounds (Mottes). Corfe Castle continued in use for centuries, several English Kings residing here for short periods. It was eventually ‘slighted’ ie damaged beyond use in the English Civil War in 1648.
The site had been the scene of the bloody murder of King Edward the Martyr in 978 at the behest of his wicked step-mother, Elfrida. A plaque in the village commemorates the 1000th year since his murder. Personally, I’d rather not be murdered and go without the 1000 year plaque, which, admittedly is a pretty cool thing to have. I mean, how many people get to be commemorated a whole millennium after their death? Not many!
I presume these shots are all of a lesser redpoll?
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At first glance I presumed this was a Common red soldier beetle, but I'm having second thoughts because of a) the black bat-wings on the pronatum, and b) the pronatum does not get narrower towards the head, and c) there are no dark patches at the ends of its elytra. So my final answer is... I have no idea what this beetle is. 4-image stack, handheld.I will be posting this to iNat, to see if I can find a more accurate ID.
Addendum: So I posted these to INat. and got a response as to an ID — see title above. It is indeed a Soldier beetle.
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Digo adiós al año, con esta Libellula depressa que presume de sus marrones (cara, ojos, tórax…), de su ancho y aplanado abdomen, y de su lujosa pruinosidad, ese luminoso azul claro, que da esperanza, que da ilusión para este, a punto de nacer, 2022.
¡Feliz Año Nuevo!
Fotografiado en: Les Fonts de Mariola. Bocairent. Valencia. España.
Broad-bodied Chaser. ♂
I say goodbye to the year, with this Libellula depressa that boasts of its brown (face, eyes, thorax ...), its wide and flattened abdomen, and its luxurious pruinosity, that luminous light blue, which gives hope, which gives illusion for this , about to be born, 2022.
Happy New Year!
Photographed in: Les Fonts de Mariola. Bocairent. Valencia. Spain.
"Presumably you are on a stakeout on behalf of your esteemed colleague Sherlock Holmes"? At least this is what I asked him when I came across him at Mottistone Gardens on the Isle of Wight - but he wasn't telling!
For further information about Mottistone Gardens please visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/mottistone-gardens/#_=_
Lily was missing, presumed dead for 6 months. A vet from roughly 40 miles away called one day to tell my son that she had been found - so he went to fetch her. She was fit, and well, well fed with a lovely sleek coat. So many question marks? We wondered if Thea had been a little too rough with her, and she decided to leave, or if she was too curious and found herself inside a travelling van.....
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I presume these shots are all of a lesser redpoll?
Thanks to everyone who takes time to view, fave or comment on my pictures.
I'm presuming there used to be a balcony on the front of this old building, OR, someone had a wicked sense of humor. Located in Truth or Consequences, N.M.
I presume this fence stops people accidentally getting too near the dangerous high cliffs
Taken at Southerndown on the Glamorgan Heritage Coast, South Wales
HFF
I presume this is the same Life Bird I saw in December, when I could only see it from a great distance and the photos were crap. I think this is a bit better, with the larger mute swan for contrast.
Cameron Park Lake, March 2021.
By an unknown artist, first time i've been in Glasgow City Centre is Dec due to lockdown restrictions, nice to see some new cool graffiti artwork.These were all taken at the river Clyde just beyond the suspension bridge at the City Centre end of the bridge.
I presume this is a monarch returning from wintering in Mexico. I've seen a few others as well; this one is in pretty good shape but some of them look like they flew through a soot storm. The photobomber bee is a bonus.
A very belated tribute to my long-lost father
I chose his ship as a header because it was his last resting place.
After the worst of the Blitz¹ came the Dreaded Telegram. Although
I can't remember my father, I do vividly remember being terrified
at seeing my mother break down in tears before even opening the message; "... missing presumed killed". It was everybody's worst nightmare. My father's ship, HMS Dunedin, had gone down² with most of her crew on the 24th November 1941.
Exactly 80 years ago today
★ If you are wondering why I waited so long, please read on.
