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My lockdown music has been re-visiting my Genesis/Floyd collections and catching up on Steve Hackett's ouvre.
As well as the stuff I always listen to - Paul Simon/Ralph McTell/Eagles/etc. etc., also been following Clemency Burton-Hill's 'Year of Wonder' classical music suggestions. So which to choose, really . . .
This is five small pieces of chalk (rock) picked up from the beach.
This photograph was taken at dawn this morning at Lower Seletar Reservoir looking towards Orchid Country Club and Heritage Bridge (on the right).
This photograph captured the progressively illuminated and drifting clouds in the dawn sky and the Bridge. The mirror-like surface of the reservoir provided an enchanting view of the serene landscape.
Best wishes for a wonderful weekend!!
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“We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an
about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.”
~C.S. Lewis
*Taken at Porto Arabia / The Pearl, Doha, Qatar
**Camera setting and tripod are credited to my friend Roy
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Video: youtu.be/U3htFLMP2fU
PGR 36 and 34 work Brunk Plastic's after a heavy snowfall, back in February. These units look amazing in MN&S colors, and the 36 is a former MN&S unit, running on home rails!
15.Feb.2024, Bloomington, MN
Weißenburg / Franconia / Bavaria / Germany
Album of Germany (the south): www.flickr.com/photos/tabliniumcarlson/albums/72157712099...
"Árvores são poemas que a terra escreve para o céu. Nós as derrubamos e as
transformamos em papel para registrar todo nosso vazio."
Khalil Gibran
Climate change has been and still is the subject of fierce debate for some years, many saying that there is no such thing as climate change and others professing impending doom.
Climate change is a natural phenomena, it has been since the beginning of time, however, mankind and the way we live our lives is influencing our planet and its climate significantly.
We clearly have to move away from fossil fuels, we need to find a way to deal with our waste products, plastics being dumped at sea is not an answer, the impact upon marine life is dreadful.
So my question is this, if mankind has had such a negative impact upon climate change, do we have enough innovative and progressive ideas and attitudes to be able to repair the damage we have caused?
Wisconsin Northern taking over 100 sand cars to the UP. Seen here just North of the sand plant at Chippewa Falls WI.
Mons
Nouvelle gare | New station
Située à proximité du centre de la ville de Mons, la gare fut mise en service en 1841 par les Chemins de fer de l'État belge et reconstruite à trois reprises depuis lors.
Le troisième bâtiment, qui datait de 1952, a été démoli en 2013 puis est progressivement remplacé par une nouvelle gare, conçue par l'architecte Santiago Calatrava ; le budget, prévu à 37 millions d'euros en 2006, atteint 480 millions en 2024 (en fin de chantier), soit 13 fois le montant initial.
En août 2023, la fin des travaux de la nouvelle gare (prévue à l'origine pour début 2015) est annoncée pour février 2024. En mai 2024, le chantier « touche à sa fin». La nouvelle gare a finalement été mise en service le 18 décembre 2024 et sera inaugurée le 31 janvier 2025.
source: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gare_de_Mons#La_gare_de_Santiago_Ca...
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Located near the centre of the city of Mons, the station was opened in 1841 by the Belgian State Railways and has been rebuilt three times since then.
The third building, which dated from 1952, was demolished in 2013 to be gradually replaced by a new station, designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava; the budget, planned at 37 million euros in 2006, reached 480 million in 2024 (at the end of the construction), i.e. 13 times the initial amount.
In August 2023, the end of the work on the new station (originally planned for early 2015) was announced for February 2024. In May 2024, the construction site "neared its end".
The new station was finally opened on 18 December 2024 and will be inaugurated on 31 January 2025.
Little Theatre, Gateshead. Built thanks to the generosity of sisters Ruth, Sylvia and M. Hope Dodds, it is believed that the theatre is the only one built in Britain during the war. The building process was interrupted by hostilities after the site was acquired in 1939, being at one time requisitioned as a barrage balloon station, and at another having windows and doors damaged by a bomb falling in Saltwell Park, just across the road. The opening performance in October 1943, was A Midsummer Night's Dream. The theatre is home to the Progressive Players Ltd, who produce ten plays per year, the theatre is also hired by other groups and performers. It seats 188, and has a good-sized stage behind a proscenium arch. It was extended in 2021 to create a new studio for rehearsals and as a potential cabaret space.
Gateshead, Tyneside, Tyne & Wear, North East England - Little Theatre, Saltwell View
April 2026
Unveiling its beauty progressively and sending Warm Birthday Wishes to my dearest Anne ★★.✿¸.•°*”˜ƸӜƷ˜”*★★.✿¸.•° :)))) x
Enjoy your day my sweetheart and drink some wine for me ❤️
I've been trying to get a photo of this Shoveler for some time now and finally managed to get several - I quite like this shot as it highlights his "shovel".
This is a NZ native bird. Shovelers are specialist filter-feeding waterfowl with a large spoon-shaped or shovel-shaped bill that is almost twice as broad at its tip than at its base and which is the bird’s most conspicuous feature. Fine lamellae extend along most of the edge of the upper mandible and it is by pushing water through this lamellae curtain that small plankton and fine seeds are extracted. Australasian shovelers are sexually dimorphic. The males are highly coloured most of the year, when they have a blue-grey head and neck with a distinctive white crescentic band at the base of its large spatulate black bill. The breast is a mottled brown and white after breeding but becomes progressively pure white as the nuptial moult proceeds during May. Its chestnut flank is offset by a large white patch at the tail base. The eye is yellow and the legs bright orange. Females are uniformly mottled light brown with dull brown bill and eye, and brown-orange legs. In flight Australasian shovelers have a distinctive profile with a ridiculously large bill, sharp pointed wings and very rapid wingbeats. The blue, white and green patches on the upper wing contrast with the white underwing. nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/australasian-shoveler
🇫🇷 1er arrêt : site de Termesos
Termessos est une cité antique dont les ruines actuelles, relativement bien conservées, sont à 34 km au nord-ouest d'Antalya. située en altitude (1 050 m) au fond d'une gorge qui se termine par un petit plateau coincé entre deux sommets .
