The Gäuboden is a region in Lower Bavaria in southern Germany without any clear geographic or cultural boundaries, that covers an area about 15 kilometres wide south of the River Danube and the Bavarian Forest, beginning opposite Wörth an der Donau and stretching as far as Künzing. The largest town in the region is Straubing, which is often called the centre of the Gäuboden. The Gäuboden is one of the largest loess regions in southern Germany. The farmland is nearly flat, no field borders or trees that might hinder the usage of huge machines.

This image was made near Schierling

Text adpated from Wikipedia.

This is Drew Cat sitting on the new catnip pillows under construction. No catnip in them yet, but since he couldn’t sit next to the sewing machine, this was his second choice. :). #grassforcats Etsy.com/shop/DianeWillowDesigns. #classycatscatnip

After descending the ladders I took a quick look at the driftwood. I soon became absorbed with the different shapes . These two lower ones were so heavy, I could only just lift them , and struggled to get them to balance. I placed a wishbone shaped small piece on top, to make a wish machine. this is for Jim and Katrien who were interested at what driftwood fun could be . A great way to spend half an hour, when the clouds aren't performing. Too sunny. Wish you well is by Mark Lanegan, and is perfect.

Just look at the number of bracing wires between the wings!

Continuing the theme of very old aircraft designs, the Bristol Boxkite was one of the first types to be built in any quantity. In November 1910, crowds of around 10,000 people gathered in Bristol to witness a series of demonstration flights, such was the novelty of these new-fangled flying machines. 78 Boxkites were eventually built, 4 being for the British Army. One of those was fitted with a radio and became the first aeroplane in the UK to transmit a 'wireless' message.

The plane in the picture is a replica, one of 3 built in the 1960s for the movie 'Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines'. This is the only one that still flies - owned and operated by The Shuttleworth Collection at their base in Old Warden.

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We travel to Connecticut in our time machine this F-unit Friday, to Cos Cob on the MNCR/CDOT New Haven Line which doubles as Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, to see train 1539 from Danbury on the morning of 25 July 1986. The two FL9s 2015-2023 are operating on the New Haven side of Grand Central, back on the home rails of the NYNH&H for which they first toiled.

As a fishing machine, this Osprey decides to do dinner out. Dinner consists of, you guessed it... fish!

The Lost Sock is a wonderful name for a laundrette! How many times has a sock mysteriously disappeared in a washing machine? This South Hobart business was undergoing some renovations when I took the photo, and the workmen were on a morning break.

My title plays on the book and film, "My Beautiful Laundrette" by the British writer Hanif Kureishi.

Tipulidae

Size: 14 mm

Handsome, right?

This is a studio portrait of a common but easily overlooked creature: the larva of a crane fly. Like most dipteran larva, they are soft skinned, legless, feeding machines.

This particular image was featured in my latest children's book "Livet som minimonster" ("Life as a mini monster") which explores the topic of various arthropod life cycles.

I think this is a good example of the fact that no matter how drab and featureless a subject may appear, it never fails to fascinate me when I look closer. In this case I was intrigued by the bristles and the interesting texture of the skin.

Stacked from 150 exposures (dead/prepared specimen) in Zerene Stacker.

Sony NEX-7, Mitutoyo M Plan Apo 10X 0.28

The local city department was cleaning out the water hyacinth which was choking the lake. The rains last month had bought the Hyacinth alive and it was everywhere. And that is a feast for these Jacana's which could be seen in good numbers - maybe a dozen or so along with several other water birds.

But then the cleaning machine is active in the water and it is slowly clearing up the Hyacinth. Sometimes the machine gets too close to these birds - the birds don't want to lose their food, but don't want to get caught in the machine. This Jacana found a good hunting place near the banks / dirt road - but was wary of the people (incl. me) and keeping an eye on both the machine and the people.

Luckily for me it just gave me an opportunity for a couple of good close up shots.

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Leonardo da Vinci (April 15, 1452 - May 2, 1519)

This is my tribute to the illegitimate son of a peasant girl -- a man who was once charged with sodomy and necromancy (not at the same time), who was an engineer who dreamed up some of the most amazing inventions of all time (he even entertained the wildest of notions that man could fly like a bird), and whose notebook sold many years later, at auction, for $30-million.

Leonardo da Vinci, the famed creator of the Mona Lisa, a portrait that he never actually finished. (see the Lisa's finger), has always been one of my favorite artists, personalities, people in history.

Leonardo, a strict vegetarian, could easily be distracted and often left one project for another. But somehow he still managed to turn out The Last Supper. Interesting, in that he also designed war machines.

