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Autumn leaves are hanging on even into the depths of winter this year. In my little corner of the world, clouds often obscure the sun, especially in winter. In the darkness of December, these colorful Weigela leaves remind me of my own ability to make my own sunshine. :)
"In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer."
~ Albert Camus
"Have you ever walked outside at night only to wrap your face with a spider’s web that is spanning your path or driveway? Maybe you have a resident spider that builds its web in the same spot each night and removes it before daylight. If so, you may have met a Garden Orb-weaving spider (Eriophora sp.), common inhabitants within gardens throughout Australia."
"Most back yards in Australia will have a garden orb weaver or two in residence.
These are nocturnal spiders that hide away inconspicuously among leaves during the day but are usually not hard to miss at night. That’s when they’ll be out looking for a feed having built their large wheel-shaped webs in well-lit places that night-time flying insects are attracted to.
Garden orb weavers are large and hairy, often with beautiful markings in tones that range from red-brown to yellow."
Small forest of hardwoods keeps watch over Seminary Fen Scientific & Natural Area in Chanhassen/Chaska, Minnesota.
This was originally the site of the Mudcura Sanitarium, a world-famous spa that was opened in 1909 and operated until 1951.
Per MNOpedia, in 1951, the sanitarium was sold to the Black Franciscans, Order of Friars Minor Conventual, from Louisville, Kentucky. They named it Assumption Seminary and the site became linked with both the Colleges of St. Catherine and St. Thomas in St. Paul.
The Seminary remained in operation until 1970 and then sat vacant for many years, becoming a popular hangout for teens and other thrill seekers. The main building burned and was demolished in 1997.
The land is now home to the Minnesota DNR Seminary Fen Scientific & Natural Area that protects the rare calcareous fen that is now the star of the show here.
Explored on Flickr, October 24, 2020
Excerpt from www.brant.ca/en/live-and-discover/resources/HeritageDrivi...:
MP12 Brucefield circa 1840
657 Mount Pleasant Road
It was built for Abraham Cooke, a very successful merchant. The structure is an eclectic mix of Georgian, Greek Revival, and Regency styles. The home was named after Lord Elgin’s visit to the village in 1846.
*Working Towards a Better World
When are we going to understand the real problem of the shortage of water and how it is a global issue?
The Water Project
thewaterproject.org/water_scarcity
Web of Creation - Ecology Resources
Problems: Fresh Water & Oceans in Danger
www.webofcreation.org/Earth Problems/water.htm
WWF
www.worldwildlife.org/threats/water-scarcity
Sci Dev Net
www.scidev.net/global/water/multimedia/water-shortages-en...
Policy.Mic
mic.com/articles/111644/why-water-shortages-are-the-great...
I am sorry there seems to be so much to do, I will be back later to visit your works just give me a little time please.
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! xo❤️
Excerpt from www.brant.ca/en/live-and-discover/resources/HeritageDrivi...:
BU3 Burtch Baptist Church, 1869
348 - 352 Cockshutt Rd.
The white brick church is of Classical Revival style. The rounded arched windows have rounded drip rails over them. The foundation is of cut stone. A new porch has been added to the front of the church.
Excerpt from www.cambridge.ca/en/learn-about/resources/Dickson-Hill-HC...:
Dickson Hill is one of the most unique communities in the City of Cambridge. Dickson Hill is named for the Honourable William Dickson, a prominent Galt settler who arrived to the area in 1816. Dickson is credited with founding the Village of Galt due to his considerable land holdings and was responsible for much of the commercial development on the west bank of the Grand River.
His son, William Dickson Jr., acquired most of the lands that currently make up the residential area of Dickson Hill. His own residence, located at 16 Byng Avenue was constructed in 1832. The development of the residential component occurred over several decades and by a series of developers. Florence Dickson, niece to William Dickson Jr., and his heir, controlled the development of this area until the 1890’s.
Dickson Hill features an extremely high concentration of significant buildings of various types: residential, institutional, commercial and manufacturing. In addition to the buildings, key elements that define the character of Dickson Hill are:
• Tree-lined streets;
• Distinctive globe street lights; and
• Prominent urban public spaces and landscape features.
