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This week's theme was delivered but I didn't like it so I decided to go in a different direction and shoot a spider's web instead. I've never been good at taking orders!
52 weeks of 2016
Theme: Break the rules
Paducah & Louisville LG1 crawls through Millwood right before sunset. They are in the middle of an almost-constant 10mph slow order from Leitchfield.
Alfred was one of the most popular men in town. The best stone mason had to work even on Sunday to finish everything on time. Orders were coming from everywhere - the king himself wanted an oversized bust. There was a request even from a land across the sea - a dragon statue. The most interesting job though was from a guy who said he saw his unborn son in a dream. According to the guy, his son's statue would turn to a live boy. He gave Alfred a detailed sketch and asked him to finish the job as soon as possible. The stone mason was baffled, but part of him was really intrigued, because of something he saw in the man's eyes. So Alfred spent almost all of his time working on that statue, leaving on a side all of his other projects. Now he was waiting for the guy...and for that miracle too.
I built this for Brickscalibur, Trading Places category.
CN L542 pauses on the Fergus Spur just outside FloChem while the conductor and trainee meet with the yard foreman to discuss spotting the inbound cars. Their 15 minute break allowed plenty of time for a farmer to finish plowing his driveway which crosses both the Fergus Spur main track and the FloChem siding. Shortly, 4732 will cut off from it's train and run ahead to the switch for the crew to sweep it out and start their work.
CN L54231-17
CN 4732
CN Fergus South Spur
Guelph - Eramosa Township, ON.
My nurse practitioner told me to I walk at least one hour per day. Hey, I can do that. What better place to walk than this?
Heber Valley 5926 pulls along a full capacity Deer Creek Reservoir near Soldier Hollow the afternoon of May 30, 2025.
The Basilica of Saint-Denis (French: Basilique royale de Saint-Denis, now formally known as the Basilique-cathédrale de Saint-Denis) is a large former medieval abbey church and present cathedral in the commune of Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris. The building is of singular importance historically and architecturally as its choir, completed in 1144, is widely considered the first structure to employ all of the elements of Gothic architecture.
The basilica became a place of pilgrimage and a necropolis containing the tombs of the kings of France, including nearly every king from the 10th century to Louis XVIII in the 19th century. Henry IV of France came to Saint-Denis formally to renounce his Protestant faith and become a Catholic. The queens of France were crowned at Saint-Denis, and the royal regalia, including the sword used for crowning the kings and the royal sceptre, were kept at Saint-Denis between coronations.
The site originated as a Gallo-Roman cemetery in late Roman times. The archaeological remains still lie beneath the cathedral; the graves indicate a mixture of Christian and pre-Christian burial practices. Around the year 475 AD, St. Genevieve purchased some land and built Saint-Denys de la Chapelle. In 636, on the orders of Dagobert I, the relics of Saint Denis, a patron saint of France, were reinterred in the basilica. The relics of St-Denis, which had been transferred to the parish church of the town in 1795, were brought back again to the abbey in 1819.
In the 12th century, the Abbot Suger rebuilt portions of the abbey church using innovative structural and decorative features. In doing so, he is said to have created the first truly Gothic building. In the following century the master-builder Pierre de Montreuil rebuilt the nave and the transepts in the new Rayonnant Gothic style.
The abbey church became a cathedral on the formation of the Diocese of Saint-Denis by Pope Paul VI in 1966 and is the seat of the Bishop of Saint-Denis, currently (since 2009) Pascal Delannoy. Although known as the "Basilica of St Denis", the cathedral has not been granted the title of Minor Basilica by the Vatican.
The 86-metre (282-foot) tall spire, dismantled in the 19th century, is to be rebuilt. The project, initiated more than 30 years ago, was to have begun in May 2020, and is expected to take about 11 years at a cost of about €28 million.
History
Early churches
The cathedral is on the site where Saint Denis, the first bishop of Paris, is believed to have been buried. According to the "Life of Saint Genevieve", written in about 520, he was sent by Pope Clement I to evangelise the Parisii. He was arrested and condemned by the Roman authorities. Along with two of his followers, the priest Eleutherus and deacon Rusticus, he was decapitated on the hill of Montmartre in about 250 AD. According to the legend, he is said to have carried his head four leagues to the Roman settlement of Catulliacus, the site of the current church, and indicated that it was where he wanted to be buried. A martyrium or shrine-mausoleum was erected on the site of his grave in about 313 AD, and was enlarged into a basilica with the addition of tombs and monuments under Saint Genevieve. These including a royal tomb, that of Aregonde, the wife of King Clothar I.
I just hope she is not expecting something from me in her quest for world dominance - Gan forest Norway
Westbound on the B&O where it crossed the Erie Lackawanna this Chessie freight is getting orders at "RU" tower in Sterling, Ohio on 5-21-77.
