As you can probably tell, this towhee is somewhat bald. For those of you who don't know what causes this, the lack of feathers on it's head is a symptom of a mite infestation.

One of the many reasons birds preen their feathers is to rid themselves of a portion of the mites that often reside in them. However, when mites get too problematic in the feathers on a bird's head, the only defense option is to just let the mites eat away completely at the feathers until the mites have no option but to leave that area of the bird. Then this bird will re-grow it's head feathers, and look "normal" again.

As you can see, this bird is in no way hindered in it's ability to feed and fend for itself, although until its feathers re-grow, it is more susceptible to temperature. SF is a pretty mild climate though, so I think this bird will be okay.

My father went to the Fontana dealership yesterday morning to grab a part to deliver to a client in the Antelope Valley. Since we were here I explored the lot to see what they had.

The best part about this trip was a treat that was waiting right in front of the dealership. This truck, based on the cleanliness and the temp tag, is only a month or 2 old and has already returned to the main dealership (not even the one up in Hesperia) for what I assume is warranty work. I thought this was still broken and awaiting repairs because of the strap around the arm. However, with the truck being in the front of the dealership, and the sign stating the spaces are for "customer delivery" (which I only noticed when I was typing this up) makes me think they fixed the truck, put the strap there as a precaution, and is now waiting for an AD employee to pick it up.

I don't know anything about the reliability of these units, but I do know the Pendpac version of the arms was problematic, enough to the point Labrie discontinued them.

Again... wow!

Patrick Beegan, the park's first caretaker was married here, beginning a tradition that continues to this day. Unfortunately, history has revealed that his treatment of the Yurok was problematic: forced labor, abuse and likely, murder. As such, his name has been removed from the park, and the original Yurok name has been restored.

heavy transport

At some point in your LEGO-Life an excavator had to be built and somehow the device had to be transported through Snottingen. Consequently, there is also the right low loader and all this in a "vintage style", including red rims and the trailer in dark tan.

The construction of the truck in dark green was somewhat "problematic". Unfortunately there is not everything that you would like to have built in available and other things are very expensive because rare (e.g. Tile 1x2 in dark green ...)

The excavator is functional, you can open and close the lid of the bucket and move the bucket accordingly. To prevent the excavator from tipping over, I built in one of the old lead weights in the back. Unfortunately, they are only available in red, so I had to cover it completely with a sticker. I would have preferred it in blue...

Schwertransport

Irgendwann musste ja mal ein Bagger gebaut werden und irgendwie muss das Gerät ja auch durch Snottingen transportiert werden. Folgerichtig gibt auch gleich den passenden Tieflader dazu und das alles schön im "Vintage-Style", rote Felgen inklusive und der Auflieger in Dark-Tan.

Etwas "problematisch" war der Bau der Zugmaschine in Dunkelgrün. Da gibt es leider nicht alles was man so gerne eingebaut hätte und anderes ist sehr teuer, weil selten (z.B. Tile 1x2 in Dunkelgrün ... )

Der Bagger ist funktionale, man kann die Klappe des Löffels öffnen und schließen und den Löffel auch entsprechend bewegen. Damit das Baggerchen nicht kippt habe ich hinten eines der alten Einsenbahn-Bleigewichte verbaut. Die gibts leider nur in Rot, daher musste ich es komplett mit einem Sticker überziehen. In Blau wären es mir lieber gewesen.

Dunwich Heath National Trust Nature Reserve. It was difficult to get a close clean isolated shot of this wonderful rare visitor to our shores, as it spent a majority of its time hunkered in the middle of a gorse bush sheltering from the very gusty winds and the staff at Dunwich were marshalling the bird quite heavily and distance and heat haze were a problematic :-}

Another view at Osborne House, Isle of Wight. This were taken in some nice light during October, but of course, shadows at that time of the year are rather problematic, hence the cropped composition.

25th October 2018

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El cementiri General de València va ser construït després de la decisió del govern de Carles III de prohibir els enterraments a les parròquies i nucli urbà, la qual cosa era la pràctica habitual a l'Espanya del segle XVIII i causava nombrosos problemes de salut.

El projecte, ideat per l'arquitecte Cristóbal de Sales, va començar el 1805. El seu disseny es va basar en la necròpolis francesa de Père Lachaise, un dels grans cementiris construïts en l'època i en el qual es va basar la construcció de nombrosos cementiris europeus.

El recinte es va inaugurar el 1807 amb un "arrencada" problemàtic, avui aquest cementiri té ja més de 200 llargs anys d'història.

Fins a mitjans del segle XIX els burgesos no començarien a interessar-se per construir panteons, ostentació del seu poder econòmic i classe social. És a dir, que l'encàrrec de panteons i criptes monumentals es posaria de moda bastant temps després de l'obertura del cementiri.

Per aquells anys, el Cementiri General de València va realitzar obres d'ampliació, ideant un vast projecte anomenat "Els Pòrtics", d'estil neoclàssic i molt monumental. Prova d'això és que la construcció té 170 columnes dòriques.

En el Cementiri General de València es pot trobar una gran col lecció d'estils artístics com el neoegipci, el modernisme, el neogòtic o el neogrec, tots ells plasmats en impressionants escultures i dissenys que van enviar construir els burgesos valencians. Un dels més espectaculars és el panteó en honor a la filla adolescent de Gaspar Dotres, un temple d'estil clàssic preciós. A més dels panteons, és interessant fer una ullada al cementiri civil, on jeu l'escriptor Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, ia la secció musulmana a la qual el cementiri ha dedicat gairebé 700 hectàrees. Avui, el cementiri també compta amb unes instal.lacions de cremació.

