66415 passes Womersley Road, Knottingley with 6E94 23:51 Hunterston to Drax PS. 17/10/2014.

66425 passes Shap Summit with 4S49 11:13 Daventry to Grangemouth. 31/8/2013.

Still hanging on to its DRS Blue Livery 66415 sits at Preston on the rear of a 6YXX Crewe Basford Hall-Blackrod Engineers train.

66419 is on long term hire to DRS to cover for the loss of damaged 66428. Seen here at Euxton along with 66302 working the 4S43 Daventry-Coatbridge Tesco Liner.

The sun was bouncing straight off that board into my eyes and face all day. By the end I looked like a squinty beetroot.

Washington, D.C. (est. 1790, pop. ~690,000)

• Blair House, aka The President's Guest House, "the world's most exclusive hotel” • 2-story Federal-style brick residence (L) constructed as private home, 1824 • designed by unknown architect for Joseph Lovell, 1st surgeon general of the U.S. Army • acquired in 1836 by Francis Preston Blair (1791-1876) — newspaper publisher & influential advisor to President Andrew Jackson & several later presidents

• located on Pennsylvania Ave. across from the White House • became a guest house for dignitaries & other guests of the President since purchased by the U.S. govt., 1942

• complex has 119 rooms, incl. 14 guest bedrooms & 35 bathrooms • at 70,000 sq. Ft., Blair House is larger than the White House —U.S. Gen. Services Admin.

• in 1852, the Blairs moved back to the residence • constructed the Lee house house next door, (camera left of Blair House) [photo] for Elizabeth Preston Blair (1818-1906) — the only daughter of Francis Preston Blair — and husband Capt. Samuel Phillips Lee (1812-1897), grandson of Richard Henry Lee, a Founding Father of the U.S., & 3rd cousin of Gen. Robert E. Lee

Marker:

1836 home of Francis Preston Blair

Editor of Globe

also of Montgomery Blair

Attorney for Dred Scott

Postmaster General in the Cabinet of

Abraham Lincoln

Occupied by

George Bancroft, Historian

General Robert E. Lee

was here offered command

of the Union Army in the

field at the instance of

Abraham Lincoln

• between the 1950s-80s, Blair House & 3 adjacent bldgs. connected to form complex consisting of Blair House, Lee House (1859), Peter Parker House (1860), and 704 Jackson Place (1860) —Wikipedia

• President Harry S. Truman & family lived in original Blair House 1948-1952 during the White House Reconstruction • Truman survived a 1950 assassination attempt there

Marker:

In honor of Leslie Coffelt

White House policeman

who gave his life in defense of

the President of the United States

here at the Blair House, November 1, 1950

"For loyalty, bravery and heroism

beyond the call of duty."

Presented by National Sojourners

in commemoration of his sacrifice.

Dedicated May 21, 1952, by President Harry S Truman

• site of significant American political, diplomatic & cultural history, e.g., Andrew Jackson’s “Kitchen Cabinet,” Abraham Lincoln’s private chats & Harry S. Truman’s leadership as World War II ended & the Cold War began

• 1984-1988 renovation/addition completed by Mendel, Mesick, Cohen, Waite, Hall Architects & Allan Greenberg Architect

Blair House designations:

• 1st building in U.S. recognized as a site of national significance under the National Historic Sites Act, 1937

• DC Inventory: November 8, 1964 (Joint Committee on Landmarks)

• contributing property, Lafayette Square Historic District, National Register #70000833, 1970

• National Register #66000963, 1966

• designated National Historic Landmark, 1973

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DRS 'Shed' 66425 trundles through Barrow on Trent on 08/04/20 working the 0D95 Bescot UES to Toton North Yard, running light engine in the 6D95 path. Taken on today's Boris cycle.

Afrikaans: Europese Spreeu

Arabic: الزرزور, الزرزور سمن سلو, سمن سلو

Asturian: Estornín Pintu

Azerbaijani: Adi sığırçın

Belarusian: špak, Звычайны шпак, шпак

Bulgarian: skorec, Обикновен скорец, скорец

Breton: An dred, dred

Catalan: estornell, Estornell vulgar, Oriol

Catalan (Balears): Estornell

Valencian: Oriol

Czech: špaček, Špacek obecný, Špaček obecný, špaèek obecný

Chuvash: Шăнкăрч

Welsh: Aderyn y ddrycin, Aderyn yr eira, Dreydwen, Drudw, drudwen, Drudwy, Drwdw, Drydwy, Sgrech

