Archive for March, 2019

A photograph is neither taken nor seized by force. It offers itself up. It is the photo that takes you. One must not take photos.
Henri Cartier-Bresson

6 Comments CherryPie on Mar 31st 2019

The Hall of Steel is the architectural centerpiece of the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. This elegant steel and glass tower is unusual in that the double-glazed glass panels are fixed to an external stainless steel frame.
The displays on the stairwell consist mainly of 17th-century armour and 19th-century military equipment. There are over 2,500 items [...]

12 Comments CherryPie on Mar 27th 2019

Elephants played a role in warfare from the first millennium BC until the 19th century. They were used mainly in India and Southeast Asia but also occasionally in western Asia, north Africa, Spain and Italy.
During battles trained war elephants were able to trample men and horses or pick them up and throw them. They also [...]

16 Comments CherryPie on Mar 25th 2019

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but wealth gathered by labour shall increase.
Proverbs 13:11

6 Comments CherryPie on Mar 24th 2019

… I have a post (on war elephants) ready to share but I am unable to upload the photos to accompany it.
Grrr!
Hopefully normally service will be resumed soon…

8 Comments CherryPie on Mar 23rd 2019

This scene shows a wounded tiger turning and attacking his pursuers. The incident is described in ‘Sport in Many Lands’, a book written by H. A. L (Henry Astbury Leveson) ‘The Old Shekarry’, one of the most famous game hunters of Victorian times.
Levison served in the Indian army from 1845 to 1854 and returned on [...]

20 Comments CherryPie on Mar 20th 2019

Cross the meadow and the stream and listen as the peaceful water brings peace upon your soul.
Maximillian Degenerez

12 Comments CherryPie on Mar 18th 2019

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