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We set up in a field 100+ yards away from the nest and waited...it was spectacular to watch them enter and exit through these criss crossed branches. Both of them came and left the same way. Fascinating!
With the tarp secured, they highballed the farm and got them back up to speed. Again, with the heavy train, the smoke show was when they started up back down by the farm and they were running clean as they barked by us here.
Carsington Water - Reservoir in England
Carsington Water is the ninth largest reservoir in England. At its highest level the reservoir can hold 7,800 million gallons of water.
When full, the reservoir is 31 metres deep – the height of seven double decker buses.
When I visited, the reservoir was full to capacity.
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Happy Window Wednesday! Barred window in downtown Beaverton Sub Station in Beaverton, Oregon.
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With two members of Humberside Police Armed Response Unit who gladly let me in with a photo of them both, A sign of the times in most City Centres these days, These officers were on duty in Hull City Centre,
Situated in high mountains on a river island, Norstedt secures the northern border of the Crohnstein Kingdom.
Further north, there is only the Wild Land, to which no one makes any claim.
Every attacker must use the bridges of Norstedt to enter the kingdom.
A river crossing is impossible because of the extreme rapids.
Will the city be able to defend itself against the attacking orc army?
At least help is on the way.
The first knights of the kingdom have already arrived shortly before the gates of Norstedt.
After 20 months of construction I finally managed to finish my Moc for the Lego Exhibition "8th Berliner Steinewahn" back in September.
Phu!
Next year I will build something smaller!
....at least I hope so!
Lars, who somehow always builds everything a little bigger!
Verteidigung von Norstedt
Im hohen Gebirge auf einer Flussinsel gelegen, sichert Norstedt die nördliche Grenze des Königsreichs Crohnstein.
Weiter im Norden befindet sich nur noch das Wilde Land, auf das niemand Anspruch erhebt.
Jeder Angreifer muss die Brücken von Norstedt nutzen um in das Königreich zu gelangen.
Eine Flussüberquerung ist wegen der extremen Stromschnellen unmöglich.
Wird es die Stadt schaffen, sich gegen die angreifende Orkarmee zu verteidigen?
Zumindest ist Hilfe auf dem Weg.
Die ersten Ritter des Königreiches sind bereits kurz vor den Toren von Norstedt eingetroffen.
Nach 20 Monaten Bauzeit hatte ich es endlich geschafft mein Moc zum 8. Berliner Steinewahn im September fertig zu stellen.
Phu!
Im nächsten Jahr baue ich etwas kleineres!
....das hoffe ich zumindest!
Lars, der irgendwie immer alles etwas größer baut! ;-)
„Check point 2, come in.“ „Check point two, Sakana, here.“ „What’s your status?“ „Perimeter is secure. Protestors have reached our position, but remain peaceful.“ And I sure hoped they would stay that way. Right after our arrival on Corellia, we had been immediately brought to the outer check points of the GAR facility. A security ring had been established and a line around the facility had been marked. Our orders were clear. No protestor was to cross this line. Any violation would be met with force. The protestors in front of me were clutching tools like hammers, screwdrivers and crow bars and screaming at us in a wide range of languages. I could overhear some slurs and insults in their chants. I activated the noise filter of my armor and switched to intercom. „Watch those tools. The surely haven’t brought them for fun.“ „At least we know who to ask for help, if the walkers need sudden repairs.“, Koi laughed. He was never short of a joke. Just then, the protestor closest to us started walking towards the line. „HQ, protestors approaching. We might have a situation here.“, I reported as I activated my energy shield. „Stop right there, citizen!“ The woman didn’t listen. „0.5 meters to contact, prepare for attack!“, came a voice over the com. Shab, this was going to be a long day…
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Kicking off the „Riots on Corellia“ campaign with a quick build. This was a lot of fun to build and a perfect opportunity to re-use some of the techniques I applied in Uncertain Ways and this small vignette. I’m looking forward to the next part of mission 17 of the 253rd Elite Legion.
The Gatehouse of the Grade I Listed Stokesay Castle a fortified manor house in Stokesay, near Craven Arms in Shropshire, which is managed by English Heritage. The Gatehouse was built by William Craven in 1640 at the cost of around £533
The castle itself was built in the late 13th century by Laurence of Ludlow, then the leading wool merchant in England, who intended it to form a secure private house and generate income as a commercial estate. Laurence's descendants continued to own the castle until the 16th century, when it passed through various private owners. By the time of the outbreak of the English Civil War in 1641, Stokesay was owned by William Craven, the first Earl of Craven and a supporter of King Charles I. After the Royalist war effort collapsed in 1645, Parliamentary forces besieged the castle in June and quickly forced its garrison to surrender. Parliament ordered the property to be slighted, but only minor damage was done to the walls, allowing Stokesay to continue to be used as a house by the Baldwyn family until the end of the 17th century.