My mother had been devastated but had never given up hope that my father was still alive as a prisoner of war and that one day he would come back to us. My uncle, for his part, had never been satisfied with just a telegram and a simple citation (see below). He had never ceased to pester the Admiralty for more information till long after the war was over. But nothing was ever forthcoming. Both my mother and my uncle died long before the truth was out and I remained in the dark³, until...
In 2019 (only 2 years ago) I read a book called: BLOOD IN THE SEA - HMS DUNEDIN AND THE ENIGMA CODE: A must-read, written by Stuart Gill son of one of the very few survivors of the ill-fated ship.
As I read it, I discovered - to my horror - the tragic events that took place all those years ago. In my mind’s eye, I witnessed the tragedy as it unfolded. I came to know the various characters, their hopes and finally their despairs. I also discovered the extent to which the Enigma code was involved which no doubt explains why the Admiralty had remained silent for so long.
There was even a passage in the book about my father who was described as being brave and even jovial right up till the end despite the excruciating pain he must have been suffering from his wounds. He had been carried to a raft and died a few hours later. The passage ended with the touching words: "Poor Horace".
My father must also have known that he was about to die without ever seeing his loved ones again and knowing that they too were in the thick of it⁴. I suddenly realised that I was one of his loved ones.
I had known my father but I'd been a toddler at the time too young to be able to remember him later; something I deeply regret. All I want to do now is wipe away the tears and keep his memory alive.
The cracking of the Enigma code at Bletchley Park in July 1941 was one of the closest guarded secrets of the Second World War. Indeed, the very fact was not made public till the 1970s and the full story till the 1990s but even then, I was unaware of any connection between the code and my father’s ship - until I read the book!
On the 15th June 1941, Dunedin captured the German tanker Lothringen along with vital Enigma material for Bletchley Park. A month later the Enigma code was cracked.
Four months later, Dunedin was directed to her doom by orders emanating from a decoded Enigma message. She had been sent to intercept another tanker before rendezvousing with four U-boats.
It was like throwing a cat into a lion’s den: A light cruiser was no match for a U-boat let alone four.
But Dunedin was the only ship within range and, of course, we were at war. It had been thought that Dunedin could intercept the tanker well before the rendezvous would take place; a high-risk gamble. But with the benefit of hindsight, it would seem that the U-boats were already deployed around the tanker to protect it and its precious cargo. This measure would probably have been standard procedure and therefore never mentioned in any message.
Tankers played a major role in the Battle of the Atlantic keeping the Wolfpack U-boats fully replenished at sea where they were required to remain for very long periods!
Although it all happened a long time ago, for me, reading the book and following up on the web has been like hearing the news of what happened yesterday. I was able to share some of the grief that my poor mother must have been overcome with at the time. She had spared me the pain that she had been suffering alone and in silence.
We had never talked about my father or the war after it was over; everybody had wanted to put it all behind them. It hadn’t been easy; loved ones lost forever, widows in black everywhere, the blind and the crippled walking the streets as best they could, with rubble all over the place, and rationing for years to come. The post war years in Britain had been difficult but at least the killing and destruction had ceased, and we had survived - while so many others hadn't.
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★ Read more about the book and buy it if you so wish (new tab)
★ HMS Dunedin - Wikipedia (new tab)
★ How Alan Turing cracked the Enigma code (new tab)
¹ The Blitz – The air raids on Britain in 1940-41; Portsmouth being
one of the closest and main targets. Along with the fall of France,
they were, for us, the darkest hours of the war. We were all alone
and on our knees preparing for invasion.
² to go down = sombrer / couler
³ to remain in the dark = rester dans l'ignorance
⁴ to be in the thick of it = être en plein dedans
They gave their lives so that we might live in peace and freedom.
Lest we forget!
Fate : That supposed force that predetermines major events that come our way. It can be kind or cruel. It can bring people together or tear them apart. It strikes without warning and there's nothing we can do about it!
Take great care, my friends, and many, many thanks for calling,
Colin …
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