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The grosbeak fledglings have started hitting the feeders. One persistent male kept coming to visit yesterday. His red underwing patch is just starting to show.
Persistent rain caused by Storm Freya failed to dampen the spirits of hundreds of enthusiasts who turned out at Quainton to see the official launch of Modified Hall Class 4-6-0 No. 6989 'Wightwick Hall' after 40 years of restoration. Supporters young and old can be seen vying for the best vantage points as the steam loco approaches the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre station to pick up the first fare-paying passengers.
Mural entitled "A Persistent Thread" by Jonny Alexander for "Murals in the Market" seen in Detroit, Michigan.
The artist explains the work as follows: This image is a personal interpretation of Detroit, where its been and where it's going. A narrative image you can read from left to right lends reference to Detroit's manufacturing past, it's present growth and it's future yet to be known. There is a banner that weaves its way through the whole image from past to future. It's meant to represent the cultural thread that has run through Detroit, with +80% of Detroit's population being black, I see this legacy as being the lifeblood that gives the city it's culture, vitality and creative energy. The banner serves as a reminder to the changing city to recognize and celebrate its cultural legacy.
Drone photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.
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Persistent mist and the emergence of the mid-morning sun made for some lovely soft light on the silver birch...
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Hexham Bridge is a road bridge in Northumberland, England linking Hexham with the North Tyne valley. It lies north of the town of Hexham and is the main access to the A69 bypass.
The Tyne was crossed by two ferries called the east and the west boats. As a result of persistent agitation, a bridge was started in 1767 and completed in 1770. It was built by Mr Galt and consisted of seven arches. Less than a year later it was swept away in the great Tyne flood of 1771. In that flood, eight bridges shared the fate of Hexham. In 1774 a new attempt was made 46 metres to the west by Mr Wooler, an engineer who had been working on the new Newcastle bridge. Piles were sunk to carry the piers but work was abandoned on discovering that the "soil beneath the gravel was a quicksand with no more resistance than chaff". This first bridge, Hexham Old Bridge, was about 2 km upstream of the present bridge.
The authorities next approached John Smeaton, whose name as an engineer was famous. Henry Errington of Sandhoe was given the contract for the sum of £4,700, and work started in 1777. Although the half-completed piers were washed away the following year, work continued and the new bridge was opened to traffic in 1780. The Newcastle Chronicle, Saturday 8th July 1780 had "Saturday last, the passage along the New Bridge over Tyne at Hexham was opened, the Most Noble Errington was the first that passed it, who made a handsome present to the workmen." However, on 10 March 1782, there was a heavy fall of snow followed by a violent hurricane. The valleys of the north and south Tyne were inundated and the nine arches were completely overturned. They are still visible and act as a sort of weir. Robert Mylne, a famous architect and engineer, was called in to report on the feasibility of rebuilding Smeaton's bridge. He was eventually given the contract to build a fourth bridge, and the work was completed in 1793. It is listed as a Grade II* building by Historic England.
Persistent rumours from the US that the big Alcos on the Western New York & Pennsylvania will be replaced later this year by more 'modern' power. My contact in Olean could neither confirm nor deny, but said from what little he knows he doesn't have a good feeling about things.
A trio of M636s appear to be making more smoke than a recent celebrity kettle as they pass through Port Allegany, PA with the southbound Driftwood turn 0n 11 October 2017.
Looks like I won;t get back there again :(
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A persistent marine fog layer has finally burned off, revealing beautiful blue skies as Polson Lumber Co. Mikado #2 hauls a short freight across the bridge spanning Japanese Creek just over a mile west of Wheeler, OR. Japanese Creek, in the foreground, empties into the beautiful Nehalem River in the background, both of which are tidal in nature. This aerial image was captured with a UAV during an October, 2022 photo shoot on the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, organized by Lerro Photography. It was the last operation here for the privately-owned Polson #2, which had been visiting here for several years. The recent passing of the locomotive's owner resulted in its sale to the Albany & Eastern Railroad, in Lebanon, OR.
De Cornellà del Terri. DIPA. Aigua, malt d'ordi, civada, blat, llúpol (Mosaic, Motueka i Citra Cryo), llevat. 8%. Molt bona. Per ser de soma és bastant contundent. Cremosa, gust a fruita tropical ben persistent, l'alcohol ben amagat. #IPA #IndiaPaleAle #IndianPaleAle #ale #localbeer #craftbeer #cervesaartesana #cervesaartesanal #beer #pivo #birra #cervesa #cerveza #olut #øl #пиво #bière #beerporn #beergeek #beernerd #craftbeerlive #localbeer#hophead #craftbeernotcrapbeer #craftbeerporn #starkol #piwo #beerpic #bierre
We popped down to the falls early this morning to check out some recent track work, and couldn't resist a shot.
If you look this up in the dictionary, this photo should be there ... even after removing the beginnings of this next twice, once my Mrs. Krach and then me, they kept at it and put this in place last weekend.
I thought about turning on our gas heater in the lower level of the house (this is the vent cap for it), and having some cooked eggs, but alas gave up and turned the heater off for the season ;)
If I am lucky, maybe will get some chicks sticking their heads out at some point.
