Hamburgs Fleete
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Late afternoon sunshine lights up the fishing fleet at Burghead harbour.
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One more Pelican pic. This one a fleet shot from a whole lot closer than the video posted a couple of days ago. Not really any cropping except for top and bottom. I have posted a bit larger than normal so that detail can be enjoyed in full view.
It was a joy to watch them. they would swim into this bay on Astotin Lake at Elk Island National Park single file and then proceed to pack into this tightly knit group. A big plus was that I was able to shoot with the sun from the side of them instead of behind them, which is usually the case when I see them in the morning.
A bit of trivia, a group of Pelicans is known as a Pod, but has also been called a Pouch, a Scoop or a Squadron, but when fishing or feeding as a group is known as a Fleet.
Das Herrengrabenfleet ist ein Fleet in der Hamburger Innenstadt.
Von 1475 bis 1547 wurde zum Schutz des damaligen Stadtgebiets (dem heutigen Stadtteil Hamburg-Altstadt entsprechend) vor die Stadtgräben des 13. und 14. Jahrhunderts eine neue Befestigungslinie mit Wällen und Gräben gezogen. So wurde 1499 der „Herrengraben“ als äußerer Verteidigungsgraben (Stadtgraben) vor der Stadtmauer des Spätmittelalters, dem Neuen Wall, angelegt. Auf der Innenseite war der Neue Wall vom heutigen Alsterfleet gesäumt.[1] Der Name Herrengraben soll auf das alleinige Fischerei-Nutzungsrecht der Ratsherren (Senatsmitglieder) zurückgehen.
1546 wurde der Herrengraben verbreitert und nordöstlich durch das Bleichenfleet verlängert, das bis fast an die Binnenalster heranreichte. Die Verteidigungslinie wurde 1625 nach Westen verlegt und durch die Hamburger Wallanlagen ersetzt. 1765 wurde das Fleet zu einem 25 Meter breiten Kanal ausgeweitet, vertieft und mit der Elbe verbunden.[1]
Das Gebiet zwischen Herrengraben, Bleichenfleet und Alsterfleet wird heute „Fleetinsel“ genannt, wenngleich es im eigentlichen Sinne keine Insel ist.[2] Der Altbaubestand dieses Gebiets ist eines der letzten nicht zerstörten Ensembles der für Hamburg typischen Kontorhäuser. Die Speichergebäude aus dem 17. bis 19. Jahrhundert konnten direkt vom Wasser aus beliefert werden, die Schreibstuben der Kontore lagen in den repräsentativen Gebäudeteilen zur Admiralitätstraße. Seit Ende der 1980er Jahre ist die Fleetinsel ein Zentrum des Hamburger Kunstmarkts: Neben zehn Galerien für zeitgenössische Kunst sind auch Kunstbuchhandlungen und Ateliers angesiedelt.
The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene
The fenland parish of Fleet sits in the south Lincolnshire fens just off the busy A17 trunk road and about 8 miles east of the market town of Spalding. At nearly 12 miles long but only 2 miles at it's widest, the settlement filtered northwards as land was reclaimed from this former tidal inlet. Once surpassing Spalding in population and wealth, Fleet was the focus of Templar activities in medieval times with a yearly fair and vigorous market for centuries.
The Grade I listed Anglican church, dating from the late 12th century, is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene. The 120 feet church tower with spire is like many medieval fenland churches and is detached from the nave by 15 feet. The exterior is mainly Decorated in style, with Early English arcades and a Perpendicular west window. According to Cox (1916), the church was restored in 1860, when the chancel was rebuilt, although the canopied sedilia was retained.
Die Hamburger Fleete sind zum Teil aus den Mündungsarmen von Alster und Bille in die Elbe hervorgegangen, die dann zur Entwässerung und als Stadtgräben zur Verteidigung genutzt wurden; zum anderen Teil wurden sie als weitere Überlaufgräben der später aufgestauten Alster angelegt. Schließlich dienten die Fleete zunehmend dem Warenverkehr.
As many opine for the days when the Bozeman Local ran like clockwork and with clean power, no doubt people such as Mark Hemphill yearn for when the MRL #405 plied the rails as DRGW #3047. Although the tonnage on this day won't make a dent in the speed, even with a 1.9% grade ahead, the #405 undoubtedly saw mountain territory in its previous life. The #3047 was one of 22 GP35's delivered to the DRGW between 1964/65. Like most of the GP35 fleet, it lasted just about 28 years, being retired in Dec 1993 along with 17 others. An interesting note is that all 22 GP35's were made to be trailing unit only in 1972, removing cab seats, toilets and radios. I am unsure if this lasted until their retirement or if they were made lead qualified again at some point. Thanks to utahrails.net for the great details! Its an interesting note that by now the #405 has spent close to or more time on the Montana Rail Link than it did the Denver and Rio Grande Western. Time marches on!
