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Suppose to relate to John Purday, through the quick investigative style though I don't think they are yet..
Quick-Look Hill-shaded Colour Relief Image of 2014 0.50m LIDAR Composite Digital Terrain Model (DSM).
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Rather like The Queen, the KC-135 seems to have been omnipresent during my life.
And the '135 too, has performed many roles, the premier one being as an air-to-air tanker. But a dedicated fleet had to be operated to carry the JP-7 fuel required for the Lockheed SR-71, and these were designated KC-135Q.
91504 was one of 56 so converted and was one of several that later became KC-135Ts with the fitting of modern engines.
Mildenhall, Suffolk
25th August 1978
Praktica LTL, Kodachrome
19780825 11021 91504 clean std
Mistress Quickly, last year's Baby is having a tough time.
You'll know the fundamentals of making babies so let's not review those principles and go straight to magpie specifics. Gośka spent about three weeks, give or take a day, to incubate her egg. For that time Baby, as she was then, lost her Mum. Her only company was her father, Colin — he had earlier chased away her sibling from a previous clutch.
Once that egg hatched it takes the whole family about four more weeks of feeding, feeding, and more feeding until the hatchling becomes a fledgling. Because Baby was hanging out with Colin, they would both drop by together to collect food: some for themselves, some for the hatchling. Only now Colin changed! Now if last year's Baby wanted to eat, he'd deal roughly with her. Soon she learned the drill and began flying sortie after sortie under the aerial threat of the ravens who'd been attracted by the scraps of slovenly workman, and have failed to leave. This is not helped by someone somewhere nearby who recklessly put out bulk amounts of bread, buns and the like — unsuitable food, bad for birds, and a vermin attractants. I know this because ravens are dumping this stuff in my birdbaths! It's even come to attract Goblin Birds! Her tactical manoeuvres and flying prowess are how she's gone from Baby to Mistress Quickly!
After seven weeks of this business, Gośka is ragged and thin. But now poor little Mistress Quickly has to keep up the lead in Baby minding and feeding! She's just a kid herself. Sure, she's practicing picking up nesting materials as her mother did. She has gone through one moult, but still has juvenile feathers, juvenile stature and a lot of growing up to do. I can still pick out her voice among the magpie calls because it is still so immature. About the most obvious thing different about her is that her previously dark bill is getting the pale base of an adult bird.
I think she's still copping some harsh treatment. See that feather out of place on her left wing? That didn't do that itself. There's little wonder that she'll think this is how you train Baby. It's just a matter of time and she'll give guidance to Baby in like fashion. It's the magpie cycle of life.
This is a very easy blanket that works up very fast using an N size hook and 2 strands of yarn at the same time . I used Lion Brand "pound of love" yarn in Pink and White. The pattern is from crochetpatterncentral.com and the pattern is called "bubbles baby blanket" and can be found in the "baby afghans" section. It's an awesome pattern! It's so thick and soft , like a little comforter .
So I hedged my bets, and today it turns out they had a boy! So I'll have to go back and make another in blue- but that's OK, b/c this is a quick last minute card.
MY TIP #1 draw on faux stitching to add interest without the time of using the sewing machine.
MY TIP #2 ink edges of card to give the visual impression of an extra layer- super quick and easy!
Hero Arts stamps sparkle clear cute letters, cleardesign background
Overkill: Panama's most 'medically significant' scorpion feasting on a freshly captured cricket. Tityus sp. scorpions account for the majority of serious scorpion envenomations throughout Panama; one therefore imagines a mere cricket would quickly succumb to a sting.
I had been patrolling the trails of the extensive rain forest reserve of Sierra Llorona Panama Lodge (now, sadly, no longer in operation) for many hours when I chanced on this drama in miniature. In fact, having walked all night, I was beyond fatigue by five in the morning, and as I labored up the steepest section of the trail I could think of nothing but a shower and clean sheets. But there at trailside, in plain view, was the arresting image that had eluded me all night. I dropped to elbows and knees and expended what little strength I still had in shooting it.
An image from 2007.
Nikon D2Xs, 105mm f/2.8 AF-S VR Micro, 1/250 sec. @ f/22, ISO 100, 2 x SB-800 strobe. (I almost never shoot at f/22 anymore, but the incredible sharpness of this lens tends to 'win back' some of what is lost through diffraction. The latter phenomenon is best explained by Stephen Hawking; however, suffice it to say that one disregards the insidious effects of diffraction at one's peril. Your f/22 image might look sharp on the camera's LCD, but at full screen back at the office: not so much. Know your gear, get tolerably 'technical', and don't affront Sir Isaac Newton.)
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The CBP Quick Reaction Force (QRF) conduct routine training at the Advanced Training Center, Harper's Ferry, West Virginia on August 17, 2012.
Photographer: Donna Burton
Quick and easy to make - just mix the ingredients the night before, place the jar in the fridge, and you have healthy, tasty breakfast ready the next morning.
Here is the recipe.
Quick snap with my new Lumix G9 with Olympus 75mm f/1.8... absolutely stunning piece of kit. I don't miss my Nikon at all.
Gassing up in Choteau, MT. The facade suggested perhaps a standard fuel market, but the inside of the building was spacious and seemed to be the main store in town! Huge!
