This looks gorgeous if you expAND it!!!

This photograph taken inside the Wisconsin Central’s diesel shop at North Fond du Lac shows two recent arrivals getting a mechanical check-over before being added to their then rapidly expanding fleet of SD45s.

The WC had already purchased 21 of these big EMDs from the Santa Fe in 1993, but due to increasing traffic levels they found it necessary to add more power in late 1994 into early 1995.

The ATSF 5327 would become the WC 6599 and the ATSF 5400 the WC 6629. – The additional road units that came to the WC from the ATSF this time around included 33 SD45s, 6 F45s and the one FP45. - September 6th, 1994 ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©

melting hearts

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True belonging is not passive. It's not the belonging that comes with just joining a group. It's not fitting in or pretending or selling out because it's safer. It's a practice that requires us to be vulnerable, get uncomfortable, and learn how to be present with people without sacrificing who we are.

Dr. Brené Brown

Belongingness entails an unwavering commitment to not simply tolerating and respecting difference, but to ensuring that all people are welcome and feel that they belong.

John A. Powell

Today, if we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.

Mother Theresa, Saint Teresa of Calcutta

The most important thing in all human relationships is conversation, but people don't talk anymore, they don't sit down to talk and listen. They go to the cinema, watch television, listen to the radio, read books, update their status on the internet, but they almost never talk. If we want to change the world, we have to go back to a time when warriors would gather around a fire and tell stories

Paulo Coelho

We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say, ‘It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.’ Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.

Fred Rogers

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

Winston Churchill

When we choose to wonder about people we don’t know, when we imagine their lives and listen for their stories, we begin to expand the circle of those we see as part of us.

Valarie Kaur

We must remain hopeful that a universal ethic of courage, caring, sharing, respect, radical compassion, and love will make a difference. We can never be too generous or too kind.

Marc Bekoff

I believe that we are here for each other, not against each other. Everything comes from an understanding that you are a gift in my life — whoever you are, whatever our differences.

John Denver

With heartfelt and genuine thanks for your kind visit. Have a beautiful day, be well, keep your eyes open, appreciate the beauty surrounding you, enjoy creating, and stay safe! ❤️❤️❤️

These beautiful cloisters lead to one of the oldest pharmacies in Europe – which is still serving the public more than 700 years after it was founded. It’s part of the Franciscan monastery in Dubrovnik’s Old Town, in Croatia.

It was founded in 1317 as an in-house pharmacy for the Franciscan friars, but was later expanded to embrace all Dubrovnik’s townspeople.

Today the peaceful cloisters, and the courtyard they surround, are a welcome release from the tourist trail. And, extraordinarily, the pharmacy is still a going concern, offering products and remedies which are made according to ancient Franciscan recipes. Not least among the temptations on offer are skin creams made from local wild herbs.

Yes ok so I Iost the plot a long time ago but what happened here is that I spent my morning in my upstairs room retrieving old photos from a very old laptop before stripping it down completely . Mr. Bean's teddy was laying around since I photo'd it the other day, and lovely husband picked it up and propped it up against the laptop screen which has an old photo of Caswell Bay as a background. It made me laugh so much that I almost fell off my perching stool.

I've always liked sci-fi and astronomical pictures and it was really fun and interesting delving deep into some of my photo editing programmes recently to make this universe edit...

This picture is made from about 70 different photos of mine and I applied several abstract, geometric and conceptual apps to create the planets in this picture.

The picture is kind of portraying an ever expanding and chaotic universe... so hope it works!

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Treasure Hunt #35 ~ Insect

Chive flowers are buzzing with bees at the moment.

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As regular contacts will have seen, my son bought me a gift of an afternoon Tea for Two do be delivered yesterday because all slots for today had been sold out. There was far too much for both of us so we ate the two remaining pieces today . Original shots in comments.

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More from the garden.

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Lemon and Passion Fruit Cake.

We have to eat this quickly as it's full of fresh cream...oh dear!

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Some mono images using Norwich Cathedral and varying lighting conditions.

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More from my garden today.

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Finally got around to editing my Dune build to fit the lurid machinations of the Chiss family rivalries.

Expand the Star Wars universe by building for Star Wars Factions at swfactions.net

now the days are gray,

the nights long,

and spring is far away.

(explored)

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Treasure Hunt #52 ~ Poppy

Last year I had some fabulous red poppies in my garden plus this pink one. Sadly, only this poppy survived after hard frosts in early Spring. I've been watching and waiting for this poppy to flower so I can get my treasure hunt item before the forecast thunderstorms of tomorrow that will doubtlessly dash the petals to the ground.

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Spotted in the garden of the old village school. The garden has been lovingly planted and maintained by a group of local residents and now looks wonderful.

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Bexhill or Bexhill-on-Sea is a seaside town situated in the county of East Sussex in South East England. An ancient town and part of the local-government district of Rother, Bexhill is home to a number of archaeological sites, a Manor House in the Old Town, an abundance of Edwardian and Victorian architecture, and the famous De La Warr Pavilion: today a centre for contemporary art – which has featured the work of Andy Warhol, Cerith Wyn Evans and Richard Wilson amongst others – and an auditorium, where Bob Marley had his first UK appearance and has since seen performances by Elvis Costello, Goldfrapp, Ray Davies, Years & Years, Patti Smith and Laurie Anderson.

