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Sun-rays sneaking through a congested sky.
Cyclists ride right on by, seemingly oblivious to the beauty of the filtered light as it breaks through the cloud work.
Fraser River
BC
Canada
Looking up at bare trees against a blue sky. The fact that these trees are still so bare demonstrate just how late Spring is this year.
If one can't find anything interesting to photograph directly infront of them, changing POV and looking up will often provide a solution!
Malin Beg (Glencolumbkille), County Donegal, Ireland
What more could one say about Silver Strand Beach, other than it’s simply one of the most stunning beaches you could ever lay your eyes on! A horse-shoe beach/cove with the most amazing scenery all round it for miles as far as the eye can see. Ideally placed on the very western point of Donegal, far away from the everyday bustling of congested towns & the “rat race” etc. Silver Strand is pretty much a little bit of heaven tucked away safe & sound here on Donegal’s Wild Atlantic Way
Looking out onto the vast Atlantic Ocean from here & thinking that the next stop is Canada! is a very surreal feeling. It brought thoughts to my mind on how it was for those during the Irish emigration of the great famine of 1847, when ships set sail from this very cove on a 6-week sail bound for the new worlds of America & Canada. It must have been very difficult to say goodbye to this scenery forever.
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Audacia is Allseas’ versatile pipelay vessel, optimised for the execution of small- to large-diameter pipeline projects of any length in all water depths, and for associated work such as the installation of risers and subsea protection frames. The concept for Audacia was developed entirely in-house and she has been operational since 2007.
A length of 225 m places her between Allseas’ dynamically positioned pipelay vessels Solitaire and Lorelay. Precise manoeuvring on full dynamic positioning with a stinger positioned on the bow allow Audacia to work safely in congested areas and lay pipes in very deep water. Pipeline start-ups and lay-downs are executed in very quick time ensuring any disruption to other activities near platforms is minimised. Due to her long length and ship-shape Audacia can accommodate multiple work stations and has a greater pipe hold capacity. Her independence from anchor handlers and large buffer capacity also ensure she is less dependent on pipe off-loading from supply vessels. A high transit speed, high lay speed and large carrying capacity ensure Audacia is highly competitive for pipelay projects anywhere in the world.
Vessel specifications
Length overall (incl. stinger)327 m (1073 ft)
Length overall (excl. stinger)225 m (738 ft)
Length between perpendiculars217 m (712 ft)
Breadth32 m (105 ft)
Depth to main deck19 m (62 ft)
Operating draught11 m (36 ft)
Maximum speed16 knots
Total installed power41,600 kW
Thrusters7 x 5000 kW retractable, fixed pitch azimuth thrusters
Dynamic positioning systemLR DP (AAA), fully redundant Kongsberg SDP-11 and SDP-22 system
HelideckMaximum take-off weight 12.8 t; suitable for Sikorsky S-92 and Bell 429 helicopters
Deck cranesSpecial purpose crane of 150 t (330 kips) at 16 m (53 ft) main hoist
Pipe transfer crane of 30 t (70 kips) at 33 m (108 ft) main hoist
Work stations7 (single joint) welding stations, 1 NDT station and 3 coating stations
Installed tension capacity3 x 175 t (3 x 390 kips)
Pipe cargo capacity on main deck14,000 t
ROV150 HP work-class ROV, rated to 4000 m depth (13,000 ft), for subsea surveys and intervention work
Pipe diametersFrom 2" to 60" OD
ClassificationsOU–100 A1–Multi-purpose support unit, pipelaying unit,
OIWS LA, LI, () LMC, DP (AAA), PCR (97, 93)
Dual A-frameFor PLEM installation and SCR handovers, capacity 550 t (1200 kips)
Buoy handling systemGantry crane above the stinger, capacity 35 t (80 kips), rail length 85 m (280 ft)
Port of registryValletta
20170312 1070-Pano
Bangkok is one of the world’s most congested cities, with severe traffic problems that can make it a challenge to get around the city during peak rush hours. Whether you’re visiting Bangkok or planning to stay long term, understanding the traffic is key to getting around quickly.
MNNR 83 has control of today's work along the Hennepin Industrial Lead. It is pretty busy around Hawkins with the Commercial switching, trucks moving in and out, and forklifts cruising around. Got to love the street running, too!
"Before the calendar turns a new leaf over, before the social networking sites get flooded with messages, before the mobile networks get congested,I wish all the negativity and difficulties also end with this year and 2015 bring success and desired results for you. let me take a quiet moment out to wish you a wonderful, happy, healthy and prosperous New Year."
After receiving permission to enter Rice Yard, veteran CSX SD50-3 8526 leads Q647 through Rice Junction in Waycross, GA
I had spent the previous three days attempting to find this train somewhere along the Fitzgerald Subdivision, only the receive word early in the moring of this photo that they were pulling into Waycross. Thankfully the yard was congested, allowing me to get this photo as just as they started moving.
Hi, my name is Lou and I've really missed Flickr...
