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Mystery Train - The Neville Brothers / Brother's Keeper (1990). Original song Junior Parker (1953)
Slow Train - Kevin Morby / Harlem River (2013)
Runaway Train - Brandon Boyd / The Wild Trapeze (2010)
Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado - Train / Change My Game (2017)
The Gospel Train - Alabama 3 / Outlaw (2005)
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Had a talk with my old man
Said, "Help me understand"
He said "Turn 68, oh, you'll re-negotiate"
"Don't stop this train"
Don't for a minute change the place you're in
And don't think I couldn't ever understand
I tried my hand
John, honestly we'll never stop this train"
Cause now I see, I'm never gonna stop this train
Never gonna stop this train.
Stop This Train - John Mayer / Where The Light Is (Live in Los Angeles), Cd 1 / (2008)
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I have always lived in houses, which were very close to the sea and also very close there was a railway line. I have always liked to see a train pass or hear its sound. When I was little and left school, we would go to the railways, close to home, to throw stones at the freight wagons of the freight trains that came down and brought salt from the Súria and Cardona mines, to be loaded onto ships in the port of Barcelona. In addition to throwing stones at it, we counted the number of wagons the locomotive was carrying. Possibly, this train loaded with salt, its schedule was around 1 noon and not at 2:10, like the song written by Albertano and sung with that special voice by Taj Mahal, whom I consider the best bluesman, with permission from B.B. King.
We spend a part of our childhood on the railroad tracks, between abandoned wagons and freight trains. And the port and the sea in summer. Unforgettable days.
There was a day, when several locomotives united, transported many wagons. We count more than a hundred. They seem like a lot to me, but the mind of a child, when he is a child, is a little messy. They talk and think in such a way that it seems they are a little crazy. But they are not. I don't know if it was really more than a hundred wagons that we counted. Possibly we miscounted. But that day... that day was a truly unforgettable "orgy" of stone throwing.
On this railway line, some people died who did not hear the locomotive arrive. And even some person committed suicide, stretched out on the tracks while the railroad came at full speed, without the possibility of stopping. While i'm listening to "Mystery Train" by The Neville Brothers, with this lilting rhythm, imitating the sound of a railway, I remember the kind locomotive driver, who when he saw us, he would sound the train's horn, say hello to us and reduce the speed of the locomotive, so that we had more time to throw stones. We were not hooligans. We were just... children playing .
Never let a train get away from you. And much less, those trains that suddenly appear and cross our lives. Get on all the trains you find, even if they are mysterious... because life is a mystery train, you never know where it will take you.
.....
Cause now I see, I'm never gonna stop this train
Never gonna stop this train.
Well I woke up this morning and the sun refused to shine.
Til I hear the 2:10 train.
Yellowhammer - Emberiza Citrinella
The yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) is a passerine bird in the bunting family that is native to Eurasia and has been introduced to New Zealand and Australia. Most European birds remain in the breeding range year-round, but the eastern subspecies is partially migratory, with much of the population wintering further south. The male yellowhammer has a bright yellow head, streaked brown back, chestnut rump and yellow underparts. Other plumages are duller versions of the same pattern. The yellowhammer is common in open areas with some shrubs or trees, and forms small flocks in winter. Its song has a rhythm like "A little bit of bread and no cheese". The song is very similar to that of its closest relative, the pine bunting, with which it interbreeds.
Yellowhammer males learn their songs from their fathers, and over the course of time regional dialects have developed, with minor differences to the conclusion of the basic song; all are mutually recognised by birds from different areas. Each male has an individual repertoire of song variants within its regional dialect; females tend to mate with males that share their dialect, and prefer those with the largest repertoires.
The pine bunting and yellowhammer are so closely related that each responds to the other's song. The male yellowhammer's song is more attractive to females, and is one reason for the dominance of that species where the ranges overlap.
Yellowhammers of the British and Irish race, E. c. caliginosa were introduced to New Zealand by local acclimatisation societies in 1862, and soon spread over the main islands. They sometimes visit New Zealand's subantarctic islands, although rarely staying to breed, and have reached Australia's Lord Howe Island on a number of occasions. At the beginning of the 20th century, this bunting was seen as a serious agricultural pest in its adopted country.
Populations of yellowhammer have also been introduced to the Falkland Islands, and South Africa.
