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EXPLORE. September 21, 2008.
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golden sunlight
muted twilight
cicada crooning
sheer delight
feet dangling
head a-bobbing
ears listening
iPod humming
carefree slumber
no care, no wonder
hush... shush!
sweet surender
wake up tender
day's gone silent
a week's past.
Ahhhh
Monday's expectations...
(Behind-the-scene: Went to do some side-work today. As I was leaving the facility, I stopped and looked at the pot where I captured this. And then I turned and saw this! I knew exactly what I wanted. Dashed to the truck to fetch "Temple". Crouched very low, my right cheek almost brushing the ground. The sun was already setting, so. Perfect sweet light! Snap! Snap! Lens? Nikkor 105mm f2.8 VR. Have a great week ahead everyone!).
I have wanted to try for this photo of ages and finally managed it. What I needed was the flower - a September bush ~ Myrtle-leaf milkwort flowers ~ Polygala myrtifolia at a height that allowed me to get in really close.
The only problem was that when I finally found one, the wind was playing games with me and the flower kept blowing everywhere.
Putting my back against that to protect the flower from moving too much, I think I finally managed it.
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Roses among the thorns! Queens Road let us use a couple of lanes the night before the Trans Lancs Rally in 1984.
The Beauty In Death....
the indomitable weed that seems to take over the entire backyard and drives most gardeners crazy to the point of distraction. has a beauty that you have to look very closely to appreciate.
This is a photo of just such a weed that is at the end of its life cycle,. yet it is truly a work of art in its dried up stage of going to seed. just in time to propagate its species through the seeds which; inevitably will fall where they are appreciated the very least.... in ,y back yard.
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On 17 September 2017, after noticing snowflake icons in the weather forecast for Calgary this week, I decided I would do a drive east and north-east of the city. In 2016, I had done a similar drive with my daughter, but this time I did not go as far as Drumheller. Actually, I still drove quite a bit further than I had intended - 346 km, 215 miles. If I had had enough self-discipline, I would have left home much earlier, as it was 11:20 am when I finally got into my car.
My intention was to drive a few back roads, searching for old barns. Most of my drive was on highways, simply for the purpose of saving time, so it wasn't till I was more or less at the furthest point that I actually saw a barn.
I think my first stop was at Sharples - I couldn't see a sign pointing to this tiny place, so it took me a while to find the hilly, gravel road leading to it. By this time, unfortunately, there was a haze over the landscape and the light was far from good. Having driven so far, I was determined to take photos. As with any beautiful old elevator or barn, it will be a sad day when each one finally collapses. The grain elevator at Sharples certainly does not look in good condition, with its outer layer (fire retardant?) peeling badly.
"The Elevator is marked P&H. This company, Parrish & Heimbecker, was one of the smaller players in the Canadian grain industry with a fewer number of elevators seen when compared to the big boys like UGG (United Grain Growers), Pioneer and the Alberta Wheat Pool (“The Pool”). Interestingly, each elevator company used specific colours on their structures making identifying them a fairly easy task. P&H mostly used either silver like what’s seen here, or a light yellow-ish colour – most other companies stuck to one colour.
The elevator here was built just after the rail line was opened (early 1920s) and the large annex attached was added some twenty years later. An annex like this was a quick and easy way to increase capacity and a large elevator allowed for more efficient loading of rail cars. While solid looking, the building is succumbing to the elements. The siding in particular is starting to peeling away.
There used to be a second elevator here, an AWP, Alberta Wheat Pool built late 1920s, that was torn down in the 1980s." From the link below that leads to an excellent site by Chris and Connie "bigdoer".
www.bigdoer.com/461/exploring-history/sharples-alberta-gh...
While I was standing there, taking photos of the grain elevator and the old barn that isn't seen in this photo, a farmer came down to the gravel road on his tractor and stopped to have a pleasant chat. I guess I could have asked for permission to walk closer to the barn, but it is not on his property. Anyway, I never go close to barns or go inside, as I never ask for permission. That doesn't stop a lot of photographers, but I can't do it.
