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Passing you by, Singapore 2008

Lumo empty stock passes through York

All Saints, Drinkstone, Suffolk

You leave Woolpit, a good village with a famous church, and head into the hills, passing two windmills, both now without sails but majestic still in the early spring sunshine. Eventually you come down into Drinkstone. The infant River Blackbourn runs alongside the village street, and you cross it and climb up to All Saints.

The setting is lovely; the church sits above the road on a soft cushion of green, the old school beside it. The red-brick tower is elegant and tall, and it might surprise you learn that it is neither medieval or Victorian. It was one of the earliest Suffolk towers built specifically to accommodate recreational bell-ringing, dating as it does from the last years of the 17th century, when this sport was beginning to take off. We know it was built at the behest of the Rector Thomas Cambourne, who also paid for the bells; a plaque remembering this is set in the west wall of the tower. It is interesting to compare Drinkstone's tower with earlier Tudor red-brick towers like Hemley and Charsfield, and later 18th century ones ones like Grundisburgh and Cowlinge. It has more in common with the former than the latter, except that here there are classical louvred arches, perfectly designed for the bells to sound out from. If it looks more medieval than it is then it may be because of the lancet in the base stage, part of an 1860s upgrading by Edward Hakewill, whose trademark, a quatrefoil clerestory, is also in evidence above the aisles, looking very like the same thing at his Thurston across the A14. He appears to have raised the nave roof, or at least the angle at which it cuts into the tower, because this now looks rather awkward. If so, the east wall of the nave must also be his; the east window certainly is, and that whole face of the chancel has been rebuilt.

I find it hard to warm to Hakewill's work; his introduction of high gloom into the churches he restored seems intentional, and is often coupled with low aisles that only increase the austerity. Luckily, the great aisles here make the nave as wide as it is long, and I stepped in to a feeling of lightness. The great tower arch contains a modern ringing chamber in light wood, which looks splendid, and suggests that Cambourne's work is still very much appreciated.

The font is set against a pillar in the south arcade in the traditional manner, and is one of those arcaded octagonal fonts you find mainly in the east of the county, usually made from Purbeck marble. Or, at least, it appears to be, but I couldn't help wondering if it was actually an older, square font that had been cut down and decorated by someone locally. It just doesn't have the same finish as other fonts in this style.

The benches are Victorian, and there are some hefty bench end carvings. Mortlock thought they might be from the studio of the great Ipswich woodcarver Henry Ringham, whose work is much in evidence up the road in Woolpit, but I wasn't so sure. They don't seem to me to be of the usual delicacy of his work. The dove with an olive branch, for example, looks more like a chicken.

There are also a couple of medieval bench ends at the back, and they repay more than a passing glance. Although the bench ends are very badly damaged, they both have carvings on them. One is an angel who has had his front neatly sliced off, presumably by an iconoclast to eradicate the design on his shield, while the other is a version of the carving at Blythburgh which is often referred to as 'scandal' - a face carved into the poppyhead with an outstretched tongue. Two smaller heads look out below. There is another like it near here at Bradfield St George.

Despite being repainted, the roodscreen is beautiful, the upper tracery boiling like lace into the air. The roodloft stairway set in the north wall beside it is one of the most complete in Suffolk, retaining all its original steps and even the handrail. There is a very curious stone platform stretching west of here. Today it is used for the lectern, but it may have been part of a tombchest originally, or even what Mortlock calls a preaching platform. It is certainly very unusual.

The family at Drinkstone Hall for many years were the Grigbys, and they've left their mark here. Two matching, elegant 18th century memorials with urns on flank the vestry door, with a simpler one above. But more interesting are two memorials in the nave. Thomas Grigby was killed in the Peninsula war of 1811. On board a transport bound for Cadiz, he was run down by the Franchise frigate off Falmouth and perished together with 233 souls. Almost forty years later, during the Indian Mutiny, the fourth son of the Rector John Peloquin Cosserat was shot in the mouth by a musket ball while commanding his regiment the first Punjaub Cavalry against the rebels at Koorsee, an incident which seems to have stepped out of the pages of The Siege of Krishnapur.

A curiosity in the chancel is a scattering of reset and heavily restored medieval glass. In the upper lights on the south side are angels of the Precious Blood swinging censers. A 19th Century Christ in Majesty is at the top, but the two figures either side may be from a crucifixion originally, On the left are two Marys (one peeps from behind the other) and on the other a figure who is probably John. Although heavily restored, enough survives to show that these figures are in a 14th Century style, although they appear to be 15th Century. Opposite is a Madonna and Child with modern heads.

