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A very rough tough day , our youngest son's (19) best friend since he was 3 ...was laid to rest today . Nick was a wonderful, sensitive, kind soul , he will be greatly missed . To watch one sons be the poll bearer for a dear friend tugs at the heart.... But to be the Mom of one not coming home is unimaginable. It poured in heavy rain/ thunder/ lightening during the Mass and Funeral ....and then this happened.... May the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace
So the weather still wasn't cooperating when we arrived at Milford Sound. Decided to head back to find clearer skies and less snow.
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Seen on my way home from work on Friday. There was a strong wind and we seemed to be lower than usual perhaps avoiding higher winds above us.
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Scot's have long memories. Even when they moved to New Zealand they erected a monument to remember the Massacre of Glencoe in 1692, in which 38 members of the Clan MacDonald of Glencoe were killed by forces acting on behalf of the government of King William III following the Glorious Revolution. There is no loch near this one, just a few trees and fields with sheep.
Returning from lifting empty autoracks from Coakley siding OSR 1400 crosses over the Thames River before entering CPR's Woodstock yard and preparing to return to Ingersoll.
This day started with heavy rain in the Detroit suburbs, it was great to end it in Woodstock with an F unit leading a freight under sunny skies.
Day 1 of the Hump Ridge Track - we reached the tops after about 6hrs of walking and 20km, still raining and covered in cloud, for the short walk to Okaka Lodge, our accommodation for the night.
The Catlins comprise an area in the southeastern corner of the South Island of New Zealand. The area lies between Balclutha and Invercargill, straddling the boundary between the Otago and Southland regions. It includes the South Island's southernmost point, Slope Point.
A rugged, sparsely populated area, the Catlins features a scenic coastal landscape and dense temperate rainforest, both of which harbour many endangered species of birds, most notably the rare yellow-eyed penguin. The coast attracts numerous marine mammals, among them New Zealand fur seals and Hooker's sea lions. In general terms the area enjoys a maritime temperate climate. Its exposed location leads to its frequently wild weather and heavy ocean swells, which are an attraction to big-wave surfers, and have also caused numerous shipwrecks.
People have lived in the area since around 1350 AD. Prior to European settlement, the region was sparsely inhabited by nomadic groups of Māori, most of whom lived close to river mouths. In the early days of European settlement the area was frequented by whalers and sealers, and saw milling became a major local industry from the mid-19th century until the 1930s.
Tourism has become of growing importance in the Catlins economy, which otherwise relies heavily on dairy farming and fishing.
The region's population has fallen to less than half its peak in the early 20th century. Some 1,200 people now live in the Catlins, many of them in the settlement of Owaka. This is linked to population centres to the north and southwest via the area's only major road, part of the Southern Scenic Route. Owaka contains the area's main school, the Catlins Area School, catering for students from year 1 to year 13. There are three other small primary schools throughout the Catlins district. Owaka also has a medical centre, the nearest hospital being in Balclutha. The Catlins is governed at local level as part of the Clutha and Southland Districts and is represented at national level as part of the Clutha-Southland electorate.
Second picture of the series Southlands Sunrise
(Vertical view, very long exposure just a few minutes after sunrise)
Sunrise on Punta del Carnero in Algeciras -Cadiz-
Long exposure, using only ten steps filter and the technique of black card.
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Missouri Pacific EMD GP38-2 No. 2377 rests at Yard Center locomotive facility at Dolton, Illinois, on August 10, 1986, after starring in a movie disguised as Southland No. 2377. It was featured in “End of the line” starring Kevin Bacon, Wilford Brimley, and of course, Southland No. 2377. I have never seen the 1987 movie, but gist of it involves the closing down of Southland Railway to be replaced by air freight, with railway workers in the shop town of Clifford, Arkansas, deciding to fight the shutting, with Brimley’s character leading the way. They decide to head to the railroad’s headquarters in Chicago to change the the mind of the Chairman of the Board about closing down the railway, and what better way to get there than GP38-2 No. 2377! The locomotive obviously got used for some target practice at some point, with No. 2377 still riddled with bullet holes and missing some window glass in this view.
The history of No. 2377 is pretty interesting too. This locomotive was built as MP No. 900 in 1972, later renumbered to No. 2051. After the merger with Union Pacific in 1982, the locomotive was renumbered to No. 2377 in 1986, when the then-stored locomotive was chosen to star in “End of the Line” with the Jenks blue paint washed and a Southland logo covering up the old MoPac insignia. After movie work, the locomotive was stored again and retired from the UP roster in 1987, soon thereafter going into the Helm Leasing locomotive fleet as HLCX No. 2377. After working for various other railroads as part of the lease fleet, the engine went back to the UP in 1996! No. 2377 became UP No. 1819, again renumbered No. 319—minus the bullet holes, of course.
OSR #1620 and #1591 are in charge of the Ontario Southland's Guelph job as they cross Cardigan Street in the rain on the Canadian Pacific's former Goderich Subdivision. Both engines were GP9us rebuilt at CPR's Angus Shops in Montreal. CP purged the last of its first-generation EMDs with the adoption of PSR.
Another amazing aurora display tonight :) met a few fellow astrophotographers, all witness to an amazing show!!
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Suðurland, Ísland
I found this delightful set of cascades on a nameless stream just east of Foss á Siðu along the Ring Road in southern Iceland.
The high bluff in the upper left marks the northern edge of the Iceland's southern lowlands. Right after the last ice age these lowlands were under water, but isostatic rebound from the removal of the weight of the glaciers soon lifted them out of the water.
Explored July 3, 2015