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As sunrise blossomed, GGU was on rail replacement duty - the Down Slow was blocked by a broken-down freight train and a service was briefly provided to take passengers to Rugeley and Stafford until the blockage was cleared.
GGU is no stranger to Lichfield - as an Arriva bus, it was allocated for many years to Tamworth depot as you can see below.
Attabad Lake, Hunza Valley, also known as Gojal Lake is a lake in the Gojal (Upper Hunza Valley of northern Pakistan) created in January 2010 by a landslide dam.
Since the lake was formed the only means of crossing was by loading vehicles onto wooden boats. In 2015 the Chinese built a road tunnel that opened in September 2015.
The lake was formed due to a massive landslide at Attabad village in Gilgit-Baltistan, 9 miles (14 km) upstream (east) of Karimabad that occurred on 4 January 2010. The landslide killed twenty people and blocked the flow of the Hunza River for five months. The lake flooding has displaced 6,000 people from upstream villages, stranded (from land transportation routes) a further 25,000,[6] and inundated over 12 miles (19 km) of the Karakoram Highway.The lake reached 13 miles (21 km) long and over 100 metres (330 ft) in depth by the first week of June 2010 when it began flowing over the landslide dam, completely submerging lower Shishkat and partly flooding Gulmit.The subdivision of Gojal has the greatest number of flooded buildings, over 170 houses, and 120 shops. The residents also had shortages of food and other items due to the blockage of the Karakoram Highway.
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Mud Hills, Evening Light. Death Valley National Park, California. April 4, 2017. © Copyright 2017 G Dan Mitchell - all rights reserved.
Mud hills near the mouth of a Death Valley canyon
On this evening I had taken a "random" walk into a canyon that I hadn't visited before. It isn't a tremendously popular place, so I had its narrow confines almost completely to myself, even though I wasn't all that far from some rather popular Death Valley locations. The canyon itself was not the most visually striking Death Valley location I have visited, though its narrow dimensions and solitude were notable. I reached a blockage some distance up the canyon, and since the hour was getting late I decided to reverse course and head back out for early evening light.
As is so often the case with these canyons, I emerged from the dark and narrow canyon onto a broad wash that expanded onto an alluvial fan littered with boulders, but by water courses, and which was open to larger views. Golden hour light was beginning, so there was a lot to photograph, and it took me quite a while to work my way down from here toward the trailhead. As I walked, the surrounding hills became lower and more rounded as they gradually merged with the alluvial slopes that tend to line the valley. As the light faded with the already behind hills to the west, I made a final stop to photograph these folded forms, glowing in the filtered and soft light of early evening.
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Attabad Lake, Hunza Valley, also known as Gojal Lake is a lake in the Gojal (Upper Hunza Valley of northern Pakistan) created in January 2010 by a landslide dam.
Since the lake was formed the only means of crossing was by loading vehicles onto wooden boats. In 2015 the Chinese built a road tunnel that opened in September 2015.
The lake was formed due to a massive landslide at Attabad village in Gilgit-Baltistan, 9 miles (14 km) upstream (east) of Karimabad that occurred on 4 January 2010. The landslide killed twenty people and blocked the flow of the Hunza River for five months. The lake flooding has displaced 6,000 people from upstream villages, stranded (from land transportation routes) a further 25,000,[6] and inundated over 12 miles (19 km) of the Karakoram Highway.The lake reached 13 miles (21 km) long and over 100 metres (330 ft) in depth by the first week of June 2010 when it began flowing over the landslide dam, completely submerging lower Shishkat and partly flooding Gulmit.The subdivision of Gojal has the greatest number of flooded buildings, over 170 houses, and 120 shops. The residents also had shortages of food and other items due to the blockage of the Karakoram Highway.
This ominous Picture of the Week shows our very own Moon undergoing a total lunar eclipse. The image was taken on the night of May 15 2022 from ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile. During a lunar eclipse, the Earth is positioned directly between the Sun and the Moon, blocking some of the Sun’s light. This casts a shadow across the Moon’s surface.
