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chrysanthemum, 'Luxor', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
Sullivan Ballou
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My very dear Sarah
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[Excerpts]
14 July 1861
Camp Clark, Washington [D.C.]
My very dear Sarah:
The indications are very strong that we shall move in a few days -- perhaps tomorrow. Lest I should not be able to write again, I feel impelled to write a few lines that may fall under your eye when I shall be no more....
I have no misgivings about, or lack of confidence in the cause in which I am engaged, and my courage does not halt or falter. I know how strongly American civilization now leans on the triumph of the Government, and how great a debt we owe to those who went before us through the blood and sufferings of the Revolution. And I am willing -- perfectly willing -- to lay down all my joys in this life, to help maintain this Government, and to pay that debt....
Sarah my love for you is deathless, it seems to bind me with mighty cables that nothing but Omnipotence could break; and yet my love of Country comes over me like a strong wind and bears me unresistibly on with all these chains to the battle field.
The memories of the blissful moments I have spent with you come creeping over me, and I feel most gratified to God and to you that I have enjoyed them so long. And hard it is for me to give them up and burn to ashes the hopes of future years, when, God willing, we might still have lived and loved together, and seen our sons grown up to honorable manhood, around us. I have, I know, but few and small claims upon Divine Providence, but something whispers to me -- perhaps it is the wafted prayer of my litle Edgar, that I shall return to my loved ones unharmed. If I do not my dear Sarah, never forget how much I love you, and when my last breath escapes me on the battle field, it will whisper your name. Forgive my many faults, and the many pains I have caused you. How thoughtless and foolish I have often times been! How gladly would I wash out with my tears every little spot upon your happiness....
But, O Sarah! if the dead can come back to this earth and flit unseen around those they loved, I shall always be near you; in the gladdest days and in the darkest nights . . . always, always, and if there be a soft breeze upon your cheek, it shall be my breath[;] as the cool air fans your throbbing temple, it shall be my spirit passing by. Sarah do not mourn me dead; think I am gone and wait for thee, for we shall meet again....
[The war began one week later on the plains of Manassas, Virginia. Major Sullivan Ballou of the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry died there at the battle of Bull Run.]
SOURCE: Excerpted and reprinted in Geoffrey C. Ward, et al., The Civil War: An Illustrated History (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990), pages 82-83.
The indigo bunting is a 'quick mover' and can be gone in a flash; but there seemed to be quite a few of them at the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware. We were able to get a few pictures and will use four (comments below) in addition to the major one above to point towards different looks and the beauty of this bird.
The pic in comment 1 shows a calling pose in between snacks and gives indication of the dark blue head transitioning into turquoise in the back and side.
Pic 2 shows a sheen to the bird which was visible quite often, especially in light. When seen, this brought out the beauty of the colors. This shot was quite a distance though.
Pic 3 shows a different look, fluff after preening but still beautiful. And pic 4 shows a little molting still beautiful. This last looks like a map of the would with clouds has been tattooed to the body with all the colors..
La Iglesia de San Millán es un edificio de culto católico situado junto a la avenida Fernández Ladreda, en el barrio de San Millán de la ciudad de Segovia, en la comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León.
La torre prerrománica conforma los restos más antiguos del templo, pues corresponde al siglo XI siendo de estilo mudéjar, aspecto que confiere al edificio un carácter distintivo dentro del importante número de iglesias románicas de la ciudad, que junto con Zamora son el grupo más numeroso de España. El resto del edificio es producto de la reforma realizada entre 1111 y 1126 por Alfonso I el Batallador durante su gobierno en Castilla por su matrimonio con doña Urraca, por lo que se trata de una de las iglesias más antiguas de la ciudad.
Su fábrica refleja influencia de la arquitectura aragonesa, pues reproduce la planta de la catedral de Jaca a menor escala. Está compuesta de cuatro ábsides, de los que tres corresponden a las naves y el cuarto, un añadido posterior, a la sacristía. Cuenta con tres portadas, una en cada costado, y dos galerías de arcos porticados, tan comunes en el románico segoviano. En el interior podemos encontrar tres naves amplias con una cubierta sencilla en el techo, en sustitución de la techumbre mudéjar inicial. Las columnas y capiteles son de gran dimensión en comparación con el tamaño del templo. Entre los capiteles más destacables encontramos uno que tiene como temática los Magos camino de Belén y otro que tiene como temática la huida de Egipto.
