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Parrots, also known as psittacines /ˈsɪtəsaɪnz/,[1][2] are birds of the roughly 398 species[3] in 92 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes /ˈsɪtəsɪfɔːrmiːz/, found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoidea ("true" parrots), the Cacatuoidea (cockatoos), and the Strigopoidea (New Zealand parrots). One-third of all parrot species are threatened by extinction, with higher aggregate extinction risk (IUCN Red List Index) than any other comparable bird group.[4] Parrots have a generally pantropical distribution with several species inhabiting temperate regions in the Southern Hemisphere, as well. The greatest diversity of parrots is in South America and Australasia.
Characteristic features of parrots include a strong, curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly coloured, and some are multi-coloured. Most parrots exhibit little or no sexual dimorphism in the visual spectrum. They form the most variably sized bird order in terms of length.
Chartreuse du Reposoir, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
La Chartreuse du Reposoir es una antigua cartuja situada en el territorio del municipio del mismo nombre, en el departamento de Alta Saboya, en la región de Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes.
Situado en el valle del Foron du Reposoir, en un circo boscoso al borde de un pequeño lago, los edificios que bordean el río están dominados por la cadena Reposoir al este y la cadena Bargy al noroeste. El establecimiento fue fundado en 1151 por el Beato Cartujo Juan de España y estuvo ocupado ininterrumpidamente hasta la Revolución Francesa y luego entre 1866 y 1901. La antigua Cartuja alberga una comunidad de monjas carmelitas desde 1932 y hoy se llama Monasterio del Carmelo de Reposoir. La Chartreuse está clasificada como monumento histórico.
La cartuja forma una plaza orientada de oeste a este, y reúne en su recinto lo que originalmente se llamaba la Correrie que estaba separada del monasterio.
El gran claustro rodea todas las casas de los Padres Cartujos; sus bóvedas en forma de silbato penetran los muros sin apoyo. Así llega cada monje a su casa. Las celdas de los Padres constituyen el cuadrado al norte y al sur y lo completan al este. El muro del cerramiento conecta los del norte entre sí; al sur y al este, se desprenden de él. Al pie de cada uno hay un parterre de flores de forma cuadrada. En la pared de enfrente está fijada una gran cruz negra, que el cenobita ve necesariamente cuando mira hacia afuera.
Las celdas se indican con una letra del alfabeto. Al lado de la puerta hay un pequeño portillo donde el solitario viene a recoger sus provisiones. Si necesita otras cosas, sólo tiene que dejar allí una nota con la letra de su celular. La cama tiene forma de armario, la ropa de cama se compone de un gran palet de lona, un almohadón, sábanas y unas cuantas mantas de lana que sustituyen a las de antaño. Junto al lecho se encuentra el oratorio, formado por una sillería y un reclinatorio, donde el monje recita la mayor parte de los servicios.
Al oeste de este claustro se encuentran la iglesia, la sala capitular y el pequeño claustro que data del siglo XVI y restaurado en 1929. Su construcción se atribuye a la generosidad de la Casa de Saboya cuyas armas aparecen entre las dieciséis claves policromadas. Este claustro está formado por cuatro galerías cubiertas que rodean un patio. Cada arcada de arco apuntado que da al patio se subdivide en una red de tres pequeños arcos polibados y tracería flamígera. Los grandes pilares cuadrados, la prohibición sistemática de la decoración escultórica y el rechazo de la vertical dan a este edificio del gótico tardío un aspecto achaparrado, pesado y austero. Las bóvedas de crucería, características de la arquitectura gótica, se basan en dos arcos apuntados que se cruzan en diagonal. Estas bóvedas y arcos están formados por claves, piedras talladas en forma de cuñas, apoyadas unas sobre otras. La clave es la llave central colocada en lo alto de una bóveda y que bloquea las demás piedras en la posición deseada.
La iglesia, cuya primera piedra fue colocada por Aymon I de Faucigny, hermano de Ardutius de Faucigny, obispo de Ginebra, es de estilo ojival. A lo largo del muro norte de la iglesia se encuentran la Capilla del Beato Juan de España (ahora sacristía interior) y la Capilla de San Antonio (hoy sacristía exterior para sacerdotes).
The Chartreuse du Reposoir is a former charterhouse located on the territory of the municipality of the same name, in the Haute-Savoie department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Located in the valley of the Foron du Reposoir, in a wooded cirque on the edge of a small lake, the buildings bordering the river are dominated by the Reposoir chain to the east and the Bargy chain to the northwest. The establishment was founded in 1151 by the Blessed Carthusian John of Spain and was occupied continuously until the French Revolution and then between 1866 and 1901. The former Carthusian has housed a community of Carmelite nuns since 1932 and today is called the Monastery of the Carmel of Reposoir. La Chartreuse is classified as a historical monument.
The charterhouse forms a square oriented from west to east, and brings together in its enclosure what was originally called the Correrie, which was separated from the monastery.
The great cloister surrounds all the houses of the Carthusian Fathers; Its whistle-shaped vaults penetrate the walls without support. This is how each monk arrives at his house. The cells of the Fathers constitute the square to the north and south and complete it to the east. The enclosure wall connects the northern ones to each other; to the south and east, they detach themselves from it. At the foot of each one is a square flower bed. On the opposite wall is fixed a large black cross, which the Cenobite necessarily sees when he looks out.
Cells are indicated by a letter of the alphabet. Next to the door there is a small gate where the loner comes to collect his supplies. If he needs other things, he just has to leave a note there with the handwriting on his cell phone. The bed is shaped like a wardrobe, the bedding consists of a large canvas pallet, a pillow, sheets and a few wool blankets that replace those of yesteryear. Next to the bed is the oratory, made up of a chair and a kneeler, where the monk recites most of the services.
To the west of this cloister are the church, the chapter house and the small cloister dating from the 16th century and restored in 1929. Its construction is attributed to the generosity of the House of Savoy whose arms appear among the sixteen polychrome keys. This cloister is made up of four covered galleries that surround a patio. Each pointed arch arcade facing the courtyard is subdivided into a network of three small polybate arches and flamboyant tracery. The large square pillars, the systematic prohibition of sculptural decoration and the rejection of the vertical give this late Gothic building a squat, heavy and austere appearance. The cross vaults, characteristic of Gothic architecture, are based on two pointed arches that intersect diagonally. These vaults and arches are formed by keystones, stones carved in the shape of wedges, resting on each other. The key is the central key placed at the top of a vault and which locks the other stones in the desired position.
The church, whose foundation stone was laid by Aymon I de Faucigny, brother of Ardutius de Faucigny, bishop of Geneva, is in the ogival style. Along the north wall of the church are the Chapel of Blessed John of Spain (now the interior sacristy) and the Chapel of Saint Anthony (today the exterior sacristy for priests).
