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At the beginning of the year someone came to me with a request that completely surprised me.
Orlando, the founder of the Flickr group Alternative Calendar Men, has told me that I have been chosen to grace a month of the calendar this year.
It took some time due to a physical setback in my lungs but finally I was able to finish my contribution. And of course I don't want to withhold that from you.
I was asked to represent the month of May and that's what immediately came to mind.
The calendar is of course also made available to everyone inworld free of charge. Once I know where to get it, I'll post an update below.
Hopefully everyone of you awesome people has a great day or night! <3
Enjoy!
The anticipatory stance claims that our minds’ exceptional capacity for thought is not due either to a blind reshuffling of primeval atoms nor to their belonging to a timeless nonmaterial world but to the arrival of meaning, goodness, and truth from up ahead.
… The anticipatory stance locates the phenomenon of thought at the forward edge of a temporal universe that over the long haul has been awakening—not without the drama caused by chance, setbacks, and long periods of silence—to fuller being and deeper meaning up ahead in the sphere of the not-yet…
… Thought, from one point of view, is the outcome of a causally continuous physical process, but from another—equally legitimate—point of view it is part of the universe’s dramatic awakening to incorruptible meaning, truth, goodness, and beauty.
-God after Einstein What’s Really Going On in the Universe? John F. Haught
Week 7: Weather (Feb 12th - 18th)
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It's winter and in New England the weather is very likely cold, with a good chance of snow, ice and bitter winds. Between that is an occasional day when the air temps are bearable and fun is to be had. In this case, Sunday afternoon snowmobiling through the woods and fields of the countryside. Minor setbacks can occur, but assistance is never far away. Always stay in pairs.
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45/365 -Around the house - Day 45
My wounded feet had a bit of a setback this week, so I took a photo safari closer to home this week. I'm hoping my health issues improve before I go back to work next month. I know things could be much worse, I just wish they were better.
An empty house in Hamptonburg, NY.
This month is a hard one to experience. The Holidays are officially over, and winter is starting to get boring & dirtier than its previous falls. People are acting differently because of their personal goals and setbacks from last year. Then...We're all conditioned to feel desired and loved within this month especially & to show and give it in return with chocolate and roses. It's supposed to revive us! Make us ready for the year to come. The hard truth is even people who receive such things aren't actually going to experience those feelings.
I have no doubt in my mind there is a man who will look forward to giving you the world, every day. If anyone could find & deserve him, it would be you. I'm not sure where you'd find chocolates and roses as big as the world, but he must have some special talent for you to choose him. Ha. I hope he makes you smile with the smallest of words & phrases.
Look up into the stars for the next couple of nights, it will be the last chance to see the comet, it's once in a lifetime. I'm sure it's looking right back at only you, thinking the same. If you feel any discomfort this month or you find yourself missing these feelings as we all do sometimes. Navigate yourself to the bull made of stone.
So here it is babe, I wish you the sweetest and most loving Valentine's Day when it comes. I hope it's filled with respect, protection, humor, and memorable love. I hope it feels like once in a lifetime, every day you open your eyes. This was all created, written & dedicated to only you, Aubrei. You are Loved.
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.
When a boat leans too far to one side whilst the tide is out, the suction of the mud will overcome the buoyancy of the vessel.
The owner has slowly been restoring this boat for several years and this will be a big setback.
On a freezing cold 8th December 2022, 68020 "Reliance" powers the late running 1B78 13.18 Manchester Piccadilly - Cleethorpes round the curve at Buxworth. This was the first day a Mk5 set had worked on this route in public service, after many months of training and setbacks it was great to see a set finally carrying passengers.
Accessible only by a seasonal road that is literally miles from anything, the cloudy skies were only a minor setback as Q102 snakes along the Athabasca River as it approaches the eastern border of Jasper National Park.
I haven't gone out shooting for awhile, but on Thursday, gave my head a shake and forced myself out. I went to Ambleside Beach and even brought my tripod. There was a freighter heading out so you can see it as a blur here. I was there about 40 minutes before I was so frozen, I couldn't feel my hands or feet. Time for some Valleret photographic gloves, which I've now ordered. Has anyone used them? I'm hoping they will do the trick.
I've been offline again and won't be able to catch up with all your images, sorry, but will do my best to comment on your latest ones.
I have kept this tree going despite its propensity to break apart. It is a pear tree that has now literally split 4 times. For me, it has been a symbol of the will to live, a living thing that has refused to die in the face of many setbacks.
