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Kangerlussuaq Airport
Kangerlussuaq Airport is the former Sondrestrom Air Base, and now serves as the “hub” for Air Greenland (which boasts one Airbus A330, seven Dash-8’s, and 21 helicopters). The town exists to support the airport, repurposing the former air bases buildings and infrastructure.
My recent trip to Greenland was my first time ever getting a chance to see the aurora. And while we got a smidge of a sighting on the main part of the trip, the weather skunked us.
But, on the return trip from Ilullisat to Copenhagen, I had a layover in Kangerlussuaq, with one more chance to see the lights. I hung out at the airport with several friends who were delayed on their flights, then headed to my pre-planned hostel for the night. While walking to the hostel on the south side of the airport, I noted that the sky was clear, and the air crisp - just right for aurora, right? I told my one remaining travel-mate that I'd come and get him if the skies opened up, and we both headed off to bed.
So, just before I tucked in, I stuck my head out the back door, and BOOM!, there it was!!! I ran down the hall, and pounded on his door, demanded that he hurry up, and I grabbed my gear, mittens, and hat, and ran out the back door.
The hostel is adjacent to the airport... oh, holy cow, bright lights everywhere...not the best conditions at all. But we jogged 1/4 mile down the backroad, tried to find a light shadow and hoped for the best.
How many cars do you think there are in Kangerlussuaq, a town with 500 residents? Well, I can tell you EVERY ONE of them came down this road while we were here. At one point, we wondered if the townsfolk were playing a joke on us and had telephoned each other to "Drive down the dead-end road behind the airport. There's tourists there".
Two hours, standing in sub-zero temps, marveling at the sky, and laughing at the cars.
Embrace the challenges. What a night.
Stone archway underneath the Queensboro Bridge, taken from Roosevelt Island in New York City. The bridge opened in 1906, and the archway here is 125 feet tall.
This was the last shot from our trip, after this we headed back to the hotel and got our bags packed for our early morning flight back home.
Kostverlorenvaart 26/02/2021 15h50
The Kostverlorenvaart and paltrok mill De Otter as seen from the Beltbrug in the Frederik Hendrikbuurt in Oud-West. Also called Hugo de Grootbuurt.
Windmill De Otter
De Otter is a paltrok mill in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. As all Dutch paltrok mills it is a windpowered sawmill. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 1198.
De Otter, probably earlier known as De Kleine Otter (The Small Otter) was built in or shortly after 1631. It is the only one left over from a group of sawmills built in the area between the Kostverlorenvaart canal and the Singelgracht.
De Otter is a Dutch paltrok mill - a wooden mill supported on a short central post and a ring of wooden rollers on a low brick base and designed specifically for sawing wood. The mill body is boarded, however the sawing floor is open on three sides with only the windward facing side and the side roofs giving protection against the weather.
[ More: Wikipedia - De Otter ]
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Vespula vulgaris is a eusocial vespid that builds its tan paper nest in or on a structure capable of supporting it. A founding queen searches for a hollow tree, wall cavity, rock crevice, or even a mammal-made hole to build a nest. One colony cycle lasts for about 6–11 months and each colony cycle produces around 3000–8000 larvae.
The extraordinary adaptation skills of V. vulgaris enable it to live in a wide range of habitats, from very humid areas to artificial environments such as gardens and human structures. This species, along with other wasp species such as V. germanica, has impacted the ecosystem, especially those in New Zealand and Australia, where they were imported by humans, and frequently cause damage to fruit crops and endanger humans.
Adult workers of V. vulgaris measure about 12–17 mm (0.5–0.7 in) from head to tip of abdomen, and weigh 84.1 ± 19.0 mg, whereas the queen is about 20 mm (0.8 in) long. It has aposematic colors of black and yellow; yellow pronotal bands which are almost parallel to each other and black dots and rings on its abdomen. The queens and workers appear very similar to Vespula germanica, except when they are seen head on, as the V. vulgaris face lacks the three black dots of V. germanica. Instead, each has only one black mark on its clypeus, which is usually anchor or dagger-shaped. This applies to queens and workers only. In addition, identification of this species may be difficult because the black mark on its clypeus can sometimes appear broken, making it again look similar to V. germanica. It is prudent to use multiple identifying characteristics and if in any doubt to consult experts.
