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No matter how much you try to obtain variety and diversity in life, at some point, there is always a kind of routine monotony spreading around. As it consists of the same processes, tasks, and people, excitement all goes flat little by little.
Looking for variations to bland everyday life can spice up unexceptional experiences. Such an escape from the misery of the constant boring repetition offers the possibility to rediscover yourself. And so, a little more contrast can suddenly create a whole new and exciting perception.
With the opening of the Suncor and Valero refineries in Quebec, crude oil business has skyrocketed on CN. Here's just another example of one of those Quebec-bound oil trains, showcasing the variety they bring to a line that seemed boring for the power hungry foamer.
Many types of apples to choose from. At Central Market, Shoreline, Washington.
122 Pictures in 2022: #7 Apples and/or pears
A Wisconsin Central F45 was visiting UP's former CNW Proviso yard in 2000, along with a former Burlington Northern SD40-2 and a SD70MAC.
A fresh UP GE was also hanging out, helping to brighten up the dreary day.
It been while since my first makeover at BWBG and I miss it! this my 2nd makeover at BWBG try a variety of looks this was one of them
Here is the last photo in this little series from a rainy morning long ago captured while waiting for a bit on the platform at Amtrak's BWI Thurgood Marshall Station for Amtrak train 2158 to pick me up for a speedy trip through the fog and mist up to Providence. I'd been east from Alaska to attend an ASLRRA seminar and after wrapping up in Baltimore I piggybacked a little vacation time on and headed north to see my family in New England.
First opened in 1980 and remodeled in 2019 this was the first intercity rail station in the United States built to service an airport. Today it ranks as the 12th busiest of the more than 500 stations Amtrak serves. To learn more check out Amtrak's history of the ground breaking modern depot:
www.greatamericanstations.com/stations/bwi-airport-thurgo...
Anyway, as for the train it's just an unidentified MARC Penn Line train head south to Washington Union Station with HHP8 4914 (blt. 2001) shoving on the rear. This is a stark motive power contrast to what was leading the northbound MARC train I also photographed: flic.kr/p/2od6NBY
Only 21 of the 8000 hp electric locomotives were built by Bombardier-Alstom and ordered in 1996 at the same time as the Acelas to support the need for more electric locomotives when the New Haven to Boston segment of the NEC was electrified and came on line in 2000. Amtrak purchased 15 and MARC the other six and while Amtrak's racked up over one million miles each they had relatively short service lives and the last Amtrak one was out of service by 2014 as the new Siemens ACS64s took over. But as of this writing MARCs units have been rebuilt and continue in service.
Near Unincorporated Hanover
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Friday November 14, 2008
Also known as “Rose Moss” or “Moss Roses”. Usually these are of single variety but numerous cultivars have been selected for double flowers with additional petals and colors.
Seen at the Tucson Botanical Gardens, a five-and-a-half-acre urban collection of 16 residentially scaled gardens located in Tucson, Arizona -- truly a lush and tranquil oasis in the heart of the city.
From October through April, it also includes one of Tucson’s favorite annual events – Butterfly Magic! Inside a tropical greenhouse, visitors can wander the paths, surrounded by exotic and even rare butterflies from around the world, plus many beautiful varieties of orchids. (13-03-13-2282)
attractive markings and colours I think.
I really like this apple variety and often recommend it as one to grow in my area. It is a daughter of Cox's Orange Pippin (COP) and retains much of the aromatic and balanced taste of its mother. But is a bigger apple, more prolific, more vigorous tree and and much less disease susceptible than COP.
I am eating a few of these a day now. They keep OK but were more crisp a couple of weeks ago than they are now.
Metro East Industries locomotive repair facility in East St Louis can provide quite a bit of color as this shot from Oct 8th 2014 shows:: Left to right we have : WAMX GP38 # 3811 which will become East Penn Railway GP38-3 # 2800, Lake States Railway GP35 # 371 which will become roadmate # 303 to be paired with a GP40-3 # 4303. ex South Central Florida Express SW9 # 2011 which serves as MEI's shop switcher. FURX MP15DC # 1551 ( ex UPY, ex MP ) in dip red and a Union Pacific C40-8 for return to service. Taken on MEI property with permission
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Abandoned Historic Bathhouse / Spa, opened in 1916, after three years of construction.
