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Sparrows are generally social birds, with many species breeding in loose colonies and most species occurring in flocks during the non-breeding season. The great sparrow is an exception, breeding in solitary pairs and remaining only in small family groups in the non-breeding season. Most sparrows form large roosting aggregations in the non-breeding seasons that contain only a single species (in contrast to multi-species flocks that might gather for foraging). Sites are chosen for cover and include trees, thick bushes and reed beds. The assemblages can be quite large with up to 10,000 house sparrows counted in one roost in Egypt.
The sparrows are some of the few passerine birds that engage in dust bathing. Sparrows will first scratch a hole in the ground with their feet, then lie in it and fling dirt or sand over their bodies with flicks of their wings. They will also bathe in water, or in dry or melting snow. Water bathing is similar to dust bathing, with the sparrow standing in shallow water and flicking water over its back with its wings, also ducking its head under the water. Both activities are social, with up to a hundred birds participating at once, and is followed by preening and sometimes group singing.
Sparrows may be the most familiar of all wild birds worldwide.Many sparrow species commonly live in agricultural areas, and for several, human settlements are a primary habitat. The Eurasian tree and house sparrows are particularly specialised in living around humans and inhabit cities in large numbers. 17 of the 26 species recognised by the Handbook of the Birds of the World are known to nest on and feed around buildings.
Grain-eating species, in particular the house and Sudan golden sparrows, can be significant agricultural pests. Sparrows can be beneficial to humans as well, especially by eating insect pests. Attempts at the large-scale control of sparrows have failed to affect sparrow populations significantly, or have been accompanied by major increases in insect attacks probably resulting from a reduction of sparrows, as in the Great Sparrow Campaign in 1950s China.
Because of their familiarity, the house sparrow and other sparrows are frequently used to represent the common and vulgar, or the lewd. Birds usually described later as sparrows are referred to in many works of ancient literature and religious texts in Europe and western Asia. These references may not always refer specifically to sparrows, or even to small, seed-eating birds, but later writers who were inspired by these texts often had the house sparrow and other members of the family in mind. In particular, sparrows were associated by the ancient Greeks with Aphrodite, the goddess of love, due to their perceived lustfulness, an association echoed by later writers such as Chaucer and Shakespeare.
Jesus's use of "sparrows" as an example of divine providence in the Gospel of Matthew also inspired later references, such as that in Shakespeare's Hamlet and the Gospel hymn His Eye Is on the Sparrow. Sparrows are represented in ancient Egyptian art very rarely, but an Egyptian hieroglyph is based on the house sparrow: G37
The symbol had no phonetic value and was used as a determinative in words to indicate small, narrow, or bad.
location : Gaunzan Sokusyu-in ,Tohukuji Kyoto city, Japan
With the exception of special openings, this temple is not ordinarily open to the public.
（京の冬の旅 特別公開寺院）関白の山荘跡・西郷隆盛ゆかりの寺 東福寺 即宗院
Tofukuji Temple Sokushu-in
Sokushu-in is a sub-temple of Tofukuji Temple built by Shimazu clan of Satsuma (Kagoshima prefecture at present). Shimazu of Satsuma played an initiative role in the Meiji Restoration and took part in the anti-Shogunate movement in 1860's. It is said that a famous samurai of Satsuma, Takamori Saigo, had confidential talks on anti-Shogunate movement in Sokushu-in. When a war broke out in Kyoto, the Satsuma army fired at the army of Japanese feudal government from the top of the hill at the back of Sokushu-in.
Cenotaph of Eastern Expedition :
In the woods of the innermost part of the temple, there is a cenotaph of Eastern Expedition by Takamori Saigo. This is a monument for the Satsuma 524 war dead and all the engraved names were written by Saigo.
Tenacious...
The trees are mostly bare with exception of a few tenacious few... these leaves do not want to participate in fall this year, I think it is a boycott of some kind.
Resilience or stubbornness; there is fine line between the two. Perhaps the lesson here is never give up never surrender.
