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An incredibly nimble Chiffchaff feeding off the water surface in Fuente de Piedra, Spain.
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Uno es siempre quien es, eso no cambia, pero uno va evolucionando continuamente, y no se puede hacer nada por evitarlo.
Frases de El libro del cementerio
(Neil Gaiman).
Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the family Asteraceae. Prickles can also occur all over the plant – on the stem and on the flat parts of the leaves. These prickles are an adaptation that protects the plant from being eaten by herbivores. Typically, an involucre with a clasping shape similar to a cup or urn subtends each of a thistle's flower heads.
The comparative amount of spininess varies dramatically by species. For example, Cirsium heterophyllum has minimal spininess while Cirsium spinosissimum is the opposite. Typically, species adapted to dry environments have greater spininess.
The term thistle is sometimes taken to mean precisely those plants in the tribe Cardueae (synonym: Cynareae), especially the genera Carduus, Cirsium, and Onopordum. However, plants outside this tribe are sometimes called thistles.
Biennial thistles are particularly noteworthy for their high wildlife value, producing such things as copious floral resources for pollinators, nourishing seeds for birds like the goldfinch, foliage for butterfly larvae, and down for the lining of birds' nests.
A thistle is the floral emblem of Scotland and Lorraine, as well as the emblem of the Encyclopædia Britannica.
Vanuit Skjolden naar dit staafkerkje gereden welke gevoelsmatig aan het einde van de wereld ligt.
Urnes Stave Church:The wooden church of Urnes (the stavkirke) stands in the natural setting of Sogn og Fjordane. It was built in the 12th and 13th centuries and is an outstanding example of traditional Scandinavian wooden architecture. It brings together traces of Celtic art, Viking traditions and Romanesque spatial structures.
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Urnes Stave Church (Norwegian: Urnes stavkirke) is a stave church at the Ornes farm, along the Lustrafjord in the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.
It has been owned by Fortidsminneforeningen (Society for the Preservation of Norwegian Ancient Monuments) since 1881. In 1979, the Urnes stave church was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The church was built around 1130 or shortly thereafter, and still stands in its original location; it is believed to be the oldest of its kind. It provides a link between Christian architecture and the architecture and artforms of the Viking Age with typical animal-ornamentation, the so called "Urnes style" of animal-art. (see picture below)
There have been numerous attempts to interpret the decoration (iconography) of the church's most remarkable part, the old portal in the northern wall. The images are generally considered to represent a snake curling upwards. At the lower end there is an animal with four feet biting the snake.
Kreative People Treat This #179 Friday Sept.15-->Thursday Sept.21 Thanks to Xandra for this source image flic.kr/p/Ypvj2U
A spirit/cremation urn to add a touch of creepy to your interior.
It's copy/mod and available here:
marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Spirit-Urn/14825668
Price: 249Ls
Longwood Gardens Pa.
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From the World Heritage site:
The wooden church of Urnes (the stavkirke) stands in the natural setting of Sogn og Fjordane. It was built in the 12th and 13th centuries and is an outstanding example of traditional Scandinavian wooden architecture. It brings together traces of Celtic art, Viking traditions and Romanesque spatial structures.
Dieses Hochtal ist die größte Alp der Schweiz auf 1372 m, der Kirchenweiler ist ganzjährig bewohnt mit 25 Einwohnern (2017).
Canon EOS 1, Kodak TMY mit Tanol
Lithprint auf Agfa Brovira BW 112 (randlos auf 10x15 cm)
1) SE5 1+15, +2 f-stops, 11 min
2) Lith Omega, 1+80, 1:30 min
Selentonung 1+9, 40 sec
Dieses Hochtal ist die größte Alp der Schweiz auf 1372 m, der Kirchenweiler ist ganzjährig bewohnt mit 25 Einwohnern (2017).
Canon EOS 1, Kodak TMY mit Tanol
Lithprint auf Agfa Brovira BW 112 (randlos auf 10x15 cm)
1) SE5 1+15, +2 f-stops, 10:30 min
2) Lith Omega, 1+80, 2 min
Selentonung 1+9, 30 sec
Ich liebe dieses Papier!
Ich habe es bisher nicht beachtet, weil ich es nur in sehr kleinem Format habe. Ich werde es jetzt öfter verwenden und bin gespannt, wie es auf die verschiedenen Tonungen anspricht.
Die Stabkirche Urnes liegt im kleinen Ort Ornes am Ostufer des Lusterfjords, einem Seitenarm des Sognefjords in Norwegen. Ihr Ursprung geht auf das 11. Jahrhundert zurück und kann somit als die älteste Stabkirche der Welt bezeichnet werden. Das heute noch erhaltene Gebäude stammt aus dem 12. und 13. Jahrhundert.
One of many huge urn like decorative features on one of the parapets of the terraced garden at Powis Castle. iPhone 7+ in portrait mode to produce depth of field effect.
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Urnes Stave Church (Norwegian: Urnes stavkirke) is a stave church at the Ornes farm, along the Lustrafjord in the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.
It has been owned by Fortidsminneforeningen (Society for the Preservation of Norwegian Ancient Monuments) since 1881. In 1979, the Urnes stave church was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The church was built around 1130 or shortly thereafter, and still stands in its original location; it is believed to be the oldest of its kind. It provides a link between Christian architecture and the architecture and artforms of the Viking Age with typical animal-ornamentation, the so called "Urnes style" of animal-art.
There have been numerous attempts to interpret the decoration (iconography) of the church's most remarkable part, the old portal in the northern wall. The images are generally considered to represent a snake curling upwards. At the lower end there is an animal with four feet biting the snake.
A common interpretation of this scene is that it portrays the eternal fight between good and evil. The animal is widely believed to be a stylised lion. In Christian iconography the lion is a symbol of Christ, fighting the evil symbolized by the snake, a common representation of Satan.
On the other hand, it is possible that the decoration of the earlier church featured some scenes from Norse mythology, a likely reason for its premature reconstruction in the 12th century. In this context, the animal may be interpreted as Níðhöggr eating the roots of Yggdrasil. "The intertwined snakes and dragons represent the end of the world according to the Norse legend of Ragnarök."
Submitted 07/12/2014
Submitted 29/12/2014
Published:
- (China) 13-Feb-2021
- Media Storehouse (Australia) 14-Feb-2021
Dieses Hochtal ist die größte Alp der Schweiz auf 1372 m, der Kirchenweiler ist ganzjährig bewohnt mit 25 Einwohnern (2017).
Canon EOS 1, Kodak TMY 400
Lithprint auf Fomatone 532II
1) SE5 1+15, +2,5 f-stops, 3:30 min
Lith Omega 1+80, 4:30 min
(die letzte min bei Raumlicht ausentwickelt)
Selentonung MT1 1+20, 1:30 min
At Berkeley’s Sather Gate. Morning light.
(It's interesting enlarged!)
Described thusly on a Wikipedia site devoted to the greater Gate:
"Grey granite campana urn with oak and laurel leaves victor ludorum [winner of the games] carving, c1908, on the Sather Gate at UC Berkeley."