The red colour is caused by the Sun’s rays interacting with the Earth’s atmosphere. Light from the Sun contains a whole spectrum of colours. Blue light is dispersed by the atmosphere through a process called Rayleigh scattering (which makes the sky blue) while red light can pass through the atmosphere more easily, becoming slightly deflected. This red light reaches the Moon’s surface, giving rise to its dramatic crimson hue.
This photo was taken during the eclipse’s totality, when the Earth is causing the largest blockage of the Sun’s light. It was taken by two ESO colleagues at Paranal Observatory using an amateur telescope nicknamed “UT5” as a nod to its much larger siblings, the four 8-m Unit Telescopes at ESO’s Very Large Telescope. Fun fact: astronomers often take spectra of lunar eclipses to understand the signatures that life can leave on Earth’s atmosphere, which is a very useful reference when searching for similar signatures in exoplanets.
Credit: F. Aedo, F. Durán/ESO
A weird and dark day ... creative blockage ... slightly different media ... my 4th and final mixtape!
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Forren and I trying to overcome our style blockage. I'm trying to keep it simple and funky, Forren is doing a more eclectic look.
Taken at CoCo's (me) Farm retreat.
The Extinction Rebel Protesters are making a point in Vancouver between May 1-3, 2021. Yesterday was a blockage of W. Georgia and Granville Street. Today there was a march to block Granville Street Bridge.
Trees fell which victim to Storm Éowyn were planted c1900. The storm on Thursday night Friday morning was likely to be the worst to hit Ireland since accurate records started reaching 183 kph. Power and communication networks destroyed together with road blockages and widespread disruption.
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Day five post blockage and I have five holes in me and can’t eat much but hey I CAN eat chips as long as I chew them. What else when you’re feeling tender than comfort food
The Colas trio are really getting into their stride now putting out loads of clag as they accelerate away With the Sinfin to Grangemouth Ineos empty tanks. Down the old road via Barrow Hill, due to the blockage on the WCML North of Carlisle.
The seats on this new bus were not the most comfortable. They were not only stiff, but there didn’t seem to be springs in the cushions to absorb the bumps and pot holes on this old street.
And you remember Murphy’s Law—“If anything can go wrong, it will.” The bus had to make a stop on the street due to one of those road construction projects. “Sorry this turned up,” the traffic foreman told the bus driver. “We had a sewer blockage and we have to dig up the road to fix it. You’ll have to take this other street as a detour.”
“Fine,” the bus driver admitted. “How far do I need to go in order to get back on this street again?” He asked, only to hear what he knew would be another 5-minute delay.
“You’ll only go down three blocks, then turn left. That street will curve back into this street.” The foreman was pleased to offer this information as it was part of his job.
“Humph,” Maurice muttered. “I do hope I won’t be late. I do like this bus driver, and I hope he can get me to the train station on time, but as for this road construction…” He pondered a bit, still a little grumpy about the whole thing. “I hope they get it fixed as I don’t want my sewer to back up!” Maurice realized that some road construction projects can’t be avoided. “I only wish it wasn’t on this route!”
We took Ralph to the ARK animal shelter yesterday to meet a puppy that we thought would be a good fit for him as a new brother.
This pup is between 6 months to a year old and comes from Puerto Rico. He looks a lot like my first 52 weeks dog Maggie Muggins who died suddenly of a bile duct blockage at age 6. This pup was perfect as he did not climb all over Ralph. They met then gave each other their own space.
Ralph has recently had issues with a couple of dogs in our neighborhood. One recent rescue was quite aggressively barking at him when ever she saw him. Ralph of course would ignore her and we'd move on. She was loose one day and when Ralph and the other dog ignored her barking she calmed and gave them both a sniff.. When the owner came in view she went into protection mode and started barking at them again. The next time this happened the dog tried to attack Ralph.
Then the neighbors roommate got a German shorthaired pointer puppy. Ralph doesn't do well with small puppies that want to climb all over him. He just tries to get away.
