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Today was an absolutely perfect day to be out on the Chesapeake Bay! We left the marina a bit after nine and returned at 3:30! We ventured farther afield than we have before going south and across the bay to the Choptank River and then up the Tred Avon River (which flows into the Choptank) to Oxford, Maryland . A great exercise in planning the route and waypoints. It's amazing to be out on such a huge expanse of water and be almost alone!
There were lots of working boats near Tangier Island running trotlines for blue crabs.
www.bluecrab.info/crabbing/trotline.html
I had not yet seen this lighthouse and was glad to have the chance. The bay was incredibly calm as you can see in this shot. We could not get too close as it's in just a foot or so of water now!
What a wonderful way to spend the day!!
From Wikipedia:
The Sharps Island Light is the third lighthouse to stand nearly 3 miles (5 km) south-southwest from the southern end of Tilghman Island in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay.[2] The structure is best known today for evoking the Leaning Tower of Pisa, a condition caused by an ice floe in 1977.
The first lighthouse was built on Sharps Island in 1838, but due to the island's erosion it was moved in 1848. This was replaced with a screwpile lighthouse in 1866 near the original location of the first structure.[3][4]
The second lighthouse lasted until 1881 when it was forced off its foundations by an ice floe. It floated nearly five miles down the Chesapeake—with its keepers still inside—until it ran aground, allowing the men to escape unharmed.[5]
The current light, a sparkplug lighthouse, was constructed in 1882 with a concrete caisson foundation and a 35-foot (11 m) cast iron tower. The fourth-order Fresnel lens was replaced with a 9.8-inch (250 mm) lens in 1977; the focal plane is 54 feet (16 m) above sea level. The tower includes an integral dwelling and was manned until 1938 when the United States Coast Guard automated the light.[3] Leaning by about 15° since it was ice-damaged in 1977, the structure is picturesque, but in poor condition.
The Sharps Island Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (reference # 82002821) on July 22, 1982.[1] It is one of the many historic features along Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail.
It is also on the Lighthouse Digest Doomsday List of endangered lighthouses.[6]
As of 2006, the lighthouse was a candidate for sale under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act.[6][7] It was deactivated in January 2010.[8]
It was warm last evening and I went early to my Portland Camera Club Meeting to take some photos of this lighthouse. There happened to be a ferry passing by. In the foreground is the piled stone breakwater. It is adjacent to what remains of Fort Preble.
Spring Point Ledge Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in South Portland, Maine that marks a dangerous obstruction on the west side of the main shipping channel into Portland Harbor. It is now adjacent to the campus of Southern Maine Community College.
The lighthouse was constructed in 1897 by the government after seven steamship companies stated that many of their vessels ran aground on Spring Point Ledge. Congress initially allocated $20,000 to its construction, although the total cost of the tower ended up being $45,000 due to problems with storms and poor quality cement. The lighthouse featured a fog bell that sounded twice every 12 seconds, and a lantern fitted with a fifth order Fresnel lens first lit by Keeper William A. Lane on May 24, 1897.
Improvements were made to the lighthouse throughout the 20th century. It was electrified in 1934, and in 1951, a 900-foot breakwater made from 50,000 short tons (45,000 t) of granite was constructed in order to connect the lighthouse to the mainland. The lighthouse was originally owned and operated by the United States Coast Guard. However, on April 28, 1998, the Maine Lights Selection Committee approved a transfer of ownership of the tower to the Spring Point Ledge Light Trust, with the USCG retaining only the light and fog signal. (Wikipedia)
Tarrytown Light, also known as Kingsland Point Light and Sleepy Hollow Light, is a sparkplug lighthouse on the east side of the Hudson River in Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States. It a conical steel structure erected in the 1880s. In 1979 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Optimus Prime the Ultimate Lego version designed and built by me. I wanted to change my deluxe model for Brickfete but instead tore it down and started a whole new model.
More info on MOCpages:
www.mocpages.com/moc.php/319913
..and Youtube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjgZqy3YmRs
Enjoy!
June's Strawberry Moon rising over Lubec Channel Lighthouse, aka the Spark Plug. The haze that night gave the moon a deep red color, perfect for its namesake.
Nikon Z8 with NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 lens @ 145mm, f/2.8, ISO 1600. It was dark enough that the moon was blowing out, so this is a blend of two exposures to capture detail in the foreground and moon. Foreground @ 1 sec, moon at 1/4 sec.
