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The trail zig zags down the steep slope to the bridge over Oneonta Creek in the middle of this image. The forest is showing signs of recovery after the Eagle Creek Fire started by a 15 year old playing with smoke bombs on 9/2/2017. The fire burned almost 49 thousand acres of forest in the Columbia River Gorge area. The fire burned extremely hot due to drought and years of fire suppression and thus even trees which often can survive fire burned to death. $36.6 million in restitution was ordered along with almost 2,000 hours of community service. The boy has been complying with the terms of his sentence but will doubtless never pay off the restitution. Meanwhile the forest is starting to regenerate. The yellow leaves are from sprouts from the roots of dead maple and oak trees. Here and there are a few evergreen survivors. Some day this will be a forest again.
Témoignage des actes de vandalisme après la révolution de 1789. En 1790, l’Assemblée constituante vote la suppression de toute communauté religieuse. Cluny, désormais bien national, devient une carrière de pierre. Les démolisseurs se mettent au travail jusqu'en 1810, année marquée par la chute du clocher du chœur, du portail et de l’avant-nef. Cluny n’est plus qu’un champ de ruines. L’un des plus grands centres théologiques et intellectuels de l’Occident médiéval, est plongé dans l’oubli. Les rares vestiges restants ne donnent plus aucune idée de l’abbaye. Puis, des historiens passionnés ont fourni un travail archéologique important pour en retrouver la mémoire. On peut maintenant reconstituer au moins virtuellement ce que fut ce haut lieu de l'Histoire.
passerelles.bnf.fr/dossier/abbaye_cluny_01.php
Desolation : Evidence of acts of vandalism after the revolution of 1789. In 1790, the Constituent Assembly voted to suppress all religious communities. Cluny, now national, becomes a stone quarry. The demolishers set to work until 1810, a year marked by the fall of the choir steeple, the portal and the fore nave. Cluny is nothing more than a field of ruins. One of the greatest theological and intellectual centers of the medieval West, is forgotten. The few remaining remains give no idea of the abbey. Then, passionate historians provided important archaeological work to find its memory. We can now reconstitute at least virtually what this high place of history was.
Lacock Abbey in the village of Lacock, Wiltshire, England, was founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, as a nunnery of the Augustinian order. The abbey remained a nunnery until the suppression of Roman Catholic institutions in England in the 16th century; it was then sold to Sir William Sharington who converted the convent into a residence where he and his family lived. It was fortified and remained loyal to the crown during the English Civil War, but surrendered to the Parliamentary forces once Devizes had fallen in 1645.
Some interior sequences in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) were filmed at Lacock, including the cloister walk where Harry discovers the Mirror of Erised and when he comes out from Professor Lockhart's room after serving detention and hears the basilisk. Scenes from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) were also shot here.
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Easby Abbey is one of the best-preserved monasteries in Britain of the Premonstratensian order. It was founded in about 1152 by Roald, constable of
Richmond, and later enjoyed the patronage of the Scrope family. After its suppression in 1536 the buildings rapidly lapsed into ruin, before becoming an
object of interest for antiquarians and Romantic artists in the 18th and 19th centuries. The grandeur of the surviving buildings testifies to the success
and wealth of the abbey.
Before the Abbey
Easby Abbey lies about 1.5 miles south of Richmond, North Yorkshire. The hamlet of Easby is listed in the Domesday survey of 1086 as ‘Asebi’, which
was held by Enisan Murdac, an important local landowner.[1] Murdac was a vassal of Alan le Roux or ‘the Red’, Earl of Richmond (c 1040–1093).
Evidence suggests that a religious community of some sort existed on the site before the abbey was founded. This was probably based on the existing
parish church of St Agatha, and may have been an Anglian minster, a community of priests responsible for serving the surrounding parishes.
Foundation of Easby Abbey
The abbey of St Agatha at Easby was founded in about 1152 by Roald (d.1158), constable or principal officer of Richmond . Roald’s identity is unclear,
but it has been suggested that he was the younger son of Hacuil, or Hasculf, de St James, lord of Tansor in Northamptonshire and of estates in Oxfordshire.
Roald established Easby as a Premonstratensian monastery, only the third such house to be founded in England. In the process, the existing minster
community was probably absorbed into the new abbey.
