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I have taken thousands of cluster photos, so this year I decided to try for more artistic shots. I hope the butterfly stands out enough against the background.
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Belton House is a Grade I listed country house in Belton near Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. The mansion is surrounded by formal gardens and a series of avenues leading to follies within a larger wooded park. Belton has been described as a compilation of all that is finest of Carolean architecture, the only truly vernacular style of architecture that England had produced since the Tudor period. The house has also been described as the most complete example of a typical English country house; the claim has even been made that Belton's principal facade was the inspiration for the modern British motorway signs which give directions to stately homes. Only Brympton d'Evercy has been similarly lauded as the perfect English country house. For three hundred years, Belton House was the seat of the Brownlow and Cust family, who had first acquired land in the area in the late 16th century. Between 1685 and 1688 Sir John Brownlow and his wife had the present mansion built. Despite great wealth they chose to build a modest country house rather than a grand contemporary Baroque palace. The contemporary, if provincial, Carolean style was the selected choice of design. However, the new house was fitted with the latest innovations such as sash windows for the principal rooms, and more importantly completely separate areas for the staff. As the Brownlows rose from baronets to barons upward to earls and then once again became barons, successive generations made changes to the interior of the house which reflected their changing social position and tastes, yet the fabric and design of the house changed little. Following World War I (a period when the Machine Gun Corps was based in the park), the Brownlows, like many of their peers, were faced with mounting financial problems. In 1984 they gave the house away—complete with most of its contents. The recipients of their gift, the National Trust, today fully open Belton to the public. It is in a good state of repair and visited by many thousands of tourists each year The Brownlow family, a dynasty of lawyers, began accumulating land in the Belton area from approximately 1598. In 1609 they acquired the reversion of the manor of Belton itself from the Pakenham family, who finally sold the manor house to Sir John Brownlow I in 1619. The old house was situated near the church in the garden of the present house and remained largely unoccupied, since the family preferred their other houses elsewhere. John Brownlow had married an heiress but was childless. He became attached to two of his more distant blood relations: a great-nephew, also called John Brownlow, and a great-niece, Alice Sherard. The two cousins married each other in 1676 when both were aged 16; three years later, the couple inherited the Brownlow estates from their great-uncle together with an income of £9,000 per annum (about £ 1.17 million in present day terms) and £20,000 in cash (equivalent to about £ 2.59 million now). They immediately bought a town house in the newly fashionable Southampton Square in Bloomsbury, and decided to build a new country house at Belton. Work on the new house began in 1685. The architect thought to have been responsible for the initial design is William Winde, although the house has also been attributed to Sir Christopher Wren, while others believe the design to be so similar to Roger Pratt's Clarendon House, London, that it could have been the work of any talented draughtsman. The assumption popular today, that Winde was the architect, is based on the stylistic similarity between Belton and Coombe Abbey, which was remodelled by Winde between 1682 and 1685. Further evidence is a letter dated 1690, in which Winde recommends a plasterer who worked at Belton to another of his patrons. Whoever the architect, Belton follows closely the design of Clarendon House, completed in 1667. This great London town house (demolished circa 1683) has been one of the most admired buildings of its era due to "its elegant symmetry and confident and common-sensical design". Sir John Summerson described Clarendon House as "the most influential house of its time among those who aimed at the grand manner" and Belton as "much the finest surviving example of its class". John and Alice Brownlow assembled one of the finest teams of craftsmen available at the time to work on the project. This dream team was headed by the master mason William Stanton who oversaw the project. His second in command, John Thompson, had worked with Sir Christopher Wren on several of the latter's London churches, while the chief joiner John Sturges had worked at Chatsworth under William Talman. The wrought-ironworker John Warren worked under Stanton at Denham Place, Buckinghamshire, and the fine wrought iron gates and overthrow at Belton may be his. Thus so competent were the builders of Belton that Winde may have done little more than provide the original plans and drawings, leaving the interpretation to the on-site craftsmen. This theory is further demonstrated by the external appearance of the adjoining stable block. More provincial, and less masterful in proportion, it is known to have been entirely the work of Stanton.
