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Once Upon a Time in the East
Near 55, King Est Street
Wide: 68 feet
High: 37 pieds
This amazing mural highlights 29 typical and once well-known characters from the eastern district. It is intended to salute the builders of the eastern district while featuring a slice of Sherbrooke’s musical and cultural history.
Twelve artists participated. They wanted to highlight the personalities who live on in our collective memory most of the time, for the pleasure of anyone who remembers.
MW2237 blasts out of the city under the care of hogger Kyle Donze and one of the newest members of Metra's locomotive roster. From my sources, this 99 is "good to go" - lets hope the bugs have all been worked out!
Not my intended location for this shot, but running about an hour late, following problems at Doncaster, which included being trapped in the yard by a failed freight and then the coaching stock door locks not working properly, lent itself to this location at Brompton.
70016 leads 66955 on the Branch Line Society 'The Lackenby Looper' 1Z63 7.30 Doncaster to Hartlepool. 9/7/2022
For Macro Mondays, Intended Contact - needle in contact with fabric. I'm quite ashamed of the amount of dust visible in this.
Like a scene from before the directional running agreement, CP 5996 hauls a welded rail train west down the Fraser River Canyon near Yale, BC. Back in the 1980's and 90's, SD40's such as 5996 were the mainstay of power on Canadian Pacific in British Columbia. However, just like the weather in this photograph, the future of these aging CP Rail painted SD40-2's is bleak.
Primarily intended as an indoor flowering plant for around Christmas time, the bulbs can be over wintered, given a rest and they will produce flowers year after year.
Double deep red blossoms will grow to a stunning display for the holidays or any time during the winter months. Hollands finest strain produces more huge flowers per bulb than any other strain. The spectacular breathtaking beauty of the brilliant colours must be seen to be believed. Blooms reach over 8 inches across.
Gananoque, ON Canada
This is intended to be a bit silly. I took the picture with my telephone on the stairs leading down from West India Quay DLR and had edited it by the time I had reached the bottom. That includes inserting the birds. The only addition in Lightroom was the signature.
This US Civil War era fort was never completed because when the war ended construction was discontinued. It was intended to defend the mouth of the Kennebec River. There is a 'fence' here and also another farther back. HFF
The Rotunda of Galerius is 125m northeast of the Arch of Galerius in Thessaloniki, Hellas. It is also known (by its consecration and use) as the Greek Orthodox Church of Agios Georgios, and is informally called the Church of the Rotunda (or simply The Rotunda). The cylindrical structure was built in 306 AD on the orders of the tetrarch Galerius, who was thought to have intended it to be his mausoleum. It was more likely intended as a temple; it is not known to what god it would have been dedicated. The Rotunda is the oldest of Thessaloniki's churches.
The lighthouse of Genoa at dusk
The Lanterna, symbol of Genoa and most important lighthouse of the city, is a 77-metre-high tower, made of two blocks, square in section, roughly of the same height, and both with a projecting terrace.
Built on a rock of 40 metres of height, the top of the Lanterna stands therefore at 117 metres above the sea level. Its light is visible from more than 50 kilometres away.
The Lanterna has welcomed vessels and boats and guided them into the harbour for centuries. The Lanterna, as we see it today, was built in 1543; unofficial sources, however, date back to 1128 the building on this site of the first tower intended to assist navigators.
Today visitors can climb 172 steps, reach the first terrace (76 m above the sea level), and enjoy the breathtaking view of the port and the old city.
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This is toothpaste with it's cap. One has to turn the cap over and connect it with the little "flower" and twist to open it.
I intended to post this for today's Smile On Saturday challenge, Flower SOOC but didn't realize they closed at 7 and not 8 EST. Anyhow, here it is, straight out of my iPhone, selective focus of a flowering maple bloom taken at the New York Botanical Garden, the Bronx, NYC -- September 30, 2022.
Excerpt from stcatharines.ca:
The saw and grist mills were first established in the late eighteenth century by Duncan Murray and the Honourable Robert Hamilton. By the mid-nineteenth century, the area became known as “Reynoldsville” when Benjamin Franklin Reynolds purchased the mills from Peter Thomas. Reynolds owned and operated the mills for the next four decades, supplying the shipbuilding industry and local settlers with grains and flour.
