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The Shoana church (Russian: Шоанинский храм, Karachay-Balkar: Чууана клиса, Ossetian: Суаны Уастырджы) is a Christian church that belongs to the historical Alanian Diocese. The church was built at the end of the tenth century, and is located on the territory of modern Karachay-Cherkessia Republic, Russia. The building has a crossed-dome plan, with an inscribed cross, which is a variation of the North Zelenchuk Church.
The church is located on the southeastern spur of Mount Shoan (Karachay-Balkar: Чуўана), on the left bank of the Kuban river, in a strategically important place not far from confluence of the two rivers: Kuban and Teberda (Russian: Теберда). The church is located 7 km to the north from the city of Karachayevsk (Russian: Карачаевск), above the Ossetian village named after Kosta Khetagurov.
The slope, on which the church is located, was previously densely populated, as evidenced by the remains of numerous ancient buildings. Although the original function of the church remains unknown, a large number of burials were found in the settlement, as well as inside the church itself. The Shoan church is essentially a smaller copy of North Zelenchuk Church (besides Shoan having no narthex and western porch). Indisputable proof of copying is a characteristic combination of the eastern corner cells and the side bema into a single compartiment with one blind arch on the side wall. Russian historians A.Vinogradov and D. Beletsky believe that the church was built by a local builders, who repeated a known pattern, but they were technically better trained than previous builders and could freely interpret the chosen form. It is very difficult to associate the builders with a particular architectural school. There is no written evidence to accurately date the church. Only the picturesque scenery of the church sheds some light on its dating. The remains of the frescoes can be associated with the second layer of the painting in the Senty Church. Therefore, presumably the Shoan church was built in the late 10th – early 11th centuries. Thus, the Shoan church was built after the Middle Zelenchuk (950-960s), Senty (965) and North Zelenchuk (late 960s - 970s) churches; it belongs to the third stage of the temple construction in Alania after returning to Christianity around 950. At the end of the XIX century, Shoan church was turned into the church of the Alexander-Athos monastery. The temple was re-plastered, the roof was replaced, and the chapels were rebuilt.
The church is constructed according to the Byzantine architectural tradition. It has three apses, which are a little bit narrower than naves (of which there are also three). It is a cross-domed building with four square pillars bearing three-stage arches and a cupola. The length of the building from west to east is 12.9 m., The height is equal to the length, the width along the western facade is 8.9 m. The church has two closed vaulted narthexes at the northern and southern end. It is not clear what was the original form of the roof. At the moment, there is a restored gable roof, but there is a theory about the original roof tiles being rested on semi-circular zacomari-gables. The tholobate is octahedral and has eight windows, each side of the tholobate is ended with the archivolt overhang on consoles rested on the corners. Modern tholobate being milti-faced does not rely on any scientific evidence.
The plinthite, which is traditional for Georgian and Byzantine buildings, is used only in the arches. The rest of the building is composed of sandstone-with-lime blocks of rough processing, with a butoconcrete filling inside the wall. The windows are crowened not with an arch of plinthite, but with a stone with a semi-circular finish carved in it. Numerous holes for scaffolding are visible in the masonry, and in the hole in the western part of the southern wall there is even a piece of wood that the builders could not remove and just saw it off. For the construction of the church powerful substructions were required. The facade decor of the church is very modest: there is a cornice made of stone tiles, plinthite stones on the drum and stone cornice above some the windows. Outside the church was covered with a thin layer of plastering (can be seen in the voids between some stone tiles), and inside it was plastered and decorated with ornaments.
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“Look up, now look down. Up is endless, down has an ending. Always look up.” – Mod Sun (American singer, songwriter, rapper and musician).
The theme for “Smile on Saturday” for the 23rd of August is “look up at the sky”. In order to meet the requirements of the theme, I am required to stand, sit or lay on the ground and look up to the sky and capture what else I see there. In this case, after consulting Maria’s helpful gallery (thank you Maria), I have delved into my archives, but not had to back too far. I have chosen a photo taken in Autumn this year, in the George Tindale Memorial Gardens in the Dandenong Ranges. It was a beautiful day, mild and sunny, and my partner and I went for a drive there to then wander the gardens. The golden colour of the autumnal canopy overhead was just stunning, and looked even more so against the clear azure sky. I stood beneath it, looked directly up through the branches and leaves, and took a photo. I hope that you like my choice for this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile!