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Nomad bees are generally a pain to shoot. Since they parasitize on other solitary bees, especially species burrowing in the ground, they seem to constantly be on the move - always looking for a suitable nest to take advantage of.
Since I'd like them to be still to be able to shoot them, this isn't exactly ideal - but since they are really pretty with their bright colours, comparably little hair for being bees and amazing (often red) spotted eyes, they rank high on the wanted list. The unfuzziness and bright yellow colours are the reason both the German and the Dutch names for nomad bees mean "wasp bee" (Dutch: wespbij & German: Wespenbiene).
Anyways, with them being so skitterish, I really couldn't believe my eyes when I found this one. A orange-horned nomad bee (Nomada fulvicornis) which was quite content hanging out on a rock next to the driveway of a house in my neighbourhood and I got several shots I'm pleased with.
Part 1 (a two exposure focus stack no less) here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51531577456/
An exception 1949 Chevy Pickup that was very nicely resorted and customized that appeared at the 2021 Gardner-Edgerton Car Show held in Gardner Kansas.
With the exception of the Cooper, the Mini 1275 GT was no doubt the most sort after model. Being light and nippy they also prove exceptionally capable at hill climbs like the one at Harewood where this photo was taken last month. I have tried to give a sense of speed through the use of a little pan.
This lovely example dates back to September 1971 and reminds me of the first car I ever purchased a 1974 Austin Mini Clubman.
Think about an immense field of yellow ripe wheat. Think about one single green line of ivy and a few scattered flowers. I sat down in the mud after the recent spring rains to squeeze the beauty out of it.
And I hope I made it.
Eccezioni nel grano
Pensate ad un immenso campo di grano giallo maturo. Pensate ad una singola linea verde d'edera e alcuni fiori sparsi. Mi sono seduto nel fango delle piogge recenti di primavera per spremerne fuori la bellezza.
E spero di esserci riuscito.
When I was younger, I saw my daddy cry
And curse at the wind
He broke his own heart and I watched
As he tried to reassemble it
And my momma swore that
She would never let herself forget
And that was the day that I promised
I'd never sing of love if it does not exist
But darling, you are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
Maybe I know, somewhere deep in my soul
That love never lasts
And we've got to find other ways to make it alone
Or keep a straight face
And I've always lived like this
Keeping a comfortable distance
And up until now I had sworn to myself that I'm content with loneliness
Because none of it was ever worth the risk
But you are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
I've got a tight grip on reality
But I can't let go of what's in front of me here
I know you're leaving in the morning when you wake up
Leave me with some kind of proof, it's not a dream, oh
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
And I'm on my way to believing
Oh, and I'm on my way to believing
paramore equals love, i've been listening to this song for months, and it never gets old <3
With the exception of a touch of sharpening and contrast, this image is SOOC. I was down at Alki Beach tonight for sunset (which flopped) and then the entire sky turned gray and I thought it was going to rain. Just as I was about to leave blue hour started so I decided to hang around a few minutes longer. About 5 minutes into blue hour these sweet low lying clouds rolled over the top of the city and turned the bright pink you see here. It was so strange. One of the first lessons I ever learned about landscape photography was from the legend Jesse Estes who told me never to leave when you thought sunset was over....because it might not be. This was one of the more interesting examples of this that I have seen.
With the exception of the Moon and Mars (as they would be too small), the other objects in the image are (approximately) proportional to their actual size.