I told this pleasant man that I felt like I was in the middle of nowhere, and he said that we WERE in the middle of nowhere, ha. I was planning to go back the same way I had come, but he told me that there was an old house the other way, that people photograph. That changed my mind, though I knew I would continue to feel in the middle of nowhere. Definitely worth it, as I also came across a site of old, abandoned miners' cabins before reaching the old house. I'm not sure what each old building was used for, but this one looks like it might have been one of the cabins. When coal was no longer mined, the area was left and the railway lines were torn up at a later date.
One other abandoned house I passed was one that my daughter and I had found last year. It was built among the rolling hills, far, far away from any road, and is a very impressive sight. This year, they were doing road work repair by a bridge just a matter of feet away from the only possible place to pull over and stop. Thankfully, I was still able to stop and take photos.
The last place I stopped on the way home was to take a few shots of a row of five old granaries. They are quite popular with photographers.
Altogether, a good few hours out. Though I didn't see a lot, the things I did see were most welcome and appreciated. I was glad to get in one more long drive before 'the white stuff' arrives and keeps me close to home. It has already fallen to the west of us.
On September 30th 2019 Jap Euro North East Ltd Scrap Yard on Vulcan Street suffered a massive blaze.
Here are a series of 7 photographs taken 9 months later, showing the aftermath of that fire.
Fuji X-Pro2 Fuji 23mm F2
September 10, 1945
Atsugi Airdrome, Tokyo, Japan
"Some of the Japanese equipment on the airfield when we landed."
"We overflew them [US Naval invasion fleet] in a flight of C-54’s enroute for Atsugi airfield in Tokyo, Japan. The first airplanes to land on the Japanese home island."
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In 1945 Byron would have been in the Pacific theater as C-54 Captain in support of the invasion of Japan, with the US Army Air Corps.
My grandfather, Captain Byron S. Cramblet, flew for the US Army Air Corps in WWII flying mostly bombers and later transports, Scandinavian Airlines (The first SAS Captain), the US Air Force for the Berlin Airlift, and American Airlines for 32 years retiring on the 747.
This photo was taken with his camera: Kodak No.1a Series III camera on A116 rollfilm
(www.flickr.com/photos/97603721@N00/8653994520/)
I am slowly scanning in his photo albums from 40's and 50's and fixing them up if possible in photoshop....
It was Five years today September 4, 2015 that Canterbury was first shaken by a major quake, the people of Christchurch gathered on New Brighton beach this morning to mark the anniversary. I went with a friend but she didn't want to get up so early so we missed part of it. New Brighton Christchurch New Zealand at dawn.
There was a person from Radio News interviewing people there about their experiences of the earthquake five years ago and I was on the Radio News and also in a article.
This the link to me on the News www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/20...
And this is the article: www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/283264/christchurch-marks...
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Wake me up when September ends
Like my father’s come to pass
Seven years has gone so fast
Here comes the rain again
Falling from the stars
Drenched in my pain again
Becoming who we are
As my memory rests
But never forgets what I lost
Wake me up when September ends
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September 27 / September 28, 2015 — Total Lunar Eclipse
In the US, Canada, and Central and South America, this rare Total Lunar Eclipse of a Supermoon will begin on the evening of September 27, 2015. In Europe, South/East Asia, Africa, the Arctic, and in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans it starts after midnight on September 28, 2015.
Also called a Blood Moon this eclipse will last for about 1 hour and 12 minutes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9GrmokeHPY
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Today, I have chosen the "archive photo" option ;) ;) ...
But I have to say, I am so much enjoying all the ALREADY diversified interpretations on JUST today's theme from all of you, for this month's Blythe A Day September group !!