Wow...it's been more than one week since my last post; I feel like it's been an eternity! I'm *almost* back to 100%, but despite the steroids am still a bit congested. Whatever crawled into my chest *REALLY* did a number on me.
I'm so, so sorry for being out of the loop and have no clue how to even begin catching up on all of the great pics I've undoubtedly missed. So, I'm simply going to start picking up fresh and as oppt. allows me to browse back in streams, I'll do so.
I hope each of *YOU* are healthy and enjoying a wonderful spring!
A tourist discusses with a Buddhist Monk at Dalai Lama Complex
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McLeod Ganj is located at 1770 m above Sea Level.
The town is located 4 kms by foot( 9 kms by car) above Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. The town is a major tourist hangout and also features many trek shops for the Dhauladhar Range. You will also find friendly Tibetan monks, western food, budget hotels, video movies and congested shops selling Tibetan Souvenirs.
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a shot form the market in Mcleod Ganj
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McLeod Ganj is located at 1770 m above Sea Level.
The town is located 4 kms by foot( 9 kms by car) above Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. The town is a major tourist hangout and also features many trek shops for the Dhauladhar Range. You will also find friendly Tibetan monks, western food, budget hotels, video movies and congested shops selling Tibetan Souvenirs.
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37901 Mirrlees Pioneer is at the head of 5M57 15.35 Yarmouth CHS - Chaddesden Sidings empty stock, pictured slowly running up to a red signal on the approach to Ely North Jn. [Pole, 5.5/6 sections (~7.4m)]
This was the stock for the Branch Line Society's "The Tytherington Quarrier" railtour the following day, which started at Derby at 04.45 and returned just minutes before midnight - and didn't actually make it to Tytherington due to a points failure. 37901 was hired from Europhoenix by train operator GBRf to collect the Eastern Rail Services-owned coaches; it had originally been planned to use a class 57, and a schedule had been input into TRUST to run it there, but 37901 was already at Great Yarmouth after taking an ERS coach to Reading and back and using it therefore saved two light engine moves.
Unfortunately, 5M57 set off nearly an hour and a half late, and was actually 82 minutes late at this point (and was then delayed by a few more minutes waiting for a path through the congested Ely North Jn. - which did allow me to get another shot, closer to the junction).
There had been several trains of interest this evening, with this being the most interesting to me as I'd not yet got a sunny shot of 37901 since being repainted into late-1980s Railfreight triple grey a year or so previously - although coming here was not on the plan, as the sun would not have quite been far enough round at the train's booked time. I'd initially planned to go to Cossington, where a few minutes ahead of this should have been the empty stone from Limbury Road (Luton) - a twice-monthly Fridays-only working very recently taken over by Freightliner (today was its second working) and which was hauled by 70005; both trains were booked on the Slow lines, although the stone empties are actually recorded as running on the Fast. There was then to be the first passenger-carrying run of the new Belmond Britannic Explorer luxury train, heading for Keighley and booked north over Harringworth Viaduct shortly after 8pm - although that was confirmed the previous evening as being cancelled (more door problems with its ex-Irish Rail mark 3 coaches). I then found a York Yard North to Southall West Coast Railways working, steam loco Tornado and a support coach piloted by 57012 and due through Huntingdon at 16.30.
So after work I drove the short distance from Sawtry to Connington North level crossing on the East Coast Main Line for the Tornado working, only to find it was stopped on the Sleaford avoiding line (and with a freight behind it). After almost an hour it was on the move again, but I didn't hang around to see it. I was also monitoring 5M57 and noticed it hadn't set off... and a message came through suggesting a delay of an hour. So I decided not to head for Cossington as an hour's delay would have meant 5M57 passed after 8pm - plus I had things I needed to do at home, as I planned an early start the following morning (and potentially a late evening arrival home); staying much more local and coming here, where the light angle would now be fine, would mean I got home earlier.
I intended positioning the train slightly further back, before the loco began to block the view of the bungalow on the right. Unfortunately, as the train approached the wind began to get up a little and the pole swayed backwards and forwards more then usual... the frames with the train in the intended place had the camera angles much more upwards, including less foreground and far too much sky. But the train was going slowly and the camera position was moving quickly, so a few frames later the angle was correct.
I was very surprised to be alone here. In fact, having gone to look at (and take) shots at Shippea Hill station and not arriving very long before the train was expected, I was concerned about getting parked in the layby - but I needn't have been worried at all!
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Slow convective build-ups (cumulus congestus) encompassed the entire sky by mid afternoon. The ragged cloud bases could only generate virga since the air below was quite dry. Radar returns were showing rain never reaching the ground.
Picture of the Day
White-browed Woodswallow, Artamus superciliosus
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The White-browed don't always come every year, but this is shaping up to be a top year.
Nest space gets pretty congested and this one has settled in on a broken branch.
