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I have to sell some photos at my church fall fair, and I have a question for which I would appreciate any and all feedback:
I'm going to print 5"x7" photos and put them in mats. the question is: For a church fair where I don't think people are going to be willing to spend lots of money, should I just have them machine printed and keep the price at $10 each, or should I get them printed at $7 each, and then charge $15 each?
what do you think???????
There is place for soft colour. There is place for strong and vibrant colours. And autumn is always the season you can find them.
This is just a repost for autumn colour in my neighbourhood.
Happy Monday and a great week!
I ask the experienced landscape photographer about tips in shooing fall colour.
He said the answer is in your question itself. Shooting fall colours means really shooting the colours.
I had a walk in my neighborhood and I took his suggestion shooting the colours. I am not sure if I did follow his advice.
This was seen on the sidewalk of a small street in my neighborhood.
Happy Wednesday!
There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.
O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I!
To Bee, or not to Bee, that is the question.
UC Botanical Garden. I’m on entrance duty every Sunday afternoon here, welcoming visitors and answering questions (or finding someone who can) 😊
This one is a lot different from the images I usually post-- and not as polished. Yet, for some reason I couldn't resist sharing it.
So after many wishes to make a q&a here it is. You can ask everything I will answer.
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The guy you see there is my new SigFig.
"any questions?" Defender of the Realm. if you've ever met a mockingbird, you know what this is about. he's "da man"... ;)
lots of folks don't appreciate this fine feathered fellow, even folks that call themselves birders and claim to luv the members of Class Aves. these guys are birds that everyone needs to cultivate an appreciation for, 'cuz they're among a small handful of bird species that can adapt and survive in stupid human landscapes. their tenacious defense of their hime turf is admirable at the very least. they're just being mockingbirds, and they're pretty damn good at it. ;)
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Huh, 30/52 was hard - spent several days in Moravia which was pretty exhausting (a lot of celebrating etc ;-)) and all of sudden I realized it was Sunday and I forgot about 52 weeks....Then my french fries were ready and idea appeared ;-)
And tomorrow work, gosh I want to be back in the USA - a carefree and fabulous time I had there ;-)
"Their common name refers to a distinctive silver mark on the hindwing." Can't see it here, unfortunately.. Proboscis in the sand?
I have a few questions in general :)
So if you couldn't tell by my stream, I don't do many self portraits. And I really don't know why either. I guess it's just easier to take pictures of stationary objects?! But I want to challenge myself, so would you agree that I should explore self portraits more, or disagree?
Also, Prints. Print exchange? Print giveaway? What do you guys think? Should I make something happen, or just leave it?
I'm not very good at decision making, it takes me 30 mins, to decide what I'm having for breakfast! So really any opinions, or answers would be much appreciated :)
RULES OF THE TAGGY:
-Copy these questions.
-When you get 2 favorites, answer the questions below.
200: My middle name is: Nun.Ya.Beez.Wax.
199: I was born in: A hospital
198: I am really: A flying purple people eater.
197: My cellphone company is: Boost Mobile
196: My eye color is: Brown
195: My shoe size is: ...4...AND I'M IN 9TH GRADE O.-
194: My ring size is: No clue
193: My height is: ..ehhh...4'7 I think...
192: I am allergic to: nothing
191: My 1st car was: A tricycle.
190: My 1st job was: None yet
189: Last book you read: The Summer I Turned Pretty
188: My bed is: FLUFFEH *.*
187: My pet: Is turtly enough for the turtle club.
186: My best friend: Well, real life wise: Ange, Amber, and Kyle :3
185: My favorite shampoo is: ..this question is awkward..
184: AIM name: Don't have one
183: Piggy banks are: Always bashed apart in t.v. shows
182: In my pockets: A quarter, a gum wrapper, and a doll shoe o.o..
181: On my calendar: Don;t have one in my room xD
180: Marriage is: Neh.
179: Spongebob is: VERY SPONGEY.
178: My mom: Is epic
177: The last three cd's I bought were?: Goodwill.
