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drove by charlie's expecting to park over on mem drive and walk through JFK park. but as i passed i realized that one meter right out front was open. saw it too late to change course. never in all my life gotten that meter. oh well. went on around to mem drive. paused. thought, "screw it." thought, "balls out. i'll go around again. it won't still be there. but why not." went around again. it was still there. coasted into it. as i was clambering over the snowbank zoe walked up, followed by mike. they hadn't even arrived together. just a moment of things coming together.
so i made them pose for a photo.
via Instagram ift.tt/1YOCG3I The wait for that rain will be hardly a week. California expecting big rains in a few days… starting January 4, 2016.
This World Class attraction was everything we expected and more. Construction has just begun on a major expansion, but that has been managed in such a way that it does not in any way detract from the experience now.
This album focuses on the artwork inside the buildings and on the other interior spaces including the Eleven Restaurant and the Gift Shop. A separate album posted a few days ago is devoted to the two April mornings that we spent exploring just some of the trails that crisscross the 120 acres of Arkansas forest around the museum.
Alice Walton and her co-creative team can be proud of the vision and execution of everything on this 120 acre site.
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"Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is a museum of American art in Bentonville, Arkansas. The museum, founded by Alice Walton and designed by Moshe Safdie, officially opened on 11 November 2011. It offers free public admission.
Alice Walton, the daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton, spearheaded the Walton Family Foundation's involvement in developing Crystal Bridges. The museum's glass-and-wood design by architect Moshe Safdie and engineer Buro Happold features a series of pavilions nestled around two creek-fed ponds and forest trails. The 217,000 square feet complex includes galleries, several meeting and classroom spaces, a library, a sculpture garden, a museum store designed by architect Marlon Blackwell, a restaurant and coffee bar, named Eleven after the day the museum opened, "11/11/11". Crystal Bridges also features a gathering space that can accommodate up to 300 people. Additionally, there are outdoor areas for concerts and public events, as well as extensive nature trails. It employs approximately 300 people, and is within walking distance of downtown Bentonville."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Bridges_Museum_of_American_Art
crystalbridges.org/nature-trails/
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T702 Class 116 DMU BR Blue (53867 59372 53920). The last Class 116 set in BR Blue!
A modified Bachmann Class 117 converted to a 116 using Dapol
Throughout the build of this project I fully expected Bachmann to announce a class 116 and no doubt now I’ve nearly finished one will appear soon! Anyhow here’s a few notes on my version of the last Class 116 set in BR Blue (See Railcar.co.uk for an excellent write up of the prototype!
Class 116 DMBS & DMS modifications:
The hardest modification is the removal of the guards grille on the DMBS which appeared on refurbishments of 117s. This has been scraped off and filled then primed and painted over. Also while doing this the guards handrails have been replaced to be two piece. I also replaced the moulded grab hand rails on the DMS.
The front cab needs handrails removing . The Derby cab roof is from a Dapol 122 roof and the extra roof marker is just a bit of plastikard and metal brass.
Transfers are ones I've drawn in inkscape. They're about right but not exact! I've finished off with satin Varnish and while it won't win any prizes I'm quite pleased with the effect.
The destination blinds are printed paper between two bits of clear plastic and is illuminated behind using the Bachmann circuit board but modified to illuminate the top and so I removed the window destination LED etc. The circuit board needed a little extra modification to allow it to run on it’s own and is fitted with a DCC sound decoder.
Also replaced is the front glazing with Shawplan laserglaze with the front window frames reduced in thickness. In a moment of madness I opened out the exhaust to make it look more like a tube than a bit of plastic.
I quite enjoyed adding some damage to the DMS – nice to be deliberate for a change!
Class 116 TC modifications:
The is a combination of a Bachmann TCL and DMS and have been chopped and joined to have the right window combination. This also means the interior needs modifying to remove the toilet and add in the extra compartments. It all took a lot of sanding and filling!
Common to All:
The interior lighting circuits have been completely replaced and I can now control separate Head/Tail/Cab/Interior & destination lights on DCC for each coach.
The roof vents where replaced with MJT shell vents.
In a moment of more madness I decided to remove the window frame surrounds on the Bachmann body. It wasn’t an easy task but with the unit being plain blue I wanted the smooth side look. (I didn’t bother doing this on my NSE 116 as it’s not that noticeable!)
The base underframe has been enhanced to add lots of underframe detailing, extra wires etc! Converted to EM gauge using DCC concepts 12mm wheels by using the original axles to maintain the same pickup system.
Following a general blast with an airbrush detail light weathering has been done using acrylics. The buffer shafts have been painted silver.... thinly so they still work!
