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Sunset on Lake Quannapowitt happened quickly with fast moving clouds and lighting. The setting sun on these golden branches made them appear red.
"Here I am, just like I said I would be. I'm your friend, just like you think it should be!"
Bom dia!
“How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days...”
~ John Burroughs
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♫ I see the sky changing
Reminds me of my changing
Wish I could tie me a rope 'round the sun
'Cause I am not done changing
Time's been talking to me
Whispering in my ear
Saying "Follow your heart
'Til it tears you apart"
But hearts keep changing
Hearts keep changing ♫
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On Dacio
Head - Lelutka
Body- Legacy
Body Applier - Velour
Hairbase - Volkstone
Tattoos - Bolson/Boscato
Earrings - RichB
Tank/Suspenders - Ascend NEW @ Man Cave Event (October)
Jeans - Noche Paxton Jeans Fatpack NEW @ Alpha Event (October)
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On a cloudy afternoon, Trona 2006 leads a train into Searles. Here the crew will pick up a coal train to return to the plant in Trona.
Taken in April of 2025, in less than a year so much has changed for this railroad. At the time it was known that Trona was looking for replacement power, and later that year they would lease two SD60s and an SD60M from UP. The addition of SD60s to the roster would see the former UP SD40s getting scrapped. Around the same time, the lead motor in this photo would get sold to a leasing company, though it is currently still at the railroad's shops being repaired. While it certainly seemed like the replacements were coming soon for the rest of the roster, or so one would think, a completely unexpected turn happened.
As a lot of you may already know, rumor has been recently going around Trona will be ceasing operations in the coming months. With global competition and other economic challenges, such as government regulations, both soda ash and boric acid production at Searles Valley Minerals has become much more expensive. With energy costs being around half of the cost of production for the company, and rising prices, SVM has to permanently lay off hundreds of employees. To my understanding, the main plant employs about 540 people, 300 or more will be laid off. With this also comes a huge cut in production, and in an announcement it was stated this would cause the shutdown of Trona and the Argus Cogeneration Plant. Unfortunately, it seems there is really no way out for Searles Valley Minerals, and unfortunately this might be the nail in the coffin for the town. With most of Trona already being a ghost town, and the company being in this state, I can only pray for the best for the residents.
Over the next couple of days i`ll post photos taken within a mile of this spot.
This photo was taken on the second of July, everything was still green back then, the next two photos will show the dramatic changes across the landscape.
Now many of these fields have been harvested and the land now looks totally different to this, not only in the crops but also the grazing fields where cattle have spent so much time.
A farmer friend of mine was starting to disc a field before bringing the plough in, he didn`t last very long doing it as the ground was rock hard , i`ll post a photo of that in due course, the dust was unbelievable.
The driver of 150270 changes ends at Penarth station ready to run back towards Cardiff. I had hoped to grab a 769 here but both trains to arrive during my brief visit were Class 150's. 2K04 18:48 Penarth to Caerphilly.
After charging in the creek after salmon and missing on several swats, this lad decided to take a moment and reevaluate his fishing style…while also contemplating switching over to eating old fat Italian guys!
From the archives and taken on 28 July, 2019 at Katmai National Park, Alaska.
I've been through many redecorations and demolishing homes and I have a bad habit of not taking photos of them before I change it...so here's a very recent previous one :)
Having just sheltered from a passing squall in Charlie's Cave near Sunnyside Beach in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the sun came back out and I took a moment to dry off a bit and get this image. Just west of this location is Logie Head and after that point, the rocks much more resemble the ones around Portknockie. Here the rock structure is more like that found at Sandend. The change is so sudden and distinct.
The colours changed as sunrise approached, no tidal pools but rippled sand added texture. Just before sunrise on my local beach.
It's been too hard living
But I'm afraid to die
'Cause I don't know what's up there
Beyond the sky
It's been a long
A long time coming, but I know
A change gon' come
With the rest of the country basking in record temperatures, in Scotland it was time to get ready for winter and a change of plumage
black guillemot or tystie (Cepphus grylle)
Oban- Argyll Scotland
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CN L517 heads south through Ivanhoe with a GTW GP9r, CN SD60F, and a CN SD40-2. Originally the SD60F was supposed to lead but they put the GTW unit on the front.
~ Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way. ~
Large on black looks nice - View On Black
Wisconsin & Southern's Janesville bound freight, eases around the curve in Milton's yard limits on a beautiful autumn afternoon. This was the last time these trees were this vibrant with autumn's color and I'm hopeful one day they will be again, in this changing climate we live in.
WSOR T4R
WSOR 4007,4010,4004
Milton, WI.
Autumn 2016
The very last few minutes of August as it says farewell to storm chasing season and greets September 1 for aurora chasing season.
Devon, Alberta
Canada
The light changed quite dramatically when the storm clouds appeared. The sun was low in the sky and very bright, making the land, reeds etc take on a richer hue than normal.
Taken at Capernwray beside the canal.
Winter gives up its coat reluctantly, begrudgingly in the Northwoods, but provides transitional interest otherwise not seen. I thought I would indulge in a few shots reflecting such prior to the true emergence of spring...still a bit removed. After all, it beats watching paint dry...although I always felt some value could be found in that activity as well...;-).
This first is the road to my home...a road obviously less travelled indeed.