A més de Blasco Ibáñez, el Cementiri General de València és l'eterna domicili d'altres il.lustres personatges com el cantant Nino Bravo, el pintor Joaquim Sorolla, la cantant d'òpera Lucrecia Bori ... I és que 200 anys d'història són molts per a un cementiri que tanca bona part de la història de la capital valenciana, per a una necròpolis que es troba entre les més monumentals d'Espanya i que no té res a envejar als més visitats cementiris europeus.

A partir de juny de 2009 el Cementiri General va posar en marxa una iniciativa pionera a la Comunitat Valenciana: visites guiades pel cementiri. D'aquesta manera, el recinte pretén mostrar el seu patrimoni artístic i arquitectònic. Així, el de València ingressa en el cèlebre Circuit Europeu de Cementiris.

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El cementerio General de Valencia fue construido tras la decisión del gobierno de Carlos III de prohibir los enterramientos en las parroquias y núcleo urbano, lo cual era la práctica habitual en la España del siglo XVIII y causaba numerosos problemas de salud.

El proyecto, ideado por el arquitecto Cristóbal de Sales, comenzó en 1805. Su diseño se basó en la necrópolis francesa de Père Lachaise, uno de los grandes cementerios construidos en la época y en el cual se basó la construcción de numerosos camposantos europeos.

El recinto se inauguró en 1807 con un "arranque" problemático, hoy este cementerio tiene ya más de 200 largos años de historia.

Hasta mediados del siglo XIX los burgueses no comenzarían a interesarse por construir panteones, ostentación de su poder económico y clase social. Es decir, que el encargo de panteones y criptas monumentales se pondría de moda bastante tiempo después de la apertura del cementerio.

Por aquellos años, el Cementerio General de Valencia realizó obras de ampliación, ideando un vasto proyecto llamado "Los Pórticos", de estilo neoclásico y muy monumental. Prueba de ello es que la construcción cuenta con 170 columnas dóricas.

En el Cementerio General de Valencia se puede hallar una gran colección de estilos artísticos como el neoegipcio, el modernismo, el neogótico o el neogriego, todos ellos plasmados en impresionantes esculturas y diseños que mandaron construir los burgueses valencianos. Uno de los más espectaculares es el panteón en honor a la hija adolescente de Gaspar Dotres, un templo de estilo clásico precioso. Además de los panteones, es interesante echar un vistazo al cementerio civil, donde yace el escritor Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, y a la sección musulmana a la que el cementerio ha dedicado casi 700 hectáreas. Hoy, el cementerio también cuenta con unas instalaciones de cremación.

Además de Blasco Ibáñez, el Cementerio General de Valencia es la eterna morada de otros ilustres personajes como el cantante Nino Bravo, el pintor Joaquín Sorolla, la cantante de ópera Lucrecia Bori… Y es que 200 años de historia son muchos para un camposanto que encierra buena parte de la historia de la capital valenciana, para una necrópolis que se halla entre las más monumentales de España y que no tiene nada que envidiar a los más visitados camposantos europeos.

A partir de junio de 2009 el Cementerio General puso en marcha una iniciativa pionera en la Comunidad Valenciana: visitas guiadas por el camposanto. De esta manera, el recinto pretende mostrar su patrimonio artístico y arquitectónico. Así, el de Valencia ingresa en el célebre Circuito Europeo de Cementerios.

Fantastic to see this cobbled street in the North Yorkshire seaside village of Staithes, wheeli-bin free! In this day and age, where to hide the wheelie-bin can be problematic in narrow streets such as this. All that needs to be considered now is removing the double-yellow lines and maybe adding some discreet parking notices to the walls like they have done in some of Durham's historic cobbled lanes.

Shooting sunrise on the Oregon coast can be a tempestuous affair. For starters you're on the west coast, and that in of itself is problematic as the sun generally rises in the east. But the main challenge is, its not uncommon for a thick fog to roll in overnight and shroud the beaches and inlets ... like it did on this morning. It did however make for a very moody setting over the harbor at Winchester Bay, as the fleet of fishing vessels awaited their morning departure.

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During the rainy season, access to certain areas by car is problematic due to the nature of the soil, particularly the very slippery clay areas. It took nearly four hours to free this stuck Nissan Patrol, mainly due to its heavy weight, with the help of the local population.

En saison pluvieuse, l'accessibilité à certaines localités en voiture est problématique en raison de la nature des sols et plus particulièrement des zones de glaise très glissantes. Il aura fallu près de quatre heures pour dégager avec l'aide de la population locale cette Nissan Patrol embourbée largement en raison de son poids élevé.

Ironbridge, River Severn, Telford, Shropshire

This has been on my bucket list for as long as I can remember. I’ve often regarded it as the twin to Worsley, both influential in the Industrial Revolution and the driving force that put ‘Great’ in Great Britain. However, it’s a real bugger to photograph because of the bend in the river and the overgrown trees that overhang both sides of the river bank.

This was taken, with much patience I might add, whilst sat at a park bench watching the world go by. So many tourists milling about eating fish and chips and rapidly melting ice creams in the late afternoon sun.

Now the history bit…

The Iron Bridge is a cast iron arch bridge that crosses the River Severn. Opened in 1781, it was the first major bridge in the world to be made of cast iron. Its success inspired the widespread use of cast iron as a structural material, and today the bridge is celebrated as a symbol of the Industrial Revolution.

