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well, the snow is almost all gone (we have icy rain instead), and the winds are down a bit but still racing across the landscape and whipping up mini-waterspouts on the fjord (so George is still unhappy) — still a bunch of storm to get through
I have always being impressed when I came across stones that seat in a river with strong current flowing through. It seems so fragile but yet it never failed to prove its strength.
Lumsdale Falls, Matlock
Several shoots of unculled and unprocessed images have been dormant on my hard drive since our Japan holiday so I thought I'd spend the day tidying up my directories and give you all a break from my recent offerings, although I've not finished with Japan yet.
A day out at Lumsdale Falls late October with fellow togs Eddie and Pat in search of flowing water and a chance to have a paddle in our wellies. If you've seen the recent humiliation I've suffered at the hands of Eddie... this is payback time. All puns gratefully received
It's a Sun-drenched day in the house by the sea: Sea breeze, wisteria, and incense fill the air. A Labrador lounges lazily in the sun, while the room bathes in an afternoon glow, soft sofas and armchair warm to the touch. Budgies share a kiss, embodying an Italian summer romance dream."
Dead Unicorn has a new house out at the current Cosmopolitan event! We are super excited to present the Casa Al Mare - an exquisite Italian inspired build - perfect for christmas on the beach or a summer escape. As an Italian kiwi, this build resonates with my heart! This is a Cosmo exclusive {Round 17/12} 11th - 23rd December, get it while it's hot! 🔥
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Credits
∘ Dead Unicorn
Dead Unicorn - Casa Al Mare - available exclusively at Cosmopolitan {Round 17/12} 11th - 23rd December
∘ Soul2Soul
Soul2Soul. Coastal Chic Chest of Drawers from Cosmopolitan
Soul2Soul. Honey Dusk'til Dawn Pouf -Fatpack from Cosmopolitan
Soul2Soul. Honey Dusk'til Dawn Rug from Cosmopolitan
∘ Bricolage
Bricolage Clementine Chair
Bricolage Love Birds Cage vs2
Bricolage Victorian Iris Botanical Illustration
Bricolage Olive Tree
Bricolage Swedish Relief Pile Rug
Bricolage Clementine Hot Tea
Bricolage Clementine Books
∘ Enaitch
Enaitch St Raphael daybed
Enaitch 2 Lace Curtains Pack
Enaitch rottin round carpet
∘ Merak
[Merak] - Meditation Cushion
[Merak] - Vintage Grinder Table (light)
[Merak] - Singing Bowls Decor
[Merak] - Zen Decor
[Merak] - Basket with Mats
[Merak] - Clay Vase Color B
∘ Dust Bunny
dust bunny . potted wisteria . blue
dust bunny . blackwater decor . hide rug . cream
dust bunny . sienna hallway . coat rack
∘ Pitaya
Pitaya Vintage baskets 02 (painted)
Pitaya Vintage baskets 03 (painted)
∘ Misc
[Rezz Room] [Rezz Room] Labrador Retriever Adult Animesh (Companion)
Foxwood - Munchkin Kitten
LOVE - WISTERIA FALLS 1
{what next} Summertime Radio Decor
FINCA - Montana plant vase
Elm. Emily Console Decor ~ Picture Frame (frame only)
Apple Fall Breeze Ceiling Fan - Pale (fans only)
hive // tropical palm ceiling fan . silver (base only)
My Friend, in the stars...he was the most beautiful Horse I ever saw in my entire life, the Black horse called Nightmare ......star chasers dream ! Thank you for stopping by, my Flickr friends , thank you for all your support through out the past year , Best wishes Tim....see you soon.
Revelation Energy's Sunny Knott mine in Lackey, KY hasn't loaded in a few months. But former NREX SW10 1287 has been re-numbered LOC 1 & is waiting for the time when it will be called upon to spot hoppers for loading.
Built in 1953 as UP SW9 1826, it was rebuilt (Sep92) by UP-Omaha as UP SW10 1240, retired in mid-1998 & sold to Connell Leasing (Jul98), leased (Oct99) long-term to CP Rail, repainted & renumbered CP 1287, but returned (2002) due to reliability problems, to NREX 1287 (May05) & placed in their lease fleet.
It has been leased to various coal companies since & may've been sold to Revelation Energy.
The secret world of the STS
This is the last episode of the current series of STS: Who Dares Shoots, unless Flickr commission another series or they decide to film a celebrity version or a Christmas special. So far, we have seen the recruits cope with barren living conditions, strength sapping yomps to locations on their doorstep, marmite and whiskey initiation ceremonies and shooting conditions to push them to their very limits of tolerance and sanity.
However, they must prove themselves and pass the most hideous task of all... a task so brutal and torturous that most military organisations have outlawed it. To this day only the STS and the SAS (a more humane version than the STS it must be said) employ the skills of the “Umpire”.
