Stichting 2454 CREW
View allAll Photos Tagged WRD
This lovely rose was taken in our garden during summer 2021.
The Dame Judi Dench is a particularly beautiful rose; the blooms are a particularly rich shade of apricot-orange, paling prettily towards the edges. The striking, red-tipped buds gradually open to reveal large informal rosettes, each with ruffled petals and a button eye. They are very resistant to rain damage and the petals drop neatly. There is a light-medium Tea scent. A very healthy shrub; it produces strong, arching stems which, over time, form an attractive mound of blooms. Named after one of Britain’s most beloved stars of stage and screen. David Austin, 2017. For more information please visit www.davidaustinroses.co.uk/products/dame-judi-dench
A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing or trailing with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds. Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe, North America, and northwest Africa. Species, cultivars and hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and often are fragrant. Rose plants range in size from compact, miniature roses, to climbers that can reach 7 meters in height. Different species hybridize easily, and this has been used in the development of the wide range of garden roses.
The name rose comes from French, itself from Latin rosa, which was perhaps borrowed from Oscan, from Greek ρόδον rhódon (Aeolic βρόδον wródon), itself borrowed from Old Persian wrd- (wurdi), related to Avestan varəδa, Sogdian ward, Parthian wâr.
The leaves are borne alternately on the stem. In most species they are 5 to 15 centimetres (2.0 to 5.9 in) long, pinnate, with (3–) 5–9 (–13) leaflets and basal stipules; the leaflets usually have a serrated margin, and often a few small prickles on the underside of the stem. Most roses are deciduous but a few (particularly from South east Asia) are evergreen or nearly so.
The flowers of most species have five petals, with the exception of Rosa sericea, which usually has only four. Each petal is divided into two distinct lobes and is usually white or pink, though in a few species yellow or red. Beneath the petals are five sepals (or in the case of some Rosa sericea, four). These may be long enough to be visible when viewed from above and appear as green points alternating with the rounded petals. There are multiple superior ovaries that develop into achenes. Roses are insect-pollinated in nature.
The aggregate fruit of the rose is a berry-like structure called a rose hip. Many of the domestic cultivars do not produce hips, as the flowers are so tightly petalled that they do not provide access for pollination. The hips of most species are red, but a few (e.g. Rosa pimpinellifolia) have dark purple to black hips. Each hip comprises an outer fleshy layer, the hypanthium, which contains 5–160 "seeds" (technically dry single-seeded fruits called achenes) embedded in a matrix of fine, but stiff, hairs. Rose hips of some species, especially the Dog Rose (Rosa canina) and Rugosa Rose (Rosa rugosa), are very rich in vitamin C, among the richest sources of any plant. The hips are eaten by fruit-eating birds such as thrushes and waxwings, which then disperse the seeds in their droppings. Some birds, particularly finches, also eat the seeds.
Rose thorns are actually prickles - outgrowths of the epidermis. While the sharp objects along a rose stem are commonly called "thorns", they are technically prickles — outgrowths of the epidermis (the outer layer of tissue of the stem). (True thorns, as produced by e.g. Citrus or Pyracantha, are modified stems, which always originate at a node and which have nodes and internodes along the length of the thorn itself.) Rose prickles are typically sickle-shaped hooks, which aid the rose in hanging onto other vegetation when growing over it. Some species such as Rosa rugosa and Rosa pimpinellifolia have densely packed straight prickles, probably an adaptation to reduce browsing by animals, but also possibly an adaptation to trap wind-blown sand and so reduce erosion and protect their roots (both of these species grow naturally on coastal sand dunes). Despite the presence of prickles, roses are frequently browsed by deer. A few species of roses have only vestigial prickles that have no points.
For further information please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose
Retribution is a dish served best with a f***** big wave.
