She doesn't need to say anything, or make obvious advances. It's in her eyes. It's in her scent. It's in the rhythm of her heart. And in the quiet of those captured moments, it can be recognized in her soul.

A bunch of these white starred flowers at the entrance to a gated home in Mimomi, Chiba, Japan.

Concrete working in harmony with the dripping water to allow this bouquet to thrive. www.lucidcommunication.com/2011/10/02/bouquet-pon-wall-po...

Looking Glass Falls, Brevard, NC

A late bloomer standing out in a temple garden in Ichikawa, Chiba Japan.

Busting forth with hues spreading the seeds for the next generation of pomegranate. www.lucidcommunication.com/2011/11/26/pomegranates-and-sp...

The solar eclipse of May 21, 2012 as seen over my part of Tokyo www.lucidcommunication.com/2012/05/21/the-cloudy-ring-of-...

Memorial objects of hope tied to the fence at St. Paul's Chapel at Ground Zero, taken in November, 2001 NYC. www.lucidcommunication.com/2011/09/11/god-bless-the-world...

A gate in Chiba slowly being reclaimed by the weeds. www.lucidcommunication.com/2011/10/30/seeking-balance-bet...

A sparkle on a rather cool day in July with my shadow.

An overflowing bush outside a small office building in Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan.

A double set of Lucid Communication posters spotted in Shibuya 4 years ago and photographed by Harold Maison, photographer. Read blog for details www.lucidcommunication.com/2011/12/17/double-lucid-commun...

SLR Class :- M2

Manufactures Model :- G12

Introduction years :- 1954 to 1966

No of Locos :- 14

Loco Nos : 569-573 M2

591-593 M2a

594 and 595 M2b

626 and 627 M2c

628 and 629 M2d

Builder :- General Motors (G.M.D.)

State :- Canada and America

Prime Mover :- General Motors - G M V12 567 12C

Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC - DC Power Transmission )

Power :- 1425 hp

rpm :- 800

Weight :- 79 ton

Length :- 46' 9"

Wheel arrangement :- A1A-A1A (M2,M2a,M2b and M2d)

Bo-Bo (M2c)

Brake system : - Vacuum and Dynamic

Max speed :- 112 Km/h

Gauge : - 1676 mm

Type :- Locomotive

Purpose/Used line :- Main line Passenger and Freight train Not to run Matale and Kelani Valley line.

Gift from Colombo Plan aid.

M2c special designed for Upcountry (Colombo to Badulla) Rail track.

SLR purchased 02 Locos in 1966 from EMD plant America for Cement Transport (M2d 628 and 629).

All locos fitted train light system and fitted W1 cowcatchers at CME in 80’.

M2 572 use for “Ruhunu Kumari” Train inaugural run in 1955.

M2 572 use for “Udarata Menike” Train inaugural run in 23 April1956.

M2 571 Destroyed due to Bomb blast at Mullipathan in 04.10.1985

M2 570 Trapped KKS in 1990. because of Civil war transported to C.M.E. Ratmalana by ship in 1997. Back in service after repair in July 1998.

M2d 629 use for “Meena Gaya” Train inaugural run in 23 December 2004.

M2 591 Damaged by Tsunami waves at Pereliya in 26.12.2004. Back in service after repair in 26.12.2008

13 Locomotives are presently on Service.

M2s were named,

569 : Ontario

570 : Alberta

571 : Saskatchewan

572 : British Columbia

573 : Quebec

591 : Manitoba

592 : Nova Scotia

593 : New Brunswick

594 : Prince Edward Island

595 : New Foundland

626 : Montreal

627 : Vancouver

628 : Kankesanturai

629 : Galle

Information as at 03.02.2025

VInes growing up the the vertical side of the wall at Nokogiriyama.

Full on summer day, with the vines coming out of the drainage holes in the wall.

This bouquet is weeping tears of blood on a barricade at Ground Zero. Taken in November, 2001 NYC. www.lucidcommunication.com/2011/09/11/god-bless-the-world...

M2c locomotive number 1151, a former resident at the Virginia Scrap Iron & Metal yard from 1950 until 2009. M2c #1151 was moved on 21 August to the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke. Yes it was not scrapped, but...

SLR Class :- M2

Manufactures Model :- G12

Introduction years :- 1954 to 1966

No of Locos :- 14

Loco Nos : 569-573 M2

591-593 M2a

594 and 595 M2b

626 and 627 M2c

628 and 629 M2d

Builder :- General Motors (G.M.D.)

State :- Canada and America

Prime Mover :- General Motors - G M V12 567 12C

Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC - DC Power Transmission )

Power :- 1425 hp

rpm :- 800

Weight :- 79 ton

Length :- 46' 9"

Wheel arrangement :- A1A-A1A (M2,M2a,M2b and M2d)

Bo-Bo (M2c)

Brake system : - Vacuum and Dynamic

Max speed :- 112 Km/h

Gauge : - 1676 mm

Type :- Locomotive

Purpose/Used line :- Main line Passenger and Freight train Not to run Matale and Kelani Valley line.

