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DOCK
A dock leaf in downland
Transfigured by sun
Becomes an ascension window,
A collage of lights,
Chloroplast-coloured,
Leaded and held
By a tracery of veins.
Some will turn crimson
As any Chagall, livid
Pointillisms of stain.
Insect-masons chip
At the tracery, mandibles
Champing, invading the green
With pinholes of sky.
Were I a window-maker, I
Would glaze my muse in green,
A nettle clutched unflinching
In her left hand; a dock leaf
In her other, her lips a pout
Preparing to spit on my livid
Skin: the rash she has inflicted.
Source material: The use of a dock-leaf as a means of bringing relief from a nettle sting is perhaps the most widespread and well known of all herbal remedies. The more traditional remedy involved spitting on the sting first: a practice which is indeed efficacious, as the enzymes in saliva stimulate the anti-inflammatory properties of the plant. See Gabriel Hatfield, Hatfield’s Herbal: The Curious Stories of Britain’s Wild Plants, 2007. Poem by Giles Watson, 2009.
Color version of one posted last autumn.
Some kind of Dock or Sorrel gone to seed. Captured in Natick Mass while visiting in late summer.
Captured with iPhone and Olloclip Macro Lens.
Basic image adjustments made to the image on the iPad using Snapseed.
If you care to compare to the original B&W post it can be viewed here: www.flickr.com/photos/firerybroome/20703437976/
Hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend! I know many probably saw a view just like this, just before spending the day in the water.
The 6F04 03.52 empties from Margam are propelled towards the handling sheds, behind the Cemex silos in the centre of the image.
Uskmouth/Fifoots Power Station is barely visible in the mist on the east bank of the River Usk.
Uniscout is a general trading vessel, it left here for Cork in Ireland, then Turkey and finally Bulgaria.
A visit Sunday to finalize an apartment..we were allowed to wander on this incredible private dock..the owners house can be seen in the background,so lucky he was NOT to have the condominiums built in front of this wonderful view to the Wilmington River here in Savannah..wishing one and all a sunny day.Still wandering in and out will reply to comments late evening..stay blessed..again one and all many thanks for bringing this to Explore..truly appreciated! #38... 3-31-15
not sure what this is but it looks cool. shame I only had my travel lenses and on my slow focusing K1 in Germany as I missed out on so much wildlife
Aiea, Oahu, Hawai'i
Walking around the loading docks at Pearl Ridge Shopping Center.
Captured @ f/0.95 (incorrect EXIF data)
The Southern Railway of British Columbia's "Docks Job" backs slowly along Timberland Road, in the run down neighborhood of Brownsville, BC. The conductor and brakeman are at the rear of the train, riding the caboose, and preparing to protect the numerous crossings the line crosses over. In the foreground is the diamond where CN's Brownsville spur crosses the SRY's spur to the Fraser Surrey Docks, where the bulk of this job's switching is done. The switch between the diamond, and lead locomotive is one of two for the busy Arrow Reload terminal, which transloads centerbeam flats of lumber to trucks for final drayage to port, or destinations in the city.
The 129 is a GP9 which started life as Frisco GP7 #318, before ending up on the CNW and being rebuilt to GP9 standards. From there it joined the roster of the newly founded Montana Rail Link, before finally being transferred to the SRY, at the time a fellow Washington Group corporation to MRL. With the last of the MRL GP9's being taken out of service this past week, it seemed appropriate to showcase one of their surviving siblings still earning its keep.
Never get tired of taking pictures of the Albert dock. There are so many angles of view that show its beauty..
The Margaret Todd docked in Bar Harbor after sunset on a cloudy evening. Some showers rolled through, leading to a slightly breezy late evening on the water. Increased the ISO here to keep the shutter speed down around 2 seconds as the breeze was moving the docked ship a little. I did this knowing that I was zooming in to 40mm with the lens, and wanted any movement there kept to a minimum.
Canning Dock was opened in 1737 as the Dry Dock, a protected tidal basin providing an entrance to Old Dock. Having been subsequently enclosed as a wet dock three years earlier,[4] in 1832 it was officially named after the Liverpool MP George Canning. To the east is the site of Old Dock, built in 1709, which was the world's first enclosed commercial dock. Canning Dock would have initially served ships involved in the trans Atlantic slave trade.
The Albert Docks, Liverpool, UK is a complex of dock buildings and warehouses in Liverpool, England. Designed by Jesse Hartley and Philip Hardwick, it was opened in 1846, and was the first structure in Britain to be built from cast iron, brick and stone, with no structural wood. As a result, it was the first non-combustible warehouse system in the world.
At the time of its construction the Albert Dock was considered a revolutionary docking system because ships were loaded and unloaded directly from/to the warehouses. Two years after it opened it was modified to feature the world's first hydraulic cranes. Due to its open yet secure design, the Albert Dock became a popular store for valuable cargoes such as brandy, cotton, tea, silk, tobacco, ivory and sugar.
Today the Albert Dock is a major tourist attraction in the city and the most visited multi-use attraction in the United Kingdom, outside of London. It is a vital component of Liverpool's UNESCO designated World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City and the docking complex and warehouses also comprise the largest single collection of Grade I listed buildings anywhere in the UK.