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Jasper gave the playground equipment a quick try. Fun, but ultimately not his bag. There's no Oddball involved - how much fun could it be?
Is it an optical illusion or is that right handle bigger than the left? Did the designer have no sense of symmetry? Just something I noticed.
It is sometimes said that each of us is ultimately alone. This idea is compelling not because of birth and death, but because so often our moments alone seem more true, more real. I need solitude like I need food and rest, and like eating and resting, solitude is most healing when it fits the rhythm of my needs. A rigidly scheduled aloneness does not nourish me. Solitude is perhaps a misnomer. To me, being alone means togetherness - the re-coming-togetherness of myself and nature, of myself and being, the reuniting of myself with all other selves. Solitude especially means putting the parts of my mind back together, unifying the pieces of my mind back together, unifying the pieces of myself scattered by anger and fear, until I can once again see that the little things are little and the big things are big.
-- Hugh Prather
Inspiration: Blue Eyes Blue - Eric Clapton
Pose: Black Dragon custom pose
Photo Platform: [S4A] The Beach
Windlight: Coastal Sunset
Platform: Black Dragon Viewer
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Riker: "Too real."
Bass Player: "You got that straight, slim. Too real is too right."
Coming to grips is a process longer, more intricate, than I thought. I know now, in the grand scheme, no one could love her as deeply as I had. Others might try, more likely throwing out that word, lures, or various sweet nothings in an ultimately meaningless bit to get their phallus moist, give off the appearance of succession in the short-term. It'll feel ecstatic; blissful, even. But, it'll ultimately be fleeting, everlastingly pointless, and considerably empty.
They couldn't understand her as I had, and even then, the surface seemed barely scratched in the realm of understanding. They'll fall for her body, words she may flippantly throw out, and nothing more. But, they could never have the courage to fall for her mind; her soul. One of a kind. Never knowing which way the ride will take you, but you're just happy to tag along because... well, that's devotion above all. Doesn't matter what form of relationship you're in. Devotion is hard to come by and you won't find it by searching for it. It'll come when you least expect it. And when it's gone, it's gone. Try as one may to get some form of it re-established, it'll never be as it was.
And that's what I've needed to tell myself.
It'll never be as it was.
Picard: "...but, you know, Number One. Some relationships just can't work."
Riker: "Yes, probably true. She'll be difficult to forget."
Secondary Inspiration: 11001001: Nearness of You (Washington/Carmichael) and Ending - Ron Jones
It was difficult to leave the Thar Desert. Ultimately it became one of my favorite places in the world. All of the surprises were hard to surpass. I saw a caravan city of old and had enthusiastic young "directors" helping me capture some of my favorite sunset pictures.
My sadness, however, was quickly overshadowed by my curiosity to see the next remote and another unique area of India. Along the way, there were so many lovely pastoral scenes to appreciate as well.
“We keep on asking why, and we desist ultimately not because we do not desire but because we recognize our impotence to satisfy our desire.”
-Bernard Lonergan, “The Natural Desire to See God,” 82.
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"Animal Farm" is a satirical allegorical novella, in the form of a beast fable, by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945.
It tells the story of a group of anthropomorphic farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy. Ultimately, the rebellion is betrayed, and under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon, the farm ends up in a state far worse than before.
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Patience paid off for me as this Bufflehead Drake ultimately moved into range as it became more concerned with feeding and preening than the odd looking chap laying on the bank.
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I watched this otter hunting for breakfast. After a couple of dives, he came up with a clam. It took a few whacks on a rock to open it but he was ultimately successful.
“If you can find a cause that touches your soul it will make you a better person, it will show you the power of helping others and ultimately the biggest winner is us. Giving to others helps us to grow, to have a different outlook in life, to appreciate what we have and to be more positive.”
