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The May 27, 2014 version of the Pasadena Local. Pictured here shoving a carload of the "good stuff" up the MWD spur in La Verne, California. At the end of this short spur is the Metropolitan Water District Weymouth Water Treatment Facility. Many years ago, Santa Fe used to deliver carloads of salt from Saltus to the plant for the treatment of the water. These days it is just a tank car load of stuff you don't want to inhale the fumes of. The rail from the derail back into the plant is small to say the least, not even 90lb. The same pair of GP60M's, 141/147, are in charge of the local as last week, but todays train was 22 cars into Pomona. As you can tell, the sun is shining today, no thick marine layer as was the case last week, but the haze, like the "force" is with us.
A paddle swirl looks like a hole in the water, they are fleeting but form with every stroke of the paddle.
The title of one of Big Al and the Heavyweights songs, one of the best blues songs I've ever heard for both the music and the lyrics.
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Looks like he's praying, doesn't it? I believe he was:
Take a look at what I wrote when I shot this photograph:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/6038118020/in/set-721...
Here's my description and "prayer:"
"At the end of summer, when one of these little fellow's lives will expire, I pray that he dies intact and beautiful on my lanai so that I may find him and perform a super-micro inside of the back of this fascinating head! It looks so freakish in there I want to see what's going on. :)"
Look at the date that I took and uploaded the photo: August 12.
Exactly one year later to the date (August 12, 2012) I went outside and found this Dragonfly who had died intact and beautiful lying on his back on my lanai!!! All six of his beautiful legs and feet were folded perfectly and symmetrically together underneath his chin...he was saying his prayers. And perhaps it was also a reference to the prayer I had made a year earlier...being granted.
Too anthropomorphic?
"For the fate of the sons of men and the fate of beasts is the same. As one dies so dies the other; indeed, they all have the same breath and there is no advantage for man over beast, for all is futility. All go to the same place. All came from the dust and all return to the dust. Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth?"
Ecclesiastes 3:19-21
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More in my set, "Dragonflies," including some really cool micros (macros)! Have you ever seen inside a dragonfly's mouth?? I'll take you there! Click the link below to visit my "Dragonflies" set:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157627417639364/
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And be sure that you don't miss viewing my new set, "Dragonfly Mortuary/Autopsy:"
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157630854477176/
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My photographs and videos and any derivative works are my private property and are copyright © by me, John Russell (aka “Zoom Lens”) and ALL my rights, including my exclusive rights, are reserved. ANY use without my permission in writing is forbidden by law.
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Today marks one year since the terrible events at the Manchester Arena. The Transport sector across Manchester and beyond instantly showed support with rebranding and messages of support on the destination displays
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So February 2008 was when I started photography. I have been taking pictures for one year now.
Oh, Also, I just bought the 70-200mm VR!!
This is another edit from my Four Tree photo: www.flickr.com/photos/davidparks/3234744681/
Love 'em or hate 'em, the production AEC / Park Royal Bridgemasters were certainly imposing machines. In an enthusiast publication many moons ago, I can recall the Irish CIE Atlanteans being referred to as having an appearance of 'being hewn out of Granite', ... something which could equally have been said about the above. The squat and chunky visual characteristics were further exacerbated in the case of this ex 'East Yorkshire' example by the inward taper of the upper deck... or 'Beverley Bar' roof.
By the time I caught up with 9716 AT in 1979 it had moved on from it's original owner (along with a sister bus) to the wonderfully varied and interesting Nottingham based fleet of A Camm.
In this Sunday morning scene, the Bridgemaster and several other of the company's buses were seen parked around the remains of demolished side streets adjoining the garage premises.
The 'Integrally' constructed Bridgemaster wasn't the runaway success AEC/PRV hoped it might have been and after relatively low build numbers was replaced in 1963 by the more stylish and chassissed Renown.
My reason for being in Nottingham early one Sunday morning was to collect two ex. Ribble Leyland Leopards we at Stonier's were hiring to cover for a vehicle shortage following the first run-in with the 'Ministry' man.
One Direction meet fans & sign their book One Direction: Forever Young: Our Official X-Factor Story @ hmv Manchester 07/03/2011
One year ago today, this Scrub Jay was my first photo to appear on Explore and, unlike most of the others, it's still in there ;-)
Explore #389
One of the unique reasons for collecting both HW and MBX is that unlike virtually all other 1/64 ranges on the planet their range is updated extremely regularly in different batches. This makes finding new castings and colours part of the chase and trying to find them quickly is also part of the fun. All that for a pocket money toy! When it comes to Hot Wheels the chase is usually a lot easier due to their overwhelmingly good distribution here in the U.K. but with Matchbox its much more of a challenge especially with new batch castings. I have been searching for some months for this Cadillac One limo in my usual Morrisons store but its only this week did I finally see them on the clip strips. It was definitely worth the wait with its beautifully chunky styling, original subject matter and fab detailing to the front and rear. No interior but when most limousines have darkened privacy glass its not really an issue. Mint and boxed.