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Sometimes high tech problems can still be solved with low tech solutions.... Karaath dismantles a nuke with a -- screwdriver?
Quatrième photo d'une série de quatre sur les changements climatiques.
La conférence sur les changements climatiques de Paris est en cours, c'est le temps de réfléchir et de savoir ce que nous allons faire avec ce que l'on sait.
Fourth photo of a series of four on climate change.
The climate change conference in Paris is happening now, it is time to reflect and take action. What will we do with what we know?
This close-up photograph captures the underside curve of the famous Miraculous Staircase inside the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Visual Features
Helical Design: The image highlights the fluid, sweeping curve of the wooden staircase, showcasing its double 360 degree spiral design as it ascends toward the choir loft.
Craftsmanship & Texture: The warm-toned wooden underside displays a distinctive textured finish with fine grain and intricate surface details, complemented by a polished wooden trim along the edges.
Balustrade Details: The dark, turned wooden balusters and handrail run along the inner and upper edges of the staircase structure.
Historical Significance
Constructed around 1878–1881 by an unknown carpenter, the staircase became famous for its unusual engineering: it was built without a central supporting pole, nails, or glue, relying instead on wood pegs and inner stringers to bear the weight. Local legend attributes its creation to St. Joseph, the patron saint of carpenters, after the Sisters of Loretto prayed a novena for a way to reach their choir loft.
Historical Context: Built in the 1870s and inspired by the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris, this Roman Catholic chapel was commissioned for the Sisters of Loretto and their girls' school, Loretto Academy. It is most famous for its helical "Miraculous Staircase" that leads up to the choir loft. Today, the chapel serves as a museum and popular wedding venue.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loretto_Chapel
History
The staircase was built sometime between 1877 and 1881.[4] By this point, the chapel was substantially complete but still lacking access to the choir loft, possibly due to the unexpected death of the architect, Projectus Mouly, in 1879.[12]
According to the version of events passed down by the Sisters of Loretto, multiple builders were consulted but were not able to find a workable solution due to the confined quarters. In response, the nuns prayed for nine straight days to Saint Joseph, the patron saint of carpenters. On the last day of the novena, a mysterious stranger appeared and offered to build the staircase. He worked alone using only a few simple hand tools and disappeared afterwards without collecting his pay or the Sisters learning his identity. More fantastical versions of the story have the work taking place overnight, while according to others, it took six to eight months.[7][9][13]
The finished staircase was an impressive work of carpentry, seeming to defy physics as it ascended 20 feet (6.1 m) without any obvious means of support. The Sisters of Loretto viewed its construction as a miracle and believed that the mysterious builder must have been Saint Joseph himself. As the story spread, the staircase became one of Santa Fe's most famous tourist attractions.[7]
The staircase as originally built lacked handrails and was reportedly so frightening to descend that some of the nuns and students did so on their hands and knees. Eventually, railings were added in 1887 by another craftsman, Phillip August Hesch. The stairs have been mostly closed to the public since the chapel became a privately run museum in the 1960s.[9]
New Mexico 2026
Santa Fe Downtown
Fuji X-E2 plus Samyang telephoto mirror lens at close range. You are, of course, completely free to associate this image with ideas of your own. To me, there is some symbolism involved, namely, a visual expression of the way many nations have rubber-stamped or given their seal of approval to the atrocities directed by Israel's right-wing government - not necessarily by their words, but by their deeds or rather by their non-action. Some nations had already acknowledged the statehood of Palestine and France has now joined this group. This is extremely important for the pursuit of the long-awaited "two-state" solution. A quick fix it certainly is not, for the rulers of Gaza, though fairly diminished now, are Hamas, a totalitarian and violent regime that has as much to do with liberty as a cow with playing the violin. But France has made a point.
I came across a slew of small Kansas towns this past summer, but this one was wonderful and photogenic. Unfortunately, I can't remember its name. But I found this old Chrysler and couldn't resist.
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'Solution'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Film: Harman Phoenix 200
Process: DIY ECN-2
Kansas
July 2025
RA-06297 Mil-Mi 26T UT Air (UTsky (Airborne Energy Solutions)
Locals at Whitehorse must have rubbing their eyes seing this monster coming in - biggest helicopter in the world.
(scan from my collection - not my shot)
I would like to think that I am very good at organization and storage solutions. When properties are prime real estate, space and the amount of products would be crucial. I was facinated with how much stuff these merchants were able to display.
CP empty grain train no.331 is on the pull out of Toronto after making a two car setoff as well as fuelling up the engines and swapping crews. Apparently the leader here had multiple defects reported, one of which being a broken bell button which was being held together by a band-aid. Paraphrasing, but the conversation on the scanner went something along the lines of this:
Crew: "so you want us to just go ahead when there's literally a band-aid holding this button in place? It's kind of disgusting"
West Tower: "That is correct, I'm sure the band-aid is there specifically to hold that button in place, not like it came off someone, the planner said to just go ahead and leave because he's unable to fix it here on the spot".
Never a dull moment around these parts.
Sunday 13-Apr-2025, 09:20:11.
30, Hojsova Stráž, Železná Ruda, okres Klatovy, Plzeň Region, Southwest, 340 22, Czechia, CZE, altitude 818.31 m.
OM Digital Solutions OM-1, OM 12-40mm F2.8 II, 40 mm, F/2.8, 1/2500 s, ISO 200.
Citric acid solution
x1led light,cross polarized
Oly Em-1mk2,Raynox dcr150,Mitutoyox10
1/50sec,iso200,@x10
14 shots,@4um,Wemacro rail
Helicon,P.S.
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Waterdrops @leaf
/seen in my garden - Enjoy!
OM Digital Solutions OM-1 Mark II
OM 150-400mm F4.5 + MC-20
Amsterdam - Admiralengracht / Van Kinsbergenstraat.
Residential block, built in 1926 to a design by Bureau Gulden and Geldmaker.
This block does have an unmistakable "Amsterdam School" appearance, especially due to the attractive corner solution.
Architects Gulden and Geldmaker excel in usually more sober designs, but they could indeed come up with expressive designs (amsterdamse-school.nl).
The Amsterdam School is a style of architecture that arose from 1910 through about 1930 in the Netherlands. The Amsterdam School movement is part of international Expressionist architecture, sometimes linked to German Brick Expressionism (Wp).
Summer is winding down, and my yard is alive with pollinators. Butterflies are passing through everyday and the plants in my yard- like the butterfly bush- are a solution for their need for a tasty solution of sugary nectar. For 125 in 2025 #88 Solution
ABE 28s 1 800sec iso100 a6600 mittyx10 6um kenko5.
Thanks for your comments and faves, they are truly appreciated.
Last photo from my short visit to Albyberg. Cars and trucks were leaving as I took this photo. One car stopped, a woman walked out and told me that they were doing some rock blasting in a few minutes time, so I better turn around and walk back to wherever I had come from (snuck in between two fences), so that's what I did. I was on the bike when I saw (and felt), the big explosion.
Frustrated over the amount of mail he has to handle each winter, Santa came up with a brilliant solution, that not only freed him from the drudgery of reading badly spelt wish-lists, but also knocked a considerable amount off his heating bill.
So this winter, send Santa a long list to keep him warm :)
Where does this road go?
To this guy's place. A guy who did some very bad shit. In fact, in my opinion, he doesn't deserve to live.
Whoa. That's a little extreme, isn't it?
After what he did, the guy says, "you can have my gun when you pry it from my cold dead fingers." So I say, sounds like a good idea to me.
Land of the free, home of the brave. right?
To the max.