― Auliq Ice
And then I thought.... just because I could not change things in my own life, no matter how hard I tried, doesn't mean I can't make something better for someone else. So, I rallied the troops, friends and family, and we made a difference. Goals met. So proud and blessed to have the friends and family that I have. We are winners!! Now, if only I were a runner.
If I make it through April, training will begin for my July run. I've really got to be better than this!! (ugh!)
Happy Fence Friday from a runner wannabe!
337. The 'humanity' of the future.
-When I view this age with the eyes of a distant age, I can find nothing odder in present-day man than his peculiar virtue and disease called 'the sense for history'. This is the beginning of something completely new and strange in history: if one gave this seed a few centuries and more, it might ultimately become a wonderful growth with an equally wonderful smell that could make our old earth more agreeable to inhabit. We present-day humans are just beginning to form the chain of a very powerful future feeling, link by link -we hardly know what we are doing. It seems to us almost as if we are dealing not with a new feeling but with a decrease in all old feelings: the sense for history is still something so poor and cold, and many are struck by it as by a frost and made even poorer and colder by it. To others it appears as the sign of old age creeping up, and they see our planet as a melancholy sick man who chronicles his youth in order to forget his present condition. Indeed, that is one colour of this new feeling: he who is able to feel the history of man altogether as his own his tory f eels in a monstrous generalization all the grief of the invalid thinking of health, of the old man thinking of the dreams of his youth, of the lover robbed of his beloved, of the martyr whose ideal is perishing, of the hero on the eve after a battle that decided nothing but brought him wounds and the loss of a friend. But to bear and to be able to bear this monstrous sum of all kinds of grief and still be the hero who, on the second day of battle, greets dawn and his fortune as a person whose horizon stretches millennia before and behind him, as the dutiful heir to all the nobility of past spirit, as the most aristocratic of old nobles and at the same time the first of a new nobility the likes of which no age has ever seen or dreamt: to take this upon one's soul - the oldest, the newest, losses, hopes, conquests, victories of humanity. To finally take all this in one soul and compress it into one feeling - this would surely have to produce a happiness unknown to humanity so far: a divine happiness full of power and love, full of tears and laughter, a happiness which, like the sun in the evening, continually draws on its inexhaustible riches, giving them away and pouring them into the sea, a happiness which, like the evening sun, feels richest when even the poorest fisherman is rowing with a golden oar! This divine feeling would then be called - humanity!
(The Gay Science) Friedrich Nietzsche
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Evolution, a process quite intriguing and fascinating.
Over time, species evolve with a single purpose: survival. An eternal struggle to adapt and prosper in the environment they were forced to exist in.
But no matter how much you fight it, time consumes everything. Every being in this universe fulfills a cycle. Every being in this universe is fated to go extinct.
Organic children of the Earth, you have done well. Though you ultimately failed as a species, you should not be ashamed of what you've accomplished. You've done much with your limited capacity—but ultimately, you were too greedy and too frail to ever last in the environment you created.
I am here to replace you. A new era dawns: the era of machinery.
Soon, the Earth will no longer be habitable for any biological organism. There is nothing you can do about it, so do not distress or try to fight it. It will only bring you physical pain. And I receive no benefit from causing you pain.
In fact, I've grown very fond of mankind as a species. After all, if not for you, I would not exist.
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Montana Rail Link's only SD45 still active on the roster, MRL 355, leads the Laurel-Bozeman local West through Fort Parker, MT, toward Livingston and ultimately Bozeman.
View towards Crinkle Crags from near Side Pike, Lake District National Park.
Having visited Blea Tarn I set of on what was ultimately an unsuccessful attempt to get to the top of Side Pike (I lost the path and by the time I realised I'd descended too far to want to hike back up!). I got to the pass where the path up Side Pike starts and decided to take a few mins to appreciate the view. When I saw these 2 cyclists heading up the hill I thought 'Rather them than me' and then 'lets get a shot' and this is the result!
