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Though Ash will never admit it, even she has bad days at the office. A quick repair and she'll be back on her feet, and maybe some tweaks to her combat programming.
George has been for his weigh in today - he's put on 200grammes.....The vet kept saying "He's a big lad, isn't he?" Oh dear!
The Dam Construction started in 1931, but there were many setbacks along the way. Ninety years later it's beautiful lake is worth the trip up the long gravel windy road.
Life is a series of experiences, each of which makes us bigger, even though it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward. Henry Ford
Choosing to go off path and try to get a different view can have it's setbacks, it was quite a steep climb to get back to the path :-)
Interesting to see a snow covered Robinson from this direction.
Amsterdam - De Cuserstraat
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After a few setbacks my kingfisher project is finally up and running. My first visit to my site was a few days ago and I came away with a handful of photos from a fleeting visit by one of the kingfishers to a perch I've set up. Still room for improvement but it's definitely a good start!
This is the European model of the Fiat, certainly the car runs very well and for the narrow streets is great, I lost in the streets many times, but I made myself understood by the Italians who are very good people and more when they learned that I do not was only American if not also Cuban, the fact is that I could be my time of service without any setback, thanks to the Italians. ☺
Thank you Berry Much everyone who kindly Flickrmailed me and left concerned messages, following my sudden Flickr absence . Yes, I've been in hospital again following another setback. But no need to bore you with all that. Looking forward to catching up with one and all but coming back slowly :-)
Best seen on black by clicking on the photo.
There comes a moment in a dog's life when he realizes that he's missed the Oddball, there's a string of drool hanging out of his mouth and Dad is preserving this moment forever in pixels. Oh, the horror! Sorry, Jasper. That look on your face made me laugh so I had to post it 😁 For all of Jasper's Flickr fans, please know that the misses are rare and his catches are grand. And this was but a momentary setback, redeeming himself with several on-point catches
Since 1927 the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway has been an integral part of the landscape of the Romney Marsh.
Known as “Kent’s Mainline in Miniature”, our world famous one-third full size steam & diesel locomotives have powered their way along the 13½ miles of track from the Cinque Port town of Hythe, terminating in Dungeness; a National Nature Reserve. With 4 stations in between, all within walking distance of a beach, our railway provides you with an opportunity to explore this unique corner of Kent. Coast & country walks, with all manner of wildlife & flora to be seen, cycle rides, medieval churches and iconic lighthouses are all on our doorstep.
With excellent catering facilities available at some stations, our ever-popular Model Railway Exhibition, play parks, good station shops, free car parking and facilities to assist our disabled visitors, RH&DR is the perfect any-weather, all-generations great day out.
The RH&DR was the culmination of the dreams of Captain J. E. P. Howey — a racing driver, millionaire land owner, former Army Officer and miniature railway aficionado and Count Louis Zborowski — eminently well-known racing driver of his day (famous for owning and racing the Chitty Bang Bang Mercedes).
BUILDING THE RAILWAY
The Count was keen to build a fully working railway using the 15" gauge and Howey was inspired by the vision also. To try to fulfil their ambition the pair attempted to purchase the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway in the Lake District, but to no avail.
Despite this setback, the Count ordered two Pacific locomotives (Green Goddess and Northern Chief), to be designed by the leading model engineer of his day, Henry Greenly and built in Colchester by Davey, Paxman and Co.
Before they were delivered the Count was killed while racing at Monza in the Italian Grand Prix. Howey was left with two locos and the task of finding somewhere to run them. He commissioned Greenly to help him, and it was he that came up with the Romney Marsh.
The official opening took place on 16th July 1927, with Hercules hauling that inaugural train from Hythe to New Romney. When first opened to the public the line only covered, in double track, the eight miles between Hythe and New Romney. Owner Captain Jack Howey soon had his eye on extending the line and in 1928 double tracks carried the trains to Dungeness via Greatstone.
During those early years, the railway became famous and people came to ride on the 'Smallest Public Railway in the World'. The locomotive fleet was extended to nine main-line express engines and a fleet of luxurious coaches were built. The war years took their toll, the line being requisitioned by the War Department — they even created the only miniature armoured train in the world — and was used extensively during the building of PLUTO (Pipe Line Under The Ocean) which fuelled the Allied invasion force.
POST-WAR
As peace-time returned, the RH&DR were keen to re-open which they soon did; Hythe to New Romney in 1946 and the Dungeness section following a year later with Laurel and Hardy cutting the ribbon. But the cost of hostilities were obvious; New Romney to Dungeness was now single line only, as the raw materials to re-build were scarce and the cost high.
The post-war years were good, and the publicity gained from being a front-line railway paid some dividends. The fifties and early sixties saw a boom in tourism and the Kent coast and the RH&DR benefited greatly, but the arrival of cheap package holidays to sunnier climes soon saw the passenger numbers fall.
Owner Howey was also ageing (he died in September 1963) and investment in the railway was not all it could have been. As new owners took the concern on and then passed to yet other new owners, the extent of this lack of investment became apparent. Bridges were in poor condition, rolling stock was ageing and uncomfortable, locomotives were costly to maintain.