The yellowhammer is a bird of dry open country, preferably with a range of vegetation types and some trees from which to sing. It is absent from urban areas, forests and wetlands. Probably originally found at forest edges and large clearing, it has benefited from traditional agriculture, which created extensive open areas with hedges and clumps of trees.
Populations have declined in recent decades in western Europe, including the British Isles, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria and Italy. The yellowhammer is a red-list (severely declining) species in Ireland and the UK In eastern Europe, numbers appear to be stable, although the trend in Russia is unknown. Changes to agricultural practices are thought to be responsible for reduced breeding densities. The introduced population in New Zealand has been very successful, with breeding densities much higher than in the UK.
Old Fisherman's Cottage for Rent - West Coast of Scotland
This imaginary rental cottage on the west coast of Scotland is a charming, rustic building, nestled amongst the rolling hills and rugged coastline of the Isle of Bute.
The cottage is fairly well-equipped with some modern amenities. It has a small kitchen at the back, as well as unheated outdoor bathroom facilities. There is also a compact bedroom upstairs, where guests can fall asleep to the haunting sound of the wind and waves crashing against the shore. Warm extra bedclothes can be provided at no extra charge.
This is the perfect place to escape the hustle and bustle of modern life, a place where the stresses of daily life melt away, leaving only the wild forbidding landscape, the constant rain and the unrelenting swell of the sea.
Reduced rates for the winter months - September to May.
Imagined in Midjourney with additional work in Photoshop.
Macro-Monday
Theme: Zipper
HMM and a nice week
mit Apochromat Leitz ELPRO 2 (4,92 Dpt.)
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A clear view of the spread tail feathers is necessary for a definitive identification, but this is about 95% likely to be an Allen's rather than the very similar Rufous hummingbird. Newport Beach Back Bay, California
I processed this photo using AI-powered Topaz DeNoise software. I find it does a pretty amazing job of reducing grain and enhancing details. If you want to check it out you can use this link to download it for free, plus get a 15% discount if you purchase:
Whenever we go grocery shopping, I find that I look at the packaging our food comes in as a possible photographic subject. One afternoon my husband came home with a large bag of tangerines. I enjoy that fruit, yet the bag holding the orange orbs made me especially happy.
interesting webcam pictures Bright-spots
Guten Morgen in alle Welt, Morgengruß vom Zugspitzplatt
bei Sonnenaufgang, Germany Europa !
simply the best
guten Morgen 06:40 h
Natur Pur, wer bestimmt was natürliche "unkonstruierte" Bilder sind, der Administrator ? Nein der Fotograf !
Pure nature, who determines what natural "unconstructed" images are, the administrator? No the photographer!
Nicht "jede" Gruppe um jeden Preis !"
Licht bei Sonnenuntergang
clean sky = Corona-blau
No toxic streak of consensus in the blue sky!
Flugzeug-Abgase stark vermindert !! Weniger Smog !
Aircraft exhaust fumes greatly reduced !! Less smog!
Azzuro... Adriano Celentano Azzuro - YouTube
im Hochgebirge : Alpen Europa !
in the high mountains: Alps Europe!
Mein Motto : sehen bemerken festhalten teilen zeigen = bratispixl
webcamhttp://www.foto-webcam.eu
私のモットー：共有ショーの保留通知を参照= bratispixl
My motto: see notice hold on share show = bratispixl
شعاري: انظر تعليق الإشعار على سهم المشاركة = bratispixl
Мой девиз: см. Уведомление, удерживайте на шоу show = bratispixl
Ma devise: voir l'avis de mise en attente de l'émission = bratispixl
Canon EOS 6D - f/11 - 1/60sec - 100mm - ISO 1600
encapsulated lights in oval soft gels
- for challenge Flickr group Macro Mondays, theme iSpy.
- soft-gels
All modern soft-gel encapsulation uses variations of a process developed by R. P. Scherer in 1933. His innovation was to use a rotary die to produce the capsules, with the filling taking place by blow molding. This method reduced wastage, and was the first process to yield capsules with highly repeatable dosage.
Softgels can be an effective delivery system for oral drugs, especially poorly soluble drugs. This is because the fill can contain liquid ingredients that help increase solubility or permeability of the drug across the membranes in the body. Liquid ingredients are difficult to include in any other solid dosage form such as a tablet.
Been very much on and off with my photography these days - and not from choice I might add! However, when I have managed to be active I've really enjoyed myself.