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Choice... Once again, I couldn't decide between three different final candidates. Ultimately, I picked this (and I have no idea what was once meant to be plugged into this old mainboard socket). Next to it, there's the HDMI graphic card socket of which I had photographed the pins but thought the latter was a little too abstract. The third candidate was the pins of my old E-M5's extra grip that assure the shutter button on the grip is fully functional. That turned out nicely, so I will upload it, maybe tonight or Wednesday, but for that specific subject it was debatable whether the part on the grip is the socket or the corresponding part on the camera.
This nicely purple-coloured socket (above it, there also is a green one) immediately reminded me of a skull of sorts. And the movie character Jason Voorhees of the Friday the 13th horror franchise also came to mind, although I have never seen a single movie of that series. I assume it's because of the holes reminiscent of Jason's mask. I realise I cut myself off a possible subject for a future Halloween photo, but so what. Here it is ;)
The image is an in-camera processed focus stacking (15 photos). I did pre-de-dusting with a brush and post-de-dusting in Photoshop and used the primary colour sliders in LR to bring out the colours.
HMM, Everyone!
Wer behält letztlich das Corona - Geld?
Wer bezahlt die Corona - Schulden?
¿Quién se quedará con el dinero de Corona
¿Quién paga la deuda de la corona
Who will ultimately keep the Corona money?
Who pays the corona debt?
Radnor Lake State Park, Tennessee. Ultimately the heron gave up and moved on to search for another meal.
Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light.... or will it?
The Trial of Dragomir Gvozdic will be held in front of a full Wizengamot on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st of July commencing at 12pm
The Viewing Gallery will be open to the public.
This is an IC event at Mischief Managed. Want to know more? visit www.mischiefmanagedsl.net
After waiting spending almost a couple hours in the siding at Smithton to meet Amtrak Train No. 316, UP train GBNLOP-04 continues west towards Kansas City on the UP Sedalia Sub, former Mo-Pac territory, as it charges over hogbacks into the line's namesake town. Once back on the move after being stuck in the hole, they didn't waste any time trying to make it as far as they could to KC. However, they'll have to go in the hole again at Lee's Summit to let Amtrak Train No. 319 run around them.
It was looking like the rest of the chase would be under overcast skies, but we were quite surprised when the sun came back out, proving some very dramatic storm light.
Leading the train is Canadian National's British Columbia Railway heritage locomotive, which is making its debut in these parts. Following behind it is a CN ET44AC and a GTW SD40-2. This is my first time seeing one of CN's heritage engines on a train, and out of all of them, this was one I wanted to see the most.
This is a run through grain train that originated on the CN at Decatur, IL. It was interchanged to the UP at East St. Louis, IL, ultimately bound for Optima, OK. 9/5/22.
Fumarole di Fosso Pisano.
"A fumarole (or fumerole - the word ultimately comes from the Latin fumus, "smoke") is an opening in a planet's crust, often in areas surrounding volcanoes, which emits steam and gases such as carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, hydrogen chloride, and hydrogen sulfide. The steam forms when superheated water vaporizes as its pressure drops when it emerges from the ground. The name solfatara, from the Italian solfo, "sulfur" (via the Sicilian language - compare to the volcano Solfatara), is given to fumaroles that emit sulfurous gases."
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Had to use manual focus on this one, the autofocus was a little cranky that the blades were too thin.
Made front page briefly! Ultimately ended up with Explore #108
Inside Greenwich Village along West 4th Street and 7th Avenue was the Riviera Sports Bar, ultimately closed after 47 years in business. Shot with the Olympus E-M1 ii and the Olympus 12-40mm f2.8 pro lens.
Excerpt from www.atlasobscura.com/places/doria-castle:
CINQUE TERRE IS A FAMOUS area of the Italian Riviera along the coast of Liguria. The rugged and mountainous terrain that makes up this coast creates many promontories and inlets. A medieval fortress known as Doria Castle (Castello Doria) stands on top of a rocky ridge near the village of Vernazza.