Gift from Colombo Plan aid.

M2c special designed for Upcountry (Colombo to Badulla) Rail track.

SLR purchased 02 Locos in 1966 from EMD plant America for Cement Transport (M2d 628 and 629).

All locos fitted train light system and fitted W1 cowcatchers at CME in 80’.

M2 572 use for “Ruhunu Kumari” Train inaugural run in 1955.

M2 572 use for “Udarata Menike” Train inaugural run in 23 April1956.

M2 571 Destroyed due to Bomb blast at Mullipathan in 04.10.1985

M2 570 Trapped KKS in 1990. because of Civil war transported to C.M.E. Ratmalana by ship in 1997. Back in service after repair in July 1998.

M2d 629 use for “Meena Gaya” Train inaugural run in 23 December 2004.

M2 591 Damaged by Tsunami waves at Pereliya in 26.12.2004. Back in service after repair in 26.12.2008

13 Locomotives are presently on Service.

M2s were named,

569 : Ontario

570 : Alberta

571 : Saskatchewan

572 : British Columbia

573 : Quebec

591 : Manitoba

592 : Nova Scotia

593 : New Brunswick

594 : Prince Edward Island

595 : New Foundland

626 : Montreal

627 : Vancouver

628 : Kankesanturai

629 : Galle

Information as at 11.07.2025

Sunny side of the river in Minami Kasai. www.lucidcommunication.com/2012/05/07/sunny-side-of-the-r...

The synergy between the rock and the grass.

Sunday summer skies on the edge of Tokyo's foreverness. www.lucidcommunication.com/2013/07/01/on-the-edge-of-urba...

SLR Class :- M2

Manufactures Model :- G12

Introduction years :- 1954 to 1966

No of Locos :- 14

Loco Nos : 569-573 M2

591-593 M2a

594 and 595 M2b

626 and 627 M2c

628 and 629 M2d

Builder :- General Motors (G.M.D.)

State :- Canada and America

Prime Mover :- General Motors - G M V12 567 12C

Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC - DC Power Transmission )

Power :- 1425 hp

rpm :- 800

Weight :- 79 ton

Length :- 46' 9"

Wheel arrangement :- A1A-A1A (M2,M2a,M2b and M2d)

Bo-Bo (M2c)

Brake system : - Vacuum and Dynamic

Max speed :- 112 Km/h

Gauge : - 1676 mm

Type :- Locomotive

Purpose/Used line :- Main line Passenger and Freight train Not to run Matale and Kelani Valley line.

Gift from Colombo Plan aid.

M2c special designed for Upcountry (Colombo to Badulla) Rail track.

SLR purchased 02 Locos in 1966 from EMD plant America for Cement Transport (M2d 628 and 629).

All locos fitted train light system and fitted W1 cowcatchers at CME in 80’.

M2 572 use for “Ruhunu Kumari” Train inaugural run in 1955.

M2 572 use for “Udarata Menike” Train inaugural run in 23 April1956.

M2 571 Destroyed due to Bomb blast at Mullipathan in 04.10.1985

M2 570 Trapped KKS in 1990. because of Civil war transported to C.M.E. Ratmalana by ship in 1997. Back in service after repair in July 1998.

M2d 629 use for “Meena Gaya” Train inaugural run in 23 December 2004.

M2 591 Damaged by Tsunami waves at Pereliya in 26.12.2004. Back in service after repair in 26.12.2008

13 Locomotives are presently on Service.

M2s were named,

569 : Ontario

570 : Alberta

571 : Saskatchewan

572 : British Columbia

573 : Quebec

591 : Manitoba

592 : Nova Scotia

593 : New Brunswick

594 : Prince Edward Island

595 : New Foundland

626 : Montreal

627 : Vancouver

628 : Kankesanturai

629 : Galle

Information as at 24.06.2025

Taken by M2C Photography

The wind was howling and this lovely was standing tall against the wall, while the rest of the family were getting up the strength to bloom themselves.

Rescued from the scrapyard in 2009 - one of the "Lost Engines of Roanoke". This Norfolk and Western steam locomotive was built by the N&W Roanoke Shops in 1911.

This tree in the park was full of fluffy ball like blossoms.

N&W M2c No. 1151 is the only surviving Roanoke-built M2c 4-8-0, and one of the Lost Engines of Roanoke. Having sat in a salvage yard the drivers and brakes appear to be a bit worse off for exposure to weather over the years. The brakes look as worn as a set off my race car after a weekend of racing.

SLR Class :- M2

Manufactures Model :- G12

Introduction years :- 1954 to 1966

No of Locos :- 14

Loco Nos : 569-573 M2

591-593 M2a

594 and 595 M2b

626 and 627 M2c

628 and 629 M2d

Builder :- General Motors (G.M.D.)

