Toadstool mushroom-shaped hoodoos from Utah and New Mexico, carving an eerie and alien landscape.
The origins of Kasbahs in Morocco can be traced back to the Berbers, who built these fortified structures to protect their communities from external threats. The earliest Kashbahs date back to the 7th century, though many of the structures still existing today were bult during the medieval period. These fortresses were often expanded and renovated by successive dynasties, each leaving their mark on the architecture. They were typically built from rammed earth and sun-dried mud.
The Catholic Church has just celebrated All Saints' Day on the 1st of November, and All Souls' Day on the 2nd of November. All Saints' Day commemorates all the saints (whether known or unknown) that have already ascended to heaven, whilst All Souls' Day commemorates the penitent souls that are still in purgatory
Seen here is the Lady Gordon Hamilton chapel, built over a hundred years ago in 1893-94, at Ta' Braxia Cemetery in Guardamangia, Malta.
Continuing on the theme of very small islands inside lakes or near beaches (see previous posts starting from the one dated 23rd September 2024), here is another small island on Lake Serre-Poncon, in France. Nestled on this small island in the lake is Saint-Michel chapel, which once stood on the top of a hill above the hamlet of Couches, but was carefully preserved when the dam was built in 1961. The chapel traces back to the 12th century, but was destroyed in 1692 by the troops of the Duke of Savoy. It was later rebuilt in the 17th century.
This is not the first time either in this group, that we have visited a sacred building from the past peeking out from a lake (please note our interesting post here: zafoid.com/post/view/9118 relating to Lake Reschen, in northern Italy).
Pine Island (l’île aux pins) in the middle of Wapizagonke Lake surrounded by colourful forested hills during autumn, at La Mauricie National Park, Quebec, Canada.
Several small boats team up to push upstream a largish floating island made up of peat with a score of mature trees. This bog island on Wisconsin’s Lake Chippewa is protected by law.
Source of this story is here: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/relocating-a-floating-bog-on-wisconsins-lake-chippewa
As we are in the final week of summer 2024, I think that it is apt to salute the various pretty bays of Malta. Please find pictured here, in order of appearance (left to right, top to bottom): Qarraba Bay, Ġnejna Bay, Imġiebaħ Bay, Mistra Bay and Balluta Bay (please click on image for full view).
This is not the first time that we featured bays in this group. For example: zafoid.com/post/view/11253
