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Since many of us had never been to La Harpe before, a bunch of us went poking around town to see what we could find. We started with the other end of the Keokuk Junction, from the yard in La Harpe towards Keokuk. But it didn't take long for the action to pick back up again. While checking trying to see what looked like a possible steam-era water tower on satellite maps inside the wye at La Harpe, a cut of cars was being reversed into the KJRY yard. It was the La Harpe-Keokuk job, led by former Santa Fe GP-20 2032, building his train. He was backing into the yard to grab a handful of cars that had just arrived with the F's. And while we were all preoccupied with the the sign-off of the F's, the La Harpe yard job had already switched out those cars and had them ready for the run to Keokuk.
Continuing my shorebird series and going a little smaller with this Killdeer found in Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah.
Continuing the series on photographers.
The photographers invited me to accompany them on the photo excursion when my niece got married.
Continuant la série sur les photographes.
Les photographes m'ont invité à les accompagner lors de l'excursion photo lorsque ma nièce s'est mariée.
We have come so far...overcoming feats that were once thought as impossible, yet, we made it possible.
The future is unknown but we must continue on...it will be okay. We'll see....You'll see..
"Let's continue on Scurry..." Sniff whispered.
Feel the fear and do it anyways,
You can move the mountains
Don't even hesitate
Continuing the chase of Pan Am train 16R (NS East Binghamton, NY yard to PAS Ayer, MA yard) with the visitors from New Jersey stop number three was Charlemont. I warned them that the shot up on the hill wasn't nearly as good as the one down at the crossing but they wanted to try anyway. I've only done this once before for obvious reasons, but the pickup with plow made for a nice moment in time that will serve as a reminder of the storm years from now.
A local looks ready for the impending snow as he drives over the 8A crossing in front of the train. At right is the former Boston & Maine freight house standing between West Hawley Road and the Deerfield River at MP 407.4 on the the old Fitchburg Division, modern day District Three of Pan Am Southern's Freight Mainline.
Charlemont, Massachusetts
Friday January 28, 2022
Continuing with the Purple Sandpipers :)
Thanks to all who view and comment on my images, much appreciated :)
Continuing the fox theme as I've spent more time in London for work over the past couple of weeks...
They seem to be enjoying their vacation in these parts, perhaps the dining is the big attraction, they arrive before 6:30 in the mornings and hang around for 12 hours
Continuing to review our 2024 travels. We typically visit Arizona in early spring before the intense heat sets in. After a few days in the Tucson area, we head north to Page.
The Grand Canyon is just a short detour from the main highway between Flagstaff and Page. We usually don't do it, but the sky was moody and turbulent that day and I thought some good photo ops might be possible. I was right.
This is the same photo as yesterday, converted to B&W. The original conversion (cropped to 14x11) that I posted a few weeks ago is in Comments. I wasn't trying to copy (obviously), just seeing what I would come up with this time around.
I think I like the original rendition, below, better in this case, at least the toning if not the crop (which had been done to specifications).
Continuing with recent wildlife shots, this American White Pelican flew right by me last month along the shore of a prairie lake. They are fun to photograph - their 9-ft wingspan results in long, slow flaps, easy to focus track. This one did a circle around me before gliding away across the water.
The absence of "horns" - also known as caruncles - on its bill identifies this as a non-breeding individual. They are believed to breed at age 3, so this would be a young adult.
Photographed at Lonetree Lake, near Bracken, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2024 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Excerpt from historicwalkingtrail.com/location/texas-masonic-lodge/:
The Texas Lodge Masonic Hall is one of the oldest, most iconic buildings in San Juan Bautista, andthe second oldest masonic lodge in California that is still active in its original location. The Free and Accepted Masonsis the first fraternal organization in San Juan.
