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"But did you know, when it snows, my eyes become large and the light that you shine can't be seen..."
The hit by Seal was featured in Batman Forever, which came out barely a month before the Chicago & Northwestern Railway became part of the history books. 30 years later, both the movie and the railroad are remembered fondly, but only one part of the Northwestern can still be found roaming the rails today.
UP 6706, former CNW 8804 (with a little Operation Lifesaver left), serves as a rear DPU on an Oak Creek bound coal train as it crosses the frozen Root River in Racine, WI during blue hour. Growing up only a mile from the Kenosha Subdivision, this is the first time I have ever seen a C&NW unit on these rails. Hopefully, it'll lead once before it inevitably goes for repaint.
I know these guys are everywhere in Caliornia making holes and lots of noise, but they are so cute. This guy had his foot up in a position that reminded me of the very recognizable logo on the Captain Morgan bottle.
Clown-faced western woodpecker with a complicated social structure, living in small colonies. Best known for its habit of hoarding acorns: the birds drill small holes in a dead snag, then harvest acorns in fall and store them in these holes, to be eaten during winter. Such a "granary tree" may be used for generations and may be riddled with up to 50,000 holes. Nesting is a group activity, with several adults (up to 12 or more) taking part in incubating the eggs and feeding the young in a single nest.
You know you're in trouble when you find yourself having a conversation with a miniature vase that's just over ½" tall. If it was a full size vase, it would be perfectly normal, of course. :)
For this week's Crazy Tuesday group theme, In the Middle.
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And did you know
That every flake of snow
That forms so high
In the grey winter sky
And falls so far
Is a bright six-pointed star?
Each crystal grows
A flower as perfect as a rose.
Lace could never make
The patterns of a flake.
No brooch
Of figured silver could approach
Its delicate craftsmanship. And think:
Each pattern is distinct.
Of all the snowflakes floating there –
The million million in the air –
None is the same. Each star
Is newly forged, as faces are,
Shaped to its own design
Like yours and mine.
And yet… each one
Melts when its flight is done;
Holds frozen loveliness
A moment, even less;
Suspends itself in time –
And passes like a rhyme.
Snowflakes
-Clive Sansom
For Kreative People December Contest 57 Snow, Ice & Rain.
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The Autumn Gallery is open at Kreative People: Highlight Gallery
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The Spotlight Your Best photo pool is now accepting high quality photographs and artwork with a theme through December of ”WINTER & Holidays”.
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Yeah I know I’m suppose to be at home, but I can not be inside the entire time. Lucky the streets are pretty empty so keeping 6 feet away from everyone is pretty easy. Hope everyone is well and keeping safe. Hugs <3
I know I am not the only one who struggled this week. No dice. A bit like shake two sixes to start. I found some 6mm aluminium bar in the garage, hack sawed down a small piece then went at it with the file. I used a punch to make marks on each surface, but the small size made it very difficult. I was almost there, when it dropped. At least I know I had given it the right rolling properties... I never did find it again on the garage floor. Next stop the camera spares box. Aha flash cube. I spent a while trying to make black dots using a leather punch on thick duct tape. I decided the six would be the base of the cube as it was quite difficult to get it to land that way up. It seemed appropriate to use a little Kodak Instamatic as the backdrop. Lit with studio flash, I got through rather a lot of frames before I had the 'dice' passing the lens at the right moment. First curtain sync is all I can do without introducing a Speedlite to trigger the other flash heads. 2nd curtain sync was to be my next step, but I sort of like the effect here anyway.
I hope this won't be excluded on the grounds it's not really a dice, but actually it does sort of work as one. I thought of filing the base off altogether, but I do plan on using this one with the little Instamatic. Scene is approx. 2.5 inches after crop. The Instamatic 300 genuinely was a pocket camera. Just can't find much 110 film at the moment.
