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Cypripedium calceolus (Gelber Frauenschuh, lady's-slipper orchid) Kreuzenstein, Niederösterreich, Austria. It was a dry periode, but they survived untill the rain came a week later. Steinheil Cassar 2.8/50.
SN/NC: Crocosmia Lucifer, Iridaceae Family
Crocosmia Lucifer are abundant eye-catching, brillliantly red, tubular flowers appearing in midsummer atop bold, slightly arching, sparsely branched 3-foot-tall stems. Its mid-green leaves are pleated and swordlike. Crocosmia makes excellent cut flowers and attract hummingbirds. Thrives in a warm, south-facing location. Site near a wall where not reliably hardy. Apply a thick layer of mulch in winter. Plants also require well-drained soil. Lift and divide clumps in spring to maintain vigor.
Crocosmia Lucifer são abundantes, atraentes, brilhantemente vermelhas, flores tubulares aparecem no meio do verão em cima de caules de 3 pés de altura, ligeiramente arqueados e escassamente ramificados. Suas folhas verdes médias são pregueadas e semelhantes a espadas. Crocosmia fazem excelentes flores de corte e atraem beija-flores. Prospera em um local quente e virado ao sul. Local perto de uma parede onde não é confiável. Aplique uma camada espessa de cobertura morta no inverno. As plantas também requerem solo bem drenado. Levante e divida os aglomerados na primavera para manter o vigor.
Crocosmia es un pequeño género de especies perennes y bulbosas de la familia de las iridáceas, nativas de los pastizales de la Provincia del Cabo en Sudáfrica. También se la encuentra en forma abundante a lo largo del Delta del Paraná, Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Existen actualmente unas 400 variedades de Crocosmias, cultivadas en todo el mundo. Gran parte de estas variedades provienen del híbrido interespecífico artificial entre Crocosmia aurea y C. potssii. Este híbrido, denominado Crocosmia x crocosmiflora ("Montbretia") fue obtenido por primera vez por Victor Lemoine en Francia en 1880. A partir de este cruzamiento se obtuvieron decenas de variedades. Crocosmia nombre genérico que deriva de las palabras griegas: "krokos": "azafrán" y "osme": "olor") alude al aroma a azafrán que desprenden sus flores cuando se las presiona.
Crocosmia Lucifer sono abbondanti fiori tubolari accattivanti, di un rosso brillante, che appaiono in piena estate in cima a steli alti 3 piedi audaci, leggermente arcuati e scarsamente ramificati. Le sue foglie di colore verde medio sono pieghettate e simili a spade. Le crocosmie producono ottimi fiori recisi e attirano i colibrì. Vive in una posizione calda, esposta a sud. Sito vicino a un muro dove non è resistente in modo affidabile. Applicare uno spesso strato di pacciame in inverno. Le piante richiedono anche terreno ben drenato. Sollevare e dividere i cespi in primavera per mantenere il vigore.
Crocosmia Lucifer zijn overvloedige opvallende, briljant rode, buisvormige bloemen die verschijnen in de midzomer bovenop gedurfde, licht gewelfde, dun vertakte 3 meter hoge stengels. De middengroene bladeren zijn geplooid en zwaardachtig. Crocosmia is een uitstekende snijbloem en trekt kolibries aan. Gedijt op een warme, op het zuiden gerichte locatie. Standplaats in de buurt van een muur waar niet betrouwbaar winterhard. Breng in de winter een dikke laag mulch aan. Planten hebben ook een goed doorlatende grond nodig. Til en verdeel bosjes in het voorjaar om de kracht te behouden.
Crocosmia Lucifer sont d'abondantes fleurs tubulaires accrocheuses, d'un rouge brillant, qui apparaissent au milieu de l'été sur des tiges audacieuses, légèrement arquées et peu ramifiées de 3 pieds de haut. Ses feuilles vert moyen sont plissées et ressemblent à des épées. Les crocosmia font d'excellentes fleurs coupées et attirent les colibris. Pousse dans un endroit chaleureux et orienté au sud. Site près d'un mur où la robustesse n'est pas fiable. Appliquez une épaisse couche de paillis en hiver. Les plantes ont également besoin d'un sol bien drainé. Soulevez et divisez les touffes au printemps pour maintenir la vigueur.
