Saint-Pol-de-Léon is noted for its 13th-century cathedral on the site of the original founded by Saint Paul Aurelian in the 6th century. It has kept a unique architecture, such as Notre-Dame du Kreisker Chapel, an 80 m high chapel, which is the highest in Brittany. It was also the scene of a battle during the Breton War of Succession, where the Montfortists and their English allies defeated the French army led by Charles of Blois.

It is the largest vegetable producer and farmers' market in Brittany responsible for 90% of French artichoke production and exports tens of thousands tons of vegetables to the whole of Europe every year.

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#spring

#bokeh

#VintageLens

Only a few weeks before it's... tulip time again :) Hooray! As a teaser, here's a sunny tulip from 2019 which I've photographed at the Tulipan flower show at the Britzer Garten, Berlin's most beautiful public park. The lens responsible for this crazy bokeh is my vintage OM Zuiko Auto-S 50mm F1.4 lens. Judging from the "wild" bokeh shapes I must have taken this wide open. Stopped down a little, the bokeh becomes a tad more civilized before the bokeh balls turn into nice-looking "diamonds" at around F4.

Over the past few years, I have collected so many tulip photos from Britz alone that one might say it's enough for a lifetime, but on the other hand, you can't ever photograph too many flowers, tulips included, can you? Right :) So will I visit this year's Tulipan? You bet I will ;)

Have a nice spring (or autumn) week ahead, dear Flickr friends!

“You and only you are responsible for your life choices and decisions.” — Robert T. Kiyosaki

♫ Sara Bareilles - I Choose You (Official Video) ♫

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POISON ROUGE Allie Dress @Summerfest June 18 - July 10, 2022

Tantrum Sunday Wedges @Tres Chic Event June 17 - July 10, 2022

I Choose You

Let the bough break, let it come down crashing

Let the sun fade out to a dark sky

I can't say I'd even notice it was absent

'Cause I could live by the light in your eyes

I'll unfold it before you

Would have strung together

The very first words

Of a lifelong love letter

Tell the world that we finally got it all right

I choose you...

💋Drumknott

I will become yours and you will become mine

I choose you...

I choose... you

(Yeah...) oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

There was a time when I would have believed them

If they told me you could not come true

Just love's illusion

But then you found me and everything changed

And I believe in something again

My whole heart

Will be yours forever

This is a beautiful start

To a lifelong love letter

Tell the world that we finally got it all right

I choose you

I will become yours and you will become mine

I choose you

I choose... you

We are not perfect

We'll learn from our mistakes

And as long as it takes

I will prove my love to you

I am not scared of the elements

I am under-prepared, but I am willing

And even better

I get to be the other half of you

Tell the world that we finally got it all right

I choose you...

I will become yours and you will become mine

I choose you

I choose you

I choose you

You

Dear friends, in these hard coronavirus times I wish you all to be healthy, calm responsible and humane!

Yellowhammer - Emberiza Citrinella

The yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) is a passerine bird in the bunting family that is native to Eurasia and has been introduced to New Zealand and Australia. Most European birds remain in the breeding range year-round, but the eastern subspecies is partially migratory, with much of the population wintering further south. The male yellowhammer has a bright yellow head, streaked brown back, chestnut rump and yellow underparts. Other plumages are duller versions of the same pattern. The yellowhammer is common in open areas with some shrubs or trees, and forms small flocks in winter. Its song has a rhythm like "A little bit of bread and no cheese". The song is very similar to that of its closest relative, the pine bunting, with which it interbreeds.

Yellowhammer males learn their songs from their fathers, and over the course of time regional dialects have developed, with minor differences to the conclusion of the basic song; all are mutually recognised by birds from different areas. Each male has an individual repertoire of song variants within its regional dialect; females tend to mate with males that share their dialect, and prefer those with the largest repertoires.

The pine bunting and yellowhammer are so closely related that each responds to the other's song. The male yellowhammer's song is more attractive to females, and is one reason for the dominance of that species where the ranges overlap.

Yellowhammers of the British and Irish race, E. c. caliginosa were introduced to New Zealand by local acclimatisation societies in 1862, and soon spread over the main islands. They sometimes visit New Zealand's subantarctic islands, although rarely staying to breed, and have reached Australia's Lord Howe Island on a number of occasions. At the beginning of the 20th century, this bunting was seen as a serious agricultural pest in its adopted country.

Populations of yellowhammer have also been introduced to the Falkland Islands, and South Africa.

