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Eastern Airlines is currently basing up to 5 B-767-200/300's at YYZ operated on behalf of Sunwing Airlines due to the worldwide B-737MAX-grounding
How rare a shot might this be?
At one time Garuda had an order for 50 737MAX series aircraft, of which only 1 was ever delivered before the MAX groundings.
Following that there has been massive confusion over Garuda's intent with the type.
Initially Garuda cancelled its entire order citing loss of passenger confidence. Later in 2020 it was revealed that Garuda had not cancelled the order after all and instead was ordering the MAX10 and deliveries would resume. In late 2020 Garuda stated that discussions with Boeing were "ongoing".
As of December 2022 no additional 737MAX aircraft have been delivered to Garuda and it seems fair to wonder at this stage if the loss making carrier will ever take delivery of another MAX at all.
I was lucky enough to catch their single B38M arriving at Singapore Changi back in September 2018
Shelly Beach at Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland Australia.
The sounds of the waves crashing on the rocky shelf and the smell of the salty air had a castaway feel about it; one of isolation and spiritual grounding.
Sunset dining on the beach in Old Town Vallarta - at The Blue Shrimp Restaurant!
I love dining while digging my feet into the sand ((((-:
that's good "grounding" !!!
Part of the Nymph Series
Shy, grounding and resilient is how I would describe the Dryads. Tree Nymph's; keepers of secrets, protector of worlds and givers of life. Part of the bigger world of Elementals: Spirits of Nature.
This is my 5th Image of the Series and an editing style I had a lot of fun creating!! Look at how she becomes the Tree :D
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Model: Ambrosia
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Image created this evening at South Mission Beach located in San Diego, California. After I had a successful evening of surf fishing I ate the second half of my sandwich and then got the camera out for the sunset. This is what brings me back...my way of grounding.
A quiet moment before the day unfolds. There's something grounding about beginning each morning with simple rituals—a warm cup of tea, the rustle of newspaper pages, the comfort of being inside while the cold air lingers outside the window. The soft window light reminds us that every dawn brings fresh possibilities, a chance to pause and set our intentions before stepping into whatever the day holds.
In the stillness of morning, we find space to breathe, to reflect, to simply be. This is where clarity lives—in the gentle transitions between sleep and waking, between yesterday and today.
By A23H, oil painting, 1965.
Alfred 23 Harth’s artistic trajectory began in early childhood with an imaginative impulse that combined construction, performance, and visual play. As a boy he dreamt of becoming an architect, spending countless hours in his parents’ garden where he built small huts in ever-changing variations, a practice that anticipated both his restlessness for experimentation and his sense of structure as form-in-process. A decisive moment arrived in 1958, when his elder brother Dietrich—later to become a literature professor—took him to a Dada exhibition in Frankfurt am Main. Harth himself has described this encounter as his initiation into art. Among the works he saw, the piece titled The Navel—simply a black dot centered on a white sheet of paper—struck him with lasting force. Its stark minimalism revealed to him the intellectual tension between a textual title and the conceptual reduction of an artwork to pure gesture, a confrontation that laid bare the simultaneity of seriousness and play which would remain central to his understanding of the avant-garde.
Through the following years Harth’s ambitions in the arts deepened. At school he immersed himself in art courses, quickly mastering a variety of techniques and beginning to dramatize small situations in public and private settings, often appearing in phantasy costumes of his own invention. At the age of twelve his father gave him his first photo camera, which became an outlet for experimentation alongside a growing dedication to pencil drawings. These were often portraits of jazz musicians, figures whose biographies he devoured and whose artistic freedom served as inspiration. By the age of fifteen he turned to oil painting, marking a further expansion of his visual vocabulary. His family supported his emerging musical life as well. Having already played the clarinet for several years, he received his first tenor saxophone from his parents, the instrument that would become central to his later career.
The final years of school were formative in a concentrated sense. He moved to the Goethe Gymnasium, where he specialized in art studies within an advanced curriculum. This provided him not only with a technical foundation but also with a robust overview of international avant-garde movements, complemented by the thriving artistic exchange active in Frankfurt during the 1960s. Harth’s creativity spilled beyond the classroom: together with his friend Hubertus Gassner—who would later become director of the Hamburg Kunsthalle—he staged happenings and other art events. Harth founded the centrum freier cunst, an experimental initiative served as a platform for events ranging from concerts of his own free music ensemble Just Music to exhibitions of conceptual art and cross-disciplinary interventions. Simultaneously, he began producing short films and working with conceptual strategies that blurred traditional boundaries between art forms, while maintaining an intense parallel involvement in both music and school life.