The geography of the deep Ironbridge Gorge, formed by glacial action during the last ice age, meant that there are industrially useful deposits of coal, iron ore, limestone and fire clay present near the surface where they are readily mined, but also that it was difficult to build a bridge across the river at this location. To cope with the instability of the banks and the need to maintain a navigable channel in the river, a single span iron bridge was proposed by Thomas Farnolls Pritchard. After initial uncertainty about the use of iron, construction took place over 2 years, with Abraham Darby III responsible for the ironworks. The bridge crosses the Ironbridge Gorge with a main span of 100 ft 6 in (30.63 m), allowing sufficient clearance for boats to pass underneath.

In 1934 it was designated a scheduled monument and closed to vehicular traffic. Tolls for pedestrians were collected until 1950, when the bridge was transferred into public ownership. After being in a poor state of repair for much of its life, extensive restoration works in the latter half of the 20th century have protected the bridge. The bridge, the adjacent settlement of Ironbridge and the Ironbridge Gorge form the UNESCO Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site.

Background

The Ironbridge Gorge was formed at the end of the last ice age by the overflowing of Lake Lapworth, which resulted in the exposure of useful deposits of resources such as coal, iron ore, fire clay and limestone near the surface where they were readily mined. With the river providing a means of transport, the local area was an important centre of the emerging Industrial Revolution.

Abraham Darby I first smelted local iron ore with coke made from Coalbrookdale coal in 1709, and in the coming decades Shropshire became a centre for industry due to the low price of fuel from local mines. The River Severn was used as a key trading route, but it was also a barrier to travel around the deep Ironbridge Gorge, especially between the then important industrial parishes of Broseley and Madeley, the nearest bridge being at Buildwas 2 miles (3.2 km) away. The Iron Bridge was therefore proposed to link the industrial town of Broseley with the smaller mining town of Madeley and the industrial centre of Coalbrookdale. The use of the river by boat traffic and the steep sides of the gorge meant that any bridge should ideally be of a single span, and sufficiently high to allow tall ships to pass underneath. The steepness and instability of the banks was problematic for building a bridge, and there was no point where roads on opposite sides of the river converged.

The Iron Bridge was the first of its kind to be constructed, although not the first to be considered nor the first iron bridge of any kind. An iron bridge was partly constructed at Lyons in 1755, but was abandoned for reasons of cost, and a 72-foot-10-inch (22.2 m) span wrought iron footbridge over an ornamental waterway was erected in Kirklees, Yorkshire, in 1769.

Proposal

In 1773, architect Thomas Farnolls Pritchard wrote to his 'iron mad' friend and local ironmaster, John Wilkinson of Broseley, to suggest building a bridge out of cast iron. Although he specialised in the design of chimneypieces and other items of interior decoration, and in funerary monuments, he had also previously designed both wooden and stone bridges.

During the winter of 1773–74, local newspapers advertised a proposal to petition Parliament for leave to construct an iron bridge with a single 120-foot (37 m) span. In 1775, a subscription raised funds of between £3000 to £4000 (equivalent to £361,000 to £482,000 in 2016), and Abraham Darby III, the grandson of Abraham Darby I and an ironmaster working at Coalbrookdale, was appointed treasurer to the project.

In March 1776, the Act to build a bridge received Royal assent. It had been drafted by Thomas Addenbrooke, secretary of the trustees, and John Harries, a London barrister, then presented to the House of Commons by Charles Baldwyn, MP for Shropshire. Abraham Darby III was commissioned to cast and build the bridge. In May 1776, the trustees withdrew Darby's commission, and instead advertised for plans for a single arch bridge to be built in "stone, brick or timber". No satisfactory proposal was made, and the trustees agreed to proceed with Pritchard's design, but there was continued uncertainty about the use of iron, and conditions were set on the cost and duration of the construction. In July 1777 the span of the bridge was decreased to 90 feet (27 m), and then increased again to 100 feet 6 inches (30.6 m), possibly in order to accommodate a towpath.

Construction

The site, adjacent to where a ferry had run between Madeley and Benthall, was chosen for its high approaches on each side and the relative solidity of the ground. The Act of Parliament described how the bridge was to be built from a point in Benthall parish near the house of Samuel Barnett to a point on the opposite shore near the house of Thomas Crumpton. Pritchard died on 21 December 1777 in his towerhouse at Eyton on Severn, only a month after work had begun, having been ill for over a year.

The bridge is built from five sectional cast-iron ribs that give a span of 100 feet 6 inches (30.6 m). The construction of the bridge used 378 long tons 10 cwt (847,800 lb or 384.6 t) of iron, and there are almost 1,700 individual components, the heaviest weighing 5 long tons 5 cwt (11,800 lb or 5.3 t). Components were cast individually to fit with each other, rather than being of standard sizes, with discrepancies of up to several centimetres between 'identical' components in different locations.

The masonry and abutments were constructed between 1777 and 1778, and the ribs were lifted into place in the summer of 1779. The bridge first spanned the river on 2 July 1779, and it was opened to traffic on 1 January 1781.

In 1997, a watercolour by Elias Martin was discovered in a Stockholm museum, which showed the bridge under construction in 1779. The painting shows a moveable wooden scaffold consisting of derrick poles standing in the river bed being used as a crane to position the half-ribs of the bridge, which had been taken to the site by boat from Darby's foundry 500 metres (1,600 ft) downstream. Using the approach depicted in the painting, a half-size replica of the main section of the bridge was built in 2001 as part of the research for the BBC's Timewatch programme, which was shown the following year.

