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Osprey with a successful catch photographed from the observation deck on Lake Hancock off of Alligator Alley Trail in Circle B Bar Reserve located in Polk County Lakeland Florida U.S.A.
The ospreys’ extensive breeding range extends to all the continents except South America (where it occurs widely in winter) and the Antarctic. The North American population declined greatly after 1947 because of the eggshell-thinning effects of DDT residues but began to recover after the pesticide was banned in 1972. Exterminated from the British Isles by 1910, the osprey reappeared there as a successfully breeding species in the 1950s and is now firmly reestablished in Scotland. Britannica
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Speyeria, commonly known as greater fritillaries, is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae commonly found in North America, Europe, and Asia. Some authors used to consider this taxon a subgenus of Argynnis, but it has been reestablished as a separate genus in 2017. Wikipedia
A prothonotary warbler by the James River below Richmond, Va. These endangered birds have been colonized along this stretch of the river by ornithologists and are on the way toward being reestablished. A little way up the branch is a mayfly, an insect on which the warbler dotes. This bush was loaded with tasty little mayflies. c.2018 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com
We are almost halfway through April and I feel summer is not too far. It is going to be an interesting summer after last year when the whole world had to go through lockdowns and traveling was affected by the pandemic. Hopefully this upcoming summer things will be looking more like pre-pandemic, a certain leve of norm will have been reestablished. So maybe more people will be able to go to vacations and visit places that they missed. I would certainly want to go back to Tinos and to Pyrgos as this beautiful village is full of colorful and bright surprises on almost every corner.
Thievery Corporation - Samba Tranquille
Salzgitter/GER
Alstom Transport Deutschland, formerly Linke-Hofmann-Busch, is a German manufacturing company originally established in Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland) to produce locomotives and rolling stock. Its origins lay in the wheelwright business of Gottfried Linke, begun in 1834. After World War II the company was reestablished in Salzgitter in West Germany. In 1994, GEC Alsthom acquired a 51% shareholding. It is now part of Alstom; the name Linke-Hofmann-Busch ceased to be used in 2009 when it became Alstom Transport Deutschland GmbH.
The fresh food market in Hot, Chiang Mai Province.
A difficult but necessary decision on my behalf has been made to post large quantities of pictures from Thailand for the next 10-14 days. There is approximately 350-400 waiting in the queue and at the current rate would take nearly a year to add.
Please feel free to visit and fave but know that (other than this picture) commenting will be disabled. That was the difficult part of this decision because connecting and interacting with you will be truly missed. That and nobody wants to look at 15 plus pictures at a time anyway! You will know when commenting has been reestablished when you see pictures from my current stay in the USA.
Thank you for your patience and understanding and best wishes to you !!
Just a couple more from Holy Island in Northumberland, honest...This is a view from the ruins of Lindisfarne Priory which was established in AD 634 before being sacked by the Vikings in AD 793. The priory was reestablished by the Normans a little while later. In the distance is Lindisfarne Castle which I bored you with yesterday :)
Speyeria, commonly known as greater fritillaries, is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae commonly found in North America, Europe, and Asia. Some authors used to consider this taxon a subgenus of Argynnis, but it has been reestablished as a separate genus in 2017. Wikipedia
G. italicum can reach a length of 8–12 mm (0.31–0.47 in). The body is almost round, with a large shield. The basic color of the upperside of the body is red, with wide black longitudinal stripes. The pronotum has six black bands. The antennae are black. Also the sides of the abdominal segments (connexivum) are red with many small black spots. The legs are mostly black, which distinguishes it from its relative, G. lineatum.
Taxonomy
Graphosoma italicum had been regarded as either a subspecies, or a synonym, of G. lineatum for over 100 years, so nearly all of the existing literature prior to 2007 referred to this species under the name lineatum. The validity of G. italicum was reestablished via DNA analysis, which demonstrated that the sister species to G. italicum is G. rubrolineatum, while G. lineatum is more closely related to G. semipunctatum. (wikipedia) Tielt-Winge, Belgium
At low tide the remains of the old docks at Queenhithe are revealed. There have been docks here since Roman times and it became busier when Alfred the Great reestablished the City of London in 886 ad. The name means 'Queens Dock' and is named after Matilda, wife of King Henry 1st, who was granted duties on goods landed here.
Pyrrhocoris apterus
Raphosoma italicum is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae. It is also known as the Striped bug (or Italian striped bug) and Minstrel bug.
G. italicum can reach a length of 8–12 mm (0.31–0.47 in). The body is almost round, with a large shield. The basic color of the upperside of the body is red, with wide black longitudinal stripes. The pronotum has six black bands. The antennae are black. Also the sides of the abdominal segments (connexivum) are red with many small black spots. The legs are mostly black, which distinguishes it from its relative, G. lineatum.
Graphosoma italicum had been regarded as either a subspecies, or a synonym, of G. lineatum for over 100 years, so nearly all of the existing literature prior to 2007 referred to this species under the name lineatum. The validity of G. italicum was reestablished via DNA analysis, which demonstrated that the sister species to G. italicum is G. rubrolineatum,
The history of Mission San Juan began in the woods of East Texas. In 1716, Mission San José de los Nazonis was established to serve the Nazonis Indians.On March 5, 1731, the mission was reestablished on the east bank of the San Antonio River and renamed San Juan Capistrano.
The cistern was constructed in 4th century. As the Emperor Constantinus I reestablished Constantinople, some members of the senate were forced to migrate here, and Philoxenos who was one of them constructed his palace next to the Hippodrome. In order to meet water requirements of his palace, he also constructed the cistern.
Although this cistern is not as large and impressive as Basilica cistern, it is still well worth a visit.
L'Eglise Notre Dame de la Major
Arles
France
In Roman times there was a temple on the crest of the hill, which is next to the coliseum. The site has been occupied by a Roman Catholic church since the first one was consecrated during the fifth century AD. Work on the the present Romanesque-Gothic collegiate
church started in the 12th century AD; and many additions and changes were made over the next centuries, including the bell tower and spire seen in this image.
It was the parish of the municipal authorities during the 17th and 18th centuries, serving ten canons before the Revolution. It was attached to the parish of Saint Julien on June 17, 1791, then closed on March 9,1794. It was reestablished after the Concordat.
After having housed the brotherhood of Saint Véran (patron saint of shepherds), it is now the headquarters of the brotherhood of the guardians of Saint-Georges, also known as the cowboys of Camargue, They pay homage to their patron saint Georges every May 1st, the date on which they come on pilgrimage to have their horses blessed.
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United Kingdom, Northumberland, Lindisfarne
The Holy Island of Lindisfarne in Northumberland is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England. It is accessible, most times, at low tide by crossing sand and mud flats which are covered with water at high tides. These sand and mud flats carry an ancient pilgrims' path, and in more recent times, a modern causeway. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century. It was an important center of Celtic Christianity. After Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished. A small castle was built on the island in 1550, Lindisfarne Castle.