We all know that Tulips originate not from Holland but from the far-reaching Ottoman Empire. Much has been written about that provenance, and it's particularly relevant to the history of this Horned Tulip. It was described in Europe already in 1753 by great Carolus Linnaeus, who named it for polymath and naturalist Conrad Gesner (1516-1565). He writes that it comes from Cappadocia and was brought to Europe in 1559. Possibly, I might add, through the efforts of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq (1522-1592), 'Austrian' diplomat to the Ottomans.
A quarter of a century before Linnaeus's description - during the bizarrely luxurious reign of Sultan Ahmed III (1673-1736) between 1703 and 1730 - Ottoman Tulip Craze frilled to a frenzy. That's testified to by a court painter Mehmet, who gives exquisite pictures of some 50 Tulips in his Osmanlı lalesi or Lale mecmuasi of 1725. Many of his flowers boast frills and filaments and quaintness not often seen in Tulips. One of these is this Tulipa acuminata.
I don't know when it was first cultivated in European gardens. But in 1876 Henry Harpur-Crewe (1828-1883), an English theological naturalist, waxes eloquent: "T. acuminata cornuta, with its strange narrow parti-coloured petals, is so quaint and curious that no one who has once grown it likes to be without it".
Here it's a staple of the Amsterdam Botanical Garden.
I know this is out of season but I have been trying some different effects for fun. This car was hidden away under some trees along the side of the road. The wind was so strong that day so there was already a blur to the leaves in the original photo so I guess you could say I am trying to rescue it.
. . . I know it's Thanksgiving Eve tonight, but the season is here!! Now if we could just get rid of this rainy, foggy, misty bland weather and get some real Christmas weather!! For the record, this is the first Christmas decoration visible on West Lake!
Have a great Holiday weekend Facebook, Flickr, and 500px friends!
We have followed these Kestrels for 3 years now on our local cliffs. 1st year the nest failed and last year we had 6 chicks fledge. This year so far so good as i definitely saw 3 chicks and 2 eggs , but know they laid 6 eggs. They are prolific hunters and superb parents.
I know it's been ages since I've made any images to upload mostly because I'm not able to get a decent sized image to work with without crashing atleast a zillion times before. But all this aside, I've made these two hats for " Art In Hats" an event that I'm sure you'll be hearing more about pretty soon!
God, hear me!
They told me you didn't exist, and I trusted them like a jerk.
But last night, in the garnet hole, I saw your heaven.
Suddenly, I realized they were lying to me.
If I tried to take a good look
on the things you created,
I'd understand right away that those
they denied that the cat is cat.
It's strange that I had to
get to this hell,
so I can have time to see your face
I like you so much...
That's what I wanted you to know.
There's going to be a terrible battle coming up.
Who knows?
Maybe I'll come to your place tonight.
We weren't good friends,
And I'm asking, my God,
will you be waiting for me at the door?
Look, this is how I cry!
I'm the one who's here going to start whining!
If only I'd known you sooner...
let's go! We have to go now!
It's ridiculous:
When I met you,
I'm not afraid to die anymore.
goodbye!
A prayer found in the backpack of a soldier who died in 1944 at the Battle of Montecassino ...
We do know there was once a great Pictish fort at Burghead, built between 2,000 and 1,500 years ago, though little of it remains today. Tradition held that the hollow visible in the corner of the ancient fort held a well.
When the planned town of Burghead was built in 1808, the well was selected as its water source. Excavations the following year revealed a solid rock chamber, with a flight of stone steps leading down.
Theories about the function of the ‘well’ include:
a shrine to Celtic water deities
a place of ritual execution
an early Christian baptristy
a Pictish cult centre, later converted to Christian use
Swear you see the good in me
But that don't beat the hood in me
And I got my intentions and yours,
Yours are make believe
'Cause baby, I know, baby, I know
I, I'mma do you dirty
Say you love me now,
But, baby, it's too early
I, I'mma do you dirty
You think you love me now, I think you should be worried
“There is nothing else than now. There is neither yesterday, certainly, nor is there any tomorrow. How old must you be before you know that?
