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Not sure the story on this seemingly abandoned mansion near downtown Freeport,IL. It is right on a main street,and interestingly located right next to a '20s-'30s themed nightclub.As I was taking this pic,a blues band dressed in period clothes was playing about 100 feet from me-I believe it was some kind of "roaring '20s" party....Al Capone would have felt right at home!
Happy Monochrome Monday all!
Looking down river on the North bank of the river Don. One of Max's evening walks during the more equable months in Aberdeen.
Portogallo, Porto, Primavera 2016
"Il Don", l'uomo nero del logo della Sandeman, sorveglia il quartiere Ribeira a Porto, in Portogallo. Il seducente quartiere di Ribeira è costituito da strade medievali. E' un luogo decadente ma affascinante, che termina in una piazza di fronte al fiume ("Praça da Ribeira"). Con le fotogenici barche tradizionali che galleggiano al molo sormontate da colorate case antiche, questo è il posto più pittoresco della città. L’UNESCO lo ha dichiarato Patrimonio dell'Umanità.
“The Don”, the black man of the Sandeman’s logo, overlooks the Ribeira quarter in Porto, Portugal. The alluring district of Ribeira is made up of medieval streets. It is a crumbling but fascinating place, ending at a riverfront square ("Praça da Ribeira"). With photogenic traditional boats floating at the quayside overlooked by colorful ancient houses, this is the most picturesque spot in the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site.
Sometime back, I took this candid picture. It looked alright. My friend worked on it for a few minutes on Photoshop and it came out looking like this.
The Learn to Light Workshop in Mexico ends today. This was a great weekend to keep stretching...www.learntolight.com
Setting sun in the background. Alien bee 1600 on a beauty dish at 1/4 power on a boom stand held down by Bill Millios and Frank Tuttle. Thanks for lugging it out to the beach for me guys. And thanks for the company...
Eglise catholique de style néo-byzantin
Construction : 1937-1957
Architectes : Paul Thédon, Frédéric Bertrand et Pierre Durand.
L'ancien orgue Cavaillé-Coll est remplacé en 1995 par un orgue neuf du facteur Pascal Quoirin. Ce nouvel instrument aux transmissions mécaniques, comporte 34 jeux, 3 claviers de 56 notes et un pédalier de 32 notes
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The Sandeman port cellars, Porto.
An interesting little tour with a port tasting at the end. What's not to like?
The Don theater in Alexandria Louisiana...spent a lot of my early years attending movies at this old movie palace. I can still remember standing in line on a Saturday waiting for the matinee feature to start...often a Disney movie or other film classic. It was probably in the mid 1980s I last attended a movie at the Don and I think it wasn't long after this that it was closed down. It appears that it is being used as a storage warehouse at the moment, but every time I'm back visiting my hometown that marquee really brings back memories. Captured with my Mamiya C330 on Shanghai GP3 220 film. Developed with Xtol at 1:1.
Sandeman was the first company to brand a cask. In 1805, Sandeman started fire branding their trademark GSC (George Sandeman & Co.) in a crow’s foot design on all pipes they sold, thus giving the wine a name that assured quality. At the end of the nineteenth century “brand” names were largely unheard of but Sandeman wanted to give their customers a guarantee of quality so in 1880 they became the first Porto House to export bottled and labelled wines. The Sandeman brand was registered as a trademark in 1877 (First Trademark Registrations Act) making it one of the oldest in the world. www.sandeman.eu/thedon/thestory/en
Pupaphobia – the fear of puppets
Coulrophobia – the fear of clowns
We’re Here! Scaring ourselves with Hand Puppets.
My puppet courtesy of Annika Laas [CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons
Portrait of Australian cricketer Donald Bradman on board a ship, Australia, ca.1935, Sam Hood, from vintage glass negative, State Library of New South Wales, ON4/5518 collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/93Qpp5o1
In that brief first visit to the Tampa/St. Pete area, I had seen photos if the exotic Don CeSar Hotel, that unique pink landmark on St. Pete Beach, and I was eager to grab my own photograph for the record. After many years in the doldrums, the 1920s building was becoming recognised as the Floridian architectural treasure that it is. The hotel has undergone several changes of ownership during the subsequent decades, but it continues to lure an upscale clientele.
I also took the opportunity to record my own steed of the day, the rented Ford Escort parked at the left. It was the same size as the contemporary European model, but I doubt whether the two types shared any component commonality. I haven’t an American Ford Escort in many a long year - they never appear at the classic car shows I attend.
