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My sweet boy Flapper passed away in my arms peacefully and quietly this morning at 7:20am. Rest in peace little super buddy. Thank you for gracing my life with your beautiful little wonderful personality. Love you buster. XOXOX
Resting on the house under the front porch light, captured and taken downstairs to the "studio" for a few photos and then released.
Visiting Brookside Cemetery to pay respects to fallen soldiers. There are far too many dead military staff in this cemetery.
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Hasselblad 503cw
Fujifilm 160C
At Madrid's utterly amazing Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Madrid has some of the best museums in the world
I go back to University next Monday so I'm going to step away from the internet and Flickr to give my self plenty of time to indulge in my own reading before school starts back up
hopefully going to finish up
Dostoevsky - The house of the Dead
and Jackie Wullschlager's biography on Marc Chagall -Love and exile.
and maybe some of the other 40 books I've got sitting waiting to read
he was just hangin out...not buzzin', not eating...just resting.
anyone in chicago? headed there for work soon looking for some cool places for pics! any thoughts, let me know! =)
Albania - Butrinti.
The city of Butrinti (Bothrota) is one of the fragments which form the fabric of Albania's ancient cultural landscape. Nestling in the highlands in the far south of the country and surrounded by dense vegetation, Butrinti was doubly protected by nature and by the fortifications which its inhabitants built in ancient times. However, this was not sufficient to isolate the city from the rest of the world. Less than ten kilometers from the island of Corfu, Butrinti was linked to the Mediterranean by the Vivari canal, which ran from the Butrinti Lake to the Ionian Sea.
The proximity of the sea and the lake, the gentle climate and the beauty of the surrounding countryside provided a splendid environment for the foundation of a city. In taking advantage of this site, the architects of the past constructed what was to become one of the major maritime and commercial centers of the Ancient World. Butrinti reached the height of its glory in the 4th century B.C., at which time the city numbered 10,000 inhabitants.
The sight of the fortifications alone, which date from the 6th century B.C., evokes the military and economic potential of the city at that time. The hill on which the acropolis stands is encircled by a wall built of huge stone blocks. In places this wall is two meters high and 3.5 meters wide.
The amphitheater, dating from the 3rd century B.C., bears witness to the cultural riches of the city. The stone banks of seating, of which twenty-three rows have been preserved, would have held an audience of 1,500. The theater is situated at the foot of the acropolis, close by two temples, one of which is dedicated to Asclepios, the Greek god of medicine, who was worshiped by the city's inhabitants. Approximately thirty inscriptions, almost all in ancient Greek, carved the western facade of this temple, and another hundred or so found on a tower which was rebuilt in the 1st century B.C., are the only examples of writing discovered in Butrinti. These inscriptions are mainly concerned with the liberation of slaves.
Excavations have brought to light many objects - plates, vases, ceramic candle sticks - as well as sculptures, including a remarkable "Goddess of Butrinti," which seems to completely embody, in the perfection of its features, the Greek ideal of physical beauty.
For centuries, the walls faithfully defended Butrinti, but no wall is invincible, and these huge blocks of stone finally ceded to the assault of the Roman legions which landed on the Adriatic and Ionian shores in the 2nd century B.C. Under the rule of the occupiers, Butrinti was to fall slowly into decadence. In spite of this, three monumental fountains, three public baths, a gymnasium decorated with mosaics, and especially the aqueduct constructed during the reign of Augustus, prove that the site was not completely abandoned. Augustus also oversaw the reconstruction of all the ancient city walls and the erection of new fortifications.
Christianity brought new life to Butrinti. The palaeo-Christian period adorned the city with two basilicas and a baptistry, which is among the most beautiful in the Mediterranean region. Sixteen granite columns, forming two concentric circles, support the roof of the main hall. The floor is paved with a magnificent mosaic representing the Tree of Life and decorated with medallions embellished with animal motifs. Barbarian incursions and Norman raids in the eleventh century, a catastrophic earthquake in 1153, conquest by the Venetians in 1386, the subterranean infiltration of water and the subsequent epidemics completed the ruin of the city and forced the inhabitants to flee. Butrinti was buried in silence and oblivion. Throughout the occupation by the Ottoman Empire, from the 15th to the 20th centuries, the city remained in deep slumber. The waters covered Butrinti in mud, and abundant vegetation completely hid the remains from view.
It was not until the beginning of the 20th century that systematic excavations were carried out at Butrinti by the Italian archeologist I. Ugolini, followed by his compatriots P. Marconi and D. Mustili. Between 1928 and 1941, the ground was cleared and the ancient city gradually began to reveal its hidden treasures.
Following the liberation of Albania in 1944, Albanian archeologists undertook more ambitious excavations. In turn, the ramparts, the acropolis, the agora, the amphitheater, the temples, public baths and private residences re-emerged into the light of day. The entire city arose, almost intact, under the fascinated gaze of the archeologists. The mud and vegetation that covered Butrinti had protected it from the natural and human ravages of time.
Today, this rediscovered city represents a unique cultural treasure whose value far surpasses national frontiers. The importance of Butrinti can be gauged from its inclusion in 1992 on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
Our 1966 VW camper bus at a rest stop in Texas on I10 west from Sierra Blanca, in 1968 while driving from Florida to California.
After a long day at Soreq Winery and Wines School annual Home Wineries fair, where on top of tasting wines, Iris was my trusted assistance, the both of us too a load off with an espresso coffee on the winery's kitchen steps. I just had to take this serenity shot.
Thank you my dear friend for your help, company and friendship.
Canon A-1, Kodak ASA400 B&W.
"Come, rest awhile, and let us idly stray
In glimmering valleys, cool and far away.
Come from the greedy mart, the troubled street,
And listen to the music, faint and sweet,
That echoes ever to a listening ear,
Unheard by those who will not pause to hear
The wayward chimes of memory's pensive bells,
Wind-blown o'er misty hills and curtained dells.
One step aside and dewy buds unclose
The sweetness of the violet and the rose;
Song and romance still linger in the green,
Emblossomed ways by you so seldom seen,
And near at hand, would you but see them, lie
All lovely things beloved in days gone by.
You have forgotten what it is to smile
In your too busy lifecome, rest awhile."
~ Lucy, Maud Montgomery, 1874-1942 ~
This is the gander of the Egyptian Goose family at Hofvijver, The Hague. They have successfully raised 5 goslings (they lost one early on!)
See them as they grow:
Here and
Pull foot rest out straight toward driver and down. It has velcro at its top and bottom; no clips. But, it does have a flat part at the top that makes it so you have to pull it straight out.
I done these; Work, Rest and Play photos for my GCSE photography class for a mock exam. I made the tent and used props from home.
person resting on the bus.
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