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At the crossroads of the Flint and Holly Subs, what was one of the busiest diamonds during the peak of the passenger era, Burdakin Blue has made a comeback. Leading L500 into Durand, the fresh heritage leader looks right at home as they prepare to work the yard before heading over to Flint for the night.
St Ives – the dazzling jewel in Cornwall’s crown. A picturesque fishing harbour and seaside town voted best family holiday destination by Coast magazine and one of TripAdvisor’s top 10 European beaches. St Ives is a subtropical paradise of palm trees and golden sands where fun and adventure are at every turn.
St Ives, the art mecca of the Southwest, made world famous by local artists including Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson, Peter Lanyon and Patrick Heron. Visit The Tate St Ives, one of only four Tate galleries in the world. Or walk round the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden. Or The Bernard Leach Pottery & Museum.
Hug the beautiful coastal scenery aboard the St Erth to St Ives branch line train. Go surfing in town at the blue flag-rated Porthmeor beach. Feel the soft sand between your toes on Porthminster beach, gazing out at Godrevy Lighthouse, an inspiration for Virginia Woolf’s classic novel To The Lighthouse. Set off an inspiring walk across dramatic cliff tops along the coastal path towards Land’s End. Or wander through the maze of narrow cobbled streets, independent shops and fisherman’s cottages in the heart of the town in ‘Downalong’. St Ives has many places to stay, with accommodation ranging from, top hotels, bed & breakfast, self-catering cottages or apartments. Come and sample some of the tastiest award-winning restaurants, cafes and bars in the Southwest.
Photographed 11 April 2014, Red Sea Coast, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Latin - Lanius phoenicuroides
Spanish - Alcaudón de Turkestán
French - Pie-grièche du Turkestan
Italian - Averla del Turkestan
German - Turkmenenwürger
Russian - Туркестанский сорокопут
Thai - นกอีเสือหางแดง
Icelandic - Turkestan-spörfuglaveita
The Red-tailed Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides), also called Turkestan Shrike, is a small-to-medium shrike with sandy-brown to gray-buff upperparts, a conspicuous reddish or rufous tail and rump, and a dark facial mask; females and juveniles are generally duller and more heavily marked. It inhabits dry, open country including steppe, semi-desert, agricultural land, river valleys, and areas of thorny or scattered scrub, where it hunts from exposed perches for large insects, lizards, small birds, and rodents and commonly stores surplus prey by impaling it on thorns or barbed wire. It breeds from Iran and southern Kazakhstan east through parts of Central Asia to western China, and is migratory, wintering mainly in the Middle East, Arabian Peninsula, Indian subcontinent, and parts of eastern and central Africa. It is currently classified as Least Concern. Taxonomically, the Red-tailed Shrike was formerly treated as Lanius isabellinus phoenicuroides within the Isabelline Shrike superspecies, but modern treatments such as the IOC recognize it as a separate species, alongside Daurian/Isabelline Shrike (L. isabellinus) and Red-backed Shrike (L. collurio); however, some taxonomic authorities continue to treat the complex more conservatively, so older literature and field records may use L. isabellinus for birds now assigned to L. phoenicuroides.
Camera: Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
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This bridge crosses Big Raccoon Creek in Mecca, Indiana. It has since been closed to vehicle traffic and is only open to pedestrians.
Built: 1873
Built by: J. J. Daniels
Total Length: 176 ft
Mecca, Indiana (Parke County)
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Every once in awhile you come upon a soul so bright it nearly blinds you...
~Fin
A rare Imperial Valley rainstorm has covered the ground in thick, sludgy mud here at Mecca, 187 feet below sea level. On slightly higher and much drier ground, UP ZMQLC 17 blasts through the west end of Mecca siding.
The rear DPU on ZLAJX 16 passes under the SP cantilever signal at the west end of Mecca siding. These signals were some of the last searchlight holdouts on the Yuma Subdivision, but were removed a short time later. This train is headed to CSX interchange and will eventually go all the way to Jacksonville, FL, returning this engine to home rails.