September 1985
Yashica FR-1 camera
Kodak Ektachrome 100 film.
Out and about 16/1/2018 it was freezing cold with a nip in the air, a frost covering the land, prompted this capture at Danestone Country Park Aberdeen Scotland .
Danestone Country Park is on my doorstep a short walk away from home ,it's layout covers a number of miles that meets with Grandholm, Tillydrone and Woodside and eventually if you walk far enough you will end up at Donmouth Nature Reserve next to the Bridge Of Don where the River Don meets the North Sea.
Walking along there are many magnificent views of the River sweeping through on its way to meet the sea, various wildlife habitat the area and all types of trees, plants, flowers exist along the river banks.
In the past paper and woollen mills existed on the site and made use of the river by drawing from it through ladies to power the machinery they used to produce their wares, the ladies are now dry and the mills are now only ruins , though you can still see great examples of the old sluice machinery, lades and parts of buildings from that era as you walk along the River Banks
I take many photos during my walks , posting on Flickr so that I can enjoy the views, scenery and landscape time and again over the years.
The River Don (Scottish Gaelic: Deathan) is a river in north-east Scotland. It risesin the Grampians and flows eastwards, through Aberdeenshire, to the North Seaat Aberdeen. The Don passes through Alford, Kemnay, Inverurie, Kintore, and Dyce. Its main tributary, the River Ury, joins at Inverurie.
The Don rises in the peat flat beneath Druim na Feithe, and in the shadow of Glen Avon, before flowing quietly past the ice-age moraine and down to Cock Bridge, below the picturesque site of the recently demolished Delnadamph Lodge. Several streams, the Dhiver, Feith Bhait, Meoir Veannaich, Cock Burn and the Allt nan Aighean merge to form the embryonic Don. Water from the north of Brown Cow Hill (grid reference NJ230045) drains into the Don, while water from the west side runs into the River Spey and that from the south side into the Dee. The Don follows a circuitous route eastwards past Corgarff Castle, through Strathdon and the Howe of Alford before entering the North Sea just north of Old Aberdeen.
The chief tributaries are Conrie Water, Ernan Water, Water of Carvie, Water of Nochty, Deskry Water, Water of Buchat, Kindy Burn, Bucks Burn, Mossat Burn, Leochel Burn and the River Ury.
The river was recorded by the 2nd century AD cosmographer Ptolemy of Alexandria (d. c 168) as Δηουανα Devona, meaning 'goddess', an indication the river was once a sacred one. Near Kintore, not distant from the Don, is the Deers Den Roman Camp. In 1750 the Don's lower reaches were channelled towards the sea, moving its confluence with the sea northwards.
Danestone is a small, village-like area of Aberdeen, Scotland and is actually part of the suburb of Bridge of Don.
Located north-west of Aberdeen City Centre, Danestone is a relatively new area of Aberdeen. The area was once all farmland until about 30 years ago when Danestone Primary School and many detached, semi-detached houses and bungalows were built.
The name Danestone came from the name of the farm, Danestone Farm.
There are not many shops in Danestone apart from a Tesco Extra store that holds a Subway store, sunbed shop, travel agent and a hairdresser.
There are a few attractions in Danestone like Danestone Park, a Bannatynes health club and a forest along the River Don where people like to have a peaceful walk.
Just up the road, there is the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, where exhibitions like Disney on Ice take place and bands such as Oasis have played.
MK Dons v Pompey 10th of February 2018. League 1. Pompey won 2-1 thankfully. MK Dons have a beautiful stadium which is about 5 times to big for them. MK Dons are a crappy new team in a crappy new town with no fans and no football no local history. It will take another 50 years for them to become a proper football club if they don't go out of business before then! We took 6275 fans with us, so at least the place had some atmosphere for a game
Danestone Country Park is on my doorstep a short walk away from home ,it's layout covers a number of miles that meets with Grandholm, Tillydrone and Woodside and eventually if you walk far enough you will end up at Donmouth Nature Reserve next to the Bridge Of Don where the River Don meets the North Sea.
Walking along there are many magnificent views of the River sweeping through on its way to meet the sea, various wildlife habitat the area and all types of trees, plants, flowers exist along the river banks.
