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Shake off the frost inside my soul;
The icy fingers trying not to let me go
A sea lies underneath my ribs;
It's growing stronger now
My heart is all that's left
Oh oh, oh oh
Carried by the wind
Running with the river
Oh oh, oh oh
Waiting for the moment...
When the silence breaks with a thunderous roar
Seasons change and I transform
Oh oh oh, my heart is a storm
When the time has come, I'll fly away
On wings of a silver hurricane
Eh eh eh, my heart is a storm
My heart is a storm
I shed the skin I need no more
Reveal the colours I have never shown before
And it spreads like particles of light
Like particles of light
You'll see me shimmering like crystals in the stars
Oh oh, oh oh
Carried by the wind
Running with the river
Oh oh, oh oh
Waiting for the moment...
When the silence breaks with a thunderous roar
Seasons change and I transform
Oh oh oh, my heart is a storm
When the time has come, I'll fly away
On wings of a silver hurricane
Eh eh eh, my heart is a storm
My heart is a storm
My heart is a storm
My heart, my heart is a storm
All I wanted is to drift forever
Dive into a complete surrender
Free to follow this drowning feeling
Free to ride off into the distance.
When the silence breaks with a thunderous roar
Seasons change and I transform
Oh oh oh, my heart is a storm
When the time has come, I'll fly away
On wings of a silver hurricane
Eh eh eh, my heart is a storm
My heart is a storm
My heart is a storm
My heart, my heart is a storm
Lyrics from "My heart is a storm" by Aurora
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I took this photo during a recent trip to Canada. It's framed from the Canadian side of Niagra Falls and has one of the old Nickola Tesla Power Plants in the rear/right of the photo. I braced myself against the viewers railing and had to hang out over the edge slightly to avoid the throng of tourists taking selfies and visitor portraits along the path. The sky was cloud covered and produced a powerful mood which I tried to capture with this HDR photo. The textures and colors of Niagra Falls are striking, presenting an emerald green at their crest as they cascade into a thunderous white mist below.
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At Paralia, the waves kept breaking with thunderous roars. Otherwise, the atmosphere was heavy with Saharan sand carried over with the winds.
The thunderous noise from the abundant water at Lower Yosemite Falls was music to my ears as I watched the mist weaving its way through the forest. I was mesmerized by this scene. Taken on 4/16/16.
The sea inlet between the Dutch Wadden islands of Ameland and Terschelling called "The Borndiep" is notorious for its very high current velocities at the start of high tide and low tide. As a result, swimming in this dangerous area is strictly prohibited.
A lot of erosion takes place along the coast and this is slowed down by placing breakwaters at right angles to the coastline.
Due to this strong currents, great depths are created in this tidal inlet and the treacherous nature of this is that they can arise suddenly.
Ameland's lifeboat used to be launched in earlier times at this location by launching it from a trailer, because the surf in this place is not as high as on the coast of the North Sea.
The last rescue took place in 1979 when the German sailing yacht "Windspiel" stranded on a sandbank and the horse rescue boat was alerted, so the rescue plan was put into operation.
10 Powerful horses pulled the 13- ton lifeboat and trailer with a thunderous roar to her launch site and from there the trailer and the boat were pulled into the sea inlet by 8 selected horses through the surf.
What no one had noticed, however, was the fact that a very deep stream channel had formed under the water's surface very near the coast.
The boat was launched, but the 10- ton trailer was pulled into the depth along with the 8 horses, so these horses had no change and were dragged along and drowned.
The crew of the life boat had not seen this happen because they focused on locating the sailing yacht in distress.
However, the crew of the sailing yacht were all brought ashore unharmed...
The flow was pretty thunderous at this cascades section along Lynn Camp Prong in the Tremont area. Getting to this spot for the shot is...a bit precarious, at least for me. There's a large enough boulder about a 1/3 of the way out for two to stand on...and Tommy White took the first leap while I handed him our gear.....then I had to make the jump. Hard to describe but it involved jumping onto the damp boulder that was still going uphill, so it was certainly a time to keep the momentum going forward! The flow was too strong from the night's rains to get any good <1 sec exposure...so Tommy mentioned going looong and he was right; 20sec looked much better. Hope everyone's having a great weekend!