47739 'Resourceful' approaches Shaldon Bridge near Teignmouth hauling the 12.44 Plymouth to Glasgow mail train in March 1997
…panorama formed by stitching four photos. It was beautiful scene, it just I did not have a decent camera but just a tablet on hand !...
The stream shown is located inside the campus of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The stream plays a role in water conservation as it leads water to the Weiyuan Lake, which in the last decade, the University has invested substantial time and resources to make it a sustainable source of fresh water irrigation supply in the campus. www.cuhk.edu.hk/sustainability/en/our_work/campus/water.html
Venerable Anthony Pecherskyi is a church figure of Kyivan Rus, a Christian saint. The founder of the Cave Monastery of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the builder of the Cathedral in honor of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
«Antony, who came to the Kyiv hill, where there was nothing, made a vision of what should appear here, and it has been working for a thousand years. We still honor Saint Anthony.
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Once upon a time, someone listened to Antony, gave him land, resources, people went to him - and we see the Lavra today."
/Maxim Ostapenko - director of "Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra", 17.10.2024/
Преподобний Антоній Печерський — церковний діяч Київської Русі, християнський святий. Засновник Печерського Монастиря Успіння Пресвятої Богородиці та будівничий Собору на честь Успіння Пресвятої Богородиці.
«Наша пам'ять – це така дивна річ, яка дозволяє нам бути, дозволяє нашому суспільству відчувати себе повноцінним. Війна, яка зараз відбувається, значною мірою є війною за нашу пам'ять. Ворог намагається її зачистити. Наш ворог приділяє історичній пам'яті, нашій ідентичності набагато більше уваги, ніж ми самі їй приділяли. Зараз точиться не тільки кінетична війна, а ми знаходимося в самому епіцентрі семантичної війни. Політика пам'яті, політика переосмислення нашої місії, нашого місця у світі, яке зараз відбувається через біль та страждання, змінює нас і наше усвідомлення. Тому треба приділити меморіалізації набагато більше уваги на державному рівні. Я розумію, що це зараз дуже важко робити на тлі новин з фронту, загиблих і тих страждань, які відбуваються. Але саме за пам'ять ведеться війна. І кожен із нас має стати тим банком даних, банком інформації, який понесе свою особисту пам'ять.
Антоній, який прийшов на київський пагорб, де не було нічого, зробив візію того, що тут має постати, і це працює тисячу років. Ми досі шануємо преподобного Антонія.
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Колись хтось послухав Антонія, надав йому землю, ресурси, до нього пішли люди – і ми бачимо сьогодні Лавру.»
/Максим Остапенко - директор "Києво-Печерської лаври", 17.10.2024/
* Семантична війна — концептуальна війна за сенси і перспективи майбутнього: конструктивні, мережеві, загальнолюдські.
I went down to the city yesterday to check out the new Metro Stations. After spending a huge amount of money the 5 stations are now open with the trains running on a 10am - 5pm timetable while they ease the new stops into the timetable. The stations are large, orange decorated and clean. The platforms use automatic doors and floor to ceiling screens to stop customers from jumping onto the tracks as well as reducing the wind draft into the station (more energy efficient!). At the moment the helpful Metro staff are rostered on to help customers navigate the new system and linkages to the old Metro stations Flinders Street and Melbourne Central.
While the platforms have these orange trims, the entrances to the stations are of differing colours and structures.
The State Library Station is 43m or so underground with steep escalators. bigbuild.vic.gov.au/use-metro-tunnel/stations and transport.vic.gov.au/news-and-resources/projects/metro-tu...
Excerpt from www.cambridge.ca/en/learn-about/resources/Dickson-Hill-HC...:
Dickson Hill is one of the most unique communities in the City of Cambridge.
Dickson Hill is named for the Honourable William Dickson, a prominent Galt settler who arrived to the area in 1816. Dickson is credited with founding the Village of Galt due to his considerable land holdings and was responsible for much of the commercial development on the west bank of the Grand River.
