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The arriving crew of VC81 make their way to the crew room to perform their sign off duties while the departing crew get comfortable in their 'office' for their leg of the journey. The new crew will work the train to Mackay before being relieved there by Townsville based crew.
"One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world."
Malala Yousafzai
Monitor leads her class-mates in a lesson on the vowel sounds in their classroom near Krishnarajpet, Karnataka.
One thing I like very much in Sichuan is the "Changing Mask ance" I love the lively song they play when they changing mask... so fast and at a blink of an eye, they change the mask on their face. All mask are colorful just like these souveneir masks. One of fame of Sichuan and I also like Sichuan food.
Shot was taken at the souveneir corner at the temple that worships Li Ping, the great wiseman who at old time built the dam to divert water to Sichuan by dividing water using structure like fish mouth and digged another river by cutting the rocky mountain using fire to heat and water to cold to accelerate the decaying of rock. All are done by the help of people in the city he was a governor.
This dam lasts and is used till present and the place is one of UNESCO World Heritage.. The place and the mountain is the location of history in the Three Kingdom era too, if I dont remember it wrong.
I really like this place and would like to stay longer, for its lovely and poetic city. I am sad to know this place, the nearest place to earthquake center was severely damaged and schools collpased taking away many children's lives.
The world is wide and the places I once stepped are all special for me.. that once in life I was there and those memories remain lifetime...
Li Ping Temple
Dujiangyuan
Sichuan, China
And it's a sad picture, the final blow hits you
Somebody else gets what you wanted again
You know it's all the same, another time and place
Repeating history..
Lanercost Priory was founded by Robert de Vaux between 1165 and 1174, the most likely date being 1169, to house Augustinian canons. The priory is situated at the village of Lanercost, Cumbria, England, within sight of Naworth Castle, with which it had close connections. The Lanercost Chronicle, a thirteenth-century history of England and the Wars of Scottish Independence, was compiled by the monks of the priory.
It is now open to the public and in the guardianship of English Heritage.
The foundation date was traditionally 1169, but can only be dated definitely between 1165 and 1174 on the evidence of charters. The dedication is to Mary Magdalene, unusual in the region.
It would seem the arrangements for founding the Priory were well advanced by the time of the foundation charter, as opposed to the more gradual process at Wetheral and St Bees priories. Robert de Vaux gave the land of Lanercost "between the ancient wall and the Irthing and between Burth and Poltros, the vill of Walton by stated bounds, the church of that vill with the chapel of 'Treverman,' the churches of Irthington, Brampton, Carlaton and Farlam". The charter of foundation states that the benefaction was made for the sake of Henry II, and for the health of the souls of his father Hubert and his mother Grace.
Soon after the foundation of the house, Robert de Vaux granted to the canons the right of free election, so that when the lord prior died the person on whom the choice of the canons or the greater part of them fell should be elected in his place.
The bulk of the church building dates from the late 13th century, though there is evidence of earlier work. The Priory buildings were constructed, at least in part, from stones derived from Hadrian's Wall, including a number of Roman inscriptions that were built into its fabric.
The proximity to Scotland inevitably had an effect on the fortunes of the priory, and it was a target of Scots attacks in retaliation for English raids. This became acute after the outbreak of the Wars of Scottish Independence. In 1296 the Scottish army encamped at Lanercost after burning Hexham priory and Lambley nunnery. The Scots were interrupted before the damage could become great, and they retreated through Nicolforest, having burnt some houses of the monastery but not the church. Similar depredations under Wallace continued the next year and led to calls for reprisals from the English.
Edward I made several visits to the priory in the latter part of his reign. In the autumn of 1280 he visited in the company of Queen Eleanor on his way to Newcastle. The canons met him at the gate in their copes, and although staying only a few days, he found time to take 200 stags and hinds while hunting in Inglewood forest. In 1300, on his way to the siege of Caerlaverock Castle, Edward stayed at Lanercost for a short while.
