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Detail of Portland stone relief sculpture (1954-9) in Coventry City Centre by Walter Ritchie, representing 'Man's Struggle to control the World outside himself'
The subjects include man's taming of nature, represented by the wild horse, with scenes from industry as man employs the elements about him. Also alluded to is the need to cope with disabilites, suggested by the woman (complete with contemporary haircut) reading braile in the lower right hand corner.
These panels (there is a companion relief) were originally featured dramatically as a central focus in Coventry's precinct in the late 1950s, situated at either end of a of a long fountain basin with a walkway above them (that left them for the most part in shadow).
This was how I first encountered them as a child in the 1970s, and the dramatic images combined with the roar of rushing water from the fountain captured my imagination and left a lasting impression on me.
In the early 1990s the precinct was modified and the fountain basin and reliefs were swept away (the fountains had been dry for some years before) and the two panels were repositioned adjacent to each other on the end wall of the Herbert Art gallery & Museum a few blocks away where they remain today. They look very striking there with much more daylight falling on them than before, but somehow they look rather tacked on here. I miss their old location, and I can still hear the rushing water of those fountains when I look at them
The wild horses on this year's visit were quite rambunctious and curious. My short three days to visit them in this remote northwestern Colorado area was quite full and lots of photos snapped. It brings a great joy to my soul to see these beautiful creatures in the wild being free. It saddens my heart when I think how the US government is very often trying to get rid of as many as possible on our public lands.
My old roommate in college had a chinchilla named "Milo", so I was very excited about the prospects of seeing one in the wild. Our sharp-eyed guide Javier spotted one at about 14,500 feet near Salkantay Pass. He was just catching a little late morning sun! Sadly, this species of chinchilla (Chinchilla chinchilla, formerly Chinchilla brevicaudata), is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN and is facing extinction. It is tough out there. The domestic kind are more closely related to their cousins, Chinchilla lanigera, which have longer tails and ears.
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Swirl is a colt from our local wild horse band. He got booted out by the lead stallion a few months ago. The poor boy got so lonely, he tried to break down a fence to get to a domestic mare! He wanted a family too. Poor Swirl, the humans called the authorities and reported him as a nuisance horse. He was removed from his wild home & taken to the mustang prison. (BLM's Palomino Valley Corrals ) I saw him in the corrals behind the mares & foals from Triple B on Saturday.
Now trying to figure out how to rescue Swirl. He is our little home boy! <3 I got this image of him during winter.
This is Gilman Pond. My uncle used to use this stretch of water to take off and land his Cessna float plane.
Now that's 'wild camping' with a view...
@ a beach near Borve on Barra (Craigston maybe, but unsure?).
Wildes Moor is one of my favourite places to take pictures, it changes throughout the seasons and in the winter there is a real sense that the entire place is hibernating.
It had been raining a lot over the week and the river had burst its banks and the ground was absolutely saturated which lead to some really nice rich saturated colours.
Back to London next week :-)
Wild Columbine is in full bloom in my native garden. It's a mid-late Spring bloomer that attracts hummingbirds. It does well in woodlands or sunny prairies.
If you're adding a native garden or looking for plants to add to your garden, I would highly recommend this one.
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I shot this in the Wichita Mountains at the Christmas Bird Count. There are a lot of wild turkey in the area, really there are lot over the whole state.
We were having a hard time finding them on this very cold day, but we finally found this group moving and feeding across this field.
Our self-appointed guide pointed these out to us, growing on a steep hillside in the city of Manisa. He told us that kids gather the buds to sell for some kind of food or medicinal use, but didn't know the name in English. I finally managed to track it down.
Wild and Wonderful West Virginia... Along the border driving from Pittsburgh to Columbus.
Highway 70, West Virgina.
They live by a small pond, in a park, here in Warsaw.
I visit them sometimes, and see them every time.
The Somali wild ass is one of two types of African wild ass. Overall, the species is the smallest of the wild equids. (horses, asses, and zebras).
The Somali wild ass has a light grey color coat. They have a large head, long ears, and their tail resembles that of a cow, with a tuft of longer black fur at the end. Their mane runs along the nape of their neck is stiff and stands upright. Their lower legs have horizontal stripes of black or dark brown like a zebra, and the edges of their ears are trimmed in darker fur.
The IUCN Red List of endangered species described it as "critically endangered".
Species: Equus africanus - African Wild Ass
Subspecies: Equus africanus somaliensis -
Somali Wild Ass - Critically Endangered
Subspecies: Equus africanus africanus -
Nubian Wild Ass - Critically Endangered
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Not too far from the Monmouth Covent Garden. Reasons you should go here instead:
- They make much better coffee than Monmouth
- It is cheaper
- It is quiet. Not overrun by tourists and hipsters (yet)
- It is cute. There's a little wooden nook to sit and drink.
As an Australian, I have only seen Dingos (Native Australian Dog) in their natural habitat maybe 7 or 8 times throughout my life.
On this occasion, we spotted two together but the lead Dingo wasn't sticking around to pose for a photo. I did try to photograph from inside the car however wasn't having much luck so I very quietly and slowly got out the car, switched lenses and using the bonnet (hood) as a stable platform squeezed off a few frames.
Is it perfect, no it's not but both my wife and I feel pretty fortunate to see not one but two in their natural habitat.
There are plenty of Australians that have only seen a dingo, and other native Australian animals in a zoo!