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A picture depicting the aftermath of the development. The sand dunes and all its vegetation and habitat are now gone and all that is left are level lots for development. Its a barren scene but hauntingly beautiful in its own way. Poignant even.
They're making a helluva racket on Richmond St. over the past few months, laying some sort of jumbo plumbing. They dig, lay pipe, put in temporary plates and asphalt, then return in a month to dig it up again and do some other kinda thing. I'm sure there's a method to the madness but when you're trying to listen or talk in a meeting, it can feel like giant sand worms are burrowing through the street - sometimes the whole house shakes! This gear was occupying our usual parking spot one morning.
This attaches to my Bobcat track loader. I removed it from an early 1950's Case tractor, then adapted it to the the track loader via a quick attachment plate and two quick release hydraulic hose fittings. There was a section with two hydraulic cylinders, where the attachment plate is now, that raised and lowered the unit when on the tractor. It is not needed now as the loader's lift arms do that job. The triangular frame serves as the base (outrigger) for stability when in use.
Loved the way the sunset light hit this backhoe while the skies in the background were still dark and moody from recent rain.
Photo-a-Day: Year 11, Day 35 - Total Days: 3,687
2/24/2016 Mike Orazzi | Staff
An ice and snow covered backhoe at the entrance to a new development on Allentown Road in Bristol Wednesday after a mixture of wet snow and freezing rain overnight.
A little change of pace, a piece of machinery, as we leave St Germain de Calberte on what was to be our last day of walking the Chemin de Stevenson.
Chemin de Stevenson-2018-D12-01: Day 12 of 12 – St Germain de Calberte to Saint Jean du Gard: Walking the Chemin de Stevenson (#GR70 Robert Louis Stevenson Trail) in the south of France.
John Deer backhoe being used for nesting on Tern Island in the French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii.
Camera: Olympus OM-1
Lens: Olympus OM-System S Zuiko MC Auto-Zoom f/4 35-70mm. Yellow.
Film: Ferrania P30
Developer: Rodinal 1:50
I'm still surprised by how much Morgan enjoys modeling for me. She's got herself a real job at a production company, and is at the age where her weekends should be jam-packed with parties and action.
But despite all that she's let me know that she's down to shoot whenever, and has a visibly good time as we run into the middle of the street to pose in front of a back hoe, or when I ask her to climb a tree "real quick."
And it really makes all the difference, having a model that's "into" modeling, that enjoys the process, that you don't have to coax into a particular pose.
So, yes, I'll be shooting her again. And again. Until someone tells me to stop.