Design

Decorative rings and ogees between the structural ribs of the bridge suggest that the final design was Pritchard's, as the same elements appear in a gazebo he rebuilt. A foreman at the foundry, Thomas Gregory, drew the detailed designs for the members, resulting in the use of carpentry jointing details such as mortise and tenon joints and dovetails.

The two outer ribs are engraved with the words: "This bridge was cast at Coalbrook-Dale and erected in the year MDCCLXXIX".

Two supplemental arches, of similar cast iron construction, carry a towpath on the southern bank and also act as flood arches. A stone arch with a brick vault carries a small path on the northern (town side) bank.

Godzilla rock, Sunset, Izu Peninsula, Nishiizu, Kamo District, Shizuoka Prefecture,

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In April windstorms blow sand from the deserts of China to the Sea Of Japan largely making ugly hazy skies however these problematic atmospherics worked for this sunset.

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Nature conservation in the Oostvaardersplassen in Flevoland is problematic as we recently learned again: some 3,200 grazers (deer, horses and cows) were killed last winter (of 5,200), the majority shot. The area of this nature reserve is too small to support the wildlife population throughout the winter, the grazers have no natural enemies, so drastic measures were advised.

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All species in the genus Lestes are very similar and are hard to separate in the field. The shapes of the anal appendages are characteristic. In L. sponsa the anal appendage is black with the superior appendage (which are the ones on the outside) with two internal teeth. The inferior appendage is elongated and cylindrical. In northern Europe five species of Lestes occur whilst in Europe as a whole there are six species, so identification can be problematical and it is best to look at as many features as possible.

L. sponsa is a typical member of the genus with a green metallic body and wings held away from the body at rest. The abdomen is 26-33mm long and the wings are 19-23mm long. Mature males have a powder blue colour on the prothorax and on segments 1–2 and 9–10 of the abdomen. Mature males have blue eyes. Females lacks the blue colour. Immature males also lack the blue pruinescence and have greeny brown eyes. The pterostigmata of immature males are almost white.

DCR HA-1 coasts northbound on the Delmarva Secondary into Clayton, DE with a pair of GP38-2s and a pair of MP15Ns heading to Blackbird for a problematic, ill-fated interchange with Norfolk Southern that wouldn't bring these guys back south until well after dark.

The Goosenecks of the San Juan River in southeast Utah is an amazing location that's very difficult to do justice with a photograph. Here, the San Juan River meanders 1000 ft. below in a series of horseshoe shaped loops. I wanted to capture a stitched panorama of this scene just before sunrise in order to avoid the direct light which renders it a contrast nightmare. In actuality, this was shot just as the sun was breaking the horizon which added a small amount of direct light to the scene. I liked how this dim side lighting gave it a little more depth and color.

The stitching of this image was quite problematic as parallax distortion in the foreground forced me to crop out more than I wanted to. Parallax distortion occurs when the camera is not rotated around the optical center of the lens when shooting the images to be combined later. This optical center is referred to as the nodal point and there are specialized panoramic tripod heads you can buy to set this up properly. However, this equipment is quite pricey so I just wing it and try not to include much in the way of foreground whenever I shoot panos. However, in this case, that was unavoidable.

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When the heavy rain arrives this may wash away or more debris will build up behind it flooding areas that would be dry.

The Old Port of Marseille is located at the end of the Canebière. It has been the natural harbour of Marseille since antiquity and is now the main popular place in Marseille, mainly pedestrian since 2013.

In 600, Greek settlers from Phocaea landed in the Lacydon, a rocky Mediterranean cove, now the site of the Old Port of Marseille. They set up a trading post or emporion in the hills on the northern shore. Until the nineteenth century the Old Port remained the centre of maritime activity in Marseille. In the Middle Ages the land at the far end of the port was used to cultivate hemp for the local manufacture of rope for mariners, which is the origin of the name of the main thoroughfare of Marseille, the Canebière.

Between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries, quays were constructed under Louis XII and Louis XIII and an important shipyard for galleons put in place. Following a revolt against their governor by the citizens of Marseille, Louis XIV ordered the erection of the forts of St Jean and St Nicolas at the entrance to the harbour and established an arsenal and fleet in the Old Port itself. The notorious "arsenal des galères" was situated on the left side of the Old Port between the Cours Jean-Balard and the Cours Estienne-d'Orves: those condemned to be galley slaves in the royal war fleet were branded with the letters GAL.

According to John Murray, in 1854 the Old Port had a capacity of between 1,000 and 1,200 ships. Roughly 18,000 merchant ships passed through the port each year, carrying about 20 million barrels worth of freight; this represented a quarter of the trade in Liverpool at the time. The 6 metre depth of the harbour, however, proved problematic for steamships later in the century; much deeper docks had to be constructed at La Joliette. In World War II the Old Port was left in complete ruins. According to eye-witness accounts, in January 1943, the Nazis, aided by the French police, dynamited much of the historic old town and demolished the gigantic aerial ferry or "transbordeur", an engineering tour de force that had become a major landmark of Marseille, comparable to the Eiffel tower in Paris. This became known as the "Battle of Marseille". In 1948 Fernand Pouillon was put in charge of the reconstruction of the devastated old quarter.