This genius is said to have proclaimed nature as the best teacher, the wisest teacher, the most honest teacher. I tend to believe him.

"Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature because in her inventions nothing is lacking, and nothing is superfluous."

Leonardo da Vinci died nearly 500 years ago, and yet this "illegitmate" man is still remembered, and revered.

God sure has a sense of humor.

This one is for you, Leonardo. Thanks for the Mona Lisa, even if you didn't quite get her done.

~~Sheree~~

PS To all the "south paws" in the world...you are in good company. Leo was left-handed, too.

Another from the way back machine. This is the caption I wrote at the time when originally posted on RP.net:

This tiny little train (running as ARR symbol 378W behind solo GP38-2 2003) is the hottest thing on the railroad this day. The coastal community of Whittier (60 miles south of Anchorage) had been cut off from the outside world for nearly two weeks account a massive rock slide blocking their one and only road access. Every dumpster in town was full and the community was overflowing with garbage account the trucks could not even access the city from Anchorage. The ARR stepped up to the plate for the desperate residents and ran this dedicated train since rail access was not blocked. The train delivered the trucks to Whittier, the railroad high-railed the driver in, he made is rounds, and the trucks were loaded back up and the train back in Anchorage in less than 12 hrs! Just another example of the ARR meeting its mission of serving the people of the great state of Alaska!

Anchorage, Alaska

Monday April 27, 2009

After a turbulent voyage out to greet the carrier I decided to get some shots of her berthed as the weather is looking not too great for the weekend, what a beast of a machine this is.

Another shot of this Amazing steam machine, this time taken in San Piero a Sieve.

Happy Window Wednesday/Hump Day!

My teasing description for this previously posted photo back in 2014 is below, little did I realize this cool Canon 60D camera would be soon be mine...I'm still using it 8 years later:

Snuck this shot in while Sue was in playing the lottery in Lambeth! :) That camera fits these big hands just fine, what a cool machine, this camera rocks! LOL!!!

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Wheat harvest is a busy time in Montana. Wheat ripens for harvesting during June and July in this area. Before that time comes, farmers and their families will be getting the combines, trucks, and farm grain bins ready for the big event. They hope for hot, dry weather during the harvest season for the grain threshes and tests best under those conditions.

Combines are machines designed to cut and thrash (thresh) grain in one field operation. Combines have evolved through the years from those pulled by a tractor to self-propelled machines.

This combine is making the second "round". A round is one time around any field. At this time, the farmer gets an idea what his crop yield will be. Wheat fields that are clean (don't have any weeds) look like a "sea of gold". Some call wheat "Montana Gold". Wheat is a pretty crop at any stage but especially at the time of harvest.

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During the high tide of war, a blueprint of Project 7704 slipped into enemy hands. Codenamed The Chaos Machine, this hovertank sacrifices armor in favor of its frenzied speed and cunning agility. Plus, anything that wanders near its repulsion pads will be instantly minced by the high-velocity rotating blades.

Home made soft serve Ice Cream!

Had some fun playing with the ice cream machine :))

This one was mine..

I took this one over to my neighbor ..

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The common yellow swallowtail (Papilio machaon), also known as the old-world swallowtail, is one of the larger butterflies in Sweden so it is hardly surprising that the caterpillar is fairly chonky as well.

This particular one was devouring the huge leaves of a purple angelica (Angelica gigas) in my mother-in-law's garden outside Härnösand, Sweden, back in late July of 2018.

Sadly I didn't see a single one of these green eating-machines this summer, but I'm obviously hoping to find one the next time around.

A closeup look at the business end of a railroad undercutting and ballast cleaning machine. This particular unit is a Canadian Pacific owned undercutter that the Florida East Coast Railway was leasing to work on its main line in Boca Raton, FL. Taken February 19, 2007

Dear customers

We are releasing two Japanese vending machines this time.

The first is a sake vending machine, and the other is a canned oden vending machine.

Canned oden is a popular food in Akihabara, which is famous for anime.

Please enjoy the Japanese culture through SL.

Available on November 14 @ Cosmopolitan

️✨ Introducing Arcade Machine ✨️

Take your gaming to the next level with our latest Arcade Machine!

This exclusive release for the Ota.Con features an animated and dynamic pillow, adding an extra element of comfort to your gaming experience. Choose from a variety of colors to match your personal style and preferences.

With three adorable games to choose from, there's something for everyone. Race your feline friends in Kitty Kart, try dating at Starry Sweethearts or get ready to rumble in Cutie Clash!

Designed for two players, this arcade machine is perfect for both sweet and naughty players. 😉

Available now at Ota.Con

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Rental Station - Rent-A-Rezzer

1st in SL! Dec 2021

See it in world.