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There are different accounts of how the British got their hands on Looty and a handful of other Pekingese. Looty was one of five lapdogs brought back to England after the raid. Two went to the Duchess of Wellington, two to the Duchess of Richmond and Looty was presented to Queen Victoria in April 1861 by the then 26-year-old Captain Hart Dunne. Perhaps not surprisingly, Looty preferred boiled rice with chicken and gravy to the food given to the Queen’s other dogs. The Queen had a portrait of the dog painted by Friedrich Keyl at Windsor in 1861. A facsimile was released to newspapers and magazines fuelling a national interest in the little dog. Looty also enjoyed interest in the States with Harper’s Weekly reporting that the other royal dogs took exception to her ‘oriental habits’. Looty and her friend destroyed the rose’s garden of Buckingam Palast, Victoria decided to give them the opportunity to help the Yorkshire minor…The Yorkshire Terrier was a byproduct of the Industrial Revolution in England, and for dogs in those days, it was “earn your keep,” or else. Yorkies were originally bred for hunting rats in mines by blue collar miners, and while those dogs were a slightly larger than they are now, it wasn’t by much.
Early Yorkies were kept by hard bitten men who relied on the tough little buggers to control vermin in the mines and textile mills in which they worked. We think we can imagine what life was like in those days, but honestly, we really can’t. The men who had left behind farm life to earn a living in towns and cities for the first time in their lives were met with a setting that was crowded and smelly, in large part because there was no sewage, garbage collection, or running water. And then there were the rats. These creatures infected food, chewed on goods (or your toes), and created a stink. The men needed help, and it came in the form of an easy-to-carry and cheap-to-feed dog, the Yorkie’s ancestor. Not to diss cats, but a good ratting dog in that environment was faster than a cat and had more drive for the work.
Up until 1861, the fact that Yorkies had been kept and bred by miners was a bit of a secret because it didn’t fit the narrative of a breed that appeared in its first dog show that same year. Thanks to the breed’s quick wit and appeal, it moved easily from rat dog to lady’s pet during the Victorian era. The breed’s environment may have changed from gritty mine to pretty parlor, but it never lost its tough terrier roots.
nationalpurebreddogday.com/the-tough-yorkie-never-underes...
"The story is that in the palace there were found these little dogs that nobody really saw before because they were a very secret, personal part of the emperor's empresses and the eunuchs of the palace and so on," design historian Sarah Cheang says
Dr Cheang is fascinated by why to this day, stately homes in Britain are filled with Chinese things. Buckingham Palace’s 39-acre garden fulfils many roles. Described as ‘a walled oasis in the middle of London’, the garden is the largest private garden in the capital and boasts 325 wild-plant species, 30 species of breeding birds, and over 1,000 trees, including 98 plane trees and 85 different species of oak. Like the initial garden in Beijing, Victoria designed a paradise in the meddle of London, administrative "Forbidden City is man-made, it's rigid, formal, symmetrical. The Old Summer Palace was much, much richer and more beautiful." When said in the language of Fengshui, movement of air and water… Today it is a self-regulating eco-system fed from the Buckingham Palace bore hole. A ‘long-grass policy’ has encouraged the natural lakeside environment to flourish, and the area is now a favourite nesting site for a variety of water birds. The garden provides a habitat for native birds rarely seen in London, including the common sandpiper, sedge warbler and lesser whitethroat.
She says there's a strong myth that Pekingese are 'special palace dogs'.
"They become imperial loot. They become these treasures that formerly belonged to the emperor. Hence the decision to call this one dog that's gifted to Queen Victoria, Looty," she says.
"It says a lot about how acceptable it was to loot. This was normal. The British had this God-given right to go out into the world and take stuff."
Hilary Du Crow has been breeding Pekingese dogs around the world since she was 10.
She says the Queen having the dog was a big endorsement.
"The fact that the Queen had one is clearly an influence on why it became such a big deal," she says.
In the decades that followed other Pekingese were brought over.
"The dogs that you have today were descended from ones that came out later, like about 15 years later," she says.
By 1901 a breeding population was established, and the dogs became very fashionable and very popular. Queen Victoria very knew about the Chinese culture and of his numerous refinement. The gardens of the Victorian era are a copy of the Chinese gardens and the art of Feng Shui.During the destruction of the Summer Palace after the Boxer rebellion (other name of dog which the Queen baptized),a lot of extraordinary animals were sent to Buckingam Palace.Small in size but big in personality, comes from China, it was removed by the Summer Palace and given to queen Victoria. His turbulent character destroyed the rosebushes of Buckingam Palace.e queen offered a couple of these dogs-lions to miners of Yorkshire. Dr Cheang says the popularity of the Pekingese reveals a lot about how the British feel about an imagined Far East.
