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Officially this train was profiled as 2-H88, a local based out of London. Realistically this was CP 134, as it ran 134s route and had 134s traffic. The KCS SD70ACe was having issues connecting to the SBU and the Eco was a piece of junk forcing the crew to use SD40-2 5743 up front on both 2-135 and 2-H92/2-H88 (134). The delays pushed the train back enough to be good light across the trestle over ET Seton park, fully displaying the consist. 2024 CP(kc) has been extremely unpredictable, and railfans are learning to expect the unexpected.
Wasn't expecting much of a sunset yesterday as there were hardly any clouds to catch the colour, but when I spotted this little lot as I walked out of Aldi, I only had enough time to drive up the road and 'grab' a couple of shots on my little compact
camera (which is always in my bag... just in case) before it disappeared... thus the power cables and mini pylon..!
We could see him coming down the boardwalk and expected him to jump into the marsh but no way. He continued down the walkway and ran by within a foot of me. Not knowing a lot about minks I was a little concerned about him coming so close but he kept on going.
I wasn't expecting the island of South Georgia to be so beautiful. The snowy mountains reminded me of the Himalayas, and this photo could probably pass as the Himalayas, apart from one thing. That's right, Penguins. The main breeding colony was on the flatter ground near the sea, but plenty of King Penguins wandered into the foothills, for no obvious reason. There was no food or breeding colony up there. I like to think they were just enjoying the view.
I knew something would happen to Ahsoka at the end of the Clone Wars, I expected her to get assassinated or to be killed in combat but I NEVER expected her to become a sith. I was reading the topics about this on the Star Wars.com forums and I honestly can’t agree with them. They say that that it would be too dark for the kiddes if they kill her off on the show, but I can’t agree because during the Clone Wars we have seen Clones necks being snapped, Clones being impaled with lightsabers, choked to death etc. Another reason I think she turns to the Dark Side is because look at her face, she has cracks on her head, and yellowish/greenish eyes. That is EXACTLY was a Sith has. Now I can pretty much tell that something/someone convinces Ahsoka to learn the ways of the Dark side and she attacks Anakin, fails and dies at the hands of right then and there. Now I don’t know for sure. But telling from the little clip we got from the trailer, that’s what it looks like is going to happen. Why Ahsoka would turn to the Dark Side is beyond me, but as eclipsegrafx said she may find out about Padme and Anakin but I don’t think she would react that horribly. Ahsoka goes through so many battles, and learns so many things about both sides. Now during the Clone Wars Ahsoka seems to understand that the Republic are trying bring peace to the galaxy. Why would she think the Jedi were trying to do different?
Sorry for the long and dramatic description :P btw here is the link to where you can see Ahsoka as a Sith : www.starwars.com/theclonewars/?video=v001162#vid
So feel free to discuss your theories below :)
Oh, one more thing make sure you skip to 1:00 in the video to see what I am talking about.
You can plan to the best of your ability... but sometimes conditions don't live up to expectations. Last week I set out, hoping for a perfect sunrise, only to find the place shrouded in thick fog. After 30-40minutes, I was about to give up... then, there was the briefest of clearings, revealing a backlit Wallace Monument... within 5 minutes it was gone again.
Compare with how this place looked early summer
Se llamaba Kiara que D.E.P.. Fiel amiga y compañera de viaje en mí vida. Se sentaba tras la ventana viendo la calle y esperando a los componentes de la familia. Ella formaba y forma parte de la familia.
I expect many people will look at this and think that it looks nothing like a Skylark. It hasn't even got a crest and look at those patterned wing feathers. That's because this is a recently-fledged juvenile Skylark, and looking very different from the plain-plumaged, crested adult: www.flickr.com/photos/timmelling/41566542562/in/photolist I spotted this young Skylark on my bicycle ride this morning, one of several juveniles seen so it looks like they've had a good breeding season so far.
Skylarks inhabit a variety of grasslands from sand dunes to grassy moorlands but they were most characteristic of arable farmland. But from the late 1970s their numbers started to tumble when we switched from spring-sown to autumn-sown crops. This hit Skylarks in several ways, not least by removing their winter stubble feeding habitat. Skylarks also like to nest in short grasslands but autumn-sown crops were too tall and dense for them by the time the springtime nesting season arrived. Some Skylarks nested on the tramlines where tractors had driven, but these were also thoroughfares for foxes so these nests suffered high levels of predation. Most of the agri-environment measures for farmland birds are aimed at the field margins but these don't much help Skylarks which nest in the centre of the fields. Those nesting on grassy moorlands have also declined, but not as badly as the arable-nesters.