These white daisy chrysanths are from a bunch I treated myself to and I thought I'd set up a still life using one of my craft-paper backgrounds and some antique wedding lace . The very small cut glass vase is one I'd picked up from a charity shop.
The original pic was overall pale blue/turquoise , which I liked but decided in the end to post this post-processd image , which reduced the colour to almost nothing.
It is extremely sad to witness puffins resorting to using fishing line to construct their nests. This highlights the impact of human activity on the natural world and the dangerous consequences of littering. The use of fishing line puts the birds' lives at risk and has serious consequences for the puffin and its offspring, including entanglement, injury, and death. It is crucial that we all take responsibility for preserving the environment and its inhabitants by disposing of waste properly and reducing our reliance on harmful materials.
A strong dairy barn stands ready to do what it once did but instead now houses goats. Once we reach a certain stage in life, our life's work is replaced by something else, usually with us playing a reduced role.
Die Blüte hat 5 Kronblätter und viele Staubblätter. Viele Insekten bis hin zum Rosenkäfer mögen die blühende Brombeere.
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ENG: The Shell House on the Reichpietschufer in Berlin's Tiergarten district, a listed building, was built between 1930 and 1932 on what was then Königin-Augusta-Straße (from 1933 Tirpitzufer and from 1947 Reichpietschufer) for Hamburg-based Rhenania-Ossag mineral oil works AG (from 1947 German Shell AG) on the basis of a design by architect Emil Fahrenkamp. Since 2012, the second office of the Federal Ministry of Defence has been located in the Shell building as a tenant.
A special feature of the stylistic steel skeleton building and one of the most important office buildings of the Weimar Republic is its striking design. The vertical waveforms of different heights and a consistently horizontal division by window bands, which are also led over the external curves. The façade was bricked with gas concrete blocks and covered with slabs of Roman travertine from Tivoli. A technical innovation was to reduce the vibrations caused by road traffic; air slits were built under the sidewalks around the building to keep the vibrations away from the steel scaffolding.
GER: Das unter Denkmalschutz stehende Shell-Haus am Reichpietschufer im Berliner Bezirk Tiergarten wurde nach einem Entwurf des Architekten Emil Fahrenkamp von 1930 bis 1932 an der damaligen Königin-Augusta-Straße (ab 1933 Tirpitzufer und seit 1947 Reichpietschufer) für die Hamburger Rhenania-Ossag Mineralölwerke AG (ab 1947 Deutsche Shell AG) errichtet. Aktuell ist seit 2012 der zweit Dienstsitzes des Bundesministeriums der Verteidigung im Shell-Haus als Mieter ansässig.
Eine Besonderheit des stilistischen Stahlskelettbaus und eines der bedeutendsten Bürohäuser der Weimarer Republik ist die markante Gestaltung. Die senkrechte Wellenformen unterschiedlicher Höhe und eine konsequent waagerechte Gliederung durch Fensterbänder, die auch über die außen liegenden Rundungen hinweg geführt werden. Die Fassade wurde mit Gasbetonsteinen ausgemauert und mit Platten aus Römischem Travertin aus Tivoli verkleidet. Eine technische Neuerung sollte die Erschütterungen durch den Straßenverkehr verringern, so wurden Luftschlitze unter den Gehwegen rund um das Gebäude gebaut um die Schwingungen vom Stahlgerüst fernzuhalten.
Blessed Thistle is a medicinal plant, is used in folk medicine for digestive problems such as gas, constipation, and stomach upset. This herb acts as an appetite stimulant and digestive aid. The entire plant is edible. The herb contains B-complex vitamins, calcium, iron and manganese. Today Blessed Thistle is used to treat digestive problems. It also cleanses the blood, improves circulation, and strengthens the heart. Blessed Thistle increases the appetite and stomach secretions, and works to heal liver and gallbladder diseases. It is also used for menopause and menstrual cramps, and can aid in increasing milk flow in nursing mothers. Blessed Thistle also works well in treating anorexia, indigestion, flatulence and colic. It can relieve headaches caused by a sluggish liver, lethargy and irritability and is used for reducing diarrhea. Blessed Thistle is known to alleviate inflammation and stop bleeding and cuts
The Gentlemen Statues were created by Ju Ming and installed in 2015 in the AMA Plaza. The sculpture is blocky and minimalist, Ming’s signature style, reducing the figures to their basic forms.