"I think that the connection to the exotic is part of its appeal," she says.
"They are supposed to be like little miniature Chinese emperors sitting on cushions.
"The breeders are trying to breed them to look a certain way and create what they see as a Chinese object."
An attempt to forge a connection with a palace that was razed to the ground.
"It's an important dynamic within imperialism that you have a constant nostalgia for the thing that you're in the act of destroying," Dr Cheang says.
"At the same time as you disrupt local cultures and seek to destroy them, often in order to dominate, you are mourning the loss of those cultures and trying to act in ways to preserve them. "It's important to not just to laugh at these dogs, but to take seriously what was done in terms of violence, in terms of finding yet another way in which to assert ideas about British superiority," she says.
"These dogs were actually important tools of British imperialism.
"It's not all a laughing matter."
The Old Summer Palace has other names these days — "China's national ruin", its "ground zero".
Hear how Beijing's rulers have ensured its story has become intertwined with China's national identity on Stuff the British Stole. You can listen now on ABC Listen, or wherever you get podcasts.
www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-11/pekingese-dog-looty-from-b...
The legend could be born in shelters of the light and the real history.A Shih Tzu (English: /ˈʃiːtsuː/; Chinese: 西施犬; pinyin: xīshī quǎn), also known as the Chrysanthemum Dog, is a toy dog breed, weighing 10–19 pounds (4.5–8.6kg) when fully grown. The exact origins of the breed are unknown, but it is thought to have originated in Tibet and then been developed in China.The name comes from the Chinese language word for "lion" because this kind of dog was bred to resemble "the lion as depicted in traditional oriental art." (The Pekingese breed is also called "lion dog" in Chinese.) "Shih Tzu" is the Wade-Giles romanization of the Chinese characters 獅子, meaning lion; Wade-Giles romanization was in use when the breed was first introduced in America; but, in modern times, Pinyin romanization is used, rendering it shīzi. The Mandarin Chinese pronunciation is approximately shirr-dzə. The Shih Tzu is also known as the "Xi Shi dog" because Xi Shi was regarded as one of the most beautiful women of ancient China.[9] Shih Tzu were nicknamed the Chrysanthemum Dog in England in the 1930s..The dog may also be called the Tibetan Lion Dog; but whether the breed should be referred to as "Tibetan" or "Chinese" is a source of argument, the absolute answer to which "may never be known"DNA analysis placed the ancestors of today's Shih Tzu breed in the group of "ancient" breeds indicating "close genetic relationship to wolves".Another branch coming down from the "Kitchen Midden Dog" gave rise to the Papillon and Long-haired Chihuahua and yet another "Kitchen Midden Dog" branch to the Pug and Shih Tzu. It is also said that the breed originated in China, hence the name "Lion Dog", in 800 B.C. There are various theories of the origins of today's breed. Theories relate that it stemmed from a cross between Pekingese and a Tibetan dog called the Lhasa Apso. Dogs during ancient times were selectively bred and seen in Chinese paintings. The dogs were favorites of the Chinese royals and so prized that, for years, the Chinese refused to sell, trade, or give any away. The first dogs of the breed were imported into Europe (England and Norway) in 1930 and were classified by the Kennel Club as "Apsos". The first European standard for the breed was written in England in 1935 by the Shih Tzu Club,and the dogs were recategorised as Shih Tzu. The breed spread throughout Europe, and was brought to the United States after World War II, when returning members of the U.S. military brought back dogs from Europe, in the mid 1950s. The Shih Tzu was recognized by the American Kennel Club in 1969 in the Toy Group.The breed is now recognized by all of the major kennel clubs in the English-speaking world.[1] It is also recognized by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale for international competition in Companion and Toy Dog Group, Section 5, Tibetan breeds. In the United States, the Shih Tzu ranked the 15th most popular breed in 2013, falling slightly in popularity since 2012, when it was placed in 11th position.A couple of days after the first assault on the palace, the foreign hostages' deaths were announced, at which point the burning of the summer palace was ordered in retribution. The destruction was dressed up as an act of rough justice, but an awful lot of soldiers and officers simply helped themselves to the astonishing treasures that lay before them. A Pekinese dog was among the haul: presented later to Queen Victoria, it was re-named "Looty", in honour of the manner in which it reached British shores.
