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Risley Moss Local Nature Reserve
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A mesmerizing close-up of a wood knot in a plank of dried timber, revealing the intricate patterns and textures formed by years of growth and natural forces. This black and white photograph captures the essence of nature's artistry, showcasing the beauty found in the simplest of materials.
BRIDGE NAME: Wendling Covered Bridge
OTHER NAME: Mill Creek Bridge
COUNTY: Lane
STREAM: Mill Creek
NEAREST TOWN: Wendling
STATUS: Open to traffic
BRIDGE LENGTH: 60 Feet
YEAR BUILT: 1938
ADDED TO NRHP: November 29, 1979
Other Notes: The bridge was named after George X. Wendling, who established the Wendling Post Office in the 1890’s.
Boar's Head Lighthouse - Tiverton, Nova Scotia, Canada
The lighthouse overlooks Petit Passage which connects the Bay of Fundy to St. Mary’s Bay.
Canon R7, Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC MACRO OS HSM | Contemporary
Conrail's Von Willer yard was a gathering place for GP38-2s and GP10s. Occasionally an end-cab switcher would show up. This was an original Erie Railroad facility.===June, 1986.
BRIDGE NAME: Sandy Creek Covered Bridge
OTHER NAME: Sandy Creek Covered Bridge Park
COUNTY: Coos
STREAM: Sandy Creek
NEAREST TOWN: Remote
STATUS: Open to pedestrians
BRIDGE LENGTH: 60 Feet
YEAR BUILT: 1921
BYPASSED: 1949
ADDED TO NRHP: November 29, 1979
RESTORED: 1982
DEDICATED: 1984 (County Park)
Other Notes: The nearby community of Remote received its name, it is believed, due to its geographic isolation.
historical schoolhouse
Un mariage s'arrangeait au même moment
A wedding was happening
BRIDGE NAME: Wildcat Creek Covered Bridge
OTHER NAMES: Austa Road Bridge
Austa Covered Bridge
COUNTY: Lane
STREAM: Wildcat Creek
NEAREST TOWN: Walton
STATUS: Open to traffic
BRIDGE LENGTH: 75 Feet
YEAR BUILT: 1925
ADDED TO NRHP: November 29, 1979
REFURBISHED: 1980’s - 2000
Other Notes: The bridge was part of the main route (Stagecoach Road) to the Oregon Coast but, both the bridge and road were soon bypassed by the Linslaw Tunnel and Mapleton Bridge in the 1930’s.
INVERNESS — Today it’s an assisted living facility, but at one time it was the “crown jewel” of the city of Inverness, the stately, regal Crown Hotel.
However, prior to that it was Francis Dampier’s general store on Line Street, which he opened in 1890.
In 1907, the building was moved to Main Street and an added second floor became the Orange Hotel. It was moved again in 1926 to Seminole Avenue where it became the Hotel Inverness — and then reverted back to the Orange Hotel.
After a series of owners and name changes and a multi-million-dollar facelift, the hotel reopened as the landmark Crown Hotel in 1980 where it played host to visitors and locals alike who wanted to impress and be impressed.
It was where witnesses in trials at the courthouse stayed and where lawyers, businesspeople and Red Hat ladies lunched. It was the premiere location for a wedding, with a bride descending the broad spiral staircase, surrounded by elegant antique furniture and rich decorations.
It was where a young boy, Larry LaFond, now 40 and a director and casting director in Los Angeles, developed his continuing passion for this century-old structure.
“I grew up in Inverness and worked at the Crown when I turned 16,” LaFond said. “My favorite memories mostly involve the people I worked with, and at that time, the hotel was really something different. Service was all about presentation and working there required discipline. Being part of it was like being part of an elite club.”
LaFond created an all-things-Crown-Hotel website, www.thecrownhotel.net, about four years ago, filled with historical data and old pictures. He started with a few postcards of the hotel he found on eBay and posted them online.
“More photos demanded more research, more fact finding, more visits to Inverness and the Citrus County Historical Society,” he said.
It grew from there, with other people adding their own photos and information.
“I don’t really know why the hotel and its history are so interesting to me,” LaFond said. “Call it a hobby that has evolved into a passion. Every time I find a new photo of the hotel, every time I hear the story of someone with an historical connection to the hotel, every time I’m able to bridge a gap in the hotel’s history, I get excited.
“On some level, I feel a sense of responsibility,” he said. “If I don’t do the work, who will? And working at the Crown made me feel as though one day, owning a small boutique hotel of my own might be something I’d like to do in life.”
Joyce Rogers, Inverness mayor from 1995-2004, said she has great memories of the Crown Hotel.
“It was ‘the’ place to go for anniversaries or any special occasion; it was the prettiest, classiest place in town,” she said. “We were so proud as city officials to have it as a place to bring out-of-town guests.”
After a series of owners, Cary and Brenda Jensen purchased the hotel in 2004 for $900,000 and turned it into Crown Court Assisted Living Facility.
The Jensens were unavailable for comment, but in June 2004 Cary Jensen told the Chronicle that he loved the hotel and saw its potential, despite it having gone through a time of mismanagement in the late 1990s.
However, with $60-a-night rooms going empty through the summer, he didn’t believe that the 27,000-square-foot building could turn a profit.
Instead, because of its location near the hospital, restaurants and shopping centers, he decided to fill the 34-room hotel year-round with elderly people who are not quite ready for nursing homes.