Welcome to Trentemoult, a small fishing village on the outskirts of Nantes On explore 28 September 2020
Une île dans les îles
Trentemoult se situe dans un ancien ensemble insulaire : les îles de Rezé, cernées au nord par la Loire et au sud par le Seil. Le comblement de ce dernier a mis fin à cette insularité. Les îles de Rezé étaient constituées, de l'amont vers l'aval, de l'île des Chevaliers avec les villages de la Haute-Île et de la Basse-Île, du hameau de North House (appelé localement « Norkiouse ») et enfin de l'île de Trentemoult qui était séparée du reste de celles-ci par un petit cours d'eau : le Courtil-Brisset. Trentemoult concentrant l'essentiel de la population, le nom de l'île était souvent utilisé pour désigner l'ensemble des îles de Rezé, du reste habitées par les mêmes familles durant des siècles.
Selon la tradition, le village devrait son nom à un exploit guerrier qui eut lieu lors du siège de Nantes par les Normands au ixe siècle : trente braves auraient combattu contre des hommes du Nord. Moins épique mais peut-être plus crédible, « Trentemoult » pourrait être également issu de « trente moux » c’est-à-dire trente tertres.
L'île des pêcheurs
Les trentemousins avaient la caractéristique, jusqu'au début du xixe siècle, de vivre presque entièrement de la pratique de la pêche. Ils bénéficiaient notamment de ce privilège dans l'estuaire de la Loire, octroyé en 1397 par le duc de Bretagne Jean IV.
Les pêcheurs de Trentemoult embarquaient dans des petites barques à fond plat, appelées barges, à deux pour la pêche en Loire et à trois pour celle en mer1. Pour cette dernière, ils n'hésitaient pas à s'aventurer jusqu'à La Rochelle et Lorient. À l'automne, ils se rendaient dans la baie de Mesquer pour la pêche au hareng. Les années 1756 et 1757 furent exceptionnelles et auraient rapporté un produit cumulé de plus de 300 000 livres à la communauté, une véritable fortune.
L'île des capitaines
Au début du xixe siècle, les marins trentemousins délaissent progressivement la pêche au profit du commerce maritime : cabotage puis long-cours. Trentemoult devient ainsi, et ce pendant tout le siècle, un des principaux foyers de recrutement d'officiers de commerce pour le port de Nantes. Parmi ce grand nombre de capitaines trentemousins, on peut citer les noms de Julien Chauvelon, capitaine du Belem pendant 13 ans, ou de Georges Aubin, à qui l'on doit plusieurs récits de voyages maritimes.
Parallèlement, pour répondre à la demande de ces capitaines, des chantiers navals se développent dans les îles, à Trentemoult d'abord, puis à Norkiouse par manque de place : les principaux étant les chantiers Chauvelon et Lemerle dans la première moitié du xixe siècle, Boju, Clergeau et Tillé dans la seconde moitié. À l'apogée des chantiers, ce sont des bricks et des trois-mâts qui sortent des cales trentemousines.
Déclin et renaissance
À la fin du xixe siècle, le village est un lieu prisé par les Nantais : la création de la ligne des roquios en 1887 permet d'accéder plus facilement aux régates, baignades et guinguettes. Mais, parallèlement, la population résidente est devenue ouvrière, principalement main d'œuvre pour les chantiers navals de Nantes. En 1946, Trentemoult est considéré comme insalubre, et en 1970 la ligne des roquios est abandonnée.
En 1979, la création d'un port de plaisance relance l'intérêt pour le site. Le tournage du film La Reine blanche, en 1990, rend le village de nouveau attractif et le prix de l'immobilier y augmente. La liaison fluviale avec Nantes est rétablie en 2005. Bien que le village dépende de Rezé, l'office de tourisme l'intègre dans ses propositions de visite, signe de l'attrait retrouvé de Trentemoult.
Habitat
Les maisons traditionnelles des pêcheurs, adaptées aux crues de la Loire, étaient généralement construites sur trois niveaux. Le premier, inondable, était occupé par le cellier, la pièce d’habitation étant au deuxième niveau. Le dernier niveau était occupé par un grenier qui pouvait parfois communiquer avec les greniers mitoyens, permettant ainsi aux voisins de se rencontrer sans avoir besoin d'utiliser des embarcations. Les escaliers étaient en principe extérieurs pour accéder directement à la pièce d'habitation lors des inondations. Ces derniers étaient cependant parfois doublés par un escalier intérieur. La construction des quais (« Surcouf » à partir de 1850, « Marcel-Boissard » entre 1860 et 1888) a réduit les risques de débordement du fleuve. Les dernières grandes crues mémorables sont celles de 1910 et 1935.
Dans la seconde moitié du xixe siècle, des capitaines, dont des Cap-horniers, se sentant à l'étroit dans les maisons de pêcheurs, se sont fait construire autour du vieux village des maisons bourgeoises, pourvues de jardins d'agréments caractérisés par la présence de plantes exotiques ramenées de leurs lointains voyages.
De nos jours, le quartier des pêcheurs a la particularité d'avoir des maisons colorées aux façades originales et personnalisées. Devenu un quartier « branché » de l'agglomération nantaise, nombre d'artistes et de familles relativement aisées s'y sont établis.
Cinéma
Le cinéaste Jean-Loup Hubert est venu y tourner La Reine blanche avec Catherine Deneuve en 1990. Certains vestiges de décoration mise en place pour l'occasion subsistent en 2009. Claude Chabrol est également venu y tourner La Demoiselle d'honneur en 2005.
Trentemoult inspire encore les jeunes cinéastes, par exemple pour le court-métrage Trentemoult.
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An island in the islands
Trentemoult is located in a former island group: the Rezé Islands, surrounded to the north by the Loire and to the south by the Seil. The filling of the latter put an end to this insularity. The islands of Rezé consisted, from upstream to downstream, of the Île des Chevaliers with the villages of Haute-Île and Basse-Île, the hamlet of North House (locally called "Norkiouse") and finally the island of Trentemoult which was separated from the rest of these by a small stream: the Courtil-Brisset. Trentemoult concentrating most of the population, the name of the island was often used to designate all the islands of Rezé, moreover inhabited by the same families for centuries.
According to tradition, the village owes its name to a warlike feat which took place during the siege of Nantes by the Normans in the ninth century: thirty brave men fought against men from the North. Less epic but perhaps more credible, "Trentemoult" could also come from "thirty moux" that is to say thirty mounds.
Fisherman's Island
Until the beginning of the nineteenth century, the Trentemousins had the characteristic of living almost entirely from the practice of fishing. They notably benefited from this privilege in the Loire estuary, granted in 1397 by the Duke of Brittany Jean IV1.