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We saw thousands of Sandhill cranes (Antigone canadensis) feeding in fields of grasses and then off to the last bit of corn stubble and insects before the evening's rest. We were invited onto benches on some private land that provided crane flyovers in the afternoon sun.
According to information at the Rowe Sanctuary Audobon Center, 80% of the Sandhill cranes of North America spend time in South Central Nebraska during the spring migration. The braided Platte River has provided a safe space for them to court, store up energy, and collect before their flight to Northern Canada and the Artic for the summer.
I need one :-)
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This bridge is a rare example of a pin-connected truss bridge in Ontario. This once common bridge type is rare thanks to demolition and replacement of these bridges, despite their heritage value as some of the oldest metal bridges in Ontario. This bridge is particularly special as it appears to have a rich history. The bridge was apparently originally a railway bridge and may have been relocated to its current location before being converted for vehicular use. The bridge is labeled as the "T. I. R. R." Bridge which may mean "Thousand Islands Rail Road" This is evidence that the bridge was originally a railway bridge, and this theory is also further supported by the bridge's unusually large floor beams and narrow roadway width.
The bridge's trusses appear to retain good historic integrity with no major alterations noted. The heavy floor beams are connected to the truss via an uncommon pin connection to the vertical member, these connections being separate from the bottom chord connections. This design is in contrast to the traditional system of u-bolt hangers that would have extended down from the bottom chord connections to hold the floor beam. The unusual, perhaps more rigid and heavy duty, method of holding the floor beams may be yet more evidence of this bridge's railway past.
...or..."The Thousand Foot Udder".
(The Hoover Dam is 1250ft in length. This shadow stretched almost the entire span...)
A classic angle of the Senbon Torii (thousand torii gates) at the entrance to the Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, Japan.
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This plant and flower grows madly around the Peak Hill gold mine. Last time I uploaded a shot, that was what it was commonly called, a highly toxic plant. As to whether that's its real name, someone else might know. Let me know if you know then we will all know!
The flowers in this article seem to agree!
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Located in the St. Lawrence Seaway and part of the Thousand Islands.
Trivia: Is there a connection between the Thousand Islands and the salad by that name? Yes!
The history of the dressing dates back to the early days of the century and centers in the small resort village of Clayton, N.Y. In those days a popular fishing guide named George LaLonde, Jr., as his father before him, guided visiting fishermen for black bass and northern pike through the scenic, fish-filled waters of the 1000 Islands.
Unlike his father, George Jr. would serve a different and unusual salad dressing to his fishing parties as part of their shore dinners. On one particular occasion George was guiding a very prominent New York City stage actress of the period named May Irwin and her husband. Miss Irwin, a renowned cook and cookbook authoress in her own right, was particularly impressed with the dressing and asked George for the recipe. The dressing was actually created and made by George's wife Sophia, who was flattered by the request and willingly gave the recipe to Miss Irwin. At the same time Mrs. LaLonde gave the recipe to Mrs. Ella Bertrand, who's family owned the Herald Hotel, one of the most popular hotels in Clayton and where Miss Irwin and her husband stayed during their early vacations in the islands. Mrs. Bertrand prepared the dressing for Miss Irwin and her husband and also added it to the other choices of salad dressing offered to her dining room customers.
It was Miss Irwin who gave it the name "Thousand Island" and it was Mrs. Bertrand, at the Herald Hotel, who first served it to the dining public. Upon her return to New York City Miss Irwin gave the recipe to fellow 1000 Islands summer visitor George C. Boldt, owner of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, the Bellview Stratford in Philadelphia and also the builder of Boldt Castle on nearby Heart Island. Equally impressed with its flavor, Mr. Boldt directed his world famous maitre d' Oscar Tschirky, to put this dressing from the 1000 Islands on the hotel's menu at once. In doing so Oscar earned credit for introducing the dressing to the "world."
Ramona Falls.
I love the details of Ramona Falls more so than the scene as a whole. This photo was made yesterday during the mid day light. There were bright spots with direct sunlight on them, shady areas as well as a cool little rainbow across the botttom of the scene. In all I would consider the time spent there yesterday as magical.
I try not to let my familiarity of this location hinder the fascination that I felt on my first visit there. I feel that I could visit Ramona Falls a thousand times and still see it differently each time.
