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Photo of the Day - September 2023
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Vancouver Island, near Sidney
A couple of Great Egrets have been hanging out at Nankin Lake in Wayne County, Michigan. Here's just a picture of one of them this morning.
G9 , 45/2.8 macro , f10@1/100 , ISO 800
.. a sunflower observed on my early-morning walk yesterday ... a first sighting on my walks this year.
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Every time I've seen the cormorant out on the lake I've wondered when I'd get to see him with a fish -- today was finally the day! I watched the entire process -- these guys work hard for their meals!
Swallowing his freshly-caught fish:
Swallowing his freshly-caught fish:
Nice. Looks like he’s enjoying his dinner! Always good to catch nature doing its thing.
As often happens, I spotted him out the window and immediately decided to grab the camera and go out on the deck for a better look. I've seen him splishing and splashing around at other times before, when he didn't have a fish in his mouth. Today he was just far enough away and in a position that I couldn't really tell for sure with my naked eyes if this time he did. Well, yep, he did! Took him a while to get his meal actually ready to swallow and smoothly slide down his throat.....
Should be a easy day; I've just got the Dracula meeting at 3:30.....
🫡 The National September 11 Memorial and Museum in Lower Manhattan, New York City, New York.
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum (also known as the 9/11 Memorial & Museum) is a memorial and museum in New York City commemorating the September 11 attacks of 2001, which killed 2,977 people, and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, which killed six. The memorial is located at the World Trade Center site, the former location of the Twin Towers that were destroyed during the September 11 attacks. Located on eight acres of the 16-acre World Trade Center complex, the 9/11 Memorial is a place of remembrance and contemplation within the bustle of lower Manhattan.
According to the architect, Michael Arad, the pools represent “absence made visible.” Although water flows into the voids, they can never be filled. The sound of the cascading water makes the pools a place of tranquility and contemplation separate from the bustling noises of the city. 🕊️
General Information: Status: 🟢 Open - South Pool - Reflecting Absence, The South Reflecting Pool - Type: Memorial and Museum - Construction Started: March 13, 2006; 17 Years Ago - Opening: 🪦 Memorial: September 11, 2011; 11 Years Ago (Dedication and Victims' Families) September 12, 2011; 11 years ago (Public) - Water Fall: 29 Foot Fall - Height - Roof: Memorial: The Footprints of the Twin Towers are Underground 🪽
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum (also known as the 9/11 Memorial & Museum) is a memorial and museum in New York City commemorating the September 11 attacks of 2001, which killed 2,977 people, and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, which killed six. The memorial is located at the World Trade Center site, the former location of the Twin Towers that were destroyed during the September 11 attacks. Located on eight acres of the 16-acre World Trade Center complex, the 9/11 Memorial is a place of remembrance and contemplation within the bustle of lower Manhattan.
🔎 Focal Point: World Trade Center - South Tower - 911 Memorial Pool
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum is the country’s principal institution concerned with exploring 9/11, documenting its impact, and examining its continuing significance. Honoring those who were killed in the 2001 and 1993 attacks is at the heart of our mission.Memorial Pools (South Tower)
The 🔎 focal points of the Memorial are two pools, each nearly an acre in size, that sit in the footprints of the former North and South Towers. The pools contain the largest manmade waterfalls in North America, each descending 30 feet into a square basin. From there, the water in each pool drops another 20 feet and disappears into a smaller, central void. Reflecting pools that mark the footprint of where the Twin Towers once stood.According to the architect, Michael Arad, the pools represent “absence made visible.” Although water flows into the voids, they can never be filled. The sound of the cascading water makes the pools a place of tranquility and contemplation separate from the bustling noises of the city. 🕊️
General Information: Status: 🟢 Open - South Pool - Reflecting Absence, The South Reflecting Pool - Type: Memorial and Museum - Construction Started: March 13, 2006; 17 Years Ago - Opening: 🪦 Memorial: September 11, 2011; 11 Years Ago (Dedication and Victims' Families) September 12, 2011; 11 years ago (Public) - Water Fall: 29 Foot Fall - Height - Roof: Memorial: The Footprints of the Twin Towers are Underground 🪽
🫗 Design & Construction ⛲️
🛠️ Architect (s): Michael Arad of Handel Architects - Peter Walker and Partners - Davis Brody Bond - Snøhetta
⚒️ Engineer: Jaros, Baum & Bolles (MEP)
⛓️ Structural Engineer: WSP Global - BuroHappold Engineering (Museum)
💦 Delta Fountains: Architectural Fountain Design & Manufacturing
🫧 Design: Michael Arad, Handel Architects LLP - 2012
National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center Foundation, Inc.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
© 2023 National September 11 Memorial & Museum 9/11 MEMORIAL is a registered trademark of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. All Rights Reserved.
🛠️ Architect (s): Michael Arad of Handel Architects - Peter Walker and Partners - Davis Brody Bond - Snøhetta
⚒️ Engineer: Jaros, Baum & Bolles (MEP)
⛓️ Structural Engineer: WSP Global - BuroHappold Engineering (Museum)
💦 Delta Fountains: Architectural Fountain Design & Manufacturing
🫧 Design: Michael Arad, Handel Architects LLP - 2012
National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center Foundation, Inc.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
© 2023 National September 11 Memorial & Museum 9/11 MEMORIAL is a registered trademark of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. All Rights Reserved.
Exchanging pleasantries and gossip. The Waved Albatross, the largest bird in the Galapagos, with a wingspan of up to 2 and 1/2 meters, is found only on Española Island.
Red-bellied Woodpecker taken from my neighbor's backyard tree. Livonia, Mi