Still more difficult to distinguish between species are the males. Almost undetectable with the naked eye, the only confident identification of V. vulgaris males is to seek the distinct aedeagus tip shapes and lateral processes of their genitalia.
PT&P custom designed seventy-eight figure 2000 heavy duty pipe saddles for two 24" insulated ductile iron pipelines. The two pipelines are routed beneath a 650' bridge crossing over a river in upper New York State. The insulation is 3" thick with high density polyethylene jacketing. Axial movements due to expansion can approach 3". In order for the jacketing to avoid being damaged when displacements occur, the saddles have been lined with polished stainless steel.
Und das ist Brit Angel von den "Bad Daughters" . Hey Brit .. erinnerst Du dich noch!? 😎
And this is Brit Angel from the "Bad Daughters". Hey Brit... do you remember!? 😎
Support posts for the overhead walkway at Nine Gun Emplacement on Sandy Hook. Contax IIIa, Ferrania P30, Rodinal 1:50
Chiltern Railways Class 68 diesel locomotive 68020 provides support to coaching set CH05 and is seen calling at Warwick station working 1H48 13.45 Birmingham Moor Street to London Marylebone.
Macmillan Cancer Support is a charity which makes a real difference. They provide practical, financial and emotional support to people and families affected by cancer.
Today many people raised money for them by organising coffee mornings. Please join me for a virtual cup - and if you can please donate even a small amount.
[http://www.justgiving.com/HPADCoffeeMorning/]
Photos from maternity photo shoot this morning. They were taken at the Chinese Tea Garden in Brackenridge Park. The beautiful mom-to-be is my eldest daugher...even though I am waaay too young to become a grandma!
Stick My World # 4: Stick My Pop
Domenica 12 settembre
Circolo degli Artisti
Via Casilina Vecchia 42 - Roma
Stick My World torna il 12 settembre – evento di apertura della stagione espositiva
2010/2011 del Circolo degli Artisti di Roma – con Stick My Pop, l’appuntamento
internazionale di stickering che per l’occasione si è fatto in tre!
Sono tre infatti gli eventi espositivi che si svolgeranno in contemporanea nella
quarta edizione di Stick My World: International Sticker Show, Street & Pop Art
Expo, Tribute to Keith Haring.
1) Stick My Pop - International Sticker Show a cura di Omino71
Torna la mega “sticker combo” collettiva che in ogni edizione
contraddistingue l’appuntamento con Stick My World: dopo una vespa, una
tavola da surf, una panda e un camper, quale sarà il prossimo oggetto che
verrà ricoperto dal vivo in una performance unica di stickering collettivo e
trasformato in un’opera d’arte unica? Per scoprirlo e partecipare è
sufficiente spedire i propri sticker (adesivi) senza alcun limite di quantità,
formato e tipo, entro e non oltre il 31 agosto 2010. Per maggiori informazioni
(e per conoscere l’indirizzo di spedizione) inviare una mail a
stickmyworld@gmail.com
2) Stick My Pop - Street & Pop Art Expo a cura di Biodpi
Pop! Questa è la parola d’ordine della “street art expo” che quest’anno
accompagna l’international sticker show. L’esposizione vedrà coinvolta una
selezione di street artist nazionali impegnati a reinterpretare alcuni classici
delle cultura Pop con installazioni a base di sticker. Per maggiori
informazioni (e per eventuali candidature a partecipare) inviare una mail a
biodpi@gmail.com
3) Stick My Pop - Tribute to Keith Haring a cura di Stelle Confuse
In contemporanea con l’esposizione gemellata 20keiTH (dall’11 settembre @
la Galleria d’arte Ex Roma Club Monti di via Baccina 66, a cura di Omino71) e
in continuità con l’evento Stick On Haring (Firenze, 26 giugno), Stick My Pop
celebra l’artista americano, fratello maggiore della street art, con una
raccolta di tributi realizzati da street artist di tutto il mondo. Per maggiori
informazioni (e per eventuali candidature a partecipare) inviare una mail a
stelleconfuse@hotmail.it
Tutti gli artisti interessati sono invitati a partecipare a una o più delle tre occasioni
