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"Exeter Cathedral, properly known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city of Exeter, Devon, in South West England. The present building was complete by about 1400, and has several notable features, including an early set of misericords, an astronomical clock and the longest uninterrupted vaulted ceiling in England." - from Wikipedia.
This summer I did a solo cycling tour across Europe through 12 countries over the course of 3 months. I began my adventure in Edinburgh, Scotland and finished in Florence, Italy cycling 8,816 km. During my trip I took 47,000 photos. I recently got through my initial sifting through my photos and I'm now ready to share some of my favourites.
After nine days at home, making sure my stitches from minor surgery healed properly, an invitation by friends Cathy and Terry to go birding the day before yesterday (7 March 2014) was welcomed with open arms - as it always is! What a great day we had, searching SE of the city, and finding some really neat birds. Most were impossible to photograph because of distance, but also because we had "heat wave" distortion all day long, making it difficult to get photos that were sharp. It was one of THOSE amazing days, out of the house from 7:15 a.m. till about 8:15 in the evening. By the end of the day, we had seen a total owl count of 19, from three species - 8 Short-eared Owls, 8 Snowy Owls, 2 Great Horned Owls and one mystery owl. We couldn't decide if the latter was a Snowy Owl or a Short-eared Owl, as it was perched on top of a metal silo, way off in the distance. In fact, this silo can be seen in my next image - the coloured spots from the sunburst leading ones eye to it. We missed a good photo opp with one of the Short-eared Owls, when we were pulled over, further down the road than several other photographers. We did see one down on the ground near the edge of the road in a different place, hiding in the dried grasses, but, again, my photo is blurry.
The Snowy Owl in the photo above was the closest Snowy we saw. We were driving past a small backroad that had been cleared and, like all the roads, had snowbanks along both sides. These are very uneven, with all sorts of weird and wonderful shapes on the top. Just past the entrance to this road, I looked back slightly and wondered if one of the shapes was in fact an owl. We decided to turn back and check it out, just in case. Sure enough, there was this beautiful, pure white male! Funny, I had even jokingly said that we should find a couple of black pebbles or bits of wood and add it to the snow shape - and then we realized that this "snowman" shape had eyes of its very own, ha!
Also saw a Prairie Falcon perched on top of a metal silo and lots of Horned Larks - the latter constantly in flight or down on the road ahead of us. The "heat wave" distortion made it impossible to get anything but rather blurry shots of these, but I might be able to slightly improve one of them enough to post later.
As you will no doubt agree, it was an amazing day! Thanks so much, Cathy and Terry, for another rewarding day (which had started off rather slowly down in that area). Lots of fun!
Wow, it's supposed to get up to 14C this afternoon! Meanwhile, it is 10C. Temperatures for this coming week are expected to be between +4C and +10C. The following week, the forecast so far is for temperatures just above 0C - with snow.
The vastness of Canyonlands National Park is immense. The national park, just outside of Moab, is 527 square miles in size and is broken into three distinct districts by the Colorado and Green Rivers. The districts have unique names: Island in the Sky, Needles, and the Maze. The Islands in the Sky district is the most developed and, therefore, the most visited, and it is home to some unique and stunning vistas. The district is actually a very large mesa made of sandstone that towers about 1,000 feet above the surrounding terrain. There are many viewing stops where you can see huge cracks in the Earth that are so big, you wonder how they got there. There are also many sandstone rock formations that seeming grow out of the ground. It is very difficult to convey the vastness and diversity of the area through photos. Go too wide, and you lose some of the detail, as there is so much to see, the viewer's eye wanders throughout the photo. Zooming in on a subject captures the subject properly, but loses how it fits into the whole scene. For this photo, I went with a zoom choice to show Candlestick Tower. I wanted to show the ruggedness of the formation without losing any details had I shot this with a wide lens.
A Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola) was greatly impressed by the beauty of its reflections. This was during an early morning foraging inside a wetland, sitting upon the water hyacinth leaves. It was very agile to frame properly. Fortunately got some snaps. Pics was taken from Purbasthali, West Bengal, India.
"Exeter Cathedral, properly known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city of Exeter, Devon, in South West England. The present building was complete by about 1400, and has several notable features, including an early set of misericords, an astronomical clock and the longest uninterrupted vaulted ceiling in England." - from Wikipedia.
This summer I did a solo cycling tour across Europe through 12 countries over the course of 3 months. I began my adventure in Edinburgh, Scotland and finished in Florence, Italy cycling 8,816 km. During my trip I took 47,000 photos. I recently got through my initial sifting through my photos and I'm now ready to share some of my favourites.