Last week our neighbor that had owned two of Ralph's best friends, Lola and Ava ( now both deceased ) got a tiny chihuahua X puppy. When I took Ralph to meet the new pup he wouldn't even come in the same room with it. It just sat there and Ralph stared from the other room.
Meeting this pup was a big deal and he reacted perfectly to Ralph. So we brought him home with us. He is actually only being fostered until we can get an appointment for him to be neutered which the shelter will pay for. Then we can officially adopt the pup.
They are getting along extremely well and he is one sweet pup.
Name? Well he came with the name Adolf, but that will change as soon as he lets us know what his real name is.
So if you want to see more of Ralph and his new little brother feel free too look at other photos in my photo stream.
Lucky boys!
With 4Z86 Little Kimble to Tytherington having to be diverted to Acton yard due to a line blockage on the Chiltern line,a new path was activated and at Shrivenham ,66017 passes with 4Z87 11.10 Acton to Tytherington empties on 17/Feb/22
On the evening of the strike by various rail employees there was this scheduled move out of the oil complex at Kingsbury. In the meantime there had been an issue with a 1Z53 train going from Birmingham to Derby. That had been halted at Water Orton thus leaving the line blocked. Many ECS moves from Birmingham to Central Rivers were therefore diverted via Whitacre Junction avoiding the blockage. In the meantime this had been allowed to back out on to he main line then sit for what seemed for ever. Those of us waiting for this move to happen in this field were beginning to feel that it would be a wasted trip, on a day when little was happening anyway due to strike action.
As it was our various sites we were using revealed that some kind of movement was happening thus giving us the shot we were hoping for, just some little later than expected!
A building falling apart, either planned or otherwise, has blocked the line at Drumcondra in Dublin City. A warehouse or mill building by the looks of things and that line is not going to be clear for some time given the amount of debris and the problems with access! Hopefully there was no loss of life and no train involved?
Photographer: James P. O'Dea
Collection: James P. O'Dea
Date: October 5th 1961
NLI Ref.: ODEA 28/26
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A sulfuric acid spill happened on our national road connecting the South and North of the country. This caused major road blockages. My wife and I were traveling this route and to take along detour. Just as we reached the national road from the detour, we had to wait for another more than an hour stoppage.
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A view Northwest along the River Arno from the Ponte Vecchio.
During my 2019 trip to Florence the Arno looked a lot less appealing than it did during my 2014 visit........ Not sure if that's because it had been raining a lot in the mountains or whether it's because they'd fixed the blockage in the sewers.......
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From Wikipedia : 'The river originates on Monte Falterona in the Casentino area of the Apennines, and initially takes a southward curve. The river turns to the west near Arezzo passing through Florence, Empoli and Pisa, flowing into the Tyrrhenian Sea at Marina di Pisa.
With a length of 241 kilometres (150 mi), it is the largest river in the region. It has many tributaries: Sieve at 60 kilometres (37 mi) long, Bisenzio at 49 kilometres (30 mi), Ombrone Pistoiese at 47 kilometres (29 mi), and the Era, Elsa, Pesa, and Pescia......
It crosses Florence, where it passes below the Ponte Vecchio and the Santa Trinita bridge (built by Bartolomeo Ammannati but inspired by Michelangelo). The river flooded this city regularly in historical times, most recently in 1966, with 4,500 cubic metres per second (160,000 cu ft/s) after rainfall of 437.2 millimetres (17.21 in) in Badia Agnano and 190 millimetres (7.5 in) in Florence, in only 24 hours. '
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Vectron-Doppeltraktion von SBB Cargo International mit der führenden 193 531 "Reuss". Der Zug benützt infolge Gleisblockade zwischen Wynigen und Burgdorf das "falsche" Gleis.
Vectron double traction from SBB Cargo International with the leading 193 531 "Reuss". The train is using the "wrong" track due to track blockage between Wynigen and Burgdorf.
Well its a couple of days since I discovered that I had been in contact with a friend who has tested positive for the Coronavirus, in fact he has been in hospital since Thursday. Its now the eighth day since I was in a room with him and I still feel OK.
On the other hand my friend is now on Oxygen, steroids and blood thinners.
