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July 1953. Korea, the Land of the Morning Calm. But, appearances can be deceiving. This peaceful looking valley is No Man's Land in the Battle of the Kumsong Salient that separated the U.S. 3rd Division and Chinese Communist Forces (CCF). In a few short days, the CCF had forced the MLR southward by several miles, removing the former northward bulge in the MLR known as the Kumsong Salient. It then ran up against the 3rd Infantry Division, and was stopped.
(NOTE: to enlarge the photo fully, please click on it. Then, when the new window opens, click on the "View all sizes" logo in its upper right corner.)
For geographical location, please see my "Map: Korean War, Battle of the Kumsong Salient, July 1953 " further down the page.
This photo of No Man's Land was taken on a gloomy, overcast day with low-hanging clouds that threatened rain. Road 117A is visible on the far side of the valley. Today, Road 117A marks the DMZ in that area. All territory north of the river valley is CCF territory. The large cloud-capped mountain in the background is Papasan Mountain (Hill 1062), a CCF stronghold of perhaps 100,000 troops which was extensively tunneled and even contained hospitals, which dominated the landscape. What I believe is Sniper Ridge and the Triangle Hill (Hill 598) complex are along the left side of the photo. If you look carefully, you can see puffs of smoke on the mountain just across the valley where our artillery rounds are exploding. A few days earlier, it had been U.N. territory.
I took the photo one day when my brother-in-law, Jerry Hartman, and I climbed the mountain ridges in front of his 58th Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, position to spend some time with the 65th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, that was dug in along the crests of the ridges, constituting the MLR.
The afternoon I took this photo, we met a skinny kid who had just arrived at the front that afternoon. He had dug a small fox hole on the ridge crest and had placed a poncho over it to keep out rain. He was terrified. Jerry learned later that he was killed that same night by CCF artillery fire.
Excerpt from www.themills.com.hk/en/experience/attractions/?popup=popu...:
The new creation, named The Weaving Wall (TWW), carries the vision of engaging various stakeholders within the community. The Weaving Wall combines a vast array of mediums including literature, visual arts, weaving art, and performing art to navigate and tell the story of Hong Kong textiles.
Drawing and distilling inspiration from 'The Memory of Herbs', the first part of The Trilogy of Women Workers written by Chan Wai and created by The Mills, The Weaving Wall is embedded upon this pilot part of the literature series as the blueprint for creation. As early as 2017, The Mills' CHAT (Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile) and the House of Hong Kong Literature jointly curated and invited the renowned local writer, Chan Wai, to craft stories of women workers set against the backdrop of Tsuen Wan and Hong Kong's textile history. This time, The Mills has invited visual artist Flyingpig and the weaving art team Breakthrough Arts Studio and embroidery artist Dream a Little Dream Embroidery joining forces with the community to paint and weave, presenting the past and present of the community before everyone's eyes. Flyingpig's artwork portrays the sentiments, appearances, and everyday life of the Tsuen Wan district. Evolving from a barren land to becoming a textile hub in Hong Kong, familiar landscapes gradually become unfamiliar, yet many individuals have grasped opportunities to shine here in this place. The place has expanded in scale, experiencing ups and downs. This place named after some distinct strands of herbs, however, hold only ample space to store our hearts. The visual artists use heartfelt brushstrokes to outline the lives of the women workers penned by Chan Wai.
Appearances can be deceiving, even in the world of butterflies. The colours and patterns on their wings play an important role in protection from predators. For example, Owl Butterflies use a combination of cryptic patterns and colours not only for camouflage, but to cleverly disguise themselves by mimicking the intimidating appearance of some venomous snakes. The disguise is further enhanced by the way the butterfly positions itself when resting. Such disguises may be so effective that it is enough to deter predators from risking an encounter with another animal they perceive to be dangerous.
Image Caption: A close up view of the intricate patterns on the wings of an Owl Butterfly (Caligo Teucer), used to mimic the gaze of a snake. Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
As appearances suggest, this one has done seriously well to still be on the road. Thirty hard years of long MOT tests.
Seen in Heaton's Bridge, Lancashire.
Despite appearances, the Fiesta is actually a lowly 1.0.
C674 LGO
✓ SORN
✗ MOT Expired: 13 September 2024
Vehicle make FORD
Date of first registration 14 May 1986
Year of manufacture 1986
Cylinder capacity 1597 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour RED
Mileage at last MOT (2023): 73,209
Previous MOT pass was in 2012.