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A rainy day travelling thru South Texas...good time to try a Moo-latte. Betty makes a great Mocha Caramel Moo-latte! Yummmmmm
For Wardrobe_remix:
red wellies: Target
purple dress: Wet Seal
navy tee: Talbot's
recycled newspaper purse: WorldofGood.com
spark plug necklace: ME!
She moved by quite quickly as schooner-rigged boats are apt to do with barely a list and with no motorized propulsion aboard of her whatsoever – just that tiny captain’s gig she’s towing behind which is used as a push boat in calm harbors with slack tide. Normally, she’s slightly dark forest green, but this year she was almost the color of a midnight walk in the woods. Well known as the queen of the Maine windjammer fleet, she got her graceful name in 1918 after the bells tolled the Armistice ending the First World War.
Between the islands of Vinalhaven & North Haven.
It looks like lil' Eddy outfoxed his best friend Cough Drop and traded his prized sparkplug collection for an honest to goodness sammitch! Too bad it's nothin' more than an old sponge and a fist-fulla milkweed, but it's the first real meal Eddy's had in weeks. Eat up, young foop!
We had an amazing time on board the Royal Caribbean's Adventure of the Seas on our seven night cruise of New England and Canada (July 27th through August 3rd, 2018). Our first stop was Portland (Maine) and we took the "Lighthouses of Maine" shore excursion. We could not get on the morning excursion, so ours left at 2pm in the afternoon. The timing might have been very optimal as it clouded up a bit and those amazing clouds that contributed to some fantastic pictures. The excursion provided visits to three lighthouses. The Spring Point Ledge Light is a sparkplug lighthouse built in 1897 and located in South Portland. These are pictures taken at the Spring Point Ledge Light include a few of Portland Head Light and the Adventure of the Seas at port. Taken on Sunday July 29th, 2018.
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, an original book cover(not used in any official capacity) for the Philip K Dick novel of the same name.
12.5x19.5, gouache and ink on cold press watercolor paper
I did this for a charity auction benefiting the family of Dylan Williams, owner of Sparkplug Comics, who sadly died of cancer in September 2011. All proceeds went to help Dylan's family pay his medical bills.
Robson Reef Lighthouse in the Hudson River at Bayonne, NJ as seen from the Norwegian Escape on Saturday, August30th, 2025. The current "sparkplug" style lighthouse structure was built in 1883.
Notable Keeper: It is famous for being managed by Katherine Walker, who served as the principal keeper from 1894 to 1919 after her husband passed away.
Romer Shoal Light
Romer Shoal Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in Lower New York Bay, on the north edge of the Swash Channel, about ³⁄₄ nautical mile south of Ambrose Channel and 2 ¹⁄₂ nautical miles north of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, in the entrance to New York Harbor.
Opened: 1838
Automated: 1966
Height: 54'
Material: Cast iron
For more info: www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=655
Aston Martin DB4GT (1959-63) Engine 3750cc S6 Production 75 (+ 19 Zagato built cars)
Registration Number 5000 HJ
Race # 66 John + Gillian Goldsmith
ASTON MARTIN SET
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The DB4 GT was a special lightweight, high-performance version of the DB4. Introduced in September 1959, the GT's featured enclosed headlights and a thinner aluminium skin for lighter weight. The wheelbase was also reduced in comparison to the standard car, which resulted in many cars not being fitted with rear seats.
The engine, though, was what made the GT special. Available in 3.7 L (3670 cc/223 in³) and 3.8 L (3750 cc/228 in³) versions, the GT's engine had twin sparkplugs per cylinder with two distributors and three twin-choke Weber carburettors. Modifications to the cylinder head brought compression to 9.0:1 and power output was 302 hp (225 kW).
Maximum speed for the GT was 151 mph (246 km/h)[4] with a 6.1 second sprint to 60 mph (97 km/h).
Seventy-five GTs were built with this body style. Nineteen more were modified by the Zagato works in Italy into DB4 GT Zagatos, with plain oval grilles, sans the stock GT's tail fins, and a smoothed out rear end. A single car was also styled by Bertone and dubbed the Bertone Jet.