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...let the clouds fill with thunderous applause
And let lightning be the veins
Fill the sky, with all that they can draw
When it's time, to make a change
Make it rain
@ Ed Sheran
- preferable on high vol
Strong off shore winds whip the wave tops into long jets of white spray as the long rolling breakers crash onto the rocky shoreline. The whole environment illuminated by the last few seconds of the setting sun creating an explosion of orange across the sky. The calm and serenity of the atmosphere upset by the periodic crashing of the giant atlantic rollers collapsing with a thunderous roar and vanishing back into the ocean.
One of the visceral treats of Montana Rail Link’s route over Mullan Pass is listening to a heavy unit grain or coal train assault the hill from a location near the top of the pass. Many times the train can first be heard blowing for the grade crossing east of Austin ten (track) miles away, and soon you could hear the sound of machines struggling with gravity, waxing and waning through the loops and cuts far below. This westbound MRL loaded grain train was no exception, and it wasn’t your typical hard-working 645 engines drumming away either. By the time it reached Skyline, the crescendo of four EMD 567s roared through the valley as the train of mostly blue covered hoppers followed two SD7s, an SD9 and a GP9 working hard as road power. Once the vintage diesels finally passed and worked around the corner into Mullan Tunnel, you could then hear the quartet of MRL SD45/SD40 locomotives in a helper set pushing on the rear. I wish I had a video, or at least an audio recording of the thunderous ascent that took place on this August 27, 1993, afternoon.
No temo el silencio.
Temo la multitud hablada, el ruido atronador de las voces huecas de sentido.
Temo los pensamientos que enganchan en cada esquina, la verdad párvula que juega al escondite.
Temo las letras que como bofetadas estallan en la cara, la cobardía de mirar hacia otro lado.
Temo el calor asfixiante que desprenden las malas noticias, las realidades de doble filo .
Temo las camas planchadas con promesas, los relojes con agujas precisas que marquen la hora de los besos.
No temo el silencio, en él encuentro mi paz desenredada.
PFM
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I don't fear silence
I fear the spoken crowd, the thunderous noise of the hollow voices of sense.
I fear the thoughts that hook you in every corner, the true preacher who plays hide and seek.
I fear the letters that, like slaps, explode in the face, the cowardice of looking the other way.
I fear the suffocating heat of bad news, double-edged realities.
I fear the ironed beds with promises, watches with precise needles that mark the time for kisses.
I do not fear silence, in him I find my peace unraveled
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This monumental cascade needs no introduction as it's one of the most famous waterfalls in Iceland, if not the whole world. Here, the mighty Skóga River plunges 200ft in a thunderous cascade of water & mist. I arrived early on this particular morning as it can get very busy, and my eagerness paid off as I had it all to myself.
Deception Creek, Skykomish, Washington
As I stand there in the silence, I become aware that the silence is not complete. Water is speaking.
Nan Shepherd, The Living Mountain
Water
urges us
to fluency
John O’Donohue, Nets
On any given hike in the Pacific Northwest, there is often a lot of water. Rivers, streams, waterfalls of all sorts and sizes, the “liquid sunshine” (aka rain) that falls from the sky. And each one has it own distinctive sound.
But what is the language of water? How does it speak to us? What songs and soliloquies do we hear in the soft murmurs of a sunlit creek? What words of wildness do we feel within us while drenched in the roar of a thunderous waterfall? What echoes of ourselves do we discover in the rhythm of the river as it rushes past? What secrets does the woodland stream whisper to our ears as it pours endlessly over the surface of the stones beneath it?
Water speaks in its own language. And as it flows and falls and splashes, it invites us to listen…
[Note: This is from a hike a couple months ago since I have a lot pf photos still to post from summer and fall hikes, and here in Washington we are in the aim of another form of water, an atmospheric river, which is forecast to bring many inches of rain and potential flooding.]
Return of the Silly series.
Thought i would try out this new tea called 'Bolt Out Of The Blue' that i found in a specialty tea shop and flipping heck it sure was a delicious thunderous brew. Well it did say on the packet more than a light taste. Glad to say the cup was unharmed but unfortunately my hair got numerous spilt ends. A strange brew indeed : )
“Journey Behind the Falls” observation deck at the foot of this 13-storey-tall wonder. The observation platform can accommodate 50~60 people ...