We purchased this house in late 2008 and the tree split almost immediately thereafter. It then grew to be quite large, only to split again several years later. Then last year the majority of it broke off, unable to support its weight. The heavy snowstorm then did this to it.
Was it the "death blow"? Probably. I hate to cut it down, but there isn't much left. But this tree's fortitude has inspired me!
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.
Try to land like a cat each time you fall,
on all fours — never flat out on your back.
Those who daren’t fly o’er others’ heads at all,
thinking of snakes, not dragon kites, alack,
bid only caution, ever, stand aback,
in every setback seeing Judgement’s call.
Be like a cat and land each time you fall
on all fours — never flat out on your back.
Flat out, the towel’s thrown in, then, the pall,
when men are laid to rest, interred in black.
Dare to be classed with crawling beasts, who lack
or barely have the skill to stand up tall,
try to land like a cat each time you fall,
on all fours — never flat out on your back.
Oldřich Vyhlídal
translate: Václav Z J Pinkava
As many of you have noticed, my second YouTube channel has been deleted.
Once again, the new videos were likely flagged by the same individuals who had already gotten my first channel taken down. 😢
These people are probably celebrating right now, proud of their petty actions…
But let me reassure them: I will no longer create a YouTube channel.
This means there will be no more videos or giveaways on that platform.
But the haters are in for a big disappointment. Why?
Because I’m currently working on something huge: my very own video platform.
And trust me, it will have so many advantages that you won’t even miss YouTube:
- Comments
- 4K videos for unparalleled quality. 💗
- Like button 💗
- Buy button (direct link to the item in the MP). 💗
- One-click share button 💗
- Giveaway button, allowing you to participate with just one click! 💗
And that’s not all: every action you take on the platform (likes, shares, participation in giveaways, etc.) will earn you points.
These points can be redeemed for jewelry Free.
Everything will be directly connected to your Second Life avatar.
It will all be smooth and simple! 🔥
I won’t lie to you: setting all of this up will take time,I am not an expert in web code .😊
But in the meantime, you can find my videos directly on my website.
In the end, what seemed like a setback is actually a blessing in disguise.
A huge thank you to everyone who continues to support me on this journey: you are my greatest source of motivation!💖💖💖
Stay tuned—amazing things are on the way. 💎✨
After facing multiple setbacks, the BNSF OCS is finally headed home to Topeka after spending the week in Long Island for the Ryder Cup. Here we see CSX P991 approaching the summit of the Berkshires at Muddy Pond in Washington, MA.
This broadcasting mast extends into the Chicago skyline from One Prudential Plaza, while the distinctive angled architecture of Two Prudential Plaza casts its presence in the background. One Prudential Plaza, a 41-story skyscraper completed in 1955, was significant as the first new downtown skyscraper in Chicago in 21 years and served as the headquarters for Prudential's Mid-America company. Its mast was once used as a broadcasting antenna for Chicago's WGN-TV. Two Prudential Plaza, completed in 1990, stands out with its stacked chevron setbacks and a pyramidal peak rotated 45 degrees, crowned with an 80-foot spire.
My Grandfather once told me that the secrets of magic were my birthright, and that one day I would inherit that legacy from him. He would tell me that all others are beneath us, as Purebloods; that they would hate us, because of their jealousy; that every failure and setback would be them keeping me down. Yet now I find myself questioning everything he ever taught me; that my whole family has ever stood for. In the midst of every setback in pursuit of my inheritance, I have only found those who cared for me, and wished for me to succeed; and now I find myself with a purpose besides what he wanted for me. But, deep down, the part of me that is like, and still loves, my Grandfather, still wants what he promised, despite all the pain he inflicted on others. Must that come at the cost of everything I love, though, like he once said to me? That thought plagues me every day. Yet in the darkness, I find peace and quiet enough to forget the burden he placed on me. Perhaps a time when I must choose will never come...
It is what Piccarda has achieved: her love of her life, and not wanting it to be any other, mirror God’s love. His will is her peace. She gained the wider perspective when she saw that the seeming hindrances and setbacks of her life were the chance to raise her sights beyond her mortal life, and with that came the consciousness of divine life. “His will is our peace” is an expansive invitation, not a brutal diktat or chilly injunction.
-Mark Vernon, Dante’s Divine Comedy, a guide for the spiritual journey
Like a network of veins, canals carry needed water to arid lands across the western United States.. This canal near Cody, Wyoming delivers water from the South Fork of the Shoshone River to the Irma Flats area and then into the town of Cody. The photo taken at sunsets shows the Absaroka Mountains in the background.
