#fort alba

[phoenixiancrystallist]

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[fatchance]

Recent birds: Great egret / garza blanca (Ardea alba), at Fort Lowell Park, Tucson, Arizona. 

Recurring bird. 

[crea-miserymind]

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[hill1203]

I’m laughing so hard right now

[negreabsolut]

Recreació del poblat fortificat d'East Lomond, Fife, Escòcia.

[scotianostra]

January 24th, 76AD, is said to be the likely date of birth forPublius Aelius Hadrianus, who built Hadrian’s Wall.

When the Romans invaded the British Isles they held, large parts of what is now Scotland, even after the construction of Hadrian’s Wall in AD 122, there were large forts around the country at varioustimes, the largest of which was Trimontium located at Newstead, near Melrose, in the Scottish Borders. It was occupied intermittently from about 79 to 184 AD and was the largest of the "outpost" forts after the construction of Hadrian's Wall

Hadrian’s Wall was largely abandoned for about twenty years from .AD 138, when the Romans established a new frontier in Scotland between what are now the Firths of Forth and Clyde, where they built the Antonine Wall.

The Antonine Wall was more of a very large ditch, and my old flat would have been part of the structure, part of the "wall" is on land only yards from me. I got into trouble for calling it a ditch from a Roman historian before, so will add that it was much more, the thing is it more or less looks like one just now, much of the fortifications are long gone.

Hadrian is noted for his interest in architecture and the number of provinces he visited whilst Emperor. He is likely to have visited Britain in AD 122, after some kind of conflict in the preceding years, and we know that it was in this period that construction of the Wall started. It has also been known as Picts' Wall, or Vallum Hadriani in Latin.

The origin of the Picts is clouded by the many fables and legends about them. There are numerous theories as to who the Picts were and where they came from. Experts even disagree over what they ate and drank and what language they spoke although some point to the existence of a distinct Pictish language, which today is believed to have been an Insular Celtic language, closely related to the Brittonic spoken by the Britons who lived to the south.

Often described as savages the Picts were an ancient and artistic people who defied the might of Rome which conquered the rest of Britain. They were a sophisticated , hardworking, clever people, skilled in farming and fishing.

You would have thought a savage tribe would have been an easy conquest for the Romans, but the Picts were anything but that. Picts are first recorded in history in the third century AD. Eumenius, a Roman writer, describes the "pictus" as fierce and skilled in battle. It is not clear whether "pictus" (the Latin for painted) was intended, or if this is a Latin form of some indigenous name. I prefer to think of them as the "Painted People"

Although the Romans reached Scotland and often defeated them in battle, they never conquered the Picts or Pictland. The Roman Empire's expeditions north resulted in few permanent gains.

Scotland's sculptured stones, created by the Picts of ancient Alba tell the stories of a race of people who defied Rome and survived the invading Vikings, thus preserving a separate culture and race in Scotland. It is in these sometimes mighty, sometimes delicate stones that the history of ancient Scotland is now recorded.

There are many of these slabs on display in The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, as well as a fine display in The Hunterian in Glasgow.

When the Romans left the Picts were often attacked by the Britons and eventually all the Pictish tribes agreed to support one High King who would rule all of Pictland.

It's said the Picts, unusually, were a matrilineal society, i.e. bloodlines passed through the mother. Pictish kings were not succeeded by their sons, but by brothers, nephews or cousins as traced by the female line in a complicated series of intermarriages between 7 royal houses. It is this rare form of succession which in 845 AD gave the crown of Alba and the title Rex Pictorum - King of the Picts - to the son of a Pictish princess by the name of Kenneth, Son of Alpin, he is generally accepted by most historians as the first of the kings of Scotland, follwing on from his reign as King of Dál Riata. As usual though, not al agree on this.

The Picts survived as a distinct people until early in the 10th century. However, there is no record of them dying out or moving elsewhere. It is most likely that the Picts simply integrated into the large population within the developing multi-ethnic nation of Scotti, Picts, Celts, Britons and Angles which we now call Scotland. The map, from wiki says this was how their lands looked as late as the 7th century. The last pics are of two Pictish people and a 15th century depiction of King Kenneth.

[mucillo]

"....e questo è un momento difficile per trovare lavoro, sai, Yves".

"È sempre un momento difficile.

Lo dicono i padroni affinché ci presentiamo a loro con la gola stretta, disposti ad accettare qualunque condizione, a cominciare dall'obbedienza cieca, dal silenzio.

Per convincerci che il sistema sarà sempre più forte.

Devono convincersi che questo è un momento difficile per trovare nuovi servi".

Alba de Céspedes "Nel buio della notte"

scrittrice, poetessa e partigiana italiana 1911–1997.

[phoenixiancrystallist]

Forspoken Photo Dump 106: Visoria; Academy Hills, Part 1

[fatchance]

Recent birds: Great egret / garza blanca (Ardea alba), at Fort Lowell Park, Tucson, Arizona. 