His son, William Dickson Jr., acquired most of the lands that currently make up the residential area of Dickson Hill. His own residence, located at 16 Byng Avenue was constructed in 1832. The development of the residential component occurred over several decades and by a series of developers. Florence Dickson, niece to William Dickson Jr., and his heir, controlled the development of this area until the 1890’s.
Dickson Hill features an extremely high concentration of significant buildings of various types: residential, institutional, commercial and manufacturing. In addition to the buildings, key elements that define the character of Dickson Hill are:
• Tree-lined streets;
• Distinctive globe street lights; and
• Prominent urban public spaces and landscape features.
As the earth’s natural resources grow scare, agriculture begins to move into secure facilities. The goal is to closely monitor plant life and ensure organic growth can flourish on certain sections of the planet.
Hi all, figured I should probably post something before the end of the year. This build was inspired by some concept art I found online. I wanted to go for a clean sterilized look, with plain all white walls and light bluish gray concrete slabs for the floor. After realizing it was quite bland I decided to add a few small details, while still trying to keep the sterile feel.
I have quite a few WIP builds on my desk at the moment that I hope to complete over the coming months. Thanks for stopping by, feedback is appreciated!
Headed back to Babbitt, MN with empties in tow, Northshore Mining’s afternoon train slices through the Minnesota wilderness after taking a train of loads down to Silver Bay.
The cottage was constructed in the early 1900's. It is one of the oldest remaining structures in the city.
Vernacular architecture, a style that was dominant till around 1940 were homes not built by formally schooled architects, but instead by local builders using available resources and materials.
Nice to see a bit of early Florida preserved. It is now zoned as commercial space yet was a home for many years. Built by a farmer- carpenter, from Western N.Y.
Willow Grove Day Camp in Willow Grove, PA has great swimming facilities for kids of all ages. With over 40 acres of land our facilities have 4 heated swimming pools and a large wading pool. Swimming is a summer activity for all children. Not only does it keep our campers cool on the hot days it is also a great resource for exercise.
Through out the summer we host a number of different pool activities. We have swimming contest, we play pool basketball and so much more. One of the kids favorite water game is our Water World. We setup a giant blow up apparatus for the kids to climb on.
We have campers coming from all over the area. We serve the Philadelphia, Willow Grove, Huntingdon Valley, Jenkintown, Hatboro, Horsham, and Abington areas.
For more information on the activities and resources our summer day camp has to offer for kids of all ages please visit our website at: willowgrovedaycamp.com/
This great abandoned farm is located just south of the Schapville farm and is located on state department of natural resources property.
Near historic Elizabeth,IL.
Shetland has now got a large wind farm, with turbines marching across the hillside. These have only been installed in the last few years. Given how windy the islands are and the UK in general doesn't quite have the rabid anti-windfarm lobby that occurs here I didn't hear much about protesting this. However, I am sure there would be some. Unlike, Iceland where geothermal energy is useful for both heating and electricity generation and is readily available.
This is an AI overview of the Viking Wind Farm "The primary wind turbine farm in the Shetland Islands is the Viking Wind Farm, a 443MW project with 103 turbines, which recently achieved full operational capacity, becoming the UK's most productive wind farm. It harnesses the islands' strong wind resources to generate enough electricity for approximately 500,000 homes and helps support the UK's net-zero targets. Other projects include the Energy Isles Wind Farm, an 18-turbine development on the island of Yell with a capacity of 126MW.
Viking Wind Farm
Capacity: 443 megawatts (MW).
Turbines: 103 turbines.
Output: Can power the equivalent of nearly half a million homes annually.
Significance: Expected to be the UK's most productive onshore wind farm and play a vital role in the country's decarbonization goals.
Status: All turbines were installed by August 2023, and it is now fully operational.
Other Projects
Energy Isles Wind Farm: An 18-turbine development on the island of Yell, with an installed capacity of about 126MW, capable of powering around 157,000 homes.
Shetland's Renewable Energy Future
Onshore and Offshore Potential: Shetland possesses significant wind resources, with plans for further wind farms and the development of tidal and green hydrogen projects, such as the Orion project.