"In Nature all tones and tints are gradated. Light blends into half light, half light into half tone, half tone into shade, dividing and subdividing indefinitely."
Southbound CSX manifet No. 411 hammers through Centralia, VA on Nov. 29, 1986 with three SD40-2's. The train is on the North End Subdividion, the former ACL main line. The track to the right is diverging to the Bellwood Subdivision, the former SAL route into Richmond.
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The Roman Aqueduct is one of the most impressive monuments in Lesvos. The best preserved section is 170 m. long and includes seventeen arches. It is located in the area of Moria, about 6 km north of the city of Mytilini and it’s called “Kamares”. Every opening is subdivided into three successive arches supported by a column and the imposts of each column are decorated with moulding and abacus. The columns and the vault arches were constructed with local gray marble.
The Roman Aqueduct dates back to the Roman period (2nd century – 3rd century AD) and it was used for the water transportation from the springs of Olympos Mountain to the city of Mytilini, in a distance of about 26 km. Because of its classical characteristics it was considered to have been built by Hadrian. It is said that it was supplying the city with large quantities of water, about 127.000 m³ per day.
Today, the Roman Aqueduct of Moria is a significant archaeological site. It’s open all year long without entrance fee.
They are still there (little to be found due to the many moss now) in my black container, started in May 2016.
Commissioned by King Ludwig I, this memorial to victorious battles against Napoleon in the Wars of Liberation from 1813-1815 was begun by Friedrich Gärtner, who based his design on central ancient and Christian architectural concepts, and completed by Leo von Klenze in 1863 after modifications were made to the plans.
The buttresses on the outer façade are crowned by 18 monumental statues serving as allegories of the various Germanic tribes. The number 18 also symbolizes the date of the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig (on 18 October 1813), in which Napoleon’s troops suffered a crushing defeat by the Coalition. The 45-meters-high dome hall is subdivided into alcoves, arcades and a gallery and finished with a coffered ceiling. Thirty-four monumental goddesses of victory made by Ludwig Schwanthaler in white “Carrara marble” are holding hands for a ceremonious round dance. The external gallery offers visitors an exceptional view above the surrounding valley of Altmühl and Danube.
(Wikipedia)
Burano is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy; like Venice itself, it could more correctly be called an archipelago of four islands linked by bridges. It is situated near Torcello at the northern end of the Lagoon, and is known for its lacework and brightly coloured homes.
Burano is situated 7 kilometres (4 miles) from Venice, a 40-minute trip by Venetian motorboats, "vaporetti".
The island is linked to Mazzorbo by a bridge. The current population of Burano is about 2,800. Originally, there were five islands and a fourth canal that was filled to become via e piazza Baldassare Galuppi, joining the former islands of San Martino Destra and San Martino Sinistra.
Burano has historically been subdivided into five sestieri, much like the historical center of Venice. They correspond to the five original islands. The sixth sestiere is neighboring Mazzorbo.
All visitors of Burano remain intrigued by the many colours and the coloured houses that are reflected into the green waters of channels, by the Oblique Bell Tower, by the tranquility and the calmness with which the elderly ladies embroider original Burano lace by their tombolo (or lace pillow), while they are laughing and chatting in squares among them. It seems to be in paradise. Children who dart freely with their bicycles, balconies with multicolored flowers, fishermen who put up fresh fish from their traditional boats.
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Palgon དཔལ་མགོན། county
Palgon county in the hinterland of Lake Namtso Chukmo. Until recently Palgon was one of largest of the Jangtang counties (being Shentsa the largest), extending from the present-day Xinjiang and Qinghai provincial borders in the north to the Yarlung Tsangpo ཡར་ཀླུངས་གཙང་པོ་ (Brahmaputra) watershed in the south. As such the county was larger than the United Kingdom! But now it has been subdivided into Tsonyi county and Palgon proper, governed from Naktsang. The county capital is located at Namru. Area: 99.112 sq km. www.footprinttravelguides.com/c/2848/tibet/&Action=pr...
Frederik's Church, popularly known as The Marble Church for its rococo architecture, is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Copenhagen, Denmark. The church forms the focal point of the Frederiksstaden district; it is located due west of Amalienborg Palace.
The church was designed by the architect Nicolai Eigtved in 1740 and was along with the rest of Frederiksstaden, a district of Copenhagen, intended to commemorate the 300 years jubilee of the first coronation of a member of the House of Oldenburg.
Frederick's Church has the largest church dome in Scandinavia with a span of 31 m. Eigtved finished the drawings of the church around 1740, but his original design was much more pompuous; the dome should have been significantly taller and rest on the exterior walls with a diameter of 45 m. The dome rests on 12 columns. The dome is roman baroque style with its curved, pompous expression and multiple fine details. It has gold window frames, multiple statues on the exterior walls and beautiful, colorful fresco inside the dome ceiling, which most likely is inspired by Peter's Basilica in Rome.
The foundation stone was set by king Frederick V on October 31, 1749, but the construction was slowed by budget cuts and the death of Eigtved in 1754. A French architect, Nicolas Henri Jardin, continued the construction from 1756 after revising the design and changing it to a more classical, marble church.
In 1770, the original plans for the church were abandoned by Johann Friedrich Struensee. The church was left incomplete and, in spite of several initiatives to complete it, stood as a ruin for nearly 150 years.
A few years later, when Struenesee lost his power and position, several ideas were created and considered in trying to make a modified construction plan for the church. Among these intellectual minds was C.F. Hardsdorff, a danish architect and advocate for neoclassicism.
In 1874, Andreas Frederik Krieger, Denmark's Finance Minister at the time, sold the ruins of the uncompleted church and the church square to Carl Frederik Tietgen for 100,000 Rigsdaler — none of which was to be paid in cash — on the condition that Tietgen would build a church in a style similar to the original plans and donate it to the state when complete, while in turn he acquired the rights to subdivide neighboring plots for development.
Tietgen, not only wanted the church to represent a folklore to The Royal House, but also as a great monument for the grundtvigianismen, created by danish pastor and philosopher, N.F.S Grundvig. At the front entrance, at statue of Grundtvig was raised and the exterior walls around the church is also decorated with statues of important people from the danish and international church history.
The deal was at the time highly controversial. On 25 January 1877, a case was brought by the Folketing at the Court of Impeachment (Danish: Rigsretten), Krieger being charged with corruption over this deal. He was, however, eventually acquitted.
Tietgen got Ferdinand Meldahl to design the church in its final form and financed its construction. Due to financial restrictions, the original plans for the church to be built almost entirely from marble were discarded, and instead Meldahl opted for construction to be done with limestone. The church was finally opened to the public on August 19, 1894.
Inscribed in gold lettering on the entablature of the front portico are the words: HERRENS ORD BLIVER EVINDELIG (the word of the Lord endureth for ever – 1 Peter 1:25, KJV).