I believe that we were all having the same issues with the dastardly panda and hope that it’s going to play by the rules now. A strange title for a photo, but this is taken with the Sony and when used properly, it produces some nice results. This is an adult Tri-colored Heron perched on a branch overhanging Horsepen Bayou.
Also want to add that Delta will be a non-event in our area and will slide off into Louisiana just to the east of us flowing a similar track to that of Laura. Delta doesn’t seem to be as intense and doesn’t seem to be carrying as much rain and so am hoping that the residents of Louisiana will be spared the flooding and extreme winds and damage caused by Laura. No time to let our guard down and we’ll hope for the best for all of those concerned.
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My first every capture of an Oyster catcher, not the best photo in the world but I'm pleased just to capture it using my mirrror lens which I'm still learning to use properly
Prague is a fantastic city with lots of photogenic places, if you have prepared properly. I didn't, so I ended up with 30 degrees Centigrade and thousands of tourists on the streets. At least I know where to go next time I visit, and how to get some nice views. For this time I will have to rely on some overviews showing the grandness of the city. Here's an overview from the east side of Vltava with the Old city to the left and Malá Strana to the right and Charles' bridge in the middle. If you zoom in you will find that the bridge is pretty crowded already at 11am.
After nine days at home, giving my 16 stitches from minor surgery a chance to start healing properly, an invitation by friends Cathy and Terry to go birding, on 7 March 2014, was welcomed with open arms - as it always is! What a great day we had, searching SE of the city, and finding some really neat birds. Most were impossible to photograph because of distance, but also because we had "heat wave" distortion all day long, making it difficult to get photos that were sharp. It was one of THOSE days, out of the house from 7:15 a.m. to about 8:15 in the evening. By the end of the day, we had seen a total owl count of 19, from three species - 8 Short-eared Owls, 8 Snowy Owls, 2 Great Horned Owls and one mystery owl. We couldn't decide if the latter was a Snowy Owl or a Short-eared Owl, as it was perched on top of a metal silo, way off in the distance. In fact, this silo can be seen in my next image - the coloured spots from the sunburst leading ones eye to it. We missed a good photo opp with one of the Short-eared Owls, when we were pulled over, further down the road than several other photographers. We did see one down on the ground near the edge of the road in a different place, hiding in the dried grasses, but, again, my photo is blurry.
The beautiful Great Horned Owl, seen in my photo, was the highlight of the day for Cathy and myself! Cathy had spotted it from the road but from the opposite side of the distant barn. All she had seen was a tiny head silhouette with what looked like ear tufts : ) We turned a corner and drove just a little way to see if we could get a better view from the other side. How we longed to be able to get a closer look, but the barn was on someone's private property, of course. While we were there, a truck suddenly appeared around the corner and turned into the driveway of the farm. Needless to say, we (thanks, Terry!) couldn't resist the chance to go and ask the owner about his owl and, wonderfully, he allowed us to walk through his farm yard to get a less distant view. So, Justin, you arrived home "just-in" time for us (Terry's humour)! Thanks so much for happily letting us on to your property. It was so much appreciated. We definitely didn't want to risk disturbing the owl or make it fly - so this is a 48x zoomed image and cropped somewhat. We loved both the owl's pose and the beautiful, red, peeling paint! "Just" a Great Horned Owl, but what a delightful sight!
Also saw a Gyrfalcon and lots of Horned Larks - the latter constantly in flight or down on the road ahead of us. The "heat waves" made it impossible to get anything but rather blurry shots of these, but I might be able to slightly improve one of them enough to post later.
As you will no doubt agree, an amazing day! Thanks so much, Cathy and Terry, for another rewarding day (which had started off rather slowly down in that area). Lots of fun!
Sometimes it happens that I am not happy with the colors even if the film is properly developed. Such was the case here, it just didn't look right. But why not try monochrome. Yes!
52 4867 was on its first revenue trip on February 15, 2003 after receiving a major overhaul with a new boiler at the Meiningen steam shops.
The 52 4867 was built as a 'Kriegslok' in 1943, stayed in Austria after WWII. After retirement from the Austrian state railway in 1970 the 2-10-0 was acquired by the Graz-Köflacher Bahn which used it for another ten years. Since 1980 the steamer is part the collection of the Historische Eisenbahn Frankfurt.
