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A Little Blue Heron (Florida caerulea) along the Anhinga Trail off the Ingraham Highway in the Everglades, Florida.
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A lone surfer heading down to the beach for an afternoon of surfing. He's at Ventura County Line Beach - a location the Beach Boys felt was worthy of referring to in "Surfing USA."
Happy Macro Monday!
I've passed on the last few Macro Monday challengers as I've been busy moving. As part of the moving process, I've been assembling a lot of different pieces of furniture, lamps, etc. Figured I could use some of the small hardware to make a heart.
While on my recent trip to Missouri, I stumbled across this abandoned farmhouse. It was truly a highlight of the trip since I love discovering old farmhouses and barns. (yes, the vultures are real)
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My first move from number taking to photography was too black and white using a Hanimex Compact non SLR “point and shoot” camera with a 40mm lens of dubious quality around the edges of the frame.
Unfortunately, I have no records of that time and therefore we have a mystery Class 46 Peak stabled in York sometime in 1974. Any ideas on the identity of the Class 46 gratefully received.
After due consideration I have come to the conclusion that this is 46053.
Locomotive History
Fifty-six Class 46 locomotives were built at Derby Works between 1961 and 1963 with withdrawals commencing in 1978 and all had been taken out of service by 1984. 46053 was delivered as D190 in January 1963 allocated to Gateshead MPD and apart from two spells at Holbeck in 1963/64 and 1967-70 it would spend the rest of its career at Gateshead where it would remain until withdrawn during February 1981. Following withdrawal it was moved to Derby Works and broken up during July 1981
Hanimex Compact, Ilford FP4
Manufacturer: Dodge, Division of Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S.A.
Type: Challenger V8 Series JH Model JH23 2-door Hardtop Coupé
Production time: September 1972 - September 1974
Production outlet: 29,284
Engine: 5898cc Chrysler LA-series V-8 360
Power: 248 bhp / 4.800 rpm
Torque: 434 Nm / 3.200 rpm
Drivetrain: rear wheels
Speed: 203 km/h
Curb weight: 1610 kg
Wheelbase: 110 inch
Chassis: Chrysler E-platform with self-supporting unibody
Steering: recirculating ball and nut
Gearbox: three-speed manual / all synchronized / floor shift
Clutch: 10.5 inch singel dry plate disc
Carburettor: Carter 4-barrel downdraft / Holley dual downdraft
Fuel tank: 68 liter
Electric system: 12 Volts
Ignition system: electronic
Brakes front: hydraulic powered 10.98 inch discs
Brakes rear: hydraulic powered 10 inch self-adjusting drums
Suspension front: independent upper trapezoidal wishbones (A-arm, control arm) with shock mounted tension strut, Trail Link, sway bar, along lying torsion bar + telescopic shock absorbers
Suspension rear: independent sway bar, semi-elliptic leaf springs + telescopic shock absorbers
Rear axle: live semi-floating type
Differential: hypoid
Wheels: 14 inch
Tires: F70 x 14
Options: Chrysler TorqueFlite three-speed automatic transmission, four-speed manual gearbox, a 318 CID (5210cc) V-8 engine, 360 V-8 Axle Performance Package, power steering, power brakes, power windows, Air Conditioning, rear window defogger, shaker hood scoop (standard on Rallye models), radio, sun-roof, leather seats, two-tone colouring
Special:
- This first generation 2-door Coupé body Pony Car (1969-1974) was designed by Carl Cameron, built on the Chrysler E-platform (like the Plymouth Barracuda) and assembled in Hamtramck (Michigan) and in Los Angeles (California).
- Everything changed at Dodge (and all car manufacturers) when the 1973 oil crisis hit the United States. The government passed legislation (1972) requiring engines to have the ability to run on low lead or no lead gasoline. Government safety and emission regulations, and increasing insurance premiums meant the horsepower rating and size for all manufacturers was on the decline.
- Engine power was now rated in SAE net horsepower, meaning theoretical horsepower with all accessories in place.
- So this 2+2-seater fixed-head Hardtop Coupé was for now the last series Challenger, only available with two detuned V-8 engines.
- Dodge re-used the Challenger name again for its second generation Challenger from 1978 until 1983.
- They were available as this Hardtop Coupé and as 2-door Rallye Hardtop Coupé (replaced the R/T series in 1972) with a faux brake vent on the fenders and a shaker hood scoop (1972-1974: 16,437 units built).
Nanny required to look after several Royal children aged between 7 and 14 years. Times required are usually somewhere between 10am SLT and 3pm SLT. Other times may be available. Benefits include your own large comfy bedroom, access to the grounds and swimming pool, use of the chauffeur driven car, use of the Royal jet. If you are interested please send a message.