Crocosmia Lucifer sind reichlich auffällige, leuchtend rote, röhrenförmige Blüten, die im Hochsommer auf kräftigen, leicht gebogenen, spärlich verzweigten, 3 Fuß hohen Stielen erscheinen. Seine mittelgrünen Blätter sind gefaltet und schwertartig. Crocosmia sind ausgezeichnete Schnittblumen und ziehen Kolibris an. Gedeiht an einem warmen, nach Süden ausgerichteten Standort. Standort in Wandnähe, wo nicht zuverlässig winterhart. Tragen Sie im Winter eine dicke Mulchschicht auf. Pflanzen brauchen auch gut durchlässigen Boden. Heben und teilen Sie die Klumpen im Frühjahr, um die Kraft zu erhalten.
Lucifer هي أزهار أنبوبية ذات لون أحمر لامع وملفتة للنظر تظهر في منتصف الصيف فوق السيقان الجريئة والقوس قليلاً والمتفرعة التي يبلغ طولها 3 أقدام. أوراقها خضراء متوسطة مطوية وشبيهة بالسيف. تصنع Crocosmia أزهارًا ممتازة تجذب الطيور الطنانة. تزدهر في مكان دافئ مواجه للجنوب. موقع بالقرب من جدار حيث لا يمكن الاعتماد عليه هاردي. ضع طبقة سميكة من النشارة في الشتاء. تتطلب النباتات أيضًا تربة جيدة التصريف. ارفع الكتل وقسمها في الربيع للحفاظ على القوة.
クロコスミアルシファーは、目を引く、鮮やかな赤の管状の花が豊富で、真夏に大胆でわずかにアーチ型の、まばらに枝分かれした高さ3フィートの茎の上に現れます。その中緑色の葉はプリーツと剣のようなものです。クロコスミアは優れた切り花を作り、ハチドリを引き付けます。暖かく、南向きの場所で繁栄します。確実に丈夫ではない壁の近くのサイト。冬にはマルチの厚い層を適用します。植物はまた、水はけの良い土壌を必要とします。活力を維持するために、春に塊を持ち上げて分割します。
Venezuela,
…once upon a time, 1990 vintage photo
Venezuela, Choroni, Puerto Colombia, known for its beautiful sandy beaches, the largest beach here, besides the smaller bays, is the 1.2 km long Playa Grande. Open to the crystal clear, sky-blue Caribbean Sea, the 50 m wide beach of soft, light sand is lined with coconut palms towards the valley behind.
Choroni, in the state of Aragua is one of the most beautiful colonial-style villages with the typical Latin flair.
Since there is actually only "summer" in Venezuela, the fishermen with the many small "Lanchas", -boats-, have season all year round & earn their livelihood more with shipping tourists to other small bays in the area than with fishing, …their shuttle service is absolutely reliable.
The cocoa produced in around Choroni & Chuao in this area is one of the highest quality cocoa, the name "Chuao" is also an international name for cocoa of the highest quality. The cocoa grows wild & natural, except for the harvest, nobody cares about the trees, no pesticides etc. or genetic manipulation, which is probably one of the reasons for the fine taste, as well as the salty sea air.
Photo taken with my Nikon F4 in 1990
scanned from a Kodak film negative in March 2021
with a Reflecta ProScan 7200
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Not really the go-to or solid backup shot in my case, as I've never stepped foot here before, but all of my research on the remaining semiphores here convinced me this shot was, if nothing else, the one angle I was going to walk away with.
This was almost true, with leaving Trinidad behind the train, losing it again in Raton due to road work, and stopping for the previously-uploaded sub-par shot at Wagon Mound. The stop at Las Vegas, NM allowed me to get ahead of the train once more and set up for the third and last chance I'd have to frame some semiphores on this trip.
The long write-up aside, Amtrak's Southwest Chief rolls up to the classic, well-documented, semiphores at MP 774.2.
Las Vegas, NM
March 14th, 2022
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Robin - Erithacus Rubecula
Ever Reliable Robin!