One of the more beautiful, but lesser known gardens in the Dandenong Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne, is the remarkable George Tindale Memorial Gardens. Located just a short distance from the iconic Art Deco Burnham Beeches and famous Alfred Nichols Gardens, it is a delightful place to visit. A garden designed for the seasons, depending upon when you visit, you will find hydrangeas or camellias in profusion, cyclamens, English snowdrops and nerines popping up from unexpected places, cascades of colourful fuchsias, autumnal maple leaves or cherry blossoms, just to name a few well considered plantings amid massive and impressive Mountain Ash Trees. There are around over hundred and twenty-eight varieties of hydrangea in the gardens.
This Vireo requires large blocks of forest to breed successfully. Numbers decrease sharply in forests smaller than 250 acres
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cercis, chinese redbud, 'Kay's Early Hope', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
A side view of the 17th century gatehouse to the Lanhydrock estate in Cornwall. Magmatic intrusion materials, such as granite, form the geological skeleton of the Cornish topography. Since prehistoric times, granite has been used whenever the mark of permanence was required: we were here!
Just looking back over some old shots I came across this from 7 years ago. Some of my followers may remember that I've issued this previously but I still find it astonishing that a bird can even attempt to swallow something so large. In the end the cormorant gave up trying and the bream eventually recovered and swam off to tell its pals about its near death experience.
Thanks to all who have visited, commented or faved (it would be nice if you left a comment too) my photos. It is very much appreciated. Constructive criticism welcomed.
The local Streetcar makes it way down Mainstreet.
A quick in the moment capture. I stepped out of my car and grabbed this scene at traffic light. Handheld.
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The church had in the Middle Ages a special responsibility for the poor but also individuals were required to remember the poor. It was a good deed to help, and good deeds showed that repented their sins and wanted to improve. Poverty was not regarded as a disgrace, it was an accident that, like so much else depended on God. After death, had the rich more to answer for than the poor because the wealth provided more opportunities to do good and then did not take this opportunity to atone got this after death. The poor man did not have so many opportunities to help others and therefore less responsibility. With the 1500s Reformation changed the medieval mindset, and wealth began to be considered as a sign of God's grace. Poverty was seen then as a personal failure, but it was even a few centuries before it was seen as a social problem.
The oldest institutions for poor relief, except those that were adjacent to monasteries and places of pilgrimage, was the hospital, which was a combination of sickness and poor relief facility. They were funded during the Middle Ages by donations.
Under Regulation 1642 would each parish establish a poorhouse, but first in the 1700s began houses were set up in some extent.
In Södermanland is Nybble old poorhouse. It is an unremarkable plastered building with a turf roof, the building was constructed in 1742, after the then owner of the goods Julita, donated 6,000 dollars to poor relief.
The small cottage has undergone several periods of decline, but in 1940 took Nordiska Museet over ownership and restored the house to its previous appearance.
As part of poor relief story is the old cottage important and together with, the turn of the century built, old folks tell about the welfare of Society. The building represents the physical memory carriers that make this story clear today.
Source: Nordic Museum.
For Fence Friday.
Happy FF.
Texture: LenaBem Anna
No ropes or anchors would likely have been required to secure these lovely ladies to the dock, during the early January cold snap, These boats appeared well secured, and frozen into place.
(HDR - Artistic Impression)
Kanaka (Haney)-Landing Harbour on the Mighty Fraser River
Maple Ridge
British Columbia
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The obligatory tree(s) on a hill shot that all photographers are required to have in their portfolio.
Niles Canyon, near Sunol, California.
......no mask required. He’s sitting on my finger!
This dragonfly was buzzing me while I watered in the greenhouse. I leave the door flap open during the day now to keep the heat more even inside. This little dude kept landing on the support cord, so I reached out and he climbed onto my finger. He did this no matter how many times he flew off and I reached for him. He’s a beautiful blue-purple colour and is the biggest dragonfly I’ve seen so far. I hope he hangs around.
There are beautiful places, opportunities, moments, and gifts all around us. Some come at a price. Some require sacrifice. This is a very small example of a sacrifice in order to witness something beautiful, but I will share it with you. I started driving at 4:00 a.m. after two nights of very little sleep for almost a 2 hour drive to get to my location. The winds were blowing and blowing hard. I climbed up the steep sand dune while getting a literal sand blast in my face. The winds were picking up so much sand off of the dune at times it was hard to see because of how much sand was blown into my eyes. The sand would sting on my skin as the winds blew. The reward was definitely something very beautiful, but it came with a sacrifice of very little sleep and very harsh conditions both on me and my equipment. As I said earlier, this is a very small sacrifice for something beautiful. There was a much greater sacrifice that was made and the reward was even more beautiful than this. Christ Jesus died on a cross for the sins of the world that those who would believe in Him would have eternal life through Him. His death was not celebrated as a heroic act in the moment, instead He was mocked, beaten within and inch of His life, insulted, whipped, shamed, and crucified using one of the most painful torcher mechanisms known at the time by the Roman Empire. His reward was us. In all honesty I don't see how He got the better part, but because of His great love for us He desired to destroy the barrier that separated us from Him. Jesus had to take on the full wrath of God so that we wouldn't have to. He took the punishment that we deserved for our sin and He bore it on the cross. Oh what a Savior we have in Christ Jesus! "For our sake He made Him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God." (2 Corinthians 5:21) He took our place so that we would be clothed in His righteousness. It was the great exchange, it is the best gift we could ever receive and the most beautiful sacrifice that has ever been made!
