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A trio of BNSF GE's lead manifest freight H GALDMO1 11A across the Mississippi River into Burlington, Iowa where it will pull into the yard for work before continuing west. This bridge was, built as a replacement between 2011 and 2012, consists of Five 250-foot fixed trusses, a 370-foot vertical-lift truss span, and two deck plate girder spans
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BNSF Ottumwa Sub
Burlington, IA
BNSF H GALDMO1 11A (Galesburg, IL to Glake Yard - Des Moines, IA)
BNSF 6329 ES44AC Blt. 2009
BNSF 5840 AC44CW Blt. 2004
BNSF 3904 ET44C4 Blt. 2015
Located in a very picturesque area of the county, Windsor Mills Bridge spans Phelps Creek, a tributary of the Grand River. Built in 1867, the Town lattice sits atop cut stone abutments with unique center supports. One is of sandstone quarried nearby. The other, in contrast, is made from creek stone. Windsor Mills Bridge is also listed in the National Register of Historic Places. This bridge was renovated in 2002-2004 and was once again opened to traffic in the spring of 2004.
Red-shouldered Hawk
The Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) is a medium-sized hawk. Its breeding range spans eastern North America and along the coast of California and northern to northeastern-central Mexico. Red-shouldered Hawks are permanent residents throughout most of their range, though northern birds do migrate, mostly to central Mexico. The main conservation threat to the widespread species is deforestation.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-shouldered_hawk
A local landmark and tourist attraction, the Holz Brucke is a 239-foot, 230-ton wooden covered bridge built in 1979 that spans the Cass River in Frankenmuth, Michigan.
HCS!
This photo shows the reverse side of Pulteney Bridge, which spans the River Avon in Bath. It was designed by Robert Adam in a Palladian style and completed in 1774. As with Georgian architecture, the reversed side is often less grand than the front, as in the phrase "Queen Anne front and Mary Ann back".
Taken from the pavement which runs alongside.
For those of us who love the Outer Banks of North Carolina, summer often starts as we cross the Bonner Bridge at Oregon Inlet. Sometimes, sadly, summer ends as we cross that bridge again headed back to our own realities. Perhaps, it will be another year of life before we will be able to return to this very special place.
Walk, last weekend in Oedelem - autumn is here to create these beautiful photos
Explore N°418 - I appreciate your visit, like and comment - enjoy your photography
The Cupid’s Span was commissioned by GAP founders Doris and Donald Fischer, completed in 2002. It was designed by married artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen and placed along the Embarcadero, south of the Ferry Building in San Francisco.
Placed upon a hill and utilizing the mythological account of Eros shooting his arrow into the earth to make it fertile. The idea of burying the arrowhead, and the central part of the bow, morphed the sculpture, capturing avenues of interpretation that were unavailable with the original design. Flipping the sculpture over, gave an appearance of a ship sailing into the bay, or a version of a suspension bridge, which spoke to Claes and Coosje as the perfect accompaniment to the site.
LNER A4 Pacific 4498 (60007) Sir Nigel Gresley catches some nice light crossing Victoria Bridge that spans the River Severn at Arley.
Norfolk Southern 211 passes the ever-changing scenery at CP Hack with three NS widecabs on November 28, 2021 while a CSX train drills off the eastbound out of South Kearny Yard. Originally this scene was home to three 1930-built vertical lift structures; Wittpenn Bridge (left center), PRR's Hack Bridge (right center), and the Hudson & Manhattan Hackensack River bridge. Work to demolish the 1930-built Wittpenn Bridge has been ongoing since October of this year, while finishing touches on the new span (far left) are being completed.
Red-shouldered Hawk
The Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) is a medium-sized hawk. Its breeding range spans eastern North America and along the coast of California and northern to northeastern-central Mexico. Red-shouldered Hawks are permanent residents throughout most of their range, though northern birds do migrate, mostly to central Mexico. The main conservation threat to the widespread species is deforestation.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-shouldered_hawk
The Cornell Lab: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-shouldered_Hawk/overview
Lothian Bridge, a viaduct designed by Thomas Telford, spanning Tyne Water at Pathhead Midlothian. The river flows under the arch which is just out of shot.
A bridge going over the canal at Salford Quays,Manchester.
Thanks for looking,
Chris.
