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an afternoon at the lake with some friends for a picnic. a quick opportunity to get this image, the waters were a bit high so it prevented me from going closer... not to mention that it was also freezing cold. best to get this shot in the morning facing the left (from this scene). I'll be back. Taken in Infrared with a Hoya R72.
Ground crawling vines cover beach shoreline and help prevent erosion when the tropical rains fall on the land in the northernmost rural areas of Luzon Island in the Ilocos Sur province at the fishing village and resort area of Pagudpud.
Rhinocéros veut dire « corne sur le nez ». Les rhinos sont devenus très rares (moins de 10 000), à cause du braconnage stupide qu’ils subissent à propos de leurs cornes, sensées avoir des effets thérapeutiques et aphrodisiaques.
Il existe deux genres de rhinocéros en Afrique : les blancs (rares) et les noirs (encore plus rares). En réalité les deux sont gris ! Le nom de « blanc » vient d’une erreur de traduction de l’afrikaans « wijde » (large, pour bouche large) vers l’anglais « white » (blanc).
Les rhinocéros blancs ont en théorie deux cornes mais on coupe les cornes des rhinos des réserves pour éviter le braconnage.
On a vu ce rhino de près ! Il s’est même arrêté quelques secondes en nous regardant, et on s’est dit que s’il lui prenait l’envie de charger on aurait bien du mal à s’en sortir !
Contrairement aux apparences, et malgré ses 4 m de long, 1,80 m de haut et son poids de 2,5 tonnes, le rhino est très agile et peut courir très vite (jusqu’à 50 km/h).
Les rhinocéros blancs vivent 45 ans en moyenne et n’ont pas de prédateur à part l’Homme.
Plus d'infos sur Les herbivores du parc Kruger.
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Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum).
Rhinoceros means "horn on the nose." Rhinos have become very rare (fewer than 10,000) due to the stupid poaching they suffer for their horns, which are supposed to have therapeutic and aphrodisiac effects.
There are two types of rhinoceroses in Africa: white (rare) and black (even rarer). In reality, both are gray! The name "white" comes from a translation error from the Afrikaans "wijde" (wide, for wide mouth) into the English "white."
White rhinos theoretically have two horns, but rhinos in reserves have their horns cut off to prevent poaching.
We saw this rhino up close! He even stopped for a few seconds to look at us, and we thought that if he got the urge to charge, we'd have a hard time getting away!
Contrary to appearances, and despite his 4 m length, 1.8 m height, and 2.5 ton weight, the rhino is very agile and can run very fast (up to 50 km/h).
White rhinos live 45 years on average and have no predators apart from humans.
More information at The herbivores of Kruger Park.
Legend has it that at the inception of the Vietnam era, the Vietnamese people faced a fierce invasion from another country in the north via the sea. In response, the people prayed for a miracle. In response, Emperor Jade dispatched a mother dragon and her offspring to assist the people in repelling the invaders. As the ships advanced into Vietnam's ocean, the dragons spat fire at them. Concurrently, they expelled jewels and jade, which transformed into islands and islets in the emerald waters, linking together to form a substantial barrier preventing external incursions. Following the defeat of the invaders, the dragon fell in love with the peaceful seascape and decided to make their home in the bay. Thus, the site where the mother dragon descended is now known as Halong Bay. The name 'Halong' is derived from the idea that the dragon descended into the bay.
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The glorious season is now.
Trees are an important part of the terrestrial ecosystem, providing essential habitats including many kinds of forest for communities of organisms.
Epiphytic plants such as ferns, some mosses, liverworts, orchids and some species of parasitic plants (e.g., mistletoe) hang from branches; these along with arboreal lichens, algae, and fungi provide micro-habitats for themselves and for other organisms, including animals.
Leaves, flowers and fruits are seasonally available.
On the ground underneath trees there is shade, and often there is undergrowth, leaf litter, and decaying wood that provide other habitat.
Trees stabilise the soil, prevent rapid run-off of rain water, help prevent desertification, have a role in climate control and help in the maintenance of biodiversity and ecosystem balance.
Trees tend to be long-lived, some reaching several thousand years old.
Trees have been in existence for 370 million years.
