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Seen in Slough in May 2018 is First Berkshire Mercedes-Benz Citaro O530 B40F 64032 LK07CCE heading for Britwell on service 1.
Here is my quilt from the Simply Solids: a modern {bee}. I love it so much! Thanks to the lovely ladies in the Carmine group who made some of the blocks for me. The back is improv piecing....imagine! me doing improv!
There is a certain beauty to be found in places where human endevour literally meets the natural world. These pioneer locations right on the edge of the boreal forest in Southern Yukon offer a sense of just how reliant and connected we are with the natural world.
Photo taken with the Canon EOS R and RF24-105mm f/4.0L hand held. All raw converion was completed in DxO PhotoLab 6.0.1 with additional post processing and B&W treatment completed in Nik Silver Efex Pro 3 using one of my own unique presets.
This is the first of Maria's epiphyllum plants to bloom this year. It still boggles my mind that a flower that looks like this comes from a plant that for most of the year is an unimpressive looking cactus leaf.
I photographed this using a YN560-III in a 24 inch softbox at camera left at 8 o'clock. Fill light came from a small mirror at camera right. The flash, in manual mode, was triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Over the years, I've taken quite a few "Epi" pictures, and they're in my Epiphyllum Flowers album, if you like that sort of thing.
www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/albums/72157680754580643
Other plants, flowers, fruit or thingys that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Plant set. In the description for that set, I list resources that I've used to learn how to light with off camera flash. www.flickr.com/photos/9422
This is super crazy_ the first known tracks of life on land ~515 million years ago in the Cambrian era. Look closely at this busy slab to see quite a number of trackways from two (2) (!!) kinds of trace fossils. Models of the animals are at the top of the slab.
Found in 1983 in a quarry north of Kingston Ontario, were two different species of hand-sized to foot-long creatures crawling around in numbers and making visible tracks on wet parts of windblown sandy beach. Left is Climatichnites, the trackway left by a large sluglike animal and right is Protichnites, the trace fossil for a 16-legged arthropod. Makes you wonder what these critters were grazing on.
And these are large, well-developed and highly-evolved animals with chronological room for even earlier creatures perambulating ashore.
Redpath Museum, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Museum is geotagged.
Allow me to promote the latest global geocience offering, a very informative and photogenic coffee-table book published by Nimbus.
Four Billion Years and Counting, Canada's Geological History
(which has a bit of the back story for this find)
A second interesting trace fossil read is
_ Dinosaurs Without Bones, Dinosaur Lives Revealed by their Trace Fossils _ by Anthony J. Martin (2014)
In my quest for a more realistic look I can find myself being a little self defeating.
In this instance and with the whole growing my own hair experiment I have noticed that I have aged a lot. OK not that bad I know and we all age. But with a full wig and full makeup I can look 40 something as opposed to looking 50 something .
I know that's vanity playing its part. the question is at what point do I revert back to wig and makeup? if I don't then how do I move forward especially in the hair department.
would hormones help and if so is that going to change who I am. If I go down that route am I heading for a permanent change. how do I go about it??????
Questions questions.
This is an uncropped version of an earlier post. I originally thought it was too "busy" and was trying to call more attention to the sculpture of the Thinker, quietly unperturbed by the motley crowd, so I cropped it. Now, I'm liking this version better.
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Elton Hall is an extensive, mostly Gothic castle complete with towers and turrets, and home to the Proby family since 1660. Thomas Proby acquired the site of the Hall and built a fine Restoration house between 1665-8, which incorporated the medieval chapel and gatehouse of the original manor house. He married a local heiress, Frances Cotton, which enabled him to build this ambitious new home, and was created a baronet in 1662. In the 18th century it was made yet more Gothic and then further additions were made in the 1850s.
The gardens were the work of Meredyth Proby, based on a design made in 1911 by A.H. Hallam Murray and then redesigned in recent years. There is some fine topiary, deep borders and an impressive modern water feature - all of which would have been so much better in the sunshine…
This is my first encouter with this tern and a delight it was to see with a small breeding colony present on these lagoons. Unfortunately they rarely came close enough for decent shots. Laguna de Fuente de Piedra, Málaga Province, Andalucía, Spain. 2017-07-03.
This is part of a larger series of floral portraits. If interested, more of this series can be found at my website. I also have a Facebook page for the series, here: www.facebook.com/BuckChristensenFloralPortraits
Hohenzollern Castle is the ancestral seat of the imperial House of Hohenzollern near Hechingen, in the Southwest of Germany.