In the past paper and woollen mills existed on the site and made use of the river by drawing from it through ladies to power the machinery they used to produce their wares, the ladies are now dry and the mills are now only ruins , though you can still see great examples of the old sluice machinery, lades and parts of buildings from that era as you walk along the River Banks
I take many photos during my walks , posting on Flickr so that I can enjoy the views, scenery and landscape time and again over the years.
The River Don (Scottish Gaelic: Deathan) is a river in north-east Scotland. It risesin the Grampians and flows eastwards, through Aberdeenshire, to the North Seaat Aberdeen. The Don passes through Alford, Kemnay, Inverurie, Kintore, and Dyce. Its main tributary, the River Ury, joins at Inverurie.
The Don rises in the peat flat beneath Druim na Feithe, and in the shadow of Glen Avon, before flowing quietly past the ice-age moraine and down to Cock Bridge, below the picturesque site of the recently demolished Delnadamph Lodge. Several streams, the Dhiver, Feith Bhait, Meoir Veannaich, Cock Burn and the Allt nan Aighean merge to form the embryonic Don. Water from the north of Brown Cow Hill (grid reference NJ230045) drains into the Don, while water from the west side runs into the River Spey and that from the south side into the Dee. The Don follows a circuitous route eastwards past Corgarff Castle, through Strathdon and the Howe of Alford before entering the North Sea just north of Old Aberdeen.
The chief tributaries are Conrie Water, Ernan Water, Water of Carvie, Water of Nochty, Deskry Water, Water of Buchat, Kindy Burn, Bucks Burn, Mossat Burn, Leochel Burn and the River Ury.
The river was recorded by the 2nd century AD cosmographer Ptolemy of Alexandria (d. c 168) as Δηουανα Devona, meaning 'goddess', an indication the river was once a sacred one. Near Kintore, not distant from the Don, is the Deers Den Roman Camp. In 1750 the Don's lower reaches were channelled towards the sea, moving its confluence with the sea northwards.
Danestone is a small, village-like area of Aberdeen, Scotland and is actually part of the suburb of Bridge of Don.
Located north-west of Aberdeen City Centre, Danestone is a relatively new area of Aberdeen. The area was once all farmland until about 30 years ago when Danestone Primary School and many detached, semi-detached houses and bungalows were built.
The name Danestone came from the name of the farm, Danestone Farm.
There are not many shops in Danestone apart from a Tesco Extra store that holds a Subway store, sunbed shop, travel agent and a hairdresser.
There are a few attractions in Danestone like Danestone Park, a Bannatynes health club and a forest along the River Don where people like to have a peaceful walk.
Just up the road, there is the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, where exhibitions like Disney on Ice take place and bands such as Oasis have played.
Danestone Country Park is on my doorstep a short walk away from home ,it's layout covers a number of miles that meets with Grandholm, Tillydrone and Woodside and eventually if you walk far enough you will end up at Donmouth Nature Reserve next to the Bridge Of Don where the River Don meets the North Sea.
Walking along there are many magnificent views of the River sweeping through on its way to meet the sea, various wildlife habitat the area and all types of trees, plants, flowers exist along the river banks.
In the past paper and woollen mills existed on the site and made use of the river by drawing from it through ladies to power the machinery they used to produce their wares, the ladies are now dry and the mills are now only ruins , though you can still see great examples of the old sluice machinery, lades and parts of buildings from that era as you walk along the River Banks
I take many photos during my walks , posting on Flickr so that I can enjoy the views, scenery and landscape time and again over the years.
The River Don (Scottish Gaelic: Deathan) is a river in north-east Scotland. It risesin the Grampians and flows eastwards, through Aberdeenshire, to the North Seaat Aberdeen. The Don passes through Alford, Kemnay, Inverurie, Kintore, and Dyce. Its main tributary, the River Ury, joins at Inverurie.
The Don rises in the peat flat beneath Druim na Feithe, and in the shadow of Glen Avon, before flowing quietly past the ice-age moraine and down to Cock Bridge, below the picturesque site of the recently demolished Delnadamph Lodge. Several streams, the Dhiver, Feith Bhait, Meoir Veannaich, Cock Burn and the Allt nan Aighean merge to form the embryonic Don. Water from the north of Brown Cow Hill (grid reference NJ230045) drains into the Don, while water from the west side runs into the River Spey and that from the south side into the Dee. The Don follows a circuitous route eastwards past Corgarff Castle, through Strathdon and the Howe of Alford before entering the North Sea just north of Old Aberdeen.