The area's first power generating station, intended to supply power to the City of Hamilton, was established in 1898, which gave the neighbourhood its current name – Power Glen. The six homes on the north east side of Power Glen Road, which were built by the Power Company to house the workers of the generating station, also remain.
Twelve Mile Creek and the trail system in the valley, provide connectivity within the district and beyond. On the plateau lands, the tree-lined streets, period lighting and narrow winding road define the streetscape and give the neighbourhood a rural sense of place. These attributes lend themselves to the urban-rural setting of Power Glen, a village in the city that doesn't dominate over its natural setting.
This is my contribution to this weeks Macro Monday's theme of intended contact. It was created when getting 2 water drops to collide.
For this I used a small cocktail glass to create a reservoir with yellow food colourant then 2 drops were dropped from a height of around 10 inches one after another. The photo was taken in manual mode, F14 at 250/sec. To freeze the drops after contact I used 2 trigger flashes on 1/32 power. The actual collision size is less than an inch - HMM
Red Fox Kits
Full pun intended with the photo title by the way!
Ontario, Canada
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One of the sadnesses of the lockdown measures during the COVID-19 pandemic is that there is so little movement from place to place. Having spent the last year in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, I anticipated seeing very much more of the area. Instead, I have remained largely in one place, my contribution to not spreading the virus; that, and a heavy workload have meant that I have seen less of the world than I intended this year.
The silver lining to that cloud is that one sees so very many shades of one place. One sees things anew, even as they seem to pall. It reminds me of a photographer I read of once, I forget the name, who had spent much of his life photographing a nearby beach in numerous seasons, finding subtleties that others might miss. There is a venerability and wisdom in it which is appealing in a world that normally moves far too much.
Here is a bridge, seen most days for the last nine months, half shrouded in mist one recent morning. I am not sure that I matched the medium and the subject. Rollei Superpan 200 is, I discovered belatedly, effectively an aerial photography film; developed in stock ID-11 (around 9'30, with frequent agitation, as I could find no precise information on this pairing), the film is one of very strong contrasts and precise detail. My initial excitement at such stark negatives wavered when I realised how many images had been rather marred by camera shake - a combination of shorter days, a slower film speed, the near-weightlessness of the Zeiss Ikon Nettar, and a deep press of the shutter button had conspired to defeat me.
This one, however, was salvageable. Originally 6x6, the unbroken grey of the sky and the less than interesting grass have been cropped out to give a greater prominence to the lake, bridge, and reflections.
Zeiss Ikon Nettar, Rollei Superpan 200, ID-11 stock. Cropping and reduction of contrast in Photoshop.
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We had intended a day on the southern end of the S+C but a quick change of plan was required when the 8F was re-routed over Shap.10/10/2018
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The calving knife and steel. You can see the whole thing in my earlier photo or via this link:
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Mr. Templeton has been by far my favorite commission of the year so far. I decided against lineart for this piece because I was worried he would lose some of the fluffiness that I had intended for him, and honestly I'm very pleased with how he turned out. Because of that I'd like to do all my future commissions in this sort of lineart-free style, since it just feels right!
The Lancaster Canal was originally intended to run from Kendal down to Westhoughton near Bolton and help supply coal to Lancaster from the Yorkshire coalfields. It dates from the late 1790s. These days, it ends at nearby Tewitfield in the north and Preston in the south. It is used purely for leisure. The former riverboat in the picture has been converted to provide living accommodation.
Just one of those things. I had intended to do a straight photo of me painting Patankar so I stood on the docks next to the easel and made a "painting" of the scene to downsize and copy unto the easel. As it turns out, I liked the painting so here it is.
Patankar contest: Winner gets 5,000L. Deadline May 31th.
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Location: Patankar, Family Dreams
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Note: Very cool sim. Lots to explore with a lot of vignettes in different areas.