[oumaheroes]

OK- ok ok listen, so in you're do not got gentle series, in Ireland's one. it said that scotland offered to "help him go painlessly" so he wouldn't die of infection. but HOW did they kill him off tho? like that must have been difficult, especially at the age they were. I cant imagine it worked first time, like did they have to try multiple times?? IM SO CURIOUS PLEASE, I must feed my brain rot. please bestow this information on me

Alba has always been good with plants. Well worked leaves left as dark stains between his fingers, clumps of their flesh dark and stubborn under his nails. It is an old, careful knowledge he carries: which plants to pick for what effect, when and how best to collect them. How to strain them even without the specialised tools he wants, how long to boil them to release the best of their properties. He mumbles their seasons and duration under his breath on sleepless nights, tired eyes watching the stars as his brothers sleep nearby.

‘It matters,’ he makes sure to tell Albion as he demonstrates how best to pinch flower between forefinger and thumb, his brother too young to remember Mama’s teaching on the subject, ‘It matters. Always watch the moon and the weather before you pick anything, otherwise you can’t trust what it will do.’

Alba slips away down the hill fort as the humans sleep, Albion and Cymru left to guard. Some of the plants he seeks sit on the back of the hill itself, some lie deep within ancient woodlands- moss on cool roots and tubers under damp stone. He cannot wait until the time is just right, cannot wait until the moon hangs fat in the sky as some best need, but he makes sure that the stems fold plump as he plucks them, makes sure they are fresh and healthy. Many times Alba has prepared plants to ensure they do not harm, now he must collect to ensure that they do. They need to be strong; they need to be quick. There can be no mistakes, it is a cruelty Ériu does not deserve, and Alba picks prematurely with guilt and worry despite his confident promise.

Alba waits until Éiru says yes. Until he finally nods, teeth chattering and eyes bloodshot and desperate in sunken sockets. Only then does he hold a patiently blended paste to cracked lips, makes sure it is washed down with water till all is gone. And then after, holds the cool hand close so he can feel as it slackens.

It is kind. It is better.

And Éiru goes.

[fluffytriceratops]

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🌲NOITE DO PINHEIRO

o tanto que a alba ama o inverno é o mesmo tanto que ela é estabanada e certamente deve ter caído em direção a fogueira. ela colocou tanta camada de roupa com medo de sentir frio que não vai ser nenhum pouco estranho se ela parecer um boneco de posto se mexendo .

🎅🏼 BAILE DE NATAL E JANTAR

o que dizer do look todo vermelho? sua mãe sempre lhe mostrou o verdadeiro poder de uma bela roupa e, particularmente, alba pensa que fica muito bem com os tons natalinos. outra coisa que a motivou investir no modelo foi que sabia muito bem que faria nicolás arrancar os cabelos fora. e a gargatilha que está usando é um presente que ganhou, adiantado, dos seus pais para usar na ocasião.

📸 SESSÃO DE FOTOS

as roupas típicas para uma mulher na espanha são diversas, especialmente porque são divididas em regiões. como ela é duques de uma dessas regiões, "escolheu" (bem entre aspas), elogiar Valência. Naquela região, acontece anualmente o festival de Las Fallas, onde as mulheres se vestem como Falleras - a roupa é a própria de Alba, onde usou há uns anos atras.

✨ ANO NOVO

por conta de uma forte crença fundada por sua mãe, alba não consegue não usar a melhor roupa que encontrar para passar a festividade. ela precisa sentir-se única, um pouco egoísta. e por amar brilhos, seu tecido de seu vestido é todo costurado com brilhos.

[canesenzafissadimora]

Non consiglierei a nessuno d’essere come me: troppa sensibilità, troppo provare, troppo sentire, troppo percepire, troppo immaginare, troppo desiderio.

Non consiglierei a nessuno d’essere come me: troppo fiduciosa, ingenua, spontanea, impulsiva.

Desidererei guardare le cose secondo la loro misura, senza il bisogno di ingigantire sempre tutto. Perché, per quelle come me, è un guaio. Quelle come me, e non consiglio di esserlo,si sentono mancare l’aria ogni giorno per un’attenzione in meno, per una carezza in meno. Quelle come me sopportano e si tengono tutto l’amaro dentro. Quelle come me implodono ogni giorno e poi mostrano il loro più bel sorriso.

Quelle come me sono difficili, complesse, inseguono sogni immaginari.

Parlano da sole, nel silenzio della notte, sperano e hanno gli occhi lucidi al sorgere di una nuova alba.

Quelle come me sono così: forti nel corpo da possedere la fragilità dell’anima.

E fanno finta di credere alle bugie, alle speranze, ai sorrisi di circostanza, quelle come me . Ma più di tutto, le riconosci dagli occhi. Sono il portale della vita, sono pensieri, parola, cuore, felicità, chiarore, buio, ansia, malinconia.

Più di tutto quelle come me le riconosci perché non sono quasi mai le prime ad abbracciare, a dire parole dolci, ma sarebbero in grado di amare fino a distruggersi.

Quelle come me, quando amano, amano forte, si svelano, si spogliano, si riconoscono. Hanno un cuore troppo grande e colmo di cose amabili. E danno, danno troppo.