Edward Farris Storey migrated to California with 42 other Texan Masons in 1852, and was granted a charter in 1854 to found a Masonic Lodge in the area of San Juan. By the end of 1854, according to Lodge minutes, membership was 20. The Masons met in various places until the National Hotel (located where Verutti Park is now) was built in 1858, and a room was made available for their meetings. Membership had grown to 110 by 1867 when they decided to build their own building. A wooden sign above the Texas Lodge Masonic Hall entrance reads “Texas Lodge #46 F&AM Chartered May 6, 1854, Building Completed, June 24, 1869.”
The upper floor of the building has continued to be used as the meeting hall of the Masons, and the lower floor was originally rented to doctors and other professionals. The large main room downstairs has served in a variety of capacities over the years. It was used for the Wells Fargo Express Office, the Justice of the Peace Office, the meeting space for monthly City Council meetings around the turn of the 19th century; then the telephone company used the space from 1901-1924; the U.S. Post Office was then housed in the space, followed by the San Juan library until 1979. Most recently, the downstairs rooms have been rented to businesses .
This rectangular two and a half story building is constructed in the Italianate Victorian style with a wood-framed structural system on a concrete foundation. The façade is symmetrical and has a 3-step stairway leading to a central recessed entrance flanked by 4 symmetrically placed 8-pane vertical window doors with triangular pediment moldings above.
The second story has 5 vertical paired arched windows with elaborate molded pediments above. The overhanging boxed cornice features scroll corbels and decorated parapet. A recessed central gable pediment tops the cornice and denotes the main entrance, and the front door swings both inward and outward. A rectangular tower with a low overhanging hipped roof and tall arched windows rises from the junction of the central gable and the medium pitched, side-gabled roof made of corrugated metal. The sides feature symmetrically placed 6-pane sash windows with molded cornice and a broken pediment on the lower cornice of the roof gable. Other notable features are quoined wood corners imitating stone, the framed semi-circular air vents within the side pediments, and the horizontal redwood shiplap siding throughout. One-story medium-gabled roof additions extend from the rear; an iron fire escape on the east side and a wooden fire escape on the west were also added. The original board sidewalk along the full width of the building was replaced with a gravel walk, which was then transitioned to concrete steps. In 2017 the building underwent a much-needed, extensive renovation and exterior painting.
Freemasonry describes itself as a “beautiful system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols.”Accordingly, buildings are to be constructed in an east/west orientation (sunrise and sunset), representing Solomon’s Temple. This building adorns gold enhancement of the starburst pattern framed within the side gables and the gold ball atop the cupola, depicts the sun at meridian height. Symbols and rituals abound in the upstairs meeting room: the compass and the square, which is the most widely known symbol of Masonry, the all-seeing eye, and the letter G, symbolizing both geometry and God. Masons use metaphors from geometry and the architecture of stonemasonry to represent their ongoing pursuit of knowledge, ethics, and leadership skills.
1953 Kaiser Manhattan
In 1951, Frazer debuted a new design that would continue until the company’s end of U.S. passenger car production in 1955. Designed by Howard “Dutch” Darrin, the cars were longer, lower, and swoopier. The top-of-the-line Manhattan cost just over $3,000, and fewer than 300 were produced in all.
For 1952, the Manhattan name was shifted to the Kaiser nameplate, and the car received a markedly different exterior that was consistent with the rest of the brand. Most notably, a pronounced dip adorned the center of the windshield and rear glass, and the grille had a simple top bar that curved around the front fenders. For this model year, body style choices were greatly revised, as the convertible model was removed, a club coupe and a two-door sedan were added, and Traveler configurations could be ordered. List prices dropped considerably, and production numbers were much higher.
The 1953 model year was mostly the same, though the Manhattan could be ordered with “Bambu” interior, and body choices were limited to a two-door club sedan, and four-door sedan, and a Traveler sedan. For 1954, Darrin redesigned the Manhattan’s grille in a new “jet air-scoop” design, supposedly borrowed from the Buick XP-300 show car. More importantly a McCulloch supercharger became standard on the Manhattan’s old flathead six, which boosted output to 140 hp. Even so, sales dropped to 4,325 Manhattans.