Shot at Donington Historic Festival, 6th May 2012 Ref: 84-141
Goodwood Revival 2017
A wonderful weekend of classic cars, racing, rain, and more Fiat 500’s than you can shake a stick at. Classic photo opportunities everywhere!
Creator: Lucian Bernhard (German graphic designer, 1883-1972)
Date: 1915
Materials: color lithograph
Measurements: 45.6 cm (height) x 64.2 cm (width)
Work type: advertisements; posters
Image Description: advertising poster for automotive spark plugs
Image_Filename: 06110712
Subjects: Advertisements
A nice example of the fast 80s saloon, the Alfa 75, with the classic Alfa Romeo twin cam, 4 cylinder Twin Spark engine, with 2 sparkplugs per cylinder, an engine that was in production for many years, and was a popular alternative, for the ones, who could not afford, or did not have the need, for the legendary Alfa V6 engine :)
Nikon D80, Nikkor 18-70/3.5-4.5, ISO 200, f/4,5, 1/60, 70mm
memory of christmas in 2012
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Title: At Fanshawe College St. Thomas in February 1971, everything had a name and instructor Ray Broadbent, left, made sure the girls knew not only the name of each car part, but what it did and what happened if it stops working. Here, sparkplugs were the point of the lesson for Mrs. D. A. Duncanson, centre, and Bonnie Bowes. Ray Broadbent of St. Thomas passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at the age of 81. Ray was a life-long resident of St. Thomas with the exception of three years during World War II when his family moved to Pictou, Nova Scotia where his father, a ship's plater by trade, worked in the ship yards. In 1964 Ray and his young family moved to Toronto where he attended the Ontario College of Education. During his teacher training he designed an auto shop which was included in the plans for the new Parkside Collegiate Institute where he taught from 1967 to 1994. From 1965 to 1967 and from 1984 to 1986, Ray taught at Arthur Voaden Secondary School. From 1986 until his retirement in 1989 he was in charge of Co-operative Education for Elgin County. After retirement he built two 1952 MG TD replicars, one of which is still in the family. Prior to going to teachers' college, Ray worked for 10 years at Stuart's Garage in Talbotville where he served his apprenticeship. Ray was active in the life of Central United Church for many years, having served in various positions on the church council, including two terms as Chair. He chaired the Vision '97 Committee which oversaw renovations to make the church handicap accessible. He also served on the Board of Pearce-Williams Christian Centre and was Chair when the dining room was raised and a foundation installed beneath it. As well, the Longhouse was renovated to include a chapel and a kitchenette. For over 20 years, Ray and Shirley Chaired the St. Thomas Rotary Music Festival for which he received a double Paul Harris Fellowship as well as a City of St. Thomas Volunteer Appreciation Award. Ray's first love and greatest joy was his family.
Creator(s): St. Thomas Times-Journal
Bygone Days Publication Date: April 27, 2016
Original Publication Date: February 5, 1971
Reference No.: C9 Sh3 B3 F24 42b
Credit: Elgin County Archives, St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds
Chassis n° 2071GT
Engine n° 2071GT
Bonhams : the Zoute Sale
Estimated : € 1.200.000 - 1.600.000
Zoute Grand Prix 2019
Knokke - Zoute
België - Belgium
October 2019
By the early 1960s, road car production had ceased to be a sideline for Ferrari and was seen as vitally important to the company's future stability. Thus the 250, Ferrari's first volume-produced model, can be seen as critically important, though production of the first of the line - the 250 Europa, built from 1953 to '54 - amounted to fewer than 20. Before the advent of the Europa, Ferrari had built road-going coupés and convertibles in small numbers, usually to special customer order using a sports-racing chassis as the basis. Ghia and Vignale of Turin and Touring of Milan were responsible for bodying many of these but there was no attempt at standardisation for series production and no two cars were alike.
The introduction of the 250 Europa heralded a significant change in Ferrari's preferred coachbuilder; whereas previously Vignale had been the most popular carrozzeria among Maranello's customers, from now on Pinin Farina (later 'Pininfarina') would be Ferrari's number one choice, bodying no fewer than 48 out of the 53 Europa/Europa GTs built. Pinin Farina's experiments eventually crystallised in a new Ferrari 250 GT road car that was first displayed publicly at the Geneva Salon in March 1956. However, the Torinese Carrozzeria was not yet in a position to cope with the increased workload, resulting in production being entrusted to Carrozzeria Boano after Pinin Farina had completed a handful of prototypes.