In the 18th century the Baldwyns rented the castle out for a range of agricultural and manufacturing purposes. It fell into disrepair, and the antiquarian John Britton noted during his visit in 1813 that it had been "abandoned to neglect, and rapidly advancing to ruin". Restoration work was carried out in the 1830s and 1850s by William Craven, the second Earl of Craven. In 1869 the Craven estate, now heavily in debt, was sold to the wealthy industrialist John Derby Allcroft who paid for another round of extensive restoration during the 1870s. Both of these owners attempted to limit any alterations to the existing buildings during their conservation work, which was unusual for this period. The castle became a popular location for tourists and artists, and was formally opened to paying visitors in 1908.
Allcroft's descendants fell into financial difficulties during the early 20th century, however, and it became increasingly difficult for them to cover the costs of maintaining Stokesay. In 1986 Jewell Magnus-Allcroft finally agreed to place Stokesay Castle into the guardianship of English Heritage, and the castle was left to the organisation on her death in 1992. English Heritage carried out extensive restoration of the castle in the late 1980s. In the 21st century, Stokesay Castle continues to be operated as a tourist attraction, receiving 39,218 visitors in 2010.
Architecturally, Stokesay Castle is "one of the best-preserved medieval fortified manor houses in England", according to historian Henry Summerson. The castle comprises a walled, moated enclosure, with an entrance way through a 17th-century timber and plaster gatehouse. Inside, the courtyard faces a stone hall and solar block, protected by two stone towers. The hall features a 13th-century wooden-beamed ceiling, and 17th-century carved figures ornament the gatehouse and the solar. The castle was never intended to be a serious military fortification, but its style was intended to echo the much larger castles being built by Edward I in North Wales. Originally designed as a prestigious, secure, comfortable home, the castle has changed very little since the 13th century, and is a rare, surviving example of a near complete set of medieval buildings. English Heritage has minimised the amount of interpretative material displayed at the property and kept the castle largely unfurnished.
I spent some time this past summer trying to learn how better to secure images of pollinators of all kinds. That project was motivated by my sunrise walks down an abandoned road southeast of Ottawa, where overgrown wildflowers grew in thick and deep bunches on the sides of the road, and where butterflies and moths and bees and wasps spent the first light re-energizing for the new day.
The subjects of the photographs had a lot more freedom to drift away from the road to the wild meadows than I had - old fences and thick vegetation kept me pretty hemmed in. That meant having to get creative in most cases, which was part of learning how to manage the situation. I really liked this image, shot through a wall of vegetation to find the Skipper - not an especially exotic one for people who know these creatures - who was drinking from the wildflower.
This activity and the many early mornings it entailed was a response to the impact of the pandemic on birding and bird photography. Most of my usual places had not adjusted particularly well to the changed circumstances, and so the solitary mornings were just what the public health officials ordered.
I really hope everyone is safe and has a great holiday break. I now know people (healthcare workers) who are scheduled to be vaccinated shortly in Ottawa so things are slowly moving forward - please take care.
And many sincere thanks to the people who look at, like and/or comment on my images. I really appreciate the connection. I spend a lot of my free time looking at and learning from others, but this is an amazing community, and it offers a lot to me in different ways - especially with the superb images people are posting. So: many thanks, and stay safe.
a beautiful old fence post on Farleton Fell, with some expertly wrapped wire to secure things together.......limestone wall obviously.
A lovely easterly breeze on the tops this morning making it a touch cooler than the last few days.....no country for old men!
Union Pacific's Adams to Winona train operating over Soo Line trackage rights along the Mississippi River. When C&NW abandoned their own line between Winona and La Crosse they secured trackage right over the Milwaukee Road. This was later passed on to the UP. C30-7 2433 was a nice catch that day.
SLS Lux is a 57-story skyscraper luxury apartment building and hotel in the Brickell district of Greater Downtown Miami, Florida, United States.
The building consists of 450 condo units and 78 hotel-condo units set atop a parking pedestal. SLS Lux is located at South Miami Avenue and Southeast Eighth Street, across from Brickell City Centre, at 801 South Miami Avenue. It is regarded as one of the best apartment buildings in its neighborhood by residents, with an array of opulent features from marble flooring throughout the common areas, two rooftop pools, an on-site spa and gym, private elevators to each residence, top of the line appliances, modern finishes and 24-hour security and valet service.