Last summer, standing at this observation deck - the heart of Niagara, by descending 125 feet and exploring 130-year-old tunnels through the bedrock, felt the thunderous vibration of the Horseshoe Falls, captured rainbow… Here is the link:
It was covered with snow during winter time, the light was on in the early morning, the first POV I liked to captured at Niagara Falls.
Post-processing was very minimal, the photo was stacked with two shots.
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We seem to be in a spell of unsettled weather, which always brings lots of opportunities. I just love showers and sunlight days, when fronts come flying across from the west. This is a bit of detail from a shower that was heading my way. Even though it was quite heavy, it was gone as soon as it arrived, and was followed by full sun, till the next clouds that is. Forever in Blues, by Alabama 3 is fine, I love blues both musically and in weather .
She is standing here like a great prima donna after a succeeded arie, this beautiful love in a mist. She is standing in the spotlight rising her arms high up in the air and facing the thunderous applause of the masses. She more than deserved it because this was a terrific performance.
Wie eine große Primadonna nach einer gelungenen Arie steht sie da, diese wunderschöne Jungfer im Grünen. Sie steht im Rampenlicht, reißt die Arme empor und stellt sich dem tosenden Applaus der Massen. Den hat sie mehr als verdient , denn das war fürwahr ein grandioser Auftritt.
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Ribblehead Viaduct, Yorkshire Dales.
It was one of those fleeting moments when I was glad to have the camera to hand. A few seconds later it was almost pitch black with thunderous rain. A dramatic day in August.
Dettifoss 20210720
Dettifoss 20210720
Dettifoss is a waterfall found in North Iceland, said to be the most powerful in Europe. It is regularly visited on Diamond Circle tours and should not be missed by any visiting the region.
Dettifoss is fed by the powerful glacier river Jökulsá á Fjöllum which flows from the largest glacier in Europe, Vatnajökull. The thunderous falls have an average water flow of 193 meters cubed per second. It is 100 meters wide and plummets 45 meters down into Jökulsárgljúfur canyon.
This canyon is in the northern part of the greater Vatnajökull National Park, the largest national park in the country, thus Dettifoss is well protected.
Also within this canyon, fed by the river of Jökulsá á Fjöllum, are two more impressive waterfalls, Selfoss (not to be mistaken with the southern town of the same name) and Hafragilsfoss.
Source Guide to Iceland.
A hike down into Linville Gorge in the predawn blackness of Western North Carolina, and the forecast for a chilly 15 degrees F had those little voices picking away at the back of my mind and the aches and pains of lugging my pack from a previous shooting location earlier in the night chipping away at my bones. But the thunderous sound of the falls swollen from the heavy rains earlier in the week was the siren call that beckoned me onward. My reward was the blessed solitude from the less fanatical as the thoughts of everything else emptied from my mind in front of this amazing view. Warmed by my decent, the only reminder of the cold were from the puffs of condensation from my breath that seemed to mimic what was coming from the falls. Time slowed and the only distant thought was of the soon to be rising sun as I clicked on different lenses. Reminiscent of trying on final selections of nice clothing, each presented it's own special look. 24mm, 50mm, 70mm. Being the sucker that I am for shooting wide, I went with the 24mm here and cropped to a little wider the the 50mm offered.
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Make It Rain
Ed Sheeran
When the sins of my father
Weigh down in my soul
And the pain of my mother
Will not let me go
Well I know there can come fire from the sky
To refine the purest of kings
And even though
I know this fire brings me pain
Even so
And just the same
Make it rain
Make it rain down low
Make it rain
Oh make it rain
Make it rain
Make it rain down low
Make it rain
Make it rain
The seed needs the water
Before it grows out of the ground
But it just keeps on getting hard
And the hunger more profound
Well I know there can come tears from the eye
But they may as well be in vain
Even though
I know these tears come with pain
Even so
And just the same
Make it rain
Make it rain down low
Make it rain
Oh make it rain
Make it rain
Make it rain down low
Just make it rain
Make it rain
And the seas are full of water
That stops by the shore
Just like the riches of grandeur, oh no no
Never reach the port
And let the clouds fill with thunderous applause
And let lightning be the veins
That fill the sky
With all that they can drop
When it's time to make a change
Make it rain
Make it rain down low
Make it rain
Make it rain
Make it rain
Make it rain down low
Make it rain
Oh make it rain
Make it rain
Make it rain
Make it rain
Oh make it rain
Make it rain
Make it rain down low
Make it rain
Oh make it rain
Make it rain
Make it rain
Make it rain
Make it rain
Make it rain
Make it rain
Make it rain
Oh make it rain
Songwriters: Foy Vance
Make It Rain lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Capture taken along the Beartooth Highway in Montana / Wyoming. The water was thunderous and moving along quickly. Captured handheld with the CPL filter.
