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Stourhead, Stourton, Wiltshire UK.
A National Trust Property.
Built somewhere around the mid 18th Century as a "Watch Cottage" or hut for the estate staff, although the 1841 census states that it was actually lived in by two servants, and in 1851 by two elderly females described as "almswomen". In the early 19th Century it was the fashion to "pretty up" basic buildings, and the porch and Gothic style windows were installed, the area of dense trees around it was cleared and landscaped and the cottage became a feature of the garden.
Following renovation in the early 1900s it became a summer house and was used by Lady Alda Hoare as a favourite place to write her letters. But post WW2 it was used as a place where estate gardeners could brew up some tea and warm themselves in front of the fire. By 2004 the cottage was in a state of collapse with rotten roof timbers and cracked walls due to subsidence. It was restored over the next four years and is now once again a pretty feature of the Stourhead estate.
Information courtesy of www.geograph.org.uk
Dedicata a quella pirlona di Alessia perché io e lei non faremo mai una foto simile!
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''...Floreale? In primavera? Avanguardia pura...''
(Dal film: ''Il diavolo Veste Prada'')
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Un altro Inverno, ormai, volge al termine e l'anima inizia a sentire il dolce profumo della Primavera!
Primavera è rinascita, è gioia è voglia di condivisione!
Insieme ad un gruppo di simpatici scalmanati, abbiamo deciso di iniziare la Primavera nel migliore dei modi e il migliore dei modi è un raduno fotografico in cui confrontarsi, scattare e ridere, soprattutto ridere!
La Città che è stata scelta per l'occasione è stata Torino!
L'appuntamento è fissato per il 22 Marzo (Praticamente il primo giorno di Primavera) alle 09:30 al Binario 1 della Stazione di Porta Nuova!
Avremmo potuto vederci all'alba ma non volevamo che Alberto Gugliel8 fosse costretto ad una levataccia!
Vi aspetto/aspettiamo numerosi!
Per qualsiasi informazione e per aderire alla giornata non esitate a contattarmi!
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With a lengthy sand train in tow, this eastbound Union Pacific train approaches the west end of Rock siding near Sugar Island on UP's Adams Subdivision. The springtime melt has taken place, causing the Rock River to reach well over it's banks again and afford a decent reflection from the surface of it's muddy waters. My scanner batteries went dead waiting, so I was unable to hear the train ID.
Alphabet Soup Sand Train
UP 8093,2551
DPU UP 8440
Labanon, WI.
Spring 2019
A shot taken this afternoon in St James' Park.
London today has been tormented by a strong wind and heavy showers, however, the Park, beautified by carpets of blooming daffodils, was still crowded with tourists and visitors, happy to enjoy the few hours of peace granted by the elements. Some spots looked lovely in the diffused light of this cloudy day, like the one chosen by the lovers in this shot, located a few meters away from the Blue Bridge.
© 2015 Patrizia Ilaria Sechi All Rights Reserved
Photograph selected by the Magazine Time Out London as the cover of their official Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TimeOutLondon
A Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher posing for a photo. It was exciting to see these little migrators again. Always a favorite of mine.
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Pentax K-5
Takumar 200mm F5.6
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Soaring into the deep blue...it's a delightful Springtime flight that gets you on your way to what is important !
Pushing on that trigger is like pulling magic into my very soul...Darrell.
Keep happy...keep safe dear Flickr friends !
Encapsulated Flowers: What you see in the foreground are tiny droplets of water, in such a way that in each one of them the flower below can be seen.
Flores encapsuladas: Lo que ves en primer plano son microgotas de agua, de tal forma que en cada una de ellas se visualiza la flor que está más abajo