This canal was the first in Wyoming built under the Carey Act, a 1894 U.S. law that encouraged the irrigation and settlement of arid western regions. The law allowed states to contract private companies to develop irrigation systems on public land. Investors profited by selling water rights to homesteaders.
In 1895, Buffalo Bill Cody formed the Shoshone Irrigation Company to develop an irrigation system near the new town he was establishing in northern Wyoming. However, the project proved more difficult than expected due to poor design, cost overruns, and low numbers of initial interested settlers. As a result, upgrades were needed, and new organizations, such as the Cody Canal Association, formed in 1907 and the Cody Canal Irrigation District, incorporated in 1911, took over management.
Despite the early setbacks, the canal succeeded in bringing water to Irma Flats and Cody, which led to the establishment of farms, ranches, and the growth of the city. The canal has undergone many improvements since then, and the photo shows the modern version of this historic ditch.
Reference: codyarchive.org/life/wfc.encyc.html
A critical line, in the context of wetlands, refers to a designated boundary that marks the edge of a wetland or waterway, serving as a reference point for measuring required buffers or setbacks to protect the wetland ecosystem. Short version, you cannot move or alter anything that sits beyond the critical line even if you own it.
As it’s been tradition for the past 14 years, the Florida East Coast Railway has once again partnered with the U.S. Marine Corps ‘Toys for Tots’ program to operate their annual Christmas train to give back to the local communities and contribute to the organizations cause. FEC’s “Santa Train” makes limited stops at major terminals along their system to drop off donated toys contributed to the program for distribution. Scheduled stops for 2025 included El Portal, West Palm Beach, Fort Pierce, Cocoa/Rockledge, New Symrna Beach, and Jacksonville. The railroad’s “new” business car consist would be utilized to make up the train.
The full consist for the 2025 Santa Train was comprised of two EMD GP40-2’s in the updated “GrupoMexico”-branded FEC scheme, 89ft long-runner COFC FEC2233 [loaded with toys in 20ft containers], power car FEC4432, and the two business coaches—one dining car and one theater car—with the whole set decked out in colored lights, window decorations and wreaths. Departing Jacksonville on December 4th, the Santa Train would operate as a deadhead with no planned stops, reaching Hialeah Yard in the late afternoon. December 5th saw the Santa Train make a singular stop in El Portal, FL to serve the Miami-Dade County community between 18:00 and 20:00. It would deadhead back to Hialeah afterwards.
To my dismay, due to Friday night’s work constraints, I had to skip the trains’ night shoot. I highly suggest checking out Dylan Scott’s and William Shoe’s photos of the set at nighttime, they look stunning! Despite that setback, the Santa Train was set to depart Hialeah northbound on the morning of Saturday, December 6th at 07:00 to make its scheduled stops at communities along the mainline. Taking into account the typically abysmal lighting conditions for northbounds on the mainline, I’d settle on IRIS Interlocking to the best possible morning light on my subject.
FEC BIZN-06 would depart Hialeah at 07:10, lined out on the West Main for its northbound run to West Palm Beach, the first scheduled stop for the Santa Train. Two veteran GP40-2 rebuilds, #FEC431 and #FEC421, take charge as they slam over the SFRTA mainline at IRIS, sun-kissed and glistening in cool December light. Had I gone anywhere else *not* on the Belt Line, I’m sure I would’ve disappointed myself.
431 is of note, one of two GP40-2s in the fleet still equipped with dynamic braking capabilities. It, along with sister unit 430, were both built for the FEC in December 1984 with such braking features, still earning their keep 41 years later operating yard jobs and locals… and the occasional business train.
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Hialeah, FL
FEC Mainline [CP IRIS]
Date: 12/06/2025 | 07:26
ID: FEC BIZN-06
Type: Passenger [Santa Train/OCS]
Direction: Northbound
Car Count: 4
1. FEC GP40-2 #431
2. FEC GP40-2 #421
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© Vicente Alonso 2025
"In life, friendships change, divorces happen, people move on, others die. Money and jobs will come and go. Live long enough and your health and body will change. It goes with the territory of being human. The fact that you are still here gives you an advantage. Don’t look back. Look straight ahead! Decide to use all of your knowledge, skills, experiences and your life lessons from your mistakes, defeats and setbacks, to start over again. Life changes. You may not have the same life as before, but you can still enjoy your life!" - Les Brown
Taken at 6:26 PM, just outside the fenced area in Humber Bay Park East, undergoing construction to prevent erosion of the shorelands and wetlands.