A series of statues of prominent theologians and ecclesiastical figures, including one of the eminent Danish philosopher Kierkegaard (who, incidentally, had become very critical of the established church by the end of his life), encircles the grounds of the building.
Frederik'c church is a parish church, also known to be an Evangelical-Lutheran church, which is the national or most common church in Denmark. It also became a place for concerts, monument of the constitution, and a display of Thorvaldsens works of art (a famous danish sculptor)." Many people in Denmark call it the Marble Church instead of Frederik's Church due to its prominent feature of the marble dome.
Today, Frederik's church stands as vast architectural monument in Frederiksstaden as a tribute to the roman baroque and danish philosopher Grundtvig.
Naples Botanical Gardens
60 Acre Wildlife Reserve
Naples, FL
Different anhinga than my last image.
The anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), sometimes called snakebird, darter, American darter, or water turkey, is a water bird of the warmer parts of the Americas. The word anhinga comes from the Brazilian Tupi language and means devil bird or snake bird. The origin of the name snakebird is apparent when swimming: only the colored neck appears above water so the bird looks like a snake ready to strike. They do not have external nares (nostrils) and breathe solely through their epiglottis.
The anhinga is placed in the darter family, Anhingidae, and is closely related to Indian (Anhinga melanogaster), African (Anhinga rufa), and Australian (Anhinga novaehollandiae) darters. Like other darters, the anhinga hunts by spearing fish and other small prey using its sharp, slender beak.
Anhinga species are found all over the world in warm shallow waters. The American anhinga has been subdivided into two subspecies, A. a. anhinga and A. a. leucogaster, based on their location. A. a. anhinga can be found mainly east of the Andes in South America and also the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. A. a. leucogaster can be found in the southern United States, Mexico, Cuba, and Grenada. A fossil species Anhinga walterbolesi has been described from the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene of Australia.
Only birds that live in the extreme north and south of their range migrate and do so based on temperature and available sunlight. Anhingas will migrate towards the equator during winter but this range is "determined by the amount of sunshine to warm the chilled birds". Although not in their usual range, anhingas have been found as far north as the states of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin in the United States.
The Hill County Courthouse dominates the center of the Hillsboro Texas on a stormy April day. Hill County was created in 1853 by a special session of the State Legislature by subdividing Navarro County. The plan for a new county had been devised a year earlier by doctor Josephus Murray Steiner and Elijah Sterling Clack Robinson in order to stimulate land speculation. The County bears the name of local resident, Dr. George Washington Hill, who had served as Secretary of War for President Sam Houston and was a member of the State Legislature when the county was formed. Hillsboro was laid out, named the county seat, and settled. The towns growth was slow until 1881 when the railroad arrived bringing with it accelerated growth and prosperity with cotton and other agricultural products being at the center of that economic growth.
As the town and county grew so did the need for a new courthouse. In the late 1880s, Waco architect W. C. Dodson was hired to design a county courthouse. The building finished in 1890 was the third and arguably the grandest of three similar courthouses designed by Dodson. The Hill County Courthouse is regionally recognized as a architectural marvel. The three-story limestone structure design is patterned after the Second Empire style, but it incorporates Classical Revival and Italianate influences. The building’s two story high Corinthian columns, mansard roof treatment, and a wood framed three-tier 70 foot high clock tower covered with ornate tin work sets it apart from other county courthouses of the time.
The Courthouse caught fire on the night of January 1, 1993. The destruction was nearly complete. All that remained standing was the four limestone walls. The courthouse was a wooden frame structure and the clock tower and wooden truss supported interior collapsed onto the basement. The massive iron staircases survived and during the rest of the 1990’s the county residents lovingly worked on the old courthouse until it was restored almost perfectly in nearly every detail.
The Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Reference: www.texasescapes.com/TOWNS/Hillsboro/Hill-County-Courthou...
The brown corn bolt (Libellula fulva) is a species of dragonfly from the family of corn bolts (Libellulidae), subdivided real dragonflies (Anisoptera). It is a striking orange or blue appearance that is quite rare in the Netherlands.
De bruine korenbout (Libellula fulva) is een libellensoort uit de familie van de korenbouten(Libellulidae), onderorde echte libellen (Anisoptera). Het is een opvallende oranje of blauwe verschijning die in Nederland vrij zeldzaam is.
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Point,_Ontario:
Long Point is a sand spit and medium-sized hamlet on the north shore of Lake Erie, part of Norfolk County in the province of Ontario, Canada.
It is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) long and is about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) across at its widest point. Lake Erie lies to the south of Long Point, and Long Point Bay lies on the north side. The bay is subdivided into the Inner Bay and Outer Bay by a line that runs between Turkey Point to the north and Pottahawk Point to the south. Some of the towns along the bay's north shore include Port Rowan, Turkey Point and Port Dover. Long Point is north of and across the lake from Presque Isle and Erie, Pennsylvania.
Excerpt from uwaterloo.ca:
Description of the District
The Durand-Markland Heritage Conservation District runs along Markland Street and includes Park Street and MacNab Street between Markland Street and Herkimer. Chilton Place is also included.
The Durand-Markland Heritage Conservation District is found in the City of Hamilton and consists of 51 residential properties.
Cultural Heritage Value of the District
The Heritage Conservation District Plan describes the heritage character as:
“Although a few residents were built in the 1850s and 1860s, the Durand-Markland study area is characterized by a predominance of late nineteenth century to early twentieth century building construction. There is a range and diversity of structures from small, vernacular worker’s cottages to large classically detailed houses of the upper middle class.
The most prominent architectural styles are nineteenth century Italianate (1850-1900), and Queen Anne (1880-1910), and twentieth century Tudor Revival (1900-1930s) Examples of such architectural styles as Second Empire (1860-1880), Colonial Revival (1900-present), Edwardian Classicism (1900-1930), and four-square (1900-1930) are also represented in the district ”.
It goes on to state:
“The distinctive architectural features of the area are its scale, mass, decorative detailing and building sitting. Remarkably few individual buildings and properties have been extensively altered or subdivided over time due to changing tastes, economics and fashion The overall nineteenth century residential character coupled with a distinctive treeline and canopied streetscapes have generally been retained and occasionally enhanced”.
Designation of the District
The designation of Durand-Markland was initiated by local residents. Unterman McPhail Cumming Associates Heritage Conservation and Planning Consultants and Wendy Shearer Landscape Architect Limited completed the plan in 1994 for the City of Hamilton.
The Durand-Markland Heritage Conservation District is protected by By-law 94-184, which was passed in 1994 by the City of Hamilton.