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Yorkshire terrier, also called Yorkie, breed of toy dog developed about the mid-1800s in ... black-masked face with short muzzle, considered sacred in ancient China .... Lions, for instance, have sharp teeth and claws and are good at chasing
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The Yorkshire Terrier is a small dog breed of terrier type, developed during the 19th century in Yorkshire, England, to catch rats in clothing mills..The defining feature of the breed is its maximum size of 7 pounds (3.2 kg), although some may exceed this and grow up to 15 pounds (6.8 kg). It is placed in the Toy Terrier section of the Terrier Group by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale and in the Toy Group or Companion Group by other kennel clubs, including the American Kennel Club. A popular companion dog, the Yorkshire Terrier has also been part of the development of other breeds, such as the Australian Silky Terrier. It has a grey, black, and tan coat, and the breed's nickname is Yorkie.The Yorkshire Terrier (also called a "Yorkie") originated in Yorkshire (and adjoining Lancashire), a county in northern England.In the mid-19th century, workers from Scotland came to Yorkshire in search of work and brought with them several different varieties of small terriers. Breeding of the Yorkshire Terrier was "principally accomplished by the people—mostly operatives in cotton and woolen mills—in the counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire." Details are scarce. Mrs. A. Foster is quoted as saying in 1886, "If we consider that the mill operatives who originated the breed...were nearly all ignorant men, unaccustomed to imparting information for public use, we may see some reason why reliable facts have not been easily attained.The breed sprang from three different dogs, a male named Old Crab and a female named Kitty, and another female whose name is not known.[8] The Paisley Terrier, a smaller version of the Skye Terrier that was bred for a beautiful long silky coat, also figured into the early dogs. Some authorities believed that the Maltese was used as well.[9] "They were all originally bred from Scotch Terriers (note: meaning dogs from Scotland, not today's Scottish Terrier) and shown as such...the name Yorkshire Terrier was given to them on account of their being improved so much Yorkshire."Yorkshire Terriers were shown in a dog show category (class) at the time called "Rough and Broken-coated, Broken-haired Scotch and Yorkshire Terriers". Hugh Dalziel, writing in 1878, says that "the classification of these dogs at shows and in the Kennel Club Stud Book is confusing and absurd" in lumping together these different types.In the early days of the breed, "almost anything in the shape of a Terrier having a long coat with blue on the body and fawn or silver coloured head and legs, with tail docked and ears trimmed, was received and admired as a Yorkshire Terrier". But in the late 1860s, a popular Paisley type Yorkshire Terrier show dog named Huddersfield Ben, owned by a woman living in Yorkshire, Mary Ann Foster, was seen at dog shows throughout Great Britain, and defined the breed type for the Yorkshire Terrier.
With maybe the exception of some hotels, the lounge has pretty well disappeared. Like many things that disappear, it's not necessarily a bad thing - it's just a thing.
Lounges were sort of like wide open and more casual resaurants/bars. They usually had a small menu and served drinks. The layout was set up for socializing - like a bar, but not a bar. They're sort of like pubs, if pubs had lounge chairs and couches.
These are mostly gone now. But then, most restaurants from the lounge-era are also gone now.