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G646 YAN
✓ SORN
✗ MOT Expired: 5 April 2017
Vehicle make FORD
Date of first registration 31 October 1989
Year of manufacture 1989
Cylinder capacity 999 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour BLUE
Mileage at last MOT (2016): 103,433*
Previous MOT was a fail in 2005.
*5 digit odometer, could be 203,433 etc.
FYI: Lunar eclipse to occur Wednesday night February 20, 2008
The last total lunar eclipse until 2010 occurs Wednesday night, with cameo appearances by Saturn and the bright star Regulus on either side of the veiled full moon.
Weather permitting, the total eclipse can be seen from North and South America. People in Europe and Africa will be able to see it high in the sky before dawn on Thursday.
As the moonlight dims — it won't go totally dark — Saturn and Regulus will pop out and sandwich the moon. Regulus is the brightest star in the constellation Leo.
Wednesday's event will be the last total lunar eclipse until Dec. 20, 2010. Last year there were two.
The weather could be a spoiler for many in the United States. Cloudy skies are expected for most of the Western states with a chance of snow from the heartland to the East Coast, said Stuart Seto of the National Weather Service.
"It looks like it's going to be a hard one to spot," Seto said.
A total lunar eclipse occurs when the full moon passes into Earth's shadow and is blocked from the sun's rays that normally illuminate it. During an eclipse, the sun, Earth and moon line up, leaving a darkened moon visible to observers on the night side of the planet.
The moon doesn't go black because indirect sunlight still reaches it after passing through the Earth's atmosphere. Since the atmosphere filters out blue light, the indirect light that reaches the moon transforms it into a reddish or orange tinge, depending on how much dust and cloud cover are in the atmosphere at the time.
Wednesday's total eclipse phase will last nearly an hour. Earth's shadow is expected to blot out the moon beginning around 7 p.m. on the West Coast and 10 p.m. on the East Coast. West Coast sky gazers will miss the start of the eclipse because it occurs before the moon rises.
Unlike solar eclipses which require protective eyewear, lunar eclipses are safe to view with the naked eye.
Later this year, in August, there will be a total solar eclipse and a partial lunar eclipse.
Worsley Green, Salford
Today Worsley Green is a tranquil place, with a focal point of the Fountain Monument and bordered by Mock Tudor houses. Although it may have the look of a traditional village green, appearances can be deceptive. It was in fact once the hub of a host of industrial processes. These supported the Worsley mines and canals that opened in 1761, centred around Worsley Delph.
The area was known as Worsley Yard. It contained the workshops of masons, engineers, blacksmiths, boat builders, carpenters, sail makers, basket weavers and nail makers. The processes included the use of lime kilns, forges and coke ovens, all of which must have produced a substantial amount of smoke, blackening the surroundings. Goods were also stored here that would later be shipped out along the Bridgewater Canal.
A story is told that the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater came across some workers returning late from their lunch break. He asked them why this was the case, and they claimed that they had not heard the clock in the works yard strike one. The duke ordered that the clock be modified so that it would strike thirteen instead. This tradition continues, with the clock now being located in nearby St Mark’s Church, still striking thirteen.
With the closure of Worsley Delph in 1888, the yard was dismantled. Captain Henry Hart Davies, the agent of the Earl of Ellesmere’s estate, was in charge of the process. Starting in 1904, the buildings were demolished and the industrial processes were relocated to nearby Walkden Yard. Hart Davis’ vision was to develop a pleasant village green on the site.
The base of a forge chimney was converted into the Fountain Monument to commemorate the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater and was completed in 1905. On the base of it is a lengthy inscription in Latin, which has been translated as follows:
A lofty column breathing smoke and fire,
Did I the Builder’s glory once aspire,
Whose founder was that Duke who far and wide
Bridged water through Bridgewater’s countryside.
Stranger! This spot, where once did never cease
Great Vulcan’s year, would sleep in silent peace,
But beneath my very stones does mount
That water’s source, his honour’s spring and fount.
Alas! That I who gazed o’er field and town,
Should to these proportions dwindle down.
But all’s not over, still enough remains
To testify past glories, duties, pain.
The Fountain Monument was restored in 2015 and the structure remains in excellent condition, but the days of water flowing from it are long gone.
56094,running around 70 minutes late storms past Powderham with 6Z52 Chirk-Teigngrace empty timber train on 5th December 2012,within 10 minutes the sun disappeared so it really was one of those rare days when luck is on your side!