Edward's last visit was in 1306, travelling in a horse litter owing to age and illness, and accompanied by Queen Margaret, his second wife. He arrived at Michaelmas and his stay extended until the following Easter, a duration of 6 months which put a huge burden upon the resources of the priory. It was while Edward was at Lanercost that the brothers of Robert de Brus and other Scottish captives were sent to Carlisle for execution by his order.
This last royal visit depleted the reserves of the priory, and the canons begged him for recompense, but a deal to acquire the church of 'Hautwyselle,' worth about 100 marks a year, fell through. However the king granted the appropriation of the churches of Mitford in Northumberland and Carlatton in Cumberland, for the relief of the Priory. In a letter to the Pope, Edward gave his reasons for generosity being the special devotion he felt to St Mary Magdalene, his long stay due to illness, and making good the damage of the Scots. Edward died shortly afterwards at Burgh by Sands in July 1307, whilst still campaigning against the Scots.
In August 1311, Robert Bruce, King of Scotland, came with his army and made it his headquarters for three days, "committing infinite evils" and imprisoning some canons, though later letting them free. By contrast in 1328, in fulfilment of the treaty between the Bruce and Edward III, a mutual interchange of good offices took place between the priory of Lanercost and Kelso Abbey in respect of their common revenues out of the church of Lazonby. Later though, in 1346, David II ransacked the conventual buildings and desecrated the church. Fresh from the overthrow of Liddel he "entered the holy place with haughtiness, threw out the vessels of the temple, stole the treasures, broke the doors, took the jewels, and destroyed everything they could lay hands on". As late as 1386, one of the priors was taken prisoner by the Scots and ransomed for a fixed sum of money and four score quarters of corn.
The fortunes of the priory were linked to the state of warfare and raids on the border. The priory was in relatively affluent circumstances before the outbreak of the war of Independence in 1296, and the annual revenue of the house was returned at £74 12s 6d in the 1291 valuation of Pope Nicholas IV. But by the taxation of 1318, the value had fallen almost to nothing.
Lanercost Priory was dissolved in 1538 by Henry VIII, and the conventual buildings were stripped of their roofs, excepting the church building which continued in use as the parish church. In the late 17th century, as the nave deteriorated, the congregation used just the north aisle which had been re-roofed.
In 1747, the nave was re-roofed, but by 1847 the Priory was in a state of disrepair to the extent that the east end roof collapsed. However, by 1849, The church was in use again after a major restoration by Anthony Salvin. In the 1870s, there was further restoration by the Carlisle architect C. J. Ferguson.
At the Dissolution, ownership had passed to the Dacre family, and then in the early 18th century to the Howards. In 1929, the Priory ruins were put into public ownership, and today they are managed by English Heritage.
The nave has an aisle to the north but a large wall to the south with no aisle, where it abuts the cloister. The impressive ruined chancel and crossing of ca. 1220–1230 are in a good state of preservation; as high as the eaves, and would only require a roof and windows to be restored to the original condition. The oldest masonry is in the south transept, and dates from the late 12th century. The cloister and monastic buildings have been largely dismantled, except for the west range, which was made into a house by Sir Thomas Dacre in the 16th century. The statue of St Mary Magdalene, given by King Edward I, still survives in a niche high up on the west front. A dossal – an embroidered wall hanging – designed by William Morris in 1881, underwent restoration before being replaced behind the priory altar in 2013–14.
The priory has an unusual medieval stone carving called the Lanercost Cross with an inscription dating back to 1214. Originally the cross was set just outside the entrance to the church. Today, the stump of the cross remains, but the main shaft is housed inside the priory. In the churchyard is the tomb of Thomas Addison, scientist and physician. In the nave is a memorial to the Reverend Henry Whitehead, former vicar of Lanercost, best known for his pioneering epidemiological work with John Snow on cholera.
Humphrey Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre, and his widow Mabel were both buried at the Priory in the 15th century, as is Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre.
