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“She filed those moments away like precious documents, wore them smooth with memory, collected them like bits of prayers.”
― Jennifer E. Smith, The Comeback Season
the wailin' jennys - long time traveller with lyrics
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Popped down to londons Brick Lane last night to catch up with the girls. The day turned into something of a rush and as such it shows in my worn out expression. mind you this taken at 12.30 in the evening.
So the plan was My partner and I would have a nice evening out so as she can get to know my friends. Little did we know that our daughter would be heading into town after her job interview,
Well the brick lane girls had to put up with me my partner and our daughter lol.
We had a nice time and its nice to see B mixing with my friends as it makes life so much more easy,
Anyway back to me because of course it is all about me lol. For some reason my hair just didn't play ball and sadly lets me down a little I could only go for a side parting as the fringe just wasn't happening. Well at least you wont have to suffer to many from this set.
I am a bit behind tonight so I decided to do what I don't do best of all - flowers.
This is the last of my Waratah flower shots from a week or so ago.
The closeup sculptural details of the flower are just amazing.
The answer to last night quiz is No4. Come on, look at the others - what a dour lot, they are. I wouldn't want them affecting my gene pool. My dad is the one with the cheeky smile on his face.
Can it get any better on BLACK
A bit of sunshine tempted me out before work to get 60076 'Cross Fell' working 6N44 from Drax to Tyne Coal terminal. This is potentially the final day of GBRf's class 60's working the Biomass, and the rumour is they'll all be stored in early 2026. Seen here passing Chaloners Whin on the approach to York. A nice way to finish off 2025
Begrimed English Electric Type 3, No D6844, thats how we knew them in those days, climbs to Lochmuir at Forthar Bridge with a goods train. Instamatic 104, Kodachrome 64.
A change in hiking plans allowed me to work a bit more on the prototype for my journal bookcase.
Of course my journals are all a part of my bucket list, but the bookcase to house them in is (at least in the design model), pretty epic. With this notch done I can start working on the detailed letter routing for the case. Next comes the stain and then some assembly.
This is of course just a prototype of one case, but when I have all of my measurements, designs, and methods down I will be able to start work on bringing this creation to life!
Theme: Dream A Little Dream
Year Fourteen Of My 365 Project
There was a bit of a situation going on before we got to this point, but it definitely wasn't a pick-up for my next train, that's for sure. I'm proud as punch though, as I didn't have the best exit from the plane. But the training was second to none and it meant that I managed to take control really quickly to avert a spin that would've put me in really deep trouble.
There's still time to donate! I'll be keeping the donations page open until the end of July. :)
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A little bit of sweet goodness won't hurt!
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A bit of a test shot really but 158's aren't that frequent and I was trying this new location to see if it works. Needs a bit of gardening but I think it has potential.
158956 approaches Creech St Michael with the 2C75 12.00 Cardiff to Exeter. 5/2/2023
A bit more sunlight, but a somewhat less interesting train (for me personally, that is): a RABe 511 class EMU engaged on RE 5073 Zürich HB - Chur. Flums, 20-04-2015.
Factory in Porterdale, Georgia
Leica IIIf, Nikkor C 35mm f/3.5 lens, 720nm infrared filter and JCH Streetpan 400 film.
A bit more snow, but this time back to 1995. For some reason, I'd used a black & white film which actually adds a bit of atmosphere to the shot of this Alexander-bodied Leyland Atlantean approaching Charing Cross.
Andrena ilicis. A bit of a mystery bee. It seems to be associated with Woodlands, but other than that I don't have much of a feel for the species. This one was collected in Somerset County Maryland.
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USGSBIML Photoshopping Technique: Note that we now have added using the burn tool at 50% opacity set to shadows to clean up the halos that bleed into the black background from "hot" color sections of the picture.
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Bees of Maryland Organized by Taxa with information on each Genus
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Bit tired of the autumn captures so will post more photos of this kind for the next season :D. Here some captures I made in the garden last summer. Did shoot with the camera set directly in monochrome mode.
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Pentax K-5
SMC Pentax-M 50mm F1.7 (all shots with this lens till 95% with aperture at 2.0)
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I have a bit of a reputation for spicy food. My friend gave me this ghost pepper from his garden.
The pepper is 2.5"/65mm long.
Strobist: single off-camera flash aimed up from about 45-degrees below the pepper.
Brexit demonstrators outside the front of the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London.
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