Announced in 2014 as the third tower in the Brickell Heights development (although it is across South Miami Avenue), site work and ground construction began in 2014, with vertical construction commencing in July 2015, after receiving approval from the Federal Aviation Administration. Designed by Arquitctonica, the building was, at this time, expected to have 450 "residences" and 95 hotel units with the delivery of fall 2017. In September, when the Related Group secured a $166.1 million construction loan for the project, the number of hotel suites had shrunk to only 84; however, at this time additional amenities were announced including a tennis court, three pools, and a spa, with a bar and restaurant operated by SBE Entertainment.
By November 2015, the building had already been more than 95% leased, with only 24 units remaining un-leased. At that time, Related cut the required deposit from 50% to 30%, in an attempt to lease the final units faster.
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[Factions Ep. 6 - Cat A][L13 - Fondor - TT] Area Secured!!
Build for the factions role play on eurobricks
Securing a photo of three trains simultaneously side by side in the opencast mine at Sandaoling called for extremely good fortune by 2016, with the reduced output of the mine compared to a decade previously, and it would usually occur because of operational issues at the loading points. Such was the case on 20 January 2016, with ‘JS’ Nos.8225, 8081 on the left awaiting access to the conveyor and bucket loaders respectively, and 8197 on the right leaving for Xibolizhan yard.
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This gecko was crawling on the flower, but sought refuge when I started shooting. When I was about to give up, it popped its head out, feeling secure enough to smile for the paparazzi.
When the Soviet 9th Army joined the battle on 21 July, they crossed the Prut at three points. While the northern and southern forces failed to secure any bridges, and were thus easily contained by the Romanian VI and IX Corps respectively, the central force took the Eiffel Bridge, allowing for the rapid movement of men and tanks. While the 17th and 18th Divisions managed contain them for 2 days, Soviet forces eventually broke out of this bridgehead, sweeping the 18th aside and pushing most of the 17th into Iași.
During the week-long peace, the Royal War Council had debated the degree to which Iași should be defended. Some believed that another, week-long siege like at Chișinău would buy time for the rest of the army to withdraw, others believed the Soviets would be wary of another drawn out siege, and would just redirect their more mobile units elsewhere. Seeing as Iași's significance was mostly as a cultural center, and had little overall military or industrial significance, it was ultimately decided not to make any special precautions for a siege of Iași. However, the Soviets had different plans, and by the 23rd the 14th Rifle Corps and the 18th Mechanized Corps had the remnants of the 17th Division completely surrounded.
In the first days of the siege, the Soviets, learning from their past mistakes, had little interest in entering the city itself. Instead, they focused on repelling counterattacks by the rest of the VIII Corps, trying to relieve their lost division. Due the severely weakened state of the 18th Division, however, these attacks did little more than buy the 17th time to set up defensive positions. By the 24th, however, the Soviets were aware that the 2nd Army to the north was beginning to withdraw, and realized that they needed to speed up the capture of Iași if they wanted to cut off the Romanians' escape. Unlike the 18th Division, the 17th had little experience with street fighting, but were nonetheless able to tie down significant numbers of Soviet troops as the battle raged across the city. In the early hours of the 25th, a breakout led to about half of the remaining strength of the division successfully linking up with VI Corps to the north. The remaining 3500, low on supplies and morale, would hold out for one more day before surrendering, making them the largest Romanian formation of the war to surrender.
While the loss of the 17th Division was a devastating blow to Romania's manpower, the battle did ultimately play out in Romania's favor. As the remnants of the 17th held on, tying up half of the Soviet 9th Army, the VI Corps (now incorporating the surviving half of the 17th to replace its own losses) fell back towards Târgu Frumos to regroup with the rest of 2nd Army. Meanwhile, VIII and IX Corps fell back towards Vaslui, and began planning for 3rd Army's retreat to the Siret River. The battle had also led to the destruction of 1/4 of the 18th Mechanized Corps' tanks, an impressive feat considering no Romanian tanks were fielded in Iași. Nonetheless, Romania was beginning to realize that if the war continued to be one of attrition, they would have little chance of victory.
Have a pleasant and peaceful, safe and secure, healthy and wealthy weekend, filled with all the blessings.
God be with us all.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sefton_Park
Sefton Park is a public park in south Liverpool, England. The park is in a district of the same name within the Liverpool City Council Ward of Mossley Hill, and roughly within the historic bounds of the large area of Toxteth Park. Neighbouring districts include modern-day Toxteth, Aigburth, Mossley Hill, and St Michael's Hamlet.