Better on black,press L ;)
Covering about 12,000 acres, Lake Houston is a fairly large lake. It serves as the primary source of drinking water for the city of Houston, and it happens to be crossed across the middle by UP's Beaumont Sub.
Here, right in the middle of the 4000 ft span, UP 4014 belches out some smoke to the excitement of onlookers that came out onto the water to see this massive machine.
PHOBT 18 (Passenger- Houston to Beaumont, TX)
UP 4-8-8-4 #4014
UP SD70M #4015
Houston, TX
August 18th, 2021
The VFW VAK 191B was an experimental German vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) strike fighter of the early 1970s. VAK was the abbreviation for Vertikalstartendes Aufklärungs- und Kampfflugzeug (Vertical Take-off Reconnaissance and Strike Aircraft). Designed and built by the Vereinigte Flugtechnische Werke (VFW), it was developed with the purpose of eventually serving as a replacement for the Italian Fiat G.91 then in service with the German Air Force.
Operationally, it was intended to have been armed with nuclear weapons as a deterrent against aggression from the Soviet Union and, in the event of a major war breaking out, to survive the first wave of attacks by deploying to dispersed locations, rather than conventional airfields, and to retaliate against targets behind enemy lines.
The VAK 191B suffered from a protracted development cycle, spanning ten years between inception and flight, in part due to changing requirements, partnerships changing, and the difficulty inherently associated in the development of VTOL-capable aircraft. Ultimately, during the late 1960s, VFW took the decision to demote the development programme from targeting the type's production and instead only to test-fly a limited number of prototypes, using the VAK 191B effectively as a technology demonstrator and experimental aircraft to support the company's other activities and future programmes. On 10 September 1971, the first prototype conducted the type's maiden flight. A total of 91 flights were performed prior to the retirement of all three prototypes in 1975. These aircraft have been preserved and two are now on public display in museums.
Crooked River Railroad Bridge, 1911, spanning the Crooked River 320 ft. below; at the time of its completion, the second highest railroad bridge in the country.
Cenarth Bridge (Welsh: Pont Cenarth), also spelt Kenarth Bridge, is a three arch bridge which spans the River Teifi at Cenarth, Carmarthenshire in Wales. The bridge was built between 1785 and 1787 and designed by David Edwards, the son of William Edwards who built the Old Bridge at Pontypridd. The bridge straddles the border between Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion. It is both a Grade II* listed structure and a scheduled monument.
A bridge over the River Teifi at Cenarth has existed at least since 1188, when it was mentioned in the writings of Gerald of Wales. The present bridge was constructed between 1785 and 1787 by Messrs Watkins and Webb. It was designed by David Edwards (born 1748), who also built the Llandeilo Yr Ynys bridge near Nantgaredig earlier in 1786 and the later Newport Bridge.
The bridge was designed to carry horse-drawn vehicles and has three stone arches which span 11.6 m (38 ft), 11.9 m (39 ft) and 12.2 m (40 ft). The bridge is made of ashlar masonry and rubble stone with the parapet coping in rough slate. The design includes two cylindrical holes (perforated spandrels) 6 ft (1.8 m) in diameter, one either side of the central span. The holes were included in the design to reduce the weight of the structure and also to allow floodwaters to pass through them, instead of going over the top of the bridge: while the river appears to flow only under the southern arch, when in full flood the Teifi flows through all three arches. This feature was used by Edwards's father William, who used six holes in the Old Bridge at Pontypridd to reduce the weight and pressure on the centre section.
The accounts for the local quarter sessions show that in 1787 David Edwards was paid £2.12s.2d ster. for half his fee. Therefore his total fee for the bridge was £5.4s.4d. In 2014, this would have been worth between £6,600 and £9,100.
The bridge was widened in 1852 by Richard Kyrke Penson to make the right-angled bend at the north end easier to negotiate.
The bridge joins two counties, Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion. It forms part of the former turnpike, now the A484 road, from Carmarthen to Cardigan. It is 4.75 m (15.6 ft) wide, but it has no footpaths. It is still being used by motor traffic in the 2010s with a speed limit of 20 miles per hour (32 kilometres per hour).