It is estimated that there are some three trillion mature trees in the world.
Have a fun day and thank you, M, (*_*)
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Autumn, Golden Acres, park, red, solo, coloured, tree, colour, horizontal, landscape, "Nikon f4”, magda indigo"
Been a long hot summer and the nuthatch pair have been non stop feeding their hungry brood and their looking exhausted. I've got a few things going on in my life that has preventing me getting out as much as I'd like lets hope that changes soon.
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This is the color version of one of the images from my black and white series 'Into The Cypress Swamps' that won me the overall title in the Travel Photographer of the Year competition a few months ago.
This one also has a more panoramic look, which was not possible for the bw version as that one was part of a series. It’s my favorite shot of the series, clearly because I’m in it. And the light isn’t too bad either.
The image was shot with a remote control - the camera was on a tripod that I carefully positioned in the water.
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This is a unique photo adventure (until the usual suspects start copying us again) that will result in unique images. We will take you to the best spots and give you tons of tips on how to get the best results. And on how to prevent you from unwillingly donating your camera gear to the swamp gods - proper kayak technique! I know you’re interested, so why not have a look at the tour brochure here: ow.ly/R5fl1003dHi
Looking forward to paddling with you!
Marsel
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Camera: Zeiss Ikon Ikonta C (521/2) 6x9 cm
Lens: Zeiss Opton Tessar f/3.5 105 mm, uncoated
Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400, rated @ ASA 800
Exposure: 1/400 sec and f/8, hand-held
Film developed and scanned by Foto Brell, Bonn
Edited under Adobe Lightroom
The tree row had been planted as a windbreak to prevent the former Hochwald railway (meanwhile discontinued) from snow drift.
📡⚗️📡[Hera's Aliens, Hadley's Hope]📡⚗️📡
oooH mY! Hera has brought us back to the moon LV-426 for a little Xenomorph XX121 fun!
Lots to see here Hera' s attention to detail is freaking superb!
Get your little tushes down to the colony before its to late!
Fun Fact: My 1st concert UFO opened for Ronnie Montrose & Journey at the Winterland in San Francisco September 27, 1975...seemed perfect song to drive this scene!
Peace Out ☮️
Kidd
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Doctor, doctor, please
Oh, the mess I'm in
Doctor, doctor, please
Oh, the mess I'm in
She walked up to me
And really stole my heart
And then she started
To take my body apart
Living, loving, I'm on the run
Far away from you
Living, loving, I'm on the run
So far away from you
Doctor, doctor, please
Oh, I'm going fast
Doctor, doctor, please
Oh, I'm going fast
It's only just a moment
She's turning paranoid
That's not a situation
For a n-nervous boy
Doctor, doctor, please
Oh, the mess I'm in
Doctor, doctor, please
Oh, the mess I'm in
But you look so angry
As I crawl across your floor
She's got the strength
And I can't take any more
Living, loving, I'm on the run
So far away from you
Living, loving, I'm on the run
So far away from you
Doctor, doctor, please
Oh, the mess I'm in
Doctor, doctor, please
Oh, I'm going fast
Doctor, doctor, please
Oh, the mess I'm in
Doctor, doctor, please
Oh, I'm going fast
- Willi Schenker / Phil Mogg
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It's Not A Debate of Policy, It Is A Question Of Morality
Only You Can Prevent Fascism!
I woke one morning to see I live in police state
It is the cruelty
A war crime without a war is murder
If you think this little Military dalliance with Venezuela is about drugs, it in fact is about oil.......No blood for oil!
FYI I will not go quietly go into the darkness
Day 337..........1123 Days Of Suck To Go ......
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While the storm conditions prevented much color in the sunrise this morning, it still provided a dramatic backdrop at the always nice South Tufas.
Reminder that the Los Angeles DWP is keeping Mono lake artificially low below the state-mandated level and actively harming its ecosystems in order to supply only ~1-2% of just the city of LA's water supply. The city of LA uses ~30% of its water on watering grass lawns.
Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve
L'Infinito di Giacomo Leopardi :
Sempre caro mi fu quest’ermo colle,
e questa siepe, che da tanta parte
dell’ultimo orizzonte il guardo esclude.