See it at the marketplace.

Features:

Designed to allow you to rent your scenes (photo booth, nature scene, home & housing, game arena, racing circuit), packaged with LunaMare Packager (included free in this set).

✔ Super easy to setup, drag and drop each packaged scene along with picture, and one notecard with rental settings (settings applies to all objects inside one machine).

✔ Rental settings from minutes to weeks. (Ex,: L$50 / 3 hours, L$100 / 30 minutes)

✔ Rental settings can allow the use of all scenes inside the machine or just the scene selected. (Pay to use one or pay to use all)

✔ Demo feature allows renter to preview scenes, timeout can be set to any number of seconds or even disabled when set to 0.

✔ Free use can be set to any group. Subscriptions or promotional hand out.

✔ Handles an average of 200 scenes per machine. (This number may vary according to the size of the name of your scenes)

✔ Split profits with up to 2 avatars.

✔ Any scene size, from a simple chair, to a fully furnished house.

✔ Optional notification when someone rent out the machine.

✔ Fast rez enabled automatically for scenes with less than 20 items / linksets.

Basically you are renting the rezzer machine, with options to allow rez any model within the machine or the current one selected only.

Setup once, take a copy, rez as many as you need or whenever you need!

See this machine in-world live! The link below ( See item in Second Life ) will take you to our main store, see teleporters to reach the Rez Rent Station demo area!

The demo area is setup as a photo booth rental.

You will find this product at the 3rd floor, to the left, at our main store and at the demo area.

See it in world.

See it at the marketplace.

Here is a proper industrial machine. This spreader was just by the A9 as they had been tarring the road at the Cromarty Bridge. The clouds were still dark and ominous but it did not rain.

Soundtrack: V.A.C. - "malfunction"

- somehow a "brother-in-spirit" of this one: though (oh well...) I am at least knee-deep into technology of all sorts and kinds, somehow I wonder how it actually works - man controlling machine? This device (an office-building-sized coal excavator) is just, well, sort of a "mountain of steel", making you feel awfully small, pondering what might happen if machines like these actually get out of hands...

When I approached my coffee machine this morning, I saw these layered shadows displayed in front of the machine. Even though the shadows had depth, tonality and wonderful form, they were displayed on a flat surface, in only 2 dimensions. I felt as if I was viewing a hologram. Of course, my camera came to hand and eye.

Various advanced and expensive-looking coffee-making machines. This was my favorite in the set.

A local Texas coffee shop managed by my friend William Pierce. You should go if you're nearby!

The new sander is up and running. It’s slightly different from the other one. The horizontal bed can be raised to a vertical position but I’ll leave it as it is for the moment to see how it works out. It’s also got a dust extraction port as opposed to the dust bag on the other machine. This should prevent so much dust getting into the bearings.

The eating machines ...

This starling nest site comes with the compliments of the Northern Flicker ( aka Woodpecker )... see the other clips ...

Taken June 19, 2016

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An old game has returned, who wants to play?

My first entry into my Iron Builder round against Anthony Wilson using the Dynamite sticks bundle

(Not counting the prizes in the claw machine, this build uses 4 dynamite bundles).

Yesterday on Leap Day we went to the NASA Ames Research Center to attend the GoFly event, where teams from around the world displayed their flying motorcycles, hoverboards, human drones and more, with the chance to win $2 million in prizes. Think Marty McFly in his DeLorean "back to the future," and Falcon with his Wingsuit in "The Avengers". Stay tuned for photos of selected flying machines. This drone motorcycle was on display, not sure it flew. The Aviabike is a battery powered all-electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) hoverbike, its maker Aeroxo is located in Latvia and Russia, bit.ly/2TfXV5X

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Having a couple of weeks off, my wife and i decided to have a ride along the north Norfolk coast. 1st stop, Hunstanton, with some 2pences to fritter away ,the Pier arcade was the only place to start , just a few yards away from the arcade , is a wide pathway that motorcycle enthusiasts park up to admire each others machines, this is where I met Jaime and his Triumph Rocket 3. We chatted for a while and he told me about the specifications and tweaks that the bike had, to much information for me to take in, but, the most important spec , 240BHP 2.5ltr 3 cylinder engine, up from a standard 180bhp, what a ride. After the chat I asked to take a couple of pictures and he was only to pleased to accommodate.

The journey continued to Brancaster State, and then finishing up in Wells-next-to-sea.