I say ... I am so very IMPRESSED !! BRAVO to all of you ... let's all KEEP our thinking caps on ... think outside the box, as they say ... go with the obvious ... or go with the bizarre ... or any point in-between ...
ANYTHING goes ... as long as we are having FUN!! :)
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(MY) PHOTO CREDITS:
This photo is circa 2012:
(now in dolly world, that is light years behind us ! ha!) SO much has changed in even these 2 short years !! :)
I got my FIRST Blythe in early 2011 ... and ALL the way through 2011, 2012 ... I had 4 GIRLS ONLY !!!
This is how these four that you see here, became my:
"FAB 4" ...
The "Fifth Avenue Four"
Because I had my "Blythe Fifth Avenue" etsy shop (now on hiatus) ;) ... and they were my FOUR ORIGINAL ... AND ONLY MODELS !!! ... for a period well over one year!
THE GIRLS are wearing their "Blythe Fifth Avenue" Princess Charming and Holiday Angel-Butterfly dresses that I made back then ...
From top left:
HOLLISTER HARMONICA: My blonde ADG Pleasant Peasant (my daughter #2) ... wearing her "Princess Charming Sleeping Beauty" dress; cool-cat tights; rhinestone tiara-comb from ebay $1.00)
INGRID INGENUE: She is a translucent ... back in the day when there were virtually NO "factory" girls were available ... I found her somehow (!) ... Her auburn hair is human-like ... very thin, no real "shine" to it like plastic dolly hair ... she is quite unique! ... She is wearing her Hello Kitty "Princess Charming" dress; and her tiara crown is from Hobby Lobby (found in the wedding section ... 4 rhinestone NAPKIN RINGS (!!) ... for $10.!!)
(Ingrid "some like to call me "Ingie" ;) ... is my daughter #4)
PRUDENCE PEACH: She is my first "Custom" and first "real" Blythe (not by my standards, but there are some who feel that ADG girls are not "real" Blythes ... I happen to love them :) OKAY, so Prudence Peach is one of 10 Mademoiselle Rosebud Blythe dolls, purchased by Gina Garan, and given to "Blythe Rescue Mission" (a big-name customizer back in the day ...) ... because Gina wanted to see 10 different versions that could be made with MRB girls! :)
Fast forward to 2011 ... and Gina had her on offer on ebay, and I won the auction! She was well UNDER $100. ... but I love her specially colored hair! (I have since ruined her face-plate, and replaced it with the girl who is now "Prudence Peach" ...)
She is wearing our "PINK FEATHER ANGEL PRINCESS" Dress; and a "rhinestone crown" headband we made with a size 10 rhinestone "ring" (again, these were found on ebay for a dollar) :)
(Prudence is my Daughter #3)
And last, but certainly not least as most of you KNOW and feel the same about your FIRST GIRL ... :)
MY DAUGHTER #1 !!
NENETL NENETL:
(aka, the LONGEST suffering Blythe doll ever !! ;)
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She is an ADG Aztec Arrival ... and has gone through TOO many changes to name (!) ... but here, she is wearing a fun little corkscrew wig that gave her a fun, playful appearance. (All her red ADG hair is "gone", as ADG girls are NOTORIOUS as having the WORST hair ever ... it just had to GO! Charlotte LeFleurs hairs comes in a close second!! ;)
Nenetl (an Aztec name!) ... is wearing our "PINK BUTTERFLY PRINCESS DRESS" ... and HER rhinestone tiara crown is also from the wedding/bridal section of Hobby Lobby ... it is a "bun tiara" for life-size brides.
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All girls (except blonde Hollister) are wearing my own hand-painted eye chips, too)
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And THAT is my ARCHIVE sharing for the day!!
Soooo many things you never needed to know !! :) :)
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September 17th, 2010 - Alice In Chains performs live on the Blackdiamondskye Tour at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan. Credit: Chris Schwegler. www.schwegweb.com
thanking you for looking at my stream. But I must add that these works are original and final images . And are not to be copied or reproduced in any way or form without permission of the artist. wishing you well with blessings and harmony.
