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Here's something from the way back machine!
I've been thinking about Comus a bit since ending up there a few days ago looking for trains on UP's Spine Line. I remembered there was an effort to build an ethanol plant near the junction there - Progressive Rail pushed hard for it, and it could have generated traffic for UP, IC&E, or CP, all of whom would have had access there. Through pure dumb luck, I happened to be out on December 29, 2006 - must have been home from college on winter break - and caught PGR dropping this rolling billboard on a siding right next to Highway 3 between Malt-O-Meal and Kwik Trip.
I need to go back and do some digging on what exactly killed the project near Comus, though from reading some of my captions from that time, it looks like it was local opposition (especially with respect to water consumption) and the global economy / gas prices crashing soon thereafter - I even see a mention of other ethanol plants that were under construction at the time getting shut down... so, perhaps PGR dodged a bullet in the end. They (Progressive Rail) threatened to develop a commercial site that couldn't be slowed by regulatory action in lieu of ethanol, should the plans be halted, but I imagine the economy at the time prevented that from happening... along with their large commercial development in Randolph.
In any event, enjoy this shot from a dozen years ago, when MN&S-esque SD39 and SW1500's roamed the rails in Northfield as God intended.
I have managed to attend a good many of these events at Credit Suisse. My good friend Pippa is very active in organising the Ally network and she herself spends as many days working at the bank as Pippa as she does as Phillip. It is so important for people to be able to be who they are in the workplace so long may this good work continue.
One of two that supports the 1865 built Valley Bridge at Scarborough,The "Algae" covered Water Feature is one of several in that Area,
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... ce géant nous éclaire de son seul oeil....
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(Cyclops brings us lights from his only eye) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclops
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This is a life-size fold of my desk lamp origami model. I cheated a little by putting a metal profile inside the post since the paper I used had too little stiffness to support itself at this size (for smaller models or thicker paper, this is not necessary).
Thank you all for your words of encouragement and support. Weightlifting at my age is not an easy thing to do. But you guys keep me motivated. Thank you for all your nice comments, visits,& favorites. I appreciate them all.
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I am a very serious person...
...99.9% of the time.
I despise chickens and all chicken-related things (books, humor, art, etc.). Even the sight or mention of a chicken makes me groan inside. Then why in the world would I choose to build this?
Occasionally, when my mind is tired, not knowing what to think or even why to think, I fall into absurdity. In short, I cave. My seriousness leaves, and in its place stands incoherent gibberish. I embrace what I don't like, even if that means chickens.
So in a way, this creation represents the utter nonsense that can spout forth from a brain that really is not thinking clearly.
Speaking of that, Chicken Little is a story about some foolish young fowl who has a piece of something fall on its head (it may be an acorn, or a leaf, or a raindrop; who knows?). It goes berserk and insists that "The sky is falling!!". Thenceforth Chicken Little makes a huge fuss over it and gathers fellow animals to go warn the ruler of the area. The group meets a sly fox (what other kind of fox would there be?), who convinces the gullible animals that the way to the ruler goes right through the fox's lair. They enter the lair and the fox eats them all. (Or, if you like the other versions better, they escape and warn the ruler, but still turn out to be incorrect about the sky.)
So I think that that image of hysteria is what I've captured in this obnoxious little build. Whenever I feel like blurting out whatever my immediate reaction to my circumstances is, this chicken can remind me to always think before I speak, lest I believe the world will end and thereby fulfill my own prophecy through my own ignorance.
Don't worry, I promise that the next creations I submit will be serious in nature. This one is not a new precedent for me.
This chicken is a bauble-head; it has a technic axle as its neck that would need to be flexible if this were to become a set so that the head could wobble. The wings and tail can flap.
And yes, that is a canoe.
Le sentier des Douaniers, également connu sous le nom de GR 34 était autrefois utilisé par les douaniers pour lutter contre la contrebande. Ce chemin relie le port de Ploumanac'h à la plage de Trestraou et est l'une des balades les plus prisées des Côtes d'Armor.
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Does this cover rock or what!?
I am so excited to be a part of another book by the flickr Female Self Portrait Artists' Support Group (fspasg)! 88 women from around the globe are featured!
We are hoping to release the book exclusively through Blurb.com in March.
In Her Own Image features work from the following artists:
evilmightyacorn, Kolbin, gotti girl, Nurse Love Gash, Ashley | Bottle Bell, verablue, Brady*, riot jane, Quizz..., briemarie, bellybutton girl, Gold N Girl, Christina*Kay, Bas Bleu, rockstar ;), myslideshow, Daneli, dani, elise*marie, ena & the swan~, evilibby, Elle Moss, Elsa Prinsessa, Miss Eyelash, Emily Sandifer, Emma in Wonderland!, phamalamb, [Ligeia], IchBinEinBaum, fernandadesu, Paine666, Heather Evans Smith, Mademoiselle helenina, i.anton, ilina s, gartersnlace, ~~Jen~~, Caressamba, Haggis Chick, Juliet Home, Juliette LaCour, Karin Elizabeth, Lililly, Just sallyrye, kimrose..., kakhabad, ~Chiaroscura~, Olavia Kite, CinemaCowgirl, Lena Paloma, YetAnotherLisa, ~Solarina, Lucy's 10 Lives, .violaine., NW Sunshine, pioggia, Autumn Leaf { M. Felicity }, MFayre, delinion, Maryam S, *MaryElise*, mofo, Meganzii, AxisGrid, MMaeb, rowandevoe, Miss Aniela, monsters.monsters, CiaoChessa, ms.sparkles, Melodramababs, Özlem Haluk, pamela*, Qathi, Blumie the Koala, RossinaBossioB, Geekgirly, sadandbeautiful (Sarah), Sarah Schloo, sevgi.k, sosij, sharon t wheaton, *SophieCharlotte, the melody censor, [Teffin], Teresadoraphy, bitca.
Book cover credits:
Cover image by Erika Pham:
Design by elle moss / hsmithphotography:
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Read about the first book HERE
With the help of air support, the ground crews were able to put this fire out in less than an hour...way to go firefighters!
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Good Stewards of Nature
Capt. Jonathan Lewenthal and Capt. Eric Scheibe, AV-8B Harrier pilots with Marine Attack Squadron 231, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), fly over southern Helmand province, Afghanistan after conducting an aerial refuel Dec. 6, 2012. VMA-231 deployed to Afghanistan to provide close air support for counter-insurgency operations.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gregory Moore)