Ma sedendo e mirando, interminati
spazi di là da quella, e sovrumani
silenzi, e profondissima quïete
io nel pensier mi fingo; ove per poco
il cor non si spaura. E come il vento
odo stormir tra queste piante, io quello
infinito silenzio a questa voce
vo comparando: e mi sovvien l’eterno
e le morti stagioni, e la presente
e viva, e il suon di lei. Così tra questa
immensità s’annega il pensier mio:
e naufragar m’è dolce in questo mare.
THE INFINITE
The Infinite by Giacomo Leopardi:
I've always loved this hill,
And this hedge, which has so much
last horizon prevents me.
But as I sit and gaze, boundless
spaces beyond that, and superhuman
silences, and deepest quiet
in I thought I pretend, if just for
the heart is overwhelmed. And like the wind
I hear rustling through the trees I that
infinite silence to this entry
comparing vo: and I am reminded of the eternal
and the dead seasons, and the present
and alive, and the sound of it. So in this
immensity my thought is drowned:
and sweet to shipwreck in this sea.
Not the wisest of ideas venturing up Stoodley Pike on this day, at times the light was superb with a rainbow behind the monument but howling wind and horizontal rain prevented me from getting the camera out, damn.
For this shot I had to use image stabilisation and crank the ISO up a touch.
• Securing Europe’s subsea infrastructure is more critical than ever as undersea cables form the backbone of global connectivity, carrying 99% of international data. These cables are vital for communication, commerce, and national security. Growing geopolitical tensions, cyber threats, and risks of sabotage make them vulnerable targets, potentially disrupting economies and critical services. As Europe’s dependence on digital infrastructure increases, ensuring the resilience and security of these cables is essential to safeguard data integrity, prevent economic losses, and maintain global stability in an interconnected world. Robust protection strategies are now imperative.
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The seventh part of "The Uprising" collaboration www.instagram.com/ur_lug/
South.
A harsh climate creates harsh people. Discontented inhabitants of the Northern lands, tired of the oppression of the king from the South, which not only does not give them conditions for a decent life, but also prevents them from developing life in their lands as they want, decide that they do not need such power and plot a campaign aimed at overthrowing the usurper.
Preparing for Deep Space Travel
Interplanetary Travel
The high mountains greatly prevented me from traveling within the planet. That's why I couldn't go very far on the planet. At the furthest point I could go, high and rocky mountains appeared before me again. It was very difficult for me to travel through the valleys formed between the mountains. I collected various rock, soil, water and plant samples from this planet, just like on other planets. Gravity and oxygen ratio are quite suitable for human life. However, different day and night generations can be disturbing for human psychology. I've detected abrupt changes in the planet's rotation speed. This means that the planet's night and day zones are constantly changing. It is an unusual and disturbing situation for me. One day, the night may last 16 world hours, while another night may only last 6 world hours. During the day, the sky color is the same as that of the earth. There is very little clouding. I did not encounter any rain. All I saw was a rain of stardust. And it was an extraordinary experience for me. It was an experience I had never witnessed before. A shower of blue stardust. It must have belonged to a star swallowed by a black hole. Such dense stardust must have been the remnants of the star torn apart by a black hole. There could be no other explanation for this. Ever since I came to the planet, I realized that a black hole is very close to the planet. This black hole had completely shattered a star and turned it into dust. It was a fascinating and at the same time frightening sight for me. As much as I can, I tried to reflect the sights I witnessed to you. I hope I was successful. Thank you so much for not leaving me alone during my time on this planet. Your support for me helps me go further and explore more planets in my space travel. Very soon I will leave this mysterious planet. I will continue my interplanetary journey from where I left off. After sharing the last two photos from this planet for you, I will start my interplanetary travel in outer space with my spaceship. Keep following me.
Youtube: The Moon Meditation
4K | Plutonia - Interplanetary Travel
Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X7i
Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu
Location: Outer space (space)
Another find on my hard drive.
In the evening before this photo, I discovered these two swallowtails hanging from a relatively tall blade of grass in a meadow not far from home. It was already quite dark (just before ten o'clock), a light breeze blew and I hoped to find her the next morning. That's how it was.