Palgon དཔལ་མགོན། county
Palgon county in the hinterland of Lake Namtso Chukmo. Until recently Palgon was one of largest of the Jangtang counties (being Shentsa the largest), extending from the present-day Xinjiang and Qinghai provincial borders in the north to the Yarlung Tsangpo ཡར་ཀླུངས་གཙང་པོ་ (Brahmaputra) watershed in the south. As such the county was larger than the United Kingdom! But now it has been subdivided into Tsonyi county and Palgon proper, governed from Naktsang. The county capital is located at Namru. Area: 99.112 sq km. www.footprinttravelguides.com/c/2848/tibet/&Action=pr...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topi,_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa
Topi is a town in Swabi District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan. The town, located in the east of the district,[1] is administratively subdivided into two Union councils: Topi East and Topi West.
Geography
Topi is located in the east of Swabi District of the Khyber Pukhtoonkwa Province of Pakistan. Topi is located to the west of the Tarbela Dam, the world's largest earth filled dam.[5][6] Tarbela Dam is the largest hydroelectric generation project in Haripur District, Pakistan, producing 3,495 megawatts of electricity accounting for 40 percent of the Water and Power Development Authority's total power output as of 1980.[5]
Education sector
The town of Topi is home of the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (GIKI), named after Ghulam Ishaq Khan, a former President of Pakistan who had served at TOPI during his illustrious career as a Civil Servant.
Palgon དཔལ་མགོན། county
Palgon county in the hinterland of Lake Namtso Chukmo. Until recently Palgon was one of largest of the Jangtang counties (being Shentsa the largest), extending from the present-day Xinjiang and Qinghai provincial borders in the north to the Yarlung Tsangpo ཡར་ཀླུངས་གཙང་པོ་ (Brahmaputra) watershed in the south. As such the county was larger than the United Kingdom! But now it has been subdivided into Tsonyi county and Palgon proper, governed from Naktsang. The county capital is located at Namru. Area: 99.112 sq km. www.footprinttravelguides.com/c/2848/tibet/&Action=pr...
Excerpt from uwaterloo.ca:
Description of the District
The Durand-Markland Heritage Conservation District runs along Markland Street and includes Park Street and MacNab Street between Markland Street and Herkimer. Chilton Place is also included.
The Durand-Markland Heritage Conservation District is found in the City of Hamilton and consists of 51 residential properties.
Cultural Heritage Value of the District
The Heritage Conservation District Plan describes the heritage character as:
“Although a few residents were built in the 1850s and 1860s, the Durand-Markland study area is characterized by a predominance of late nineteenth century to early twentieth century building construction. There is a range and diversity of structures from small, vernacular worker’s cottages to large classically detailed houses of the upper middle class.
The most prominent architectural styles are nineteenth century Italianate (1850-1900), and Queen Anne (1880-1910), and twentieth century Tudor Revival (1900-1930s) Examples of such architectural styles as Second Empire (1860-1880), Colonial Revival (1900-present), Edwardian Classicism (1900-1930), and four-square (1900-1930) are also represented in the district ”.
It goes on to state:
“The distinctive architectural features of the area are its scale, mass, decorative detailing and building sitting. Remarkably few individual buildings and properties have been extensively altered or subdivided over time due to changing tastes, economics and fashion The overall nineteenth century residential character coupled with a distinctive treeline and canopied streetscapes have generally been retained and occasionally enhanced”.
Designation of the District
The designation of Durand-Markland was initiated by local residents. Unterman McPhail Cumming Associates Heritage Conservation and Planning Consultants and Wendy Shearer Landscape Architect Limited completed the plan in 1994 for the City of Hamilton.
The Durand-Markland Heritage Conservation District is protected by By-law 94-184, which was passed in 1994 by the City of Hamilton.
Hout Bay is a seaside suburb of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is situated in a valley on the Atlantic seaboard of the Cape Peninsula, twenty kilometres south of the Central business district of Cape Town. The name "Hout Bay" can refer to the town, the bay on which it is situated, or the entire valley.
The area was originally made up of two farms, which were slowly subdivided to make way for urban expansion. While still maintaining its rural atmosphere, the area of Hout Bay has more than 5,960 residences inhabited by a population of at least 17,900 people (as of 2011).
This was an exhibit where I almost laughed out loud when I understood what is was about - hllarious idea! But dead serious nevertheless. Coming developments by Ethan Hayes-Chute.
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USA B/N 2024.
800 West Ferry is a landmark residential building located in the Delaware District of Buffalo, New York, known for its historic architecture and its transformation over time.
Architecture and Design: Construction began in 1929 and was completed in 1930. It was designed by architect Duane Lyman, of the firm Bley & Lyman, and features a mixed architectural style, often described as Gothic Revival or a blend of Art Deco and Venetian Gothic/Tudor at the entrance. It stands 11 stories tall.
Original Owner: The building was commissioned and originally owned by Darwin R. Martin, son of the famous Darwin D. Martin of the Larkin Company (and Frank Lloyd Wright patron). Darwin R. Martin occupied a luxury penthouse that spanned the top two floors.
Original Layout: The building was initially conceived as a luxury rental property with a small number of very large units. It primarily consisted of 16 duplex (two-story) apartments, four ground-floor "simplex" (single-floor) units, and the expansive penthouse.
Transformation: Due to the Great Depression, the large unit format proved unsustainable. In 1940, the duplex apartments were subdivided into much smaller, single-floor units.
Current Status: The building was converted into a condominium association in 1980 and today maintains its historic elegance as a luxury residence in the heart of Buffalo.
The brown corn bolt (Libellula fulva) is a species of dragonfly from the family of corn bolts (Libellulidae), subdivided real dragonflies (Anisoptera). It is a striking orange or blue appearance that is quite rare in the Netherlands.
De bruine korenbout (Libellula fulva) is een libellensoort uit de familie van de korenbouten(Libellulidae), onderorde echte libellen (Anisoptera). Het is een opvallende oranje of blauwe verschijning die in Nederland vrij zeldzaam is.
This image is included in a gallery "Photo Gallery" curated by Ryan Miller.
Located about 77 km from Hobart, it is an easy drive of just over an hour. In geology and geomorphology, a tessellated pavement is a relatively flat rock surface that is subdivided into more or less regular rectangles, blocks approaching rectangles, or irregular or regular polygons by fractures, frequently systematic joints, within the rock. This type of rock pavement bears this name because it is fractured into polygonal blocks that resemble tiles of a mosaic floor, or tessellations.
The most well-known example of a tessellated pavement is the Tessellated Pavement that is found at Lufra, Eaglehawk Neck on the Tasman Peninsula of Tasmania. This tessellated pavement consists of a marine platform on the shore of Pirates Bay, Tasmania. This example consists of two types of formations: a pan formation and a loaf formation.
The pan formation is a series of concave depressions in the rock that typically forms beyond the edge of the seashore. This part of the pavement dries out more at low tide than the portion abutting the seashore, allowing salt crystals to develop further; the surface of the "pans" therefore erodes more quickly than the joints, resulting in increasing concavity.