State :- Canada and America

Prime Mover :- General Motors - G M V12 567 12C

Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC - DC Power Transmission )

Power :- 1425 hp

rpm :- 800

Weight :- 79 ton

Length :- 46' 9"

Wheel arrangement :- A1A-A1A (M2,M2a,M2b and M2d)

Bo-Bo (M2c)

Brake system : - Vacuum and Dynamic

Max speed :- 112 Km/h

Gauge : - 1676 mm

Type :- Locomotive

Purpose/Used line :- Main line Passenger and Freight train Not to run Matale and Kelani Valley line.

Gift from Colombo Plan aid.

M2c special designed for Upcountry (Colombo to Badulla) Rail track.

SLR purchased 02 Locos in 1966 from EMD plant America for Cement Transport (M2d 628 and 629).

All locos fitted train light system and fitted W1 cowcatchers at CME in 80’.

M2 572 use for “Ruhunu Kumari” Train inaugural run in 1955.

M2 572 use for “Udarata Menike” Train inaugural run in 23 April1956.

M2 571 Destroyed due to Bomb blast at Mullipathan in 04.10.1985

M2 570 Trapped KKS in 1990. because of Civil war transported to C.M.E. Ratmalana by ship in 1997. Back in service after repair in July 1998.

M2d 629 use for “Meena Gaya” Train inaugural run in 23 December 2004.

M2 591 Damaged by Tsunami waves at Pereliya in 26.12.2004. Back in service after repair in 26.12.2008

13 Locomotives are presently on Service.

M2s were named,

569 : Ontario

570 : Alberta

571 : Saskatchewan

572 : British Columbia

573 : Quebec

591 : Manitoba

592 : Nova Scotia

593 : New Brunswick

594 : Prince Edward Island

595 : New Foundland

626 : Montreal

627 : Vancouver

628 : Kankesanturai

629 : Galle

Information as at 27.02.2025

A triptych that will last only a few more days. www.lucidcommunication.com/2012/04/10/a-momentary-triptyc...

Even though they probably are aggravating my allergies, the golden rod is beautiful swaying in the breeze. www.lucidcommunication.com/2012/10/09/those-natural-momen...

Fog rolled in and I was transported in time and space to the Californian coast. www.lucidcommunication.com/2013/07/15/reflection-at-le-me...

Roanoke Va

The election may have ended but the tricks have just begun. www.lucidcommunication.com/2012/12/17/we-wont-believe-the...

AT at Roan Mountain

Taken by M2C Photography

As the sun danced in and out of the clouds so did this sunflower.

SLR Class :- M2

Manufactures Model :- G12

Introduction years :- 1954 to 1966

No of Locos :- 14

Loco Nos : 569-573 M2

591-593 M2a

594 and 595 M2b

626 and 627 M2c

628 and 629 M2d

Builder :- General Motors (G.M.D.)

State :- Canada and America

Prime Mover :- General Motors - G M V12 567 12C

Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC - DC Power Transmission )

Power :- 1425 hp

rpm :- 800

Weight :- 79 ton

Length :- 46' 9"

Wheel arrangement :- A1A-A1A (M2,M2a,M2b and M2d)

Bo-Bo (M2c)

Brake system : - Vacuum and Dynamic

Max speed :- 112 Km/h

Gauge : - 1676 mm

Type :- Locomotive

Purpose/Used line :- Main line Passenger and Freight train Not to run Matale and Kelani Valley line.

Gift from Colombo Plan aid.

M2c special designed for Upcountry (Colombo to Badulla) Rail track.

SLR purchased 02 Locos in 1966 from EMD plant America for Cement Transport (M2d 628 and 629).

All locos fitted train light system and fitted W1 cowcatchers at CME in 80’.

M2 572 use for “Ruhunu Kumari” Train inaugural run in 1955.

M2 572 use for “Udarata Menike” Train inaugural run in 23 April1956.

M2 571 Destroyed due to Bomb blast at Mullipathan in 04.10.1985

M2 570 Trapped KKS in 1990. because of Civil war transported to C.M.E. Ratmalana by ship in 1997. Back in service after repair in July 1998.

M2d 629 use for “Meena Gaya” Train inaugural run in 23 December 2004.

M2 591 Damaged by Tsunami waves at Pereliya in 26.12.2004. Back in service after repair in 26.12.2008

13 Locomotives are presently on Service.

M2s were named,

569 : Ontario

570 : Alberta

571 : Saskatchewan

572 : British Columbia

573 : Quebec

591 : Manitoba

592 : Nova Scotia

593 : New Brunswick

594 : Prince Edward Island

595 : New Foundland

626 : Montreal

627 : Vancouver

628 : Kankesanturai

629 : Galle

Information as at 28.05.2023

I love how the setting sun makes everything glow. *explored*