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We've completed two weeks after one round of chemo. Second week has been kind of a roller coaster in terms of progress. There were so many variations and keeping track of it felt a little exhausting.
Say someone is on a path to lose some holiday weight and takes measurement every day. If you look closely at each dayâs value, itâll go up and down and you might feel that there isn't any progress made. But if you look at trends of say 7 day window, then it becomes a lot easier to see if you are making progress or not. Tracking Thunderâs food intake has been a similar experience.
On an average Thunder has been eating close to 2 cups. Earlier heâd finish his entire intake in one sitting. Now he spreads it over the entire day by consuming smaller portions. Along with this, his interest in baked chicken has gone back to being normal. Overall there has been good changes to his appetite. Iâm not sure if this is due to the daily drugs he consumes or not, but at the moment this has been a welcome change.
We have Babar as a guest at home. He is a dachshund and a cute little fella. Why him? A bit about Thunderâs personality.
Thunder is a very dominant one. Generally he is curious about other dogs and will engage in some rough play. He only prefers to run and can get irritated if the other dog is all over his face. As long as they are around and not dominant, heâll get along just fine. But if we bump into another dominant dog, then heâll surely get into a fight. Weâve had some close calls and I can go over elaborate details about those encounters. Iâll reserve it for another day.
Size does matter to him. Heâll pick fights with other dominant dogs only if they are medium sized and above. Small ones, he really doesnât care and will avoid them. That's where Babar fits in. He is small and very vocal. Babar can bark all day and still have energy to run a couple of soccer fields in the evening. Thunder tolerates Babar, no matter how loud his barks are. When it's done too much an occasional growl is all it takes for Babar to slightly back off and they both are happy puppies. Thanks to Babarâs dad (Ashish Kasturiya) for allowing Babar to come and stay with us.
We move onto week 3 and at the end of it, will be ready for the second round of testing. Thanks to all of you for your prayers and wishes. They are very much appreciated!
Yoyogi National Gymnasium (国立代々木競技場).
Architect : Kenzo Tange (設計：丹下健三).
Contractor : Shimizu Corporation (施工：清水建設).
Completed : September 1964 (竣工：1964年9月).
Structured : Reinforced Concrete (構造：鉄筋コンクリート造).
Height : 132 ft (高さ：40.37m).
Floor : 7th (階数：7階).
Floor area : 1,425,120 sq.ft. (延床面積：132,398㎡).
Site area : 979,515 sq.ft. (敷地面積：91,000㎡).
Location : 2-1-1 Jinnan, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, Japan (所在地：日本国東京都渋谷区神南2-1-1).
Referenced :
ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9B%BD%E7%AB%8B%E4%BB%A3%E3%80%8...
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The first bus in the new Coastliner livery 15986 (YN64 XSO) has now finally had its missing bit of yellow swirl added, the map affixed to the rear and a subtle change to the brand name which is now '700 Coastliner', rather than 'Sussex Coastliner', probably because a third of the route is in Hampshire! This change had been preceded by bus stop flags receiving new '700 Coastliner' branding in the new style, so it's not really a surprise. 15983 (YN64 XSK) at least has also now been fully branded and has '700 Coastliner' branding all round, whereas 15986 still has 'Sussex' on the sides (which you can't see on the picture). It's also now been transferred to Worthing (ex-Portsmouth) and is seen here at Castle Square in Brighton. It's a Scania N230 with Alexander Dennis E400 bodywork. Looks good.
all done, another one of my favorite portraits to date!! these two little girls were so fun to paint!! also...i am always available for commissions, thanks marla:)
Olean, NY. August 2017.
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I’m sitting here on our balcony overlooking the Pacific Ocean listening to the waves come crashing in as I write my last 365 post. Today is the day! I finished my 365 in Oregon! A whole year has gone by, it’s amazing how fast time flies and then it’s over.
It’s been a year of learning and growing, a year of sharing life with those I would have never met had it not been for coming to Flickr and then coming across Project 365! and giving that a try.