As you can see, All Saints is full of interest. It doesn't wear its heart on its sleeve, and there must be very few of the many hundreds who visit Woolpit every year who ever make it down the road to here.

CITYCATs passing by at Hamilton

The Maple Leaf has stopped short of the station in Rochester, New York, to wait for a westbound Empire Service train to depart the station. Shown is Train 281, which is en route to Niagara Falls, New York, from New York City. The tracks here are now owned by CSX. The view is from the rear of the Maple Leaf.

Seminyak Beach, Bali, Indonesia.

Canada goose, view large to see water dropplets :o)

Taken at Barodi, Narayanganj, Bangladesh

Taken with canon1000d and 50mm1.8II [Special thanks to my friend double-A Apu]

best on black...

still on the theme of tanks but this time in low-key...

I usually do not recommend such dense images as these either need to be "pushed up" for safe viewing or require ideal conditions... but this time I could not resist myself ;)

Passing By

A collection of bus photos from a holiday in North Wales in August 1999.

Here, Marshall of Baillieston are seen passing through Conwy with their 731AFD, a Volvo B10M-61 / Van Hool Alizee.

Recorded passing Štěpánov, ČD 362 030 was working the R908 12:09 Šumperk to Brno.

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South West Trains 455704 heads away from New Malden on a Woking - London Waterloo service, while heading towards New Malden is 455716 with a Shepperton train.

Johnny Manziel appears to check his pulse rate while passing Brian Hoyer, as the two quarterbacks warmed up before their game against the Indianapolis Colts, Dec. 7, 2014, at FirstEnergy Stadium. Even before the end of the game, a 25-24 Colts victory, Browns fans were wondering about the pulse of the moribund Browns offense and whether it is time for Johnny Football to try to shock it back to life.

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In Copenhagen, I'm told that cyclists are required to wait behind stopped buses.

Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA during the evening commute. Note I go well left of the bus so I'm visible in the driver's rear view mirror. There's also plenty of buffer space in case the driver doesn't seem me and pulls out.

ST23 XPT and 2222N limestone yo-yo pass each other on Werai curve on an intermittently damp morning. Interestingly, the same locomotives, cars and wagons could have passed each other in the 1980s, although in different colours.

OK, time for something a little brighter to cut through all this fog. Hooded warbler at Laffite's Cove Nature Preserve, Galveston Island.

These are some more shots of my Tour to Europe in Sept - Nov 2012. I has been a while since I last saw them.. great to be able to catch up on them at last!

At Montserrat on our afternoon optional tour going up to the Montserrat mountain by coach. On my Cosmos tour, October 14, 2012.

Montserrat is a multi-peaked mountain located near the city of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range. The main peaks are Sant Jeroni (1,236 m), Montgrós (1,120 m) and Miranda de les Agulles (903 m). The mountain is the namesake for the Caribbean island of Montserrat. Montserrat is sometimes referred to as "tall", or "la cuchador" (the spork).

It is well known as the site of the Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary and which is identified by some with the location of the Holy Grail in Arthurian myth.

"Montserrat" literally means "saw (serrated, like the common handsaw) mountain" in Catalan. It describes its peculiar aspect with multitude of rock formations which are visible from a great distance. The mountain is composed of strikingly pink conglomerate, a form of sedimentary rock. Montserrat is Spain's first National Park.

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Trains passing near Churnston box on one of the model railways in Lord Mc Alpine's private railway museum

again trying out things with focus

The Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum's former Chesapeake & Ohio 2-8-4 No. 2789 passing the museum's yard on its way to a temporary display site at a park near the museum grounds.

(c) Thomas Dyrek

The E6, the main transportation line between Norway and Sweden and the rest of Europe

Thursday 16 July, 2026 saw the latest batch of new Greater Manchester Police officers celebrate the end of their basic training with a passing out parade at the force’s Sedgley Park training centre.

They were welcomed to the force by Chief Constable Sir Stephen Watson and Assistant Chief Constable Steph Parker, who inspected the parade.

Guest of honour was the Mark Llewellin DL, High Sheriff of Greater Manchester.

Also present was Chief Constable Tim Forbes of North Yorkshire Police.

Friends and family were on hand to enjoy the occasion.

The officers will now go to their respective postings and continue their development.

To contact Greater Manchester Police for a less urgent matter or make a report online please visit www.gmp.police.uk.

You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.

Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.

You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give evidence.

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ECSC Event @ the Va Beach Oceanfront

Marching pass... Chew leading the pack as Snr International

Olympus OM4 using Rollei Superpan 200 developed in Microphen.

