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This is some of the boarding surrounding the grounds of the Harborough Rubber Works in my hometown of Market Harborough which has been left to a state of near dereliction.
I hope that the council's claim to have plans to restore it are true as it's a stunning old building fronting one of the main thoroughfares of the town and backing onto the river Welland.
Across the river there's an apartment building with small balconies. Lights from some of these apartments can be seen through the gap in the boarding.
I like the silhouetted leaves in shades of blue that danced about in the breeze.
Disturbed ~ The Sound Of Silence
Woke up to a white world with closed roads. We had an unusual 8-10 inches of snow in Alabama. A February record.
Nice representation of the coming change of season. Summer on the left, autumn on the right. Sylvia Hotel, Vancouver.
Deansgate in Manchester showing an interesting juxtaposition between the old red brick goods warehouse dating back to the victorian era and the modern glass skyscrapers which are now dominating the skyline.
“If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything.”― Peter Hamilton
Spent Saturday morning playing in the rain enjoying some gorgeous waterfalls and looking for fall colors. Wahclella falls is one of my favorites and still impresses me each time I visit. Color is the gorge is not quit at its prime, but beautiful none the less!
Happy Monday my friends and thanks for looking!
Do you believe that there's someone up above?
Does he have a timetable directing acts of love?
Why did I write this song on that one day?
Why did you touch my hand and softly say.
Stop asking questions that don't matter anyway.
Just give us a kiss to celebrate here today.
Something changed.
♫~ Pulp / Something changed
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Welcome one and all to the magnificent mysterious and often fantastical tour of the mind belonging to me... Today I am wanting to talk a little about change, and as this is a place for me to talk about, what ever I want... because it is my blog, and not yours... this is what we will be rambling around this afternoon.
I have realized recently that no matter how much you may want to please other people, eventually changing who you are will leave you miserable and ultimately hurt other people...Find the full rambles and credits @ Corbans Cabinet of Curiosities
Consequences in the Netherlands It is also getting warmer in the Netherlands and the sea level is rising. The main consequences of climate change for the Netherlands: The weather is becoming more extreme: more heavy showers, more heat waves. There is a greater risk of flooding: the rivers and sewers are no longer able to drain the water properly during heavy rainfall. Nature in the Netherlands is changing: species that originally come from warmer areas, feel more and more at home in the Netherlands. Well-known examples are the oak processionary caterpillar, the small hermit crab, certain tick species and the "hay fever plant" Ambrosia. Another effect is that spring starts earlier: plants bloom earlier, trees sprout earlier, insects appear earlier and birds breed earlier in the year. This can cause problems, for example for migratory birds that missed the insect peak upon arrival in the Netherlands and cannot find enough food. Species that cannot adapt quickly enough to changing circumstances run the risk of disappearing. There are also advantages: we can grow other vegetable and plant species because they will do better in the Netherlands. Winters are getting milder; it will freeze less often. It is getting wetter: in the spring, autumn and winter there is more rainfall. Summers are getting drier and hotter. There are more summer and tropical days. In the Netherlands, the consequences of climate change can probably be controlled. We can strengthen dikes and dunes and create storage areas along rivers for extra river water. You can also help to limit waterlogging by applying fewer tiles and more greenery in your garden. Rainwater can then sink into the soil, so that the sewer is less overloaded (so: less flooded basements and streets).
That special day.
you remember it.
22-12-2007, there was frozen fog on the trees and a blue sky. It was just a few hours. It was marvelous.
I wonder how this juvenile Red-winged Blackbird is doing, whether that growth on its beak was a symptom of something wrong with it or not.
Sadly these iconic windmills are being pulled down all over Outback Australia to make way for ground-level solar water pumps. One renewable energy replacing another? Give me the wind any day.
There is a short video called "Rupert [the Bear] and the Frog Song" and near the start, Rupert is sitting under a tree that turns out to be a bare tree covered in butterflies that look like leaves. There is a magical moment when they all fly away revealing the illusion. That is what Pacific Grove was like. To begin with, I could not see the butterflies but then I realised that they were the leaves.
The butterflies are delicate creatures but also an indication of the delicate nature of the ecosystem. There used to be millions and now they are under consideration to be on the endangered list due to the impact of pesticides, herbicides and climate-change-driven drought.
A day on Holy Island (Lindisfarne), the weather had been quite dull and flat this morning, not really much to shoot and the sunrise had also been a flat non-affair.
The good (or bad - depending on which way you want to look at it) thing about this part of the world is that the weather can really change dramatically within minutes from blue skies to raging torrents of rain, walking around the island you could tell something was brewing as the sky darkened and the wind started getting up, from a high point on the Island you could actually see where the storm was coming in from and the direction it was going with the rain hitting the land under the dark clouds.
