
Chandeliers645 viewsSupposedly ostrich eggs were put on the chandelirs to keep them free of cobwebs by repelling spiders. I don't know why ostrich eggs would repel spiders, and I didn't see any myself. I suspect that nowadays the cobwebs are taken care of by the cleaning crew.
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Markham Winery645 viewsEntrance to Markham Winery in St. Helena. One of the more interesting newer winery chateaux. Didn't get a chance to sample their wares.
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022645 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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M5 - Globular cluster in Serpens644 viewsA globular cluster - one of the largest known, with a radius of 200 light-years - in the constellation Serpens. Distance from Earth is about 24,500 light-years.
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Privacy644 viewsAs you get closer the house emerges a little from the vegetation, but still is quite secluded.
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022644 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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Home for Christmas643 viewsNick and Jane's apartment complex comes with ready-made Christmas trees.
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Hearts of Oak641 viewsSuperstructures of finely crafted, highly-polished wood were typical of both motor and sail yachts in this marina.
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022641 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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Westerhout 5, The Soul Nebula641 viewsEmission nebula in Cassiopeia, 7500 light-years away. Also known as Sharpless 2-199, LBN 667 and IC 1848, although the last is properly the designation of a star cluster within the nebula. Eastern neighbor of the Heart Nebula.
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Sandie strolling by the Sebasteion640 viewsThe Sebasteion was jointly dedicated to Augustus and the goddess Aphrodite. The Emperor Augustus, as nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar, was a member of the Julian family, which claimed descent from the goddess Venus, the Roman name for Aphrodite.
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Queen Anne District640 viewsThe northern section of Queen Anne, as seen across Union Lake from Kite Hill in the Gas Works Park. Queen Anne Hill and District take their name from the fact that many of the houses built in the late 19th and early 20th century were in the Queen Anne style, a variant of Victorian. (The name refers to the British queen who reigned from 1702 to 1714, though the style actually has nothing to do with her or her time.)
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