Just a bit of fun, this will only stay for 24 hrs. 😁😁
Preserved Reading Buses Metrobus 162 passes Chapel Lane during Wythall Transport Museum's 'Metrobus 40' event
Vehicle Details
Operator: Reading Buses
Fleet Details: 162
Registration: WRD 162T
Vehicle Type: MCW Metrobus
Vehicle History
-
يا ورد وش يقرب لك الخد؟ ... لي صاحبه يقطفك بيديه .. شد إنتباهي في الشبه شد ... يا ورد شاللي منك تعطيه؟
يا ورد .. له عين وله قد ... وله طول مع خصر يحليه .. له بسمه ما هي على حد ... ودي عيــوني ما تخليه
من خاطري قمــت آتنهد ... حسيت روحي ميته فيه .. ما هو مزوحي نظرته جد ... وفي مشيته يوزن خطاويه
سلمت لا سلم ولا رد ... روح وعـــين الله تراعيه .. ناظر بطرف عيونه وصد ... وكلي أمل يوم ألاقيه
----------------------------------------------------------
άll by Me ..
1987 Citroen 2CV6 Special Dolly.
Anglia Car Auctions classic car auction at King's Lynn -
"Chassis number: VF7AZKA00KA249152.
"Finished in red-and-white with a grey interior, this right-hand drive Citroën “Dolly” 2CV is showing 37,529 miles on its odometer. It comes with an advisory-free MoT which is valid to 12th May 2026.
"The car received a bodywork refurbishment in 2021, together with a light engine overhaul. Many parts were replaced, including voltage regulator, vent flap, door trims, window catches, all glass seals and windscreen, one new rear wing, starter motor and many other items. The outer shell was repainted, although the interior was retained as original. This was in addition to structural refurbishment projects in 2015 and 2017, and all 5 tyres were replaced in May last year.
"It comes with a large stack of receipts for parts and maintenance ranging from the early 1990s to 2025, together with a Haynes workshop manual and the current V5C. The vendor acquired the car in 2024, and its previous keeper had owned it for nearly 13 years. It was first registered on 5th January 1987."
Estimate: £5000 to £6000. Sold for £8964 including premium.
ذبل هالورد بعد مافارقه الساقي من يرويه
تعال ارجع واذا بعمري بقى باقي بشوفك فيه
وينك يافنر هالبيت ويـــنك
بعدك انطفى العالم ومابقى بالشوارع نور
Tдkệᾔ by : мệ
In 1974 ging de eerste Benelux-trekduwtrein rijden, waarvoor 8 Plan D restauratie rijtuigen werden omgebouwd in de werkplaats van Tilburg.
Op deze foto zien we stuurstandrijtuig type WRDs met nummer 6184 87-38 102-1 bij de Werkplaats Tilburg, 26 mei 1974 (Het oude Plan D nummer 51 84 87-40 102-9 staat nog op de ruit!)
**** Improved Scan ****
Reading Buses 162 WRD 162T at Showbus 50, Hertfordshire County Showground, Redbourn. Sunday 25th September 2022. DSCN54318.
MCW Metrobus.
The oldest Dart still in service with First Cymru, 42412 N212 WRD, is captured leaving Alfred Street in Neath on the 59. Tuesday 16th September 2014. DSCN31254.
Dennis Dart SLF 10.7m-Plaxton Pointer,.
Looking more like Hogwarts in this view is Coventry Grammar School which was designed by Edward Burgess and opened in 1885, enlarged 1889 and again in 1936, restored, after bomb damage, 1950. Tudor style. Red brick, stone dressings, tiled roof.
Eighteen years old and still giving sterling service to First Cymru, 42412 N212 WRD, runs along West Way in Swansea on route 59. Wednesday 17th September 2014. DSCN31330.
Dennis Dart SLF 10.7m-Plaxton Pointer.
NS WRDs 108 + Ptr + NMBS E-loc 2558 arriveert in het station van Leiden Centraal.
NS WRDs 108 + Ptr + NMBS E-loc 2558 are arriving in the station from Leiden with a train from Amsterdam to Brussels via Antwerp Central.
HAA and HBA wagons that I have modified and weathered.
Modifications include:
New buffers
Instanter couplings
Respray of cradles
Brake discs
Renumbering
Adding decals and details
Weathering
Doesnt sound much, but each takes a few days on and off!
I have completed five, I have two in the box undergoing surgery, leaving me 29 to do!!! Yay!
Please excuse the Portacabins with the dangly wires in the background!