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D8568 passes D1015 'Western Champion' at Arley on the Severn Valley Railway's Diesel Enthusiast's Gala. The 'Westerns' were, for once, in the shadow of a unique survivor of a long gone diesel history and fair play to the DTG for keeping it 'alive'!
The old Morton homestead has lived a lot of lives, and it might well be on its last. Constructed by Joseph Morton, a local deacon and surgeon, it's one of the oldest structures in this part of Annapolis County. First came a log house, then this was raised in 1784, same year as the birth of his son Edmund. Clay for the bricks was collected, formed, and fired by Mr. Morton himself, then he hired a local mason named McNeil to lay them. The entire wooden interior and roof burned out in 1819, but was rebuilt. Various additions have come and gone, but the solid structural core has remained mostly unchanged for two-and-a-half centuries. Is there a renovation pending? Could be. It was bought by someone for relatively little in October, and it's either coming down or back to life — there are only two options. I've been watching all my life out the window on the highway passing, wondering. Are there any from this particular line of Mortons still lingering in this corner of the world? The closest I could find was Joseph's great-great-granddaughter Alberta Morton, buried in Canning in 1956, aged 78. Like most old homes, this one seems long since orphaned from its roots.
December 18, 2025
Wilmot, Nova Scotia
Year 19, Day 6612 of my daily journal.
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A monk passing the time on a bench in Sanam Luang, a plaza next to the Grand Palace that was once used for royal ceremonies.
GBRf 66742 & 66770 top & tail South Western Railway 701005 through Potbridge working 6X24 Derby Litchurch Lane to Eastleigh. A trio of 450s roll alongside working the Basingstoke stopper...
The former depot, now a museum, at Schwarzenberg on 3rd May 2008, with DR Class '65.10' 2-8-4 tank 65 1049-9, a visitor from Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf shed and visitor from Leipzig DR 'Rekolok’ 2-10-0 52 8154-7 passing by. The diesel is former type 'V22B' DR RAW Zwickau works shunter 'No.6' (LKM Works No.262155/1969).
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Sugarcane train travel at a very slow pace, so much that it is possible to chase after this train and wait long on the spot, despite the fact my car has to travel through much longer route, and I still have to walk 1 km from car park to this spot. This one is Kedawung no.2 as it head back to the mill.
Miteside passing loop, Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. Friday 04 August 1989.
Photograph copyright: Ian 10B. Slide No. 9286
(First) Great Western Railway 43141 & 43029 rush through Purley on Thames working 1C15, the 13.00 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads service.
London Alternative Fashion Week, waiting to go on the catwalk...
Look around you all the time....
Nikon D300, Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 EX Macro II
The winter goes and
Milky light reflects
In puddles
Of melting snow
I love to watch
The magic of passing season
The melting
In those between times
Before the old leaves and
The new flows in
Until quite recently, coal trains to and from Aberthaw power station were commonly seen passing through Barry bringing coal from Avonmouth, New Cumnock, Onllwyn, Tower Colliery and Cwmbargoed. All the coal now supplied to Aberthaw is imported from as far away as Russia and Australia as UK coal contains toxic nitrogen oxides which breach EU regulations. Currently, Aberthaw produces power as and when required and there are no coal trains supplying the power station . This train headed by 66107 is destined for Cwmbargoed from Hope (Earls Sidings) on the 4V01 to fill up with coal for the return journey to Hope in Derbyshire for the cement industry.
This guy's name is Medina. I played with him at the Luneta chess plaza around 5 years ago when I was doing some study for a college report. He told me bits of his life, how he wandered around the Manila area and spent most of his days at the chess plaza. He challenge me to a game of chess-- five pesos per hour, paid by the loser. He mopped the floor with me. He was really good at chess. He didn't ask me for anything except an hour of my time and a few of my cigarettes.
I came back to the chess plaza last year and asked around for him. The other homeless people there said Medina passed away in 2008, after falling sick during the Ondoy floods. He had no family and no one seemed to know where he's buried. No one I know has a photo of him. I'm glad to have found this. :)
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