This is pretty easy.....the hard part is getting the smoke or halos. You just need to have patience and some strobes :). The smoke turn out here is totally unexpected.
SS: This week's theme is 'Red'.
HMM! This week's theme is 'Unexpected'.
Winter Storm Elliott blasted though the north just in time for the holidays, with frigid temps, snow and ice! It even dipped down into the south where we live, with temps dipping well below freezing, for several days.
Of course, the Goodie Bowls (for the squirrels) were filled a couple times a day, and the birdfeeders were filled each morning, too. Fresh suet was also put out each morning so it wouldn't freeze overnight.
Our water fountains froze over, as you can see here, and the squirrels and birdies kept checking on them throughout the day.
It is now slowly but surely starting to warm up each day for the rest of the week, and we are expecting warmer than usual temps for New Years! Crazy weather.
Avian inhabitants on the verge of Edgewater Lake. Neighbors do drive up and feed them, bread unfortunately. Sugar Land, Texas.
The very last thing Daisy expected to see as she walked home from the market was a LION blocking her path! Thinking quickly, she tossed a pork chop from her basket, which distracted him as she edged past. Looks like it will just be salad for dinner.
This Blythe doll is Dear Forest Deer wearing Scotty Mum’s stock dress for “In like a lion” and “Green”. The background is a piece of fabric.
Through out the Azores, as one would expect, there are many historic Catholic Churches and most have interesting stories. The Church (Igreja) of Nossa Senhora dos Milagres located in the village of Serreta on the Island of Terceira is no exception. Although the current church building there was not constructed until the late 19th Century, the history of the Church and the Parish had its beginnings at the end of the 17th Century. Finding himself persecuted unfairly, Father Isidro Fagundes Machado took refuge in a slightly settled, remote area of Terceira Island called Queimado which is the area where the present-day village of Serreta is located. In fulfillment of a vow, after he arrived, Fr Machado erected a small chapel where he placed an image of Our Lady and a manger with the Child Jesus. As the priest’s reputation spread so did stories of miracles that came to those who visited the site. Many pilgrims came. Even after the Priest died they came to visit the statue (image) and ask for miracles. But the little church fell into disrepair and so did the small hermitage that followed.
The first commitment to rebuild a church in the Queimado area dates back to 1772, when the brothers of the Confraria dos Escravos de Nossa Senhora gathered in the Doze Ribeiras. At the time, it was agreed that the old Church of the Virgin should be rebuilt, in Serreta. However, work on the church only started in 1819, on the initiative of General Francisco António de Araújo, then appointed Captain General of the Azores. It was completed in 1842. The venerated image of the Christ Child and Our Lady again took up residence in the Church after being protected for our a hundred years in the church in Doze Ribeiras.
The 1842 Church was located across the road from the current church and was of a modest size. With a growing number of locals and pilgrims attending, the church’s size was soon insufficient. The building of the current church commenced in 1895 when the first stone was laid. The date on the outside of the church reads 1898 but the constuction schedule suffered interruptions due to lack of resources. The dedication finally took place in 1907. Like many buildings on Terceira, The January 1, 1980 earthquake badly damaged the building. The building was reconstructed but with the same design.
Just a little scene and fig I made. I forgot to mention in my last post that I'm on 3 months of holiday so expect way more builds!
Sunshine Troll
Fremont Troll
Seattle, Washington
July 2026
I paid my respects to Seattle’s most famous resident under the bridge early yesterday morning. I was expecting a little more hostility, but honestly, he was kind enough to give me a nice smile and pose.
last Saturday I got a call from my cousin, telling me that I am going to be a godfather of their first child. I was thrilled. Later in the afternoon, I came by to her home. Took a photo as a remembrance of my 4th godchild... (no gender yet, the couple prefers it to be a surprise)
sorry guys been busy lately... i'll visit your streams soon..