The Premonstratensian order was founded in 1121 in Prémontré, France, by St Norbert of Xanten. Most monks followed the 6th-century Rule of St Benedict,
renouncing the world for a contemplative life. Norbert elected instead to follow the older Rule of St Augustine, which better fitted his aims
that Premonstratensians should serve communities by preaching, teaching, charitable work, and sometimes by direct service as parish priests
Lacock Abbey in the village of Lacock, Wiltshire, England, was founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, as a nunnery of the Augustinian order. The abbey remained a nunnery until the suppression of Roman Catholic institutions in England in the 16th century; it was then sold to Sir William Sharington who converted the convent into a residence where he and his family lived. It was fortified and remained loyal to the crown during the English Civil War, but surrendered to the Parliamentary forces once Devizes had fallen in 1645.
Some interior sequences in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) were filmed at Lacock, including the cloister walk where Harry discovers the Mirror of Erised and when he comes out from Professor Lockhart's room after serving detention and hears the basilisk. Scenes from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) were also shot here.
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Lacock Abbey in the village of Lacock, Wiltshire, England, was founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, as a nunnery of the Augustinian order. The abbey remained a nunnery until the suppression of Roman Catholic institutions in England in the 16th century; it was then sold to Sir William Sharington who converted the convent into a residence where he and his family lived. It was fortified and remained loyal to the crown during the English Civil War, but surrendered to the Parliamentary forces once Devizes had fallen in 1645.
Some interior sequences in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) were filmed at Lacock, including the cloister walk where Harry discovers the Mirror of Erised and when he comes out from Professor Lockhart's room after serving detention and hears the basilisk. Scenes from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) were also shot here.
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Depends which way you are going - it is coming up to lunchtime so we are about to exit through the arch .
This is Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire .
Lacock Abbey in the village of Lacock, Wiltshire, England, was founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, as a nunnery of the Augustinian order. The abbey remained a nunnery until the suppression of Roman Catholic institutions in England in the 16th century; it was then sold to Sir William Sharington who converted the convent into a residence where he and his family lived. It was fortified and remained loyal to the crown during the English Civil War, but surrendered to the Parliamentary forces once Devizes had fallen in 1645.
The house was built over the old cloisters and its main rooms are on the first floor. It is a stone house with stone slated roofs, twisted chimney stacks and mullioned windows. Throughout the life of the building, many architectural alterations, additions, and renovations have occurred so that the house is a mish-mash of different periods and styles. The Tudor stable courtyard to the north of the house has retained many of its original features including the brewhouse and bakehouse.
The house later passed into the hands of the Talbot family, and during the 19th century was the residence of William Henry Fox Talbot. In 1835 he made what may be the earliest surviving photographic camera negative, an image of one of the windows.
In 1944 artist Matilda Theresa Talbot gave the house and the surrounding village of Lacock to the National Trust. The abbey houses the Fox Talbot Museum, devoted to the pioneering work of William Talbot in the field of photography. The Trust markets the abbey and village together as "Lacock Abbey, Fox Talbot Museum & Village". The abbey is a Grade I listed building, having been so designated on 20 December 1960.
"The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world." - Paul Farmer
With recent events across cities south of the border, I have my own title in my mind for this shot and I leave you to find yours. Wishing for peace, unity, safety and justice.
The Trifid nebula can be found in the constellation of Sagittarius about 5000 light years away, being a bright emission nebula that can be seen with binoculars. The nebula appears very low in the sky here in England, and is not an easy imaging target due to the air pollution and murk being so low down in the sky. Special narrow band filters and looong exposures are required to reveal good detail and structure.
This image was acquired with more modest kit, back in April/May, when the sky was very clear and transparent, due to the depleted pollution from industry and aircraft during locked down. Although there was still a light pollution dome on my near horizon, the severity of the image color cast in my image was easier to reduce in the final image, due to the cleaner sky. Back to normal now, couldn`t achieve this image again.
MN190/7inch Maksutov Newtonian Reflector, F5.3
NEQ6 GOTO Equatorial mount.
EOS760D + CLS filter (city light suppression)
52 frames @ ISO6400, 35mins exposure time.
Post processing in Deep Sky Stacker, Lightroom 5 and Canon DPP.
Another image with a Canadian Coast Guard Helicopter overhead.
