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Small white autumnal bloomers with a long, quirky name.
DeKalb County (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA.
23 October 2022.
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▶ "Symphyotrichum pilosum —commonly called hairy white oldfield aster or frost aster— is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to central and eastern North America. It is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach 8 to 47 inches tall (20-120 cm). Its flowers have white ray florets and yellow disk florets."
— Wikipedia.
▶ "Each individual plant has many flowers arising from many branches off of a stem which is reddish in the mature plant. Each flower has 15 to 30 white ray florets, which may turn pink when fertilized. Each flower stem has bract-like alternating leaves, which are sharply pointed. The species name, 'pilosum,' comes from the Latin for hair 'pilus,' referring to its hairy stems. The common name 'oldfield' refers to old fields throughout the eastern U.S., where the plant is often found."
— Wildflowers of the United States.
▶ Oldfield asters bloom from August through October.
— Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
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▶ Photographer's note.
This is a closeup. The blossoms appear much larger in the image than they did in 'real' life. Oldfield asters tend to grow in sunny spots, so photographing them without overblown highlights can sometimes be difficult. This fecund clump obliged me by growing in the shade of a dense thicket.
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Arriva North West LM17WLU 4703 seen leaving Altrincham Interchange on service 282 Oldfield Brow Circular
Bridge to Oldfields
A French-chateau-style mansion, restored to the 1930's
Oldfields, the former estate of the Josiah K. Lilly Jr., grandson of Colonel Eli Lilly, founder of Eli Lilly & Company. In 2002, the IMA completed the restoration of Oldfields–Lilly House & Gardens as the first phase of the IMA’s three-part, $220-million institutional expansion. At the center of Oldfields is the three-story Lilly House, a French-chateau-style mansion restored to the 1930s time period of the Lilly family occupancy. The estate also includes a formal garden, a tree-lined allée with border gardens, and a one-acre hillside ravine garden.
37411 passes Oldfield Park near Bath with 2O87, 0900 Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth Regional Railways service in the summer of 1996. (My slide is undated but that particular coaching set has been noted with 37411 on a BTM-Cardiff working on 28 June, so it may well be around that date.)
Música (abrir en nueva pestaña) / Music (Open link in new tab): Mike Oldfield - Closer.
Austera y espartana fachada de una vivienda de la localidad albaceteña de Peñas de San Pedro.
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An austere and spartan facade of a typical rural house in Peñas de San Pedro (Albacete, Spain).
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Oldfield Park Station early on a December morning.
This came 2nd in the University of Bath Photography Competition 2013, with the theme being 'Travels'.
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Kodak Ektar 100
Explored on July 9, 2014
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Rumbling through the station is 'Tug' no. 60099 with stone empties bound for the Mendips.
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After so long being in lockdown, it's the simple things that matter. Just having the opportunity to get out and about and enjoy some of the lovely countryside on the doorstep.
Thought about Barney Castle, but saw a warning about staying clear of Teesdale (especially Upper Teesdale) where roads have been near gridlocked in places. Seemingly, the place has been getting a great deal of publicity of late and it's looking like folk are wanting to see what all the fuss is about!
So, on this absolutely stunning day, we opted for a walk in the lovely rolling countryside around the Durham village of Hett.
Luckily, nothing much happens in this sleepy community so the only living things we passed were a few sheep and some cows.
I remember hearing a programme a few years ago on BBC Radio Four about fashion designer Bruce Oldfield (one of Princess Diana's favourites) and was surprised to discover that Hett was his childhood home.
Bruce had originally been born in London at the beginning of the 1950's to something of a wayward mother and a Jamaican boxer.
He was later put into care and went through a succession of Barnardo homes, before eventually ending up being fostered in the North East.
One Violet Masters in Hett, took in Bruce, along with four other mixed-race children, who would become his 'brothers and sisters'.
On the programme, Bruce recalled his fond happy memories of his foster mum Violet, his 'brothers and sisters' and of the Durham village of Hett, where they all lived in a tiny house on West Street.