Rodanthe Outer Banks, North Carolina. Shot at sunrise with a Canon EOS 5Ds and Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 ART.
This is the view from Vrh Korena towards the E-NE, across the deep valley of Kamniška Bistrica. We can't see the popular mountain hut, where the majority of visitors are parking, but the valley bottom is still almost 1400 m below us. No normal path is ascending from the valley in this direction. We see the upper part of Kurja dolina, the side valley, which has however a steep, rocky middle section, requiring quite some easy climbing in brittle rock.
Climb 200m in elevation along the 1½-km eastern section of Shuiguan's Great Wall. In half an hour you will come across an abrupt end to the Great Wall, just 200m from the road of the Great Wall Commune. At 700m above sea level, it must have seemed that the pass was well-enough protected, and there was no need for any more wall.
It requires energy to climb the wall's steps because they are very steep. When you get to the top of the Great Wall, you can see the Great Wall lying along the winding mountains like a dragon
Taken @The Great Wall, Beijing, China
Basildon Park sits elegantly in 162 hectares (400m acres) of historic parkland and gardens. This 18th century mansion was saved from destruction by Lord and Lady Iliffe in the 1950s when it was no longer required after service during the Second World War. In a true labour of love, the Iliffe’s spent nearly 50 years renovating and returning the house to its former glory.
The grounds and house, which features carefully selected Old Masters, are open to the public thanks to the National Trust.
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Great word, isn't it? Just rolls off the tongue. While its use might admittedly fall under the heading of pretentious for those very few who might somehow know its meaning, it remains a tragedy what is happening to our language and the ever increasing disdain and lack of concern for vocabulary. Do the schools still teach it? Do standardized tests still recognize excellence in it? Or have we become so "woke" that the only things that matter are recognition of our "unconscious or implicit racial bias" or that gender is something that can be chosen by our children from 70+ options. I think we all know the answer to that.
The one word that our present culture wildly accepts and inappropriately and indiscriminately uses begins with "f" and was, above all others, taboo when I was young. Is this a sign of an advancing culture or one in decline? A rhetorical question, but I, for one, still cringe when I hear it. As our language coarsens, so does our civility. In a time of equal parts tragedy and nonsense, it's truly a shame to see all our cultural norms and mores decline so quickly.
And from what I understand defines being "woke," count me as soundly asleep.
Can anyone tell me what type of bird this is please? Taken in my garden (south east England) in May.
It looks a bit like a young Robin, but also looks too developed to be a young bird.
thanks
This is known as the Haunted House situated in a stunning position overlooking the coastline at Westward Ho, North Devon. A part of the house is still occupied !!
Male and Female Marsh Harrier pair performing over the fen. These things are always done miles away and require a huge crop (why!?) - but it was great to watch them.
Taken in Norfolk.
Postal Pond
Decatur (Legacy Park), Georgia, USA.
14 September 2022.
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Redhead ducks rely on distinct habitats depending on the season, favoring the Prairie Pothole Region of the US and Canada for breeding. They require shallow, vegetation-rich marshes for nesting, but migrate to expansive coastal bays, lagoons, and large inland lakes to form large winter flocks
This photo of a Night Heron was taken in Malaysia. The species is a medium-sized, stocky heron (about 60 cm) with a black crown and back, grey wings, white underside, and striking red eyes. It has a strong black bill, yellowish-green legs, and mainly hunts at night or during twilight along calm waters such as mangroves, lakes, or marshes.
The species is distributed worldwide. In Malaysia it is usually resident year-round and often occurs in larger colonies, making encounters more frequent. In Europe it is mostly migratory, locally distributed, and often noticeably more wary, especially in breeding areas or quiet wetlands. This makes it harder to approach and typically requires more patience and careful fieldcraft for successful wildlife photography.
Along the Pandora Track
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Capture this morning while walking the dogs...the leaf was so vibrant it required a shot.
It actual looks great enlarged you can see the veins in the leaf.
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Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.
Candid portrait of Alex, a familiar sight in Glasgow where he let's his clarinet do the singing. Previously unpublished shot captured in September 2019. Enjoy!
