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I photograph the river in my back yard on a regular basis. I guess it is time I throw in a little history.
"The French explorer, LaSalle, was the first white man to float the river when he worked his way upstream in 1679 from Lake Michigan to what is now called South Bend (the southern-most curve in the river). From here he portaged to the Kankakee River to begin his journey to the Mississippi River." (Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources web page)
Canadian Pacific's Every Child Matters commemorative locomotive leads train 2148-24 past the historic LaCrosse passenger depot that is still used as an Amtrak station stop as it nears it's 100th birthday.
Ryōan-ji (Shinjitai: 竜安寺, Kyūjitai: 龍安寺, The Temple of the Dragon at Peace) is a Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Myōshin-ji school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism. The Ryōan-ji garden is considered one of the finest surviving examples of kare-sansui ("dry landscape"), a refined type of Japanese Zen temple garden design generally featuring distinctive larger rock formations arranged amidst a sweep of smooth pebbles (small, carefully selected polished river rocks) raked into linear patterns that facilitate meditation. The temple and its gardens are listed as one of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
On a trip home to England one winter, we stayed at Offley Place in Hertfordshire. I visited the county to investigate places where my ancestors once lived. Many came from St. Paul's Walden, just south of Offley.
Offley Place is now a luxury Country House Hotel set in 27 acres of parkland.
It is a 17th-century manor house, with later rebuild in the Gothic style around 1806-1810.
I learned that the original house was built by Sir Richard Spencer and while most of it was demolished, the rebuilt version retains a Tudor porch and a 17th-century wing.
Sir Richard Spencer (b 1552 d 1624). 4th son of Sir John Spencer of Althorp who, in 1554, bought the manors of Offley and Cockernhoe in Hertfordshire, followed by further lands there in 1571. These were conveyed to Richard Spencer in 1577.
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Montenegro is a country in Eastern Europe bordering Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania and the Adriatic Sea. It used to be a part of Yugoslavia. The capital is Podgorica. The name Montenegro is Italian and means Black mountain. Montenegro was an independent princedom between 1878 and 1910 and an independent kingdom until 1918. That year Montenegro became part of Yugoslavia. In 2003 Yugoslavia was transformed into the new country of Serbia and Montenegro, but this fell apart in 2006 when both countries went their separate ways. Montenegro is therefore the youngest country in Europe. Montenegro is not a member of the European Union, but it is a member of NATO. Despite the fact that Montenegro is not yet an EU Member State, people do pay with the euro. Montenegro may be small, but this beautiful nation has a huge array of natural and man-made wonders. Once overlooked in favor of more famous Mediterranean countries, Montenegro is quickly gaining a reputation as a great place to travel. It's easy to see why. The mountainous hinterland is home to deep gorges, flowing rivers, glacial lakes and old-growth forests, popular for adventure activities. Petrovac is located on the coast between Budva and Bar, where the old mountain road from Podgorica reaches the coast. It has a 600 m long sandy beach and it is a popular tourist destination. Petrovac is seen as a somewhat "calmer" resort. The European Dream Islands are two wonderful islands, officially called Big and Small Katic, and in everyday life called Katic and the island of Sveta Nedelya Holy Resurrection. They are located in the Adriatic Sea opposite the Petrovac resort.
The island of Sveta Nedelya or called Katic is located one kilometer from the city beach of Petrovac. This island is made of stone, it is quite small in size. It is located so that it is closed from the side of the coast of Petrovac by another stone island - Katic, overgrown with pine trees. You can get here by swimming, on catamarans or a boat. On the island of Sveta Nedelya there is a small church with the same name as the island itself. There is an amazing legend associated with this island and this church. She tells us that sailors miraculously escaped during a storm on this island. After this event, the sailors literally built a church on bare stones, which to this day is considered a talisman for local sailors and fishermen. There are reefs near these two islands. The most interesting dives take place near the Donkova Seka underwater cliff. This part of the Adriatic Sea is under the protection of the state of Montenegro and is considered a protected area.