A Barnardo's welfare officer at the time, recording details for a report, noted: "They are God's children. No matter what their colour, someone's got to bring them up!"
Meanwhile, as we walked across the surrounding countryside today, just had to stop a while and watch as a farmer was busy at work making hay while the sun was shining (and the smell of the freshly turned hay was just divine!).
“Me doy mala maña para describir; no sé hallar palabras para pintar un cuadro; no puedo decirte de manera que la veas la grandiosidad del cuadro que surgió ante mí cuando estalló el esplendor del día. Aquellos riscos, con sus espesísimos bosques, aún prendida la neblina en las copas de los árboles, y el insondable lago a mis pies... El sol cayó sobre el lago a través de una nube rota y lo hizo brillar como acero bruñido. La belleza del mundo me causó un intenso arrobamiento. Jamás había sentido tal exaltación, tal trascendente alegría. Advertí una extraña sensación, una especie de cosquilleo que me empezó por los pies y me subió hasta la cabeza, y sentí como si quedara repentinamente libre de mi cuerpo, y ya trocado en espíritu puro participé de una belleza que jamás pude concebir. Me pareció que una sabiduría sobrehumana me dominaba, hasta que todo lo que antes estuvo confuso se me presentaba claro, y cuanto hasta entonces me causó perplejidad resultaba comprensible. Experimenté tal felicidad, que resultaba dolorosa, y me esforcé en librarme de ella, pues tuve la impresión de que si duraba un momento más moriría; y aun así, era tal mi rapto que me encontraba dispuesto a morir antes que salir de él. ¿Cómo podría explicar lo que experimenté? No hay palabras para el éxtasis de mi dicha. Cuando volví en mí estaba exhausto y temblando. Me quedé dormido. Desperté a mediodía. Volví andando a la cabaña, y llenaba tal gozo mi corazón que me pareció apenas tocar el suelo con los pies... Por lo que a mí me concierne, lo único que puedo decirte es que la intensa sensación de paz, dicha y felicidad que me poseyó en aquel momento de éxtasis aún perdura dentro de mí tan lozana y vívida como en el momento en que su percepción me deslumbró la vista.”
William Somerset Maugham: “El filo de la navaja”.
Desde un mirador en el lago Pehoé.
Parque Nacional Torres del Paine.
Región de Magallanes, Patagonia, Chile.
Long Island Sound is on the extreme left by the tree. Fairfield , Connecticut is the land on the horizon.
If you have taken the Bridgeport-Port Jefferson Ferry, this is the lighthouse you see on the bluff to to the west when you approach and leave Port Jefferson Harbor.
I've got this down as the Malago Vale-Old Oak Common vans, which I think was returning newspaper empties, 31216 doing the honours.
The train was routed Bathampton/Bradford/Thingley Jcts, I seem to recall this was twofold, there was a Paddington train hard on it's heels and a useful route learner.
The building above 216 is part of the Technical School in Brougham Hayes, originally a Grammar School for Boys but by this date had become part of the co ed system of education introduced in the early 1970's.
The piccie was taken from the platform of the old Westmoreland goods yard before it was adapted into a waste transfer depot.
A common sight in the 60's was seeing the trainloads of redundant steam engines being towed over to the South Wales scrapyards (recycling centres in modern speak) which I had a good view of as my bedroom window, out of sight on the left of the scene, overlooked the line. On a few occasions any of the steam locos that ran hot were dumped here for attention, I can remember seeing a Bulleid Pacific on one occasion and a USA tank on another, both which caused a great deal of excitement to us Kids at the time.
06/06/13 Oldfield Park: First Great Western Class 150 150233 calls with 2O89 10:41 Gloucester - Weymouth via Bristol and Westbury.
Schatten an der Wand.
Oldfield _ Bei diesem Haus kümmert sich noch ein alter Mann um das abseits liegende Anwesen. Es werden immer noch Wein und Feldfrüchte angebaut. Der Mann ist immer wenn ich dort vorbeikomme anwesend, füttert seine Katzen, passt auf. Ich selbst bekam auch schon ein Glas scharfen selbsgebrannten Pálinka (Schnaps) angeboten.
