I took this snap many years ago using a tiny, inexpensive pocket camera and have posted it before but thought it was too bright and cheerful to be forgotten.

This is another photo from Pixabay. For some reason, it reminded me of the movie "On Golden Pond." I have made a number of adjustments to the original image in Snapseed and Picasa, including adjusting the contrast, color balance, cropping, and adding a matte.

Photo by David Mark, From Pixabay.

PCで見ると今一つ光芒がシャープでない。

ISOが1250で固定になっていた。

先週の夜景の際の設定を戻すのを忘れていた。

For some reason, the light is not sharp when viewed on a PC.

ISO was fixed at 1250.

I forgot to return the settings for the night view of last week.

Edmund Spenser is the man believed to have crafted the phrase “without reason or a rhyme”. He was promised payment from Queen Elizabeth I of England of a hundred pounds, a so called, “reason for the rhyme”. Her treasurer, however, considered the sum too much. When seasons passed and Edmund did not receive payment he sent her this quatrain.

“I was promis’d on a time,

To have a reason for my rhyme:

But from that time unto this season,

I had neither rhyme or reason.”

Queen Elizabeth I immediately ordered her treasurer to send Edmund Spenser his due sum....6/12

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I had a hard time with getting the subject into focus today for various reasons. Any tips on using a big lens and shooting moving targets would be appreciated.

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Only a handful of these large vultures were seen on the tour. This one was lived up to its name and was sat in a palm-nut tree as we passed by in a boat on the River Gambia near Georgetown.

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One of my favorite birds and the reason I bought my Canon 600 f/4 prime lens - I found this drake hooded merganser at Lake Artemesia today with another drake and two hens. Little did he know that I had finally calibrated my Canon 2x tele-converter on my 7D2 and 600 using my lens align system and was going to test it out on some unsuspecting birds. So, Mr. Hoodie became my first test subject to see if I could focus with an astonishing 1920mm effective (7D2 body, 2.0 extender, and 600mm lens is 1.6 X 2.0 X 600 = 1920) and actually get a nice photo out of it. Why do this at all? Well, most of the hooded mergansers I've met aren't really a sociable lot. They seem uncomfortable around humans and they like to stay far far away towards the middle of the lake if they can. But the 2X introduces another problem and it's a huge consideration. Can I keep the camera and lens stable enough so that I didn't get a blurry photography. The longer the effective the more of a problem this is and this is as long as I can get and still use autofocus on my 7D2 body. I was shooting this camera combination on a tripod with a Wimberly head.

Well, you be the judge! How do you think it all worked out? Did I nail it or get a blurry photo? Thank you for looking and giving me feedback my friends!

Taken 6 February 2017 at Lake Artemesia in College Park, Maryland.

This location was one of the main reasons that I went to New Zealand this time. I have wanted to shoot here for a long time and I loved being here. You may recognise the seastacks from the famous image taken inside one of the caves as you open Windows 10.

Its location is very remote being near Puponga right at the very top of the south Island. There is only one way in and out and that's through what they call the Takaka Hill - well its certainly not a hill and I had to drive it through rain and fog and I have to say it was rather sketchy and I was very glad that it finally came to an end. When you google it, it tells you that its very dangerous and I can now see why.

To get to this beach its about a 20 minute walk from the carpark through a gorgeous farm scattered with sheep and 4 steeples that you have to cross over.

Once I got to the beach the view took my breath away. All the effort to get here was worth it. There are caves, sea stacks called the Archway Islands and there are even seals swimming and sunbaking! what a location. I also timed it perfectly with the tide to get great reflections too.

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So many of these around the house always makes me think of the Knights Temples for some reason! Not easy spiders to capture, always seems to be a leg in the way.

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You are the reason by Calum Scott & Leona Lewis

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Taken at Bali Safari Park, Bali - Indonesia.

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I've been absent from Flickr for a while now and as you can imagine the reason for this was another trip. This time we went to Norway. From the very south of the country to the Lofoten, wich was the aim of our travel.

