A Lark Ascending Posted August 21, 2009 Report Posted August 21, 2009 Thanks, alocispepraluger102. My spiritual home, so to speak! Quote
alocispepraluger102 Posted August 21, 2009 Report Posted August 21, 2009 one of my spiritual homes hidden on some railroad tracks between 2 prisons, one gothic, with an old potters field for inmates where i can watch hundreds of cattle graze and look down at sunsets. my soul needs at least one sunset there per week. Quote
Jazzjet Posted August 21, 2009 Report Posted August 21, 2009 Thanks, alocispepraluger102. My spiritual home, so to speak! And my physical home! Nice photos, Bev. Glad you got some good weather - its p***ing down today. Lanhydrock is one of the more interesting estates. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted August 21, 2009 Report Posted August 21, 2009 Thanks, alocispepraluger102. My spiritual home, so to speak! And my physical home! Nice photos, Bev. Glad you got some good weather - its p***ing down today. Lanhydrock is one of the more interesting estates. I am jealous...though if things go to plan, I'll be down there for good in 5 or 6 years! Did very well weather-wise 6/11 days of sun with just overcast/sea mist on the other days. Much better than last year. Yes, Lanhydrock was splendid. Didn't go inside (once you've seen one piece of porcelain...) but loved the grounds and did a nice walk to Restormel Castle (despite the poor signposting!). Here are a few from the last days of the trip...promise, no more after this!: Quote
alocispepraluger102 Posted August 22, 2009 Report Posted August 22, 2009 (edited) Edited August 22, 2009 by alocispepraluger102 Quote
Noj Posted August 24, 2009 Report Posted August 24, 2009 My friend the bobcat was lounging in my back yard today... Shot me a look at one point. I took some video of it hunting a rabbit, but it would take forever to load and it is fairly uneventful. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted August 24, 2009 Report Posted August 24, 2009 Nice photos, alocispepraluger102 and Noj. Hope those horses are tame...one bit my (luckily booted) foot the other week. A bobcat certainly beats the frogs I get excited about in my garden! Quote
Aggie87 Posted August 29, 2009 Report Posted August 29, 2009 (edited) Love your last set of pics, Bev! Especially the one of the ruins in the mist. One of the others looks like a mini-Mont St. Michel. Very cool bobcat, Noj! A couple of pictures my 11 year old took when we were in Manhattan last week: Edited August 29, 2009 by Aggie87 Quote
Niko Posted August 29, 2009 Report Posted August 29, 2009 Nice photos, alocispepraluger102 and Noj. Hope those horses are tame...one bit my (luckily booted) foot the other week. A bobcat certainly beats the frogs I get excited about in my garden! funny i haven't been close to horses in years but dreamed about a horse kicking and biting me three nights ago haven't visited this thread in some time, amazing contributions! Quote
Matthew Posted August 29, 2009 Report Posted August 29, 2009 Noj, where in the world do you live in LA, Topanga Canyon? Quote
Noj Posted August 30, 2009 Report Posted August 30, 2009 I live on the northeast end of Burbank, Matthew. Quote
Matthew Posted August 30, 2009 Report Posted August 30, 2009 I live on the northeast end of Burbank, Matthew. Ah, that explains the wild life & nice grassy back yard. Must be that area between 5, 210, & 2. Quote
alocispepraluger102 Posted August 30, 2009 Report Posted August 30, 2009 ...havent hungered for steaks or burgers lately. ............................ must be getting old. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted August 30, 2009 Report Posted August 30, 2009 Especially the one of the ruins in the mist. One of the others looks like a mini-Mont St. Michel. The ruin is a tin mine - you find these dotted all over parts of Cornwall. Normally thought of as a rural idyll, Cornwall was actually one of our earliest large-scale industrial areas. The island is St Michael's Mount near Penzance which was, indeed, founded by monks from Mont St. Michel, a (not so) short boat ride away! Enjoyed those NY shots - it is such a photogenic city. Must go back! Love the cow too...I hate to think how many 'cows in a field' photos I've taken. Can't resist! Quote
alocispepraluger102 Posted August 30, 2009 Report Posted August 30, 2009 Especially the one of the ruins in the mist. One of the others looks like a mini-Mont St. Michel. The ruin is a tin mine - you find these dotted all over parts of Cornwall. Normally thought of as a rural idyll, Cornwall was actually one of our earliest large-scale industrial areas. The island is St Michael's Mount near Penzance which was, indeed, founded by monks from Mont St. Michel, a (not so) short boat ride away! Enjoyed those NY shots - it is such a photogenic city. Must go back! Love the cow too...I hate to think how many 'cows in a field' photos I've taken. Can't resist! we may be birds of a feather. just bettin' you dig elgar(especially gerontius and the cello concerto), delius, and finzi, too. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted August 30, 2009 Report Posted August 30, 2009 (edited) we may be birds of a feather. just bettin' you dig elgar(especially gerontius and the cello concerto), delius, and finzi, too. Very much so..something of an English cowpat composer obsessive (see the England's Dreaming' thread!). I think I walk round the countryside with these three covers burrowing in my subconscious: Edited August 30, 2009 by Bev Stapleton Quote
alocispepraluger102 Posted August 30, 2009 Report Posted August 30, 2009 and i, an old english spirit, lost in the new world. Quote
Dan Gould Posted August 30, 2009 Report Posted August 30, 2009 Well I guess this photo fits into either category - its Coltrane. Still don't know why the NYT's "Puppy Diaries" has rejected every single image I've submitted of Coltrane or Gracie, while publishing some pictures you can't even see the dog. Quote
alocispepraluger102 Posted August 30, 2009 Report Posted August 30, 2009 awesone, rambunctious. Quote
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted September 1, 2009 Report Posted September 1, 2009 Snapped this pic in Berlin a few weeks ago. Nice lawn ornament. Quote
Aggie87 Posted September 1, 2009 Report Posted September 1, 2009 What kind of car is that? Any idea? Quote
Free For All Posted September 1, 2009 Report Posted September 1, 2009 I'm not much of a car guy, but my guess would be a Deusenberg. Quote
catesta Posted September 1, 2009 Report Posted September 1, 2009 I'm not much of a car guy, but my guess would be a Deusenberg. Nah, it's an Excalibur Phaeton. Look at the turn signal lights on the fenders. Not exactly a kit car, but rather a replicar built from the mid 60s to early 80s. Designed by Brooks Stevens (Studebaker) to loosely resemble the Mercedes SSK from the late 1920s. They are considered collectable now and some can be worth a few bucks. The one in the picture Rolf posted like the one below is probably from the mid to late 70s. Quote
Aggie87 Posted September 8, 2009 Report Posted September 8, 2009 Texas Hill Country: A tree that grew over/around a large rock: Quote
alocispepraluger102 Posted September 9, 2009 Report Posted September 9, 2009 Texas Hill Country: A tree that grew over/around a large rock: gorgeous. thank you. Quote
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