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73962 Dick Mabutt heads up test train 1Q41over the western Chapel Milton viaduct towards Chinley from Peak Forest having earlier traversed the eastern viaduct glimpsed behind on its way up to Buxton from Derby. The train is tailed by 73964 Jeanette and will traverse the southern parts of the Merseyrail system before heading back to Derby by the following morning. January the 16th 2023.
Did I ever mention ? 73s are, with the exception of the locos on the Caledonian Sleeper, my nemesis. Turn, up, they don't run, the weather is non descript or the location is chosen at the last minute, it is a poor choice. Never mind poor photography by myself. Always has been the case. And, Third Rail Land is far away from Yorkshire. On this day I have been given a job just above Buxton, not far from the Tunstead Quarry. Always a good schedule. So long as I get the work done.
On this day I do, dropping down to Peak Forest mid afternoon. A pair of 20s have just been dispatched to shunt Dove Holes but have just been parked up far within the quarry lines and are not going to move far anytime soon. It is all very quiet. A quick search on the Realtime reveals that a 1Qxx test train is due within ten minutes. I make the decision to run up along the footpath to the far end of the stabling point and get a picture of it running downhill towards Buxton, only just making it in time. An unfamiliar train front appears in the distance as I fumble for my camera. It is not the expected 37s, and not HST power cars either. No, its class 73s! But my judgement is poor. The sun shines low in the sky and a line of wagons parked up in the stabling point throws a shadow halfway up the sides of test train. The result is appalling, but I decide right there that I should keep it just to make my point about the nemesis.
The train heads up to Buxton and I head off home. Passing under the Chapel Milton viaducts i see that they are still bathed in the sinking light of the sun. Parking up by the church in between the two viaducts, I see that it will not be too long before the train returns and crosses one of the two, and a closer check reveals that it will be the western viaduct. Having passed by but never having checked out this area I have no idea where to look, but a quick scan reveals a public footpath leading down to the area below the western viaduct. Low and behold, beyond the mudbath of the footpath a clear spot is found, and within ten minutes the train passes over the viaduct in beautiful low sunlight. Nemesis broken!
Star decided she needed a beauty treatment during this mornings walk! Taken on an iPhone, edited in photoshop.
Sensing my presence she stopped her dust bath. She was contemplating if she should continue or fly away, decided the latter is better. Backlight, but I liked it.
Large is better.
Many thanks to all those who view, fav or comment my pictures. I very much appreciate it.
This stylish hotel spa has a heated pool, Dead Sea saltwater pool, Jacuzzi, steam room and sauna. Treatments include massages (55 minutes), body wraps, salt scrubs, phytomer and mud facials, dry flotation and hydrobaths. An Arabic loofah experience (75 minutes) has to be tried to be believed – expect your skin to glow by the end.
In the mud puddle and in a pond, the capybaras shared the water with turtles. They seemed to enjoy each other's company. One guest asked a keeper whether the zoo had placed the turtles there deliberately. She rolled her eyes. "No, they're red-eared sliders. They're an invasive species."
Mkhaya, aka Kaia
Female
Born: 9-26-2018
African Elephant Baby
Elephant Valley
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
10-27-2018
Last weekend when the Toronto Wolfpack made their professional Rugby League debut they were hot favourites to progress in the Challenge cup against Siddal ARLFC. Their marquee signing is this man Fui Fui Moi Moi, a ferocious forward who has excelled at the very highest standards in the game. He is seen here entering the field and taking the applause of local Siddal fans. Yes, Toronto went on to win but shortly before the end of the mudbath of a game he was sent off for a high challenge on an opponent.
This week, Toronto played their first league game against London Skolars and ran out emphatic 76-0 winners. Fui Fui made his point with a hat trick of tries.
Elsa would do anything for the Blythe a Day community, but she is not 100% convinced about getting into the mud today...
Fortunately she heard that it has been previously stablished by Jude (Mayra's dollie) that a glass of wine makes you not to fuss too much.
Blythe a Day. February 2026. Day 9.
Elephant (Loxodonta africana) enjoying itself as it takes a mud bath. Image taken in Tarangire National Park of Tanzania.
Number: Protector-422
Name: Muun
Rank: ARC Lieutenant
Primary weapon: two DC-17 Hand Pistols with suppressor
Secondary weapon: Vibroblade
“The Jabiimi sure can put on a fight!”
“We’ve got to take that trench, troopers, lets move!”
“Sir, I can barely see shit.”
“What are we even shooting at?”
“These wet cloaks just make everything heavier, I thought they had to prevend that from happening?”
“Some microbinoculars would have been nice to have in this foggy mudbath, miserly Republic.”