A ground-nesting bird, the skylark population in Richmond Park is under threat from increasing visitor numbers and dogs not kept under control. Notices are in place in skylark nesting areas requiring visitors to stay on the paths, and dog owners to keep dogs on short leads, during the nesting season (March – September).
Of all the times through the years I have been down to the sea to take winter pictures, I think this was the fastest one to make my fingers as good as useless.
"Only" - 16 C (it was over -40 C up north last night) today but a stubborn wind that made it feel so much colder.
Beach of HUS, Hanko, southernmost town in Finland.
(picture taken with the phone's camera)
40058 heads through Heaton to the east of Newcastle with 7S41, the Haverton Hill to Leith Ammonia Tanks train on 31st May 1984.
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One of Sanders Services fleet of VDL SB200 chassis/Wright Solar bodied B44F buses stands in the rain in Wells next the Sea, 29th October 2020. This was a rather rushed shot using the camera on my Samsung A7 phone as I was on my way back to our accommodation from the local supermarket loaded down with shopping. Unfortunately, I failed to ensure that I had a shot of the vehicle registration and therefore which of the fleet of nine VDL’s (400-408) this is I can not say.
I have searched the internet and have noticed the Sanders Services branding on this vehicle is not the standard branding and not on any photograph I can find, perhaps someone can identify this vehicle from this branding.
After further studies I am 99% certain this is 408 (YJ60 GDX)
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Spending your final years with a bucket on your head probably isn't what this boat would have hoped for!
DA4 build category requiring a mine, graveyard, and minecarts/rails all in the same build? Yes that does scream Indiana Jones, :D And here's the result! - this thing got a bit out-of-hand size wise, haha (though not quite as big as General Hughes - thanks for the inspiration, man! :D), and I surprised myself a bit that I managed to get it done with about only a day and a half worth of actually building, but I did! And finally got decent pics of it up for y'all too!
Thanks for viewing! C&C are welcome as always! :)
Apparently, 2 covered hoppers requires 2 GP60s - go figure!
Even though the tracks no longer go into Waukesha, this Tuesday/Thursday job still retains that name from days gone bye.
After working the New Berlin industrial park, the LPA54 job is rolling east through Greenfield Park toward the wye at Belton, making their return trip to Butler Yard.
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After the long hot summer of 2018, the weather has taken its toll on the water levels at Ladybower, Derwent and Howden. This photo was taken late September and the levels dropped some more since then, revealing the remains of Ashopton and Derwent villages. I've not had chance to go and see the remains of the villages yet, but I hope to visit at some point.
The lines of pillars on the left of the photo are remains of an old railway used for transporting stone up the valley for construction of the dam walls.
Female Cardinal
Huge cropping required on this one.
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Sailing alone is a great way to sort out what's on your mind. Handling a boat this size with this rigging requires a bit more skill and experience.
Was put luck I hit this shot just at the right time the sun lined up with the edges of Tynemouth Pier Lighthouse
"No, he is not the brightest mask in the storehouse, but he exhibits unquestioning loyalty to me. After all, thoughts of rebellion require a brain, do they not?" — The Shadowed One
I would like to substitute my typical photo description style with a rant today.
As usual on a photo excursion day, I set my alarm for 4 am, but again, as usual, it wasn't required. I was on the road early, with two photo subjects in mind: grizzly bear and great grey owl.
My optimism grew when I saw fresh bear scat on the road. Where there is bear scat, there was bear. The key word being 'was', since I couldn't find a footprint and there was no sign of said bear. After an hour of looking in the vicinity, I gave up and moved on to my next project. Bear 1 - Larry 0.
I was about to give up on the morning when, much to my surprise I saw the owl perched on a power line. I coasted to a stop, turned around and parked on the other side of the road. The owl was immediately aware of my presence, of course, but he didn't seem to mind. I was able to get some photos, while hopefully waiting for him to fly down and pounce on some unsuspecting rodent or rabbit.
Then, everything about the owl's morning (evening?) and my photo opportunity went wrong. Three vehicles stopped and several people jumped out, making quite a racket. They could not have made more commotion if one of them had hit a complete card bingo on seniors' smoking night (if there were such a thing).
People were scurrying between my parked vehicle and the owl. My eye had been glued to the viewfinder until then and I finally looked up and noticed right away that these were actually wildlife 'types' with serious camera gear. Ah, this wasn't bad at all... comrades in arms!
However, my good thoughts immediately turned black again as the owl became stressed and flew to the next perch, on top of a power pole. The group did not give up and several chased after him. I must say at this point that an extremely kind gentleman came over and said hello to me and upon seeing that I had a Nikon camera, he offered to let me borrow his 400 mm prime lens. I thought, hmmm, well your group's poor behavior has the owl stressed out but wow, a chance to use some professional glass like that! How quick our attitudes can change when we have something to gain. I was at once excited and ashamed.
