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blue tit ~ parus caeruleus (ringed:tagged)
RSPB Green status list.
In spite of the awful cold, wet and grey days we have been having Spring is most certainly here...
There it stood.
It was the middle of an intense heat wave - people were going to the beaches for the water and the breeze, but we went to the desert amid the scorching, unforgiving weather ... but it was still there ... one of the last surviving decayed Brisbane trams left in the greater Brisbane region, (potentially the entire state) simply plonked on a regional property left to elemental fury.
I had waited a significant amount of time to gaze upon this lost and forgotten treasure that was tipped off to me by a hardcore tram enthusiast. It took months to arrange a day to go, but it was worth the wait.
This tram was so important to document in its current state of sad neglect because it represents the history of Brisbane's tram networks unfortunate demise. Furthermore, this tram is a Phoenix Tram, in which only eight models were ever built - four remain, and this tram, number 549, is one of those last remaining Phoenix trams.
In 1925 the number of passengers carried per annum by the trams was about 82 million. The number dropped somewhat during the depression years until at the beginning of the War in 1939 it had risen again to about 92 million. During the War years due to petrol rationing and other causes, the passengers per annum rose rapidly to 160 million for the year 1944/45.
After the War the increasing use of the private motorcars and the growth of the Council's bus fleet gradually reduced the number of tram passengers to 110 million in 1950 and about 80 million by 1960. By 1969 when the tramway services were finally discontinued the annual number of tram passengers had dropped to 46 million. The annual number of bus passengers at the same time was 30 million, which showed a very considerable decline in the use of public transport during recent years.
The decision to discontinue the use of trams in Brisbane in favour of a complete motorbus system was made in June 1968. This decision was inevitable in view of the adopted scheme of future highways and expressways for the city of Brisbane and the replacement of Victoria Bridge by a concrete structure without tram tracks.
Although Bribane's tram network was a striving mode of public transport for generations, the city only ever had three tram depots. The Light Street Depot in the Fortitude Valley, the Ipswich Road Tram Depot on the corners of Cornwall Street and Ipswich Road, Buranda - - and of course the renowned Paddington Tram Depot which burnt to the ground in 1963 (hence the name "Phoenix" behind the eight trams that were made following this blaze) A blaze so furious it is rumoured that one could see the fire as far as the Toowoomba Range (127km away from Brisbane).
As the trams usage declined across Brisbane, both Paddington and Ipswich Road were replaced by shopping villages that still stand today (2017) with various remnants in the car lots and on the walls of the centres themselves - - the Light Street Depot was owned by the council for decades until its demolition in the early 2000's to make way for the Fortitude Valley Homemaker Centre.
There are still an abundance of tram remnants scattered throughout Brisbane today - tram stops on the side of the road overgrown with weeds (Gladstone Road, Highgate Hill), tram span poles on Canning Bridge (Norman Park), a timber tram span pole in the city (Leichardt Street, Spring Hill) and of course ghostly tram tracks being unearthed from the bitumen roads as it was cheaper to bury the tram lines than dig them up and recycle them.
Today, Brisbane's tram history can be found mostly in the Brisbane Tramway Museum at Ferny Grove.
Source: Brisbane Tramway Museum.
Trat (ตราด) is a major transit point for Ko Chang and coastal Cambodia, and worth a stop anyway for its underappreciated old-world charm. The guesthouse neighborhood occupies an atmospheric wooden shophouse district, backing on to the riverfront and bisected by winding sois. It's filled with typical Thai street life: children riding bikes, homemakers running errands and small businesses selling trinkets and necessities.
I've had my mom's old homemaker sets sitting in an old ice cream box for a few years now, thinking for the longest time that I should do something with it. That's when I saw the minecraft honey tiles and knew I had something special. At first I thought it could be fun to get some scala dolls and get some cool fabric based clothes but after ordering them I realized the scale was a tad off. The homemaker dolls naturally went better with the scale of the kitchen and, to me at least, they do look pretty cute. This kind of became like a remake of set 263 so now in retrospect maybe a blue floor would have been better but this was really fun and I have some more old homemaker stuff so I think it would be fun remaking some of the other old sets too.