The chief tributaries are Conrie Water, Ernan Water, Water of Carvie, Water of Nochty, Deskry Water, Water of Buchat, Kindy Burn, Bucks Burn, Mossat Burn, Leochel Burn and the River Ury.
The river was recorded by the 2nd century AD cosmographer Ptolemy of Alexandria (d. c 168) as Δηουανα Devona, meaning 'goddess', an indication the river was once a sacred one. Near Kintore, not distant from the Don, is the Deers Den Roman Camp. In 1750 the Don's lower reaches were channelled towards the sea, moving its confluence with the sea northwards.
Danestone is a small, village-like area of Aberdeen, Scotland and is actually part of the suburb of Bridge of Don.
Located north-west of Aberdeen City Centre, Danestone is a relatively new area of Aberdeen. The area was once all farmland until about 30 years ago when Danestone Primary School and many detached, semi-detached houses and bungalows were built.
The name Danestone came from the name of the farm, Danestone Farm.
There are not many shops in Danestone apart from a Tesco Extra store that holds a Subway store, sunbed shop, travel agent and a hairdresser.
There are a few attractions in Danestone like Danestone Park, a Bannatynes health club and a forest along the River Don where people like to have a peaceful walk.
Just up the road, there is the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, where exhibitions like Disney on Ice take place and bands such as Oasis have played.
The River Don (Scottish Gaelic: Deathan) is a river in north-east Scotland. It risesin the Grampians and flows eastwards, through Aberdeenshire, to the North Seaat Aberdeen. The Don passes through Alford, Kemnay, Inverurie, Kintore, and Dyce. Its main tributary, the River Ury, joins at Inverurie.
The Don rises in the peat flat beneath Druim na Feithe, and in the shadow of Glen Avon, before flowing quietly past the ice-age moraine and down to Cock Bridge, below the picturesque site of the recently demolished Delnadamph Lodge. Several streams, the Dhiver, Feith Bhait, Meoir Veannaich, Cock Burn and the Allt nan Aighean merge to form the embryonic Don. Water from the north of Brown Cow Hill (grid reference NJ230045) drains into the Don, while water from the west side runs into the River Spey and that from the south side into the Dee. The Don follows a circuitous route eastwards past Corgarff Castle, through Strathdon and the Howe of Alford before entering the North Sea just north of Old Aberdeen.
The chief tributaries are Conrie Water, Ernan Water, Water of Carvie, Water of Nochty, Deskry Water, Water of Buchat, Kindy Burn, Bucks Burn, Mossat Burn, Leochel Burn and the River Ury.
The river was recorded by the 2nd century AD cosmographer Ptolemy of Alexandria (d. c 168) as Δηουανα Devona, meaning 'goddess', an indication the river was once a sacred one. Near Kintore, not distant from the Don, is the Deers Den Roman Camp. In 1750 the Don's lower reaches were channelled towards the sea, moving its confluence with the sea northwards.
Entrance of the shop and the port wine cellars of Sandeman in Vila Nova de Gaia on the south bank of the Douro river, City of Porto, Portugal
Some background information:
Sandeman is a trading company specializing in wine and spirits, particularly Spanish and Portuguese fortified wines such as sherry, port, and Madeira, as well as brandy and red wines from the Douro region. The company was founded in 1790. Its well known logo features a caped man known as "The Don" dressed in a Portuguese student's cape and a wide traditional Andalusian type hat. Besides Port and Sherry wines, it also produces Brandy and Madeira wine. Brothers George and David Sandeman from Perth, Scotland, founded the company in 1790 with £300. David left the company in 1798 to found the Commercial Bank of Scotland leaving George in sole charge.
Branches were soon established in Cádiz, Spain, in 1795, and in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, in 1811. In 1953, Sandeman bought the port company Robertson Brothers. Initially passed to his nephew, George Glas Sandeman, Sandeman remained a family business until bought out by the drinks company Seagram in 1979. In 2001 the operation was sold to Sogrape by Diageo and Pernod Ricard who had acquired it from Seagram. A descendant of the founder family, George Thomas David Sandeman, is a member of the board of Sogrape Vinhos S.A.
Porto, also known as Oporto, is the second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is located along the Douro River estuary in northern Portugal, about 280 km (174 miles) north of Lisbon. With an estimated pospulation of 250,000, Porto’s city center is rather small, compared to its metropolitan area, which has around 1.8 million residents. Porto has one of the oldest European centres. Its core was proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996, as the "Historic Centre of Porto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar".