The following vessels are reported as being part of the response to the stricken vessel:
Canadian Coast Guard
CCGS Cape Calvert 47 Motor Lifeboat - Evacuated Crew
CCGS Cape Naden 47 MLB - Evacuated Crew
CCGS Captain Goddard M.S.M - Hero Class Patrol Vessel - Monitoring/Response
CCGS Atlantic Raven - Emergency Offshore Tow Vessel (under charter) - Monitoring/Response
Canadian Tug
Seaspan Raven - Direct support fire suppression
USA
Contracted by ships owners
Resolve Marine - Emergency response and salvage company
They appear to have contracted the following vessels which are on scene providing fire fighting.
MV Maersk Tender -Direct support fire suppression
MV Maersk Trader - Direct support fire suppression
Both built as Tug/Offshore Supply Vessel, which typically have excellent towing and fire fighting capabilities.
Without a doubt there very well may be omissions as I have gathered the information from public sources. Cheers
Amsterdamse Bos
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Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island was one of the most important centres of early Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England. It is still a place of pilgrimage today, the dramatic approach across the causeway adding to the fascination of the site.
St Aidan founded the monastery in AD 635, but St Cuthbert, prior of Lindisfarne, is the most celebrated of the priory's holy men. Buried in the priory, his remains were transferred to a pilgrim shrine there after 11 years, and found still undecayed - a sure sign of sanctity.
From the end of the 8th century, the isolated island with its rich monastery was easy prey for Viking raiders. In 875 the monks left, carrying Cuthbert's remains, which after long wanderings were enshrined in Durham Cathedral in 1104, where they still rest. Only after that time did Durham monks re-establish a priory on Lindisfarne: the evocative ruins of the richly decorated priory church they built in c. 1150 still stand, with their famous 'rainbow arch' - a vault-rib of the now vanished crossing tower. The small community lived quietly on Holy Island until the suppression of the monastery in 1537. (English Heritage).
Comet Panstarrs,
Skywatcher MN190.
NEQ6 equatorial mount unguided.
Canon 760D, CLS filter ( city light suppression)
ISO 6400 63m 21s 32 frames.
If you look at the comet with your eyes slightly averted left or right, the comet tail pops out a little more. This is a well known method for seeing feint objects in the night sky. Seems to work here for me, let me know if you can see the feint detail.
Wikipedia: The eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) is a small North American migratory thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands, and orchards. It is found east of the Rockies, southern Canada to the Gulf states, and southeastern Arizona to Nicaragua. The increase in trees throughout the Great Plains during the past century due to fire suppression and tree planting facilitated the western range expansion of the species. as well as range expansions of many other species of birds.
Conservation status: Least Concern
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_bluebird
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Gospel Movie Clip | "My Dream of the Heavenly Kingdom" (1) - How to Pursue in Order to Enter the Heavenly Kingdom (1)
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Introduction
Most believers of the Lord feel that as long as we follow the words of God
, practice humility and patience, and follow Paul's example by sacrificing, expending and laboring for the Lord, we will satisfy the will of God. And we will be brought into the heavenly kingdom when the Lord returns . However, have we ever considered whether such a quest would really earn the Lord's praise and admission to the heavenly kingdom? If not, how should we pursue to earn the praise of the Lord and be brought into the heavenly kingdom?
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The priory’s largely intact west front and one of Englands finest examples of Early English/Norman architecture. Construction started in 1090 and is pure 1100s with the exception of the central window modified in the 1400s.
The remainder of the church (through the arch) suffered badly from deprivations after the 1530s suppression of monasteries. Its fine facing stones were taken away as building material.
Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island was one of the most important centres of early Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England. It is still a place of pilgrimage today, the dramatic approach across the causeway adding to the fascination of the site.
St Aidan founded the monastery in AD 635, but St Cuthbert, prior of Lindisfarne, is the most celebrated of the priory's holy men. Buried in the priory, his remains were transferred to a pilgrim shrine there after 11 years, and found still undecayed - a sure sign of sanctity.
From the end of the 8th century, the isolated island with its rich monastery was easy prey for Viking raiders. In 875 the monks left, carrying Cuthbert's remains, which after long wanderings were enshrined in Durham Cathedral in 1104, where they still rest. Only after that time did Durham monks re-establish a priory on Lindisfarne: the evocative ruins of the richly decorated priory church they built in c. 1150 still stand, with their famous 'rainbow arch' - a vault-rib of the now vanished crossing tower. The small community lived quietly on Holy Island until the suppression of the monastery in 1537. (English Heritage).
