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Post by roger on Jul 6, 2006 10:03:19 GMT
Hi amarantine,
Thank you for posting the photographs of the volcano. You are right in saying it is beautiful but dangerous. The second picture suggests that it is quite active but, I suppose, if you live nearby, you get used to the element of danger.
Best wishes, Roger
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Post by graemek on Jul 6, 2006 11:18:19 GMT
Hi Amarantine, Thanks for your Volcano pics & glad you like the pic of the Christchurch Hayley Poster I tend to think of Indonesia as the land of volcanos. I've visited only one active volcano myself & that was Mt. Vesuvius near Naples in Italy.Incredible!!
And Hi Peter. Thanks for the new addition to my English vocab. I regard you as an English professor sort of character & greatly admire your command of language.
This came from the web dictionary of the Cambridge University Press: flannelling speech containing a lot of words which is used to avoid telling the truth or answering a question, and is frequently intended to deceive:'Leave out the flannel and answer the question!'
I actually don't think Hayley has a cynical bone in her body but, as you say, she's very feet on the ground & might feel cautious if told 'ýou're fabulous' in so many words to her face.
The prime definition of fabulous in that same dictionary that I looked up was éxtremely pleasing' & that is certainly what Hayley is. (which is what you meant with the Falkirk wheel) It's unfortunate that English words have so many senses often for the one word. Having said that I speak German (learnt) too & have lived among Germans & they play with mixed word senses for humour just the same as the English do.
Well anyhow now I know what flannelling means & will look for an opportunity to use it in a sentence!!
Graemek
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Post by roger on Jul 6, 2006 11:22:53 GMT
Hi everyone, Here are a few shots I took yesterday in London... Tower Bridge Taken from London Bridge looking towards Tower Bridge. The cruiser on the right is HMS Belfast - now permanently moored here on the River Thames as a floating museum. The Monument The Monument was build to commemorate the Great Fire of London (1666). Its height is equal to the distance from its base to the source of the fire in Pudding Lane. A spiral staircase inside (311 steps!) leads to a balcony from where much of London can be seen. I have been up there but didn't risk the exertion yesterday! The Bank of England This shows Threadneedle Street to the front of the Bank. The side street (on the right) is Bartholomew Lane which leads to one of the entrances to the London Stock Exchange (where I worked for 14 years). More to follow... Roger
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Post by Steve H on Jul 6, 2006 12:05:28 GMT
Thanks everybody for the great photographs.
Steve H
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Post by roger on Jul 6, 2006 12:10:20 GMT
Church of St Giles, Cripplegate Without Without what? No, it doesn't have a bit missing! "Without" (as opposed to "within") means outside the City Walls, most of which no longer exist! Remains of the City Wall ...But a few fragments of the wall remain! Note how close the flats of the Barbican complex have been build to it! The Old and the New I was fascinated by (but not necessarily in approval of) the juxtaposion of the concrete tower blocks with medieval walls of St Giles Church. Roger
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Post by Steve H on Jul 6, 2006 12:14:25 GMT
Hi Graeme, Hi Amarantine, I've visited only one active volcano myself & that was Mt. Vesuvius near Naples in Italy.Incredible!!
Graemek I too went to the top of Vesuvius only last year, I took the car up as far as I could go and walked the last bit, It nearly killed me! but it was worth it. The only eruption I witnessed was on Montserrat whilst I was on holiday in Antigua. The lava flows were clearly visible at night from the beach. Steve H
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Post by Steve H on Jul 6, 2006 12:43:27 GMT
Here is a good photograph of the Lava flow at night This was 21st March 2002 Steve H
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Post by postscript on Jul 6, 2006 14:32:43 GMT
And Hi Peter. Thanks for the new addition to my English vocab. I regard you as an English professor sort of character & greatly admire your command of language. This came from the web dictionary of the Cambridge University Press: flannellingspeech containing a lot of words which is used to avoid telling the truth or answering a question, and is frequently intended to deceive:'Leave out the flannel and answer the question!' I actually don't think Hayley has a cynical bone in her body but, as you say, she's very feet on the ground & might feel cautious if told 'ýou're fabulous' in so many words to her face. The prime definition of fabulous in that same dictionary that I looked up was éxtremely pleasing' & that is certainly what Hayley is. (which is what you meant with the Falkirk wheel) It's unfortunate that English words have so many senses often for the one word. Having said that I speak German (learnt) too & have lived among Germans & they play with mixed word senses for humour just the same as the English do. Well anyhow now I know what flannelling means & will look for an opportunity to use it in a sentence!! Graemek Steady Graeme, don't over-rate me either (with flannel, or any other woolly weave)! However, I was interested to learn the Germans like to