The hike in to the falls was complete by sharing the spot with three that had yet to visit there. Jamey Pyles his girlfriend Hanna and his buddy Gabe made the trek in with me yesterday. We had a great day. :)
Monumento al Bimilenario, de Santiago de Santiago y Antonio González Trigo (Plaza de Santo Domingo, Lugo), 1998. CONTAX ST · 35mm / CONTAX/YASHICA (C/Y) Carl Zeiss Mutar II 2X T* / C/Y Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 135mm f2.8 MMJ / B+W MC 010 1x UV / FUJIFILM Fujichrome Astia 100 Professional (135 Film) / MINOLTA DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400 / SilverFast Ai-HDR Studio 9 @ Adobe RGB.
Every year thousands of Hindu devotees gather in front of Shri Shri Lokenath Brahmachari Ashram temple Barodi , near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Faithful sit in front of candles light ( named locally as prodip ) and absorb in prayer.
Lokenath Brahmachari who is called Baba Lokenath was an 18th Century Hindu saint and philosopher in Bengal. Hindu worshipers fast and pray in earnest to the gods for their favors during the traditional ritual.
The fault has created a groundwater barrier which has formed the oasis that supports a very unique desert environment of beautiful palm trees and other desert flora
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Bridalveil Fall is one of the most prominent waterfalls in Yosemite. It is the first breathtaking waterfall visitors see when entering Yosemite Valley. Bridalveil Fall is 620 feet that drops off a hanging valley between the Cathedral Rocks. Bridalveil Fall was made famous by Ansel Adams along with thousands of vacation photos. That winter the storm clouds were clearing as the low valley fog was moving in making for a perfect photo of the falls.
One Thousand Museum is a high-rise residential condominium in Miami. The building, which is located at 1000 Biscayne Boulevard, was designed Zaha Hadid Architects. Completed in 2019, One Thousand Museum is 215 m tall. The design of the building features a curving exoskeleton that partially obscures the balconies and also serves structural purposes, allowing the interior space to have fewer columns. It is said to be "one of the most complex skyscrapers ever to make it off the drawing board".
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While i await the arrival of my camera, I am editing some old pictures that I never got to :) I hope you enjoy this candid photo. I took it while we were making a photo album
The image was taken during a snowshoe walk, very impressive but really difficult to capture was the sparkling snow carpet.....
Opening on July 23rd, Aenigma is inviting you on a deep sea steam punk adventure! This round we pay tribute to the deep sea adventure novel, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne. Since this beloved classic just celebrated its 150th anniversary, we wanted to pay tribute and bring this epic adventure to life with our next round!
Early Access begins on July 22nd! Join our in world group to gain access. The doors will open officially on July 23rd! We can't wait to see you there <3
One Thousand and One Nights palace.
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The mystical oriental palace "Fata Morgana" (Est. 1986). Because of the drawings that Anton Pieck had made in Morocco in the 1930s, the board had been thinking for years to do something with the theme "One Thousand and One Nights". There was also a need for a dark ride to following the example of Disney's attraction "Pirates of the Caribbean".
Photo November 2018, Efteling (May 31, 1952) after 66 years in time.
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Efteling - Fata Morgana
Efteling (Est. 1952) - one of the oldest theme parks in the world. A very popular full-sized fantasy-themed amusement park with many attractions and a wide array of amusement rides that reflect elements from ancient myths and legends, fairy tales, fables, and folklore.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efteling.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
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A photo from yesterday, when we drove to this art installation with thousand Norwegian flags by Lista lighthouse. A lovely sight!
Today, on May 17th, we celebrate the National Day of Norway. Sadly covid-19 made us cancel the traditional celebrations and children's parades around the country.
It's the first National day for a very long time that I haven't used my National costume, and I wish that we could have been on a nice place photographing the Norwegian nature like we use to right now. But we'll have a nice day together at home after all, and watch some alternative celebrations around the country on TV. We'll also watch the new boat parade going from town to our island. Maybe this will turn into a new tradition in all the coastal towns that arrange this today.
My album of images and information about the Norwegian National Day here.
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