Finding a nice quiet part of the island was the next plan, to try and catch it as it passed and I chose this deserted spot looking back over towards the mainland, took a few shots then had to leg it towards the nearest building to take shelter before it hit the island, still managed to get a bit wet but nothing major and I'd like to think it was worth it. You can see the rain hitting the land if you view it larger.
I didn't escape the rain for long though as the exact same thing happened the day after, one minute calm and blue skies then complete mayhem, but this time I was sat on the front of a boat out in the Farne Islands with no cover on it, got an absolute drowning!
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Common Grey Seal - Donna Nook, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England - Friday November 20th 2009.
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Another shot of the common Grey seal, where I was once again laying face down in the wet sand, as you do..lol
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From www.lincsuk.com/donnanookseals.htm ~ Donna Nook - A Reporters Perspective
An article from LOUTH LEADER (21st November 2005)
Crowds flock to the seals.
The seal pupping spectacle at Donna Nook is one of the wonders of Britain's coastline. Reporter Trevor Brookes was given an exclusive insight by Donna Nook Coastguard. MORE than 3,000 visitors peered through binoculars and camera lenses on Sunday to watch a sea of seals snake their way along the sands at Donna Nook. Most people had travelled from across Lincolnshire to catch a glimpse of a phenomenon which has now reached epic proportions. But none had come from quite as far as renowned Spanish wildlife photographer Inaki Relanzon.
"For me, it's not normal to see wildlife as close as we can here. To be able to get so close to the seals is wonderful. "Normally, animals are scared of people. Donna Nook is very, very good for me," said Mr Relanzon, who was shadowed by a Spanish national film crew, documenting his work. The 33-year-old photographer, who lives in Barcalona, has caught nature on film in exotic and untouched locations throughout the world.
His awe-inspiring pictures include Canadian polar bears and Moroccan baboons. Mr Relanzon said: "A friend of mine from London told me about the seals here. It was worth the journey."
I had been taken to see him working by the shore's edge at low tide by Donna Nook Coastguard. The Coastguard's eight volunteer officers watch over 16 miles of sand, mud and greenshore from Saltfleet Haven to Haile Sand Fort, Cleethorpes. The unique stretch of coastline includes an RAF bombing range, a nature reserve and, of course, the colony of 3,000 grey seals. The coastguard officer in charge, Graham Merrikin, has seen the colony grow from around 200 seals when he first joined in 1966. The population explosion has meant, each year, between 30,000-40,000 people come to see the seals between late October to Christmas. Graham: "When the RAF is not using the bombing range, the public can go wherever they like. But if they come out at low tide to see the seals, it can take as long as an hour to return. A sea fog can descend at any time – it can be very dangerous. "We advise people to always wear warm clothing, and take food and water with them." At the sea's edge at low tide, a dip in the sand means the distant shoreline disappears from view. Much of the vast stretch of sand is soft underfoot - and it shifts each month. "If people get into trouble, they should head due south or towards the sunset," Graham said. The coastguard erected a 'cockle pole' in the 1970s so cockle pickers, who became trapped, could climb to the top and sit out an in-coming tide.
"If they are nearby, walkers can always head towards that," Graham said.
Visitors are asked to follow three simple guidelines when seal watching -
* Keep your distance from seals.
* Never touch a seal – a mother may abandon a pup if it smells of humans or dogs.
* Keep your dog on a lead and away from seals.
Coastguard officer John Frank added: "We often meet visitors who have brought prawns or sardines to feed the seals with. But, please, don't feed them." His colleague, Keith Warsap, added: "On serene days like today, when the sun is out and the wind is calm, it's quite an experience to hear the seals' eerie cries, alone by the shore. "But conditions can change – the coastline should always be treated with the utmost of respect."
As the sun went down over Donna Nook, I joined the madding crowd on its way home, leaving the seals to bask in the last of the day's winter sunshine. Ninety-eight pups were born at Donna Nook in 2004 – and this year wildlife experts believe the 100 mark will be broken for the first time. It seems the seals need all the rest they can get.
21 November 2005.
Did I mention I love slide film?
Pentax Super A and SMC Pentax 50mm f/1.7, Agfa Precisa CT 100 developped by the DM Fotoparadies and digitalized using kit zoom with macro rings.
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Macro Mondays theme : Lost/Found
Have you ever lost or found loose pocket change under couch cushions?
Canadian Pacific train 284 was passing underneath the B12 signal bridge at Edgington in Franklin Park in 2003.
CEFX SD9043MAC 121 was sold to Norfolk Southern and rebuilt into SD70ACU 7333.
The Indiana Harbor Belt tracks in the foreground have since been removed and relocated to the east as part of the Grand Avenue underpass project.
This American Tree Sparrow was a first-of-season sighting for me. In our area, typically they arrive in the autumn soon after their similar-looking cousins, the Chipping Sparrows, disappear on their southerly migration.