The yard was congested with House Finches all day. I’m starting to think they have nested in the monkey tree at the Englishman River estuary in Parksville, BC, Canada
Found at the Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona, Pa. This streamlined locomotive, designed for bi-directional operation was mainly used for passenger trains, but a few were re-geared for freight service. The GG1 survived longer than any other locomotive design, lasting from 1934 to well into the 1980s. The 79.5 foot long 230+ ton GG1 was built on an articulated frame which permitted its 2-C+C-2 wheel arrangement to negotiate tight curves even in congested areas. Power was picked up from an overhead 11,000 Volt AC catenary wire by a pantograph and the voltage stepped-down through an on board transformer to feed the 12 single phase 25 cycle traction motors. Each of these motors developed 385 HP giving the GG1 a total of 4620 HP in continuous operation and allowed speeds up to 100 mph. The body of the locomotive also housed large blowers for motor and transformer cooling, a steam boiler for passenger car heat, electric controllers and sanding boxes.
The Birmingham and Fazeley Canal in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands.
The story of the Birmingham and Fazeley begins in 1770, when the Birmingham Canal Company was seen as having a monopoly. At the time, the coalfields at Walsall did not have canal access, and a public meeting was held at Lichfield on 18 August, to discuss an independent link from Walsall to Fradley Junction on the Trent and Mersey Canal, passing through Lichfield. Opposition from local landowners resulted in the plan being shelved, but a further plan was proposed at a meeting held in Warwick in August 1781, for a canal to run from Wednesbury through Fazeley to Atherstone, which was the end of the Coventry Canal at the time. The plans were changed somewhat in October, but shareholders in the Birmingham Canal saw it as a serious threat.
Two bills were put before Parliament in 1782, one for the Birmingham and Fazeley, and a rival one from the Birmingham Canal for a branch from Wednesbury to Walsall. Both sides opposed the other's proposal, and both bills were defeated. The promoters then opened negotiations with other canal companies, to ensure that when the canal was built, it would be part of a larger network. In 1782, they obtained an agreement from the Oxford Canal Company that they would complete the route to the River Thames at Oxford, one from the Coventry Canal that they would extend their canal from Atherstone to Fazeley, and agreed that they would complete the Coventry Canal's route from Fazeley as far as Whittington, as the Coventry Canal company could not finance the whole route. The Trent and Mersey would finish that link by building the remainder of the route to Fradley Junction. A second bill was put before Parliament, and at the same time, the Birmingham Canal presented a scheme for a canal from Riders Green to Broadwaters, near Walsall, with eight branches, and a second canal from Newhall to Fazeley. The Birmingham and Fazeley was authorised by an Act of Parliament obtained in 1784.
John Smeaton was the engineer employed by the Birmingham and Fazeley, but work did not start immediately, as he was also responsible for the Riders Green to Broadwaters line, which was completed first. The project did not go smoothly, as there were disputes between James Bough, the superintendent of the canal company, and Pinkertons, who were the civil engineering contractors employed to carry out the work. The issue concerned the cement that the Pinkertons were using. Work on the Fazeley line began in April 1786, with Bough still acting as superintenent, and the Pinkertons responsible for the construction of the section between Minworth and Fazeley. In late 1786, George Pinkerton found out that the levels, which had been surveyed by Bough, were wrong. Samuel Bull, the engineer for the canal company, investigated and reported that Pinkerton was right.
The company stopped paying Pinkerton in late 1788, as the costs were exceeding the original estimates, and the contract was taken away from them in February 1789. There was then a financial dispute over money which had been paid to Pinkerton as "extras", but which the company then claimed were overpayments. Some £2,750 was at issue, and the case rumbled on for a decade, until a court case in 1801 gave him only £436 of the claim. Unhappy with the outcome, Pinkerton justified his position, but his remarks about John Houghton, the Company Clerk, were deemed to be libellous, for which he was fined and spent some time in prison.
The canal was completed in August 1789. The benefits of the co-operation with the other canal companies were that when all the links were completed in 1790, it immediately generated a great deal of freight traffic. This created problems, as the flights of locks at Aston and Farmer's Bridge became congested, and this became worse when the Warwick Canal built a junction onto the Digbeth Branch. The problem was not solved until 1844, when the Birmingham and Warwick Junction Canal to the south east and the Tame Valley Canal to the north west were opened.
The leaves of the Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) plant are the source of digitalis, a drug used to treat congestive heart failure and cardiac rhythm disorders. Its use was discovered and promoted by British physician William Withering, whose book, An Account of the Foxglove, was published in 1785. Physicians used to tell patients what fraction of a "digitalis leaf" to chew daily for its medical effect, hardly precision dosing. And just a little too much would be toxic, even fatal. But the flowers are safe to view.
As appealing as the garden area was of the Taj Mahal, I walked around the areas that were less congested and tried to find shots that were different. The beautiful white masterpiece of marble has been photographed so many times, I am certain this shot has been taken before, but it was different in my eyes.
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This view, from across the river, shows the busy and often congested Morgan Hill area in Knoxville, TN, USA: Older student housing (taller building) and the Sorority Village area (very new).
The old Tyson Junior High School building can also be seen (built in 1935).