176: Last YouTube video watched: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE-5sYqKbFY&list=PL74062CEF3A... x""D
175: How many cousins do you have?: 50 something?
174: Do you have any siblings?: Nope
173: Are your parents divorced?: Nope
172: Are you taller than your mom?: Nope :c
171: Do you play an instrument?: the guitar and mayonaise.
170: What did you do yesterday?: Climbed up my hill
[ I Believe In ]
169: Love at first sight: Yes
168: Luck: Sometimes
167: Fate: YUSH.
166: Yourself: Kinda
165: Aliens: I am one. So DUH.
164: Heaven: Mhm
163: Hell: Mhm
162: God: 99%
161: Horoscopes: Nope, but there fun to read :3
160: Soul mates: Yep
159: Ghosts: HELL YES.
158: Gay Marriage: Mhm
157: War: Nope. MAKE TACOS NOT WAR.
156: Orbs: The floating lint balls? Nope.
155: Magic: Ehh kinda
[ This or That ]
154: Hugs or Kisses: Huggles ^-^
153: Drunk or High: Dru- I MEAN NEITHER. (Jk, I don't drink, or get high.)
152: Phone or Online: Online
151: Red heads or Black haired: Gingers FTW.
150: Blondes or Brunettes: Brunettes (although I have a crush on a blonde :p)
149: Hot or cold: Cold
148: Summer or winter: Summer
147: Autumn or Spring: Both
146: Chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla
145: Night or Day: Night
144: Oranges or Apples: Apples
143: Curly or Straight hair: Straight
142: McDonalds or Burger King: DA DA DA D-DA I'M LOVIN' IT
141: White Chocolate or Milk Chocolate: Milk chocolate
140: Mac or PC: I honestly don;t know :o
139: Flip flops or high heels: Flip flops
138: Ugly and rich OR Sexy and poor: sexy and poor
137: Coke or Pepsi: Coke
136: Hillary or Obama: Obama
135: Burried or cremated: Not sure o.O
134: Singing or Dancing: Singing
133: Coach or Chanel: Eww. Neither.
132: Kat McPhee or Taylor Hicks: Who?
131: Small town or Big city: Love them both <33
130: Wal-Mart or Target: Target
129: Ben Stiller or Adam Sandler: Adam Sandler
128: Manicure or Pedicure: Manicure
127: East Coast or West Coast: East Coast baby <333333333
126: Your Birthday or Christmas: Birfday :3 (No offense to Jesus O.O)
125: Chocolate or Flowers: Flowers
124: Disney or Six Flags: Six Flags
123: Yankees or Red Sox: Red Sox
[ Here's What I Think About ]
122: War: Shouldn't exsist.
121: George Bush: BWHAHAHAHHAAHA. Joke.
120: Gay Marriage: Support it :)
119: The presidential election: Don't care.
118: Abortion: Well, it depends on how bad your situation is.
117: MySpace: Ghost town
116: Reality TV: Stupid people doing stupid things= entertaining.
115: Parents: a lil nagging but cool people xD
114: Back stabbers: Ahem, FUCK YA'LL STUPID HOES. I feel better.
113: Ebay: Correction: Evilbay.
112: Soccer: Blech.
111: Work: Referring to schoolwork: Ehh, not that bad.
110: My Neighbors:..Interesting..
109: Gas Prices: Too high D:
108: Designer Clothes: Don't need them. I like my damn Wal-Mart pants.
107: College: I'm a freshman. Not too concerned yet.
106: Sports: Eww.
105: My family: Loving their oddness :)
104: The future: PHIL OF THE FUTURE.
[ Last time I ]
103: Hugged someone: Yesterday (March 3rd, 2012)
102: Last time you ate: About 10 minutes ago
101: Saw someone I haven't seen in awhile: A friend that I thought I lost forever.
100: Cried in front of someone: 2 weeks ago?
99: Went to a movie theater: Freaking last summer xD
98: Took a vacation: Last July (referring to 2011 when I say last)
97: Swam in a pool: Last September
96: Changed a diaper: ...Last May..At a friends sleepover...Don't question it.