“CT-7533, on your right!”
“Sir, when exactly will those AT-TE’s arrive?”
“Sir, we’re gaining a lot of ground on the East.”
“Sir,…”
“Sir,…”
“Sir!”
“Did you enjoy your nap, sir? Or were you just gazing in the distance, I couldn’t tell the difference with your helmet on.” The in mud covered trooper giggles. You smile and slowly wake up, followed by asking him a status report.
“That’s why I woke you, sir. We have taken all of the trenches on the East and North side and we’ve got the Jabiimi Nationalists on the run. We think they will regroup at there forward base and hit us back with a big assault.”
You hear and feel a cold breeze going through the trenches, sounding like a ghost wispering in the comlink of your helmet. You pause for a second and think. “We have to prepare ourselfs for what’s coming, trooper! Count our munition, gather the food and get rid of those corpses. The trenches will be filled with fresh ones later I’m afraid.”
[A few hours prior]
Jester and Muck just told us about our next mission. Jabiim. I heard it’s a real hellhole, lots of mud, fog and rain covering the whole planet. Hence why we need to report to the armory to pick up our new ‘mission essential’ gear.
Kinda unfortunate, I really liked my ARF gear. I heard the new armor has a different color, AGAIN. More camouflage and cloaks. Made so that our boots and armor doesn’t get filled with water and mud. Our armor is heavy enough already, so everything that prevents it from getting more heavy I’ll be more than willing to accept. And I also don’t want any sand and mud between my skin and armor.
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My newest mission for the 253rd is finally here! I'm very excited to show you this one. For once, I'm also glad with how the log turned out haha :D
Enjoy!
... in the mud bath.
Have an affectionate weekend !
African Elephants / Afrikanische Elefanten (Loxodonta africana)
Seronera River, Serengeti N.P., Tanzania, Africa
Explored: 06.02.2016
"Mudbath"
Vallée de Muong Hoa, Sapa (Vietnam)
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A warthog enjoying a mud bath at a water hole. At one point he was tossing clumps of mud up into the air with his tusks. The quote comes from The Hippopotamus Song, written and made famous by Flanders & Swan.
#AdamsPhotoChallenge @ Evans Country Club - Photo taken at Evans Spa in the Mud Room!
Girls just wanna have fun even in mud, lol!!!
Be sure to get your submission for the challenge to Adam Lavell by the 24th June!
Mud Bathing
Most beaches have mud pots by the sea's edge where you can self-administer a full-body mud pack.
Leave it in place to bake under the sun for five to ten minutes and then wash it off in the sea.
It tightens the skin and leaves it feeling smooth, tingly and refreshed.
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This spa focuses on medical as well as recreational treatments. Entry includes the beach, pools, spa, a fitness room, solarium and Dead Sea saltwater pool. Mud wraps, massages (Thai and Balinese massages available).
This stylish hotel spa has a heated pool, Dead Sea saltwater pool, Jacuzzi, steam room and sauna. Treatments include massages (55 minutes), body wraps, salt scrubs, phytomer and mud facials, dry flotation and hydrobaths. An Arabic loofah experience (75 minutes) has to be tried to be believed – expect your skin to glow by the end.
Lowest Point
The Dead Sea is located in the Syro-African Rift, a 4000-mile fault line in the earth’s crust. The lowest point of dry land on earth is the shoreline of the Dead Sea at 1300 feet below sea level. That the lake is at the lowest point means that water does not drain from this lake. Daily 7 million tons of water evaporate but the minerals remain, causing the salt content to increase. Figures for the Dead Sea’s salinity today range from 26-35%.
Mineral-Rich
Nearly ten times as salty as the world’s oceans and twice as saline as the Great Salt Lake in Utah, the Dead Sea is rich with minerals. The Dead Sea Works company on the southwest side of the lake employs 1600 people around the clock to harvest the valuable minerals from the water. Potash is the most valuable of those extracted today and is used in the manufacture of fertilizer.
The African or Savannah buffalo is traditionally known as the meanest beast in the bush, prone to launch a killing charge at the drop of a hat. Although this is the natural reaction of almost any buffalo that is being shot at, many non-provoked, solitary males like the one in this image also do it. The most common species, a very large black-pelted grassland dweller, can weigh up to 1,750 pounds.
In South Africa, we were out for a night drive following a Pride of Lions, which were tracking a herd of Cape Buffalos. One of the large lions jumped on the back of a male buffalo and tried to bite through his spinal cord. The buffalo headed at full speed toward a tree with low hanging branches and knocked him off.