These workings had started back in December 2011, bringing a revival of freight traffic back to the Heathfield branch from Newton Abbot. From September 2012 Class 56's became the booked motive power. Grids remained in control through 2013 ,14 and into 2015 when Class 60's, 66's and 70's also made appearances. The trains ceased in 2015 though there was a trial from Hackney Yard in January 2022 following a 7 year absence of these workings.
Hard to believe this is 10 years ago, where does time go.
Photo: Mark Walker
Illuminated with Led Lenser X 21 and M7
Photo made in Wasserturm Mittweida, Germany.
Danke Jens und Phillip für Eure Hilfe.
Foto hecha en la torre de agua de Mittweida.
No Photoshop!
.... this isn't quite as good as it should bee. If you thought it was a honey of a picture, remember, first appearances can bee quite deceiving. Hive had experiences with this before and now beelieve that beauty really is in the eye of the beeholder. But if you're going to hold the bee, watch out or you might get stung.
Beesides, hive seen tons of pictures on Flickr that have been much better - I'm not pollen your leg.
I was so surprised when I saw this beefore me that I bumbled around with the camera and missed out on capturing a sweeter shot.
Hey, I don't want to drone on or try to wax poetic so I'll buzz off now with one final short and sweet story .....
Two bees ran into each other. One asked the other how things were going.
"Really bad," said the second bee. "The weather has been really wet and damp. There aren't any flowers or pollen, so I can't make any honey."
"No problem," said the first bee. "Just fly down five blocks and turn left and keep going until you see all the cars. There's a Bar Mitzvah going on. There are all kinds of fresh flowers and fresh fruit."
"Thanks for the tip," said the second bee and flew away.
A few hours later the two bees ran into each other again and the first bee asked, "How'd it go?"
"Fine," said the second bee, "It was everything you said it would be."
"Uh, what's that thing on your head?" asked the first bee.
"That's my yarmulke," said the second bee. "I didn't want them to think I was a wasp."
Though somewhat elusive, making his appearances seemingly randomly and frustrating many, this Northern Pintail is our celebrity guest of the moment. I gather that a wandering Pintail or two end up in Ottawa, as breeding movement begins, on a regular enough basis. So this a notch or two below thrilling, but still pretty exciting (for those of us easily excited by birds that pay an unscheduled visit). That the birds (he is accompanied by a female) are unpredictable in their showing themselves adds a bit of mystery to the experience.
I have only seen Pintails along the St. Lawrence River and inland during Snow Geese migration. That huge movement of birds, tens of thousands of Snow Geese and accompanying duck breeds, comes up from the St. Lawrence and passes about 80 kilometres east of us, funnelling north, so the appearance of this pair makes sense seasonally and geographically.
The bird is stunning up close. The chocolate-coloured back of the neck, and the gentling curving white line, are quite amazing in the sun. Before this bird I had only glimpsed details through binoculars in glaring sun - this was quite something.
While I was able to observe them, the male rested in the snow, and then swam around the calm waters of this section of the Ottawa River. A 250 metre-long ridge sits in, and runs parallel to, the River just north of Britannia Conservation area. The ridge, or the skinny island I suppose, sits about thirty metres offshore. It is only a few metres wide, but it hosts trees, and as a result, often hosts Bald Eagles and Osprey. It runs east-west, and the River, wildly raging on the other side of the ridge/island, flows more calmly inside it (but with enough energy that it does not ice over, like most of the rest of the Ottawa River). It is almost like a railway siding, where freight trains pull off the main line. Many species of ducks at this time of year use it in the same way: resting in the calm areas, and letting the current drag them down to rejoin the main River. Between the shore and the ridge there are some fallen trees, and in the water there are fish and crustaceans for the hungry hunters - Hooded and Common Mergansers are regular guests, as are Common Goldeneye.
For the birds, the price of the food and restful calmer waters is the presence of birders and photographers. Some species adjust, resting or feeding and then rejoining the roiling River proper; others don’t stay long. The Pintails may be in the latter group, though for the most part they seemed pretty oblivious on Saturday, going about their business. They are on their way to the far north for breeding season, so either way they won’t be here for long.
Old school cut & paste (paper, scissors & glue) collage created for the blog with a weekly theme:
THE KOLLAGE KIT
THEME: Keeping Up Appearances
Despite appearances, this is a photo taken in daylight at the edge of a wood, but the shade of the undergrowth was thick..
Malgré les apparences, c'est une photo prise en plein jour à l'orée d'un bois, mais l'ombre du sous-bois était épaisse.
