View allAll Photos Tagged patch
(built 2016, see tags for further known data). Op dit werk is een Creative Commons Licentie van toepassing.
A touch of filter was added to this image in post-processing.
Snow seems to have disappeared from the weather forecast for Calgary for the next few days. It was supposed to snow last night and this morning, but, instead, we have blue sky and sunshine. Yesterday, thinking I had better get out for a drive before this snow arrived, I drove east and north-east of the city, which I haven't done for ages. Not my favourite drive to get out there on a very busy highway with endless, enormous trucks, and it is also an area that I can easily get lost in once I get there. As it turned out, it was a cloudy, windy day. and definitely not good for taking photos.
The birds that I was hoping I might come across were nowhere to be seen. No problem, though, as I had already seen both species on a recent outing. Instead, I was so happy to see a flock of Gray Partridge and a handsome male Ring-necked Pheasant. The Partridge flushed from the edge of a gravel road and, as they always do, took flight over a field and disappeared from sight. As I watched, one individual partially showed himself, presumably checking for the group whether I had continued with my drive.
The Ring-necked Pheasant was crossing a field at a farm and not too far away. After turning in different directions, it gave a very loud squawk and off it flew, disappearing over an adjacent field. It had been ages since I last saw one of these spectacular, colourful birds, so this was a pleasant surprise.
These Pheasants are well-established in the wild in North America, but more are raised and released in Alberta every year as game birds.
Day 294 - Its pumpkin patch time around here and time to pick us up a few new friends for the front porch. The sun was setting and I didnt have much time to pick - but this little one just screamed out my name. He has curly hair just like me. :)
Guadalupe Canyon, Peloncillo Mountains / Cochise County, Arizona
Even though my twin and I were in Arizona, we were in the most southeast corner that one can get so the form of Bordered Patch that this image represents is the one that occurs in New Mexico instead of the one that occurs in Arizona.
A Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress on static display at the Destin Executive Airport in Destin, Florida.
From the foundation's web page:
No longer avoiding anti-aircraft fire or the terror of enemy fighters, the B-17 stands as a living history exhibit for the nation.
The most widely recognized and revered aircraft type of World War II, the B-17 Flying Fortress, takes to the skies again. The B-17G (Serial # 44-83575) has been returned to its wartime configuration under the auspices of the nonprofit Collings Foundation of Stow, MA and given the name Nine-O-Nine.
The Collings Flying Fortress was built at Long Beach, CA by the Douglas Aircraft Company and accepted on April 7, 1945. Although she was too late for combat, #44-83575 did serve as part of the Air/Sea 1st Rescue Squadron and later in the Military Air Transport Service.
In April 1952, #44-83575 was instrumented and subjected to the effects of three different nuclear explosions. After a thirteen-year “cool down” period, #44-83575 was sold as part of an 800-ton scrap pile and Aircraft Specialties Company began the restoration of the aircraft.
Damaged skin was fabricated and replaced on site; engines and props were stripped, cleaned, repaired, and tested; four thousand feet of new control cable was installed; all electrical wiring and instrumentation was replaced. As she neared completion, the jeers and laughter of those who said she would never fly again faded as the sounds of four 1200 HP Wright-Cyclone engines echoed across the desert and Yucca Lady rose as the phoenix and climbed into the sky.
For twenty years, without a major problem or incident, #44-83575 served as a fire bomber dropping water and borate on forest fires. She was sold in January 1986 to the Collings Foundation. Restored back to her original wartime configuration by Tom Reilly Vintage Aircraft, she represented one of the finest B-17 restorations and won several awards.
In August 1987, while performing at an airshow in western Pennsylvania, Nine-O-Nine was caught by a severe crosswind moments after touchdown. The right wing lifted in the air, finally coming down too far down the runway. Despite the efforts of her crew, she rolled off the end of the runway, crashed through a chain link fence, sheared off a power pole and roared down a 100-foot ravine to a thundering stop. The landing gear sheared off, the chin turret was smashed and pushed into the nose; the Plexiglas nose was shattered; bomb bay doors, fuselage, fuselage, ball turret, wing and nacelles all took a tremendous beating. Engines and propellers were also torn form their mounts. Fortunately, there were no fatalities to the crew or riders although there were injuries.
For a second time, this B-17 “rose from the ashes”. With nacelles from the famed B-17 Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby, thousands of volunteer hours, support from the folks of Beaver Falls, PA, and donations from individuals and corporations, she was made whole again to carry on the proud and rugged heritage of the B-17.
Since the crash at Beaver Falls, the B-17 has succeeded in visiting over 1200 tour stops. This means that millions, who would otherwise never seen the Flying Fortress, have been able to experience first hand the plane that helped change the history of the world fifty years ago.
The Collings Foundation B-17 was named Nine-O-Nine in honor of a 91st Bomb Group, 323rd Squadron plane of the same name which completed 140 missions without an abort or loss of a crewman.
The original Nine-O-Nine was assigned to combat on February 25, 1944. By April 1945, she had made eighteen trips to Berlin, dropped 562,000 pounds of bombs, and flown 1,129 hours. She had twenty-one engine changes, four wing panel changes, fifteen main gas tank changes, and 18 Tokyo tank changes (long-range fuel tanks). She also suffered from considerable flak damage.
