Originally posted on John's Space …..:
(Sofia leads.) I recently returned from a week in New York City. Definitely an UrbEnv. No place quite like it. My interest in UrbEnv leans heavily toward architecture. Lest your eyes glazeth over with a cacophonous plethora of examples, I will attempt to consolidate some in galleries and compares,…
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There’s A Storm Coming…
Originally posted on Tish Farrell:
Over the garden fence this afternoon. And yes, after weeks of drought, we’ve had some rain, though the showers have not been as generous as these clouds seem to promise. I watched them roll out across Townsend Meadow towards Wenlock Edge. A cloud serpent, or a Chinese dragon in many…
A Golden Hour for Kiwi runners at Rome Olympics
Sept 1960 https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/peter-snell-athlete-1964 Peter Snell wins the 800 m at the Rome Olympics, 1960 (NZ Olympics Committee) New Zealand sport enjoyed one of its greatest days in Rome’s Olympic Stadium. Peter Snell won the 800 m and Murray Halberg won the 5000 m. Snell was ranked 26th in the world. Cannily coached by Arthur Lydiard,Continue reading “A Golden Hour for Kiwi runners at Rome Olympics”
Von Tempsky killed during NZ wars in Taranaki
Von Tempsky killed at Te Ngutu-o-te-manu 7 September 1868 Death of von Tempsky (Alexander Turnbull Library, C-033-006) The Prussian soldier of fortune Gustavus Ferdinand von Tempsky was killed during an assault on Tītokowaru’s south Taranaki pā. His exploits during the tumultuous 1860s had made him a folk hero for many European settlers. Aged only 40Continue reading “Von Tempsky killed during NZ wars in Taranaki”
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