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Another profitable session at Ian Howells' hide in South Wales. Not just the Sparrowhawk but also this Buzzard, that came very close!

Vasse - Watermolen Bels - Hezingen - Bergweg

 

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The Molen van Bels is a watermill in Mander (municipality of Tubbergen), about one kilometre outside Vasse. This upper mill on the Mosbeek was built in 1725 as a paper mill. Hendrik Meyer was the first papermaker. When the paper mill became less and less profitable, widow Meyer had a new water mill built on the other bank of the Mosbeek after 1845. She used this for grinding chicory, which was used as a coffee substitute. In 1860 this mill was converted into a corn mill. The mill pond was built in 1874. In 1916 Jannes Bels bought the mills. Landschap Overijssel has been the owner since 1958. On the site of the old paper mill, Theeschenkerij Watermolen Bels came into existence in 1962. In an annex there is an exhibition about mills in Overijssel.

Modern houses, almost castles on the banks of the frozen Moskva River. Krasnogorsk near Moscow. Russia.

These buildings look attractive at any time, I like to look at them and take pictures. But I would not want to live in such a house, it may be comfortable, but not profitable.

WHY ARE YOU TEARING DOWN / Artist : HaveitNeox

  

WHY ARE YOU TEARING DOWN YOUR BEAUTIFUL HOME?

Because it is profitable.

I can do what I wish with what is mine.

 

AND WHY ARE YOU TEARING DOWN THE PLANET AS WELL?

Because it is profitable.

I can do what I wish with what is mine.

 

By Haveit Neox

 

Should we stay or should we go?

 

Elephant numbers have dropped by 62% over the last decade, and they could be mostly extinct by the end of the next decade. An estimated 100 African elephants are killed each day by poachers seeking ivory, meat and body parts, leaving only 400,000 remaining.

 

An insatiable lust for ivory products in the Asian market makes the illegal ivory trade extremely profitable, and has led to the slaughter of tens of thousands of African elephants. Between 2010 and 2014, the price of ivory in China tripled, driving illicit poaching through the roof. If the elephants are to survive, the demand for ivory must be stopped .

 

As of 2011, the world is losing more elephants than the population can reproduce, threatening the future of African elephants across the continent. Bull elephants with big tusks are the main targets and their numbers have been diminished to less than half of the females. Female African elephants have tusks and are also killed, which has a terrible effect on the stability of elephant societies, leaving an increasing number of orphaned baby elephants.

 

There are still more African elephants being killed for ivory than are being born . . . elephant populations continue to decline. (worldelephantday.org)

 

Not a happy day with these statistics ... but have a HBW anyway!

 

African Elephant / Afrikanischer Elefant (Loxodonta africana)

Zambezi river, Lower Zambezi N.P., Zambia

Schloss Benrath, Ostansicht.

 

Das Schloss Benrath liegt im südlichen Stadtteil Benrath der nordrhein-westfälischen Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf.

 

Die Verbindung der Architektur mit der umgebenden Natur.

Die Gliederung des Parterregeschosses spiegelt sich auch in der Zweiteilung des Parks wider: Die aus Vestibül und Kuppelsaal bestehende Mittelachse wird in Form des südlich gelegenen Spiegelweihers fortgeführt, an den sich verschiedene Gartenbereiche anschließen. Auf der Seite des Kurfürsten (Westen) befindet sich der schon im 17. Jahrhundert angelegte Jagdpark, der nach dem damaligen Verständnis einer dezidiert männlichen Tätigkeit, der Jagd, gewidmet war. Auf der Seite der Kurfürstin (Osten) befinden sich noch heute Obst-, Gemüse- und Kräutergärten, also die fruchtbaren und ertragbringenden Teile des Gartens.

 

Benrath Palace, east view.

 

Benrath Castle is located in the southern Benrath district of the North Rhine-Westphalian state capital Düsseldorf.

 

The connection between architecture and the surrounding nature.