Camera and Lighting:
Firestorm
In Photoshop, starting from bottom layer
Windlight water: [NB] Turbid reflections for all layer
To create the "watercolor" effect
Layer 0. Windlight Sky: [Tor] Sunrise - Breaking Firmament
Layer 1. Windlight Sky: [Tor] Sunrise - Barcelon 2 (Blendmode: Lighten, Opacity 50%)
Layer 2. Windlight Sky: [Tor] Sunrise - Frenlite (Blendmode: Multiply, Opacity 50%)
Note on Frenlite: changed the time a little on Frenlite to deepen the colors a tad
Layer 3. Levels to deepen the colors, reset the middle point from 1 to 0.64
Layer 4. Made a new layer
Use Alt + Merge visible to put all of it on one layer.
Layer 5. Made a copy of this new layer.
Layer 4. Used Filter Gallery: Ink Outlines with no dark intensity and a lot of light intensity to bring out the ocean
Layer 5. Did the same thing again: still not dark intensity but dialed the light intensity to almost all the way to the left side too
Set Layer 5 to Blend mode Darken and opacity 70%
Note: the Ink outlines made a black outline line around the trees and house which I cloned over. Had to clone on both layers.
Setting:
Set design by ღ Dama ღ (damatjo.magic)
Verandah Cottage II by Spargelton
Mooring deck (big) by Goose
deck stair 6 steps by Goose
Skye Cliff 1 light rock by Studio Skye
shrub large green by [we're CLOSED]
Myrrh I by 3d Trees
Hedge 3 by Ee Oh
Queen's Maiden Flowering Bush 4 - Green by Heart
Grass*Bush*Rudbeckia Medium by Kidd
ItchyGrass [DarkGreen] by alirium
Flexi-Wildflowers-Blackeyed Susans4 2 by Lilith Heart
Bahia chair dark - sand by [we're CLOSED]
Bramley Rocking Chair (white) by {what next}
flamboyant by 3d Trees
Adoria Hammock by Goose
tree 01B summer by [we're CLOSED]
PLEASE NO INVITES AS THIS IS INTENDED AS A GREETING ONLY - THANK YOU.
Matthew 28:5-7
And the angel answered and said to the women, Fear not you: for I know that you seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goes before you into Galilee; there shall you see him: see, I have told you.
Is It So Important?
Is it really so important
just to know that Jesus died,
Does it really make a difference knowing
He was crucified?
Indeed, it was for all my sin
He hung upon a tree,
So it really is important -
through believing, I am free.
Free from all my sin and shame, my
conscience cleansed from guilt,
You too may know this blessing,
through believing if you wilt.
Is it so important then to know that Jesus rose?
That the tomb was empty, mocking
all the efforts of His foes.
Yes! It proves his power,
over sin and death and grave.
By His glorious resurrection,
we know He came to save.
His disciples who had seen Him die,
were frightened and were sad;
Until the day of resurrection -
His appearing made them glad.
He ascended to his Father,
there His precious blood to plead,
For those who came believing,
acknowledging their need,
He has sent his Holy Spirit
(Guide and Comforter is He)
He will teach me of my Saviour,
who will come again for me.
Then - with all who love Him,
we shall meet Him in the air.
He will take us to his Father's house,
to praise Him ever there.
Frank Robbings, April 1977 (Chelsea Pensioner & *SASRA member) *Soldiers' and Airmen's Scripture Readers Association reproduced from one of their earlier newsletters. For more information please visit www.sasra.org.uk/ and www.facebook.com/RoyalHospitalChelsea/photos/a.6432400157...
Over 300 Million Years ago, during the Meganisoptera period, giant ancestors of the modern dragonfly, Griffenflies, sped through the skies on wings spanning as much as 30 inches.
Dragonflies are voracious predators, capturing 95% of their intended prey. They can eat up to 20% of their body weight each day and feed off of mosquitoes. bees, moths, butterflies, and other insects including dragonflies.
Today, the modern dragonfly flies up to 30 miles per hour. they are masters of flight able to move each wing independently. they can fly straight up, down, backwards, and even hover at a dead stop midair.
Dragonflies have exceptional vision. 80% of their brain is used to process visual information captured by the over 30,000 facets of their compound eyes which allow them to see colors far beyond the spectrum perceived by us humans.
If you are ever photographing dragonflies. I find it isn't as hard as many would think as they will often leave a perch only to return to that same perch in short order. So they are much easier to capture than say birds or butterflies.
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uncertainty about what is happening, intended, or required.