The yellowhammer is a bird of dry open country, preferably with a range of vegetation types and some trees from which to sing. It is absent from urban areas, forests and wetlands. Probably originally found at forest edges and large clearing, it has benefited from traditional agriculture, which created extensive open areas with hedges and clumps of trees.

Populations have declined in recent decades in western Europe, including the British Isles, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria and Italy. The yellowhammer is a red-list (severely declining) species in Ireland and the UK In eastern Europe, numbers appear to be stable, although the trend in Russia is unknown. Changes to agricultural practices are thought to be responsible for reduced breeding densities. The introduced population in New Zealand has been very successful, with breeding densities much higher than in the UK.

you are one hundred percent responsible for fixing it :-)

Ken Keyes, Jr.

HMM!!

hybrid camellia, 'Shibori Egao', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

Like so many millions of people around the world, I am completely shaken by the war in Ukraine.

This is my SL depiction based on a RL image I saw online of a decimated cemetery in Ukraine several days ago. The heart stopping image haunted me...and I was profoundly moved.

What is happening in Ukraine is simply horrendous. I am appalled that we are 22 years into this NEW CENTURY, NEW MILLENIUM and horrific and vile war crimes such as those committed during WWII are actually occurring! It seems history only repeats itself.

PLEASE, AS A GLOBAL COMMUNITY, LET US PRAY FOR PEACE FOR UKRAINE!!! AND PRAY THAT THE TERRIBLE PERPETRATOR (S) ARE CAUGHT, HELD RESPONSIBLE, TRIED AND PUNISHED FOR THEIR CRIMES IN THE SOVEREIGN NATION OF UKRAINE!!! LET JUSTICE PREVAIL!!!!

The link below is for a song by Clan of Xymox's. It was written for this war in Ukraine and the video is amazing and heart wrenching.

L I S T E N

The country’s first farmers’ co-operative, built its first shelter for the homeless, and played a key role in the development of democracy by ensuring the elections of William Lyon Mackenzie, and both fathers of responsible government – Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine – in the formative years before Canadian confederation.

The center piece of their activity was The Temple. Completed in 1832 and restored in 2011, it is now part of the Sharon National Historic Site, which encompasses nine historic buildings in a park like setting

you wouldn't sit for a month :-)

Theodore Roosevelt

The slogan 'The buck stops here' is a promise that responsibility will not be passed on to anyone else. What's the origin of the phrase 'The buck stops here'? U.S. president Harry S. Truman had a sign on his desk with 'The buck stops here' inscribed on it.

NBC News’ Kristin Welker asked the president(Trump) if he is to blame for the lag in testing. “No, I don’t take responsibility at all,” he responded before quickly moving to his tried and true strategy: blame Obama. “We were given rules, regulations, and specifications from a different time.”

But that simply isn’t true. No remaining Obama-era regulation has prevented the administration from rolling out tests.

VOTE!! RESIST!! kick our president out of office at the polls!! stay safe and well :-)

tuliups, wral gardens, raleigh, north carolina

It is time to stop and think and reflect upon the God-given beautiful nature we have been given. It is imperative that we are true guardians of our surroundings. We must not let money and greed destroy natural beauty, it is beyond time to be responsible citizens!

Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

The Main Railway station (1871) is a treasure of sculptural architectural art. Unfortunately the Czech 'top minds' decided to put major highway (1973-1980) right in front of it and so the exhaust from vehicles is slowly eroding this beautiful building. Sculptors Stanislav Sucharda and Ladislav Šaloun are responsible for most of the decoration. Sucharda got in trouble with moralist of that time with his highly realistic art. If this was done today in Toronto, it would be most likely removed after 1 week.

860 (900). Prague 2014- no.28. Taken 2014-Jun 05; P1250816; Upload 2021-Dec 08. Lmx -ZS5

This shot is a little soft but it was the first time I have seen one of these butterfly’s. It’s a Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius podalirius ) and I think rather beautiful. I photographed it on our terrace in France. There was a buddleia in the garden that attracted a lot of butterflies but during the whole week there we only saw this species on one occasion. So its common name seemed rather appropriate.

When we returned to England I read some information about them it seems despite the common name ("scarce"), this species is quite common. The scarcity of UK migrants is responsible for the English common name. This species is widespread in most of Southern Europe

NB there is a question about the ID will need to check it out further later today

" The Belligerent Hostile Bully Of The Main Lake, Sefton Park, Liverpool...(looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his beak) Who Was, Earlier In The Year, Responsible For The Loss Of So Many Canada Geese Goslings In His Endeavor To Protect His Nine Cygnets...Now His Attention Is Being Drawn To Visiting Mute Swans Whose Presence He Will Not Tolerate...The Posture As Seen Above ( Neck Back, Head Lowered, Wings Arched ) Is Usually Enough To See Off Visiting Mute Swans, If Not, A Full On Charge & Attack Follows..."

