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In order to make myself use up this embarrassment of tshirt material, I am instituting a Plush a Day Challenge to myself. Essentially, I have to make some sort of plush creature every day.
If you open a jar of sleep peas (only one or two will fit in a jar) and eat them for dinner, you will conk right out for nine hours straight! Ongoing experiments have been testing the potential to just eat a bite, and have a really good nap. So far, the results ar... ZZzzzzz.
This is a European Wool Carder Bee (Anthidium florentinum) that was snoozing in my Lavender. For this shot I focused on the leading edge of the bee's face and then twisted my wrist to push the top of the frame deeper into the scene. The result is a "magic angle" that creates the illusion that there is a lot of depth. Those three orbs on the critter's forehead are simple eyes, and it is thought that they are used to help maintain stability while flying.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 200) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to around 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI and Clarity in that order. I used an artificial flower to keep the background from being black.
There have been sporadic outings of the new Fastrack IE's over the past week or so, but Tuesday 29th April 2025 I believe was the first time that numerous examples were used in public service. Route A was the chosen route and despite not having any charging facilities at either end, it does pass the depot so examples were generally replaced after two or so rounders to "top up".
It all started at around 09:00 when IE32 LJ25 BSV was sent out this being replaced by IE33 LJ25 BSX and then itself by IE30 LJ25 BSO. The latter two then rotated through out the remainder of the day.
Seen here is Go-Ahead IE33 LJ25 BSX turning at Greenhithe Station whilst working Fastrack route A. Tuesday 29th April 2025.
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Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out[a] the word of life—in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor for nothing.
-Philippians 2:14-16
Palermo’s Palazzo delle Poste e Telegrafi (1929–1934)
Your frontal composition is perfect for this building because it was conceived as a demonstration of strict order and modular clarity. Designed by Angiolo Mazzoni in the language of Italian Rationalism, the post-and-telegraph headquarters asserts itself on Via Roma with a deep, temple-like portico of ten colossal columns and a heavy entablature. Behind that disciplined façade is a reinforced-concrete frame clad in locally quarried Billiemi stone, laid out with rigorous symmetry around two side courtyards. The frontality of your shot heightens the building’s serial rhythm—the equal intercolumniation, the stacked horizontal bands, and the measured void of the portico—which are all about efficiency, legibility, and civic monumentality. Even small details were designed for coherence, from the custom metalwork to the calibrated lighting, and the entrance sequence pivots around a large elliptical staircase that dramatizes movement within an otherwise tightly ordered plan.
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The interiors extend this programmatic clarity into a visionary register: the Conference Room carries five Futurist panels by Benedetta Cappa Marinetti—a cycle on land, sea, air, telegraph and radio communications—made specifically for this building, with additional works by Tato and Piero Bevilacqua, plus a bronze Diana cacciatrice by Corrado Vigni. Reading the architecture through your frontal view, you’re foregrounding exactly what the project celebrates: communication, modern services, and a state-of-the-art public machine expressed through proportion, repetition, and an almost didactic symmetry—without needing any extra scenography.
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(Key dates for reference: construction 1929–1934; inauguration 28 October 1934.)
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Struggled with the naming of this. So with the new Star wars trailer out yesterday, i thought I'd do some different designs for the First Order. Then I thought, why not do them following on from the lengthier clone wars universe I've got going on. Though tbf, that's all too far in the past to actually affect any of the sequel trilogy stuff, but we'll gloss over that. So, this First Order is made up of (L to R):
Captain Phasma - After the destruction of the Supremacy, Phasma somehow managed to survive. Thought dead by the resistance, she was able to infiltrate the criminal underworld, donning armour obtained from a sale on a small planet named Tatooine. With her disguise, she hopes to get close enough to the resistance to learn their plans, and destroy them once and for all.
Supreme leader Hux - After Snokes death, Hux was quick to rise to power. Despite the tantrums thrown by Kylo Ren, Hux was generally accepted by the first order as its new leader.
Kylo Ren - Since Snokes death, Kylo has fallen even further into the clutches of the dark side, now influenced by another, he grows more powerful by the day, feared by his allies and foes alike.
Grand Admiral Thrawn - After regrouping with the remnants of the Empire all those years before, Thrawn was finally ready to exact his master plan: Seize control of the galaxy from the new Republic. Though it had initially shown promise, it quickly became exactly like its predecessor. The constant debates, the corruption all made it unfit to control the galaxy. It was with this that Thrawn decided a temporary alliance with the First Order would be necessary to achieve his goals.