Used desaturation detail in Topaz Adjust.
Means crowding - too many drivers avoiding a congested main road create even worse jams in the narrow backstreets...
Back in 2007 cameras weren't that bad? Life wasn't too bad, either :)
This one was probably not a bicycle ride as I had my license by now. There was also a friendly operator on "second trick" (afternoon shift in railroad-ese, NOT the second customer for a Lady of the Night!) at Tower A-20, where the Milwaukee Road mainline, 20 miles out of Chicago Union Station, gained or lost the majority of the freights on the "C&M" Division...Chicago & Milwaukee. The freights would normally access the Road's Bensenvile Yard, in the west suburbs, by using trackage rights on the C&NW' freight line between Proviso Yard (also in the west suburbs) and Milwaukee. That's it on the through truss bridge on the background, and my elevation is courtesy of the operator at A-20, giving me a view of, well, everything...and a chance to listen in on operations. The freights would join or depart the C&NW at "Shermer", just above Shermer Road, and at times when both the C&NW and the MILW were congested, most freights at the time could fit between Shermer and Techny Road, which is just behind this northbound commuter as it pulls away from the small platform and shelter that was designated as Techny. A small community that was dominated by the Divine Word Mission that dominated this mostly rural pocket in the 'burbs, Techny was absorbed by Northbrook in 1989. For me and my bike, it was just a fleeting encounter with rural cornfields of northern Illinois. I'm sure readers won't be surprised to know that it isn't rural anymore in any sense.
With the magnificent dome of West Register House, formerly St. George's Church on the west side of Charlotte Square, here is Dennis Dart SLF, Plaxton Pointer SPD (11.3metres) number 55 (SK52 OHY) resting briefly in the quiet of a summer Saturday morning in George Street.
Since 2009 a new strategy by Lothian Buses to combat air pollution in Edinburgh has resulted in a whole new eco-friendly approach to bus transport in the city. It's all about reducing emissions and Dart's 54 to 60 and 188 normally work Service 36 - a mostly very congested area of the city centre, never getting up fast speeds and long runs. Basically LB took some of the oldest single deckers and made them the cleanest vehicles in the fleet.
The new livery 'Get There Greener ' has a two toned green with a dragon fly kite mark and complimented by the great 100 year old new madder and white with gold numbers and stripes.
These Darts work hard all day back and forward between Ocean Terminal and Holyrood Palace. Some have characteristics that are immediately recongniseable. 55 tends to whine quite a bit while 58 squeals and the air condition / heating system makes you feel you're in an aeroplane about to take off!
The grand masterpiece of architecture at the head of the west end of George Street is a vision to behold, but there was a bit of a financial tussle with the design. In the end Robert Reid adopted Robert Adam's 1791 scheme of portico, dome and flanking pavilions, but making it all alot more bold in mass. The cost of the building rose to £23, 675 when the church was opened in 1814.
Note the glorious Neo-Classical green-coppered dome which is meant to be a replica of St. Paul's in London, complete with tempietto lantern - a little Greek temple on the head of the dome.
SAL'S Beach situated along the southern coastal portion of Ormoc City became a favorite relaxation place for most of the city folks. Picnics, reunions, birthday celebrations, small get together and the like are usually held in a make shift hall of bamboos and nipa.
Several cottages spread all over the place with sporadic coconut trees providing refreshing coolness to the environment. On Sundays and especially during summer holidays, the place is full. People have to make week-long reservations just to be assured of an accommodation. Later on, people coming from neighboring towns kept coming that made the beach congested.
It was because of this need, that the family of Mr. Sabin A. Larrazabal, decided to venture on another business, this time a bigger one - the SABIN RESORT HOTEL which is spread out in a flat two hectare terrain. Mr. Larrazabal conceptualized the whole project helped by a young architect, Roy Perez, together with Cebu's Doro Barandino who did the interior.
The resort has a quality of openness that gives one an encompassing view of a huge ectomorphic swimming pool and a panoramic mountainous range of merida where the sun sets everyday to change its monochromatic tints that turns the hotel grounds into a lush setting.
Being one of Ormoc's finest, if not the city's pride, SABIN RESORT HOTEL gives life and comfort to all who seek refuge and rest from the maddening crowd, making the hotel true to its mission.. a home away from home!
The hotel has 60 spacious and comfortable rooms, a ROSE GRAND BALLROOM which accommodates 400-500 guests, a GARVIE's HALL accommodating 100-150 guests and 2 smaller conference rooms which can accommodate 30-50 guests.
The hotel's MARIO's RESTAURANT is cozy and refreshingly comfortable where one feels the cool breeze from the vast ocean ahead while enjoying the fine food the restaurant offers.
Entertaining friends to some drinks or just having a simple tete-a-tete with business associates, where else can you go but to CLUB ANDONE where you can get the finest wine in town; this is located at the third floor of Mario's Restaurant.
So folks for a first class comfort and relaxation where else can we go but to SABIN RESORT HOTEL....... the perfect get-away by the bay!!!