(COVID-19 typically affects the lungs and airways, however, in addition to respiratory problems, about 16% of people hospitalised with COVID-19 experience problems with their blood and blood vessels, leading to blood clots forming in the arteries, vein and lungs. These blood clots can break loose and travel to other parts of the body, where they may cause blockages leading to heart attacks or strokes. Nearly half of all people with severe COVID-19, in intensive care units, may develop clots in their veins or arteries.)
Stay home, stay safe, get vaccinated when you can.
(The ends in sight but its not over yet)
These little beetles are everywhere at the moment and it's the same every year. I feel thick in asking, but I can't find them in my Collins Insect guide. Could someone give me the Latin name and UK common name if there is one. I'm fairly sure they're beetles but they could be Hemipteran bugs. I do know my insects normally, but am having blockage here! Was pleased with a series of shots I got. They are only 1cm long. In meadows and gardens alike on Wirral at the moment. I guess all over UK too. This was taken at a local conservation area saved from developers several years ago.
© David K. Edwards. This is a ruined wall containing a partially blocked doorway. NO part of this could be construed as a fence. So FFF! FFF! Je ne veux pas de ton amour.
43092 "Cromwell's Castle" tails 43004 as they leave Dawlish and head along the sea wall towards Langstone Rock with the 5U12 0850 Plymouth - Exeter St Davids ECS on 27th Sept 21......Due to a line blockage south of Plymouth after a stormy night, this set was being moved into position for the rest of its diagram after earlier cancellations
The 802/2 fleet for TransPennine Express will not normally be used on the southern ECML, so 802201 makes an interesting visit in full TPE livery.
Due to a blockage on the down-fast, 802201 is seen crossing from DF-DS, adjacent to the Plasmor empties.
This unit had previously operated some test runs to London in 2018, but in its unbranded grey livery.
46155 'The Lancer' built Derby 1930 & 70052 'Firth of Tay' built Crewe 1954 at Roade Jnc on WCML just over 59 miles from Euston, with picture taken out of Signal Box window. The train is the 1255 Broad Street - Carlisle & 2/18 pm Camden - Sighthill (train known as The Doodlebug) fitted freights combined as far as Rugby to reduce line occupancy due line blockages with electrification work, on just another late turn shift Wednesday 29th July 1964.
Berrylands Bus Blockage
when one bus breaks down opposite a parked car blocking the road.
Thursday 21 July 2022
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70000 'Britannia' built Crewe 1951 & 45672 'Anson' built Crewe 1935 at Roade Jnc on WCML just over 59 miles from Euston, with picture taken out of Signal Box window. The train is the 1255 Broad Street Carlisle & 2/18 pm Camden - Sighthill (known as The Doodlebug) combined trains as far as Rugby to reduce line occupancy result of line blockages in connection with electrification work on just another late turn shift Thursday 30th July 1964.
Strokkur, Haukadalur Valley, Iceland
Iceland's Haukadalur Valley is home to a geothermal field of geysers, hot pools, and fumaroles. Here the geyser Strokkur (Icelandic for "churn") is in the early stages of an eruption. This geyser was shut down in the early 20th century by an earthquake that shifted its internal plumbing. In 1963 the locals cleared the blockage and Strokkur has been erupting quite regularly ever since, roughly once every four to eight minutes.
The English word geyser was taken from the name Geysir, a large neighbor of Strokkur that has not been very active in recent times.
The old military road running alongside the A83 in Argyll Scotland. The old road which was built by General Wade in the 18th centuary to open up Scotland to fast troop movement following the failed Jacobite rebellion in 1745, was recently relaid to allow an alternative emergency route to the main road which is prone to landslide blockages.
The picture was taken at the car park at the top of the long climb aptly named "Rest and Be Thankful"
Disaster struck as NS K40 drills out their gigantic train in Abrams Yard behind an interesting set of power, as 056 drifts towards the road crossing.
