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18th of August 2026
Day 1 of our Holidays in Britanny. A visit to Carnac to see the megaliths.
Halliggye Fogou near St Mawgan, Cornwall
Fogous are iron-age underground dry-stone structures of unknown purpose, found throughout Cornwall.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halliggye_Fogou
Halliggye Fogou near St Mawgan, Cornwall
Fogous are iron-age underground dry-stone structures of unknown purpose, found throughout Cornwall.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halliggye_Fogou
Historic SS Soldek museum ship moored in Gdansk, Poland.
Horses no longer pull this old carriage. it’s just parked in the shed at Blists Hill Victorian Town, Telford, Shropshire.
"Ironías de la vida..."
El Ferrocarril Santander-Mediterráneo fue un ambicioso proyecto ferroviario diseñado para conectar la costa norte de España con el Puerto de Valencia, en el este de la Península Ibérica.
Debido al mal estado de las finanzas del país en los 60, la línea nunca llegó a completarse a falta solo de 47 Km para su finalización en el Puerto de Santander y terminó convirtiéndose en uno de los ferrocarriles 'olvidados' más emblemáticos del país.
La estación de Horna-Villarcayo fue proyectada en 1930 como estación base de la línea, el complejo se diseñó para albergar los talleres principales de toda la línea, un importante depósito de locomotoras, oficinas y demás.
"El progreso tiene un extraño sentido del humor."
Cuando se diseñó la línea del Ferrocarril Santander-Mediterráneo, la imponente estación de Horna-Villarcayo fue proyectada con un único propósito: albergar al colosal "caballo de hierro", aquella ruidosa bestia de vapor que conectaría Castilla con el Cantábrico.
Décadas después, la profecía se ha cumplido con una fina ironía. La estación finalmente alberga caballos, pero de los de verdad. Hoy, un grupo de equinos auténticos pasta pacíficamente entre los andenes agrietados, usando el acero oxidado como comedero y convirtiendo una costosa infraestructura del futuro en la pradera con diseño industrial más peculiar de la comarca.
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Former Horna-Villarcayo station (Horna, Burgos, Spain)
"Life’s little ironies..."
The Santander-Mediterranean Railway was an ambitious project designed to connect the northern coast of Spain with the Port of Valencia on the eastern side of the Iberian Peninsula.
Due to the country's poor financial situation in the 1960s, the line was never fully completed—falling short by just 47 kilometers before reaching the Port of Santander. As a result, it became one of Spain's most iconic "forgotten" railways.
The Horna-Villarcayo station was planned in 1930 as the line's central hub. The complex was designed to house the main repair shops for the entire railway, a major locomotive depot, offices, and other facilities.
"Progress has a strange sense of humor."
When the Santander-Mediterranean line was first designed, the imposing Horna-Villarcayo station was built with a single purpose: to house the colossal iron horse—that roaring steam beast meant to connect the region of Castile with the Cantabrian Sea.
Decades later, the prophecy has come true with a sharp twist of irony. The station does host horses now, but real ones. Today, a herd of actual horses grazes peacefully among the cracked platforms, using the rusted steel as feeders and turning a costly infrastructure of the future into the most peculiar, industrial-style pasture in the region.
"Ironías de la vida..."
El Ferrocarril Santander-Mediterráneo fue un ambicioso proyecto ferroviario diseñado para conectar la costa norte de España con el Puerto de Valencia, en el este de la Península Ibérica.
Debido al mal estado de las finanzas del país en los 60, la línea nunca llegó a completarse a falta solo de 47 Km para su finalización en el Puerto de Santander y terminó convirtiéndose en uno de los ferrocarriles 'olvidados' más emblemáticos del país.
La estación de Horna-Villarcayo fue proyectada en 1930 como estación base de la línea, el complejo se diseñó para albergar los talleres principales de toda la línea, un importante depósito de locomotoras, oficinas y demás.
"El progreso tiene un extraño sentido del humor."
Cuando se diseñó la línea del Ferrocarril Santander-Mediterráneo, la imponente estación de Horna-Villarcayo fue proyectada con un único propósito: albergar al colosal "caballo de hierro", aquella ruidosa bestia de vapor que conectaría Castilla con el Cantábrico.
Décadas después, la profecía se ha cumplido con una fina ironía. La estación finalmente alberga caballos, pero de los de verdad. Hoy, un grupo de equinos auténticos pasta pacíficamente entre los andenes agrietados, usando el acero oxidado como comedero y convirtiendo una costosa infraestructura del futuro en la pradera con diseño industrial más peculiar de la comarca.
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Former Horna-Villarcayo station (Horna, Burgos, Spain)
"Life’s little ironies..."
The Santander-Mediterranean Railway was an ambitious project designed to connect the northern coast of Spain with the Port of Valencia on the eastern side of the Iberian Peninsula.
Due to the country's poor financial situation in the 1960s, the line was never fully completed—falling short by just 47 kilometers before reaching the Port of Santander. As a result, it became one of Spain's most iconic "forgotten" railways.
The Horna-Villarcayo station was planned in 1930 as the line's central hub. The complex was designed to house the main repair shops for the entire railway, a major locomotive depot, offices, and other facilities.
"Progress has a strange sense of humor."
When the Santander-Mediterranean line was first designed, the imposing Horna-Villarcayo station was built with a single purpose: to house the colossal iron horse—that roaring steam beast meant to connect the region of Castile with the Cantabrian Sea.
