The famous symbol of the Ferrari race team is the Cavallino Rampante (“prancing horse”) black prancing stallion on a yellow shield, usually with the letters S F (for Scuderia Ferrari), with three stripes of green, white and red (the Italian national colors) at the top. The road cars have a rectangular badge on the hood (see picture at top of page), and, optionally, the shield-shaped race logo on the sides of both front wings, close to the door. (source)
..i’m not into bug ID’ing, so i’ll call this derpyfly..
derp -Â The word that describes a particularly retarded face: A retarded smile, and the eyes pointing in different directions. (source)
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Porsche’s company logo was based on the coat of arms of Free People’s State of Württemberg of former Weimar Germany, which had Stuttgart as its capital and became part of Baden-Württemberg after the political consolidation of West Germany in 1949. Not long afterwards, on 30 January 1951, Ferdinand Porsche died from complications following a stroke. (…)
1180 Peachtree, commonly known as the Symphony Tower, is a 41-story skyscraper located at 1180 Peachtree Street in the Midtown district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Rising to a height of approximately 657 feet (200 m), the building includes office and retail space in its 351,616 square meter of floor area as well as a 1,200 space parking deck. Construction was completed in 2006. (wiki)
The Satapatha Brahmana frequently uses the important word Nâga in order to name the elephant… Lord Ganesh, perfectly surmounted by the canopy of a five-headed Nâga , is largely worshipped with devotion by many esoteric sects. (source)
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..a ’36 benz 540k was sold at the pebble beach concours d’elegance auction for $11.7M, this one had a concours d’elegance sticker & an article about the sale on it’s windshield, but i don’t think that this is the actual $11.7M car.. 🙂
..photo friday..
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Animal is the primitive man and crazed drummer of Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem, the fictional band from The Muppet Show. He is one of the Muppets originally created by Michael K. Frith. (wiki)
..an odd car that was drawing in people from all around from a monthly gathering of car geeks called caffeine and octane in georgia..
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..the silent shooting mode of the 5dmkiii couldv’e been handy while shooting this quiet place, but i guess mirror slaps pale in comparison to the ripping sound of velcro of a camera bag.. 😀
The Cathedral of Saint Paul (informally known as Saint Paul’s Cathedral) is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama. Designed by Chicago architect Adolphus Druiding, the Victorian Gothic-style brick building was completed as a parish church in 1893. It was elevated to Cathedral status with the creation of the Diocese of Birmingham in 1969. (wiki)
..back when the marilyn monroe statue was still there, shot quickly to avoid water drops showing up on the image (it was drizzling)..
..a kid lost this balloon, i may be the only one who noticed it.. or maybe not..
..cops passing the time chatting up a biker..
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..calm down, i know it’s monday..
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..so here was the view from the parking lot, and this one’s the view from when you get off at the end of the tram ride..
*my theme’s not suited for panoramas so just click on this thumbnail below to supersize it..
..aka centennial tower, spotted while going to watch the Dragon*Con parade..
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..anyone know who the guy (she’s obviously a gal) with the tophat is?
..the Lorax & the Once-ler @ Dragon*Con 2012..
..seems like an appropriate spot for a vintage car surrounded by new-ish lamborghinis, ferraris, porsches..
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