After European hostilities ceased, Nine-O-Nine, with its six-hundred patched holes, flew back to the United States. While the rigors of war never stopped the historic Nine-O-Nine, she succumbed at last to the scrappers guillotine, along with thousands of other proud aircraft.
Wingspan 103 feet, 9 inches
Length 74 feet, 9 inches
Height 19 feet, 1 inch
Empty Weight 36,135 pounds
Max. Weight 72,000 pounds
Powerplants 4 1,200 hp Wright R-1820-97 Engines
Armament 13 M2 .50 Cal Browning Machine Guns
Crew 10
Max Speed 250 Mph
Service Ceiling 35,000 feet
Range 2,400 miles
My daughter had some dresses which she had outgrown. The prints were so cute that I did not feel like giving them away. They were in my wardrobe for almost 6 months now.
I have started this patch work project now. No, no, no I have no deadline in mind.
Laughing Squid Embroidered Patches
Laughing Squid Stickers & Patches Now Available Via Sticker Giant
photo by Scott Beale / Laughing Squid
This photo is licensed under a Creative Commons license. If you use this photo within the terms of the license or make special arrangements to use the photo, please list the photo credit as "Scott Beale / Laughing Squid" and link the credit to laughingsquid.com.
We had a lovely day picnicking and walking on Max Patch on the Appalachian Trail. The views were stunning. Read more here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Patch and here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_balds
Don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission. © Barbara Dickie. All rights reserved.
After doing a lens test in this location I loaded the Z 24-200 4-6.3 VR on the Nikon Z5 to capture some of the railroad scenery in this one spot.
This is the western base of the Walnut Street bridge that crosses the Norfolk Southern tracks at the JK interlocker in Roanoke, VA.
Esta almofada fiz igual ao meu primeiro trabalho em patch, acho este modelo muito gostoso de fazer..
Not a Boeing sourced patch per-se, but I figured I would grab it. This distinct style of border is often found on BSA patches.
5x5 patch design to go along with hatred for a human host.
available to purchase at lowercrassblatz.ecrater.com
"And Sew to Bed" project patch: the cross-stitch says "inequality= conflict". This was made after reading research by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Picket on the damaging impact of income inequality:
People tend to get judged by what they earn, own and look like
Higher levels of chronic stress, anxiety and poor health across society with the greatest impact on those on the lowest income
Greater sense of injustice and inferiority is felt by those on middle and low incomes
Trust breaks down, society divides, labels and blame are handed out
There are higher levels of violence
Educational attainment is undermined and held down
Social mobility grinds to a halt
Consumption levels are higher leading to environmental damage and increased pressure on resources.
A patch here, a patch there, but the Rock remains. Valley Junction, East St Louis, IL, February 2023.
Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area (WMA)
Screven County, Georgia, USA
Collard Patch Lake is an oxbow lake off the Savannah River.
An abstract view of the envelopes of two small balloons, seen at the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta.
Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia). South Llano Grande State Park, Junction, Texas, USA. 27 October 2024
...with a hole in the middle is the riddle. That is of course a chimney. This is a capture I noticed after I shot the wagon wheel at the Gold Hill Inn. The chimney at the Inn was undoubtedly not built from Chinese materials nor by licensed craftsmen, grin. I bet that they didn't have to freight that materials all that far. Gold Hill today is, in all actuality, a pretty popular spot what with the Lodge (posted) and events, dinners and concerts at the Inn of some repute. This open area is from the outdoors venue. Outdoor concerts are held at the Charles Sawtell venue outdoors. Charlie Swatell was popular in Boulder, Gold Hill and even the Boulder radio station, KGNU. That is an unbelievably ECLECTIC station that can be accessed on the web. I once heard a fellow in Japan make a pledge. Often, the local talent comes into the studio and plays live on the air.
A "lode" of opportunities exist up and down Main but I have limited time until the next round of rain. I expect the historical designation is responsible for most of the ambiance. Gold Hill is a remnant of the oldest Colorado mining days. To say Gold Hill tops a mountain ridge is accurate with the road east and west rise while Lickskillet, north, and Gold Run, south to Boulder, drop off the sides of the ridge. If I remember correctly, the Horsfall lode was perhaps the earliest strike in Gold Hill and was responsible for the earliest development. As Wiki puts it: Gold Hill is accessible from nearby Left Hand Canyon Road via Lick Skillet Road, the steepest county road in the United States. It IS safe in first gear IF you have good brakes. The NiWots were father and son Arapaho Indians. Phil [www.flickr.com/photos/boondocks/with/5371371329/] and I investigated what we thought was Gold Hill a few years back but it seems that we barely manage the project.
Gold Hill has lasted for decades through the original gold boom, the second gold boom, the silver boom and its 1893 demonetization and finally the return to reliance on gold mining and processing. It has never completely died and is not accurately, a ghost town. It's history of transportation was a bit tortured considering one route was Lickskillet. I assume most transportation was to and from the Gold Hill Railway Station when the Switzerland Trail rails were laid west on its way to Ward. The steep sides of the canyon originally meant the road up from Boulder had to ascent the canyon. Old Gold Hill still lives on in this century-old mining camp. The narrow gauge route was never built from old Hill Station (see the map). It continued to cling to the foothills above Boulder.