Oia (Greek: Οία, pronounced [ˈi.a]) is a small town and former community in the South Aegean on the islands of Thira (Santorini) and Therasia, in the Cyclades, Greece.
Oia is scenic village in the north west edge of the Santori[ni] island within the Cyclades.[13] It extends for almost 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) along the northern edge of the caldera that forms the island of Santorini, at a height of between 70 and 100 metres (230 and 330 ft) above sea level. [...]. There are 300 steps down to the port from Oia. .[...]
It is built on the steep slope of the caldera and the houses and restaurants are built into niches carved into the caldebra on the seaward side. There are narrow passageways and a central square.[5] The sun light hours in this village are much longer than in the Fira town. Its paths are very narrow and hence gets congested during the tourist season.[5][7] The idyllic surroundings of the town have a complex of white washed blue domed churches and charming, traditional Cycladic houses and cave houses that are carved into the rock face on top of the cliff. It is set in a location which provides excellent views of the sunset over the caldera.[...] .
Downtown Los Angeles
is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, as well as a diverse residential neighborhood of some 58,000 people. A 2013 study found that the district is home to over 500,000 jobs. It is also part of Central Los Angeles.
A heritage of the city's founding in 1781, Downtown Los Angeles today is composed of different areas ranging from a fashion district to a skid row, and it is the hub of the city's Metro rapid transit system. Banks, department stores and movie palaces at one time drew residents and visitors into the area, but the district declined economically and suffered a downturn for decades until its recent renaissance starting in the early 2000s: old buildings are being modified for new uses, and skyscrapers have been built. Downtown Los Angeles is known for its government buildings, parks, theaters and other public places.
Early years
The earliest known settlements in the area of what is now Downtown Los Angeles was by the Tongva, a Native American people. Later European settlement arrived after Father Juan Crespí, a Spanish missionary charged with exploring sites for Catholic missions in California, noted in 1769 that the region had "all the requisites for a large settlement."On September 4, 1781, the city was founded by a group of settlers who trekked north from present-day Mexico.
Land speculation increased in the 1880s, which saw the population of the city explode from 11,000 in 1880 to nearly 100,000 by 1896.
Infrastructure enhancements and the laying of a street grid eventually brought development south of the original settlement into what is today the Civic Center and Historic Core neighborhoods.
In mid-2013, Downtown was noted as "a neighborhood with an increasingly hip and well-heeled residential population.
Because of the downtown area's office market's migration west to Bunker Hill and the Financial District, many historic office buildings have been left intact, simply used for storage or remaining empty during recent decades. In 1999, the Los Angeles City Council passed an adaptive reuse ordinance, making it easier for developers to convert outmoded, vacant office and commercial buildings into renovated lofts and luxury apartment and condo complexes.
As of early 2009, 14,561 residential units[10] have been created under the adaptive reuse ordinance, leading to an increase in the residential population. With 28,878 residents in 2006 and 39,537 in 2008, a 36.9% increase, Downtown Los Angeles is seeing new life and investment.
•Staples Center, which opened in 1999, has contributed immensely to the revitalization plans, adding 250 events and nearly 4 million visitors per year to the neighborhood.Since the opening of the Staples Center, the adjacent L.A. Live complex was completed, which includes the Microsoft Theatre and the Grammy Museum.
•Los Angeles County Metro Rail, a rail transit network centered on the downtown area, facilitates access to the city center, especially from the congested west side.
•Real estate developers and investors planned a $1.8 billion revitalization project along Grand Avenue, which included the development of Grand Park, a large city park,and the construction of major city landmarks including the Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall and contemporary art museum The Broad, which opened in 2015.
•On August 7, 2007, the Los Angeles City Council approved sweeping changes in zoning and development rules for the downtown area.[16] Strongly advocated by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the changes allow larger and denser developments downtown; developers who reserve 15% of their units for low-income residents are now exempt from some open-space requirements and can make their buildings 35% larger than current zoning codes allow.
•In 2009 Bottega Louie opened on the first floor of the historic Brockman Building on Grand Avenue and 7th Street. It contributed to the revitalization of Downtown LA by creating restaurant row, which has since brought numerous new restaurants and retail shops to the area.In 2012, the upper 11 floors of the Brockman Building were bought with the intention of being sold as luxury lofts.
•In October 2015, an outdoor lifestyle center, The Bloc Los Angeles, replaced the old enclosed Macy's Plaza.