Metra SW1 #1 sits at the Blue Island Vermont Street station on the Rock Island District with electric bilevels to be serviced. Built in 1939, this unit still serves daily having also worked under the Illinois Central and Rock Island.
Stunning! Long tubular brilliant orange flowers in profusion!
This leathery-leaved shrub or woody vine glows three to six feet tall and forms yellow-orange fleshy flowers at the tips of the branches. It is a member of the potato family but grows nothing like one. The aggressive clinging roots of this plant allow it to grow on trees as well as in the garden. It is everblooming and fast growing so requires pruning to control shape and size. Hardy to temperatures in the upper 20s, the plant also resprouts reliably after servere freezes.
Gold Finger Plant, Juanulloa aurantiaca, Juanulloa mexicana, Solanaceae
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, FL
Out of Pan Am's three remaining GP9s, the 72 gets the least attention, probably because it's not dressed in a fancy heritage scheme like the other two. That being said, it's still a (mostly) reliable workhorse like the other two, quietly toiling away behind the scenes while the other two get all the attention. It's seen here leading WA-2 back to Waterville, crossing the Kennebec River at Ticonic Falls just as the sun breaks free of the clouds. They have eight cars today, not a bad haul from the twice weekly run down to Augusta on the old Maine Central Lower Road.
Former used car lot sitting along a state highway.
Night, near full moon, 180 second exposure, handheld light producing device set to white and yellow, large sodium vapor light to camera left and numerous passing cars behind the camera.
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This was taken in the era when it was widely thought railways had no future. The image shows the Redditch branch at Barnt Green, the infrequent service now down to a single car. Barnt Green station is shabby, the footbridge has lost the light over the steps and the urinal bus shelter is defaced by graffiti. The platform is too low and a small 'mounting block' is left for passengers to use if the step up into the train was too high.
By the look of the exhaust plume the lad has just missed the train, perhaps his ultra wide flared trousers had impaired his progress?
Things are a little better today, lighting is good and Redditch has a reliable, frequent electric service, the platform is better but passenger accommodation is still woeful.
Peter Shoesmith Circa 1973
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Getting a shot of a Sacred Kingfisher in the Sandy Camp Wetland is almost guaranteed. They take advantage of the large number of arboreal termite nests which provide ideal breeding sites throughout the bushland.
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A reliable observer informs me that all the eggs are now gone from this Red-necked Grebe nest in Bronte Harbour. They could have been within a few days of hatching. The cause of the egg disappearance is not known to me. Oakville, Ontario
July 27 update: The pair are still in attendance and one was sitting on an eggless nest.
Pushing her hard is the SD Reliable (right), accompanied by SD Impulse (left), and (centre) the SD Resourceful.
USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE-5) is a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship of the United States Navy. She is the fourth Navy ship named for Arctic explorer, Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary (1856–1920). Crew complement: 49 military, 123 civilians. Aircraft carried:two helicopters, either Sikorsky or Aerospatiale Pumas.
Name: USNS Robert E Peary
Namesake: Robert Peary
Builder: National Steel and Shipbuilding
Laid Down: 12 December, 2006.
Launched: 27 October 2007
Christened: 9 February 2008.
Motto: “King of the Team”.
Gross tonnage: 43,758 tons.
Max dry cargo weight:
5,910 long tons (6,005 t)
Max dry cargo volume: 83,000 cubic feet (22,000m³)
Max cargo fuel weight: 2,350 long tons (2,390t)
Cargo fuel volume: 18,000 barrels (2,900 m³)
(DFM: 10,500) (JP5:7,500)
Armament: 2–6 × 12.7 mm machine guns; or 7.62 mm medium machine guns.
Aircraft carried: two helicopters (Sikorsky or Pumas)
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SD Reliable: The SD prefix represents the operating contractor Serco Denholm Marine, who took over most of the MOD harbour vessels and tugs after the disbanding of the RMAS in March 2008.(copyright Dave Forbes). Vessels currently in service can be recognised by their black hulls with white beading and white-coloured upperworks
SD Reliable (based Faslane):
Gross Tonnage: 271
Length: 29.14m;
Beam: 9.59m.
Year Built: 2009.