95: Got my nails done: 4 years ago.
94: Went to a wedding: Last October
93: Broke a bone: Never
92: Got a piercing: Never
91: Broke the law: ...Does not playing gym count?
90: Texted: 15 minutes ago.
[ MISC ]
89: Who makes you laugh the most: My friends
88: Something I will really miss when I leave home is: Just that homey feeling
87: The last movie I saw: Uhmm..I saw Scooby Doo Two: Monsters Unleashed on t.v. today :D
86: The thing that I'm looking forward to the most: Hanging with my crush soon :3
85: The thing im not looking forward to: Staying after Wed. for help in Algebra -.-
84: People call me:...I can't list all my nicknames xD
83: The most difficult thing to do is: Letting go of someone that you never had a hold of.
82: I have gotten a speeding ticket: Never
81: My zodiac sign is: Capricorn
80: The first person I talked to today was: My friend Amber over text
79: First time you had a crush: Kindergarten O.o
78: The one person who I can't hide things from: My friends Kyle and Ange
77: Last time someone said something you were thinking: On a schooltrip to boston last November
76: Right now I am talking to: No one
75: What are you going to do when you grow up: Hopefully be a director
74: I have/will get a job: Will
73: Tomorrow: Will be boring
72: Today: Was fun
71: Next Summer: Will hopefully be an amazing summer
70: Next Weekend: Better be fun
69: I have these pets: A turtle
68: The worst sound in the world: This teacher's voice that's in my school *twitch twitch*
67: The person that makes me cry the most is: Someone.
66: People that make you happy: My friends, family
65: Last time I cried: Didn't I answer this already?
64: My friends are: Crazy-ass mofo's.
63: My computer is: My child
62: My School: Is filled with whores.
61: My Car: I don't have one
60: I lose all respect for people who: hurt me in ways a friend should never do.
59: The movie I cried at was: None...I'm so heartless Dx
58: Your hair color is: Ginger red
57: TV shows you watch: Walking Dead, Dance Moms, Adventure Time, and many others
56: Favorite web site: Flickr and Twitter
55: Your dream vacation: Going on a world wide trip :)
54: The worst pain I was ever in was: When I twisted my ankle o.o
53: How do you like your steak cooked: I'm a vegitarian.
52: My room is: A lil messy but oh so cozy ^_^
51: My favorite celebrity is: Idk...o.p
50: Where would you like to be: Narnia.
49: Do you want children: Maybeee
48: Ever been in love: Yes
47: Whos your best friend: Ange and Kyle (I swear I don't have any friends in my real life xD)
46: More guy friends or girl friends: Girls..But it's a lot of drama x.x
45: One thing that makes you feel great is: Getting an answer right in Algebra xD
44: One person that you wish you could see right now: My crush :c
43: Do you have a 5 year plan: Psh..nuu...
42: Have you made a list of things to do before you die: Sorta
41: Have you pre-named your children: Yep! Girl: Haley or Aubrey Boy: Chase or Leo
40: Last person I got mad at: My dad
39: I would like to move to: Maine
38: I wish I was a professional: Hooker. LOL jk, I have no clue
[ My Favorites ]
37: Candy: Skittles
36: Vehicle: PUNCH BUGGY YELLOW SAFETY!
35: President: Idk
34: State visited: New York
33: Cellphone provider: Idk xD
32: Athlete: Don't care
31: Actor: Not sure O.O
30: Actress: Jennifer Aniston I guess
29: Singer: Hmm...Taylor Swift
28: Band: Asking Alexandria
27: Clothing store: Hot Topic
26: Grocery store: Does it matter?
25: TV show: Walking Dead
24: Movie: TWILIGHT. Lol jk, dumb sparkly faries aren't my cup of tea. It's the Smurfs :3
23: Website: I swear I answered this too....
22: Animal: Wolf
21: Theme park: SDoes the Big E count as one?