Danish: Stær

German: Gemeiner Star, Star

Greek: (Ευρωπαϊκό) Ψαρόνι, [psaroni], psaroni, Λαζούρι , Ψαρόνι

Greek (Cypriot): Λαζούρι

Emiliano-romagnolo: Arghebul

English: Common Starling, English Starling, Eurasian Starling, European Starling, Northern Starling, Starling

Esperanto: sturno

Spanish: Cuervo, Estornino, Estornino común, Estornino Europeo, Estornino Pinto

Spanish (Argentine): Estornino común, Estornino pinto

Spanish (Cuba): Estornino

Spanish (Mexico): Estornino Europeo, estornino pinto

Spanish (Uruguay): Estornino

Estonian: Kuldnokk

Basque: Araba zozo pikarta, arabazozo, Arabazozo pikart, Estornell vulgar

Persian: پرى شاهرخ طلايی

Finnish: Kottarainen

Faroese: stari

French: étourneau, Etourneau sansonnet, Étourneau sansonnet

Friulian: sturnel

Frisian: protter

Irish: druid, estorniño

Gaelic: Druid, Truid

Galician: Estornell vulgar , Estorniño pinto, Ouriolo

Guarani: Guyrajuhũ

Manx: Truitlag, trutlag

Hebrew: זרזיר, זרז-יר, זרזיר מצוי, זרז-יר מצוי

Croatian: Cvorak, Čvorak, Šareni čvorak

Hungarian: Seregély

Armenian: [Sovorakan Saryak ], Սովորական Սարյակ

Icelandic: Stari

Italian: Galbéder, Storno, Storno comune, Storno europeo

Brescian: Galbéder

Japanese: Hoshi muku-dori, hoshimukudori, Hoshi-Mukudori

Japanese: ホシムクドリ

Georgian: მოლაღური, შოშია, ჩვეულებრივი შროშანი

Khakas: Парчых

Kazakh: Қараторғай, Мысықторғай, Сарғалдақ

Korean: 흰점찌르레기

Kashmiri: [Posh Nool]

Cornish: Tros, trosen

Latin: Sturnus vulgaris

Ladino: storno

Lithuanian: Paprastasis varnenas, Paprastasis varnėnas, Šnekutis, Špokas, varnėnas

Latvian: Mačiņš, majas strazds, mājas strazds, Melnais strazds

Macedonian: skolovranec, Обичен сколовранец, сколовранец

Mongolian: Хар тодол

Maltese: sturnell

Dutch: Europeese Spreeuw, Spreeuw

Norwegian: Stær

Occitan: estornèl

Polish: szpak, szpak (zwyczajny), Szpak zwyczajny

Portuguese: Estorinho-malhado, estorninho, estorninho malhado, Estorninho-malhado

Romansh: sturnel

Romanian: graur

Russian: Obyknovenny Skvorets, skvorec, Обыкновенный скворец, Обыкновеный скворец, Серый скворец, скворец, Скворец обыкновенный

Sardinian: istrullu pintirinadu, istùrulu campinu, istůrulu campinu, puzone nieddu, sturru grandinau

Scots: druid, Truid

Northern Sami: stárra

Slovak: Ékorec lesklý, Ékorec obyčajný, obyčajný lesklý, škorec, škorec lesklý, Škorec obyčajný

Slovenian: navadni škorec, škorec

Albanian: Cerloi i zi pikalosh, gargulli

Serbian: Cvorak, čvorak, cvorak (brljak), obicni cvorak, obični čvorak, Обични чворак, чворак

Sotho, Southern: Leholi

Swedish: Stare

Tamil: [Manja kili]

Thai: นกกิ้งโครงพันธุ์ยุโรป

Turkmen: sığyrcık

Turkish: Sığırcık, Sışırcık, syğyrcyk

Tuvinian: Кара-баарзык

Ukrainian: špak, Звичайний шпак, шпак, Шпак звичайний

Vietnamese: Sáo đá, Sáo đá xanh

Sorbian, Lower: škorc

Sorbian, Upper: škórc

Chinese: [Ou liang-niao], [Ouzhou ba-ga], [Ouzhou liang-niao], [zi-chi liang-niao], 欧椋鸟, 欧洲八哥, 歐洲椋鳥, 紫翅椋鳥, 紫翅椋鸟

Chinese (Taiwan): [Ouzhou liang-niao], 歐洲椋鳥

Statue

London Mist Imogen rerooted by Valmaxi, wearing two Clear-Lan dresses and the skirt from Kumi and Yuri's Snow White and Rose Red. Her bracelets are by Amber of Knife's Edge Designs.

