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Hello my WTBW friends,
As of today, due to other commitments, I no longer have the required amount of time to run WTBW full time. The good news is that my good friend Jimmy has said that he will keep the group running. I will continue on as an admin and will be involved with the group when I can be. I wish to thank all the members for all your important input and contributions to our group. Also to say thank you for the many friendships I have made since forming this group. Importantly, I want to say a big thank you to Anne and Jimmy for taking on the group, it is comforting to know that it remains in their capable hands. Lastly, I want to thank all past and present administrative members for all their help over the past 3 years, it has been an honour and pleasure to work with you all.
Wishing you all a good life filled with love, good health, good friendships and good understanding for others.
It's the friends we meet along the way that help us appreciate the journey.
Anon
The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.
Hubert H. Humphrey
Share your smile with the world. It's a symbol of friendship and peace.
Christie Brinkley
True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.
Baltasar Gracian
A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably.
William Penn
A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same. Elbert Hubbard
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
I apologise for not contributing anything to Flickr for a few days. Sometimes life just gets too busy.
A pair of Arriva Trains Wales Class 142 'Pacer' multiple units heads towards Cardiff Queen Street station on Saturday 9th January 2016. I was waiting, along with many other people, to gain access to the building just out of view on the right. Unfortunately the security guard had failed to turn up at the appointed time to open up, so naturally I grasped the opportunity for some railway photography.
Incidentally, I didn't plan to get these passers-by in the shot; they just happened to be there at the moment the 'Pacer' rolled past.
The Corktown Footbridge, also referred to as the Somerset Street bridge or simply the Somerset Bridge, is a footbridge in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada built across the Rideau Canal. The 70-metre bridge is located about 400m south of the Laurier Avenue Bridge. It was opened on September 21, 2006.
A family commitment at the weekend saw me heading for Wiltshire, from where I managed a few hours out with the camera, with the stone quarries of East Somerset on the agenda.
I started off first thing at Fairwood Junction, near Frome, hoping to catch a working to Merehead Quarry, but I was caught out with it running 89 early, and was sat in the car lineside as it tanked past with two locos up front. I knew I'd be able to still catch it at the quarry though, so here's the result.
Mendip Rail's 59004, "Paul A Hammond" heads 59005 at the reception sidings with the 06.32 Acton TC to Merehead Quarry VAR as the shunter chats with the driver, Saturday 4.2.17
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I am getting over a cold and skipped actually taking a photo today in order to get some work done, but I figured it was as good a time as any to post one of my favorite photos from the wedding I shot a few weekends ago. The entire experience was amazing, incredibly stressful, and beyond worth it in so many ways. I am so grateful to this awesome couple for letting me into their lives for a few short, but extremely important, days of their lives, and I am excited to see where other photography like this will take me.
Maybe being together is just from habit. Perhaps the habit is just comfortable and you both grow weary together accepting all that comes your way. Perhaps we just don't have the energy to make changes. Best yet, maybe we just belong together no matter what.
Happy Fence Friday
Some of us are just more comfortable with a leap of faith. This is not me! Proboscis Monkey cruising along in the rainforests of Sabah, Malaysia on the island of Borneo
Alaska Airlines' "Our Commitment" Boeing 737-900ER, celebrating the carrier's partnership with UNCF. Arriving Runway 19 on its first commercial flight in the special livery.
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He's there every morning, catching the early sun rays when they are still bearable.
- Netanya, Israel (August 2017)
By MAUREEN BYRNE
Published Sep 30, 2005
The Presbyterian church finishes a $1.3-million renovation. By doing so, it confirms its commitment to downtown Clearwater.
Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church, whose history spans more than 100 years in downtown Clearwater, recently completed a $1.3-million restoration project.
Work during the past 18 months included extensive remodeling of the administration wing, restoration of 65 stained-glass windows in the sanctuary, and installation of a new ceiling, sound system, and windows in the fellowship hall.
The extensive project reaffirms the historic church's ongoing commitment to a downtown ministry, the Rev. Mack Sigmon said.
Unlike other churches across the country that have either closed or moved to the suburbs, Peace Memorial has no plans to leave the spot it has been at since 1891. Several months ago, neighboring Calvary Baptist Church announced it was considering moving from downtown because it was outgrowing its property.
"Our mission is to downtown," Sigmon, 44, said during a recent interview.
The pink stucco Mediterranean Revival-style church at 110 S Fort Harrison Ave. has been an institution in downtown since 1921. But its presence has been felt throughout North Pinellas because the church was instrumental in the planting of new churches there.
Peace Memorial belongs to the Presbytery of Tampa Bay, which oversees 79 churches and 30,000 members in seven counties. "Downtown areas need the presence of the Gospel," said executive presbyter Gerry Tyer. "We have an example of that in Clearwater."
Ford Reagan, 41, has been a member of Peace Memorial since 1984. "Churches are the cornerstone of downtown America," he said. "We've survived 107 years and we're going to keep going. The restoration project is a good link to our future."
Though some work was done in the sanctuary, the bulk of the project focused on the two-story administration wing, which was built in 1921. Problems included water damage, a dangerous electrical system, inadequate restrooms, an inefficient work area, and a bad location for the nursery.
The solution: gut and rebuild the entire 6,500-square-foot wing.