The structure of the ground floor level is also reflected in the division of the park into two parts: the central axis, consisting of a vestibule and a domed hall, is continued in the form of the mirror pond to the south, to which various garden areas adjoin. On the elector's side (west) is the hunting park, which was laid out in the 17th century and, according to the understanding of the time, was dedicated to a decidedly male activity, hunting. On the side of the Electress (east) there are still fruit, vegetable and herb gardens, i.e. the fertile and profitable parts of the garden.

about the extent of their differences. It is more profitable to think of points of agreement :-)

John Henry Joshua Ellison, c.1907

 

HBW!!

 

japanese camellia, 'Rosea Supreme', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina

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about the extent of their differences. It is more profitable to think of points of agreement :-)

John Henry Joshua Ellison (1855–1944), c.1907

 

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rhododendron, in the neighborhood, cary, north carolina

Harvest actually ended for us over 3 weeks ago but there was still a substantial amount of crop still in the fields at that time. Since then,with the favorable weather, that has pretty much been wiped out. It was not a great yield year, wind damage and a late season drought took 10% or more off a promising crop in our area. But the weather was ideal, and we were able to get done with harvesting and fall field preparation much quicker. And we had a nice bump in prices which will take the edge off the lower yields. So despite the pandemic, we have much to be thankful for and the promise of a more profitable 2021....

 

Wishing all my Flickr friends a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving. I am truly thankful for your kind feedback and inspiration always!

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Blast furnace 5.

The blast furnace complex was built in 1902. It was badly damaged during World War II, but was rebuilt in the 1950s. In 1985 the blast furnaces in the complex was not profitable anymore and the complex was closed. Between 1991 and 2002 the site was converted into a public park.

 

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Die Passat ist eine Viermast-Stahlbark, die als einer der legendären Flying P-Liner der Reederei F. Laeisz 1911 bei Blohm & Voss vom Stapel lief und heute im Hafen von Travemünde liegt.

Sie wurde zunächst unter sechs Laeisz-Kapitänen als Frachtsegler zwischen Europa und Südamerika eingesetzt. Im Eigentum von Gustaf Erikson diente sie vor allem für den Weizentransport zwischen Australien und Europa (siehe Weizenregatta). Der damalige Kapitän war Otto Piper. In den 1950er Jahren wurde sie als Frachtsegelschulschiff zwischen Europa und Südamerikas Ostküste eingesetzt. Insgesamt umrundete sie 39-mal das wegen seiner Wetterbedingungen berüchtigte Kap Hoorn (sogenannter Kap Hoornier). Als 1957 das Schwesterschiff Pamir in einem Hurrikan sank und die Passat selbst kurz danach nur knapp dem Untergang in einem Orkan entging, wurde das Schiff vor dem Hintergrund sinkender Rentabilität außer Dienst gestellt.

Heute dient die Passat als Museum, Übernachtungsort und Veranstaltungsort.

/Quelle: Wikipedia)

The Passat is a four-masted steel barque that was launched by Blohm & Voss in 1911 as one of the legendary Flying P-Liners of the F. Laeisz shipping company and is now moored in the port of Travemünde.

She was initially used under six Laeisz captains as a cargo sailer between Europe and South America. Owned by Gustaf Erikson, it was mainly used to transport wheat between Australia and Europe (see wheat regatta). The captain at the time was Otto Piper. In the 1950s she was used as a cargo sail training ship between Europe and South America's east coast. In total, she circumnavigated Cape Horn (known as Cape Hoornier), which is notorious for its weather conditions, 39 times. When the sister ship Pamir sank in a hurricane in 1957 and the Passat itself just barely escaped sinking in a hurricane shortly afterwards, the ship was decommissioned against the background of declining profitability.

Today, the Passat serves as a museum, overnight accommodation, and event venue.

/Source: Wikipedia)

 

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Europe, The Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Rotterdam Zuid, Kop van Zuid, J.P. Bakemakade, Binnenhaven, Vessels (slightly cropped from all sides)

 

The Binnenhaven was very modern for the time, equipped as it was with steam and hydraulic cranes and coal tips. It was realized by the Rotterdamsche Handelsvereeniging (RHV Lodewijk Pincoffs). At the time, the ports (including the Entrepothaven) were avoided by ships if possible because of the quay dues levied by the RHV (which did not occur in the Dutch ports at the time) and the difficult manoeuvring in and out of the harbour. In 1892, the profitable operation was no longer possible and it was taken over by the municipality of Rotterdam.