The first fortress on the mountain was constructed in the early 11th century. Over the years the House of Hohenzollern split several times, but the castle remained in the Swabian branch, the dynastic seniors of the Franconian-Brandenburgian cadet branch that later acquired its own imperial throne. This castle was completely destroyed in 1423 after a ten-month siege by the free imperial cities of Swabia. A larger and sturdier structure was constructed from 1454 to 1461, which served as a refuge for the Catholic Swabian Hohenzollerns, including during the Thirty Years' War. By the end of the 18th century it was thought to have lost its strategic importance and gradually fell into disrepair, leading to the demolition of several dilapidated buildings.
The final castle was built between 1846 and 1867 as a family memorial by Hohenzollern King Frederick William IV of Prussia. Architect Friedrich August Stüler based his design on English Gothic Revival architecture and the Châteaux of the Loire Valley.
Among the historical artifacts of Prussian history contained in the castle are the Crown of Wilhelm II, some of the personal effects of King Frederick the Great, and a letter from US President George Washington thanking Hohenzollern descendant Baron von Steuben for his service in the American Revolutionary War.
maybe the last one this year?
LESS IS MORE is the topic for Tuesday 11th October 2016 Group Our Daily Challenge
More is less.
The pawn is a valuable piece in the game of chess. Despite their lack of strength there are more of them so More is Less
The mighty IS-3 tank at The Tank Museum's Tankfest even in Bovington.
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It's way out in the water. See it swimming ~ Pixies
Semaphore Beach, Adelaide, Australia
Monday 13th April 2009
For Monday Blues, here's another photo from our Adelaide trip [even though I'm back in Perth and so is my mind].
I'm sorry to post and run - I feel really tired. I'll be around to visit tomorrow. Until then, Happy Monday everyone! HMB!!
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a helicopter? Surely it isn't Superman!
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Airbus Helicopters - Super Puma - Puma - Swiss Air Force - RIAT 2015
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DS 238, Wainwright
The S100 is a side tank designed by Col. Howard G. Hill.
In 1942, the USATC ordered 382 S100s from Davenport Locomotive Works of Iowa, H. K. Porter, Inc, of Pittsburgh and Vulcan Iron Works of Wilkes-Barre. They were shipped to the British War Department in 1943. They were stored in Britain until 1944. After D-Day, most went overseas but some remained in store.
After the war, The Southern Railway bought 15 S100's (14 for operational use and one for spare parts) and designated them USA Class. They were purchased and adapted to replace the LSWR B4 class then working in Southampton Docks. SR staff nicknamed them "Yank Tanks".
For fifteen years the entire class was used for shunting and carriage and van heating in Southampton Docks. They performed well and were popular with the footplatemen, but the limited bunker capacity often necessitated the provision of relief engines for some of the longer duties. Two examples were fitted with extended bunkers to address this problem in 1959 and 1960, but a more ambitious plan to extend the frames and build larger bunkers was abandoned in 1960 due to the imminent dieselization of the docks. They also often suffered from overheated axleboxes which was less of a problem when shunting but prevented them from being used on longer journeys.
A more serious issue was the condition of the steel fireboxes originally fitted to the class which rusted and fatigued quickly. This was partly due to their construction under conditions of austerity, and the hard water present in the docks. This came to a head in 1951 when several had to be laid aside until new fireboxes could be constructed. Thereafter there were no further problems.
During the mid 1960s six examples were officially transferred to ‘departmental’ duties and renumbered. These went to Redbridge Sleeper Depot (DS233), Meldon Quarry (DS234), Lancing Carriage Works (DS235 and DS236), and Ashford wagon works (DS237 and DS238; where they were named Maunsell and Wainwright).
Nine examples remained in service until March 1967[24] and five of these survived until the end of steam on the Southern Region four months later. Two of these engines, 30065/DS237 and 30070/DS238, were sold to Woodham Brothers in South Wales in March 1968. However, before they could make their journey, their bearings ran hot and were declared "unfit for travel" which led to the two tank engines being dumped at Tonbridge. Five months later, they were taken to Rolvenden when they were purchased for preservation on the Kent and East Sussex Railway.
At the moment, both locomotives are o.o.s. with no date known for return to traffic, ironically, it is the condition of their fireboxes which gives concern.
Information above chiefly from Wikipedia. Photograph from a slide by Ray Gell.
Belton House is a magnificent country house near Grantham in Lincolnshire that has been described as one of the finest examples of an English country house in existence. It consists of a mansion within formal gardens that encompass avenues that lead to follies that are contained within a larger outer wooded area.
The Brownlow and Cust families were associated with the property for some 300 years since they first bought the land in the late 16th century. The Belton House mansion was built in 1685 – 1688 via the fortunes made from sheep farming and the law by the owners of the estate. Sir John Brownlow and his wife decided to have the property built in the Carolean (thus called due to the currently reigning monarch Charles II) style as opposed to the contemporary Baroque style and there has been some controversy as to who the design can be attributed to. Some claim that Sir Christopher Wren provided the design whereas others claim William Winde.