Oldfield _ In this house still an old man taking care of the outlying properties. There are grown wine and crops. The man is always when I pass by there present, feeds his cats, watching. I myself also got quite a glass sharp selfmade Pálinka (brandy) offered.
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Eigentlich ein Stück von Mike Oldfields TB II, das dürften aber wohl die wenigsten kennen.
Allerdings war das meine erste Assoziation, als ich die Lobby im Hotel gesehen habe. "Das ist ein Motiv" dann die zweite. Ich war auch schon des öfteren hier, allerdings noch nie in Saskia-Mode. Von daher hat es bis zum Bild eine Weile gedauert.
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Actually a piece of Mike Oldfield's TB II, but probably very few people know that.
However, that was my first association when I saw the lobby in the hotel. "That's a motive" then the second. I've been here several times, but never in Saskia-mode. So it took a while to get the picture.
A tall three-span semi-circular arch bridge underbridge by Brunel, constructed 1835-1840 and which was widened c.1875-84 on both sides.
Long Island Sound is on the extreme left by the tree. Fairfield , Connecticut is the land on the horizon.
If you have taken the Bridgeport-Port Jefferson Ferry, this is the lighthouse you see on the bluff to to the west when you approach and leave Port Jefferson Harbor.
Oldfield's Mallee
Sprawling, spreading mallee or tree growing to 2-6 m high with smooth bark, white, rough at base. The flowers are white-cream between May to Nov.
Large native bees were visiting these flowers.
Tune: Mike Oldfield "Never Too Far"
Location: Coming soon
There's an island of secrets,
So beautiful and bright,
Brings a smile to my face,
This beautiful land takes on a whole new life at night.
Though there's not two flowers side by side,
They still shine through the gloom.
And though the trees stand tall and proud,
They drape down in a sort of loneliness,
Making it almost unbearable to look at.
And the grass may be brown,
Close to death as well,
But give it love,
And soon it will come be lively and green.
The trees may be old,
But listen close my young friend,
You might hear it's story,
For their stories never have ends.
The leaves may be dark,
Even a bit dull,
But when they blow in the wind,
Oh, it's a breathtaking sight.
Though some branches are bare,
They still hold on to their purpose,
keeping a hidden beauty that they'd like to share.
Oh and the pond!
It may be old,
Have cracks in almost every rock,
Moss growing its way,
But if you close off your eyes,
Use your imagination,
You'll see it's true beauty,
A beauty you can't replace,
Beauty in a ghostly way.
The most beautiful thing in this island,
The thing that keeps it alive,
It would be the love that grows in those little hearts,
That's what make this island thrive,
Though it may mean nothing to you,
It simply means the world to us,
This island is alive,
You know that to be true.
You can breathe in the petals of summer,
Catch the sorrowful leaves of fall,
Find hearts in the snow of winter,
And grow along with the buds of spring.
Though this night is coming to an end,
The sun now begins to shine,
And when the sunlight hits the island just right,
Oh, how it sparkles in the most magical of ways!
In the early dawn,
Something catches your eye,
you bend down to examine it's beauty,
Oh, how the sight makes me cry,
What lays before you is a white rose,
It's the angel flower,
The flower they give when he had to leave.
Leaving this island,
A tear falls from your eye,
It hits the ground like thunder,
Causing the heavens to cry.
All life in our island,
Slowly and simply falls back into the veil
when its time to say good-bye,
this beauty will remain, waiting for your new return,
a visit and final stay...
Easter Monday and I had a lovely drive around with Sinead in an attempt to find nice new spots. After we drove all the way to Cove (thanks Dougie for showing us) the weather was really not great so we made our way back to The Lothians. Conditions were not ideal but we stopped everywhere more or less on the way, Dunbar, The Bridge to Nowhere, North Berwick, Gullane, Aberlady, Longniddry, Cockenzie and Port Seton. Finally, we saw some light hitting Longniddry Bents across the water. Quickly drove back and managged to snap this one last minute (well last 4 minutes to be precise).