There is only now, and if now is only two days, then two days is your life and everything in it will be in proportion. This is how you live a life in two days."
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I've added these 2 to my album To A Rhythm We Will Never Know as another year passes and I remain 3 1/2 years clear.
Yes, it is mine...you know how you buy that piece of clothing in a foreign country because it looks so right there but on returning home you realize you will never wear it.
Well one year I was in London in January when Harrods had their crazy clearance sales, and the hat was just so fascinating. The next day the reality of packing it for the return trip hit me and I finally had to give up and wear it home.
This is where it all paid off. While I was waiting to board, the gate counter called me up and asked if I would mind being bumped to FIRST CLASS...not Business, but FIRST CLASS. Would I mind??? Well what an eye opener to see how the privileged travel. Most of my fellow first classer's were a rock band and their leggy blonde girlfriends, but it didn't interfere with my best flight ever (and I have been flying internationally since I was 7). It had to be the HAT! So every now and then I pull the hat from the back closet and dream about being bumped to first class again (which of course has never repeated)...hmm maybe I should start wearing it for all my flights.
Thank you so much for your visit!
Please take a minute to press L and view in large!
Spendin' all your weekends flyin' up the east coast
Wanderin' 'round the city, tryna shake my ghost
I wonder if she knows
You just can't let me go
You're learnin' a new body, a new face, a new routine
But you know you screwed up and you know she'll never be me
I wonder if she knows
The lengths that you go
Just to call it love, boy
You know it ain't love, boy
We know who you love, boy
So call it what you want
She's your new distraction (Distraction)
Tryna break an old habit (Distraction)
She's your new distraction (Distraction)
And I'm your old habit, yeah (Distraction)
To tell you how you feel about her ain't my place
But I find it strange that everything about you's changed
From the little bit that I know
That's not how it's supposed to go
Just to call it love, boy
You know it ain't love, boy
We know who you love, boy
So call it what you want
She's your new distraction (Distraction)
Tryna break an old habit (Distraction)
She's your new distraction (Distraction)
And I'm your old habit, yeah, yeah
I hope you fall, I hope it's true
I hope it is, I do
But I don't believe it, don't think you do either
So don't pretend like you do (Distraction)
Oh, no, like you do (Distraction)
Oh, like you do, baby
Yeah, you call it love, boy
But you ain't foolin' love, boy
We know who you love
Yeah, she's your new distraction (Distraction)
Tryna break an old habit (Distraction)
She's your new distraction (Distraction)
And I'm your old habit
I hope you fall, I hope it's true
I hope it is, I do
Happy Is Who Knows How To Love - Herman Hesse//
Happiness is love, nothing else. A man who is capable of love is happy." After many years of introspection and self-reflection, Hesse came to this beautiful conclusion. There"s nothing like love to help you experience happiness.
p.s. 3. "At her first kiss I felt something melt inside me that hurt in an exquisite way. All my longings, all my dreams and sweet anguish, all the secrets that slept within me, came awake, everything was transformed and enchanted, everything made sense." - Herman Hesse
Dance Me To The End Of Love - Leonard Cohen
In der riesigen Höhle von Postojna ging es nach der Zugfahrt zu Fuß weiter auf den befestigten Wegen.
“Weißt du noch Bärbel, diese Figuren in der Höhle hatten einen eigenen Namen, Stallfritzen oder so ähnlich ...?” 🤔
“Hmm, das weiß ich jetzt auch nicht mehr. Aber weißt du, dass das das letzte Urlaubsfoto ist Luis ?”
“Tatsächlich ! Wohin fahren wir denn heuer auf Urlaub ?“
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After the train journey, we continued on foot along the paved paths in the huge Postojna Cave.