By 1955, it was all over. Only 1,231 supercharged Manhattans were built that year, with 1,021 being sent to Argentina. The tooling was sent down to Buenos Aires and the Kaiser Manhattans continued to be sold in South America until 1962 as the Carabella.
Continuing my series on digital images created using tree barks, here is a Photoshop composite of two images.
Sorry folks but I revisited my Peregrine Falcon folder and found a few more I would very much like to share, thank you all.
Archive dive continues with this shot in Badlands National Park during our first visit.
We've been fortunate enough to have visited 54 U.S. national parks and 8 Canadian national parks.
Badlands National Parks was one of the last parks we checked off our list, mainly because of its name. It just didn't sound like a desirable place to visit...a foolish assumption.
Since that first visit twelve years ago, I've lost track of how many times we've been back. At least a dozen. Lately, we've been going a couple of times a year to enjoy the spectacular scenery and great wildlife.
A trip of MACs, 12,600 HP worth lead the 111 north from Seward seen here about MP 88 as they approach Girdwood, AK. Normally this train would stop in Anchorage and be sent north to Fairbanks piecemeal, not today however, as they will make a crew change and continue north to Fairbanks. Traversing the railroad mainline in its entirety, not something that happens often. 5.2.25
The winter heat wave continued here in the Driftless Region today as we topped 50 F yet again. This extended stretch of hot January weather here has never happened before and I'm betting this black-capped chickadee thinks it's spring!
Wildlife in Transition continues with a sub-set of Mule Deer shots, starting with this trio. As the first dawn rays spread across the valley bottom, two young ones look to their mother... she will decide if it's safe to continue on... somehow she has avoided being rounded up by one of the big bucks to become part of his harem.
The Mule Deer rut is the last big wildlife event of the year, and I get out there as often as I can between mid-November and the second week in December. I'm still looking for close shots of two battling bucks, something I've seen here rarely, and always at a distance. I like having a blank spot on the map; it keeps me motivated. Maybe next year...
This year's rut had a different look, because there was no snow on the ground until the very end - uncommon in this place so late in the year. Aside from that, the behaviours I witnessed were typical. More to come...
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2023 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Continuing to mine the great variety of Canadian railroading in the 1980s, we present this view of an eastbound CN container train approaching Montreal on a rolling tangent through Beaconsfield on 9 July 1987, with C630M leading two other big MLWs.
Hej, da bin ich wieder! Nach unserem verregneten Sommerurlaub wollten wir doch noch einen kleinen besonderen Urlaub machen. Auf unserer To-Do -Liste steht schon seit Jahren Ägypten und so entschieden wir, uns in dieses Abenteuer zu werfen. Diese Reise entfaltete sich als unvergessliche Erfahrung. Nach drei Tagen in Hurghada brachen wir nach Luxor auf. Von dort aus setzten wir unsere Reise auf einem Schiff fort, das gemächlich den Nil entlang nach Assuan tuckerte. In Assuan erwartete uns ein ganz besonderes Erlebnis: die Fahrt auf einer traditionellen Feluke. Als der Kapitän meinem Mann das Steuer überreichte, leuchteten seine Augen vor Freude. Unter der strahlenden Sonne glitten wir sanft über den majestätischen Nil, während die Welt um uns herum still zu stehen schien. Die Sonne brach sich in glitzernden Reflexionen auf der Wasseroberfläche, während wir uns langsam der Insel Elephantine näherten. Vogelrufe erfüllten die Luft, Reiher, Kormorane und kleine Wasserhühner ließen ihr Gefieder in der Sonne trocknen.
Im Hintergrund seht ihr das Mausoleum des Aga Khan. Es ist ein architektonisches Juwel, das auf einem Hügel in der Nähe von Assuan thront. Es ist die letzte Ruhestätte des Aga Khan III. Dieses Mausoleum, das oft als "Taj Mahal des Nahen Ostens" bezeichnet wird, fasziniert mit seiner eleganten Architektur und seiner friedvollen Lage.