We recently touched on reminiscing back to our school days and the characters we were so lucky to go to school with, which many of you related to.👨🏫🎓🚌
The last reportage on said matter occurred during a biology lesson, so I thought it would be appropriate to carry on from where we left off.📘📕📘
Our teacher was giving us a lesson on the circulation of blood. Trying to make the matter easier to understand he said, “Now children, if I stood on my head, the blood would run into it and my face would turn red”. “Yes Sir” we all said.😡
The teacher then put this question to us, “Why is it that while I am standing upright, the blood doesn’t run into my feet?” Little Reggie shouts from the back of the class, “it’s because your feet aren’t empty Sir”.👣🙋♂️👦
I will leave you with this thought for the weekend, Hoof recently had a medical in order to renew his Aeronautics licence, the Doctor told Hoof that he needs to watch his alcohol intake.
So Hoof now sits in front of a mirror.🐎💨🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🚀
Thank you so much for viewing my photos, the comments and banter are so appreciated, have a lovely weekend.
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A Sous Chef carefully manages the orders as they are ejected out of the ticketing system. One of those was mine. Mmmm ‘omlette du fromage’ 😋
Surry Hills, Sydney
July 2019
CN 2031 leads a southbound down the former EJE as they pass JB Tower in West Chicago. A nice bonus was the conductor grabbing orders on the fly.
Sepp Dietrich giving final orders to the tank commander 1st SS Panzer Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"
Scotty orders Irn-Bru (Scottish lemonade) and tries to pay with a magical card from Mummy Marian. According to Scout, www.flickr.com/photos/40262251@N03/ Peter's friend and now also Scotty's friend, it goes very easily, That's why it's called the magical card. Scotty's cousin Punky from England who also lives with Mummy Marian is helping Scotty.
SCOTTY:
Innis dhomh co-ogh...which card is it?
PUNKY:
I don't want you to speak Scottish Scotty...I don't understand anything you're saying.
SCOTTY:
Sorry.... I asked you if you know which card I can pay with
PUNKY: (grabs a card)
I think it's this one! (hands card to Scotty)
Scotty holds the card up to the laptop's screen showing a pack of Irn-Bru
SCOTTY:
Ready....it's paid!
It will be delivered immediately.!
PUNKY:
Wow! Great work Scotty!
SCOTTY:
Tapadh leat
PUNKY:
I said...Don't speak in Scottish!!!!
SCOTTY:
Oh...yes...eh...I mean no.....Thanks
Scotty (number 30) and Punky (number 89) two bears from the UK hand crafted in Merrythought a British historical factory. The plush is mohair and the paws are made of cotton velvet
They are very beautiful hand-crafted bears and I'm very glad I own them .
I came in and Jim had the phone and was not a happy camper.. I ask him what the problem was and he said he was trying to call the Governor to find out when we would be able to get out of this house.. And? Well they weren't accepting any calls because the lines were jammed... And he couldn't see any reason why He couldn't go out and play in the park!!! Be patient little bear.. it's for the good of everybody that we obey the orders... Ahhh! Happy Teddy Bear Tuesday, Everybody!!!!
The depot at Clearmont, Milepost 660.5 from Lincoln, Nebraska, was important for train orders all the way to the installation of CTC between Gillette and Sheridan. Helpers plied this hilly and isolated part of the BN's Yellowstone Division, and those moves in addition to the increasing coal traffic made it a critical spot. By now the CTC must be in place as the train order signal is gone; I have pictures with it intact but this one compares better.
Sorry for the lack of uploads lately, so here is a shot of some rainy stormtroopers. Criticism is welcome.
With no voice due to a cold, the doctor said take the day to rest your voice and get better. Well, he also said to get fresh air...so when Q148 was reported with CREX 1505 leading, I figured why not go out for a bit!
On the evening of 9-9-17, a crew member hoops up orders to the engineer aboard a Central Maine & Quebec unit on the Vermont Railway at White River Junction, VT.
It's hard to sit here by Little Greenwood and imagine the total calamity involved with a head on train collision in the 1910s. I mean hell, it's hard to imagine this railroad running enough trains to have head on collisions after getting used to watching the brass cancel trains for being 0.7 tons below the arbitrary threshold where the shareholders don't think trains are worth it to run.
Nonetheless, at one point in time this railroad was one of the busiest in the entire country. Imagining running 50+ trains a day on track warrants is hard enough for me, let alone nothing but train orders. With that in mind, it isn't hard to figure out how easy it was to have a few small mistakes result in the loss of life. Long before quick emergency response, reliable lines of communication, or modern medicine, it's a wonder how many people managed to survive the "Great Onawa Train Wreck".
It's a very serene place out here, and anyone who visits might not know of the once horrific day many experienced here unless they trespass a little bit to find the marker stone still there to this day. Nowadays however, running an extra ballast train doesn't require fitting it around the schedule of your mainline freight. It just requires cancelling your trains, running it unimpeded east and back west, and resuming normal operations afterward as if there was never any freight stacking up on either side of the railroad.