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston
Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the Northeastern United States. The city boundaries encompass an area of about 48.4 sq mi (125 km2) and a population of 675,647 as of 2020. The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to 4,941,632 people as of 2020, ranking as the eleventh-largest MSA in the country. A broader combined statistical area (CSA), generally corresponding to the commuting area and including Worcester, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island, is home to approximately 8.2 million people, making it the seventh-most populous in the United States.
Boston is one of the nation's oldest municipalities, founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from the English town of the same name. During the American Revolution and the nation's founding, Boston was the location of several key events, including the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the hanging of Paul Revere's lantern signal in Old North Church, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the siege of Boston. Following American independence from Great Britain, the city continued to play an important role as a port, manufacturing hub, and center for American education and culture. The city has expanded beyond the original peninsula through land reclamation and municipal annexation. Its rich history attracts many tourists, with Faneuil Hall alone drawing more than 20 million visitors per year. Boston's many firsts include the United States' first public park (Boston Common, 1634), the first public school (Boston Latin School, 1635), the first subway system (Tremont Street subway, 1897), and the first large public library (Boston Public Library, 1848).
In the 21st century, Boston has emerged as a global leader in higher education and academic research. Greater Boston's many colleges and universities include Harvard University and MIT, both located in suburban Cambridge and both routinely included among the world's most highly ranked universities. The city is also a national leader in scientific research, law, medicine, engineering, and business. With nearly 5,000 startup companies, the city is considered a global pioneer in innovation and entrepreneurship. Boston's economic base also includes finance, professional and business services, biotechnology, information technology, and government activities. Households in the city claim the highest average rate of philanthropy in the United States. Boston businesses and institutions rank among the top in the country for environmental sustainability and new investment.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Common
The Boston Common is a public park in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is the oldest city park in the United States. Boston Common consists of 50 acres (20 ha) of land bounded by five major Boston streets: Tremont Street, Park Street, Beacon Street, Charles Street, and Boylston Street.
The Common is part of the Emerald Necklace of parks and parkways that extend from the Common south to Franklin Park in Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, and Dorchester. The visitors' center for the city of Boston is located on the Tremont Street side of the park.
The Central Burying Ground is on the Boylston Street side of Boston Common and contains the graves of artist Gilbert Stuart and composer William Billings. Also buried there are Samuel Sprague and his son Charles Sprague, one of America's earliest poets. Samuel Sprague was a participant in the Boston Tea Party and fought in the Revolutionary War. The Common was designated as a Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission in 1977.
The Common is sometimes erroneously referred to as the "Boston Commons".
Source: www.boston.gov/parks/boston-common
Founded in 1634
Here the Colonial militia mustered for the Revolution. In 1768, the hated British Redcoats began an eight-year encampment. George Washington, John Adams and General Lafayette came here to celebrate our nation's independence. The 1860s saw Civil War recruitment and anti-slavery meetings. During World War I, victory gardens sprouted. For World War II, the Common gave most of its iron fencing away for scrape metal.
Boston Common continues to be a stage for free speech and public assembly. Here, during the 20th century, Charles Lindbergh promoted commercial aviation. Anti-Vietnam War and civil right rallies were held, including one led by Martin Luther King, Jr. In 1979, Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass.
Frederick Law Olmsted never touched Boston Common, but his sons did. About 1913, their firm supervised the paving of walkways, the replenishment of the soil, and the moving of 15-ton trees.
From a utilitarian common ground for activities like grazing, militia formations and public hangings, the Common evolved. Its peaks were leveled cows were banned and 19th Century Bostonians added trees, fountains and statuary. The Common became the park-like greenspace we know today. The park includes ballfields, a tot lot and the Frog Pond, which provides skating in winter and a spray pool for children in the summer.
The Friends of the Public Garden is a non-profit citizen's advocacy group formed in 1970 to preserve and enhance the Boston Public Garden, Common, and Commonwealth Avenue Mall in collaboration with the Mayor and the Parks & Recreation Department. The Friends number over 2,500 members and many volunteers. The Friends have also produced a brochure detailing the park's history.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkman_Bandstand
The Parkman Bandstand is a landmark bandstand located on the eastern side of the Boston Common in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was built in 1912 from a design by Derby, Robinson & Shephard at a cost of $1 million on the site of the Cow Pond (also known as the Horse Pond), which had been filled in 1838 after cattle-grazing had been outlawed on the Common.
Named for George F. Parkman, the bandstand was constructed following his death in 1908, in honor of a $5 million donation he had willed for the care of the Boston Common and other city parks. Parkman was the son of George Parkman, a doctor who had donated land for Harvard Medical School's first campus. The site quickly became noted for the autumnal colonial-themed puppet shows that occurred there starting in 1922.
In 1996, the bandstand was restored and is used today for concerts, rallies, and speeches. Recent notable gatherings include the Boston Freedom Rally and a 2007 Presidential Primary rally in which both Barack Obama and Deval Patrick gave speeches from the bandstand.
Additional Foreign Language Tags:
(United States) "الولايات المتحدة" "Vereinigte Staaten" "アメリカ" "美国" "미국" "Estados Unidos" "États-Unis"
(Massachusetts) "ماساتشوستس" "麻萨诸塞州" "मैसाचुसेट्स" "マサチューセッツ" "매사추세츠 주" "Массачусетс"
(Boston) "بوسطن" "波士顿" "बोस्टन" "ボストン" "보스턴" "Бостон"
quick dregblaster to blow of the cobwebs,ran out of a few colours so a bit scrappy,happy to paint though...