 

Adjacent to the harbour was the infamous Loods (Hall) 24. Nowadays the harbour is partly filled in and used as a berth for yachts and houseboats.

 

This is number 307 from the Rotterdam Harbour and industry album.

 

Having split off the Cowen Subdivision just a few minutes ago, the Z813 continues south to Alexander on the Pickens Subdivision. The parallel road tells part of the story of coal mining in this region, which remains a profitable but dangerous business in these parts. In 2006, the nearby Sago Mine disaster claimed the lives of a dozen coal miners in an explosion.

WHY ARE YOU TEARING DOWN YOUR BEAUTIFUL HOME?

Because it is profitable.

I can do what I wish with what is mine.

 

AND WHY ARE YOU TEARING DOWN THE PLANET AS WELL?

Because it is profitable.

I can do what I wish with what is mine.

 

By Haveit Neox

  

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WHY ARE YOU TEARING DOWN YOUR BEAUTIFUL HOME?

Because it is profitable.

I can do what I wish with what is mine.

 

AND WHY ARE YOU TEARING DOWN THE PLANET AS WELL?

Because it is profitable.

I can do what I wish with what is mine.

 

By Haveit Neox

 

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And they wondered why it was never profitable...

 

Textures and effects created with Topaz and PS.

* The journey from Metz to Jebsheim was somewhat quicker than I imagined . We had a couple of hours before we could arrive at our holiday rental property . We used the time profitably; we took a short detour to visit Obernai. This was our first look at one of the pretty villages that Alsace has in abundance .

Obernai is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace. It lies on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains to the southwest of Strasbourg.

  

THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT TO MY STREAM.

 

I WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD NOT FAVE A PHOTO

WITHOUT ALSO LEAVING A COMMENT

 

Taken in Wolverley village on the Staffordshire & Worcestershire canal.

The canal network of the United Kingdom played a vital role in the Industrial Revolution. The canals permitted the creation of wealth, by industry, that led to the British Empire in the Victorian Era. The UK was the first country to develop a nationwide canal network, which expanded to nearly 4,000 miles (6,400 kilometres) in length. The canals allowed raw materials to be transported to a place of manufacture, and finished goods to be transported to consumers, more quickly and cheaply than via a land based route.

 

In the post-medieval period, some rivers were canalised for boat traffic. The Exeter Ship Canal was completed in 1567. The Sankey Canal was the first British canal of the Industrial Revolution, opening in 1757. The Bridgewater Canal followed in 1761 and proved to be highly profitable. A "Golden Age" of canals occurred between the 1770s and 1830s, during which the majority of the network was built. From 1840 the canals began to decline, because the growing railway network was a more efficient means of transporting goods. From the beginning of the 20th century the road network became progressively more important, canals became uneconomic and were abandoned. Consequently, in 1948, much of the network was nationalised. Since the second half of the 20th century there has been a growing use of the canals for recreation and tourism.

 

Different types of boat used the canals, the most common being the traditional narrowboat, that were painted in the Roses and Castles design. At the outset the boats were towed by horses and later they were driven by diesel engines. Restoration projects take place to restore closed canals and canal museums have opened. The network built was extensive and included feats of civil engineering such as the Anderton Boat Lift, the Manchester Ship Canal, the Worsley Navigable Levels and the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.

 

Information by Wikipedia.

 

Special Effect's by William Walton & Topaz.

 

whereas ability to repeat catch-phrases, cant terms, familiar propositions, gives the conceit of learning and coats the mind with varnish waterproof to new ideas :-)

John Dewey

 

HPPT! Protest Injustice! Resist! Vote!