Lanercost is a village in the northern part of Cumbria, England. The settlement is in the civil parish of Burtholme, in the City of Carlisle local government district. Lanercost is known for the presence of Lanercost Priory and its proximity to Hadrian's Wall.
History
Lanercost Priory was founded in 1165 as an Augustinian house of Canons.
Robert de Vaux, also known as Robert de Vallibus, (died c.1195), Baron of Gilsland, was a prominent 12th-century English noble, who served as Sheriff of Cumberland in 1175 and 1176.
Biography
Vaux was the eldest son of Hubert I de Vaux, Lord of Gilsland and his wife Grace. Robert succeeded his father in 1165, as a confirmation of Gilsland was given to him by King Henry II of England. He founded the Augustinian Lanercost Priory in c.1169. Robert was required to pay forty shillings for scutage, for not participating in the Norman invasion of Ireland by Henry II. Robert was appointed in Michelmas 1174 as the Sheriff of Cumberland and also served his last term from Michelmas 1183. In 1186 he was fined a hundred marks for a variety of offences including allowing prisoners to escape. He held Carlisle against the Scottish invasion of Cumberland in 1173 and 1174 by King William I of Scotland, surrendering the castle after a second siege in 1174. Robert was heir to his uncle Randolph, who died without issue.
Robert, married Ada, widow of Simon de Morville, the daughter and heiress of William de Engaine, died without surviving issue. Robert's son William died during his father's lifetime. Robert died circa 1195 and was succeeded by his brother Ranulf.
Augustinians are members of several religious orders that follow the Rule of Saint Augustine, written in about 400 AD by Augustine of Hippo. There are two distinct types of Augustinians in Catholic religious orders dating back to the 12th–13th centuries:
Various congregations of Canons Regular also follow the Rule of Saint Augustine, embrace the evangelical counsels and lead a semi-monastic life, while remaining committed to pastoral care appropriate to their primary vocation as priests. They generally form one large community which might serve parishes in the vicinity, and are organized into autonomous congregations.
Several orders of friars who live a mixed religious life of contemplation and apostolic ministry. The largest and most familiar is the Order of Saint Augustine (OSA), founded in 1244 and originally known as the Hermits of Saint Augustine (OESA). They are commonly known as the Austin Friars in England. Two other orders, the Order of Augustinian Recollects and the Discalced Augustinians, were once part of the OSA under a single prior general. The Recollects, founded in 1588 as a reform movement in Spain, became autonomous in 1612. The Discalceds became an independent congregation in 1592, and were raised to the status of a separate mendicant order in 1610.
There are also some Anglican religious orders created in the 19th century that follow Augustine's rule. These are composed only of women in several different communities of Augustinian nuns.
Canon (Greek: κανονικός, romanized: kanonikós) is a Christian title usually used to refer to a member of certain bodies in subject to an ecclesiastical rule.
Originally, a canon was a cleric living with others in a clergy house or, later, in one of the houses within the precinct of or close to a cathedral or other major church and conducting his life according to the customary discipline or rules of the church. This way of life grew common (and is first documented) in the 8th century AD. In the 11th century, some churches required clergy thus living together to adopt the rule first proposed by Saint Augustine that they renounce private wealth. Those who embraced this change were known as Augustinians or Canons Regular, whilst those who did not were known as secular canons.
English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. These include prehistoric sites, medieval castles, Roman forts and country houses.
The charity states that it uses these properties to "bring the story of England to life for over 10 million people each year". Within its portfolio are Stonehenge, Dover Castle, Tintagel Castle and the best preserved parts of Hadrian's Wall. English Heritage also manages the London blue plaque scheme, which links influential historical figures to particular buildings.
When originally formed in 1983, English Heritage was the operating name of an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government, officially titled the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England, that ran the national system of heritage protection and managed a range of historic properties. It was created to combine the roles of existing bodies that had emerged from a long period of state involvement in heritage protection. In 1999, the organisation merged with the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England and the National Monuments Record, bringing together resources for the identification and survey of England's historic environment.
