Protecting their wearer’s identity during promiscuous or decadent activities. Carnival of Venice was first recorded in 1268. Today the famous Venetian Carnival starts on February 2nd and ends on Shrove Tuesday.
Monthly Archives: September 2013
St. Mildred’s
Whippingham is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, and is best known for its connections with Queen Victoria,especially its church,redesigned by Prince Albert.The church has a tower reminiscent of a castle on the Rine, with five soaring pinnacles.Inside, there are brilliant rose windows and a large octagonal lantern in the centre.
Green Iguana
Green Iguana possess a row of spines along their backs and along their tails that help to protect from predators. Their whip-like tail can be used to deliver painful strikes and like other lizards, when grabbed by the tail, the tail can be allow to break,so it can make its escape and eventually regenerate a new one.
Line up
Row’s of sunflowers
Concorde
British Airways Concorde, photo was taken under the nose of Concorde at Brooklands.
Osborne House
Osborne House was built between 1845 and 1851 for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as a summer house and rural retreat. Prince Albert designed the house himself and was built by the archilect Thomas cubitt. Queen Victoria died at Osborne house in January 1901.
Anyone For Cricket
Taken at a local cricket match
H.M.S. Warrior
H.m.s. Warrior was Launched in 1860, was the pride of Queen Victoria’s fleet. Powered by steam and sail, she was the fastest and most powerful ship of her day. The Warrior was, in her time, the ultimate deterrent. Yet with in a few years she was obsolete. Now restored and back in Portsmouth. I took this Photo late in the afternoon
Steamboat
Taken in the Lake District, on Ullswater
Snow Leopard
Taken at the Big Cats, WHF,Smarden in Kent, what a beauitful animal.
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