Gratitude: Cars that are Happy.
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The Austin-Healey Sprite is a small open sports car which was announced to the press in Monte Carlo by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) on 20 May 1958, just before that year's Monaco Grand Prix. It was intended to be a low-cost model that 'a chap could keep in his bike shed', yet be the successor to the sporting versions of the pre-war Austin Seven. The Sprite was designed by the Donald Healey Motor Company, which received a royalty payment from the manufacturers BMC. It first went on sale at a price of £669, using a mildly tuned version of the Austin A-Series engine and as many other components from existing cars as possible to keep costs down.
The Sprite was made at the MG sports car factory at Abingdon, Berkshire (actually now in Oxfordshire) and it was inevitable that the success of the design would spawn an MG version known as the Midget, reviving a popular pre-war model name. Enthusiasts often now refer to Sprites and MG Midgets collectively as 'Spridgets'.
The little Sprite quickly became affectionately known as the 'Frogeye' in the UK and the 'Bugeye' in the US, because its headlights were prominently mounted on top of the bonnet (hood), inboard of the front wings (fenders). The car's designers had intended that the headlights could be retracted (like the much later Porsche 928) with the lenses facing skyward when not in use. However, production cost-cutting by BMC led to the flip-up mechanism being deleted and so the headlights were simply fixed in a permanently upright position, giving the car its most distinctive feature.
(Wikipedia)
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Der Austin-Healey Sprite ist ein Roadster der britischen Automobilmarke Austin-Healey. Der Sprite wurde 1958 von der British Motor Corporation vorgestellt und in vier Modellserien bis 1971 gebaut. In dieser Zeit entstanden 129.347 Exemplare. Das Design stammte von Donald Mitchell Healey. Viele Bauteile wurden von anderen Modellen übernommen. Der Motor entstammte der von 1951 bis 1990 gebauten A-Serie der BMC. Dies diente der Kostenreduzierung, der Sprite kostete bei seiner Veröffentlichung £ 669. Die Serie Mark I hatte wegen der Anordnung der Scheinwerfer in Europa den Spitznamen „Frogeye“, in den USA „Bugeye“. Motor und Getriebe stammten vom Austin A35, Lenkung und Bremsen vom Morris Minor.
(Wikipedia)
Friday, December 30, 2011
1961 Austin Healey Sprite Mark I (02)
Snowy Owl -
And birders all around have heard the news that the Snowy Owl will be visiting the Northwest this year. They have been seen at Ocean Shores in Washington state and in Oregon.
Because of the lack of snow in the mountains this year, they are easier to see in the evergreens.
Here's a link to the Seattle Times story with all the details--
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2017100661_snowies27m.html
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
pernalonga virado a nascente (or Simplicity)
Gratitude: Simplicity- not needing a lot. Beauty is everywhere.
Harrow on the Hill
Gratitude: That there are still schoolboys in classic uniforms
(my guess is this is from the UK)
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Harrow schoolboys
Friday, December 23, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Rudolph in a Reflection
Gratitude: Surprise discoveries
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On Explore! December 14, 2007! #65
Thank you very much to all of you my dear Flickr friends for your so kind comments!
Rudolf & me dedicate this post to IvanoMark & son… :))) who made a so wonderful testimonial for me!!! I invite you to visit his stream and to take a look to the photographs of his son…. all a fantastic pictures from his heart : www.flickr.com/photos/ivanomak/
Rudolf …on a special delivery for you of champagne, ice cream, chocolate, peanuts, popcorn, candy floss! My wild river find Rudolf so beautiful …she has made a reflection of him! Ho!!! Ho!!! Ho!!!
Rudolf … sur une livraison spéciale pour vous de champagne, de crème glacée, de chocolat, d’arachides, de maïs souffé, de barbe à papa!!! Ma rivière sauvage le trouve tellement beau qu’elle en a fait un reflet!!! Ho!!! Ho!!! Ho!!!
Ladies and gentlemen… here’s Santa and the Reindeer singing White Christmas…!!! …Hilarious :)))
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jctccnyun5g
PARIS through the Bookstore window
Gratitude: Lights, books, & quiet moments
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Galerie Vivienne
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Everyday's Life at 11:11 am
Gratitude: Every day
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11.11.11
What a beautiful date.. well actually not a special day at all.. just clearing the dishwasher.. like everyday :)
Have an amazing day! Filled with one's... :]
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...I am so glad I made lots of you smile :) definitely what I was aiming for! THANKS! :)
Summer Skies
Gratitude: Polaroids & summer skies
"Summer skies live on forever in my heart."
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I hate losing summer.
The Beauty of Sun Umbrellas in Black & White
Not needing these in December, but gratitude for sunshine.
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Osaka, Japan (large view)
Kayak sobre las nubes / Sailing in the sky
Gratitude: time to kayak
Kayaking the sky--
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Había un cielo espectacular, un agua cristalina y una persona practicando kayak... ¿Qué más podía pedir? La tomé en la laguna de las Ilusiones, desde lo alto de un puente.
There was a spectacular sky, a crystalline water and a person practicing kayak... What more could one ask for? I take the picture in the Ilusiones Lagoon; from Tabasco, México
Adult Female Phidippus Mystaceus
Gratitude: Looking closer at things.
From Flickr--
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I'm going through all the photos I took this last summer trying to find any overlooked shots. The weather has turned quite cold here, and sadly, the bugs are largely gone. So I'll probably have to resort to pulling older photos out of my archives instead of posting new stuff for a while. Hopefully I will get a chance to return to astrophotography during these cold winter months until the bugs return.
Another shot of the adult female Phidippus mystaceus I found last October. Full frame (roughly) at about 4:1 or so.
On a similar note, for those of you interested, a video of the grooming habits of a Phidippus princeps I recorded can be viewed here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSnGWyGzsgo
(Make sure to click the "Watch in High Quality" button!)
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On a different subject, I recently started a seperate flickr account to store some of my artwork, which includes some graphite, charcoal, and pastel sketches so far.
If your interested, some of my more recent artwork can be found here:
www.flickr.com/photos/33209413@N02/
Painting the Sky
The Eiffel Tower and a real van Gogh sky.
Gratitude: Travel & iconic places
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Looks great: Large on Black
Here are your favorite pics: the most Popular Pictures you dig from my stream. Thanks for the comments!
Ice Skaters (& man in red glasses) Consider the Cow...
I have no idea what's happening in this photo, but the concentration on the toy cow made me smile.
Gratitude for unique moments in life.
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Worlds 2011
Pairs FS