On 1 April 2015, English Heritage was divided into two parts: Historic England, which inherited the statutory and protection functions of the old organisation, and the new English Heritage Trust, a charity that would operate the historic properties, and which took on the English Heritage operating name and logo. The British government gave the new charity an £80 million grant to help establish it as an independent trust, although the historic properties remain in the ownership of the state.
History
Non-departmental public body
Over the centuries, what is now called "heritage" has been the responsibility of a series of state departments. There was the "Kings Works" after the Norman Conquest, the Office of Works (1378–1832), the Office of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues and Works (1832–1851), and the Ministry of Works (1851–1962). Responsibility subsequently transferred to the Ministry of Public Building and Works (1962–1970), then to the Department of the Environment (1970–1997), and it is now with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The state's legal responsibility for the historic environment goes back to the Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1882. The central government subsequently developed several systems of heritage protection for different types of assets, introducing listing for buildings after World War II, and for conservation areas in the 1960s.
In 1983, Secretary of State for the Environment Michael Heseltine gave national responsibility for the historic environment to a semi‑autonomous agency (or "quango") to operate under ministerial guidelines and to government policy. The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission was formed under the terms of the National Heritage Act 1983 on 1 April 1984. The 1983 Act also dissolved the bodies that had previously provided independent advice – the Ancient Monuments Board for England and the Historic Buildings Council for England – and incorporated those functions into the new body. Soon after, the commission was given the operating name of English Heritage by its first chairman, Lord Montagu of Beaulieu.
A national register of historic parks and gardens, (e.g. Rangers House, Greenwich) was set up in 1984, and a register for historic battlefields (e.g. the Battle of Tewkesbury) was created in March 1995. 'Registration' is a material consideration in the planning process. In April 1999 English Heritage merged with the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME) and the National Monuments Record (NMR), bringing together resources for the identification and survey of England's historic environment. By adoption, that included responsibility for the national record of archaeological sites from the Ordnance Survey, the National Library of Aerial Photographs, and two million RAF and Ordnance Survey aerial photographs. Those, together with other nationally important external acquisitions, meant that English Heritage was one of the largest publicly accessible archives in the UK: 2.53 million records are available online, including more than 426,000 images. In 2010–11, it recorded 4.3 million unique online user sessions and over 110,000 people visited NMR exhibitions held around the country in 2009–10. In 2012, the section responsible for archive collections was renamed the English Heritage Archive.
As a result of the National Heritage Act 2002, English Heritage acquired administrative responsibility for historic wrecks and submerged landscapes within 12 miles (19 km) of the English coast. The administration of the listed building system was transferred from DCMS to English Heritage in 2006. However, actual listing decisions still remained the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, who was required by the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 to approve a list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest.
Following the Public Bodies Reform in 2010, English Heritage was confirmed as the government's statutory adviser on the historic environment, and the largest source of non-lottery grant funding for heritage assets. It was retained on grounds of "performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government". However, the department also suffered from budget cuts during the recession of the 2010s, resulting in a repairs deficit of £100 million
One thing about living in our area of the country is the scene does not stay the same for too long. As a season changes from one to another, the scene changes with it in quite a dramatic fashion.
The shot above is about the same location as the shot below. This one is taken in winter and the other early fall when the weather was still warm
Changed a few details on this one. Sliders so I can experiment with wheelbase and changing conditions, lowered the bottom bracket a tad, slackened the head tube a touch. 170mm spaced rear, 135mm fork powdered to match (will be building a Tapered version too in the near future), Bud + Lou combination. 16.75" chainstay length with sliders slammed. Also fits 29+ with no change in BB Height due to the Bud/Lou combo (basically the same diameter wheel). This one's also headed to NAHBS '14.
We can change our mind. We can start over. Possibilities...
Wow.... every once in awhile... you wake up, and someone drops an anvil on your head... like, in a good way... and things suddenly make sense!! (Yes, and if you really know me.... these are the days you have to worry about....)