Having a couple of weeks off, my wife and i decided to have a ride along the north Norfolk coast. 1st stop, Hunstanton, with some 2pences to fritter away ,the Pier arcade was the only place to start , just a few yards away from the arcade , is a wide pathway that motorcycle enthusiasts park up to admire each others machines, this is where I met Jaime and his Triumph Rocket 3. We chatted for a while and he told me about the specifications and tweaks that the bike had, to much information for me to take in, but, the most important spec , 240BHP 2.5ltr 3 cylinder engine, up from a standard 180bhp, what a ride. After the chat I asked to take a couple of pictures and he was only to pleased to accommodate.

The journey continued to Brancaster State, and then finishing up in Wells-next-to-sea.

Looking like something from Star Wars walker machines, this concrete structure stands tall in the Chambers Bay Golf Course Park in University Place, WA. A beautiful place to visit and walk around with the family.

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I upgraded to a new Cuisinart Bread Machine. This one is lighter than my old Breadman and it's so much easier to use. It even has a light inside so you can watch the bread. I will slice it and freeze it later. I held the camera over the top of the machine to get this photo.

Now Serving: Dippin' Stix Vending Machine. This vending set original mesh, 6LI, and dispenses copy/trans versions of my dippin stix cookie cup sets. You'll also find Mod/Copy Dippin' Stix Cups with bento mouthie cookies.

Buy these items in world for a 10% discount, 25% for group members!

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Going back to nice stuff we used to have at East Midlands... Dennis Darts! They swapped depots all the time and Lincoln went from having none to some and then none again, but these cheerful looking buses are yet another post-pandemic casualty in which their numbers seemed to be okay one week and wiped out the next. Well, to be truthful there were always 1 or 2 getting withdrawn here and there, even before 2020, but it still felt like the world woke up one morning and the Darts were gone.

In terms of preservation, the population of Stagecoach Darts is quite well rounded; they cover step entry and SLF Darts, a mix of Plaxton and Alexander bodywork, London and regional, and show lots of variants with different lengths, bonded or gasket windows. In fact, after looking them up, I’ve found out there are WAY MORE preserved Stagecoach Pointer 2s than I first realised – including multiple vehicles from the same batches. Even if they’re not East Midlands ones it doesn’t matter, because across the country they were pretty universal machines.

This year I really need to find a running day with a Dart participating!

Anyway, this photo comes from when Lincoln gained 35129 for a short while, and it went around with the old Bassetlaw Belles branding that TBH looked like some strange sexist rubbish. It certainly made a change from plain Beachball though, and here YN56 HAE is depicted at Lincoln bus station as it begins a journey to Birchwood on the 6.

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Philadelphia, PA

From the way back machine. This is one of the old government buildings in the heart of Philadelphia.

This is a retired A380 at Musée Aeroscopia in Toulouse. In operation from 2005-2019. Registration F-WXXL. A380 serial number=002. This was a test machine.

This 4-engine widebody double-deck airliner, the Super Jumbo Jet, was in production from 2005-2021. About 250 produced, almost half of them in Emirate's fleet. Assembled in Toulouse.

Flew with it only twice, with Emirates, AMS-DXB and back.

On the north tarmac of Aeroscopia they have this A380, for which they built this entire structure to be able to go aboard, also present: a A320 and a A340. You can go inside the A380. The A340 and A320 are not accesible, you can only walk around them.

RENFE: en la actualmente conocida como Estació de França de Barcelona, la locomotora eléctrica 281-003. Aunque no era muy habitual verlas fuera de su zona de trabajo, después de que realizaran su último tren de viajeros en septiembre de 1982, ocasionalmente llegaban hasta Barcelona en cabeza de trenes de mercancías o de trabajos.

Forma parte de una serie siete locomotoras construidas por CAF en 1927, con licencias francesas, para prestar servicio en la línea del transpirenaico oriental entre entre Ripoll, Puigcerdà y Latour-de-Carol. Inicialmente fueron numeradas en la serie 1000 (números 1001 a 1007), siendo luego renumeradas en la serie 281 (números 281-001 a 007). Fueron retiradas del servicio progresivamente desde 1978 y, aunque varias fuentes citan el año 1987 como el último de funcionamiento de estas máquinas, esta foto atestigua que aún duraron un poco más. (Escaneo mejorado de una foto mía de papel).

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RENFE: in what is currently known as Estació de França in Barcelona, ​​the electric locomotive 281-003. Although it was not very common to see them outside their work area, after they made their last passenger train in September 1982, they occasionally arrived as far as Barcelona at the head of freight or work trains.