 

echinacea, coneflower, little theater garden, raleigh, north carolina

No, narcolepsy has nothing to do with narcs surreptitiously stalking you and pouncing on you in the middle of a potentially extremely profitable business transaction between dusk and dawn. It is defined as “a condition characterized by an extreme tendency to fall asleep whenever in relaxing surroundings”. Well, apparently, my buddy Terra (short for Pterodactyl – the “a” in Terra signifies female) must have been in somewhat relaxing surroundings. I suspect it may have had something to do with a party-hardy-previous-night-outing. You can tell by the fact she’s still wearing her party outfit and fancy hat to accessorize same. While I was busy fiddling with my camera settings, all of a sudden my girl seemed sound asleep which gave me more time to make adjustments. This feeder is not really designed for her as shown by how the feeder tilts to the right under her weight. How do I know it’s a she? Since that stripe on her cheek (the one extending from the beak) is dark brownish black and not red, it indicates it’s a female. The male’s red hat would also extend to the top of the beak. As you can see the female’s forehead is on the gray side or at least not red. This female sighting is actually another first for me and the camera.

Since she looks somewhat otherworldly in this pose and with this facial expression, she reminds me somewhat of a vampire that could be encountered after dark. For this reason we are featuring After Dark – Tito y Taruntala as interpreted by Salma Hayek in From dusk till dawn.

 

Normandie (France) - Une image insolite, pour ne pas dire exotique dans ma production habituelle. Ces chevaux ont été photographiés dans le sud du département de la Manche, sur la route qui me mène de Brécey au Mont-Saint-Michel. Une région qui n'a pas sacrifié ses haies centenaires au profit de la rentabilité agricole. Les éleveurs de la région se sont spécialisés dans les chevaux d'agrément pour l'attelage. Ils ont donc peu de chance de finir à la boucherie... Pour l’instant.

Cette photo d’archive est reposante comparée à mes dernières images des manifestations contre la réforme des retraites. C’est aussi la dernière qui sera publiée sur Flickr avant mon départ pour l’Asie du sud-est. A bientôt.

  

The photographer who blew into horses' nostrils

 

Normandy (France) - An unusual image, not to say exotic in my usual production. These horses were photographed in the south of the Manche department, on the road that leads me from Brécey to Mont-Saint-Michel. A region that has not sacrificed its hundred-year-old hedges for the benefit of agricultural profitability. Breeders in the region have specialized in pleasure horses for driving. They therefore have little chance of ending up in the butcher's shop... For the moment.

This archive photo is relaxing compared to my latest images of the protests against the pension reform. It is also the last one that will be published on Flickr before my departure for Southeast Asia. See you soon.

 

I had a very profitable day yesterday finding two pairs of Ray Ban sunglasses on my hike. Sure hope it wasn’t the same person who lost their sunglasses AND their backup sunglasses 😆

This handsome mug has retired from farming and moved to town. This type of grain bed vehicle usually has a single cylinder hydraulic lift to raise the bed for dumping the grain at a storage facility. Practically every Midwestern farm had one of these throughout the fifties and sixties when small farms were still profitable. Many of them are still in beautiful condition having been used mainly at harvest time and stored in a barn or shed the rest of the year. Many are now serving the roofing trade for hauling away the old asphalt shingles. Grain farming is now done on such a large scale that these small work horses are obsolete for their original intended purpose. You can buy one rather cheaply if you are handy at fixing things. One of these would sure be handy for hauling compost or mulch for large scale gardening projects. They would be too expensive to drive as a personal vehicle however. :-)

WHY ARE YOU TEARING DOWN / Artist : HaveitNeox

  

WHY ARE YOU TEARING DOWN YOUR BEAUTIFUL HOME?

Because it is profitable.

I can do what I wish with what is mine.

 

AND WHY ARE YOU TEARING DOWN THE PLANET AS WELL?

Because it is profitable.

I can do what I wish with what is mine.

 

By Haveit Neox

 

House of labradors in ruins, the low profitability of the field causes the crops to be abandoned.

Apparently the 99¢ breakfast wasn't very profitable.