The fishermen of Trentemoult embarked in small flat-bottomed boats, called barges, two for fishing in the Loire and three for fishing at sea1. For the latter, they did not hesitate to venture as far as La Rochelle and Lorient. In the fall, they would go to Mesquer Bay for herring fishing. The years 1756 and 1757 were exceptional and would have brought a cumulative product of more than 300,000 pounds to the community, a real fortune.
The captains island
At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the sailors of Trentemousins gradually abandoned fishing in favor of maritime trade: cabotage then long-haul. Trentemoult thus becomes, and this during all the century, one of the principal centers of recruitment of commercial officers for the port of Nantes. Among this large number of Trentemousin captains, we can quote the names of Julien Chauvelon, captain of Belem for 13 years, or of Georges Aubin, to whom we owe several accounts of maritime voyages.
At the same time, to meet the demand of these captains, shipyards developed in the islands, first in Trentemoult, then in Norkiouse for lack of space: the main ones being the Chauvelon and Lemerle shipyards in the first half of the 19th century, Boju, Clergeau and Tillé in the second half. At the height of the building sites, it was bricks and three-masted ships that emerged from the Trentemousine holds.
Decline and rebirth
At the end of the 19th century, the village was a popular place for the people of Nantes: the creation of the roquios line in 1887 made it easier to access regattas, swimming and open-air cafes. But, at the same time, the resident population became workers, mainly labor for the Nantes shipyards. In 1946, Trentemoult was considered unhealthy, and in 1970 the roquios line was abandoned.
In 1979, the creation of a marina revived interest in the site. The shooting of the film The White Queen, in 1990, made the village attractive again and the price of real estate increased there. The river connection with Nantes was reestablished in 2005. Although the village depends on Rezé, the tourist office includes it in its visit proposals, a sign of the renewed appeal of Trentemoult.
Habitat
The traditional fishermen's houses, adapted to the floods of the Loire, were generally built on three levels. The first, which was liable to flooding, was occupied by the storeroom, the living room being on the second level. The last level was occupied by an attic which could sometimes communicate with the adjoining attics, thus allowing the neighbors to meet without needing to use boats. The stairs were in principle exterior to directly access the living room during flooding. These were however sometimes doubled by an internal staircase. The construction of the quays (“Surcouf” from 1850, “Marcel-Boissard” between 1860 and 1888) reduced the risk of the river overflowing. The last memorable major floods are those of 1910 and 1935.
In the second half of the nineteenth century, captains, including Cape Horniers, feeling cramped in fishermen's houses, had bourgeois houses built around the old village, provided with pleasure gardens characterized by the presence of exotic plants brought back from their distant travels.
Nowadays, the fishermen's quarter has the particularity of having colorful houses with original and personalized facades. Having become a “trendy” district of the Nantes conurbation, a number of artists and relatively well-off families have settled there.
Cinema
The filmmaker Jean-Loup Hubert came to shoot The White Queen with Catherine Deneuve in 1990. Some vestiges of the decoration put in place for the occasion remain in 2009. Claude Chabrol also came to shoot La Demoiselle d'honneur in 2005.
Trentemoult still inspires young filmmakers, for example for the short film Trentemoult.
Source Wikipedia
Regno Unito, Northumberland, Holy Island, Estate 2014
The Holy Island of Lindisfarne in Northumberland è un'isola tidale al largo della costa nord-est dell'Inghilterra. E' accessibile, il più delle volte, con la bassa marea, attraversando distese di sabbia e fango solitamente coperte dall'acqua alle alte maree. Questi distese sabbia e fango portano rappresentavano un antico sentiero per i pellegrini laddave oggi vi è una strada rialzata. Holy Island ha una storia documentata dal 6° secolo. E' stata un importante centro per il Cristianesimo celtico. Dopo le invasioni vichinghe e la conquista normanna dell'Inghilterra un monastero venne nuovamente istituito. Un piccolo castello fu costruito sull'isola nel 1550, il Castello di Lindisfarne.
The Holy Island of Lindisfarne in Northumberland is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England. It is accessible, most times, at low tide by crossing sand and mud flats which are covered with water at high tides. These sand and mud flats carry an ancient pilgrims' path, and in more recent times, a modern causeway. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century. It was an important center of Celtic Christianity. After Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished. A small castle was built on the island in 1550, Lindisfarne Castle.
SRY 153 and 151 sitting in the siding while the rest of the crew reestablishes the air connection for the rest of the train. Shortly after the two units will run sprints there train and proceed eastward eventually ending up in Sumas BC
I still have to grow up....
G. italicum can reach a length of 8–12 mm (0.31–0.47 in). The body is almost round, with a large shield. The basic color of the upperside of the body is red, with wide black longitudinal stripes. The pronotum has six black bands. The antennae are black. Also the sides of the abdominal segments (connexivum) are red with many small black spots. The legs are mostly black, which distinguishes it from its relative, G. lineatum.
Taxonomy
Graphosoma italicum had been regarded as either a subspecies, or a synonym, of G. lineatum for over 100 years, so nearly all of the existing literature prior to 2007 referred to this species under the name lineatum. The validity of G. italicum was reestablished via DNA analysis, which demonstrated that the sister species to G. italicum is G. rubrolineatum, while G. lineatum is more closely related to G. semipunctatum. (wikipedia) Tielt-Winge, Belgium
The marvel of Georgia's natural landscapes manifests splendidly in Paliastomi Lake. Standing as the country's third-largest lake, Paliastomi encompasses an area of 18.2 square kilometers (approximately 7 square miles). Its average depth reaches 2.6 meters (about 8.5 feet), with a maximum depth of 3.2 meters (10.5 feet), fascinatingly positioned 0.3 meters (about 1 foot) below sea level.
Situated just 2 kilometers (approximately 1.2 miles) away from the Black Sea, Paliastomi Lake is bordered by a sprawling sandbar. In historical times, the lake was a bay of the Black Sea, a connection reestablished in 1924 through a canal dug out from the lake's southwestern shore. This canal, dramatically widened by a robust swell in December 1933, has since morphed into a straight, further enhancing the lake's natural charm.
Paliastomi Lake is not only visually captivating, but it is also teeming with aquatic life. Prior to the formation of the straight, more than forty species of fish called this lake home. Currently, it offers sanctuary to numerous marine species, including catfish, common carp, pike perch, mullet, and pike. This diverse ecosystem renders Paliastomi a paradise for ornithologists and birdwatchers, attracting many bird species to its banks.
Ancient lore also paints a vibrant picture of Paliastomi Lake. According to local legend, the "Tribe of Pavlia" once dwelled here. In a dramatic turn of events, the ground sunk, releasing vast amounts of water that flooded the village. Only a single deacon named Darchia survived, rescuing an icon of the archangel. In honor of this relic, a temple was later constructed on Mount Jumati.
The lake, also referred to as Palaeostomi or "ancient mouth/outlet" in Greek, lies near the city of Poti. Its waters and surrounding areas have borne witness to numerous archeological finds linked to the ancient kingdom of Colchis, adding a layer of historical intrigue to this natural attraction.