I never imagined it to turn into what it did, sharing bits of my life whether it be joys, struggles, my faith or failures. I’ve felt blessed to be able to share these bits of my life with who ever came by and I’ve always wanted to be transparent in what I’ve shared and my sole purpose was that maybe, just maybe someone would come by who would need a word of encouragement or who needed to know that yeah we all struggle and fail at times but it’s okay…that’s how we learn and grow and give others opportunity to pick us up and dust us off. I’ve had my up days and down days through doing this project, it hasn’t always been easy, it’s been frustrating at times and my family has had to see me in my not so nice moods when things just weren’t working out. There were times when it became the dreaded word…”project 365.” But I think with anything in life there are the good times and the tough times but its how we manage our way through that with those we love. I must confess I have not always done that gracefully as I’ve written about in numerous posts ;-) I think though as I neared the end I broke through some of that.
So though my husband has taken the brunt of my not so nice attitudes at times, he has been my greatest source of encouragement and I’m thankful for that. He has cheered me on, he has spoken those words “that’s it, you’ll just have to make do with what you’ve got,” he has driven me places, helped me and even shown his face in a number of shots. He has wanted to see me complete this and not just because at times he was sick of it :-) but because he wanted me who can start so many things and not finish them to accomplish this one thing to the fullest. My kids have also been a blessing to me in this, they’ve been excited to see what picture I took or what I wrote and they’ve allowed me to show their faces as well in some of my shots. My friend has also been a great source of encouragement…she would say to me “I’m watching your back” as she followed my stream. And my parents and other family members too, they’ve been excited about this project and that has blessed me. It’s funny how when I started I was scared to tell anyone about it because I thought is this a waste of time and what will they think of me spending all this time on this project, but over the year I’ve been able to break out of that.
I’m also thankful to each of you who have encouraged me along the way, who’ve cheered me on and who’ve spoken words of wisdom…it has meant a lot to me and I’ve felt blessed to be a part of your life here on flickr. I even had the exciting opportunity of meeting one flickr friend. It’s kind of a bittersweet feeling to be finished because it becomes so much a part of your daily life but life changes, seasons come and go and so now I am off to enter a new season, not sure exactly what it will look like but I’m sure over time it will unfold.
So today I end with a jumping for joy shot on the Oregon coast as the waves come crashing in, yes my eyes aren’t fully open (I’m winking at you all) but my smile expresses the joy I wanted to convey. It was fun and it was freeing. I had written my words in the sand, did a few shots and then the water came rushing in and washed my words away as the tide was rising and so I had to move in closer to shore and write my words in the sand a second time. Then after I had finished my jump shots I just stood there and watched as the words were washed away by the rising tide a second time...I thought it fitting as it was my final shot.
365 Complete!
A great old house in New Orleans on Esplanade! Look closely and you will see there is a swordfish hanging over the front porch!
New Orleans, LA
December, 2024
A delicious blend of triangles from my Fat Quarter Shop bundle and a few extra fabrics including some hoarded AMH fabrics. Made and completed for my husband for Father's Day 2013.
This is the whole farm. At the left the farmhouse and the station to transport the farm goods. Right to the house the vehicles shed. One step to the right there is a barn, with an orchard. Again one step to the right, there's an old barn, behind that are two horses and a garden. Complete to the right there is a field with crop.
In front you find from left to right: A pasture with horses, a field with crop, a field that is being plowed, a field that is being mowed, a field where hay bales are collected and a pond with cars that can sail.
I love seeing all of these different flower blocks together. Thank you so much, ladies!
I think this might be the first time the whole group gets to see the great blocks created by Theresa, Sandi, Lindsey, and Mer. Aren't they awesome?
Here is a complete set of orders with clearance card from LaCrosse, Wisconsin on February 1st, 1977. Reads as follows:
Clearance Card (white paper)
CMStP&P RR Co. Clearance
Station-LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Date-February 1st, 1977
Addressed to C&E Extra 155 East
Clearance No.-103
To-Portage
"4 Orders for your train, #'s 102, 838, 864 & 866.
OK time was 0118 am
Supt.-NHM
Opr-Proksch
Train Order #102 (yellow paper)
At LaCrosse
Date-February 1st, 1977
Addressed to C&E eastward trains reads:
"Men and equipment on Eastward track between MP 280 and MP 279 Between LaCrosse and Medary From 8:01 am until 401 pm.
All trains on this track proceed through these limits at reduced speed unless a different speed is verbally authorized by employee in charge or entire train has passed a green flag."