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Peace and freedom and justice and the law were broken by the police during the demonstration in Berlin;

the government, which is responsible for it,

now shows its true totalitarian face shamelessly open.

Now everything that was feared for months is coming true -

wake up, people all over the world,

and try to stop this development all together!

[29. August 2020]

How many fires must a girl walk through

Before it finally rains

Will she wake up on the other side

Once the water drains

Tell me all this fighting has a meaning

Cause I can't find the point of what we've done

If you care enough you better leave me

Cause baby I don't like what I've become

I don't like the silence sleeping in between us

I don't like the feeling when you make me jealous

I don't like the weakness, I don't like to lie

Hate the way you close down everytime I cry

Everytime I wanna talk you make it so impossible

Even when I'm innocent you're holding me responsible

Strip another piece of me, take away my dignity

Never show me sympathy

And maybe I will learn

♫LISTEN♫

Leffrinckoucke, Dunkerque.

2020 ©MichelleCourteau

'REFLECTION', the blockhouse-mirror, Anonyme, artist.

The battery of Zuydcoote, is a work of the system Séré de Rivières, built from 1877 to 1878, in annex of the fort of the Dunes. It is thus called because it is responsible for defending the pass of Zuydcoote.

Located on the town of Leffrinckoucke 5 km east of Dunkirk, the Zuydcoote’s battery was integrated into the Maginot line, then was completed by blockhouses of the Atlantic Wall.

Sparrowhawk - (F) Accipiter Nisus

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Though it is a predator which specialises in catching woodland birds, the Eurasian sparrowhawk can be found in any habitat and often hunts garden birds in towns and cities. Males tend to take smaller birds, including tits, finches, and sparrows; females catch primarily thrushes and starlings, but are capable of killing birds weighing 500 g (18 oz) or more.

The Eurasian sparrowhawk is found throughout the temperate and subtropical parts of the Old World; while birds from the northern parts of the range migrate south for winter, their southern counterparts remain resident or make dispersive movements. Eurasian sparrowhawks breed in suitable woodland of any type, with the nest, measuring up to 60 cm (2.0 ft) across, built using twigs in a tree. Four or five pale blue, brown-spotted eggs are laid; the success of the breeding attempt is dependent on the female maintaining a high weight while the male brings her food. The chicks hatch after 33 days and fledge after 24 to 28 days.

The probability of a juvenile surviving its first year is 34%, with 69% of adults surviving from one year to the next. Mortality in young males is greater than that of young females and the typical lifespan is four years. This species is now one of the most common birds of prey in Europe, although the population crashed after the Second World War. Organochlorine insecticides used to treat seeds before sowing built up in the bird population, and the concentrations in Eurasian sparrowhawks were enough to kill some outright and incapacitate others; affected birds laid eggs with fragile shells which broke during incubation. However, its population recovered after the chemicals were banned, and it is now relatively common, classified as being of Least Concern by BirdLife International.

The Eurasian sparrowhawk's hunting behaviour has brought it into conflict with humans for hundreds of years, particularly racing pigeon owners and people rearing poultry and gamebirds. It has also been blamed for decreases in passerine populations. The increase in population of the Eurasian Sparrowhawk coincides with the decline in House Sparrows in Britain. Studies of racing pigeon deaths found that Eurasian sparrowhawks were responsible for less than 1%. Falconers have utilised the Eurasian sparrowhawk since at least the 16th century; although the species has a reputation for being difficult to train, it is also praised for its courage. The species features in Teutonic mythology and is mentioned in works by writers including William Shakespeare, Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Ted Hughes.

Male Eurasian sparrowhawks regularly kill birds weighing up to 40 g (1.4 oz) and sometimes up to 120 g (4.2 oz); females can tackle prey up to 500 g (18 oz) or more. The weight of food consumed by adult birds daily is estimated to be 40–50 g (1.4–1.8 oz) for males and 50–70 g (1.8–2.5 oz) for females. During one year, a pair of Eurasian sparrowhawks could take 2,200 house sparrows, 600 common blackbirds or 110 wood pigeons. Species that feed in the open, far from cover, or are conspicuous by their behaviour or coloration, are taken more often by Eurasian sparrowhawks. For example, great tits and house sparrows are vulnerable to attack. Eurasian sparrowhawks may account for more than 50% of deaths in certain species, but the extent varies from area to area.