Best seen large by clicking on the photo. Thanks for visiting, enjoy each day.
This canal near Cody, Wyoming delivers water from the South Fork of the Shoshone River to the Irma Flats area and then into the town of Cody. The photo taken at sunsets shows the Absaroka Mountains in the background.
This canal was the first in Wyoming built under the Carey Act, a 1894 U.S. law that encouraged the irrigation and settlement of arid western regions. The law allowed states to contract private companies to develop irrigation systems on public land. Investors profited by selling water rights to homesteaders.
In 1895, Buffalo Bill Cody formed the Shoshone Irrigation Company to develop an irrigation system near the new town he was establishing in northern Wyoming. However, the project proved more difficult than expected due to poor design, cost overruns, and lack of high numbers of settlers. As a result, upgrades were needed, and new organizations, such as the Cody Canal Association, formed in 1907 and the Cody Canal Irrigation District, incorporated in 1911, took over management.
Despite the early setbacks, the canal succeeded in bringing water to Irma Flats and Cody, leading to the establishment of farms, ranches, and the growth of the city. The canal has undergone many improvements since then, and the photo shows the modern version of this historic ditch..
Hey fellow reef enthusiasts and followers!
About eight months ago, I faced a challenging moment in my marine adventure. While I was away on vacation, the caretaker of my beloved reef tank accidentally dosed it with a chemical that led to a complete wipeout. After a decade of nurturing a vibrant ecosystem filled with both hard and soft corals, it was a tough blow.
However, as any marine biologist will tell you, maintaining a delicate balance of hard and soft corals in a home reef tank is an art that comes with challenges and a thin margin for error. Each species has its own unique requirements, making their cohabitation tricky but incredibly rewarding.
Now, after seven months of hard work and dedication, I’m excited to share this photo of my complete restart! While it’s heart-wrenching to face setbacks like this, it’s also a chance to learn, rebuild, and create something even more spectacular. Join me on this journey as I work to establish a thriving reef community once again!
Happy reefing, everyone! 🌊✨
East river view of the ever changing landscape of Brooklyn.
Another million dollars residential building.
Architecturally carved out setbacks and added protrusions made in order to create "corner unit" apartments throughout this glass-clad buildings.
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.
The park and garden at Enville Hall retain the imprint of over 700 years of human activity and the grounds are listed as a Grade II* landscape on the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens. The Hall and some of the buildings within the grounds are also listed.
Enville is the home of the Grey family who originated in Leicestershire and built Bradgate Park, once the home of Lady Jane Grey. A minor branch of the family moved to Staffordshire in the late 15th century and acquired through marriage the manor of Enville. Thomas Grey built a new red brick house with turrets and crow-stepped gables beside a deer park in the 1530s. The Leicestershire branch survived in spite of the setback when a large number of the family were executed in the early part of 16th century. In 1620 the 2nd Baron Grey of Groby married Anne Cecil, the youngest daughter and co-heir of William Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter. Through his wife, Henry inherited the castle, borough and manor of Stamford and in 1628 was created Earl of Stamford. The title was at first held by the Bradgate branch until the death of the 2nd Earl when it descended to his cousin Harry who lived at Enville. His son, also Harry, who became the 4th Earl decided to make Enville his main home. The Bradgate house was bricked up and the park there kept for hunting and game
This is a "hato bus", a tourist bus by the company of the same name. Before the corona virus era, this was a very common sight in and around Tokyo, particularly around the Tokyo station and the Hibiya/Yurakucho area which is a starting point of many of its tours. It is slowly returning to life after a severe setback due to the virus.
The Ponte Santa Trinita is a renowned Renaissance bridge in Florence, Italy, spanning the Arno River and connecting the historic center with the Oltrarno district, specifically linking via de' Tornabuoni to piazza de' Frescobaldi.
It is recognized as the oldest elliptic arch bridge in the world, featuring three flattened ellipses with the central span measuring 32 meters and the outer spans each 29 meters.
The bridge was constructed between 1567 and 1570 by architect Bartolomeo Ammannati under the commission of Grand Duke Cosimo I de' Medici, with possible influence from Michelangelo Buonarroti's ideas.