Supt-NHM
Made complete at 0115 am by operator Proksch
Train Order #838 (bottom left)
At LaCrosse
Date-January 19th, 1977
Addressed to C&E eastward trains reads:
"The trailing point crossover east of Depot Sparta and the west switch of the eastward siding at Sparta is out of service."
Supt-NHM
Made complete at 1017 pm by operator King
Train Order #864 (center bottom)
At LaCrosse
Date-January 27th, 1977
Addressed to C&E eastward extra trains reads:
"On westward track between Portage and LaCrosse frt trains do not exceed
Between MP 179 and MP 215 40 MPH
Between MP 215 and MP 223 35 MPH
Between MP 223 and MP 256 40 MPH
Between MP 256 and MP 257 35 MPH
Between MP 257 and MP 266 40 MPH
Between MP 266 and MP 273 35 MPH
Between MP 273 and MP 278 40 MPH"
Supt.-NHM
Made complete at 341 pm by operator Ristow
Train Order #866 (bottom right)
At LaCrosse
Date-January 27th, 1977
Addressed to C&E eastward extra trains reads:
"On eastward track between LaCroose and Portage frt trains do not exceed:
Between MP 278 and MP 273 40 MPH
Between MP 273 and MP 266 35 MPH
Between MP 266 and MP 257 40 MPH
Between MP 257 and MP 256 35 MPH
Between MP 256 and MP 243 40 MPH
Between MP 243 and MP 239 35 MPH
Between MP 239 and MP 223 40 MPH
Between MP 223 and MP 208 35 MPH
Between MP 208 and MP 190 40 MPH
Between MP 190 and MP 179 35 MPH"
Supt.-NHM
Made Complete at 341 pm by operator Ristow
During its sojourn at Bressingham, July 15th 1978
"The engine was completed at Crewe in May 1951 at a cost of £20,115 and entered service at Norwich Thorpe depot.
Whilst based at Norwich 70013 was a regular performer on the Broadsman, Norfolkman and East Anglian, the latter being a business train augmented in 1937 which was given a new timetable for the summer of 1951, although the journey times were only trimmed by five minutes. 70013 Oliver Cromwell was not without its problems in running, but this was no more than the average Britannia which were worked hard and gave good service and availability on the Great Eastern express passenger services.
During 1957, it was found that the drive wheels of 70013 had moved in relation to each other; this was caused by the square locking keys, which held the drive wheels in the correct position, being moved and pushed out (ie forced out) resulting in major work being undertaken at Doncaster Works. Towards the latter part of 1960, a substantial crack was noted within the mainframe and this, of course, required immediate remedial treatment, again by Doncaster Works. Only a relative short time later a problem occurred within one of the cylinders; on close inspection it was found that the inner lining had shifted and blocked off the oil supply causing a compression ring failure and consequent lack of power, however this defect occurred four times before actual replacement of the offending cylinder was actioned by Doncaster Works, a delay doubtless caused by austerity measures.
From 1958, diesel-electric locomotives began to replace steam locomotives and by 1961, the influx of new diesel locomotives had taken over many express duties in East Anglia which led to the Britannia class engines working many different trains away from their normal trips to Norwich. Consequently the class was reallocated away from Norwich Thorpe depot to March shed.
This locomotive hauled the last BR steam passenger train over Shap on 26th December 1967. The train carried returning Carlisle football supporters back from a match at Blackpool.
70013 was selected by British Railways to haul a number of special trains throughout 1968. In fact, it was in charge of 16 such trains before it was finally withdrawn from service.
Because of this it had been the last main line engine to receive a repair at Crewe, emerging from the Works on the 2nd February 1967 after a prolonged an expensive overhaul (The overhaul which started in November 1966 was deliberately slowed down to ensure that it was the last locomotive to leave Crewe Works). WD Austerity 2-8-0 90281 did return to Crewe Works on 23rd February to have a faulty regulator valve repaired but 70013 has returned twice to Crewe since being overhauled there. It is interesting to note that of the last fifteen locomotives outshopped from Crewe Works seven were 2-8-0 Austerities, four 4-6-0 Black Fives, two 4-6-2 Britanias (the other was 70014 Iron Duke) and two 2-10-0 standard locomotives. Of the fifteen only two have been preserved – 70013 and Standard 2-10-0 92203.