It is the Umpire’s sole purpose to utilise tactics that have been outlawed by the Geneva convention since the end of the Second World War. However, at the highest level, they are still permitted solely for training purposes in case the STS are ever called into action behind enemy lines or for domestic crises. Each recruit must recognise these tactics and handle the situation without retaliation. To this day all active Umpires within the STS are not known publicly and only the recruits from each intake have seen their faces. Their word is final and overrules all DT commands such is the responsibility of their role.
Unbeknown to the recruits, the Umpire had been planted within this intake from the very outset – watching, listening, observing! From the very start, subtle tactics were being employed – on day one, up on the glen overlooking Buachaille Etive Mòr the first signs were visible, but not to the uninitiated. Only when the recruits congregated around a feature such as a pond or a rock for foreground interest did the Umpire come into play, strategically placing tripod legs in the way of the recruit’s compositions. Later in the day the recruits travelled the road that winds down the glen to Loch Etive, bypassing the cliché shot that is James Bond and Skyfall - it’s only for the tourists now, although C4 couldn’t resist and bagged a couple of frames.
At the end of the glen is a lone tree framed by a classical glacial-formed u-shaped valley. Few know of this location and even fewer have ventured this far down, but C6 had recced the location in advance... could he be a DT or more importantly the Umpire? Many shots were taken at this location by all the recruits but equally, many were ruined by a tog wandering across their compositions and setting up a tripod mid-shoot. It wasn’t C6!
Maybe, in future uploads some of the recruits will share with us the number of canned images spoilt by the Umpire. I have it on good authority that C4 canned 137! If you find this Dick Dastardly technique of sabotage too unpalatable to cope with, rest assured it’s all in the name of training.
In most locations the recruits coped admirable, jostling for key positions, but keeping their cool about elbows and tripods in confined spaces. All except C7 who tended to wander off on his own at locations. The DTs will have to bring him in for a chat to see if the tactics of the Umpire from day one has psychologically affected the youngest member of the intake.
The climax came at Elgol and a location generally known in togging circles as Joe Cornish’s boulder or JCB... some of the wittier recruits renamed the ‘B’ with an anatomical part, but after all this is a family series so we’ll leave that up to your own imagination.
Such is the choice of locations and compositions in this area that the recruits split up in order to mitigate the effect of the Umpire – could they have worked it out? Where they all on the way to completing and passing the course... the next few hours would tell. C4 and C8 headed straight for JCB and bagged a few early bankers while the others spread themselves out leaving the Umpire to revert back to normal togging. It was only with the setting sun did the recruits congregate at JCB, but the Umpire had anticipated this and had encamped there first. It was a massacre... big tripod legs came out, spread wide and low. No gorilla pods, beanbag or handheld shooting here. The recruits were flummoxed – this was meant to be one of the holy grails of Skye for togs!
C8 had already proved to be nimble out in the wild and opted for the lowest position on the right where most of the other togs, including the Umpire couldn’t get into. The ever so enthusiastic and highly competitive C5 took his chance and encamped on the left - right under the nose of the Umpire... brave man! C2 arrived next but was forced to wait until the slightest of gaps opened... fair play to the recruit, he took his chance and was in like Flynn. Four down... three to go!
C4 arrived next but had to wait, so took the opportunity to polish his equipment as no chance of gate-crashing that spot. Eventually C2 gave way, presumably suffering from cramp, and allowed C4 to grab a few desperate shots as the last sun rays retracted from the JCB. Five down... two to go!
Alas, this is as good as it got. C6 never made it to the JCB, but to his credit opted for other, less shot compositions (that will count well with the DTs in the final selections – originality counts big!) It is not clear if C7 was ever aware of JCB, but true to his unique skills-set went in search of other gems (which will also count well with the DTs).
But readers do not be disheartened with this outcome, the objective of this STS course is to find the very limits of togging endurance, tenacity, team building and comradeship... and to push beyond. The important thing is, not one recruit went VW.
If you have a location, if no one else will go with you and if you can find them, maybe you can join the Tog-Team!
But remember – the first rule of STS is: You do not talk about STS.
And finally, if you’re out shooting and a man wearing a red cap walks into your shot or sets up a tripod too close for comfort, just remember he may be a member of the STS. Just don’t mess with the best!
I am currently busy with some private projects; this picture is from my neighbourhood:
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The name Shepherd's Bush is thought to have originated from the use of the common land here as a resting point for shepherds on their way to Smithfield Market in the City of London.
An alternative theory is that it could have been named after someone in the area, because in 1635 the area was recorded as "Sheppards Bush Green".
almost done! after setting this project aside for several months, i'm finally working this morning to finish the last knitting, then must sew the edges (my least-favorite task) and then CUT to make this a cardigan. then all it will need is buttons! i have some abalone shell ones that i think will go nicely with the blue...
