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Realized from a concept by IgnusDei, found on DeviantArt.
Problem is that I'm a noob in composition and this ship is very big...so sorry for the picts again...
Merci à Pierre pour la typo...
I realized after making this that David Luna (Ranger of Awesomeness) and I had the same idea for the tires.
I made this to go with my 5-wide German Schwimmwagen.
I just realized I never uploaded any pictures from my trip to NYC! For those of you who don't know this photo was taken in a place called "Dumbo". When I went to summer camp in NYC I was down the street from here and went almost daily. It brought back so many memories. It's so nice there, hopefully one day I'll be able to watch the sunset there again every night.
I decided on a whim to rebuild at least one of each of these figs, then realized I didn't have much to say about them as a whole. That Anubis fig kicks ass, but the rest are somewhat generic somehow. Especially when compared to the Dino Hunter figs that came out around the same time. In a way, the figs from both that theme and this one are entirely interchangeable.
And all the mummies are the bloody same. Though the Pharaoh himself is a pretty slick fig. As for the sets, I honestly barely remember them. A lot of maroon vehicles and some big tan structures sometimes.
Honestly, I don't think it was a bad attempt, it just didn't even hold a lit stick of dynamite to its predecessor, and ultimately ended up rather forgettable. Especially compared to some of the wilder themes like Monster Fighters. Here I've changed the Jake Raines variant to an original character just to diversify the cast, and at least added a bulldog for character.
Should lego try harder on a new Adventure theme? I certainly think so.
Day 76 / 365
"Dry Leaf"
"Sometimes it takes losing something to realize what you've had"
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and realizing that most of the droplets hitting my north-facing windows yesterday were sea water, not rain...
i didn't realize at the time that she was staring straight down the barrel of the lens. the deadpan stare makes it so much better.
I realized while continuing this project that I definitely enjoy doing schoolwork when it feels like personal work more than anything else. I started this project as a personal thing but showed it in class, which led my teacher to tell me to continue. I took another three photos for this series yesterday but this is the only one I really like. So you may or may not see the rest.
However, I probably can and will post little previews of the others on my Instagram so you should definitely go follow me there. And go "like" my Facebook page as Im starting a small little giveaway soon in celebration of being near 1,000 likes!
I just realized I had never posted a Milky Way photo for May. I shot this one just as the moon was setting, conditions were below average. I was hoping for better conditions for the new moon, but we have been nearly 100% overcast for the last two weeks. Single shot, no stacking.
Camera: Nikon D7500
Lens: Samyang 14mm f/2.8
(14mm @ f/3.2, 15 sec, ISO 6400)
My "journey of a thousand miles” begins in this beautiful place, Tower Lakes. I spent (almost) this past summer back in Italy and I’ve come to realize that life has more to offer than staying at home. Too many things have changed in just one year abroad and I was surrounded by hundreds of new people that had a huge impact on me.
For the next year I want to travel and see as many things as possible in order to have a broad view of what this world has to offer me. I want to be shown new sides of things and wear different shoes everyday. I want to see great deeds passing from one hand to another, and to be one of the hands that are handing them. I’m young, and I don’t want to postpone the things I can do now in order to build my tomorrow because I want my present to be just as great as my future. And in this present, I want to be surrounded by people that can inspire me. I don’t know where this will take me, but I trust that it’ll be somewhere worth the journey.
PS. If you have to suggest me any great places for my travels in the US, please do it!
PS2. Say Hi to me if you haven't done it yet, I love strangers just as much as I love Flamin' hot Cheetos.
PS.3 If you want to support my trip, please read the infos below. I would never be grateful if you help me funding this dream.
I realized that I've been lacking uploads - a lot. So, went fiddling through files to see if I had anything that was of a quality worthy of posting, Well, here ya go. I'll be getting quite a few more up in the coming days...
Back in the spring of 2018, 2923 drills 324 of Gibson Yard in Hammond. If I remember correctly, this night was the perfect one to make the mile walk from home up to the yard - something like 68 degrees is just too great to not enjoy.