Ilford Pan 100 200iso R09 (Rodinal) 1+25 13'
the cry that always escapes
the low, humiliating
premise of union--
in my mind tonight
i hear the question and pursuing answer
fused into one sound
that mounts and mounts and then
is split into the old selves
the tired antagonisms
How can I rest?
How can I be content
when there is still
that odor in the world?
-Mock Orange by Louise Glück (Triump 155)
Appearances can be deceptive and an initial glance at this image might leave the viewer thinking this is a conventional autumn image. However, this is not the case as this image was made in April; the warm glow of the low morning sun makes the new leaf growth appear golden and occurrences of mist during the spring time are actually not infrequent at Attenborough.
(and the reason appearances may be sporadic for a bit)
It was weird only having one dog, even for six weeks.
No name quite yet. We've only had him for about 10 hours. We've been calling him Egg more often than not.
Autumn does not appear here in San Diego as it does in much of the norhtern hemisphere. It does, however, make subtle appearances . Some leaves turn colors and drop fro the trees.
In my condo complex berries form on the lantana plants in time for Christmas. This was not the case though for the last two years when there were no berries. This year though I see the little wonders. They are not yet this color but I hope they will be soon. This image is from 2013.
A very busy day in the yard, with TONS of crossbills (seen bathing and not just drinking for the first time), some wilson's and orange crowned warblers, lots of goldfinches and siskins,
assorted babies, a warbling vireo, a golden-crowned kinglet or two, plus all the usual suspects. And of course this MacGillivray's warbler, a species I have literally only seen during the month of May. I guess I should note here that yesterday I also saw a purple finch in the yard, the first in some time. Here are my dates of appearance for the MacGillivray's warbler:
Here are my dates for MacGillivray's appearances:
May 14, 2015
May 14, 2017,
May 30, 2017
May 16, 2018
May 1, 2020
May 5, 2020
May 11, 2021
MacGillivray's warbler, backyard Olympia.
Note (May 12, '21): I just saw it again.
Note (May 19, '21): And again.
Note (May 20, '21): And again.
Note (May 10, '22): And the first of this year.
Clustered at the center of this image are six brilliant spots of light, four of them creating a circle around a central pair. Appearances can be deceiving, however, as this formation is not composed of six individual galaxies, but is actually two separate galaxies and one distant quasar imaged four times. Data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope also indicates that there is a seventh spot of light in the very center, which is a rare fifth image of the distant quasar. This rare phenomenon is the result of the two central galaxies, which are in the foreground, acting as a lens.
The four bright points around the galaxy pair, and the fainter one in the very center, are in fact five separate images of a single quasar (known as 2M1310-1714), an extremely luminous but distant object. The reason we see this quintuple effect is a phenomenon called gravitational lensing. Gravitational lensing occurs when a celestial object with an enormous amount of mass – such as a pair of galaxies – causes the fabric of space to warp. When light from a distant object travels through that gravitationally warped space, it is magnified and bent around the huge mass. This allows humans here on Earth to observe multiple, magnified images of the far-away source. The quasar in this image actually lies farther away from Earth than the pair of galaxies. The galaxy pair’s enormous mass bent and magnified the light from the distant quasar, giving the incredible appearance that the galaxies are surrounded by four quasars – when in reality, a single quasar lies far beyond them!
Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) imaged the trio in spectacular detail. It was installed on Hubble in 2009 during Hubble Servicing Mission 4, Hubble’s final servicing mission. WFC3 continues to provide both top-quality data and fantastic images 12 years after its installation.
Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, T. Treu; Acknowledgment: J. Schmidt
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission.
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"Photography deals exquisitely with appearances, but nothing is what it appears to be."
-Duane Michals
Meet Art Decade! They're an experimental rock band based out of Boston, MA and the most down to earth, funniest bunch I've worked with. With their classical influences and such expressive style, I'd definitely compare them to Radiohead or The Mars Volta. Check them out! I'm sure you'll dig their sound.
This was a crazy obstacle because, frankly, it was the first shoot I've done in the rain! Terrifying, and highly recommended to avoid completely when involving photography. Even with a waterproof camera case, your lens can still fog up with humidity. BUT we made this work after their long venture down to CT. I kept my camera under my jacket like a small child hehe. This is just one of the many whimsical shots I planned for this day, running off Tim Walker's "Tales of the Unexpected" series, whom I've gathered so much inspiration from. I just want to say that this is not a ton of different shots merged together, Art Decade actually learned this craft during our shoot and we may have caused a bit of a crowd with all of the magic and discoloring in the sky. Haha, really though, editing was time consuming, but who cares as long as it's going to evolve into something that people can continuously come back to and be amused by? That's how I feel, and I can say this is one of my favorite shots to date!
