Hindleberg ist the easternmost mountain is Austria, geologicaly it belongs to the Carpathian Mountain chain. A lookout tower - Königswarte - (publicly accessible) and a listening station are built on its top. There is much speculation about the listening-station and theories that it is financed in part by the NSA. Not so kosher for a neutral country like Austria, who knows...

United Kingdom, Scotland, Edinburgh

Victoria Street in Edinburgh Old Town is one of the most photographed locations in the city. Its gentle curve and colourful shopfronts make it a favourite spot for tourist photos, postcards and TV adverts.

Victoria Street was built between 1829-34 as part of a series of improvements to the Old Town, to improve access around the city. On the north side of the street, a terrace was built, with a series of arches underneath which were later filled with shops. Today, the street is a charming corner of the Old Town, but recent speculation suggests that a relic of its darker past may still exist. This was the location of Major Weir’s house, a man notorious as ‘the Wizard of the West Bow’, who was executed for witchcraft in 1670. It was thought that his house was completely demolished when Victoria Street was built, but it now seems that some parts may still exist, hidden in the Quaker Meeting House on the upper terrace. An intriguing thought for those visiting to shop, dine or looking for the unexpected.

The church of Saint Dunat, located near the village of Kornić on the island of Krk, is believed to date from the 12th century, although there are speculations that it was built earlier. The church was heavily damaged in an explosion in 1945, after which it was reconstructed.

After months of removing drift and fighting different Ohio River levels, the Skipper's River Cafe is offshore and opened for business. Getting the barges moved to their seasonal location created a lot of speculation. New Richmond is ready for it's boating season.

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song: Paris Jones - Mr. Mirror (We At War)

Speculation observation

Spirit searching

Concentration

The Kingston parakeets are feral rose-ringed parakeets (Psittacula krameri) that live in the suburbs around Kingston, South West London, England, numbering at least 6,000, with some estimates as high as 50,000 individuals. The origins of the flocks are subject to speculation.

Kachidoki and Harumi are reclaimed lands constructed in the late 19th century just after Tsukishima. These old reclaimed lands had been used mostly for factories and warehouses.

In the 1990s and onward, Japanese corporations moved their factories to Southeast Asia and China, which resulted in the conversion of former industrial areas for the residential purpose. It is another reason for the mushrooming of high-rise condos in the Tokyo Bayside.

The price hike of real estates and the construction boom of high-rise condos are observed not only in Tokyo but also in other major cities in Asia. It is supposed that they are spurred by foreign investments and speculation.

The Ring of Brodgar is a Neolithic stone circle on the Mainland of the Orkney Isles, Scotland. There is still speculation about the actual age of the Ring but It is generally thought to have been erected between 2500 BC and 2000 BC

The Ring of stones stands on a small strip of land between two lochs, the Loch of Harray (which is freshwater) and Sternness (which is saltwater) and is some 104 metres in diameter.

This stone ring is not alone in Orkney. Within a 2 miles radius from Brodgar there are two circle-henges, four chambered tombs, groups of standing stones, single stones, barrows, cairns, and mounds.

The exact purpose is of the Ring is not known, but its proximity to the Standing Stones of Stenness and the Maeshowe tomb make the Ring of Brodgar a site of major importance.

Our universe is huge, and it looks like we might have more of these huge things, a lot universes. One universe will be not logical.

A line, in mathematics, going trough the space is straight and infinitely long according a definition.

Speculation:

A line extends beyond our universe. How far it goes and how many universes will be when we count them along the way of a line are very mysterious. Not just in one way, we have to count both ways of a line. Light rays bend in space. If a line bends in space like light rays when it goes between universes, galaxies and black holes, we will have a curved line. If the bending is too much that we might have a circle out of a line.There is a high probability that each line will not have the same fate.

Is it really important for us to know what is going on up there while we are very busy with our fight for survival? Yes, it can remind us that we are not in a small box.

Former wool mill, Italy.

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Lanificio Rossi was the largest Italian wool company at the beginning of the twentieth century, with numerous factories in the Vicenza area. This factory was built for a capacity of 12,000 spindles in 1869. Despite this, due to wrong management choices and financial speculation, the Lanerossi group experienced a period of crisis after the mid-nineteenth century. In 1987 the company was taken over by its competitor Marzotto from nearby Valdagno, who, however, no longer invested in the Lanerossi brand. The various plants were gradually dismantled.