After a near-death experience a new consortium, headed by Sir William McAlpine, saved the day in 1973 and much investment has taken place over the intervening years to ensure the railway maintains its title as Kent's Mainline in Miniature and continues to uphold a high standard of customer service.
For further information please visit www.rhdr.org.uk/history-and-heritage/
What makes a person a hero is a deliberate response to the inevitable sufferings and setbacks encountered when pursuing an ideal. As John Henry Newman writes, “If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him, in perplexity, my perplexity may serve Him. If I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him. He does nothing in vain. He knows what He is about. He may take away my friends. He may throw me among strangers. He may make me feel desolate, make my spirits sink, hide my future from me. Still, He knows what He is about.” The inevitable crises, setbacks, and downturns do not destroy the providence of God to bring good out of evil, to make heroes of us all.
--Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity: The Search for a Meaningful Life
By Chris Kaczor and Matthew Petrusek
Captain Haddock's Nightmare
Ma proposition pour Macro Mondays sur le thème ""Fictitious" (fictif)
Le capitaine Archibald Haddock est apparu dans les aventures de Tintin le 2 janvier 1941 dans "Le Crabe aux pinces d'or".
Hergé l'a doté d'un goût immodéré pour le whisky, ce qui entraine bien des déboires pour le marin : manque, dépression, hallucinations... et lorsque la dernière goutte lui échappe, c'est un cauchemar !
La tête de la figurine mesure 23mm, du bout du nez jusqu'à l'arrière du crâne, et 25mm du bas de la barbe jusqu'en haut des cheveux.
J'ai utilisé une mignonnette, petite bouteille publicitaire (5cl) dont le goulot mesure 17mm de diamètre.
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Captain Archibald Haddock appeared in The Adventures of Tintin on January 2, 1941 in "The Crab with the Golden Claws"
Hergé gave him an immoderate taste for whisky, which leads to many setbacks for the sailor: depression, hallucinations... and when the last drop escapes him, it's a nightmare!
The head of the figurine measures 23mm, from the tip of the nose to the back of the skull, and 25mm from the bottom of the beard to the top of the hair.
I used a miniature, a small 5cl advertising bottle with a neck measuring 17mm in diameter.
EF100mm f/2.8 L IS USM
Stack de 40 images capturées avec Helicon Remote et assemblées avec Helicon Focus
"Macro Mondays"
"Fictitious"
"The comeback is always stronger than the setback".
Not sure if it's a true comeback yet but I'm finding my way again in a world that I can't ever really forget. Hello again, SL.
Excerpt from uwaterloo.ca:
Description of the District
St. Clair Boulevard Heritage Conservation District runs along St. Clair Boulevard between Delaware Avenue and Cumberland Avenue. The district consists of 38 residential properties.
Cultural Heritage Value of the District
The Heritage Conservation District Planning Background Study and Plan discuss the value of the district:
“The St. Clair Park survey, registered in 1911, was one of a number of residential surveys laid out in Hamilton’s east end just after the turn of the century, a boom period for residential construction throughout the City. The St. Clair Park Survey formed part of a middle to upper class residential area comprising a number of surveys, which extended from King Street East to the foot of the escarpment and from Wentworth Street South to Gage Park.
As was common practice in Hamilton at the time, the St. Clair Park Survey has building restrictions in the form of restrictive covenants registered on deed to the lots. Restrictions on the cost, construction and setback of the house account to a large extent for the cohesive character of St. Clair Boulevard’s urban streetscape.
While the restrictive covenants associated with the St. Clair Park Survey has building restrictions on its social make-up, the social composition of St. Clair Boulevard was nevertheless very homogenous, comprising middle to upper-middle income families of Anglo-Saxon origins. In the course of its history the boulevard has attracted some of Hamilton’s most prominent citizens; notably, he well-known and highly-respected judge, William F Schwenger and the successful construction company manager, Ralph W. Cooper. The Boulevard is also noteworthy for its social stability, owning to the long-term residence of most of the homeowners and
continuous use of the houses as single-family dwellings”.
Designation of the District
The designation of St. Clair Boulevard was initiated by local residents following the designation of the adjacent St. Clair Avenue district. According to the Background Study and Plan, “a petition requesting designation of the area...signed by all 37 homeowners, was presented to LACAC at its December meeting
and was supported by this committee”.
The St. Clair Boulevard Heritage Conservation District is protected by By-law 92-140, passed in 1992.
Excerpt from uwaterloo.ca:
Description of the District
St. Clair Boulevard Heritage Conservation District runs along St. Clair Boulevard between Delaware Avenue and Cumberland Avenue. The district consists of 38 residential properties.
Cultural Heritage Value of the District
The Heritage Conservation District Planning Background Study and Plan discuss the value of the district:
“The St. Clair Park survey, registered in 1911, was one of a number of residential surveys laid out in Hamilton’s east end just after the turn of the century, a boom period for residential construction throughout the City. The St. Clair Park Survey formed part of a middle to upper class residential area comprising a number of surveys, which extended from King Street East to the foot of the escarpment and from Wentworth Street South to Gage Park.
