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CN 1501 is testing CN's Industrial Lead in Montreal, which branches off of the Henri-Bourassa Spur. This end of the Lead actually does not serve clients anymore. CN serves Windsor Canadian Salt on the Anjour Spur off of the Lead a bit north of there.
I loved this wavy glass building. However, I'm afraid of heights and doubt I'd do very well with an office hanging out over the street.
A loco out of use on the n.g. system. Unfortunately the slide isn't very sharp but the content is still interesting.
April 22, 2015 on our trip to the blipmeet at Wanaka, Central Otago in New Zealand.
Oamaru was our stop for lunch and we had it in the new Steampunk cafe. After lunch I had a quick walk around Oamaru's Harbour Historic Area before heading down south.
BEST VIEWED IN LIGHT BOX AND THE INFORMATION IS WORTH READING. :)
Photographed in the Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Angiopteris evecta (the Giant or KIng Fern) is an ancient species with reputedly the largest fronds of any fern on earth. The species was thought to be extinct in the wild in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, until a single specimen was recorded in the far north-east of the State in 1978. The Giant Fern is the only species of the genus Angiopteris found in Australia. NSW has commenced a recovery program to re-insert this marvellous plant back into the environment where it once lived. In North Queensland Angiopteris evecta is commonly known as the King Fern and is not endangered, but still considered to be a prize among the fern family as the most primitive tree fern in existence and surviving naturally in the Wet Tropics of Queensland for at least 300 million years.
The King Fern (Angiopteris evecta) has either leaves tufted near ground level, or an erect rhizome forming a massive, woody trunk up to 1 metre in diameter and 3 metres in height in older specimens. The leaf stalks are green, smooth and swollen at the base where a pair of dark cockle-shell like containers enclose the base. The bi-pinnate fronds are massive, up to 8 metres in length, and are reputedly the largest fronds of any fern on earth.
Angiopteris is a primitive genus and represents an ancient flora of Gondwanan origin. Fossilised Angiopteris-like ferns dating from the early Mesozoic, some 200 million years ago, have been found at Lune River in Tasmania, when Australia was still part of Gondwana and a warm, wet climate prevailed. During the slow drift north, the species was confined to warm and wet refugia such as the Daintree Rainforest.
The King Fern is a member of the Family Marattiaceae (order Marattiales). The genus Angiopteris contains approximately 100 species occurring in Madagascar, south-east Asia, Japan, Australia and the south-west Pacific.
Here's a really interesting fact so please keep reading. Recent studies inform us that the female cone is able to emit a biochemical when it is pollenating that causes the male cone to turn up its temperature to discomfort the beetles (thrip) that inhabit the male cone. Stimulated by the 12 degrees increase in temperature, the thrip, which predate flying insects, walk their burden of pollen to the female cone to effect cross-pollination. I think that's cool!!
Seeing this fern growing in the park was like being in a living museum. Some of them were half the height of small palm trees.
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1. Marina, 2. The Train is Waiting, 3. Make Hay While The Sun Shines, 4. Long Headed Poppy, 5. Bird's foot trefoil, 6. Looking Toward Druidale, 7. Silver Sea, 8. Up in the Hills, 9. Autumn is Coming, 10. Peel Castle in the Afterglow, 11. Fiery Sky, 12. Glen Maye Waterfall, 13. A Stormy Sunset, 14. Misty Sunshine, 15. Pancake Day, 16. Grazing Sheep, 17. Stormy Sunset, 18. Calm Now!, 19. Speedy, 20. In the Light
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It comes to a surprise to most folks that the State of Alaska consumes the most ice cream per capita than any other state in the USA.
The tourism industry has little effect on this stat, ice cream as well of most dairy products contain vitamin D which is also produced in humans though exposure to sunlight. With the long sunless winter days this comfort food is a tasty source of vitamin D.
From a trip to Newport Rhode Island, ... It was not quite as scary in real life as I seem to have interpreted it :)
#5: As of 10/8/17, under Flickr's popularity rankings of my 500+ pics, this is listed as #5 in "interestingness."
I've been engaging in some short, private crossdressing opportunities at home recently, after acquiring and trying out some new clothes, shoes, and accessories. This is the 66th pic posted from this recent CD activity, and taken just a few weeks ago.
As usual, I really enjoy color-coordinating attractive/sexy/cute outfits, and this one features a spaghetti-strap low-cut tan velvet dress with pink lace, topped with a blush-pink open cardigan, and accompanied by pink suede high heel booties (not seen here), and a complementary belt, purse, tights, and jewelry.
More about this and other new 2017 pics was written up recently in a descriptive Update provided in my profile or "About" page here on Flickr. It details some choices made for these 2017 pics.
Let me know your thoughts... :-)
Very interesting journey behing the falls (Horseshoe Falls) through tunnels dug in the rock.
Tourists taking some photos behind the Horseshoe Falls.
Visit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Falls
Info from Wikipedia:
Niagara Falls (/naɪˈæɡrə/, Cayuga: Gahnawehtaˀ or Tgahnawęhtaˀ is the collective name for three waterfalls that straddle the international border between Canada and the United States; more specifically, between the province of Ontario and the state of New York. They form the southern end of the Niagara Gorge.
From largest to smallest, the three waterfalls are the Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls and the Bridal Veil Falls. The Horseshoe Falls lie mostly on the Canadian side and the American Falls entirely on the American side, separated by Goat Island. The smaller Bridal Veil Falls are also located on the American side, separated from the other waterfalls by Luna Island. The international boundary line was originally drawn through Horseshoe Falls in 1819, but the boundary has long been in dispute due to natural erosion and construction.
Located on the Niagara River, which drains Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, the combined falls form the highest flow rate of any waterfall in the world, with a vertical drop of more than 165 feet (50 m). Horseshoe Falls is the most powerful waterfall in North America, as measured by vertical height and also by flow rate. The falls are located 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Buffalo, New York and 75 miles (121 km) south-southeast of Toronto, between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York.
Niagara Falls were formed when glaciers receded at the end of the Wisconsin glaciation (the last ice age), and water from the newly formed Great Lakes carved a path through the Niagara Escarpment en route to the Atlantic Ocean. While not exceptionally high, the Niagara Falls are very wide. More than six million cubic feet (168,000 m3) of water falls over the crest line every minute in high flow, and almost four million cubic feet (110,000 m3) on average.
The Niagara Falls are renowned both for their beauty and as a valuable source of hydroelectric power. Managing the balance between recreational, commercial, and industrial uses has been a challenge for the stewards of the falls since the 19th century. (Wikipedia)
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