I was in the area for a Plandampf on the Rennsteig mainline so the steam special fit right in even if it meant a slight detour from the mountains and missing a bit there. But looking at my notes I squeezed the maiden run between two steam freights. Most of the photographers stuck with the Plandampf. When I parked my car at the little pond south of Immelborn - quite a signature spot on the Eisenach-Meiningen line - I was the first. And nobody else came.
Peterborough Cathedral, properly the Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew – also known as Saint Peter's Cathedral[1] – the seat of the Bishop of Peterborough, England, and is dedicated to Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Andrew, whose statues look down from the three high gables of the famous West Front. Founded in the Anglo-Saxon period, the architecture is mainly Norman, following a rebuilding in the 12th century. With Durham and Ely Cathedrals, it is one of the most important 12th century buildings in England to have remained largely intact, despite extensions and restoration.
I'd had a few beers when I took this and had forgotten to take the lens off manual focus from the previous night's fireworks so it didn't come out as sharp as I would've liked. HDR
Peterborough Cathedral, properly the Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew, and formerly known as Peterborough Abbey or St Peter's Abbey, is a cathedral in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. The seat of the Anglican Bishop of Peterborough, it is dedicated to the Apostles Saint Peter, Saint Paul, and Saint Andrew, whose statues look down from the three high gables of the West Front. Founded in the Anglo-Saxon period as a minster it became one of England's most important Benedictine abbeys, becoming a cathedral only in 1542. Its architecture is mainly Norman, following a rebuilding in the 12th century. Alongside the cathedrals of Durham and Ely, it is one of the most important 12th-century buildings in England to have remained largely intact, despite extensions and restoration, and is one the nations best preserved pre-Reformation abbeys.
Peterborough Cathedral is known for its imposing Early English Gothic West Front (façade) which, with its three enormous arches, is without architectural precedent and with no direct successor. The appearance is slightly asymmetrical, as one of the two towers that rise from behind the façade was never completed (the tower on the right as one faces the building), but this is only visible from a distance.
2 panel mosaic of the constellation Orion from General Nathan Twinning Observatory, an amatuer observatory in a Bortle 3 dark sky spot run by the Albuquerque Astronomical Society, of which I am now a member! Unfortunately I couldn't frame up Orion properly, so I had to crop a lot more from the mosaic than I wanted to.
Gear Used:
Canon 350D
Canon 50mm f/1.8
NyxTech Nyxtracker V2
Neewer 66in Aluminum Tripod
Aquisition Details:
Panel 1 - 15x50" + 4x10" for M42 Core
Panel 2 - 20x50"
f/4
ISO-1600
Software Used:
Adobe Camera Raw
PixInsight 1.8
Adobe Photoshop CS5.1
the lined boxy jacket is pinned and tacked. next i'll take it apart as i reassemble i'll use the sewing machine. the collar, below the book, may then be attached
lining the jacket wasn't straightforward but hopefully it will come together ok in the finish
oatmeal fabric with flecks wool blend 2 metres @ £8 per metre
green lining 2 metres @ £2 per metre
both 1.50 metres wide
i'll be following the classic boxy jacket downloaded pattern from this reference book flic.kr/p/2q55djV
'the dressmaking book' by alison smith mbe publisher dk
alongside the reference book i use you tube tutorials that i search for when more explanation is needed
for the lining i'll follow the instructions where the boxy jacket has a collar
How to Sew Darts | Beginner & Advanced www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9x-i-txyfo
5 Tips on how sew non-pointy darts! www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8M_TLn_do4
How to Sew an Invisible Zipper
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaza9t-CAiQ
How to Sew an Invisible Zipper - Updated
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG8CSr11kjA
How To Sew Invisible Zipper On Shirt / Dress | Sewing Technique Tutorial
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHNrRoCSxaE
Invisible Zipper
www.youtube.com/shorts/npDSSAMzNNc
Super clever invisible zip trick
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UyfKL5G-Bw
how to understitch www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFz4tsplENI
what is understitching?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnRDeKqKgto
ten top stitching tips www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDRXfYgkU4k
Top and Dress
Detailed Sewing Tutorial For A Beginner : Simple Linen Top, Bias Binding Neckline【Free Pattern】
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cFiT8UcU54
Download the Pattern
www.madebysachi.com/2021/09/27/super-simple-top/
LINEN DRESS DIY【Free Pattern +Easy Draft】Step by Step Guide for Beginner /back opening /Skirt Pleats
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDFRlF_yEtA&t=0s
Download the Pattern
www.madebysachi.com/2021/09/27/super-simple-top/
BASIC SEAM POCKET
www.madebysachi.com/2022/07/09/basic-seam-pocket/
How to Sew Pleats | Box Pleat, Knife Pleat, Inverted Box Pleat
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRlHcPh38MY
Forming Box Pleats
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNXJ_BIsb1E
Inverted Pleat
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfdE3DlJdFQ
setting the sleeve www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqo-SIy8MXY&t=178s
coat pattern instructions www.sewmag.co.uk/free-sewing-patterns/serena-wool-coat#lo...