Males tend to take tits, finches, sparrows and buntings; females often take thrushes and starlings. Larger quarry (such as doves and magpies) may not die immediately but succumb during feather plucking and eating. More than 120 bird species have been recorded as prey and individual Eurasian sparrowhawks may specialise in certain prey. The birds taken are usually adults or fledglings, though chicks in the nest and carrion are sometimes eaten. Small mammals, including bats, are sometimes caught but insects are eaten only very rarely.

remains of the popular crab apple that was home to many squirrel generations and resting place for birds of all kinds from chickadees to yellow bellied sapsuckers.

The main residence at Empire Mine was originally owned and occupied by William Bourn and his family. Bourn was responsible for turning the mine into a money making machine. He and his family considered this home as their summer residence, thus the name cottage. I guess that makes sense as the size of the "cottage" is only mere 4,600 sq. ft. and is surrounded by 13 acres of gardens. I imagine they felt a little cramped for space while reposing here during the summer months.

Grass Valley CA

for blissfully unsad bokeh friday. Don't ask me, I am not responsible. I just take photos.

Join us, it's bliss

Politicians are powerless. All they can do is to "go with the flow ' and apply an ultra - liberal policy, which is fashionable.

Essentially, these people have no program.

Their goal is either to stay in power or their return to it.

And to achieve they are capable of everything.

CityCenter (also known as CityCenter Las Vegas) is a 16,797,000-square-foot (1,560,500 m2) mixed-use, urban complex on 76 acres (31 ha) located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The project was started by MGM Resorts International; Dubai World became a joint partner during the project's construction phase. It is the largest privately funded construction project in the history of the United States.[3] The project is connected by a people mover system to adjacent MGM properties Monte Carlo Las Vegas and Bellagio Las Vegas.[4] As of 2015, the "CityCenter" branding has been largely retired, with the focus instead on the Aria brand of the development's centerpiece property in names such as the "Aria Express" (formerly "CityCenter Tram") and "Aria Art Collection" (formerly "CityCenter Art Collection").

The project straddles Harmon Avenue and is bordered by (listed clockwise, starting on the east side): Las Vegas Boulevard, the Park MGM, I-15, the Bellagio, and The Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino. The site was formerly occupied by the Boardwalk Hotel and Casino, the Bellagio employee parking lot, and several standalone commercial structures.

The conceptual master plan for Project City Center, announced on November 9, 2004, was designed by Ehrenkrantz, Eckstut & Kuhn Architects, laying out the project with approximately 2,400 condominium and condo-hotel units and approximately 4,800 hotel rooms, distributed within several high-rise towers around The Crystals, an ultra high-end retail mall. It is designed to have all commodities for daily life, featuring a 4,000-room hotel and casino (Aria), two 400-room boutique hotels (The Residences at Mandarin Oriental, with 227 residential condo units, and The Harmon Hotel and Spa), a purely residential offering (Veer Towers), a condo-hotel (Vdara Condo-hotel) and a 500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2) retail and entertainment district which was intended to house the first grocery store directly on the Strip (though as of July 2011, there is no grocery on the property). The multi-use project makes extensive use of green technologies, such as using reclaimed water and an on-site power plant. The Mandarin Oriental, Aria, and Vdara all received LEED certification in November 2009.

With a total cost of approximately $9.2 billion,[5] CityCenter is the largest privately financed development in the United States. The original cost estimate was $4 billion, but it was pushed up by rising construction costs and design changes. CityCenter opened with approximately 12,000 employees across the different projects. Vdara, Aria, Mandarin Oriental, and The Crystals opened in December 2009. The Veer Towers opened in July 2010.

CityCenter features five water and ice features. These were designed by WET Design, the company responsible for the Bellagio fountain and the Mirage volcano. Three of these features are located at Aria Resort & Casino, entitled Lumia (a musical fountain), Focus (a water wall on the exterior), and Latisse (a water wall inside the casino). The remaining two are located in The Crystals: Halo (freestanding columns of water vortices) and Glacia (ice pillars).

For Smile on Saturday!

Theme: Triptych.

Le passage des 4 écluses de Saint-Roch à Castelnaudary. Aude.

L’écluse de Saint-Roch est la 2ème suite successive d'écluses la plus importante du canal avec ses 4 sas après celle de Fonserannes à Béziers qui en compte 9. L’écluse tire son nom de la chapelle Saint-Roch construite au XVIème siècle par la confrérie de Saint-Roch chargée de soigner les lépreux à cet endroit hors des murs de la ville. Deux moulins furent élevés en 1680 d'un côté de l’écluse afin de profiter de la chute d’eau.

