Continuing in the eSPee tradition of lumber heavy manifest trains from the north battling gravity to achieve the golden empire in the south, an eastbound Union Pacific 'Q' splits the intermediates as it climbs the upper leg of the Caliente horseshoe.

This was one of my favorite locations and one of my favorite images taken on Tehachapi. The sight of eastbounds continuing their struggle out of the valley, looped around the horseshoe curve in the distance, perfectly topped off by the searchlight signals framing the headend as the tracks slither up the hill side.

UP 5428 ~ QRVWCB ~ Caliente, California

Union Pacific's Mojave Subdivision

02.26.2012

The bald eagle misses again and comes up empty.

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Jacket,Top & Jeans - Villena @http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Escapes/129/163/25

Mood: 우디 (Woody) - 이 노래가 클럽에서 나온다면 Fire up

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NS 337 led by an EMD SD70M of Union Pacific on its way westward from Charleston's 7 Mile Yard.

A Wood Stork looks up from its foraging to make sure we're still at a safe distance.

I looked up at the sky to see the moon,

but I saw nothing

Liesl

Sabi Sabi Game Reseeve - South Africa

I was a mess of a man

With washed up excuses, I know, I know

Part of the confusion is me

We both agree that I wasn't the man you needed me to be

But, oh, how I changed and oh, how I've grown

Could she believe me when I've got nothing to show?

My everything, she needs to see

The choice is hers to believe in me

Music

My son called me old, so i had to show em that i still have it.

I need some Epsom Salt now..

Rathaus Kopenhagen

Copenhagen City Hall

Auf allen Vieren mit ausgestrecktem Arm mit der Rückwärtskamera des Handys aufgenommen (was mir einen Erste Hilfe Einsatz einer erschreckten Mitarbeiterin aus dem Rathaus eingebracht hat, die herbeieilte, um mir wieder auf die Füße zu helfen ;)

Shot on all fours with my arm outstretched using the phone's rear camera (which resulted in a first aid attempt by a frightened city hall employee who rushed over to help me back on my feet ;)

Skippy Fills Up this little guy loves the bird seed and spends a fair amount of time eating it as long as it's there, the squirrels are now busy eating acorns, shot in North Carolina.

ISLSL circle trip approaching Gorham at Grimsby, IL. August 5, 1995.

Western Australia's world famous giant tingle trees from from 40 metres up in the canopy, as well as up close and personal on the Ancient Empire ground walk. The world class Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk soars gently upwards amidst the tingle canopy providing expansive views over the wilderness and opens up a world of birds and flowers that most people never see.

Voiloù j'espère que ça te plaira ^^

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GP-40 has seen better days but is tonight on the Mongomery job. Seen here where they tied up in New Prague next to the recently closed flour Mill.

Lots of unwanted ambient light to deal with,including constant auto head lights but I wanted to get this shot. Thanks to Dan K. for letting me know it was here,

It had rained the whole night and little residual clouds accompanied me on my way up the mountain. I love how they made my photos so much prettier.

Took this photo of some beached logs just before leaving Prestwick beach with my new Viltrox 56mm lens just as the sky coloured up before being swallowed up by distant clouds...

#Macromondays #Curves

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Bluebell wood

Juvenile Western Red-tailed Hawk.

Las Cienagas National Conservation Area, Arizona

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Estate Sale ....."Sold"

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A Great crested grebe chick being fed by it's parent. The chicks are getting quite big now and have started to practice fishing for themselves.

On a recent jog I took my macro lens I attach to my iPhone and made a couple of stops to take these photos.

a male Northern Cardinal takes advantage of the breaks in the clouds to absorb some winter sun

With the afternoon sun peaking in and out of the clouds a lumber heavy eastbound climbs the grade out of Caliente and towards the former station of Allard (now the westend of Bealville).

UP 2669 ~ QRVWC ~ Tehachapi Pass, California

Union Pacific's Mojave Subdivision

03.12.2016

Hamburg - Moments

Barely moving along as the train approaches Duffy and the single track through Blair

_FBB1110 Damaraland, Namibia

Chiffchaffs aren't quite enjoying the hotter temperatures in the south up here.

UP 2619's nose gleams in the sun as it heads west on Main #2 of the Lynndyl subdivision.

Praktica BC1 : 35-70mm Pentacon Prakticar MC f/3.5-4.5 : Arista EDU Iltra 100 : Spur Acurol-N

Eye catching features on The Chanonry, Old Aberdeen. These buildings are much more recent than the street itself, the name coming from the fact that it was once home to the canons (clergy) of St Machar’s Cathedral, which sits at the far end. The college of canons was incorporated as early as 1240, although canons may have lived here longer than that - the nearby church became a cathedral in the 1100s.

Yamashita Parl