After completing the Abitur in 1968, Harth initially enrolled at the Werkkunstschule Offenbach to study design, connecting his experiments in visual and spatial arts with the applied fields of form and communication. Yet the pull of pedagogy and the broader theoretical grounding offered by academia led him to switch to Goethe University, where he began training as an art teacher. Throughout this period, he never ceased his musical explorations, continuing to perform and to extend his personal synthesis of experimental art, music, and theory—a foundational blend that would define his multifaceted trajectory in the decades to come. Alfred Harth's focus on synästhetic creation was indeed a significant aspect of his artistic approach at that time. He was interested in exploring synaesthesia beyond traditional media like TV, film, or theater, aiming to realize multisensory or synästhetic works that integrated sound, visual elements, and space in novel ways. This approach reflected his broader interest in breaking conventional boundaries of artistic disciplines and engaging the audience in immersive, multi-layered experiences that could not be confined to a single medium or format.
Hello Everyone, I hope you are all enjoying this beautiful Saturday! Today I will be sharing the first set of photos of a large-scale interior design project that we have recently completed for our client, Chontei. From the beginning of this project, Chontei had a clear vision of the design foundation that she wanted to see throughout the numerous spaces that comprise her home. Chontei envisioned dark hardwood floors throughout, with a light & neutral colour palette to offset the grounding effect that a dark floor has on a space. As you all know, and will see in this series of photos, we at The Design Firm love to customize our clients' spaces, whenever possible. We took Chontei’s dark hardwood floor request & kicked it up a notch, adding in stone & marble inlays within the flooring of each room, creating layers of beautifully polished stones, which are complimented with layers of polished exotic dark woods.
In the first photo, you are getting a look into the Grand Foyer. The very first room you see when entering Chontei’s home. The foyer is so large in scale, we opted to break the space up into three distinct areas. The first area is directly in front of the home's main entry point (out of shot) where we’ve placed a large console table, with an assortment of accessories, in the centre of the space. On the right & left-hand side of this photo (out of shot) there are two large console tables, each with a pair of lamps, accessories, as well as a set of chairs on each side. The second area of the foyer houses the dual grand staircases, with a small console table centered between them. Beneath each staircase, we’ve placed two large identical horse statues, each slightly tilted towards the front door. To finish off this area, we’ve placed a large series of art, ascending each staircase. The third and final area of the foyer, at the very back of the space, connects the foyer to the formal living room, as well as hallways on the right & left-hand side connecting to separate wings of the home. We’ve also opted to keep this portion of the foyer rather simple, placing matching dual book cases, complete with accessories.
In the second photo, you are getting a peak into the formal living room. When working on this space, we wanted it to have the feeling of a hotel lobby. To accomplish this, we started by placing a grand piano at the back of the space, centering it with the main doorway that connects the space with the Grand Foyer. We then decided to create two separate, but identical, seating areas within the space. Out of shot, we’ve filled the walls with large canvases of modern art in a neutral palette, complimenting the colour scheme that Chontei has chosen. Also out of shot, on each side of the main doorway which leads to the Grand Foyer, we’ve placed two large credenzas, each topped with a set of beautiful lamps and accessories.
Over the next 1-2 weeks I will share the other sets of photos that our amazing photographer, Sean, has taken of this project. Trust me, there are a bunch of great photos to share!
As always, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting the work that my colleagues and I churn out at The Design Firm. It means the world to us that almost three years later, since we joined up to create The Design Firm, that you still follow & support everything that we do. Even if we don’t always get around to posting about all of the projects that we are doing around the grid.
Lastly, I always recommend viewing my photos in full screen mode when able! This allows you to see the true depth and detail of the spaces that my colleagues and I create for our clients.