Well since we we're mucking around in the Werri Dawn folder last night ... here's a couple from the 'rust' subfolder...
Olympus OM-1 w M.Zuiko 40-150/2.8 Pro
ISO640 f/8 85mm -2 and 0ev
Two frames raw developed in DxO PhotoLab 7, stacked and blended in ON1 PhotoRaw 2024.5, colour graded in Nik 7 Color Efex, tweaked in Topaz AI-3 and finished off back in PhotoLab.
Werri Beach, Gerringong, NSW
Actually, despite appearances this fallen elder tree in Horseshoe Thicket on Walthamstow Marshes wasn't entirely dead and some new sprouts were emerging in places.
Prichnia est une sorcière au pouvoir redoutable, elle est sans pitié, et n'hésite pas à provoquer désarroi et panique à chacune de ses apparitions publiques. Ce qui fait d'elle l'ennemi #1 au sein du royaume. Afin de se protéger, elle forme des personnes qui ont perdu leur âme, et qu'elle appelle affectueusement ses "initiés".
Prichnia eyes from PABOL EYES :)
Prichnia is a witch with a formidable power, she is merciless, and does not hesitate to cause confusion and panic in every public appearances. What makes of her the enemy 1 among the kingdom. To protect itself, she trains people who lost their soul, she calls them affectionately "initiated".
What do you see in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope: a porpoise or a penguin?
Amateur astronomers have nicknamed this pretty galactic pair after both of these creatures – the graceful curve of a dolphin or porpoise can be seen in the blue- and red-tinged shape towards the bottom of the frame, and when paired with the pale, glowing orb just beneath it, the duo bear a striking resemblance to a bird or penguin guarding an egg.
The form of the penguin itself is made up of a single galaxy that has been twisted, distorted and ripped apart. This galaxy, named NGC 2936, was once a normal spiral like the Milky Way, until its arms were torn apart to form the mix of electric blue streaks, glowing gas and curving strands of red material seen in this image. What was once the galaxy’s bright central bulge now forms the ‘eye’ of the penguin.
NGC 2936 is so misshapen because it is interacting with its egg-like neighbour, an elliptical galaxy named NGC 2937. Together, these two galaxies make up a pair dubbed Arp 142. NGC 2937 may look tiny in comparison to NGC 2936 but its gravitational influence is strong. The duo are pulling at one another and interacting, slowly changing their appearances and disrupting their gas, dust and stars. In around a billion years these two might come together to form a single galaxy, and the merging process will be complete.
Visible towards the top of the frame is a bright star cloaked in glittering blue but this is yet another optical illusion. The star is much closer to the camera than the patch of blue material, which makes up a much more distant galaxy.
This image combines visible and infrared light from Hubble's Wide Field Planetary Camera 3. It was previously published in June 2013.
Credit: NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
One of the people I follow is doing a “guess what it is” Christmas countdown, which I’m really enjoying, so I thought that I might just join him for a day or two.
As I’m in work all day today I doubt I’ll have the time to respond, but hopefully have time during the day just to see what some of the responses are. The bigger picture will be revealed later in the week.
Happy guessing and thanks for stopping
www.einaudi.it/catalogo-libri/narrativa-straniera/narrati...
E' un romanzo doloroso perché gli Dèi sono crudeli, intervengono nella vita di quindici cani. Poi le Moire sbagliano e invece di migliorare, peggiorano. Zeus interviene. Il cane prosaico è contro il cane poeta. Le sue poesie portano i nomi dei quindici cani, nascosti fra le righe della parola. L'ultimo desiderio di Atticus sarà tristemente esaudito. Gli umani però sono comparse fastidiose, eccetto Nira. Ma quanto poco sanno essere cani, gli uomini? Sarebbero più felici! Appena chiuso questo apologo, l'ho riaperto per ricominciare a leggerlo, perché i quindici cani già mi mancano.
It is a painful novel because the Gods are cruel, they intervene in the lives of fifteen dogs. Then the Fates make mistakes and instead of improving, they get worse. Zeus intervenes. The prosaic dog is against the poet dog. His poems bear the names of the fifteen dogs, hidden between the lines of the word. Atticus' last wish will sadly be granted. The humans, however, made annoying appearances, except Nira. But how little do men know how to be dogs? They would be happier!As soon as I closed this apologue, I reopened it to start reading it again, because I already miss the fifteen dogs.