Keris is an asymmetrical dagger in Malay Archipelago culture, which is famous for its distinctive wavy blade (although many have straight blades as well). Its distinctive blade-patterning achieved through alternating laminations of iron and nickelous iron (pamor).
Shot 4 from 1st April shoot. This is not Mars...it is actually Acton near Newry. An inversion layer in the early morning light. I am not sure about the overhanging branch. Any comments? The early start was worth it just for this scene alone...breath taking. The valleys in this area seem to be prone to this inversion layer effect. Grass frost slow to lift as the sun rises.
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city. Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste and throughout history it has been influenced by its location at the crossroads of Germanic, Latin and Slavic cultures. In 2009, it had a population of about 205,000 and it is the capital of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trieste province.
Trieste was one of the oldest parts of the Habsburg Monarchy from 1382 until 1918. In the 19th century, it was the most important port of one of the Great Powers of Europe. As a prosperous seaport in the Mediterranean region, Trieste became the fourth largest city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (after Vienna, Budapest, and Prague). In the fin-de-siecle period, it emerged as an important hub for literature and music. However, the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Trieste's union to Italy after World War I led to some decline of its "Mittel-European" cultural and commercial importance. Enjoying an economic revival during the 1930s and throughout the Cold War, Trieste was an important spot in the struggle between the Eastern and Western blocs. Today, the city is in one of the richest regions of Italy, and has been a great centre for shipping, through its port (Port of Trieste), shipbuilding and financial services.
For further information on this fascinating city please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trieste
The thing is I wrote up this lengthy story about my entire Yosemite trip and how I lost my macro. I'm convinced it was hilarious, insightful, and well intentioned. I even posted it yesterday, but when I discovered a few typos (ok, lots) I somehow managed to select most of the text, press a key to overwrite what I had written and hit to return to save it on the page. All this happened quick enough to keep my brain from stopping my hands mid-accident.
Dagnabbit.
So if I was going to write a story now here's what the morals might be:
1. Never doubt yourself to out-idiot an idiot proof photo backpack.
2. Always zip up your bag after you're done. And ESPECIALLY before you put it on your back.
3. Triple check step 2 if you're standing on a bridge.
4. Don't let your friend capture the whole aftermath on video, it will only give them something to hang over your head for months and years.
5. Don't compose your next great novel in the flickr description window. It will only lead to tears as it doesn't have an undo.
Yeah, there's a video. But you don't want to watch it. It's long and its not my finest moment. I'm acting like an idiot because I'm extremely tired, and hungry, and hypothermia is closing in quick. At least that's my story. So let's just skip it and move on. K?
Happy Monday.
This is the same wagon as the one viewed in the previous picture (91010) . The former OBA - previously pictured with sides removed - is now seen with the half height steel ends also removed. When EWS took over flask trains from B.R. they inherited these wagons but when DRS took over from EWS, EWS took the PFAs with them.
In 1994 the Waste Monitoring and Compaction Plant (WAMAC) at Sellafield entered into active commissioning and began compacting solid Low Level Waste for disposal to the Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR) at Drigg using half height ISO containers designated TC-01 (2910 series). Prior to that, waste had been moved in commercially available industrial waste skips. A more robust type of re-useable container was tried in the 1990s but was short lived because the WAMAC system rendered them redundant.
Containers like this, designated TC-05 remained in use for many years in the nuclear industry but after 1995 saw little use on trains.
is reigning in the alleys of the national botanic garden of Belgium in Meise.
2009-06-01 Explore #499
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This is such a fun thing to watch. I noticed it's active this morning. This one says cloudy skies snow in winter. It's very accurate.
How to Predict the Weather:
Clear liquid: Bright and clear weather.
Cloudy liquid: Cloudy, possible thunderstorms & rain.
Small dots in the liquid: Humid or foggy weather.
Large flaky crystals: Cloudy skies, snow in winter.
Threads of crystals at the top: Windy weather. Crystals at the bottom: Frost may be coming.
Read more: Crystal Ball Weather Station | A magical way to forecast the weather
[I take the opportunity of having finished the series on the church of Martinvast to upload three photos that I took recently in various parts of France (very different parts: Brittany, Normandy [on the Brittany border, admittedly] and the French Riviera way down south!) and which I like.]
This splendidly ornate Renaissance town house in the northern Brittany city of Roscoff is called “The House of the Dragon”. So, can you spot the granite dragon? It is there, I assure you!
This is probably the most famous house in Roscoff. It is listed as a Historic Landmark.
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This is ullapool (scotland) ................(holiday picture)............I have HennyHR to thank for this.LOL.
This is a new game/group on Flickr, the rules are in the link below. When you are tagged you have to upload a photo that has never been uploaded to Flickr before and post it in the group, then tag 3 others. A new way to get to know folks on Flickr.