As part of the Kolkheti National Park, Paliastomi Lake is an integral facet of Georgia's protected natural heritage. Its serene waters and rich biodiversity stand as a testament to the country's commitment to preserving and cherishing its environment. Visit Paliastomi Lake and immerse yourself in Georgia's awe-inspiring natural and historical splendor.
Restored to its original appearance, Hendricks Head Light is located on the point of Southport Island, Maine, on the east side of the mouth of the Sheepscot River.
Built in 1829, the keeper's house succumbed to fire in 1875 and was rebuilt. The station was discontinued in 1933 and sold to private owners; but reestablished and automated in 1951. In 1991, it was again sold and remains privately owned, today.
Camera info: EOS 5D Mk III | EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM | 200 mm | 1/15 | f/22 | iso 100 | no flash
Fishing boats re-purposed as sheds found at the Lindisfarne Castle ... A creative oil paint version ...
The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic Christianity under Saints Aidan of Lindisfarne, Cuthbert, Eadfrith of Lindisfarne and Eadberht of Lindisfarne. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished. A small castle was built on the island in 1550.
United Kingdom, Northumberland, Lindisfarne, Spring 2024
The Holy Island of Lindisfarne in Northumberland is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England. It is accessible, most times, at low tide by crossing sand and mud flats which are covered with water at high tides. These sand and mud flats carry an ancient pilgrims' path, and in more recent times, a modern causeway. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century. It was an important center of Celtic Christianity. After Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished. A small castle was built on the island in 1550, Lindisfarne Castle.
These animals were wiped out from Alaska during the 19th century. They were reestablished starting in the 1930s. There are a lot of them around and even IN Nome.
En 1979, la création d'un port de plaisance relance l'intérêt pour le site. Le tournage du film La Reine blanche, en 1990, rend le village de nouveau attractif et le prix de l'immobilier y augmente. La liaison fluviale avec Nantes est rétablie en 2005. Bien que le village dépende de Rezé, l'office de tourisme l'intègre dans ses propositions de visite, signe de l'attrait retrouvé de Trentemoult.
In 1979, the creation of a marina revived interest in the site. The shooting of the film The White Queen in 1990 made the village attractive again and the price of real estate increased there. The river connection with Nantes was reestablished in 2005. Although the village depends on Rezé, the tourist office includes it in its visit proposals, a sign of the newfound attraction of Trentemoult.
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United Kingdom, Northumberland, Lindisfarne, Spring 2024
The Holy Island of Lindisfarne in Northumberland is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England. It is accessible, most times, at low tide by crossing sand and mud flats which are covered with water at high tides. These sand and mud flats carry an ancient pilgrims' path, and in more recent times, a modern causeway. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century. It was an important center of Celtic Christianity. After Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished. A small castle was built on the island in 1550, Lindisfarne Castle.
A mōlī performs an exploratory aerial survey. Experienced adults reestablished their pair bond earlier in the season and are tending chicks, while juveniles are still searching for a future mate. If an eligible prospect is found, an elaborate courtship dance of visual displays, sounds, and scent is performed to establish a bond. It may take several seasons to establish mate fidelity and produce their first progeny.
“A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams!”
-John Barrymore
For a few months now something has disrupted my normally happy soul…an interruption in the force to the Star Wars fan. For the life of me, I have not been able to rid myself of a feeling of deep dread.
I have spoken to loved ones, soul searched both awake and in each morning’s slumber, my special “mental clarity” time when normally so many answers come. Then without warning, like a cat expelling a hairball, the answer reluctantly came spewing out to my bride…I HAVE TO GO BACK TO NOME!!
For years I planned and saved to visit there. Excited about the possibility of hanging out with and photographing muskox became my main goal. For months I researched the local flora and fauna, seasonal migrations, set up accommodations and travel and even watched thirteen seasons of Bering Sea Gold in preparation for this once in a lifetime adventure.
However, fate had other plans for my adventure as within a few hours of my arrival, I fell ill. Of my five days scheduled there, four were spent in my room eating crackers and pop tarts…and watching the worst tv selection that I have had in many years.
It wasn’t till I edited this photo, taken of the Teller highway, that I truly understood just how deeply saddened I was with the loss of that opportunity for adventure. When this shot was taken, I had just come off a tundra walkabout collecting qiviut (fiber) off the trees and bushes and walking along the banks of a small river filled with the red glow of sockeye salmon. An experience that made my entire body feel much like my mouth did as a child when tasting a cinnamon toothpick made by my mother.
Remembering that feeling and how it was so quickly lost and replaced by the taste of Dayquil multiplies the feeling of loss. Even though my main goal of hanging out with muskox was accomplished, I finally realized that all this time I have been grieving the loss of the rest of the adventure.
A decision has been made to return to Alaska next summer with my sons. As I start the planning process, my positive mental attitude has returned, the force has been reestablished! Maybe choosing not to let our dreams die is what keeps us young.
This time I may make that flight to Alaska dressed in a gamma radiation suit with an IV bag of vitamin juice impaled into my arm for a bit of insurance!
Re-adventure before dementia!
For Steam Sunday here's another from my day out in the cranberry bogs of South Carver.
Like many people of a certain age who grew up in Eastern Massachusetts or Rhode Island a visit to this place was a right of passage, particularly during the holiday season. Some of my earliest childhood memories are of cold nights, warm wooden coaches, and twinkling lights beneath stars, and along the bogs of cranberry country. Edaville Railroad was a special place for generations, and it had been more than 35 years since I last visited. Named for its founder, Ellis D. Atwood, who did so much to save the unique two foot gauge equipment, Edaville was later purchased by Nelson Blount of Steamtown fame after Mr. Atwood's tragic death. When Blount also died young in an accident their spirit and dream lived up through successive owners until finally foundering in the early 1990s. Despite most of the classic two foot gauge equipment being repatriated to Maine and the original five and a half mile long loop around Atwood Reservoir being cut back to only two miles Edaville has survived.
For the first time in 35 or more years I returned thanks to the suggestion of a friend for a fun little photo charter featuring two steam locomotives, sponsored by the railroad and coordinated by Bill Willis of Precious Escapes Photography (make sure to give him a like or follow if you don't already). The star of the show was Edaville #3, an 0-4-4T Forney type locomotive built by Vulcan Locomotive works in 1913 for Maine's Monson Railroad. It ran on the six mile long pike from Monson Junction to its namesake town until the railroad's demise in 1943, the last common carrier 2 ft gauge railroad in operation in the US. Following the road's abandonment, #3 operated at the original Edaville Railroad for nearly 50 years, and was part of the original collection of equipment that migrated to the then new Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad and Museum in Portland following Edaville Railroad's closure. #3 has been a frequent visitor to other 2 ft gauge recreational railroads in New England when not in Portland and returned to the reestablished Edaville Railroad a few years ago where it continues to operate.
