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Small upload for today, only 225 flicks. Down from the close to 300 I shot, but you really didn't want to see those bad ones. :-p
So last weekend was supposed to be my catch up on work weekend and that was pushed to go out and bench for half a day. I did get some work done, but not as much as if I'd stayed home. Duh! So I thought this weekend would be all weekend, work on catching up. Ended up getting out of the house for a bit, and as always, I bring a camera. Oh look, there's a train coming!!! Pull over, get my flicks. Oh, there's another one. Next thing you know I'm meeting up with a friend, and it was a couple hours before I actually made it to the place I was originally heading out TO..
Of course, then on the way back, I see a train parked, but no place to pull over, so I head up the road to wait for it to roll past me. I wait, I wait, and while I waited, another couple trains! YES!! That one train never moved over the course of 4 hours or so. Sat on the track with the top light on, but wouldn't budge. Oh well. There's always another one coming down the tracks.
Tons of stackers this time, sorry, I get what I can get when I can get it. There's still a bunch of really cool pieces in this batch. People making the best of the space that's there.
I sometimes feel like I'll go out and come back with basically nothing to show for it. I'm constantly amazed at the cool pieces I catch. A lot of times I know some of the major things I "got" but it's not until I get home and start going through the photos that I find out what I actually "got". The trains sometimes move so fast I'm not always sure. I always find five or six awesome pieces from the day that made the whole trip worthwhile.
To all of my fellow benchers, writers, railfans, etc... Stay safe out there! Watch your back. Lots of shady people out there. Be good to each other, we're all part of this.
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We chatted to Norm for awhile, with questions about the mechanism, navigation, Cook, and Greenwich, Dava Sobel and Longitude.
It was a privilege to meet such a craftsman who has created such wonderful links to past inventions that changed navigation on the seas.
when my make-up is smeared,
my hair is frizzy and sweatie,
and my mood is a little less than lovely,
all you ever tell me is that you really just don't care,
because you care no matter what.
-Miss Katie Loop took this.
Those of you with very long memories, will know that I was not best pleased by the quality of Marlin's workmanship on the Nose Cone when I received the kit 7 years ago - they had attacked the front radius with an angle grinder, and flatted it. Only a small detail, but it has given me pleasure to put it right at last.
.......................I still have to level off the line across the bottom though, as this is emphasised by the parallel straight line of the bumper.
Those remember me the toilets of an old rich woman i used to know when i was young.
It just fascinated me.
it still does.
One of those rare moments, a self-portrait of the person behind the camera. Before I decide to take it down, better take a good look *heheee*
I should be doing some work, but, decided to play around with this pic. Snapped it only an hour ago, at the time of uploading this.
Light source: desk lamp!! :D
Eyes: real, catchlights borrowed and layered in my fav editor.
Hair: just got it cut yesterday. now back to its original messy state.
Open pores: VERY real!!! And lets not be afraid of them. Skincare sales peeps, please refrain from selling me any of your products that don't work!!!
Smile: Not my best, but I try.
An "improved" version, click here.
As those of you in the Northern Hemisphere prepare for snow, sludge and cold, we in the South are ready for sun, surf and warm evenings in the outdoors. Today's photo was taken at the beautiful Beach Huts at Middleton, South Australia.
Wherever you are celebrating this year, I hope it brings you precious time with family and friends, tasty food and drink, great pressies, safety on the roads, all that you need, and most of all, time to be thankful for all that you have.
From my family to yours, I wish you all a very Merry and Blessed Christmas.
Trev and Chris Barre
trevchris.aussieblogs.com.au
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, took part in the unveiling of a memorial stone, which will be replaced by a Memorial to the Victims of the Crimean Tatar Genocide. Today, the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of the deportation from the Crimean Peninsula organized by the Soviet authorities.
The event was also attended by the leader of the Crimean Tatar people Mustafa Dzhemilev, the Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Refat Chubarov, the Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov, the Permanent Representative of the President in Crimea Tamila Tasheva, military personnel, volunteers, representatives of the Mejlis and ambassadors.
"Now every Crimean Tatar heart feels pain when recalling the events of those days, those years. The exact number of human losses caused by the deportation is still unknown. The exile to a foreign land took the lives of at least a third of the total number of Crimean Tatars who lived on the peninsula at that time," the President said.
The memory of all the adults and children killed by deportation was honored with a minute of silence.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that since the restoration of Ukraine's independence and until 2014, Crimea had been a happy home for many of our people. He emphasized that it would definitely be so again after the liberation from Russian occupation.
"The peninsula destined to become one of the best places to live in Europe will indeed be that place – without Russia," the President noted.
Mustafa Dzhemilev reminded that on this very day a year ago, the President proposed to establish a Memorial to the Victims of the Crimean Tatar Genocide.
"The significance of the Memorial is immense. It demonstrates the attitude of the state towards the indigenous people of Crimea. And this is especially important given what is happening to the Crimean Tatar people in their homeland, Crimea," he said.
Previously, on the site where the Memorial is to appear, a monument to the Chekists had been standing for half a century. It was demolished a few years ago.
"A monument that glorified not people, but a cruel system – a system that is guilty, in particular, of the genocide of the Crimean Tatar people. It is at this place in Kyiv that a memorial of our respect for the Crimean Tatar people and commemoration of all the victims of Russia's genocidal attacks on our Crimea should be erected," the President emphasized.
I'm no racer...
... but those commuting miles seem to be a good workout anyway.
Southbound on the Interurban the other day, I found myself having a conversation with another rider, discussing bike stuff of course, and he was commenting on how un-aerodynamic my commuter bike is -- no drop bars, wide tires, full fenders with wide mudflaps. I noticed I was breathing hard as I answered him, looked down and realized we were holding 22mph into a southerly headwind. Easy enough for him, as he showed pulling away into the headwind soon after, but not too shabby for a 40-something commuter on a fat-tire bike with 35pounds of gear....
He's right, by the way, my commuter is probably one of the least aerodynamic bikes on the road, especially when it's sporting my boxy Pelican pannier. I usually ride solo and don't notice it, but I had an opportunity to draft behind him for a bit after that conversation (not too close, more than a full bike length between us -- my commuter doesn't have the handling or the brakes for the peloton), and it felt like I was hardly pedaling.
But I chose the bike for comfort, simplicity, and low maintenance, not for high performance. The internally-geared hub has a good wide range with reasonably even spacing, but it doesn't have the fine-tuning at the high end offered by half-step derailleur gearing. When you're spinning out in 7th and upshift to 8th, it's a 14% jump.