Over time many port activities were moved out of the Old Port, when beginning in the 1840s new harbour moles, quays and the Docks were built along the quartier La Joliette, north-west to the Old Port. Over time new harbour installations were built further north-west along the coast, resulting in what is today the Grand Port Maritime de Marseille: continuous harbour installation as far as L'Estaque and the southern entrance to the Rove Tunnel, and "satellite" extensions around Fos-sur-Mer and along the shore of the Étang de Berre. The Old Port is used today as a marina, as a terminal for local boat trips and hosts a local fish market.

A problematic situation at one of the restaurants at Khao San Road in Bangkk, Thailand.

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Robert Lake, Kelowna, BC.

This is NOT a series; it's a set. I intended to use this for a HFF shot (Happy Fence Friday, whatever that means!) but didn't get it up in time. So here it is as a part of a SSS (silly Sunday set).

Of the two images, this is my fave, probably processed a bit more. While the white fence was problematic, I'm happy with the result. It's that look in her eye that I love most....

A local bison ranch here in Stevensville, Montana features some 60 head of bison and also provides many opportunities for me to make frequent studies of the burly beasts who, for the most part,

are rather gentle and peaceful animals. An excited bull, not getting enough respect or not given enough space, can certainly become problematic. But I generally encounter rather calm and

unthreatening animals on my photo excursions, whether at this particular ranch or at the huge National Bison Range up in Charlo, Montana.

In this case, at the Bitterroot Bison Ranch, the animals are protected by a very study range fence, protecting me as well.

Very calm and reassuring conversation on my part usually goes

a long way in partnering with these animals for some compelling photos. Along with a nice telephoto lens, of course.

Perhaps pining for the picture-perfect pectoral portrait is potentially profitless.

Picking the pectoral piper of the sands to portray in a planned picture can be problematic. Particularly so, when this precious peep is impelled to play predominantly in the peat! Purely preposterous? Perhaps! But as the precept professes, perfect pulchritude is in the perception of the perceiver. Hopefully, this pictorial pectoral has proven my point. #PectoralSandpiper

While problematic from a loco rostering perspective, the dispersal of locomotives along the line at Puffing Billy occasionally presents some interesting photographic opportunities.

Normally based out of Emerald, Climax locomotive no. 1694 has been sent to Belgrave ahead of a special train the next day, seen here poking its nose out of the running shed before being put to rest overnight.

...much like a certain resident of 10 Downing St, good afternoon Prime Minister...

With Class 745 availability proving problematic at the moment, a single pair of Class 317 units still finds daily use on the Stansted Express in their twilight days.

With blue doors withstanding from its time at Great Northern, 317343 leads classmate 317508 through Stansted Mountfitchet working 1B63 13:30 Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street 07/07/22

Le problème des Origamikas c'est le gaspillage de papiers pour essayer de résoudre cette problématique j'ai fait une série de pliage d'animaux à partir de sac jetable en papier kraft. j'ai découpé un rectangle 21 x 29.7 cm (format A4) sur un sac kraft Orange(téléphonie). J'ai utilisé comme technique le pliage accordéon pour stylisé ce simple mouton.

The problem of Origamikas is the waste of papers to try to solve this problematic I made a series of folding animals from disposable kraft paper bag. I cut a rectangle 21 x 29.7 cm (A4 format) on an orange kraft bag (telephony). I used as a technique the box-pleating to designed this simple sheep.

All of the other action shots from the tennis courts have been of the blondes. Here Eva is showing that she can book it too. I like her movement and how much she looks like a puppy here, but the fence drives me a bit batty. She keeps to the periphery of the courts when we're there (apparently that is where the good smells are), so getting her without the fence is problematic at best.

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Sunset light on peaks of the Amargosa Mountains, backed by stormy skies and sand storm dust.

This is yet one more photograph from a wild Death Valley afternoon and evening in early April. Beforehand I was already aware of weather forecasts that included dust storms, and I anticipated both strong winds and perhaps other challenges... but also the possibility of some very special conditions of the atmosphere and light. Late in the afternoon, as the winds rose, we headed up the valley in the direction most likely to be affected by the combination of wind, sand, and rain. Sure enough, we soon ran into strong winds and blowing sand, and the mountains ahead were largely obscured by a sand and dust cloud blowing northeast out of the valley.

Photographing in these conditions is not easy nor particularly fun, to be honest. Most often the winds are too strong for even a stout tripod, and lens changes are very problematic. I often empty a set of strategies based around photographing from in or near a vehicle, of shooting handheld, and exposing myself to the worst conditions just long enough to get the shot — though I often quickly make several "safety shot," given all of the variables in play. Just before sunset we ended up near the dunes that were the source of most of the sand. Here the winds were extremely strong and the conditions hellish. I got out briefly and worked from the shelter of the leeward side of the vehicle. This was one of the last photographs of the day, made as sunset light fell on some peaks of the Funeral Range, against a backdrop of storm clouds and with a bit of dust and virgo beginning to intrude on the right.

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THESE LAST FEW DAYS HAVE BEEN PROBLEMATIC AND HAVE PREVENTED ME FROM DIEDICATING MYSELF TO YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS AS I WOULD HAVE LIKED.

I HOPE TO CATCH UP SOON. CIAO AND, HAPPY WEEKEND

Once upon a time, there was direct access between Alnmouth and the distinctive mound known as Church Hill.

That was until a violent storm in 1806, which resulted in a change of course of the River Aln. Previously, the river flowed around the back before heading out to sea and the hill had been a sort of southern promontory of the village. During the storm, the sea broke through the section of low-lying land between the hill and the village and created a new course for the river. There are great views to be had of Alnmouth, looking back across the Aln from the top of the hill, although getting there can be problematic and involves a bit of a detour and one of the most pot-holed tracks I've ever encountered.