play with words and anyone who can grasp a second language to the extent you obviously have to be able to recognise and appreciate that sort of word play has my respect--I am not a linguist, although I love playing with British/American English linguistics. Each has their own advantage and disadvantage and which is 'up or down' depends upon context. The key is flexibility and delighting in the subtle nuances of words and phrases. Also remember that Shakespeare was very easy-going and verbalised nouns and made nouns out of verbs as he pleased. Many of our standard words were invented by him! The essential difference between Webster (also on the shelf behind me) for American English where logic over-rides historical precedent (and many Americansisms are actually original Mayflower period Britishisms but we changed) and Oxford English which retained precedent from the Greek or Latin (or elsewhere). What is also interesting is comparing entries in different dictionaries. If a major edition is out I will buy it or I will buy an update from a different publisher than my last so I have behind my chair as I write: Collins, Chambers, SOED (Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (2-volumes) and the Oxford English Reference. I have recently replaced my Fowler ('Modern English Usage')as a new edition came out in connection with a special publisher's price on three 'bibles' I have had with me from the year dot. The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors, The New Oxford Spelling Dictionary, which is all that it is but it saves going through umpteen pages of a heavy dictionary for just a word spell check (when the PC isn't on) and a much respected volume 'Hart's Rules'. Originally 'Hart's Rules' had the suffix 'for Compositors and Readers at the University Press, Oxford' when first published in 1893 since when it is now in its fortieth edition. Traditionally all printers and publishers had their 'Rules of the House' and still do which determined the spelling proclivities (ise or ize) etc. The most famous House Rules being those derived by Horace Hart for the Oxford University Press. They are intended to reduce corrections and ensure consistency through a book and are a guide to authors and editors to work consistently before copy is 'composed' for press. Looking for arguments to justify different interpretations in different contexts is always fascinating, I find anyway. Language is so rich and can cast such wonderful subtleties that I am not always convinced a picture is worth one thousand words. The pen remains mightier than the sword and can often match the painter's brush, in my view, for the writer has one advantage over the painter, he can add the reader's imagination to his own creative genius. Peter
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Post by postscript on Jul 6, 2006 15:07:13 GMT
Superb picture Steve, marvelous. Peter
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Post by Stuart H on Jul 6, 2006 21:42:21 GMT
Hi All, Here are a few "nature" photographs, all taken this afternoon in my garden. Love at first sight! This squirrel is "scrumping" my apple crop! A very ugly baby magpie! Stuart
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Post by Joe on Jul 7, 2006 3:13:35 GMT
Hi Stuart, I LOVE these photos! Especially that cheeky squirrel !
All together now..."all things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small..."
Hi to Steven as well, Great shot of the lava flow and of the smoke clouds. Very nice!
Cheers to you both, Joe
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Post by Joe on Jul 7, 2006 3:22:06 GMT
Hello Roger, Thanks for sharing the pics from London. Great that you got snapped a pic whilst Tower Bridge was raised for that high-masted boat. I reckon it's only raised a few times a day. I liked the pics of St Giles's Church...that tower block looks so massive in comparison to the church. Hello also to Amarantine, Lovely photos of the volcano...it looks so peaceful and quiet but yet danger is brought to mind as well. Joe
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Post by Richard on Jul 7, 2006 7:54:36 GMT
Thanks for sharing all those fantastic photographs, everybody! In case Andrew is wondering, I would like to point out that I have never worn my squirrel costume in Stuart's garden! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifPerhaps one day... Best Wishes from London, Richard
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Post by postscript on Jul 7, 2006 11:45:51 GMT
Simply superb Stuart, simply superb be it squirrel, birds or the still life.
Peter
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Post by graemek on Jul 7, 2006 11:46:42 GMT
Wow, its easy to get outclassed on this site. The bluetit, magpie, sparrows,squirrel,pigeon are marvellous closeups & not easy to "capture" ie they don't stay still for long. Roger how did you arrange the distant piece of sunshine behind tower bridge?? These 2 pics I took inside Christchurch Cathedral. It is a beautiful building started around 1850 but not completed till 1904 or so. The floor detail shows that the hooked cross was not the invention or the 'brand' of any right wing politician but way way back. Actually I've seen it used on regalia used by the Dalai lama. The next pic shows the Lord's prayer in English & Maori.Over the top of course is good old Latin!! If you look thru it a couple of times you start to guess how Maori is laid out. English doesn't take much space up does it? (I mean apart from the font size)
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