In the state of Washington, the Oregon white oak is a habitat of concern. The Oregon white oak is Washington's only native oak. The Oregon white oak habitat is found on the basalt bluffs above the Columbia River floodplain where it is dry.
Harvesting of oak trees, urban development, forest succession, cattle grazing, and fire suppression have contributed to the decline of the Oregon white oaks. In the refuge, an aggressive program of blackberry vine removal will help regenerate growth of young Oregon white oak trees.
www.ridgefieldfriends.org/adventure/ls_habitat_endangered...
En 1936, pour faire face au parachèvement de la suppression totale des tramways, au trafic attendu pour l’exposition universelle de 1937 et à la nécessité de remplacer les autobus Schneider de type H roulant encore, la STCRP passe commande aux usines Renault de 970 autobus TN4H.
Ces autobus reprennent le moteur des TN4F, mais tranchent avec leur prédécesseurs par leur esthétique, leur empattement plus long, la cabine de conduite avancée, une meilleure suspension et un accroissement du nombre de places assises pour une capacité totale inchangée de 50 voyageurs. Le schéma de caisse reste néanmoins obsolète avec un accès unique arrière et une capacité limitée.
Sur les 970 TN4H construits, 410 sont équipés d’une plate-forme arrière ouverte (TN4HP). Ces véhicules seront les derniers autobus à plate-forme parisiens et disparaitront le 22 janvier 1971.
Capacité : 50 places, 41 assises et 9 debout. Accès des voyageurs par la plate-forme arrière où se tient généralement le receveur.
In 1936, to cope with the completion of the total abolition of trams, the traffic expected for the 1937 Universal Exhibition and the need to replace the Schneider H-type buses still in use, the STCRP placed an order with the Renault factories for 970 TN4H buses.
These buses had the same engine as the TN4F, but were different from their predecessors in their aesthetics, their longer wheelbase, the forward cabin, better suspension and an increase in the number of seats for an unchanged total capacity of 50 passengers. However, the body layout remains obsolete with a single rear access and limited capacity.
Of the 970 TN4Hs built, 410 are equipped with an open rear platform (TN4HP). These vehicles were the last Parisian platform buses and disappeared on 22 January 1971.
Capacity: 50 seats, 41 seated and 9 standing. Passenger access via the rear platform where the ticket collector usually stands.
On the banks of the River Wear, in a beautiful wooded setting, stand the extensive remains of Finchale Priory. It was founded in 1196 on the site of the hermitage of St Godric, a retired sailor and merchant, who settled here after a life of adventure and travel. The priory was an outpost of Durham Cathedral and functioned as a holiday retreat for the monks of Durham until its suppression in 1538.
Today we had a guided tour of Delhi. It started at the Red Fort metro station. This palace was built in the 17th century by the first Mughal emperor. The architects were the same ones who built the Taj Mahal. The fort survived two conquests. It was not until 1858, after the suppression of the Indian rebellion, that the British destroyed large parts of the fort in order to build their barracks there. The Red Fort is one of the most visited attractions in India. There are thousands of pictures of it. Mine has the distinguishing feature of the electric wiring, which contrasts as modern technology with the almost 400-year-old palace and the many people who may be waiting to enter.
"Peace does not mean the suppression of all differences, but their coexistence and fruitful collaboration. Peace does not consist in one man, one party, one nation, crushing and dominating everyone else. Peace exists where men who have the power to be enemies are, instead, friends by reason of the sacrifices they have made in order to meet one another on a higher level, where the differences between them are no longer a source of conflict.”
-Thomas Merton (The Monastic Journey, pp.41)
Alors que la suppression des trains internationaux Belgique-Suisse devenait imminente, le train 91 Vauban est dévié par Athus et Rodange pour une des dernières fois. Il passe Turpange le long de la ligne 167 qui ne voit pas passer des trains de voyageur en weekend.
Wenige Wochen vor ihrer definitiven Einstellung, wurden die Schnellzüge aus Belgien in die Schweiz ein vorletztes Mal über Athus und Rodange umgeleitet.