Happy Birthday Mecca.
Told you I could get a pic out of dancing with you...
Anyway, sorry visit was short, but glad I got to see you....
Not sure what you want for your birthday, so giving you some jars...
<3 you and Happy Birthday!
~Fin
Mecca covered bridge, rural Parke County Indiana..
homecoming trip 2016.
Sony SLT-A77MkII DT 16-50 f2.8 SSM
1/20th f5.6 ISO64
While cleaning up my hard-disk for space today, found this picture which I took long back. some how missed to upload. Its clich'ed, I know .. but just thought of posting this silhouette along with my other silhouette picture of the day.
Suggested view: Large On Black
Another image from the Swanage Railway's 'Winter Warmup' gala: Adams T3 No.563 heads away from Corfe Castle in Dorset with the 1315 Swanage to River Frome service.
One of the joys of many preserved line galas is the presence of multiple locomotives in steam simultaneously. While only one loco is visible here, the plumes of steam in the crisp cold air indicate two other locomotives are present.
At the rear of the T3's train is U class 31806, with the steam column indicating the 'U boat' is giving a helping shove. Out of sight behind is West Country No.34028 'Eddystone', which will reverse into the station shortly to work the 1355 west to Swanage.
OMG Mecca....u're so tiny....
PS: really dunno how this is done!!cause my pc video is fucked up, and i see all brightned!!!!
Well this one is one of my favorite one because be her in SL i found alote of stuff that i like but i found a great freand that i relay but relay care too much...
The old Locarno Ballroom building in Sale, another fabulous old 1930s building now a Mecca bingo.
Rather than manipulate the leaning building I've kept it as the lens see's it, thought its adds something to the shot ????
With Easter upon us, I always enjoy watching the film the Ten Commandments, as Moses leads the people out of Egypt after 400 years of bondage. They had their long quest, and I have mine: for years now, I've been on the quest to try to find a Union Pacific train with a clean locomotive! As you can imagine, like Moses, it has been a long and difficult journey. UP, like the Pharaoh, has done everything in its power to stop me. But I have persevered, and on April 18, I reached the end of my journey. Union Pacific finally gave in, opened the gates at West Colton, Calif., and released an eastbound train with a semi-clean leader! I was in Palm Springs, but rushed to the Salton Sea area, where the waters parted and the train cruised through a series of S-curves at North Shore! With tongue firmly in cheek, let us praise the Railfan Gods who made it happen!
Odeon (Mecca) Kingstanding. Today, 7th June 2026, marks the final day of one of the original Odeons, leaving the listed building empty and unused for the first time in 91 years. One of the most distinctive of the original Odeon exteriors, the Odeon Cinema Kingstanding, seen here as Mecca Bingo, opened in July 1935 and was designed by Cecil J Clavering from the Harry Weedon Office. It appears that the cinema was a takeover project by Odeon, and was originally to have called the Beacon, but it definitely opened as the Odeon. There is also some doubt as to who Clavering was working for when it was designed - Weedon or Satchwell & Roberts, although Clavering later claimed it was just after he had joined the Weedon practise. Seating 1,292 in stalls and circle levels, the balcony did not overhang the stalls, but was completely separate. It closed as a cinema in December 1962, and was immediately converted to a Top Rank Bingo Club, later renamed Mecca. On 7th June 2026 this too closed after the final game. It was grade 2 listed in 1980.
Kingstanding, Birmingham, West Midlands, England - Odeon Cinema (Mecca Bingo), Kings Road / Kettlehouse Road
October 2009, image reworked 2026
The rear DPU on ILXG4 15 passes the SP cantilever signal at Mecca. I always really liked this spot, as the combination of mountains, palm trees, and signal cantilever formed a wonderful backdrop. Today this part of the Sunset Route is double tracked, but the spot has a bit less character without the signals.