Florian is a Fast Track Victor James trolled with yarn dreds by me and given slight stubble. He is dressed in a Ken shirt and handmade trousers.

This wedding is fun, free spirited and very casual. Throwing caution to the wind, Myfanwy and Florian decided spur of the moment to get married and wanted an informal day to celebrate their love for one another and for nature.

Starlings preparing to roost at dusk near Plovan in Brittany. There was another similar flock of starlings behind me. Sturnus vulgaris.

The lack of light made this a difficult picture to capture as I didn't have my tripod with me and the biting cold made it very unpleasant.

Les étourneaux se préparent à se percher près de Plovan en Bretagne.

The GBRf groundsman looks on as 66432 passes the end of the Arcow Quarry line at Foredale with 6K05 12:46 Carlisle North Yard to Crewe Basford Hall engineers train. 19/4/2018.

Dred Priest proves, once again, he will have his way.

Magic Donkey fears Dred Priest. #281

Because there's no better feeling than being in love with the most perfect person on the planet :o)

66415 passes Mirfield with 6M07 10:15 Roxby to Pendleton. 3/3/2014. This was just about the only available angle looking east here at the time. Even this has gone now.

Fastline liveried Class 66 66434 sweeps through the Lune Gorge passing Carlingill, Tebay on 20th April 2010 with 6C19 Chirk Kronospan to Carlisle NY

In the last of the sun, 66305 approaches Cleghorn Level Crossing with 4M30 19:50 Grangemouth to Daventry. 18/6/2014. This is definitely the latest time that I've photted in daylight as the image was taken at 21:36. Thanks again to Messrs Armitage and Walshaw for getting me there.

Dred akroe Chelmsford. May 2014

Ian.

Don’t steal my work.

2015 HorrorHound Weekend in the Sharonville, Ohio suburb of Cincinnati. The HorrorHound convention is an annual celebration of monster and horror films.

This day marked the 50th anniversary since the banning of steam on British Railways metals in August 1968.

Gresley 'A4' 4-6-2 no.60009 ‘Union of South Africa’, with assistance provided by EMD Class 66 Co-Co no.66 172 'Paul Mellene' head through the magnificent scenery of the Lune Gorge, at Dillicar, with Pathfinder Tours Preston-Shap-Appleby-Settle-Crewe ’Settle & Carlisle Golden Express I'. The train originated at Bristol.

Samyang 35/1,4 see getting used! :)

Was going to post SOOC then made a few tweaks :)

**This lens still up for sale if any takers (have Nikkor 35/1.4 en route)

Jaclyn. Ginger. dreds.

Blogged here

Kaleido Festival 2015

St. Louis, MO (est. 1764. pop. ~300K)

• Field House Museum • home of Roswell Field (1807-1869), attorney for the slave Dred Scott, whose case, Scott v. Sandford (1857), was the most controversial Supreme Court case of the nineteenth century and remains one of the most significant cases in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court. Field formulated the legal strategy that placed Scott's suit for freedom before the Court. The Court declared that no slave could be a U.S. citizen and furthermore found unconstitutional the Missouri Compromise of 1820 that abolished slavery in the territories. The Scott decision widened the political gap between North and South and helped precipitate the Civil War. —NRHP Nomination Form

• building is the sole survivor of Walsh's Row [photo], a block of red brick Greek Revival row houses that were built c. 1845 as rental units • saved from demolition in 1934 due to its significance as the early boyhood home of Roswell Field's son, Eugene Field (1850-1895), the "Children's Poet" • in 1935-1936, during the Great Depression, St. Louis Public Schools students collected nearly $2,000 to help save the house • restored & opened as a museum Dec. 1936 • Facebook

• designated St. Louis Landmark, 2007

•National Register # 75002137, 1975

•designated U.S. National Historic Landmark, 2007

66432 is seen near Settle Junction with 6K05 12:18 Carlisle Yard to Crewe BH. 16/8/2013.

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Rost hand painting skatedeck, get it here....

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This Santa has dreds

Torino, Africa Unite @ Amici di Piero 2010

66303 approaches Horton-in-Ribblesdale with 6K05 12:46 Carlisle North Yard to Crewe Basford Hall engineers. 15/2/2019.