The loaf formation occurs on the parts of the pavement closer to the seashore, which are immersed in water for longer periods of time. These parts of the pavement do not dry out so much, reducing the level of salt crystallisation. Water, carrying abrasive sand, is typically channelled through the joints, causing them to erode faster than the rest of the pavement, leaving loaf-like structures protruding.
This backlit image here shows a fine example of the loaf-like formation. Looking beyond the horizon is Tasman Sea.
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Point,_Ontario:
Long Point is a sand spit and medium-sized hamlet on the north shore of Lake Erie, part of Norfolk County in the province of Ontario, Canada.
It is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) long and is about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) across at its widest point. Lake Erie lies to the south of Long Point, and Long Point Bay lies on the north side. The bay is subdivided into the Inner Bay and Outer Bay by a line that runs between Turkey Point to the north and Pottahawk Point to the south. Some of the towns along the bay's north shore include Port Rowan, Turkey Point and Port Dover. Long Point is north of and across the lake from Presque Isle and Erie, Pennsylvania.
Naples Botanical Gardens
60 Acre Wildlife Reserve
Naples, FL
I took this image of the anhinga drying it's feathers sitting on a branch out in the middle of a lake. This is a different bird than the one I showed yesterday.
Anhinga species are found all over the world in warm shallow waters. The American anhinga has been subdivided into two subspecies, A. a. anhinga and A. a. leucogaster, based on their location. A. a. anhinga can be found mainly east of the Andes in South America and also the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. A. a. leucogaster can be found in the southern United States, Mexico, Cuba, and Grenada. A fossil species Anhinga walterbolesi has been described from the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene of Australia.
Excerpt from uwaterloo.ca:
Description of the District
The Durand-Markland Heritage Conservation District runs along Markland Street and includes Park Street and MacNab Street between Markland Street and Herkimer. Chilton Place is also included.
The Durand-Markland Heritage Conservation District is found in the City of Hamilton and consists of 51 residential properties.
Cultural Heritage Value of the District
The Heritage Conservation District Plan describes the heritage character as:
“Although a few residents were built in the 1850s and 1860s, the Durand-Markland study area is characterized by a predominance of late nineteenth century to early twentieth century building construction. There is a range and diversity of structures from small, vernacular worker’s cottages to large classically detailed houses of the upper middle class.
The most prominent architectural styles are nineteenth century Italianate (1850-1900), and Queen Anne (1880-1910), and twentieth century Tudor Revival (1900-1930s) Examples of such architectural styles as Second Empire (1860-1880), Colonial Revival (1900-present), Edwardian Classicism (1900-1930), and four-square (1900-1930) are also represented in the district ”.
It goes on to state:
“The distinctive architectural features of the area are its scale, mass, decorative detailing and building sitting. Remarkably few individual buildings and properties have been extensively altered or subdivided over time due to changing tastes, economics and fashion The overall nineteenth century residential character coupled with a distinctive treeline and canopied streetscapes have generally been retained and occasionally enhanced”.
Designation of the District
The designation of Durand-Markland was initiated by local residents. Unterman McPhail Cumming Associates Heritage Conservation and Planning Consultants and Wendy Shearer Landscape Architect Limited completed the plan in 1994 for the City of Hamilton.
The Durand-Markland Heritage Conservation District is protected by By-law 94-184, which was passed in 1994 by the City of Hamilton.
Point Lobos and the Point Lobos State Natural Reserve is a state park in California. Adjoining Point Lobos is "one of the richest marine habitats in California." The ocean habitat is protected by two marine protected areas, the Point Lobos State Marine Reserve and Point Lobos State Marine Conservation Area. The sea near Point Lobos is considered one of the best locations for scuba diving on the Monterey Peninsula and along the California coast.
Point Lobos is just south of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, United States, and at the north end of the Big Sur coast of the Pacific Ocean. Point Lobos features a number of hiking trails, many alongside the ocean, and a smaller number of beaches. The historic Whalers Cabin, built by Chinese fishermen and later used by Japanese and Portuguese fishermen, is now a museum.
Point Lobos nearly became the site of a town. In 1896, the Carmelo Land and Coal Company subdivided the land into 1,000 lots and named the new town "Carmelito". Engineer Alexander Allan purchased the land and over many years bought back the lots that had been sold and erased the subdivision from the county records. As of 2017, more than one million annual visitors from around the world visited Point Lobos, which is restricted by only 150 on-site parking spaces. The majority of visitors must park on the shoulder of Highway 1 and walk into the reserve.
Le plan de la nef ressemble beaucoup à celui de la salle centrale de la crypte. La nef de l'abbatiale Saint-Philibert est une vaste salle haute, aérée et lumineuse. Elle est plus large que le chevet et que l'avant-nef. Elle est subdivisée en cinq travées dans le sens est-ouest, et en trois vaisseaux dans le sens nord-sud. Toutes les maçonneries verticales, autrefois enduites d'un mortier de chaux et badigeonnées ou peintes, ont été décapées au début du XXe siècle par l'architecte Ventre, et les pierres apparentes jointées. Bien qu'inauthentique, ce décapage, conservé encore aujourd'hui, permet à tout le moins une lecture archéologique des murailles.
La maçonnerie est surtout composée de petit moellons calcaires, avec, dans une partie des surfaces, des bandes horizontales de moyen appareil blanc ressemblant à celui de la crypte.
Le système structurel adopté, outre les murailles extérieures nord et sud, utilise des supports verticaux constitués de colonnes rondes libres ou de demi-colonnes engagées. Ces supports sont uniquement montés en petits moellons, et n'ont pour bases et chapiteaux que de modestes débords, simples en bas, doubles en haut, eux-mêmes réalisés en petite maçonnerie. Il n'y a aucun chapiteau, aucune partie de pierre de taille. Les trois nefs sont subdivisées entre elles par deux grandes arcades montant des piliers ronds. Les arcs qui composent ces arcades ne sont pas en plein cintre. Ils sont surhaussés à leur naissance, tandis qu'ils sont légèrement déprimés au sommet. Leur courbure est en anse de panier à trois centres. Le choix de ce profil d'arc est très atypique dans l'art roman. Ces deux grandes arcades, fort minces, portent les murs du vaisseau central, percés à chacune des cinq travées d'une baie en plein cintre qui procure beaucoup de lumière, tant par sa dimension que par sa position très élevée.
Les murs extérieurs ont de très grandes baies qui éclairent abondamment les bas-côtés, fort élevés et voûtés d'arêtes. Ces voûtes d'arêtes et leurs arcs-doubleaux présentent également une forme se rapprochant de celle des grandes arcades.
The plan of the nave is very similar to that of the central room of the crypt. The nave of the Saint-Philibert abbey is a large, high, airy and bright room. It is wider than the chevet and the fore-nave. It is subdivided into five bays in the east-west direction, and into three vessels in the north-south direction. All the vertical masonry, formerly coated with lime mortar and whitewashed or painted, was stripped at the beginning of the 20th century by the architect Ventre, and the exposed stones jointed. Although inauthentic, this stripping, still preserved today, allows at the very least an archaeological reading of the walls.