The first reference to Bexhill, or Bexelei as it was originally called, was in a charter granted by King Offa of Mercia in 772 AD. It is recorded that King Offa had 'defeated the men of Hastings' in 771 AD. At this time, the term Hastings would have referred to this whole area rather than the town itself as it does today. In the charter, King Offa established a church and religious community in Bexhill.

During the Norman Conquest of 1066 it appears that Bexhill was largely destroyed. The Domesday survey of 1086 records that the manor was worth £20 before the conquest, was 'waste' in 1066 and was worth £18 10s in 1086. King William I used the lands he had conquered to reward his knights and gave Bexhill manor to Robert, Count of Eu, with most of the Hastings area. Robert's grandson, John, Count of Eu, gave back the manor to the bishops of Chichester in 1148 and it is probable that the first manor house was built by the bishops at this time. The later manor house, the ruins of which can still be seen at the Manor Gardens in Bexhill Old Town, was built about 1250, probably on the instructions of St. Richard, Bishop of Chichester. St Richard's Catholic College, the local Catholic school, was duly for said bishop. The Manor House was the easternmost residence owned by the bishops and would have been used as a place to stay while travelling around or through the eastern part of their diocese. There were often disputes between the Bishops of Chichester and the Abbots of Battle Abbey, usually about land ownership in this area. In 1276 a large portion of Bexhill was made into a park for hunting and in 1447 Bishop Adam de Moleyns was given permission to fortify the Manor House.

In 1561 Queen Elizabeth I took possession of Bexhill Manor and three years later she gave it to Sir Thomas Sackville, Earl of Dorset. The Earls, later Dukes, of Dorset owned Bexhill until the mid 19th century. Their main residences were Buckhurst Place in Sussex and Knole House in Kent.

In 1804 soldiers of the King's German Legion were stationed in barracks at Bexhill. These troops were Hanoverians who had escaped when their country was overrun by Napoleon's French Army. As King George III was also the Elector of Hanover, he welcomed them and they fought as part of the British Army. At about this time, defensive Martello Towers were built along the south east coast, some near Bexhill, in order to repel any French invasion. In 1814 the soldiers of the King's German Legion left Bexhill, eventually playing an important part in the Battle of Waterloo the following year. The German troops had been here to protect Bexhill from the French. However, many of the local people were actively trading with the enemy by way of smuggling. The best known of the local smugglers were in the Little Common Gang and the most famous incident was the infamous Battle of Sidley Green in 1828.

In 1813 Elizabeth Sackville had married the 5th Earl De La Warr, and when the male line of the Dukes of Dorset died out in 1865 she and her husband inherited Bexhill.

It was the 7th Earl De La Warr who decided to transform the small rural village of Bexhill into an exclusive seaside resort. He contracted the builder, John Webb, to construct the first sea wall and to lay out De La Warr Parade. Webb, in part payment for his work, was given all the land extending from Sea Road to the Polegrove, south of the railway line. Opened in 1890, the luxurious Sackville Hotel was built for the 7th Earl De La Warr and originally included a house for the use of his family. In 1891 Viscount Cantelupe, his eldest surviving son, married Muriel Brassey, the daughter of Sir Thomas and the late Annie, Lady Brassey of Normanhurst Court near Bexhill. The Manor House was fully refurbished so that Lord and Lady Cantelupe could live in style as Lord and Lady of the Manor. Finally, the 7th Earl De La Warr transferred control of his Bexhill estate to Viscount Cantelupe. When the 7th Earl De La Warr died in 1896

Viscount Cantelupe became the 8th Earl De La Warr. At this time he organised the building on the sea front of the Kursaal, a pavilion for refined entertainment and relaxation. He also had a bicycle track made, with a cycle chalet, at the eastern end of De La Warr Parade. These amenities were provided to promote the new resort. Meanwhile, many independent schools were being attracted to the expanding town due to its health-giving reputation. The railway came through Bexhill in 1846, the first railway station being a small country halt situated roughly where Sainsbury's car park is today. This was some distance from the village on the hill. A new station, north of Devonshire Square, was opened in 1891 to serve the growing resort. In 1902 the current railway station was opened and a Bexhill West Station was built for the newly built Crowhurst Branch Line.

1902 was the year that Bexhill became an Incorporated Borough. This was the first Royal Charter granted by Edward VII. Bexhill was the last town in Sussex to be incorporated and it was the first time a Royal Charter was delivered by motorcar. To celebrate the town's newfound status and to promote the resort, the 8th Earl De La Warr organised the country's first ever motorcar races along De La Warr Parade in May 1902. The town was scandalised at this time by the divorce of Earl De La Warr.

Muriel had brought the action on the grounds of adultery and abandonment. She was granted a divorce and given custody of their three children. Muriel, with her children, Myra, Avice and Herbrand, went back to live with Earl Brassey at Normanhurst Court. The 8th Earl De La Warr remarried but was again divorced for adultery. He also suffered recurrent and well-publicised financial difficulties. At the start of the First World War in 1914 the Earl bought a Royal Naval commission. He died of fever at Messina in 1915.