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"Life is"
- a poem by Mother Theresa
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is life, fight for it.
The street art/grafitti is from Minimal. I couldn't find this piece on MP or their in world store. Putting links to their MP and in world stores.
MP: marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/156471
In World: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/MINIMAL%20Gallery/6/136/27
Dress: ConTrato Peace Love Retro
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Pantyhose: Vannie's Juliette
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Heels: Pure Poison Tiana Sandals
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She realized then that there was nowhere on the earth she could get away. Those countless gripping hands, laid hold of every strand of her mind, of her being, then quickly pulled in unison. Everything she was came apart in that moment, twirling away into nothingness, leaving only darkness.
This, they could work with.
Realizing how COMPLETELY dumb it was to be standing on the peak of one of the tallest buildings in the neighborhood during this. I'm seriously thankful to God none of us got hurt. On the way back to my car a tree in front of the apartment got struck by lightning. Like 5 minutes after we got off the roof.
This is the view to the south. (The previous view was Northwest.)
More to come.
Maggie finally realized it's a caterpillar that has decided to hang out with her all day ;D
I wanted to show a full view of her outfit too :D
Excerpt from aht.ca/who-we-are/our-history/:
Anishnawbe Health Toronto (AHT) is a vision of the late Elder, Joe Sylvester.
Initial efforts began with a diabetes research project, which realized that a more comprehensive approach to health care was needed by the Aboriginal community.
In response, Anishnawbe Health Resources was incorporated in 1984. One of its objectives stated, “To recover, record and promote Traditional Aboriginal practices where possible and appropriate.”
In 1989, having successfully secured resources from the Ministry of Health, Anishnawbe Health Toronto became recognized and funded as a community health centre.
Since then, AHT has and continues to grow to meet the needs of the community it serves. As a fully accredited community health centre, AHT offers access to health care practitioners from many disciplines including Traditional Healers, Elders and Medicine People. Ancient ceremonies and traditions, intrinsic to our health care model are available. Our work with the homeless has evolved from early directions of crisis intervention to our current efforts of working with those who seek to escape homelessness. Training programs offer community members the opportunity to learn and grow in a culture-based setting.
Today, AHT not only promotes Traditional Aboriginal practices but has affirmed and placed them at its core. Its model of health care is based on Traditional practices and approaches and is reflected in the design of its programs and services.
Excerpt from secure.toronto.ca/nm/api/individual/notice/2413.do:
Description
Take notice that Toronto City Council intends to designate the lands and building known municipally as 425 Cherry Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Reasons for Designation
The property at 425 Cherry Street is worthy of designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value, and meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed for municipal designation under 5 criteria of design and physical, historical and associative, and contextual values.
Description
The property at 425 Cherry Street is located at the southeast corner of Front Street East and Cherry Street. The building is comprised of a three-storey structure fronting on Cherry Street, with a three-storey warehouse addition behind, extending along Front Street East. The building was constructed in three major stages - the two-storey Palace Street School, constructed in 1859 and designed by architect Joseph Sheard in the Jacobean style with an addition in 1869 by architect William Irving; the three-storey Cherry Street Hotel, constructed in 1890 incorporating the former school and designed by architect David Roberts Jr. in the Queen Anne Revival style; and the three-storey warehouse, constructed in c.1920.