20: Holiday: Easter or Halloween
19: Sport to watch: Don;t watch them
18: Sport to play: Bowling
17: Magazine: Seventeen or MAD
16: Book: I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have To Kill You, The Summer I Turned Pretty, and Cut
15: Day of the week: Friday
14: Beach: I hate beaches xD
13: Concert attended: Blood On The Dance Floor local concert..( I got to meet Dahvie <33333333333333333333333333)
12: Thing to cook: Toast. The only thing I can cook without getting the fire department called on me.
11: Food: Stuffed peppers without meat
10: Restaurant: A local diner right near me
9: Radio station: No clue o.o
8: Yankee candle scent: I don;t remember the name, but it was purple and it had to deal with bad weather.
7: cologne: For guys? Axe <33 For me? I like Dark Kiss from Bath And Body Works
6: Flower: White Tulip
5: Color: Neon green
4: Talk show host: Dr. Phil (Mr. Mustache as my friend calls him xD)
3: Comedian: Jeff Dunham or Gabriel Ingecies (sp)
2: Dog breed: Tiny lil yorkie
1: Are you ready for this survey to be over?: Yush. I've had to pee. xD
I tag everyone who hasn't done this!!
Humanity is extinct. Bands of nomadic robots roam the wastelands of Earth, astride their dinosaur steeds. Dinosaurs have returned, because they are awesome, don't question it.
How fascinating that during our lives there are moments in time that have the ability to go down in history.⏰📘
One such moment came at 17:42 on Friday the 3rd of July 2020, where were you at this momentous time, just in case anyone was out in the scullery jumping up and down on a bunch of grapes in order to make your next bottle of wine, let me pass on to you the following reportage, you cannot make it up.😜
The place was Downing Street, the subject matter, questions to the PM who had addressed the nation, what happens, yep this question is put to BoJo, “Prime Minister, should we drink a yard of ale to celebrate pubs reopening” well the cheers, whooping, trumpets being blown, beating of drums, singing, that rang out around this village, was just sheer joy. The village church bells rang to the tune of ‘Roll Out The Barrel’, Horace bounced up and down on his Olympic size trampoline, purely incredible scenes.
The noise was picked up at The Goonhilly Earth Station.🍻🎺🎶📡
The internet and phone lines in the village, all went into meltdown, morse code, tambourines anything that could be classed as a method of communication were put to use. Nancy Nancarrow, yes the lady that does glass blowing on the side, immediately swung into action producing yard of ale glasses by the thousand in her garden shed.☎️🏡🍸🍹
A crack team of ladies from the WI armed to the teeth with welding and fabrication qualifications assembled outside the church hall.
Their immediate task was to reacquisition the bus that is used for the Sunday school outings and prepare it for an exhibition pub crawl through Cornwall.🚌
They would cut the roof off the bus with Oxy-Acetylene torches and turn it into a cabriolet, these measures were required in order to follow guidelines that it is safer for large groups to be in the open air.
Next step was to expertly cut out the double seats and weld in a job lot of chairs from the church hall at two meter spacings.
Bus conversion complete, these ladies were good to go.🔥🔥
Trixie Trebillcock and Betty Beswetherick, had been in a bubble or on a bender some miles away in Wadebridge when they heard the cheer from the village go up, they immediately phoned back to the village to ask Nancy what was going on, once informed they asked, could they be picked up from Wadebridge next day on route for the pub crawl to celebrate this momentous moment in time.👯♀️🎉🎊
Mrs Trebogus said she would drive the bus for the pub crawl.