Decades later, the prophecy has come true with a sharp twist of irony. The station does host horses now, but real ones. Today, a herd of actual horses grazes peacefully among the cracked platforms, using the rusted steel as feeders and turning a costly infrastructure of the future into the most peculiar, industrial-style pasture in the region.
"The Navigators" is an amazing 60 Ft Bronze industrial age fantasy kinetic Sculpture of a ship by the sculptor David Kemp. The sculpture is the centre piece of Hays Galleria on the Southbank of the river Thames in London.
Hays Galleria had been Hays Wharf and dock in the Pool of London between London bridge and Tower bridge, The dock dates back to 1651. As a dock it was known as the "Larder of London" due to the amount of dry foods especially tea that was imported through the dock.
Today the dock is an upmarket shopping area with bars, restaurants and flats / apartments. It's a fabulous place to visit.
"Portrait de Louis Pasteur assis dans un fauteuil, vers 1890". Photographie de Jules Dornac. Paris, musée Carnavalet.
Portrait de Louis Pasteur (1822-1895).
Auteur(s):
Cardon, Paul (dit Dornac ou Paul (ou Pol) Marsan) (Paris, 06–01–1858 - Paris, 10–01–1941), photographe
Dates:
Entre 1885 et 1895
Institution :
Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris
Numéro d’inventaire:
PH8841
www.parismuseescollections.paris.fr/fr/musee-carnavalet/o...
Ötszáz év választ el Mohácstól, de a küzdelem ugyanaz: megmaradni szabadnak a saját hazánkban. Legyen kegyes a Jóisten Ukrajnához, és adjon neki olyasmit, amit Mohács után nekünk nem adott meg: békét, szabadságot és függetlenséget.
Five hundred years separate us from Mohács, yet the struggle remains the same: to remain free in our own homeland. May God be merciful to Ukraine, and grant it what He did not grant us after Mohács: peace, freedom and independence.
Sorsdöntő ütközetbe indultak a magyarok – ma 500 éve vívták a mohácsi csatát
G-BIUP Nord built in 1950 as NC.853S converted to NC.854S in 1959
Photo taken at Old Warden Shuttleworth
Vintage Aircraft Club Fly In 22nd August 2026
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Samuel is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Jewish Bible/Old Testament, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran. He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of Antiquities of the Jews, written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9.
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Samuel is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Jewish Bible/Old Testament, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran. He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of Antiquities of the Jews, written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9.
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Samuel is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Jewish Bible/Old Testament, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran. He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of Antiquities of the Jews, written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9.
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If you've ever walked the short, paved path to Roaring River Falls in Kings Canyon National Park, you know that you hear the waterfall long before you see it. It isn't the tallest cascade in the Sierra Nevada, but what it lacks in height, it makes up for with sheer, explosive power. But how did this thunderous chute come to be, and what is the story behind the mighty canyon it calls home? Let’s dive into the fascinating history and geology of Roaring River Falls.
The story of Roaring River Falls is written in the granite of the Sierra Nevada. This colossal mountain range is a massive block of the Earth's crust that began uplifting and tilting westward roughly 10 million years ago. During the Plio-Pleistocene epoch, the southern portion of this block experienced a dramatic uplift, rising more than 8,000 feet.
This rapid increase in elevation drastically steepened the western slopes, giving rivers incredible speed and the kinetic power needed to down cut deeply into the bedrock. Over the last 2.5 million years, massive Ice Age glaciers flowed down the mountains, carving out the wide, U-shaped valleys typical of the higher elevations. Where the glaciers did not reach, raging rivers took over, aggressively cutting steep, V-shaped gorges through the landscape.
Roaring River Falls is a spectacular masterpiece of this erosive history. The falls are fed by a vast catchment of snowmelt from the high country, including the areas south of the Silliman Crest and west of the Sphinx Crest. Over countless millennia, this torrential flow has carved a highly constricted chute through the resistant granite. The immense pressure of the snowmelt violently squeezing through this narrow bottleneck creates the deafening "roar," before plunging roughly 40 feet into a deep, emerald-colored pool below.
Long before tourists arrived, the majestic canyons and ancient forests of the southern Sierra were home to Native American tribes, including the Mono and Shoshone peoples, who utilized the abundant resources of the rugged landscape.
In the late 19th century, explorers and writers began documenting the awe-inspiring depths of Kings Canyon. The legendary naturalist John Muir famously championed the area, calling it a "Rival of the Yosemite" for its towering granite walls and pristine wilderness. While a small section of nearby giant sequoias was protected as General Grant National Park in 1890, the greater Kings Canyon area faced decades of threats from commercial development, particularly from interests hoping to build hydroelectric dams in the deep gorges.
Thanks to relentless advocacy by early environmental groups and the Sierra Club, the canyon was ultimately saved. On March 4, 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt officially signed the legislation establishing Kings Canyon National Park, ensuring the preservation of the area's natural grandeur.
Today, as you stand at the misty base of Roaring River Falls, you are witnessing the raw, ongoing geological forces of the Sierra Nevada—protected forever by a century of passionate conservation.
1966 Austin Mini Cooper on a new housing development in Loughborough Leicestershire sometime in 1971.
FBY915D was last taxed in September 1979 although rather strangely a V5C was issued on July 18th 2005.
This Mini Cooper belonged at the time to my occasional photostream contributor Mr David Lewis and the photograph is posted here with very kind permission.
My British cars album flic.kr/s/aHsjXXUVpH
Camp Verde, Arizona
Arinsal poble, La Massana, Vall nord, Andorra, Pyrenees