This is a re edit of a photo previously uploaded looking eastwards across the Trent Valley in Nottinghamshire, with Sturton Le Steeple church forming the focal point. It results from idle speculation on my part about how good the cable removal tool is in Photoshop. Pretty good as it happens! All the overhead pylons and cables have gone. I'm in two minds about its use....am I taking a photograph or creating an image? But then as soon as you start shooting in RAW, exposing for highlights and then playing with the sliders in Lightroom you start to put your own spin on a photo. Interesting to see how it fares in comparison to the original.

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Dreams are successions of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that occur usually involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. The content and purpose of dreams are not definitively understood, though they have been a topic of scientific speculation, as well as a subject of philosophical and religious interest, throughout recorded history. The scientific study of dreams is called oneirology.

The Hvítá river flows southward and, about a kilometer above the falls, it turns sharply to the right and flows down into a wide curved three-step "staircase" and then abruptly plunges in two stages. The crevice, about 20 meters wide and 2.5 kilometers in length, extends perpendicular to the flow of the river. The average amount of water running down the waterfall is 141 cubic metres (5,000 cu ft) per second in the summer and 80 cubic metres (2,800 cu ft) per second in the winter. The highest flood measured was 2,000 cubic metres (71,000 cu ft) per second.

During the first half of the 20th century and some years into the late 20th century, there was much speculation about using Gullfoss to generate electricity. During this period, the waterfall was rented indirectly by its owners, Tómas Tómasson and Halldór Halldórsson, to foreign investors. However, the investors' attempts were unsuccessful, partly due to lack of money. The waterfall was later sold to the state of Iceland, and is now protected.

An old barn now used for storage sits amongst drought ridden and dusty fields.

The harvest has been gathered in but apparently is of poor quality this year. There is a possibility of thunder storms next week but there is a lot of speculation about that if indeed that happens at all, the drought could go on into next year unless we get serious rain. Currently 29c.

Chester Rows are a set of structures in each of the four main streets of Chester, in the United Kingdom, consisting of a series of covered walkways on the first floor behind which are entrances to shops and other premises.

At street level is another set of shops and other premises, many of which are entered by going down a few steps.

Dating from the medieval era, the Rows may have been built on top of rubble remaining from the ruins of Roman buildings, but their origin is still subject to speculation

Photographs, which cannot themselves explain anything, are inexhaustible invitations to deduction, speculation, and fantasy... The very muteness of what is, hypothetically, comprehensible in photographs is what constitutes their attraction and provocativeness :-)

Susan Sontag

HGGT! Justice Matters! No one is above the law!

prunus mume, japanese flowering apricot, 'Nicholas', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina

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I had several versions of this gentleman, using different dof's, and actually went back and forth as to which one to upload. I finally settled on this one, because of the intensity drawn to the one eye by the shallow dof. Somehow, his worry or thought, or whatever process is going on inside him intensified ten-fold this way.

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specially invented pyramides to celebrate the beauty of each precious flower. Used in times of tulip mania and hyper speculation on prices for tulip bulbs.

As viewed from the iconic Empire State Building’s 86th floor observatory the equally iconic triangular shape of the Flatiron building at the intersections of Fifth Avenue and Broadway. When this building was built in 1902 by the George A. Fuller Company of Chicago designed by Chicago's Daniel Burnham it was officially tagged as the Fuller Building but its name was changed to Flatiron reflecting its shape and the name of the area which went by Flat Iron prior to its construction. This significant intersection marked the northern terminus of what was referred to as ‘Ladies’ Mile’ which was at the turn of the 19th Century among the most important and prominent shopping districts in Manhattan, thus why the Fuller Company chose its location. A 21 story steel frame skyscraper with white terra-cotta cladding, it has been dwarfed by neighbors the New York Life Tower and the MetLife Tower but its unique shape, it’s primo location have made it one of New York City’s most beloved and photographed icons and the neighborhood where it resides now is known as the Flatiron District.

Believe it or not, when it was finished, there was an observation deck about the perimeter of the roof that can be seen in this image which was closed as other buildings soon surpassed the building’s 21 story height. So there was a lot speculation when the building was completed that it’s narrow design and extreme (for the time) height would make the building unable to withstand strong winds. The building was mocked and given the name Burnham’s Folly after architect Daniel Burnham. Time has vindicated Mr. Burnham’s design as it has withstood and prevailed. The shape of the building does have an effect of wind currents, specifically creating a downdraft by the downdraught effect which essentially causes the wind to increase as it reaches the base of the Flatiron. Much to delight of young gents when the building first opened, the wind gusts often lifted ladies skirts exposing their ankles (let’s remember we’re talking 1902).