70013 returned to the works in June 1968 for a paint touch up. The second time it returned was in July 1968 to have its front buffer beam straightened after a rough shunt.
Following 70013’s overhaul at Crewe the locomotive was based at Crewe South depot for a week whilst it was run in on parcel train duties between Crewe and its home base of Carlisle. It then returned to its Carlisle Kingsmoor shed from where, following the withdrawal of the last of its class stablemates, it moved to Carnforth in January 1968.
Following this a grand total of 16 Railtours were organised including the infamous ’15 Guinea Special’ on the 11th August 1968, which involved Britannia 70013 ‘Oliver Cromwell’ hauling the train from Manchester to Carlisle, with other legs of the special’s itinerary shared by three ‘Black Fives’, 45110, 44871 and 44781.
It was withdrawn from service in August 1968 after hauling the Manchester to Carlisle leg of the Fifteen Guinea Special on 11th August. On the 12th August the engine moved under its own power from Carnforth to Norwich and then on to Diss the following day. After this it moved by road to the Bressingham Steam Museum.
Oliver Cromwell had been selected for preservation by the National Railway Museum as part of the National Collection but because of limited storage space an offer from Alan Bloom to house the locomotive at his Bressingham Steam Museum was accepted.
At Bressingham Steam Museum at Diss it provided footplate rides until the 1980s when it became a static exhibit. Following a very long dispute (about ten years) between Bressingham and the National Railway Museum the long term agreement to loan the engine to Bressingham was terminated and the locomotive left on 21st May 2004, travelling by road to York. It had spent nearly 36 years at Bressingham, compared with a main line working life of 17 years.
70013 was a star turn as a static exhibit at the very successful Railfest held at York before it was moved by road to Loughborough later that summer in line with the agreement concluded with the National Railway Museum that the locomotive should be restored to main line running standard by 2008 for the 40th anniversary of the end of steam.
The locomotive was overhauled at the Great Central Railway (GCR) to mainline standards which included the fitting of the train protection warning system, overhaul of 70013’s automatic warning system and the fitment of OTMR.
In early May 2008 it hauled its first revenue-earning passenger services since being restored on the GCR’s eight-mile route. The locomotive made an appearance at the National Railway Museum’s 1968 and All That event celebrating 40 years since the end of steam.
Its first mainline passenger charter since 1968 was on 10 August 2008 when the locomotive took part in a re-run of the Fifteen Guinea Special. It then went on to operate on the Scarborough Spa Express later in the month.
On 14 March 2009 Oliver Cromwell hauled a special on what was said to be the very last train (of any sort) to use the branch line down to Folkestone Harbour, where main line trains used to meet with cross channel ferries.
In March 2010 returned to Crewe for the first time since 1968 to work on the main line over Shap.
A month later, two years after its previous overhaul, Oliver Cromwell suffered from cracks in the firebox and was moved to the GCR for an inspection which lead to the locomotive being withdrawn from service.
During 2010, 70013 Oliver Cromwell underwent firebox repairs at Crewe Heritage Centre. The cab was removed before the rest of the locomotive was sent for repairs to the boiler. Following these repairs, in December 2010 the locomotive had a successful steam test at Crewe.
On 27 May 2012 the locomotive was involved in a blowback incident near Wood Green in North London on a Railway Touring Company railtour called ‘The Peak Forester’. Two of the three crew on board the locomotive had to attend hospital as a result. See Accidents and Incidents for full details.
In August 2013 70013 worked another Fifteen Guinea Special to celebrate the 45th Anniversary of the ending of steam on British Railways. 70013 was in charge of the Longsight to Carlisle leg of the special with the other legs being worked by LMS Black 5s numbers 45305, 45231 and 44932.
In early 2015 it was taken out of service as it needed repairs which were completed to allow 70013 to return to steam in August 2016.
Early in 2017 was out of service whilst its superheater elements were replaced at Loughborough. This is fifty years after its last overhaul under BR ownership at Crewe.
After returning to service on the Great Central Railway 70013 was back on the main line at the start of September 2017. It will be operational until March 2018 when the boiler certificate expires but was hoped that this would be extended.