Fortunately, shortly after sunrise there was no wind directly on the ground and a few shots were taken when both butterflies were in the focal plane. With a reflector, I prevented the direct sunlight, to avoid unsightly reflections on the eyes of the butterflies. I achieved the balanced light in the sky by using a gray gradient filter.
(Nature Document, Southern Eifel, 6:03 am)
Ein weiterer Fund auf meiner Festplatte.
Am Abend vor diesem Foto entdeckte ich diese beiden an einem relativ hohen Grashalm hängenden Schwalbenschwänze auf einer Wiese nicht weit von zu Hause. Es war bereits ziemlich dunkel (kurz vor 10 Uhr), ein leichter Wind wehte und ich hoffte, sie am darauf folgenden Morgen noch so vorzufinden. So war´s dann auch.
Zum Glück war kurz nach Sonnenaufgang kein Wind direkt am Boden und ein paar Aufnahmen gelangen, als sich beide Falter in der Schärfeebene befanden. Mit einem Reflektor verhinderte ich die direkte Sonnenbestrahlung, um unschöne Reflexe auf den Augen der Schmetterlinge zu vermeiden. Das ausgewogene Licht am Himmel erzielte ich durch den Einsatz eines Grauverlauffilters.
(Naturdokument, Südeifel, 6:03 Uhr)
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The pink on the horizon had been really vivid as I was driving down to Islandhill this morning, but started to fade quickly as I got to the car park. This will be the last photo taken for a while from here as the council have closed the site to prevent the spread of Coronavirus :(
Explored 31/03/20 #105
Niagara Falls during winter months: During extreme cold weather, the mist and spray freeze, covering the surrounding landscape and the river in thick layers of ice and snow. While parts of the falls appear frozen solid, the tremendous volume of water prevents the falls themselves from freezing entirely. This specific wintry landscape created by the ice and snow is a recurring, yet rare, appearance that transforms the area into a mesmerizing scene.
España - Orense - Allariz - Hórreo
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ENGLISH:
An hórreo is a typical granary from the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula (mainly Galicia, where it might be called a Galician granary, Asturias and Northern Portugal), built in wood or stone, raised from the ground (to keep rodents out) by pillars (pegollos in Asturian, esteos in Galician, espigueiros Portuguese, abearriak in Basque) ending in flat staddle stones (vira-ratos in Galician, mueles or tornarratos in Asturian, or zubiluzea in Basque) to prevent access by rodents. Ventilation is allowed by the slits in its walls.
Hórreos are mainly found in the Northwest of Spain (Galicia and Asturias) and Northern Portugal. There are two main types of hórreo, rectangular-shaped, the more extended, usually found in Galicia and coastal areas of Asturias; and square-shaped hórreos from Asturias, León, western Cantabria and eastern Galicia.
The oldest document containing an image of an hórreo is the Cantigas de Santa Maria by Alfonso X "El Sabio" (song CLXXXVII) from the 13th century. In this depiction, three rectangular hórreos of gothic style are illustrated.
There are several types of Asturian hórreo, according to the characteristics of the roof (thatched, tiled, slate, pitched or double pitched), the materials used for the pillars or the decoration. The oldest still standing date from the 15th century, and even nowadays they are built ex novo. There are an estimated 18,000 hórreos and paneras in Asturias, some are poorly preserved but there is a growing awareness from owners and authorities to maintain them in good shape.
The longest hórreo in Galicia is located in Carnota, A Coruña, and is 35 m long.
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ESPAÑOL:
Un hórreo es una construcción destinada a guardar y conservar los alimentos alejados de la humedad y de los animales para mantenerlos en un estado óptimo para su consumo. Se caracteriza por mantenerse levantado sobre pilares y por permitir la ventilación a través de ranuras en las paredes perimétricas.
En 1918 el antropólogo polaco Eugeniusz Frankowsky registra el uso de graneros aéreos en la península ibérica, región de los Alpes, península Escandinava, área de los Balcanes, África subsahariana, Persia, Sureste Asiático, Japón, península de Kamchatka y áreas del estrecho de Bering, empleados para la conservación del cereal. La especificidad del hórreo como tipología reside en su unión con el cultivo del maíz y a su maduración y secado en zonas de clima atlántico.
