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A cold evening with a warm light. Time to enjoy the frozen lake view with proper warm gear. Thanks for stopping by, much appreciated and have a warm week!
Back to what i enjoy doing best, spending some time on my favourite boat filled beach, you just never know what you are going to capture.
... for a good start to the new week!
Happy Blue Monday!
Detail of Queen's tears bromeliad / Zimmerhafer (Billbergia nutans)
in a pot in our garden - Frankfurt-Nordend
I inherited this plant, native to Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina, from my mother. She had them at her windowsills as long as I can remember ...
The whole blossom can be seen in first comment:
Some days it pays to go out and shoot as you never know what you'll get. CP has quickly integrated KCS power on various trains through out their system. Before the merger was approved and CN had a competing bid, I was quietly cheering CP on for my own selfish reasons as CP's roster had become stale to me after they repainted all the 60's and replaced the "good" power with ECO's. I was heading to Newport when I over heard KCS 3952 tone up the dispatcher in Hastings, so I made my way down to Blackbird siding to watch J20 roll by. Unfortunately this would be a one and done situation with solid clouds to the south.
Would like to think i have done what the boats name suggests, the sun was setting behind me and the sky was not as good as this, I'm quite pleased with the final result.
The best breakfast I have had in Britain for many years so I thought it deserved a post. This was at a cafe near Ambergate Station between Belper and Matlock in Derbyshire.
In case you're wondering - yes I did eat it all and no I didn't eat for the rest of the day!
A scene that warmed the heart of this particular railfan catches a covered and functioning stabling point, together with shiny tracks, and a collection of semaphores. Oh, and a pair of 1970s-built 'Grids' operating one of the few locomotive-hauled services to visit the area.
Based in Preston, this was the first full day of our tour of the north-west and we opted for a brief visit to the port town of Holyhead - so brief in fact that arrival was at 11.44am and departure at 1.07pm. Nevertheless the tight window gave me time to search out the footbridge not too far from the station and capture the incoming Rail-Head Treatment Train, and thus snap the service we'd passed as it stood looped in Llandudno Junction station. Happy days!
I had time to take a shot of it heading back towards Bangor too, but this one made the better image I thought. A pity the old, and much more convenient, entrance to Holyhead station seems to be out of service. Getting out now entails walking across a long footbridge into town and the phone I was using as a map (which indicated the original entrance) pointed out the walk would now take me almost 10 minutes longer than I had anticipated and risk me missing it’s arrival. Happily good luck prevailed.
For the record, Colas units 56094 and 56096 are doing the honours, and the train is the previous day's 9.20pm Shrewsbury Coleham - Shrewsbury Coleham (3S71) RHTT service.
For anyone interested the DMU on shed is TfW's unit 158819, which is receiving attention for a brake fault.
The road on the left is the A55 'North Wales Expressway' - beloved (or not) by truck-drivers making their way between Ireland and England, as well as the Channel Ports.
12.17pm, 8th October 2021
BRC&W class 26 no. 26032 stands at Dingwall with an unidentified southbound service to Inverness.
I would shortly be taking a train up to the most northerly extremity of the UK rail network, Thurso. Hardly the best conditions, as can be seen, and they hardly improved the further north I went with that fine, but quick to drench, Scotch rain. I would eventually take the bus from Thurso to Wick, stay overnight in a B&B, before returning down the other leg of the line from Georgemas Junction.
This has been my only ride to date along the delightful line to the Far North - but repeating it on a DMU somehow just doesn't appeal.
Agfa CT18
28th August 1978
This cairn is one I have regularly rebuilt on each visit......this time, no need as someone has done a great job on it, even providing a seat. August weather....windy, cool, horizontal drizzle....wonderful...not.
Hebden Bridge down in the valley.
"In summer, the song sings itself."
William Carlos Williams
we've had such lovely weather lately...long may it last!
textures thanks to startexture and skeletalmess
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new hair by Truth; new denim overalls by Baiastice
new items at The Arcade: new skin by Glam Affair; new skateboard by What Next; new pose daybed by Scarlet Creative; new ice cream everything by 8f8; new marshmallows bowl by Alouette; new bear cappucino & donut milk by Theosophy; new picnic basket + chicken nugget on fork (in marshmallows) by B.C.C.; new fishbowl purse by Teefy; new teddy bear by epia; new unicorn by Birdy; new rings by Yummy; new oyster cookies by Imeka; new hello sign by llorisen; new phone by tsg; new fruit baskets by vesperine
Getting a roll leaving Bothwell, Ontario is CP Rail train #503 Chicago bound following a meet. The old shed for the roadmasters inspection fairmont speeder now sits unused now that he has a hi-rail pickup. The power is C424 4212 leading Soo Line SD40-2 6620 and a former Southern SD40-2 "B" unit with painted over windows 5477 on March 19, 1994.
Although some may argue.
A little late but here's #49/122 International scone day. 122 pictures in 2022
Also #60 for 100x the 2022 edition. Food and drink
Canadian National SD50F 5451 led a gaggle of CN and NS motors south with train FDNS in 2002.
A mix of power made the day as a cowl unit was up front,
Good Times.
Hiking Lady Anne's Way between Skipton and Penrith. This pic taken at the top of an inhospitable fell (loved every minute of my soaking!) north of Grassington.
A westbound PC freight at the ever popular Wayne Ave. in Dayton, OH. U33B 2921, U23B 2741, and GP35 2302 swing off of the line to Xenia into Dayton. 3/25/73. George A. McKay photo. CWC Slide Collection.