Passing through the four Saint-Roch locks in Castelnaudary, Aude.

The Saint-Roch lock is the second largest successive series of locks on the canal, with its four chambers, after the Fonserannes lock in Béziers, which has nine. The lock takes its name from the Saint-Roch chapel, built in the 16th century by the Brotherhood of Saint-Roch, which was responsible for caring for lepers at this location outside the city walls. Two mills were built in 1680 on one side of the lock to take advantage of the waterfall.

Un grand merci pour vos favoris, commentaires et encouragements toujours très appréciés.

Many thanks for your much appreciated favorites and comments.

A male ashy crowned sparrow lark hatching eggs.

We came across this pair, each taking turns to hatch the eggs. However, the interesting part was that the male was just sitting on them providing the warmth, but the female would also rotate them with her legs once in a while.

The physical sun is the realm of the higher souls of the more pure and evolutionary in the Cosmos. Your soul has to be very pure and high evolutionally to be able to enter the heavenly realms of the Sun. All the other angelic souls go the Moon realm and planetary realms and the non so evolutionary souls go to the Nether worlds below Earth, to the Patala underworlds or Ades of the ancient Greeks. Below Ades or Patala is Naraka what we call Hell worlds or Tartara in ancient Greek.

The souls that live now in the Sun realm we may call them gods for they are responsible and guardians of the Earth and the planetary worlds. The fate and destiny of the Earth is in their hands and they control its fate.

Now we enter the Solar maximum when we have many explosions of the sun in the form of flares bombarding our Earth and its (magnetic) atmosphere. These flares now have significant power and energy energising the Earth and its inhabitants. The flares that hit the Earth in this period of Solar maximum will have a great spiritual and energetic and purifying effect in all beings now living on Earth. The physical beings now living on Earth even the plants and animals will have to be purified in order to withstand these higher energies coming from the Sun. Not everyone will manage to withstand these purifications waves coming from the sun and many will succumb to them not being able to withstanding its energies for they have not been prepared by God to handle these high elevated energies. Many will suffer from illnesses and various karmas not being able to handle these purifying energies. The purification of the energy of the sun will continue non stop through this year and the next till all that remains on Earth is purified.

Many souls knew this coming and had prepare themselves by purifying their bodies with pure sathwic foods and purifying their minds and heart with godly thoughts and sentiments loving all Gods creations. The Avatar of the Lord also descended on Earth and gathered the lovers of God beside Him the previous decades and gave them the instructions and teachings necessary to purify their souls and bodies to be able to withstand the purification rays coming from the sun this solar maximum.

From this purification that is now happening from the Sun rays and flares all the consciousness on Earth will rise to an unprecedented level heralding the Golden Age of humanity and closing the Kali Yuga of wars and strife and vengeance among the souls now living on Earth.

The Earth and its inhabitants are now entering a new Era of peace and love and truth and justice after this purification ends in the next two years and only those who will withstand this purification happening now will continue to live and inhabit the Earth.

Only deva, that is God like people will walk on the surface of the Earth during this Golden Age of humanity called by the Veda as the Sathya Yuga, the Age of Truth.

So do not be afraid and in panic for the gods living now in the Sun realm know what are they doing and how they will use the flares that are ejected by the sun. They hold the destiny of Earth in their hands trusted by the almighty God fully in unison with Him. At the right time a big flare will emanate from the Sun that will finish the purification process and then Earth and its inhabitants will shine in a new splendour, the splendour of the Golden Age of Truth !

My neighbour told me that during the War, his uncle was responsible for single-handedly bringing down no fewer than 9 Messerschmitts. He was the worst mechanic the Luftwaffe ever had! This picture is of a Spanish built version from the 1950s, Hispano HA-1112 Buchon complete with RR Merlin engine and rounded wingtips.

Responsible for memory and hearing functions. These may be the ones i had at one time in my life but can no longer remember. Getting old is so hard :^)

Taken near Burnet, Texas on April 13th, 2021. This system was responsible for very large hail in the nearby city of Llano.

In the white willow, the underside of the leaves has a silvery appearance. Here the wind is responsible for the twisting of the leaf orientation.

Inspired by

Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (French: [ɑ̃ʁi emil bənwa matis]; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter. Matisse is commonly regarded, along with Pablo Picasso, as one of the artists who best helped to define the revolutionary developments in the visual arts throughout the opening decades of the twentieth century, responsible for significant developments in painting and sculpture.

of exploiting the natural environment :-(

Richard Wilkinson

VOTE!! RESIST!!