Of course I had to make this capture this evening as the sun was setting ... wanted that good light!
This mountain wave cloud (a.k.a. altocumulus lenticularis), remained stationary from sun-up to sun-down. This image was taken at 4PM. This is how it looked 6 hours earlier: www.flickr.com/photos/79387036@N07/51743501579/in/photost....
Even at sunset, it caught my attention: www.flickr.com/photos/79387036@N07/51743798425/in/datepos....
"Persistent Winters"
This picture is based on how I felt with my photography during the cold season. It was so frustrating to get good shots when both the model and I were shivering. I thought that I could create a new mood and reveal new emotions and feelings for my pictures, but during the winter, all I wanted was to hibernate. All the things I wanted to do, I couldn't, just because it was cold. Of course, it could attribute to a lack of creativity, but personally, the cold isn't too inspiring. Yet, I attempted over and over again to create, and I'm glad I did. Each shot has taught me something, and even though the growing pains and frustration is there, I'm glad that I found a way to continue pushing on.
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This is a bit dreary considering what day it is. I liked the atmosphere of it. Its what I had to work with when I was out the other day.
A cluster of aging Moth Orchid flowers backlit through a living room window shade.
Received as a gift in mid-July. Its lost most of its flowers, but these...
Persistent rain falls as Reghin 0-8-0 tank 764-404R negotiates the 'S' curve on the Moldoviţa valley line near Rasca on 3rd October 2016, closely observed by one of the prized stock in the verdant pastures of Bucovina.
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A flock of a dozen wild turkeys owns my neighborhood, nine displaying males and three females. Avila Beach, CA, USA
Persistent rain today didn't spoil the fine autumnal colours at Dumfries House, Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Fotocamera: Konica Minolta Zoom 60
Lente: 1:6,3-1:10,3/35-60mm
Pellicola: Fujifilm Fujicolor C200 35mm (pellicola scaduta 04/2014)
... for a happy Friday !
Cranesbill / Storchschnabel (Geranium)
still blooming in our garden - Frankfurt-Nordend
Common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) male
For more than a month he stood on the top of a walnut tree (far for successful shot) singing without ceasing, persistently calling to any female. Luckily she finally appeared and to my great surprise this couple make a nest under the tile on my roof, literally in front of my eyes.
You can also see a female in the following picture.
Have a great day and thank you for visiting!
Though clouds were persistent for most of the day, some great afternoon sun breaks through as the Centennial, UP No. 6936, along with the IAIS Rock Island Heritage ES44AC roll through Durant on the IAIS Iowa City Sub, returning to Silvis, IL after turning the train at South Amana, IA. This is RRHMA's "Quad Cities Rocket", and today's train is the "City of Wilton", which made a stop at the town of Wilton for lunch on the westbound leg of the trip.
These are the first mainline excursions for equipment owned by RRHMA, who's based at the former Rock Island Shop Complex at Silvis, IL. In cooperation with the IAIS as they utilized their trackage, round trips were made on September 20-21, running west as the "City of Wilton" on the 20th and east as the "City of Bureau JCT" on the 21st. Tickets were sold as a fundraiser to benefit non-profit organizations such as Operation Lifesaver and Central States Steam Preservation Association. Passengers rode on either Union Pacific "Steamliner" coaches from RRHMA's fleet or open window, heavyweight coaches provided by the IAIS.
Leading the way for both days' excursions is the UP No. 6936, an EMD DDA40X built in 1971. It's the world's largest operating diesel locomotive. 47 total were built between 1969 and 1971, all exclusively for the UP. They were nicknamed "Centennials" and numbered in the 6900 class as they first arrived in May of 1969, the same month as the 100th Anniversary of UP's Golden Spike Ceremony in Utah. These massive behemoths feature two 16-645E3A prime movers in a single 98' long frame, delivering a total of 6,600 hp. They also had two separate 4-axle trucks and a total of 8 traction motors. They were also often referred to as "Big Jacks" on the UP.
The 6936 was delivered in January of 1971 and made its last run in revenue freight on May 6, 1985. Afterwards, it was set aside for use in UP's excursion fleet, and for the next quarter century, it's illustrious career included everything from excursions, inspection trips, business trains, the occasional freight and even assisting steam locomotives among other special events. It's last run was in 2015 pulling the Cheyenne Frontiers Day Train behind the E9's, though it was brought out one last time on July 12, 2016 to help the UP No. 844 as it was brought back into service.
The 6936 had been stored at the Cheyenne Roundhouse until 2022, when UP donated it and several other pieces of historical equipment to RRHMA. In 2023, it became operational again, and on the weekend of September 20-21, 2025, it made its grand return to the mainline, having not led a passenger train in a over a decade.
Railroading Heritage of Midwest America is based at the historic Rock Island Shop Complex at Silvis, IL, which was first constructed in 1903. RRHMA purchased the complex from National Railway Equipment in 2022, and its home to the Centennial as well as the UP No. 3985, the UP No.5511, ATSF No. 537 and IAIS No. 6988. Passenger cars and other rolling stock reside there as well, some still being restored. 9/20/25.