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Got a bit of a fetish at the mo with windows !!!
WindowCleanerisation perhaps ? ;-)))))) (this is not a real word !! well it is in my little world )
Addington St, Manchester
What if a face suddenly appeared at the window what's the best tactic ?
Always carry a shammy leather ;-))))
clement street
inner richmond
san francisco, california
it never occurred to me when i took the photo, but buddha's ghost thinks this might be a hangout for freemasons (see comments in previous post). i suppose it's possible, but it seems like a poor sister for their usual meeting halls.
Historical Como House in Melbourne’s leafy inner eastern suburb of South Yarra was constructed in 1847 and owned by Sir Edward Eyre Williams, a supreme court justice, until 1852 when it was sold to investor Frederick Dalgety. After only a year, it was sold to John Brown - a wealthy master builder and wine and spirit merchant - who took possession in 1853 and commenced a program of works to transform the property including adding a second storey to the house. This meant the addition of several bedrooms for his children, including his daughter, Susan. During their short tenure of a decade at Como, Susan was given a diamond ring. Legend has it that with this ring she discovered the truth that diamonds can cut glass as she etched her name with it into one of the twelve panes of glass of her bedroom window. One of her brothers discovered her vain vandalism, and not to be outdone, added “is a fool” to the window after Susan’s name using the same ring, in an effort to shame her. History does not record whether he succeeded in this endeavour, but thanks to Susan’s and her brother’s vandalism, they have left an indelible mark on this historical house’s story.
The theme for “Looking Close on Friday” for the 18th of November is “words on glass”. I must confess that I wracked my brain for this theme. I have plenty of stickers on antique bottles of perfume, but I was hard pressed to think as to whether I have any words etched, printed or embossed into glass. I thought I might upload one of the signs made of stained glass I have, and then whilst I was going through my archive, I suddenly remembered a recent visit I took with two close photography friends to Como House, a National Trust property in Melbourne, and I recalled the funny story of Susan and her brother told to us by our lively and well-informed guide. I hope you like my choice for the theme this week, and that it makes you smile.
In December 1855 William Sangster was appointed by John Brown as head gardener and overseer at Como. At that time the fifty-three acre site comprised partly cleared land, a rocky hill and a swamp adjoining the river. The site was bounded to the north by Gardener’s Creek Road (now Toorak Road) down to the Yarra River and extended west from Williams Road to the vicinity of Kensington Road. William Sangster designed and laid out the five-acre formal pleasure gardens section of the grounds with exotic trees to create an ideal “picturesque garden” with borrowed views across the river. The design featured an impressive carriage drive from the main road. Large areas were set aside for the growing of almond trees, vegetables and fruit. In 1864 Brown's insolvency forced a mortgage to the Bank of Australasia. When John Brown’s bank sold to the Armytages in 1864 William Sangster remained until mid-1866. Charles Armytage purchased the property for £14,000.00 in 1864. The family stayed at Como for the next 95 years, eventually selling the property to the newly formed National Trust of Australia in 1959. Today it is a historical house open for all people to enjoy, and is a remarkable time capsule of life in the Marvellous Melbourne of the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centuries. The grounds are also a popular place for weddings, with the stables complex of Como now hosting a very good gourmet café. The complex also features a National Trust shop and National Trust bookshop.
a dress sword in its sheath hanging from a beam
adds its shadow in the window's late day light
the upper panes are very old glass and the patterns are only visually obvious at certain angles and light, like here in the glow of the golden hour sunset
心鏡 - 心燈
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2016.07.02 Taipei City, Taiwan, Rep of China © copyright by May Lee 廖藹淳
Sehr Sehr hell aber dunstig
hazy
Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
C1 M Mode
presets - voreingestellt
infinity - unendlich
930 mm
ISO 125
1/80s
Biesbosch National Park
The Biesbosch National Park is a green maze of several rivers, islands and a vast network of narrow and wide creeks. The area is one of the largest, valuable natural areas in the Netherlands. What’s more, it is one of the few remaining fresh-water tidal areas in Europe. The Nieuwe Merwede canal divides the National Park equally between the provinces of Noord-Brabant and Zuid-Holland. The part in Noord-Brabant is called the Brabantse Biesbosch. The part in Zuid-Holland is divided into the Sliedrechtse Biesbosch and the Dordtse Biesbosch. The National Park covers an area of approximately 9,000 hectares.
The vegetation mainly consists of willow-woods that developed out of the willow-shoots of former withy-beds due to decades of neglect. These marshy woods alternate with grasslands and reed-lands that have run wild with weeds. There's also an abundance of fauna to be found too. For example beavers, foxes, deers, hares, pine martens, geese, ducks and various birds of prey.
The Biesbosch is an important area for birds to rest, forage and breed. This watery area is of such international importance to waterfowl and waders that a large area, the Brabantse Biesbosch has been officially recognized as a ‘Wetland’. This high natural value is confirmed by other European agreements like the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive.
Shot with Fujifilm FinePix S5600
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Added to these windows are boxes of flowers. We live in a very old building so not many people have put window flower boxes out. I can see these and the reflections of trees from our own windows and balcony.
心情的故事..習作
曾經
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2021-12-05@ New Taipei City, Taiwan, Rep. of China© copyright by May Lee 廖藹淳
abandoned mineral spring baths overlooking soda dry lake in california's mojave desert.
originally founded in the 1930s as the "soda springs health resort" by quack doctor and radio evangelist curtis springer. he named the settlement "zzyzx" claiming it was the last word in the dictionary, and thus, the last word in good health. zzyzx now serves as a desert research station for the cal state university system.
mamiya 6MF 50mm f/4 + kodak portra 160. lab: the icon, los angeles, ca. scan: epson V750. exif tags: lenstagger.
Ugo Rondinone's work "Clockwork for Oracles" (4/11/08 - 3/1/10) which is displayed on the "Art Walk" at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in Boston. The wall has first been wallpapered with pages from the Boston Globe which have in turn been whitewashed. Upon this has been mounted 52 mirrors of different sizes and colours. These in turn have been framed to represent windows.
Kisimul Castle through the hotel window in Castlebay, Isle of Barra, Outer Hebrides.
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Summer
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2020-10-26 Penghu County, Taiwan, Rep. of China© copyright by May Lee 廖藹淳
心情的故事
往事....
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2016.09.06 New Taipei City, Taiwan, Rep of China © copyright by May Lee 廖藹淳
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This beautiful beach sunrise beyond draped curtains would brighten up any home or office. Imagine this on your wall as a Canvas Print and pretend you live by the beach. Open up your house that has no views by placing a window view on your wall.
Adding a window framed image to your wall can create a sense of depth, light and openness to a room, especially a room where there are not many.... or no windows.
Enjoy a beach sunrise scene whilst relaxing in your living room or kitchen. Or, what a relaxing view for your office.
This beach sunrise scene is also available without the window frame.
Sunrise beach scene captured at Bronte Beach in Sydney.
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