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I’m often told that as a railroad historian and photographer, I am rewarded with a quality known as ‘Belmont Luck’. Being in the right place at the right time seems to have worked for me well in the past 47 years. A prime example is the Kodachrome image you see here. Union Pacific GP30 and GP30B locomotives are coupled together, front to back, in perfect order with screaming sunshine at my back. Perhaps it’s luck, or just persistence. UP 716 and 716B are pictured at North Yard in Salt Lake City on March 9, 1980.
She leans into borrowed luck, smiling as if belief were permanent.
The water reflects everything and promises nothing.
Even joy here feels temporary—polished smooth by countless hands,
remembered longer by the harbor than by those who pass through it.
My fiancé and I spent a great day in West Virginia exploring today. As we walked under the Shenandoah subdivision bridge at Harper’s Ferry, she remarked to me “this would be a cool photo”, and I agreed. I’ve tried to get a daylight train here 4 times, and got skunked. As we wrapped up our hike, I heard a horn blow, and as many in the hobby have done, sprinted into position. I am STOKED with how this turned out, the spire of St. Peter’s church standing in the background, as the ballast train cruises over the wooden bridge through Harper’s Ferry. Thanks, K, for being supportive of my passion, and being good luck. A great day indeed.
Sometimes you're lucky or at least half lucky. On the road trip across New Zealand's South Island, one stop was Nugget Point. The lighthouse is a great photo spot. Especially with the Milky Way at night. I was sad at first that our schedule didn't allow a longer stay there. On the way back from the lighthouse I turned around again and saw this rain cloud moving over the sea. At that moment the sun came out and a rainbow formed. Unfortunately only halfway... But this moment made up for the tight tour.
Macro Mondays - Superstition
There's even a Wikipedia article about Beginner's luck: © All Rights Reserved. Please do not use or reproduce this image on Websites, Blogs or any other media without my explicit permission.
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Puka shell necklace. The Hawaiian word "puka" means "hole." Puka shells originally contained mollusks who died or were eaten. As the empty shell was knocked about in the ocean, a hole would wear in the weak center of the shell. Hawaiians typically give puka necklaces to wish the recipient goodwill or good luck. If given to a sailor, a puka necklace is supposed to help bring him home safely. --- Courtesy: Classroom.
In the quiet moments before dawn, find comfort in the steady rhythm of life, knowing that even after the final curtain falls, a new day will always come. Born during a time of hope and creativity, we often worry that such moments won’t last.
As we reflect on the search for meaning, it’s important to stay grounded in the present, appreciating the bonds of family and love. Even when words go unspoken, the power of music reminds us of the strength of the human spirit.
For a brief moment little Lawrence Yard might just have been the location of the coolest gathering of power on the entirety of the vast CSXT network! Four wide cab GP40 variants, each in a different scheme, congregate in the former Boston and Maine facility which is now CSXT property thanks to its 2022 acquisition of Pan Am Railways.
A pair of former Pan Am GP40-2Ws of CN heritage are at rest in the yard, MEC 516 in PAR blue and MEC 507 in its retro 'heritage' Guilford scheme which it was repainted into in 2020, the last unit ever freshly painted as such. To their left is CSXT's three car geometry train with its assigned one of a kind unit, CSXT 9969, an ex MARC GP40WH-2. Double heading with it is MBTA 1129, a rebuilt GP40MC (rebuilt from an original CN GP40-2W like those beside her) dressed in this one of a kind 'cranberry' heritage scheme.
The CSXT GEO train was being returned by the MBTA after spending two a half days testing on the commuter rail. Due to the fact that 9969 is not equipped with ACSES PTC equipment it could not lead on the MBTA lines.
The T measures and tests its lines quarterly, but with no equipment of its own has always relied on Amtrak's Corridor Clipper car for this work. For whatever reason Amtrak is no longer able to support this so other arrangements were made. An Ensco truck twated all South Side lines except the Worcester Mainline and the MBTA/Keolis made arrangements with CSXT to borrow their train which was used to test east from Worcester, and the Grand Junction Branch, and all the former B&M North Side lines. With the T in the process of building two GEO cars of its own it is unsure if this will ever happen again or if this was a strictly one off occurrence.
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Friday May 23, 2025
Monument "Mennesket ved Havet" in Esbjerg
I love this sculpture and whenever I am in the area I take the time for a short visit. This week I had the luck to whitness a beautiful sunset scene.
... a clear mind and a bit of common sense,
that's what we all need today for the US Elections
and for the Marrakech Climate Change Conference !
Solar-powered winged pink piggy
seen in a shop window in the neighbourhood - Frankfurt-Nordend
Tendrils of cloud laced with a light spring snow are filled with evening light over Mill Creek Canyon and the La Sal Mountains south of Moab, Utah.
We drove home after a day in the Klondike Bluffs area of Arches National Park, and the clouds wrapping the La Sal range began to fill with golden light as snow wafted toward the desert below. We were bogged down in spring break traffic, and I wanted desperately to find a scenic place to pull over so I could photograph the cloud light. Instead, there were slow 18-wheelers and traffic lights. I fretted and cursed, quietly. We finally turned off the main road and arrived at the rental condo, and oh-ho!, there was still a lingering bit of color! I left the family and ran up the street toward a nearby knoll. The large pylons visible in the lower left dominated the skyline, made for a horrid photo, and so a more suitable elevated vantage was required.
