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While in Paris recently, we got to tour the interior of the newly refurbished Notre Dame Cathedral. The walls turned from a dingy gray to a much brighter off-white.
Salzburg, Austria
... Et la statue de Brennus, chef gaulois de la tribu des Senons, connu après avoir fédéré sous sa bannière plusieurs tribus Gauloises, pour avoir vaincu les armées romaines et assiégé Rome au IVème siècle avant J.C.
Christmas statues
At All Faiths Cemetery.
The Frank T. Lang plate on this monument lists the location as Middle Village, not Brooklyn.
The Holy Family,
St John the Evangelist Church, Richmond, Tasmania.
"Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover. When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom. After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it. Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends. When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers. When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.”
“Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?” But they did not understand what he was saying to them.
Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart. And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man." (Luke 2:41-52).
, Town Centre, Frome, England, United Kingdom, UK
A detailed stained glass window depicting biblical scenes adorns the altar area of a church in Frome, England. The window and altar are focal points for worship and reflection within the church.
Hanging with the Reggae Dudes at the A To Z One Stop store in the Wisconsin Dells.
Erected in 1921.
"St. Marys is a town in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is located at the confluence of the north branch of the Thames River and Trout Creek southwest of Stratford, and is surrounded by the Township of Perth South in Perth County, Ontario. St. Marys operates under its own municipal government that is independent from the county's government. Nonetheless, the three entities "enjoy a large degree of collaboration and work together to grow the region as a leading location for industry and people". Census data published for Perth County by Statistics Canada includes St. Marys and most Perth County publications also do, at least in some sections of the document.
The town is also known by its nickname, "The Stone Town", due to the abundance of limestone in the surrounding area, giving rise to numerous limestone buildings and homes throughout the town. St. Marys Cement, a large cement producer founded in the town, capitalized on this close feed stock, and grew to be a major producer of cement in the province of Ontario.
St. Marys is home to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. It is the burial place of Arthur Meighen, Canada's ninth prime minister. Timothy Eaton, who went on to become one of Canada's most famous retailers, opened his first businesses in Canada in nearby Kirkton, Ontario, and later St. Marys." - info from Wikipedia.
Late June to early July, 2024 I did my 4th major cycling tour. I cycled from Ottawa to London, Ontario on a convoluted route that passed by Niagara Falls. During this journey I cycled 1,876.26 km and took 21,413 photos. As with my other tours a major focus was old architecture.
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Maintaining a recent tradition of posting a picture of a cemetery cross on Good Friday
John Nepomucene Cemetery
Barrington Hills, Illinois 42.186100,-88.238290
April 8, 2024
John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) (c. 1345 – 20 March 1393) was a saint of Bohemia (western Czech Republic) who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia. Later accounts state that he was the confessor of the queen of Bohemia and refused to divulge the secrets of the confessional. On the basis of this account, John of Nepomuk is considered the first martyr of the Seal of the Confessional, a patron against calumnies and, because of the manner of his death, a protector from floods and drowning. Wikipedia
And here's a bit about the church and cemetery.
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A stone donkey and goat stand guard on a manicured lawn in Eisings, Luxembourg.
Statue à l'entrée du Musée Condé - Château de Chantilly. Fut commandée par le duc d’Aumale à Auguste Caïn, un des meilleurs sculpteurs animaliers du XIXe siècle.
Ces chiens portent sur le flanc la marque de la meute des Condé: un triangle rectangle symbolisant la fleur de lys royale des Bourbon avec, au centre, le bâton péri en bande, particularité de la branche cadette des Condé.