"there seems to be some confusion about which system does what"
synonyms:uncertainty, lack of certainty, unsureness, indecision, hesitation, hesitancy, scepticism, doubt, ignorance,a situation of panic or disorder.
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the state of being bewildered or unclear in one's mind about something.
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Sunset on 26-October. The view towards Wong Wiang Yai, lit. the "big [traffic] circle". Bangkok sunsets can be madly fantastic, partly due to scattering caused by poor air quality.
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The 64m high Buddha statue visible in the distance a few km away was built since approx 2019 and completed around 2021. On 2 occasions every year the sun passes right behind in this view. I've been here previously in Feb-2023, and in July 2020 i also published a shot of the Buddha itself when it was still under construction, please feel free to check my Bangkok album.
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At present the Buddha's head is surrounded by scaffolding with a standard green plastic sheeting as cover. During day time it obscures the shape of the sculpture, but with the setting sun directly behind it adds a remarkable quality.
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Interestingly, the dictionary shows the phrase 'Wong Wiang' could also mean "compass", but that might imply a meaning not intended at time of shooting; however, it did influence the processing. I couldn't help but think about how sometimes we seem to rush past so many things on our journey, with so many things getting ever more colourful and inventive in their attention (and wallet) grabbing attempts, but then, where is it all heading and leading to, is there an exit from the big circle or does it keep going round and round?
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Anyhow, at the time of shooting I was aiming to do some more Bangkok cityscapes again and 'just' hoping to capture one of these intense sunsets in a great location, and hit very lucky indeed on that day :)
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This shows 2 'intended contacts' - the sd card into reader, then the usb contacted to the desktop.
HMM to everyone
I had intended to get up early and drive over there on the Peninsula before sunrise. Sometimes these plans don't feel do good while lying in a warm bed knowing you could just get a bit more sleep. I regretted it today.
Have a good week, we are 2 hours off Monday here.
We found this tiny little church by chance while travelling in Herefordshire. I think it can add a certain magic when coming across somewhere you didn’t plan on visiting. This was certainly one of those occasions, a very lucky find indeed.
I’m going to use a full description taken from Great English Churches (see link below.)
Dedication : St Mary & St David
Described by Simon Jenkins. Principal Features : Extraordinarily complete and decorative Norman church.
Amongst students of church architecture few churches are as well-known as Kilpeck. To the public, few places could be more obscure!
If any church deserves the word “extraordinary” it is Kilpeck. Once adjacent to a Benedictine monastery, it dates from about 1140AD and is little changed since. Kilpeck was gifted to the splendidly-named William fitz Norman after the Conquest and the church as we know it was commissioned by his son, Hugh. It dates from comparatively late in the Norman period and yet it is awash with the most elaborate carvings, many of a distinctly un-christian nature. Celtic, Scandinavian, Anglo-Saxon and pagan imagery vies with Christian iconography in a riot of dragons, warriors, monsters and animals. What Hugh intended the parishioners to learn from these images we can only speculate, but we can detect everywhere imagery of life, death and re-birth.
Kilpeck was built by the “Herefordshire School” of masons and we know that they were influenced by the churches of South-West France and the pilgrimage destination of The Cathedral of St James at Santiago de Compostella in Northern Spain; but none of this accounts for the imagery of Kilpeck. The excellent church booklet speculates that Hugh may have returned from the First Crusade in 1096 with holy relics that needed a suitable church to house them.
The church is a three-cell affair of nave, chancel and apse. The apse ceiling is an early example of stone vaulting with decorated ribs and a stone roof boss.
The doorway arch has three orders of decoration : a chevron moulding, followed by Norman beakheads and a third order that includes some astrological symbols. This third order is not supported by the door pillars so it is was probably added a little later.
The incredible left door jamb. The two warrior figures are known as the “Welsh Warriors” but their origin is in fact unknown. We see a lance in the hands of the upper warrior and a double-handed sword in the one below. These serpents slither up the pillar, and tumble down on the right hand pillar.
The right hand door jamb has less dramatic carvings on the inner side, although there are two birds near the floor. The outer order, however, seems to be a similar riot of entwined serpents to its left hand counterpart.