Maroon bells, aspen, colorado

The Maroon Bells are two peaks in the Elk Mountains, Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak, separated by about half a kilometer (one-third of a mile).[5] The mountains are on the border between Pitkin County and Gunnison County, Colorado, United States, about 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Aspen. Both peaks are fourteeners. Maroon Peak, at 14,163 feet (4317 m), is the 27th highest peak in Colorado. North Maroon Peak, at 14,019 feet (4273 m), is the 50th highest (depending on how they are counted). The view of the Maroon Bells to the southwest from the Maroon Creek valley is commonly photographed. The peaks are located in the Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness of White River National Forest.[6][7] Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness was one of five areas in Colorado designated as wilderness in the original Wilderness Act of 1964. The Wilderness area surrounds the extremely popular Maroon Bells Scenic Area, which is a major access point for Wilderness travel.[8]

Unlike other mountains in the Rockies that are composed of granite and limestone, the Bells are composed of metamorphic sedimentary mudstone that has hardened into rock over millions of years. Mudstone is weak and fractures readily, giving rise to dangerously loose rock along almost any route. A US Forest Service sign on the access trail warns would-be climbers of "downsloping, loose, rotten and unstable" rock that "kills without warning". The mudstone is also responsible for the Bells' distinctive maroon color. The Bells got their "deadly" reputation in 1965 when eight people died in five separate accidents.

Maroon Lake elevation 9,580 ft (2,920 m) occupies a basin that was sculpted by Ice-Age glaciers and later dammed by a landslide and rockfall debris from the steep slopes above the valley floor.

Responsible behavior is made up of five essential elements: *Honesty

*Compassion/respect

*Fairness

*Accountability

*Courage

Al centro del villaggio un gazzebo predisposto per le riunioni degli anziani responsabili del buon andamento generale della colletività.

Quattro poltrone, un tavolino, una panca e spazio affinchè le persone possono assistere e intervenire se necessario.

At the center of the village, a gazebo is set up for meetings of the elders responsible for the overall well-being of the community.

Four armchairs, a small table, a bench, and space for people to attend and intervene if necessary.

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Nachdem ich bei meiner letzten Einstellung ein Slurry-Bild aus dem Naabtal zeigte, folgen wir heute dieser Leistung gut 700 Kilometer weiter in den Süden. In Kroatien ist Rail&Sea für die Traktion dieser Züge zuständig. Auf dem letzten Abschnitt von Oštarije nach Gospić kommen ER20 zum Einsatz. ER20-010 durchfährt am 24.04.2026 mit einer Leergarnitur den Bahnhof Josipdol.

After showing a slurry photo from the Naab Valley in my last post, today we follow this service some 700 kilometers further south. In Croatia, Rail&Sea is responsible for the traction of these trains. ER20 locomotives are used on the final section from Oštarije to Gospić. ER20-010 passes through Josipdol station with an empty train set on April 24, 2026.

Vitrine

Graubner Pavilion / Graubner Pavillon

Museum Insel Hombroich, Neuss

"[...] In 1982, the Düsseldorf real estate entrepreneur Karl-Heinrich Müller (1936–2007) was able to purchase an almost 30,000 square meter overgrown meadow landscape on the Erft, a south-western tributary of the Rhine. Here he began to work with several visual artists for his art collection and for the design of the site. The buildings were planned by the Düsseldorf sculptor Erwin Heerich (1922–2004). The Düsseldorf architect H. Hermann Müller was responsible for the execution. [...]" (Translated from www.db-bauzeitung.de )

"[...] Der Düsseldorfer Immobilien-Unternehmer Karl-Heinrich Müller (1936–2007) konnte 1982 eine verwilderte, fast 30.000 Quadratmeter große Auenlandschaft an der Erft, einem südwestlichen Nebenfluss des Rheins, erwerben. Hier begann er für seine Kunstsammlung und zur Gestaltung des Geländes mit mehreren bildenden Künstlern zusammenzuarbeiten. Die Bauten plante der Düsseldorfer Bildhauer Erwin Heerich (1922–2004). Für die Ausführung verantwortlich war der Düsseldorfer Architekt H. Hermann Müller. [...]" (www.db-bauzeitung.de)

Photo in Explore 01.05.2022

1086 sec. @ f4.... camping on the Bruce..... a 3/4 moon, 2 hours high in the night sky about to break-over the tree line..... this place is responsible many pleasant memories camping here and more anticipated this year :)

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Eine achtlos hängen gelassene Angelschnur

Eine beim Auswerfen hängengeblieben Angelschnur mit Hacken wurde einfach gekappt und hängen gelassen. Diese Leichtsinnigkeit hatte am Ende tödliche Folgen.

