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It was the equinoctial week, we went to visit graves.
I took the photos with the old manual lens.
Nikon D610 / NIKKOR 24mm F2.8
Usually I keep them furled under my clothes, but under the right circumstances I free them. This seemed like one of those times.
Visiting Boeing Stearman Kaydet aircraft (Aerosuperbatics Wingwalkers 2) as 1 tests the smoke.
30th June 2018.
Swansea Airport
Our group was visiting homeless huts near Mumbai Central Railway Station, and this cute child named Shalini, was giving us kisses.
The Nine-Goddesses pilgrimage was a 10-day adventure led by Paramahamsa Vishwananda that took place in North India. From visiting the holy site of Vaishno Devi and many other Shakti Peeths, the pilgrimage group along with Paramahamsa Vishwananda experienced a journey of devotion to the sacred places of veneration for Divine Mother.
paramahamsavishwananda.com
bhaktimarga.org
I was in Peterborough to support our our local Labour candidate, Lisa Forbes. (5th December, 2019)
I also dropped in at the Fulbridge Academy. By recruiting 20,000 new teachers, investing an extra £25 billion every year and capping class sizes to 30, we'll ensure every child gets a quality education.
Visiting Baghdad We visited the Al Faw Palace. This Palace was one of many built by Sadam Husein. The architechture was amazing but the colors a little odd.
All of a sudden they came, first two of them and we where surprised. The traffic through town slowed down, people wanted to see if they where around. Day by day, there they where and the people watched. Finger's, camera's and binocular's where pointed towards the sea. Everyone wondered why they came. "Curiosity" said one and could well understand the need for travelling and see other places. "Nah" said another, "it must be some loud sound in the sea because of the oil search" and on his face one could see that no-one should disturb whales to get oil. Strangely enough he drove away in his car. While an old man snuffed a tobacco in his nose, got some tears in his eyes he wondered "isn't this the global warming stuff people are talking about, it is unusually warm fall". A nearby woman trying to get her children to stick on shore said "they are lost, animals often get lost".
Whatever the reason, two more came so now four northern bottlenose whales swim in harbor. And a researcher claimed that two more are on the way. Maybe we will have so many of them finally that we can't use the harbour.
So while others have to sail on boats to see whales we just take the bus. And it is fun, definitely a lot of fun.
No. 3 - 6:- Exploring Redbourn Common.
This area is called North Common. The path stretching ahead of us is called Lime Tree Avenue. It dates back to at least 1742.
It is the home of among other birds:-
Chaffinches Fringilla coelebs,
Goldfinches Carduelis carduelis,
Mistle Thrushes Turdus viscivorus
and, Long Tailed Tits Aegithalos caudatus.
Redbourn Website.
To look Large:-
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August 18, 2007 at 15:44 BST
Visiting cardiologist Dr. Mark Lanzieri (SGUSOM '85) performs Grenada’s first-ever coronary angiogram at the island’s general hospital. Working to improve the limited availability of cardiac care in Grenada, the St. George’s University alumnus marks his 15th mission by completing a diagnostic procedure that was previously unavailable on-island. Read more about Dr. Lanzieri and SGU's Visiting Cardiology Program by visiting: www.sgu.edu/news-events/news-archives13-first-angiograms.....
The Carmelites are cloistered except for medical purposes. Alma San Nicolas' visit to the monastery is greatly enjoyed by the Sisters.
David Castro/Guahan Magazine
Visiting Nurse Association photograph on June 26, 1992. Front row left to right: Barb Lionberger, Jim Anderson, Kathleen Nowicki, Joan Wapp, Deb Van Den Elzen, Lauri Struck and Carol Schultz. Sec0nd row: Nancy Zappettini, Bert Jensen, Diana Weber, Luther Goode and Renee Michaels. Third row: Marylin Wiesner, Chuck Craig, Carrine Monroe, Jackie Kruse and Joan Petigoue. Back row: Judy Dougherty, Helene Kukuk, Melissa Dulmes, Carole Birr, Jo Sawicki, Lori Koepp, Joan Amond and Judy Eberhardy.
This photo was taken at the cemetery on 17th October this year when I went to visit my Dad on the anniversary of his death. It's in a lovely location, on a hill above the town, but of course is always a sad visit.
My entry for No.19 - Depressing or Sorrowful in 113 in 2013.