El uso del hórreo se extiende por buena parte del norte de la península ibérica. Actualmente son especialmente abundantes en Galicia y parte de Asturias, aunque también se cuenta con ejemplos en las provincias de León y Zamora, en Cantabria y en algunas zonas del País Vasco y norte de Portugal. En estas zonas el uso del hórreo se explica por la pronta llegada de un invierno largo, frío y húmedo que antaño obligaba a realizar cosechas tempranas.
En Asturias se distinguen dos tipos. El más extendido de ellos es un edificio de planta cuadrada que consta de una cámara de madera, muchas veces con corredor, que se sostiene sobre cuatro pies, o pegollos. En Asturias el uso del hórreo fue exclusivo de las clases más acomodadas, pero proliferó a partir de la época renacentista, debido al aumento de la producción de la tierra. El otro tipo es la panera. Los primeros documentos sobre ellas son de la segunda mitad del siglo XVI, siendo su desarrollo en el siglo XVII, favorecido por la difusión del maíz. La panera es una evolución del hórreo, cuya planta aumenta de tamaño y longitudinalmente hasta hacerse sensiblemente rectangular. Esta modificación implica cambios estructurales. Los más llamativos son que los pegollos aumentan de cuatro a seis, o más, y la cubierta se remata con una viga cumbrera, manteniéndose a cuatro aguas. Es ya en el siglo XVIII cuando se incorporan los corredores exteriores.
Diffusely spreading, half-woody herb, with branched stems up to 1 meter long, sparingly prickly with numerous deflexed, bristly hairs. The leaves are very sensitive, both pinnae and leaflets, folding when touched. The leaflets are narrowly oblong, inequilateral, 1 to 1.5 cm long, sessile, with pointed tips. Heads are long-peduncled, solitary or 2 to 3 in each axil, about 1 cm diameter. Pods are flat, 1 to 2 cm long, with 3 to 4 one-sided joints that fall away on maturity. Florets are red in the upper part with pink to lavender filaments.
Other scientific names Other common names
Mimosa asperata Blanco Babain (Ilk.) Sipug-sipug (Sub.)
Damohia (Tag.) Tuyag-huyag (P. Bis.)
Dilgansusu (Ilk.) Torog-torog (Bik.)
Harupai (S. L. Bis.) Bashful mimosa (Engl.)
Huya-huya (Bis.) Humble plant (Engl.)
Kiromkirom (S. L. Bis.) Sensitive plant (Engl.)
Makahia (Pang., Tag.)
Tickle-Me plant (Engl.)
Studies
• Antimicrobial: Study showed antimicrobial activity against Aspergillus fumigatus, Citrobacter divergens and Klebsiella pneumonia.
• Anticonvulsant: Study showed intraperitoneal use of Mimosa pudica decoction protected mice against pentylentetrazol and strychnine-induced seizures.
• Plant extracts showed the plant to be a moderate diuretic, depresses duodenal contractions (similar to atrophine), promotes nerve regeneration and reduce menorrhagia.
• Also shown to have antidepressant activity.
• Wound Healing: Study of the methanolic extract exhibited good wound healing activity, an effect attributable to phenol constituents.
• Strong emetic effect of extracts attributed to mimosine.
• Antifertility Studies: Studies on the root extract of M. pudica showed antifertility effect with prolongation of the estrous cycle and disturbance of the secretion of gonadotropin hormones in albino mice.
• Antitoxin / Antivenom Studies: (1) A study in India screened several herbal plants for antivenin activity against common sea snake venom Enhydrina schistosa, the most toxic among the common sea snakes. The investigation showed antivenom activiety in the alcoholic extract of Mimosa pudica, Mucuna pruriens, and Andrographis paniculata. (2) Study on the aqueous extract of dried roots of Mimosa pudica showed significant inhibitory effect on Naja naja and Bangarus caerulus venoms. (3) Of 17 plants screened, only M pudica showed 100% ability in neuralizing venom lethality. Study showed the potential use of M pudica as an antivenom agent of plant origin against five poisonous snake venoms found in Malaysia.
