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WSOR's 351-21 job comes back from Spring Grove, IL on their Fox Lake Subdivision and enters Wisconsin, just south of Hebron, IL. An old Espee SD40 variant in Helm Dark Blue leads a handful of cars heading back for Janesville, WI.

I was literally on the way home from my T4 chase when this train was randomly rolling eastbound over Hwy. 12 in Richmond, IL just a few hours before, and was a nice way to end the day. Quite the chance encounter on a line that sees the bulk of its' activity under the cover of darkness.

back with presents by Heinz-Dieter

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close northern gannet offering gifts to his partner... :=)))

Back Roads by Gary Scott

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Beatty, Oregon

Back view by One ShaBby ChiCk

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Back in black by Lotte Grønkjær

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Back yard Magic by Charlotte Hedman

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We have a fern in the back yard that gives me no end of pleasure, especially with the vintage lenses.

Some things in my life are slowly improving still, thankfully! I am able to get out with my camera 3 - 4 times a week now, for about an hour each time (in the wheelchair, with my hubby who drives me everywhere). And I can spend about an hour on the computer, so baby steps, but I'm so happy for what I can do, after so long of being stuck in the house.

I have been faving as many of your images as I can, from my phone. One day, soon, I am hoping I can spend more time on the computer and actually start commenting again.

Have a lovely Wednesday! I miss you all :)

BACK BEAUTY... PEONY by magda indigo

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straight from my garden.

The sepals are the 'protection' they keep the tender petals together until they are ready, ready to bursting beauty.

I find the back of flowers often as fascinating as the front. LOL

My favourite... Lol, thank you for your time and comments, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

Peony, white, sepals, leaves, single, petals, curves, colour, studio, square, "conceptual art", design, black-background, NikonD7000, Magda-indigo

Reflect Back by jade2k

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When you really listen to another person from their point of view, and reflect back to them that understanding, it's like giving them emotional oxygen.

Stephen Covey

Back Lit Barnie by Steve_Waddingham

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Barn owl hunting just as the sun has started to set.

Bringing Sexy Back by Pippa Darkheart

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♥ Credits ♥

Back Home by stacey.coeur

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Turning Back Time by Shelley Turner

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So many times

I made this crossing

What would I give

To go back to you

When I revisited this footbridge after many, many years, it was so overwhelming as I felt I was looking back at my past life, which in a way I was. I used to go across this bridge with my family as a child, walking our dogs. It is the way of life that we grow up and our parents pass over, but there are times when the loss of them becomes very acute, catching us unawares. This was one of those occasions, and I could barely press the shutter.

Footbridge across the River Cuckmere, East Sussex, UK.

Other poems and images can be seen at my website:

www.shelleyturnerpoetpix.com

Back Door by radspix

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Minolta Alpha 807si : Minolta AF 28-85mm f/3.5-4.5 : Kentmere 100 : PMK Pyro

Back-rub delight by Christine

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Kahn

Rufous-backed kingfisher by Nur Ismail Photography

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Back Creek Sunset by nrg_crisis

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This afternoon in rural Augusta County, Virginia

Back Burning by Colin Pilliner

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Photo taken in Canberra (Australia) with back burning of nearby bushland underway

A Series of Unfortunate Events by Stewart Schweers

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After running all the way to the Mexican border at Laredo for a company town hall, the Royal Canadian Pacific (CPKC 41B-25) is eastbound on UP rails through Houston, deadheading back to Calgary. The train splits Winter Street along UP’s Houston Sub Main 1, making a daytime appearance through the city after a ridiculous sequence of delays encountered the previous day & overnight.

With CP 1401 having led the way south, FP9 #4107 was poised to lead back north- a fairly rare occurrence. As the train made its way along the Laredo Sub, 4107’s horn lever broke off. Running restricted speed for a bit, they stopped at an industry wye in Alice, TX to spin the power, and continued with 1401 now in the lead again- so much for shooting 4107.

The train made it to the Rosenberg Sub just after sunset, following right behind the MMX-181 priority stack train. Just after I had flashed both trains at the SP depot in Wharton a bit before 10:30pm, both trains stopped on the main at Wharton siding to allow a southbound into the hole that had barely departed the yard at Kendleton just ahead.

The southbound was KCS 4805 (the first KCS unit to receive the CPKC paint scheme), suffering from a shifted load in its train and major electrical issues which had clogged up Kendleton for several hours. Once 4805 pulled into Wharton siding, 181 proceeded north to start its work in Kendleton, but the dispatcher instructed 41B’s crew to assist the stricken 4805; 4805’s crew had begun to cycle the unit’s lights at random intervals. I jumped ahead to flash 41B again, setting up at a bridge just south of Kendleton… and a 2+ hour wait ensued while 4805’s issues were attempted to be resolved.

41B eventually pulled, arriving in Kendleton just after 1am. A new crew had been called at 11pm, and was on board by 1:30 for the run over UP rails through Houston. 181 had just completed its work around the same time, and had been lined out from Kendleton up to the turnout onto the UP in Rosenberg. 41B would continue to follow 181, and both trains were lined up to McHattie siding, immediately south of the UP turnout at the Tower 17 interlocking.

I jumped ahead to Richmond for a 3rd & final flash attempt, but despite both trains being ready to go, it soon became apparent that UP’s TD2 dispatcher wasn’t ready to bring 181 (and by extension 41B) onto his main at Rosenberg. Once a UP eastbound was lined through Tower 17, I called it a night and made it home a bit after 3am, assuming 41B would be long gone by sunrise.

Well, after the eastbound UP ZLBHO came through, despite no other opposing trains between Rosenberg and Houston, 181 and 41B kept sitting at McHattie… for over 4 hours.

By sunrise, 181 had bumped up to Richmond siding, just on the opposite end of Tower 17 from McHattie. Judging from this, it appeared that the pair of trains would finally get moving… but only now, UP decided to run a fleet of FIVE westbounds out of Houston toward Rosenberg.

Delays for CPKC traffic over the UP in Texas aren’t anything new, and it wasn’t unforeseen with 41B being a deadhead move, but why the business train along with their highest priority stack train were held up for this long is anyone’s guess. A working theory is that UP had some issue in the Houston terminal to where they didn’t want any inbound traffic, but I guess the world outside the Spring Dispatch Center may never know.

Once this westbound fleet ran through, 181 got on the move east, and after waiting for over six hours, 41B finally swung onto the UP at Rosenberg, heading into Houston in prime morning sunlight. Smooth sailing now… right?

Well by this time, the 2300 crew on board was getting close to running on their HOS; making the next crew change point in Beaumont had long gone out the window. After running no more than 35 miles from Kendleton, 41B stopped once again in west Houston for a crew swap, which was done in around half an hour.

I had woken up a little after the train pulled from Rosenberg, and after getting ready for a later start at work that day, I found I could swing one more shot of 41B making its way through the terminal. I pulled into the pseudo-street running along Winter Street as the tail end of the 181 was passing, and a short wait later, I had bagged 41B again after flashing it just 14 hours earlier, merely 40 miles down the line. We chased the train up to Belt Junction, where we got cloud-banged.

Swine's Back by Paul Newcombe

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Swine's Back, Peak District, UK

When the beautiful pink light hit the landscape I was still struggling up the hill. So took a breather to take some shots.

You might be able to make out an impressive cornice on the right side of Swine's back. I didn't notice this until I was back home.

Red-backed shrike by hedera.baltica

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Red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) male perched on a brpken branch.

Samiec gąsiorka (Lanius collurio) siedzący na złamanej gałęzi.

Back In The Swing by Amba Coltman

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Back In The Swing Of Things-Tracy Byrd