Montenegro is een land in Oost-Europa en grenst aan Bosnië en Herzegovina, Servië, Kosovo, Albanië en de Adriatische Zee. Vroeger was het een deel van Joegoslavië. De hoofdstad is Podgorica. De naam Montenegro is Italiaans en betekent Zwarte berg. Montenegro was tussen 1878 en 1910 een zelfstandig prinsdom en tot 1918 een zelfstandig koninkrijk. Dat jaar werd Montenegro onderdeel van Joegoslavië. In 2003 werd Joegoslavië omgevormd in het nieuwe land Servië en Montenegro, maar dit viel in 2006 uit elkaar toen beide landen een eigen weg gingen. Montenegro is misschien klein, maar deze prachtige natie heeft een enorm scala aan natuurlijke en door de mens gemaakte wonderen. Ooit over het hoofd gezien ten gunste van meer bekende mediterrane landen, krijgt Montenegro snel een reputatie als een geweldige plek om te reizen. Het is gemakkelijk te zien waarom. Het bergachtige achterland herbergt diepe kloven, stromende rivieren, gletsjermeren en oerbossen, populair voor avontuurlijke activiteiten. Petrovac ligt aan de kust tussen Budva en Bar, waar de oude bergweg, met hellingen van de omliggende heuvels, van Podgorica de kust bereikt. Het eiland Sveta Nedelya ligt op een kilometer van het stadsstrand van Petrovac. Dit eiland is gemaakt van steen, het is vrij klein van formaat. Het is zo gelegen dat het vanaf de kant van de kust van Petrovac wordt afgesloten door een ander stenen eiland - Katic, begroeid met pijnbomen. Je kunt hier komen door te zwemmen, op catamarans of een boot. Op het eiland Sveta Nedelya staat een klein kerkje met dezelfde naam als het eiland zelf. Er is een verbazingwekkende legende geassocieerd met dit eiland en deze kerk. Ze vertelt dat er ooit op dit eiland tijdens een storm zeelieden op wonderbaarlijke wijze zijn ontsnapt. Na deze gebeurtenis bouwden de zeelieden letterlijk een kerk op kale stenen, die tot op de dag van vandaag wordt beschouwd als een talisman voor lokale zeelieden en vissers. Er zijn riffen in de buurt van deze twee eilanden.
In the UK, important historical buildings get 'listed' and Given 'a 'Grade'. The idea is to preserve old buildings. The grade determines what can be done to the building. The higher the grade the less you can do. But, who decides what is worth keeping? Or, more importantly, how do they decide what is worth keeping? This cottage has a history (of which I know nothing). It was a place where someone lived out their life or lives. But, it has been left to fall apart. Why? because they were not rich, famous, notorious?
Canadian Pacific GP20C-ECO 2261 on CPKC train G-18 is making a switch move on the weedy yard track beside the big Blue Seal Feeds mill which has been a stalwart customer for as long as their has been a railroad here. In fact the first mill was built by the Southeastern Railroad as an outlet for Canadian grains. In there was a great tragedy here when the mill, then owned jointly by the Canadian Pacific and Boston and Maine and leased to Quaker Oats, exploded killing 13 and destroying 75 freight cars. Damage was reported at $400,000 or just under $10 million equivalent today!
Rebuilt, the mill belonged to Quaker Oats until 1941 when the Lawrence, Mass based H.K. Webster company acquired it to produce its Blue Seal brand of feeds. Blue Seal was acquired by Varied Investments Inc. which also owned Kent Feeds of Muscatine, IA. Operated as separate companies until 2010 when they were merged to become KNG (Kent Nutrition Group) their products are still marketed regionally under their historic brand names.
This facility was once much busier and into the 1980s even rated it's own dedicated switcher and was a bastion of Alco power including the home of one of the five RS2s on the roster purposely built for service on CP's lines in Maine and Vermont. Today it remains one of only three customers CPKC presently serves on its Vermont lines and is direct link to the long and storied past of this once important route. To read all about the history of this line see the earlier post of this train at the border crossing.
Richford, Vermont
Friday June 21, 2024
Powell Street, San Francisco, CA
I definitely wanted to capture an image of the famous San Francisco cable cars. This one is at the end of the line near Market Street.