I'm starting with a relatively dark image from the highlands south east from Lysefjord. Athmosphere and weather on this picture is kind of charakteristic for the first week, we hardly could get out of the car to take a picture without getting wet. The temperatures ranged from 3 degrees to a maximum of 11. Not a really nice wellcome.

There goes my heart beating

Cause you are the reason

I'm losing my sleep

Please come back now

There goes my mind racing

And you are the reason

That I'm still breathing

I'm hopeless now

I'd climb every mountain

And swim every ocean

Just to be with you

And fix what I've broken

Oh, ‘cause I need you to see

That you are the reason

There goes my hands shaking

Cause you are the reason

My heart keeps bleeding

And I need you now

If I could turn back the clock

I'd make sure the light defeated the dark

I'd spend every hour, of every day

Keeping you safe

I'd climb every mountain

And swim every ocean

Just to be with you

And fix what I've broken

Oh, ‘cause I need you to see

That you are the reason

You are the reason

Yeah, yeah...

I'd climb every mountain

And swim every ocean

Just to be with you

And fix what I've broken

Oh, ‘cause I need you to see

That you are the reason..."

"Listen ......"

I missed the Bluebells last year for obvious reasons so it was really nice to get to see them this year.

stunning day today out on the Sally Gap

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I am occasionally asked why I like hill walking so much. After all, as people point out to me, you can get very cold, very wet, very tired and very lost. And there is always a degree of risk involved.

All this is true.

I have been very cold, very wet, very tired and very lost.

But I still love it.

I love the quiet satisfaction of getting from A to B with nothing more than a map and compass.

I love the fresh air.

I love the quietness.

I love seeing the wildlife.

I love the hunger that a day on the hills brings, and the fact that the food tastes so much better.

I love the thirst that a long walk brings and there’s nothing better than to sit in a nice warm pub, with a pint of good beer and let the ache of tiredness waft over me.

But most of all, I love it because I get to see scenery like this.

SN/NC: Rosa Sp, Rosaceae Family

Garden roses are predominantly hybrid roses that are grown as ornamental plants in private or public gardens. They are one of the most popular and widely cultivated groups of flowering plants, especially in temperate climates. An enormous number of garden cultivars have been produced, especially over the last two centuries, though roses have been known in the garden for millennia beforehand. While most garden roses are grown for their flowers, often in dedicated rose gardens, some are also valued for other reasons, such as having ornamental fruit, providing ground cover, or for hedging. Roses are one of the most popular garden shrubs in the world with both indoor and outdoor appeal. They possess a number of general features that cause growers and gardeners to choose roses for their gardens. This includes the wide range of colours they are available in; the generally large size of flower, larger than most flowers in temperate regions; the variety of size and shape; the wide variety of species and cultivars that freely hybridize.

As rosas de jardim são predominantemente rosas híbridas que são cultivadas como plantas ornamentais em jardins privados ou públicos. Eles são um dos grupos de plantas com flores mais populares e amplamente cultivados, especialmente em climas temperados. Um grande número de cultivares de jardim foi produzido, especialmente nos últimos dois séculos, embora as rosas sejam conhecidas no jardim há milênios. Enquanto a maioria das rosas de jardim são cultivadas por suas flores, muitas vezes em jardins de rosas dedicados, algumas também são valorizadas por outras razões, como ter frutas ornamentais, fornecer cobertura do solo ou cobertura. As rosas são um dos arbustos de jardim mais populares do mundo, com apelo interno e externo. Eles possuem uma série de características gerais que fazem com que produtores e jardineiros escolham rosas para seus jardins. Isso inclui a ampla gama de cores em que estão disponíveis; o tamanho geralmente grande da flor, maior do que a maioria das flores em regiões temperadas; a variedade de tamanho e forma; a grande variedade de espécies e cultivares que hibridizam livremente.