When the bathhouse was opened, it offered a variety of attractions and invited to rest and well-being.
The representative three-wing Art Nouveau building had two separate swimming pools, for men and women. The men's pool had a size of 32 x 12 meters, had a three-meter springboard and a wave system that could produce up to a meter-high waves.
The bathhouse also offered a variety of medical and therapeutic services, baths and sweat baths, orthopedic gymnastics, four-cell baths and inhalations.
The showpiece of the building was the ladies' sauna in the Moorish style.
As if from an oriental fairy tale, magnificent arcades, columns, arches, ceilings and wall mosaics with filigree ornaments in intense colors. The focal point of the room was an ornamental tiled fountain surrounded by seating for relaxing and dreaming.
The ladies sauna is now a listed building.
Despite extensive reconstruction work in the 80s, the operation had to be discontinued in July 2004 because of the poor state of construction.
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Verlassene historische Badeanstalt / Spa, eröffnet 1916, nach dreijähriger Bauzeit.
Als die Badeanstalt eröffnet wurde, bot sie eine Vielzahl an Attraktionen und lud zum Ausruhen und Wohlfühlen ein.
Der repräsentative dreiflügelige Jugendstil Bau hatte zwei getrennte Schwimmhallen, für Männer und Frauen. Das Herrenschwimmbecken hatte eine Größe von 32 x 12 Metern, verfügte über ein Drei-Meter-Sprungbrett und eine Wellenanlage, die bis zu einem Meter hohe Wellen erzeugen konnte.
Die Badeanstalt bot auch eine Vielzahl von medizinischen und therapeutischen Angeboten, Wannen- und Schwitzbäder, orthopädisches Turnen, Vierzellenbäder und Inhalationen.
Prunkstück des Baues war die Damen Sauna im maurischen Stil.
Wie aus einem orientalischen Märchen, prächtige Arkadengänge, Säulen, Bögen, Decken und Wandmosaike mit filigranen Verzierungen in intensiven Farben. Den Mittelpunkt des Raums bildet ein mit Ornament Fliesen versehener Brunnen, um den herum sich Sitzgelegenheiten zum Entspannen und Träumen befunden haben.
Die Damen Sauna steht heute unter Denkmalschutz.
Trotz umfangreicher Rekonstruktionsarbeiten in den 80er Jahren, musste der Betrieb im Juli 2004 wegen des schlechten baulichen Zustands eingestellt werden.
Corallorhiza odontorhiza, the Autumn Coralroot orchid
Open flowers point towards var. pringlei, compared to the cleistogamous flowers of the nominate variety.
Tiny, downward facing flowers in deep shade made for extremely challenging conditions to photograph.
I managed to sneak in a quick orchid hunt with Catherine, my sister in-law Sue, and her son Graham, to find more than 70 of these extremely rare orchids - the first time I have seen them.
I always get a thrill out of seeing a new species!
Bruce Trail, northwest of Orangeville, Ontario, Canada.
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"Nothing is pleasant that is not spiced with variety."
- Francis Bacon
"The most delightful pleasures cloy without variety."
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A nice sampling of different ships off the coast of Long Beach as the sun dips lower in the horizon, as Hellas Nemesis upfront waits for orders on where to head out to next. Just behind it and partially blocked is the CSU Maritime Academy's Training Ship "Golden Bear" which was doing exercises off the coast of San Diego and is now resting at Long Beach before it goes back to work. Last but not least is a rather empty looking CMA CGM Blue Whale which is waiting for a berth at Pier A once topped off there it will sail for Dutch Harbor Alaska.
2020.08.25 - A rare street in the east end where the houses on it are all differently styled architecturally.. Usually in today's world they are all identical or at least similarly styled that you know they all come from the same company/builder.. this street though has completely different types of homes all lined up. I believe most are "war time" houses from the 40's on up.
The flower comes in several varieties but originally the chrysanthemum was just a small yellow flower. After generations of cultivation, the number of varieties grew rapidly. In the Chrysanthemum Book of the Song Dynasty (960-1279), 35 varieties were noted but by the time of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the number had risen to 136. In Li Shizhen's famous book, "Ben Cao Gang Mu", finished in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), more than 900 varieties of chrysanthemum were listed. Today more than 3,000 varieties are blooming in China.