Statement of Cultural Heritage Value
Design and Physical Value
The property at 425 Cherry Street is valued as a representative example of an evolved building type and style, reflecting the evolution of the property from its early use as one of the city's early "free" schools, to a hotel, a warehouse, and a restaurant. The building contains representative elements of the Jacobean and Queen Anne Revival styles, the former being used for many of the first schools constructed by the Toronto Board of Education, and the latter a popular style in Toronto for house form and hotel buildings between 1880 and 1910. While altered through later additions, elements of the Jacobean style can be seen on the first two floors of the former school's west and south facades, including the use of brick cladding (buff and red), brick quoins at the window surrounds and at the building's corners, the symmetrical organization of the facades featuring central projecting frontispieces bound by large rectangular window openings; and the stone drip moulds over the south entrance and the second storey window above. The building's Queen Anne Revival style is evidenced in the portion of the building constructed as the hotel (at the corner of Front and Cherry Streets) and in the third floor addition above the former school, and include the mansard roof with dormer windows; the arched window openings on the second storey; the elaborate use of brick ornamentation at the second storey cornice; the large plate-glass storefront windows with sandstone details; and the Dutch gable with inset Palladian window opening. The three-storey warehouse addition features elements indicative of the warehouse building type, including large rectangular window openings with cast stone lintels and brick sills; a flat roof with brick parapet; and minimal architectural ornamentation.
Historical and Associative Value
The historical and associative value of the property at 425 Cherry Street resides in its construction as the Palace Street School (1859), its subsequent adaptive reuse as the Cherry Street Hotel (1890) it's later conversion for use as a warehouse for various manufacturing and transportation-related businesses (1920), and its having been the location of the Canary Grill, from 1965 to 2007. Originally constructed in 1859 as one of the early "free" schools built in Toronto by the Toronto Board of Education and the first free school to serve St. Lawrence Ward, the one-storey schoolhouse was designed by architect, alderman and future Mayor of Toronto, Joseph Sheard. In 1869 the structure was expanded to the designs of architect William Irving, a former apprentice in Sheard's office and a prolific architect in Toronto through the second half of the 19th century. The Palace Street School is also associated with Georgina Stanley Reid, an educator with the Toronto Board of Education who served as principal of the school from 1882 until its closure in 1887, and who continued to serve as principal of its replacement school, Sackville Street Public School (now Inglenook Community School), until her retirement in 1912.
Following construction of the larger Sackville Street Public School in 1887, the Toronto Board of Education sold the property to brewer, businessman, and real estate developer Robert Thomas Davies, who had the building converted into a hotel to the designs of architect David Roberts Jr. in 1890. David Roberts Jr. had previously designed much of the nearby Gooderham and Worts Distillery, as well as a number of hotels, including the nearby Dominion Hotel on Queen Street East, which was also owned by Davies. Robert Davies was an influential industrialist in late Victorian Toronto who owned a concentration of businesses along the Don River; he was the founder of the Dominion Brewery, and later owned the Don Valley Brick Works and Don Valley Paper Company Limited. The hotel which at various times was called the Iverson Hotel, Darcy's Hotel/Hall, Eastern Star Hotel, and Cherry Street Hotel, was a fixture within the Corktown community from 1890 to 1910, however its role within the neighbourhood diminished alongside the demolition of the surrounding area's residential character, the displacement of the neighbourhood's working-class residents, the relocation of the nearby Don Station, and the expansion of railway lines and supporting industries. The property was subsequently converted for warehouse and manufacturing use, and the three storey warehouse addition was constructed on the east façade of the building c.1920.
In 1965 the Canary Grill moved into the first floor, and became a well-known establishment within the area catering to those employed in transportation and manufacturing-related industries, as well as commuters. Through the latter half of the 20th century studio spaces within the building were leased to a wide range of creative and cultural tenants, including musicians, artists, manufacturers and cultural sector workers. In the late 1980s, the property was expropriated as part of the joint municipal and provincial governments' plans to redevelop the West Don Lands into a new neighbourhood, called "Ataratiri". The expropriation resulted in the eviction of many of the building's tenants, however the Canary Grill remained open until 2007, after which the building was fully vacated.