SD Impulse:
Gross tonnage: 319 tonne
Length: 33 m
Beam: 10 m
Draught: 4.2 m
SD Resourceful:
designed to offer towage and assistance services to large vessels and maritime objects on inland waters, in ports, and on coastal waters in heavy weather conditions. Azimuth steering - i.e.360 degrees turn for propellers. Used for Harbour and coastal berthing operations, inc fire fighting.
Length overall (inc. fenders): 29.14 m
Beam (inc. fenders): 9.98 m
Depth at side (at half length): 4.00 m
Draught aft (approx): 4.8 m
Passengers:
Max 15 (12 pax, 3 crew)Crew: Accommodation for 6
Max Speed (knots): 13.1 ahead/13.3 astern knots
A young (I want to say 3rd calendar year?) White-eyed gull that stalled in the air in an attempt to identify possible prey. If I recall there wasn't anything there this time, but there has reliably been a large number of schooling fish in the area, the prize for most of the terns and gulls in the area.
ISO: 800
F-stop: f/5.6
Exposure: 1/8000
Union Pacific SD40N 1948 rolls past some rubber-tired testaments to its reliability as a main-line locomotive for the past four decades.
Built in 1979 for the UP, 1948 is going strong on the Janesville turn as it passes O'Hare Airport on the way out of town, reliability is certainly one of the hallmarks of the SD40 family. Will those trucks still be on the road in forty years?
Reliable Karin posin´ for a poster. Look carefully and you´ll see me too! I´m a bit busy with other stuff for the moment, don´t have the I time I would like to have for my Flikr.friends...But at least my health is improving after three weeks of boring illness...so I´ll be back soon...
Corallorhiza trifida, Präbichl, Steiermark, Austria. This tiny orchid grows unrecognised by most hikers next to the beaten track. Fortunately, I know where they grow.
For several years, A408 was my go-to train for a good chase on the IC mainline through central Illinois. Nothing to do on my days off? Go look for A408. Here, a pair of IC SD70's roar south past the ancient and long-disused Tuscola Farmers' Co-Op elevator at Hayes. Those were the days!
The Black Crown and Yellow Crown ( shown here ) are the to 2 or 3 species here in the wetlands that I just love to photograph, maybe because of there scarcity and elusiveness. This guy amongst others sometimes 4 or 5 or more in the same location for weeks and weeks, hence Mr. Reliable. Thanks for stopping by and have a great Sunday.
This is in the upper portion of Waterfall 227. For those of you that don't know (or care), I call it Waterfall 227 because to it's on Hwy 227 and to my knowledge doesn't have a real name.
I also call it Old Reliable because this one is always flowing, as it is fed primarily by runoff (seems like very clean water) from a pipe on top of the hill.
Some friends are as reliable and as steady as a sunrise.
Like the sun's golden rays through foliage, your presence is undeniable and unavoidable.
And certainly as bright!
For you, Aaron.
~~Sheree~~
The farther we are from noisy cities, the more we interact with nature and the more we have to work with our hands. Of course, we cannot completely abandon the benefits of civilization, otherwise life on the countryside will turn into a struggle. But sometimes even the rejection of smartphones, computers and information flows allows us to feel truly alive.
This simple little tractor was inspired by the classic LEGO Town 6608 “Tractor” set from 1982. It's always interesting for me to dig back into the past in search of real gems in old sets. LEGO makes it possible to take this simple and recognizable things and create a modern version based on it.
minolta AF2
most likely kodak gold 200
so this poor little AF point and shoot, however amazing its lens is, and however amazing in theory it is, keeps failing me. and anyone who knows anything about minolta, will just agree with me and nod along as i say - "well it's a minolta"
if only their stuff was reliable.
Turning on the time machine today for this view of CP/CSX train X500 rolling along just east of Fox in Cascade Township. X500 was, for years, a train you could almost always count on seeing east of Grand Rapids, usually mid day. It was also always good for having some cooler CP power out of Bensenville, like SD40-2s and SOO SD60s. However, that chance diminished considerably once CP began taking delivery of ES44ACs, as illustrated by this pair of locomotives.
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if nothing else is about is the days around christmas, you can always rely on the 6k05 engineers to run. Here is 66425 yesterday at Hellifield Green in some stunning late afternoon light with the 6k05 Carlisle-Crewe running 53 minutes early.