The park is 235 acres (0.95 km2) in area[1] and has been designated a Grade II* Historic Park by English Heritage[citation needed] making it one of three such parks in the city, along with the nearby Princes Park and St James Cemetery.
History
The site of the park was once within the boundaries of the 2,300-acre (9.3 km2) Royal Deer Park of Toxteth which became "disparked" in 1591. The land eventually came under the control of the Earl of Sefton.
As Toxteth rapidly grew, the green fields and woodland of Toxteth Park grew into narrow streets and courts packed tiny uninhabitable houses where the air was stagnant, there was little or no sanitation and running water consisted of one tap in the middle of the court. At the same time there was demand for large aristocratic mansions in the South of Liverpool. In 1862 the Borough Council Engineer recommended a site for this development. An Act of Parliament[which?] in 1864 permitted corporations to borrow sums of money up to half a million pounds to be repaid over thirty years. This allowed steps to be taken towards the purchase of land for Sefton Park. In 1867 the Council purchased 375 acres (1.52 km2) of land for the development of the park for £250,000 from the Earl of Sefton.
Even though it was recognised by politicians that clean, fresh open spaces were now regarded as necessity there was an outcry from the public that £250,000 was extravagant and wasteful. As with neighbouring Princes Park plots of land on the perimeter were sold for housing which helped in the funding of the layout of the park.
Soon after, a European competition was launched to design a grand park. 29 entries were received and the competition was won by a French landscape architect Édouard André with work on the design also undertaken by Liverpool architect Lewis Hornblower. The park was opened on 20 May 1872 by Prince Arthur who dedicated it "for the health and enjoyment of the townspeople".
The Park design is based on circular, oval and marginal footpaths, framing the green spaces, with two natural watercourses flowing into the 7-acre (0.028 km2) man-made lake. Hornblower’s designs for the park lodges and entrances were elaborate structures, and included follies[specify], shelters and boathouses. The parkland itself included a deer park and the strong water theme was reflected by the presence of pools, waterfalls and stepping stones. The Park, its exclusive villas and ornamentation reflected the grandeur of the City during its mid Victorian period when Liverpool was the second city of the Empire.
The perimeter road's outer edge is lined with Victorian buildings constructed to around 1890, and Edwardian houses. Additional development of the park continued with the construction of the iron bridge in 1873.
The park had a gallops[specify] which led to it being nicknamed "the Hyde Park of the North" but was always referred to by locals as "The Jockey Sands".[citation needed]
A major park improvement programme was undertaken in 1983 prior to International Garden Festival.
Sporting uses
Sefton Park Cricket Club moved their ground to the park in 1876 and WG Grace was amongst the three Gloucestershire players who made up a "South of England" team who won there in 1877. The park also has tennis courts, a bowling green, a popular jogging circuit and local league football is a regular weekend fixture. It is also used every November to hold the European Cross Country Championships trial races for the British team.
Entertainment uses
The park has also been a site for Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra's summer pops season, Africa Oyé and the Moscow State Circus. Bands have also played at the park in the 80s such as Echo and the Bunneymen.
Restoration
In 2005 the park received provisional approval for a major £5 million Heritage Lottery funded renovation project which involves the refurbishment and improvement of many of the park's features. The work began in June 2007 was expected to be completed in summer 2009. This work was very controversial with some regular users of the park as it included destroying trees and breeding sites of birds.[2] The work led to the formation of the "Friends of Sefton Park" campaigns.
Notable features of the park
Palm House
This is a Grade II* three-tier dome conservatory palm house designed and built by MacKenzie and Moncur of Edinburgh which opened in 1896. Liverpool millionaire Henry Yates Thompson (the great nephew of the founder of Princes Park) gifted £10,000 to the city to fund the construction. It was designed in the tradition of Joseph Paxton's glass houses and was stocked originally with a rich collection of exotic plants.
During the Liverpool Blitz of May 1941 a bomb fell nearby and shattered the glass. It was reglazed in 1950 at a cost of £6,163 with costs covered by War Restoration funds. A period of decline and deterioration culminated in its closure in the 1980s on grounds of safety.
In June 1992, a public meeting was held highlighting the dereliction and calling for restoration. A petition was presented to the City Council by what had become the "Save the Palm House" campaign. A public fund raising campaign was established, with a "sponsor a pane" programme generating over £35,000. This led directly to the conversion of Save the Palm House into a registered charity (Friends of Sefton Park Palm House). The Palm House was partially repaired and reopened in 1993. It was fully restored at a cost of £3.5 million with Heritage Lottery and European funding and reopened in September 2001. It is now both a popular visitor attraction offering free and paid-for public entertainment and is venue for hire.