As was common practice in Hamilton at the time, the St. Clair Park Survey has building restrictions in the form of restrictive covenants registered on deed to the lots. Restrictions on the cost, construction and setback of the house account to a large extent for the cohesive character of St. Clair Boulevard’s urban streetscape.
While the restrictive covenants associated with the St. Clair Park Survey has building restrictions on its social make-up, the social composition of St. Clair Boulevard was nevertheless very homogenous, comprising middle to upper-middle income families of Anglo-Saxon origins. In the course of its history the boulevard has attracted some of Hamilton’s most prominent citizens; notably, he well-known and highly-respected judge, William F Schwenger and the successful construction company manager, Ralph W. Cooper. The Boulevard is also noteworthy for its social stability, owning to the long-term residence of most of the homeowners and
continuous use of the houses as single-family dwellings”.
Designation of the District
The designation of St. Clair Boulevard was initiated by local residents following the designation of the adjacent St. Clair Avenue district. According to the Background Study and Plan, “a petition requesting designation of the area...signed by all 37 homeowners, was presented to LACAC at its December meeting
and was supported by this committee”.
The St. Clair Boulevard Heritage Conservation District is protected by By-law 92-140, passed in 1992.
45596 at Buxworth with the late afternoon return run back to Leicester, taken moments before the edge was taken off the scene by a small cloud, despite the small setback well worth the journey to see a green jubilee.
Le marché central de la ville de Valence, en Espagne, est un édifice conçu en 1914 par les architectes barcelonais Alexandre Soler i March et Francesc Guàrdia i Vial, tous deux formés à l'Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona et collaborateurs de Lluís Domènech i Montaner (notamment concepteur du palais de la musique catalane), qui est caractérisé par un style propre dans les lignes du Art Nouveau valencienne.
Le projet du marché central prétendait concilier l'usage des grandes structures de fer dépouillées caractéristiques de l’Art nouveau. Après quelques inconvenues et modifications apportées au projet initial, les travaux furent terminés en janvier 1928 sous la direction d'Enric Viedma i Vidal
D'une surface de plus de 8 000 mètres carrés, il est riche d'allusions décoratives relatives aux produits des potagers, vergers et jardins de Valence. Sa structure, constituée de colonnes de fer rappelant la Tour Eiffel, de faïence et de vitraux, en fait une attraction architecturale à ne pas manquer.
Cette agora de la gastronomie valencienne compte plus de 1 200 stands dans lesquels se distinguent les fruits et légumes frais, avec comme protagonistes l'orange, la tomate et les haricots, puis les viandes, fromages, poissons et fruits de mer.
The Central Market (Valencian: mercat central; Castilian: mercado central) in the city of Valencia, Spain, is a building designed in 1914 by Barcelona architects Alexandre Soler i March and Francesc Guàrdia i Vial, both trained in 'Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona and collaborators of Lluís Domènech i Montaner (especially designer of the Palace of Catalan Music), which is characterized by its own style in the lines of Valencian Art Nouveau.
The central market project claimed to reconcile the use of the large, bare iron structures characteristic of Art Nouveau. After some setbacks and modifications to the initial project, the work was completed in January 1928 under the direction of Enric Viedma i Vidal
With a surface area of more than 8,000 square meters, it is rich in decorative allusions relating to products from the vegetable gardens, orchards and gardens of Valencia. Its structure, made up of iron columns reminiscent of the Eiffel Tower, earthenware and stained glass, makes it an architectural attraction not to be missed.
This agora of Valencian gastronomy has more than 1,200 stalls in which fresh fruit and vegetables stand out, with orange, tomato and beans as protagonists, then meat, cheese, fish and seafood.
I took a snow morning on Tuesday.
Vancouver weather has been dreary. We have been setting records for the most rainy days in a month. Finally the forecast was for blue sky and fresh snow!
Being the first guy up past Brockton, I was making my own trail. Likely 16" - 20" of dry fresh powder. Normally this hike takes me around 80 minutes. Happily working very hard to create a route, it took me almost 3 hours to arrive at the Second Peak of Seymour Mountain. (aka Tim Jones Peak)
By the time this shot was taken there were still only 2 sets of tracks to be found. It is amazing to me that this beautiful playground can be so close the city below.
Yesterday I was thrilled at how well my ankle was doing. After 3 months of stretches, setbacks and foam-rolling daily, this was the best my lower right leg had felt since August. It had to have been the wonderful snow.
Le marché central de la ville de Valence, en Espagne, est un édifice conçu en 1914 par les architectes barcelonais Alexandre Soler i March et Francesc Guàrdia i Vial, tous deux formés à l'Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona et collaborateurs de Lluís Domènech i Montaner (notamment concepteur du palais de la musique catalane), qui est caractérisé par un style propre dans les lignes du Art Nouveau valencienne.
