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I heard a buzzing sound in the grass and leaves and saw this...it's pretty big, bigger than a June bug. It was a hot day in Muskoka so I'm thinking it is a Cicada. Anyone?
A pair of Bausch & Lomb-Zeiss-Saegmueller individual eyepiece focussing, 6x30 binoculars. They are marked on the left rear prism housing “Zeiss Prism Stereo/6x30 and on the right, “Bausch & Lomb Optical Company Rochester N.Y.” and the triple prism logo with “B-L, Z and S” in each facet (see below). They date from between 1908 and 1915 (see below). There is no serial number.
The case, whether original to the binoculars or not, is certainly contemporary with them. It is marked on the lid with 14th Bty CFA (Canadian Field Artillery) and a broad arrow enclosed in a serif letter C denoting Canadian Government property. Perhaps surprisingly, the binoculars themselves have no military/government markings, although on the top left prism housing there is deep scratching where possibly someone wanted to erase any arrow mark.
I found the 13th and 15th Batteries CFA, but no reference to a 14th Bty CFA. the closest I found was that the British 14th (Lancashire) Bty RFA of the 3rd West Lancashire Brigade was attached to the 2nd Canadian Division from 1915 to 1916, when they were reassigned to the British 55th Division; but I would not expect them to have used CFA in their title during this period.
In 1853, German emigré John Jacob Bausch set up a small optical workshop in Rochester, New York. With the help of Jacob’s friend Henry Lomb, the business grew and they entered into partnership. In 1892, they cooperated with Carl Zeiss, receiving licenses to produce Zeiss camera lenses and Zeiss patented binoculars in America.
In 1904 Zeiss wanted to supply the US Navy with gunsights, but found that another German emigré, George Saegmuller, had cornered this market. Zeiss proposed to George that they set up in business together in Washington. George declined, stating he had agreed to move to Rochester to merge with Bausch & Lomb. Despite the fact that nothing was legally binding, he had given his word and would not go back on it, joining Bausch & Lomb in 1905 to form the Bausch-Lomb-Saegmuller Company, although the name reverted to just Bausch & Lomb in 1907.
In 1908 Zeiss formed a corporate marriage with Bausch & Lomb and the company became the Bausch & Lomb Optical Company, known familiarly as “The Triple Alliance” of Bausch & Lomb, Zeiss and Saegmuller. The understanding was that Bausch & Lomb would not supply optics in Europe, and Zeiss (Jena) would not supply optics to North America.Their corporate logo was a triple prism each facet containing initials of the three - B-L, Z and S. In 1915, this partnership was dissolved because Bausch & Lomb started supplying optical equipment to Britain and Canada, both enemies of Germany, and Britain being in Europe; thus Zeiss returned its stock to the company, for four million marks. Where previously the left rear prism housing had carried the Zeiss name and the right that of Bausch & Lomb, the Zeiss name disappeared, the logo becoming a single prism with “USA” in it.
If “supplying Germany’s enemies” was a factor in Zeiss withdrawing, this is a bit rich. since when the “Rubber for Glass” deal was secretly negotiated in 1915, whereby Britain would supply Germany with much needed rubber in exchange for equally much needed binoculars and sniper scopes, Zeiss (Jena) stepped in offering to supply thousands of binoculars to the British. Reports differ as to whether any rubber or optics were exchanged; officially no such trade took place, bur some sources state that 30,000 binoculars were supplied by the end of 1915, with presumably, rubber going the other way.
The future of travel perhaps. The lettering "Pico Ruivo" is the highest peak on Madeira Island and the third highest in Portugal, standing at 1,861 metres in the Santana municipality. Accessible only by foot, it can be reached from either Pico do Areeiro or via a shorter, easier trail from Achada do Teixeira. This 'spaceship' has also been given a traditional Portuguese registration number! Just visible in the depot is 07-66-MD, a dual-doored UTIC Fabor bodied Scania K113 LB. New in 1999, it has since been withdrawn. I'm unsure if it has sadly been possibly scrapped.
Rodoeste had a penchant for keeping Volvo B10Ms running until mid-2024 when all bus service companies on the beautiful island of Madeira came under the control of SIGA which resulted in a 106 Iveco Crossway urban buses arriving across two companies in 06/2024. The new public transport administration, SIGA, is an umbrella organization consolidating regional bus services, operated by CAM, SIGA Rodoeste, and Horários do Funchal, with unified fare management. I wish I had visited these premises the previous year but being my first time in Madeira then, I opted to take the cable car up to Monte and looked down on here. I really should have taken a walk up the hill when I had come back down as I did have time, although some of the vehicles were behind the closed doors of the depot that particular day. Many UK enthusiasts will know that there are two former Rodoeste B10Ms in preservation in England.