Cei Newydd / New Quay, Ceredigion, Wales, UK

 

New Quay was once a flourishing shipbuilding centre and fishing port. The miles of secluded coves around New Quay provided ideal hiding places in the less salubrious but probably more profitable trade of smuggling spirits and tobacco.

 

Today the small local fishing and pleasure craft still come and go in the sheltered bay. New Quay’s beaches extend in a golden arc around the bay and are ideal for relaxing and strolling by the sea. Enjoy a walk along the front to the end of the Quay and watch the boats sail by. Or sit in one of the cafes overlooking the harbour and see the dolphins

At one time, this was probably a healthy and profitable commercial fishing operation on the shores of Lake Superior near Paradise, Michigan. Because fish populations in the lake have been depleted, the business sits in disrepair.

 

fishing operation

once a center of activity

now in decline

 

Image and haiku by John Henry Gremmer

El Pozo Rotilio fue una instalación minera situada en el municipio español de Nerva, en la provincia de Huelva, comunidad autónoma de Andalucía. En la actualidad el pozo se encuentrado cerrado y fuera de servicio. El complejo está protegido como patrimonio etnológico y, desde 2005, indexado en el Catálogo General del Patrimonio Histórico Andaluz por el Instituto Andaluz del Patrimonio Histórico (IAPH).

 

El pozo debe su nombre a Rotilio Martínez Barreiro, director de las Minas de Riotinto entre 1954 y 1974.... El pozo Rotilio se empezó a construir en 1966 para la extracción de mineral de la masa «San Antonio», mineralización que se situaba en el extremo oriental del anticlinal de Río Tinto. Las obras corrieron a cargo de la Compañía Española de Minas de Río Tinto (CEMRT),1​ que había descubierto la Masa San Antonio. Entre 1970 y 1975 se construyó un malacate metálico en hierro y acero, cuyas dimensiones eran de 12 metros de largo por 8 metros de ancho y 18 metros de alto. Se trataba de una torre de extracción tipo «Koepe», una de las dos últimas que quedan en la Faja pirítica ibérica. Transcurrido un tiempo se comprobó que la extracción del mineral era muy compleja, haciéndose muy difícil su rentabilidad. Por ello, en 19801​ se paralizó toda actividad en la mina.

 

El malacate fue sometido a una restauración en 1998, encontrándose preservado en la actualidad.

 

The Rotilio Well was a mining facility located in the Spanish municipality of Nerva, in the province of Huelva, autonomous community of Andalusia. Currently the well is closed and out of service. The complex is protected as ethnological heritage and, since 2005, has been indexed in the General Catalog of Andalusian Historical Heritage by the Andalusian Institute of Historical Heritage (IAPH).

 

The well owes its name to Rotilio Martínez Barreiro, director of the Riotinto Mines between 1954 and 1974 .... The Rotilio well began to be built in 1966 for the extraction of mineral from the «San Antonio» mass, mineralization that was located at the eastern end of the Río Tinto anticline. The works were carried out by the Compañía Española de Minas de Río Tinto (CEMRT), 1 which had discovered the Masa San Antonio. Between 1970 and 1975 a metal winch was built in iron and steel, whose dimensions were 12 meters long by 8 meters wide and 18 meters high. It was a "Koepe" type extraction tower, one of the last two remaining in the Iberian Pyrite Belt. After some time it was found that the extraction of the mineral was very complex, making its profitability very difficult. For this reason, in 19801 all activity in the mine was paralyzed.

 

The winch underwent a restoration in 1998 and is currently preserved.

He was born 30 December 1869 at Swanmore, county of Hampshire, England.

 

In 1876 he emigrated to Canada with his family and settled on a farm near the hamlet of Egypt, south of Sibbald Point on Lake Simcoe.

 

Leacock was educated at Upper Canada College, Toronto. He completed a degree in modern languages at the University of Toronto in 1891.

 

Inspired by Thorstein Veblen’s The Theory of the Leisure Class, he enrolled at the University of Chicago, receiving a Ph.D. in political economy and political science under Veblen in 1903.

 

Concurrently he joined the Department of Economics and Political Science at McGill University, Montreal.

