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It's a fine Easter morning in Janesville, as Wisconsin & Southern's eastbound freight, Y302, crosses over the Rock River with traffic that is headed for the Belt Railway of Chicago.
WSOR Y302
WAMX 4175,4185,4179
Janesville, WI.
April 21, 2019
I found this pretty little Grey Catbird hanging out at the birdbath with his friends. His only complaint . . . the other two don't say much :)
The River Dane and the packhorse bridge at Three Shires Head, the meeting point of the counties of Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire. At one time a site for illegal bare-knuckle fighting. If the authorities were to appear, the participants could hop over the river into one of the other counties to escape being arrested.
A long exposure image taken using a 10 stop filter.
"Three Sisters" formation at the end of southeast arm of "Mitchell Mesa", Monument Valley, Arizona. - scanned slide, Minolta X700
Three of the ten Cadillacs that make up part of the Cadillac Ranch art installation near Amarillo, Texas.
The German poem "The Three Sparrows" by Christian Morgenstern (see below) dates from 1921 (Era of Expressionism).
Because of copyright, I can't simply translate the poem, but the content is about the three sparrows Erich, Franz and the "cheeky" Hans, who sit in a bare hazel bush in winter.
The poem describes in impressive atmospheric density the protection and security that the three little birds can give each other in the icy cold, with Hans, who sits in the middle, he has the warmest.
Die drei Spatzen
In einem leeren Haselstrauch
Da sitzen drei Spatzen, Bauch an Bauch.
Der Erich rechts und links der Franz
Und mitten drin der freche Hans.
Sie haben die Augen zu, ganz zu,
Und obendrüber da schneit es, hu!
Sie rücken zusammen dicht an dicht.
So warm wie der Hans hats niemand nicht.
Sie hören alle drei ihrer Herzlein Gepoch.
Und wenn sie nicht weg sind, so sitzen sie noch.
(Das Gedicht "Die drei Spatzen" schrieb Christian Morgenstern 1921, Epoche des Expressionismus).
It’s getting close to being clear up here again. This was late June last summer and my first backpacking trip of the season. It’s always a challenge with the mosquitos when these’s all this standing water from the snow melt but hard to beat the early summer views.
These squirrels would do anything, as you can see, to eat the bird seeds! One would climb the feeder & all the spills below would also be quickly eaten up! Poor birds, I've moved the feeder since so the birds could eat their fill, lol =) Best viewed large.
The wonderful Blue Mountains, 2 hours west of Sydney. This is the 3 sisters, a very popular tourist destination, overlooking the beautiful Megalong valley.
Three geese showing me that they were not amused when I walked closer to them. This shot was taken in the wayside park on Scott County Road 101 in Shakopee, Minnesota.
I do not know for sure what species of goose they are - probably Greylag. I would appreciate it if anyone knows for sure.
Arches NP Utah
Three Gossips is a mid-sized sandstone tower (about 350 feet at its tallest wall) sitting atop a roundish pedestal within the Courthouse Towers "cluster" that also includes The Argon Tower, The Organ, Tower Of Babel, Sheep Rock, and The Lamb. The name no doubt comes from a slight resemblance of the formation to three heads "gossiping" to each other.
The tower has three flat and distinct summits: North, Middle, and South - all of approximately the same height. The North summit (probably the largest) is split by a wide chimney - a small jump gets you from one half of it to the other. Several published routes access the North and South summits (see Routes Overview section below); no routes are currently listed in published guidebooks for the Middle summit (but I thought that rap slings might have been visible on it).
Summit elevation of 4800 feet is a rough estimate based on information on a Topozone map.
DON’T SPOIL THE SOIL!
Much of the SE Utah desert including the Arches National Park is home to Cryptobiotic Soil Crust. Watch where you step as this stuff is extremely sensitive and this “stuff” is also what’s keeping erosion at bay on hillsides. The NPS recommends using established trails, sandstone slabs, and/or sandy washes for your foot travel throughout the park. For further information see the many links provided by Dr. Brian Jenkins: link 1, link 2, link 3, link 4, link 5, link 6
While on the topic, don’t soil the soil either! Don’t be a filthy animal and pack out your solid waste!