Bit of a bust outing. Too dark, not much going on, no lights - until I turned around and saw this creepy lil number on the hill behind me.

A bit of light relief from the serious business of composition......

Class 37s (sorry, class 97s) 97303 and 97304 (the latter nearest the camera) head the previous day's 7.43pm Shrewsbury Coleham - Shrewsbury Coleham (3S71) rail-head treatment train away from Flint as it continues its long journey around Cheshire, Shropshire, and North Wales, etc.

I'd meticulously planned the approach shot to ensure I'd got the track aligned with the early morning sun, so helping capture a mucky but backlit spray. While that shot turned out ok, and will follow in due course, this was my first visit to Flint and I didn't expect to see the train crest an unexpected bump before seemingly heading beneath the surface as it disappeared towards Holyhead! It won the day, for humour if nothing else.

The RHTT was scheduled to land back in Shrewsbury for the final time at 4.32pm that day so bringing to an end one of the longest current workings in the schedule at around 21 hours. Of course it rests up at different spots, and takes on new supplies during the course of its journey, not to mention different train crew. I was expecting a pair of Grids so it was good to see a pair of Tractors doing the work - a nice surprise and they didn't half make a noise passing through the station, with the spray from the tanks only exceeded by the clag from the loco's exhausts - happy days!

Apologies if you were looking to see a full loco.....

8.47am, 29th October 2018

Stained glass window in the Lübecker Dom, Lübeck, Germany.

Design (1963): Lothar Quinte.

This one is a bit of processing magic. I finally found a new program that can create what I see in my mind when I look at a photo. I loved this scene, but the colors weren't as vibrant as I wanted them to be, nor was the sky interesting enough. After about an hour, voila. The fort in St. Augustine has a more lovely backdrop of clouds, and more vibrant tones in the water and sand, which makes this photo really pop. I enjoyed working on this one!

I won't be on here much this week. Thursday starts extended hours at my store for the Labor Day sale, and hopefully I will be very busy. We're also about to be hit by what should be a tropical storm in another day, packing winds of up to 65 mph and soaking rains. Worse case scenario, no work Thursday! Might have no power, AC or internet, either! Please pray for us down here in Florida, especially those on the west coast, where they are expected to get up to 15" of rain! Welcome to sunny Florida!

Bit different vista from this picturesque autumn trail overlook @ Rocky Mountain National Park, northern Colorado.

Visitors: Welcome to review my photostream & albums for various seasonal images of scenics/wildlife/florals. Any comments (or) favs received sincerely appreciated.

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Lyrics:

I'm a little bit off today, something down inside me's different

Woke up a little off today, I can tell that something's wrong

I'm a little thrown off today, there's something going on inside me

I'm a little bit off today, a little bit off today

(I'm a little bit off today, a little bit off)

See, I'm a little bit off today, I cannot put my finger on it

Got up a little off today, just to play that same old song

I don't really wanna try today, I see nothing in my reflection

I'm a little bit dry today, feel like I could die today

Feel like I could die today

Hey yeah, hey yeah

Hey yeah, don't ya know? (I'm a little bit off)

Hey yeah, hey yeah

Hey, you gotta let it go (I'm a little, just a little bit off)

I'm a little pissed off today and there ain't nothing you can do about it

I'm a little put off today and I could not tell you why

Got a really short fuse today, everyone around me's fucking crazy

I'm a little ticked off today, a little pissed off today

(I'm a little bit off today)

I told a little white lie today, I smiled and told someone I loved them

I had to say goodbye today to someone that I love

I couldn't even cry today, I think my heart is finally broken

Didn't need a reason why today, I don't need a reason why today

Hey yeah, hey yeah

Hey yeah, don't ya know? (I'm a little bit off)

Hey yeah, hey yeah

Hey, you gotta let it go (I'm a little, just a little bit off)

I got a little too high today, got lost inside a sea of madness

Crashed a little bit hard today, crashed a little too hard today

Everybody sing

Hey yeah, hey yeah

Hey yeah, don't ya know? (I'm a little bit off)

Hey yeah, hey yeah

Hey, you gotta let it go (I'm a little, just a little bit off)

Hey, you gotta let it go (I'm a little, just a little bit off)

I'm a little bit off today

Something down inside me feels so different

Just a little bit off today

You can all fuck off today

After the first frost of the season. The flowers are still hanging on but barely and then a frost comes through.

A little more than a bit of snow because there were 5 Snowy Egrets in this one area when I approached. They were all very cooperative and none of them went skulking off into the distance. Just be advised that my sensor is not dirty and that the spots you see in the scene are either bubbles or debris floating on the water. Photo taken on Horsepen Bayou.

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Into the realm I found peace and kindness. I thought I would go to this hiking trail where I have been before. Seems like a great spot for some scenic wooded shots, and a wee bit of solitude.

(if you don't mind all the dog walkers with multiple dogs)

a bit sinister I would say 😛

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Bit of an experiment in trying to get a sense of scale of the pink-feet as they flew in from the Wash. An awe-inspiring sight.

Press L - it does add to it.

I am unsure about this one. I like it, but I think it might be a bit too much. We shall see if it stays up here.

Chiappini lane

A bit of nice morning light over the pond at Cradle Mountain, Tasmania.

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Friendship is being quite together,laugh,talk,dance and sharing a bit bread!

Bit of flash experimentation with one of my favourite trinkets.