Captured on Olympus E-5 with a Olympus Zuiko 12-60MM F 2.9-4.0 SWD lens, hand held (tripods are not allowed on Empire State Building Observation unless you get a permit), processed in Photomatix, edited in Abobe Photoshop Elements and cleaned up in Adobe Lightroom.

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Regno Unito, Wiltshire, Stonehenge, Autunno 2018

Nessun luogo ha generato speculazioni e teorie come le pietre di Stonehenge. Dopo aver guidato per chilometri attraverso le colline e le pianure della campagna inglese la vista di questa particolare struttura fa rimanere senza fiato. Una passeggiata intorno a queste rocce evoca emozioni contrastanti e si ha la sensazione che questo luogo sia molto importante, che ci colpisce con il suo mistero. Ha vegliato per oltre 5000 anni in silenzio su tutta la terra. E' stato scavato, sottoposto a raggi x, misurato e sorvegliato. Eppure, nonostante tutto quello che è stato appreso circa la sua età e la costruzione, il suo scopo rimane ancora uno dei grandi misteri del mondo.

No place has generated so much speculation and wild theories as the standing stones of Stonehenge. After driving for miles through the rolling hills and plains of the English countryside the sight of this unusual structure makes people gasp. A walk around it only provokes more strange feelings. There's a sense that this is something very important. It taunts us with it's mystery. For over 5000 years it has stood silent vigil over the earth. It has been excavated, x-rayed, measured, and surveyed. Yet despite all that has been learned about its age and construction, its purpose still remains one of the great mysteries of the world.

This is the first young Warbler that I've seen in the reserve for the winter season. The number of Warblers in the reserve has been way down since the Hurricanes Ian and Nicole. Those Hurricanes occurred during the start of the migration, and I think that they went to a different area in the south. This would have resulted on the babies being imprinted on a different location, and therefore, they would migrate to this new location. This is just speculation on my part, but I think it's reasonable.

This tiny structure sits on the grounds of a local community center where I grew up in Maryland.

Lots of great memories of summer camp attended and softball games cheered for here.

There's much speculation as to whether this was an old schoolhouse back in the day or perhaps the only remaining out building from the farm that once occupied this land.

Irregardless...I've always loved imagining what purpose it may have served all those years ago. 13 years after moving away from home...I was happy to see this little building still standing!

Good stuff :)

© Bill Brooks 2022

The beautiful door of St Edward's Parish Church in Stow-on-the-Wold, flanked by two Yew trees. There is some speculation that this was Tolkien's inspiration for his illustration of the west gate of Moria, in his novel, The Lord of the Rings

In response to the much appreciated curiosity and speculation on yesterday's upload, I present the actual image which in it's own right provides a fair to middling copy of that famous horror mask from that movie series, the name of which I have no idea. I do know that mask was actually loosely based on Munch's "The Scream." I'm sure you can pick it out and at the same time see what the components of the image actually are. And while I hesitate from "defining" any conceptually abstract work for the viewer, I do so here with an additional view in comments. The only difference between yesterday's image and this is that the previous photo was rotated, cropped, and darkened a bit once I defined the concept in my own mind. And yet even with these minimal adjustments, quite a difference indeed...

These are both SOOC and one of the curiosities I've discovered is how the camera deals with light and shadow in the snow on very sunny days. It often varies from shot to shot...sometimes dramatically.

My camera was in my lap as I sat opposite these gentlemen on the other side of the town square - they did not know I was photographing them. I imagined their conversation ... "I think he is a foreign man but he has been here many times before ... perhaps he married a Portuguese girl?"

- Loures, Portugal -

Colossal headfrom the 2nd century BCE Greek Hellenistic period, found in a gymnasium at Pergamom Turkey.

There’s speculation, that Alexander the Great is the subject, the seductive visage similar to many of the idealized portrayals of the young conqueror of the period.

Super moon eclipse in pink aka blood moon in apocalyptic prophecy and the end times speculation.

The bare tree branches are poplar trees shedding their autumn foliage

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Low-rise housing from another time in the shadow of a volume that seeks no relationship. The existing fabric reduced to backdrop. Rules lose force where authority begins.

Encounter on site:

While photographing this scene, someone called out to ask what I was doing. I told him I was fascinated by the contrast between the oversized new volume and the older structure beside it.

He replied that it made him uncomfortable. Introducing himself as the owner, he took a photo of me in return and asked whether I was shooting this “for a lawyer.”

I reassured him that there was no need to worry — that this was an artistic project. Judging from his gestures, he took that as irony.