Le projet du marché central prétendait concilier l'usage des grandes structures de fer dépouillées caractéristiques de l’Art nouveau. Après quelques inconvenues et modifications apportées au projet initial, les travaux furent terminés en janvier 1928 sous la direction d'Enric Viedma i Vidal
D'une surface de plus de 8 000 mètres carrés, il est riche d'allusions décoratives relatives aux produits des potagers, vergers et jardins de Valence. Sa structure, constituée de colonnes de fer rappelant la Tour Eiffel, de faïence et de vitraux, en fait une attraction architecturale à ne pas manquer.
Cette agora de la gastronomie valencienne compte plus de 1 200 stands dans lesquels se distinguent les fruits et légumes frais, avec comme protagonistes l'orange, la tomate et les haricots, puis les viandes, fromages, poissons et fruits de mer.
The Central Market (Valencian: mercat central; Castilian: mercado central) in the city of Valencia, Spain, is a building designed in 1914 by Barcelona architects Alexandre Soler i March and Francesc Guàrdia i Vial, both trained in 'Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona and collaborators of Lluís Domènech i Montaner (especially designer of the Palace of Catalan Music), which is characterized by its own style in the lines of Valencian Art Nouveau.
The central market project claimed to reconcile the use of the large, bare iron structures characteristic of Art Nouveau. After some setbacks and modifications to the initial project, the work was completed in January 1928 under the direction of Enric Viedma i Vidal
With a surface area of more than 8,000 square meters, it is rich in decorative allusions relating to products from the vegetable gardens, orchards and gardens of Valencia. Its structure, made up of iron columns reminiscent of the Eiffel Tower, earthenware and stained glass, makes it an architectural attraction not to be missed.
This agora of Valencian gastronomy has more than 1,200 stalls in which fresh fruit and vegetables stand out, with orange, tomato and beans as protagonists, then meat, cheese, fish and seafood.
If you like, the Roter Sand lighthouse is the first offshore structure in the world, in fact the first man-made structure to be founded directly on the seabed at a depth of 24 meters.
The lighthouse is located approx. 30 nautical miles off Bremerhaven in the North Sea and once marked the way into the Outer Weser. With a total height - measured from the seabed - of 52.5 meters, the tower rises about 31 meters out of the water at low tide.
Planning for the lighthouse began in 1878 and construction began in the winter of 1880/81. After a few technical and weather-related setbacks, the tower was put into operation in 1885 and guided ships into the Weser fairway until 1964.
As the fairway shifted over the years, the lighthouse became less important and was finally replaced by the new 'Alte Weser' lighthouse in 1964.
Le marché central de la ville de Valence, en Espagne, est un édifice conçu en 1914 par les architectes barcelonais Alexandre Soler i March et Francesc Guàrdia i Vial, tous deux formés à l'Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona et collaborateurs de Lluís Domènech i Montaner (notamment concepteur du palais de la musique catalane), qui est caractérisé par un style propre dans les lignes du Art Nouveau valencienne.
Le projet du marché central prétendait concilier l'usage des grandes structures de fer dépouillées caractéristiques de l’Art nouveau. Après quelques inconvenues et modifications apportées au projet initial, les travaux furent terminés en janvier 1928 sous la direction d'Enric Viedma i Vidal
D'une surface de plus de 8 000 mètres carrés, il est riche d'allusions décoratives relatives aux produits des potagers, vergers et jardins de Valence. Sa structure, constituée de colonnes de fer rappelant la Tour Eiffel, de faïence et de vitraux, en fait une attraction architecturale à ne pas manquer.
Cette agora de la gastronomie valencienne compte plus de 1 200 stands dans lesquels se distinguent les fruits et légumes frais, avec comme protagonistes l'orange, la tomate et les haricots, puis les viandes, fromages, poissons et fruits de mer.
The Central Market (Valencian: mercat central; Castilian: mercado central) in the city of Valencia, Spain, is a building designed in 1914 by Barcelona architects Alexandre Soler i March and Francesc Guàrdia i Vial, both trained in 'Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona and collaborators of Lluís Domènech i Montaner (especially designer of the Palace of Catalan Music), which is characterized by its own style in the lines of Valencian Art Nouveau.
The central market project claimed to reconcile the use of the large, bare iron structures characteristic of Art Nouveau. After some setbacks and modifications to the initial project, the work was completed in January 1928 under the direction of Enric Viedma i Vidal
With a surface area of more than 8,000 square meters, it is rich in decorative allusions relating to products from the vegetable gardens, orchards and gardens of Valencia. Its structure, made up of iron columns reminiscent of the Eiffel Tower, earthenware and stained glass, makes it an architectural attraction not to be missed.
This agora of Valencian gastronomy has more than 1,200 stalls in which fresh fruit and vegetables stand out, with orange, tomato and beans as protagonists, then meat, cheese, fish and seafood.
Excerpt from uwaterloo.ca:
Description of the District
St. Clair Boulevard Heritage Conservation District runs along St. Clair Boulevard between Delaware Avenue and Cumberland Avenue. The district consists of 38 residential properties.
