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One of my favorite views as I head South on I-15 about 40 miles North of Las Vegas. Over the years I've pulled over to the shoulder to shoot this scene half a dozen times. Most of the time the light or sky aren't working for me. But even then, the view is hard not to admire. Unfortunately it's only viewable as your going down a long fairly steep sweeping curve, so staring while driving isn't a good idea. Fortunately if you've paid attention over the years as I have, I know exactly where there's enough room to pull over and get safely off the road and still have the view. The scene is out there aways, so you need a longish lens to capture the neat stuff and avoid the nearby highway and traffic just out of the frame here.
Oh, off subject, this afternoon I noticed somebody transferred $2,200 from my savings to my checking account and then withdrew $2,500! Called my bank and now have the bank fraud department working on it. My debit card is now cancelled and a new card is being sent. Somehow the thief got in far enough to transfer enough money from saving into checking to cover the withdrawal. Looks like I'll be using credit cards until I get home in a few weeks.
Covid 19... Well hopefully once we get this behind us we'll have learned enough that when the next bug shows up we'll be better prepared. Can't be shutting down the entire economy like this again. I wonder if it wouldn't have been better to isolate folks that are in the high risk community rather than everyone. Seems like our government has pulled out all the stops in an effort to help people and businesses get through the economic recovery. Even so, the damage from this necessary shutdown is going to be felt for years. The only good thing from where I sit (my trucks seat) is the greatly reduced traffic. Highway speeds through Los Angels, the Bay Area, and Portland today. I like that, but not so much when you think about why there's so few cars traveling. Anyway, hope everyone is being safe, healthy and strong. We'll get through this together my friends.
The title Extinction Cycle for this picture is also the title of the book by Nicholas Sandsbury Smith. (7 books in the series) It's a dystopian tale of a military developed virus that changes people infected into monsters. Probably not the best reading while going through a pandemic, but at least most of us are not turning into monsters.
The final RoadRailer Train ever, NS Train 255, speeds west toward its terminus in Kansas City passing through the sweeping curve at Arnold Illinois. NS 9936 was likely the most photographed GE locomotive on this day as numerous chase vehicles and many people from across the country came out to document the final run of this unique train and staple of rail traffic in the Midwest.
The long rumored day has finally come and the Countdown to Extinction is in its final hours. Once this train arrives in Kansas City RoadRailer Trains will be a thing of the past. The day prior which was the last day that both the east and westbound trains ran was rumored to be a Symphony of Destruction with a couple of vehicle crashes, although I have yet to actually see any evidence of such destruction. But here on the final day with the final chase of the final RoadRailer train it was much different than the rumored chaos of the day prior. The day featured many staples of summer train chases in the Midwest, mainly High Speed Dirt road driving, and Sweating Bullets on this Mid 90s day in late August, but This Was [Our] Life on that day, and I don't think many who where there would've changed that. It was a great time with some great people and was a fitting send off to one of, if not the most unique trains operating in the Midwest.
Climate change still threatens the lives and incomes of millions of people.
Climate change is disastrous for humans of this world. Hurricanes, droughts and floods: the weather is getting more extreme. Governments and companies are doing far too little to stop climate change.
That can not continue. Time for action!
We need to take care of the Earth. It's all we have.
The desolate and lovely Salton Sea in the Sonora desert.
The wind was blowing so hard it was difficult to walk, and the wet sand rippled toward me in fast waves. The white mist above the horizon is salt spray whipped up by the wind.
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Extinction Rebellion demonstreerde vandaag weer in het centrum van Den Haag, vandaag geheel in het zwart gekleed. Geweldloos, zoals altijd, maar er was wel heel veel politie op de been, ik zag zwarte boevenwagens, politie te paard. Ze vragen alleen aandacht voor de leefbaarheid voor de mens op deze aarde.
Ze liepen met een grote groep door de stad, veel met demonstratieteksten op borden. Deze 5 personen voerden de stoet aan en hielden op deze hoek bij de Hofvijver een kleine performance onder begeleiding van een violiste, hier niet op de foto want die stond op een paar meter afstand.
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With the sad news of the Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frog (Ecnomiohyla rabborum) extinction, I'll be posting some of the critically endangered amphibians I've seen in the wild. According to the IUCN Red List, one third of the 6,260 amphibian species assessed are globally threatened or extinct. As sad as the news is, I'm optimistic for the future of amphibians because there are many great people and groups out there fighting for them.
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Scarfs made by me
Blood made by me
Snake made by DA
Bullets made by DA
Zombies made by RE
BG mady by sxc.hu Here
The Sumatran tiger is a population of Panthera tigris sondaica in the Indonesian island of Sumatra. This population was listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List in 2008, as it was estimated at 441 to 679 individuals, with no subpopulation larger than 50 individuals and a declining trend. - source : Wikipedia
Dodo wall mural seen at Port Louis. Created by the artist Vincent Box.
The Dodo bird has become the quintessential icon of extinction. It was only found on the island of Mauritius. The last known bird died in 1662.
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Black Lives Matter Brighton took to the streets.
Freya of Extinction Rebellion addressing the crowd by providing legal advice prior to the march from Brighton Palace Pier to The Level.
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11th July, 2020
That's how I felt coming face to face with a Mountain Gorilla Silverback high in the Virunga Mountains in the Democratic Republic of Congo. These wonderful animals number only 800 due to human activity: poaching, reduction in living environment, war etc. This was a point and shoot image taken on film, then scanned hence the lack of quality but a great reminder and a privilege just to be there.
A Met Police liaison officer in discussion with a protester with a line of The Met's finest in the bokeh, outside Parliament in London. Approaching 200 years after their creation, the nine principles espoused by The Met's first commissioner, Sir Robert Peel, remain in practice. The fourth principle appears particularly appropriate here:
"To recognise always that the extent to which the co-operation of the public can be secured diminishes proportionately the necessity of the use of physical force and compulsion for achieving police objectives."
Friday afternoon in St. Peter’s Square Manchester.
Many students, from Manchester and the surrounding districts, are seen here demonstrating on the streets of Manchester; the reason, the future of our planet. The youth of today are the future of the planet and their concerns are real. The planet, their planet, is gradually dying or should I say being murdered to a point of near extinction. Everything from CO2 emissions, Climate change, Deforestation, Rising in sea temperature to the killing of Animals and more; all of these things effect the environment we live in. These youngsters have a right to clean and healthy environment, a one that will be safe for future generations to come; we had our chance and blew it, give them the chance they deserve.
Incidentally, the vast majority of the protesters were female, where were the boys? No doubt they were at home playing on their X Boxes etc. Come on boys do your bit and help the girls out, it is your future also….!
These police officers are there directing the demonstrators to a safe route through St. Peters Square keeping them safe. St. Peter’s Square is a major hub for the Metrolink tram service and is therefore extremely busy at all times.