The moment stayed with me. It revealed something beyond architecture: a tension embedded in the site itself. When a building feels controversial enough that documentation is suspected to be legal evidence, it suggests that construction here is not merely about housing, but about contested decisions, scale, and authority. Built on fragile ground.

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Unusual to find sunning themselves in the same location several days in a row . . . some speculation the lodge may have been flooded with the high waters . . . I'm wondering however, if these might be two year-olds given the boot?

Beavers are monogamous, mating for life. Each beaver colony normally consists of two parental adults, the yearlings born the previous year, and the newborn kits. Just prior to the birth of the young, two-year-olds are forced to leave the parental colony and create their proper lodge and dam. Beavers breed in January–February, have a gestation period of three and a half months and give birth to two to four young. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/beaver

Greece, Rhodes near Ladiko bay

This sp. closely resembles some species of another, only distantly related group of Aculeata wasps, Scoliidae, esp. Scolia hirta and Scolia fallax. It is hard to explain what is the advantage of mimicking another wasp when both possess sting. Stizoides tridentatus is a kleptoparasite of Sphex ssp,, so one can speculate that the resemblance simply averts the attention of the host from a seemingly neutral insect. However, this is simply speculation...

"What might have been is an abstraction

Remaining a perpetual possibility

Only in a world of speculation."

TS Eliot

Hello out there! This is my last image for this week. We are going on canonying excursions in the next few hours. I will be back with more images on monday :) Have a perfect weekend, dear flickr friends! Take care!

* those who watch my photostream more often may know about the title ;) Speculations welcome :-D

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Following up to yesterday's post, figured why not a shot of the other EMD repowered Baldwin? The sister unit to 7902 was the 7903 seen here, and it actually made it into the black NW image. This shot is from my collection and unfortunately I don't know who shot this as it wasn't noted. But being at Chardon Road yard, I'm fairly sure it was taken by either Dave McKay or Al Clum, based my best speculation.

Wyoming, USA - In a bizarre turn of events, residents of the picturesque state have reported multiple sightings of peculiar flying objects resembling ice cream cones soaring through the sky. Speculation and excitement have reached unprecedented levels as the enigmatic phenomena continue to captivate the imagination of the community.

Reports describe the objects as large, sometimes dripping cones, adorned with vibrant colors and trailing delicious-looking swirls of ice cream. Witnesses claim the cones maneuvered gracefully, exhibiting precise movements that defied the known laws of aerodynamics.

Government agencies have also been drawn into the frenzy, with local law enforcement working alongside federal agencies to investigate the reports. Official statements from the authorities emphasize that the sightings are being taken seriously, and all efforts are being made to determine the origin and nature of the flying ice cream cones.

Conspiracy theorists, as expected, have put forth a range of intriguing explanations. Some claim that the cones are a secret government project, while others suggest a playful extraterrestrial or extradimensional presence.

While skeptics argue that the sightings are nothing more than an elaborate prank or an optical illusion, the fervor surrounding the flying ice cream cones shows no signs of abating. Wyoming's skies have become a stage for the unexpected, leaving residents and visitors eagerly awaiting the next sighting and wondering what secrets these frozen delights might hold.

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Red backed Shrike - Lanius collurio

The red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) is a carnivorous passerine bird and member of the shrike family Laniidae. The breeding range stretches from Western Europe east to central Russia but it only rarely occurs in the British Isles. It is migratory and winters in the western areas of tropical Africa.

Once a common migratory visitor to Great Britain, numbers declined sharply during the 20th century. The bird's last stronghold was in Breckland but by 1988 just a single pair remained, successfully raising young at Santon Downham. The following year for the first time no nests were recorded in the UK. But since then sporadic breeding has taken place, mostly in Scotland and Wales. In September 2010 the RSPB announced that a pair had raised chicks at a secret location on Dartmoor where the bird last bred in 1970. In 2011, two pairs nested in the same locality, fledging seven young. In 2012 there was another breeding attempt, this time unsuccessful, probably due to a prolonged spell of wet weather. In 2013 breeding was again confirmed in Devon, with two young fledged at a new site.

This return to south western England has been an unexpected development and has raised speculation that a warming climate could assist the bird in re-colonising some of its former haunts, if only in small numbers.

Population:

UK breeding:

1-3 pairs

UK passage:

250 birds

While not my most stellar image, it's probably the best I have of the recently demolished Deshler depot as I only made it up that way a few times. After years of speculation, rumors finally came to fruition, and the structure was reduced to rubble by 10:50 AM on August 11th. Pictured is Q352 heading west past the depot in February.