The cross you can see on the hilltop marks the site of Alnmouth's very first church where in AD684 Saint Cuthbert was elected Bishop of Hexham. That early church was rebuilt and enlarged in the 12th century and dedicated to Saint Waleric. Although quite a substantial building, the church declined in the 16th century, partly as a result of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

Finally, what remained was finally brought down in the same great storm of Christmas 1806 that changed the course of the River Aln.

Here's a Pine Siskin, also from Virginia Lakes Resort. This is a male, based on the amount of bright yellow in the wings and tail. No mistaking this one! But female siskins lack the yellow tail color and have much more subdued yellow in the wings, so they could be more problematic. Virginia Lakes Resort is a great place to bird, by the way!!

Now that the snow we had for most of December has gone, I miss it! It made my world look so beautiful! The hoar frost seen on the trees here was just amazing! Of course it wasn't very easy getting around, and a simple journey to work was very problematic and quite scary on snow compacted roads, so even though I miss the beauty of the snowy landscape, it's lovely to have clear roads to drive on.

Tokyo Tower is a communications and observation tower located in the Shiba-koen district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. At 332.9 metres (1,092 ft), it is the second-tallest structure in Japan. The structure is an Eiffel Tower-inspired lattice tower that is painted white and international orange to comply with air safety regulations.

Built in 1958, the tower's main sources of revenue are tourism and antenna leasing. Over 150 million people have visited the tower since its opening. FootTown, a four-story building located directly under the tower, houses museums, restaurants and shops. Departing from there, guests can visit two observation decks. The two-story Main Observatory is located at 150 metres (490 ft), while the smaller Special Observatory reaches a height of 249.6 metres (819 ft).

The tower acts as a support structure for an antenna. Originally intended for television broadcasting, radio antennas were installed in 1961, but the tower is now used to broadcast signals for Japanese media outlets such as NHK, TBS and Fuji TV. Japan's planned digital television transition by July 2011 was problematic, however; Tokyo Tower's height, 332.9 m (1,092 ft) was not high enough to adequately support complete terrestrial digital broadcasting to the area. A taller digital broadcasting tower, known as Tokyo Skytree, was completed on February 29, 2012.

All is quiet along the waterfront on a late summer morning before the sunrise. In truth, when it comes to seaside locations, the sun's arrival is quite problematic, especially during the summer months. That's okay by me. I enjoy the cool moist air along the seashore, and will take it any day over the dry hot summer climate in Nevada City where I live. But come Autumn--now that's a another matter. You can't drag me out of the mountains.

Monterey, CA

I'm currently away from home. I promise to catch up on your photostreams when I return.

Captura: Llanars, Vall de Camprodon, Ripollès, Catalunya.

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L'alfals, userda, melga, mèliga o herbaalfals (Medicago sativa) és una planta de la família de les papilionàcies. És una planta herbàcia perenne amb fulles trifoliades, àpexs foliolars dentats, inflorescències blavoses i fruit en llegum enrotllats en hèlix (orbiculars) amb un cert nombre de llavors. El nom alfals prové d'una paraula àrab que significa ‘el millor aliment’.

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Alfalfa seed production requires the presence of pollinators when the fields of alfalfa are in bloom.[16] Alfalfa pollination is somewhat problematic, however, because western honey bees, the most commonly used pollinator, are less than ideal for this purpose; the pollen-carrying keel of the alfalfa flower trips and strikes pollinating bees on the head, which helps transfer the pollen to the foraging bee.[16] Western honey bees, however, do not like being struck in the head repeatedly and learn to defeat this action by drawing nectar from the side of the flower. The bees thus collect the nectar, but carry no pollen, so do not pollinate the next flower they visit.[69] Because older, experienced bees do not pollinate alfalfa well, most pollination is accomplished by young bees that have not yet learned the trick of robbing the flower without tripping the head-knocking keel.

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Abused, Abandoned, Jungle Dogs.

Back Story ......................................

Without sounding redundant it was 4:25AM when I arrived at The Dog Palace. Mama of course was quick to greet me with her usual wagging tail and wet toe licking routine.

Opened up the bingo room and started hauling a bunch of stuff in . Fabric to cover the windows, old hand saw, bag of screws, screw driver, hammer, tape measure and other assorted objects.

In the near future this will be the satellite office for AAJDR..

Well it sounds cool so we'll go with it for now.

Oh what's that mean you ask ? .. Very simple ..

Abused, Abandoned, Jungle Dog Rescue.

Also doing some extra work around The Dog Palace helping the monks with a few maintenance issues.

Remember this building was started 47 years ago and soon abandoned so there's some fixing to do for real !!!

Noon came and I left to see my friend Mr SideCar Man.

Lots of things to do in advance.For example, yesterday afternoon I replaced both front and rear sprockets plus chain on the scooter. Used Real Japanese parts and not cheep Chinese Junk. Once a sidecar is in place doing this procedure is problematic. Step by step the plan is taking place.

Anyway Mr SideCar Man and I continue to talk over the plan in detail . Once the sidecar is on the scooter we will take it to another friends place and finish plus fine tune everything.

Once again, step by step and it will all come together properly.

Arrived home around 2:PM in the afternoon and actually had a chance to eat my own breakfast ... Now it's nap time 4 me ...;-)

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After our problematic weather recently I have at last been able to find these. This is a young male colouring up for the first time (I know that because the beak is not yet fully black).