• Two new C-glycosylflavones from Mimosa pudica: Two new C-glycosylflavones were isolated from the whole plant of Mimosa pudica, and their structures were determined as 6,7,3?,4?-tetrahydroxyl-8-C-[?-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 ? 2)]-?-d-glucopyranosyl flavone (1), 5,7,3?,4?-tetrahydroxy-8-C[?-d-apiose-(1 ? 4)]-?-d-glycopyranosyl flavone (2).
• Chromoblastomycosis: Study isolated Fonsecaea from the thorns of M pudica and suggests it could be a natural source of infection for the fungus Fonsecaea pedrosoi.
• Seed Mucilage / Sustained-Release Excipient: Study showed the dissolution profile from formulation containing mucilage to drug in the proportion of 1:40 was found to be similar to the commercial sustained-release formulation of diclofenac.
• Anti-Depressant: Study suggests that M pudica produces antidepressant effect in rats with a profile similar to two tricyclic antidepressants.
• Anti-Malarial: Mimosine found to be an iron chelator acting on malarial bugs by preventing the replication of cells.
• Apoptotic: Mimosine also causes apoptosis and studied for treating ovarian cancer and other highly vascularized tumors.
• Anthelmintic: The Anthelmintic effect of Makahiya (Mimosa pudica) leaves Extract in Native Chicken (Gallus domesticus) naturally infected with Gastro-intestinal Parasites (Thesis)
• Anti-Hepatotoxic / Antioxidant: Study showed the co-administration of Mimosa pudica aqueous extract significantly lowered the level of lipid peroxidation in alcohol-fed mice.
• Anti-Hyperglycemic: Mimosa pudica is one of eight medicinal plants in an Ayuvedic herbal formulation, Ilogen-Excel, showing antihyperglycemic effect in STZ-induced diabetic rats.
• Nerve-Regenerative: Study showed Mimosa pudica extract possess nerve-regenerative potential in rats with sciatic nerve injury.
Piping Technology and Products, Inc. custom designed eight sets of riser clamp assemblies for an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. These riser clamp assemblies were fabricated from API 2H GR. 50 carbon steel. They were designed to support vertical pipe lines on an offshore platform. Each set equipped with a neoprene lining consists of two clamps and a clamp stand. Several coats of marine paint finish were applied to the assemblies to prevent corrosion due to high salt water content and open air exposure.
A flower whose name I did not know at Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent, UK. Thanks to Sal, I now know it is a scabious. My wife Glynis very kindly held the stem to prevent at least some of the swaying in the wind!
Another shot from the great cathedral in Málaga. Being prevented from photographing anything but the ceiling, well, who cares? That's a ceiling worth depicting.
The former manor castle is still located in the northwestern corner of the town center, surrounded by the town wall and castle walls. The remains of the earliest known predecessor of the castle system, the pile castle, have been uncovered in its courtyard. After the Tatars withdrew, construction began on the Lower Castle next to the settlement in the valley, which in the Middle Ages took over the role of the Upper Castle as the center of the lord's estate, which was difficult to access. The castle consists of two parts: the outer bailey and the inner castle. The buildings on either side of the outer bailey once housed the guards and the castle's service staff. At the end of the 13th century, it was owned by the Héder clan. In 1289, Prince Albert captured the castle. In accordance with the terms of the Peace of Hainburg, Andrew III had the Old Castle demolished in 1291. In 1327, after several wars, Charles Robert captured the castle from the Kőszegi family and, after his victory, granted it significant privileges in 1328.
In 1327, after several wars, Charles Robert captured the castle from the Kőszegi family, and after his victory in 1328, he helped the town develop by granting it significant privileges. The town walls were gradually built up to prevent Austrian invasions, and they were protected by strong towers. The water from the nearby Gyöngyös stream was diverted into the moats surrounding the walls. In 1392, the castle belonged to the Garai family, in 1445 to the Habsburgs, from whom Matthias Corvinus recaptured it in 1482, but in 1492 the Habsburgs occupied it again.