Foregoing the ottoman this time, Jasper brought Betty Bunny right to me on the couch. The technique is a little more "in your face" and has greater potential to incite a chase. I'm happy to report that Betty Bunny (that's her between Jasper's paws) is in pretty good shape. She came to us in July on Jasper's birthday and she has no open wounds and hasn't required stitches despite daily play.
(in case you're wondering, no I don't pose Jasper or the toy that way. It's all Jasper's doing)
On Wednesday I spent a few hours at our zoo which wasn't really a great idea for several reasons. Due to this week's school holidays the place was crowded and it was incredibly noisy. On top of that it's quite warm at the moment, 30° C and more. The animals were either lethargic or seeking refreshment like this village weaver. I think it's a young bird as it still has quite a lot of grey feathers.
Everyone knows that most agricultural products require the fields to change every season, meaning you need to let fields sit fallow sometimes, to rest. The same is true at the Wooden Show Tulip Farm. Every year the tulips are in a different field. They have one field that lines up particularly well with Mt. Hood, that's the field they used this year. The last time this field was used was when they shut down the whole event for Covid. It's been about 6 years since the public got to see flowers in this field.
I had the treat this year of having my son greet me there, he worked at the event this year, his first job. He is also know getting into photography, so we were shooting side by side, how neat is that?
Let me know what you think if this one, my wife liked it, which means it had tons of color (she only likes the colorful shots).
Ken is a German Pointer who lives the life of Riley at Bonsi a lovely estate in Tuscany. His owner is one of the sons of a great friend of my sister-in-law's.
The German Shorthaired Pointer is a breed of medium-sized pointing dog developed in nineteenth century Germany. It is energetic and powerful, with strong legs and great endurance. It is a versatile all-purpose gun dog suitable for hunting and retrieving on both land and water, with a strong drive to find and chase game. It may also be kept as a companion dog, though as a high-energy sporting dog, it requires significant amounts of exercise.
German Shorthaired Pointers have a short coat that comes in various combinations, generally a mix of liver and white. They have moderately long floppy ears set high on the head. Longer, broad, and strong, muzzles allow retrieval of heavier game. The dog's profile should be straight or strongly Roman nosed; any dished appearance to the profile is incorrect according to breed standards. Their eyes are generally brown, with darker ones being desirable; yellow or "bird of prey" eyes are a fault. The tail is commonly docked, although that is now prohibited in some countries. In competition, they are penalized if the tail is curved either up or down while the dog is moving. When the GSP is in classic point stance, the tail should be held straight out from the body, forming a line with the pointing head and body. Like all German pointers, GSPs have webbed feet, and are known for going after waterfowl in the water.
The German Shorthaired Pointer is a member of the Sporting Group] In 2016, CJ, a three-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer, won the Best in Show award at the 140th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
For more informaton about this breed please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Shorthaired_Pointer
The Tenuta i Bonsi, set in the magical landscape of the Tuscan hills of Reggello a few kilometers from Florence, for more than a century has been devoted to producing high quality olive oil and wine and the reception of guests who want to discover the rustic charm and elegance of this beautiful Tuscan farmhouse cum Castle.
The history of the village is full of interest, and has its roots in the 15th century. The historic home is also of great interest, beginning as a defensive Castle of a leading Florentine family and later became the "600 Balmaceda" a convent of Carmelite friars. Its current appearance is the work of the Florentine painter Raffaello Sorbi.
Today, the estate is owned and managed by the family Budini Gattai, who create products of high quality: ORGANIC extra virgin olive oil and red wine IGT.
Tenuta i Bonsi unites tradition with modernity, with particular attention to respect for the environment and renewable energy: thanks to the skilful use of scraps from the olive pit, heat can be provided by great alternative fuel pellets which can be purchased at the Guest House.
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Between the Hyatt Regency Hotel and its mirrored twin at the tip of the harbour in Düsseldorf's Media Harbour, there is an architecturally unique staircase. The central element of this open staircase is a so-called folding staircase: the middle section can be folded up if required and then serves as an exclusive, separate entrance to the hotel's ballroom or conference hall below.
A black swallowtail butterfly feasts on an orange butterfly milkweed. Seems appropriate.
Pollinator garden, on the...
Decatur (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA.
30 August 2022.
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▶ "Pollinator species such as insects, birds, lizards, and mammals are crucial to our food production. About 75% of US food-crops depend on these pollinators.
Pollinator gardens support and maintain native pollinators [such as eastern black swallowtails] by supplying pollen and nectar using a variety of native plants [such as milkweed], depending on the location and the natural pollinator species of the area."
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