Las rosas de jardín son predominantemente rosas híbridas que se cultivan como plantas ornamentales en jardines privados o públicos. Son uno de los grupos de plantas con flores más populares y ampliamente cultivados, especialmente en climas templados. Se ha producido una enorme cantidad de cultivares de jardín, especialmente durante los últimos dos siglos, aunque las rosas se conocen en el jardín desde hace milenios. Si bien la mayoría de las rosas de jardín se cultivan por sus flores, a menudo en jardines de rosas dedicados, algunas también se valoran por otras razones, como tener frutas ornamentales, proporcionar cobertura del suelo o setos. Las rosas son uno de los arbustos de jardín más populares del mundo, tanto para interiores como para exteriores. Poseen una serie de características generales que hacen que los cultivadores y jardineros elijan rosas para sus jardines. Esto incluye la amplia gama de colores en los que están disponibles; el tamaño generalmente grande de la flor, más grande que la mayoría de las flores en las regiones templadas; la variedad de tamaño y forma; la amplia variedad de especies y cultivares que hibridan libremente.

Les roses de jardin sont principalement des roses hybrides qui sont cultivées comme plantes ornementales dans les jardins privés ou publics. Ils sont l'un des groupes de plantes à fleurs les plus populaires et les plus cultivés, en particulier dans les climats tempérés. Un nombre énorme de cultivars de jardin ont été produits, en particulier au cours des deux derniers siècles, bien que les roses soient connues dans le jardin depuis des millénaires auparavant. Alors que la plupart des roses de jardin sont cultivées pour leurs fleurs, souvent dans des roseraies dédiées, certaines sont également appréciées pour d'autres raisons, telles que la présence de fruits ornementaux, la couverture du sol ou la couverture. Les roses sont l'un des arbustes de jardin les plus populaires au monde avec un attrait intérieur et extérieur. Ils possèdent un certain nombre de caractéristiques générales qui poussent les producteurs et les jardiniers à choisir des roses pour leurs jardins. Cela inclut la large gamme de couleurs dans lesquelles ils sont disponibles ; la taille généralement grande de la fleur, plus grande que la plupart des fleurs des régions tempérées; la variété de taille et de forme; la grande variété d'espèces et de cultivars qui s'hybrident librement.

Le rose da giardino sono prevalentemente rose ibride che vengono coltivate come piante ornamentali in giardini privati o pubblici. Sono uno dei gruppi di piante da fiore più popolari e ampiamente coltivati, soprattutto nei climi temperati. È stato prodotto un numero enorme di cultivar da giardino, soprattutto negli ultimi due secoli, sebbene le rose fossero conosciute in giardino da millenni. Mentre la maggior parte delle rose da giardino vengono coltivate per i loro fiori, spesso in roseti dedicati, alcune sono apprezzate anche per altri motivi, come avere frutti ornamentali, fornire copertura del suolo o per siepi. Le rose sono uno degli arbusti da giardino più popolari al mondo con un fascino sia per interni che per esterni. Possiedono una serie di caratteristiche generali che inducono coltivatori e giardinieri a scegliere le rose per i loro giardini. Ciò include l'ampia gamma di colori in cui sono disponibili; la dimensione generalmente grande del fiore, più grande della maggior parte dei fiori nelle regioni temperate; la varietà di dimensioni e forma; l'ampia varietà di specie e cultivar che si ibridano liberamente.

Tuinrozen zijn overwegend hybride rozen die als sierplant in particuliere of openbare tuinen worden gekweekt. Ze zijn een van de meest populaire en meest gekweekte groepen bloeiende planten, vooral in gematigde klimaten. Er is een enorm aantal tuincultivars geproduceerd, vooral in de afgelopen twee eeuwen, hoewel rozen al duizenden jaren eerder in de tuin bekend waren. Hoewel de meeste tuinrozen worden gekweekt voor hun bloemen, vaak in speciale rozentuinen, worden sommige ook om andere redenen gewaardeerd, zoals het hebben van sierfruit, het verstrekken van bodembedekkers of voor afdekking. Rozen zijn een van de meest populaire tuinheesters ter wereld met zowel binnen als buiten aantrekkingskracht. Ze hebben een aantal algemene kenmerken die kwekers en tuinders ertoe brengen om rozen voor hun tuinen te kiezen. Dit omvat het brede scala aan kleuren waarin ze verkrijgbaar zijn; de over het algemeen grote bloemgrootte, groter dan de meeste bloemen in gematigde streken; de verscheidenheid aan grootte en vorm; de grote verscheidenheid aan soorten en cultivars die vrijelijk hybridiseren.