Multiple Olympic and Paralympic events will be held in Downtown Los Angeles during the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
I really love these little flowers and their smell :) In the forest were a lot of them and you could feel their smell everywhere :)
Lily of the valley is possibly the only species in the genus Convallaria in the flowering plant family Ruscaceae. This woodland plant is native throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere in Asia and Europe and a limited native population in Eastern USA. it is a herbaceous perennial plant that forms extensive colonies by spreading underground stems called rhizomes. New upright shoots are formed at the ends of stolons in summer, these upright dormant stems are often called pips. These grow in the spring into new leafy shoots that still remain connected to the other shoots under ground, often forming extensive colonies. Flowering is in late spring, in mild winters in the Northern Hemisphere it is in early March. Plants are self-sterile, and colonies consisting of a single clone do not set seed. All parts of the plant are potentially poisonous, including the red berries which may be attractive to children. The plant has been used in herbal medicine in moderate amounts by physicians and herbalists for centuries, particularly for mild congestive heart failure and arrhythmias. Lily of the Valley is a popular garden plant, grown for its scented flowers and for its ground-covering abilities in shady locations. Some consider it a weed, as it can spread over a wide area in gardens and can be difficult to contain or remove. Traditionally, lily of the valley is sold in the streets of France on May 1. Lily of the valley is also the national flower of Finland.
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Jeszcze trochę konwalii. Uwielbiam te kwiatuszki i ich zapach. W lesie było ich mnóstwo i wszędzie wokół unosił się ich aromat :)
Konwalia majowa (Convallaria majalis) – gatunek byliny kłączowej z monotypowego rodzaju konwalia (Convallaria). Konwalia majowa występuje na półkuli północnej na obszarach o klimacie umiarkowanym. Zasięg obejmuje niemal całą Europę, środkową i północną Azję (po Koreę i Japonię na wschodzie oraz Mjanmę na południu). W Polsce jest to gatunek rodzimy spotykany w lasach na terenie niemal całego kraju. Kwitnie w maju, zaś owoce i nasiona dojrzewają ok. września-października. Wszystkie części rośliny są trujące, przy czym szczególnie wrażliwe na zatrucia są dzieci. Konwalia jest też rośliną leczniczą i popularną rośliną ozdobną, której głównym walorem są niewielkie kwiaty o charakterystycznym zapachu i dzwonkowatym kształcie. Znana jest pod wieloma nazwami zwyczajowymi i ludowymi. Występuje często w lasach niemal całej Polski, poza tym jest także uprawiana. W Europie konwalię uważano za kwiat szczęścia, pomyślności i młodości. Jest symbolem czystości i skromności, i jako taki używany jest w bukietach panien młodych. Konwalia była w średniowieczu symbolem wiedzy i sztuki medycznej. We Francji konwalia jest tradycyjnie sprzedawana na ulicach w dniu 1 maja – w święto konwalii. Konwalia sjest też narodowym kwiatem Finlandii i znalazła się na rewersie fińskiej monety 10 penniä.
This is the terrace on the Ørnesvingen viewpoint, the uppermost hairpin bend of the Ørnevegen (Eagle road) near Geiranger, Norway, some 400 meters above the sea below.
On a beautiful summer day like this the narrow fjord can get quite congested with vessels.
Αυτή είναι η εξέδρα με την καταπληκτική θέα στο σημείο Ørnesvingen, στην πιο υψηλή φουρκέτα του δρόμου Ørnevegen (Δρόμος του Αετού), κοντά στο Geiranger της Νορβηγίας, περίπου 400 μέτρα υψηλότερα απ' τη θάλασσα κάτω.
Σε μια ωραία καλοκαιρινή μέρα όπως αυτή, το στενό φιόρδ μπορεί να έχει αρκετό συνωστισμό από σκάφη.
The stay in Delhi was brief as I had been there before. It is a large congested city, but not the most congested in the world by far. Traffic is much worse in Colombo or Beirut.
After a short airline flight, I arrived in Varanasi on the Ganges River. This picture, of course, is filled with symbolism. Taken on the Ganges at sunrise, I was blessed with clear skies.
As the sun was rising, my boat man rowed down the banks of the river, lined by gnats on one side and sand on the other side. The river was alive with activity, yet quiet. It seemed that everyone was respecting the desire of others to revel in the holiness of the river and the sacredness of the place.
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City Hall Square is a public square in the centre of Copenhagen, Denmark, located in front of the Copenhagen City Hall. Its large size, central location, and affiliation with the city hall makes it a popular venue for a variety of events, celebrations and demonstrations. It is often used as a central point for measuring distances from Copenhagen.
City Hall Square is located at the southwestern end of the pedestrian street Strøget which connects it to Kongens Nytorv, the other large square of the city centre, passing Gammeltorv/Nytorv and Amagertorv along the way. Opposite Strøget, Vesterbrogade extends into the Vesterbro district and later crosses the border to Frederiksberg. H. C. Andersens Boulevard, Copenhagen's most heavily congested street, and Vester Voldgade pass the square on either side of the city hall.
Apart from the City Hall, notable buildings around the square include Politikens Hus, the headquarters of national daily newspaper Politiken, and Industriens Hus, the headquarters of the DI.
Malin Beg, Glencolmcille, County Donegal, Ireland
What more could one say about the Silver Strand Beach other than it’s simply one of the most stunning beaches you could ever lay eyes on. Certainly, one of Ireland’s finest horseshoe beaches complete with its surrounding natural sea grass landscape. Located on the extreme western point of rural Donegal, far away from the everyday bustling of congested towns and traffic jams.
