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How many years has this old tree stood by the creek? Now the water is undercutting its roots, and it's just a matter of time before it falls.
Beware Skiing Kiwis (Skiwis) !!
Road sign with Mt Ngauruhoe in the background.
Best viewed large on black, please press L.
Number 3 in my theme this week Doom and Gloom. It speaks for itself. Newhaven Cemetery, Newhaven, East Sussex, UK.
Checking on the tomato plants when I spied this unfortunate fellow.
This is a Tobacco Hornworm. A Braconid Wasp has inserted it's it's eggs inside this unfortunate Hookworm. After feeding for 8-10 days on nutrients provided by the still living Hornworm, they burrow out and make these cocoons. After about a week the adult wasp will emerge. At that point the moth larva will die.
57314 is seen passing Red Bank working the 1Z80 0737 Telford Central - Carlisle 'Northern Belle' which Tangmere took over at Carnforth 24/9/22. (Taken using a pole)
The day after I took this shot all the conkers ( and more that dropped after the shot ) were all flattened by cars driving over them .
Conkers -
Scientific Classification: The horse chestnut tree is scientifically known as Aesculus hippocastanum. It belongs to the Sapindaceae family, which includes other flowering plants like the soapberry and lychee.
Physical Appearance: This tree can grow up to 39 meters (128 feet) tall and has a domed crown with stout branches. Its leaves are palmately compound, typically consisting of 5-7 leaflets that can reach up to 60 cm (24 inches) across. The flowers are usually white with yellow or pink blotches and bloom in erect panicles during spring.
Native Range: The horse chestnut is native to southeastern Europe but has been widely planted in temperate regions around the world, including North America. It thrives in well-drained soil and prefers full sun to partial shade.
Growth Rate: This tree has a medium growth rate, averaging 33 to 60 cm (13 to 24 inches) per year, making it a popular choice for parks and large gardens due to its shade-providing canopy.
Conkers: The seeds of the horse chestnut tree, known as conkers, are glossy brown and encased in a spiky green capsule. While they are not edible and can be toxic to humans and animals, they are famously used in a traditional children's game in the UK.
Medicinal Uses: Extracts from the seeds and leaves have been used historically for various medicinal purposes, including treating conditions like hemorrhoids and varicose veins.
Pollinator Support: The flowers of the horse chestnut tree provide nectar for bees, making it an important species for local ecosystems.
Cultural Significance: The horse chestnut tree is cherished for its beauty and is often planted along streets and in parks, creating picturesque avenues.
In summary, the horse chestnut tree is a magnificent and versatile species that not only enhances landscapes with its beauty but also plays a role in local ecosystems and cultural traditions.
This is 2 image composite from big sur. One at sunset and milky way at midnight. Green is airglow and red is sunset burns.
This image was created for fun but seems like people liked it :)
Exlf sunset 16mm 180s 64 iso f5.6
milk way 14mm 3200iso 25s f2.8
I thought I'd found a new and exciting fly species the other day, but doing my research, I discovered that this was probably a very common fly which had an entomophthora muscae infection. E. muscae is a pathogenic fungus causing fatal disease to flies. The stripes are very striking but knowing that they are caused by fungal spores breaking out of the segments in the fly's abdomen. one has to feel great sympathy for the fly.
Mount Doom is a fictional volcano in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. It is located in the northwest of the Black Land of Mordor and close to Barad-dûr. Alternative names, in Tolkien's invented language of Sindarin, include Orodruin and Amon Amarth. Wikipedia
On the left we see Mt Ngauruhoe, then Mt Tongariro, then Lake Taupo, Motutaiko Island in Lake Taupo and Mt Tauhara on the horizon. The Kaimanawa Range to the right and the Mangateoteonui Stream Valley.
CSX L452 splits the B&O-era intermediates outside of New Elizabethtown, Indiana behind an SD70MAC leader and an enormous train of cement. The uptick in traffic from the cement plant in Mitchell has prompted CSX to replace the aging signals and codeline between Mitchell and Seymour out of concern that the existing codeline will not be able to survive another major storm. In the grand scheme of things, you can expect a system-wide purge of CPL signals as the parts supply to keep these signals going dwindles.
NS 1067, the Reading Heritage Unit, leads southbound manifest NS M5T through Dooms, Virginia, on the way toward Roanoke, Virginia.
Ford 5-AT Tri-Motor (1928). This is the model of airplane featured in the movie "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom".
The National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, also called the NASM, is a museum in Washington, D.C. It holds the largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft in the world. (12/12/2016).
There are nights when the weather doesn't play along and astrophotography just isn't an option. That's when it is nice to be out with friends or to you meet other people you can chat with.
This was of those nights. Clouds rolled in and there was no chance to shoot the Milky Way... A doomed session. No wonder this strange guy turned up, just as we were ready to call it a night. He wasn't talkative at all, but he made a good foreground subject that matched the gloomy sky conditions.
You may ask why I was't terrified by the grim rim reaper. The answer is easy: If you do not join the dark side of landscape astrophotography (others call it compositing 😜), there is no reason to be afraid of the dark guy.
Happy Halloween!
EXIF
Canon EOS 6D, astro-modified - for whatever it helped here
Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8 @ 15mm
Stack of 7 x 45s @ ISO6400
2 x 20s @ ISO12800 for the reaper