The soundtrack I had in mind while shooting this was:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvBAu0PJ7A8
hence the title
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Technical info:
D300s
Tokina 11-16 @ 16 mm
F16
247.2s
Lee Big Stopper
Lee GND 1.2
ECS from the previous days Royal Duchy tour is seen being led by Union Jack Duff 47580 'County of Essex' with the 5Z43 12:10 Bristol Kingsland Road - Southall.
I can't help it, it's a gift, or a curse.
One of my very first digital images since I returned to the fold after a 20(ish) year break, Brook Road bridge at Oldfield Park again as Shed 417 (or maybe Szopa 66014 as she's now known) passes Twerton Cemetery working 4L32, the 11.00 departure from Bristol FLT to Tilbury.
At the time 66417 had been on hire to Freightliner from DRS until ultimately being sold to them that summer, a few months later, in March 2012, the locomotive was shipped out of Immingham to Poland to become one of a handful of ex.UK GMs which have been based there ever since in the employ of Freightliner PL (obviously). While undergoing some conversion work at Wrocław Główny locomotive shop the loco also also received a version of Freightliner's familiar corporate green and yellow garb.
This photo and the preceding one both feature the Brook Road bridge and although 8 years apart that black patch at the apex of the arch is unchanged - what's with that?, it's like a patch of soot from "olden days" steam locos(?) is it still there in 2025? Is anyone even out there? Hello...
come on Scotty, don't you live in Twerton?
Four a.m. in the morning
Carried away by a moonlight shadow
I watched your vision forming
Caught in the middle of a hundred and five
The night was heavy and the air was alive
But she couldn't find how to push through
Carried away by a moonlight shadow
Carried away by a moonlight shadow
Far away on the other side
Carried away by a moonlight shadow
Star moves slowly in a silvery night
Far away on the other side
Will you come to talk to me this night
But she couldn't find how to push through
I stay, I pray
See you in heaven, far away
The title is taken from the Mike Oldfield song "Let There Be Light" from the album "The Songs of Distant Earth." So, my friends, just click, sit back, relax and listen:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJJmS-HY234
I was captivated by the brilliant sunshine and striking geometric small paned window shadows on the pillars and marble floor of the Upper Gallery of the Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey.
Hagia Sophia, the one that you can visit today, was built by emperor Justinian I between 532-537 AD over the remains of the previous basilica. [...]. The church became the glorious symbol of the Byzantine Empire and the largest church of Christendom in the world. For almost 1000 years the Hagia Sophia was the seat of the Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople. Church councils and imperial ceremonies were held here. [...].
On May 29th, 1453, the Ottomans conquered Constantinople and sultan Mehmet II ordered to convert the church into a mosque. [...].
Aya Sofya [Hagia Sophia] remained a mosque for almost 500 years until 1935 when Atatürk converted it into a museum so everybody could come to visit this architectural masterpiece and admire both Christian and Muslim art.
www.greatistanbul.com/hagia_sophia.htm
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Built in 1910, this covered bridge is 28 meters (92 ft) in length. In 1992, this bridge was pictured on the first 25 cent coin featured in a series to mark the 125th anniversary of Confederation.
66846 and 66850 'David Maidment OBE' pass some leafy colour at Oldfield Park, Bath, while powering 3S59, the 0911 Hereford-Swindon RHTT on 12 October, 2022.
Oldfield's Hut is such a stunningly beautiful part of the high country near Canberra. Nestled behind Bimberi Peak and Mount Murray on the NSW side of the Brindi's, the Hut is situated amongst lush spongy grass cropped short by macropods, providing a perfect camping substrate. Sheltering the Hut from the elements are several large proud Black Sallee eucalypts (Eucalyptus stellulata). And just a short stroll over the ridge to the west lie the expansive Cooleman limestone plains, overrun with brumbies, and where I can't remember encountering a single macropod for 3 days. I must return here again, as the previous night I heard the hysterical whoops of the mysterious drunken teenage loon creature. But considering the location is so isolated it may have been a Barking Owl (Ninox connivens) or Sooty owl (Tyto tenebricosa).