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Last nights sunset was without any decent cloud, so I climbed up Farleton Fell with a view over the Morecambe Bay and Lakeland Fells.
This is the summit of Farleton Fell, with some really nice limestone landscape surrounding it with Hutton Roof and the adjacent Holmepark Fell. You can just see the head of Morecambe Bay in the left background where the River Kent enters the Bay at Arnside. The hills on the horizon are the Southern fells of the Lake District National Park.
The cooling towers of Ironbridge Power Station being fenced off unwanted visitors.
Happy Fence Friday!
The Portland Lighthouse, keeping shipping away from the rocks of Portland Bill in Dorset.
Rather apt at the moment as keeping everyone safe from the current pandemic is uppermost in most peoples minds.
This was taken last week, before the current lockdown, around 10 minutes after sunset, when the sky lit up! I tried a long exposure, rather hoping that I would get some dramatic streaking in the sky from the strong wind. It didn't turn out as good as I had hoped. But nonetheless I liked the effect.
There were a couple of other photographers here, but they packed up when the sun went down. I always like to wait for at least 30 minutes after the sun goes down as I have learned that often the best colours and sky effects happen then. I learned this the hard way, when getting back to my car and seeing that I had missed some great conditions after packing up!!
Stay safe everyone!
Read through the entirety of Tsutomu Nihei's manga series BLAME! which inspired me to pick an old wip back up... I originally intended this to more closely follow the design of the Safeguards, but replicating their smooth, doll-like faces is hard... Fortunately, the Metru Matatu fits the vibe pretty well, so I incorporated some elements of the Silicon Life and other characters in this as well (in particular, the "rail gun" is pretty much just Sanakan's Gravitational Beam Emitter).
There were lots of bus changes in Guildford on 18/12/2021 following Arriva's withdrawal from the Surrey town and as a result plenty of enthusiasts got their cameras out to capture the new order. I spent the morning following Safeguard's new service 18 which runs from Onslow Village to Weylea Farm & Bushy Hill via Guildford town centre. Optare MetroCity YJ67FYX was later joined by their preserved 1956 AEC Reliance / Burlingham 200APB.
The Bayon (Prasat Bayon) is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the centre of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom. Following Jayavarman's death, it was modified and augmented by later Hindu and Theravada Buddhist kings in accordance with their own religious preferences.
The Bayon's most distinctive feature is the multitude of serene and smiling stone faces on the many towers which jut out from the upper terrace and cluster around its central peak. The temple is known also for two impressive sets of bas-reliefs, which present an unusual combination of mythological, historical, and mundane scenes. The current main conservatory body, the Japanese Government Team for the Safeguarding of Angkor (the JSA) has described the temple as "the most striking expression of the baroque style" of Khmer architecture, as contrasted with the classical style of Angkor Wat.
There is only one safeguard against error, and that is to be established in the faith; and for that, there has to be prayerful and diligent study, and a receiving with meekness the engrafted Word of God. - A.W. Pink
Mercedes Benz Tourino
Year 2006
Date taken: 12/12/09
Location: Terminal 3, Canberra Road, London Heathrow Airport, Greater London, UK
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In times of turmoil / and anger and threat / it is reassuring / to have a safeguard watch / over you and your folks.
I'd found out in good time that one of my local operators Safeguard was sending no less than 7 of their coaches to Windsor coach park on Sat 26th July 2025, so it was a no brainer to pop down the road and see them. In a very busy coach park (68 of the 74 bays in use), I was rewarded with seeing AA64SAF, GU64SAF, AA16FAR, AA16SAF, AC16FAR, YX71LTN and SG25SAF.
Safeguard (and their Farnham Coaches subsidiary) currently have 20 full size coaches on their fleet consisting of 5x Plaxton Leopards, 5x Van Hool Alizees, 4x VDL Futura 2s, 2x Yutong GT12s, 2x Plaxton Panther 3s, a Plaxton Paragon and a Plaxton Profile.
A quick snapshot whilst on the move between locations. Who could resist?
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Darkroom print. Tokyo, one month after the big quake, April, 2011.
Three years on and Fukushima remains a timebomb and the government wants to rush its restart of nuclear reactors without implementing the appropriate safeguards. Humans don't deserve some technologies.
The first of two brand new Volvo B8RLE / MCV eVoRa B38F buses for Safeguard of Guildford entered service today (08/10/2022). After a morning on routes 4 and 5, BV72KOD was taken to Merrow, Clandon and the Cathedral for a few afternoon photos to mark the occasion. Sister bus LF72DUV will follow later in the month.
There were lots of bus changes in Guildford on 18/12/2021 following Arriva's withdrawal from the Surrey town and as a result plenty of enthusiasts got their cameras out to capture the new order. I spent the morning following Safeguard's new service 18 which runs from Onslow Village to Weylea Farm & Bushy Hill via Guildford town centre. Optare MetroCity YJ67FYX was later joined by their preserved 1956 AEC Reliance / Burlingham 200APB.