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'With Regard'
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Snakes are known for swallowing their prey live, gartersnakes are no exception. Once swallowed the prey will suffocate or come victim to the digestive secretions. A gartersnake’s saliva is also mildly venomous, which gets put into the prey from the snake’s teeth. What is truly amazing is how gartersnakes find their food through olfaction, meaning they smell with their tongues! They are equipped with a chemical sensory organ on the roofs of their mouths, called the Jacobson’s gland. When the snake puts its tongue into the air, the tips of the tongue load up on all the scent molecules. The tips of the tongue then get entered into the gland, which are tiny pits on the roof of the snake’s mouth. Once the prey is located, the snake uses both vision and olfaction. (From: www.parkreports.com/parksblog/the-amazing-but-common-snak...)
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The black head and neck with a white "chinstrap" distinguish the Canada goose from all other goose species, with the exception of the cackling goose and barnacle goose (the latter, however, has a black breast and gray rather than brownish body plumage).
The seven subspecies of this bird vary widely in size and plumage details, but all are recognizable as Canada geese. Some of the smaller races can be hard to distinguish from the cackling goose, which slightly overlap in mass. However, most subspecies of the cackling goose (exclusive of Richardson's cackling goose, B. h. hutchinsii) are considerably smaller. The smallest cackling goose, B. h. minima, is scarcely larger than a mallard. In addition to the size difference, cackling geese also have a shorter neck and smaller bill, which can be useful when small Canada geese comingle with relatively large cackling geese. Of the "true geese" (i.e. the genera Anser or Branta), the Canada goose is on average the largest living species, although some other species that are geese in name, if not of close relation to these genera, are on average heavier such as the spur-winged goose and Cape Barren goose.
Canada geese range from 75 to 110 cm (30 to 43 in) in length and has a 127–185 cm (50–73 in) wingspan.[10] Among standard measurements, the wing chord can range from 39 to 55 cm (15 to 22 in), the tarsus can range from 6.9 to 10.6 cm (2.7 to 4.2 in) and the bill can range from 4.1 to 6.8 cm (1.6 to 2.7 in). The largest subspecies is the B. c. maxima, or the giant Canada goose, and the smallest (with the separation of the cackling goose group) is B. c. parvipes, or the lesser Canada goose. An exceptionally large male of race B. c. maxima, which rarely exceed 8 kg (18 lb), weighed 10.9 kg (24 lb) and had a wingspan of 2.24 m (7.3 ft). This specimen is the largest wild goose ever recorded of any species.
The male Canada goose usually weighs 2.6–6.5 kg (5.7–14.3 lb), averaging amongst all subspecies 3.9 kg (8.6 lb). The female looks virtually identical, but is slightly lighter at 2.4–5.5 kg (5.3–12.1 lb), averaging amongst all subspecies 3.6 kg (7.9 lb), and generally 10% smaller in linear dimensions than the male counterparts. The female also possesses a different, and less sonorous, honk than the male.
Le complément indispensable de la fanfare et soutien guitare de Stephan Eicher, Baptiste sait aussi jouer du cor. Je ne pouvais décemment pas l'oublier dans la liste, en bonus des camarades de la fanfare. Me reste à dessiner celui que j'ai vu à la place de Charley en janvier, Dave,...et le chef de fanfare.
Allez un morceau incroyablement rythmé à la guitare pour Baptiste:
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963)
My collection of images comes exclusively from within London's ringroad motorway, until today when I make an exception. Today marks the 55th anniversary of the death of JFK. Have you noticed how many bad things happen on the 22nd of the month?
“The very word ‘secrecy’ is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings. … Even today, there is little value in insuring the survival of our nation if our traditions do not survive with it. … And there is very grave danger that an announced need for increased security will be seized upon by those anxious to expand its meaning to the very limits of official censorship and concealment. … And no official of my Administration, whether his rank is high or low, civilian or military, should interpret my words here tonight as an excuse to censor the news, to stifle dissent, to cover up our mistakes or to withhold from the press and the public the facts they deserve to know. … And so it is to the printing press--to the recorder of man's deeds, the keeper of his conscience, the courier of his news--that we look for strength and assistance, confident that with your help man will be what he was born to be: free and independent.”