“It was the only way I could see that it would work,” he said.
LaFond said, “As much as we all love the hotel for what it was, be it the Orange Hotel, the Colonial Hotel or the Crown Hotel, a hotel is first and foremost a business. And if the building can’t survive as a hotel, it must transform, or the building will go empty. ... What’s great about that hotel, time and time again we’ve seen it go through stages, through highs and lows. So, it’s true — it’s not what it was, but what it is now it will not be forever. And more likely, it will outlive us all.”
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
www.seniorly.com/assisted-living/florida/inverness/crown-...
www.citruspa.org/_web/datalets/datalet.aspx?mode=commerci...
www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/inverness-crown-jewel-...
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
INVERNESS — Today it’s an assisted living facility, but at one time it was the “crown jewel” of the city of Inverness, the stately, regal Crown Hotel.
However, prior to that it was Francis Dampier’s general store on Line Street, which he opened in 1890.
In 1907, the building was moved to Main Street and an added second floor became the Orange Hotel. It was moved again in 1926 to Seminole Avenue where it became the Hotel Inverness — and then reverted back to the Orange Hotel.
After a series of owners and name changes and a multi-million-dollar facelift, the hotel reopened as the landmark Crown Hotel in 1980 where it played host to visitors and locals alike who wanted to impress and be impressed.
It was where witnesses in trials at the courthouse stayed and where lawyers, businesspeople and Red Hat ladies lunched. It was the premiere location for a wedding, with a bride descending the broad spiral staircase, surrounded by elegant antique furniture and rich decorations.
It was where a young boy, Larry LaFond, now 40 and a director and casting director in Los Angeles, developed his continuing passion for this century-old structure.
“I grew up in Inverness and worked at the Crown when I turned 16,” LaFond said. “My favorite memories mostly involve the people I worked with, and at that time, the hotel was really something different. Service was all about presentation and working there required discipline. Being part of it was like being part of an elite club.”
LaFond created an all-things-Crown-Hotel website, www.thecrownhotel.net, about four years ago, filled with historical data and old pictures. He started with a few postcards of the hotel he found on eBay and posted them online.
“More photos demanded more research, more fact finding, more visits to Inverness and the Citrus County Historical Society,” he said.
It grew from there, with other people adding their own photos and information.
“I don’t really know why the hotel and its history are so interesting to me,” LaFond said. “Call it a hobby that has evolved into a passion. Every time I find a new photo of the hotel, every time I hear the story of someone with an historical connection to the hotel, every time I’m able to bridge a gap in the hotel’s history, I get excited.
“On some level, I feel a sense of responsibility,” he said. “If I don’t do the work, who will? And working at the Crown made me feel as though one day, owning a small boutique hotel of my own might be something I’d like to do in life.”
Joyce Rogers, Inverness mayor from 1995-2004, said she has great memories of the Crown Hotel.
“It was ‘the’ place to go for anniversaries or any special occasion; it was the prettiest, classiest place in town,” she said. “We were so proud as city officials to have it as a place to bring out-of-town guests.”
After a series of owners, Cary and Brenda Jensen purchased the hotel in 2004 for $900,000 and turned it into Crown Court Assisted Living Facility.
The Jensens were unavailable for comment, but in June 2004 Cary Jensen told the Chronicle that he loved the hotel and saw its potential, despite it having gone through a time of mismanagement in the late 1990s.
However, with $60-a-night rooms going empty through the summer, he didn’t believe that the 27,000-square-foot building could turn a profit.
Instead, because of its location near the hospital, restaurants and shopping centers, he decided to fill the 34-room hotel year-round with elderly people who are not quite ready for nursing homes.
“It was the only way I could see that it would work,” he said.
LaFond said, “As much as we all love the hotel for what it was, be it the Orange Hotel, the Colonial Hotel or the Crown Hotel, a hotel is first and foremost a business. And if the building can’t survive as a hotel, it must transform, or the building will go empty. ... What’s great about that hotel, time and time again we’ve seen it go through stages, through highs and lows. So, it’s true — it’s not what it was, but what it is now it will not be forever. And more likely, it will outlive us all.”
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
www.seniorly.com/assisted-living/florida/inverness/crown-...
www.citruspa.org/_web/datalets/datalet.aspx?mode=commerci...
www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/inverness-crown-jewel-...
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
decrepit farmhouse
Praia da Calheta (Calheta Beach) lies tucked between the port at Lajes das Flores and the cliffs. In Potuguese, Calheta means a small bay. Made up of black sand and small pebbles, It is a beautiful but out of the way beach. Though it is near the marina and port, they don’t seem to be that busy. The photo shows the north end of the small beach area. When I was processing the photo I noticed a log structure beneath the cliff that seems to be over a cave or opening in the cliff. Anyone know what that is?
Footbridge over the River Piddle
Athelhampton House & Gardens
lawn equipment hanging on an abandoned farmhouse
We spent some days in Kyoto, Japan. Timing was perfect for Hanami, or cherry blossom viewing. We went for sunset at the iconic Kiyomizu-dera Buddhist temple, located at the east side of Kyoto. The temple has a big veranda, supported by an impressive wooden structure, seen here from below when we left.
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A recent shot fron West Kirby Marine Lake. 105 sec exposure with an ethereal edit. If you look closely you'll see a resident on the jetty.
@ Centre Pompidou-Metz, Metz, FR