How to properly sew a shawl collar jacket/sewing techniques for beginners www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjeqgIfSt9c
Easy Way To Sewing shawl collar | Coat Collar Tutorial Cutting and Stitching | Sewing Tutorial www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsUZjA9JErI
my sewing machine JL220 flic.kr/p/2odruLA from john lewis www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-jl220-sewing-machine-pepperm...
sewing machine maintenance flic.kr/p/2q9GVTh
How to Use your SEWING MACHINE (for Beginners)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmaZBTMzkoY
A Beginners' Guide To Using Your Sewing Machine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=imryOl_LNaw
Beginners Sewing Course - Day 1 - The Basics
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGITrkYdjJs
Seam Finishes
10 SEAM FINISHES Without a Serger || Basic to Couture
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYt7JxC_bIc&t=596s
7 Seam Types and How to Make it- Sewing Lesson for Beginner
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax6JDDP_6O8
French Seam Pockets
How to Add Pockets to a Side Seam using French Seams
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aatWJL_aAYY
Lining
How to add lining to ANY dress pattern | Sewing Tutorial
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENKI3fSBQBo
How To Sew a Slip Stitch by Hand
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjky55Cp1_I
Buttonholes
3 Sewing Tips to Make Buttonholes Neatly and Quickly
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oOz28Ybk8I
How to Machine-Sew and Custom-sized Buttonhole
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6P-TKK3tjg&t=135s
Place and Sew Hooks and Eyes Correctly
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d06GhQx_Wg
How to Fix a Low Neckline
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U-W6W5fh-4
Interfacing
How to fuse iron-on interfacing to fabric
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7idVbAkUBTU
reference books
i'm a complete beginner at dressmaking. posting photos of progress to encourage myself to continue www.flickr.com/photos/connect2012/albums/72177720305370633/ i'm not making any recommendations ...
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Berlin
If you`re going to
play it out of tune,
then play it out of
tune properly.
-Mark E. Smith-
1957 - 2018
The sun properly came out for this walk showing off the autumn colours perfectly. The Druance is a tributary of the River Orne, one of the main rivers of Normandy and finally enters the English Channel near to Caen. I couldn't decide between this panorama of the valley and the next. Which do you think is better?
Entwined. Blythe for equal10
Blythe comes with 2 rigged sizes and 2 unrigged sizes. The reason I added a medium unrigged size is to provide a wider head option that is properly fitted to the ears. Both of the unrigged models can be freely moved around or resized either in edit mode or by simply clicking on the hair.
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(217/366) I do like mooching around garden centres. I found this CountryLife one near New Ross today. Such a wonderful array of plants & pots. This Dianthus is called "Dash Magician" I've never seen it before, a must for next year when our garden is established. The ball like flowers were covered in obliging Bumble Bees HBBBT!
Our phone line & internet are being connected tomorrow (Fri) so I won't be reliant on mobile WiFi anymore & will be able to catch up with comments properly. Thanks to all my wonderful Flickr friends for your patience with me posting & not commenting.
Strobist: Using Nikon D70s
Properly shot at studio with sides Umbrella lights
after this process complete in Photo shop
Hello Guise
Lets make this Sunday Funday
and start again creative work with this effort
heheh hehehheh
this is a old shot when i was working at studio
shot taken by Imran Khan
Hopes you all guys having good day
Yasin hassan !!!