To learn more check out these links:
mainenarrowgauge.org/collection-roster/
Here she is leading a four car freight consisting of three flat cars around the shortened loop passing the siding along the south shore of Lower Atwood Reservoir. For a small locomotive weighing in at about only 17 tons, she sure puts on quite a good show! The cars (three of them at least) recently arrived from South Africa where they once operated on the now closed Avontuur Railway, which at 177 miles was the longest two foot gauge railway ever built. If anyone has more history of these specific cars I'd love to learn more about them.
Carver, Massachusetts
Sunday December 22, 2024
A pair of Laysan albatross reestablishes their monogamous bond at the beginning of breeding season. After gliding solitary over the Pacific Ocean for most of the year, they return to the nesting grounds and perform elaborate recognition and courtship behaviors that include bumping their bills together, commonly referred to as “billing” or the “kiss of the albatross.” Besides the complex repertoire of tactile and visual displays, there may be olfactory recognition associated with the close contact. Laysan albatross, mōlī (Phoebastria immutabilis).
Starting with December 2022, on the Austrian "Franz-Josephs-Bahn" international train connections between Vienna and Prague have been reestablished. REX/R 322 has just left the station of Eggenburg on its way to Gmünd/Ceske Velenice - Tabor - Prague.
The Waikato River is the longest river in New Zealand, running for 425 kilometres (264 mi) through the North Island. It rises on the eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu, joining the Tongariro River system and flowing through Lake Taupō, New Zealand's largest lake. It then drains Taupō at the lake's northeastern edge, creates the Huka Falls, and flows northwest through the Waikato Plains. It empties into the Tasman Sea south of Auckland, at Port Waikato. It gives its name to the Waikato region that surrounds the Waikato Plains. The present course of the river was largely formed about 17,000 years ago. Contributing factors were climate warming, forest being reestablished in the river headwaters and the deepening, rather than widening, of the existing river channel. The channel was gradually eroded as far up river as Piarere, leaving the old Hinuera channel through the Hinuera Gap high and dry. The remains of the old course are seen clearly at Hinuera, where the cliffs mark the ancient river edges. The Waikato's main tributary is the Waipā River, which converges with it at Ngāruawāhia.
As well as being a water and recreation resource, the river was historically a critical communications and transport link for the communities along it. It took about 3 days to paddle a waka from Waiuku to the Cambridge/Te Awamutu area. Taupō, Mangakino, Cambridge, Hamilton, Horotiu, Ngāruawāhia, Huntly, Hampton Downs, Meremere, Waiuku and Port Waikato are on or close to it. The Waikato River in Hamilton is frequently used by rowers, kayakers and powered pleasure craft. Water-skiers and jet skis have zones outside the city limits where they can be used. R_26229
For Steam Sunday here's another from this fun little cold winter morning photo charter on an iconic little tourist railroad.
Like many people of a certain age who grew up in Eastern Massachusetts or Rhode Island a visit to this place was a right of passage, particularly during the holiday season. Some of my earliest childhood memories are of cold nights, warm wooden coaches, and twinkling lights beneath stars, and along the bogs of cranberry country. Edaville Railroad was a special place for generations, and it had been more than 35 years since I last visited. Named for its founder, Ellis D. Atwood, who did so much to save the unique two foot gauge equipment, Edaville was later purchased by Nelson Blount of Steamtown fame after Mr. Atwood's tragic death. When Blount also died young in an accident their spirit and dream lived up through successive owners until finally foundering in the early 1990s. Despite most of the classic two foot gauge equipment being repatriated to Maine and the original five and a half mile long loop around Atwood Reservoir being cut back to only two miles Edaville has survived.
For the first time in 35 or more years I returned thanks to the suggestion of a friend for a fun little photo charter featuring two steam locomotives, sponsored by the railroad and coordinated by Bill Willis of Precious Escapes Photography (make sure to give him a like or follow if you don't already). The star of the show was Edaville #3, an 0-4-4T Forney type locomotive built by Vulcan Locomotive works in 1913 for Maine's Monson Railroad. It ran on the six mile long pike from Monson Junction to its namesake town until the railroad's demise in 1943, the last common carrier 2 ft gauge railroad in operation in the US. Following the road's abandonment, #3 operated at the original Edaville Railroad for nearly 50 years, and was part of the original collection of equipment that migrated to the then new Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad and Museum in Portland following Edaville Railroad's closure. #3 has been a frequent visitor to other 2 ft gauge recreational railroads in New England when not in Portland and returned to the reestablished Edaville Railroad a few years ago where it continues to operate.
To learn more check out these links:
mainenarrowgauge.org/collection-roster/
Here she is leading a four car freight consisting of three flat cars around the shortened loop passing the siding along the south shore of Lower Atwood Reservoir and approaching the private Eda Ave. crossing near the shop. For a small locomotive weighing in at about only 17 tons, she sure puts on quite a good show! The cars (three of them at least) recently arrived from South Africa where they once operated on the now closed Avontuur Railway, which at 177 miles was the longest two foot gauge railway ever built. If anyone has more history of these specific cars I'd love to learn more about them.
Carver, Massachusetts
Sunday December 22, 2024
A kōlea probes the damp soil for earthworms. A Pacific golden plover patrols the Oahu shoreline and reestablishes his territory after a five-month summer breeding season in arctic Alaska. With his seasonal mating plumage fading this shorebird looks for food to replenish his body fat. The return trip traversed approximately 3,000 miles of open ocean requiring an exhaustive 3 to 4 days and nights of nonstop flight. Incredibly, some kōlea will continue their marathon semiannual migration to oceanic islands of the southern Pacific resulting in an annual round trip total of about 15,000 miles. Their fledglings set off from the tundra searching for an island and a suitable territory a month or two after the adults have departed. Many fledgling birds probably miss landfall and perish at sea. Survivors are superb navigators with territorial fidelity, using the stars and the earth’s magnetic field to find their way over the featureless ocean to the same small patch of land every year. Like most transoceanic migratory birds, they may use the earth’s magnetic field visually with the magnetoreception molecules of cryptochrome in their retina.
Imagine my surprise, when I came across this Whooping Crane in the Horicon Marsh. This crane was nearly extinct, but serious efforts have brought this grand bird back to endangered status. The Eastern Migratory Population of Whooping Cranes was reestablished in Wisconsin around 2001, and now has a migratory population of around 80 individual birds. This was my first time seeing and being able to photograph Wisconsin's tallest bird and hopefully not the last.
Whooping Crane
Grus americana
HNWR
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge
East Waupun, WI.