I think the cats are happy in Vernazza

Former Belgian Air Force Agusta A109 awaiting parting-out

One of several roaded into a Sussex-based facility when Belgium started to retire them

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Nikon 50mm f/2.0

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Topaz Studios

This display presenting picture frame materials at the local crafts store caught my eye on Wednesday, 06 February 2019. That day the theme at We’re Here! was Mosaic!

A herd of cows retreated under a row of trees overnight. Now that the first rays of the sun are dispelling the fog, there is some movement in the group. A few have already got up but still seem a bit lacking in motivation. The rest is still laying on the ground and probably set the alarm clock a little further ahead.

The biggest ox stands on top of mt. Lilienstein making pictures. Because he got up three hours ago already.

Eine Kuhherde hat sich über Nacht unter eine Baumreihe zurück gezogen. Nun, da die ersten Sonnenstrahlen den Nebel verdrängen, kommt etwas Bewegung in die Gruppe. Ein paar sind schon aufgestanden wirken jedoch noch etwas motivationsarm. Der Rest liegt noch da und hat wohl den Wecker noch etwas noch vorn gestellt.

Der größte Ochse steht oben auf dem Lilienstein und fotografiert. Denn der ist schon vor drei Stunden aufgestanden.

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Next round of Androgyny Event is here today. This event is offering a wide range of styles and items that help blur the line between gender norms. All items at the event are rigged/meant for both female, male, non binary bodies.

[RaptorJenny] Stub brow / Preset / Black

[RaptorJenny] Pup Love Eyes

Nefekalum - Pantheon Lip Cuff PBR // Add

Nefekalum - Pantheon Piercing (Both Sides) PBR // Add

Plague Claws x Slay - Reborn

Androgyny Event July 5th - June 28th

Androgyny Event

Wearing the Arasaka Tattoo and 3d shine from THIS IS WRONG, currently at the Reborn Event.

THIS IS WRONG Arasaka VIII tattoo FRESH - BoM

Reborn

THIS IS WRONG/Garmonbozia Mainstores

Wearing the Liza Corset and Shorts from The Forge, currently at Uber.

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[The Forge] Liza Shorts, Ebody

Uber

The Forge

REBORN - Juicy Boobs - Addon v1.4

REBORN by eBODY v1.69.6

[The Forge] Elysium Arm, Left, Ebody

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duckie . entwined reborn ONYX

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ALT3 > Carmen - 00

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// URSIDXE - Freaky (Size A, Regular Breast)

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The conductor waves from CN 4904 as the Pointe St-Charles Switcher passes a bit of fall colours in the Port of Montreal.

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Llanberis

The sun was in the perfect position to rise between the mountains for sunrise, but that was just one element. I had taken a few photos of the tree the evening before and the water was perfectly still, lovely reelections with a few clouds in the sky. Fast forward 12 hours and it was windy with hardly any clouds in the sky. Luckily i'd set up an hour before sunrise and managed to get a bit of the early morning colour.

lots to sort out in this photo taken from Brighton Palace Pier, my first attempt to use Photoshop for panorama

Brief outbreak of Spring in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens

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With a bit of luck my prayers will be answered.

A Lee Valley annual delight , the Bittern , but a little different .

There were a couple of groups of people on Waterloo bridge the night before last trying to get this shot with mobile phones who asked me to send a photograph of the view - so here it is

(bit dark for iPhones)

A bit of plodging was required to capture this composition, taken last November on the edge of buttermere. A bit of plodging was required to capture this composition, taken last November on the edge of buttermere.

Enjoying a bit of sunshine.

A bit like London buses; you wait ages for one, then two come along together!

Here we see a Spitfire Mk 1a leading a Mk Vc onto the Duxford grass. The Mk 1 type had been in service since 1937 and the Mk V which was essentially a Mk 1 with a more powerful engine, introduced late in 1940.

In this picture, we can see the difference between the 'a' wing on the leading Spitfire, which could carry 8 machine guns and the 'c' wing on the Mk V which could carry either 4 cannon, or 2 cannon and 4 machine guns. This one is configured for the latter.

Note also how the markings changed during the course of the war; the Mk 1 has the Dark Earth with Dark Green topsides camouflage pattern, whilst the Mk V shows the later scheme introduced after 1941 which replaced Dark Earth with Ocean Grey, which was found to be more effective. The Mk V also carries a couple of 'friend or foe' visual identification aids; a pale band around the fuselage immediately in front of the tail plane, and yellow wing leading edges, so the plane could be identified when seen head on.

Masovia, Poland

Bits and bobs of blue

I'm a bit late to the party, you know, but I needed to finish some things and it took longer than I thought, sorry...

Well, this year I was less active here, unfortunately, and you can see it in this card - because I always choose pictures that were actually taken during the year, and not pictures that I posted during the year, this time I found out that I don't have enough public pictures taken in 2025 to fill the card as usual. Oh well... So, I decided to include here FIVE previously unposted pictures which were taken in 2025, but not posted because I didn't found time for it in the fourth quarter of the year. I'll post them eventually, just count it as a teaser! ;)

This year I reached 267 followers, this is awesome! Could have been better if I wasn't away, so please follow me! xD

Thank you to everyone who faved my pictures, and to everyone, who commented! Even though I was away and not always replied quickly, your support is still really important for me. And a big thank you to my followers, you're the best! :)

Happy New Year!

Best wishes,

Darth Electra aka Гильфи

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Herring Gull along the way to Port Mahon, Delaware.

Tolerant but a bit disgruntled.