The bridge was Grade II* listed in the 1960s, with the Carmarthenshire southern end listed on 21 September 1964 and the Ceredigion northern end listed later on 23 June 1967. The bridge is also a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
I couldn't resist another look at Senior SPAN sensor equipped
'Kimi 01' aka Lockheed U-2S Dragon Lady 68-10337 returning to Fairford in 2020 after a near 11 hour mission
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"We will cross every bridge with adventure in our eyes, Hands locked together looking for blue skies."
• Fennec fox
• Fénec, feneco, zorro del desierto
The fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) is a small crepuscular fox native to the deserts of North Africa, ranging from Western Sahara and Mauritania to the Sinai Peninsula. Its most distinctive feature is its unusually large ears, which serve to dissipate heat and listen for underground prey.
Its name comes from the species' Arabic name: fanak (فَنَك), which means "little fox".
Scientific classification:
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Carnivora
Infraorder:Cynoidea
Family:Canidae
Subfamily:Caninae
Tribe:Vulpini
Genus:Vulpes
Species:V. zerda
The fennec is the smallest fox species. Its coat, ears, and kidney functions have adapted to the desert environment with high temperatures and little water. It mainly eats insects, small mammals and birds. The fennec has a life span of up to 14 years in captivity and about 10 years in the wild. Its main predators are the Verreaux's eagle-owl, jackals and other large mammals. Fennec families dig out burrows in the sand for habitation and protection, which can be as large as 120 m2 (1,300 sq ft) and adjoin the burrows of other families. Precise population figures are not known but are estimated from the frequency of sightings; these indicate that the fennec is currently not threatened by extinction. Knowledge of social interactions is limited to information gathered from captive animals. The fennec's fur is prized by the indigenous peoples of North Africa, and it is considered an exotic pet in some parts of the world.
In captive fennec foxes, glaucoma is a common eye disease. Its prevalence in captive animals is due to factors like genetic predisposition (limited genetic diversity), environmental stress, lack of exercise, and age (captive animals often live longer).
Oasis Wildlife Fuerteventura, La Lajita, Fuerteventura, Islas Canarias
The Telford bridge across the Spey at Craigellachie always looks good but autumn trees emphasise its beauty.
"Flow with whatever is happening and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate". ~Chuang Tzu~
WANNABE WARMER WEDNESDAY #6
Can't believe I'm still here. LOL. My attention span leaves a lot to be desired. My favorite of all the summer blossoms are the water lily/lotus from the Chicago Botanic Garden. I could sit with them all day long because every time you turn around they're a little more open, a little more closed, lighted differently. The last couple of years had been hard to shoot them. 2020 brought closures from the pandemic and 2021 brought construction to my two favorite parts of the Garden. Here's to hoping that 2022 is going to be a better year!! ♥
A macro view of the root of a white onion. The frame represents a span of 1¾ - inches across.
Strobist info:
The scene was illuminated by two Nikon SB900 speedlights positioned at 3- and 9-o'clock, one-foot above and two-feet away from the subject. They were fired in Manual mode @ ¼ power through Neewer 24" x 24" soft boxes.
The SB900s were triggered by three PocketWizard Plus X flash triggers.
Lens: Tokina AT - X M100 AF PRO D (AF 100mm f / 2.8 Macro).
Span: Lobos marinos en la Isla de los Pájaros en el Canal Beagle, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
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Engl: Sea lions on Bird Island in the Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
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Shot from the Marin County side of the Golden Gate today
The color of this lake is amazing on a clear day. This is a glacial lake and spans over 10 miles and is over 300 ft. deep.
I just read some new alerts for the Glacier. There are several active fires in the park, though at this time they are small. Praying they don't get worse.
Hope everyone has a clear day for the eclipse! Cloudy here. :(
There couldn't have been more than about two minutes from the time I approached this fence until I walked away. Perhaps a reflection on my increasingly short attention span. Or maybe my internal guidance system telling me that I already had the definitive shot and there was no point hanging out here. I get that quote often while out shooting. An inner voice seems to tell me when I'm done. Sometimes it's so clear and distinct that it feels external, not of my own mind. No matter; I always heed it. Anyway, back in the moment, I immediately reacted to the shadows cast by the pickets. They seemed to lengthen the pickets in a way that restored their full height, as if to account for the lower portions that were buried in the deep snow. I also loved the dichotomy of the quintessential white picket fence transformed into something ominous, almost cage-like. Not to mention another bright, sunny winter day turned into a film noir abstraction.