These are in a tree in the parking area of "Vast", one of my favourite homemaker stores. Each time I have been there recently, I thought "I must bring my camera next time." Well, today I finally remembered!
There are 80 different varieties of Mistletoe in Australia. Most have red berries, and unlike the white berried variety found in other countries, they are not poisonous to people, animals or birds.
Excerpt from Downtown Lindsay Legends and Lore Audio Walking Tour:
In 1874, Baker constructed the elegant three-storey building on the northeast corner of Kent and Cambridge streets where he opened the well-known and well-regarded C.L. Baker Store - a produce business that serviced the entire region. The building later became the home of the Baker Business College which trained young women for office and secretarial work. While today this type of education may be seen to be limiting, at the time it was revolutionary and signaled the dawn of an age where women were not forced to work solely as homemakers. This lovely building eventually became the home to the National Bank and then the Royal Bank.
Barn Swallow / hirundo rustica. Bawsey, Suffolk. 27/04/23.
'THE RAW MATERIAL.'
This industrious homemaker had gathered a good beakful of wet mud from the edge of the puddle. It was nesting in a nearby World War II bunker, so was making use of this plentiful raw building material.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
Hello everybody :)
Here´s my latest MOC I made for the current Nine Kingdoms Challenge on www.roguebricks.de
The task was building a MOC with Orcs. I wanted so show, that Orcs can also be a peaceful folk, therefore I decided to make a bright and peaceful place.
I tried a lot of new techniques, like for instance for the bench, the chipmunk, the barrels (made out of those wheels with pin hole: www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=30155#T=S...{"iconly":0} ) or the flowers.
The colour scheme and the river are inspired by Simon NH, who is a big inspiration for me ( www.flickr.com/photos/138986803@N03 ) and the axe and the use of those Homemaker hair pieces as stones are inspired by Travis Brickle ( www.flickr.com/photos/brick_surgeon ). Moreover a big thanks to Dr. Zarkow for all the support ( www.flickr.com/photos/dr-zarkow )
I hope you like it :)
Painted entirely with Procreate using a nomad flex.
I experimented extensively in creating my own brushes for this one.
Reference photo can be found here:
www.flickr.com/groups/portraitparty/discuss/7215763166292...
Been Suzie Homemaker today, harvesting tomatoes, a cucumber, garlic, carrots and potatoes. The roasted garlic, however, is from store-bought garlic - the home-grown stuff will go into dinners for the next week or so...
I've always been a homemaker, like, I like creating spaces. Even if I stay in a hotel, I'll unpack, I'll put my books out, I'll put my camera out, I'll throw a sweater over the lamp to get better light. I am a homemaker.
- Drew Barrymore
jackdaw gathering nesting material ,another from my garden shot ... massive crop on this shot so pleased with the results
Trat (ตราด) is a major transit point for Ko Chang and coastal Cambodia, and worth a stop anyway for its underappreciated old-world charm. The guesthouse neighborhood occupies an atmospheric wooden shophouse district, backing on to the riverfront and bisected by winding sois. It's filled with typical Thai street life: children riding bikes, homemakers running errands and small businesses selling trinkets and necessities.
Ruby-throated hummingbird working on her nest.
The spiderweb used by hummingbirds is sticky, of course, so the lichens stick to the web and are also caught beneath overlapping strands of silk. The female collects the silk strands of spiderweb and winds them around plant parts and lichens and then fills the cup with plant down. In spring, female hummingbirds are often seen hovering in the eaves and roof overhangs of houses, where they are probably collecting spiderwebs and, perhaps, also dining on small spiders.
www.rubythroat.org/QuestionsNestEggs01.html
Taken at Wildwood Lake, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Thanks for taking a look!
this is the lovely Carol in the abandoned house we went to on Tuesday! I really didn't get to shoot her a lot like everyone else did, so when I saw her near the door I thought it looked so timeless and had to capture it! Thanks for modeling Carol dear <3
This is a portrait I did of myself. I believe that I was channeling June Cleaver at the time. I've always been crazy about anything from the 1950's.