The eight ‘corners’ of the Palm House are marked by statues by the French sculptor Leon-Joseph Chavalliaud. These include explorers Captain Cook, Christopher Columbus, navigators Gerardus Mercator and Henry the Navigator, botanists and explorers Charles Darwin, Carl Linnaeus and John Parkinson and landscape architect Andre le Notre. Inside the Palm House are two sculptures by Benjamin Edward Spence "Highland Mary" and "The Angel's Whisper".
The grounds of the Palm House feature a statue of Peter Pan which was one of the last works by the British sculptor Sir George Frampton. This is Grade II listed and is a replica of a similar statue given as a gift for the visiting public to Kensington Gardens by author J.M. Barrie. The statue was donated to the park by George Audley in 1928 and was unveiled in the presence of Barrie. It originally sat in Sefton Park but was damaged in the 1990s. It was restored at Liverpool's Conservation Centre, and returned to the more secure location of the Palm House's grounds in December 2005.
Shaftesbury Memorial and Eros Fountain
This is Grade II listed and situated in the centre of the Park next to the cafe and former site of the aviary. The fountain, made from bronze and aluminium, was unveiled in 1932 and is a replica of a memorial to Lord Shaftesbury created by Sir Alfred Gilbert in London's Piccadilly Circus. It was restored in 2008 with a new aluminium Eros statue replacing the original which now resides in Liverpool's Conservation Centre.
Grotto
An artificial cave also known as Old Nick's Caves. This was built around 1870 by French rockwork specialist M. Combaz. It includes a waterfall which flows into a mirror pond.
Other statues and facilities
The park features a Gothic drinking fountain and several prominent statues including a memorial to William Rathbone V by Sir Thomas Brock unveiled in 1887, and an obelisk, the Samuel Smith memorial located by the principal entrance to the Park. There is a bandstand, popular since the Victorian era, which is said[by whom?] to be the inspiration for The Beatles' song Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. An iron bridge was opened in 1873 which spans the Fairy Glen. There is a cafe in the centre of the park called the Aviary Cafe and a pirate themed children's play area opened in 2009.
Former features of the park
Aviary
An aviary was introduced to the park in 1901 and was home to many exotic birds. After falling into disuse in the 1990s, the old cages were removed during the restoration project and replaced with a new curved viewing point overlooking new outside planting.
The Concert
The park also boasted a small open-air theatre – "The Concert" – near the café which featured singers, magicians and talent contests to entertain local children during the summer holidays. This was removed in the 1970s.
Boating lake
The lake was a popular venue for boating until the 1970s, with a jetty and boat hire facilities. The lake was totally emptied in 2007 for the extensive renovation work and all of the fish (which included specimen weights of carp, tench, roach, pike and golden orf)[citation needed] were caught with large nets and sent to various locations across the UK. Following its restoration, the lake was refilled in 2010. Turtles have also been spotted in the lake.
Others
There was a small pirate ship located in one of the lakes until the early 1990s when it was removed due to falling into disrepair.
Orion races through our sky and in so doing leaves traces of brilliant starlight that seems engraved into our minds if we start to watch the stars and to revel in their wondrous beauty. Orion features in the annual procession of the constellations that rise above the limits of our horizon and also fall below our view each Solar sojourn.
For any failings please do not blame the Helios-44 2 it needs an adjustment to be made and to be secured. This is a picture from a Helios 44 ƒ2 one of the much vaunted Soviet copies of the Carl Zeiss Biotar 58mm ƒ/2. The Soviet manufactured lenses are much sought after for wonderful bokeh both from factory standard output and also now with a growing multitude of modern fanciful adjustments many making dream like pictures. The necessary adjustment to reach precise Star Focus is possibly going to feature in later uploads.
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“Helios-44 is a Soviet copy of the Carl Zeiss Biotar 58mm ƒ/2 lens produced under the Helios lens brand.[1] The lens was made in the Soviet Union and Russia, primarily for the M42 lens mount.”
The Edge is located on the west side of downtown West Palm Beach near the Tri-Rail Station. The building features a heated salt-water swimming pool & spa with views of Clear Lake and downtown, common area WiFi, cyber cafe, clubhouse with billiards table and kitchen/bar, large fitness center, secure fob system, and a 24-hour manned lobby with security cameras throughout. The condos feature a loft-style with exposed concrete ceilings, granite counters, and stainless steel appliances. The building's location allows for a quick route to get on I-95 or Okeechobee Blvd. Property owners can have up to 2 pets with no weight limit. Tenants can have pets based on landlord preference. The Edge has a Walk Score of 42.
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