Understandably angry, the buffalo turned around and charged our 4x4 at full speed. The guide slammed the gearshift into reverse and the gas pedal to the floor. We went flying backwards over rough ground. The buffalo having made his point backed off on his charge.
It was one of the most exciting experiences on the trip, but not one that I would want to repeat.
Older males are generally forced out of the group. They tend to be solitary or join bachelor herds. You might hear guides refer to them as "old dagga boys". The word "dagga" is Zulu and means mud - it refers to the fact that they like wallowing in mud
For more detail, please click on the image.
Following their afternoon bottles, the keepers hosed down the little elephants and added more water to the big mud bath area. Elephants love a good mud bath and the orphans are no exception.
With no sweat glands, the cooler mud helps them regulate their body temperature and provide a natural sunscreen. Mud is also a great way to get rid of any parasites on the skin. But most of all, it’s just a lot of fun.
Lowest Point
The Dead Sea is located in the Syro-African Rift, a 4000-mile fault line in the earth’s crust. The lowest point of dry land on earth is the shoreline of the Dead Sea at 1300 feet below sea level. That the lake is at the lowest point means that water does not drain from this lake. Daily 7 million tons of water evaporate but the minerals remain, causing the salt content to increase. Figures for the Dead Sea’s salinity today range from 26-35%.
Mineral-Rich
Nearly ten times as salty as the world’s oceans and twice as saline as the Great Salt Lake in Utah, the Dead Sea is rich with minerals. The Dead Sea Works company on the southwest side of the lake employs 1600 people around the clock to harvest the valuable minerals from the water. Potash is the most valuable of those extracted today and is used in the manufacture of fertilizer.
It is the lack of the knowledge of God and his commandments and
not listening to his word of truth.
Not the knowledge of this world which is corrupted and full of
lies and denial of God .
Matthew 24 : 37-38
" But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be."
Hosea 4:6
"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children."
The African or Savannah buffalo is traditionally known as the meanest beast in the bush, prone to launch a killing charge at the drop of a hat. Although this is the natural reaction of almost any buffalo that is being shot at, many non-provoked, solitary males like the one in this image also do it. The most common species, a very large black-pelted grassland dweller, can weigh up to 1,750 pounds.
In South Africa, we were out for a night drive following a Pride of Lions, which were tracking a herd of Cape Buffalos. One of the large lions jumped on the back of a male buffalo and tried to bite through his spinal cord. The buffalo headed at full speed toward a tree with low hanging branches and knocked him off.
Understandably angry, the buffalo turned around and charged our 4x4 at full speed. The guide slammed the gear shift into reverse and the gas pedal to the floor. We went flying backwards over rough ground. The buffalo having made his point backed off on his charge.
It was one of the most exciting experiences on the trip, but not one that I would want to repeat.
Older males are generally forced out of the group. They tend to be solitary or join bachelor herds. You might hear guides refer to them as "old dagga boys". The word "dagga" is Zulu and means mud - it refers to the fact that they like wallowing in mud.
For greater detail, please click on image.
Best shot of the day. Mudbath about halfway the 21 km course of the Hellendoorn (NL) Strongman Run 2015. Hilarious passage.
We were so lucky to witness this elephant having her 3 monthly mud bath. Especially as it was in a very bad drought area.
This spa focuses on medical as well as recreational treatments. Entry includes the beach, pools, spa, a fitness room, solarium and Dead Sea saltwater pool. Mud wraps, massages (Thai and Balinese massages available).
Halite deposits can cuts deeply, that's why theses shoes.
Halite deposits (and teepee structure) along the western Dead Sea coast.
One afternoon at the valley where wildboar rolling and mudbath area, but none of them around coz it's already high noon, it was hot, sunny and windy plus wet muddy rocky and sandy soils, no shirt, only short , cramps and pain on my legs and elbow layed on that turf for this little beauty to stop by and pose for me,i'm suppose to help my buddy for cooking lunch during that fishing trip, ha ha..only concern was black panther or tiger watching over me from the thick forest while licking their lips..he he...but i guess worth it..
dedicated to Elsa..good luck!
This "Old Dagga Boy" has lived a very hard life. I would love to hear his stories.
Older males are generally forced out of the group. They tend to be solitary or join bachelor herds. You might hear guides refer to them as "old dagga boys". The word "dagga" is Zulu and means mud - it refers to the fact that they like wallowing in mud.
The African or Savannah buffalo is traditionally known as the meanest beast in the bush, prone to launch a killing charge at the drop of a hat. Although this is the natural reaction of almost any buffalo that is being shot at, many non-provoked, solitary males like the one in this image also do it. The most common species, a very large black-pelted grassland dweller, can weigh up to 1,750 pounds.
For greater detail please click on the image.