"Hey, I'm back again! After our rainy summer vacation, we wanted to have another special little getaway. Egypt has been on our to-do list for years, so we decided to embark on this adventure. This journey unfolded as an unforgettable experience. After three days in Hurghada, we set off for Luxor. From there, our journey continued on a leisurely boat along the Nile to Aswan. In Aswan, a very special experience awaited us: a ride on a traditional felucca. When the captain handed the steering wheel to my husband, his eyes lit up with joy. Under the radiant sun, we glided gently along the majestic Nile, while the world around us seemed to stand still. The sun sparkled in shimmering reflections on the water's surface as we slowly approached Elephantine Island. Bird calls filled the air, herons, cormorants, and small waterfowl basked in the sun, drying their feathers.
In the background, you can see the Mausoleum of Aga Khan. It's an architectural gem perched on a hill near Aswan. It's the final resting place of Aga Khan III. This mausoleum, often referred to as the 'Taj Mahal of the Middle East,' captivates with its elegant architecture and peaceful location."
Continuing the theme of Autumn's bounty, this time the gorgeous red berries of the Hawthorn trees. Considering how dry this year has been I'm amazed at how prolific our trees have been in producing their fruits.
Continuing this brief series of cool sights I saw on a single morning outing to Grasslands, the park at my doorstep. These two Moose with their calves were a surprise; I tend to see moose more often in fall and winter. And last year there was considerable noise and commotion as contractors built a new bridge across the Frenchman River - resulting in many wildlife species, including moose, steering clear of the area until things settled down.
But.. they're ba-ack!
I'm so happy. They add an extra touch of wildness to the prairie landscape. Twenty-four years ago, when I first spent some extended time hanging out in this place, moose were a rare sighting. In the interim, they have arrived to occupy the valley, and other prairie locations, too; biologists are not sure why.
My theory? They find ample food and shelter here, where there are no natural predators, no hunting, and an abundance of peace and quiet. Essentially these are the same reasons I moved here full time in 2011. I'd like to think I'm smarter than the average moose. But maybe I'm not.
More to come...
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2024 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
The foreign power continues as today's NS 217 rolls wear through Shawsville with a CP leader. A UP GEVO sits second as it's about to cross the New Town Rd crossing in a dark and overcast day.
12-1-2021
Continuing with fall wildlife sightings, I had a brief photo op with this Moose on a dull, dull morning a few days ago. I believe it's a calf, and I believe its mother was in the thicket... so I declined to follow it in after it disappeared. I didn't want to wade across the river, and I had no desire to get stomped for my efforts. There are times when I happily accept what has been offered, and move on.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2023 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Monarchs continue pouring through North Georgia - both at the river and here at home. We had half a dozen Monarchs at the river yesterday and another one at home. We've been getting about one Monarch a day in my zinnias - that's a lot compared to most years. Plenty of other butterflies at the river - so you'll be seeing photos long after they're gone.
>> Monarch on pink zinnia - dangling in my flowers - two days ago
The Monarchs at the river yesterday looked fresh (photos soon!) - they have to make it to Mexico and survive till next Spring. I reached out and touched one of the Monarchs - like touching a miracle in the works. Amazing!
Canon EOS 10D ob. Canon 180 macro+Extender 1.4x
Not so many colors here, but I loved it at first glance.
(From my own archived photos, 2010)
How many millions of photos have been taken of these Abu Simbel temples?
Yet it continues to fascinate us every time we go. And I've been there three times.
It was built by the powerful Pharaoh Ramses II around 1274 BC to celebrate his supposed victory in the Battle of Kadesh over the Hittites, although the Hittites also claim they were the ones who won.
The temples are dedicated to the worship of the great deities of Ancient Egypt: Amun, Ra, and Ptah, as well as Ramses II, since the pharaohs were considered gods.
The four statues that dominate the façade represent Pharaoh Ramses II himself at different ages.
The second from the left collapsed in an earthquake.
They are about 20 meters (65 feet) tall.
A series of solar phenomena occur within the temple 61 days before and after the winter solstice, due to the monument's original alignment.
