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In folklore, often used to predict the coming Winter weather. The longer the orange colored band, the milder the Winter! Whether there is any merit to this is a matter for speculation. However, we who have been brought up on this bit of folklore, subscribe to its veracity! If this critter is correct, we will have a slightly milder Winter.
The final image of the triptych.
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This isn't the first time this beauty has been here, but to the best of my knowledge this is the first time it has been here alone sans its sister unit and train. And it is certainly likely that this is the last time PAR1 will ever be here. With Pan Am expected to disappear in the coming months assuming it is purchased as expected by CSXT the fate of the pair of FP9s and four car OCS is a point of much speculation. However, even in the absence of that pending change these units can not lead trains on MBTA territory any longer since PTC became active on the north side lines and Pan Am chose not to install ACSES in these units. Consequently, since the end of 2020 they have been restricted to leading only in New Hampshire and Maine, and anytime the OCS ventured west since the start of 2021 it has been led by properly equipped freight power. Given all that this may very well be the last time a Pan Am F unit graces the iron of Boston Engine Terminal, the strange modern incarnation of what was once the beating heart of PAR's predecessor the once mighty Boston and Maine.
Anyway, PAR1 was shipped down cold and dead from Waterville to Lawrence, and the Keolis/MBTA north side work train picked it up on Tuesday and brought it here to BET. It was parked overnight about 100 ft from my office in a very rare instance of something interesting happening on my otherwise decidedly unexciting railroad! On Wednesday morning the work train crew used F40PH-2C 1055 and wyed PAR1 so she'd be facing west for a trip out the old Boston and Albany to Worcester. She will be on display at the MBTA Worcester layover yard with some MBTA and Providence and Worcester equipment for a few hours on Thursday as part of the events associated with the New England Railroad Club's annual Railtech Conference: www.nerailroadclub.com/about-us/
So here is a shot of the crew coming in to the shop spur with 1055 to couple up to PAR1 so they can take her for a spin around the teminal.
PAR1 is a GMDD FP9A blt. Sep. 1954 as CN 6505 and passed from CN to VIA Rail in 1978 before being picked up by the Conway Scenic in 1995 along with sister unit 6515 when they expanded into Crawford Notch. After 15 years spent hauling tourists in the White Mountains the pair would become PAR 1 and 2 when traded to Pan Am Railways in March 2010 for GP38 252 and GP35 216.
Amazingly 1055 (EMD blt. Aug. 1987) could also now be considered noteworthy as one of only eight F40PH-2Cs remaining on the property, and one of only six in service. This particular unit is relegated to non revenue service only account its HEP doesn't work and eventually it too will head to Erie to be rebuilt into an F40PH-3C by Wabtec like its 36 siblings.
Somerville, Massachusetts
Wednesday March 30, 2022
Florida Beauties -- According to the Pacific Horticulture Society, most speculation centers on India as the source of the earliest ancestors of today’s hibiscus. Nonetheless, it was in China that hibiscus were first cultivated extensively; many selections were discovered growing around temples and palaces there by European explorers and traders who brought hibiscus back to Europe.
There is some speculation as to why these former Go North East Mercedes are arriving at Go North West Manchester before refurb at Thorntons but for whatever reason a third arrived today in the shape of NK08MZV and I believe others are due shortly, repainted or not is the question for those. One thought is that they may arrive as they are to speed up the replacement of the remaining B7’s and will enter service minus the Crusader branding and with the appropriate Go North West vinyl’s, time will tell on that theory.
Thought I'd change it up a bit and bring a mammal into the picture. These guys are but one of the speculations for the Golden Eagle being on the decline in SoCal. We used to have a fare amount in San Diego's surrounding Mountain range, high desserts and grasslands. But the drought in this area and cunning ability of the coyote has been devastating to the Golden's as they make a living off the same prey as these resourceful animals. Look at the intense concentration he has as he stalks a rabbit.
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On 31 December and 13 January, «Old New Year's Eve», the «Chläuse» make their way around the Appenzell hinterland. The origin and meaning of this ancient custom are the subject of speculation, because few written documents exist.
Schwägalp, Appenzell, Switzerland
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a blizzard is an event. the day before, there’s great speculation and preparation; but the day of, there’s a lovely slow down—a sense of community, kindness, and play. yesterday we received a winter storm. in this image, i try to capture the event in context. there are many ways to view a snowstorm. this is the night view from the street outside my house.