Contextual Value
Contextually, the Palace Street School / Cherry Street Hotel is significant in its relation to the former Canadian National Railways Office Building, located on the northeast corner of Front Street East and Cherry Street, and is part of a larger post-industrial landscape within the West Don Lands, which includes the Gooderham and Worts Distillery, Cherry Street Interlocking Station, and the Dominion Foundry Complex. The CNR Office Building was constructed in 1923, and is recognized on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. The two buildings complement each other, with similar setbacks from the corner and with a common low-scale brick clad form. Together, the properties form a gateway into the West Don Lands neighbourhood, a mixed-use area constructed as part of the 2015 Pan Am and Para Pan Games, and form a significant landmark within the community.
Heritage Attributes
Design and Physical Value
Attributes that contribute to the value of the property at 425 Cherry Street as representative of the Jacobean style and the Queen Anne Revival style include:
- The scale, form and massing of the former school and hotel buildings
- The symmetrical organization of the facades of the former school building, featuring centre bays bound by large rectangular window openings
- The setback of the former school building from the hotel addition on the west facade
- The use of brick cladding (buff and red) with stone foundations and sandstone detailing
- The brick detailing, including the corbelling below the mansard roof on the former school building the inset detailing on the west façade of the former hotel, and the engaged brick pier on the third floor of the west façade that extends above the cornice line alongside the corner window
- The ornamental wrought iron railing set above the corner entrance to the former hotel building
- The brick quoins, located at the corners of the former school building, the protruding bays, and the window surrounds
- The stone drip moulds over the entrance on the south facade and the second storey window above
- The mansard roof with high hipped dormers extending above the roofline
- The brick end wall on the south façade, with stepped brick detailing
- The flat headed window openings on the former school building with splayed brick lintels
- The arched window openings on the second floor of the former hotel building with radiating brick voussoirs
- The flat headed window opening set within the curved corner above the primary entrance of the hotel building
- The two-over-two hung wood windows on the former school and hotel buildings
- The entrances to the former school building on the south and west facades, both set within brick openings with shoulder arched openings
- The prominent corner entrance to the former hotel building, set atop a short flight of stairs and within a chamfered corner, with a large transom window above
- The round arched door opening on the north façade, which has been infilled
- The brick chimney on the north façade, with inset brick detailing at the third floor and above the roofline
- The large plate-glass storefront windows on the west facades with sandstone details set between brick and sandstone pilasters and below a metal-clad signboard and cornice
- The Dutch gable with inset Palladian window opening and featuring a radial transom window
Attributes that contribute to the value of the property at 425 Cherry Street as representative of the warehouse building type include:
- The scale, form and massing of the three-storey warehouse addition
- The red brick cladding with brick foundation
- The regular rhythm of the large rectangular window openings with cast stone lintels and brick sills, and multi-pane steel sash windows;
- The flat roof with brick parapet.
Attributes that contribute to the contextual value of 425 Cherry Street at the intersection of Front Street East and Cherry Street and its identification as a local landmark include:
- The setback, placement and orientation of the building, with its corner entrance and prominent curved corner windows above facing towards the intersection of Front Street East and Cherry Street
- The view of the building looking east on Front Street East from Cherry Street, and in relation to the adjacent Canadian National Railway Office Building
I realized I was sick of my Katie Jump Rope collection sitting on the shelf collecting dust. I decided to cut into it and am using the Swoon pattern. The pattern calls for making these stars with just 2 colors, but I wanted to try a scrappy version and love how it looks in this block.
This was not the easiest block to come together. I am not a sewist that likes patterns and I realized you need to have a PERFECTLY consistent 1/4 inch to make this block perfect. But, I still love this pattern because it lets me have big pieces of my beloved fabric and not have to chop it up too much.
There's one mistake in this block (a half square triangle placed the wrong direction) but I'm leaving it in and didn't unpick it so that I won't have the pressure of this having to be THE perfect quilt. Also I see some prints I could have placed differently to mix it up better, but I'm just going to go with it and know that the whole quilt will be sufficiently scrappy to make it all mix in!
Don't look too closely or with a critical eye - also it hasn't been trimmed up! ;]
This is a huge block - if you aren't familiar with Swoon, this is a 24" x 24" block, you make 9 of these huge guys for a square quilt. Can't wait to sew more!