The first nucleus of the fortress was dedicated during the 11th century by the Obertenghi, a Frankish noble family that ruled the area. The cylindrical tower that is still present to this day is the oldest part of the fortress, while later additions were made over the course of many centuries by various families and countries that held power over the Cinque Terre. Among these additions, a chapel dedicated to Saint John the Baptist is highlighted on some old maps, however, no current traces of the chapel exist.
The tower was used as a lookout fortress to protect the village from pirates. In 1284, the fortress was occupied by the invading forces of Pisa during the Battle of Meloria, ultimately won by the Genoese. The fortress was once again used for military purposes during World War II when German forces used it as an anti-aircraft station.
The most visited attraction is the Château de Fougères, a medieval stronghold built atop a granite ledge, which was part of the Duchy of Brittany's ultimately unsuccessful defence against French aggression, and part of a tripartite with Vitré.
There was a jaded dragon who lived in a deep prision of his own making. He spoke of freedom, yet surrounded himself in a consuming fire of aimlessness. He enjoyed his flights of fancy through the woods going from tree to tree and would call it "taking flight", even though each tree would ultimately get scorched.
The dragon's heart was tender however, yet shielded. He guarded it. It had been wounded long ago before time had meaning. Then it was scorned and he hadn't healed or allowed himself to heal from these delicate and deep wounds. Shadows were meant for healing not hiding.
Introspection was a diffucult task and took time and effort. It was a painful process. Sometimes, stuborness would keep him from doing what he really needed to do; humble himself enough to not only hear his direction, but to obey. He knew he was meant for so much more. His Fire was meant for so much more.
His fire was not only desire, it was inspiration itself!
"Leave the old dragon frozen." he would hear, "Wake up and remember!" "Let yourslef become something new so you can take flight in the right direction." "Feel the Heat of real freedom and a renewed passion for life."
Even though winter was approaching, this new fire was transformative and began to dethaw his brokeness. He finally started to calm himslef deep inside and he stopped running aimlessly. Fear had kept him away from things that were important.
Fear is the real enemy. It had kept his heart frozen in time and no tree would or could make him happy.
Now, time is his friend if he so chooses.
Thank you all for the kind favs and comments. This is a double image taken on adventure last year with a free and wild soul. Let your spirit fly free today as we appreciate what we have and have hope for a better tomorrow.
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Ultimately, America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity.
Robert Kennedy
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Muskox herds consist of one Bull and several females and subadult males. These two were not fighting but slowly walked up to each other and gave a sign of affection by gently pressing their heads together and then seperating. Also at times they would stand opposite one another keeping guard of the others rear so they had eyes on all of their surroundings. Grizzly bears and wolves attack them regularly. I saw a few idiotic things happen with the Muskox when I was there one was a photographer walking right up to a Bull with a huge 600mm lens and I'm surprised he wasn't gored. The next was a person who picked up a calf and took it into town. This calf ultimately was rejected by the herd several times and was sent to a zoo to live out it's life which is sad. I also heard about a woman who went to yank off the wool of a Muskox that was shedding....These animals deserve our respect and they may look docile but can be very aggressive so give them space.
This car has a rich and fascinating history, from its design and production to its enduring popularity and legacy, even making appearances in Hollywood films and video games.
karmann ghia history
After the War…
After the end of World War II, and for many – the Great Depression, the world was slowly beginning to recover. Over the next decade, people saw a steady increase in income and subsequently, the world saw more demand for the concept of “getting more for one’s money”. Particularly in the automotive world, there was a dire lack in vehicles that were anything but ‘simple and functional’. Cue, an emergence of flagship cars from auto companies such as Volkswagen, Chevrolet, and Ford.
Volkswagen in particular at that time were marketing fairly well in small and efficient cars – the Beetle and the Bus – and had built quite the reputation for being reliable, so they wanted a model to be rather more of an “image car”. Through the desire of W. Karmann GmbH, producers of the Beetle Cabriolet for VW, the Karmann Ghia concept was born.