Dentro de los ornamentos destinados al culto destaca su altar mayor de estilo románico, compuesto por un crucificado rodeado por diez arcadas cegadas, así como varias piezas de la imaginería procesional que participa en la Semana Santa segoviana, como son las tallas de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad al pie de la Cruz y del Santísimo Cristo en su última Palabra, que fueron donadas por el escultor segoviano Aniceto Marinas y corresponden a su cofradía homónima, que tiene su sede canónica en el templo.
Yellowstone National Park Wyoming
Did you know that Yellowstone National Park is actually an active supervolcano? As you walk around the park you may think: “I don’t see any volcanos?!” That’s because much of the entire park is a volcano – and the bubbling geysers and hot springs are an indication of the churning activity below the surface.
Yellowstone Supervolcano
The term “supervolcano” implies an eruption of magnitude 8 on the Volcano Explosivity Index, indicating an eruption of more than 1,000 cubic kilometers (250 cubic miles) of magma. Yellowstone has had at least three such eruptions: The three eruptions, 2.1 million years ago, 1.2 million years ago and 640,000 years ago, were about 6,000, 700 and 2,500 times larger than the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens in Washington State.
The last time the Yellowstone supervolcano erupted was 640,000+ years ago. The Yellowstone eruption area collapsed upon itself, creating a sunken giant crater or caldera 1,500 square miles in area. The magmatic heat powering that eruption (and two others, dating back 2.1 million years) still powers the park’s famous geysers, hot springs, fumaroles, and mud pots.Should this supervolcano erupt again the end result would likely be catastrophic to much of the United States and the world.
Je te propose une photo.
Tu Vois, Tu Interprètes, Tu Déduis, Tu Extrapoles.
Et c'est le vide.
LACPIXEL - 2023
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Five BN C30-7s grind up the east slope of Bozeman Pass. Mid train helpers can faintly be seen half way back in the train.
The signals on the bridge mimic the distant searchlight and pot signal for the east end of the passing siding named Muir. The higher signals on the bridge made it easier for eastbound crews to see the indication around a curve behind me.
These are Proxabrush refills stuck into a styrofoam base. It reminded me of an aerial view of a forest in winter.
Done for Macro Mondays: "My Closest" theme
"The challenge will be to get as close as you possibly can and to include a visible indication of size by placing your subject on/by a ruler, grid or graph paper," according to the theme description.
Photographed with a Tokina 100mm f2.8 macro lens with 12mm Kenko extension tube
HMM
The EXPLOSIVE song is normally the only indication of its presence in the area, hidden in the undergrowth, but you have a small chance now in the spring, as I have when they are looking for a mate singing loudly "chee, chippi-chip-pi=chippi.
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THANK YOU for being a friend through these crazy difficult times, seeing your images, and being transported around the world, from my armchair is so good !!
Stay well and safe my friends........................Tom
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"We have hope in this life and the life after death, due to the blood He Shed.!.
We just have to ask, believe and receive "
Have a wonderful Easter, my friends!
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A predecessor of my posting from yesterday, giving an indication of why it took so long for this Merganser to get the fish down. Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary, West Alton, Missouri.
The lighting was terrible that day so the shot wasn't in the best of focus, but a little processing with Topaz Sharpen makes the best of a fuzzy shot. It does a nice job of reducing grain and enhancing details. If you want to check it out you can use this link to download it for free, plus get a 15% discount if you purchase:
The catholic church, the "Herz Jesu" is a Romantic style church built in 1910/11. The tower contains 3 bells: the small and big bells originally belonged to the chapel in Goldau. The big bell carries the date 1505, yet there is no indication as to where it was molded. The church can be visited.
Indication on a smaller cast iron water valve street access cover. Quite tricky to shoot with the shiny higher parts that get 'polished' by street traffic.