I did not come to the university because I did not know the idea of the good, but to learn why the idea of the good is valid, why and whether values had meaning. Yet I discovered that values sweet to taste proved sour in analysis; the prototypes were firm, the models flabby. Must speculation and existence remain like two infinite parallel lines that never meet? Or perhaps this impossibility of juncture is the result of the fact that our speculation suffers from what is called in astronomy a parallax, from the apparent displacement of the object, caused by the actual change of our point of observation?

--Abraham Joshua Heschel, Man’s Quest for God: Studies in Prayer and Symbolism

housing shortage and dormant building plots due to property speculation - Wohnungsnot und ruhende Baufelder durch Grundstücksspekulationen

Following the death of Mevlânâ Celâleddin-i Rumi, the Architect Bedreddin began to build a tomb in memory of him, and it was completed in 1274. Although there are several speculations about the initial version of the tomb, it is acknowledged that Karamanoğlu Alaeddin Bey (1357-1398) had it built in the sliced shape and that the exterior walls of the dome were covered with tiles in a restoration. Known as the oldest samples of the exterior materials of the dome, those tiles were produced by applying the color-glaze technique. Today some of them are stored in the warehouse of the Konya Museum Directorate, and some other pieces are exhibited in famous museums such as the Metropolitan Museum, and the Victoria & Albert Museum.

As seen in the literature, the tiles of the dome, also known as Kubbe-i Hadrâ, were renewed in 1677, 1698, 1791, 1797, 1816, 1835, 1866, 1909, 1949, and 1965. According to the 17th-century records, the tiles used in the restoration in 1698 were produced by applying the underglaze technique in Iznik. Since 1816, Kütahya tiles have been preferred for the restorations in the Mevlânâ tomb.

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Photo archiving today from our October trip to Ely and the "North Shore" of Lake Superior. This area has been quite popular for spotting moose over the years, but lately it would be a very rare event!

There have been several reasons given for the rare moose sightings by local authorities, but sadly it's still pure speculation why they seem to be disappearing!

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"That's not an egg." Myrtle said, while her companions just side-eyed her and turned to each other to spread speculation.

These great nesting chickens are at Fameshed right now, complete with a chicken coop. They go perfectly with the Jian chicken set previously released. While you're at Fameshed, be sure to grab the basket of eggs - it's Jian's offering in Fameshed's anniversary celebration!

Next to the statue representing Angerona

Angerona was "an old Roman goddess, whose name and functions are variously explained" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angerona) , i.e. there isn't any assured knowledge about them, the explanations are pure speculation.

In our earth-lab, a life form has existed randomly, thanks to the reaction of atoms of the ingredients which were already there, in the lab, for the creation of this life form. It has started to develop and expand on the earth, randomly. Later, after billions of years, it got conscious, randomly , but not all life forms have headed to the same direction. The evolution occurred according "the tree of life”.

Speculation:

Big bang has sealed the fate of our future by creating the atom based universe, like all the necessary ingredients were put in a beaker, in a chemical lab, to become the expected ( not randomly) chemical solution.

A life form is the expected result, depending of the time, of the existence and reaction of ingredients in a beaker.

Gullfoss (Golden Falls) is a waterfall located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland.

Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland. The wide Hvítá rushes southward, and about a kilometre above the falls it turns sharply to the right and flows down into a wide curved three-step "staircase" and then abruptly plunges in two stages (11 m and 21 m) into a crevice 32 m (105 ft) deep. The crevice, about 20 m (66 ft) wide, and 2.5 km in length, extends perpendicular to the flow of the river. The average amount of water running down the waterfall is 140 m³/s in the summer and 80 m³/s in the winter. The highest flood measured was 2000 m³/s.

As one first approaches the falls, the edge is obscured from view, so that it appears that the river simply vanishes into the earth.

During the first half of the 20th century and some years into the late 20th century, there was much speculation about using Gullfoss to generate electricity. During this period, the waterfall was rented indirectly by its owners, Tómas Tómasson and Halldór Halldórsson, to foreign investors. However, the investors' attempts were unsuccessful, partly due to lack of money. The waterfall was later sold to the state of Iceland, and is now protected.

Sigríður Tómasdóttir, the daughter of Tómas Tómasson, was determined to preserve the waterfall's condition and even threatened to throw herself down. Although it is widely believed, the very popular story that Sigríður saved the waterfall from exploitation is untrue. A stone memorial to Sigriður, located above the falls, depicts her profile.

Together with Þingvellir and the geysers of Haukadalur, Gullfoss forms part of the Golden Circle, a popular day excursion for tourists in Iceland.