The rise in the Nile River level due to the construction of the Aswan Dam jeopardized the survival of several temples in the Nubian region, upstream of the dam.
The rescue of the Abu Simbel temples began in 1964 by a multinational team of archaeologists, engineers, and heavy equipment operators working together under the banner of UNESCO.
In total, it cost about $40 million at the time ($336 million adjusting for inflation in 2020).
Between 1964 and 1968, the entire site was carefully cut into large blocks (averaging 20 tons and weighing a maximum of 30 tons each), dismantled, lifted, and reassembled at a new location 65 meters higher and 200 meters farther from the river, in one of the greatest archaeological engineering challenges in history. (Source: Wikipedia)
ABU SIMBEL, 2010
(De mis propias fotos archivadas, 2010)
¿Cuántos millones de fotos se habrán hecho sobre estos templos de Abu Simbel?
Aún así nos sigue fascinando cada vez que vamos. Y eso que yo he estado tres veces.
Fue construido por el poderoso faraón Ramsés II, hacia 1.274 aC para celebrar su supuesta victoria en la Batalla de Qadesh, sobre el reino de los hititas, aunque los hititas también reivindican que fueron ellos los que ganaron.
Los templos están dedicados al culto de las grandes deidades del Antiguo Egipto, Amón, Ra y Ptah, además de Ramsés II, ya que los faraones eran considerados dioses.
Las cuatro estatuas que presiden la fachada representan al propio faraón Ramsés II a diferentes edades de su vida.
La segunda por la izquierda se desmoronó en un terremoto.
Tienen unos 20m (65 ft) de altura.
En su interior se cumplen una serie de fenómenos solares 61 días antes y después del solsticio de invierno, debido a la alineación original del monumento.
La subida del nivel del río Nilo debido a la construcción de la presa de Asuán, puso en peligro la supervivencia de varios templos de la zona de Nubia, aguas arriba de la presa.
El rescate de los templos de Abu Simbel fue iniciado en 1964 por un equipo multinacional de arqueólogos, ingenieros y operadores de equipo pesado que trabajaron juntos bajo el estandarte de la Unesco.
En total, costó unos 40 millones de dólares de la época (336 millones contemplando la inflación al 2020.
Entre 1964 y 1968, todo el sitio fue cuidadosamente partido en grandes bloques (de un promedio de 20 toneladas y un máximo de 30 toneladas cada uno), desmantelado, elevado y reensamblado en una nueva ubicación 65 metros más alta y 200 metros más lejos del río, en uno de los mayores desafíos de la ingeniería arqueológica en la historia. (Fuente: Wikipedia).
Continued PRAYERS to ALL the VICTIMS of Hurricane Helene; those who lost EVERYTHING and those who lost the LIVES.
Wishing you all a HPPY, PEACEFUL and a BLESSED Friday!
Thank you so much for stopping by!
It's really hard for me to try to explain how hard it is to motivate myself to do any photography these days whilst I continue to recover from my knee injury. Recovery has been seriously interrupted by lockdowns and closures of gyms...indeed, I've not even been able to see a physio for over 6 months. With all of that my fitness has suffered considerably and so even short excursions can sometimes feel like I'm hitting the wall at mile 22 of a marathon. Therefore, the thought of making the effort to climb a hill for photography when the conditions are less than ideal...well, it doesn't appeal.
When on the hill, a different fear now presents itself. Fear of another injury. I used to head out without a care in the world really. Sure, I might slip and fall, but I always felt that I was the master of my own destiny, even in those circumstances...but now it is different. My body just failed when I injured my knee, with very little in the way of warning, just a little knee pain like I've had for years anyway. The actual step I took when my tendon snapped was so incredibly innocuous, it's the type of step I've taken thousands, if not millions, of times before...it was just like going down the stairs at home...but in that moment, my tendon chose when I was alone, on a hill, in inclement weather and without a mobile signal, to snap...not at home, going down the stairs. And now, although the injured knee presents no pain, my other one does, so the fear is that that will someday go too, as so often seems to happen with people who rupture one tendon, eventually the other one ruptures too. Add to that a lack of strength in the injured knee, some balancing issues and a tendency to give way without warning...that all adds up to a heck of a lot of nervousness when going off the beaten track.