Blogged: www.twomoreseconds.com/2011/08/cutting-into-my-katie-jump...
I realized that it's already one year today since I moved to my boyfriend on Eigerøy island, on the south-western coast of Norway.
Even though I don't know that many people here and I don't get to see my friends much, I love the stunning nature around our home, the possability to watch both beautiful sunrises and sunsets, to go on nice walks with my dog in all directions from our doorstep, and of course spending time with my cohabitant Richard ツ
My album of images from Eigerøy island here.
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Yellow Throat
The other day I was recapping photographed species this year and realized that I had not gotten a nice Common Yellowthroat. My last 2 trips out I tried to capture one, but yesterday we had the most cooperative bird I may have ever seen. While searching for a local rarity, this bird flew all around us, calling non-stop and perching several times at 10-20 feet away. I thought this particular image was a little unique showing the "yellow throat" of the Yellowthroat straight on as it called. I also like that both eyes are showing in this view and the overcast light provided some highlights on both eyes as well as softened the greens in the background.
As a note to anyone interested in photographing warblers, these are probably the best species I can think of to start with or practice on. They have a distinct call and use it often. They are typically found on low lying scrubby areas and are extremely curious, if not territorial. No warbler is easy to get, but if you want to practice, this is probably a good species to start with.
Lehigh Co. PA 2017
I realized that I never showed my first TrickyBricks weekly challenge builds here, so here's the first one from August of last year. This challenge was to build something in a monochromatic color scheme so I chose grayscale. It's a small observatory with a telescope inside! I didn't have a lot of time to build this one so I couldn't get much more done than what you see here. The seed parts here were the curved balloon sections.
I was really inspired by Richard's lighting design tips for this one. For the cooler "moonlight" I used 2 Power Functions lights hanging from above and stuck them through chrome reflector dishes. The interior is lit by AA-powered fairy string lights that I got from the dollar store. The background is mostly real; blue and green paper with a double exposure overlay for the sky. I hope you guys like it!
Realized I missed to post one from the Old Tempura WaterLilies Series
(Added the birds thanks to Distressed Texture www.flickr.com/photos/jewellofdistressed/5453930569/)
(back to SL Classic Graphics for a while)
I didn't realize how low my shutter speed was when I was shooting this shortie, but I kind of like the blur I got on his wings. Thanks for looking, and Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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That look...just before the end...as a high school wrestler realizes the referee's hand is just about to fall, signifying the loss by pin.
Whoa, I suddenly realized it has been almost a week since I last posted to Flickr. I simultaneously am not really bothered by that and a little perturbed. The latter mostly because I am a bit of a recluse with my own photos so I like to keep myself in a regular habit of sharing them, otherwise I would just spend all my time making them and then filing them away to dusty corners of hard drives. This is my way of making myself do something with the images I create.
My absence though has been for good reasons: busy at work, took a long weekend away, got a new camera that has been taking my time and attention. I'm not going to spill the beans on the new camera yet, better to introduce it when I have some images (and I just saw my first roll of negatives today, so hopefully those images won't be long in coming). So yeah, I have been distracted, but thankfully in good ways.
Anyway, I was wrapping things up for the night and almost didn't want to take the time to post even this image, but then I didn't want one more day to turn into two more and three more. So I had to break the photo fast and I figured I might as well with this vertical panorama from Curly Creek a couple months back. Vertical 6x17 shots is something else that has been occupying my attention of late. It doesn't seem like much of a challenge until you try it.
Fuji G617
Fuji 160C
I just realized that I never uploaded this. Definitely one of my longer edits, but I like the final result.
Just realized this is possible and wanted to keep it for future reference, as I have no direct need for it now. Hope others find it useful too. This should allow for reasonably decent angled stripes too because you could continue to go diagonal with multiple 2x2s, 3x3s or 4x4s in a row.