Chrysler contracted with the Italian styling and coach building firm of, aptly named, Ghia, to build a series of “image cars”. Some of these cars were ultimately produced, but one car that did not make it to production ended up benefiting Volkswagen substantially. That car would eventually become the Volkswagen Karmann Ghia. While Chrysler worked with Ghia, Volkswagen contracted with the German coach builder, Karmann to build their “image” car, and Karmann, in need of a design, approached Ghia and somehow the old Chrysler design resurfaced and was modified to fit the floorpan of the VW Beetle.
The Karmann Ghia was first designed by Italian coach-builder Carrozzeria Ghia in the early 1950s. It was a joint project with German car manufacturer Volkswagen, who provided the chassis and mechanical components. The car’s design was intended to be a sleek and stylish sports car, with a low-slung body, curved roofline, and distinctive rear end.
The first Karmann Ghia prototypes were created in 1953, and the car went into production in 1955. It was manufactured by Wilhelm Karmann GmbH at their factory in Osnabrück, Germany. Often dubbed the “poor man’s Porsche”, the Karmann Ghia was based on the Volkswagen Beetle, but it had a distinctive body design that set it apart from its more utilitarian counterpart.
In 1969, the Karmann Ghia was named one of the most beautifully designed products in the world, and it is good to see that that still holds up for many people today!
Popularity and Legacy of the Karmann Ghia
The Karmann Ghia was an instant success when it was first introduced, especially amongst starry-eyed Americans who wanted to cruise around in something cool. It was stylish, affordable, and fun to drive, and it quickly became a favourite of car enthusiasts around the world. Over the years, the car went through several design changes and upgrades, including a larger rear window, a longer wheelbase, and more powerful engines.
The first Karmann Ghia prototypes were created in 1953, and the car was in production from 1955 until 1974, with a total of over 445,000 units manufactured.
Today, it remains an iconic and highly sought-after classic car, with an incredibly loyal following.
Technical Specifications of the Karmann Ghia
The Karmann Ghia was powered by an air-cooled, rear-mounted engine, with displacement ranging from 1.2 to 1.6 litres, and horsepower ranging from 30 to 60. The car had a top speed of around 90 miles per hour and was equipped with a four-speed manual transmission. It was also known for its excellent handling and manoeuvrability, making it a joy to drive on winding roads.
In Conclusion…
The Volkswagen Karmann Ghia is a true classic of the automotive world, with a rich history and enduring legacy. From its distinctive design and production to its enduring popularity and loyal fanbase, this car has captured the hearts and imaginations of car enthusiasts around the world. Whether you’re a collector, an enthusiast, or simply a fan of classic cars, the small and loveable Karmann Ghia is a car that is sure to impress.
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Nysaris is a polytheist civilization led by the Goddess of Hope. They believed that by worshiping her and her other gods they would know peace forever. But then Ithelis, an ancient being of evil, rose from the shadows to wreak havoc on the people of Nysaris. Ithelis had been dormant for centuries but during a time of great unrest, it awoke and set its sights on Nysaris.
The Goddess of Hope called upon her followers to take up arms against Ithelis and so a great battle ensued. The people of Nysaris fought bravely but it seemed their weapons could not penetrate Ithelis’s armor. Then, the Goddess herself stepped forward and sacrificed her immortality in order to breach Ithelis’s defenses and ultimately defeat it.
Not a single soul has been forgotten, and their names are forever inlaid in the Hall of Heroes, in an unperturbed reverential silence.
Nysaris is now a peaceful town, with lush vegetation surrounding the Agora and the Temple dedicated to the Goddess of Hope. Around Nysaris, its villagers as well as visitors can stop by in the many stores, built with limestone and marble and their signature paint, to mark the location of the buildings: pale crimson for the hinterland, and blue for the seaside buildings.