The Parish Church of Saint Mary Magdalene
The fenland parish of Fleet sits in the south Lincolnshire fens just off the busy A17 trunk road and about 8 miles east of the market town of Spalding. At nearly 12 miles long but only 2 miles at it's widest, the settlement filtered northwards as land was reclaimed from this former tidal inlet. Once surpassing Spalding in population and wealth, Fleet was the focus of Templar activities in medieval times with a yearly fair and vigorous market for centuries.
The Grade I listed Anglican church, dating from the late 12th century, is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene. The 120 feet church tower with spire is like many medieval fenland churches and is detached from the nave by 15 feet. The exterior is mainly Decorated in style, with Early English arcades and a Perpendicular west window. According to Cox (1916), the church was restored in 1860, when the chancel was rebuilt, although the canopied sedilia was retained.
37358 passes Cargo Fleet on Teeside with 6P66 Middlesbrough Goods-Boulby with empties for loading with rock salt, 24/07/91.
Photographer unknown.
Paul Robertson collection.
The original slide is currently for sale on Ebay.
Anaklia (Georgian: ანაკლია) is a town and seaside resort in western Georgia. It is located in the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, at the place where the Enguri River flows into the Black Sea.
The earliest settlement on Anaklia's territory dates back to the mid-Bronze Age and is typical to the Colchian culture. It is the Classical Heraclea of Colchis, Anaclia of later authors, and Anarghia of Archangelo Lamberti and Jean Chardin (both the 17th-century travelers). After the fragmentation of the Kingdom of Georgia in the 15th century, it was an important fortified town, sea port and fishing station within the Principality of Mingrelia. In 1723, the town was captured by the Ottoman Empire and converted into its maritime outpost and slave-trading locale. Western Georgian kingdom of Imereti regained control over Anaklia in 1770, seizing the opportunity of Ottoman Empire being at war with Russia (Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774)). Solomon I, the king of Imereti, was supposed to be supported in this endeavor by a small Russian contingent under General Totleben, but the Russian troops retreated before a clash against the Turks.
In 1802, Kelesh-Bey Sharvashidze, the pro-Turkish ruler of the neighboring Principality of Abkhazia, capitalized on the internecine feuds in Mingrelia, and forced Prince Grigol Dadiani of Mingrelia into surrendering Anaklia, taking Grigol’s son and heir, Levan, as a hostage. When Mingrelia accepted the Russian protectorate in 1803, the Russian commander in Georgia, Prince Tsitsianov, demanded that Kelesh-Bey release Levan. On his refusal, Tsitsianov sent Major General Ion Rykgof into Abkhazia. In March 1805, the Russians took hold of Anaklia and threatened to march against Sukhum-Kaleh, forcing the Abkhazian prince to release Dadiani. The capture of Anaklia drew an Ottoman protest, however, and Tsitsianov hastened to disavow his subordinate and even apologize for his action, removing a Russian garrison from Anaklia. However, the incident added to an increasing tension between the two empires. When the next Russo-Turkish War broke out in 1806, the Russian forces restored Redoubt Kali and Anaklia to the Mingrelian prince Levan who would later relinquish the control of these forts to the Russian administration. (See Russian conquest of the Caucasus#Black Sea Coast.) In the 1850s, Anaklia was a small but strongly fortified seaport, which had a custom-house and carried on a considerable trade with Turkey.
Subsequently, the importance of the Anaklia port significantly reduced, but it remained a minor Black Sea Fleet base in the Soviet times.
After the War in Abkhazia (1992–93), a Russian peacekeeping post was opened at Anaklia in 1994. In 2006, the Ministry of Defense of Georgia reported numerous damages inflicted by the Russian soldiers upon the 17th-century fortress of Anaklia and accused the peacekeepers of installing latrines and baths within the walls of the fort. Following a series of protests by the Georgians, the Russian military post was withdrawn in July 2007.