Port wine, one of Portugal's most famous exports, is named after Porto, since the metropolitan area, and in particular the cellars of Porto’s quarter Vila Nova de Gaia, were responsible for the packaging, transport, and export of fortified wine. It is typically a sweet red wine, often served with dessert, although it also comes in dry, semi-dry, and white varieties. Famous port wine brands are among others Sandeman, Cockburn’s, Graham’s, Fonseca, Offley, Ferreira and Quinta do Noval.
Proto-Celtic and Celtic people were among the first known inhabitants of the area of Porto. However, archaeological findings from the 8th century BC hint at a Phoenician trading settlement. During the Roman era, the city developed as an important commercial port, primarily in the trade between Olissipona (the modern Lisbon) and Bracara Augusta (the modern Braga).
Following the Muslim invasion of the Iberian Peninsula, Porto fell under Muslim control in 716, but was reconquered by Alfonso I of Asturias in 741. Thus Porto became a border settlement, occasionally invaded and conquered by the Muslim Moors. In 1092, during the so-called Reconquista, the area finally came under Christian rule, initially as part of the Kingdom of León. In 1093, Teresa of León, illegitimate daughter of the king Alfonso VI of Castile, married Henry of Burgundy, bringing the County of Portugal as dowry.
After eventually expanding its current frontiers and conquering additonal territory inhabited by the Moors for centuries, the county became the independent Kingdom of Portugal at the beginning of the 12th century. At that time, Porto also became one of the hubs of the Reconquista led by Afonso I Henriques, the first King of Portugal. In 1370, during the reign of King Ferdinand I, the new, expanded, and reinforced city walls, known as the Muralhas Fernandinas (in English: "Ferdinandine Walls"), were completed.
In 1387, Porto was the site of the marriage of John I of Portugal and Philippa of Lancaster, daughter of John of Gaunt. This marital bond symbolized a long-standing military alliance between Portugal and England. In the 14th and 15th centuries, Porto's shipyards contributed to the development of Portuguese shipbuilding. In 1415, Prince Henry the Navigator embarked from the port of Porto on the conquest of the Moorish port of Ceuta in northern Morocco. This expedition was followed by navigation and exploration along the western coast of Africa, initiating the Portuguese Age of Discovery.
By the 13th century, the wine produced in the nearby Douro valley had already been transported to Porto in so-called barcos rabelos (flat sailing vessels). In 1703, the Methuen Treaty established trade relations between Portugal and England and strengthened both countries‘ military alliance. The production of port wine then gradually passed into the hands of a few English firms.
To counter this dominance, the Portuguese Prime Minister Marquis of Pombal established a monopolistic Portuguese firm, the Douro Wine Company in 1756 to receive all the wines from the Douro valley. He demarcated the region for the production of port, to ensure the wine's quality, which was the first attempt to control wine quality and production in Europe, almost a century ahead of a similar exercise in Bordeaux. The small winegrowers revolted against his strict policies on Shrove Tuesday, burning down the buildings of the Douro Wine Company. The revolt became known as the Revolta dos Borrachos (in English: "Revolt of the Drunkards").
During the 18th and 19th centuries, the city became an important industrial center and hence, its size and population increased. The invasion of the Napoleonic troops in Portugal brought war to the city of Porto. In 1809, when the population fled from the advancing French troops and tried to cross the river Douro over the Ponte das Barcas, the bridge collapsed under the weight of the people and almost 4,000 residents of Porto died in the floods of the Douro river. In the Second Battle of Porto, which too place still in the same year, the French Army was thrown out of the city by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, and his Anglo-Portuguese Army.
In 1820, the Liberal Revolution began in Porto. The revolutionaries demanded the return of King John VI of Portugal, who had transferred the royal court to the Portuguese colony of Brazil since the French invasions, and also a constitutional monarchy to be set up in Portugal. But after the new constitution had been accepted in 1822, the new Portuguese King Miguel I rejected this constitution in 1828 and reigned as an anti-liberal, absolutist monarch.
Porto rebelled again and had to undergo a siege of eighteen months by the absolutist army. After successfully resisting the siege in 1833, King Miguel I had to abdicate and the liberal constitution was re-established. However, not bevore 1910, the monarchy was overthrown and Portugal became a republic. In 1919, forces favorable to the restoration of the monarchy launched a counter-revolution in Porto known as the Monarchy of the North. During this time, Porto was the capital of the restored kingdom, but the monarchy was deposed less than a month later and no other monarchist revolution in Portugal happened again.