On arrival you are still extremely high above this cove which was carved deep into the surrounding bedrock throughout millions of years of wave erosion. There’s a steep 174 stepped path leading down to this dreamy beach. An experience your mind will never forget walking down and an experience your legs will never forget from climbing back up them Great for both your body & mind.....
In the background can be seen the mighty Slieve League Cliffs ridge, with its peak dipping in and out of passing clouds. These magnificent cliffs run the entire coastline from Slieve League car park right along to Silver Strand Beach car park. An unforgettable trail for many hikers & walkers
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Hard to believe this scene overlooked one of the worst murders ever recorded in Nottingham, literally yards from this spot in 1844.
A man murdered his wife and three children by slitting their throats. His hanging drew crowds who at the very centre of my city got congested in a steep flight of stone steps right beside where the Nottingham Contemporary Art Gallery stands now and many people were seriously injured and died..My mother warned us to stay clear of this part of the wood but you know what children are like.........
One one the worst things about the report was the statement
"There was a wonderful mass turnout to watch the hanging "
One of the best things is that Colwick Woods is still one of the most peaceful places on earth.......
The name of Nottingham man William Saville is writ large in the annals of criminology and social history. It holds against it the direct responsibility for the deaths of at least 21 individuals and the serious injury of many more. However, Saville was no mass-murderer. His crime was the murder of his wife and three children. It was the circumstances of his public execution outside Nottingham’s Shire Hall on the 8th Aug. 1844 which led to the unforeseen deaths and mutilations of his other victims. It also led directly to the change in the local authority’s policy towards public hangings and indirectly influenced attitudes regarding capital punishment.
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I pass this garden often while navigating a dangerous, usually congested, intersection. In early spring, there are several colorful flowers between the fence and a blooming fruit tree to briefly see when lit by early sunlight. The bright orange California Poppies glow in morning sun.
I actually got the chance for a photo on a Sunday morning. No traffic, so I pulled into a red zone and got a shot from the car. The fruit tree had finished blooming.
Looking down from Woodburn footbridge this morning sees the Stocksbridge branch 80 percent re-laid and the Worksop bound lines ripped up for relaying. Down the line towards Sheffield things are looking very congested and a 6Z40 Doncaster to Nunnery bringing in a spare crane, presuming the crane parked up under the Darnall flyover potentially inoperable. How the crane works its way up to the worksite remains to be seen.
66787 on the far right is stuck on the branch. It should have come out via Rotherham Central this morning around 08:00, but not until they rebuild the line in front of it.
66731 arrived this morning around 09:00 with more track panels, including pointwork on a 6X41 07:55 from Toton.
My beloved Max would have been one year old this weekend. We were stunned to learn two weeks ago that he had a heart defect in multiple chambers of his heart. He was in congestive heart failure with severe arrhythmias, then came home on multiple medications. This was the day he came home. You can see where they shaved his fur to do the echo cardiogram and to insert the IV.
He was still struggling to settle in when a blood clot entered his aorta one week later, and made his hind legs unusable. I could see he was in terrible pain and I knew that we could not let him suffer through that and everything else.
He came from our neighbor and probably he had been the runt of the litter and rejected first by his mama. He was my sweetest little baby. I am heartbroken for him and will miss him forever. His life was short but it was so full of love and fun and joy. We buried him under the apple tree near Gali and Dimi.
Those of you who follow me on facebook saw my posting about losing Keiko on Easter day afternoon. Emory and I are devastated but have such gratitude for sharing our lives with this amazing cat for so many years.
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((EDIT)) 4:37pm - I was negative. But I'm exhausted. I've been asleep all day.. I guess I have allergies kicking my butt. BTW: I'm doing for a 2nd test tomorrow night after work! But I was so tired for some reason that I couldn't even get on Flickr to tell ya'll, my test came out negative!!
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It's been a few days since I've posted and allowed comments.. so here we go!! (OPEN)
But I always love and appreciate your favorites...,NOTES on the PHOTOS (WHICH I LOVE!!) , and comments on the other photos about it.. *Believe me I read everything - at some point!*
I love this photo of Juan and I hope you all do too!
I think he looks like a ninja here. This was candid.. he was shopping and didn't know I took this.. *hence why he's not looking at my camera directly*. I LOVE How this one came out.. So I had to post it!
- Send Juan some LOVE & Positive vibes!! I'll read all of the comments to him! Promise!
& I'm sure he'll be super happy to hear what you all have to say
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So here we go... COVID-19 TEST TODAY. Pray its negative.
*Which is why I may or may not have time to return comments.. either way I'll get it done in the next couple days!*
So.. I woke up yesterday feeling like I had allergies... Kinda feeling bad at times, but then I'd feel fine. *Evidently that is how others were feeling at my job yesterday too.. - & They tested positive for covid yesterday! (SEVERAL).
So yeah.. I'm a little scared.
