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Not a fish at all (fast fish is a Moby Dick reference, the chapter Fast-fish and Loose-fish, a great chapter for students to write an essay about, no AI please) this is a Northern Right Whale Dolphin, Lissodelphis borealis. They lack the dorsal fin seen on other species of dolphin and porpoise, and they do not whistle like the other dolphins, instead communicating with clicks. Is that sleek shape fast? Oh, yes, 30 mph at a gallop, no problem. Their range is restricted to a band of temperate mid-latitude Pacific water, but, due to their speed and shy nature, there are many aspects of their lives that are not known. It is known that thousands are killed every year in the giant drift nets of Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese and Chinese deep ocean fishing fleets, by-catch that is discarded. The Chinese fleet alone is methodically emptying the the world’s oceans of fish with no regard to catch limits or fishing methods - www.economist.com/international/2022/12/08/chinas-deep-wa...
Featured for the very first time in an February, 2024 evening photo shoot, the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum's 3-stall roundhouse is fast becoming the centerpiece of the organization's Sheepscot Yard in the town of Alna, Maine. This facility, named for long-time museum volunteers Fred and Sharron Morse, has been under construction since the summer of 2021 and will ultimately house a planned fleet of three steam locomotives. Although the exterior of the structure was literally completed on the day when this photo was captured, quite a bit of additional work remained before the structure could be completely operational. That work would include the construction of smoke jacks in the ceiling, some additional interior finishing and the installation of a heating system. On this particular evening, with a photo shoot underway, the museum crew elected to bring its own operational Locomotive #9 into the house, along with the inoperable, Monson Locomotive #4, to give everyone just a taste of what things will look like in the not-too-distant future.
You may remember under the Rev. John Thomson's painting, I mentioned the line of corbel stones along the wall-head, that once supported a parapet. Well here they are! But as any student of architecture will know, they are upside down! The keep, as painted by Rev. Thomson, was badly damaged when it was struck by lightning during a great storm in 1871. The fact that this massive chunk of masonry survived the fall is a tribute to the quality of the lime mortar used!
The blurry white building in the far distance is the Torness nuclear power station.
Rainy night at a BC Hydro fast charger, River Parkway and Leslie Road, Richmond, B.C.
Nikon D200
Voigtländer Color-Skopar 28mm ƒ/2.8 SL
triple exposure
DRS 88 010 heading south past Queensville Curve on the up fast line with a very late running 4M27 Coatbridge to Daventry Freightliner service
November 28, 2022
Kavarna Farmlands, Eston
Medics working on Spc. Tristan Cruze in Kavarna after repelling a fast assault by commonwealth soldiers. He was one of two Khazdanians hit in the attack, while 19 Trollish were killed. Spc. Cruze did not survive, despite the best efforts of the medics. He died defending his nation, fighting until he was nearly overran.
Photo by Spc. Vikram Krishnan
Robert Logan 7th of Restalrig, grandson of Sir Robert Logan and Elizabeth Home, and son of Robert Logan and Dame Agnes Gray, obtained possession of his father's lands in 1576, 15 years after his father's death, on reaching the age of 21. He immediately began disposing of various lands and properties - something he was to continue doing for the rest of his life.
Also in 1576, he married Elizabeth M'Gill, daughter of David M'Gill, advocate, of Lochcotes, Nisbet, and Cranstoun Riddell, but they were later divorced.
A transaction is recorded in the Register of the Great Seal under the date 13th May 1580, in which the King willed that Robert Logan should pay, within seven years, a sum of £3380 to John Lumsden of Blanerne. He was cited at an address over the north side of the loch of Restalrig, where he commonly had his residence, and at the castle and fortress of Fast Castle, where he had his residence at the time with his retainers and family.
In 1584, the Privy Council ordered "Dame Agnes Hume, Mr Thomas Lyoun of Balduky (the Master of Glamis), now her spouse, and Robert Logane of Restalrig, keepers of the castle of Fast castell, to deliver it to the King's officers within six hours after being charged, on pain of treason."
About 1586, he seems to have married again. His wife at the time of his death in 1606 was Marion Ker.
A daughter (to Logan of Restalrig) was christened at Fast Castle in May 1590 attended by the Earl of Bothwell and Lord Home.
In 1593, Logan got into increasing trouble with the law. On 12th February, having failed to appear to answer "upoun his treasounable conspyring, consulting, trafficquing, and divising with Frances, sometyme Erll Bothuill," he was denounced rebel. In the same year, "under silence of the night," he took, from William Nisbet of Newton, gold and silver to the value of 3000 merks.
In 1594, in one of the acts he is most remembered for, Logan called in the (alleged) magician, John Napier of Merchiston, to help find treasure said to be hidden within Fast Castle. Searching for hidden treasure, by supernatural means, was occasionally practiced in those days. The origin of the treasure, if it ever existed, is not known, but one wonders whether it was connected with the jewelry that had belonged to Mary Queen of Scots and was given by William Kirkcaldy of Grange to Logan's mother, as security for the loan she had given him.
In 1597-8, Logan had dealings with George Ker, the Catholic intriguer with Spain, on whose person the famous "Spanish blanks" were found.
Fast-food chains rely on frontline employees to provide first-class customer service, setting their establishments apart from competitors in this highly-competitive industry.
This Land Rover is used by West Midlands Fire Service to respond quickly to small fires. It's quicker and cheaper than sending a full-sized tender. Seen at the International Fire Fighters Day event in Walsall town centre. Note also the man with a cone on his head.
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Saw a similar photo posted on my facebook feed some days earlier. That was definitely an inspiration to try this out. Not satisfied with the end results much though. But that pushes me to try again.
A typical fast food stand on Blackpool promenade.
Ohhhhh this picture was used in one of my fave blogs - the ever lovely lifehacker! :-)
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Buitre leonado / Griffon vulture / Gyps fulvus
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Photos taken from a fixed hide
A Chinese Fisherman throws a fishing net at sunset, releasing the net from his mouth as he throws it out over the Li River, in Guilin China. All Rights Reserved. Copyright © 2015-2016 Andy Beales www.andybeales.com