The design, characterized by its elegant, low-profile arches and use of strong stone, was both a technical innovation and an aesthetic triumph, intended to serve as a dignified route for ducal processions.
The site has been bridged since the 13th century, with the first wooden bridge built in 1252 by the Frescobaldi family, named after the nearby Church of Santa Trinita.
This initial structure collapsed in 1259 during a crowd event and was rebuilt in stone, only to be destroyed by a major flood in 1333.
A third version, designed by Taddeo Gaddi and constructed between 1356 and 1415, was also destroyed during the devastating flood of 1557.
The current bridge replaced this version, marking a significant architectural advancement.
In 1608, four statues representing the seasons were added to the bridge's ends during the wedding celebrations of Cosimo II de' Medici and Maria Maddalena of Austria: Spring by Pietro Francavilla, Summer and Autumn by Giovanni Caccini, and Winter by Taddeo Landini.
The bridge suffered a major setback during World War II when German forces destroyed it on August 3, 1944, during their retreat from Florence.
Unlike other bridges, it was reconstructed exactly as it was before, based on the original design and using recovered materials from the Arno Riverbed.
The reconstruction, directed by architect Riccardo Gizdulich, was completed and inaugurated on May 16, 1958.
A notable episode during the reconstruction involved the missing head of the Spring statue, which was missing for 17 years before being found in the river in 1961.
The bridge remains a celebrated example of Renaissance engineering and artistry, often described as one of the most beautiful and elegant bridges in Italy and Europe.
One year.
It's been one year since I started this adventure on Flickr, and with my camera. It's been an amazing journey, with setbacks, challenges, frustrations; but also with achievements, satisfaction, and most of all, with joy. I have learned a lot with all of you, on board this ship where we always have something to learn and something to offer. So, I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you very much for your company and your images and your encouraging words for each other. And let the adventure go on!
It's a pretty good walk to the oceanfront down here and it's by design. NC requires oceanfront homes (less than 5,000 sq ft to be 60 feet behind the line of stable barrier dunes. The setback increases substantially for larger structures. The beach itself is owned the public. Thanks for the look and have a large Wednesday.
GECX 2034 leads a CN L594, as they rumble by Allison, New Brunswick, nearing their final destination of Moncton, New Brunswick, with empty potash hoppers in tow.
A great lashup, with GECX 2034 leading, with CN 2851 and CREX 1510 trailing. I chased these guys from Saint John, to Moncton. 83 miles. The only setbacks? No sun, and that half the trip was done in the dark. There was only decent amount of lighting during the last 30 miles. Oh well. There's no way in hell I was going to pass up a lashup like this. Worth getting up at 4am for.
March 7, 2018.
Hello to all my friends. Thank you for your many messages and concern. I am slowly recovering from my latest setback and yesterday I took my first photos this year.
We have had some lovely warm and sunny weather for the last few days and I was inspired by the lure of nature to get outside and enjoy the weather.
I will still only be posting from time to time, when i feel that I have something special to share with you all.
I have missed you all and hope you are all ok and enjoying the coming of Spring.
Much better on black or large please xxx
A gorgeous pair of beauties, Ayela and Sara, enjoying the surf, sun and sand together.
We had some setbacks on this one ladies, and thankyou both for your patience. You look great :)
For several months this year, CSX performed various track projects on the Fitchburg Secondary, which setback L004 to a later on duty time. This provided some new photo opportunities such as this one of L004 spotting 5 boxes in the Newcorr building in Northborough, MA.
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.
Maybe I still haven't quite yet, although I think we're gradually getting there with this woodland lark. I don't know about you, but it's not quite the same as working at the coast or in the mountains is it? Getting an image from the trees is an altogether different game. You see the thing is I love being in the woods. During lockdown, our daily exercise was through our local woodland just across the road where we would be soothed by the endless birdsong and the gentle sighing and creaking of timber. There weren't really any leaves of note to whisper back in February, but it didn't seem to matter - we were in the woods and for a moment we were lost in time as the traffic noise was lost somewhere on the distant breeze.
That's what being among trees does for me. They create an unparalleled sense of wellbeing, even if trying to make pictures among them is a bit of a struggle. It's certainly an environment where I hope to develop and improve in the coming years as my free time expands with the eagerly awaited retirement that gets ever closer - less than five months to go now. I'll be free just in time for the autumn colours.