Cultural Heritage Value of the District
The Heritage Conservation District Planning Background Study and Plan discuss the value of the district:
“The St. Clair Park survey, registered in 1911, was one of a number of residential surveys laid out in Hamilton’s east end just after the turn of the century, a boom period for residential construction throughout the City. The St. Clair Park Survey formed part of a middle to upper class residential area comprising a number of surveys, which extended from King Street East to the foot of the escarpment and from Wentworth Street South to Gage Park.
As was common practice in Hamilton at the time, the St. Clair Park Survey has building restrictions in the form of restrictive covenants registered on deed to the lots. Restrictions on the cost, construction and setback of the house account to a large extent for the cohesive character of St. Clair Boulevard’s urban streetscape.
While the restrictive covenants associated with the St. Clair Park Survey has building restrictions on its social make-up, the social composition of St. Clair Boulevard was nevertheless very homogenous, comprising middle to upper-middle income families of Anglo-Saxon origins. In the course of its history the boulevard has attracted some of Hamilton’s most prominent citizens; notably, he well-known and highly-respected judge, William F Schwenger and the successful construction company manager, Ralph W. Cooper. The Boulevard is also noteworthy for its social stability, owning to the long-term residence of most of the homeowners and
continuous use of the houses as single-family dwellings”.
Designation of the District
The designation of St. Clair Boulevard was initiated by local residents following the designation of the adjacent St. Clair Avenue district. According to the Background Study and Plan, “a petition requesting designation of the area...signed by all 37 homeowners, was presented to LACAC at its December meeting
and was supported by this committee”.
The St. Clair Boulevard Heritage Conservation District is protected by By-law 92-140, passed in 1992.
Featuring S&P's new Medusa costume, out now at Uber. Animation not included. Also featuring CEBO's new backdrop, Halloween Stairs.
I have chosen the Homer Tunnel, a 1.2km-long tunnel through solid rock in Fiordland National Park, for my New Years image. The construction of the tunnel began with just five men, pick axes and wheel barrows to carve away the rock. Over the years, the number of workers increased to make possible this engineering feat that enabled access to Milford Sound. There were many setbacks along the way such as World War II and avalanches. The tunnel finally opened in 1954 after 19 years of construction.
In some ways the tunnel represents the moving from one year, one decade, one era, into the next. From something known, to something unknown. The descent down the winding roads into the tunnel is breathtaking, a journey in its own right. The construction of the tunnel allowed everyday people to experience the magic of a new, exciting and wild place they had only dreamt of.
For those of you that have had a difficult year, there is light at the end of the tunnel and the promise of something better, something new and something wild. Hopefully you will all have your cameras ready to capture those moments.
Happy New Year my friends.
Due to a few bitter setbacks that I had to deal with yesterday, I am unfortunately neither mentally, emotionally nor physically able to formulate constructive or even motivating texts today. So I picked an image that best suits my current mood. It comes from the morning on the Winterstein, which you should already know well enough.
But don't worry, just as the sun will soon shine here again and the fog will disappear and young and strong trees will soon stand here again (even if that will take a little more time than the fog thing), so will I I'll soon be back on track, as the saying goes. I'm basing myself more on the former comparison here.
That was quite motivating, wasn't it? So it seems that I'm on the right
Auf Grund von ein paar herben Rückschlägen, die ich gestern verkraften durfte, bin ich leider heute weder mental, emotional noch physisch in der Lage aufbauende oder gar motivierende Texte zu formulieren. Also habe ich ein Bild herausgesucht, was am besten zu meiner momentanen Stimmung passt. Es stammt von dem Morgen auf dem Winterstein, den Ihr jetzt schon zur Genüge kennen solltet.
Doch keine Sorge so wie hier wird auch bei mir bald wieder die Sonne scheinen und der Nebel verschwinden. Und so wie hier werden bald wieder junge und kräftige Bäume stehen werden (auch wenn das etwas mehr Zeit brauchen wird, als die Sache mit dem Nebel), so werd auch ich in Kürze (ich orientiere mich hier eher an ersterem Vergleich) wieder auf der Spur sein, wie man so schön sagt.
Das war ja jetzt doch recht motivierend oder ? Bin also scheinbar auf dem richtigen Weg.
There is a saying that says the grass in your neighbor's garden is always greener than the grass in your own. What this means is that we often desire things that we don't have (or can't own) at the moment and forget to appreciate what is around us.
So we long for the cool winter when the heat of summer weighs heavily on us. But on a cloudy winter day we dream of warm and sunny spring again.
This focus on what could (or should) be rather than what is does not just apply to the seasons and weather. Instead, we find this in almost all areas of life, which has both positive and negative effects.
Creative and strong visions of a goal that we want to achieve and move towards make us strong, allow us to overcome difficult challenges and give us the strength to keep going even in the face of setbacks.
At the same time, however, it is important to sufficiently appreciate our past, our current life and our environment. Because this is our home port, where we find the resources we need to make our dreams come true.