Exeter cathedral, Devon, UK
Exeter Cathedral, properly known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city of Exeter, Devon, in South West England. The present building was complete by about 1400, and has several notable features, including an early set of misericords, an astronomical clock and the longest uninterrupted vaulted ceiling in England. The founding of the cathedral at Exeter, dedicated to Saint Peter, dates from 1050, when the seat of the bishop of Devon and Cornwall was transferred from Crediton because of a fear of sea-raids. A Saxon minster already existing within the town (and dedicated to Saint Mary and Saint Peter) was used by Leofric as his seat, but services were often held out of doors, close to the site of the present cathedral building. Notable features of the interior include the misericords, the minstrels' gallery, the astronomical clock and the organ. Notable architectural features of the interior include the multiribbed ceiling and the compound piers in the nave arcade. The 18-metre-high bishop's throne in the choir was made from Devon oak between 1312 and 1316; the nearby choir stalls were made by George Gilbert Scott in the 1870s. The Great East Window contains much 14th-century glass, and there are over 400 ceiling bosses, one of which depicts the murder of Thomas Becket. The bosses can be seen at the peak of the vaulted ceiling, joining the ribs together. Because there is no centre tower, Exeter Cathedral has the longest uninterrupted medieval vaulted ceiling in the world, at about 96 m
I believe this is a Sprite damselfly, and most likely either a Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene) or a Sphagnum Sprite (Nehalennia gracilis). Because of the black cap on the eyes, I am leaning towards Sedge Sprite... Observed at the Jardin botanique de Montréal.
Pentax D-FA 100mm F/2.8 WR Macro plus Raynox DCR-250, with off camera diffused Godox V850ii flash. Single frame.
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Enjoying finally properly going through all my images from my six month trip around India this time last year. Also enjoying the new dehaze tool on Lightroom, adds a nice bit of colour, and who doesn't need that right now... Taken close to the Taj Mahal in Agra, India.
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I give all the credit in the world to girls who know how to properly apply false eyelashes......
For TRP: Plain White
TOTW: Drawn on, although I have not drawn all over my face, I am counting it for the degree of difficulty that I had with these lashes......
Okay, I sucessfully glued my lower lashes to my upper lashes and had to pry them apart. That was not fun. Also I had to take the Kid to work ,and had to drive around my town with these on, because I was not done shooting.
I got these lashes on the clearance rack for .99 cents. I think they photograph well. What perplexes me is who would acutally buy these for use in real life. Well aside from other Flickrites. I asked my kid that question and she responded, strippers. I think the stores should just have a small section of an isle just for 365 props, that would really narrow down my shopping time.
As surprising as always ...
To bring this picture out properly I went for B&W treatment. Then I cropped quite a bit to all sides. To bring out the contrast in the branches and the structure i went for full juice on the contrast. Hope you like the result.
There are about twelve species of Cinclodes, all in South America. When they were first named they were placed in the Wagtail family (Motacilla) but they are not even closely related. They are in the suboscine passerine family that was an early offshoot from the true songbirds. They were placed in the genus Cinclodes by zoologist George Gray in 1840. The name means "resembling Cinclus", which was a tail-wagging water bird described by Aristotle, Aristophanes and others, but was never properly identified. Linnaeus used it for Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) in 1758, so it is likely that 82 years later Gray's Cinclodes meant Dipper-like. This Dark-bellied Cinclodes (Cinclodes patagonicus) was formally named in 1789 by the German Johann Gmelin as Motacilla patagonicus but he based his description on John Latham's 1783 description of "Patagonian Warbler". They are thrush-sized and within their limited range in southern South America they are never far from water. I photographed this one proudly strutting on seaside rocks at Ushuaia in southern Argentina. You would think that "Dark-bellied" is an odd name for a bird with such a striking head pattern, but most Cinclodes species have striking stripy heads so it is the more subtle distinguishing features that are used to name them.
This is the interior of the Rockingham Church which I showed from the outside yesterday. To capture the light through the windows properly, I did this as an HDR using Lightroom's HDR feature. While I could have achieved almost the same result through a little pushing of a single, well executed RAW image, the HDR version just seemed to be a little bit better in this case.
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The following tidbits are excerpted from the Pembroke Library
The Rockingham Church, formerly known as St. Leonard’s Anglican Church, was built in 1875, when the hamlet of Rockingham was a thriving community. Essentially abandoned 60 years ago, the church’s simple grace and imposing location high on a slope overlooking the village attract many visitors each year. A post and beam structure, the building is a unique survivor of its kind in Renfrew County and one of the oldest remaining buildings in the area. In 1999, the Townships of Brudenell, Lyndoch & Raglan designated the church a heritage site under the Ontario Heritage Act.
Evidence for the date of construction of the Rockingham Church is conflicting, but The Renfrew Mercury, May 28, 1875, reported:
New Church at Rockingham
The Protestant settlers at Rockingham have, with the assistance of a few kind friends, lately erected a commodious place of worship for the settlement ...