There are slight gaps, but not large enough to fill with ½ plate elements. Those gaps can be used as subtle greebling, so it's not that bad if you can make it work for you.
Note I did not have a 3x3 plate at hand but it's not required: the solution shown here is one plate higher than a single 3x3 plate would be. If you want to cover things with tiles, the extra plate height is unavoidable for 3x3 and 4x4 anyway.
You can do this with larger wedge plates too, obviously.
I realized this morning that the rowan berries (Sorbus aucuparia) outside have got a nice strong colour and I just had to go out to photograph them, and the remaining summer flowers covered in morning dew.
(Rogn in Norwegian)
My album of nice leaves and trees here.
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I never realized the power of tides until we started going to the beach on a weekly basis. This strange slab of rock, which we named cake rock, was spotted last year, and we took its portrait, and then expected to see it each time we strolled along the shore ... but, we couldn't find it, and we searched and searched, finally figuring out that it was buried beneath sand and rocks that had been swept in by a strong high tide. So each time we go we notice how the beach is always different and this time, lo and behold! there was cake rock, none the worse for her entombment, we were thrilled, who knew that a rock could be the source of such joy, cheap thrills eh :)
I realized the other day that I missed the celebration of N&W 611's release from the Roanoke shops. A lot of people wonder why a railroad would go through the trouble of running steam and doing excursions. It's expensive, labor intensive, requires a ton of work. The answer, I would argue, is in this photo. The excitement and enthusiasm these machines generate is unparalleled, I would argue, in modern American times. They are incredible public relations tools in an era where that matters more than it ever has, and it's truly my hope that despite all the challenges, we see 611 back pulling trains soon.
I debated whether or not to even post these pictures. They are way too noisey. I didn't realize my iso was off until I got home and started looking at them. But what the heck...I think they turned out kinda cool. Let me know what you think.
I realized I hadn't gotten a picture of the restored Brighton Bandstand since it had been finished. Made my way down to the beach and hoped for a decent sunset.
Here's a quick background story about the stand:
The Brighton Bandstand, also known as The Birdcage and the Bedford Square Bandstand was designed by Phillip Causton Lockwood in 1883 and manufactured by Walter Macfarlane & Co. of Saracen Foundry in Glasgow, and constructed in 1884. The Bandstand was designed as part of a project which included landscaped enclosures and covered shelters to improve facilities on the seafront in Brighton and Hove. It was originally intended as a sheltered area for Ladies to rest in and admire the sea views, but soon became host to Bands and Gentlemen.
The 1960s were the very end of the "dump your crap anywhere" mentality which was prevalent since the dawn of the industrial revolution. The original Earth Day in 1970, the beginnings of environmentalism as well as the creation of the EPA completely changed the mindset of what is acceptable and what is not.
:-)) Realizing the function of what we're looking at, shouldn't this photo be marked as 'may offend"? / ;-)) Als we de funktie van waar we naar kijken tot ons laten doordringen, zou deze foto dan niet moeten worden gemerkt als "may offend"?
I realized too late that I had planted some of my hyacinths too close to one of the main deer paths on the property. I watched with apprehension as the tips of the sprouting hyacinth leaves disappeared one by one overnight. However, the deer left the flower stalk alone. It's well known that deer will not eat daffodils. Perhaps hyacinth flowers share some of daffodils' deer repellent properties.
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Spring is several weeks late this year and getting later because of the unseasonably cool weather. Fortunately, the bulbs I planted last year and in 2021 are now up and blooming.
Not having grown the large variety of hyacinths before, I overestimated their shade tolerance. As a result, some parts of my modest flower beds look like the site of an experiment on the effects of low light on hyacinths. Unlike the specimens seen here, which are upright, others are almost horizontal to the ground in their quest to reach a sunnier spot. I would not be surprised to wake up one morning and discover my bulbs had acquired the skill of locomotion.