As in so many areas of life, it is crucial here to find a healthy balance and to continually readjust this relationship between sticking to the usual and the urge for change.
And so with this view of a meadow strewn with cuckoo flowers, I send you a vision of the coming spring and at the same time wish you to find much beauty in the winter days that still lie ahead of us.
And this wish is of course only meant symbolically and also refers to all areas in which it is important to hold on to what is known and to make new experiences.
Es gibt ein Sprichwort was besagt, dass das Gras in Nachbars Garten immer grüner ist, als das im eigenen. Damit ist gemeint, dass wir häufig Dinge begehren, die wir wir gerade nicht haben (oder besitzen können) und dabei vergessen das zu wertschätzen, was um uns herum ist.
So sehnen wir uns nach dem kühlen Winter, wenn die Hitze des Sommers schwer auf uns lastet. Doch an einem trüben Wintertag träumen wir schon wieder vom warmen und sonnigen Frühling.
Dieses Fokussieren auf das was sein könnte (oder sollte) und nicht auf das, was ist, bezieht sich nicht nur auf die Jahreszeiten und das Wetter. Stattdessen finden wir dies in nahezu allen Bereichen des Lebens, was sowohl positive als auch negative Auswirkungen hat.
Kreative und starke Visionen von einem Ziel, welches wir erreichen und auf das wir uns hinbewegen wollen, macht uns stark, lässt uns auch schwierige Herausforderungen meistern und gibt uns die Kraft auch bei Rückschlägen weiter zu machen.
Gleichzeitig gilt es jedoch unsere Vergangenheit, unser momentanes Leben und unser Umfeld ausreichend wertzuschätzen. Denn das ist unser Heimathafen, in dem wir die Ressourcen finden, die wir für die Verwirklichung unserer Träume benötigen.
Wie in so vielen Bereichen im Leben ist es auch hier entscheidend, eine gesunde Balance zu finden und dieses Verhältnis zwischen dem Festhalten am Gewohnten und dem Drang nach Veränderung immer wieder neu zu justieren.
Und so sende ich Euch mit diesem Blick auf eine mit Wiesenschaumkraut übersähte Wiese eine Vision vom kommenden Frühling und wünsche Euch gleichzeitig viel Schönheit in den Wintertagen zu findet, die noch vor uns liegen.
Und auch dieser Wunsch ist natürlich nur sinnbildlich gemeint und bezieht sich ebenfalls auf alle Bereiche in denen es gilt an Bekanntem fest zu halten und neues zu Erfahren.
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de
Following the Normandy landings of June 1944, the Allied advance through northern Europe was extraordinarily rapid and on 11 September 1944, the Second Army entered the Netherlands just south of Eindhoven, the first Allied troops to set foot in the country since its fall in May 1940.
Their next aim was to cross the Rhine before the Germans had time to reorganise after their recent setbacks, securing crossings over the rivers and canals that stood in their path at Grave, Nijmegen and Arnhem. 'Operation Market Garden' would involve the United States 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, the Commonwealth 1st Airborne Division and the Polish Parachute Brigade.
On 17 September 1944, the 1st Airborne Division began landing west of Arnhem, but German resistance, bad weather and problems with supplies and reinforcements led to heavy losses, and their objectives were not taken. They were forced to form a perimeter at Oosterbeek which they held stubbornly until 25 September, when it was decided to withdraw the remnants of the division across the lower Rhine.
Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery contains the graves of most of those killed during the September landings, and many of those killed in later fighting in the area.
There are now 1,684 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 243 of the burials are unidentified and two casualties are commemorated by special memorials. There are also 79 Polish, three Dutch and four non-war (including three former Commission employees) graves in the cemetery.
The cemetery was designed by P.D. Hepworth.
One of the reasons for the survival of Washwood Heath yard into the 1990s was Rover traffic from the Longbridge complex.
In 1995 Rover cars were being loaded at Longbridge and Bordesley in Birmingham and Cowley near Oxford. Washwood Heath was used as a hub for this traffic, with trains being formed for delivery to Southampton, Harwich, Ely (for stockpiling), Cowley (for unloading) and Arluno in northern Italy.
Here 47237 slowly approaches the west end of Washwood Heath with a trip conveying Rovers from the Bordesley loading terminal which will setback into the yard.
created for: Surrealart challenge "Setback"
This is an edited version of an actual photo I took of a poster in a Chinatown shop window. I took several snaps trying to get the perfect angle and lighting and this one with two tourists was the only one and definitely this 'passing moment' made all the difference!
Magnificent Manipulated Masterpieces - Admin Invitation Only
Created for 96th MMM Challenge
Thanks indeed everyone for your personal comments and also your support from selected groups.
Awards are encouraging and especially from those who add my work to their 'faves'.
Cheerz G
In a scene mimicking years past, an SD70i & BC Rail dash 9 take care of train Z111, seen here at about the halfway point of the directional running zone on the CP Parry Sound Sub; the siding at Britt, Ontario. The searchlights, rocky landscape, and London-built leader here make for what I'd call a quintessential Canadian railroading scene. As a bit of a bonus, to mine and Isaac’s surprise an emergency 10-minute roadside setback while chasing this from Parry Sound somehow still left enough time to catch up to it here.