Emperor Rae Sloane - After the exodus of Imperials from the Galaxy, Rae Sloane found herself in a predicament. Abandon the Empire she loved, and survive, or reforge herself as its leader, despite the many risks that responsibility would entail. She decided on the latter, and soon became Emperor of the Imperial remnants, preparing them for their glorious return to the galaxy. After Thrawn joined her, the two set about a plan. They agreed that powerful as the First Order was, it was disorganised, run by those she considered to be children. Hell, if Hux was in charge, everything was bound to fail. And so, Thrawn and Sloane approached the First Order, offering allegiance in wiping out the remaining New Republic forces, and the Resistance, all while secretly working on their own plan to overthrow the First Order and take control of it's vast military, properly preparing the galaxy, and the chiss ascendancy, for the crisis that Thrawn claimed was getting ever closer.
The Benefactor - A mysterious benefactor appeared shortly after Snokes death, offering guidance to Kylo Ren, offering him the knowledge he needed to seek out his enemies and destroy them once and for all. But who could this mysterious benefactor be?
So that's the First Order/Imperial allegiance. Story's not great for this one as, well, I didn't really have much of one in mind. Might be interesting to come back to, but I probably won't. I do have a resistance side put together though, so keep and eye out for that. So, as always, lemme know what you think :D
Old Perth Boys School, St Georges Tce, Perth.
Built circa 1860.
I suspect the door is much more recent.
Les choses etant ce qu'elles sont la galerie est momentanément supendue, jusqu'à nouvel avis. Merci
Things being what they are the gallery is temporarily suspended, until further notice. Thank you
One of the first façades I captured in Lisbon recently. Its order, combined with the warm colours and a pleasant human touch stole my heart instantly.
“On the evening of May 4, 1886, a tragedy of international significance unfolded in Chicago’s Haymarket produce district. An outdoor meeting had been hastily organized by anarchist activists to protest the violent death of workers during a labor lockout the previous day in another area of the city.
Spectators gathered in the street as speakers addressed political, social and labor issues from atop a freight wagon from the adjacent factory. When approximately 175 policemen approached with an order to disperse the meeting, a dynamite bomb was thrown into their ranks.
The identity and affiliation of the person who threw the bomb have never been determined; this anonymous act had many victims. From the blast and panic that followed, seven policemen and at least four civilian bystanders lost their lives, but the victims of the incident were not limited to those who died as a direct result of the bombing. In the aftermath, those who organized and spoke at the meeting – and others who held unpopular political viewpoints – were arrested, unfairly tried and, in some cases, sentenced to death even though none could be tied to the bombing itself.
Meeting organizers George Engel and Adolf Fisher along with speakers August Spies and Albert Parsons were put to death by hanging. Activist Louis Lingg died violently in jail prior to his scheduled execution. Meeting speaker Samuel Fielden, and activists Oscar Neebe and Michael Schwab were sentenced to prison, but later pardoned in 1893 bu Illinois Governor John Peter Altgeld, citing the injustices of their trial.
Over the years, the site of the Haymarket bombing has become a powerful symbol for a diverse cross-section of people, ideals and movements. Its significance touches on the issues of free speech, the right of public assembly, organized labor, the fight for the eight hour work day, law enforcement, justice, anarchy and the right of every human being to pursue an equitable and prosperous life. For all, it is a poignant lesson in the rewards and consequences inherent in such human pursuits..”
Every traffic cone should be given an eviction order.
Eviction Notice Basics
You may need to evict a traffic cone for one reason or another. Generally considered the first step in the process, an Eviction Notice tells the cone to vacate the property. Using an Eviction Notice helps ensure that the process goes smoothly so that your traffic cone can move on, while also establishing a record of your eviction attempts in case you need to pursue further legal action.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- Camera tools by Otis_Inf & Skall_Edit
- Universal UE4 Unlocker by Otis and SunBeam
- Reshade 4.4.2
- SWRE for hotslamping
New Bricklink order arrived today from Pink Elephant on Bricklink! I'll be using these new and used parts for my upcoming Star Wars MOC! Really excited to have some old light gray pieces, more black whips, and a few other cool tiles.
Go check out Pink Elephant here: store.bricklink.com/pinkelephant?p=pinkelephant#/shop
Fraternal Order of Eagles, 1024 Main Street, Great Bend, Kansas. This building is home to Eagles Aerie #646. It was built in 1946 in the Streamline/Art Moderne style. The front facade has been heavily altered over the years. The building is a contributing structure to the Great Bend Business District listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Another mirror and another photo session
a digital capture releasing self possession
into pixel procession.
No ticks, no tocks
no issue of clocks
can click and clack to order restrain,
the chime and the note will ever return again and again.
Neither tocks, nor ticks
not even electrical blips
in order or out of kilter can contain
the passage of time that sounded strikes again and again.
In mechanical trickling, in resting repetition
and in fully anticipated richly rounded refrain.
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