Straßenkappe, Schachtabdeckung zur Wasserleitung. (Water)Aansluitingsdeksel.
You've been giving indications that you're leaving
And I'd wish that you'd admit it right away
Help me understand the pattern you've been weaving
Is it only out of habit that you stay
Lay it on the line hun
To waste each other's time is such a crime
If you don't like the size, if you don't like the fit
You can split
You can quit
You can exit anytime
Union Pacific's NPLAZ creeps around a nifty two degree curve, approaching a stop indication at the absolute signal at east Tintic, Utah on the Lynndyl Sub the morning of Oct. 12, 1990.
After working Partridge Yard, the L540 local heads back through a tangle of trackage that will eventually spit it back out at Euclid yard in Ishpeming, Michigan where the crew will do some work and make it all the way out to L’Anse before going dead later that afternoon. The active signal on the right acts as the distant approach to Eagle Mills Junction just around the corner, and the decommissioned signal on the left once gave indications to westbound DSS&A/Soo Line trains traveling through “South Wye” that would have once been pictured just behind the locomotives in this image. The guys on this job are about as laid back as they come on a class one and are always a joy to follow around.
This is the butchers shop in Bottesford in Nottinghamshire. Unusually there is no obious indication this is a shop beyond the blackboards on the front. I've not been into it, I will have to take a look next time I am passing. Can't say it inspires confidence from the outside but it may well be excellent.
The roll of film is from a year ago or so and this photo therefore pre-dates the Liz Truss prime-ministerial fiasco, so prices for 5 lb of sausages will no doubt be a fair bit higher now.
Voigtlander Vito II camera
Agfa APX400 film
Lab develop & scan
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For many years, a large tree across this road was home to a family of Eagles...every Spring the formidable nest was inhabited by one or two offspring...then, about three years ago the tree was taken down to allow for road improvements. In its place a tall dark pole, with with a flat square section placed on top (seen here, across the road at top center in my photo). For one year the eagles built their nest on this new man-made 'tree' and one newborn was hatched. Since then, we have seen no eagles there, nor at the old golf course just a quarter mile away, where a few would return year after year. I constantly miss seeing them as this spot is one that I travel by most every day. Their absence has been one more indication of the ramifications caused by population growth, accelerated changes, and 'progress'.
Taken at Sandy Camp Rd Wetlands Reserve, Lytton, Qld.
I am not sure if the elevation of the tail in wrens is an indication of alarm, however this little chap seems to be taking it to extremes!
A large and strong-flying butterfly and common in gardens. This familiar and distinctive insect may be found anywhere in Britain and Ireland and in all habitat types.
Starting each spring and continuing through the summer there are northward migrations, which are variable in extent and timing, from North Africa and continental Europe. The immigrant females lay eggs and consequently there is an emergence of fresh butterflies, from about July onwards. They continue flying into October or November and are typically seen nectaring on garden buddleias or flowering Ivy and on rotting fruit.
There is an indication that numbers have increased in recent years and that overwintering has occurred in the far south of England (Courtesy Butterfly Conservation).
Thanks for viewing my photos and for any favourites and comments, it’s much appreciated.
The ladybug as a spirit animal has always been a symbol of good luck. If you have a wish that you would like to come true, the ladybug symbolism is an indication that your wish will be granted very soon! When you chance upon a ladybug, make a wish and watch it fly away and make your wish come true.
• Lesser flamingo
• Flamenco enano, flamenco chico
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Phoenicopteriformes
Family:Phoenicopteridae
Genus:Phoeniconaias
Species:P. minor
The lesser flamingo is a species of flamingo occurring in sub-Saharan Africa and western India. Birds are occasionally reported from further north, but these are generally considered vagrants.
This is the smallest species of flamingo, though it is a tall and large bird by most standards. Most of the plumage is pinkish white. The clearest difference between this species and the greater flamingo, the only other Old World species of flamingo, is the much more extensive black on the bill. Size is less helpful unless the species are together, since the sexes of each species also differ in height.