Today, the new floor plan includes walls that match the color of the church's pink exterior; a new nursery that awaits babies and children; and a new elevator that carries parishioners from floor to floor. Additional improvements include a new reception area, parlor, library, and offices.
The church's 5,000-square-foot fellowship hall, named Roebling Hall after philanthropist and former member Donald Roebling, also received a facelift. Workers installed a new ceiling, lighting and sound system, and windows. They also refurbished the room's original wood floor, which was once the town's skating rink.
"Up until we did the floor, kids would still come in and skate on it, and the church allowed it," Sigmon said. "Now they don't."
Inside the sanctuary, workers restored dozens of stained-glass windows, which are described as the largest collection of stained glass in the Tampa Bay area. Workers also refurbished the wooden pews, repaired the pipe organ, installed a new sound system, and painted the interior walls.
All of these physical improvements are evidence of the congregation's feelings about downtown, Sigmon says. "Here to stay _ Here to serve" is the theme of the stewardship campaign for the church's operating budget for 2000. Also, the restoration project is being funded entirely by pledges from parishioners.
"The downtown would be such a lesser place without a Peace Memorial," said Sigmon, who has been pastor there since 1994.
Sigmon cites the church's concert series, nursery school, and Child Development Center. The CDC, which opened 30 years ago, is a government-funded daycare program that serves low-income families. Other ministries sponsor refugees and missionaries.
Additionally, the Rev. Ann Marie Quigley-Swanson, associate minister of the church, oversees Peace Memorial's Christian education classes for preschoolers to seniors.
In 1891, a group of 17 people founded the church and called it Clearwater Presbyterian Church. It was renamed First Presbyterian Church of Clearwater and was known around town as the "little white church," according to church literature.
Dr. David Arthur Dunseith became the pastor in 1918. Under his leadership, the current pink stucco church was built, and in 1924 its name was changed to Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church.
At one time, the church had 1,500 members. Today, it serves a diverse flock of 650. "We have millionaires and we have people who don't know how they're going to get through the week," Sigmon said.
Increasing membership is desirable, he said, but it is not his main goal. Instead, he focuses on increasing the spiritual life of the people already worshiping at the church, whether it be 50 or 1,500.
This renovation may bring in people, but if it doesn't that's okay," Sigmon said. "Primarily, it's been done to enhance the lives of those who are here."
"I think it was wonderful," said Iris Stewart, a member of Peace Memorial since 1959. "We really needed it. There's something special about Peace Memorial.
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Giant Swallowtail Butterfly
I was longing for that magic Springtime feeling I always get at Butterfly Jungle, and remembered I had some photos I’d gotten last year. I was only able to visit once, due to other commitments and concerns, and hadn’t even had time to sort through and edit them. Though there were only a few, seeing them now brings back the joy of being in their midst, with all the beautiful colors and angelic wings fluttering by!
Butterfly Jungle - San Diego Zoo Safari Park 2019
Intending to capture some semaphore action down Cornwall last year (as well as running taxi service for my wife who had commitments in the area) I spent a couple of days scouring the local railways and hoping to catch up on changes since rail-blue days.
Lostwithiel has always been a favourite station and here, sweeping through the elegant reverse curves, is FGW's HST 10.00 Penzance - Paddington service (1A83) captured on a sunny 4th November 2014.
Most of the GWR station infrastructure, still there in the 70s, has long been swept away but little can dent the superb setting of the station - just a short walk away from the characterful, if sleepy, town. And of course, you've got the semaphores.
What price the view from the house on the hill.....
didn't get as much snow as we thought we would. But the schools are still closed.
got my much needed sleep. so im pretty happy
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This is part of a forthcomong series of images documenting Semana Santa (Easter) in Taxco and Cacalotenango, Mexico in April 2007.
This Easter I traveled to the colonial town of Taxco, Mexico to rest and document the Semana Santa customs originally brought from Spain almost 500 years ago – rituals once banned have been regularly practiced in Taxco once a year for the past 100 years or so. One can see, hear, and sense the processions as they wind through the ancient cobblestone streets. Children dressed as angels, followed by the faithful shouldering beautifully carved religious statuses. I witnessed “penitentes” who show their faith through self-inflicted suffering.
These re-enactments and processions are an amalgamation of Spanish and pre-Columbian worship and culture. For example, the use of percussion and musical instruments, and the specific qualities of “penitente” practices. The indigenous identification with Christ’s (Jews) suffering at the hands of the Romans mirrors their own history of suffering at the hands of the conquistadors. The flagellation practices are reminiscent of those found in Aztec culture. Their use of decorations, plants (zarzamora) and materials by the “penitentes” are clear adaptations to medieval Spanish customs and ritual.
Taxco is reported to be the “Silver Center of the World” where four tons of silver a month are made into jewelry and other works of art. In the late 1920s, the charm of this colonial hillside town attracted William Spratling, a North American architect, writer and artist, and his charisma in turn made Taxco “the haunt of Bohemian American artists and literati.” Since 9/11 they’ve been hit hard. These are a proud, hardworking people who are very devout in their spirituality and commitment to their families. This is the first of a series of images captured in Taxco as well as Cacalotenango.
Resurrected from a pic created 12 years ago. A contemplative selfie - not Jesus. Just my Christ Consciousness hangin out.