Photo Credit - Sean Hardy
For me, stopping by the local cemetery every now and then is a very grounding experience. The lunacy of life can be put on hold for a few minutes. This is the entrance to Holy Cross Cemetery in Menlo Park, Calif, and just down the street from where I live. The cemetery was established in 1872, so there's a lot of history buried here.
Due to the MD-11 grounding, FedEx's 777Fs were used on several high demand domestic flights. This one in particular operating FX1234 back to Memphis (MEM). With the MD-11s finally back in service, this sighting is kind of rare, and may not be for a while.
I had an unusually great view of Paul Kowert playing upright bass at this Gillian Welsh & David Rawlings concert. He was a master of his instrument, grounding the band and coaxing all manner of sounds (at times with a violin bow) from this instrument that he embraced as a lover. Truly amazing concert ...
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Until now, these film-based images have existed mainly as electronic scans shared online. This is an ongoing project to take the final step into the "real world" by creating prints on paper, using appropriate 19th century processes. Platinum/palladium with cyanotype and gum bichromate overprinting.
Karsha Gompa clings to the mountain like a natural extension of the cliffside. These structures were built in high, inaccessible reaches for both protection and perspective. Historically, the elevation provided a defensive advantage, but spiritually, it offers an unobstructed view of the impermanence of the world below. From this height, the monks watch the seasons shift across the valley, grounding their daily rituals in the vast, unchanging rhythms of the earth.
C-GMXB - Boeing B-737MAX-8- Sunwing Airlines
(in special "ROYALTON" colours -
leased from ALC - Air Lease Corporation)
stored at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
c/n 60.387 - built in 2018
Canadian leisure airline Sunwing Airlines said on Aug. 13th., 2019 it removed the 4 Boeing 737 MAX jet from its network’s winter schedule through May 2020, the longest of any carrier yet, as the plane’s grounding drags on longer than the industry previously expected. Sunwing said in a statement that its winter schedule, which goes into effect on Nov. 5 and runs until mid-May, is being planned without the MAX to give passengers “much-needed reassurance” while planning their winter vacations.
Moving right from shot (2), this is the third and last of a series which shows a combined total of 46 Boeing 737 Maxes in storage due to the type's grounding. These occupy a parking apron which is on the opposite side of E. Marginal Way S. from the main airport site.
With thanks to my good friend Brian Worthington without whom these photos wouldn't have happened.
When?
over seas within forests
when?
in heart and soul
there and again...
it strikes
in testimony
from the breeze it hitchhikes
a golden tide orbiting,
turning us over
like the oration of falling leaves
halting upon velveteen floors
between grimacing shadows
the grounding of me
lays beside the reminder of you.
by anglia24
14h40: 17/10/2007
© 2007anglia24
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Today's temperature: 13°C
Today's song: Keane "Atlantic"
The is the fishing vessel Sea Lion II. Sadly, this was taken only the day before her demise. She did not survive the grounding and recovery effort, and was removed by heavy equipment. A sad end for a fine classic wooden workboat. Image was taken using professional medium format film.
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The worldwide grounding of the 737 Max has impacted many airlines in 2019. To cover for their four aircraft Air Italy leased in capacity, including from Greek ACMI operator Lumiwings. Their second Boeing 737-300 is seen returning to Malpensa from Palermo on a sunny summer evening.
A top-down perspective that excludes the horizon, isolating only what is beneath my feet: the tall grass and the ground. I focused on the visual camouflage between the green fabric and the vertical lines of the vegetation, using a POV framing to capture the physical weight of standing on the earth. This is my photographic take on Shinrin-yoku—an instinctive shot that freezes the exact moment my steps pause, and my legs visually become human roots.
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Hello everyone! I hope you are all having a great start to your weekend & an amazing last day of 2022! Today I will be sharing the third set of photos of an interior design project that we have recently completed. For this project, we were commissioned to design the entire interior of the home, as well as the patios and balconies. Any landscaping details that you see in this and upcoming photos of this project, have been completed by the landscapers that are employed by the community that our client lives in.
In the first photo, you are getting a look at what may be my favourite room of this project, the kitchen! For this space, we created a ton of custom elements, which really help distinguish this kitchen from all the others that have been installed in this model of home. To start, we created a custom mesh wooden surround, which helps enclose all cabinetry and appliances, such as the wine fridges on the left hand side of the photo. We’ve also created a custom glass door fridge, along with custom glass door cabinetry on each side of the range, in a beautiful tinted black finish. These details help break up the heavy usage of wood and stones in this space, providing a nice contrast of a more delicate material.
