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Marine Pfc. Michael Richardson, a heavy equipment operator with Engineer Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), operates a 850JR John Deere Dozer at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 7, 2013. Richardson collected dirt to assist in area improvements at the Camp. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Anthony L. Ortiz / Released)
For years the DMIR #400 has escaped my glass in good light and leading, but I finally shot the class unit of the Missabe SD40-3's as #400 and sister #406 lug tac empties back to U-Tac for loading.
The wind blew peacefully through the trees. Birds chirped, squirrels chattered, and the sound of leaves falling could be heard in the thick, beautiful forest of southern Lenfald. Bits of red and orange were beginning to appear in the treetops. The forest was changing, green was giving way to red.
Sir Glennian reflected on this as he and his companions treaded, almost silently, on the old forest road. So many things had happened recently, the once peaceful land of Roawia was now aching with the pains of conflict and turmoil, and the only plausible outcome seemed to be war. Loreos, only few miles walk southward, was now threatening invasion. Green did indeed seem to be giving way to red.
Sounds of people now reached Sir Glennian’s ears, and he saw they had almost reached their destination. As he came around a bend in the path, he saw it, not a hundred yards ahead of him. A deep hole had been dug in the center of the path, nearly fifteen feet deep, and men could be seen swarming around it.
“Foreman!” Sir Glennian shouted.
All the workers turned and noticed their visitors, and a stout man in a green cloak turned to greet them. He had a thick, curly, brown beard covering his smiling face, which was topped with thick, curly, brown hair.
“Ah, you are here at last!” He greeted them. “We have made much progress on the work. As you can see, the hole is over a dozen feet deep. Just an hour ago the blacksmith arrived with the spikes that will be stuck in the bottom. Then we will cover it with branches spread over with dirt, and the next Loreesi scum who comes through here-”
He broke off with a large wave of his hand, indicating the destruction the Loreesi would face.
Glennian nodded. “Well, let’s hope it doesn’t come to that.”
He looked forlornly down the path. Somewhere in that direction was a great desert…one in which war was brewing, a war that, he feared, Lenfald could never be completely ready for.
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Well, I was going to enter this into the last Lenfald LC, but I obviously didn’t finish it in time. Congrats to Gary and Paul on the wins! ;)
Soli Deo Gloria! :)
Digging Out on Highway 2: A Winter Memory
Thirty-three years ago, today. I found myself in an inconvenient situation along Washington State Highway 2, positioned between Hartline and Coulee City. While attempting a U-turn that proved to be ill-advised, my truck became stuck in the deep winter conditions.
Fortunately, assistance was nearby. The section Foreman and the Plow Engineer came to my aid, working together to dig my truck out and get me back on the road.
State Highway 2, Washington
January 12, 1993
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Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) feeding before last light on the Pacific (California)
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Southern Crested Caracara
Scientific name: Caracara plancus (Miller, 1777)
Portuguese: Carcará, caracará, carancho, caracaraí (Ilha do Marajó),gavião-de-queimada e gavião-calçudo
This big, long-legged hawk is easily identified in flight by its large head and white patches at the ends of its rounded wings.
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Digging into the archives....re-worked this shot of Bassi Falls in El Dorado National Forest from summer 2011. I took this shot on a workshop with Leon Turnbull around the time when I just had started to get more serious about photography. Leon had a wealth of knowledge to share, and it was an awesome day! Bassi falls was raging, and I think we caught it at peak flow...looking forward to getting back here next summer.
Bucket-wheel excavator in the Hambach surface mine,
digging lignite, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Schaufelradbagger im Tagebau Hambach beim Abbau der Braunkohle. Wenn man bedenkt, daß diese mächtige Braunkohleschicht bis 2050 als CO2 in die Atmosphäre gelangen wird, fängt man doch an zu grübeln ...
This is the site for a proposed Harley Davidson dealership. They're moving right along. They may have some sediment control and drainage challenges as it's adjacent to a water tower, a new Mercedes dealership, a new nursing school, some apartments, a migratory path and a natural protected area, but so far they're doing great (insert stress cracks here).
In Suttons Bay, Michigan. After being pounded by high winds and snow for days, the sun came out this morning and all is well.
The local museum are excavating an area belived to have been the location for a castle, dating back to around 13-1400 AD