Overall a long but entertaining project!
“You expect to be sad in the fall. Part of you dies each year when the leaves fall from the trees and their branches are bare against the wind and the cold, wintry light. But you know there will always be the spring, as you know the river will flow again after it is frozen."
Ernest Hemingway
Not sure what to expected from the bulls in Round 5… Announcer Brandon Bates said it best… “Tonight is about heart. Tonight is about guts. It's about hanging it all out there.”
In the first flight, three of seven bulls are contenders for the title of PBR World Champion Bull. By the time the night was over, only thirteen riders covered their bulls. The rank pen of bulls had come to the PBR tonight, and you knew the action was going to be fast, dangerous, and very unpredictable.
Kody Lostroh from Longmont, CO rode Troubadour for 92.15 points to claim victory in round five. This is Kody’s second round win at the PBR World Finals this year, and Kody’s third match up with Troubadour.
This was another great night at the PBR World Finals; a lot of action, danger, and awesome rides. Me as I bring you the rides and unforgettable moments from Round 5 at the PBR World Finals in Las Vegas.
O Festival de Verão mais concorrido do interior maranhense chega à reta final, criando enorme expectativa de público para a grande concentração, do último dia do evento, 31 de julho. Cinco finais de semana de muita alegria, nas areias do rio Grajaú, incluindo o encerramento, que fecha a programação neste domingo, elegendo o evento entre os participantes como o melhor e mais organizado em todo o estado; o Galo Duro, em seus 22 anos de realização, registra nível zero de incidentes, sendo este um dos principais atrativos para as famílias que vêm aqui todo ano, em busca de descanso e lazer. O número de visitantes cresce todo ano, sendo reforçada toda estrutura a cada versão do festival.
Mais de 15 bandas no cast, se apresentando em média de três a cada domingo, levantando os ânimos da platéia, que lota a arena em frente ao palco, agitando ao som de ícones do forró e do swing, como Na Pisada, Amor Nacional, Forró de Taipa (presente agora dia 31), entre outras tantas que fazem a alegria da maioria. Vale sempre ressaltar o suporte oferecido pela prefeitura municipal, em termos de segurança e organização, dando foco especial à realização deste evento, que representa, segundo Dr. Tanclêdo Lima Araújo, uma grande proposta além da pura e simples diversão: “Na verdade, o que queremos mesmo é chamar a atenção dos órgãos competentes e da população local e de outras regiões, para a importância da preservação de nossas riquezas naturais, especialmente do rio Grajaú, em constante assoreamento e degradação, a exemplo de outros rios que cortam nosso estado”, adverte o prefeito. Dr. Tanclêdo pretende alicerçar o nível de consciência ecológica que, segundo ele, requer o estado do Maranhão, cuja maior riqueza é o conjunto de fontes naturais que podem ser exploradas tanto em nível de produção como no mercado turístico... “É preciso fazer uso racional de nossas potencialidades, pois agindo com responsabilidade podemos transformar coisas simples em atrativos valiosos, com retorno em qualidade de vida para todos”.
Faltam poucas horas para o encerramento da grande festa popular, recorde de concentração de gente bonita e descolada. Venha apreciar as belezas naturais às margens do rio Grajaú, degustando pratos da culinária local e tomando um chopp bem gelado. Mas atenção: beba com moderação e não dirija se estiver sob efeito da bebida! Sua segurança é o principal objetivo dessa realização.
Smr 2014, Portfolio Development submittal.
MADE IT IN THE SHOW!
Printed 16" x 20" on premium luster paper.
NOTE: This is the sister image to "Wonderment". I saw both images in my head when I saw that window at the shoot location. There is one more image that is part of the 3 image series of the expecting mother in silhouette in a rocking chair. It is as equally moving as the other two images.
This is a photo of the same 6.5 week-old fetal kitten, now free of its supportive placental and amniotic sac structures. The crown-rump length is about 8.5cm, which makes it slightly too long for the 38-44 day gestational age range (hence why I have aged it at about 44-46 days).
After reading all the hype about the Paleo diet, a lifestyle change based on the dietary habits of our cave-dwelling ancestors, I decided to embark on my own two-week Paleo project. Once I got into a routine, it was great, but I was not prepared for what the first few days had in store....
You expect wet weather in NZ but we got 3 weeks straight! This culminated in almost 5 days waiting for dry weather so we could do the Tongariro crossing. But a series of lows pressure systems each with several fronts each arcing across all of NZ meant it was wet, cold and damn windy! (it was mostly the 120kph winds at 1900m that prevented us from crossing) This is a panorama taken as we flew out of Hamilton at sunrise.