Times change but they really don’t.
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Wide angle shot. New York City.
What is it with people being small in pictures? Why do I still find that interesting after understanding all the stuff that tells my mind to “not do that style”?
The answer may lay in my own perception of myself. I consider myself as a small part in a big world. Surrounded by things that are not me. That are not a mirror of me. Not even the smallest thing has to do with me.
And then there I am. Doing my thing. Corresponding to the world. Sometimes I can change it. It is rare, but when, it is the exception.
With few exceptions, the Denver & Rio Grande Western was associated with diesel locomotives built by EMD. Many boast the “the ACTION road” never rostered a single General Electric engine. Think again. Rio Grande acquired a small fleet of six GE 44-ton, 380 HP switch engines between Aug. 1941 and Sept. 1942, numbered D&RGW 38-43. No. 41 was retired from the roster in Aug. 1954 and sold to Utah Power & Light to shuffle coal hoppers in its Carbon power plant at Castle Gate in Price Canyon. My little brother Dan is posing on UP&L 41’s footboard at Castle Gate on a warm Sept. 28, 1975 morning. History from UtahRails.net
Maybe I know, somewhere
Deep in my soul
That love never lasts
And we've got to find other ways
To make it alone
Keep a straight face [copy and paste] :-j
you, are, the only exception,
my only exception.
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Mallard With the exception of the muscovy duck, mallards are the predecessors of all domestic ducks; they have been domesticated in Southeast Asia for over 2000 years and in Europe since at least the 12th century Mallards interbreed with black ducks, northern pintails, gadwall, cinnamon teal and green-winged teal; scientists believe that interbreeding between black ducks and mallards may be a cause for concern for the black duck population IMGL6505
I don't usually post about events on their own, but I'll happily make an exception for The Nightmare 2016! I believe this is just the second year for this shopping event/ hunt/ experience but it's probably my favorite!
In a season chock full of events and hunts (yay for everyone being as Halloween obsessed as I am!), this one is just... different. Throughout what they call the Nightmare "Walkthrough", the hunt items themselves are neither small nor hidden. The goal is not to have you scavenging for hours, but rather it's an artistic, whimsical romp into darkness.
The Nightmare focuses on various popular fears - darkness, dolls, spiders, and ghosts being a few. The build is superbly artistic and eerie; there is something new (and possibly life-threatening) around every corner.
The walkthrough itself is free and the big pile of rewards is nice too, so go slap on the HUD and fall asleep!
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Body - Maitreya "Lara"
Head - LOGO "Sadie"
Eyes - Cureless "Yuurei Eyes"
Ears - Mandala "Fantasy Elf Ears"
Skin - Lumae "Eirtae - T1 - Milk"
Horns - [The Plastik] "Azre Horns Bare"
Hair - Pink Hustler "7010"
Makeup - [The Plastik] "Rune Black" from the "Fauxe September" makeup pack
Outfit - .Storybook. "Harlequin - Trickster"
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Pelicans are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterised by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before swallowing. They have predominantly pale plumage, the exceptions being the brown and Peruvian pelicans. The bills, pouches, and bare facial skin of all species become brightly coloured before the breeding season. The eight living pelican species have a patchy global distribution, ranging latitudinally from the tropics to the temperate zone, though they are absent from interior South America and from polar regions and the open ocean. Pelicans frequent inland and coastal waters, where they feed principally on fish, catching them at or near the water surface. They are gregarious birds, travelling in flocks, hunting cooperatively, and breeding colonially. Four white-plumaged species tend to nest on the ground, and four brown or grey-plumaged species nest mainly in trees. The relationship between pelicans and people has often been contentious. The birds have been persecuted because of their perceived competition with commercial and recreational fishing. Their populations have fallen through habitat destruction, disturbance, and environmental pollution, and three species are of conservation concern. They also have a long history of cultural significance in mythology, and in Christian and heraldic iconography. R_5499
I've noticed on overcast days, the morning sun will make an ever so brief appearance as it breaks the crest of a new day. And yesterday was no exception near the Pickering Nuclear Station. 2 minutes later, the sun was gone and the whole scene was "meh"!