On our Earth there are many unique places, all of which should be preserved, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is unquestionably one of them.
This is a view from Artist Point. It has been photographed a bizzilion times. I was trying to avoid "instagram" shots on this trip, but I couldn't help myself - the location is just so impressive and special. Fortunately, I had some clouds in the sky so the canyon was relatively evenly lit. That allowed the colors to really pop. There simply is no other name for this marvel of earthly creation.
Last Saturday while we were sitting in our studio all of a sudden we heard this thunderous rain on our roof and after a while, when the noise died I looked out of the window and this was what I saw :)
The moments before sunrise near the Grand Tetons in Wyoming. Granite Creek flowing quietly through the landscape. In the distance I could hear the thunderous bugling of the elk as they engaged in their annual mating ritual.
Grand Teton National Park, WY
Dettifoss is fed by the powerful glacier river Jökulsá á Fjöllum which flows from the largest glacier in Europe, Vatnajökull. The thunderous falls has an average waterflow of 193 metres cubed per second (6,186 cubic feet). It is 100 metres (330 feet) wide and plummets 45 metres (150 feet) down into Jökulsárgljúfur canyon.
This canyon is in the northern part of the greater Vatnajökull National Park, the largest national park in the country, thus Dettifoss is well protected.
"Con terciopelo estruendo": Góngora utilizó esta expresión en una de sus poesías; atribuyó una sensación táctil a algo que no le corresponde, el ruido. Esta figura literaria, la sinestesia, consiste en asignar el efecto de un sentido a otro.
La psicología, por su lado, considera que la sinestesia es la sensación en la cual una percepción, propia de un sentido determinado, está fijada por otra sensación que afecta otro sentido, así un individuo puede ser capaz de oír colores, de ver sonidos o de apreciar texturas cuando saborea algo.
Esta imagen que hoy publico me produce cierta sinestesia: yo también asocio el estruendo del agua de la cascada y el terciopelo del musgo. Cuando capturé esta imagen el ruido del agua deslizándose por la montaña me resultó un "estruendo aterciopelado". Asociaciones... Espero que os resulte una "dulce visión"😄
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"With thunderous velvet": Góngora used this expression in one of his poems; attributed a tactile sensation to something that does not correspond to it, noise. This literary figure, synesthesia, consists of signing the effect of one sense to another.
Psychology, for its part, considers that synesthesia is the sensation in which a perception, characteristic of a certain sense, is fixed by another sensation that affects another sense, thus an individual may be able to hear colors, see sounds or to appreciate textures when savoring something.
This image that I am publishing today gives me a certain synesthesia: I also associate the roar of the water from the waterfall and the velvet of the moss. When I captured this image, the noise of the water sliding down the mountain sounded like a "velvet roar". Associations... I hope you find it a "sweet vision"😄
Retracing my steps and back on out of Cliff Gilker Park, there appeared to be a multitude of opportunities. And, this cascading flow with its thunderous sound, looked promising. It twisted and turned as it snaked on down into the deeper regions of the forest.
However, what struck me most was the ever present vivid green. Whether hanging moss, low growing leaves, or the trees themselves, it was vibrant and ever present. In here, life was on hold and delivering a timeless sight.
Back in 2007 I had a visitor from Iran come to stay. We had a beautiful day on Sydney harbour, then late in the afternoon a storm swept across the city. I took this shot from a ferry as we ran before the wind and rain. With storms like this at the Opera, do they get thunderous applause, I wondered.
-IC photo of Ji-Woon Hak, when he was still in his band-
Here they come
악당 무리에 뜨거운 피가 돌아 온몸에 번져
소문난 꾼들의 모임에 쏟아지는 눈빛은
Freezing cold but I know we'll burn forever
해보라는 태도 난 여전히
할 말을 내뱉지 퉤 퉤 퉤
소리꾼
소리꾼 (퉤 퉤 퉤)
소리꾼
Man I'm not sorry, I'm dirty
A zoomed in view of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone taken from Artist's Point. It's song is memorably thunderous, powerful and enthralling.