The masonry is mainly composed of small limestone rubble, with, in part of the surfaces, horizontal bands of medium white bond resembling that of the crypt.
The structural system adopted, in addition to the northern and southern exterior walls, uses vertical supports made up of free round columns or engaged half-columns. These supports are only mounted in small rubble, and have as bases and capitals only modest overhangs, single at the bottom, double at the top, themselves made of small masonry. There are no capitals, no part of cut stone. The three naves are subdivided between them by two large arcades mounting round pillars. The arches that make up these arcades are not semicircular. They are raised at their base, while they are slightly depressed at the top. Their curvature is in the shape of a basket handle with three centers. The choice of this arch profile is very atypical in Romanesque art. These two large, very thin arcades support the walls of the central nave, pierced at each of the five bays by a semicircular bay that provides a lot of light, both by its size and by its very high position. The exterior walls have very large bays that abundantly light the side aisles, very high and vaulted with groins. These groin vaults and their transverse arches also have a shape close to that of the large arcades.
Naples Botanical Gardens
60 Acre Wildlife Reserve
Southwest Florida
USA
It was amazing to see the anhinga sitting in the same spot overlooking the water as it did almost two months ago. The blue in the background is water and not sky. The last image can be seen in the first comment section.
The anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), sometimes called snakebird, darter, American darter, or water turkey, is a water bird of the warmer parts of the Americas. The word anhinga comes from the Brazilian Tupi language and means devil bird or snake bird. The origin of the name snakebird is apparent when swimming: only the colored neck appears above water so the bird looks like a snake ready to strike. They do not have external nares (nostrils) and breathe solely through their epiglottis.
The anhinga is placed in the darter family, Anhingidae, and is closely related to Indian (Anhinga melanogaster), African (Anhinga rufa), and Australian (Anhinga novaehollandiae) darters. Like other darters, the anhinga hunts by spearing fish and other small prey using its sharp, slender beak.
Anhinga species are found all over the world in warm shallow waters. The American anhinga has been subdivided into two subspecies, A. a. anhinga and A. a. leucogaster, based on their location. A. a. leucogaster can be found in the southern United States, Mexico, Cuba, and Grenada. A fossil species Anhinga walterbolesi has been described from the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene of Australia.
Only birds that live in the extreme north and south of their range migrate and do so based on temperature and available sunlight. Anhingas will migrate towards the equator during winter but this range is "determined by the amount of sunshine to warm the chilled birds". Although not in their usual range, anhingas have been found as far north as the states of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin in the United States.
Excerpt from uwaterloo.ca:
Description of the District
The Durand-Markland Heritage Conservation District runs along Markland Street and includes Park Street and MacNab Street between Markland Street and Herkimer. Chilton Place is also included.
The Durand-Markland Heritage Conservation District is found in the City of Hamilton and consists of 51 residential properties.
Cultural Heritage Value of the District
The Heritage Conservation District Plan describes the heritage character as:
“Although a few residents were built in the 1850s and 1860s, the Durand-Markland study area is characterized by a predominance of late nineteenth century to early twentieth century building construction. There is a range and diversity of structures from small, vernacular worker’s cottages to large classically detailed houses of the upper middle class.
The most prominent architectural styles are nineteenth century Italianate (1850-1900), and Queen Anne (1880-1910), and twentieth century Tudor Revival (1900-1930s) Examples of such architectural styles as Second Empire (1860-1880), Colonial Revival (1900-present), Edwardian Classicism (1900-1930), and four-square (1900-1930) are also represented in the district ”.
It goes on to state:
“The distinctive architectural features of the area are its scale, mass, decorative detailing and building sitting. Remarkably few individual buildings and properties have been extensively altered or subdivided over time due to changing tastes, economics and fashion The overall nineteenth century residential character coupled with a distinctive treeline and canopied streetscapes have generally been retained and occasionally enhanced”.
Designation of the District
The designation of Durand-Markland was initiated by local residents. Unterman McPhail Cumming Associates Heritage Conservation and Planning Consultants and Wendy Shearer Landscape Architect Limited completed the plan in 1994 for the City of Hamilton.
The Durand-Markland Heritage Conservation District is protected by By-law 94-184, which was passed in 1994 by the City of Hamilton.
This Summer I had the chance, to pass quickly from this beautiful lake, the Lac Léman , near Geneva, in Switzerland . It is a big, and very beautiful BLUE lake (!), and an ideal Summer resort for those who prefer the lakes to the sea, or for those, who cannot reach the sea…… I copy from Wikipedia :
“ Léman was the name of a département of the First French Empire. Its name is the French name of Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) . It was formed in 1798, when the republic of Geneva was occupied by the French. Léman also included districts that were previously part of the départements Mont-Blanc (northern Savoy) and Ain (around Gex).
The capital of Léman département was Geneva. The département was subdivided into the arrondissements of Geneva, Bonneville and Thonon-les-Bains. Its territory corresponds with the present Swiss canton of Geneva and parts of the present French départements Ain and Haute-Savoie.
After the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1815, the former republic of Geneva became a Swiss canton, and Savoy was returned to the Kingdom of Sardinia. The area around Gex returned to Ain département. “
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Excerpt from uwaterloo.ca:
Description of the District
The Durand-Markland Heritage Conservation District runs along Markland Street and includes Park Street and MacNab Street between Markland Street and Herkimer. Chilton Place is also included.
The Durand-Markland Heritage Conservation District is found in the City of Hamilton and consists of 51 residential properties.
Cultural Heritage Value of the District
The Heritage Conservation District Plan describes the heritage character as:
“Although a few residents were built in the 1850s and 1860s, the Durand-Markland study area is characterized by a predominance of late nineteenth century to early twentieth century building construction. There is a range and diversity of structures from small, vernacular worker’s cottages to large classically detailed houses of the upper middle class.
The most prominent architectural styles are nineteenth century Italianate (1850-1900), and Queen Anne (1880-1910), and twentieth century Tudor Revival (1900-1930s) Examples of such architectural styles as Second Empire (1860-1880), Colonial Revival (1900-present), Edwardian Classicism (1900-1930), and four-square (1900-1930) are also represented in the district ”.
It goes on to state:
“The distinctive architectural features of the area are its scale, mass, decorative detailing and building sitting. Remarkably few individual buildings and properties have been extensively altered or subdivided over time due to changing tastes, economics and fashion The overall nineteenth century residential character coupled with a distinctive treeline and canopied streetscapes have generally been retained and occasionally enhanced”.
Designation of the District
The designation of Durand-Markland was initiated by local residents. Unterman McPhail Cumming Associates Heritage Conservation and Planning Consultants and Wendy Shearer Landscape Architect Limited completed the plan in 1994 for the City of Hamilton.