Le site de Termessos a connu une occupation très ancienne, citée par Homère dans l'Iliade. La ville semble donc déjà exister bien avant l'an 1000 avant JC, elle faisait alors partie de l'empire Hittite.
Termessos passera ensuite sous influence des Phrygiens, des Lydiens puis des Perses. Cette cité réputée combative, bien protégée par son environnement, résiste ainsi à Alexandre le Grand qui tente en vain de conquérir la ville en 334 avant JC.
A la mort d'Alexandre le Grand, Termessos tombe sous la coupe de l'un de ses généraux, la ville bien que restant très indépendante s'hellénise progressivement.
🇬🇧 1st stop: Termessos is an ancient city whose relatively well-preserved ruins lie 34km north-west of Antalya. It lies at an altitude of 1,050m at the bottom of a gorge that ends in a small plateau wedged between two peaks.
The site of Termessos was inhabited very long ago, as mentioned by Homer in the Iliad. The city seems to have existed long before 1000 BC, when it was part of the Hittite Empire.
Termessos then came under the influence of the Phrygians, Lydians and Persians. With its reputation for fighting spirit and well-protected environment, Termessos was able to resist Alexander the Great's unsuccessful attempt to conquer the city in 334 BC.
After the death of Alexander the Great, Termessos fell under the control of one of his generals, and although it remained very independent, it gradually became Hellenised.
🇩🇪 1. Station: Termessos ist eine antike Stadt, deren heutige, relativ gut erhaltene Ruinen 34 km nordwestlich von Antalya liegen. Sie liegt hoch (1050 m) am Ende einer Schlucht, die in einem kleinen Plateau zwischen zwei Gipfeln endet.
Termessos war schon sehr früh besiedelt und wurde von Homer in der Ilias erwähnt. Die Stadt scheint schon lange vor 1000 v. Chr. bestanden zu haben und gehörte damals zum Reich der Hethiter.
Später geriet Termessos unter den Einfluss der Phryger, der Lyder und schließlich der Perser. Die Stadt galt als kämpferisch und war durch ihre Umgebung gut geschützt. So widerstand sie auch Alexander dem Großen, der 334 v. Chr. vergeblich versuchte, die Stadt zu erobern.
Nach dem Tod Alexanders des Großen fiel Termessos unter die Herrschaft eines seiner Generäle, und die Stadt behielt zwar ihre Unabhängigkeit, wurde aber nach und nach hellenisiert.
🇪🇸 1.ª parada: Termessos es una antigua ciudad cuyas ruinas, relativamente bien conservadas, se encuentran a 34 km al noroeste de Antalya, a 1050 m de altitud, en el fondo de un desfiladero que termina en una pequeña meseta encajonada entre dos picos.
El emplazamiento de Termessos estuvo ocupado desde tiempos antiguos, como menciona Homero en la Ilíada. La ciudad parece haber existido mucho antes del año 1000 a. C., cuando formaba parte del Imperio hitita.
Posteriormente, cayó bajo la influencia de los frigios, lidios y persas. Gracias a su reputación de espíritu combativo y a su entorno bien protegido, Termessos pudo resistir el intento infructuoso de Alejandro Magno de conquistarla en el 334 a. C.
Tras la muerte de Alejandro Magno, la ciudad pasó a estar bajo el control de uno de sus generales y, aunque siguió siendo muy independiente, poco a poco se fue helenizando.
🇮🇹 1a tappa: Termessos è un'antica città le cui rovine, relativamente ben conservate, si trovano a 34 km a nord-ovest di Antalya, a 1.050 m di altitudine, in fondo a una gola che termina su un piccolo altopiano incuneato tra due cime.
Il sito di Termessos fu occupato molto tempo fa, come ricorda Omero nell'Iliade. La città sembra sia esistita ben prima del 1000 a.C., quando faceva parte dell'impero ittita.
Successivamente, passò sotto l'influenza dei Frigi, dei Lidi e dei Persiani. Grazie alla sua reputazione di città dallo spirito combattivo e al suo ambiente ben protetto, Termessos riuscì a resistere al tentativo fallito di Alessandro Magno di conquistarla nel 334 a.C.
Alla morte di Alessandro Magno, Termessos passò sotto il controllo di uno dei suoi generali e, sebbene la città rimase molto indipendente, si ellenizzò gradualmente.
Translated by Deepl
ILSX SW1500 #942 sits on former Chicago Terminal Rairoad trackage in Bensenville, IL. Progressive Rail took over operations from CTML in 2019, operating it as the Chicago, St Paul & Pacific Railroad.
taken at restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand
...modern designed Indian fusion dish...
it is dessert with hard shell and yellow tasty content
Just as they have since the line opened, trains stop to exchange single line tokens at Glenwhilly. The signalman left it until the last seconds before he emerged from his box to avoid the midges!
08/07/2017 (Sat) 2155 Glenwhilly (south of Barrhill, Stranraer line) 156 156476 1A83 2103 Starnraer - Kilmarnock (train terminated at Girvan due to a points failure) slowing to exchange single line token from the signalman.
(Contax Zeiss Planar 50mm f1.4 with Fotodiox lens adaptor)
Following this was a very very long drive home!
(with special thanks to Nigel Capelle www.flickr.com/photos/whosoever2/ who's superb images inspired me to visit this fantastic part of the country)
If you like railway pictures that are a bit different to the norm, try the Phoenix Railway Photographic circle website;