The Glory of the Midwest
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We had a few glorious sunrises and sunsets during the second week I was in Norfolk. This wee barn, amongst the stubble, was on my doorstep so it was rude not to revisit a few times. The stormy skies rolled in in the evening just as the sun was setting. It was like a scene from the US when I went storm chasing a few years ago.
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Hat: Uzu - Rosa
Hair: Magika - Lydia
Head: Genus Project - Strange W001
Skin: Go&See - Sally
Eyebrows: Simple Bloom - ShieldsHunter (Bom)
Eyes: Avi Glam - Cupid (Bom)
Lipstick: Velour - Lolita
Top: Osmia - Kristen
Overalls: Addams - Catalina
Skirt and Top: Bauhaus - Claudia (Access)
Ducks: JJian: Pekin
Grass: HISA - Flora Wildflower Mixed Greens
Pose: DenDen
It's that time of the year here in Central Illinois, a time where there is an abundance of grain trains. This one in particular is a 90 car unit train, coming from ADM in Tuscola and is bound for a customer in North Carolina. The Charleston-based crew was called for 4:00 PM and was on the train and departing Tuscola by 5:30. After a little catch-up, I was able to come across them just on the other side of Murdock, as slow orders held them up. This shot was taken a mile east of Newman, where the engineer has the two YN2-painted AC4400CW locomotives notched up out of town.
At Anthem
Midwest - Fragments - Table Black
Midwest - Fragments - Chair Grey
At Collabor88
MINIMAL - Azalea Decor Set -Backdrop-
MINIMAL - Azalea Decor Set -Plant-
MINIMAL - Azalea Decor Set -Carpet-
MINIMAL - Azalea Decor Set -Lamp-
[BB] Body Statue / Vase Matte Green (Large)
Fancy Decor: Silva Radio
At Kustom9 ~
[ zerkalo ] Vioria Hearts Mirror Frames - Dark
At Dubai ~
*LODE* Decor - Apple Bloom Vase [Full Pack]
Other items used ~
7 - Emptiness (Feeliing Pink) #1
Soy. MCM Corn Shaped Floor Lamp
Elm. Bellamy Hanging Light ~ Large [Iron]
KraftWork Ende Bar Collection . Wine Bottles
Avani Unknown Faces Short, All
Avani Unknown Faces Tall, All
Avani Caique Collection Ceramic Face Vase Tall Flower, All
Avani Caique Collection Ceramic Face Vase Round, All
Avani Kris Collection Hand Thrown Vessel, All
Avani Mineiro Collection Found Small Jug, Dust
Avani Atoka Collection Offering Bowl Candle, All
[North Oak] + Vanity Stool (black)
BROKEN ARROWS - Daphne - Roses - Pink
BROKEN ARROWS - Georgia - Candles - Golden (Black)
*LODE* Decor - Matthiola [pink]
*LODE* Decor - Fireweed [pink]
Fancy Fall Camellia Etched Goblet
Fancy Fall Renouveau Notebook & Phone
Fancy Fall Mariposa Protea Flower - Red
Fancy Fall Renouveau Glass Vase - Rose
Fancy Fall Tempo Homalomena Plant
Fancy Fall Renouveau Side Table - Black
Apple Fall Cushion - Satin, Purple
Apple Fall Globe w/ Books - Black
West Village Cape Lead Lattice Planter
dust bunny . paper blooms . poppy . pink
[Merak] - Athena Console Black
Pewpew! Ivy Red Vessel Planter (Decor)
:HAIKEI: Take a Little Love / GACHA / 1
Camdem - Season Change - 2.Devil's Ivy Short RARE
(Bring your sunscreen and your floaties 😉)
...early springtine view of a glacial, prairie pothole lake. Just starting to thaw.. the sky keeps boasting these bright skies again too
A unique coloring throughout the frozen water against the bright blue sky. Spring approaches!
Sanborn Lake
Barnes County, North Dakota
March 17th 2022
(Best stay shoreside for a few months yet)
Former EJ&E SD38 #654 rides solo on the day's Hartwell RR road freight as it takes loaded grain hoppers north from Elberton, GA to the Rose Acres feed mill in Bowersville.
The visual impression of Illinois’ agricultural landscapes is one of expansive openness, where the sky meets the earth in an unbroken line, punctuated only by the occasional farmhouse, silo, or grove of trees along waterways.
It is a landscape dominated by monoculture crops, primarily corn and soybeans, which stretch across the horizon in neat, orderly rows. The area is predominantly flat with gently rolling hills, and the soil is exceptionally rich, thanks to thousands of years of organic matter accumulation from deep-rooted prairie plants. This has made Illinois one of the most productive agricultural states in the United States.
Seen on a recent trip to South Dakota and Minnesota.
For Smile on Saturday theme "Collage in Black & White"
Abandoned farmstead in central Kansas stands tall against the elements. 10 stop filter used to get 30 second exposure.
We met the landowner while taking photos and he gave us some great stories. The last occupant was his sister about 40 years ago.
As the sun pokes over the horizon the tractor trails in a browning wheat-field become very noticeable. The low sunlight creates shadows in the depressions giving this image a great depth of field.
Scott County Missouri
fineartamerica.com/featured/midwest-morning-larry-braun.html
An older photo I just randomly came across and felt like uploading. Stacked image of the Milky Way behind an old windmill somewhere outside Pipestone, MN.
This mural is a collaboration of 1500 participants from the Midwestern states and throughout North America. The tiles they painted represent their connection, affect, and experiences for the Midwest.
Each region of the country has one in a city and we were lucky enough to stumble upon this one!
this one wasn't too bad - just the two vehicles you see, myself and one car behind me . . . . sometimes they can be six or eight cars deep! ;~)
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just popping in to say "hello" on this last day of April. I'll be back later this weekend to visit everyone. Hope you all are having a great Spring . . . or Fall, if you live down-under!
Union Pacific power on the front of CSX train Q016 helps the Pennsylvania/Maryland border look like somewhere in Nebraska. Long summer days make it possible to catch the intermodal leaving Chambersburg and working its way down the Lurgan Subdivision.