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This is the approach to Baring elevator, the subject of the first image in this series. Aside from the elevator, there is not much to see except the road and the remains of the town on the right. The Baring elevator was built by the Maple Leaf Milling Company in 1909 and it was closed and abandoned in the early 60s when the railway line was closed.
Baring, Saskatchewan, Canada.
If you'd like to read about my recent winter trip to Saskatchewan, you're welcome to check out my blog post about it.
At one time, grain elevators could be found every 8 to 10 miles along every railway line in western Canada. That allowed most farmers to make a round trip to an elevator to deliver and sell their grain with a horse and wagon in one day. From that elevator the grain would be shipped to ports on the Great Lakes or the west coast, across Canada and around the world. Grain elevators started appearing across the Prairies in the late 19th century, and the number of grain elevators peaked in 1938, when there were nearly 6,000 primary (country) elevators in the Prairie provinces. Many factors led to the decline of the primary elevator: the Depression, increased mechanization, improved roads for transportation, rural depopulation, the closing of branch lines of the railway and the buying out or merging of the grain companies and the building of large, concrete grain terminals. In 2023 there were only around 400 country elevators left in Saskatchewan and only about 100 are still in use. Many of the old, wooden elevators have been destroyed – burned down, struck by lightning, demolished - but some of them still remain - weathered but beautiful and stalwart.
Sources: Dommasch, H. (1986) Prairie Giants. Saskatoon: Western Producer Prairie Books and Farrell, I. (2023) Reflections on Wooden Grain Elevators. heritagesask.ca/news/reflections-on-wooden-grain-elevators
Ushuaia is bounded on the north by the Martial mountain range, and on the south by the Beagle Channel. It is the only municipality in the Department of Ushuaia, which has an area of 9,390 km2 (3,625 sq mi). It was founded October 12 of 1884 by Augusto Lasserre . Besides being an administrative center, it is a light industrial port and tourist hub.
Having made the approach from Glenridding over St Sunday Crag and Cofa Pike this hiker is seen reaching the plateau summit of Fairfield. There were only a couple of hours daylight left so I had extracted myself from the summit shelter and taken a wonder to check out on the 360 degree views from the summit. It was particularly cold so after photographing this chaps arrival I set off for Hart Crag and my route home via Harstop Above How.
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)in a snag on the peninsula of Munson Pond, Kelowna, BC.
"And I've been watching you, too!"
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This IAIS manifest passes alongside 5th Street in Davenport as it approaches the IAIS yard in Silvis.
A 3 image panorama as we were first approaching Sedoan near Oak Creek at the visitors center before we started our 'Pink Jeep Tour'.
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Olympus OM4, Ektachrome EB100, digitised by photographing the original 35mm slide on a light table using a 12mm extension tube; tethered capture and digital processing in Lightroom.
"Grassholm (Welsh: Gwales or Ynys Gwales) is a small uninhabited island situated 13 kilometres off the southwestern Pembrokeshire coast in Wales, lying west of Skomer. It is the westernmost point in Wales other than the isolated rocks on which the Smalls Lighthouse stands. Grassholm is known for its huge colony of northern gannets; the island has been owned since 1947 by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and is one of its oldest reserves.
Grassholm National Nature Reserve is the third most important site for gannets in the world, after two sites in Scotland: St Kilda and Bass Rock. It serves as a breeding site for 39,000 pairs of the birds, and supports around 10 percent of the world population. The turbulent sea around Grassholm is a good feeding area for porpoises and bottlenose dolphins." (Wikipedia, edited)
YAY, finally a little bit of nice cloud cover - it has been quite cloudless around here for a long time now, and of course the clouds came yesterday morning with a beautiful sunrise - I was totally unprepared, so just had to enjoy it from our bed. ;-)
Decided to get out this morning, hoping they would still be around. I was not dissapointed, a nice little storm was approaching the coast line - so were able to get a few long exposures before the clouds dumped their payload. Got drenched running back to the car, but never mind, the clouds are back!
After the storm had passed I went back down to the rocks - but the camera did not want to turn on!!! Arrgh - packed everything back up again and were just enjoying the sunrise.
Not sure what happend, but the camera turned back on when I got home. phew.
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158960 approaches Abbotswood Junction with 1V94 Brighton to Great Malvern, running some 26 minutes late the unit would be turned round at Worcester Foregate Street and rattling back over the junction in under an hour.
This image was taken last year at Botallack Mines in Cornwall and depicts the mist rolling in towards Botallack.
I believe this was my second visit to Botallack and had originally planned to do what most do when they visit -capture a sunset. Once the mist rolled in, I knew I had to shelf those plans. It made for an interesting drive back as this was much like after the first visit when the drive back was covered in mist.
Unlike the recent posts, this image is a newly edited image.
Another image of the southbound ''Capitals Mail'' , this time at Wallyford. Caught with the low winter sun , we see EWS liveried 90020 speed through Wallyford on the 8th March 2000 at 1611. This is a Edinburgh - London Willesden loaded Mail train.
Along the Myakka River at Myakka River State Park near Sarasota Florida.
After drought conditions the summer rains have finally begun.
Almost walked into the alligator on the lower right of the picture.
On the way to the summit of Galdhøpiggen you have to pass Svellnose. A narrow rim with a glacier on one side and a vertical drop on the other. And in icy fog it was not that pleasant...
A very windy and wet evening down La Corbiere Lighthouse... I took a right battering from the sea spray!
A lengthy MRONY snakes into Gore Canyon as it slowly works up the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. Rafters are frequently seen in this area, attempting to navigate the fierce whitewater of the Colorado.
UP 6076 --- MRONY --- Azure, Colorado
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Among the best types of approach that's definitely the best. Strangely only she noticed me ... he was not disturbed ... better that way.
The Umhlanga Promenade is approximately 3km long and spans the popular apartment and resort complexes that line the golden sands of this premier beach resort destination. It’s a pretty brick pathway lining the beach, with the Umhlanga Lighthouse and Whalebone Pier as its centerpieces. From the south, the path starts at Durban View Park, reaching Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve after 2.5 km.
I met a girl once and she told me,"When the sky gets green you know a bad storm is on the way." I had my head focused straight ahead, as we steered that convertible into the dusky air. I turned to look into her eyes...and all I saw was green.
Tromsø main street (Storgata) at 0930 in the morning, 20th of December. The sun is at its lowest these days and is not to be seen above the horizon in still one more month. Some ware deliveries are taking place. Except from that the streets are quiet at this time of the day.
Well, more like "Approaching light rain shower" - but that wouldn't be half as dramatic!
Tenby Harbour, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
A snowberry clearwing moth approaches a single blue dicks blossom in a meadow at Auburn, California. The clearwing moths are also called hummingbird moths for their rapid wing-rate, circular wing motion and the fact that they can fly in reverse like hummingbirds. This variety is "disguised" as a bumblebee, which tends to keep predators at a distance.
Snowberry clearwing moth: Hemaris diffinis; Blue Dicks: Dichelostemma capitatum
Saphos Trains 'The Christmas White Rose' from Llandudno to York passes Earfit Lane on the approach to Copmanthorpe on 15th December 2021 , just 4 miles short of it's destination, hauled by no. 46100 'Royal Scot' which had taken over the train at Chester.
About 25 miles west of Glenwood Springs, the Zephyr is approaching the east switch of Rifle. Once upon a time, the Rio Grande Zephyr stopped at Rifle. When the Rio Grande Zephyr retired in April 1983 and Amtrak ran the California Zephyr through here, Amtrak's California Zephyr initially stopped at Rifle as well. However, just six months later, in October 1983, Amtrak removed Rifle as a station stop.
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