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Day 108 [4-17-2016]
Visiting UNH. Going back to my dorm has been a bit of a challenge. I miss my friends and family too much to leave. I only have two weeks left of college until I get to go home and be with my family and friends again so once I get back to my dorm I will have to switch into full working mode and work my ass off until I move out. Now I have a long drive ahead of me. Wish me luck.
Can't wait to see what the next day brings!
Ancient entrance on Oxford High Street to All Souls college.
The foundations were laid in 1438, and the College's High Street front today gives a good idea of how the main part of the original College looked. The four-storey gate tower and the two-storey ranges either side of it remain essentially as built in the 1440s.
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A wet and muddy morning and a few mills. An early start with a short drive to explore with Martyn, Camerashy - uk and MkWil.
Tone Mills is a complete water-powered cloth finishing works, established by the Fox Brothers and Co at the confluence of the River Tone and the Back Stream and dates from 1830. The remains of the water wheel remain in-situ and so too do all the line shafting and gearing. The Mill later had an electric motor installed to supplement the water-wheel during times of drought, although the water wheel continued to be used for many decades after. Put simply the mill comprises of a number of key areas to accommodate the various stages of production: A Fulling area, where wet cloth was dried, scoured, cleaned and milled to the desired finish. A dying room, adjacent to the fulling area which specialised in producing an indigo colouring. Reservoirs and Sluice gates, to manage the flow of water into the wheel chamber. The wheel chamber and a later power house.
The associated machinery for all the stages of production are all in-situ, making it an industrial archaeologists paradise.
The works finally closed in 2000 and production was moved to a more contemporary location. The buildings and machinery are Grade II* listed.
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NCAA Open wrestling tournament. The 2018 Roadrunner Open held a California State University, Bakersfield. Photos by John Sachs www.tech-fall.com
I think I have the correct ID for this bird, seen on 16 March 2017, at the Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad. If I am wrong, please let me know - thanks. Taken in low light and rain.
"The white-lined tanager (Tachyphonus rufus) is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder from Costa Rica south to northern Argentina, and on Trinidad and Tobago. It occurs in semi-open areas including gardens.
The adult male is glossy black, apart from white underwing coverts and a small white patch on the upperwing. These white areas are conspicuous in flight but otherwise rarely visible. Females and immatures are entirely rufous in plumage, somewhat paler below." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-lined_tanager
"The White-lined Tanager is strikingly dimorphic, and the sight of the black male in close association with the rufous female is often the first clue to identification. The name refers to the extensive white on the underwing coverts of the male, which typically are visible only in flight." From Cornell's NeotropicalBirds.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/overview...
This adventure was only the second holiday of any kind, anywhere, that I have had in something like 30 or 35 years! The other holiday was a wonderful, one-week trip with my dear friends from England, Linda and Tony, when we went down south to Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons in September 2012. I have had maybe half a dozen weekends away, including to Waterton National Park, which have helped keep me going.
Six birding/photographer friends and I decided that we would take this exciting trip together (from 12-21 March 2017), spending the first two or three days on the island of Tobago and then the rest of the time at the Asa Wright Nature Centre on the nearby, much larger island of Trinidad. We decided to take a complete package, so everything was included - accommodation at both places, all our food, and the various walks and day trips that we could choose from. Two of my friends, Anne B. and Brenda, saw to all the planning of flights and accommodations, which was so very much appreciated by the rest of us. I could never have done all this myself! We were so lucky with our flights, as we were just in time to get Black Friday prices, which were 50% off!
What a time we had, seeing so many beautiful and interesting things - and, of course, everything was a lifer for me. Some of these friends had visited Costa Rica before, so were familiar with some of the birds. There was a lot more to see on Trinidad, so we were glad that we chose Tobago to visit first and then spend a longer time at Asa Wright. It was wonderful to be right by the sea, though, at the Blue Waters Inn on the island of Tobago. Just gorgeous.
The Asa Wright Nature Centre, on Trinidad, is such an amazing place! We stayed in cabins up or down hill from the main building. Really, one doesn't need to travel away from the Centre for birding, as so many different species visit the Hummingbird feeders that are right by the huge, open veranda, and the trees of the rain forest high up the mountainous road. The drive up and down this narrow, twisting, pot-holed road was an adventure in itself! Never would I ever do this drive myself - we had a guide who drove us everywhere in a minibus. I had read many accounts of this road, lol! There was enough room for two vehicles to pass each other, and the honking of horns was almost continuous - either to warn any vehicle that might be coming fast around the next bend or as a sign that drivers knew each other. The drive along this road, from the coast to Asa Wright, took just over an hour each way.
I still miss the great food that was provided every single day at Asa Wright and even the Rum Punch that appeared each evening. I never drink at all, so I wasn't sure if I would even try the Punch - glad I did, though, as it was delicious and refreshing. Breakfast, lunch and dinner were all served buffet-style, with a great variety of dishes from which to choose. To me, pure luxury. So very, very grateful to have been invited to be part of this amazing adventure.
This is a video that I came across on YouTube, taken by Rigdon Currie and Trish Johnson, at many of the same places we visited on Trinidad and Tobago. Not my video, but it made me feel like I was right there still. Posting the link here again, so that I won't lose it.
I also came across the following 27-minute YouTube video of the flora and fauna of Trinidad, filmed by John Patrick Smith in February 2015.
Ali Baba comes upon the Forty Thieves, a tribe of murderous bandits that have plagued the kingdom. The thieves have been busy unloading the gold and loot they've stolen inside the cave, which can only be opened by the magic words "Open Sesame!" said by their leader.
I'm very happy that we have local farmers that rotate the planting of sunflower fields each year nearby. This year, it was Lesher's Poultry Farm who took on the task, and what a beautiful site for it! The bees were all around, in what was undoubtedly a field-day for them. Me being allergic to certain types of the bee and hornet family, I do have a bit of trepidation with being in such close proximity to so many bees. But then I have to remind myself that I'm not there to mess with their day, and they're surely 1000% more interested in the veritable buffet than they ever would be with me in that situation. This then allows me to roam the fields, albeit maybe a tad more carefully than some, to take in the sights and even get some great shots of the bees enjoying the feast.
Quick snap on walk home from work last night, hadn't noticed the neon "open" sign on this diner door before (faces away from me as I walk home, but for some reason I looked back that night and saw it, so quick click on the camera, nice bright light at night)
Door is open for you....you only need to enter....Hurry up....
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A clever, imagination, humorous request can open closed doors and closed minds. by Percy Ross
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"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
by New Living
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All doors open to courtesy. by Thomas Fuller
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Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. by Helen Keller
This is a frame grab from HD video using the Motorola Moto g fast camera.
It didn't take long for the guy driving the Cat to scoop up the cut branches and leaves and drive off with them down the street. They were placed in a huge metal bin at the end of the block, so we were denied the fun of seeing the branches and leaves put into a wood chipper. In the past, they've had the chipper close by. Don't know why they didn't this time.
open arms
reaching out
embracing
love.joy.sorrow.pain
life
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so hard to capture
yet begging to be photographed
I fear I didn't do it justice
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