Chicago.
Masai Mara National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
Happy Caturday !! Taking it easy for the weekend
The lion (Panthera leo) is a species in the family Felidae; it is a muscular, deep-chested cat with a short, rounded head, a reduced neck and round ears, and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adult male lions have a prominent mane, which is the most recognisable feature of the species.
It is a social species, forming groups called prides. A lion pride consists of a few adult males, related females and cubs. Groups of female lions usually hunt together, preying mostly on large ungulates.
The lion is an apex and keystone predator, although some lions scavenge when opportunities occur, and have been known to hunt humans, although the species typically does not.
Typically, the lion inhabits grasslands and savannas but is absent in dense forests. It is usually more diurnal than other big cats, but when persecuted it adapts to being active at night and at twilight.
It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1996 because populations in African countries have declined by about 43% since the early 1990s. Lion populations are untenable outside designated protected areas.
Although the cause of the decline is not fully understood, habitat loss and conflicts with humans are the greatest causes for concern. - Wikipedia
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Here I am standing on the edge of Lake Michigan during a polar vortex. The wind and blowing snow made it nearly impossible to get one shot without snow completely covering my lens. But somehow I managed to get a few. The sun was trying to shine thru the clouds at sunset. Snow squalls come and go making a very dramatic stormy feel to it.
A fence I used once before. I use it again to christen a new lens, and because the fence pickings ain't so good in our neighborhood. Is anyone running fence tours?
HFF to all: Looking forward to seeing everyone's handiwork.
Europhenix liveried 37611 slows for a signal check at Beck Foot before getting looped at Grayrigg to allow faster traffic to pass. The tractor is dragging Transpennine 397005 running as 5N32 Kilmarnock - Longsight.
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The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and Prechistenskaya Embankment in the morning. View from Bersenevskaya Embankment. Shot from tripod, standard picture control, polarizer attached to reduce brightness of the sky.
Moscow, Russia
Having his options severely reduced by the heavy snow this woodpecker eventually became a regular at our feeder (he knew it for months but ignored it). Still, it took me a few days to manage a shot without scaring him - got him today at the second attempt through the bathroom window.
Stingless bees (SB), sometimes called stingless honey bees or simply meliponines, are a large group of bees (from about 462 to 552 described species), comprising the tribe Meliponin (or subtribe Meliponina according to other authors).
They belong in the family Apidae (subfamily Apinae), and are closely related to common honey bees (HB, tribe Apini), orchid bees (tribe Euglossini), and bumblebees (tribe Bombini). These four bee tribes belong to the corbiculate bees monophyletic group. Meliponines have stingers, but they are highly reduced and cannot be used for defense, though these bees exhibit other defensive behaviors and mechanisms.
Meliponines are not the only type of bee incapable of stinging: all male bees and many female bees of several other families, such as Andrenidae and Megachilidae (tribe Dioxyini), also cannot sting.
The main honey producing bees of this group generally belong to the genera Scaptotrigona, Tetragonisca, Melipona and Austroplebeia, although there are other genera containing species that produce some usable honey. They are farmed in meliponiculture in the same way that European honey bees (genus Apis) are cultivated in apiculture.
The majority of native eusocial bees of Central and South America are SB, although only a few of them produce honey on a scale such that they are farmed by humans. The Neotropics, with approximately 426 species, boast the highest abundance and species richness, ranging from Cuba and Mexico in the north to Argentina in the south.
They picked a good spot for doing some fitness headshots or just a bit for social media. If it were me there is a bench on the other side of the park that is a little more enclosed that would have reduced the mixed shadows and most of call removed the car that is in his background that you are unable to see.
The Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae), also known as the Lady Gouldian finch, Gould's finch or the rainbow finch, is a colourful passerine bird which is native to Australia. Both sexes are brightly coloured with black, green, yellow, and red markings. The females tend to be less brightly coloured. One major difference between the sexes is that the male's chest is purple, while the female's is a lighter mauve. Gouldian finches are about 125–140 mm long. Gouldian finches' heads may be red, black, or yellow. Formerly considered three different kinds of finches, it is now known that these are colour variants that exist in the wild. Selective breeding has also developed mutations (blue, yellow and silver instead of a green back) in both body and breast colour. The number of Gouldian finches has decreased quite dramatically during the 20th century. Their habitat has been reduced or altered. 15304
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