Those of you who've been kind enough to read the meandering tales that accompany my posts may remember that I'd spent five years thinking I'd been visiting Pendarves Wood near Camborne, when in fact I wasn't. I only learned I'd been labouring under a misapprehension for so long when Katie and I were discussing our weekends over morning coffee one Monday and she described her visit to the woodland, with its lake, its rhododendron arch and its duckboards. I'd seen no such things despite my own regular excursions, and when we looked at the map we established that the unnamed nearby woodland I'd been visiting was not where she'd just been to. She'd been to Pendarves Wood.
The bluebell season is amongst us now, although the driest April in a gazillion years hasn't helped them. However, it was the wild garlic that I was really hoping to capture, and this narrow glade had already been identified as a likely subject on a visit two days earlier. It was a visit where the conditions were ideal, but my focusing skills left much to be desired. Consoling myself that I'd rushed to the scene after a day at the office and not properly focused (in both senses) on the task at hand, I knew the opportunity to return would come quickly with the bank holiday weekend upon us. And so on Saturday I was here again, leaving the full frame at home in favour of the crop body, with what should have been the obvious choice of lens to me all along. To think I came close to selling my Sigma Art lens last summer - it still makes me shudder.
I left the scene happy, and confident that a shot worthy of sharing with you was somewhere on my SD card; a confidence that suffered a temporary setback on first view of the results. Sixty odd raw files later at home (via an impromptu detour to Godrevy which may result in another post later) and I began to learn what was working and what was creating far too much noise and distraction to the viewer's eyes. This one was taken quite early in the session, and I liked the hint of the curving path in the centre of the image.
It's Bank Holiday Monday here in England, and the warm sunny weather of the last few days has vanished into featureless grey skies, chased by a chilly westerly wind. It seems strange to be sitting inside with the heating on, when yesterday afternoon we were dozing in our sun loungers in the garden. I'm hoping the accompanying rain might enliven those bluebells a bit. After all, my next lesson under the trees awaits. I love that there's still so much to learn.
Apologies I've been a bit quiet recently. The excuse is pathetic. Good weather. You have to make the most of it in this part of the world.
Spring irrigation can have a little setback in the Bear Lake Valley. This photo was taken in 2003 and scanned from a slide.
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.
After a couple days of crew familiarization training at Southampton St Yard in Boston, one of the new Avelia Liberty sets heads back down to Philadelphia, seen here leaving the city of Providence behind at Atwells. The Acela21 project is starting to look more and more like Acela24 by the day. The original plan was for these things to start seeing revenue service in 2021, but after numerous setbacks and kinks being worked out, here we are in 2023 and these things are nowhere near ready for revenue service.
The street is not perpendicular to the cross street, so all the houses have varied setbacks and expose their side walls more than usual.
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.
The city in the background is Zierikzee, with the prominently visible
St. Lievensmonstertoren.
In the golden age, Zierikzee was very rich, and they wanted to show it off by building the highest tower in the Netherlands. The tower was originally supposed to be 130 meters high, but due to setbacks and a lack of money, it was not higher than 62 meters.
But it is still worth climbing this tower. You see Rotterdam on one side and the ports of Antwerp on the other.
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MahaNakhon celebrated its completion and title as Thailand's tallest building last night by lighting up Bangkok’s business area with a majestic light show in the rush hour of Monday night.
MahaNakhon, located in Silom, stretches 315 meters into Bangkok’s sky. Labeling itself as a “luxury mixed-use tower,” its 77 floors hold such illustrious tenants as the Ritz-Carlton condominium, Bangkok EDITION Hotel, Dean & Deluca’s Thailand flagship store, VOGUE Lounge and internationally-recognized restaurants L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon and Morimoto. Their observation deck offers 360 degree scenic views of Bangkok, and will be open soon.
The unique shape of the tower began with adhering to a required setback line angling inward from the property line as elevation increases, requiring the top of MahaNakhon to be cut away on the east side. This planning requirement in part inspired the “pixelation” of the tower’s exterior, leaving an impressive 30 percent of the tower’s floor plates in cantilever. This required the perimeter columns to change positions at specific points throughout the height of the building with load transfers performed through a robust core and outrigger structural system.
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While spring is in full swing in DC, my friends in Europe are bracing for a return of winterly temperatures...
But any setback can only be temporary now - hope it's over fast!
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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!!!
The open uncluttered space of a beach is almost like a spiritual experience sometimes.
Blanca is walking well. We are almost 2 months out since the last setback. She is walking briskly now and confidently and wanting to run, but I'm not letting her yet. Healing is progressing well, but we're only about halfway there.