In 1882, the Anglican Mission Board granted $400 to the Bishop of Ontario toward the support of a missionary to be stationed at Rockingham, where there was “a genial society of church members, Mr. Watson and family being among them.” The Rev. A.W. MacKay arrived in early 1882 to take up the position. The Church Warden’s Accounts for the same year record expenses of $391.14 to improve the church with the addition of a porch, communion rail, and organ, most likely to complete it for use as an Anglican mission; at that time it was named St. Leonard’s Church. A stove was added in 1885, and a belfry and bell in 1891.
In 1975 and 1976, a group under the name Madawaska Association for Developmental Ecology (M.A.D.E.) repaired the back wall, reshingled the roof and arranged for the return of the pews. Apart from the visits of tourists, history buffs and artists, the church stood empty and decaying until 1995, when the Friends of the Rockingham Church formed to undertake the present rehabilitation of the building.
Architecture of the Rockingham Church
The church is constructed in conventional post and beam style, with board and batten siding of locally cut pine. The siding is for the most part the original wood, installed in 1875. The old shingles removed in 1974-75 were of cedar—it is hard to believe they could have been original after 100 years, but there is no record in the Church Warden’s accounts that shows earlier repairs or replacement.
The elegant curved pews are original to the Rockingham Church. They were removed to the Quadeville Pentecostal Church in the 1940s and returned in the mid-1970s. The original altar rail and pulpit remain, although the font was moved to the Union Church at Barry’s Bay.
The repairs undertaken in 1999 and 2000 uncovered extensive rot to the post and beam structure within the walls and at the ground, which had caused the increasing sag in the walls and roof. Siding boards were removed and numbered to allow repair and/or replacement of the 8” x 8” beams without disturbing the interior panelling. Rafter ends, too, were rotting where they sat on the wall top plates. These were reinforced with new lumber, unsound roof decking was replaced, and the roof was reshingled in new cedar. The steeple was removed for repairs and reshingling. After much debate, copper was chosen for the steeple shingles for its longevity and its appearance. Repairs were completed in July 2000.
The Friends of the Rockingham Church, Inc.
The Friends of the Rockingham Church formed in 1995, in response to the imminent threat of the church’s demolition. The Anglican Diocese of Ottawa, then the owner of the church, was concerned about the building’s deteriorating condition and applied to the municipality for a demolition permit. Local concerned citizens took action, prevailed upon the Diocese to delay and eventually waive the application. The group incorporated in 1997 and was designated a charitable organization by Revenue Canada. The purchase of the building was finalized in 1998.
The Friends continue to raise funds for the ongoing maintenance and insurance of the building and to support programs to publicize its historical value. Tax receipts are issued for all donations. Cheques may be made out to:
The Rockingham Church is located at the junction of John Watson Road and the Rockingham Road, in the village of Rockingham. From the east (Killaloe or Eganville), turn off Hwy. 512 at Brudenell onto Renfrew County Road #66 (the Opeongo Line). Turn left onto Renfrew County Road #68 (the Letterkenny Road) and follow the signs to Rockingham. From the west (Combermere), turn off Hwy. 62 onto Hwy. 515. Turn left immediately onto Renfrew County Road #68 (the Rockingham Road) and follow to Rockingham.
Old screenie, May 2018.
Had to perform a sprint from the starting position to here, at least 20 times in order to frame it properly.
Sorry for all the Snowy Owl photos - couldn't decide which one or two I liked best : ) I'm not too likely to find a different Snowy this winter.
Wednesday, 2 March 2022: our temperature is -7°C (windchill -10°C) at 6:30 pm. Sunrise was at 7:16 am, and sunset was at 6:20 pm. Though the forecast snow has not arrived (yet?), today has been very overcast, rather foggy and the trees looked beautiful covered in frost all day. Glad to stay home and thankful that I went out for a quick drive yesterday.
Added on Monday, 28 February 2022: I have just been driven home in an all-electric TESLA car!!! No wonder I was told how lucky I was that the Uber vehicle that was going to give me a ride home from the dealership was a Tesla. It drives itself, has a computer screen instead of a dashboard, stops a collision, etc., etc. etc. If, say, a son or daughter drives the car, there is a map on an app that shows where they are going, when they get there, who they meet there, etc. Really is an incredible vehicle, but not one I would ever buy and drive.
Update on 1 March 2022: apparently, the master switch was either not connected or not connected properly when my car was reassembled towards the end of the two months I was without it. As it was the collision centre's mistake, I didn't have to pay anything for the repair. I was able to collect it later the same day.