"Do you remember Bärbel, those figures in the cave had their own name, Stallfritzen or something like that … ?" 🤔
"Hmm, I don't remember that either. But do you know that this is the last holiday photo Luis ?"
"Indeed ! Where are we going on holiday this year ?"
Who knows when love begins, who knows what makes it start
One day it's simply there, a life inside your heart
It slips into your thoughts, it infiltrates your soul
It takes you by surprise, then seizes full control
Try to deny it and try to protest
But love won't let you go, once you've been possessed
Love never dies, love never falters
Once it has spoken, love is yours
Love never fails, love never alters
Hearts may get broken, love endures
Hearts may get broken, love endures
And soon as you submit, surrender flesh and bone
That love takes on a life much bigger than your own
It uses you at whim, and drives you to despair
And forces you to feel more joy than you can bear
Love gives you pleasure and love brings you pain
And yet, when both are gone, love will still remain
Once it has spoken, love is yours
Love never dies, love never alters
Hearts may get broken, love endures
Hearts may get broken...
Love never dies, love will continue
Love keeps on beating, when you're gone
Love never dies, once it is in you
Life may be fleeting, love lives on
Life may be fleeting
Love lives on Last Update: October, 16th 2014
I know I posted some frost patterns not that long ago but when nature provides me with an opportunity go get a POTD in the bag so early in the day I just can't resist.
Kevin said he thought this looked like a wing so another treasure hunt theme done!
(Treasure Hunt Theme No 73 - Wings)
"What do you see in the dark?
Do you even know where you are?
Are you awake or this is a dream?
Not everything is as it seems
Can you sense it, don't care if you don't
Sometimes you don't know the difference
Black of the night, is just the disguise
Imagination running wild
Maybe I'm a monster"
-Hidden Citizens
you know; actually this is Brendan's style,
I always inspired by him :)
thanks, Brendan for your creative art!
Please look at this page; www.flickr.com/photos/rebelsabu/........
I've added these 2 to my album To A Rhythm We Will Never Know as another year passes and I remain 3 1/2 years clear.
empty room ...
the salon style hanging
or Petersburg Hanging, usually a wild hanging and not in a row
multiple shapes and colors in small rectangles ...
here the flat hanging of the many single pictures becomes a total work of art ...
indirect light behind a ceiling joint results in a very bad distribution of light and made photography almost impossible,
ceiling and floor were therefore dark and the walls in the upper area overexposed ...
to this day I don't know if I should have entered this room at all, it was located in areas where normal visitors of the Voorlinden Museum are actually not allowed to go, but the door to this room wasn't locked ...
ƒ/8.0 24.0 mm 1/50 1250
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For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.
“Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don't, and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.”
― Harvey Mackay
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv7KSdbAwQ4
It was no accident me finding you
Someone had a hand in it
Long before we ever knew
Now I just can't believe you're in my life
Heaven's smilin' down on me
As I look at you tonight
I tip my hat to the keeper of the stars
He sure knew what he was doin'
When he joined these two hearts
I hold everything
When I hold you in my arms
I've got all I'll ever need
Thanks to the keeper of the stars
Soft moonlight on your face oh how you shine
It takes my breath away
Just to look into your eyes
I know I don't deserve a treasure like you
There really are no words
To show my gratitude
I tip my hat to the keeper of the stars
He sure knew what he was doin'
When he joined these two hearts
I hold everything
When I hold you in my arms
I've got all I'll ever need
Thanks to the keeper of the stars
It was no accident me finding you
Someone had a hand in it
Long before we ever knew
Always, no sometimes, I think it's me
But, you know I know when it's a dream
I think I know I mean a 'yes', but it's all wrong
That is, I think I disagree.
The Beatles, Strawberry fields forever.
Happy Easter everyone - Καλή Ανάσταση!