Lacock Abbey in the village of Lacock, Wiltshire, England, was founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, as a nunnery of the Augustinian order. The abbey remained a nunnery until the suppression of Catholic institutions in England in the 16th century. It was then sold to Sir William Sharington who converted the convent into a residence where he and his family lived. It was fortified and remained loyal to the crown during the English Civil War, but surrendered to the Parliamentary forces once Devizes had fallen in 1645.
Battle Abbey was an excellent place to look around even though I'm not usually a "castle" person. So much to see & very informative signs all around.
The Battle of Hastings, fought on 14 October 1066, is one of the best-known events in England’s history, when William of Normandy defeated the army of King Harold of England. The battlefield owes its survival to the founding by William the Conqueror of Battle Abbey on the site as penance for the bloodshed. Much of the battlefield became part of the abbey’s great park, which formed the core of a country estate after the abbey’s suppression in 1538.
Priors had to sleep between frequent prayer . Here we look across their 12th Century huge dormitory building towards the cloister. Again, the facing stone has been stripped for building material after the monastic suppression in the 1530s.
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The newest Canadian Forces Tug "Barkerville" testing her fire supression equipment off Royal Roads.
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🇫🇷 Au cadrage, suppression volontaire du côté gauche,(enduit et peinture complètement détériorés..) afin d'avoir une vision moins gâchée de la décoration d'origine.
🇬🇧 In the framing, the left-hand side was deliberately removed (the plaster and paint had completely deteriorated) to give a less spoilt view of the original decoration.
🇩🇪 Bei der Einrahmung wurde die linke Seite absichtlich entfernt (Putz und Farbe völlig zerstört...), um eine weniger verstümmelte Sicht auf die ursprüngliche Dekoration zu erhalten.
🇪🇸 En el encuadre, la parte izquierda se eliminó deliberadamente (el yeso y la pintura se habían deteriorado por completo) para ofrecer una visión menos estropeada de la decoración original.
🇮🇹 Nell'inquadratura, il lato sinistro è stato volutamente rimosso (l'intonaco e la pittura erano completamente deteriorati) per dare una visione meno rovinata della decorazione originale.
Standing close to Southampton Water, Netley Abbey is the most complete surviving Cistercian monastery in southern England. After the Suppression of the Monasteries the buildings were converted into a mansion for Sir William Paulet. The ruins now reflect over 800 years of change, during which the abbey was transformed from a monastic house to a mansion house, and later to a romantic ruin.
Definitely Dreaming 'strong' theme. 34/52
Shot 88/100 x
Having a dip in the Ocean.
WA's D.F.E.S. Erickson Air-Crane helitanker. Tail number S64E
(NI54AC) is about to 'fill up' at sea.
(Wikipedia)
The Sky-Crane has gained fame in Australia as a highly visible and valuable tool in bushfire suppression. The helicopter, which can hold 9,500 litres (2,500 US gal) of water or foam mix, has been brought out by the Western Australian Government from the United States for each fire season since 2001-2002.
A number of other Aircranes and Skycranes have subsequently been brought out to Australia for each bushfire season and based in South Australia, Western Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.
Rufford Abbey is the best-preserved remains of a Cistercian abbey west cloister range in England. It's a Grade I Listed Building, (English Heritage). Built between 1147 and 1170 and from 1233 onwards, is now a partial ruin. Rufford Abbey Country Park, owned by Nottinghamshire County Council and managed by Parkwood Outdoors, is one of Nottinghamshire's favourite attractions.
In 1146 Gilbert de Gaunt, Earl of Lincoln, founded the Cistercian abbey of St Mary the Virgin. The monks of this order, also known as the ‘white monks’ because of their habits of undyed wool, believed in the value of an austere life based upon prayer and hard work. Rufford Abbey was moderately wealthy and able to sustain a community of monks between its completion in about 1170 and its suppression in 1536.
Rufford was one of the first abbeys in England to be affected by the Suppression of the Monasteries, and the whole estate was quickly acquired by George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury. The conversion of the west range of monastic buildings into a house (1560–90) was undertaken by the sixth earl, who was the fourth and final husband of the indomitable Bess of Hardwick, from whom he was then bitterly estranged.
In 1610, a new projecting wing was added to the northern end of this range.
The estate was inherited in 1626 by Mary Talbot, sister of the 7th and 8h Earls of Shrewsbury, and it passed to her husband, George Savile.