At 308 feet, the Lower Falls is the tallest waterfall in the park. In terms of height alone, it’s more than twice the size of Niagara Falls. And has by far the largest volume of falling water than any other waterfall in the Rockies.
Thanks for taking a look!
Every single hamlet among Lake Como area definitely worth a visit! The Strada Regia And the Orrido in Nesso itself will surely enchant you with its unique hearty atmosphere: a daily tour on this amazing place would totally take you back in time!
Visit the old hamlet by travelling along the Strada Regia, on a 48 miles road from Como to Bellagio both pedestrian and suitable for cycle. It once was a junction of mule tracks which connected both settlements and people.
Reach Ponte della Civera and look at the wonder Orrido: the flowing waters will charm you with their unique thunderous sound! Then take the 340 steps staircase running next to the small houses overlooking the lake…and get ready to discover a little bit of heaven right there!
From the balcony of a friend’s apartment in Putnam. This is the Quinebaug River. To the right just out of sight of the lens is Cargill Falls, which when the river is higher is thunderous and gorgeous. Right now it’s little more than a trickle due to our drought. But across the river is Simonzi Park and Kennedy Drive. This section of the river is perfect for canoeing and kayaking especially for beginners and is part of the Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor.
The flowers in the river are in memory of Steve Bousquet, an active member of the community who actively supported the development of Simonzi Park.
The door closed shut with a deep thunderous boom, the ground yielding to the concussive force.
No way back , only forward.
The light dwindling as though it was purposefully obscuring the path that lay ahead.
Stagnant air displaced by a creeping odourous grasping mist of ............................wait!............ what was that?.......surely not now ...............eyes widened, almost child like..................here? now? ....no...wait!
“Maybe you are searching among the branches, for what only appears in the roots.”
- Rumi
I am dedicating this to the one who does not wish to change me and does not wish to alter my chosen path along which he accompanies me, not always by my side, but content to walk in my shadow and when the darkness threatens me, he steps up and brings me light and strength to carry on. I truly hope that everyone can have someone like this in their lives. Feeling blessed <3
p.s. He is very shy and wishes to remain anonymous! Oh, but that's just like him!! : 0)
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=jorJh8DTMVM
WIND BENEATH MY WINGS – BETTE MIDLER
Warrior princesses thunder through the streets
climb mountains high and pitched with snow
travel rocky roads and swim through deepest streams
collecting knowledge and battle scars that do not show
Brave hearts do not waiver under the weight of water
they beat more strongly despite the storms
indomitable souls carry those traits of all angels
their natural inbred goodness strikes all
especially those who squirm
Their eyes see into every corner
no matter how dark the core may be
and leave the lightness of their being
like a silken web that catches dreams and sets souls free
The stallion carries them swiftly over the terrain
the pits and falls avoided by the whispers of the wind
that brings the truth to their waiting ears
and tightens the ropes that bind the blindest kind
Twirling; swirling like a whirling dervish
it leaves a little crushed chaos in it's wake
but when the sandstorm settles and lays still at last
a new dawn begins at the brightest daybreak
Horse's hooves beat the earth beneath their feet
like a thunderous drum; a symphony of what's coming
and warrior princesses ride to this rhythmic heartbeat
as the earth around them softens with the rain and humming
Softly beneath their sweet yet often solemn breath
they chant an oath that is their inherent birthright
to will seek out and dispel the hidden darkness
speak about the evil disorders and transform all wrongs to right.
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Copyright © protected image please do not reproduce without permission
Panoramic view of Rhine falls, Switzerland, with Laufen castle in the background. Photo merge of 3 pics.
Alaska has scenery by the bucket full and as it is difficult to travel into the interior; most of us tourists only get to see a fraction.
The majority of Alaska is still "a wild place".
꾼들이 왔어요 (Huh)
꾼들이 왔어요 (비켜라)
날이면 날마다 오는 날이 아닌 오늘
소리꾼들이 왔어요
Based on Hwang Hyunjin from Stray Kids, Mama 2021 Stage Thunderous (Hero version)
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Boots- Gabriel
Backdrop- Paleto
The air was filled with thunderous whispers, in an ancient language that only the ocean and sky could understand.