Yesterday, 1 March 2022, I made the most of the sunny day before snow was forecast for the next three days (no sign of it yet). On my previous drive SE of the city, on 25 February, the back roads were snowy and a mess. One back road and I had had enough. Yesterday, I drove the same road and a few others and they were in really good condition. However, no Snowy Owls to be seen. It felt so good to be out in countryside, with endless fields and sky.
This is the same Snowy Owl as in my last few owl photos. I always find it strange how a camera can give such a different angle on the bird from what you are actually seeing. This image makes it look as if I was level with the bird, when I was actually further down the road, off to the left of the photo, and had not driven past her.
I find it so much easier to go SE rather than E and NE of the city, so when I don't feel like a long drive, or I sleep in late, I head to one of my absolute favourite places - the Saskatoon Farm. On my previous drive, I called in and enjoyed a delicious breakfast of a fully-loaded omelette, and had a quick walk round. It is always such a good feeling to see the Farm's beautiful cats and dogs - therapeutic, always.
When I was having breakfast, I was talking with the young server and I told her that I was now going off to see if I could find a Snowy Owl. She said to come back and let her know if I find one - which is exactly what I did, to her surprise : )
I hadn't been too hopeful that I would be lucky enough to find an owl, and I also wasn't sure what some of the backroads would be like, covered in snow. I quickly found out and it was not a good feeling. However, I wanted to check an area where I had seen a male Snowy at the end of January, just in case. While concentrating hard on driving, I was also not feeling pleased that I could not wind down any of my car windows! I had discovered this early on in my drive and I was telling myself that it would be just my luck to come across an owl perched on a fence post (instead of an ugly power pole) near the side of the road and I wouldn't be able to wind down my filthy, splashed window. Well, a few seconds' drive further and what do I see way down the road?! A beautiful female on a fence post. I drove very slowly a little closer and took photos through the windscreen. In the end, I got out of my car, as so often my photos through the windscreen turn out with a greenish tinge and blurry. She made it clear that she wasn't interested in me at all.
Feeling so thankful, I decided to turn around and drive home, but calling in at The Saskatoon Farm on the way. No more snow-covered backroads for me - one was enough! Also needed to call in at Honda and ask about my car window problem.
With a huff and a puff and a rather profound protest from Paul, did the girls manage to manoeuvre the two stranded adolescents into a somewhat upright position.
Polly: This... *pant* would have been *gasp* easier if you hadn't been so fa..
Sandy: *just stepping into the room with little Penny* Hello, hello, hello! What's all this then?
Paul: *from the floor* Who ever you are, help!!
Patch: Sorry Paul, it's just Sandy and Goody Two-Shoes Penny and they're both yellow clad from top to bottom. As rigid as us I recon.
Polly: Heh, what a coinkydink.
Paul: *Groan*
Penny: Am not! Look what I can do! *waving her arms enthusiastically*
Sandy: No one likes a show-off Penny dear. But I'm as flexible. *demonstarting a modest wave*
Sindy: Then for heaven sake, help us stand up properly.
------> To be continued.
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Sindy is wearing 'Sail Away' 1967
Paul is wearing 'Ship Ahoy' 1967
Patch is wearing ‘Sou’Wester’ 1966
Polly is wearing ‘Sou’Wester’ 1966 (even more rigid)
Sandy is wearing 'Sail Away' 1967 (the soft and pliable version)
Penny is wearing 'a yellow raincoat' ?
All of whom (part from Sandy and Penny's versions) has become as unyielding as suits of plaster.
Well, you've gotta have one of these to properly address shiny, speedy riddles. I've called it "The Rat" because I think it actually looks like a rat sniffing the trail... which kinda fits the whole idea.
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The Bionicle windscreen provides a generous cockpit which is quickly and easily accessible and fits Batman in normal driving position (I didn't try it, but I think he can even wear the cape without trashing it). I've built most of this one a while back, even before the rat rods I've posted lately, and the "nose" solution (please note, I'm not the first to use it) also provided me with the idea for the prongs of my Falke.
I absolutely love how the canopy turned out - combined with the armored wheels, I think it gives an almost aircraft feel to the whole. Having this developed and work on the Falke makes me think now of a classic shaped Batwing :)
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As always, the awesome copper and silver chromed parts come from Auri's store.
Properly knackered again today - but still on leave, so able to give in to it for the most part. I had a leisurely bath this morning, while Tim was out on his bike, but I did do some cleaning in the dining room once I was up and about. I also got out for a walk this afternoon. Not a lot of energy for it, but still nice to get out and get some fresh air.
i love these day all to myself
almost as the ones ith others
'that silence silence sense of content'
i'm starting to hit these moments where i see how much i am really really going to miss it here..
i can't bring myself to start saying goodbye properly.
i'm sure it will say goodbye to me at the right time.
i'm going to miss it
i am going to truly miss it.
goodnight
cheers,
"OK? Shoot properly."