I want to thank all my flickr contacts for your kind notes and emails. I have had many setbacks in my recovery but I am now ready to come back to flickr and once again enjoy the photos you post. Because I have had to cancel my travel plans for this year, my photographs will be mostly limited to local flora and fauna, so you will have to bear with me!
California Wine Country
Its an inescapable fact that things will be a problem - cars meeting at the narrowest point on a road, the phone ringing just as you got in the shower or the puddle forming just where you have to stop and put your foot down.
(Murphy was a optimist).
Murphy's Law is an adage stating that if something can go wrong, it will. Coined after a mishap during rocket sled tests in the late 1940s involving American aerospace engineer Edward A. Murphy Jr., the law's popularisation is attributed to testing project head John Stapp and the 1977 book Murphy's Law, and Other Reasons Why Things Go WRONG by Arthur Bloch. The principle is often used humorously to explain unfortunate events or setbacks, emphasising the inevitability of negative outcomes when multiple possibilities exist.
Taunton, Somerset, UK.
When you start living the life of your dreams,
there will always be obstacles, doubters, mistakes and setbacks along the way.
But with hard work, perseverance and self-belief there is no limit to what you can achieve.
Roy T. Bennett
Texture with thanks to Parée Erica
Image created in Stable Diffusion & Topaz Studio
© ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Use without permission is illegal.
Please, don't fave and run, you will get yourself blocked.
After a couple of medical and weather setbacks I was finally able to get out with the camera. Sorta had to relearn the R5 all over again.....;-)
The moment I saw you I knew my life would never be the same again. At the time, I didn't know what that actually meant.
It was only over time that I realized what a gift, what an enrichment you are for my life. That there is a person who means more to me than anything else. It still overwhelms me when I think back to your first hour in the world, which I was allowed to spend with you. Okay, most of the time you were yelling at me, but since then, at least that's how it feels to me, something special connects us.
And now look at you, 18 years later. This little baby whose feet were smaller than my thumb has grown into a beautiful young woman.
A young woman with personality, with rough edges, with a lot of empathy and humor. It fills me with great pride to see you like this today.
I am very happy to have you in my life and that I was able to accompany you on your way to here and that I can continue to do so.
For your further journey, which is called life, I wish you much success and happiness and all the best. At the same time, I wish you the strength and self-confidence to overcome setbacks and defeats. I am excited to see where your journey will take you and i will always be there for you if you need me.
In dem Moment, als ich Dich zum ersten Mal sah wusste ich, dass mein Leben nie wieder so sein wird wie es vorher war. Was das tatsächlich bedeutet, wusste ich zu diesem Zeitpunkt allerdings noch nicht.
Erst mit der Zeit begriff ich, welch ein Geschenk, welch eine Bereicherung du für mein Leben bist. Das da ein Mensch ist, der mir mehr bedeutet als alles andere. Noch immer überwältigt es mich, wenn ich an deine erste Stunde auf der Welt zurück denke, welche ich mit dir verbringen durfte. Ok, die meiste Zweit davon hast du mich angeschrien doch seit dem, so fühlt es sich für mich zumindest an, verbindet uns etwas Besonderes.
Und nun sieh Dich an, 18 Jahre später. Aus diesem kleinen Baby, deren Füße kleiner waren als mein Daumen, ist eine wunderschöne, junge Frau geworden.
Eine junge Frau mit Persönlichkeit, mit Ecken und Kanten, mit viel Empathie und Humor. Es erfüllt mich mit großem Stolz, dich heute so zu sehen.
Ich bin sehr glücklich, Dich in meinem Leben zu haben und darüber, dass ich Dich auf deinem Weg bis hier her begleiten durfte und dies auch weiterhin darf.
Für Deine weitere Reise, die sich das Leben nennt, wünsche ich Dir viel Erfolg und Glück und auch sonst alles erdenklich Gute. Gleichzeitig wünsche ich Dir auch die Kraft und das Selbstvertrauen Rückschläge und Niederlagen zu meistern. Ich bin gespannt zu sehen, wo Dich deine Reise hinführen wird und immer für Dich da, wenn du mich brauchst.
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de
Unfortunately I can't show this photo on the world map, I don't know what they did on Flickr again, sorry, these aren't improvements, just another setback! But maybe I'm just too stupid for that, I'm happy to be corrected!!!
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Leider kann ich dieses Foto nicht auf der Weltkarte anzeigen, ich weiß nicht, was die da wieder auf Flickr gemacht haben, tut mir leid, das sind keine Verbesserungen, nur ein weiterer Rückschlag! Aber vielleicht bin ich auch einfach zu blöd dafür, ich lasse mich gern korrigieren!!!
Day 226/365:
Our four year grandson wholeheartedly endorses this! I just had to buy this print and frame it for my kitchen as our grandson is always dancing in our kitchen.