Gartenrosen sind überwiegend Hybridrosen, die als Zierpflanzen in privaten oder öffentlichen Gärten angebaut werden. Sie sind eine der beliebtesten und am weitesten verbreiteten Gruppen von Blütenpflanzen, insbesondere in gemäßigten Klimazonen. Vor allem in den letzten zwei Jahrhunderten wurde eine enorme Anzahl von Gartensorten produziert, obwohl Rosen im Garten schon seit Jahrtausenden bekannt waren. Während die meisten Gartenrosen wegen ihrer Blüten angebaut werden, oft in speziellen Rosengärten, werden einige auch aus anderen Gründen geschätzt, z. B. als Zierfrüchte, als Bodendecker oder zur Absicherung. Rosen sind einer der beliebtesten Gartensträucher der Welt und sowohl im Innen- als auch im Außenbereich attraktiv. Sie besitzen eine Reihe allgemeiner Merkmale, die Züchter und Gärtner veranlassen, Rosen für ihre Gärten zu wählen. Dazu gehört die große Auswahl an Farben, in denen sie erhältlich sind; die im Allgemeinen große Blume, größer als die meisten Blumen in gemäßigten Regionen; die Vielfalt an Größe und Form; die große Vielfalt an Arten und Sorten, die frei hybridisieren.

ガーデンローズは主に、プライベートガーデンまたはパブリックガーデンで観賞用植物として栽培されるハイブリッドローズです。それらは、特に温暖な気候において、最も人気があり、広く栽培されている顕花植物のグループの1つです。バラは何千年も前から庭で知られていましたが、特に過去2世紀にわたって、膨大な数の庭の栽培品種が生産されてきました。ほとんどの庭のバラは花のために栽培されていますが、多くの場合専用のバラ園で栽培されていますが、観賞用の果物を持っている、地被植物を提供する、または生け垣などの他の理由で評価されるものもあります。バラは、屋内と屋外の両方で魅力的な世界で最も人気のある庭の低木の1つです。それらは、栽培者と庭師が彼らの庭のためにバラを選ぶようにする多くの一般的な特徴を持っています。これには、利用可能なさまざまな色が含まれます。一般的に大きなサイズの花で、温帯地域のほとんどの花よりも大きい。サイズと形状の多様性;自由に交雑する多種多様な種と栽培品種。

ورود الحدائق هي في الغالب ورود هجينة تزرع كنباتات للزينة في حدائق خاصة أو عامة. إنها واحدة من أكثر مجموعات النباتات المزهرة انتشارًا وشعبية ، خاصة في المناخات المعتدلة. تم إنتاج عدد هائل من أصناف الحدائق ، خاصة خلال القرنين الماضيين ، على الرغم من أن الورود كانت معروفة في الحديقة لآلاف السنين مسبقًا. بينما تُزرع معظم ورود الحدائق لزهورها ، غالبًا في حدائق ورود مخصصة ، يتم تقدير بعضها أيضًا لأسباب أخرى ، مثل الحصول على فاكهة الزينة ، أو توفير غطاء أرضي ، أو للتحوط. الورود هي واحدة من أشهر شجيرات الحدائق في العالم مع جاذبية داخلية وخارجية. لديهم عدد من الميزات العامة التي تجعل المزارعين والبستانيين يختارون الورود لحدائقهم. يتضمن ذلك مجموعة واسعة من الألوان التي تتوفر بها ؛ الحجم الكبير للزهرة بشكل عام ، أكبر من معظم الأزهار في المناطق المعتدلة ؛ تنوع الحجم والشكل. مجموعة واسعة من الأنواع والأصناف التي تهجين بحرية.BOT

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The reasons for the white tiger being almost extinct in the wild is because it lacks the natural camouflage of normally colored tigers, and most of those born are killed by predators as they are young and vulnerable, and more so because they stand out. Those that do survive and make it to adulthood, have a hard time hunting for the same reason - lack of camouflage. Sadly, they are hunted down for their beautiful fur and organs.