But I wanted to know what they were saying, so I closed my eyes while I listened, and, in that moment, I understood that the ocean wanted to return to its home in the clouds and the clouds promised to wait patiently for her return.
Lost
This was another image I shot from my recent trip to Ballintoy on the Antrim coast of Northern Ireland. A location used to film some Game Of Throne scenes. On arrival the sea was extremely rough and even standing at this point I couldn't help but get that sea sick sort of feeling just watching the water swirling and crashing with a thunderous sound. Not the best composition in the world but I just wanted to capture a little of the water movement
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What do you do when you find yourself in a thunderous hailstorm two hours from camp?
Take deep mountain breath and realize you are living the best moment of you life.
Dynjandi (Fjallfoss) 20200805
Dynjandi is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Iceland and the largest waterfall in the Westfjords. It is an important part of the West fjord scenic drive and one of the main natural wonders in the region. The waterfall consists of seven waterfalls that each have its name and identity. Dynjandi is more than just a waterfall; it is a feast of waterfalls and one of the most beautiful constructions by mother nature that you will ever see. The source of the waterfall traces its origin to the upland above the waterfall to lakes and high volume spring-fed rivers. The hiking trail up to the highest, and most impressive part, Dynjandi waterfall, is pure joy and something no one who visits this waterfall should miss. For anyone visiting Dynjandi, it is important to stay on the path and not walk outside the marked track. The uppermost waterfall Dynjandi is 100 meters high. You will recognize it from quite some distance, as it is reminiscent of a bridal veil because it is 30 meters in diameter on top and 60 meters in diameter at the bottom. If you walk to the top, you can stand quite near the beautiful bridal veil as the waterfall has a convenient flow and is never intimidating. Another name for this waterfall is The Mountain Fall, but Dynjandi is the original name that has also defined the names of many other places nearby, and no wonder. It means Thunderous and indeed, the nearer you get, the clearer you will hear its thundering voice.
Source: Hit Iceland
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OH WOW!!! This place completely blew me away when I visited it in the rain recently. Having walked down the steep steps via the boardwalk to the wooden viewing platform, I immediately knew that the shot that I wanted was further forward. Thankfully I decided to wear wellies and boy did they sure come in handy.
The sheer thunderous roar of all that water tipping over the 30 metre rocky edge invoked a sense of amazement but it was the view of the waterfall though the surrounding trees that won me over for they helped to frame the main subject perfectly.
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Imagine living in a home who’s front yard borders a busy main line. A pair of McCloud River Railroad SD38s, leased by power short Union Pacific for one year, drag an LUF51 local along US Highway 89 near Lehi, Utah the afternoon of July 9, 1988. The exhaust sound was as raucous as the horn pitch was harmonious.
Sunrise is coming slow to the wet Wabash Valley, the moisture shakes from each leaf and blade upon the thunderous passage of a Palestine Turn and the massive MACs that power it.
To the gardens for solace after another week of heartbreaking violence around the world. Killing of innocents that's impossible to understand.
Here where, in the midst of this Summer's drought, we finally had a half hour of pouring, windy, wild, thunderous rain early last evening - and then a perfect clear-sky, Summer sunset. A life-giving respite for everything growing. And that lovely sweet smelling air.
Hold your loved ones close and have a great weekend, my friends. ♡
It's now 10.10am on Saturday 17th April 2021 where we see Riddles designed BR Standard 9F 2-10-0 No. 92214 Leicester City departing from Quorn and Woodhouse, Great Central Railway (GCR), Leicestershire with the day's first passenger return service train to and from Leicester North - following further easing of the COVID travel restrictions.
Indeed a 'Historical Moment'!
A quarter of an hour earlier, it had arrived with its empty 'Sanitised' coaches from Loughborough Central to collect is excited and expectant passengers.
For the time being, four passenger services operate at weekends on Saturdays and Sundays with passengers joining and embarking at Quorn and Woodhouse. After each trip, the empty coaches then return to Loughborough for further 'Sanitisation'.
Pity there's no sound to accompany this image. I suspect the crew wanted to commemorate this 'Momentous Occasion' in some style! So pleased I could share this 'Happy Moment' with you too!