In early 2018 agreement was reached between the National Railway Museum and the 5305 Locomotive Association which left the locomotive custodianship of 70013 with the Loughborough based group. The 5305 Locomotive Association will carry out another overhaul of the locomotive which will enable it to run on the main line again.
In March 2018, whilst hauling its last main line train before the boiler certificate expires, the locomotive suffered a hot big end. Having melted the whitemetal in the big end and adjoining coupling rod bearings took the train into Norwich at a reduced speed with the power being provided by a diesel on the rear.
The overhaul is scheduled to be undertaken during 2019 and will largely concentrate on the boiler as the bottom end has received considerable attention during the previous operating period.
In March 2018 the boiler inspector gave the boiler a clean bill of health during a cold examination. It was anticipated that this would be followed by a fully functional steam test later that month which would enable the boiler certificate to be extended by nine months. This would enable the locomotive to operate until the end of 2018 but only on heritage lines as it requires a full re-tubing before being allowed onto the national network.
The boiler certificate expired at the end of December 2018.
When the locomotive was taken out of service at the end of 2018 plans for its overhaul had not been agreed by the National Railway Museum although they did state that they planned that it continued to operate on the main line.
In January 2019 the National Railway Museum disclosed that the forty year agreement with the 5305 Locomotive Association would not be extended although the locomotive is likely to remain based on the Great Central Railway at Loughborough.
In March 2019 it was reported that the continued operation of the locomotive was in an agreement that was close to being completed by the National Railway Museum with the Great Central Railway. The National Railway Museum also emphasised that they wanted the locomotive to run on the main line.
Also in March 2019 work began at Loughborough to strip the locomotive down although at this stage the National Railway Museum were said to be unaware that work had started on the overhaul.
The overhaul will include a boiler overhaul which will involve a re-tubing in order to recertify the locomotive for preservation and main line running.
In July 2019 it was announced that an agreement had been concluded between the National Railway Museum and the Great Central Railway (GCR). The agreement provided for the locomotive to be based at the GCR until the end of 2021. Under the terms of the agreement the GCR will submit plans to overhaul the locomotive. Once the overhaul has been completed a second loan agreement will be confirmed to cover the operation of the locomotive.
By December 2019 the frames were placed back onto its wheels – just five months after being lifted off.
In November 2021 it was reported that the boiler had been sent to Tyseley for Overhaul in the previous month."
source: preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/70013-oliver-cromwell/
It's been quite a while since I last did an SP and now that I am almost completely recovered, save for a paralysed vocal cord, I thought it was time to get back into photography mode and try to get to grips with Photoshop & Lightroom CC2016.
I wanted to use the thundery sky from yesterday and have combined it with this morning's SP to depict my coming out of a fairly dark and brooding place since last April. I clearly still have much to learn about CC2016!! :)
Abstract polymer clay flowers. Red and orange (cranberry and warm orange). Painted with alcohol inks. For my Etsy shop art embellishments.
1:6 scale
These furniture are going to be displayed and sold at "Christmas With Blythe Exhibition" in Daikanyama Junie Moon store.
「Christmas With Blythe 展」 2013/12/3 - 26, at Daikanyama Junie Moon
Completed wall! This took way too much work thanks to printing issues. What a nightmare! The final result is pretty great though so worth it in the end.
Match hues in one of your paintings and place them on a grid with those in the center vertical row being the most important.
Yay! I've finally finished the Winx Club Everyday Collection from Jakks Pacific! I've really liked this collection since it first came out and I'm really happy to have them all :) My favorites are definitely Tecna and Stella. Who's your favorite?
This is my second complete collection from Jakks, my first was Deluxe Sirenix. I am actually close to completing quite a few of the Jakks collections I have, so I'll see if I'm able to complete any of them.
(I used a black coat I have for the background. Black isn't very Winxy but I love how it contrasts with all of the bright colors.)
I completed this puzzle in October 2016. I was super excited to finally be able to do this puzzle after the first copy I got was incomplete. This puzzle was really the story of 2 halves; the bottom half I completed in 3 days whereas the top half took about a week to complete.