Problematic young fyrnock stowaway hunted on Polis Massa

Struggled to find anywhere shadow free for this, hardly surprising in the run up to the shortest day. 37401 at Swinton with 3J37 0918 York Works to Deepcar. The last week of the RHTT season often throws up some ad hoc schedules as the attempt is made to clear any problematic areas. 14th December 2021.

I was having trouble editing these in color because of the problematic lighting so switched to B&W. Siskiyou County, California

303008 000525 Wemyss Bay

As soon as Scotrail was privatised it was announced that an order had gone in for a fleet of new EMU's to replace the aged 303's.

The Blue trains had been introduced in the 1960's when some of the lines north and south of the Clyde had been electrified. They had served the city well over the years now was their time to bow out.

However it was not as quick as Scotrail would have liked as the new trains (the Class 334's) were, as all new trains are, problematical.

The 303's lingured into the 21st century being finally replaced at the end of 2002.

Carrying the Black and Orange to the end 303008 stands at Wemyss Bay station after arrival from Glasgow Central. 25th May 2000

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El cementiri General de València va ser construït després de la decisió del govern de Carles III de prohibir els enterraments a les parròquies i nucli urbà, la qual cosa era la pràctica habitual a l'Espanya del segle XVIII i causava nombrosos problemes de salut.

El projecte, ideat per l'arquitecte Cristóbal de Sales, va començar el 1805. El seu disseny es va basar en la necròpolis francesa de Père Lachaise, un dels grans cementiris construïts en l'època i en el qual es va basar la construcció de nombrosos cementiris europeus.

El recinte es va inaugurar el 1807 amb un "arrencada" problemàtic, avui aquest cementiri té ja més de 200 llargs anys d'història.

Fins a mitjans del segle XIX els burgesos no començarien a interessar-se per construir panteons, ostentació del seu poder econòmic i classe social. És a dir, que l'encàrrec de panteons i criptes monumentals es posaria de moda bastant temps després de l'obertura del cementiri.

Per aquells anys, el Cementiri General de València va realitzar obres d'ampliació, ideant un vast projecte anomenat "Els Pòrtics", d'estil neoclàssic i molt monumental. Prova d'això és que la construcció té 170 columnes dòriques.

En el Cementiri General de València es pot trobar una gran col lecció d'estils artístics com el neoegipci, el modernisme, el neogòtic o el neogrec, tots ells plasmats en impressionants escultures i dissenys que van enviar construir els burgesos valencians. Un dels més espectaculars és el panteó en honor a la filla adolescent de Gaspar Dotres, un temple d'estil clàssic preciós. A més dels panteons, és interessant fer una ullada al cementiri civil, on jeu l'escriptor Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, ia la secció musulmana a la qual el cementiri ha dedicat gairebé 700 hectàrees. Avui, el cementiri també compta amb unes instal.lacions de cremació.

A més de Blasco Ibáñez, el Cementiri General de València és l'eterna domicili d'altres il.lustres personatges com el cantant Nino Bravo, el pintor Joaquim Sorolla, la cantant d'òpera Lucrecia Bori ... I és que 200 anys d'història són molts per a un cementiri que tanca bona part de la història de la capital valenciana, per a una necròpolis que es troba entre les més monumentals d'Espanya i que no té res a envejar als més visitats cementiris europeus.

A partir de juny de 2009 el Cementiri General va posar en marxa una iniciativa pionera a la Comunitat Valenciana: visites guiades pel cementiri. D'aquesta manera, el recinte pretén mostrar el seu patrimoni artístic i arquitectònic. Així, el de València ingressa en el cèlebre Circuit Europeu de Cementiris.

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El cementerio General de Valencia fue construido tras la decisión del gobierno de Carlos III de prohibir los enterramientos en las parroquias y núcleo urbano, lo cual era la práctica habitual en la España del siglo XVIII y causaba numerosos problemas de salud.

El proyecto, ideado por el arquitecto Cristóbal de Sales, comenzó en 1805. Su diseño se basó en la necrópolis francesa de Père Lachaise, uno de los grandes cementerios construidos en la época y en el cual se basó la construcción de numerosos camposantos europeos.

El recinto se inauguró en 1807 con un "arranque" problemático, hoy este cementerio tiene ya más de 200 largos años de historia.

Hasta mediados del siglo XIX los burgueses no comenzarían a interesarse por construir panteones, ostentación de su poder económico y clase social. Es decir, que el encargo de panteones y criptas monumentales se pondría de moda bastante tiempo después de la apertura del cementerio.

Por aquellos años, el Cementerio General de Valencia realizó obras de ampliación, ideando un vasto proyecto llamado "Los Pórticos", de estilo neoclásico y muy monumental. Prueba de ello es que la construcción cuenta con 170 columnas dóricas.

En el Cementerio General de Valencia se puede hallar una gran colección de estilos artísticos como el neoegipcio, el modernismo, el neogótico o el neogriego, todos ellos plasmados en impresionantes esculturas y diseños que mandaron construir los burgueses valencianos. Uno de los más espectaculares es el panteón en honor a la hija adolescente de Gaspar Dotres, un templo de estilo clásico precioso. Además de los panteones, es interesante echar un vistazo al cementerio civil, donde yace el escritor Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, y a la sección musulmana a la que el cementerio ha dedicado casi 700 hectáreas. Hoy, el cementerio también cuenta con unas instalaciones de cremación.