espositive previste in occasione di STICK MY POP
Le adesioni verranno raccolte entro e non oltre il 31 agosto 2010
The calmly flowing waters of a swollen Kickapoo Creek gently touch the concrete footings currently supporting the passage of this heavy, 131-car, southbound Union Pacific coal drag as its two, lead, AC six-axles ride their dynamic brakes, coasting downhill across a combination deck plate and lattice through truss bridge along the former C&NW "SI Line" outside Bartonville on a gloomy July morning. This train of loaded aluminum BethGons -- symbol CNAPW 14 -- are topped out with over 18,000 tons Wyoming's finest black diamonds; Filled at Peabody's North Antelope Mine in the state's rich Powder River Basin, these hoppers have only a few short miles left to travel before reaching their destination at NRG Energy's Powerton Generating Station near Pekin. The train will soon cross the Illinois River drawbridge and immediately make a right turn onto the IMRR and down into Crescent Yard for interchange where they'll tie down and the loads will wait for an Illinois & Midland crew to spot the cars at the plant for final dumping. Slated for decommission come the end of 2028 due to the country's relentless insistence on "cleaner" energy alternatives, Powerton is the sole remaining, actively burning coal-fired power plant to still remain standing in the greater Peoria area, outliving the facilities at Havana, Hennepin and Canton's Duck Creek (2019), and eventually the E.D. Edwards Station at Bartonville (2022). Once closed, it'll be another major hit in activity levels for a route that is already down in traffic. Twice weekly scheduled manifest service between Peoria and Clinton, IA, as needed coal, grain and ethanol unit traffic, and seasonal ballast trains are pretty much the bulk of what traverses this line.
For southbounds, this is the final, and most dramatic, crossing atop a snaky Kickapoo Creek which twists and turns beneath the rails of the Peoria Subdivision in six different locations within just about a short, two mile stretch of track. Just about a half mile back from this bridge, the train is still working through the CTC controlled interlocking at "Peoria JCT" where the Peoria Sub main to South Pekin splits from UP's "Low Line," which routes trains for Peoria area interchange into and out of their small Adams St. Yard just a short distance away on the city's southwest side. The single-tracked Peoria Subdivision, which runs south out of Nelson away from the busy Geneva Sub, uses a combination of CTC, TWC and ABS infrastructure to route what little traffic runs down this line and is also the only class 1 of four that has a "through route" through the city. A line that does not get much attention from photographers, an older "winged" EMD SD70ACe on the point of a well timed coal load just was enough for me to grab the camera and quickly pick it off at this very seldom shot location.
I sure could do without that walkway.
Even turtles need emotional support now and then. This one just prefers the kind that buzzes, lands uninvited, and doesn’t respect personal space.
Sock Monkeys in Japan support Breast Cancer Awareness
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Style Card:
Head: Lelutka Kaya
Body: Legacy Perky
Hair: Doux Octavia in Medium Size.
Eyes: Avi-Glam Idol Eyes.
Lipstick: Top1Salon HD Penny in Pale Tones.
Clothing: CandyDoll Emery Blouse & Skirt, Colors: Love, Banana.
Background: Ariskea Sunflowers, Foxcity Bebe Bento Pose Set and props.
One of the best murals I’ve seen in a long time, maybe ever. It has such wonderful depth and there are actual pieces of rebarb protruding from the artwork. Located near Chico State University and across the street from an awesome New York style pizzeria.
Interesting fact: this is the second version of this mural in the same spot. The building was remodeled, but the company loved the mural so much, they hunted down the artist and requested it be recreated exactly as it was before.