Hanno mani fiduciose,sguardo perso, sempre alla ricerca di qualcosa e quel pizzico di malinconica allegria che profuma l’anima…

Tiziana Curcio

[thelonesomequeen]

https://caras.pt/famosos/2023-10-05-alba-baptista-e-chris-evans-ja-se-casaram/

More info on Chris and Alba’s Portugal wedding. I saw this on another blog and the submitter who is Portuguese says their info is usually correct when it’s an exclusive like this

Thanks! Isn’t this the outlet that was claimed they were together before US outlets did? Does anyone remember?

Anyway, I’m going to run it through a translation app and post the translation below:

Exclusive CARAS: Alba Baptista and Chris Evans have already married in Portugal

CARLA MARTINS COSTA

After the wedding in the United States, the couple of actors exchanged votes in our country. The party took place in secret, in Estoril.

Actors Alba Baptista and Chris Evans have already married in Portugal, after the union ceremony they held in the United States of America on the weekend of September 9 and 10.

If at the first party, the Portuguese actress, 26, and the American star of the Marvel movies, 42, chose Evans' house in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to reunite the actor's family, part of her closest and the friends they have on the other side of the Atlantic, in Portugal the place of choice of the new couple was Estoril, in the charming village of Cascais.

The party still took place during the month of September, a few days after the first ceremony, according to what CARAS got to know. “When news began to circulate that they were going to get married in Portugal, in fact they were already married here too,” the source assured us.

This time, the reunion of Alba's family and friends, especially Portuguese, took place in Forte da Cruz, the former fortress of Estoril, bathed by the sea and with stunning views. It is currently managed by the luxurious Penha Longa Resort for parties and ceremonies that want to be kept very private.

That's what the bride and groom asked for; total discretion. In fact, as in the ceremony held in Cape Cod, everything was kept secret until the time of the event so that there was no leakage of information. And they did it, because until now no one knew what had happened.

At the ceremony, there was live music and the brigadeiro dough was chosen by the bride and groom for the cake that was broken and served during the party.

After the celebrations, Alba and Chris started a honeymoon also kept in the greatest privacy. We heard that the couple was on the Alentejo coast, but it aims to go to various points in Portugal, a country to which the Hollywood star surrendered at the hands of his wife.

How it all started

After several months of rumors, the couple publicly took over the relationship in January of this year, but it had lasted for more than 12 months. The American actor shared in his stories a video with the retrospective of 2022, with a caption with hearts. In the images, it appears next to Alba.

In the publication, the Captain America actor revealed that both he and his girlfriend love to play tricks. At a certain point the actress is taken by surprise and releases a typically Portuguese expression.

In November last year, after being voted the sexiest man in the world by "People" magazine, Evans also talked about his desire to live a serious relationship. "It's something I want: woman, children, building a family. When we read about artists, whether they are actors, painters, writers, most admit that it was not the work they did that made them most proud. They cite the relationships, the families they created, the love they lived," he said.

[elenascrive]

È successo, ancora!

L’ho rivista, quasi prima di scomparire all’ombra di una nuova alba. Era talmente super, bella piena e luminosa da sembrare irreale. Come se Il Cielo facesse quasi fatica a contenerla, volendo scendere sulla Terra per farsi ammirare ancora meglio e magari perché no farsi addirittura abbracciare da Me!

Incontenibile è stata anche la felicità che ho provato per la strepitosa sorpresa che mi ha fatto. Mi sono sentita talmente fortunata da voler quasi addirittura piangere di gioia.

Avrei voluto che quell’istante durasse per sempre, mentre un vortice di emozioni e di pensieri contrastati stavano invadendo con brivido la Mia mente. Non riuscivo più a controllarmi per quanto fosse tutto esageratemente forte, tanto d’arrivare persino a tremare, mentre prendevo di corsa il cellulare dalla tasca, per provare ad immortalare la Mia Musa, che più cercavo di mettere a fuoco e più si allontanava dall’obiettivo pur restando immobile dentro ai Miei occhi così pieni della Sua infinita, accesa bellezza. Lo confesso: nemmeno stavolta gli scatti fatti sono venuti granché ma non fa niente, l’importante è poter avere il Ricordo di questo attimo mozzafiato. Ho fatto fatica a staccarle gli occhi di dosso, come sempre del resto, ma il dovere chiamava e così a malincuore sono stata costretta a lasciarla. È stato comunque magico, poiché sono arrivata lì con maggiore slancio e con un sorriso interminabile, che non mi hanno fatto sentire il peso della fatica o pressione alcuna.

Oggi il Mondo avrebbe pure potuto essere più cinico e spietato del solito, non me ne fregava, perché avevo vicina Lei, Sua Maestà, e questo bastava per sentirmi potente e realizzata!

Chissà mi chiedo infine, se nel mentre l’ammiravo mi ha fatto da tramite verso coloro i quali mi mancano, per far giungere il Mio Pensiero affettuoso? Spero di sì! Spero che sia riuscita ad unire il Mio Cuore ai Loro per sentirci meno distanti.

@elenascrive

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