May 15, 2025
A Pacific golden plover patrols the Oahu shoreline and reestablishes his territory after a five-month summer breeding season in arctic Alaska. With his seasonal mating plumage fading this shorebird looks for food to replenish his body fat. The return trip traversed approximately 3,000 miles of open ocean requiring an exhaustive 3 to 4 days and nights of nonstop flight. Incredibly, some kōlea will continue their marathon semiannual migration to oceanic islands of the southern Pacific resulting in an annual round trip total of about 15,000 miles. Their fledglings set off from the tundra searching for an island and a suitable territory a month or two after the adults have departed. Many fledgling birds probably miss landfall and perish at sea. Survivors are superb navigators with territorial fidelity, using the stars and the earth’s magnetic field to find their way over the featureless ocean to the same small patch of land every year. Like most transoceanic migratory birds, they may use the earth’s magnetic field visually with the magnetoreception molecules of cryptochrome in their retina.
The Holy Island of Lindisfarne is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England. It is also known just as Holy Island. It constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century. It was an important centre of Celtic Christianity under Saints Aidan of Lindisfarne, Cuthbert, Eadfrith of Lindisfarne and Eadberht of Lindisfarne. After Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England a priory was reestablished. A small castle was built upon it in 1550
Having threaded their way across B&E and MBTA trackage and thru Ayer’s busy Hill Yard CSXT company work train W036 is back on home rails and accelerating up to the newly reestablished 40 mph track speed thru the woods beside the beautiful Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge approaching Still River Depot Road at MP WOR2.8 (the new CSXT milepost) on the former Pan Am Railway nee Boston and Maine Railroad Worcester mainline.
This train originated in Nashua, NH and is destined for Clinton to load up the system tie gang which had been working in the area for months continuing with the rehabilitation of CSXT's former Pan Am property. A sharp pair of SD40-2s (8833 blt. Sep. 1978 as CR 6442 and 8365 blt. Apr. 1969 as a straight SD40 CO 7506) were a pleasant surprise and worthy of a mini chase.
Harvard, Massachusetts
Friday September 26, 2025
I reestablished contact with a gentleman, John C., from my past, today, with great pleasure. In fact, he was the one that sold me the Sheaffer Italic fountain pen, in the description in flic.kr/p/2kAgu4r (See 1974+). During our chat, I mentioned that I had an antique Parker, so I thought to photograph it, and explain a bit about it.
This is 1906, or earlier, Parker Lucky Curve Eye-dropper Fountain Pen. It may be earlier, as the plate is engraved with "Xmas 1906" on it.
John explained that it unscrews, about a third of the way in on the grip from the barrel. Once opened, the inside of the barrel is filled with ink using an eye dropper. Cartridges and filling mechanisms didn't occur until much later.
More information can be found at parkerpens.net/luckycurve.html
[Edit 2021-02-13] John provided me with a link to filling instructions for eyedropper pens. Please see vintagepens.com/filling_instructions_Waterman_eyedropper.... if interested.]
Thank you John, for the great chat today and for telling me how to fill this pen, something I will probably never do.
Taken at home in Moncton, NB, Canada on 12 February 2021.
Grafton and Upton train GU-1 curls through Grafton center amidst a quintessential New England scene on their twisting and undulating interurban style route crossing North St. at about MP 3.1 as measured from the junction with the former Boston and Albany mainline in North Grafton. Rising above the town common is the 1863 wooden Italianate Unitarian Church built after the original was destroyed in fire. To its left is the Grafton Town House built in 1862 as the Warren Block overlooking the town common dating from 1738.
Leading is GP9R GU 1751 (blt. Nov. 1958 as a GP9 for the GTW numbered 4932) the last rebuilt geep on the property which was once dominated by them early in the rebirth era of the little independent shortline. All her sister vintage first generation units have long since been scrapped (excepting F7A 1501 still OOS but now liated for sale) but for whatever reason she was kept to live again. Oddly the road chose to eschew its 80 year old black and yellow scheme and instead adorned it like this, looking more like a Precision Locomotive leaser! Trailing is MP15AC 1160 (blt. Oct. 1977 as SCL 4221) dressed in patched CSXT paint followed by a length mixed consist for Upton and Hopedale yards.
The Grafton and Upton is the rarest of shortlines as it was never part of a class 1, it wasn't a former mainline, it has operated independently since inception, and it sat virtually abandoned save for one mile of track and one customer before rising like the Phoenix to be rebuilt from end to end with a diverse, busy, and growing customer base. Now how many lines can say THAT?!
So a bit of history. The G&U story began in 1873 when the Grafton Center Railroad was chartered to build a 3 ft narrow gauge line between Grafton and North Grafton, which officially opened for business on August 30, 1874. At North Grafton the railroad established a connection with the Boston & Albany Railroad, a later subsidiary of the New York Central. The company remained a three-mile narrow-gauge for the next 13 years until July, 1887 when it was renamed as the Grafton and Upton Railroad, converted to standard gauge, and set its sights to the southeast at Milford. Two years later in 1889 the line had reached Upton and on May 17, 1890 the entire route was open to Milford, a distance of 16.5 miles, where it connected with the Milford & Woonsocket Railroad (a later subsidiary of the New Haven).
Between 1894 and 1979 the railroad was owned by its largest customer, the massive Draper Corporation of Hopedale that one time employed some 3000 people as the largest maker of power looms in the country for the textile industry. But in 1978 Draper successor Rockwell Corporation closed the mill and sold the railroad which seemingly had little reason to exist any longer and little future. The track beyond Hopedale to Milford had not been used since 1973 when Penn Central terminated the interchange there since after acquiring the New Haven a few years earlier there was no need to connect with the G&U at both ends. By 1988 the G&U was no longer running to Hopedale at all and the tracks were out of service. In the mid 1990s the G&U did revive the line to haul highway salt down to their tiny yard in Upton for transloading, but I never made it to see that happen before it too was gone.
When I was growing up the G&U had one working locomotive, an Alco S4 resplendent in St. Louis Manufacturer's Railroad paint. I never saw it run, however, as it was always sitting with the stack capped at the railroad's sole customer, Washington Mills just about a mile south of the then Conrail interchange in North Grafton. By the time I had learned of the railroad's existence back then their other two "original" units in G&U black and yellow were long out of service. I do have one significant souvenir off original G&U GE 44-tonner #99 bought new in 1946 and scrapped in 2009. Around that same period the two Alcos also sadly met their demise.
But all was not lost...as sad as seeing those locomotives go along with the demolition of the last original G&U buildings in Hopedale those losses signaled a rebirth. In an entirely improbable turn of events the road was purchased in 2008 and the new owner began rehabbing the entire railroad. Over the past decade the line has grown busier than it's ever been with a large new yard and transload facility in West Upton, two busy customers in Hopedale and a new propane distribution facility in North Grafton. And the future looks even brighter as the connection to Milford was reestablished in June 2020 after nearly 50 years out of service. Not long after that the G&U took over servicing CSXT's last two customers on the Milford Industrial Track that had prior been served via a Walpole based local running down to Franklin and Bellingham over the MBTA's Franklin Line. With more power and more customers on the way and a bigger shop than they ever had things sure do look good....if quite different....around here!