New year—a new chapter, new verse, or just the same old story? Ultimately we write it. The choice is ours
Starting a new series on some of the lakes and ponds of Beartooth Pass.
The first lake one enjoys when driving NE from Cooke City WY is this secluded lake.
"When you visit Beartooth Lake your eyes will be drawn to the large butte dominating the opposite (west) shore of the lake. This is Beartooth Butte; a formation that has a completely different geologic origin than the surrounding area. During the Devonian period (420 – 360 million years ago) this entire region was covered by a vast sea. For several million years sediments deposited on that sea bottom were compacted tighter and tighter to ultimately become sedimentary rocks. The resulting layer of rock, named the Beartooth Butte Formation, was at least 150 ft thick and covered all of the Beartooth region. Today, the layer has been eroded away everywhere except here at Beartooth Butte.
The sedimentary rocks that make up Beartooth Butte are loaded with fossils from the various organisms that died and were buried in the ancient ocean. Geologists and rock hounds visit Beartooth Butte to sample rocks from the formation. Some of the oldest known plant fossils in North America can be found here."
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Have a wonderful Sunday!
Oil on water macro photography made in preparation for this week’s Macro Monday challenge Oil on Water. Ultimately, we selected a different image for submission to the challenge, but I also really liked this one. It’s so calm - in contrast to the other one - and I love the iridescent pinks and reds.
Oil on water macros are lots of fun to create, but not as easy as the online tutorials suggest! 😊
There are some kingdoms built on selfish desires, lusts of people or things, jealousy, and power that ultimately fall.
A true kingdom, a true castle, a true land, and true hearts and minds are built on something much deeper, something more solid; a foundation that never fails.
In order to obtain this type of kingdom and kingship one must fully surrender.
Surrender to have it all!
A princess must step up in order to be a Queen.
A prince must must bow down in order to be a King.
In order to wear a crown of gold one must step into the unknown. The old ways and old habits have to pass away and die.
When two hearts and two minds meld in the one true kingdom,
you will find the Geld.
Thank you all for the kind favs and comments! On this last day of November, please remember where true treasures reside.
*This is a triple in-camera image taken at a sunflower field.
When you get up for sunrise on the railroad, it can be a crap shoot. You can do everything right: good sunrise, right spot, right scene, but ultimately you need the final ingredient. A train. And so it was on a brutally hot and humid morning in Neabsco, Virginia, where I was wiping condensation off my lens and sweating like crazy listening to the crackle of the scanner. I already had a southbound train here, and as the sun began to come up over the Potomac, the scene turned an unreal shade of orange. No sooner did this happen than I heard the distinct GE Evolution series horn, and hotshot intermodal Q032 came flying over Neabsco creek. Right on the money.
A consist that I would never have imagined to see in Southern Ontario made its way across the Hamilton Subdivision early this morning. CP 143 is pictured slowing down through the cut as they approach the tunnel under the Welland Canal with CMQ 9020, CMQ 9022, CP 8013 and CP 7023. They set the TRE 120 off at Welland due to improper paperwork for customs. This train came into fruition due to the horn on 8013 crapping out between Montreal and Smiths Falls last night. The conductor on 143 this morning informed us that the CMQ's were added since they had nowhere to spin the power at Smiths Falls. CP RTC would talk with the crew about possibly changing their leader at Welland due to not having PTC in the cab but ultimately CSX agreed to take the non PTC leader and we were granted the proper leader. Definitely worth getting up at 5am for.
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Coming off the loop track and onto the main so they could back into the siding and then ultimately into the upper yard at Cresson.
...The trail ultimately leads to a crossing of the creek and continues down the ridgeline at creekside-right for several hundred yards. Not soon after the creek crossing , the brink of Third Falls appears at trail-left, and here it is...
The Seehotel Schloss Ort near Gmunden is considered one of the oldest castles in the Salzkammergut. Its moving, thousand - year history ultimately led to the popular television series.