It is part of a series of seven locomotives built by CAF in 1927, with French licenses, to provide service on the eastern trans-Pyrenean line between Ripoll, Puigcerdà and Latour-de-Carol. They were initially numbered in the 1000 series (numbers 1001 to 1007), later being renumbered in the 281 series (numbers 281-001 to 007). They were progressively withdrawn from service since 1978 and, although several sources cite 1987 as the last year of operation of these machines, this photo attests that they still lasted a little longer. (Improved scan of a paper photo of me).

TX-50 "Kasatka" (Orca) Bipedal Walker

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The Kasatka is a manned bipedal walker. Made to multipurpose and excel in all categories.

It has a 3 man crew, operating the weapons and driving the thing.

The weapons include: twin side mounted cannons, twin belly mounted gatling cannons, 2x Anti-personnel missile pods, 1x SAM missile pod, a 20mm autocannon with twin ATGM.

A state of the art weapon, it rivals and defeats heavy tanks and gunships easily, and can massacre infantry (even when in buildings.)

It features large chunks of artificially grown muscle in the legs as well as motors, technically making it a cyborg. It has an AI with a "personality", so it's crew usually grow close with their particular machine. This AI is there to assist the pilots in operating the machine, guiding weapons, and even keeping company.

The AI can take control of the machine if needed.

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GC Cost: 16,000 Credits

The song birds were quite happy the sparrowhawk was on a break. 10 mins later The Sparrow Hawk, clocked on and proved what an efficient killing machine this species is.

As the uprising on Ceres IV drags on, the innovative militants fight with whatever is at hand, cannibalizing existing frames to create better war machines.

This is a gunbuddy on steroids.

Happiness hit her like a bullet in the back

Struck from a great height by someone who should know better than

that

oh, the dog days are over.

~ Florence and The Machine

This looks so effortless, doesn't it? Just another girl dancing through the snow with her bare feet. No big deal. WELL YOU'RE WRONG! Do you even know how painful this was? It was excruciating. every step felt like I was running in a field of knives. My feet felt huge aand clumsy and frozen. I even rubbed some of the skin off.

But, I think it was worth it. And I totally forgot about this dress when I was doing my little summer dress in the snow series... I made it myself! But I still need to attach some straps because it has a tendency to slide down... O.o

Are the tones too red? It feels like they are... oh well

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I didn't take a photo on day 304, this one is from day 305... I'm a cheater :D

"Seems that I have been held, in some dreaming state

A tourist in the waking world, never quite awake

No kiss, no gentle word could wake me from this slumber

Until I realise that it was you who held me under"

No more dreaming like a girl so in love with the wrong world"

Blinding: Florence and the Machine

This was a shot of a backbend gone wrong but there was something that I liked about it and so I played around with textures. I happened to be listening to Florence and the Machine and I guess this is what I ended up with. Not even sure I like the end result all that much, but I'm in a funk tonight about my photos and don't know what I like at the moment. ..I may look at this tomorrow or the next day and hit delete

Da die Infusion nur bei jedem dreißigsten oder vierzigsten Versuch ein Ergebnis brachte, habe ich mir eine Tropfen-Maschine gebaut. Dies wird mit einer Arduino-Karte und der Software Droplet gesteuert. Es wurden zwei Taschenlampen verwendet. Alle nachfolgenden Fotos wurden auf diese Weise erstellt.

Since the infusion set only every thirtieth or fortieth attempt brought a result, I have built myself a drop machine. This is controlled with an Arduino board and the software Droplet. Two flashlights were used. All subsequent photos were created in this way.

Whichever way you look at it, the stripped down QJ without it's smoke deflectors was quite a mean looking machine. This one was whiling away the afternoon looking at it's reflection in a murky puddle on the northern reaches of the Pingdingshan system in Henan Province, central China. January 2006. © David Hill.

AS they were leaving the Toowoomba Showgrounds in Glenvale, heading where ever it is they head. Noted some new machines this year.

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Canon Powershot SX130 IS.

ANTIQUE

FRIGORIFICO ANGLO

FRAY BENTOS

URUGUAY

WORLD HERITAGE (UNESCO) SINCE JULY 2015

Frigorífico Anglo del Uruguay

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Frigorífico Anglo del Uruguay was a meatpacking plant located at Fray Bentos, Uruguay, on the Uruguay River bank.

In 1924, the Vestey group purchases the old installations of Liebig Extract of Meat Company and the production goes on under a new name.

During its peak period, El Anglo had 5,000 workers whose ranks included English, Belgians, Russians, Spanish and Italians. It finally closed in 1979 after Europe and the United States had cut back their purchases from Latin America. Small brick houses with thick walls running along the river's edge in Fray Bentos form the "Barrio Anglo," a city-within-a-city where meatpacking workers lived that featured a hospital, a school, a social club and a football squad.[1]

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