Perhaps, the cat says like this.
The weather forecast was cloudy but drizzle is falling,
Besides, there is no streetlight here, it is dark and dark.
Even though it was due to cherry blossoms, everything came too early.
While holding a flashlight and walking along the side of the embankment
There is a crying voice saying "meow".
When turning the flashlight, I turned my eyes and was singing crowning on the levee.
I had secret special negotiation and had some photos taken as the cat moved, so I am busy this way,
I was picking up a picture as I was singing a couple of places a little further apart "mew" in the tree.
The picture that the cat said to be taking properly is too cute, so I will show you this.
"いい? ちゃんと撮ってよ。"
たぶん、猫はこう言っている。
天気予報は曇だったのに霧雨が降っている、
しかも、ここには街灯もなく真っ暗闇で
桜のためとはいえ、いくらなんでも早く来すぎた。
懐中電灯を持ちながら堤防の脇の道を歩いていると
"にゃぁ～"と何度も鳴く声がする。
懐中電灯を向けると目を光らせながら、
堤防の上でこちらを向いて鳴いていた。
×◇□※○をして写真を少し撮らせてもらっていたら
猫が移動したので、こっちも忙しいので去ろうとしたら、
少し離れたところでまた"にゃ～"と木の上で鳴いていたので
また撮らせてもらいました。
猫様に撮ってと言われた写真は可愛すぎたのでこっちを出します。
As the USR consolidated its disjointed military in 1990, Zuritanian army officers discovered that most of their new countrymen had little experience with armored warfare. The Brohemian cavalry continue to insist on horseback patrols, and the Monsar officers were found huddled in a back room muttering something about SPAAGs. The Zuritanians quickly realized they would need a great number of additional tanks to equip future armored divisions. The Leopard 2A4 was showing its age, and the 2A6, while well-protected, had proven too expensive to properly deploy. The decision was made, after much roasting from a visiting South Yafrani officer, to begin work on a brand-new tank.
The 3A1 has similar speed to the Leopards, and like the Leopards incorporates blow-out panels to protect the crew from an ammunition cook-off. Its gun uses the same 120mm ammunition as the Leopards, but is an improved design with better performance. Optics are a downgrade, and its armor sits between the 2A4 and 2A6 in thickness. ERA tiles or infrared dazzlers are expected to improve the 3A1's capabilities, if needed.
The tank uses a gas turbine engine, which produces a loud and distinctive whistle and guzzles fuel like no tomorrow. Despite the size of the turret, some less than ergonomic choices have left the crew without much elbow room. Their gear, extra supplies, boombox, and a water cooler are all stored on a bustle rack behind the turret.
My turret design came from this suspiciously cheap Chinese knockoff Abrams. I suspect it's a fan moc that they stole the pictures from, but I can't seem to find the original to give proper credit. Ripperoni. (Amusingly, all the minifigs in this kit look to have "bad-guy" faces.) I guess the model actually exists though...
'61 Plymouth at Pearsonville. Another one, never properly processed or shared before, from the April 2010 Pearsonville workshop. 1:14 of full moon with white LED snooted into the headlights and two hits of magenta, gelled strobe (I think) straight down.
A couple properly-painted units sit outside the engine house in Worcester a while back. Downtown can be seen in the far background, including Union Station's towers.
Peterborough Cathedral, properly the Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew, and formerly known as Peterborough Abbey or St Peter's Abbey, is a cathedral in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. The seat of the Anglican Bishop of Peterborough, it is dedicated to the Apostles Saint Peter, Saint Paul, and Saint Andrew, whose statues look down from the three high gables of the West Front. Founded in the Anglo-Saxon period as a minster it became one of England's most important Benedictine abbeys, becoming a cathedral only in 1542. Its architecture is mainly Norman, following a rebuilding in the 12th century. Alongside the cathedrals of Durham and Ely, it is one of the most important 12th-century buildings in England to have remained largely intact, despite extensions and restoration, and is one the nations best preserved pre-Reformation abbeys.
Peterborough Cathedral is known for its imposing Early English Gothic West Front (façade) which, with its three enormous arches, is without architectural precedent and with no direct successor. The appearance is slightly asymmetrical, as one of the two towers that rise from behind the façade was never completed (the tower on the right as one faces the building), but this is only visible from a distance.