Zwei junge Mäusebussarde flogen streitend knapp über dem Fluss. Dabei flog eines der Jungtiere direkt in die gekappte Angelschnur. Durch das hohe Tempo des Mäusebussards wickelte sich die lose hängend Angelschnur sofort um den rechten Flügel und verhakte sich. Ca 10 Minuten bemühte sich der Vogel zu entkommen. Keine Chance und die Kräfte liessen, auch durch seine schweren Verletzungen, langsam nach. Erschöpft konnte er den Kopf nicht mehr über Wasser halten und ertrank. Leider war es mir nicht möglich den Vogel zu befreien. Die Strömung war viel zu stark.

Ich hoffe, dass durch die Zuständige Behörde nach meiner Meldung, die Schnur entfernen wird

Ich bin sehr traurig über den sinnlosen Tod des Mäusebussards. Dies ist wieder einmal ein Beweis zu was Gleichgültigkeit und Achtlosigkeit führt.

A fishing line carelessly left hanging

A fishing line with a hook that got caught while casting was simply cut and left hanging. This carelessness ultimately had fatal consequences.

Two young buzzards flew just above the river, arguing. One of the young birds flew directly into the cut fishing line. Due to the buzzard's high speed, the loosely hanging fishing line immediately wrapped itself around the right wing and became entangled. The bird tried to escape for about 10 minutes. No chance and his strength slowly waned, partly due to his serious injuries. Exhausted, it could no longer keep its head above water and drowned. Unfortunately, it was not possible for me to free the bird. The current was far too strong.

I hope that the responsible authorities will remove the line after my report

I am very sad about the senseless death of the buzzard. This is once again proof of what indifference and carelessness can lead to.

Loa Tzu…it is the space where there is nothing that is responsible for the bowl…

Sebago Lake, Maine

Mytikas, Porto Germeno, Aigosthena coastal line, at the foot of the mountain Cithaeron, east side of Corinthian gulf, Attica, Greece.

When Alcyone became a bird (Kingfisher in English), I imagine she came with her beloved Ceyx and settled near this coastal path. It is the path of Alcyone. The history of Alcyone is well known. Alcyone and Ceyx were a couple, so beloved, that even the gods envied their happiness and beauty, which was unparalleled. But once Ceux humorously called Alcyone as Hera and then Alcyone called the Ceyx as Zeus. The father of the gods, Zeus, was angry, when he heard his own name and the name of his wife, goddess Hera, from the mouth of this enviable couple. So he watched Ceyx and the other day caused an accident on a boat trip.

The lovely Alcyone was waiting day after day for her husband. Goddess Hera felt profound sorrow for her and the tragic fate of Ceyx. She sent her messenger Iris, goddess of the rainbow, to look for Hypnos, the god of Sleep and comforter of the afflicted, to whom was assigned the mission of gently informing Alcyone about the death of her husband. Hypnos, in his turn, was very sorrow to inform and in his turn entrusted the mission to his son Morpheus, an expert in forming visions.

Morpheus created a life-like specter of Ceyx which revealed everything to Alcyone. “My love, I am dead. I always love you”. He explained the tragic circumstances concerning the shipwreck and his death. In profound grief, Alcyone ran to the seashore beating her breasts and tearing her garments. She suddenly beheld the body of a man that had been washed ashore. Coming closer, she realized it was the body of her beloved Ceyx. After performing the last rites and unable to continue living without her husband, Alcyone threw herself into the sea and got drowned, determined to join her husband in the land of the dead.

The gods on mountain Olympus were sad and profoundly affected by the tragic fate of Alcyone and Ceyx, as well as their wonderful love for one other which not even the frosty hands of death could extinguish. In order to atone for his rash action that was responsible for this tragedy, Zeus transformed the couple into the Halcyon birds (kingfisher).

The myth lives till today between the people of my country. The Greeks even today say the phrase "halcyon days". This phrase owes its origin to this beautiful myth of Alcyone and Ceyx. According to the legend and for the fact that fathers love so much their daughters, for two weeks every January, Aeolus, father of Alcyone, calms down the winds and the waves so that Alcyone, in the form of a kingfisher bird, can safely make her nest on the beach and lay her eggs. Hence, the term "halcyon days" comes to signify a period of great peace and calm!

The beautiful little blue-white church is St. Cyprianos.

In the background you can see the ends of Cithaeron mountain and in the distance Korobili mountain.