So this is all I managed to get a photo of today, with my iPhone, as my back is really bad again. With regular osteopath visits, it's been improving but a major setback today. Sorry to whinge, just getting really fed up with it now.
Excerpt from “A Short Walking Tour of the Yates Street Heritage District”:
7-9 College Street is a unique semi-detached house built in 1911. The two units look like separate houses but are attached by a connecting section setback from the building facades.
Hungry and ready for a meal...
Thank you for all your visits my friends! I appreciate you all for stopping by and viewing my photos and commenting on them once in a while. I know I love admiring all of your great captures. It brings me great pleasure to see the marvelous work you all do. Unfortunately, I will not be doing much birding or zoom photography anytime soon as I had a major setback. I had an unfortunate incident with my tripod and broke my big glass lens. Ouch! That hurts. Many blessings to all of you. Keep up the great and amazing captures as I will be here to root you on. Cheers... Juan Carlos
Since 1927 the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway has been an integral part of the landscape of the Romney Marsh.
Known as “Kent’s Mainline in Miniature”, our world famous one-third full size steam & diesel locomotives have powered their way along the 13½ miles of track from the Cinque Port town of Hythe, terminating in Dungeness; a National Nature Reserve. With 4 stations in between, all within walking distance of a beach, our railway provides you with an opportunity to explore this unique corner of Kent. Coast & country walks, with all manner of wildlife & flora to be seen, cycle rides, medieval churches and iconic lighthouses are all on our doorstep.
With excellent catering facilities available at some stations, our ever-popular Model Railway Exhibition, play parks, good station shops, free car parking and facilities to assist our disabled visitors, RH&DR is the perfect any-weather, all-generations great day out.
The RH&DR was the culmination of the dreams of Captain J. E. P. Howey — a racing driver, millionaire land owner, former Army Officer and miniature railway aficionado and Count Louis Zborowski — eminently well-known racing driver of his day (famous for owning and racing the Chitty Bang Bang Mercedes).
BUILDING THE RAILWAY
The Count was keen to build a fully working railway using the 15" gauge and Howey was inspired by the vision also. To try to fulfil their ambition the pair attempted to purchase the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway in the Lake District, but to no avail.
Despite this setback, the Count ordered two Pacific locomotives (Green Goddess and Northern Chief), to be designed by the leading model engineer of his day, Henry Greenly and built in Colchester by Davey, Paxman and Co.
Before they were delivered the Count was killed while racing at Monza in the Italian Grand Prix. Howey was left with two locos and the task of finding somewhere to run them. He commissioned Greenly to help him, and it was he that came up with the Romney Marsh.
The official opening took place on 16th July 1927, with Hercules hauling that inaugural train from Hythe to New Romney. When first opened to the public the line only covered, in double track, the eight miles between Hythe and New Romney. Owner Captain Jack Howey soon had his eye on extending the line and in 1928 double tracks carried the trains to Dungeness via Greatstone.
During those early years, the railway became famous and people came to ride on the 'Smallest Public Railway in the World'. The locomotive fleet was extended to nine main-line express engines and a fleet of luxurious coaches were built. The war years took their toll, the line being requisitioned by the War Department — they even created the only miniature armoured train in the world — and was used extensively during the building of PLUTO (Pipe Line Under The Ocean) which fuelled the Allied invasion force.
POST-WAR
As peace-time returned, the RH&DR were keen to re-open which they soon did; Hythe to New Romney in 1946 and the Dungeness section following a year later with Laurel and Hardy cutting the ribbon. But the cost of hostilities were obvious; New Romney to Dungeness was now single line only, as the raw materials to re-build were scarce and the cost high.
The post-war years were good, and the publicity gained from being a front-line railway paid some dividends. The fifties and early sixties saw a boom in tourism and the Kent coast and the RH&DR benefited greatly, but the arrival of cheap package holidays to sunnier climes soon saw the passenger numbers fall.
Owner Howey was also ageing (he died in September 1963) and investment in the railway was not all it could have been. As new owners took the concern on and then passed to yet other new owners, the extent of this lack of investment became apparent. Bridges were in poor condition, rolling stock was ageing and uncomfortable, locomotives were costly to maintain.
After a near-death experience a new consortium, headed by Sir William McAlpine, saved the day in 1973 and much investment has taken place over the intervening years to ensure the railway maintains its title as Kent's Mainline in Miniature and continues to uphold a high standard of customer service.
For further information please visit www.rhdr.org.uk/history-and-heritage/
This handsome male cardinal stops by my backyard a couple of times a day to get his nourishment.
Thank you for all your visits my friends! I appreciate you all for stopping by and viewing my photos and commenting on them once in a while. I know I love admiring all of your great captures. It brings me great pleasure to see the marvelous work you all do. Unfortunately, I will not be doing much birding or zoom photography anytime soon as I had a major setback. I had an unfortunate incident with my tripod and broke my big glass lens. Ouch! That hurts. Many blessings to all of you. Keep up the great and amazing captures as I will be here to root you on. Cheers... Juan Carlos