You see, I started this project for reasons unlike what most of you have described: better knowledge of your camera, a way to hone your skills, etc., etc. Me? I really did not see any point in having three hundred and sixty five photographs of myself. But, here’s how it happened:

Last summer I drove from my life in California back to my childhood home in Ohio. The decision to move home was based on necessity, not want. Over the course of the four-day cross-country drive, WITH MY MOTHER, I realized I was going to need one hell of an outlet if I was going to survive this transition year. During this drive across country, I also realized that not only would I need an outlet, a safe-haven, a secret-hide-out from my everyday life back home, I realized I would need some friends. Not one of my friends from high school or growing up was still around town. The whole drive I thought about the 365 projects I’d seen on Flickr, and by the time I got half way home, I’d decided that’s what I needed to do. I even convinced my mom on the drive that I needed a DSLR… you know… as an investment? Uh-huh. And a 365 was born on the night of August 16, 2008… the day my cross-continental drive came to an end and I was officially home. One year ago.

What I didn’t realize was just how much of an outlet this would be. I like to think of it as the one room in my house where no one can find me. What else I didn’t realize was… you people would become more than online-acquaintances. You would become friends, people I actually desire to meet.

It’s funny, this project, and what it does to you that you don’t expect. I’ve learned a lot about myself and my life over this past year (not just through the 365, lets not be dramatic), and I think maybe I’ve even learned a little photography along the way.

Thanks to everyone who has stopped by at one point or another over the past year.

Love,

Erin

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For TOTW: movie lines....Cause i'm so not in the same place i was a year ago.

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Beauty is a kind of genius and more than genius

Without any explain any reasons

Beauty is just beauty nothing else

I bow down to pray

I try to make the worst seem better

Lord, show me the way

To cut through all his worn out leather

I've got a hundred million reasons to walk away

But baby, I just need one good one to stay...

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“Childhood is the sleep of reason.”

(Jean-Jacques Rousseau - French philosopher, 1712-1778)

It was too hot that day in Varanasi (Benaras) and I left the ghats along the Ganges where there was no air.

As I was walking into a narrow street of Kashi, the oldest part of the city, I saw some amazing tiles on a wall with images of several Gods that I started to take in pictures.

Suddenly I heard a voice calling me from the upper levels of the building:

“Hey uncle, take my picture!”

And this young boy was waving at me, I took several shots and he started to bend over the window trying to give me the best smile.

His mother came in time shouting that if he was jumping I would have a better picture.

We all burst laughing, it was a happy moment and it is now a sweet memory captured with my camera.

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i love something corporate, and their final album ever just came out, even though it's just their greatest hits. ): i've been waiting for this since fourth grade.

i'm getting really sick of these plants and flowers and such, sorry for the lack of variety but i expect some wonderful pictures tonight because i'm going to a sleepover. (:

if anyone has any suggestions on things i could do better in my shots, please don't be hasty and just tell me. i'm in complete need of growth.

by the way, hello. (: there was almost a tornado on tuesday. i was crying really hard because the funnel was right above the track we were running on for our meet and my mom was there but i lost her, only to find after a good 30 minutes of crying very hard that she went home before anything even happened.

whatta week. :D

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Nick Cave is a phenomenal artist for several reasons. One thing that I loved about this exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago is that there were audio pieces explaining some of the works. The main work the couple are viewing is called Speak Louder but the work above it is one of a few in his Tondo series. When Nick Cave started making Soundsuits, it was right after he heard about the police brutality and the Rodney King beatings. I posted a shot of his Soundsuits here:

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When he speaks about Tondo, he speaks about the effects of inner city violence on children. This is something that is a dear issue to me as I work with kids with disabilities in the public schools in Chicago. At one school I work at, kids come all over the city and 97% must be drawn from the highest poverty areas of the city according to the last census. So, when a parent is concerned because of a child's lack of attention or behavior and a nurse asks, "How much sleep does your child get each night?" and the parent replies "None because there are constantly gunshots and police sirens going off," you know something needs to change in this world.