After a couple of minutes I was out of breath, my legs were tired, and the steepest part of the knoll (maybe a 30˚ slope?) had yet to be climbed. But the light was yet fading quickly, so there was no time to rest or to catch my breath. When I reached the top of the knoll I was breathing hard, and of course, I had no tripod. There was time for two shots before the light disappeared, and when I reviewed the first one prior to taking the second, I noticed that in my haste I had set the shutter-speed to ⅓ s; combined with my labored breathing, the result was a blurry mess. For this second shot that you see here, I held my breath and hoped the image stabilization software would work its magic. Lady Luck blew her light into the clouds for one last moment.
I really don't remember why I happened to be in Shingleton on May 5, 1995 but finding 820 and 2401 sitting on the main without a crew was a lucky thing. By the looks of all the clouds catching them in action in the sun would have been problematic no doubt. The Marquette line in the WC era sure could be counted on for great power to shoot, just to bad the trains remained rather sparse.
No luck today with the waders at Davidstow but made up for it with this Raven and some Wheatears and Meadow Pipits
Shapwick Heath this afternoon....A. The great white Egret is having a shake....B. It's not perfectly side on....C. You can't fit the whole bird in the frame....D.Better luck next time :-(
My first year teaching, I was standing outside at recess when an eagle flew over, quite low. A young boy that I taught said, "You have to wave to the eagle for good luck. My Dad told me. Wave!" This boy's Dad was in jail and he himself had not had a lucky time of things. I think about him often and I always wave to eagles when I see them. I hope he has had lots of eagles in his life since.
A treasured keepsake - this miniature horseshoe was made by my great-grandfather. Horseshoes are supposed to bring good luck, provided they are the correct way up. If the horseshoe is displayed upside down, the luck falls out!
2021#72
ODC "good luck"
Only a tiny cocktail umbrella, so maybe I'll avoid the bad luck that opening an umbrella indoors will bring ;o)
For the Macro Mondays challenge "superstition" (May 27th 2019)
"The origins of the superstition are not totally agreed on, but some say it can be traced back to the ancient Egyptians. The umbrellas protected people (mostly nobles and priests) from the heat of the sun - and were thought to ward off spirits who might do them harm. To open one inside or even in the shade would offend the God of the Sun. It was also believed that the Egyptian goddess Nut (Nuit) enveloped the sky like a huge umbrella. The beautiful man-made umbrellas were fashioned with peacock feathers and papyrus and represented the goddess."
[from psychiclibrary.com/beyondBooks/umbrella-superstition/ - where you can find more about this]
There's a shot of the whole parasol/umbrella in the first comment field, along with the the size-guide I use for MM.
HMM to everyone, and have a great week ;o)
My 2019 Macro Mondays set: Here
and previous years of the challenge:
My 2018 set: 2018 Macro Mondays
My 2017 set: 2017 Macro Mondays
My 2016 set: 2016 Macro Mondays
My 2015 set: 2015 Macro Mondays
My 2014 set: 2014 Macro Mondays
My 2013 set: 2013 Macro Mondays
As a child, I always felt extra special when one of these pinkish/coral colored Ladybugs visited me. I loved their color. I’m not even certain they are the same type of beneficial bug, but I always considered them an omen of good luck.
That's how I feel when I hang out with this guy. He's such a keeper and I'm so happy he found me. It's crazy how fast a year has flown. Our 1 year anniversary is next month. ❤❤
Photography inspired by beautiful Chang'an.
outfit:
::C'est la vie !:: Anouk Beret
toksik - Rejoice Dress
hair:
*barberyumyum*P31
pose:
UZME_GoodLuck02
Four leaf clover:
One leaf is for FAITH... The second for HOPE...
The third for LOVE... And the fourth for LUCK!
:)
According to legend, Eve carried a four leaf clover from the Garden of Eden.
My second attempt on doing some light painting, came out not that bad, considering that I was alone.
I had some extra work, as I had to do the shooting and the lighting all by myself. I sure did some exercicing, running from the camera to inside the building, climbing a wall and some stairs in between, and going back to stop the shutter.
That's a composition of 13 pictures. I used photoshop only for blending the pictures and to adjust a tiny bit the curves.
My Instagram: Instagram
Four leaf clover:
One leaf is for FAITH... The second for HOPE...
The third for LOVE... And the fourth for LUCK!
:)
According to legend, Eve carried a four leaf clover from the Garden of Eden.
An early start at Penarth Pier in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. This was about a four minute exposure using a Lee Big Stopper and Lee 0.9 ND grad. It was actually relatively still quite dark at this point, the colour has come from a combination of long exposure and filter use as well as the sunrise itself. The dark top is from the graduated filter. I think I lucked out with wind direction.
Have a great week all! :-)
A lone fisherman on the banks of the Colorado River(Lake Powell) just before the Glen Canyon Dam is trying his luck before the sun rises. The red sandstone rock shares some of the grey in this area around Page , Arizona.
I haven't done anything fun with my favorite Simmie of all time in a while... So thanks to DecorGirl's new pose hack, a bit of playing in PSP, and a cup of coffee at 10pm... Here we are!
A black swallowtail butterfly in the garden today. Supposed to be a sign of good luck. I'll keep my fingers crossed.