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Ash Vale Junction signal box located by the Up Branch line a short distance north of Ash Vale railway station. Monday 6th March 1989
North Camp Junction signal box was a London & South Western Railway Company non standard design fitted with a 18 lever Stevens Tappet frame that opened on 2nd June 1879 in connection with the opening of the line to Frimley Junction. The signal box was renamed Ash Vale Junction in 1925 by which time the lever frame had been extended to 19 levers. The lever frame was replaced by a set of British Railways Southern Region individual function switches all grouped together commissioned on 16th February 1985. The switches were replaced by Network Rail individual function switches commissioned on 30th November 2011 that were in two cluster of switches, one of the signals and one for the points. The windows were replaced by uPVC windows in the mid-2000s and the signal box was closed on 24th August 2013, being replaced by signalling controlled by the Woking Area Signalling Centre on 27th August 2013
The signal box carries a British Rail corporate identity printed design nameplate
Alongside the signal box is HW14 signal which is a two aspect colour light signal carried on a right hand bracket. Beneath the signal head is a white diamond which indicates to the driver that his train is occupying a track circuit that indicates his presence to the signalman
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Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) peering at me in my car, Catalina State Park, Tucson, AZ
From the Cornell site:
With its pale lemon belly and cinnamon tail, the Ash-throated Flycatcher is reminiscent of a desert just before sunset. Its subtle hues help it blend into its surroundings, but notes sputter out of its mouth all morning long, giving away its location. This genteel flycatcher tips its head side to side with seeming curiosity while perched among low oaks and mesquite trees. It is a die-hard bird of dry places that doesn't need to drink water; it gets all it needs from the insects and spiders it eats.
Included are very high resolution images of the Emerald Ash Borer Beetle. Specimens provided by Dr. David Wagner of the University of Connecticut.
Since its accidental introduction from Asia, emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), has killed millions of ash trees in North America. As it continues to spread, it could functionally ex- tirpate ash with devastating economic and ecological impacts. Little was known about EAB when it was first discovered in North America in 2002, but substantial advances in understanding of EAB biology, ecology, and man- agement have occurred since. Ash species indigenous to China are generally resistant to EAB and may eventually provide resistance genes for introgres- sion into North American species. EAB is characterized by stratified disper- sal resulting from natural and human-assisted spread, and substantial effort has been devoted to the development of survey methods. Early eradication efforts were abandoned largely because of the difficulty of detecting and de- lineating infestations. Current management is focused on biological control, insecticide protection of high-value trees, and integrated efforts to slow ash mortality.
Abstract by Daniel A. Herms (The Ohio State University) and Deborah G. McCullough (Michigan State University)
- See more at: www.emeraldashborer.info
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Ash.
Sweet burning ash, wood for Viking boats
and for a witches broom.
Oss, its rune: the mouth, the form
resembling the growth of the tree itself,
its runic branches with upturned tips
reaching towards the sky.
Feathered leaves rustling in the breeze,
reluctant to anticipate the spring,
withholding green until the other trees are full in leaf,
retaining dry bunches of winged seeds
throughout the winter gales.
This is ash country, Odin’s ash,
image of Yggdrasil:
Oss.
Myiarchus cinerascens with short-horned grasshopper,
Near Cayucos, CA
I have watched two Ash-throated Flycatchers as they brought food to nestlings in a nestbox a number of days recently. It was an awesome nature experience. I was very impressed with the frequency they brought food and sometimes when I was away from the scene would think that they were STILL searching for and delivering food at that moment. They would land near the nestbox with their prey, then often at length scan the area before flying to the nestbox. This apparent suspicion was part of their pattern before I started to gradually get closer. I really felt that as I stayed still when they approached that they essentially ignored me. Photos were taken on different days with different lighting.
My observation ended in an anticlimactic way. One day I came back and no flycatchers were coming to the nestbox. I did hear one or more in the distance. I hope all the work of the parents was fruitful in producing viable offspring.
Ashness Bridge (Cumbria - Lake District) on the road leading to Watendlathash. There are fine views across Derwentwater and Borrowdale towards Skiddaw. Ashness Bridge is one of the most photographed bridges in the Lake District and is regularly featured on calendars and postcards.
Quiapo Church, officially known as Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, is a Roman Catholic church located in the District of Quiapo, Manila, in the Philippines. The church is one of the most popular churches in the country. It is home to the Black Nazarene, a much venerated statue of Jesus Christ which many people believe has miraculous attributes. The church was painted cream after the original Mexican Baroque edifice was burned down in 1928. Also known as St. John the Baptist Parish, the church at present belongs to the Archdiocese of Manila. The current rector is Rev. Msgr. Jose Clemente Ignacio, who succeeded Msgr. Josefino Ramirez (the Vicar General of the archdiocese) upon the latter's appointment as rector of the Archdiocesan Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Maysilo, Mandaluyong City.
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