Of course, in a few hours, it may all become a bad idea again... or I'll have totally forgotten it altogether and will have moved on to another stupid thought.... but for the moment! Yeah .... it's all good!! (and how cool is it that there is always a photo to illustrate my lunacy?!!) Wow....
"Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle". Martin Luther King, Jr.
Gibrick catalog shot, and an entry for a contest.
"They came out of the factories by the thousands, swarming the jungle. Fearless robotic soldiers that were unerringly accurate, tough, and intimidating. They broke through walls with their fists, set the forests ablaze. Now that they are here... This Changes Everything."
A little bit about this shot:
Inspirations are added, although I've been influenced by more. Except the two who thought it would be fun to throw themselves up on the figures. ;P
This was lit with a flashlight in the dark.
The hole in the wall was made by having two constructions on their side with the studs facing each other. I then just added sloped bricks as I saw fit, and the floor is snotted as well. (I think, I don't care too much about what it's called)
The background is blue paper, and the wire is an Ipod headphone cable. :3
Built contained in a 32x32 baseplate.
Forgot to mention: This is unedited except for cropping.
Comments and favorites are appreciated, hopefully their together. ;) Translation: Comment if you fav please! I hope those I added don't mind either.
THE City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district of West Yorkshire, England. Located by the River Calder on the eastern edge of the Pennines, the urban area is 2,062 hectares (5,100 acres) and had a population of 76,886 in 2001.[1]
Wakefield was dubbed the "Merrie City" in the Middle Ages[2] and in 1538 John Leland described it as, "a very quick market town and meately large; well served of fish and flesh both from sea and by rivers ... so that all vitaile is very good and chepe there. A right honest man shall fare well for 2d. a meal. ... There be plenti of se coal in the quarters about Wakefield".[3]
The site of a battle during the Wars of the Roses and a Royalist stronghold during the Civil War, Wakefield developed in spite of setbacks to become an important market town and centre for wool exploiting its position on the navigable River Calder to become an inland port.
At the start of 19th century Wakefield was already a wealthy market town and inland port trading in wool and corn.[25] The Aire and Calder and Calder and Hebble Navigations and the Barnsley Canal were instrumental in the development of Wakefield as an important market for corn from Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire supplying the growing population in the West Riding.
When cloth dealing declined wool spinning mills using steam power were built by the river. There was a glass works in Calder Vale Road, several breweries including Melbourne's and Beverley's Eagle Brewery, engineering works with strong links to the mining industry, soapworks and brickyards in Eastmoor giving the town a diverse economy.[29][30] On the outskirts of the town coal had been dug since the 15th century and 300 adult males were employed in the town's coal pits in 1831.[3] During the 19th century more mines were sunk so that there were 46 in Wakefield and the surrounding area by 1869.[30][31] The National Coal Board eventually became Wakefield's largest employer with Manor Colliery on Cross Lane and Park Hill colliery at Eastmoor surviving until 1982.[32]
Developments by the river and canal, the "Wakefield Waterfront", include the refurbishment of the Grade II listed Navigation Warehouse as well as office, retail, restaurant and cafe units. The development also includes the "Hepworth Gallery", named in honour of local artist and sculptor, Barbara Hepworth. Flats and offices are also being built at Chantry Waters, on an island between the river and canal.[68]
TALES BY THE RIVERBANK/Times are a changing Systems in Flux
M.HEPTINSTALL
Free from the presence of security I wandered amongst the old iron gates and crumbling roofs near the river, disturbing the old pigeons as my mind wandered to the industries and lives of the past. The memories of these industries seem enshrined in the crumbling banks of the water. Times are a changing systems in flux.
The old mills stand daunting, not forgotten, but living on borrowed time as the plethora of flats intrude, pushing ever closer in this urban landscape. The contrast of the architecture is emphasised further by the jagged geometry of the Hepworth gallery standing proud as a beacon in the sea of change.