The day I took this photo was no different in many ways. I was solo. The weather was inclement. There was no-one really around. I did have some extra protection in the form of a satellite transceiver that enables me to send an SOS and I did tell my wife where I was this time. But with boggy conditions underfoot, it still meant my mind wasn't wholly invested in photography until I'd set up my tripod and decided to wait, in the cloud and drizzle, for things to happen. And so I waited...and waited...and waited. About 2 hours later I felt the subtle change in temperature on my neck as the sun tried to break through the misty conditions. Poised with my finger on the shutter just hoping for the mistiness to clear a little to reveal the landscape, the conditions brightened to the left of the scene you see here until not only were the two tress visible, but also the landscape beyond...and low and behold, a rainbow. What resulted was a stitch pano consisting of 7 vertical frames and 160 megapixels of Lake District loveliness. This scene lasted for all of 30 seconds...and then it was gone.
I don't tend to big-up my photography, especially these days. I tend to work behind the scenes, especially for anything from Snowdonia, where I spend most of my time, refining my project and building, what I hope will be, a quality book. However, when I go elsewhere, it is sometimes nice to share what I captured, and I think even I like this one enough to shout about it.
Where is the Sun series, Frame # 30003
... Story continued from the previous post.
They climbed up the hill
farther away from their house,
scurrying up the jungle path
like a small mouse :-)
"I'm tired," panted the little brother
and plonked himself on a rock.
Patting his head said the big sister,
"Even big ships need to dock!"
Suddenly the fog thickened
driving out all light.
And the duo ran further uphill
in intense fright :-(
Story continued in the next post...
Acknowledgement: Story detailing and narrative poetry by Aditi. Story concept, images and titles by me.
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Continuing my West Cork series, this image was taken at twilight over Bantry Bay as the sun set over the Atlantic Ocean.
Ah, Azalea Amore continues as new blossoms arrive and Snoopy has once again found the salvia lyrata, or Lyreleaf Sage.
These delightful little violet bells are always a welcome sight. They pop up usually around our front sidewalk and sometimes even form the most lovely expanse in sections of our field.
So we were quite surprised, happily so, upon close inspection of these blooms to find the most charming little beagle trying to hide inside!
😊 😊
💐🌷A🌸Z💮A🌹L🌺E🌻A🌼💕AMORE💘💖
A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
Peanuts
Snoopy
1990s, RM
The Lyreleaf Sage have been featured in Azalea Amore many times and modeled by such luminaries as:
Batman and Wonder Woman in 2019!
www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/46994131904/
Chun Li in 2020!
www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/49688168241/
Anova Moretti in 2022!
www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/52025055099/
And Snoopy in 2024!
Continuing on national tree week - a lovely misty morning in the heart of the Clyde Valley in rural Scotland.
National tree week info www.treecouncil.org.uk/community-action/national-tree-week
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This will be next to lst folks and will not bore you with any more until my next wonderful encounter with this species.
Continuing?
Hey guys, I need your input on this. Should I try and get back into the hobby? And if I do, should I continue mainly being a customizer rather than a builder or should I try to build more to get better with mocs, scenes, and so forth. I really want to get back I to the hobby of Lego, but just don't know what to focus on.
~Matthew
Been away from my computer a lot for the last few days. Just got back to it. Got sunsets for weather 10a240 looking pretty good I thought :)
Opethfeldt 7 unofficial update WIP
Continuing my exploration of Killarney, I was really surprised at what you could find by wandering around. Lots of little scenes which were really interesting, but also a few big scenes which I wasn't expecting. Who knew you could find views like this in Ontario? I'll definitely be back here!
Taken with a Canon 5D IV and a 24-70 f/2.8L ii. Processed in Camera Raw and Photoshop from two exposure blended images.