Despite appearances here, the Cliff Walk in Howth has always been a popular beauty spot for Dubliners. Now, if the profusion of YouTube videos featuring this attraction are to be believed, it's been discovered by tourists who flock there throught the year. This is a source of wonder to most sensible Dubliners who wouldn't go near the place on a stormy day for fear of being blown off a cliff. But I suppose this kind of thing is good for the local economy and should be encouraged. To date there have been no reports of foreigners plunging to their doom in Howth so it's all good for now.
Samuel Eto'o Fils (born 10 March 1981 in Douala) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Internazionale.
Eto'o scored over 100 goals in five seasons with FC Barcelona, and is also the record holder in number of appearances by an African player in La Liga. As of June 2009, he is the 4th highest goalscorer in Barça's history and the only member of the squad to be in the top 10. He is only the second player to have ever scored in two separate UEFA Champions League finals. The first was Real Madrid and Spain legend Raul.
As a member of the Cameroon national team, he was a part of the squad that won the 2000 Olympic tournament; he has participated in two World Cups and five African Nations Cups (being champion twice), and is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the African Nations Cup, with 16 goals.
According to modern reports, angelic visitations come in a variety of forms. In some cases, a stranger prevents serious injury or death and then mysteriously disappears. In other cases, a winged or white-clothed being is seen momentarily and is then gone. The person who sees the angel is often left with a feeling of peace and assurance of God's presence.
Apart from appearances I am not
a strong man. Upon a ton
of motivations this one could be
probably the most fitting
to explain my love for all those giant
dead trees I've met and embraced
on many mountain solitary places.
Chasing the sun, I will lose life under
hail storms and endless
summer days; but my will
will be loose, my spirit will raise
its flags of murmured freedom,
my heart will rotate like a tibetan prayer-wheel,
sending its pulses and beats of love all over
sending its pulses and beats of love all over
sending its pulses and beats of love all over
sending...love...over....
What appears to be stack train 20T passing under the old C&NW bridge at Curran, is actually Brooklyn District detour train 308.
With the TRRA replacing a span on the Merchants Bridge in St. Louis, Luther Yard - Decatur train 308 was detoured via Moberly. The stacks on this train are the St. Louis section of 20T which will be combined with the Kansas City section at Decatur.
NS 1146 - SD70ACe
NS 9419 - D9-44CW
Curran, IL
September 19, 2021
All appearances that are traditionally familiar because of their singular expression, become mute to us. We no longer react to their appeal and are surrounded by silence; so we succumb to the deadly grip of "practical- efficiency."
Sometimes an unusual shock is able to jolt us out of such a lifeless state into vigorous feeling. Frequently, however, the most thorough shaking fails to revitalize the deadly condition. The shocks which come from with- out (sickness, accident, sorrow, war, revolution) wrench us violently out of the circle of our customary habits for a shorter or a longer time, but such
shocks are, as a rule, looked upon as a more or less violent "injustice." Therefore, the desire to re-establish as soon as possible the traditional habits, temporarily abandoned, outweighs all other feelings.
KANDINSKY, W: Point and line to plane.
The Hawfinch that made regular appearances at Broomhill Flash in Barnsley seems to have moved on. It became so regular between 8am and 9am that it usually had a crowd waiting for it when it flew in. But it was never particularly easy to photograph as it was usually against a sky background, and there was little option other than to look straight towards the sun. It also often kept frustratingly behind twigs so clear views were often rare and fleeting. All of this adds up to my excuse for uploading yet another shot of it.
As well as having an outsize bill, Hawfinches also have a odd pointed spur to the four innermost primary feathers. These are visible as jagged edges at the rear end.
Lion cleans himself up at dawn. Masai Mara, Naboisho Conservancy
Nikon D7100, 300mm F4 PF @ F5.6, 1/1250, ISO 400
Although appearances, its still on the road, and judging by the marks on the ground it would appear the car drove on the flat...
52k miles, and recent ownership change. There was a red Metro here before this one, so it probably replaced it.
The butterflys are back at the Palmyra Cove Nature Park. Several different species are starting to make appearances now, and things should only get better between now and the end of August. Here is a Red Admiral butterfly with wings closed, nectaring on the flower of a butterfly bush. My focus point was on the eye, and given the close proximity I did not get the entire butterfly wing in focus. Always a challenge when photographing these insects at close range. Best viewed (L) for best detail.
It is Monday. Enjoy the evening~!