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Ce bel oiseau vient nous visiter à chaque hiver, parfois en grand nombre avant de remonter très tôt au printemps dans l'arctique canadien et au Groenland pour s'y reproduire; selon le CornellLab les mâles en plumage nuptial blanc et noir ne muent que partiellement, frottant l'extrémité des plumes de leur cou et de leur tête dans la neige pour en faire disparaître la couleur brune. / This beautiful bird comes to visit us every winter before coming back very early in the Canadian Arctic and in Groenland for breeding; according to the CornellLab, adult breeding black and white males molt partially, rubing their bellies and heads on the snow, wearing down the brown feather tips to reveal immaculate white features below.
(Réserve Nationale de Faune du Cap-Tourmente près de Québec)
US NAVY Blue Angels performing at the Toronto Airshow.
Toronto, Ontario
Sigma 400mm f5.6 APO AF V3
Nikon D7100
My little angel boy, Tee....precious memories! Here's a true Christmas story that happened many years ago:
Postcard with a photo of an orca making its annual passage through Puget Sound. I bought this when I visited Seattle in June, 2022. Sent to a Postcrossing member in the United States.
I’m not exactly sure where this came from. It's a cast iron bank and apparently had (or had) some kind of mechanism where Sam would drop a coin in the red satchel which fell into a chamber below, The lower chamber is disassembled and I can't figure out how to put it back together again. I’m not even sure I have all the pieces. Still it makes for an interesting subject for a still life.
"New" vintage lens: Olympus OM Zuiko 1:18 50mm
“You’re everything I want in somebody, I just don’t want you” is what someone I once cared about told me.
Funny how life goes.
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A simple title for a simply lovely pair, they came up together pushing through the substrate and so they are loved.
Right next to (what's now the) "Coyote's Den Restaurant" was the Burro Jim Motel. This sign is a reproduction of the original sign. The original had lots of neon, the burro's ears moved and tail wagged, and all the lettering was in neon, mirroring the look of the cafe sign next door.
Opened in 1949 by Jim Caruthers. The motel used to rent burros to gold miners who came here and there ya go... "Burro Jim". Eunice Concklin owned it from 1970-2007, then the Lange family were the last to run it, AFAIK.
By the way, on the original sign, before it said "color tv", it said "Frigidaire". I guess when they got some color tvs, it didn't matter letting you know who was "refrigerating" the place to keep you cool.
I've read that, at least in it's last reincarnation, there were no TVs, or wifi or anything. You got a roof, a bed, and a hot shower. Basic (but OK) stuff. Walk over to the Cafe for breakfast, and you're good to go!
Sadly, even this reproduction is now gone (stolen? sold?), and the motel breathed it's last in 2015, as far as I can tell. Still standing, but I kinda doubt anyone will revive it again. There's a for sale sign on the property though, if you're brave/crazy enough. I'd ask over at the Cafe.
Postcard of an old fashioned service station along the famous Route 66 in the United States. Sent to a Postcrossing member in Germany.
Coast Guard Patrol Boat Edisto WPB1313
"Island" Class Patrol Boat cruising San Diego Bay in front of Coronado Island
Displacement: 165 tons full load
Dimensions: 110 x 21 x 7.3 feet/33.5 x 6.4 x 2.2 meters
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 5,820 bhp, 29.7 knots (WPB 1338-1349: 5,460 bhp, 28 knots)
Crew: 16-18
Armament: 1 25mm Bushmaster low-angle, 2 7.62mm MG
Concept/Program: These are general-purpose patrol boats, suited mainly for Search and Rescue and law enforcement. They were constructed in three batches, with various impovements and changes. Although intended for 10-14 day local patrols, they are making Caribbean patrols of up to 60 days.