I guess I was just born a little too late...
Explore # 111 Thank you Ram for guiding me in the processing of Multiple Exposure..... :)
& thanks to this lovely friend of mine for modeling... :)
We decided to go up to London early yesterday and take a walk around Chiswick Gardens before heading into the city and the Royal Albert Hall. We 'found' these gardens last year when we went to Chiswick to look at a sofa shop. The place is relatively small and not at all crowded and there are so many birds on the little lake there. This is where we saw the coots hatch last year. Perhaps someone who knows something about birds could let me know what the situation is with herons. I have read that they nest in trees and sometimes on the banks of rivers. This one seemed to be building a nest right in the middle of the water. (see photo below). However this is the same as the coots nests we have seen there before so has this heron parked up in a coots nest, is it building its own nest or is it just playing pick up sticks?
pair of collared doves have started nest building in next doors eucalyptus tree , she's sat on the nest while the male ? is busy building it up round her . quiet low down and obviously very visible from our garden .
THREE WOMEN
In suburban Indiana we meet Lina, a homemaker and mother of two whose marriage, after a decade, has lost its passion. Starved for affection, Lina battles daily panic attacks and, after reconnecting with an old flame through social media, embarks on an affair that quickly becomes all-consuming. In North Dakota we meet Maggie, a seventeen-year-old high school student who allegedly has a clandestine physical relationship with her handsome, married English teacher; the ensuing criminal trial will turn their quiet community upside down. Finally, in an exclusive enclave of the Northeast, we meet Sloane—a gorgeous, successful, and refined restaurant owner—who is happily married to a man who likes to watch her have sex with other men and women.
THE CAT WHO TAUGHT ZEN
In a distant city, an old cat considers himself as wise as can be, until he hears of an ancient pine far away, under the boughs of which infinite wisdom can be found. Thus, the Cat embarks on a journey deep into the forest to search for the tree. Along the way, he meets new friends—the Hare, the Magpie, the Wolf Cub, the Monkey, the Tortoise, and the Tiger—and comes across the energetic young Kitten. What wisdom does the Cat have to impart to his friends, and, perhaps more importantly, what does he still have to learn?
hello,this is the second part of Memories of Lecco ,in this moc I used Duplo, Fabuland, Homemaker, Modulex and Scala pieces.The mototcycle is not my work but a gift from Sanel Lukovic after the convention in Zagreb ,thanks and ciao .Dario
patron saints of siblings.
Martha is the patron saint of cooks, homemakers, restaurant servers, staying busy and the very, very nervous.
Lazarus is the patron saint of converts and penitents.
In www.flickr.com/explore/2024/12/26/ at
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per·spec·tive (pər-spěk'tĭv) n.
1. A view or vista.
2. A mental view or outlook: "It is useful occasionally to look at the past to gain a perspective on the present" (Fabian Linden).
3. The relationship of aspects of a subject to each other and to a whole: a perspective of history; a need to view the problem in the proper perspective.
4. Subjective evaluation of relative significance; a point of view: the perspective of the displaced homemaker.
5. The ability to perceive things in their actual interrelations or comparative importance: tried to keep my perspective throughout the crisis.
I love the connotations of this word. Apart from it's photographic sense, it's always good to take some time out for yourself and get a little perspective.
I want to say thanks to everyone for all of your great comments and visits to my stream each day. I really appreciate it. I'm currently away for a few days (hopefully I'll come back with some surprising photos to post). So thanks in advance for your visit and comments and I'll catch up with you when I get back.
Thanks to kierobau for the suggested crop. It's always good to get other people's perspective too!