Además de Blasco Ibáñez, el Cementerio General de Valencia es la eterna morada de otros ilustres personajes como el cantante Nino Bravo, el pintor Joaquín Sorolla, la cantante de ópera Lucrecia Bori… Y es que 200 años de historia son muchos para un camposanto que encierra buena parte de la historia de la capital valenciana, para una necrópolis que se halla entre las más monumentales de España y que no tiene nada que envidiar a los más visitados camposantos europeos.

A partir de junio de 2009 el Cementerio General puso en marcha una iniciativa pionera en la Comunidad Valenciana: visitas guiadas por el camposanto. De esta manera, el recinto pretende mostrar su patrimonio artístico y arquitectónico. Así, el de Valencia ingresa en el célebre Circuito Europeo de Cementerios.

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Les barreaux m'ont toujours posé problème dans ma première version de ce modèle: pas assez nombreux et trop espacés. Le prisonnier pouvait s'évader n'importe quand. Par la nature du modèle, il était difficile d'obtenir plusieurs longs barreaux fins... de manière conventionnelle. Dans cette nouvelle version, j'ai donc opté pour un espace plus profond dans la fenêtre, un prisonnier légèrement plus détaillé (avec changement de couleur) et davantage de barreaux grâce à 5 coups de ciseaux. Il est probablement possible d'obtenir le même résultat sans couper, mais cela demanderait une plus grande grille et de trouver une manière d'utiliser le papier en surplus. La coupe était donc une solution élégante.

The bars were always problematic in my first version of this model: too few and too spaced. The prisonner could escape anytime he wanted. Because of the nature of this model, it's difficult to get many thin long bars... using conventional methods. For this version, I then opted to have a bigger space in the window, a prisonner slightly more detailed (with color change) and more bars using 5 cuts. It is probably possible to get the same result without cutting, but it would require a bigger grid and finding a way to use the surplus paper. Cutting was then an elegant solution.

An escaped exotic in a forest here in the Netherlands. Not problematic (yet) and very cute.

Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands

9400, the first of its class is seen waiting at Te Kuiti. Earlier that afternoon we had passed a derailed working just half an hour south. My guess is that this loco would have been on hand to retrieve the intact stock of the affected working.

These Chinese locos had been introduced in 2012 but had suffered a problematic start to their career. I believe the teething issues were behind them by the time of my visit in 2014.

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It happened to me earlier as well, that I worked on a part of a MOC so much, as on the MOC. In such a case this part deserves an own picture! So here it is, the parking spot for disabled people.

Downtowns are problematic places. At the city where I spent most of my time during the school years (Győr, Hungary), these spots were only signed by a road sign. But it was often not clear, which spot, or how many spots are actually for disabled people. And the downtown has in general too many sings with too many information on them. So it happened often, that people parked their cars not on purpose there. A few years ago the city decided to paint the whole spots blue to make it easier to realise them. It looks really cool! So I decided I recreate it with Lego bricks.

I build the first version in 2018 I guess. I didn´t published it because it looked like a man sitting on a toilet and not on a wheelchair. A few month later I went back to the model and changed it a bit. A few month ago I could travel back to Hungary despite of the COVID-rules. And I took this BIG Brother picture. Hope you like it!

Here is a picture, how the underconstruction looks like!

The MOC in which it is will come a bit later! Thank for watching!

Had a great photo workshop-weekend with Ute Duraj at the bear-forest Müritz in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. They save bears from problematic conditions and give them a close to nature habitat.

The "problematic" "waste of time" "senseless" BH18 local trundles back west for Calumet Yard up the District. The daily train runs through beautiful scenic totally not trashy Gary. Times have changed in recent years for these guys - now using the CSX Porter Branch rather than the abandoned-since-2013 NS Gary Branch - former Wabash. The Porter Branch dodges the heart of the city better - so crews generally don't have to complain about getting shot at by those "on the street" anymore.

So what do they serve, anyway? One bakery, usually 2-5 cars in each direction - enjoy your bread, train crews almost died to make it a possibility!

In other rant-worthy interest, NKP remnants say we're 503 miles to Buffalo, New York. Hidden gems lie all around the region.

My third redux of this iconic kit. Think I'm getting close to the purest form with the original functions.

My two gripes as a kid with the original were: 1) If it's an ATV then why is the Ground Clearance so rubbish? and 2) There's something not right about this cockpit canopy combo.

So this fixes those - a nice big inverted-angle window area for seeing out and a roof fixes the second point, and the first is fixed by a set of variable-height drivetrain booms that allow it to hunker down low to receive its cargo, then the booms rotate up to about 55° to give it the ground clearance it needs to actually traverse the moon/asteroid/"godforsaken rock you've sent me to this time".

The fact that it was in clearly proto-Futuron livery while the Relay Station is clearly Classic Blue is problematic too so I've fixed that too.

And wheels made of snow-shoes. Because why not?

If you like this, [or don't ]- leave a comment. I love getting comments and feedback. They inspire me to do more.

Me:

Everyone: Please don't do more!

I thought the speeding boat was going to be the challenge - turned out that the exhaust fumes and heat haze were more problematic.

Here’s a little collection of birds that have been photographed in our backyard in the last day or so, clockwise from top left; Willy Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys), Female Common Blackbird (Turdus merula), Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen), Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis), New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) and Magpie-Lark (Grallina cyanoleuca).

All fairly common birds and two of them are introduced (not native), but I do so love having them visit the garden. Looking after our birds is so important, especially providing water on hot days. Of this bunch, although the smallest of them, the little Willy Wagtail is the boss of the bunch whenever he is around, and has no problems seeing off the larger birds if he deems their presence problematic.