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Tag, you're it! Please add your tagged photo to the "I've Been Tagged!" Group www.flickr.com/groups/926021@N24/
Here is what you do:
Go to your your archives and upload your a photo to post my 5th shot from my 5th folder in my computer,you never before uploaded to Flickr. Then TAG 3 friends.
NOW I tagged:
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Alvéola-cinzenta | Motacilla cinerea | Grey wagtail
O ponto inferior é devido à luz reflexa da água do lago.
The below dot is due to water reflection in the pond.
28/11/2015 - Sobreda (Almada, Portugal)
[Obrigado pela visualização]
[Thanks for your visualization]
...what is really going on here is SOOOO much more complicated. See, the Autobots are actually making a subtle yet strategic advance on the clueless Decepticons. The battle rages on.
With Sarah going barefoot for the entire vacation, it really did open up some cool possibilities with the foot tattoos. This was just from the first day, I did a whole lot more on her legs and arms that night. I liked the symbols a lot more, but the circuitry looked pretty decent after I added to it that evening. Imagine how cool this stuff would have looked if I could actually draw!
Matthew 28:5-6 NIV
5 The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.
First Baptist Church
Sparta, TN
Have a Blessed Easter!
Reikan-ji (霊鑑寺) is a Rinzai sect Monzeki temple (a temple where the head priest is a member of the imperial lineage) in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
Although it is not ordinarily open to the public, it will be open in spring and autumn.
There is a garden which is beautiful with camellia and autumn leaves.
Autumn leaves are best view about from the middle to the end of November.
My website Click links below to get the guide about Anraku-ji.
English site en.calmtripguide.com/kyoto/reikan-ji/
Japanese site calmtripguide.com/kyoto/reikan-ji/
This is my ice-blue 1964 Chevrolet Impala 4-door hardtop sedan, the first car I owned in Canada; bought in 1970 and sold in 1983. A great car, quiet, reliable and roomy; every day I regret having sold it, especially now as it is highly collectible and in good condition would be worth far more now than the $900 I paid for it !
Photographed somewhere along the Trans-Canada Highway in Glacier National Park, British Columbia, Canada in 1971; early into a road trip that covered about 4,000 miles from Vancouver-Calgary-Denver-Las Vegas-Victoria and many points between. The car ran flawlessly I'm relieved to say.
Pentax ME. Epson V500 scan of 35mm Kodachrome 25 slide
autumn is here in Essex. The leaves are shades brown and red and make natures very own carpet for us to walk upon.
I am looking forward to my next outing whenever that might be. I have a few friends to catch up so with luck I will be out again soon.
Manly Beach, Sydney, is my home from home in Australia. On my first trip to Oz, I rented a flat in Manly, stayed there for several weeks, and loved every second of it. On later visits, I’ve always revisited the place, getting there by the iconic Sydney Harbour ferry.
Apart from its other qualities, Manly is a civilised town that caters for its surfers and visitors. Look at this, for example (no, not just him! ) – it’s one of numerous watering stations along the beach. Fill your bottle with free filtered drinking water, and/or wash the sand from your feet with ‘ordinary’ water.
And Manly… how did it get its name? Well, it was named by Captain Arthur Phillip in 1788 after the Indigenous people living there; he declared that "their confidence and manly behaviour made me give the name of Manly Cove to this place". (Phillip, by the way, led the British settlement and colonisation of Australia, and was the first Governor of New South Wales. Time has moved on, of course, but the name remains.)
Bearded Seal is the largest of the Arctic seals and is generally the easiest to see and photograph because it can be remarkably confiding. Their most distinguishing feature are their long whiskers that they use to locate bottom-dwelling fish and invertebrates. They tend to occur in shallow water and are often seen hauled out on ice near glaciers. The scientific name Erignathus barbatus translates as heavy jaw and bearded. They don't tend to wander far from the Arctic though I saw my first one in Hartlepool harbour in 1999. I photographed this one from our ship as we cruised through pack ice in the Hinlopen Strait near Nordaustlandet.
The Oyama-Jinja (Oyama Shrine) is located in Kanazawa, the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The Shinto shrine is dedicated to Maeda Toshiie (1538-1599), one of the founding fathers of Kanazawa. The shrine was established in 1599 and moved to its present location in 1873. This equestrian statue on the shrine grounds depicts him in samurai armor. The spheroidal object at his back is a form of armor known as a horo. Formed by attaching cloth to a framework of wicker or bamboo, it effectively protected a warrior from enemy arrows by either stopping them or slowing them enough that they could not penetrate his body armor.
Kanazawa escaped fire bombing during World War II and consequently is one of the best-preserved Edo Period (1603-1868) cities in Japan. It was designated a UNESCO City of Crafts and Folk Art in 2009.