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Runway intended walks made for those dresses and robes where you can barely move your legs in fear of ribbing the fabrics (AKA prim breaks !!!)
I have no experience, I made this because I needed one, and I'll slowly extend these with different arm positions.
TP to Pink Moon
I had originally not intended to post an image in today’s Macro Monday but yesterday, without any prompting, my wife came up with these poached pears to use up some that were neglected and going too soft to eat.
The pears are poached in sugary water, together with a few cinnamon sticks, cardomon and a couple of cloves! She also produced a homemade chocolate sauce using cocoa powder, milk, butter and sugar I think. We had a few last night with these left over for today. Really nice and yummy!
The area captured is less than 3” wide so adheres to the rules.
'I intended to capture the iconic shot of two Gannets billing in highkey. The soft focus was intentional, but I'm unsure if it's effective.
I intended to create some bubbles in a textured red bowl. Before adding the soap I stirred the water and oil and saw this result. Looking at it first thing came to my mind was global warming because of it's warm fiery tones and some non transparent bubbles. I loved the concept and captured this abstract creation.
No political statement intended. I was wanting to make a self portrait and struggled with what to do exactly. My feelings are discombobulated. I feel like a lost soul struggling to find a way. I found a serving tray with the flag printed on it's surface. This was were I found myself--playing around with multiple exposures and combining elements into my time and space. I tried several slightly different images. I can't say I'm happy with any of them, but here I am.
Some days are better than others on the railroad. More often than not the plans of well intended managers to save money or a crew start often cost the railroad more money in delays than the intended savings ever would have realised in profits. Case in point is “The Hill” in Vicksburg, Mississippi, along the CPKC railroads Vicksburg subdivision. Vicksburg hill is an aberration in the landscape along the railroad’s Meridian Speedway. The speedway is known for its high capacity, easy access for west-east coast intermodal and auto products, and high speed, mostly flat, running. The climb out of Vicksburg is the fly in the ointment for trains headed eastbound towards the In this image CPKC Railroad’s “JV” (Jackson-Vicksburg) local turn is seen crawling up the aforementioned hill at their maximum tonnage rating behind four Electro Motive Diesel GP series motors.
“The Hill” is left over from the former Alabama and Vicksburg railroad’s ramp track that ferried cars from the Mississippi River landing in Vicksburg up towards the mainline to Jackson, Ms, and beyond. The original alignment of the ramp had grades in excess of 4% as the railroad assaulted the nearly impenetrable cliffs along the eastern bank of the Mississippi River. Only slightly improved, the current alignment officially lists at 1.85% on more modern track charts, but unofficially is around 2.9% directly starting up from the river.
Eastbound trains attacking this steep grade have their work cut out for them. After a 60mph sprint across miles and miles of flat Mississippi Delta lands through eastern Louisiana, you are faced with a ten mile per hour permanent slow order, for the length of your train, over the nearly two mile long Mississippi River crossing. A slight downgrade off of the bridge only further exacerbates this issue causing most trains to brake to keep their oftentimes 10,000 foot long trains at the ten mph maximum speed limit. By the time eastbound trains reach CP West Vicksburg they are often just barely beginning to accelerate out of the permanent speed restriction over the river bridge. When trains reach the toughest section of uphill running it is a slow notch out until you are in full run 8 to make it up and out of Vicksburg. Multiple reverse curves and a tunnel keep track speed to a maximum of 20mph on the steepest portion of the grade, which is rarely realized by uphill trains. The nasty grade levels out somewhat as trains pass through the Vicksburg National Battlefield and approach the long siding at Newmans. Eventually the grade completely levels out by the time trains reach Edwards siding east of the Black River crossing in Bovina.