Grafton, Massachusetts
Monday May 12, 2025
The Old Lifeboat Station near Looe Beach is a Grade II listed building.
The original lifeboat station opened in 1866 and closed in 1930. The historic building now trades as a Gallery.
The RNLI reestablished a presence in the town in 1991 initially with the seasonal provision of a lifeboat.
A new station a few yards away was opened in 2002.
For more photographs of Looe please click here: www.jhluxton.com/England/Cornwall/Looe/
Mission Espada (formally Mission San Francisco de la Espada), is the southernmost and oldest mission in the area of what is now San Antonio, Texas. It was a Roman Rite Catholic mission established in 1690 to convert the local Nabedache Indians to Christianity. The Spanish also brought along a smallpox epidemic, which resulted in an estimated 3300 deaths in that area, and also resulted in the native people becoming hostile. The mission was abandoned and reestablished a number of times over the years, but there was little success in converting the Indians. This is the bell tower of the church.
Another from the first of two fabulous days of chasing trains along this beautiful railroad.
Instead of running all the way to Fabyans as in prior fall seasons, this year the Conway Scenic is running two daily round trips between North Conway and Crawfords with the addition of a third 'bus train' for passengers arriving by motor coach from Portland off a cruise ship as a day shore excursion. That means there are now six trains running through the Notch every day with a scheduled meet at Bartlett and Sawyers River. It is truly an astonishing and joyful site to witness on this hallowed line once given up for dead.
Having descended the 2.2% grade through the Crawford Notch from the 1900 ft crest of the line at Crawford Depot the returning 9 AM eastbound Mountaineer is rolling over the Albany Ave. grade crossing and passing the former Maine Central freight house which is estimated to date from around 1887-88 when the roundhouse (which still stands) was also constructed. Located at MP 70.5, Bartlett was once a very important location on the Mountain Sub, but with the end of steam the helper terminal and roundhouse were closed in 1958, the same year the last regularly scheduled passenger train ran. A freight agent would remain in this building until June 30, 1962 (having moved out of the now gone passenger depot which once stood in the open area at right when it was sold in 1959) when that position would be abolished.
Surprisingly, the agency would open again here briefly in the line's waning years as a thru freight route. From June 1, 1981 until May 10, 1984 this was an active agency reestablished after the position at South Windham, ME was moved here upon that agent's retirement. And for a time in that same era this was even a terminal again when from November 9, 1981 to May 11, 1983 local freight ZO-2 was based here to serve the mill in Gilman, VT after the St. Johnsbury to Crawford Notch local was abolished.
Leading the train are GP38s 255 and 252 which are right at home on these rails having been built in November 1966 for the Maine Central Railroad as part of an order of 13 of the model which were the first batch of second generation diesel locomotives purchased by the road. They both regularly operated here for the first 17 years of their lives until the last thru freight ran in 1983 after Guilford purchased the MEC and shuttered the Mountain Sub. In fact 252 had the ignominious duty of leading the final YR-1 from Saint Johnsbury on September 2, 1983.
255 came to Conway Scenic in 2022 and wore her Vermont Rail System red paint until just this past June when she received this new 'old' dress. The VTR red was from her nearly two decade second career as Clarendon & Pittsford 203 after having being sold by MEC successor Guilford Transportation in the early 1990s. 252 meanwhile was the last of her class in service on Guilford, lasting more than three decades, and having seen her other dozen siblings retired and scrapped or sold. She came to Conway Scenic in March 2010 along with GP35 216 in a trade with Pan Am Railways for FP9s 6505 and 6516 that would become Pan Am's OCS power.
At right can be seen the Bartlett Union Congregational Church which was added to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places in 2024. Per the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources page:
Bartlett Union Congregational Church was built in 1897 using specially ordered steel girders brought by train from the west. The two-and-a-half story building’s Queen Anne Style features include a mix of clapboard and wood shingle siding as well as a steeply pitched front-facing gable roof, and a porch with turned posts, a spindle frieze and a pediment with partial returns. After serving the community as a church, village library and gathering space for the first half of the twentieth century, it is currently the only church in Bartlett Village and continues to be used for community events.
Bartlett, New Hampshire
Thursday October 9, 2025
There is a little story about this photo, which was taken shortly before Kanchanaburi in Thailand, which may be more interesting than the photo itself.
When I was traveling with a rental car, I drove off the road from time to time to take a look into the contryside on side streets and sometimes dirt roads. That's why it took me forever to get from A to B. But I had time.
On one of these detours I discovered the white heron, which can be seen very small in the middle of the picture. So I stopped and tried to sneak up on him. As you can see, not very successfully, because he repeatedly reestablished the distance and ultimately even increased it considerably.
At the moment when I was about to stop my "tracking" I saw a heavy rain shower approaching from the right, the tails of which could already be seen at the edge of the picture.
So without a heron portrait, I ran back to my car to get myself (but especially my camera) to safety. Something that I have mostly succeeded in doing. What means that I still was getting a little bit wet.
Zu diesem Foto, was kurz vor Kanchanaburi in Thailand entstand gibt es eine kleine Geschichte, die möglicherweise interessanter ist, als das Foto selbst.
Wenn ich mit dem Mietwagen unterwegs war bin ich von Zeit zu Zeit von der Strasse abgefahren um auf Nebenstrassen und teilweise Feldwegen einen Blick ins Hinterland zu werfen. Darum hab ich auch ewig gebracht, um von A nach B zu kommen. Doch ich hatte ja Zeit.
Auf einem diser Abstecher habe ich den weißen Reiher entdeckt, der ganz klein in der Mitte des Bildes zu sehen ist. Also hab ich gestoppt und versucht mich an ihn heran zu schleichen. Wie man sieht nicht sehr erfolgreich, denn er hat den Abstand immer wieder hergestellt und schlußendlich sogar stark vergrößert.
In dem Moment, wo ich meine "Verfolgung" gerade einstellen wollte sehe ich von rechts einen heftigen Regenschauer heranziehen, dessen Ausläufer am Bildrand zu schon sehen sind.
Ich bin also ohne Reiher Portrait dafür aber im Laufschritt zu meinem Auto zurück um mich (doch vor allem meine Kamera) in Sicherheit zu bringen. Etwas, was mir auch weitestgehend gelungen ist. .Was bedeutet, dass ich trotzdem noch ein bisschen nass geworden bin
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de
Mission Espada (formally Mission San Francisco de la Espada), is the southernmost and oldest mission in the area of what is now San Antonio, Texas. It was a Roman Rite Catholic mission established in 1690 to convert the local Nabedache Indians to Christianity. The Spanish also brought along a smallpox epidemic, which resulted in an estimated 3300 deaths in that area, and also resulted in the native people becoming hostile. The mission was abandoned and reestablished a number of times over the years, but there was little success in converting the Indians. This is one of the gates.