As many of you know, I believe in proactive means to building better communities. As we continue to put more budgets into funding police, we actually have more crime because less is going into quality education, libraries, mental health facilities, preventing food deserts, equitable employment and low income housing. As our policing has increased, it means that there is also less of a viable public transportation system as well, at the same time that many families earning lower incomes cannot afford these astronomical gas prices and we all need to take an active role when it comes to climate change.

In my 21 years of working with children at Chicago Public Schools, I've worked at a few different schools. In 2003, I had the great honor of working with kids in the Cabrini Green neighborhood before re gentrification and racism (profit over people time and time again) unfortunately forced many people out. I've worked on the West side and lately on the North side. I love children all over the city. When I bike to the far South side to see art, some ask me if it's safe. Wherever children go, we should be willing to go. And, if we are not wiling to go there, we need to think about making it safer there. Chicago is a microcasm of the whole world in that respect. We have the ability to make a world where everyone has a basic level of human rights and a higher quality of life. We don't need little boys getting to go to space again. We don't need billionaires who have 10 homes. We need sustainability.

In all my years at Chicago Public Schools and in the hundreds upon thousands of children I've met (and hopeful helped), not one of them has ever told me he/she/they want to rob or kill people for a living. However, there was an eight year old girl who told a Speech Therapist I worked with that she wanted to be a cop "because they get away with murder." We need to be better.

I am an active voter and donate money to charity and some politicians. I wish I had more power. I wish I could also create something as beautiful as Nick Cave does when he falls into despair. Some people ask me what protesting does. Others ask me what making art does. Still, others ask me what voting does. I'll tell you I don't have all the answers (or any some days) but I can tell you this much, if we were ALL trying to make the world a better place. If we were all making decisions based on trying to be more kind, just, and human, this world would in fact change.

So, if you're kind, Speak Louder. If you're a fan of human rights, Speak Louder. If you want children of all races, religions, and socioeconomic backgrounds to grow up in a better world, Speak Louder. If you want Environmental Justice, speak louder. If you want immigration rights and body autonomy, speak louder. If you want those in the LGBTQ+ community to have the same quality of life as those who are cis gendered and/or heterosexual, speak louder. If you want an end to the For Profit Prison Industrial Complex, speak louder.

Speak Louder.

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Snapshot of the exhibition DEMONS OF REASON by Maghda @ Nitroglobus, which will officially open TODAY (17 June) with a party at 12 PM SLT (is 21 hrs CET).

Music will be in the hands of DJ Flossy and I will do my best to shoot some particles.

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Kiss and cu later @ Nitroglobus

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I'm still reminiscing about the hike up Silver Star Mountain earlier this year.

Image made with my Hasselblad 500 C/M. It's a similar comp of a previous photo, but from a bit farther away.

Coal was the reason for the existence of the East Broad Top Railroad. The 33-mile, narrow gauge line was built to transport coal from the mines in hills of West Central Pennsylvania to the standard gauge lines of the mighty Pennsylvania Railroad, which interchanged with the EBT in Mt. Union. Of course, coal also fueled the EBT's locomotives, making the entire enterprise possible. In this image, the crew of EBT Locomotive #16 heads to the coal tipple at the south end of the yards in Rockhill Furnace, to fuel their locomotive for the upcoming day's operations.

This image was captured during an April, 2023 photo shoot at the East Broad Top Railroad, which featured the newly-restored Mikado #16. A close examination of the image reveals that the track immediately adjacent to the coal tipple had been removed as part of a project to rebuild the entire structure. Once the EBT Foundation completes this restoration work, the coal tipple should once again be fully operational.

Let us not forget the reason for the season

To do so would be tantamount to treason

Let’s sing our praises for all we’re worth

Let’s gleefully celebrate Jesus’ birth!

Merry Christmas to all!