Its most famous siege was in 1532, when it was attacked by the huge army of the Turkish Sultan Suleiman, who was marching towards Vienna. A statue of Miklós Jurisics, captain of the castle during the Turkish siege, stands in the courtyard. In memory of the enemy's retreat, bells ring every day at 11 a.m. in Kőszeg. The inner castle can be reached via a two-arched brick bridge spanning the moat.
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This might be a good name for a band..."Now, coming at you live...it's LOCAL HONEEEEEEEEEYYY!"...hmmmmm...
This shot is actually of what will hopefully turn out to be an allergy preventative. If you've been following my stream for the past couple of weeks, you've likely picked up that I've been under the weather - sore throat (to the point I thought it was strep), congestion, cough, etc.. This has been going on for two+ weeks! As the congestion seemed to be going deeper into my chest and I was starting to worry about pneumonia, I paid another visit to the doc yesterday.
He ordered an x-ray just to be safe and everything came back clean. And he concluded that I've likely been dealing with an upper respiratory infection brought on by allergies. Enter the local honey.
A friend shared that an allergy-sufferer friend of hers started eating 1 teaspoon of locally produced honey daily and her allergies all but stopped; when she moved to a different state, she did the same thing with the same result. The premise is that ingesting honey produced from local pollens helps the body develop immunity to those same pollens during allergy season. On the surface, this makes sense.
So, old wives tale or truth, I'm game for anything at this point. I've never been an allergy-sufferer, but obviously something changed this spring and I'm ready to meet it and defeat it. Not sure how much honey I'll need to ingest to allow the body to develop a fortress, but going to give it a go with the hope that next spring is less eventful.
THE GRUMMAN MARTLET SINGLE-SEAT FIGHTER
The Martlet is another of those tubby little American fighters which look like flying barrels. In general appearance, it is not unlike the Buffalo, though its square-cut wing-tips and more tapered fuselage should prevent confusion between the two types.
Like the Buffalo, the Martlet is in service with the Fleet Air Arm. Very little has been said yet about the Martlet's work, but it is safe to say that some of our newer aircraft carriers have Martlets aboard.
This aircraft should give a very good account of itself over the sea because it has the three things essential to an F.A.A. fighter: speed, manoeuvrability, and range. Its maximum range is 1,150 miles, which would enable it to be used as a fast scouting plane as well as for immediate protection of the Fleet or of convoys.
An unusual feature in the Martlet is the provision of two small windows under the pilot's feet, to enable him to have more than the normal look-out below.
It is known that the Martlet has already had encounters with
the Luftwaffe and has acquitted itself very well.
Source - The Gen Book, 1943
The Grumman Wildcat and the Grumman Martlet are essentially the same aircraft - the Martlet being the RAF variant. This IWM variant started life in the USA in 1945 before moving to IWM in 1993
The obelisk posture is a handstand-like position that some dragonflies and damselflies assume to prevent overheating on sunny days. The abdomen is raised until its tip points at the sun, minimizing the surface area exposed to solar radiation. When the sun is close to directly overhead, the vertical alignment of the insect's body suggests an obelisk.
This year’s flu shot given at the local pharmacy . The Covid vaccine was given the same day in the other arm. Her arms were achy the next day. Hurting me Covid vaccine on the arm but much better to prevent terrible Covid. It is vaccine is available now for eligible individuals terrible.
This view is just as interesting to me (if not more) than the previous shot in my stream of the Painted Ladies & SF skyline. As Oldvidhead pointed out, so many tourist walk up this hill to take that shot and few if any turn around to view this scene, let alone photograph it. HDR generated from 3 exposures, +1.3 / - 1/3 EV
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The strawberry guava is also called Cattley guava or cherry guava.
The whole fruit can be eaten as both the thin skin and juicy interior are soft and tasty. It can also be used to make jam and juices.
In many countries it is regarded as an invasive species, which prevents regrowth of native species.