Today, Porto is the most important industrial city in the country, thanks to its textile, leather goods, metal, food, and chemical industries, its oil refinery as well as the overseas port Porto de Leixões. The university, the art academy, museums, theaters, and the opera also emphasise Porto's status as a major cultural and scientific center. But it’s mainly the export of port wine and its beautiful UNESCO-protected old town, to which Porto ows its appeal to visitors from everywhere.
Danestone Country Park is on my doorstep a short walk away from home ,it's layout covers a number of miles that meets with Grandholm, Tillydrone and Woodside and eventually if you walk far enough you will end up at Donmouth Nature Reserve next to the Bridge Of Don where the River Don meets the North Sea.
Walking along there are many magnificent views of the River sweeping through on its way to meet the sea, various wildlife habitat the area and all types of trees, plants, flowers exist along the river banks.
In the past paper and woollen mills existed on the site and made use of the river by drawing from it through ladies to power the machinery they used to produce their wares, the ladies are now dry and the mills are now only ruins , though you can still see great examples of the old sluice machinery, lades and parts of buildings from that era as you walk along the River Banks
I take many photos during my walks , posting on Flickr so that I can enjoy the views, scenery and landscape time and again over the years.
The River Don (Scottish Gaelic: Deathan) is a river in north-east Scotland. It risesin the Grampians and flows eastwards, through Aberdeenshire, to the North Seaat Aberdeen. The Don passes through Alford, Kemnay, Inverurie, Kintore, and Dyce. Its main tributary, the River Ury, joins at Inverurie.
The Don rises in the peat flat beneath Druim na Feithe, and in the shadow of Glen Avon, before flowing quietly past the ice-age moraine and down to Cock Bridge, below the picturesque site of the recently demolished Delnadamph Lodge. Several streams, the Dhiver, Feith Bhait, Meoir Veannaich, Cock Burn and the Allt nan Aighean merge to form the embryonic Don. Water from the north of Brown Cow Hill (grid reference NJ230045) drains into the Don, while water from the west side runs into the River Spey and that from the south side into the Dee. The Don follows a circuitous route eastwards past Corgarff Castle, through Strathdon and the Howe of Alford before entering the North Sea just north of Old Aberdeen.
The chief tributaries are Conrie Water, Ernan Water, Water of Carvie, Water of Nochty, Deskry Water, Water of Buchat, Kindy Burn, Bucks Burn, Mossat Burn, Leochel Burn and the River Ury.
The river was recorded by the 2nd century AD cosmographer Ptolemy of Alexandria (d. c 168) as Δηουανα Devona, meaning 'goddess', an indication the river was once a sacred one. Near Kintore, not distant from the Don, is the Deers Den Roman Camp. In 1750 the Don's lower reaches were channelled towards the sea, moving its confluence with the sea northwards.
Danestone Country Park is on my doorstep a short walk away from home ,it's layout covers a number of miles that meets with Grandholm, Tillydrone and Woodside and eventually if you walk far enough you will end up at Donmouth Nature Reserve next to the Bridge Of Don where the River Don meets the North Sea.
Walking along there are many magnificent views of the River sweeping through on its way to meet the sea, various wildlife habitat the area and all types of trees, plants, flowers exist along the river banks.
In the past paper and woollen mills existed on the site and made use of the river by drawing from it through ladies to power the machinery they used to produce their wares, the ladies are now dry and the mills are now only ruins , though you can still see great examples of the old sluice machinery, lades and parts of buildings from that era as you walk along the River Banks
I take many photos during my walks , posting on Flickr so that I can enjoy the views, scenery and landscape time and again over the years.
The River Don (Scottish Gaelic: Deathan) is a river in north-east Scotland. It risesin the Grampians and flows eastwards, through Aberdeenshire, to the North Seaat Aberdeen. The Don passes through Alford, Kemnay, Inverurie, Kintore, and Dyce. Its main tributary, the River Ury, joins at Inverurie.
The Don rises in the peat flat beneath Druim na Feithe, and in the shadow of Glen Avon, before flowing quietly past the ice-age moraine and down to Cock Bridge, below the picturesque site of the recently demolished Delnadamph Lodge. Several streams, the Dhiver, Feith Bhait, Meoir Veannaich, Cock Burn and the Allt nan Aighean merge to form the embryonic Don. Water from the north of Brown Cow Hill (grid reference NJ230045) drains into the Don, while water from the west side runs into the River Spey and that from the south side into the Dee. The Don follows a circuitous route eastwards past Corgarff Castle, through Strathdon and the Howe of Alford before entering the North Sea just north of Old Aberdeen.