'Autumn flower'
One reason for the flower's popularity among the Chinese people is the favour it found with scholars.
The chrysanthemum, also known as the "Autumn Flower", is one of the four "honourable plants". The others are plum, orchid and bamboo which are symbols of nobility.
In most ancient essays and poems, writers use the terms "jade bone, icy body, pearl petal and red heart" to describe the flower. For on cold autumn days, when all other flowers were fading away, only the chrysanthemum was able to flourish in the cold winds. The combination of beauty with strong character made an ideal personality in the eyes of romantic Chinese scholars.
Qu Yuan (340-278 BC), the famous poet who committed suicide because he was unhappy with the dark reality of life, was among the first to write poetry about the chrysanthemum. He wrote in his poem "Li Sao": "Drink dew from the magnolia in the morning and take autumn chrysanthemum's falling petals as food in the evening."
Another famous poet, Tao Yuanming (365-427), is also recognized as a poet who had a deep affection for the flower. His most famous poem is about the chrysanthemum: "Pick a chrysanthemum near a fence and enjoy the mountain in the south at your leisure."
This poem, entitled "Drinking Wine", was written when he resigned from his high official post and returned to the countryside to live as a farmer.
Even when he was too poor to buy wine - drinking was his hobby - he could pick the petals of chrysanthemums and use them as food. In his poverty-stricken and lonely later life, the chrysanthemum was his only friend and comfort.
Since Tao, many other writers and poets have sung the praises of the chrysanthemum and it became almost a traditional topic for every scholar to write about with the arrival of autumn. In "The Dream of Red Mansions", readers can find more than 10 poems about the flower written by the beautiful ladies of Jia's family.
Tough life
It is easy to compare women with flowers. In Chinese literature, flowers such as the lily, peony or plum have all been connected with notable beauties. But when comparing the chrysanthemum with people, the tone is totally different and much more manly.
Actually, rarely is the chrysanthemum compared with women - it is more often associated with independent, proud, noble, willful and tough men, such as Qu Yuan and Tao Yuanming.
Another famous figure identified with the chrysanthemum is Huang Chao who lived in the 9th century. Huang was the leader of a peasant revolt towards the end of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). He led an army of thousands and occupied Luoyang after several years of fighting.
He wrote two poems about the chrysanthemum, one of which contains the lines: "If I could be the king of the flowers, I would allow the chrysanthemum to bloom with the peach blossom; The fragrance (of the chrysanthemum) would fill Chang'an City, and the city would be clothed in golden armour."
At the peak of his life, in 884, his revolution failed and he committed suicide.
Effective herb
To the common people, chrysanthemums also had uses as a herb. You still find today that Chinese women drink chrysanthemum tea instead of coffee. One variety of chrysanthemum, known as "Hang Bai Ju" (Hangzhou White Chrysanthemum), is said by experts to have healthcare properties.
Ancient people believed that this flower, which was able to endure very cold weather, must have attracted "the soul of the sky and earth" - certainly a health benefit.
A book from the time of the Han Dynasty (206-220 BC) said there used to be a village named Gangu in Central China's Henan Province where people drank from a nearby stream that contained the petals of chrysanthemums. The petals had fallen into the stream up in the mountains and all the villagers lived to a great age, some as long as 130 years.
The well-known doctor, Tao Hongjing, also encouraged people to eat chrysanthemum petals. He said good-quality chrysanthemums tasted a little sweet and the bad ones, bitter. So why not try some chrysanthemums this autumn?
Parked Northside amongst a variety of NATO jets during RIAT 1994 were Swedish Air Force Saab J-35F Draken duo 35531/31 and 35520/14 from F10 Wing
Others in this frame that day at RAF Fairford are an Italian Air Force 'pusher-prop' Avanti, plus a pair of their AMX fighters, two French Air Force Mirage 2000's, a RAF Jaguar plus at least two Dutch KLu F-16's and to the right of the Drakens are a couple of Luftwaffe F-4F Phantoms
Those were the days!
Scanned Kodak 35mm Transparency taken from atop one of the Photo-Buses using a Russian Zenith EM with a 56mm lens