That kind gentleman went to his vehicle to get the lens, while several in the group continued to harass the owl. Finally, the great raptor had enough and he flew off into the woods, just as the man returned to lend me his lens. Another man also came over to my vehicle and proudly proclaimed, 'Wow, do you know who we are?'
Yes, I knew who you were. The British Columbia Field Ornithologists... in town for their Annual General Meeting. All I have to say is, shame on you. What an example of ornithologists behaving badly, interrupting an owl while it was hunting, chasing it from one perch to the next and finally into the woods.
An image taken in response to the Macro Mondays' group weekly theme of "Into The Woods". For the avoidance of any doubt, the piece of eggshell is less than 1" in both height and width. ;)
Let's hope that this is the result of an uncomplicated birth rather than the underhand actions of some other bird or animal!!
HMM to all in the group.
Across the Treasury (Al-Khazneh) and at the top and on the edge of the cliff.
Guide required on this trail.
Freightliner Class 66/6 No. 66617 catches a brief glimpse of light heading north from Walsall with 4E72, an empty coal working from Rugeley Power Station to York Holgate Sidings on 2nd January 2016. The train had previously run south through the station to Up Dudley Siding where the loco ran round.
I remember years ago going to a new car launch (I think it was the Holden Rodeo, not sure though) and being told by the product trainer that the car had a 'prindle' indicator.
Someone asked what on earth a 'prindle' indicator, and he explained that it was the display on the dashboard that told you if whether you were in Park, Reverse, Neutral, Drive or Low! I've used the term ever since, and got a few strange looks because of it!
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The theme for "Looking Close on Friday" for the 17th of May is "look twice", where a diptych is required, featuring two views of the same subject. The day that the theme was announced, it was a beautiful, mildly sunny autumnal day, and I spent much of it pleasurably photographing my collection of vintage haberdashery and cotton spools, sitting on the back terrace overlooking the garden. However, as the afternoon wore on and the sun began to sink in the west, I noticed the wonderful light on my camellia hedge. I recently acquired a new bisque half-doll, and it struck me that she might look pretty photographed amongst my white camellia Setsugekka blooms – thus the title of “la Dame aux Camélias” taken from the Alexandre Dumas novel published in 1848. In the golden light of afternoon, my half doll’s creamy bisque took on a golden tone, as did the white Setsugekka petals and the yellow stamens of the delicate flowers. Here my half-doll peeks demurely from above a petal in one shot and appears to be emerging from amongst the blooms in the other. Although perhaps a little oblique, I was very taken with these two shots because of their colours, texture and light. Thus, I hope that you will like them too, and I hope that my diptych for this week’s theme makes you smile.
My half-doll is a German bisque 1920s half-doll, dressed in fanciful historical costume. Most half-dolls were painted and glazed, but a smaller number, like this one, were not. The "half-doll" is a dainty porcelain or bisque figurine, fashionable in the early Twentieth Century with an upper body, head, arms, but no legs. These dolls were produced in the thousands at the height of their popularity by German factories such as Dressel and Kister, Heubach, Goebel and Kestner. Later they were produced in France, America and later still, in Japan. They commonly served as handles and toppers for fabric covers made for powder boxes on ladies’ dressing tables and small brushes, however they were also made for jewellery boxes, pincushions, tea cosies and other covers. In this case, my German half-doll with her romantic costume probably would have been made for a lady’s boudoir and was most likely the topper for a jewellery box or powder bowl. She stands at threeand one-quarter inches in height.
Camellia Setsugekka is an old Japanese Sasanqua Camellia, early flowering variety bearing abundant, large, white single blooms with wavy petals. An evergreen shrub with small dense, bright green foliage, it makes an ideal choice for screens, hedging, large containers or espaliers.
This little waterfall probably has more people seeing it than many in the area just because of it's location. And most people pass it without hardly paying attention to it. It's small and unobtrusive. I like it because it can have some of the most brilliant greens surrounding it than anywhere else in the gorge. And most of these greens people aren't able to trample or they surely would. So here is my second take on this little guy in the last three years when Danilo and I ventured up a couple of weeks ago.
"The Red Squirrel is native to Britain, but its future is increasingly uncertain as the introduced American grey squirrel expands its range across the mainland...Red squirrels build large nests, called dreys, often in the forks of tree trunks. They are usually solitary, only coming together to mate...Red squirrels are seed eaters and they favour pine cones, but also eat larch and spruce...In addition, to eat them, they can choose between good and bad nuts by holding them in their paws...The main predators of red squirrels are birds of prey, such as goshawks and pine marten..."
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