This species may be the most numerous species of flamingo, with a population that (at its peak) probably numbered up to two million individual birds. This species feeds primarily on Spirulina, algae which grow only in very alkaline lakes. Presence of flamingo groups near water bodies is indication of sodic alkaline water which is not suitable for irrigation use. Although blue-green in colour, the algae contain the photosynthetic pigments that give the birds their pink colour. Their deep bill is specialised for filtering tiny food items.
Oasis Wildlife Fuerteventura, La Lajita, Fuerteventura, Islas Canarias
The passenger.
He sits at the southern end of the underground railway platform of Museum station.
The mass throng of humanity have moved with the departure just a few minutes prior of trains on both platforms.
It is quiet and the air is still.
In a few minutes the stillness is broken with the rush of air as it announces the arrival of yet another train.
Shortly after the first indication of the rush of air lights from the incoming electric train break the darkness of the tunnel and it soon slides on its shiny steel sled to a halt at the platform.
It is a scene that has been played out for years and years and it will continue to play out for many years to come.
Such is a day in the life of a railway passenger.
Museum station, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
At approximately 0749 on September 15, 2020, UP Train MCXNP 14 ran a stop indication and derailed on a crossover switch at State Line Jct. on the KCT High Line while crossing over from 75 to 74 Track. The switches were out of correspondence, being thrown while the stop signal violation took place. At over 20 MPH, both engines and the head 5 cars derailed, listing but upright.
The derailment thankfully stayed on the ballasted deck bridge without falling to the ground below, but presented a unique challenge with where the equipment came to rest, necessitating the use of several contractors to remove the locomotives and railcars.
Wilkerson Crane Rental, Inc., and Cranemasters did most of the lifting, while Mainline Services LLC., under the direction of BNSF engineering forces, as they have the MOW contract on the KCT; replaced the track. Watco/KCTL dropped new ballast with a BNSF rock train to replace what was removed from the bridge deck during cleanup.
A myriad of other contractors also assisted in moving the needed materials and equipment into the site. The line returned to service at 0450 on the 17th without the crossover, which will be restored at a later date. It was nothing short of a fascinating procedure to watch as the equipment was recovered.
Here the second autorack is set to the ground. These were loaded with Nissan automobiles.
Locomotive: UP 9104
Rolling Stock: TTGX 697357, ETTX 702028, CTTX 690172, TTGX 159402
9-15-20
Kansas City, MO
In a Silent Hill sort of scene, the small elevator of Hayes is lit up by a stop indication on Canadian National's Champaign Subdivision.
This is No Indication of the amount of Love I am Experiencing at this point in my life from several important individuals...not just from the Love of My Life....but from Myself!
Love Can be looked @ from several different Angles!
With a clear indication at S McHattie, the KCS Rosenberg local heads south out of town right at sunset. This is where ownership of the Rosenberg Sub switches from UP to KCS, marked by the signs to the right of the southward signal.
Rosenberg, TX 12/16/2020
Railfanning the Overland Route is challenging. Defect detectors do not talk unless a defect is found, signals are approach lit, and crews don't call signals unless it's a less-than-clear indication. So many of my photos are of the "drive until you find a train, then turn around and drive back to the first neat spot."
Case in point is this empty coal train. While on U.S. 30 west of Ogallala, we spotted this set of signals and active code line. No signals were lit, so we continue east. Not five miles later, this train soars around a curve on the west side of town. An immediate U-turn in the highway and we hightailed it back to the signals for this shot. All in a day's fanning...
The southward signal governing the switch at Pkin. Displaying a "solar" rather than a "lunar" indication.
US&S Automatic Block Signals 7584 and 7583 between control points at Lake Point and Erda, Utah on Union Pacific's Lynndyl Subdivision. In 2015, these units were replaced by new Safetran tricolor signals. July 24, 1993
I have a bunch of old negatives that I never got around to printing in the darkroom. With the move and loss of my darkroom, I'm scanning now and processing in Adobe LR and CS6. Holga 120N. I don't know the film (tho' I suppose I could look for indications on the negative), and I couldn't tell you what I developed this in. D76 or R09 One shot probably...