The chief tributaries are Conrie Water, Ernan Water, Water of Carvie, Water of Nochty, Deskry Water, Water of Buchat, Kindy Burn, Bucks Burn, Mossat Burn, Leochel Burn and the River Ury.
The river was recorded by the 2nd century AD cosmographer Ptolemy of Alexandria (d. c 168) as Δηουανα Devona, meaning 'goddess', an indication the river was once a sacred one. Near Kintore, not distant from the Don, is the Deers Den Roman Camp. In 1750 the Don's lower reaches were channelled towards the sea, moving its confluence with the sea northwards.
Danestone is a small, village-like area of Aberdeen, Scotland and is actually part of the suburb of Bridge of Don.
Located north-west of Aberdeen City Centre, Danestone is a relatively new area of Aberdeen. The area was once all farmland until about 30 years ago when Danestone Primary School and many detached, semi-detached houses and bungalows were built.
The name Danestone came from the name of the farm, Danestone Farm.
There are not many shops in Danestone apart from a Tesco Extra store that holds a Subway store, sunbed shop, travel agent and a hairdresser.
There are a few attractions in Danestone like Danestone Park, a Bannatynes health club and a forest along the River Don where people like to have a peaceful walk.
Just up the road, there is the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, where exhibitions like Disney on Ice take place and bands such as Oasis have played.
I was down in Florida for a few days this month got to capture some portraits.
I'n really diggin' this one!
© 2014 Teresa Escamilla, All rights reserved.
MK Dons v Pompey 10th of February 2018. League 1. Pompey won 2-1 thankfully. MK Dons have a beautiful stadium which is about 5 times to big for them. MK Dons are a crappy new team in a crappy new town with no fans and no football no local history. It will take another 50 years for them to become a proper football club if they don't go out of business before then! We took 6275 fans with us, so at least the place had some atmosphere for a game
Danestone Country Park is on my doorstep a short walk away from home ,it's layout covers a number of miles that meets with Grandholm, Tillydrone and Woodside and eventually if you walk far enough you will end up at Donmouth Nature Reserve next to the Bridge Of Don where the River Don meets the North Sea.
Walking along there are many magnificent views of the River sweeping through on its way to meet the sea, various wildlife habitat the area and all types of trees, plants, flowers exist along the river banks.
In the past paper and woollen mills existed on the site and made use of the river by drawing from it through ladies to power the machinery they used to produce their wares, the ladies are now dry and the mills are now only ruins , though you can still see great examples of the old sluice machinery, lades and parts of buildings from that era as you walk along the River Banks
I take many photos during my walks , posting on Flickr so that I can enjoy the views, scenery and landscape time and again over the years.
The River Don (Scottish Gaelic: Deathan) is a river in north-east Scotland. It risesin the Grampians and flows eastwards, through Aberdeenshire, to the North Seaat Aberdeen. The Don passes through Alford, Kemnay, Inverurie, Kintore, and Dyce. Its main tributary, the River Ury, joins at Inverurie.
The Don rises in the peat flat beneath Druim na Feithe, and in the shadow of Glen Avon, before flowing quietly past the ice-age moraine and down to Cock Bridge, below the picturesque site of the recently demolished Delnadamph Lodge. Several streams, the Dhiver, Feith Bhait, Meoir Veannaich, Cock Burn and the Allt nan Aighean merge to form the embryonic Don. Water from the north of Brown Cow Hill (grid reference NJ230045) drains into the Don, while water from the west side runs into the River Spey and that from the south side into the Dee. The Don follows a circuitous route eastwards past Corgarff Castle, through Strathdon and the Howe of Alford before entering the North Sea just north of Old Aberdeen.
The chief tributaries are Conrie Water, Ernan Water, Water of Carvie, Water of Nochty, Deskry Water, Water of Buchat, Kindy Burn, Bucks Burn, Mossat Burn, Leochel Burn and the River Ury.
The river was recorded by the 2nd century AD cosmographer Ptolemy of Alexandria (d. c 168) as Δηουανα Devona, meaning 'goddess', an indication the river was once a sacred one. Near Kintore, not distant from the Don, is the Deers Den Roman Camp. In 1750 the Don's lower reaches were channelled towards the sea, moving its confluence with the sea northwards.