I'm sorry for flooding the pool at the moment, but I'm looking back over my Instagram 365 of this year and seeing if I can use some of the shots for the 113 in 2013 project at which I spectacularly failed this year. Needless to say, I won't finish it, but if I can achieve half, I'll be pleased.
I won't be doing the 114 in 2014 project next year - that'll be too demanding; but I am interested in a 52 week project to give me something to achieve in 2014. If any of you know of one, I'd be really pleased if you could leave a link for me to check out. Thank you. x
My grandparents are visiting from russia. I think this is a cute picture of them :D
I almost didn't get my camera in time to take pictures of them, but im glad i did!
---- "feast of Our Lady of the Militia", Scicli, 2016 (newsstand votive) -----
---- "festa della Madonna delle Milizie", Scicli (RG), 2016 (edicola votiva) -----
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... The Virgin Mary, always depicted with her characteristic candor of a young girl, gentle, petite, sweet .... depicted on a cloud while trampling a tempting serpent ...... now are you able to imagine her fully armed with sword in hand, on a white horse ready to do battle against the Saracens ....?! ... you don't not need any imagination, this you can see in Sicily, in Scicli town in the province of Ragusa, when on the last Saturday of May, comes to life the feast in honor of the patron saint Our Lady of the Militia with the reenactment of the "Sacred Representation" with the participation of the villagers who, in period costume, recall the feat of arms of 1091 among the Normans of Count Roger de Hauteville and the Saracens led by the Emir Belcane, with the resolute intervention of the Virgin Mary coming down from heaven riding a prancing white horse saved the people of Scicli from Saracen raids. The "Feast of the Militia" is the only event commemorating the descent of the Virgin on an horse, who, armed with a sword, saved the Sicilians from Saracen invaders. This is a report about the Sicilian feast, unique in its kind, in which, besides the procession and the Holy Representation, is held the feast of the Heads of Turkish, traditional cake of Scicli with reference to the singular form of the Turkish turbans, in memory of the "Battle of Militia ".
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... la Vergine Maria, sempre raffigurata col suo tipico candore di giovinetta, mite, minuta, dolcissima....al massimo raffigurata sopra una nuvoletta mentre calpesta un serpente tentatore......riuscite ora ad immaginarla armata di tutto punto con spada in mano, sopra un bianco destriero pronta a dar battaglia contro i Saraceni....?!...Non è necessario lavorare di fantasia, questo lo si può vedere in Sicilia, in quel di Scicli in provincia di Ragusa, quando l'ultimo sabato del mese di maggio, prende vita la festa in onore della patrona Madonna delle Milizie con la rievocazione storica della "Sacra Rappresentazione" con la partecipazione dei paesani che, in costume d'epoca, rievocano il fatto d'arme del 1091 tra i Normanni del Gran Conte Ruggero d'Altavilla e i Saraceni guidati dall'emiro Belcane, con l'intervento risolutore della Vergine Maria che scendendo dal cielo a cavallo di un bianco rampante destriero libera la città dall'assedio straniero. La Festa delle Milizie è l'unica manifestazione in cui si commemora la discesa della Vergine a cavallo, che, armata di spada, salvò gli sciclitani dalle incursioni saracene.
Questo è un report sulla festa, unica nel suo genere, durante la quale, oltre la processione e la Sacra Rappresentazione, si svolge la Sagra delle Teste di Turco, dolce tipico sciclitano con riferimento alla singolare forma dei turbanti turchi, in ricordo della "battaglia delle Milizie".
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I just happened to look out into the backyard at just the right moment the other day. This American marten was coming through the yard, looking for food, sniffing every corner and marking the area with scent glands on its neck.
I've seen them in the yard before, but they rarely hold still long enough for a photo shoot.
Rick's shot. This was some sort of delegation from Poland visiting CÄ“sis Castle in Latvia, in stunning period costumes.
Andrew Bee was a soldier in the American Civil War credited with helping to capture Jefferson Davis as he tried to escape to Canada (very ironic considering how many other freedom seekers (aka "runaway slaves") made that same trip).
He lived the rest of his life in the area around Allegan and Martin, Michigan.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Bee_(soldier)
A few years ago they cleaned up his monument and installed a new marker to explain his role in history.
(all photos made with a Canon EOS 6D and LensBaby Twist 60, which is based in part on the historic Petzval lens. Color graded with VSCO in Lightroom)