[5:52, an event in context]
Wee hours of the morning on the Montreal Plateau, party animals (pure speculation on my part) roam the streets for yet another celebration, or maybe just try to recall in which direction is home.
Aux petites heures du matin sur le Plateau de Montréal les fêtards ( que de la speculation de ma part) recherchent encore une autre célébration, ou tout simplement essaient de se souvenir du chemin de retour.
The male eland use their horns during rutting season to wrestle and butt heads with rivals, while females use their horns to protect their young from predators. This one at some point lost one of its horns during a battle of force at Kwandwe.
Eland herds are accompanied by a loud clicking sound that has been subject to considerable speculation. It is believed that the weight of the animal causes the two halves of its hooves to splay apart, and the clicking is the result of the hoof snapping together when the animal raises its leg. The sound carries some distance from a herd, and may be a form of communication
After many weeks of speculation and waiting, the former Oxford Tube Vanhools have began arriving on Western soil, 50210 one of five tucked up in Kilmarnock depot this afternoon. Once fully prepared for service they will replace the remaining Neoplans.
Excédent is my new project that focuses on the spanish real estate crisis. Back in the 2000, a major speculation was trheatening the real estate market in Spain. We knew it would fall sometime. But 2008 crisis arrived and the whole market plumbed. Many constructions were secondary residences, mainly aimed at jubileed people, tourist, foreign and domestics. Meaning that many constructions are far from school, hospitals, or any economicly dynamic area that would provide for jobs. Therefore, many constructions are still abandonned, and won't be used for at least the next ten years.
In this project, I shot these remains, from the raw construction that barely started, to completed housing projects, fully equiped with kitchen, bathroom, where only the people lacks. It's a mix of aesthetics, beauty, sadness and waste.
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After much speculation, one of the twenty five tri-axle Enviro500 double deckers with First Glasgow has arrived on loan at Aberdeen.
It will be trialled to see if these can be used successfully to replace the oldest of the artics.
SimpliCity branded 38219 surrounds itself for comfort with other ex Glasgow cascades at King Street Depot.
A shot from this morning of the Resident Sandills, they seem to be growing so fast now and its only early June, I do feel blessed to follow these birds as they progress, its been three years in the same spot, don't know how many generations this includes, as some seem to appear the same year after year, thats just speculation I'm sure, but there is something special that keeps bringing them back.
West Bend, WI.
Creating helps me stay "in the moment" - a place where nothing else exists and nothing matters. The only moment that is real, is "now" - all else is memory, speculation or fear. Everything is perfect as it is "now".
Not quite A Pair of Shoes painted in 1886 by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh's painting of a pair of down-at-heel shoes prompts speculation on a variety of psychological questions. They have been seen as symbolizing Van Gogh's difficult passage through life.
A fellow student in Paris reported that Van Gogh bought a pair of used workman's shoes at a flea market, intending to use them in a still life. The story goes he found them still a little too smart, so he wore them on a long and rainy walk. Only then were they fit to be painted.
Van Gogh made a number of still lives with old shoes. To him, as to several of his contemporaries, they may have been symbolic of the hard yet picturesque life of the labourer.
I just think he wanted to paint a pair of well-worn shoes as sunflowers were out of season ;)
This series is the second published part from the set "Landscapes from a farm park south Milan" and they are enclosed in my first personal expo i had in 9th of september 2010 to 19 with my friend Mirko Bozzato, graphic designer and photographer. The farm park of south Milan is a reality which Mirko and I appreciate it's the biggest green area of Milan: a beautiful reality that needs to be protected by building speculation.
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There's a rainbow on your red bicycle
And I see it in your eyes
You wipe your wet nose with your icicle sleeves
And you fold it twice
Your eyes : In the middle of the road
Your eyes : It's the same story
You see they're drowning now
You see they've gone cold
You see they're drowning now
You see they hold enough dew
You fall from a stone and I kiss ripe lips
And I follow you home
You wipe tears away with your icicle sleeves
And you said goodbye
Your eyes : They're closing in the night
Your eyes : It's the same story
You see they're drowning now
You see they've gone cold
You see they're drowning now
You see they hold enough dew
I wonder if you are the same without me
I wonder if you are the same
You said they're all drowning now
You said I'll shout it out
You said I'll change their view
You said I'll shout it out
You said I'll change their view
You said I'll change their view
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[Landscapes from farm park south Milan Series] 05/06
Speculation is rife about how a multi-ton boulder ended up on top of this granite outcrop.