I realize I've been underposting lately and it's not so much that life has been busy it's just that I don't have anything too great to show you guys. That being said I've gotten some nicely lit wedges in mud season up here so let's look at a few.
Same Engineer and same situation as the first photo of today's set just taken about 3 weeks prior.
We set out early fairly early for Yosemite Valley and soon realized many others had done the same. Of the three routes into the Valley, three were closed due to washed out roads. As we neared the park we were keenly aware of many of the mudslides and rocks that had nearly made it on to the highway. At the entrance we patiently waited in line which would prove to be fairly short but where then disappointed by the construction work delays. Arriving at the Southside parking area we were surprised to find already full with some people having been there as early as 6AM to stake out a spot. Claim jumpers wandered around looking a chance to slide in to get their own gold. We decided to seek unexplored vistas and spent the afternoon wandering around the forest. The ground was soggy and would suck your feet in making walking difficult. On the far side of a clearing we found the meadow flooded with a great reflection of Horsetail Falls. We setup our gear as the snow flurries wafted in the breeze around us. Clouds lingered in and around El Capitan and the sun began to set with wonderful colors upon the clouds. Glimmers of light occasionally would illuminate Horsetail for a few brief moments but it would take another days effort. The next evening we were back at our location. The crowds had doubled in size. We had hopes we'd get back to our claim. When we arrived our pool had dried up but we were more hopeful we would strike gold. The clouds began to build again and the Horsetail dimmed. But then, we heard a loud cheer go up around the park growing to a roar. We looked up to see Horsetail lighting up from the bottom. It crept up the falls till it reached the and the cheers continued as shutters clicked away. Soon the light faded but we felt satisfied as we jumped in the long line to head out of the park. It took two days to get the shot but it was worth it. This was Horsetail's Firefall Event of 2017.
© Darvin Atkeson
I just realized the other day that I never posted stand-alone pictures of the snowspeeder I built for my final entry to this years IDSMO and thought I'd use the opportunity to test my new camera lense.
I tried to get as close to minifig-scale with this model as I possibly could. It's still a stud or two too long but there is only so much you can do with Lego if you still want a functional interior.
Let me know what you think of my Snowspeeder, I'd love to hear your opinion! Obviously there are still some parts that could do with some more work like the non existent upper airbrakes. If you have any ideas on how to improve the model, let me hear them! ;)
Never lose hope in pursuing your dreams,
because there is only one creature that can stop you,
and that creature is you.
Never stop believing in yourself and your dreams.
Never stop searching,
you will always realize everything you will put in your head.
I realized I haven't posted many shots from my B.C. trip in the spring of 2022. I'll post more over the next few weeks.
After realizing this small crab spider was not just debris (which discovered after getting home and downloading), I knew I hadn't seen one before. It looked like a Crab Spider to me, so I asked Spider Joe. Turns out it may be an undescribed species and Joe was really interested in learning what they eat. Luckily my first shot showed it eating an Acrobat Ant. I went back a few days later for better shots. It was still on the same side of the tree around two feet off the ground.
As many of you may have come to realize while driving the roads and highways of Kansas this summer, wheat harvest is underway. There are more trucks on the road, or you may have seen a combine or two making dust in golden grain that waves when the wind blows.
I realized recently that, for all the American classics I've done, I had only built one Buick! I also had not yet built a car in Medium Azure. This build ticks both boxes. It's also the first model of mine to utilize the new 1 x 1 x 2/3 SNOT element introduced in the 2023 Speed Champions sets, which came in really handy to solve a couple problems here.
Also, it's weird how poorly those Aston Martin wheels photograph. They look gorgeous in person, but uncanny and fake in photos. I think it's because your eye focuses more on the physical details of the mold when they're presented still and close-up like this.
I lacked creativity and originality all day long. But as it was my only day off, I desperately wanted to go out shooting. All of the places I frequent with my camera were disappointing in one way or another. One of the many, many complaints I voiced to the zero people I spent my day with, was that there were not more dead bugs in the vicinity.