There is another photo with another view of this amazing path in my collection:

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~ John Muir

John Muir is the individual most responsible for the creation of Yosemite National Park. The Scottish-born American naturalist convinced President Teddy Roosevelt to protect Yosemite (including Yosemite Valley), Sequoia, Grand Canyon and Mt. Rainier as National Parks. Marvelling at the beauty of Yosemite Falls and its surroundings you realize how thankful you have to be.

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En 1965, Peter Wolkonsky achète les vieux bâtiments de ferme d'une exploitation agricole et recompose façades et toitures dans le style d'un ancien logis manorial du XVIIe siècle. Il creuse les différentes pièces d'eau, bâtit et décore des constructions annexes, fontaine ou pavillons et grotte italienne ornés de coquillages.

Les tempêtes de 1987 et 1999 causent de grands dégâts. Après la mort de Peter Wolkonsky en 1997, sa fille Isabelle et son mari Timothy Vaughan, paysagiste, restaurent le jardin et poursuivent l'œuvre de son créateur. Le paysagiste meurt en août 2025.

En 2021, les jardins sont achetés par le créateur de chaussures de luxe Christian Louboutin.

En mai 2025, ce jardin est considéré comme l'un des vingt-cinq plus beaux du monde, selon une liste publiée par le New York Times. Le paysagiste Louis Benech est à l'origine du classement du jardin à la 18e place.

Les jardins de Kerdalo s'étendent sur 18 hectares, le long d'un vallon encaissé qui descend en pente douce vers la rivière du Jaudy. Ce jardin-paysage à l'anglaise emprunte différents éléments d'inspiration italienne ou exotique.

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In 1965, Peter Wolkonsky purchased the old farm buildings of a working farm and redesigned the facades and roofs in the style of a 17th-century manor house. He created various water features, built and decorated outbuildings, a fountain, pavilions, and an Italian grotto adorned with seashells. Storms in 1987 and 1999 caused extensive damage. After Peter Wolkonsky's death in 1997, his daughter Isabelle and her husband, landscape architect Timothy Vaughan, restored the garden and continued his work. The landscape architect died in August 2025. In 2021, the gardens were purchased by luxury shoe designer Christian Louboutin. In May 2025, this garden was ranked among the twenty-five most beautiful in the world, according to a list published by The New York Times. Landscape architect Louis Benech is responsible for the garden's 18th place ranking.

The Kerdalo gardens extend over 18 hectares, along a narrow valley that slopes gently down to the Jaudy River. This English-style landscape garden incorporates various elements of Italian and exotic inspiration.

The Boott Mills in Lowell, Massachusetts were a part of an extensive group of cotton mills, built in 1835 alongside a power canal system in this important cotton town. Their founder was Kirk Boott, one of the early mill leaders in Lowell.[1] Today, the Boott Mills complex is the most intact in Lowell and is part of Lowell National Historical Park. It houses the Boott Cotton Mills Museum

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Kirk Boott worked for the company responsible for the Merrimack Canal the first power canal in Lowell, which was already driving other mills, and built his mills in 1835- staffing them using the Waltham-Lowell system. Running off of hydropower, the original operation consisted of four gable-roofed brick mill buildings. Eventually, floors were added, giving them flat roofs, the buildings were connected by stair towers and clock towers, and other buildings were added to the complex as well. Steam power and electric power were eventually introduced.

The New England textile industry was in decline by World War I and collapsed after World War II; the Boott Mills ceased operations in 1958. In the late 1970s, they became a key component of the Lowell National Historical Park, largely because the complex stood virtually whole, unlike other complexes which had suffered fires, or selective or wholesale demolition, like the older Merrimack Manufacturing Company. Additionally, the Boott Mill still contains buildings dating from the 1830s, as well as containing new structures, dating closer to 1900. As such, it is a catalog of industrial development over that time period.

The Boott Mills are now an example of adaptive re-use; they contain the National Park weave room exhibit, condos, apartments, and offices.[2] Renovations of certain buildings still continues. A single row of Mill girl housing, built for the early operatives under the Lowell System, still stands after an extensive renovation, and features exhibits as well.

The beautiful beach at Hermanus, Cape Town on a sunny summers day. The sky was just so blue and the rocks were fascinating!

Hermanus hosts an annual whale festival at the end of September, to celebrate the calving and mating season. Eco-Tourism is the main theme of the Hermanus whale festival with the Eco-Marine Village. Residents and visitors celebrate the migration of Southern Right Whales and other marine wildlife with ocean-themed activities and exhibitions, emphasising education and environmentally responsible adventures and activities