FYI, I wasn't too sure if I should call this "Going Nuclear", "Gone Fission" or "Up and Atom" :)
The exception to the recent gala "Small Engine Gala" at the Bluebell Railway was the Standard 5 73082 Camelot. It is seen here about to depart Sheffield Park with a working to East Grinstead.
When I try to take photos of the green-veined white (Pieris napis) in the garden, they are typically scared away by me just looking at them.
This one is however the exception to the rule and stayed still on the leaf of the common grape vine (Vitis vinifera) while I inched closer, expecting each shot to be the last one before it took off.
When I first saw Kirjat's work I was intrigued. Normally I don't show RL art in my gallery, but this time I make an exception. I love these colorful abstracts and the intriguing triptych.
The title refers to the EVENT HORIZON, being the spherical outer boundary of a black hole loosely considered to be its "surface." It is the point, according to NASA, where the gravitational influence of the black hole becomes so big that not even light is fast enough to escape.
This deepens the understanding of the artwork's theme, emphasizing the idea of boundaries, limits, and the gravitational pull of unseen forces; a metaphorical journey into the unknown and the unreachable.
Moreover, the comparison to the event horizon of a black hole adds a layer of intrigue and mystique, inviting viewers to delve into the artwork's depths much like light is drawn into a black hole.
I'd like to thank Adwehe for turning her artwork 'Fountain of Strength' into a vibrant 'Fountain of Colors' and Kirjat, who in RL is a graphical designer, for making the superb professional poster.
Opening party: Monday 25 March, 1 PM SLT (is 21 hrs CET)
Music by DJ NOIR
Particles by Venus Adored
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Description of the exhibition by the artist:
In the works shown, I focussed on the spaces between visibility, understanding and interpretation of reality.
The geometric abstractions on mostly inconspicuous backgrounds raise questions about the multi-layered connections between selective events and the often predetermined principles and orders of existence:
. How do we manage to live with the permanent contradictions in the world?
. Why can misfortune and catastrophes simultaneously have a certain aesthetic quality?
. Do historical and philosophical considerations help us to bring structure to our individual self-image?
While looking at the art, take the time to remember personal events, discover broader horizons, find your own answers...
Kirjat Umarov
Seit langem fahren keine ICE-Züge nach Chemnitz. Nur 2025, als die Stadt eine der beiden Kulturhauptstädte Europas war, ließ die Deutsche Bahn solche Züge lohne Umsteigen zwischen Berlin und Chmenitz verkehren, allerdings nur am Wochenende und nur in den Sommermonaten. Sonst ist Chemnitz nur mit Regionalzügen zu erreichen, von Berlin muss man dann in Leipzig in einen Regionalzug umsteigen, mit längerer Wartezeit inklusive.
For many years now no ICE trains (high speed trains) have stopped in Chemnitz. But 2025, when Chemnitz was one of the two European Capitals of Culture, German Railways (DB) made an exception. Only on weekends, and only in the summer months, a double-decker ICE train started in the morning from Berlin and returned from Chemnitz in the evening. Normally, from Berlin you can reach Chemnitz via Leipzig, and from there only by boarding a regional train, with many intermediate stops, and you have to wait considerable time in Leipzig.
With the exception of a solo SD45 on a empty coal train that everyone but myself missed a few weeks ago, the Livingston Local is about as good as it gets on the MRL. Matched - classic power, mountain grades and industry switching; what could be better? Seen here rolling down the east slope of Bozeman Pass at West End.
Front facade complete, with the exception of a few tweaks here and there.
So far about 20,000 pcs (6400 hundred are just the dark red cylinders for the roof!)
Over the next couple of days I will be doing all the internal structure up to this point. I am designing it so that each of the sections connectors to a main technic frame in the middle. That should make the build more manageable and easier to move around if needed.
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