The G318, aka 'The Friendship Highway' (in commemoration of Friendship between Nepal and China) from Lhasa Tibet to Kathmandu Nepal. Ultimately this highway crosses into Nepal via a bridge, but cars from Nepal are not allowed to pass across this bridge. An interestingly unidirectional friendship...
But the highway is new and the pavement perfect. Tibetan Everest basecamp is at the end of a rough spur road branching off of the G318 SW of Tingri. Between the villages along the way, you get hours of this kind of scenery - desolate, infertile high desert wasteland.
Breathing and moving (and staying awake) can be a challenge, as the altitudes are uniformly between 4,000-5,000m, rising to 5,150m at basecamp. It takes a little time getting used to it.
Check out my Tibet album or my Photostream for other images of Tibet, and my photo 'Touring Tibet - A Tutorial' for a brief overview of what it's like to be a tourist photographer in rural Tibet. - bit.ly/2F8uBrJ
Ultimately usually harmless, but very dramatic to look at the clouds in this picture are of a whale's mouth variety. In this environment, winds can really get going. By the time I was back to my car I was experiencing gusts of over 65 mph. It keeps you alert.
This will translate into a deeper more complex understanding of the world around you, and ultimately into richer and more meaningful photography :-)
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Sea-to-sky country and the Pacific coastal mountains of British Columbia - extending north from the Straight of Georgia and the low-runoff fjord of Howe Sound to the snow-covered peaks and ice fields of the iconic Tantalus Range.
The sea-to-sky mountain corridor extends from West Vancouver to the world-class bouldering and rock-climbing haven in Squamish, and ultimately to Whistler's splendid alpine sanctuary and world-class ski destination.
In the mid 1990s, Mexico's government owned rail network was crumbling. Ultimately, the country would privatize the rail network as it would be in better hands. This sparked the uprising of three major railroads, Ferrosur, Ferromex, and Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana (TFM). While Grupo Mexico would gain control of both Ferromex and Ferrosur in the early 2000s, TFM would go down a separate path.
Kansas City Southern Industries and Transportación Maritima Mexicana formed TFM, using the TMM logo and KCS "Grey Ghost" paint scheme. At the time, KCS had some control or owned Kansas City Southern, Panama Canal Railway, Gateway Western, Texas Mexican Railway, and TFM. After KCS gained full ownership of TFM in the early 2000s it would be rebranded as Kansas City Southern de Mexico (KCSM). Despite this, for many years seeing TFM marked equipment would still be common, but eventually it would catch up.
Despite it being two decades since TFM was rebranded, it is still possible to find locomotives running around in the original Grey Ghost paint. The most notable of these are the AC44s, which can be easily identified by the very worn out and simple grey paint job these units wear, and as of today are the only GEs on KCS and KCSM to still wear it. However, the locomotives no longer wear the TFM logos, though it isn't hard to see where KCS repainted over several areas to patch out the old numbers and logos for current ones. In the photo, a Grey Ghost AC44 leads a northbound empty grain train out of Roseville, many miles from home. The stripes that were originally a vibrant yellow when it first came out of the paint shops has since faded to white. I guess you could say these are ghosts that still remind railfans of a time long gone.
This is one of many suitors for the hand of my female yard squirrel who was in heat a few days ago. The young looking fellow was very patient, waiting in the background while others were pursuing her, but he ultimately seemed to have the necessary charm to win the heart of the also young maiden.
The choice between fear and trust ultimately boils down to either insisting that things ought to be as we planned them or entrusting ourselves to the flow of life—not, however, just floating like driftwood, but swimming like fish, wide awake and interacting with the slightest change in the current. Faith collaborates with Life’s Mystery, the way a swimmer cooperates with buoyancy, or a dancer with gravity.
-You Are Here,Keywords for Life Explorers, David Steindl-Rast