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The is a photograph from a set of photographs of the 15th running of the Fields of Athenry 10KM took place on Monday, St. Stephen's Day, December 26th 2016 at 11:00 in Athenry, Co. Galway, Ireland. Just under 1,200 participants finished the race today under the Medieval Arch in the town. The weather, for a change, was almost perfect for road running. While there was a stiff breeze into the face of runners for the first 4KM the conditions turned very pleasant and favourable for the final 6KM of the race with the winter sun also appearing.

This is one of the leading 10KM road races in Ireland. It is hard to believe that the race is "only" fifteen years old. It's superb organisation, atmosphere, and great race history gives it the characteristic of a race that is many years older. The credit for this goes to the wonderful athletics club in Athenry AC and the team of volunteers. The attention to every detail in the race which this year attracted over 1,200 participants means that the race has earned it's stripes as one of the leading road races in Ireland.

The race started at the Railway station and then took in a loop of the famous fields of Athenry where it turns left and begins it's return to the town, passing the soccer club, over the railway lines, and finishing under the medival arch in Athenry town for a fittingly atmospheric finish to the race. Race HQ is in the Presentation College in Athenry. Post race showers, prize giving ceremony, and refreshments were provided in the College after the race.

We have a very extensive set of photographs from this year's event. The link to the full set of photographs on this Flickr photostream is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157676673218051. There are some photographs of the race start and photographs of the race finish from the 1st across the line until the 50 minutes finish time.

Some useful Internet links

20 August 1974. Passing Singapore, in ballast, westbound, for the Persian Gulf.

Here I am, taking a breather on the starboard side of the poop deck..

This was in the days when seafarers had neither heard of, let alone used, sunscreen.

After joining BP's supertanker/VLCC 'British Navigator' on the 24/07/1974 in drydock, at Mitsubishi's giant shipbuilding and ship repair facility at Koyagi, Nagasaki, we sailed for Kharg Island, Iran to load a full cargo of crude oil, which would eventually be discharged at Europort and Immingham.

Vessel details:

Keel laid during November 1970, launched on 07/03/1971, and completed on 30/06/1971, by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki, Japan (1674)

108,531 g.t. & 218,587 dwt., as:

'British Navigator' to 1976, &

'Sivand' until, on 15/10/1984, during a laden voyage from Kharg Island, Iran, to an unknown port in southern Europe, the vessel was struck by an aircraft-launched guided missile, and caught fire in a position near Farsi Island, approximately 60 nautical miles south of Kharg Island.

The vessel was heavily damaged.

Later the vessel was sold to Taiwan for demolition and arrived at Kaohsiung on 07/05/1986.

murtala mhammad airport, lagos, nigeria

1A81 0810 Bradford Interchange to London Kings Cross Grand Central service seen passing through Ely station on a East Coast divert from Peterborough Ely and Cambridge seen at 1037

I was busy concentrating on this rusty old seafront shelter in Southsea when two young women walked through the shot with their dog.

One of them did a cheeky pose for the camera without pausing and they both walked off laughing.

A priceless fun moment shared with two complete strangers but which was full of humour.

What I like about this image is how it reflects life.

People suddenly appear in your life, create an impact and memories and then are gone. They can be there for a split second or for many years but they leave behind them a memory (like these 2 young women) that cannot be forgotten.

I would have liked to have shown these 2 young women this image but it was a fleeting moment between passing strangers.

My fond memory is the fun they had being cheeky in front of my camera.

All three of us laughed and the moment was gone but captured on film as a record.

On a foggy Thursday in early October the Blue Angels returned to the San Francisco Bay for the first time in 2 years. While the fog kept them from doing much in the way of maneuvers during their first practice day, they took some time to fly around the greater San Francisco area as if to say "Hello" to the area. Watching from Fort Point Pier, a small crowd was thrilled as they made low pass after low pass, speeding from one side of the bay to the other making many crossings over the Golden Gate Bridge. Given the low visibility, I wonder what the drivers on the bridge made of these blue and yellow darts speeding noisily over them from out of the surrounding fog!

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BNSF Dash 9-44CW No. 5432 is doing DP duties today on an eastbound Norfolk Southern manifest freight passing a westbound container train in Richmond, Indiana.

Passing through the farmland, heading back through some mountains, towards Mt. Shasta, California. The sun was peaking through the clouds perfectly, very gorgeous site to see!

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Monarch butterfies at Ardenwood farm. It was late when I took the picture, when most of them are resting with wings together.

Wijngaard Plein, bruges, Belgium

The crews of Britannia 'Oliver Cromwell' and Witherslack Hall acknowledge each other as they pass on the restored Great Central Railway. Taken during the Friday of the Autumn Gala.