At approximately 0749 on September 15, 2020, UP Train MCXNP 14 ran a stop indication and derailed on a crossover switch at State Line Jct. on the KCT High Line while crossing over from 75 to 74 Track. The switches were out of correspondence, being thrown while the stop signal violation took place. At over 20 MPH, both engines and the head 5 cars derailed, listing but upright.
The derailment thankfully stayed on the ballasted deck bridge without falling to the ground below, but presented a unique challenge with where the equipment came to rest, necessitating the use of several contractors to remove the locomotives and railcars.
Wilkerson Crane Rental, Inc., and Cranemasters did most of the lifting, while Mainline Services LLC., under the direction of BNSF engineering forces, as they have the MOW contract on the KCT; replaced the track. Watco/KCTL dropped new ballast with a BNSF rock train to replace what was removed from the bridge deck during cleanup.
A myriad of other contractors also assisted in moving the needed materials and equipment into the site. The line returned to service at 0450 on the 17th without the crossover, which will be restored at a later date. It was nothing short of a fascinating procedure to watch as the equipment was recovered.
Here cranes from two different contractors prepare to attack the derailed lead unit. Cranmasters from the bridge with a crawler, and Wilkerson from the ground with a massive rubber tired crane.
Locomotives: UP 6539
9-16-20
Kansas City, MO
Whenever there is a ‘celebrity bird’ in Ottawa, I have noticed how quickly friction develops with the people in the neighbourhood the bird is visiting. The Lazuli Bunting last year was a perfect example. The Eastern Screech Owl might not be quite a celebrity, but if my experience is any indication, the neighbourhood is not thrilled about its presence or the visitors it attracts. This Red Squirrel monitored my presence steadily - not noisily, but steadily.
Great Horned Owls usually give a clear indication of their impending takeoff. Much less subtle than other birds, they usually bunch up and get ready to spring into the air. This pretty lady was surveying the landscape from atop a tree and made ready to takeoff. We were holding our score cards, prepared to give her a 10 for her normally graceful transition into the air. However, as she took off, her talon caught, and the branch pulled her back like a spring. This is her sly attempt at making it look like this was her intent all along. I do have to give her credit; those wings are the most beautiful I’ve ever seen them so I’m still going to give her a 10 and humor her into thinking I knew it was on purpose. (Bubo virginianus) (Sony a1, 200-600 lens @ 485mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 second, ISO 2000)
Osprey of the Jersey Shore | 2019
The 2018 Osprey Project in New Jersey:
www.conservewildlifenj.org/downloads/cwnj_853.pdf
Ospreys continue to thrive in New Jersey. Nest surveys conducted by volunteers during the peak of the nestling period (late June-early July) resulted in documenting the outcome of 87% of 589 surveyed nests. We credit the successful work by our dedicated volunteers and faithful “Osprey Watchers” to report on nests all along the coast and major rivers. The goal of this project is to monitor and manage the state population of breeding ospreys to ensure they remain stable in New Jersey. We hope that the work conducted as a part of this project will help protect the species while closely monitoring for any indication of emerging threats.
The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), sometimes known as the Sea Hawk, Fish Eagle or Fish Hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large Raptor, reaching more than 24 inches in length and a 71 inches wingspan. It is brown on the upper parts and predominantly greyish on the head and under parts, with a black eye patch and wings. In 1994, the osprey was declared the provincial bird of Nova Scotia, Canada.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey
By all indications, train 11N was long past our location, except, this being Norfolk Southern, it wasn't. Central of Georgia Heritage Unit 8101 is on the point, and the chase was on.
Slowly climbing the grade between Lac-aux-Sables and Hervey Jct, since the last curve in background, the Chambord-based crew aboard IC 2718 could now see the approach signal for Hervey Jonction interlocking, showing a clear signal indication.
They had 19 more miles to go before reaching Garneau Yard and the end of their 160-mile run into northern Québec's forest.
CN M36921-28
IC 2718 BCOL 4611 8830 DP 8841
Milepost 19.5 Lac St-Jean subdivision
Hervey Jonction,QC
September 28th 2012