On 12 September 2015, I drove further than I've ever driven before - a total of 410 km (254 miles). I met my daughter at 9:00 am and we headed northwards, with our main destination being the Bowden Sunflower Maze. She was feeling well enough after her recent hospital stay, to get out for a day trip.
The quickest route from Calgary is a distance of 96 km (60 miles), but I needed to avoid the main, busy route. Also, the backroads are more pleasant to drive - less traffic and, if one is lucky, the occasional old barn. There was one barn in particular, seen in this photo, that I had seen last year, that I really wanted to show my daughter and this took us a little out of our way. On my visit last year, the owner's Grandson happened to drive out of the property while I was taking photos from the road. I asked if he knew how old the barn was - he said he'd been told, but just couldn't remember. Said his Grandfather had thought about painting the barn, but had decided not to - thank goodness. It is a fine enough historic building to be protected in some way, though, so it was good to see that the roof was fairly new.
We drove through the town of Olds, stopping briefly to take a couple of photos of the bright orange grain elevator. Going north, we drove the roads to the west of the main Highway 2, and on our return trip we drove the roads to the east of Highway 2. I think this trip really convinced my daughter, more strongly than ever, that sadly she has a mother with almost zero sense of direction!
This was the first time I had ever been to Bowden and the Sunflower Maze. For years, I had wished we had a field of Sunflowers somewhere within reach, as I had seen so many gorgeous photos taken by other people in various parts of the world. I certainly didn't get photos like those, but I was happy to get the shots I did get. Apparently, that weekend was going to be the last chance to really see the flowers, so we were just in time. This maze at Eagle Creek Farms is apparently the only Sunflower Maze in Canada. There is also an adjoining Corn Maze, but neither of us wanted to walk through that one, thanks to remembering the horror movie, "Children of the Corn"! The farm also has U-pick vegetables and flowers.
Thanks, Rachel, for spending the day with me - and for all your directions getting us there and back to the city! Lucky we went when we did, as it has been raining ever since.
Campfire on our campsite in Presqu’ile Provincial Park , Martin’s photographs , Brighton , Ontario , Canada , September 29. 2020
Moss , lichen , Mushrooms and Fungi on a fallen tree at campsite
Moss
lichen
Mushrooms
Fungi
fallen tree
campsite in the woods
Fallen trees on shore
Elephant head shape
great variety of plant and a small tree growing on on a tree stump
Jobs wood
Presqu’ile Provincial Park
cropped photograph
Martin’s photograph
Brighton
Ontario
Canada
September 2020
Favourites
IPhone XR
Nikon DF
DF
Nikon
Marsh board walk
Fox head shaped stone
Picnic table
Shore of Lake Ontario
Small tree
Tree stump
Sunset
Lake
tree lined shore and lake with water lilies in the cow pasture area
Water lilies
Beacon in the night , Presqu’ile point Lighthouse at the shore of lake Ontario in Presqu’ile Provincial Park
Beacon in the night , Presqu’ile point Lighthouse
Beacon in the night
Presqu’ile point Lighthouse
Wildflowers
Mulleins
Tall grasses
Large trees standing
Lake Ontario
Presqu’ile point
Lighthouse
Dead tree
Tree
Campsite
Forest
Woods
Trees
Flower
Weeds
Bark
Tree bark
Handy work
Large fungus
Island
Sand
beach
Helen’s photographs
Nature photography
Broken tree
Campfire
The last full moon of the summer was a harvest moon... shortly after dinner I went upstairs and peered out the front window, hanging low on the horizon slightly obscured by wispy clouds the moon peered right back at me.
never one to miss a photo opportunity, i grabbed my camera, my 70-200 and quickly fired off a few shots; within seconds the moon faded behind a thick bank of clouds and was not seen for the rest of the night.
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