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Fires have been burning here for the last six weeks, more than half of the island, including this part, are now in flames. Fire suppression gel and seawater are being dropped from aircraft. The smoke can be seen throughout the state. In time this will recover, Australian native plants are atune to fire and will often require fire to germinate. It will, however, be devastating to wildlife. And it will be many years before the Island looks quite like this again.
To my friends: this will me my last post for about a week, I’m heading to one of the outer reefs, with a mountain of film. Will be unable to see or comment on your photographs until I return, but I look forward to catching up when I do. Hope you all have a good week!
A waterbomber dropping fire retardent to protect property from a wildfire burning on the edge of the city of Kamloops BC Canada.
...titolare del MRI 61343 Domo II - Reggio Emilia, seconda sezione del MRI 48601 (Limburg -) Domo II - Reggio Emilia.
Qui in zona Somma Lombardo (VA)
The sefond half of the clay-train Limburg-Domo2-Reggio Emilia (about 1.600 tons of the 3-200 tons of the full train coming until Domo2) hired today to the 193 318 of DB in the "I am the backbone of the economy" livery (a commendable intent from DB, even if on the other hand [DB Netz] it is compromised by a program of works on the lines that it is causing and even more will cause closures of sections of fundamental lines, with the suppression of freight services and consequent major problems with customers who cannot be offered a reliable service)
Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island was one of the most important centres of early Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England. It is still a place of pilgrimage today, the dramatic approach across the causeway adding to the fascination of the site.
St Aidan founded the monastery in AD 635, but St Cuthbert, prior of Lindisfarne, is the most celebrated of the priory's holy men. Buried in the priory, his remains were transferred to a pilgrim shrine there after 11 years, and found still undecayed - a sure sign of sanctity.
From the end of the 8th century, the isolated island with its rich monastery was easy prey for Viking raiders. In 875 the monks left, carrying Cuthbert's remains, which after long wanderings were enshrined in Durham Cathedral in 1104, where they still rest. Only after that time did Durham monks re-establish a priory on Lindisfarne: the evocative ruins of the richly decorated priory church they built in c. 1150 still stand, with their famous 'rainbow arch' - a vault-rib of the now vanished crossing tower. The small community lived quietly on Holy Island until the suppression of the monastery in 1537. (English Heritage).
Lockheed C-130 Hercules USAF 731st Airlift Squadron 302nd Airlift Wing, USAF Air Reserve. 94-7310
The 302nd AW are home based at Petersen AFB Colorado and in addition to normal transport duties are also the only AFRC unit to be trained in forest fire suppression duties
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2019
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Continuing my theme of various ecosystems with some wildlife residents of the prairie.
The prairie ecosystem occupies the lower and mid-latitudes of the Interior Plains of Canada, the United States, and Mexico. It includes all of the Great Plains as well as the wetter, hillier land to the east. From west to east, generally the drier expanse of shortgrass prairie gives way to mixed grass prairie and ultimately the richer and wetter soils of the tallgrass prairie.
Lesser Prairie-Chickens inhabit shortgrass prairies of the southern Great Plains, especially areas where shinnery oak, sand sagebrush, and bluestem grasses (such as little bluestem and sand bluestem) predominate.
The northern population of the LPR is listed as threatened/vulnerable while the southern population is listed as endangered. This is due to significant habitat loss and fragmentation of their native grassland ecosystems. This habitat loss has been caused by various factors, including conversion of grasslands to cropland, livestock grazing, energy development, and fire suppression. Additionally, climate change and the use of herbicides further threaten their habitat.
The monks’ refectory, which lay to the south of the cloister, was demolished by Sir William Paulet to make way for a new gatehouse, to form a grand entrance to his house.
Standing close to Southampton Water, Netley Abbey is the most complete surviving Cistercian monastery in southern England. After the Suppression of the Monasteries the buildings were converted into a mansion for Sir William Paulet. The ruins now reflect over 800 years of change, during which the abbey was transformed from a monastic house to a mansion house, and later to a romantic ruin.
Hover flies may resemble stinging wasps or bees, but they are completely harmless and play multiple, beneficial roles, including pest suppression and pollination services.
First time in awhile that I have seen the dust suppression water deluge in use on the approach to Dock 6 in Duluth. Heck, it was 94 degrees with low 20 percent relative humidity today.
The current situation in the US is no different....it is infested by racism, hypocrisy, hatred, division, lawlessness, propaganda, fake news, brainwashing, suppression of the poor and downtrodden.
