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I am very happy that all my contributions to the recently finished 3rd edition of Fine Art Photography Awards in Category "Landscape" and "FineArt" are nominated and published.
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I am very proud and very honored. Thanks for viewing my friends, without you I would never have gone so far.
best regards
Gerald
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"In March and April the eggs are laid on milkweed plants. They hatch into baby caterpillars, also called the larvae. It takes about four days for the eggs to hatch. Then the baby caterpillar doesn’t do much more than eat the milkweed in order to grow. After about two weeks, the caterpillar will be fully-grown and find a place to attach itself so that it can start the process of metamorphosis. It will attach itself to a stem or a leaf using silk and transform into a chrysalis. Although, from the outside, the 10 days of the chrysalis phase seems to be a time when nothing is happening, it is really a time of rapid change. Within the chrysalis the old body parts of the caterpillar are undergoing a remarkable transformation, called metamorphosis, to become the beautiful parts that make up the butterfly that will emerge. The monarch butterfly will emerge from the pupa and fly away, feeding on flowers and just enjoying the short life it has left, which is only about two to six weeks. This first generation monarch butterfly will then die after laying eggs for generation number two.
The second generation of monarch butterflies is born in May and June, and then the third generation will be born in July and August. These monarch butterflies will go through exactly the same four stage life cycle as the first generation did, dying two to six weeks after it becomes a beautiful monarch butterfly.
The fourth generation of monarch butterflies is a little bit different than the first three generations. The fourth generation is born in September and October and goes through exactly the same process as the first, second and third generations except for one part. The fourth generation of monarch butterflies does not die after two to six weeks. Instead, this generation of monarch butterflies migrates to warmer climates like Mexico and California and will live for six to eight months until it is time to start the whole process over again.
It's truly amazing how the four generations of monarch butterflies works out so that the monarch population can continue to live on throughout the years."
The Frost Bite Series
This is the last race of the season, before the boats get pulled out. It was a whale of a ride. Invigorating, exciting, a thrill. Here we are coming around to the third mark, ready to tack for the last leg, and the finish line.
Have a terrific weekend, doing whatever makes you happy. I'll be back here on Monday
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Post Office Sorting Van (POS) 80337 at Wansford, 3rd May 2009.
Vehicle History
80337 was built in 1969 at York to lot 30779. It has been fitted in preservation with equipment for the transfer of mail bags whilst on the move. Whilst the design of the vehicle caters for this equipment by the time 80337 was built its use had been discontinued and I doubt it was ever fitted in BR service. It is fitted with B5 bogies and is dual braked and has dual heating.
“Everything that we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see.” - MLK Jr.
This is last week capture. It dark, gloomy and raining again after just 24 hrs of dry weather. Already... the torrential rains have washed out most of the cherry tree petals. :( So am posting this shadow of spring that was.
A little caught up with some not so interesting things. :D:D:D:D:D If I have no already visited your streams... I'll do so soon. :)
See you at your streams guys. :)
Happy Bokeh Wednesday!! :)
PS: The only PP I did... was increase the contrast by about 2%. No crop, sharpnes increase or anything.
We had a meeting in Dublin with delegates from across Europe. For the evening meal we posed for the obligatory serious picture but then I asked everyone to be silly for the next one. I am only distributing it on Flickr and really hope that it does not go viral or we will have a lot of explaining to do.
I only paid about $30. The rest is free stuff and prizes.
Because of some of the comments, I feel that saying this is necessary:
None of this is for trade!
East Midlands Railways 170513 stands in platform 1 at Beeston working 2L71. 13:41 Leicester – Grimsby Town whilst on platform 2 a young lady waits for 1K67, 13:43 Newark – Crewe approaching in the distance, 3rd April 2025.
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) is one of the largest remaining municipal bus companies and is regarded as one of the best operators in the UK. In the early 1960’s City of Nottingham Transport as it was then developed a very strong corporate identity with an attractive “two tone” green livery and its own distinct standard double deck bus body specification for rear engined, front loading buses. The initial purchase of rear engined buses was a batch of forty nine Daimler Fleetliner’s in 1962/63. It then moved on to the Leyland Atlantean chassis and over the next four years would purchase ninty nine chassis fitted with either Northern Counties or Metro-Cammell bodies to the Nottingham specification. Through out this period NCT operated a dual sourcing policy and continued also to purchase Daimler Fleetline chassis and with the spread of one man operation purchased in 1966 thirty Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX chassis fitted with Metro-Cammell H45/27D bodies with one set of doors at the front for entering and one set of doors in the middle for exiting. It would be 1968 before the first dual door Leyland Atlantean arrived when a batch of twenty two (501 – 522) Leyland Atlantean PDR1A/1 chassis fitted with Northern Counties H45/29D bodies appeared. 520 (PTO 520G) is one of this batch and can be seen here on Long Row, Nottingham, 3rd June 1981.
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An aerial view of downtown Austin, Texas looking east along 3rd Street at dusk on December 3rd, 2023.
With the evening shadows growing longer by the minute as 66618 Railways Illustrated Annual Photographic Awards - Alan Barnes approaches Toton with an Immingham – Ratcliffe power station loaded coal duty, 3rd September 2013.
Bicol Isarog TSI S3
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Operator: Bicol Isarog Transport Service Inc.
Fleet No.: S3
Type of Service: PUB - Provincial Operation
Route: Tabaco (Albay) - Metro Manila via Sto. Domingo Diversion
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ENGINE
Maker: Hino Motors Ltd.
Model: P11C-TH
CHASSIS
Maker: Hino Motors Ltd.
Model: RM2PSS
COACH
Coachbuilder: Del Monte Motor Works Inc.
Model: DM16-S1
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captured at Tagpuan sa Villa Escudero, Tiaong, Quezon Province
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NOTE: Errors may be evident with this description. Corrections will be done once verified.
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Taxing at East Midlands Airport on the 3rd May 2017 is Ryanair operated Boeing 737-8AS EI-FOP which was delivered new to Ryanair in February 2016.
Got some new neighbours - appeared last night outside the bedroom window and have been making themselves at home since!
My oldest son and his friends decided to take on myself and Sam at beach tackle football. On a unusually warm February afternoon. Took this shot as we were packing up.
He has always told me, one day he will be stronger and faster than me. It hasn't happened yet but the bruises on my arms tell me it will come sooner than I think...
Shuttling around the shed yard at Weybourne, North Norfolk Railway is Standard 9F 2-10-0 92203 Black Prince, 3rd August 2016.
Locomotive History
The Standard class 9F 2-10-0 was designed by Robert Riddles and was the last in a series of standard locomotive classes designed for British Railways during the 1950s. They were intended for use on fast, heavy freight trains over long distances. It was one of the most powerful steam locomotive types ever constructed in Britain, and successfully performed its intended duties. The total number built was two hundred and fifty one with production being shared between Swindon works (fifty three) and Crewe works (one hundred and ninety eight). The last of the class, 92220 Evening Star, was the final steam locomotive to be built by British Railways, in 1960. Withdrawals began in 1964, with the final locomotives were condemned in 1968. 92203 was built at Swindon Works and entered traffic in April 1959. On withdrawal in November 1967 it was purchased straight by the artist David Shepherd and moved to the Longmoor Military Railway. On closure of the Longmoor Military Railway 92203 moved to Eastleigh Depot and then, in 1973, to the East Somerset Railway, where it was based until 1998. After being overhauled at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway in 2004 it was based there until 2011. It moved to the North Norfolk Railway in 2011 and was purchased by the Railway in 2015.