On that note, here is the aforementioned ballast train running by Little Greenwood Pond and the wreck site itself. There are no train orders with meets to confuse for this crew, as they had the entire sub to themselves all the way to Jackman. The majority of the dumping process occurred the day prior and they are simply highballing it to Jackman to dump a few more cars before handing the train off to the Quebecoise for the return back to Canada. Heading the train is a freshly painted SD60, the first to lead over here in many years.
After clicking my shutter, I exchanged a wave with the engineer and turned to watch yet another of presumably thousands of trains since December of 1919 pass the site of the great wreck.
The UNSC Pelican is one of my favorite dropships from any sci-fi. I tried to mix the Halo: Reach and the Halo 2: Anniversary Pelican (Which looks stunning).
This thing has been on my bucket list for a while. Last year I bought some sand green parts to update another model (Photos of that to come later), and I ended up making a wing with some of the extra pieces. A few orders and after moving, I finally finished this thing.
I do wish I had spent more time on the coloring. In person this looks great, but in photos it does Come across a bit bland.
As simple shot I did a while back of the Cantina set. From the session this was the only shot I liked.
Another day is soon to close for the California Northern. It's been a long day for these guys, with one crew spending the morning unloading the last cut of loads, and the outbound crew showing up early in the afternoon. After spending a couple hours getting the train ready for departure, it was time to go.
The train was originating in Artois, bound for the UP interchange at Davis. The crew this day had a much shorter trip than usual, as it being a gypsum meant there were no cars to set out or pick up. The crew did run into a few problems along the way, leaving Artois they had to run long hood forward at restricted speeds, the original lead motor had no radios, therefore having to pick up a new lead unit, several cars running the gates in front of them, which they got very close to hitting at least one, and a slow order at Yolo. By the time the train reached Davis blue hour would have just passed.
At Yolo, the train approaches the single span truss over Cache Creek. Going only 10 mph, I decided to shoot the train as it approached the bridge, getting the headlights to emphasize the slight grade approaching the creek. The sun was soon to drop below the horizon, and the sky can be seen slowly turning into a vibrant purple. This would be my last shot of the train before heading home.
"All right, soldiers, advance on that dastardly light pole over on the right and destroy it with your rays. This idiot has no Photoshop and can't clone it out himself!"
NO INVITES OR ICONS
National Airline's huge Boeing 747-428(BCF) N952CA dwarfs a trio of based SOG CV-22 Osprey 'Tilt-rotors'
RAF Mildenhall
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It was interesting to watch the dogs and their owners at the dog sports club on Sunday. This pug was getting some final instructions before he was supposed to show the audience how obedience training works. I was quite impressed.
Part of the Mansfield Brewery Site which opened in 1855 and closed in 2002. This Nottinghamshire Limestone wall with bricked-up windows and doors looks older than 1855 to me. Part of the iconic Edwardian building next door is now, appropriately, a micro pub.
By the WhiskyLady:
With spectacular coastline, breathtaking views across to the Small Isles, abundant wildlife (including the elusive Scottish wildcat), ancient oakwoods and stunning white beaches, Ardnamurchan is constantly surprising and always unforgettable. A truly unique place to visit they say (and according to the pictures, I can only agree…)
But what sets Ardnamurchan Distillery (which opened in July 2014) apart, beside its uncommon location, is also the importance attached on being the greenest Scottish distillery.
Uniquely in the whisky industry, all the power and heat requirements for the Ardnamurchan Distillery come from local renewables – the river that provides the distillery’s cooling water has a hydro-electricity generator and the biomass boiler is fuelled by woodchip from local forestry – the overall footprint of the distillery is a light one.
Ardnamurchan is one of the UK’s great unspoiled wildernesses. Rugged, isolated and utterly wild, it juts into the Atlantic at the most westerly point of the British mainland. And this beautiful part of the world is also home to one of the most recently-built Scottish distilleries: Ardnamurchan Distillery, a project brought to life by the renowned whisky merchants of Adelphi.
In addition, the by-products of the whisky-making process are recycled on the peninsula – the still energy-rich draff (what’s left in the mash tun) being used to feed all the livestock on the peninsula, and the pot ale (what’s left in the stills) as fertiliser.
Recently, all 2,500 bottles of Ardnamurchan Spirit 2016 AD have sold out in a record time, with Adelphi Distillery, parent company of Ardnamurchan Distillery, claiming it had orders for three times the number of bottles available.
Getting ready for the off - (the purple pursuit!) I went over to Over Owler Tor a fortnight ago to check on the heather. Odd parts of the ling were in flower (there's a prominent bit in the centre bottom of the frame) but a lot looks dead or desiccated from the long hot spring.
The clouds made for a half-decent shot anyway.