CSX's reliable Q008 hotshot intermodal from St. Louis to Little Ferry, NJ, powers away from Indianapolis, IN with a veteran ex Conrail SD60I in the lead. One of the more photographed signals in the Indianapolis metro area is the former Conrail signal bridge at QI279. These signals are usually best photographed in late Spring or Summer because of their northeastern orientation. Getting these perfectly lit in Winter light is not easy.
My equipment got compact and light weighted. The telescope was the heaviest element among the equipment except the battery. It is natural and pertinent.
The mount performed precise work through the night with 250mm counterweight shaft and 4.8kg counterweight, and 17.5kg weight in total on the genuine stone bag. It was pointing Polaris, ready for Polar Drift Alignment on PHD2 Guiding. Mechanism for polar alignment was precise and stiff, just the same as Losmandy G11.
I hope to try next generation ZWO AM7 and AM3 in the future. Please make the bottom plate thicker. I will put heavier weights.
equipment: AstroPhysics 130GTX "Granturismo," Field Flattener at f/6.7 focal length 873mm, 22.1mm Spacer, EOS Adapter, Kipon EOS-EOS R adapter, and Canon EOS R-SP4II, modified by Seo-san on ZWO AM5 Equatorial Mount, auto guided at a star with Fujinon 1:2.8/75mm C-Mount Lens, Pentax x2 Extender, ZWO ASI 120MM-mini, GPUSB, and PHD2 Guiding
I put the guide camera and lens on the side of the mount body at the night, but it was a minor mistake. Minor drifting of stars was remarkable on some frames of longer exposure.
Small and lighter guide scope must not have moved remarkably, but long and heavier scope may have moved more against the mount body due to slip between telescope and rings and/or elastic deformation of dovetail, dovetail plate, and rings. I will put the small and light guide scope on the dovetail plate or the ring next trial.
site: 1,530m above sea level at lat. 36 26 01 North and long. 138 30 24 East in Rhododendron Park in Tsumagoi near Mt.Asama 群馬県嬬恋村しゃくなげ園. Ambient temperature was around 2 degrees Celsius or 36 degrees Fahrenheit. Wind was mild. SQML was 20.80.
I did say in the last picture that it would be the last of the sequence. However by popular demand (well 2 anyway) here is another one. This one shows a wave which has hit the Harbour wall and is heading back in the other direction. I am reliably informed by a Kayaking friend, though no doubt experienced in calmer seas, that the turbulent water resulting from waves being pushed back is called clapotis. The official explanation is (A wave which hits a smooth vertical surface such as a harbour wall often bounces off without losing much energy. The lines of incoming waves and outgoing reflected waves make a pattern called clapotis. Where two wave lines intersect, the wave height nearly doubles and the adjoining trough is deeper than usual. Intersecting waves often break in a sharp peak.)
I took this at Newhaven during the peak of Storm Brian on Saturday 21 October. At this point the sky out to sea was really dark with an approaching shower while the sun was still shining near the shore making for perfect lighting. Taken from a safe position on shore with a lens at 210mm. The location is just west of the Newhaven Harbour wall breakwater and with a serious storm massive waves come in from the SW and hit the breakwater.
Storm Brian was strong enough with gusts of 60-70mph to bring down trees. Conditions for Photography were ideal. The peak of the storm came in the middle of the day combining at the same time with an exceptionally high Spring Tide. The weather was sun and showers with the main rain having gone through overnight so the light was good. The location I wanted at Newhaven on the South Coast also had the advantage of a wide and high shingle beach providing a safe location to take pictures even in a fierce storm. This is one of about 1000 pictures I took over about 2.5 hours. With spray going well inland and showers I used a waterproof cover for the camera though the lens needed frequent cleaning. I would estimate that there were a good 30 other photographers there
The picture was taken with a Sony A700 with a Minolta 75-300mm zoom at 210mm. Taken handheld (No chance of a steady tripod in those conditions). Processed first in Camera Raw and then in Topaz Denoise and then Topaz Adjust and Clarity for more detail. Mono conversion with Topaz B&W Effects
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