The Durand-Markland Heritage Conservation District is protected by By-law 94-184, which was passed in 1994 by the City of Hamilton.
Taking in a beautiful day of a landscape that will soon disappear as this land has been subdivided into 10-acre lots.
Muong women in their traditional outfit on the tea plantation of Long Coc. Vietnam has 53 ethnic minority groups scattered throughout the country, with the largest population being the hill tribes in the northern part of the country, especially the Hmong and Muong peoples. Each hill tribe is then further subdivided into distinct populations. Among the Hmong people, for example, are White Hmongs, Black Hmongs, Green Hmongs, etc. They all share the common characteristic of preferring to live in the mountains, and their penchant for high places is integrated into their culture, religion, and world view.
The Frederick Douglass Centre, Newcastle University, UK.
The story and importance of Frederick Douglass can be found here:
www.ncl.ac.uk/who-we-are/frederick-douglass/
Design (2019): Sheppard Robson.
The auditorium uses a cladding system inspired by the Newcastle-born mathematician Louis Fry Richardson whose pioneering work defined modern methods of weather forecasting. Fry Richardson’s work, which subdivided the planet into hexagonal zones, has been expressed in expanded aluminium mesh on the external elevations of the auditorium. A pattern has been created by the changing the orientation of the mesh, varying the opacity of the material.
Excerpt from uwaterloo.ca:
Description of the District
The Durand-Markland Heritage Conservation District runs along Markland Street and includes Park Street and MacNab Street between Markland Street and Herkimer. Chilton Place is also included.
The Durand-Markland Heritage Conservation District is found in the City of Hamilton and consists of 51 residential properties.
Cultural Heritage Value of the District
The Heritage Conservation District Plan describes the heritage character as:
“Although a few residents were built in the 1850s and 1860s, the Durand-Markland study area is characterized by a predominance of late nineteenth century to early twentieth century building construction. There is a range and diversity of structures from small, vernacular worker’s cottages to large classically detailed houses of the upper middle class.
The most prominent architectural styles are nineteenth century Italianate (1850-1900), and Queen Anne (1880-1910), and twentieth century Tudor Revival (1900-1930s) Examples of such architectural styles as Second Empire (1860-1880), Colonial Revival (1900-present), Edwardian Classicism (1900-1930), and four-square (1900-1930) are also represented in the district ”.
It goes on to state:
“The distinctive architectural features of the area are its scale, mass, decorative detailing and building sitting. Remarkably few individual buildings and properties have been extensively altered or subdivided over time due to changing tastes, economics and fashion The overall nineteenth century residential character coupled with a distinctive treeline and canopied streetscapes have generally been retained and occasionally enhanced”.
Designation of the District
The designation of Durand-Markland was initiated by local residents. Unterman McPhail Cumming Associates Heritage Conservation and Planning Consultants and Wendy Shearer Landscape Architect Limited completed the plan in 1994 for the City of Hamilton.
The Durand-Markland Heritage Conservation District is protected by By-law 94-184, which was passed in 1994 by the City of Hamilton.
Hout Bay is a seaside and harbour town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is situated in a valley on the Atlantic seaboard of the Cape Peninsula, twenty kilometres south of Cape Town. The name "Hout Bay" can refer to the town, the bay on which it is situated, or the entire valley.
The area was originally made up of two farms, which were slowly subdivided to make way for urban expansion. While still maintaining its rural atmosphere, the area of Hout Bay has more than 5,960 residences inhabited by a population of at least 17,900 people (as of 2011).
For me photography is a creative tool to visualise what is hidden, just like the abandoned office building in this image. Its façade, full of squares in different sizes, immediately attracted me. Large concrete elements are subdivided by small square tiles and windows. A courtyard has the same elements, but was overgrown by trees.
In my studio I superimposed the clean outside façade with the courtyard and masked out some of the elements. The image that finally emerged has surreal qualities, with trees taking over and growing in and out of the windows. In this way it is a joyful hommage to the hidden beauty of the office complex that is no more, as the building was recently demolished. Rhythm and geometry always inspire me to shoot architecture, but in this case I successfully combined it with patterns of nature.
Lobed Mason Wasp, a species of Potter and Mason Wasps. More detail on thorax markings. This one has yellow markings rather than white, 6 abdominal bands (vs 4). Around 1/2 inch long. Looks like same species as 5904 taken at the same location 3 days earlier. Same individual as 5905. Home, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. 4 August 2022
Genus Ancistrocerus according to inaturalist.
Apparently a Lobed Mason Wasp (Ancistrocerus capra) of critical status in SK
'Identification
The strongly impressed notauli (paired lines or grooves on the mesoscutum that subdivide the sclerite into a median midlobe and lateral lobes) and the dark metanotum separate this species from other members of the genus.
Range: Holarctic' bugguide.net/node/view/30502
Ancistrocerus
'Ancistrocerus is a widely distributed genus of potter wasps present in many biogeographical regions of the world. They are nonpetiolate eumenine wasps with a transverse ridge at the bending summit of the first metasomal tergum and with a low and opaque propodeal lamella completely fused to the submarginal carina.' inaturalist.ca/taxa/127788-Ancistrocerus
Numbers: ~20 spp. in our area(1), ~120 total(2)
Identification
key to the 14 spp. of the northeast(1)
Range
mostly holarctic (with ~half of the spp. in the Palaearctic, and some representation in more southern regions)(3)(2) bugguide.net/node/view/6812
The rising sun has almost eliminated the fog floating on the surface of the James River as NS manifest 12Z crosses on its way north from Roanoke, VA to East Binghampton, NY on the former Norfolk and Western route to Hagerstown, MD. The bridge includes Warren deck truss sections over the river and a Subdivided Warren truss over the former C&O James River Subdivision on the north bank.
Located about 77 km from Hobart, it is an easy drive of just over an hour. In geology and geomorphology, a tessellated pavement is a relatively flat rock surface that is subdivided into more or less regular rectangles, blocks approaching rectangles, or irregular or regular polygons by fractures, frequently systematic joints, within the rock. This type of rock pavement bears this name because it is fractured into polygonal blocks that resemble tiles of a mosaic floor, or tessellations.
The most well-known example of a tessellated pavement is the Tessellated Pavement that is found at Lufra, Eaglehawk Neck on the Tasman Peninsula of Tasmania. This tessellated pavement consists of a marine platform on the shore of Pirates Bay, Tasmania. This example consists of two types of formations: a pan formation and a loaf formation.
The pan formation is a series of concave depressions in the rock that typically forms beyond the edge of the seashore. This part of the pavement dries out more at low tide than the portion abutting the seashore, allowing salt crystals to develop further; the surface of the "pans" therefore erodes more quickly than the joints, resulting in increasing concavity.