The 250 GT featured the lighter and more compact Colombo-designed 3.0-litre V12 in place of its predecessor's bulkier Lampredi unit. Power output of the single-overhead-camshaft all-aluminium engine was 220bhp at 7,000rpm. Shorter in the wheelbase (by 200mm) than that of the Europa, the 250 GT chassis followed Ferrari's established practice, being a multi-tubular frame tied together by oval main tubes, though the independent front suspension now employed coil springs instead of the previous transverse leaf type. A four-speed all-synchromesh gearbox transmitted power to the live rear axle, while braking was looked after by hydraulic drums all round.
True series production began with the arrival of Pininfarina's 'notch back' Coupé on the 250 GT chassis, some 353 of which were built between 1958 and 1960 within the sequence '0841' to '2081'. However, the relatively small scale of production meant that cars could still be ordered with subtle variations according to customer choice, as well as enabling a handful of show cars and 'specials' to be constructed on the 250 GT chassis.
A number of prominent European coachbuilders offered a variety of body styles on the 250 GT chassis, with Scaglietti and Pininfarina producing elegant open-top spyder and cabriolet models. Exhibited at the 1957 Geneva Salon, the latter's first 250 GT Cabriolet, which, unusually, featured a Vintage-style cut-down driver's door, was snapped up by Ferrari works driver Peter Collins, who later had the car converted to disc brakes. After a handful of alternative versions had been built, series production began in July 1957, around 40 Series I Pininfarina Cabriolets being completed before the introduction of the Series II in 1959. Effectively an open-top version of the Pininfarina-built 250 GT Coupé, whose chassis and mechanicals it shared, the Cabriolet was built alongside its closed cousin until 1962. Overall design followed that of the Coupé, with short nose and long rear overhang, while a more-vertical windscreen provided greater headroom in the generously sized cockpit. As well as the aforementioned improvements to brakes and transmission, the Series II cars benefited from the latest, 240bhp V12 with outside sparkplugs, coil valve springs, and 12-port cylinder heads. The 250 GT was the most successful Ferrari of its time, production of all types exceeding 900 units, of which 200 were Series II Cabriolets like that offered here.
A number of important developments occurred during 250 GT production: the original 128C 3.0-litre engine being superseded by the twin-distributor 128D, which in turn was supplanted in 1960 by the outside-plug 128F engine which did away with its predecessor's Siamesed inlets in favour of six separate ports. On the chassis side, four-wheel disc brakes arrived late in 1959 and a four-speeds-plus-overdrive gearbox the following year, the former at last providing the 250 GT with stopping power to match its speed. More refined and practical than any previous road-going Ferrari, yet retaining the sporting heritage of its predecessors, the 250 GT is a landmark model of immense historical significance. Despite this, original survivors are relatively few, as many have been modified and converted into replicas of more exotic Ferraris such as the 250 GTO, Testarossa, etc.
According to the accompanying Massini Report, chassis number '2071' is the 66th of the 200 units built, and as a Series II car has the added advantage of disc brakes all round. Originally finished in the handsome combination of Grigio Argento with Nero interior, the Ferrari was sold new in 1960 via Jacques Swaters' Garage Francorchamps, the official Ferrari importer for Belgium, to its first owner, Jean Blaton. A wealthy Belgian industrialist, Ferrari aficionado and gentleman racing driver, who raced under the name 'Beurlys', Jean Blaton had an excellent taste and was a personal friend of Jacques Swaters, from whom he bought numerous Ferraris over the years.
Blaton is best remembered for his daring exploits in the Le Mans 24-Hour Race in which he drove a succession of Ferraris over a 10-year period between 1958 and 1967, finishing on the podium on nearly every outing. On many occasions he drove his own Ferraris, including a 250 GT MM, 250 GT Testarossa, 250 GT LWB Tour de France, 250 GT SWB, 250 GTO, 250 LM, and 330 P3/P4. He secured his best result at Le Mans in 1963 when he finished 2nd overall with co-driver Langlois van Ophen at the wheel of a Ferrari 250 GTO, winning the GT Class for Swaters' racing team, Écurie Francorchamps.