This image is a fun example of “ultraviolet reflectance”, which is different than the “ultraviolet fluorescence” images I’ve been posting lately. At first glance it might not be as transformative as the fluorescing images but take a look at what this looks like in ordinary light: donkom.ca/bts/DKP_9421-VIS.jpg
This is the sort of vision that insects might see. To further that, it was shot in natural sunlight to mimic the right amount of ultraviolet light. Insect vision is far more complex than this, but we’re peeking being the curtain here in some interesting ways. Some flowers, like this dandelion and these forget-me-nots, change their reflectivity characteristic in UV in a substantial way from what we would normally see. Patterns arise that are normally invisible to us, but what if we could see them? That dandelion has a bulls-eye target in the center!
The Forget-me-nots are equally interesting, as some flowers are brightly reflecting UV light while the neighbouring flowers absorb all of it. This almost checkered pattern could be an insect attractant as well, and whole I’ve never studied insect behaviour I believe these patterns exist to bring pollinators to the table.
I’m sure many of you are asking an important question: how can the camera capture this? It starts with modifying the camera to “full spectrum”. This removes filters in front of the sensor that block infrared and ultraviolet light and limits the camera to the range of light that human eyes can see. Once the full range is opened up, we need to limit things down to just the spectrum we want, in this case UV. There are two filters that I use here to be completely certain that all visible and infrared light is blocked, but that UV light passes through: The XNite 330C and the XNite BP1 available from maxmax.com ( www.maxmax.com/shopper/category/9187-filters ). It’s important that you have full blockage of the infrared spectrum, as even 1% of IR light can equal that of the UV light that reaches the camera and that would seriously contaminate your results.
The next thing to consider is lens choice. I found that my Canon 50mm F/1.4 lens is a great choice because it has fewer lens elements and a simpler optical formula. The glass and coatings will block or reflect UV light, so simpler lenses tend to be better choices for this kind of photography. If you are able to find a lens dedicated to UV work it’ll likely have quartz elements instead of glass, but expect to pay upwards of $6000 for the gear. I went the less expensive route. There are also some vendors that sell lenses known for their UV transmission and are sold for VERY cheap on eBay: www.ebay.com/itm/Kyoei-Kuribayashi-T-Mount-Variant-35mm-F... - worth the purchase if you’re considering this kind of work, it’s the cheapest part of the equation!
I’ll be honest – most flowers are uninteresting in UV reflectance. Some flowers have exceptional patterns, but it’s a bit of a guessing game. The process of finding the right flowers can be enjoyable though, and getting a good combination of unusual UV characteristics can make for an interesting image – like this one.
Bonus round: here’s what the same scene looks like in infrared: donkom.ca/bts/DKP_9421-IR.jpg
Morris, my "Butterscotch" boy is currently very sick. :-( He has the dreaded urinary tract blockage and infection that so often plagues male cats. Had him in at the Chaska Valley Vet Clinic today (5/15/09), and he's on antibiotics and special food now. Hopefully it was caught in time. I am hopeful, but not optimistic at this point in time.
Update 5/18/09: Morris is doing much better! He's not out of the woods, but he's almost back to his old self!
He was born at my nephew's farm outside of Star Prairie, Wisconsin in the spring of 2004. My nephew's son, Jason, named him Morris. His favorite "toy" is light beams of any kind. It makes him go wild!
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Sessions with Ariel Submission to Flickr X BWP 2023 Grant
I chose this image for submission because at the start this project, I have the hopes in creating a new body of work to showcase. This session in particular, was extremely fulling. I have not be able to create with no limitations in close to a year and this project started be to jump out of my creative blockages.
Road construction work site on Front Street. These look like rusty streetcar tracks laid out in the middle of the road; not sure what's actually going on.
AP - A blockage caused progress to be stopped on the tracks yesterday. A stop sign was knocked over, likely the result of a vehicle collision. Damage was minimal to the sign post, and crews were in later that day to hoist the stop sign back into place. The mirror is expected to make a full recovery.
The only witness, a local warehouse that was sitting nearby at the time, declined to speak to reporters. Officials suspect driver error while backing out of the parking lot bordering the tracks. The investigation is ongoing.
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