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Any reason to share this video :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=U43ORzOCFNM

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on February 7, 2021, blizzard Darcy rages across Western Europe, a strong wind accompanied by drifting snow. The last heavy snowstorm in Amsterdam dates from 1985. In the evening the storm had died down. Wind, cold, dark? It's minus eight degrees celcius. All reasons to go outside. Scarf on, walking shoes on and into the city centre. Do you see those lights, do you see the smoke coming out of the chimney and do you hear the fire crackling? The snow reflects the light in the evening, giving you a beautiful view. I enjoy the sound of crunching snow under my shoes and the beautiful view of the Amsterdam canal houses. Walking in winter is not only a guarantee for red cheeks and a breath of fresh air, but is also good for body and soul. There is something very beautiful about Amsterdam in winter. The Jordaan is covered with thick snow as above on the Keizersgracht. There is a tranquil beauty of snow and cold. A white blanket does indeed make Amsterdam slightly different from those other 360 days of the year: different views, different sounds, different light. A winter party sprinkled with white confetti. And it is quite simply a welcome break in the covid-19 lockdown. A period when the days start to look more and more alike and string together in a uniform slurry, with only the longing for the future as a ray of light in the darkness of the curfew. The snow remains at this temperature. More than 10 centimeters of snow has fallen. This is a welcome change. The snow also provides a lot of fun for children here in the Amsterdam Jordaan . Snowball fight, making snowmen or sledding. All fun activities that children do in this beautiful snowy world. Anyone who thinks away for a moment will imagine themselves in the world of Hendrick Avercamp today. It will continue to snow for the next few days. Expect more than 17 cm of snow in Amsterdam.

When an Amsterdammer sees the Westertoren, he or she thinks of Theo Thijssen. He felt an intense bond with the capital, where he was born and died. He grew up in the Jordaan, in the shadow of the Westertoren. Theo Thijssen was also a trade unionist and social democratic politician. The book 'Kees de Jongen' is about a boy growing up in Amsterdam at the end of the 19th century. It takes place in the Jordaan. Main character Kees Bakels lives near the Westertoren. His father owns a shoe shop and workshop. Kees lives in his fantasies. Kees' musings are still recognizable to many today. Thijssen also talked about the flu epidemic in the winter of 1889-1890 and now 131 years later we talk about our covid-19 epidemic. Little has changed in that regard. Photo taken in the evening at the Keizersgracht and Leliegracht intersection in the Amsterdam-Jordaan with the Westertoren in the background.

op 7 februari 2021 raast sneeuwstorm Darcy over West- Europa deze hard wind ging gepaard met stuifsneeuw. De laatste zware sneeuwstorm in Amsterdam dateert van 1985. In de avond was de storm gaan liggen. Wind, kou, donker? Het is min acht graden. Allemaal redenen om juist wel naar buiten te gaan. Sjaal om, wandelschoenen aan en de Jordaan in. Zie je die lichtjes, zie je het rook uit de schoorsteen en hoor je de openhaard knetteren? De sneeuw reflecteert het licht in de avond, waardoor je een prachtig zicht hebt. Ik geniet van het geluid van knarsende sneeuw onder mijn schoenen en het prachtige gezicht op de Amsterdamse grachtenpanden. 's Winters wandelen is niet alleen een garantie voor rode wangen en een frisse neus, maar is ook goed voor lichaam en geest. Er is iets heel moois over Amsterdam in de winter. De Jordaan is bedolven onder dik pak sneeuw zoals hierboven op de Keizersgracht hoek Leliegracht. Er is een verstilde schoonheid van sneeuw en kou. Een witte deken maakt Amsterdam inderdaad net even anders dan die andere 360 dagen in het jaar: andere uitzichten, andere geluiden, andere lichtval. Een winterfeest besprenkeld met witte confetti. En het is simpelweg ook een welkome onderbreking in de coronalockdown. Een periode waarin de dagen steeds meer op elkaar gaan lijken en zich aaneenrijgen in een uniforme brij, met alleen het verlangen naar de toekomst als een lichtpuntje in het duister van de avondklok. Bij deze temperatuur blijft de sneeuw liggen. Er is meer dan 10 centimeters sneeuw gevallen. Dit is een welkome afwisseling. Wanneer een Amsterdammer de Westertoren ziet denk ie aan Theo Thijssen. Met de hoofdstad, waar hij geboren werd en stierf, voelde hij een intense band. Hij groeide op in de Jordaan, in de schaduw van de Westertoren. Theo Thijssen was ook vakbondsman en sociaal-democratisch politicus. Het boek 'Kees de Jongen' gaat over een opgroeiende jongen in Amsterdam tegen het eind van de 19de eeuw. Het speelt in de Jordaan. Hoofdpersoon Kees Bakels woont vlakbij de Westertoren. Zijn vader heeft een schoenenwinkel en -makerij. Kees leeft in zijn fantasieën. De mijmeringen van Kees zijn ook nu nog voor velen herkenbaar. Thijssen vertelde ook over de griepepidemie in de winter van 1889-1890 en nu 131 jaar later praten wij over onze covid-19 epidemie. Wat dat betreft is er weinig veranderd.