Danestone is a small, village-like area of Aberdeen, Scotland and is actually part of the suburb of Bridge of Don.
Located north-west of Aberdeen City Centre, Danestone is a relatively new area of Aberdeen. The area was once all farmland until about 30 years ago when Danestone Primary School and many detached, semi-detached houses and bungalows were built.
The name Danestone came from the name of the farm, Danestone Farm.
There are not many shops in Danestone apart from a Tesco Extra store that holds a Subway store, sunbed shop, travel agent and a hairdresser.
There are a few attractions in Danestone like Danestone Park, a Bannatynes health club and a forest along the River Don where people like to have a peaceful walk.
Just up the road, there is the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, where exhibitions like Disney on Ice take place and bands such as Oasis have played.
Northern Rail | Class 170 (170478) | Attercliffe, Sheffield
170478 1J43 0839 Bridlington to Sheffield
Wednesday 19th of November 2025.
Old mill lade now mostly dry for miles still on the original site from its working days, looking in great condition though no longer operating and left abandoned to decay over time , the lade is to the right of the old sluice machinery a few meters up river from where i took this photo , the river don sweeps by to the left, the path eventually takes you down to the site of the original paper mill about 2 miles further down the river with magnificent scenery in between.
Danestone Country Park is on my doorstep a short walk away from home ,it's layout covers a number of miles that meets with Grandholm, Tillydrone and Woodside and eventually if you walk far enough you will end up at Donmouth Nature Reserve next to the Bridge Of Don where the River Don meets the North Sea.
Walking along there are many magnificent views of the River sweeping through on its way to meet the sea, various wildlife habitat the area and all types of trees, plants, flowers exist along the river banks.
In the past paper and woollen mills existed on the site and made use of the river by drawing from it through ladies to power the machinery they used to produce their wares, the ladies are now dry and the mills are now only ruins , though you can still see great examples of the old sluice machinery, lades and parts of buildings from that era as you walk along the River Banks
I take many photos during my walks , posting on Flickr so that I can enjoy the views, scenery and landscape time and again over the years.
The River Don (Scottish Gaelic: Deathan) is a river in north-east Scotland. It risesin the Grampians and flows eastwards, through Aberdeenshire, to the North Seaat Aberdeen. The Don passes through Alford, Kemnay, Inverurie, Kintore, and Dyce. Its main tributary, the River Ury, joins at Inverurie.
The Don rises in the peat flat beneath Druim na Feithe, and in the shadow of Glen Avon, before flowing quietly past the ice-age moraine and down to Cock Bridge, below the picturesque site of the recently demolished Delnadamph Lodge. Several streams, the Dhiver, Feith Bhait, Meoir Veannaich, Cock Burn and the Allt nan Aighean merge to form the embryonic Don. Water from the north of Brown Cow Hill (grid reference NJ230045) drains into the Don, while water from the west side runs into the River Spey and that from the south side into the Dee. The Don follows a circuitous route eastwards past Corgarff Castle, through Strathdon and the Howe of Alford before entering the North Sea just north of Old Aberdeen.
The chief tributaries are Conrie Water, Ernan Water, Water of Carvie, Water of Nochty, Deskry Water, Water of Buchat, Kindy Burn, Bucks Burn, Mossat Burn, Leochel Burn and the River Ury.
The river was recorded by the 2nd century AD cosmographer Ptolemy of Alexandria (d. c 168) as Δηουανα Devona, meaning 'goddess', an indication the river was once a sacred one. Near Kintore, not distant from the Don, is the Deers Den Roman Camp. In 1750 the Don's lower reaches were channelled towards the sea, moving its confluence with the sea northwards.
Danestone is a small, village-like area of Aberdeen, Scotland and is actually part of the suburb of Bridge of Don.
Located north-west of Aberdeen City Centre, Danestone is a relatively new area of Aberdeen. The area was once all farmland until about 30 years ago when Danestone Primary School and many detached, semi-detached houses and bungalows were built.
The name Danestone came from the name of the farm, Danestone Farm.
There are not many shops in Danestone apart from a Tesco Extra store that holds a Subway store, sunbed shop, travel agent and a hairdresser.
There are a few attractions in Danestone like Danestone Park, a Bannatynes health club and a forest along the River Don where people like to have a peaceful walk.
Just up the road, there is the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, where exhibitions like Disney on Ice take place and bands such as Oasis have played.