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Two photographs made at Oberammergau railway station on Monday 17th September 1984.
Left: Class 141 electric locomotive No. 141 391-3 has arrived with a service from Murnau. The red tail lights indicate that the train is ready to return to Murnau (at 16:12), presumably with the locomotive propelling although I did not note whether the consist included a driving trailer at the far end.
Right: I had swung around almost 180 degrees to get this shot of the attractive station building. The facilities here have apparently been much reduced since my visit, with only a single track now serving the station.
As many of you probably know, Oberammergau is famous for its staging of a play depicting Jesus' passion (suffering). The play is presented once a decade in years that end with a zero. There was a special additional presentation in 1984, to mark its 350th anniversary, but we did not see it, our visit to the town being very brief. The 2020 presentation was postponed until 2022 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Class 67 locomotive No. 67015 waits to leave Cardiff Central station on Saturday 12th October 2024 with 1W63, the 17:50 service to Manchester Piccadilly. Meanwhile Class 150 diesel multiple unit No. 150254 arrives with 2F44, the 15:42 service from Treherbert.
I travelled on 1W63 as far as Hereford. After I'd watched the train disappear off on its way I realised I'd failed to record the DVT's* number for my haulage records. I then spotted another enthusiast that I'd seen board the train at Newport, and had also alighted here at Hereford. I had a quick friendly chat with this person, asked about the DVT and got the information I wanted. Nothing remarkable about that, you might be thinking, except that this enthusiast was a teenage girl.
* DVT in this case stands for Driving Van Trailer, rather than Deep Vein Thrombosis. A DVT is a non-powered vehicle which, when at the front of a train, can be used to control a propelling locomotive at the rear of the train.
Arriva Sverige 6961 (SSS 406)
Route 177 to Skärvik (endast avstigning - alighting only)
MAN A23 Lion's City G NG323
Brommaplan, Stockholm, Sweden
Taken on 23/04/2022
Copyright George Batchelor 2022
Arriva Sverige AB was acquired by VR Sverige AB on July 1st 2022.
Walking back to the boat after 2 hours waiting for a Kingfisher to fly passed/land nearby/get spotted, I was fortunate to realise, from some distance away, the little tease had landed on the front headlight ! I managed to fire a few shots before it was disturbed by another boat.
1 of 2 for today. (Must see in large size view.)
“I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance that I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
A new poem:
December Reminiscences
By Don Iannone
Sometimes I wish I could go back
To my younger years
When magic walked the Earth
And all destiny rested in my dreams
Dreams that went beyond what was
To new untouched places
By me, you, anyone
Places deep inside our then tender hearts
Things weren't particularly easy
Plenty of struggles with reality
But you felt what love was
Never more than a hug away
Things meant something back then
For their own sake, it seemed
Not because they helped you do anything
Or be anybody
Back then, dreams could overtake you
Grab you up in their big arms
Hug you like a bear
Shake you to life
We laughed and cried
Because they were the right things to do
Joy, as simple as a shiny red apple
Pain, just tiny scratches on a mountain
If you wished hard enough
Any day could be Christmas
Daily experiences outnumbered memories
So many lingering sweet first kisses
Days and nights were playmates
Not irreconcilable opposites or indecipherable dialectics
You said your prayers each night
You woke up happy in the morning
I go back once in a while
More and more as I grow older
And as life and death become equal partners
And goals give way to just being
i said
wrap me
in a blanket of living breathing rose blossoms
no thorns
already wore that coat too long
am old
need a lighter cloak now
so just the blossoms please
glowing with their fragrance everywhere everywhere
you gave it to me
or maybe you didn't
but then
pressing bare feet into earth
i looked up
and let the heavy weight of countless dazzling stars
crush me with their beauty
i awoke
on my knees
ecstatic
for blossoms
thorns
and
All
*
The parent swallow has been passing food to its young. They wait paitiently on the wire, but the parent never alights, instead just hovering for the briefest instant while the fledgling snatches its titbit. Then for the parent bird, it's quickly off to find more food.
We went for a walk this afternoon and I took the camera and thought that I got some usuable photos.It wasnt until I got home and downloaded them that I discovered that there was a huge smear on the lens so I couldnt use any.I went back out into the garden and this is my shot for the day
Sunset on Rodeo Beach, located in the Fort Cronkhite area of the Marin Headlands, one of the most special places in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area with access to multiple trails, fantastic views, a dog-friendly beach, fascinating geology, and an interesting history. As a pocket beach, Rodeo Beach sands do not migrate up or down the coast. Instead, they are carried a short distance offshore in winter, tumble about in the surf, and then return to replenish the beach in the spring and summer. Thus, the sands of Rodeo Beach are native to the Marin Headlands and reflect the Franciscan geology of the closest hills and cliffs. This earthcache focuses on the abundant radiolarian chert and rare carnelian pebbles.
When flashfix texted that the dumpster at Manor Park Elementary was on fire, I rushed outside with my camera. This photo of one of the fire fighters lit by the glow of the fire engine is the result. I really like it, so thanks, Stephanie!
It's not all iconic bridges and Saint Paul's cathedral. Here's a slightly more mundane section of the Thames during some beautiful evening light.
Former Dublin Bus, Dualway and Mac Diarmuida Volvo Olympian/Alexander RH RA257 is seen near Ringsend in Dublin with a project called Alight, here is some information. Beginning this Friday October 21st and running until February 2017, ALIGHT! is being coordinated by Dublin City Council and will be lead by a professional team of artists and choreographers from CoisCéim BROADREACH.
Participants will be given the chance to explore their local community by engaging in activities such as art design, dance, storytelling, music and theatre workshops, dance choreography and decorating a bus! They will even get to perform along Dublin Bus route no. 1.
A series of taster creative workshops will run in the area to allow potential participants to learn more about the project by chatting with the artists and sampling some of the creative workshops involved. No experience is necessary to attend these workshops and they are free of charge and open to people of all ages.
Egret Alights, Whaler's Cove. Point Lobos State Reserve, California. November 30, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell - all rights reserved. (large)
An egret flies close to the kelp covered surface of Whaler's Cove at Point Lobos State Reserve, California.
As I arrived at Whaler's Cove I was hoping to perhaps be able to photograph sea otters up close. Although this was a high surf day along the coast, Whalers Cove is sheltered and I had heard that it is a good place to look for wildlife. After parking my car I did not see any otters, but I immediately saw this egret hunting in the kelp right next to the road. I grabbed the long lens and found a comfortable spot close by and began observing and photographing. The bird was apparently hunting for small fish in the kelp bed. It stood on top of the kelp and would occasionally make a lunge into the water, on one occasion coming up with a fish in its bill.
One of the things I like most about this photograph is the shadow of the bird's curving neck cast on the translucent feathers of its wing.
This photograph is not in the public domain. It may not be used on websites, blogs, or in any other media without explicit advance permission from G Dan Mitchell.
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From my new 'Summer' series from Iceland.
The midnight sun sets over the magical Jökulsárlón lagoon on Iceland's south coast.
Looks best on black.
Comments as always appreciated, but please no flashy award codes.
Made especially for Kelly, an earth angel and a special Flickrian ~~ healing sent on rays, wings, waves, airflickr.com/photos/alight/
Image on top left is by montana raven, which she dedicated to Kelly/ Alight: flickr.com/photos/montanaraven/291778275/in/set-532021/
Image on bottom left is from George/photofool: flickr.com/photos/photophool/
The other images are from this photostream~~~
Created with fd's Flickr Toys.