With representatives from many of the organisations in the village sat in the single seats of the bus cabriolet and every member armed with a yard of ale glass they set off from the village via Wadebridge, duly collected Trixie and Betty, then headed off through Cornwall, stopping off at numerous hostelries testing their yard glasses before one final stop in Penzance.🍺🍺🍺🍺🍷🍺🍷🍺🍷🍺🍺🍷🍺🍷🍺🍷
Following the consumption of about twenty yards of ale each in Penzance alone, some of the ladies were a bit worse for wear, some even went missing.🙈😜
As it was getting dark Mrs Trebogus had to get back to the farm in order to milk her Friesian cows. Therefore she took the decision to round up the ladies she could find and transport them back to the village. (I bet you have all been out on a day like this if you are honest)🐄🐮🐄🐮🐄🐮
When Trixie and Betty staggered back to the RV point, they could not believe they had missed the bus, Trixie said “we will have to walk home”, Betty responded, we can’t do that, we are not fit to walk, we will have to drive. 😱😱
Trixie said “but we don’t have a car”, Betty responded don’t worry we will borrow one, Trixie said “don’t be stupid, there won’t be a car around here that is taxed, so forget that, how about we borrow a bus from Penzance bus station”, brilliant idea responded Betty.🚗🚌
So Betty stood guard outside the large bus station while Trixie went into borrow a bus, well after about half an hour of engine revving, clattering and banging, Betty shouts in “what on earth are you doing”, Trixie responds, I’m doing my best but the bus for Wadebridge is parked at the back.🚌
Betty shouts, “take the one for St Columb, we can walk from there”.🚌🚶♀️🚶♀️
Thank you so much for viewing my photos, the banter and comments you leave are so appreciated.
Take care, have a lovely weekend
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I wanted to mod my Brickmania Easy Eight, I am wondering if this new cupola looks good. What are your guys' thoughts? Also, expect some new uploads mid-May....
The last nearly four years have seemed like eons for me. Every day that I can bear to pay attention, I am horrified by what atrocities Trump is responsible for. I have gone to so many protests in so many places for so many causes/reasons, both well attended and scarcely attended in good weather and in the middle of a freezing cold winter. There are times I have really questioned what good it even does but a little voice in my head has still told me it was the right thing to do.
But, then the Coronavirus hit and I wondered seriously if protesting was the right thing to do…after reading the statistics in my own city about people of color being killed by the Coronavirus at a much higher rate than white people, I had to ask myself, is it actually a case of white privilege if I protest? This seems like such a strange thing to ask when you are protesting your outrage about a man being killed only because he happened to be Black and existing in America but still I had to ask. Because, if I am part of the problem of spreading this virus and my presence results in more deaths of more people of color, isn’t that defeating the purpose? In addition, how about all of the healthcare workers who have been burdened for so long? Why should I make a choice for them that could affect the survival and treatment of myself and others? It just seemed too risky for this die hard protestor.
I have never dealt with this kind of moral dilemma before. My sense of right and wrong is usually pretty strong and doesn’t leave room for tons of contemplation and deliberation. I can’t really remember the last time I had to seriously ponder “What is the right thing to do in this situation?” asking myself again and again. I usually just know these things intuitively and then try to make my best ethical choice. I’m not saying that I don’t see layers of grey between black and white so much as just I have an idea of how to act in terms of what is right with my soul. I’m also not saying that I don’t learn new things and from the perspective of others and change based on being open to learning. But, the idea of what is fundamentally the ethical choice to make about whether or not to attend a protest for a cause I believe in has never been this difficult before.
And, there is the other side of things that I don’t really like to talk about-the more human side of things. I am unfortunately all too human in my fears about contacting Coronavirus/Covid19. To be honest, I’m the type of person that gets nervous taking a walk in my own neighborhood and gets frustrated when I see the joggers and dog walkers on my street roaming without a mask or groups of a few friends partying on a rooftop in close proximity. It seems pretty hypocritical to me that I’d also be finding myself amidst thousands of people in super close proximity sometimes under overpasses neck to neck, masks or no.
So, what I am saying is that I am actually probably a little paranoid. For a large part of my life, I didn’t realize I was any different from others in my fears until I went to college and learned about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and realized that my irrational fear of death that took hold of me if I didn’t do certain things when I was little-tap my fingers every time I saw a green car, squeeze my toes every time I passed a squirrel-that sort of thing-wasn’t what most kids go through. And, it was crippling. Most of the time, I would cry hysterically thinking I was going to die and great harm would really come to my family and I if I told anyone and voiced these fears out loud. I know, I know…it sounds crazy and doesn’t make tons of sense. And, even though I know that and have gotten better dealing with this side of my self as an adult, it still hasn’t gone away completely. There’s a real instinctual fear that makes me think the worst will happen to me.