For the new managers of CPKC this hill has caused the railroad more trouble than not. Most trains are run severely underpowered, or with poorly performing trip optimizer, on this section of the Meridian Speedway. Trip optimizer is a computer system that is supposed to optimize fuel efficiency and power usage on road trains across the network (LOL). This spotless December morning this section of track would prove smarter than its managers once again, and cause a cataclysmic backup of trains that would trigger 4 recrewed hotshots and 3 delayed departures for trains in the area. The JV turn, moving west, would scurry into town and begin switching the water level CPKC yard next to the main. Shortly after an eastbound train of grain loads would get signals to head east to Jackson with 90 grain loads behind a 1x1 consist. A 1x1 consist indicates the train has one head end motor and another distributed in the middle of the train. The underpowered train made it about halfway upgrade before they stalled out with no chance of restarting. Shortly after calling the PTC “help” desk they were asked if weather conditions on a perfectly sunny day were affecting their ability to make it uphill. After the litany of following questions about train handling they were instructed to stay put for a following movement to shove them out of town. A little over an hour and a half later inbound Sanchez, NL, Mexico, to Jackson, MS, high priority manifest train M275 arrived, cut their lead engines off, and nosed up to the rear of the grain load. At this point the engineer of the stalled grain load notified the dispatcher that he was only an hour out from dying on hours of service. With only 40 minutes to spare the grain train got the shove they needed to make it out to Newmans siding east of town before the crew expired. For the next hour trains began to stack up on the Louisiana side of the river. First out was eastbound Los Angeles to Atlanta blue streak intermodal I968 with 13,500 feet of double stack containers for the east coast. Behind 968 was an eastbound Dallas to Atlanta hotshot I168, and finally, the subject of this photograph, the running from the law JV turn. Westbound, and holding at Edwards, was manifest M267 with a short consist for Shreveport, LA.
Around an hour later the light motors of M275 returned to grab their 8900 feet of train at the bottom of the hill in town. Another half hour passed and the crew of the local alerted the dispatcher they were ready to leave town with only an hour and a half of time on their timecards for the day. As M275 was crawling uphill at 15mph on the main, the JV job shoved out with their maximum tonnage train, and waited for a light. Fifteen minutes passed and the light they needed finally came. Eleven hours after going on duty in Jackson the outbound JV turn crawled uphill out of town ahead of all other traffic. A yard crew would meet the train at Monument siding, on the west end of Jackson, to relieve them with mere minutes to spare. Later on in the afternoon as we left to follow the KCS 1 west towards Monroe we would again hear another inbound train, this time the high-priority intermodal/manifest I166 stall on the hill again with another 1x1 consist. Nothing else was around to assist this 166, and we never heard what happened to them as they attempted to make their way east to the Norfolk Southern interchange, across the state, in Meridian.
This is one example of many teething problems the CPKC was having along the Meridian Speedway as the new managers use real time trial and error in an attempt to squeeze maximum operating efficiencies out of their busiest east-west corridor system wide.
A week off from work is not going as intended. A less than desirable week of weather was predicted, except for Monday, so a change of plans occurred. Then I fell to a sudden high fever and stomach virus on Monday morning. So, while lying around my mothers home in Norwich, NY trying to get my energy back, I might as well post a couple of shots from the Chenango Valley. As in an earlier post, I described how little SW's were not cut out for the long running and speed of the Norwich local. In this shot we see an SW that has fell ill. On the left a GP rescue unit also had a falling out. On the right is a live unit just in from Binghamton and has stopped in at the yard office before continuing north to get a long waiting switch to customers in Norwich and Sherburne.
Pun bitterly intended upon the meaning of “Fall,” as either the season (autumn) or as the movement (of leaves down, towards the ground). The shot juxtaposes such a Fall (of leaves) with the pictorial invitation to Ascend by climbing the steps that were once carved out from the rock.
It was as late as in the 1930s that these steps were carved out from the solid rock to replace the earlier used way of ascending: the last person recorded to have used the shaky and rickety rope ladder was in 1911: monk Eugene of the Great Meteoron abbey (monastery) fell off the cliff whilst attempting to climb up that old ladder.
The stairs lead to the remote and deserted Hypapantē monastery (abbey) dating back to 1367 in Meteora, Greece. The abbey was destroyed by fire in 1809 on the instructions of a notorious local Ottoman bully, based in Ioannina.
Hypapantē is the Greek word for “Candlemas” (Luke 2:22–38). The abbey is nested within the rock formation at a height of 230 ft (70 m) above ground.
Meteora is the name of the group comprising many impressive and lofty rock formations: The height of the sandstone megaliths ranges between 1,000-2,067 ft (300-630 m). The rock masses were formed 60 million years ago, are geologically unique and listed in UNESCO world heritage sites.