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Naumburg (Saale), Cathedral: Gravestone of Bishop Dietrich II of Meissen, who was Bishop of Naumburg from 1242 until his death in 1272.
Der Ostchor war das liturgische Zentrum des Doms, in ihm findet sich bis heute der Hauptaltar der Kirche. Hier trifft die Romanik des Chorquadrats (13. Jh.) auf die Gotik im Chorabschluss (14. Jh.). Das mittelalterliche Chorgestühl mit seinen beeindruckenden Buchpulten fasziniert schon von weitem und regt durch außergewöhnliche Formen zum Nachdenken an. Lebensecht wirken die Spätwerke des Naumburger Meisters: die Bischofsfigur und die Figur des Diakons (13. Jh.). Mit der Erweiterung erhielt der Ostchor auch die sechs neuen großen gotischen Maßwerkfenster, deren heutiger Glasmalereibestand vom 14. bis zum 21. Jahrhundert reicht.
The east choir was the liturgical centre of the cathedral and still houses the main altar of the church. Here the Romanesque style of the choir square (13th century) meets the Gothic style in the choir end (14th century). The medieval choir stalls with their impressive bookcases are fascinating from afar and their unusual shapes make you think. The late works by the Naumburg master, the bishop's figure and the figure of the deacon (13th century), appear lifelike. With the extension, the east choir also received the six new large Gothic tracery windows, whose current stained glass ranges from the 14th to the 21st century.
Der heute evangelische Naumburger Dom St. Peter und Paul in Naumburg (Saale) ist die ehemalige Kathedrale des Bistums Naumburg und stammt größtenteils aus der ersten Hälfte des 13. Jahrhunderts. Er gehört zu den bedeutendsten Bauwerken der Spätromanik in Sachsen-Anhalt und ist seit 2018 UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe.
Der Naumburger Dom ist eine Doppelchoranlage – d. h. mit je einem Chor an beiden Schmalseiten. Der berühmte Westchor entstand in der zweiten Hälfte des 13. Jahrhunderts und ist mit dem West-Lettner und den Stifterfiguren aus der Werkstatt des Naumburger Meisters eines der wichtigsten Bauwerke der Frühgotik. Der Ostchor entstand um 1330, als die spätromanische Apsis durch ein hochgotisches, querrechteckiges Chorjoch ersetzt wurde. Auf den Strebepfeilern am Chorscheitel und südlich daneben wurden die seither mehrfach restaurierten bzw. erneuerten überlebensgroßen Figuren der Patrone des Domes aufgestellt. Von hohem künstlerischem Wert sind die Glasmalereien in den Fenstern, die zum Teil aus der Bauzeit des Chores stammen. Sie zeigen die klugen und törichten Jungfrauen, die Tugenden und Propheten, während die Passion, Marienszenen, Apostel und Propheten auf ebenfalls sehr qualitätsvollen Scheiben aus dem ersten Drittel des 15. Jahrhunderts dargestellt sind.
Eine Kuriosität ist die Darstellung zweier schachspielender Affen in einem Kapitell an der Nordwand des Ostchores Der Ost-Lettner ist das älteste erhaltene Beispiel eines Hallenlettners. Er wurde im Zuge des spätromanischen Domneubaus um 1230 errichtet. Im mittleren Joch der Lettnerhalle steht ein Altar aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, seitlich führen steile Treppen durch zwei kleine Pforten zum Chor hinauf. Das Bistum Naumburg wurde 1564 aufgelöst. Seither ist der Dom kein Bischofssitz mehr.
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The Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul, nowadays a protestant church, is the former Cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Naumburg and dates mainly from the first half of the 13th century. It counts among the most importante late Romanesquie building in Saxony-Anhalt and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2018.
Naumburg Cathedral has a twin choir layout, meaning that it has a choir at both ends of the nave. The famous West Choir was built in the second half of the 13th century, counting among the most important early Gothic buildings with the west rood screen and the founder statues created in the workshop of the Naumburg Master whose name is not known. The East Choir was built arouund 1330, when the late Romanesque apse was substituted by a high Gothic transverse rectangular choir vault. The greater-than-life sculptures of the Cathedral’s patrons were place on the inner side of the buttresses in the vertex of the choir and south of it. In the course of time they have been restored or substituted more than once. The stained glass paintings of the windows, some of which dating from the time when the choir was built are of immense artistic value. They show the wise and foolish virgins, the virtues and the prophets. The passion of Christ, marianic scenes, apostles and prophets can be seen in stained glass window panes from the first third of the 15th century. A capital at the east choir’s north wall offers a very special curiositiy showing two chess playing monkeys. The east rood screen is the oldest preserved specimen of a hall rood screen. It was erected in the course of the construction of the new late Romanesque Cathedral around 1230. An altar from the 19th century stands in the centre vault of the hall rood screen. At the side, steep stairs lead up to the choir through two small gates. The bishopric of Naumburg was dissolved in 1564. Since then, the cathedral has no longer been a bishop's seat.
Translated from the German Wikipedia text.