 

In 1906 he published his first and most profitable book: Elements of Political Science, a university textbook. Twenty-seven other books of non-fiction followed.

 

In 1908 he became head of his department at McGill, helped found the University Club and began developing Old Brewery Bay.

 

The first of his thirty-five books of humour, Literary Lapses was published in 1910. Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town followed in 1912 and in 1914 Arcadian Adventures of the Idle Rich.

 

Leacock was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 1919 and in 1921 made an extensive lecture tour of the United Kingdom. In 1935 he received the Mark Twain Medal. He retired from McGill in 1936.

 

Stephen Butler Leacock died 28 March 1944 at Toronto from throat cancer and was buried, across the lake from Old Brewery Bay, in the Leacock family plot at St. George’s Church, Sibbald Point.

He was born 30 December 1869 at Swanmore, county of Hampshire, England.

 

In 1876 he emigrated to Canada with his family and settled on a farm near the hamlet of Egypt, south of Sibbald Point on Lake Simcoe.

 

Leacock was educated at Upper Canada College, Toronto. He completed a degree in modern languages at the University of Toronto in 1891.

 

Inspired by Thorstein Veblen’s The Theory of the Leisure Class, he enrolled at the University of Chicago, receiving a Ph.D. in political economy and political science under Veblen in 1903.

 

Concurrently he joined the Department of Economics and Political Science at McGill University, Montreal.

 

In 1906 he published his first and most profitable book: Elements of Political Science, a university textbook. Twenty-seven other books of non-fiction followed.

 

In 1908 he became head of his department at McGill, helped found the University Club and began developing Old Brewery

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This is Douglas C-49H CF-PWH (c/n 2198) "Spirit of the Skeena" Built in 1935

  

The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner that was manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It had a lasting effect on the airline industry from the 1930s through World War II. It was developed as a larger, improved, 14-bed sleeper version of the Douglas DC-2. It is a low-wing metal monoplane with conventional landing gear, powered by two radial piston engines of 1,000–1,200 hp (750–890 kW). Although the DC-3s originally built for civil service had the Wright R-1820 Cyclone, later civilian DC-3s used the Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp engine.[ The DC-3 has a cruising speed of 207 mph (333 km/h), a capacity of 21 to 32 passengers or 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) of cargo, and a range of 1,500 mi (2,400 km); it can operate from short runways.

 

The DC-3 had many exceptional qualities compared to previous aircraft. It was fast, had a good range, was more reliable, and carried passengers in greater comfort. Before World War II, it pioneered many air travel routes. It was able to cross the continental United States from New York to Los Angeles in 18 hours, with only three stops. It is one of the first airliners that could profitably carry only passengers without relying on mail subsidies. In 1939, at the peak of its dominance in the airliner market, around 90% of airline flights on the planet were by a DC-3 or some variant.

 

Following the war, the airliner market was flooded with surplus transport aircraft, and the DC-3 was no longer competitive because it was smaller and slower than aircraft built during the war. It was made obsolete on main routes by more advanced types such as the Douglas DC-4 and Convair 240, but the design proved adaptable and was still useful on less commercially demanding routes.

 

Civilian DC-3 production ended in 1943 at 607 aircraft. Military versions, including the C-47 Skytrain (the Dakota in British RAF service), and Soviet- and Japanese-built versions, brought total production to over 16,000. Many continued to be used in a variety of niche roles; 2,000 DC-3s and military derivatives were estimated to be still flying in 2013;] by 2017 more than 300 were still flying. As of 2023, it was estimated about 150 were still flying.

 

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The Denali Star (230N), flagship of the Alaska Railroad's passenger fleet, is less than a half mile into its 356 mile and 12 hr run from Anchorage to Fairbanks across the wilds of the 49th State. This wood pile trestle at MP 114.3 crossing the salmon laden Ship Creek is right in downtown Anchorage only a hundred yards or so from the ARR's yard office. This shot was taken from the overpass on the then brand new Ship Creek Trail a truly awesome little urban bike path and one of my favorite places in the city.