The loaf formation occurs on the parts of the pavement closer to the seashore, which are immersed in water for longer periods of time. These parts of the pavement do not dry out so much, reducing the level of salt crystallisation. Water, carrying abrasive sand, is typically channelled through the joints, causing them to erode faster than the rest of the pavement, leaving loaf-like structures protruding.
This backlit image here shows a fine example of the pan formation.
Excerpt from uwaterloo.ca:
Description of the District
The Durand-Markland Heritage Conservation District runs along Markland Street and includes Park Street and MacNab Street between Markland Street and Herkimer. Chilton Place is also included.
The Durand-Markland Heritage Conservation District is found in the City of Hamilton and consists of 51 residential properties.
Cultural Heritage Value of the District
The Heritage Conservation District Plan describes the heritage character as:
“Although a few residents were built in the 1850s and 1860s, the Durand-Markland study area is characterized by a predominance of late nineteenth century to early twentieth century building construction. There is a range and diversity of structures from small, vernacular worker’s cottages to large classically detailed houses of the upper middle class.
The most prominent architectural styles are nineteenth century Italianate (1850-1900), and Queen Anne (1880-1910), and twentieth century Tudor Revival (1900-1930s) Examples of such architectural styles as Second Empire (1860-1880), Colonial Revival (1900-present), Edwardian Classicism (1900-1930), and four-square (1900-1930) are also represented in the district ”.
It goes on to state:
“The distinctive architectural features of the area are its scale, mass, decorative detailing and building sitting. Remarkably few individual buildings and properties have been extensively altered or subdivided over time due to changing tastes, economics and fashion The overall nineteenth century residential character coupled with a distinctive treeline and canopied streetscapes have generally been retained and occasionally enhanced”.
Designation of the District
The designation of Durand-Markland was initiated by local residents. Unterman McPhail Cumming Associates Heritage Conservation and Planning Consultants and Wendy Shearer Landscape Architect Limited completed the plan in 1994 for the City of Hamilton.
The Durand-Markland Heritage Conservation District is protected by By-law 94-184, which was passed in 1994 by the City of Hamilton.
Naples Botanical Gardens
60 Acre Wildlife Reserve
Naples, FL
The bird behind the anhinga is the gallinule in the water in my last gallinule image.
The anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), sometimes called snakebird, darter, American darter, or water turkey, is a water bird of the warmer parts of the Americas. The word anhinga comes from the Brazilian Tupi language and means devil bird or snake bird. The origin of the name snakebird is apparent when swimming: only the colored neck appears above water so the bird looks like a snake ready to strike. They do not have external nares (nostrils) and breathe solely through their epiglottis.
The anhinga is placed in the darter family, Anhingidae, and is closely related to Indian (Anhinga melanogaster), African (Anhinga rufa), and Australian (Anhinga novaehollandiae) darters. Like other darters, the anhinga hunts by spearing fish and other small prey using its sharp, slender beak.
Anhinga species are found all over the world in warm shallow waters. The American anhinga has been subdivided into two subspecies, A. a. anhinga and A. a. leucogaster, based on their location. A. a. anhinga can be found mainly east of the Andes in South America and also the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. A. a. leucogaster can be found in the southern United States, Mexico, Cuba, and Grenada. A fossil species Anhinga walterbolesi has been described from the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene of Australia.
Only birds that live in the extreme north and south of their range migrate and do so based on temperature and available sunlight. Anhingas will migrate towards the equator during winter but this range is "determined by the amount of sunshine to warm the chilled birds". Although not in their usual range, anhingas have been found as far north as the states of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin in the United States.
WIKI - Craigdarroch Castle has 39 rooms and over 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2). It was constructed in the 1890s as a family residence for the wealthy coal baron Robert Dunsmuir and his wife Joan. Robert died in April 1889, more than a year before construction on the castle was completed. His sons Alexander and James took over the role of finishing the castle after his death. The initial architect of the castle, Warren Williams, also died before completion of the castle. His work was taken over by his associate, Arthur L. Smith, in 1890. James Dunsmuir also commissioned the construction of Victoria's second castle; Hatley Castle located in Colwood, British Columbia.[1]
Craigdarroch Castle is believed to have cost as much as $500,000 when it was built, and included granite from British Columbia, tile from San Francisco, and an oak staircase prefabricated in Chicago.[2] When originally constructed Craigdarroch stood in grounds comprising 27 acres (110,000 m2) of formal gardens in Victoria's Rockland neighbourhood.[3]
Upon the death of Robert Dunsmuir's widow, Joan, the Craigdarroch estate was sold to land speculator Griffith Hughes for $38,000 who subdivided the estate into buildings lots. [4] To stimulate sales during a slow real estate market, Griffiths announced that the castle would be the subject of a raffle, to be won by one of the purchasers of the residential parcels carved from the estate. The winner, Solomon Cameron, mortgaged the castle to finance other speculative ventures which failed, leaving him broke, and in 1919 ownership of the castle passed to one of Cameron's creditors, the Bank of Montreal.[5]
The four-story Craigdarroch Castle still has lavish furnishings from the 1890s and is known for its stained-glass and intricate woodwork. The Castle is currently owned by the Craigdarroch Castle Historical Museum Society, which is a private non-profit society, and is open to the public. The castle is a tourist attraction, and receives 150,000 visitors a year.
Excerpt from uwaterloo.ca:
Description of the District
The Durand-Markland Heritage Conservation District runs along Markland Street and includes Park Street and MacNab Street between Markland Street and Herkimer. Chilton Place is also included.
The Durand-Markland Heritage Conservation District is found in the City of Hamilton and consists of 51 residential properties.
Cultural Heritage Value of the District
The Heritage Conservation District Plan describes the heritage character as:
“Although a few residents were built in the 1850s and 1860s, the Durand-Markland study area is characterized by a predominance of late nineteenth century to early twentieth century building construction. There is a range and diversity of structures from small, vernacular worker’s cottages to large classically detailed houses of the upper middle class.
The most prominent architectural styles are nineteenth century Italianate (1850-1900), and Queen Anne (1880-1910), and twentieth century Tudor Revival (1900-1930s) Examples of such architectural styles as Second Empire (1860-1880), Colonial Revival (1900-present), Edwardian Classicism (1900-1930), and four-square (1900-1930) are also represented in the district ”.
It goes on to state:
“The distinctive architectural features of the area are its scale, mass, decorative detailing and building sitting. Remarkably few individual buildings and properties have been extensively altered or subdivided over time due to changing tastes, economics and fashion The overall nineteenth century residential character coupled with a distinctive treeline and canopied streetscapes have generally been retained and occasionally enhanced”.
Designation of the District
The designation of Durand-Markland was initiated by local residents. Unterman McPhail Cumming Associates Heritage Conservation and Planning Consultants and Wendy Shearer Landscape Architect Limited completed the plan in 1994 for the City of Hamilton.
The Durand-Markland Heritage Conservation District is protected by By-law 94-184, which was passed in 1994 by the City of Hamilton.