This seemingly thin book is heavy on wisdom. If you think of the chain that goes
data -> information -> knowledge -> wisdom,
a lot of books don't spend much time on the wisdom, and if you want wisdom you'll do well here. He has basically 20 short essays on aspects of dealing and resisting; a typical essay will start with an expression of the principle involved, follow with historical examples of how is was handled in the past, and conclude with concrete actions you can take which follow the principle.
It's good and I think you'd do well with it. After you've read it, leave it on the bathroom window sill for your guests.
A once-in-a-lifetime view from our hot air balloon over a misty Napa Valley in Northern California on a beautiful autumn morning. The low fog churned and gently rippled in the growing warmth of the sunrise. 20 minutes later, the fog dissipated and we came back down to Earth.
The light might be wrong but this scene is just so right!
One of the main goals of a photography adventure to California in 2017 was to see the Central California Traction Railroad for the first time. While I missed the GP9s, CCT’s current roster still looks splendid in classic red paint and their modern low emissions unit is one of the more attractive rebuilds I've see. But what I wanted to see most of all regardless of motive power was the famous street running down 1500 ft of B Street and past Stibley Park. In fact this was such a draw that I went back a second time before the trip was over. On the second visit I was rewarded with splendid weather and CCT’s gorgeous SW1500 number 1501 (blt. Nov. 1971 as Southern Pacific 2610) down the street. She is seen here curling off the east leg of the wye out of BNSF'd ex Santa Fe Mormon Yard. on to the south end of the street trackage. The tail switch for thr wye is actually a submarine switch embedded in the pavement and sharp eyes will note the points in the lower left foreground.
The Central California Traction had its origins in 1902 as a streetcar service in Stockton, CA. Conceived by Howard H. Griffiths to compete against Stockton's venerable, narrow-gauge Stockton Electric RR, Griffiths' vision became reality in 1905 with the incorporation of the Central California Traction Co. Modern, standard-gauge electric cars began serving the San Joaquin Valley's inland port city with connections to the mainline trains of the SP, the young ATSF, and the forthcoming WP.
As fate would have it, these three companies would become owners of the CCT in January 1928. "Electric interurban passenger service to Lodi began in 1907 as ownership of the CCT was passed on from Griffiths to wealthy entrepreneurs Herbert and Mortimer Fleishhacker. Further expansion to Sacramento was completed in 1910, with both passenger and freight services offered over the 53-mile line. Soon, 48 daily passenger trains were listed in the timetable, all propelled by a 1,200-volt dc third-rail, the first installation of its kind in the United States. "Although the Stockton streetcar service was a financial failure, a similar service operated by CCT in Sacramento proved successful and ran from 1910 until 1946. Interurban passenger service ended in 1933, even as freight business grew substantially.
In 1946, diesel locomotives replaced the electrics and in 1998 service was ended north of Lodi to Sacramento, though the rails remain in place and the 39 miles of trackage are not officially abandoned. Today the CCT still operates along their original mainline seen here north from Stockton 14 miles to Lodi 5 days a week. And the BNSF and UP as modern day successors to the SP, WP, and AT&SF continue as the road's joint owners.
Stockton, California
Thursday February 23, 2017
now:
new down tube
1x11 (SRAM red crankset)
XD rear driver (10-42 cassette)
TRP spyre SLC brakes
Compass Randonneur Handlebars
Seen on Marine Drive, Hebburn is one of Go North East's 2010 Citaros while operating a 9 towards Murton. Citaros are branded for use on the service, but occasionally other vehicle types stray onto it.
Go North East's BJ10 VUP (5330) is seen departing the Lukes Lane Estate stop while operating a 9 towards Murton. The 9 operates up to every 20 minutes between Murton, Colliery Inn and Lukes Lane, Morecambe Parade. BJ10VUP was new in July 2010 to GNE, and is currently allocated to the Deptford depot. It is a Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro.
Set of 4........number 3
This is a continuation of the current project of an Image a day.
This will take a year to complete. It will be a "Colour Project"....numbered 731 to 1100 and it will begin on September 1st 2022..
I will also include an additional 4 Sets that will last a month each.
First will be Vines and Vineyards in November.2022.
Second is Forests ,,Water, ,Trees and Leaves in February 2023.
Third "Light Eating Objects" in May 2023.
Forth will be another B&W . August 2023.
On top of all that every month will feature a small set of 4 pics with different themes.
As you can see I shall be a busy Bunny!.
Hope you like the stuff!!!!!!!.
An old CSX C40-9W and an SD70MAC power through Southern Georgia as they head north toward Waycross on an autorack train.
This is my current reading! As a matter of fact, I've almost finished it. It's a delightful little book on the basic and necessary elements for landscape photography. Author Michael Frye, an excellent landscape photographer himself, makes, all the time, interesting and instructive comparisons to the methods and ideas of great masters like Ansel Adams, Eliot Porter and Edward Weston, including the well-known Zone System. A real bargain for what it actually delivers.