I like GWGUs for some reason. It was fun being able to increase contrast a lot too; the bird is just that pale!

56051 departs Holyhead with 56049 on the rear at the start of the return leg of the 3S71 2115 Coleham to Coleham RHTT.

The outbound working was running over an hour late and was held at Bangor for what seemed like a lifetime. I had thoughts of the train reversing there and heading back to Shrewsbury without making it to Holyhead. As i was rehearsing my curses the train dropped down the hill and pulled into the sidings parking up by the box. This was most welcome and gave me a chance to get a full range of shots including some drone pics. I believe the usual practise is for the set to run into platform 3.

I had made the marathon hike to phot the semaphores which no doubt will be coming down soon. Having some classic traction amongst them was the icing on the cake not to mention the dappled sunlight which was the Cherry on the Icing of the cake.

The last time i was at Holyhead was on the 26th August 1979 and i departed behind 47453 on the 0055 Holyhead to Euston. The last Class 40 i departed Holyhead on was the day before, it was 40120 1805 Holyhead to Euston as far as Crewe. A lifetime ago now.

Harbor Beach ~ Atlantic Ocean Coast ~ Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Nikon D5100, Tamron 18-270, ISO 140, f/8.0, 100mm, 1/250s

For some odd reason, even Cherie our youngest cat stopped to look in the same direction that Joey was staring. I saw nothing as the line of sight to Coco's grave was blocked by garage pillars and also by my car.

Cherie had been behavingly very strangely the night before, just half an hour after Coco passed on. She was meowing at me at the dinner table and wanted to jump up on my lap. Cherie had never done this and I wondered if she had seen Coco's spirit. I do believe that animals have the gift of seeing spirits but they're unable to tell humans what they see.

Joey is in the background, looking in the same direction as Cherie.

For some reason 66424 just arrived in the bay of platforms 7 and 8 at Crewe. The driver jumped out and got in the other cab, waited for a few minutes before getting the road to leave.

Its these little workings that keep us meere uninformed mortals fascinated and intrigued with the railway network. I can imagine several conversations around Crewe's enthusiast community that spent a pleasant hour or so speculating the purpose of that move.

My speculation however, was brief and i quickly focused camera and mind on capturing the moment. The unplanned event had my creative juices flowing and having several conventional pictures in the bag i was on the hunt for that special opportunity.

The Crewe station anti suicide squad had recently set me free having convinced themselves that i was not a danger to myself nor society and had no intention of putting one toe beyond the yellow line thus endangering the lives of hundreds of other passengers.

I was behaving impeccably until they disappeared and then behaving like a crazy man i dropped to one knee to get a different angle my knee grazing the yellow line. Phew ! i got away with it.

The approaching Pendo had me fiddling with my camera settings to induce some intentional in camera movement whilst still keeping the Class 66 as sharp as i could. Referring to the manual step 1 said place camera on tripod......Bollocks ! tripod was in the car. Manual discarded i decided to wing it as carriage after carriage glided by.

Bingpot...this is pretty much what i had hoped for and no railway enthusiasts were harmed during the recording of this picture.