*I really don't want to get covid (or the flu) or anything. To be totally honest.. I feel like the rapid tests (which I'm going for today) are not as accurate.. and they DO give false positives IN MY OPINION for allergies and stuff... So.... I woke up THIS morning congested.. (chest/nose) but I did take Mucinex last night when I was getting ready for bed.. and felt some congestion coming on.
-So when I woke up this morning ALSO my lymph nodes in my neck are HUGE and painful along with the same sore throat I had yesterday.. mild. But my lymph nodes are so enlarged that I can actually see my neck is swollen in that area..
SO.. I'm CONCERNED. YES.
My company is closed for today. They're paying for and sending us all for LOCAL rapid testing. *Which is GREAT*, because my WITH MY PARTICULAR INSURANCE I haven't been able to find ANY local rapid tests covered in my area.. All of them are send outs and can take 2-21 days (yes when this first started they made me do a test.. and quarantine because I had a fever.. I got my RESULTS IN 21 DAYS!!! *It was aweful* But it came back negative, like I thought! (I know when I'm sick).
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So TODAY I'm feeling like I have a minor cold or some pretty moderate allergies.. *which makes sense because everything has bloomed and everyone's allergies are up. WELL, I'm concerned that I'm going to get a positive today & be out of work. If I am "positive" that is what SHOULD be done.. but this will be the 3rd time I'm out of work this year due to covid19! (other two times I was fine, but had to wait for results) - 1st time, I had a fever. 2nd time I was exposed. This time.. I've been exposed ALL WEEK - close- with cold/allergy symptoms now..
(So I'm DREADING IT)!
I really don't want to have it and miss more work... But if I have it.. whether it be a true or false positive.. I will have to take off. And considering my symptoms are very similar to my coworkers who tested positive.. I'm just pretty sure I'm going to be positive. *so just pray I'm not*
And Please PLEASE pray for everyone at my job. They're such amazing and lovely people.. and I care for them deeply.
Thanks for praying for my co-workers - they're my little work family and I care about them A LOT!! I'm praying overtime for the immune compromised people who either work at my job , or are family members of those who have been positive or exposed. (My father - Juan & I take care of CANNOT get this. So he's staying away from me until I get my results). Please pray for us, and all of my co-workers. Because several of them tested positive.. and one of them has a family member who's VERY immune compromised...(and I truly feel like they need a lot of extra prayers). So I'm just asking, of coarse they're remaining nameless.. but please. Thank you.
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I guess I will find out today.. Getting tested around 10am - ish. I'll keep everyone in the loop and update this post later.
JUAN JUST GOT A FLICKR!!
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I visited Somerset regularly in the late 70s and early 80s, before moving here. Taunton bus station was always a popular Saturday morning venue. During summer months in particular it was a mad throng: people everywhere catching coaches to and from all over the country. There was always a good variety of coaches (not that I was particularly 'into' coaches), but National Express featured heavily, often with some interesting hired extras.
The local services had to fight for limited space in this small and congested bus station.
So full of everything, so congested, and almost suffocating, yet strangely everybody was not only okay but actually enjoying the stroll... So Hong Kong! How I miss that HK!
Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay, 2010
Ten minutes after my previous post of the BNSF 6220 east out at Pennock, the same BNSF train has just entered the brand-new trackage on the west side of Willmar.
This new bypass connects the Morris and Marshall subdivisions eliminating the need for through-trains like this one to have to enter the sometimes very congested Willmar yard.
The previous day a set of three BNSF GEs were working with the signal department by moving back and forth across the switches on each end of the approximately 2-1/2 mile long connection for final testing of track circuits, so the train pictured here was one of the very first to use this new “Willmar Bypass”. – September 21st, 2022 ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©
A few months ago we spent some time in eastern Washington ... Spokane precisely. One of our favorite places to visit while in that area is the Palouse Scenic Byway ... with its rolling hills and fertile farmlands with some nostalgic touches along the way. Yes, grain silos and old barns are the norm out there. It's so nice to get out of the hustle and bustle of the city and into hundreds of miles of simple beauty.
One of the best places to get a birds eye view of the area is from Steptoe Butte State Park near Colfax, WA in Whitman County. It sits at an elevation of 3,612' on a quartzite butte, offering a 360 degree view of the surrounding farmlands. It's a favorite place for sunsets, especially when the clouds come out to play. :-)
On this particular night, it was not as windy as we've seen it before. We were thankful for that because it was quite cool. At one point, as were we anticipating and enjoying the sunset, a few deer entered nearby, as if to enjoy it with us. It was lovely.
When I look outside my windows in south Florida at the flatlands and congested view, I long to be back there enjoying the endless spectacular views. Ahh yes.
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I visited Somerset regularly in the late 70s and early 80s, before moving here. Taunton bus station was always a popular Saturday morning venue. During summer months in particular it was a mad throng: people everywhere catching coaches to and from all over the country. There was always a good variety of coaches (not that I was particularly 'into' coaches), but National Express featured heavily, often with some interesting hired extras.
The local services had to fight for limited space in this small and congested bus station.