Herbrand Edward Dundonald Brassey Sackville became the 9th Earl De La Warr. He is best known for championing the construction of the De La Warr Pavilion, which was built and opened in 1935. The 9th Earl also became Bexhill's first socialist mayor. He died in 1976.

The Second World War caused the evacuation of the schools and substantial bomb-damage to the town. Many schools returned to Bexhill after the war but there was a steady decline in the number of independent schools in the town. The break-up of the British Empire and in particular the Independence of India in 1947 hastened the process. Most of the schools were boarding and catered largely for the children of the armed forces overseas and of the colonial administration. Although the number of schools decreased, many of the parents and former pupils had fond memories of the town and later retired to Bexhill.

For further information please visit

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bexhill-on-Sea and www.discoverbexhill.com/

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Blessings of the season to all during these difficult times

abandoned factory for expanded clay products - 1965-2012

Before you stands the great western divide. This ridge of peaks divides the kaweah river drainage in from of you from the kern River drainage on the other side. The great western divide rises high enough to block the view of Mount Whitney, tallest of the Sierran peaks at 14,494 feet.

In 1890, Sequoia National Park included the Giant Forest but not the peaks you see in the distance. Over time, ideas of what should be preserved in a national park changed. in 1926, this view became park scenery when Congress enlarged the boundary to the crest of Sierra Nevada.

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Spice Finch making her nest on a Fox Tail Palm Tree

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Cann!bal region is expanding and there is finally a perfect place for this !

Cann!bal Airlines : maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cannibal%20Island/249/10/3....

Las Galinas is home to numerous species of birds including ducks, birds of prey etc. Hummingbirds are also very much at home in this habitat. We spotted this little Anna’s Hummingbird as it took a quick break on a tree limb. Named after Anna Masséna, Duchess of Rivoli. In the early 20th century, Anna's hummingbirds bred only in northern Baja California and southern California. The transplanting of exotic ornamental plants in residential areas throughout the Pacific coast and inland deserts provided expanded nectar and nesting sites, allowing the species to expand its breeding range.

Expanding.

Reflections, Light and Water

“When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.”

Mohandas Gandhi

Sorry I haven’t posted or visited much this week; dad duties are filling the day and then some. I look forward to catching up on both this weekend! Have a great Friday everyone!

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Treasure Hunt #51 ~ Pom-pom

Take Aim: A Challenge Group ~ Something New

My husband bought me this lovely warm and sparkly hat for Christmas.

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Arriving home from holiday to find that my Japanese Anemone has flowered was especially pleasing.

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Must be great to sit in this wonderful house looking across the gorse on Royal Troon Golf course and then across the sea!

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Reading and Northern train PNPV (Port Clinton to Pottsville) is headed south as they pause at about MP 82.1 on modern day RBMN's Pottsville Branch crossing the muddy Schuylkill River at a place known as "The Chutes."

The rails through here were opened by the Philadelphia and Reading in 1842. For the next 124 years this was the the northern end of the road's 88 mile mainline from Philadelphia to Pottsville. In 1976 the by then bankrupt RDG was folded into Conrail which operated this trackage for 14 years until selling it to the expanding Reading Blue, Mountain and Northern Railroad in 1990. This view is taken from the bridge of the parallel John Bartram Trail which once was the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Schuylkill Division that was abandoned shortly after the formation of Conrail.

Leading the train are two EMD end cab switchers from decidedly different eras, RBMN 803 (SW8 blt. Sep. 1951 as Lehigh Valley 270) and 1542 (MP15DC blt. Apr. 1982 as Southern 2426)

Auburn, Pennsylvania

Monday July 3, 2023

Taken from 1-Chome 15-1 Hanakawado apartment rooftop. A 25 seconds exposure captured both colors of the Skytree. The weather was cooperative at that moment, had to wait for the rain to stop though. Somewhat lucky! I hope it will be of interest to some of you. Once again, thanks for looking!

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factory for expanded clay products - 1965-2012

This is the best I could come up with today because it's been so brutally hot even in the shade. They are the blinds in my back bedroom window given a blue toning in Lightroom

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NemO’s is an Italian street artist, known for his thought-provoking, dark comedy murals inhabited by characteristic human figures.

NemO’s large public pieces are almost always thought-provoking, displaying his critique towards our society’s modern values, selfish aspects of our society, with banal and thoughtless actions, or towards shallow and shock-addicted press and media.

NemO's es un "street artist" italiano, conocido por sus murales de comedia oscura y provocadores de la reflexión, habitados por figuras humanas características.

Las grandes obras públicas de NemO's son casi siempre estimulantes, mostrando su crítica hacia los valores modernos de nuestra sociedad, los aspectos egoístas de nuestra sociedad, con acciones banales e irreflexivas, o hacia medios y prensa poco profundos y adictos al sensacionalismo.

Fanzara (Castellón/ Spain)

Glasshytta Vikten

Finally got around to making some more rebel troops to go along with the one I posted a while ago. Changed the torsos and added custom jackets as well.