Jean Blaton was also a friend of Enzo Ferrari, who was only too happy to accommodate his highly regarded customer's special requests. In the case of his 250 GT Cabriolet, Blaton specified that the car should have large side vents in the front wings, similar to those of the Series III 410 Superamerica, which were incorporated by Pinin Farina on Mr Ferrari's instruction. These vents not only make the car appear more sporting, they also serve to break up its lengthy flanks to good effect. Blaton's car, with its special features, was prominently displayed in Ferrari's 1960 yearbook.
In 1964, Blaton sold '2071' to Luigi Chinetti, another gentleman racing driver and sole importer of Ferraris into the USA. The car was then sold to a Mr Gilbertson from Vista, California. Following Mr Gilbertson's death, the Ferrari was acquired from his widow in 1978 by Mr Ken Gerber of San Diego, California, who kept it for the next 32 years. A member of the Ferrari Owners' Club, Mr Gerber enjoyed the car throughout the 1980s, attending various events.
During Mr Gerber's ownership (in 1992-1994) a fastidious restoration was carried out, the precision machining work on the engine and mechanical systems being entrusted to recognised specialist Bob Wallace of Phoenix, Arizona. Original parts were retained wherever possible and the few that were not saveable were either replaced with originals or perfect reproductions. The car was refinished in Rosso Rubino and completed in time for the 1994 International Ferrari Concours in Monterey.
Ken Gerber sold the Ferrari in 2010 and the following year the car moved to the UK having been bought by DK Engineering. The car was sold to Belgium in 2012, since when it has belonged to the current lady owner. Carrying the very suitable registration, '250 – GTS', the car has been enjoyed by its owner on numerous occasions and at prestigious events including the Zoute Rally. Now presented in excellent condition after recent cosmetic re-commissioning, it affords the prospect of comfortable open-top cruising in unparalleled style. Possessing links to Belgian and excellent provenance, this unique Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet is worthy of the closest inspection.
It's the best thing that you've ever had; the best thing you've had has gone away.
Don't leave me high, don't leave me dry.
~Radiohead
Okay then, IF your Central A/C unit does not seem to be working as it should be working. Do not punch the thermostat. Thermostats are kind of sensitive. Tonya is sometimes an emotional sparkplug.
Looking up at the top section of Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse on a perfect summer day.
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Spring Point Ledge Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in South Portland, Maine that marks a dangerous obstruction on the west side of the main shipping channel into Portland Harbor.
The lighthouse was constructed in 1897 by the government after seven steamship companies stated that many of their vessels ran aground on Spring Point Ledge. Congress initially allocated $20,000 to its construction, although the total cost of the tower ended up being $45,000 due to problems with storms and poor quality cement. The lighthouse featured a fog bell that sounded twice every 12 seconds, and a lantern fitted with a fifth order Fresnel lens first lit by Keeper William A. Lane on May 24, 1897.
Improvements were made to the lighthouse throughout the 20th century. It was electrified in 1934, and in 1951, a 900-foot breakwater made from 50,000 short tons (45,000 t) of granite was constructed in order to connect the lighthouse to the mainland. The lighthouse was originally owned and operated by the United States Coast Guard. However, on April 28, 1998, the Maine Lights Selection Committee approved a transfer of ownership of the tower to the Spring Point Ledge Light Trust, with the USCG retaining only the light and fog signal. On May 22, 1999, Spring Point Ledge Light was opened to the public for the first time in its history. It is a popular spot on any summer day for families to picnic and boat-watch on the breakwater or for fisherman to spend an afternoon catching fish. Adjacent to the lighthouse, visitors may also tour the old Fort Preble, the Southern Maine Community College Campus, and visit a small gift shop.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Spring Point Ledge Light Station on January 21, 1988.
Thanks Stefan for always reminding on where the enclaves of beauty can be found in Singapore. I've had my eye on this place for a while but never got round to it.. This was a blend of 9 photographs of the same scene - 4 for the light show, 3 for the traffic trails, 1 for the building details and 1 for the long cloud movement. I would have added more lights but the clouds kind of made it difficult when they were at that region.
Selegie Road, Singapore.
Spark Plug Dropped into a vase of water.
Strobist info: YN560 @ 30 cm above mirror under vase YN560 30cm above vase both @ 1/32
Camera 7D 1/250 F16 100mm Macro
Timing Phototrigger Light Trigger Mode