Swapped Hayden's wig for a little while. This isn't his permanent one, I only use it when I get bored of his usual black hair. He'll be back to normal soon, but for now I quite like him bleached out! :)
Seen here at 21.21 on platform 1 at Carlisle having just worked in from Stranraer via Paisley and Glasgow, Locomotive Services Limited owned Class 20 locomotives D8107 (20107) and D8096 (20096), both in matching BR Green livery, are about to come off InterCity’s 1Z64 15.30 Stranraer-Crewe (00.40) “The Ayrliner” charter, giving way to LSL's Intercity 'Swallow' liveried class 86/1 locomotive 86101 (86201, E3191) ‘Sir William A Stanier FRS’, for the return leg down the WCML to Crewe.
21st September 2022
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This series of photos is from our visit in 2018. The changing of the guard is at 11am every Monday, unfortunately it did not happen during our visit in 2019 due to the civil unrest at that time, and now the country is in lockdown due to Covid-19, making this years visit off.
TSF-TSCI- 1719
Bus No: 1719
Year released: 2005
Capacity: 56; 2x3 seating configuration
Route: Tarlac City-City of San Fernando, Pampanga via San Miguel/Capas/Bamban/Mabalacat City/Dau/NLEX
Body: Santarosa Motorworks Inc. (rebodied)
Model: 2005 SR-EXFOH AC FE Series
Chassis: Nissan Diesel SP215NSB
Engine: Nissan Diesel FE6C
Fare: Ordinary Fare
Transmission System: M/T
Suspension: Leaf-Spring Suspension
Previous Operator: Erjohn Almark Trans/Kersteen Trans
Taken On: October 10, 2018
Location: Mabalacat City Bus Terminal, Brgy. Dau, Mabalacat City, Pampanga
Behind that silver colored cast cover on the rear end are a pair of meshing spur gears that can be changed in order to alter the final drive ratio of the rear axle. Its common designation is a “quick change rear end.”
In this setup, rotational power input from the engine+transmission enters at the front of the differential housing as it does for conventional drive axles. But unlike the usual setup, the input shaft bypasses engagement with the ring gear and continues to the back where there is a small gearbox at the rear of the differential housing. That small gearbox has an access cover which is what can be seen in the photo above. Within that gearbox are the ends of two shafts - one from the input shaft and a short one above it that’s connected to the bevel pinion that engages the driving ring gear. Each of those two shafts are fitted with spur gears that mesh together to convert rotary motion from the drive shaft to the driving ring gear. Different sets of spur gears can be used in order to change the final drive ratio but they do need to be matched together in order to yield the desired mechanical ratio and to fit in the fixed distance between the two shafts.
Watch this video for a better explanation:
youtu.be/7fhM8Y3TE14?si=MJTenw7JJrlSDTNf
The car is a 1930 Ford Model A Roadster.
The license plate has been altered for privacy.
“‘The Only Constant in Life Is Change.’ - Heraclitus - Change is all around us, but especially in Nature. We watch as Nature changes the landscape, subtly but predictably, as a clock advances the hour. Look around. Find a subtle change in your environment that marks time.”
Milkweed is beautiful in all seasons. In spring, it blooms, spreading its intoxicating scent and the happy sound of bees collecting nectar. However, I find that when the seed pods burst open in autumn, they are at their most spectacular. The soft, silken seeds get blown away by the breeze to start the cycle anew somewhere else.
"You are where you are right now in your life because of the choices you have made and the actions you have taken. If you want to change your life, remember that change starts with you."
~ Jeffrey Keller ~
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Inspiriert durch Fotoclub Objektiv Herrenberg "Geteilt"
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Inspired by Fotoclub Objektiv Herrenberg "divided"
Snow falls outside the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA, thought the leaves haven't finished changing color.
Luckily it was still warm enough that the snow didn't stick. Still, it felt plenty cold at the time.
Over 50,000 people marched in London, England to campaign for climate change ahead of COP21 in Paris, France (Photograph: Matthew Kirby)
Fall is the season where nature's handiwork is uniquely alive. Leaves emerge in red, yellow and golden hues and begin to float around your feet. Colors can vary from tree to tree, luscious reds from Black Gums, Sassafras adopts oranges and yellows, and Sweetgum can offer a brilliant purple.
