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One of those 'are my eyes deceiving me or...' spots, as it was around 100 metres from where I spend most of the time, this appears to either be a visitor or an amazing classic daily of sorts for somebody. Only with the current owner since this year, wonder where it came from with that local RD plate.
Flying through the North Blocks of Downtown Portland on an Electric Scooter wearing AirPods and Prada ski goggles. I'M FREE!!
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Bjørnøya seems very small in the vast Barents Sea that surrounds it. Only 20 km long from north to south and about 15 km at its widest, the island has an area of 178 km². The south and east are dominated by tall mountain formations, which tower at up to 500 m. The summit of Urd in Miseryfjellet is the tallest at 535 m.a.s.l. In the south there are steep cliffs, which are characteristic for this part of the island. These rise from the sea up to about 400 m. The dolomite pillars rising from the sea – Sylen (80 m) and Strappen (186 m) – are famous landmarks on the seaward side. On the northern coast there are several smaller sandy beaches. Apart from these, shoreline erosion has had a large impact on the coastline, creating a prominent edge along the shoreline, which makes landings difficult. There are many karst phenomena on the island such as caves and underground rivers, much like the karst formations found in Kongsfjorden. These caves and rivers can be found in the south in the valley Ymerdalen and in the river Jordbruelva.
The oldest rocks on Bjørnøya are from the Precambrian and are between 600 and 1000 million years old. These can be found in the Antarcticfjellet in the south of the island. The youngest rocks are from the Triassic, and have an age of 210-245 million years. The bedrock consists of sedimentary rocks such as dolomite and limestone, sandstone, conglomerate and shale deposited in shallow sea areas, deltas, lakes and riverbanks. Many of the rocks contain fossils ammonites (spiral-shelled cephalopods), snails, brachiopods (benthic mussel-like animals) and corals. The bird cliffs in the south consist of dolomite limestone with horizontal ledges, ideal for breeding seabirds.
The difference between high and low tide on Bjørnøya is 1.2–2.2 m. The climate is Arctic oceanic. Temperature differences between summer and winter are low. There is much wind and fog due to the prevailing polar lows, small-scale, short-lived atmospheric low pressure systems that develop over the ocean.
At summertime there are fog surrounding the island most of the time.
McGill's Midland Bluebird Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 516CDi/Mellor Strata 0117 (LM18 URD) is seen here in Stirling operating Stirling Council supported service C30 (Riverside-Stirling Bus Station).
Southdown Bus Yard, in Crawley.
These are the 3 new Enviro 200 MMC's for Southdown. YX68URB URC and URD, which will be Fleet 115 - 117
24th Nov 2018
Southdown Bus Yard, in Crawley.
These are the 3 new Enviro 200 MMC's for Southdown. YX68URB URC and URD, which will be Fleet 115 - 117
24th Nov 2018
Never a bad thing to see locally registered oldies still around, certainly in a condition which suggests a caring owner and perhaps a decent future.
There are three Norns (Old Norse: “Nornir”) in Norse mythology and they live at the well Urd in Asgard (home of the Gods and Goddesses). Their names are Urd “What Once Was” (Old Norse “Urðr”), Verdandi “What Is Coming into Being” (Old Norse “Verðandi”) and Skuld “What Shall Be” (Old Norse “Skuld”), the three Norns are the Goddesses of fate in Norse mythology.
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URD 164 Linlithgow
One of Britain's Classic Ford Zephyr when their design features had a slightly Americanised look , these were the days when the Badge Bar were all the rage and the chrome completed their looks
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Smiths of Reading URD 301H, a 1970 AEC 'Reliance' with Duple (N) 'Commander IV' C49F coachwork turns on Epsom Downs on 'Derby Day' 7/6/1972
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The Assicurazioni Generali (an insurance company still existing, even though they have moved out of this house by now) building at Wenceslas square. It was originally built in 1895-96 by Osvald Polívka (also known from Obecní dům), after design by Bedřich Ohman, and with several different artists doing the great amount of sculptures decorating the house. The three ladies on top of the house and caught on camera here appear to be the three Norns from Norse mythology - I do not know if this is really them or some Slavic counterpart (if something like that exists).
In this building Franz Kafka worked 1907-1908 - for the Assicurazioni Generali insurance company, a job he did not like very much at all. He left after just nine months to work for the Worker's Accident Insurance Institute which he liked much better (and where he stayed till 1918 when sickness, tuberculosis, forced him to quit).
At all times together, the Norns were ready for their task. Urd would spin the threads of life, after which Verdandi would weave them. The last task was for Skuld: as the time for the human being had come, she would cut the threads short, deciding fate for anyone in Yggdrasil.
In Norse mythology, there are two swans that drink from the sacred Well of Urd in the realm of Asgard, home of the gods. According to the Prose Edda, the water of this well is so pure and holy that all things that touch it turn white, including this original pair of swans and all others descended from them.
- Wikipedia