Personally, I think that it is obvious - Gigantic alien beings from another galaxy picked it up like a pebble and placed it there. No other explanation makes sense!
This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm lens and Hasselblad/63 1xHz-0 drop in filter using Fuji Pro 400-H film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.
Defiance.
La politique radicale la folie du siècle les extravagances le génie les fabrications ridicules les spéculations de la polémique les drogues du monde,
Dehongli symbiosis gan gymeradwyo egwyddorion prosesau canfyddiadol sy'n newid rhyddfannau ymladd cystrawenau sloganau,
controllo cretino distorsione poetico aforisma esagerazioni legacy circostanze misteriose trucchi sublime tempi di giocoleria,
influyentes habladores torturas depresiones consultados dolores sufriendo años leyes surrealistas amonestaciones almas contactos inaceptables revelaciones infinitas,
assumpta epistolas dramatist eradicable suggestiones Hinc semina conscious fortunae vitium mala satirarum pecto debacharetur insolentia,
infortúnios raciocina câmaras inteligentes depreciando a escuridão inmost parágrafos lunáticos brincalhões que governam a filosofia,
無名の否定的な非公式の涙レイヴ・ストーリーの文学的な経験無知の無駄な死死者の終わりの文章長い拒否の命令首都の窓が壊れた.
Steve.D.Hammond.
With the internet awash with rumours that there was to be no flying through the Vouraikos Gorge this week, it was great to have five Greek F-16s through on Monday to dispel the speculation. Here 128 from 330 Mira "Thunder" based at New Anchialos unusually passes through from North to South.
Aircraft: Elliniko Polemiki Aeroporia (Hellenic Air Force) General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon 128.
Location: Vouraikos Gorge, Achaea, Greece.
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One Thousand Speculations
The world’s largest mirror ball
For the second time Luminato Festival will install Canadian artist Michel de Broin’s One Thousand Speculations, a 7.9 metre in diameter ball made up of 1,000 mirrors — the world’s largest mirror ball. Originally commissioned by Luminato for the 2013 Festival, this time it will not be suspended from a crane over David Pecaut Square but will hang inside the Hearn Generating Station. It is a meeting of superlatives. Turned on, it will transform the space into a futuristic spectacle, letting us dream about what could be. For Michel, the piece renders and recreates the starry sky. We will bring the starry sky inside the Hearn, reminding us that our sense of wonder is endless through inspiration. It will make us see the space of the Hearn in an ever-changing way and highlight detail after detail as the 1,000 rays slowly scan the space in circular motion.
The best works of art put you into a childish state of delight – anyone who sees One Thousand Speculations will feel like a child again. In 2013 this piece was dedicated to the memory of David Pecaut, one of our festival co-founders, and so we present it again in our 10th anniversary year in a completely different environment that will make you see the piece anew as you see everything that it touches anew. Source: luminatofestival.com/2016-Program/Events/One-Thousand-Spe...
For a few years now the speculation has been that 'this will be the last year of Class 20 operation on the Yorkshire/Humberside RHTT circuit'. However like ageing rockers the old stagers keep coming back for a final encore.
The class 20's (built between 1957 and 1968) still cling on, the key to survival being their ability to traverse routes with weight restrictions such as the Hull to Scarborough line.
20305 and 20303 restart (with associated magnificent noise), after a brief pause for a crew change at Gilberdyke.
It will almost certainly be a last time for the Gilberdyke semaphores. After many delays it looks like the re-signalling is finally due to take place before the close of the year.
25th October 2018.
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Someone out there will know exactly when, where and how this happened, so I will avoid speculation, and sit back and await the facts ! It does look like it was the offside that took the main impact, though.
Oldham depot Fleetline 7198 had been withdrawn as far back as June 1984, from what I can see, but it was seven months later when I found it at the back of Charles Street yard - I guess that it was no longer needed for evidence purposes or internal inquiries, and was now awaiting its turn behind a wrecker.
Charles Street depot, 26/1/85
Arguably the most famous trial heard at the court building was the 1964 Great Train Robbery case. Fifteen men stole £2.6 million (worth around £58 million today) from a train travelling from Glasgow to London on August 8, 1963. Eleven of the men were sentenced to between 20 and 30 years in prison at Aylesbury Crown Court. Most of the money was never recovered and is still a source of juicy speculation.