 

Later this same day and halfway through their trip I'd get another shot which would turn out to be one of my most popular and profitable of all time. If you've never seen it you can find it here: flic.kr/p/2iLMtZA

 

Anchorage, Alaska

Saturday July 26, 2008

Der Weg von Schönau im Schwarzwald zum Holzer Kreuz führt durch einen verwunschenen Bannwald, vorbei an moosbewachsenen Felsen und alten Bäumen. Das Gelände ist ziemlich unwegsam, sodass sich Forstwirtschaft hier schon lange nicht mehr lohnt. An dem Tag, als ich das Foto aufgenommen habe, hat es heftig geschneit, und die Szenerie bekam dadurch einen besonderen Reiz.

 

The path from Schönau in the Black Forest to Holzer Kreuz leads through an enchanted forest, past moss-covered rocks and ancient trees. The terrain is quite rough, so forestry has long since ceased to be profitable here. On the day I took the photo, it snowed heavily, giving the scenery a special charm.

A pair of Sandersville RR jobs are hard at work shuttling various South Georgia commodities around adjacent to the railroad's yard in Tennille, GA on a warm fall morning. The railroad's nickname, "The Kaolin Road", tells you exactly what commodity rules this shortline and has made this venture extremely profitable for many decades.

He was born 30 December 1869 at Swanmore, county of Hampshire, England.

In 1876 he emigrated to Canada with his family and settled on a farm near the hamlet of Egypt, south of Sibbald Point on Lake Simcoe.

Leacock was educated at Upper Canada College, Toronto. He completed a degree in modern languages at the University of Toronto in 1891.

Inspired by Thorstein Veblen’s The Theory of the Leisure Class, he enrolled at the University of Chicago, receiving a Ph.D. in political economy and political science under Veblen in 1903.

Concurrently he joined the Department of Economics and Political Science at McGill University, Montreal.

In 1906 he published his first and most profitable book: Elements of Political Science, a university textbook. Twenty-seven other books of non-fiction followed.

 

In 1908 he became head of his department at McGill, helped found the University Club and began developing Old Brewery 260

Two little goats runs to mommy for milk. My contribution for Photo Sunday #profitable".

 

2 små getter som mjölkas av sin mamma. Mitt bidrag till dagens tema i Fotosöndag " lönande."

 

Het hoogovencomplex werd in 1902 door de "Rheinische Stahlwerke zu Meiderich bei Ruhrort" gebouwd, en werd later overgenomen door de Thyssen-groep. Tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog raakte het zwaar beschadigd, maar het werd in de jaren 50 weer opgebouwd. In 1985 waren de hoogovens van het complex te klein geworden om nog rendabel te zijn, en werd het complex gesloten. Tussen 1991 en 2002 werd het terrein als openbaar park ingericht.

 

The blast furnace complex was built in 1902 by the "Rheinische Stahlwerke zu Meiderich bei Ruhrort" and was later taken over by the Thyssen group. During the Second World War it was badly damaged, but it was rebuilt in the 1950s. In 1985 the blast furnaces of the complex had become too small to be profitable, and the complex was closed. Between 1991 and 2002 the site was designed as a public park.

 

Nature awaits him with her infinite variety; the discovery of distant lands, or opportunities no less Important or desired for, which may be just around the corner. Enjoyable walks await him, stimulating journeys; the priceless satisfaction whatever may be the outcomes of his photography, of a day well spent :-)

Camillo Semenzato

 

HFF! Climate Change Matters! Resist the Delusional Ignorant Orange Cockroach and his Cabinet of Stooges and Buffoons!

 

narcissus, daffodil, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina

B/W HDR

 

"Pineapple juice doesn’t come in a can—it comes in a hard, spiky shell called a pineapple. Pineapples are great and all, but of all things to grow, up is the most profitable.” - Jarod Kintz

„Mushrooms like a picture book can be found abound this year. It seems to be a profitable mushroom year.