3rd build in my Iron Builder round against Josiah, using the Hand Large Minifigure left and right part in bright green.
16.10.2021 Not a bird I expected to fly past me on my patch this morning in Warrington , a magical experience and still a rare bird locally . It Continued its way South and I watched it until it was a small dot over Thelwall viaduct.
GATX 396 leads back from switching out cars at the WestRock warehouse in Camillus back during the heatwave a weekend ago. Nice to finally catch something moving on FGLK for once.
Nothing expected, free of anticipation some things just fit together. Pictures of the view from the window turned into exposures of the light available from inside and out and then my old worn and loved Tarot box went to centre stage and took a bow. Some how some thing happened all at once and together in unison.
The Tarot cards within the box are two versions of, “The Smith–Waite,” or, “Rider–Waite–Smith,” or, “Waite–Smith Deck.” Originally and for decades Artist Pamela Colman Smith was not mentioned in the name of the deck, but the publishing company Rider was often mentioned when it was sold as the, “Rider Waite Deck,” and Rider continued to be a part of the name for the book and cards long after Rider were not publishing them. This box is for, “The, Original Rider Waite,” is no longer in production. The other deck, along with, “The Original Smith–Waite,” still in the box, is, “The Universal Waite,” that should be titled, “The Universal Smith-Waite,” and is recoloured by Mary Hanson-Roberts.
Underneath the top coat of green paint the original lettering and the image of the Major Arcana card numbered XIV that of Temperance, particularly the folds in the Angel’s robes can be seen. The 30 years age of this box is nothing in long historic roots of Tarot. It carries memories for me holds two decks with two artists showing the figures of European Tarot in a form modernised and expanded with a newly devised pictorial Minor Arcana. In 1909 the publisher Rider released, “The Key to the Tarot,” and in 1910 a revised version was retitled as, “The Pictorial Key to the Tarot,” by A.E. Waite. The name, “Rider Waite,” was used to describe the 78 cards and the books and various booklets both to accompany the cards and also sold separately. To acknowledge the artist who recast several of the Major Arcana and made 56 original versions of the Minor Arcana the publishing phenomenon with over 100 million copies is often now referred to as, “The Smith-Waite Deck.”
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“Today, more than 100 million copies of the Rider-Waite-Smith Deck are in circulation in over 20 countries, making it the most popular Tarot deck ever made. As we set forth to recover lost histories and systematic erasures of women’s intellect and labor, this exhibition provides an essential piece of the puzzle.”
Ray, Sharmistha, Hyperallergic, 23 March 2019, “Reviving a Forgotten Artist of the Occult.”.
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We're expecting lots of rain tomorrow, and a flood watch has also been issued for our area for tomorrow because we are expected to be in the outer rainbands of Hurricane Idalia which is hitting Florida tonight and then passing on through to southern Georgia and South and North Carolina.
Our biggest concern for tomorrow, with all the rain, is trees falling and knocking down power lines. No power means no Flickr. And just not sure how long I can go without that!?!
So, right now we're trying to be chill, like Frodo here, and enjoy our air-conditioning, lights, and all the good things that come with power. LOL!
A hazy view from the dolerite crags of South Sister (833m) in the Nicholas Range toward the Huntsmans Cap (710m). North East Tasmania.
Leica Q2 Monochrom, Summilux 28mm f/1.7, 1/800th sec at f/10, ISO 200.
Didn't expect much from this shot given the Leica's apparent hard-light-photophobia but it worked well for a change.
The Ghost Rider was one of the 2016 minifigure I was expecting most. There was a photo I needed to take and didn’t wait long to get the minifigure. What makes the Ghost Rider so special to me is related to the “Ghost Riders in the Sky” song. It’s an amazing song that has been covered by dozens of artists. When I started toy photography I decided to do it under a pseudonym. I chose “Reiterlied” as an homage to this song and also many other piece of music I particularly love and have “riding” in common.
Unfortunately 7 months later, I still haven’t been able to take the photo I had in mind. In the meantime I’ve taken a decent amount of photos of the Ghost Rider but never posted a single one. Even though there’s a few I really like, I wanted to get the one I was aiming for before sharing anything. As 2016 is now over I kind of forfeit and will post my favorites in order to empty the set of 2016 photos I still need to post online.