A photo of one of several portraits that are currently displayed at the visiter center, Bandolier National Monument. The National Monument protects over 33,000 acres of ruggedly beautiful canyon and mesa country. Petroglyphs, dwellings carved into the soft rock cliffs, and standing masonry walls pay tribute to the early days of a culture that still survives in the surrounding communities.
My guess is that these photographs would be approximately 100+ years old. This is just speculation as my internet searches all came up empty.
US National Park Service
Los Alamos, New Mexico
More realistic view of Trillium Pond with it perimeter of Black Locust trees. Their fragrant blossoms blooming and falling on the water's surface at the time of this paddle.
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28/100 paddles, 2016.
Much speculation as to what happened here. Either one of the local scalawags threw a hand grenade in before making a run for it or a caller dropped a MOAF (Mother Of All Farts) resulting in major structural damage. We'll never know, as all evidence has now been removed.
And yes, that pointy headed shadow does belong to my pointy head.
“But as for certain truth, no man has known it,
Nor will he know it; neither of the Gods
Nor yet of all the things of which I speak.
And even if by chance he were to utter
The perfect truth, he would himself not know it;
For all is but a woven web of guesses.” [Parmenides]
Being able to ride the Monorail directly to Magic Kingdom and Epcot is quite awesome. While there was speculation in the past about expanding to the other parks, I don't believe that will be happening, anytime soon at least. What is cool about the Epcot line of the Monorail is that it takes you inside the parks and over Futureworld before looping back around to the station. I always enjoy a good journey on the monorail, do you?
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People spend most of the time speculation upon what has already happened and what will be in the future. Sometimes it even seems that there are only two time spaces – the past and the future. Now and today – do not exist. But please, don’t think that I’m trying to reproach people with their superfluous love to the past and selfless dreams about the future. I only want to pay attention to the fact how little we think about the present.
Every person perceives the world in his own way. Our experience and memories make us unique. Everyone has his own path and story to tell.
I have a wonderful thing in my hands. A pure relic! There is a photo of my friend’s family from 1904. Can you imagine? 110 years! It is not actually a photo. It is a daguerreotype. Daguerrotypy was created in 1839 by a painter Daguer. Until 1851 it was the only way of practical photography. The process of creating photos was quite complicated. I think you can find the information about it in the internet, if you are interested. I only add that the process included silver copper plate, mercury vapor and sodium thiosulfate.
The objects with history have always been inspiring me. Vintage objects have indescribable charm. They preserve the story. I have a collection of vintage clothing that I use in my photography. Thanks to my friends who supply me with these treasures.When I touch such things I always wonder who was the owner? What was he dreaming of? What is his story?
Vintage objects have unusual scent. I strongly believe that the time smells. It has that very scent that one of my cream vintage dresses possesses.
I believe that everyone has a talent. Everyone has something that can be shared to make this world more beautiful. Each of us has his own story and path. It is a great ability to be able to tell your story. I will try to share mine today.
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When GBRf purchased the ex-Colas class 60 fleet there was much speculation as to where they would go. The extra haulage capability would surely see them head to Peak Forest to work heavy stone trains. This might still happen but the first revenue earning workings seem to have been on the Tyne Dock - Lynemouth biomass workings.
In dull conditions 60047 gets a return empties working underway climbing out of Lynemouth towards Woodhorn colliery having brought the loaded train in during the afternoon.
The photo is taken from the embankment of the former Newbiggin-by-the-Sea branch which curves away from the Lynemouth line at this point.
Thankyou Rob for the tip off that the 60 would be on this working!
20th August 2018.
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Norfolk UK. NWT Hickling Pectoral Sandpiper Juvenile, just dropped in. Maybe travelling from Siberia to America. But that's just speculation from my Collins guide. Very pleased to find it wherever its headed
Often the subject of intense speculation and heady anticipation in railfan circles, business trains are among the rarest sights on the rails. Despite this, I've still somehow managed to snag pictures of two over the years, both by complete accident.
Driving to Whistler for an unrelated trip in August 2019, my radio picked up CN 3224 south announcing its approach to Mile 25. Never one to pass up a train, I set up at Brunswick Beach (~Mile 20), and imagine my surprise to see the classy dark green and yellow of the CN business train! Hell yea.