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I apologise for not contributing anything to Flickr for a few days. Sometimes life just gets too busy.
A pair of Arriva Trains Wales Class 142 'Pacer' multiple units heads towards Cardiff Queen Street station on Saturday 9th January 2016. I was waiting, along with many other people, to gain access to the building just out of view on the right. Unfortunately the security guard had failed to turn up at the appointed time to open up, so naturally I grasped the opportunity for some railway photography.
Incidentally, I didn't plan to get these passers-by in the shot; they just happened to be there at the moment the 'Pacer' rolled past.
The Corktown Footbridge, also referred to as the Somerset Street bridge or simply the Somerset Bridge, is a footbridge in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada built across the Rideau Canal. The 70-metre bridge is located about 400m south of the Laurier Avenue Bridge. It was opened on September 21, 2006.
Firstly, I want to apologise for the lack of any updates for the past six weeks or so. A combination of poor weather, lack of anything interesting about locally and work commitments has meant I just haven't been out much with the camera as much as I would've liked recently, nor have I really had any time to edit any pictures. Although I have been out on a couple of occasions, mostly to try out some long exposure night stuff; some of my recent efforts may appear on this site in due course.
I did make the short run down the M5 to Exeter on a damp evening this week. The loco to peak my interest was Harry Needle's 37607, which had been leading the monthly UTU test train around Devon and Cornwall. The diagram on this particular night was the 3Q07 20.31 Exeter Riverside-Exeter Riverside via Salisbury. DBSO 9702 was tailing for reversal later into the night. The tractor paused at Pinhoe for around ten minutes to allow the preceding South Western Railway's unit to clear the single line section up to Honiton. This photo is the best of the bunch taken in challenging weather at an exposed location. It’s also noteworthy that I believe this was my first visit to this station in spite of the fact that I drive through Pinhoe nearly every week.
Maybe being together is just from habit. Perhaps the habit is just comfortable and you both grow weary together accepting all that comes your way. Perhaps we just don't have the energy to make changes. Best yet, maybe we just belong together no matter what.
Happy Fence Friday
..for the Battle of Britain event, Nottingham.
Taken in Old Market Square, I missed the flypast of a 1940s Lancaster Bomber due to beer commitments.
“Nature loves courage. You make the commitment and nature will respond to that commitment by removing impossible obstacles. Dream the impossible dream and the world will not grind you under, it will lift you up. This is the trick. This is what all these teachers and philosophers who really counted, who really touched the alchemical gold, this is what they understood. This is the shamanic dance in the waterfall. This is how magic is done. By hurling yourself into the abyss and discovering it's a feather bed.” ― Terence McKenna
Giant Swallowtail Butterfly
I was longing for that magic Springtime feeling I always get at Butterfly Jungle, and remembered I had some photos I’d gotten last year. I was only able to visit once, due to other commitments and concerns, and hadn’t even had time to sort through and edit them. Though there were only a few, seeing them now brings back the joy of being in their midst, with all the beautiful colors and angelic wings fluttering by!
Butterfly Jungle - San Diego Zoo Safari Park 2019
Only a short visit yesterday to the GCR with Mothering Sunday commitments and what a glorious morning it was. After spending sometime down at Loughborough shed area I then made my way to one of my favourite spots for the morning departure. Here we SR 'King Arthur' N15 Class 4-6-0 No 777 'Sir Lamiel' looking superb and the sound was pretty good also.
Nice to briefly chat with Pete Hackney(aka Loose_grip99) who was firing 6990 down at Loughborough shed.
Copyright Simon Lathlane Sunday 26th March 2017 GCR.
didn't get as much snow as we thought we would. But the schools are still closed.
got my much needed sleep. so im pretty happy
Resurrected from a pic created 12 years ago. A contemplative selfie - not Jesus. Just my Christ Consciousness hangin out.
A residential pool is a commitment to maintain for life. Water is heavy and expensive to filter daily. The only alternative is to remove the entire pool. How much do you think that would cost?
There's no going back now! A kayaker takes the final strong stroke as he launches over The Great Falls on Tinkers Creek.
What can I say?
It is what it is ...
A farewell...
Sadness...
Melancholy ...
Attachment ...
Solidarity ...
Commitment ...
Warmth ...
Closeness ...
Friendship ...
It is what it is ...
Bittersweet
Domestic commitments - including dealing with the aftermath of a rather spectacular boiler failure at home the previous Thursday evening - prevented me from capturing any of the last day of Go Goodwins' Little Gem operation on TfGM contracted services on Saturday 22/04/2023. So, this snatched shot, on the way into work on the morning of the previous Thursday, turned out to be my last photo encounter.
Manchester, Lever Street, 20/04/2023, posted 24/04/2023.