The first of two brand new Volvo B8RLE / MCV eVoRa B38F buses for Safeguard of Guildford entered service today (08/10/2022). After a morning on routes 4 and 5, BV72KOD was taken to Merrow, Clandon and the Cathedral for a few afternoon photos to mark the occasion. Sister bus LF72DUV will follow later in the month.
“In the process of abuse, the brain develops in an eschewed way – it is in a sense developing to a life in combat”
~ Louis Cozolino
Today marks World Oceans Day, a day that aims to raise awareness in protecting and restoring our oceans and its resources. Today, and every day, Earth observing satellites continuously watch over the ocean to monitor and protect our environment.
Covering more than 70% of Earth’s surface, the oceans are what makes this our Blue Planet. Our seas influence the climate, produce the oxygen we breathe, serve as a means of transport and a major source of food and resources.
But they are under stress from climate change, pollution and ocean acidification – all of which affect ecosystems and biodiversity. Satellite data increase our scientific understanding and support a range of environmental monitoring services in support of ocean conservation. From water saltiness to wave height, through sea level, sea ice and phytoplankton, satellites take stock of the ocean in many different ways.
In this image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission, the green algae blooms swirling around the Baltic Sea are visible. The Baltic Sea faces many serious challenges, including toxic pollutants, deep-water oxygen deficiencies and toxic blooms of cyanobacteria affecting the ecosystem, aquaculture and tourism.
Satellite data can track the growth and spread of harmful algae blooms in order to alert and mitigate against damaging impacts for tourism and fishing industries. Learn more about the seas that surround us and how satellite monitoring helps protect them.
Credits: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2019), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
A brief visit to the Safeguard of Guildford depot in August 2021 saw Volvo B7R / Plaxton Profile C70F SN60FMO, new to Allan of Gorebridge as B21DWA in 2010.
There were lots of bus changes in Guildford on 18/12/2021 following Arriva's withdrawal from the Surrey town and as a result plenty of enthusiasts got their cameras out to capture the new order. I spent the morning following Safeguard's new service 18 which runs from Onslow Village to Weylea Farm & Bushy Hill via Guildford town centre. Optare MetroCity YJ67FYX was later joined by their preserved 1956 AEC Reliance / Burlingham 200APB.
An addition to Safeguard's fleet is this truck based, Turas bodied Mercedes thing (I'm sorry, I don't know much about them!).
I discovered it by chance when I dropped in yesterday (30/10/15) and it was being prepared for its first job that evening.
It has 33 seats, and has sadly replaced the much better looking Tourino, BX56 VTM, which had 36 seats.
There were lots of bus changes in Guildford on 18/12/2021 following Arriva's withdrawal from the Surrey town and as a result plenty of enthusiasts got their cameras out to capture the new order. I spent the morning following Safeguard's new service 18 which runs from Onslow Village to Weylea Farm & Bushy Hill via Guildford town centre. Optare MetroCity YJ67FYX was later joined by their preserved 1956 AEC Reliance / Burlingham 200APB.
A brief visit to the Safeguard of Guildford depot in August 2021 saw Optare Excel L1070 B39F X307CBT, new to Tillingbourne of Cranleigh in 2000 and acquired the following year by Safeguard along with sister bus X308CBT.
Another shot taken on the Mesa Roldan headland! It got me thinking that the lighthouse is protecting those on the water from the danger from the land and the old Tower is doing the opposite, protecting those on land from marauders on the sea!
This massive high headland is actually an old extinct volcano capped by the hard limestone of an ancient coral reef formed over 6 million years ago. The lighthouse was placed her in 1863 and is now fully automated providing a range of 23 miles due to its elevated position.
The Torre de Mesa Roldan was built between 1764 and 1766 and is actually horseshoe shaped, though you can't tell from this seaward side! It was an artillery battery built to protect this coast from Moorish raiders. However whilst this elevated headland is good for lighthouses, it was useless as an artillery position as it was far to high up to hit passing ships accurately with the weaponry used in those days!
The tower was used as a film location for season 6 of HBO's Game of Thrones, where in Episode 9 it provided the location of the fictional city of Meereen when Daenerys took the surrender of the merchants of that City.
A brief visit to the Safeguard of Guildford depot in August 2021 saw Mercedes-Benz Atego 921L / Noone Turas C33F YN66ELO, new in 2016.
Delivered today (31/08/2021) to Safeguard of Guildford in time for the new registration period were a pair of Volvo B8R / Plaxton Panther C57FT coaches. Registered YX71LTN and YX71LTO, both have rear end graphics and carry Farnham Coaches and Safeguard Coaches fleetnames respectively. These shots were captured at the depot in Jacobs Well.