Here are two beautiful specimens from the genus of parasol. A considerable number of these small giants have already formed a clearly pronounced fairy ring around the trunk of a fruit tree. However, as a layman, I cannot clearly determine exactly which ones they are. In any case, it is one of the smaller subspecies, probably one of the shaggy parasol..."

 

„Pilze wie aus dem Bilderbuch sind dieses Jahr zuhauf zu finden. Es scheint ein ertragreiches Pilzjahr zu werden.

Hier zwei wunderschöne Exemplare aus der Gattung der Riesenschirmlinge. Eine beträchtliche Anzahl dieser kleinen Riesen hat um den Stamm eines Obstbaumes bereits einen deutlich ausgeprägten Hexenring gebildet. Welche es genau sind kann ich als Laie jedoch nicht eindeutig bestimmen. Auf jeden Fall ist es eine der kleineren Unterarten, vermutlich einer der Safranschirmlinge…“

 

„I would like to take this opportunity to thank all followers, all new followers, and all those who just stop by. I say thank you for all previous and for all the new fav's and comments. 🙏“

 

„Ich danke an dieser Stelle allen Followern, allen neuen Followern, und all jenen die einfach so mal vorbeischauen. Ich sage Danke für alle bisherigen und für Sie all die neu hinzukommenden Fav‘s und Kommentare. 🙏“

 

My personal challenge for 2022 - I'll try - and do my very best...

 

Meine persönliche Herausforderung für 2022 - ich werd's versuchen - und mein Bestes geben…

After a shaky start(we had an inch of snow on the ground April 16th),summer arrived early and the crops have gotten off to a great start. Knee high by the 4th of July has become knee high by the 4th of June in some areas. Prices have rebounded somewhat, so there is some "tempered" optimism out there.The main cloud is the possibility of foreign tariffs in response to our Presidents steel tariffs. With that being resolved and continued good weather, could 2018 be a return to farm profitability? I'll let you know in November.....

“The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater.”

 

Frank Zappa

Showing a bit more of the Tunnel Farming that is going on just out of town --- in this case we're covering our strawberries (much better than the old poison they used to use ! ).

We've got the winter ground cover crop of alfafa in the background.

You'll see a lot of this Hoop Farming going on, in the past they were shading a lot of Black and Blueberries -- more recently they are sheltering a much more profitable crop ( more to come )

If you enjoy this piece of plastic marvel; I've created an album of this local style of farming.

 

Varanasi (Inde) - La dernière fois que je suis allé à Varanasi en 2018, je me suis intéressé aux croque-morts indiens. Ce boulot impur est dévolu aux Dalits, des intouchables (hors castes) et plus particulièrement à la communauté des Doms. Ce sont eux qui transportent les défunts sur des civières en bambou, préparent et entretiennent les buchers funéraires. Méprisés par les castes indiennes on leur confie néanmoins l’accompagnement des défunts dans leur ultime voyage, jusqu’aux portes de l’Au-delà.

Cette communauté de parias est autant méprisée qu’elle est crainte. Hormis le commerce du bois qui est rentable pour la communauté, les revenus des membres dépendent de la générosité des familles des morts qui les rémunèrent en fonction de leurs moyens. Si les familles sont fortunées, ils peuvent gagner jusqu’à une soixantaine d’euros pour 18 heures de travail. Mais il arrive que leur journée leur rapporte à peine 2 euros. Un service public à l’indienne.

 

Guardians of funeral pyres

 

Varanasi (India) - The last time I went to Varanasi in 2018 I got interested in Indian undertakers. This impure job is devolved to Dalits, untouchables (outside castes) and more particularly to the community of Doms. They are the ones who transport the deceased on bamboo stretchers, prepare and maintain the funeral pyres. Despised by the Indian castes, they are nevertheless entrusted with accompanying the deceased on their final journey, to the gates of the afterlife.

This community of outcasts is as despised as it is feared. Apart from the timber trade which is profitable for the community, the income of the members depends on the generosity of the families of the deceased who remunerate them according to their means. If families are wealthy, the Doms can earn up to sixty euros for 18 hours of work. But it also happens that their day earns them barely 2 euros. Indian public service.

 

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