What a joke, the most powerful democratic country in the world would not even care about their own people and is telling the rest of the world they care about human rights!
Of course it does not help when the country sorely needs leadership which is never forthcoming. Instead the words and tweets only fan the hatred and polarised the country even more.
People used to look up to America but nowadays people look at America with pity.
But there is always hope if the people let their votes do the talking come November.....
A small petunia flower taken on our balcony. The infestation has subsided with a good dose of natural garlic spray.
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Happy Tuesday
Lockheed C-130 Hercules USAF 731st Airlift Squadron 302nd Airlift Wing, USAF Air Reserve. 94-7310
The 302nd AW are home based at Petersen AFB Colorado and in addition to normal transport duties are also the only AFRC unit to be trained in forest fire suppression duties
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2019
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Presqu'ile Point Lighthouse
This lighthouse was built in 1840 and still continues to shine today despite having its lantern room removed in 1952. The light sits on the grounds of the Presqu'ile Provincial Park and stands 67 feet tall.
The name Presqu’ile, French for “almost an island,” has been applied to peninsulas on Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, and Lake Superior. On Lake Ontario, the L-shaped Presqu’ile peninsula is located just west of Prince Edward County, which extends much farther south into Lake Ontario.
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Phare de Presqu'ile Point
Ce phare a été construit en 1840 et continue de briller aujourd'hui malgré la suppression de sa lanterne en 1952. Le phare se trouve sur le terrain du parc provincial Presqu'ile et mesure 20 mètres de haut.
Le nom Presqu'ile, qui signifie « presque une île » en français, a été appliqué aux péninsules du lac Ontario, du lac Érié, du lac Huron et du lac Supérieur. Sur le lac Ontario, la péninsule Presqu'ile en forme de L est située juste à l'ouest du comté de Prince Edward, qui s'étend beaucoup plus au sud dans le lac Ontario.
🇮🇹 Cazzago San Martino (BS), 04/02/23
IT: Sulla linea Rovato Borgo-Bornato dopo la soppressione del servizio viaggiatori nel dicembre 2018, rimangono i saltuari trasferimenti di materiale da e per il deposito di Iseo. Ecco una doppia di ALn668 unità 146 e 133 di rientro dalla tornitura a Milano Fiorenza, qui in transito presso il passaggio a livello della fermata di Cazzago San Martino.
EN: On the Rovato Borgo-Bornato line after the suppression of the passenger service in december 2018, there are still occasional transfers of trains to and from the Iseo depot. Double ALn668 unit 146 and 133 runs at the level crossing at the Cazzago San Martino stop, returning from turning in Milano Fiorenza depot.
© Mirko Destefani
The Cygnus Loop and Veil Nebula ISO 12600, ISO 6400, exposure time 3h 20m, 196 frames.
Canon 760D, and CLS ( city light suppression) filter.
60mm F6 Altair refractor, with dedicated field flattener.
Fornax Lightrack 2 tracking mount, unguided.
Processed in Lightroom and canon DDP.
A shot from the archives and one I have posted before but in colour , thought the mono touch might give it a new look .
This is the old road across Bodmin Moor as it approaches the hamlet of Temple . Temple is a remote hamlet in the parish of Blisland located just off the A30 between Bodmin and Launceston, on a remote and desolate stretch of Bodmin Moor. The hamlet is called after the Knights Templar, who are thought to have built a refuge here for pilgrims travelling to the holy land in the twelfth century. After the suppression of the Knights Templar, a church was built on the site of an earlier Templar chapel. The church was dedicated to St Catherine of Alexandria and formed part of the medieval preceptory of Trebeigh.
During the centuries that follwed, the remote St Catherine's church became famous as a place where marriages could be performed without license or banns, similar to Gretna Green. The practice was brought to an end in 1774, after which the church was left to fall down, with the roof finally caving in and killing a tramp sheltering inside. A new church was built in the late nineteenth century and consecrated in 1883.
The church if I remember correctly did not have an electricity supply .
Away off shot to the left the modern A30 runs over the Moor these days and for many a year was single carriageway and was the first section of single road if you come down via the M5/M6 from Scotland . It has been for donkey's years the scene of major traffic delays especially during holiday times . Until now ! The new section of dual carriageway has just been completed and open from the middle of July this year .