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My wife and I have a route in the neighborhood that we try to walk several days a week. Almost a year ago, I started noticing the very colorful Western Bluebirds in various locations along the way…and since the only location where I had previously seen these birds were in the open fields in various parts of our county, I was instantly jealous of some neighborhoods having them as yard birds. I did hope that, eventually, the bluebirds would expand their territory and show up at our place.
And then, in mid-August of this year, I noticed 3 fledglings and 1 adult Western Bluebird perched upon a flat water dish I keep filled for the birds. They all took turns vigorously bathing in the water but, since the water dish is very close to a slider, I was only able to photograph them through the window. I took almost 400 photos of the birds that day but, instead of being a common sight in the yard from then on, they’ve not reappeared. Bummer.
Anyway, I’ll be posting additional pictures of the birds but I thought I’d start by posting this one of an adult that’s *really* into it’s bath. Please cut me some slack on the image sharpness because of the window between me and the bird. 😎
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From Wikipedia: The western bluebird was formally described by the English naturalist William John Swainson in 1832 and given the binomial name Sialia mexicana.
Description:
The western bluebird is a small stocky bird with a length of 15 to 18 cm (5.9 to 7.1 in). The adult male is bright blue on top and on the throat with an orange breast and sides, a brownish patch on back, and a gray belly and undertail coverts. The adult female has a duller blue body, wings, and tail, a gray throat, a dull orange breast, and a gray belly and undertail coverts. Both sexes have a thin straight bill with a fairly short tail. Immature birds have duller colors than the adults, and have spots on their chest and back.
Their calling consists of the mating songs which sound like "cheer," "chur-chur," and "chup." This helps male western bluebirds find the females easily in condensed forest. The males use these calls to tell competing males that the territory belongs to them.
The western bluebird can be readily distinguished from the two other species in the bluebird genus. The western bluebird has a blue (male) or gray (female) throat, the eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) has an orange throat, and the mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) lacks orange color anywhere on its body.
Breeding:
The western bluebird nests in cavities or in nest boxes, competing with tree swallows, house sparrows, and European starlings for natural nesting locations. Because of the high level of competition, house sparrows often attack western bluebirds for their nests. The attacks are made both in groups or alone. Attacks by starlings can be reduced if the nesting box opening is kept to 1.5 in (38 mm) diameter to avoid takeover. Nest boxes come into effect when the species is limited and dying out due to the following predators: cats, raccoons, possums, and select birds of prey such as the Cooper's hawk. Ants, bees, earwigs, and wasps can crawl into the nesting boxes and damage the newborns. Western bluebirds are among the birds that nest in cavities, or holes in trees, or nest boxes. Their beaks are too weak and small to dig out their own holes, so they rely on woodpeckers to make their nest sites for them.
In restored forests, western bluebirds have a higher probability of successfully fledging young than in untreated forests, but they are at greater risk of parasitic infestations. The effects on post-fledging survival are unknown. They have been found to enjoy more success with nest boxes than in natural cavities. They started egg-laying earlier, had higher nesting success and lower predation rates, and fledged more young in boxes than in cavities, but they did not have larger clutches of eggs. The eggs are commonly two to eight per clutch, with average size 20.8 mm × 16.2 mm (0.82 in × 0.64 in). Eggs are oval in shape with a smooth and glossy shell. They are pale blue to bluish-white and sometimes white in color. Nestlings remain in a nest about 19 to 22 days before fledging. In a good year, the parents can rear two broods, with four to six eggs per clutch. According to genetic studies, 45% of western bluebirds' nests carried young that were not offspring of the male partner. In addition, they help their parents raise a new brood after their own nest fails.
Food and feeding:
The western bluebird pounces on the ground when looking for food, such as worms and berries. It also flies to catch aerial prey, like insects, when available. The western bluebird consumes water from nearby streams and commonly used bird baths. These birds wait on a perch and fly down to catch insects, sometimes catching them in midair. They mainly eat insects and berries.
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I was inspired by one of my children's drawing books. I drew this first in pencil then traced over with black gel pen. I used Prisma pencils and Gamsol for the coloring. The birds are HA 4749-4752 Decorative Bird set. Added stitching, grommets, string, and straw. Popped out the birds, tongue of shoe, porch roof, and chimney top.
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An adventure by helicopter over the Great Barrier Reef to see this magnificent coral is breathtaking, absolutely breathtaking
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Architectural detail, J.S.Bach / Zaha Hadid Architects Chamber Music Hall, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, England.
I spontaneously decided to do this one tonight (spontaneously meaning that I did it handheld and just leaned a small flashlight against my computer mouse to get the light at the right angle. lol ). I figured that using something white would probably make things easier and it had to have a shape that could create some interesting shadows on its face. And, well, there you have it. A Film Noir stormtrooper. :)
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"Shapes and appearences change and vary as
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Just 2 days since his arrival from London (where
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Taken 18 January 2007, Hotel "Carlton", Tel-Aviv, Israel
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I was trying to find interesting shapes and lines to photograph on this outing. I thought this old drainage pipe was an interesting subject.
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