Grid Connection: The construction of the Viking wind farm includes a new undersea cable to export the additional power to the Scottish mainland and beyond, helping to stabilize the grid and connect Shetland to the national grid.
Community Benefits: These projects are designed to retain the benefits of the renewable energy sector within the Shetland community and help reduce reliance on diesel and natural gas. " www.vikingenergy.co.uk/
...when livelihoods that feeds Humanity and protects the natural resources on Earth...were glorified as to inherit the Earth as caregivers of Humanity...
This fence definitely was a use of the available resources, and very little cash was expended in its construction. I actually see this quite often, but usually not next to a main road....HFF everyone!
This photo was taken during the second Mecula festival which was held beginning of november 2014.
Mecula is situated in the Middle a great wilderness, called the Niassa Reserve, in Northern Mocambique. The reserve spreads over an area as big as Denmark with very few infrastructure, but it is also the home to some 40.000 people.
it is not easy to try to make sure that natural beauty and resources are conserved and that people can develop their livelihoods.
Lately, the area has seen massive elefant poaching and influx of garimpeiros, looking for gold.
the Festival of Mecula, is just one of the efforts to raise awareness on the importance of conservation of natural resources.
Groups from all the settlements in the reserve prepare acts like theathre, dance and song - all with the theme of conservation.
the photo shows two of the dancers of the group of Mavago, very much concentrated on their act of traditional dance. this was just a split second, which caught their looks whilst turning and jumping in their dance.
Lets hope that people in an outside natural areas start doing more to conserve these resources that are ours to use and preserve
敦沙卡蘭海洋公園（Taman Marin Tun Sakaran）@Bohey Dulang Island Tun Sakaran Marine Park (TSMP) are situated at the entrance to Darvel Bay, off the East coast of Sabah near the town of Semporna, it took about 45 minutes by speed boat from the jetty of this small town. Named after then the Head of State of Sabah, Tun Sakaran Dandai, it was gazetted in July 2004 as Sabah’s seventh park. The Park is the largest Marine Park and covering 340 sq kilometers of sea and corals reef and 10 sq kilometers of land.
Comprising 8 islands, their surrounding reefs, and sea. Its main objective is to protect their environment and to promote sustainable use of natural resources. Geologically, the islands are formed from Quaternary pyroclastic material, which was ejected during explosive volcanic activity. Pulau Bodgaya, Boheydulang, Tetagan, Selakan, Sebangkat, Maiga, Sibuan and Mantabuan.
The colours really were like this. No special effects ;-)
The red colour might be some kinf of algae:
Watermelon snow, also called snow algae, pink snow, red snow, or blood snow, is Chlamydomonas nivalis, a species of green algae containing a secondary red carotenoid pigment (astaxanthin) in addition to chlorophyll. Unlike most species of fresh-water algae, it is cryophilic (cold-loving) and thrives in freezing water.[1] Its specific epithet, nivalis, is from Latin and refers to snow.
This type of snow is common during the summer in alpine and coastal polar regions worldwide, such as the Sierra Nevada of California. Here, at altitudes of 10,000 to 12,000 feet (3,000–3,600 m), the temperature is cold throughout the year, and so the snow has lingered from winter storms. Compressing the snow by stepping on it or making snowballs leaves it looking red. Walking on watermelon snow often results in getting bright red soles and pinkish pant cuffs. (source: Wikipedia)
Or maybe it has something to to with iron oxide, like at the Blood Falls:
Blood Falls
This eerie and mysterious blood-red waterfall is located in remote Antarctica. The red color is partially the result of saltwater tainted with iron oxide, but the real mystery of these falls is what lives in the water. Water samples contain almost no oxygen, but at least 17 different types of alien-like microbes have been identified slithering around in the blood-like water. Scientists surmise that they survive via a metabolic process never observed in nature that utilizes sulfate as a respiratory catalyst with ferric ions, metabolizing trace levels of ancient organic matter trapped underneath Antarctica's vast glaciers. (source: www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/photos/the... )
I've even heard stories about red desert dust..
Does anyone know?