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This is in our garden, but we don't know what it is. The blossom looks a bit like a purple version of Bee Balm. This pre-blossom is quite exotic-looking.
Whilst this mint plant does not have a mint flavour or make a soup as good as a nettle soup, it does make a well known herb tea.
Another lens test for the M42 Hisawa 80-200mm (55mm diameter) - here shooting away from direct sun and sitting on the f8 aperture which seems to have the most bokeh character. Hand held so I might get it a little sharper. Again, this is a very poorly considered lens that has next to no profile in the world of photography. It is smooth, has a metal hood - probably late 70s or early 80s. Some of the above sharpness is due to masked sharpening in post. In brief a soft lens with plenty of chromatic aberration and smooth bokeh. Not as heavy as some, a pleasure to use; it renders correct colour in some lighting conditions. A cranky friend and fun for certain situations? Maybe.
AJ
La rivière “le Furans” sépare la commune de Cheignieu-la- Balme d’ouest en est. Elle franchit en cascades successives une dénivellation de plus de 80 mètres et se précipite dans un effondrement du sol avant de tomber dans une vasque tamisée d’embruns. En amont de la dernière chute d’une hauteur de 32 mètres, le “Pont des fées” enjambe le cours d’eau.
Here's a view off West Dravus St. looking south into BNSF's former Great Northern Railroad Balmer Yard in Seattle's Interbay neighborhood. BNSF 2121 and 1551 have a long cut stretching back over the hump. The lead unit is a GP38AC built for the Frisco in Mar. 1971 as SLSF 644 and then later became BN 2121 in Cascade green after the Frisco was swallowed up by the western giant in 1980. The trailing unit is a rebuilt and chop nosed SD9-3 originally built for the Burlington in Mar. 1954 as CBQ 333 in the attractive black and grey scheme and then later wore Chinese red and Cascade green.
As for this facility, the 80 acre yard stretches a mile and a half between about MP 3.5 and 5 of BNSF's Senic Sub and is wedged in the valley between Queen Anne Hill to the east and Magnolia Hill to the west. Named for a former GN vice president the yard has more than 40 tracks and includes a 16 track mini hump built in the 1960s which is a true oddity in the modern era. One very cool thing about this yard is that it's readily visible to railfans from adjacent roads and bridges and there is even a public bike path running mere yards from the yard office and hump!
The following details about the yard are from my friend Chris Onnink who works in train service for BNSF in Seattle:
The bump (our hump is quite short) used to have active retarders on the hill, with passive’s spaced throughout the group switches and into each bowl track. At one point the main retarders were the traditional pinch type, but due to noise issues and the surrounded homes, they switched to a plunger type retarder commonly found in Europe. It got rid of the loud squealing and replaced it with an almost soothing clinking noise as cars went down the hill. Today, the active retarder system is gone and it’s just passive plungers in the head of each bowl track.
So far as the switches go, they are indeed electric (electro-hydraulic) and are controlled by the hump foreman via a routing computer in tower. The tower also had the controls for setting tonnage on the active retarders when they were installed and in use.
The Balmer Hump is still in use, despite several attempts to close it. Although it’s currently only manned for two shifts a day.
An interesting feature is the curved conduits running up and over the hump tower. This is what remains of an old vacuum tube system so paperwork could be sent between the tower and the nearby yard office.
Seattle, Washington
Tuesday October 29, 2013
Two butterflies jockey for position on a Bee Balm. The situation didn't work out well and a moment later both left the scene.
Our Daily - Won't Work - 7/19/16
Maison-forte aux 13e et 14e siècle, ruiné après les guerres de la fin du 16e siècle, le château est remanié et agrandi au début du 17e siècle. Il subsiste d'importants vestiges de l'ancienne maison-forte et des communs : moulin et canal de dérivation, remparts et entrée, tour, fenêtres à meneaux... Le corps de logis, grand quadrilatère érigé au 17e siècle, est recouvert d'un toit à la Philibert Delorme, à la charpente en bois de châtaignier entièrement chevillée.
Le château des Éclaz fait l’objet d’une inscription au titre des monuments historiques par arrêté du 3 mai 1988
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Thank you, Mallory and
Amanda for the testimonial! Super sweet!
In a blissful state,this Siberian tiger is enjoying a good soak in his pool ,Taken at Howletts Zoo ,near Canterbury ,Kent.
I've always wanted to try out the tiny Ai Doll. But I didn't want to get into another doll line, especially into pricey BJDs. But since this line is practically shut down, Groove and Jun Planning has been selling off the older dolls at great prices. So, I thought, why not check one out?
And now, little Bee Balm is home :)