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You know if I happen to go into the Dr's Office that I am going to whip out the old camera and get a few shots of his flowers... I thought this one was especially nice... Guess they were fresh... :-D
Staying indoors and avoiding people is the order of the day. I have an itchy shutter finger so I decided to pull out the macro lens and see what I can come up with. Anyone who knows me, knows I love fountain pens. I had one on the table in front of me so ...
Fuji XT20 with 7Artisans 60mm Macro
You know that song from Kygo - Stargazing? That was the first thing that popped in my mind while working on this photo. I really thought I didn't get the chance to shoot the Perseids this year in the Netherlands. The 11th/12th I went for a try, but it became cloudy. The 12th/13th (and peak of the Perseids).... more clouds. And the predictions for the other days were not hopeful. But when I didn't expect it anymore the sky suddenly cleared up at the 13th/14th. I was so happy!! Shot this shooting star, Milky Way, Mars and a other photographer at Goeree-Overflakkee.
Ok I lied...I thought I was done then I realized I hadn't posted this one which just may be my favorite of the lot with the tree framing and bucolic park like setting. So I promise...this is it...11 from the same spot of the same train. And yes, I have enough self awareness to know this is dumb...but then again isn't the entire concept of photographing trains entirely ridiculous on its face?! Anyway....here you go.
This was stop number nine of my chase of Vermont Railway train RDHJ making its 59 mile southbound trip from Rutland to Hoosick Junction where they will interchange with the Berkshire and Eastern Railroad, which operates the Pan Am Southern's ex Boston and Maine west end. They are at MP 2 as they pull into North Bennington to pause in the small yard here to to switch out the Whitman's Feed elevator before continuing down across the New York state line to the interchange.
The train is led by leased Providence and Worcester Railroad 2010 which was built new for Penn Central in Oct. 1969 as PC 7808. It passed to Conrail 7 years later and was sold to the PW in 1984, and then rebuilt in 1999 at Paducah and is now classified as a GP38-3. Trailing are VTR 210 (a rebuilt GP38-2 purchased from GATX that was originally blt. Oct. 1971 as Baltimore and Ohio GP40 4034), 432 (EMD SD70M-2 blt. Dec. 2006 as FEC 103), and GMTX 2202 (EMD GP38-2 originally blt. May 1972 as Penn Central 7943).
As for this line, it can trace its history back to the Western Vermont Railroad which was incorporated in 1845 and opened between Rutland and the New York state line south of Bennington in July 1852. In 1865 it was reorganized and renamed the Bennington and Rutland Railroad. Other reorganizations followed until the line was purchased by the Rutland Railroad in 1899 which by 1902 reached its peak at a 413 mile system. In 1904 the Rutland came under control of the New York Central which later sold half its shares to the New Haven. The railroad entered receivership in 1938 and the two big Eastern roads divested their shares to local ownership in 1941. Reorganized one last time in 1950 as the Rutland Railway. Strikes in 1952 and 1960 led management to finally give up and the entire railroad was shut down in 1961 and then in January 1963 the ICC approved total abandonment of the road. But six months later the state of Vermont stepped in to purchase the core of the system from Bennington to Burlington which began operations here in January 1964 as the new Vermont Railway. It's hard to comprehend, but now this route has been operated by the VTR longer than it was by the Rutland!
Village of North Bennington
Town of Bennington, Vermont
Friday April 24, 2026
I know you know, - we all know it's AI 💋
Without you I'm working with the rain falling down
I'm half a party in a one-dog town
I need you to chase these blues away
Without you I'm a drummer girl that can't keep a beat
Ice cream truck on a deserted street
I hope that you're comin' to stay
I'm waiting
Waiting on a sunny day
Gonna chase the clouds away
Yeah, I'm waiting on a sunny day
Did you know that Wrocław has one of the biggest market squares in Europe and that its city hall is the biggest one in Poland?
Well, I didn’t know that before... What I knew, however, is that when you close your eyes, you can hear the sounds of the past in the heart of this modern city.
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The photo was taken by Nico Trinkhaus