These are leaves from the Akebono cherry tree (Prunus x yedoensis "Akebono" "Daybreak"), also known as flowering cherry and Daybreak Yoshino cherry. It produces abundant flowers in early spring before its foliage appears and is grown primarily for its showy blooms. The Akebono cherry tree produces a symmetrical, rounded crown with moderately dense foliage. The tree's leaves maintain a rich-green color during summer and turn golden yellow in fall.
This Flower Crab Spider (Misumena vatia) chose to settle on a Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) before realising her mistake and abseiling on to a nearby oxeye daisy.
About a few days a lot of things are really going to change, Besides that i will have to change my adress, There are some more few things that I will also have to leave behind me.. My old great friends, the fears.. I don't use to share with you guys from flickr my entire life, But this time.. I really had to.
Even if there are missing feelings and even when sometime we feel hopeless, We have to keep breath in and breath out. Life are " rolling around " and the are some ups and downs. It will be hard for me to start all from zero, But there are always good memories, deeply in the heart. No matter How many changes I will have in my whole life, I wont stop to take pictures and enjoy from the magic of the photography, It makes me look in a different way on our world, And to see the brighter side of life, or some different ways to express our feelings,
Then, the show ALWAYS must go on. Look forward, not back.
My changes....
Elian
The driver Class 55 55003 Meld has got down from the loco and is standing on the platform looking for his replacement who was nowere in sight. Meld is working a London Kings Cross to Edinburgh Waverley. 13/ 8/ 77. I photographed 7 Deltics at York that day: 55001/3/4/6/13/14/22.
image Kevin Connolly - All rights reserved so please do no use this without my explicit permission
Given my very, very brief visit in Boston, sleep was, unfortunately, not quite on the agenda for this night photographer. After exploring the city the night before, I went to bed around midnight only to wake up around 3:45am so I could find the location I had in mind for the sunrise at 5:48am.
I have never used GPS to find any location. I’m an avid connoisseur of maps, globes, and road atlases. (Yes, I’m rather "19th century" in that sense). Of course, in my confused state of mind somewhere between lethargy and exhilaration, I realized I had forgotten my maps in the hotel room. It was too late, though -- the key was in the ignition and I was already driving through the empty streets of downtown Boston. Going back to get the maps would waste precious time, which I had so little of, so I had to use my wits and regional topography to get me to East Boston.
For me, there’s always something very enjoyable about cruising on the empty highways of a major American city when everyone’s asleep! With the cool wind blowing through the windows, I began to wake from my drowsy stupor. With a few right turns and a few wrong turns, I managed to reach an alternative spot to get the view you see posted above.
The place I really wanted to be was a good mile and a half (2.4km) away, which is where this photo was achieved (after jogging the distance and avoiding a skunk in the park who seemed to be oddly drawn to me and wanted my company that early in the morning -- I had to dodge that fellow with stealth). Running with one's camera, backpack, and tripod while racing with the sunrise is no easy feat. That skunk almost blew my chances too!
Regardless, these are the entertaining details of my adventures of capturing Boston before dawn! Have an excellent week!
The Boston galleries (City Images) (Aerials) are completed and now available on my official website, which has also been overhauled, and undergoing more changes! Enjoy!
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Soon to be displaced by Class 398 Stadler "Citylink" Trams, "Sprinter" 150213 arrives at a much changed Llandaf with 2E12 14:23 Radyr - Bridgend on 19/3/2023.
One of the Berwick to Newcastle stopping services pauses at Alnmouth station on 24th June 1981.
I spent some time here in the 1960s before the station had been rebuilt, when it had a covered footbridge to buildings on the northbound side, a loop around the other edge of this island platform, and the remains of the engine shed on the far left serving the branch to Alnwick which turned off to the left in the middle distance.