Information from the bottom of the box: The puzzle is actually based on a painting titled "At the Gentle Waters of Asia" by Michael Wittmer and belongs to the Bavarian State Collection Munich. The inspiration of the painting came when the artist took a trip with the Crown Prince Maximillian of Bavaria in 1835. The painting is a rendering of a scene that actually took place near Constatinople. It took place at a public garden between 2 tributaries on the Asian side of the Bosporus or the "valley of the gentle waters of Asia". On the right hand side you can see the Crown Prince Maximillian in a blue coat with a walking stick in his left hand; the artist is standing behind him almost hidden by the oriental guard.
Here is a link to a photo of the actual painting
Complete with a barrier wagon, 86013 stands at Preston with a train of Liquid Petroleum Gas tank wagons on May 20th 1978. In the background (complete with a Mk.2 Ford Escort), is the site of the East Lancashire side of Preston Station that was closed in 1972. The large ELR goods warehouse with its arched entrances was one of the last structures left standing, the platforms that served the 1850 direct line to Bamber Bridge via Todd Lane Junction had already been demolished by this time.
86013 was built at Doncaster in 1965 numbered E3128. During its BR career the loco carried the numbers 86013, 86313, 86413 & 86613.
As 86613 it is still in service with Freightliner.
KJD214P is seen in 1985 on the finishing line at Aldenham Works having the finishing touches added after being converted to a mobile home.
All planets and civilisations belonging to the Imperium can harbour Chaos organisations, which themselves are as diverse in practice and membership as is imaginable. From the blood-soaked sacrificial cults of feral worlds to the philosophical secret societies of more advanced worlds, the temptations of Chaos can capture all. Indeed, according to the Ordo Hereticus, Chaos Cults can arise from any class of Imperial society, be it impoverished, noble, hive-gang, abhuman, soldiers, or mutants.
So my daughter bought me a FW renegade command set for fathers day, & continuing my current theme of renegade militia as a support arm for my BL I was in the mood to paint them up. I wanted them to tie in with my BL plus the DV cultists id previously completed, so ive gone for the similar muted colours with some obvious BL black and yellow, but the FW set had some metal plating armour, so ive gone for the worn brass look, the dominant models are the champion and icon bearer so ive embellished them a little hope you like them.
The lightbox completed!
So you want to make a pocket studio? Have a look at this DIY Lightbox / Light tent tutorial:
Materials Required:
- foam board ( 5 pieces )
- white duct tape ( 1 roll )
- halogen lights, 50W ( 2 bulbs )
- desk lamps w/ flexible necks ( x 2 )
- sheet of white bristol/poster board ( x 1)
Tools Needed:
- exacto knife
- scissors
Assembly Instructions:
A) Start off by deciding how you want to arrange your box. Cut the foam board into appropriately sized panels.
B) Assemble the box piece by piece, taping both the inner and outer edges of each joint (for added rigidity). Be sure to leave the front face open.
C) Cut a sheet of white bristol board to the width of your assembled lightbox. Tape the board to the lower front edge, then extend the board in a curve toward the top of the back wall. Then tape it at the top. This way, you won't have a visible 'edge' at the back of the lightbox. Subjects will be seemingly placed in front of a white infinity.
D) Assemble your lights on either side of the box, and point the bulbs toward opposite inside faces of the lightbox. Switch on and enjoy! Be sure to set custom white balance. Use with or without a flash too!
Optional Steps:
1) Cut small slats into the front sides of the box so you can 'peek' your lights into the box.
2) Cut a three sided door into the top of the box for shooting from the top and/or lighting from above!
Enjoy!
*SURLY* crosscheck complete bike
BLUE LUG custom
SPEC
Frame: *SURLY* crosscheck BLUE LUG CUSTOM PAINT by COOK PAINT WORKS
Headset: *CANE CREEK* 40
Wheels: *H PLUS SON* the box rim × *SHIMANO* 105
Tire: *CHALLENGE* eroica tire (black/sikin)
Handle:*EASTON* ea50
Stem:*EASTON* ea50
Saddle:*FIZIK* gobi saddle
Brake&Shift Lever:*SHIMANO* 105
FD&RD:*SHIMANO* 105
Brake:*TEKTRO*
Rear rack:*PLANET BIKE*
Pannier:*FAIRWEATHER* pannier