In the second photo, you are getting a peak into the breakfast area, which is adjacent to the kitchen. This is a much more intimate space than the dining room, which I showcased in my previous post, due to the space being smaller overall and having a lesser seating capacity. As you can see, we stuck with our client's directive, using lots of beige, cream and white tones, with graphite and black accents to provide a grounding effect.
As always, the team & I thank you so much for following us along our design journey & supporting The Design Firm! You support is what keeps us going <3
Lastly, I always recommend viewing my photos in full screen mode when able! This allows you to see the true depth and detail of the spaces that my colleagues and I create for our clients.
Photo Credit - Sean Hardy
The dimly lit room was steeped in smoky jazz and whispered conversations. A lone trumpet wailed, the sound drifting lazily above the murmur of clinking glasses and muted chatter. I stood just inside the doorway. My fingers traced the coarse edges of my houndstooth coat, the texture grounding me against the weight of waiting.
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I think I much prefer the two-tone IR interpretation to the Aerochrome-like mixed visual-IR look.
There is however a definite appeal derived from the film legacy, easily understood infrared-to-red color coding, and lots of visible light to provide viewer with grounding in the common part of the spectrum.
In a world where AI feeds our desire for instant gratification as soon as we have a thought or need, it is grounding and humbling to walk in a place that is impervious to the wishes of man. Created by time and the most natural of elements, water and earth, a beauty emerges that is wondrous in its impossibility. Man's interference is not welcome or wanted here. Here patience is respected. The Navajo understood the sacredness of this space, knowing that there are things larger and greater than themselves.
There’s something beautifully grounding about this quiet morning ritual by the sea — that slow, steady walk toward the water, surfboard tucked under one arm, the Gold Coast glowing gold as the day stretches awake. The surfer heads out in search of those elusive waves. Watching with my camera, I become absorbed the quiet calm of the surfer’s moment of reflection.
A vigorous thunderstorm builds in rural Boulder County, with regular cloud to ground and cloud to cloud lightning strikes. The storm generated large hail and high winds as it moved to the east, grounding flights at Denver International Airport. However Kansas forbade its entry into that state, fearing it could be carrying marijuana from Colorado.
A composite of two 15 second exposures stacked and blended using photoshop.
Due to the MD-11 grounding, FedEx's 777Fs were used on several high demand domestic flights. This one in particular operating FX1234 back to Memphis (MEM). With the MD-11s finally back in service, this sighting is kind of rare, and may not be for a while.
Operating an Icelandair service from Dublin to Keflavik - one of the knock-on consequences of the grounding of that carrier's Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.
Operating for Norwegian Air International in place of the Boeing 737 MAX during the grounding of that type.
Three Souls
The soul, according to Aristotle, is a grounding principle of sorts. It is the realization of life. The soul is the one thing that enables a body to engage in the necessary activities of life and they build upon one another. the more parts of the soul a being possesses, the more evolved and developed he is. the three types of soul are the nutritive soul, the sensible soul, and the rational soul.
This image is a re edit of a 2021 image I took
Devil's Golf Course in Death Valley provides an endless expanse of texture, as far as the eye can see. Even though this place is obscenely dry, hot, and desolate, it is one of my favorite places ever. Something about being in the middle of all of this treachery while the morning air is cool and still provides a sense of peace and grounding.
Mölndals kvarnby and Mölndalsfallet is at the heart of the old Mölndal.
The waterfall is roaring in the same way today as it did when the mills were grounding corn in the Middle Ages.
Now squeezed between industrial buildings and wooden houses at the cliffs edges.
In the evenings, one can see Mölndalsfallen enlightened of lamps cascading down between the high, dark factory walls.
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Soren told me about a new program called Oloneo and this is the result, I think it worked very well, definitely worth testing a bit more.
C-FMXA - Boeing B-737MAX-8 - Sunwing Airlines
(leased from ALC - Air Lease Corporation)
at Toronto Lester B. Pearson Airport (YYZ)
c/n 43.297 - built in 2018
currently stored YHM due to the worldwide MAX-grounding
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