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san miguel de allende, gto
mexico
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December afternoon light, Marin County, Northern California, USA.
Aloe vera is a succulent plant species of the genus Aloe. An evergreen perennial, it originates from the Arabian Peninsula but grows wild in tropical climates around the world and is cultivated for agricultural and medicinal uses.
Macro photo of my stylish blow dryer. Image for this week's Macro Mondays theme, "begins with the letter P." HMM
Sulztal an der Weinstraße war eine Gemeinde mit 126 Einwohnern im Bezirk Leibnitz im österreichischen Bundesland Steiermark. Seit 1. Jänner 2015 ist sie im Rahmen der Gemeindestrukturreform in der Steiermark mit der Gemeinde Gamlitz zusammengeschlossen.
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Hercules was built in 1907 by John H. Dialogue and Sons, of Camden, New Jersey. She was built for the Shipowners' and Merchants' Tugboat Company of San Francisco, as part of their Red Stack Fleet (a part of today's Crowley Maritime Corporation). After completion, Hercules was sailed to San Francisco via the Straits of Magellan.
For the first part of her life, Hercules was an oceangoing tug. Because of the prevailing northwest winds, sailing ships often employed Hercules and her sisters on journeys north up the coast from San Francisco. For example, in 1916, Hercules towed C.A. Thayer to Port Townsend, Washington. On return trips back down the coast, Hercules often towed log rafts of Pacific Northwest timber, to Southern California mills. At other times, Hercules was employed towing barges to other ports on the West Coast and to Hawaii, and in transporting equipment for the construction of the Panama Canal.
In 1924, Hercules was acquired by the Western Pacific Railroad. For her new owners, she worked shuttling railroad car floats across San Francisco Bay from Oakland and Alameda to San Francisco.
In 1947, she and the tugboat Monarch were given the task of towing the hulk of the battleship Oklahoma to San Francisco Bay to be scrapped. However, 500 miles from Hawaii, they were struck by a powerful storm and the Oklahoma began taking on water and sinking, threatening to drag the two tugs along with her. While the Monarch managed to release her lines, Hercules could not get free until the last moment, narrowly avoiding being dragged into the deep by the Oklahoma. Afterwards, she returned to shuttling car floats and worked in this role until 1957, when she was replaced by the diesel-powered train ferry Las Plumas. Hercules was kept in a stand-by role to the new ferry until 1961.
Restoration and Preservation
The California State Park Foundation acquired Hercules in 1975, and the National Park Service took over her restoration in 1977. In 1986 she was designated a National Historic Landmark. She is now one of the exhibits of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park and is to be found moored at the park's Hyde Street Pier.
The Saturday sun shines on a wall of an East End of London pub where metal chains support simple benches for seated imbibing.
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Dual Hull Passenger Ferry ... Corte Madera to Ferry Building
The water and light between the two hulls fascinates me whenever I see these ferries ...
HSS! easy sliding: color saturation, edge enhancement and lomo light filter
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A momentary glance upwards revealed the bluest of skies with a passing cloud fluff both complementing the curve and color of the top end of the building resting idly below.
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One of Four. Lockdown editing of a photo by me from 2017.
These are four versions of the same facade photo.
The building is the US Embassy in Nine Elms, London. Architects: Kieran Timberlake.
Santa Cruz Funland Arcade game, Santa Cruz Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, Northern California, USA
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