Submitted: 18/10/2024
Accepted: 21/10/2024
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- Funke Digital GmbH (Germany) 06-Oct-2025
- Funke Digital GmbH (Germany) 07-Nov-2025
"Quel che è accaduto non può essere cancellato, ma si può impedire che accada di nuovo."--Anna Frank
"What happened it can not be erased, but you can prevent it from happening again." --Anna Frank
"Perché la memoria del male non riesce a cambiare l’umanità? A che serve la memoria?"--Primo Levi
"Why memory of evil can not change humanity? What good is the memory?"--Primo Levi
SE QUESTO E' UN UOMO
Voi che vivete sicuri
Nelle vostre tiepide case,
voi che trovate tornando a sera
Il cibo caldo e visi amici:
Considerate se questo è un uomo
Che lavora nel fango
Che non conosce pace
Che lotta per mezzo pane
Che muore per un sì o per un no.
Considerate se questa è una donna,
Senza capelli e senza nome
Senza più forza di ricordare
Vuoti gli occhi e freddo il grembo
Come una rana d’inverno.
Meditate che questo è stato:
Vi comando queste parole.
Scolpitele nel vostro cuore
Stando in casa andando per via,
Coricandovi alzandovi;
Ripetetele ai vostri figli.
O vi si sfaccia la casa,
La malattia vi impedisca,
I vostri nati torcano il viso da voi.
Primo Levi
IF IT IS A MAN
You who live safe
In your warm houses,
You who find, returning in the evening,
Hot food and friendly faces:
Consider if this is a man
Who works in the mud
Who does not know peace
Who fights for a scrap of bread
Who dies because of a yes or a no.
Consider if this is a woman,
Without hair and without name
With no more strength to remember,
Her eyes empty and her womb cold
Like a frog in winter.
Meditate that this came about:
I commend these words to you.
Carve them in your hearts
At home, in the street,
Going to bed, rising;
Repeat them to your children,
Or may your house fall apart,
May illness impede you,
May your children turn their faces from you.
Primo Levi
OB DIES EIN MENSCH SEI
Ihr, die ihr gesichert lebt
in behaglicher Wohnung
Ihr, die abends beim Heimkehren
warme Speise findet und vertraute Gesichter
denket ob dies ein Mensch sei
der schuftet im Schlamm,
der Frieden nicht kennt,
der kämpft um halben Brot
der stirbt auf ein Ja oder Nein.
Denket, ob dies eine Frau sei,
die kein Haar hat und keinen Namen
die zum Erinnern keine Kraft mehr hat,
leer die Augen und kalt ihr Schoß
wie im Winter die Kröte.
denket, daß solches gewesen ist:
es sollen sein diese Worte in eurem Herzen.
Ihr sollt über sie sinnen, wenn ihr sitzt
in einem Hause, wenn ihr geht auf euren Wegen
wenn ihr euch niederlegt und wenn ihr aufsteht
ihr sollt sie einschärfen euren Kindern.
Oder eure Wohnstatt soll verbrechen,
Krankheit soll euch niederringen,
eure Kinder sollen das Antlitz von euch wenden.
Primo Levi
Barriers were to prevent water from high tides entering the palace. The stairs are VERY slippery ( I tried them ).
Bonkers is a firm believer in preventing medicine, er, preventative medicine. Here he is sitting on a medical notebook with his records apparently trying to stop us from making his nightly medicine. It didn’t work...
Set in the beautiful grounds of Cockington Court there has been a church on the ground where the present church stands from Saxon times. The original place of worship was a chapel thought to have been built by William de Falesia a Norman who had many areas of Devon and Somerset given to him after the Conquest of 1066.
The main structure
The first part of the church to be built was the Chancel in c.1069 followed by the castellated tower built in the Romanesque style in c.1236. in 1297 part of the northern isle was added which was further extended c.1400 along with the construction of the west porch parvise. Then prior to 1780 the chancel was added.
The tower stands 66 feet tall and with walls 6 feet thick in places. There are three floors which are believed to have been the accommodation for the priest in residence who would have been provided by the Canons at Torre Abbey. There is a fire place and drain in the first floor floor room (now the bell ringing chamber) which further support this theory.
There is also evidence of it being not just a church tower but a place of refuge from local pirates. By the front door there is an oak beam 6 feet 4 inches long that can be slid across when the door is closed to prevent any attempt to charge down the door and the walls of the tower contain several arrow slits.