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Stepping away from oodles of shots from the Top End of Australia to which I shall return, this pair of pics of a cheeky local Superb Fairy-wren, taken a couple of days ago, may entertain you.
This is a full view of the Hoover Dam with the hydro-electric station at the bottom and a small part of the Lake Mead reservoir behind. The dam is a short drive from Las Vegas, Nevada and is the main source of power for that city. You can clearly see the white ring around Lake Mead which indicates the normal water level. At the time this was shot, the water level was 30 or 40 ft. below normal due to years of persistent drought in the Rocky Mountains that feed the Colorado River.
From Wikipedia—
Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Its construction was the result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over one hundred lives. Originally known as Boulder Dam from 1933, it was officially renamed Hoover Dam for President Herbert Hoover by a joint resolution of Congress in 1947.
The height of the dam is 726.4 ft (221.4 m) and the length is 1,244 ft (379 m). A total of 3,250,000 cubic yards (2,480,000 cubic metres) of concrete was used in the dam before concrete pouring ceased on May 29, 1935. Core samples taken in 1995 showed that the concrete has continued to cure and harden.
Since about 1900, the Black Canyon and nearby Boulder Canyon had been investigated for their potential to support a dam that would control floods, provide irrigation water and produce hydroelectric power. In 1928, Congress authorized the project. The winning bid to build the dam was submitted by a consortium called Six Companies, Inc., which began construction of the dam in early 1931. Such a large concrete structure had never been built before, and some of the techniques were unproven. The torrid summer weather and lack of facilities near the site also presented difficulties. Nevertheless, Six Companies turned the dam over to the federal government on March 1, 1936, more than two years ahead of schedule.
Hoover Dam impounds Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States by volume (when it is full). The dam is located near Boulder City, Nevada, a municipality originally constructed for workers on the construction project, about 30 mi (48 km) southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. The dam's generators provide power for public and private utilities in Nevada, Arizona, and California. Hoover Dam is a major tourist attraction; nearly a million people tour the dam each year. The heavily traveled U.S. Route 93 (US 93) ran along the dam's crest until October 2010, when the Hoover Dam Bypass opened. I took this shot from the bypass bridge.
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
H. L. Mencken
After the fever-pitch excitement of shooting passing trains it was back to more run of the mill activities with a bog-standard 3/4 shot of 2C42 heading away southward from Parton behind 37402.
New Normal
I recently visited Margriet (from Netherland) and Paula (from USA) while they are organizing activities for the children of they neighbourhood in Sibulan, Negros Oriental, Philippines.
They are teaching the children and make them draw, sing dance etc and the mothers of the children are participating too.
There will be a little Christmas party soon and we are invited so I can take more pictures and capture these nice moments for the children.
It is nice to see how much the children are enjoying these classes with Margriet and Paula :)
Another extremely nice moment in this beautiful country :)
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Class108 2-car DMU enters Hampton Loade on a quiet day 28-4-08.
Probably M50933: Driving Motor Brake Second (DMBS), built 1960 and M51941: DMBS, also built 1960.
The route indicator/ destination blind says it is heading for Birmingham New Street.
Ref: CNV00029
Cold, wet, but... normal. Some of us prefer it to working in cosy slippers and pyjamas at home... (Warm but unable to meet live people except through some remote screen - or, soon, a Metaverse headset?..)
Oui, c'est un magnifique décor... mais je dois vous faire un aveu... j'ai triché!!!
J'ai supprimé les affreux fils électriques qui me gâchaient le paysage!!!
Vivement les lignes électriques enterrées... enfin chez moi... c'est pas prêt d'arriver... :-(
I am almost a normal height when stood next to my friend and I am wearing heels.
not what it looks like by the way. just posing for the camera.
woody would be devastated if he thought I was seeing another guy.
original pencil and crayon drawing by: Bill Rogers
In different parts of the world people report seeing tiny humanoid creatures sneaking around their houses and lawns, often misplacing items or playing pranks. What are the reasons for this? What could be the explanation? What of the window peeks or sounds of screen doors opening when no one else is home?
One week ago at this time, 80+ mph gusts were blowing around our home. After four days the power came back on. The yard is cleaned up and repairs are complete. It's so nice for life to be...back to normal.
~~~~~~~~~~~ Life after Category 4 Hurricane Irma - 9/10/17 ~~~~~~~~
Sunset afterglow ~ Summer '17 ~ Florida Everglades U.S.A.
Broward County ~ Hometown ~ Coral Springs, Florida
(three more photos 'from this night' in the comments)
A characteristic of the normal child is he doesn't act that way very often. ~Author Unknown
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