These and the following murals are by Marcos Milewski, who is a master of Portuguese surrealism on Madeira island.
This photo was taken on 13/11/2024. © Peter Steel 2024.
Leading up to this spot in the middle of a summertime corn field was the obvious track of a lone rabbit. Unfortunately his (or her) life ended prematurely at the claws of a hawk (who's feather tips, or perhaps the bunny claws scoured the snow), which regularly roam the skies looking for an easy lunch.
On August 30, the Day of Saint Felix. That afternoon, four of the greatest collas compete to build the best castells.
McCleod Ganj perhaps sees as much or more fog than San Francisco. You can often find yourself walking through a cloud.
After hours trying to figure out what this sedge was I decided to stop. I keyed it out to Carex feta, which it actually does resemble, but there aren't any records in my area.
Ovales subgenus of Carex, perhaps C. feta. St. Edward's Park, Kenmore, King County Washington, 25 May 2016.
St Mary Fairford was rebuilt c.1490 at the expense of John Tame, being completed by his son Edmund Tame. The church is famous for its complete set of original stained glass windows from the early 16th century, perhaps by the Royal glassmaker Barnard Flower. The church is late Perpendicular in style built around an early C14 central tower. The upper part of the tower and its sculptural ornamentation were added later in the C16. On the south side is a grotesque head, holding a scourge and above, the Warwick gryphon and other Warwick emblems. On the west side a figure of Christ reflecting the Cult of the Five Wounds. The arms of John Tame, a wyvern combating a lion, suggest that Tame is are connecting himself with previous powerful Lords of the Manor. Several of the sculptures were remade by Peter Juggins c.1970. The fan-vault in the porch was renewed in 1892 by Waller, though the door is original. The octagonal font is C15 and bears the Yorkist Sun in Splendour. Traces of the original wall paintings include angels above the chancel arch. The choir and parclose screens are of c.1520 and are rare survivors bearing the emblem of Katherine of Aragon. An interesting set of misericords which are earlier than the church and may come from Cirencester Abbey. Lady Chapel reredos Geoffrey Webb 1913 while the High Altar was designed by Sir Ninian Comper in 1920. Pulpit 1895, organ case 1897 and choir stalls 1907 by Waller.
Plywood deck set on top of the styrofoam for added strength. I knew there would be a great deal of foot traffic on top of the vase so a layer of plywood was applied to the top of the project. Later, a bithuthane waterproof membrane was applied to the entire top surface of the vase. Mirror mosaics were then placed atop the membrane and grouted; the entire vase is water tight. Also viewable from this picture is the 1/4" steel plate recessed 13" below top of vase. This is where the steel sleeves would eventually be placed... the flower stems would then slip over the sleeves.
Perhaps the most famous conference was the fifth Solvay Conference on Physics, which was held from 24 to 29 October 1927; the subject was Electrons and Photons and the world's most notable physicists met to discuss the newly formulated quantum theory. The leading figures were Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr. Seventeen of the 29 attendees were or became Nobel Prize winners, including Marie Curie who, alone among them, had won Nobel Prizes in two separate scientific disciplines. Attendees Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, Paul Dirac, and Erwin Schrödinger would be listed among the top ten greatest physicists of all-time, in a 1999 poll of leading physicists for Physics World magazine.
a brittlegill mushroom perhaps, but which exact species I'm unsure.
Seen on an early autumn walk through Ardkinglas Forest Garden
i cant believe my eyes that i could see a puurrfect landscape like this...it is really mesmerizing and fascinating...i'd almost fall in love with the view...but actually i really did..hehe
2007, ballpoint pen. One of very few high school drawings that I am still fond of. Drawn while waiting for webpages to load (thank you, dial-up).
This photo reminds me of 3 things to watch out for.
Firstly, background - it's not bad, but it's not natural, and although the bird was under a shelter, if the background was right, you may not be sure it's not 'in nature'.
Secondly, the depth of field isn't great. I tend to whack a fully open aperture on when I want background blurring. But here it'd have worked better with a slightly smaller aperture to keep more focus through the bird's feathers.
Lastly, catchlights. This bird looks alert, largely because of the light in its eye