For Steam Sunday here's another from this fun little cold winter morning photo charter on an iconic little tourist railroad.
Like many people of a certain age who grew up in Eastern Massachusetts or Rhode Island a visit to this place was a right of passage, particularly during the holiday season. Some of my earliest childhood memories are of cold nights, warm wooden coaches, and twinkling lights beneath stars, and along the bogs of cranberry country. Edaville Railroad was a special place for generations, and it had been more than 35 years since I last visited. Named for its founder, Ellis D. Atwood, who did so much to save the unique two foot gauge equipment, Edaville was later purchased by Nelson Blount of Steamtown fame after Mr. Atwood's tragic death. When Blount also died young in an accident their spirit and dream lived up through successive owners until finally foundering in the early 1990s. Despite most of the classic two foot gauge equipment being repatriated to Maine and the original five and a half mile long loop around Atwood Reservoir being cut back to only two miles Edaville has survived.
For the first time in 35 or more years I returned thanks to the suggestion of a friend for a fun little photo charter featuring two steam locomotives, sponsored by the railroad and coordinated by Bill Willis of Precious Escapes Photography (make sure to give him a like or follow if you don't already). The star of the show was Edaville #3, an 0-4-4T Forney type locomotive built by Vulcan Locomotive works in 1913 for Maine's Monson Railroad. It ran on the six mile long pike from Monson Junction to its namesake town until the railroad's demise in 1943, the last common carrier 2 ft gauge railroad in operation in the US. Following the road's abandonment, #3 operated at the original Edaville Railroad for nearly 50 years, and was part of the original collection of equipment that migrated to the then new Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad and Museum in Portland following Edaville Railroad's closure. #3 has been a frequent visitor to other 2 ft gauge recreational railroads in New England when not in Portland and returned to the reestablished Edaville Railroad a few years ago where it continues to operate.
To learn more check out these links:
mainenarrowgauge.org/collection-roster/
Here she is leading a four car freight consisting of three flat cars around the shortened loop passing the siding along the south shore of Lower Atwood Reservoir and approaching the private Eda Ave. crossing near the shop. For a small locomotive weighing in at about only 17 tons, she sure puts on quite a good show! The cars (three of them at least) recently arrived from South Africa where they once operated on the now closed Avontuur Railway, which at 177 miles was the longest two foot gauge railway ever built. If anyone has more history of these specific cars I'd love to learn more about them.
But wait...there is more! At right is another Edaville number 3. The brightly painted two axle diesel was built by Whitcomb but I can find no information on her. So if anyone knows when she was built and for whom I'd love to find out. Also was ahe built as 2 ft gauge or was she regauged for use here and where was she acquired from and when?
Carver, Massachusetts
Sunday December 22, 2024
Addendum: Since the date of this photo Edaville has been sold and this fall was the new home of King Richard's Faire. All the rides were auctioned off and the two locomotives we photographed this day returned home to their owners in Maine. But good news is that the plans include retaining the existing railroad they will still run trains at least during the Christmas festival of lights season which are already being advertised for this year. If anyone has more info on future plans I'd love to find out more.
"The Upside Down" was the main name used to describe a mysterious alternate dimension existing in parallel to the human world. The dimension was somehow "created" on November 6, 1983.[2]
Though the Upside Down was "created" in 1983, it was not the first alternate dimension that humans had discovered or encountered. In 1943, the USS Eldridge was accidentally transported to an older alternate dimension; this older dimension, described by Henry Creel as a "realm unspoiled by mankind", was home to all the creatures and lifeforms later observed roaming the Upside Down.
After being banished to this realm in 1979, Creel discovered "so many things", including a storm-like mass of sentient particles. Using his psychokinetic abilities to reshape and gain control over the particles, Henry forged a collective hive mind, allowing him to possess even more creatures and organisms.[3][4][5]
Four years later, Eleven made psychic contact with the hive mind from across dimensions under Dr. Martin Brenner's instruction. By doing this, she inadvertently opened the "Mothergate" at Hawkins Lab; somehow, making contact also created a perfect physical copy of the human world, exactly as it existed on November 6, 1983.[6][2] The older dimension explored by Henry either transformed to become the new dimension or had some other involvement in the new dimension's creation. This new dimension soon became known as the Upside Down.
Though it appeared as a perfect physical copy of the human world, the Upside Down was overrun with alien vines, spores and membranes originating from the older dimension, with the new dimension being completely devoid of human life. The vines, a race of humanoid predators and a bat-like species were all part of the hive mind; the Upside Down essentially acted as one gigantic organism, with all life within it psychically connected via Henry and the Mind Flayer.[7]
Following the opening of the Mothergate, the Upside Down began to corrupt the surrounding small town of Hawkins, Indiana. Crops started to rot, and a gigantic vine-like organism, stemming from the Mothergate, burrowed beneath Hawkins; an elaborate series of tunnel-like structures were formed, through which adolescent Demogorgons ("Demodogs") could travel in secret beneath the earth. However, in late 1984, Eleven interfered by closing the Mothergate, severing the psychic link between the worlds, and killing the Demodogs and tunnel organism in the process. A piece of the Mind Flayer hiding at the abandoned Brimborn Steel Works was also affected, its particles scattering across the floor of the facility and falling dormant.
On June 28, 1985, a new gate was opened by hidden Soviet forces operating beneath the newly-built Starcourt Mall. With the Upside Down's psychic link reestablished, Vecna (Henry Creel) reanimated the dormant fragment of the Mind Flayer and used it to kidnap and possess multiple humans and rats, feeding them chemicals and melting their bodies into puddles of biomass. This biomass was then combined to create a proxy form, an avatar through which Vecna could act in the human world. However, this proxy form was rendered useless after the new Gate was shut, and the psychic link disabled once again.
In 1986, Vecna took a more direct approach in his attempts to destroy humanity. He began psychically tormenting and murdering a host of Hawkins residents, using their deaths to open a series of new gates. Dustin, Nancy, Max, and others began investigating the murders, nicknaming the killer "Vecna" after a character from Dungeons & Dragons. The group's efforts to defeat Vecna culminated in a dual assault; Eleven used psychic projection to confront Vecna within his own mind, while Nancy, Steve and Robin traveled to the Upside Down version of the Creel House to attack his real body. Despite heavily wounding him, the group could not stop Vecna from furthering the Upside Down's invasion of Hawkins and the world at large.
Seen on Holy Island.
The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic Christianity under Saints Aidan of Lindisfarne, Cuthbert, Eadfrith of Lindisfarne and Eadberht of Lindisfarne. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished. A small castle was built on the island in 1550.
The Holy Island of Lindisfarne is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England. It is also known just as Holy Island.[1] It constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland.[2] Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century. It was an important centre of Celtic Christianity under Saints Aidan, Cuthbert, Eadfrith and Eadberht. After Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England a priory was reestablished. A small castle was built upon it in 1550.