A monument has been erected in Anaklia on May 21, 2012, commemorating Russia's expulsion of the Circassian people from the region following the conclusion of the Caucasian War in the 1860s. The May 21 date was chosen to coincide with the day on which the Circassian people themselves commemorate the expulsion, which the Georgian government has recognized as an act of genocide. The monument was designed by Khusen Kochesokov, a sculptor from the North Caucasus region of Kabardino-Balkaria.
Eel fleet dyke mill near Potter Heigham in the distance.
Most of these mills were erected to help drain the low-lying marshes. These mills were wind powered, construction dates range from the late 1700's to the late 1800's. Electrically operated pumps are used these days.
A beautiful sunny 24 degree Sunday got me out by the iceboaters way out on frozen Lake Mendota. These Renegade class boats are part of the 4 Lakes Ice Yacht Associations Fleet.
Rowboat moored on the Fleet at Abbotsbury, Chesil Beach, Dorset.
Walking the South West Coastal Path, Jurassic Coast section: Exmouth to Weymouth.
My 1983 Ford Sierra 1.6 L
The 'biege thing' we call it. The project Sierra has sat for a month if not more being unused. Most set backs have been due to a limited parts supply. Despite sitting, the Sierra bursts into life with every key turn, it's much more eager than my low mileage example. Running lumpy when cold, once warmed up the engine is fantastic - it's definitely a car that wants to live.
There's a question mark over what to do with the beige Sierra. Now that the red Sierra wants for a couple hundred pounds thrown at it, I feel it should receive my immediate attention instead in order to preserve its condition. Whist financially doable, if push comes to shove I may sell this car - of course, most reluctantly. This car is in no way replaceable..
In an ideal world I think I'd like to push this into a garage and return to it in a year when I'm not juggling Uni, my new job, what to do with the Getz and putting money into the red Sierra instead.
The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene
The fenland parish of Fleet sits in the south Lincolnshire fens just off the busy A17 trunk road and about 8 miles east of the market town of Spalding. At nearly 12 miles long but only 2 miles at it's widest, the settlement filtered northwards as land was reclaimed from this former tidal inlet. Once surpassing Spalding in population and wealth, Fleet was the focus of Templar activities in medieval times with a yearly fair and vigorous market for centuries.
The Grade I listed Anglican church, dating from the late 12th century, is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene. The 120 feet church tower with spire is like many medieval fenland churches and is detached from the nave by 15 feet. The exterior is mainly Decorated in style, with Early English arcades and a Perpendicular west window. According to Cox (1916), the church was restored in 1860, when the chancel was rebuilt, although the canopied sedilia was retained.
Taken from one of the tourist buses, Summer 2014.
Re-visited, edited and uploaded as part of my #lockdown2021 set.
In the last week of 2017 and my my very last week as a full time resident of Alaska I got another chance to shoot the snow fleet. This time it was again way up north in the interior as the ARRC dispatched a pair of GPs with Spreader 9 to work north winging out sidings over the course of several days. Frank Keller and I got an early start out of Anchorage and headed north on the lonely Parks Highway to meet up with the train just south of Broad Pass. We'd spend all day shooting the train working in temps below zero, although on the day after solstice this only amounts to just over 4 1/2 hrs between sunrise and sunset here at 63 degreees north latitude!
The train is seen winging north through the tundra in this going away view from the Parks Highway right at about MP 314 which they've just passed under to the west side. They are a couple miles north of Summit Siding (which would stay OOS and not be cleared this day) which is the high point on the Alaska Railroad at the Northern Continental Divide here. They are now in the watershed of the Arctic Ocean as they start down about two miles of 1% descent here. Considering that this wide valley is where the railroad crosses the Alaska Range, home of 20,310 ft Denali only 60 miles distant, it is utterly remarkable that this spot is only 2363 ft above sea level!
Summit, Alaska
Friday December 22, 2017
The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene
The fenland parish of Fleet sits in the south Lincolnshire fens just off the busy A17 trunk road and about 8 miles east of the market town of Spalding. At nearly 12 miles long but only 2 miles at it's widest, the settlement filtered northwards as land was reclaimed from this former tidal inlet. Once surpassing Spalding in population and wealth, Fleet was the focus of Templar activities in medieval times with a yearly fair and vigorous market for centuries.
The Grade I listed Anglican church, dating from the late 12th century, is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene. The 120 feet church tower with spire is like many medieval fenland churches and is detached from the nave by 15 feet. The exterior is mainly Decorated in style, with Early English arcades and a Perpendicular west window. According to Cox (1916), the church was restored in 1860, when the chancel was rebuilt, although the canopied sedilia was retained.