The news, of course, doesn’t help…and consider that non essential businesses were shuttered and school was cancelled for the rest of the year, I am even more terrified about the damage this virus can do. Then, there’s also the choir study…where they found that one man in close proximity singing with a choir infected pretty much the whole choir and killed a few too. Of course, this is outdoors, but I still can’t help thinking about all of the times I opened my mouth to chant pro Black Life Matters sentiments even if I was wearing a mask.
And, in many ways, I feel like I am not even worthy enough to say the name of George Floyd or Breonna Taylor who should have turned 27 on Friday, the day that I joined these protests. Because, as someone who is white, I could never know the true horror of this. She was a hero, an EMT worker, and it wasn’t just her own life and her family that was robbed but all of our lives and the sadness is overpowering. So, I ended up saying her name a few thousand times and feeling like I was losing my mind because I couldn’t rewind time and change reality.
I don’t know the answer to all of this and I still don’t know if I contracted the virus or not. But, in any case, I hope that these protests meant something and continue to mean something. Maybe it actually means more to those in power that people would risk their lives to fight for Black Lives and, if those mayors and governors really care about the citizens of their city, they have to act on these social justice issues-hold police accountable, take police out of schools and bring in social workers, counselors, librarians, art and music creative outlets instead. Let’s have a dance class or a drama class instead of kids being subjected to cruel excessive force and mock prison cells from early ages. Surely anything that helps kids is better than something doing active harm. Let’s put more money into mental health facilities instead of incarcerations. Let’s make sure when someone is released from prison that they have a job to go to. Let’s make sure our citizens have healthcare and that there are valid low income housing measures. All of these things will reduce crime and improve the quality of life. That is the direction we need to think in instead of increasing a police force. We need to think about the disparities between communities and races and ensure these people are protected and treated with respect-the same respect and treatment white people have been taking for granted in my country for centuries.
Above: a new mural for George Floyd, murdered by a group of police officers in a complicit system where the police are protected from their evil racist acts.
This mural was recently completed in the past couple of days and is found in Humboldt Park, Chicago on Division Avenue just east of California Ave. Cristian J. Roldán and Esther Kovacs
***All photos are copyrighted***
This is the caterpillar of the Question Mark butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis). There is a tiny mark on the underside of the butterfly's wing that gives it the unusual name. I photographed this spiky creature at the Butterfly Haven in Pingree, Idaho.
What I know about lightning:
“Is a powerful natural electrostatic discharge produced during a thunderstorm. This abrupt electric discharge is accompanied by the emission of visible light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation. The electric current passing through the discharge channels rapidly heats and expands the air into plasma producing acoustic shock waves (thunder) in the atmosphere” (Wikipedia dixit).
It’s a very spectacular phenomenon, specially at night.
It’s not easy to get a good capture if you don’t know how to do it. It’s pure chance.
It’s pure chance that your building gets struck by lightning.
So, I got this capture and three weeks later my building was struck by lightning.
I said goodbye to my monitor, printer, TV and toaster. CPU, Hi-Fi and microwaves survived (by chance).
Corollary: lightning and chance are two sides of the same coin.
This is a question I pose for those of you who use AI to create images.
I realize there is skill involved in being able to nearly perfectly imitate cameras, but is that the goal of AI? Photography already does "camera" really well. We could imitate painters from the past, but is that the goal either? Likewise brushes and paint already do a great job at making paintings.
As we continue to work in the new medium we will find what the medium's identity is. I don't know what that is--yet. It will reveal itself over time. One thing I believe is that it will be unique and not just an imitation of older media.
Hybrid Stable Diffusion:Photoshop 25
20201012_5773_7D2-280 Welcome Swallow (286/366)
Hirundo neoxena
On my Travis Wetland circuit this morning I came across three other birders including Oscar Thomas, the 20 year old author of "Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of New Zealand". After chatting to the three for about ten minutes (many questions from them: have you seen the Glossy Ibis? have you see the Cape Barren Geese? etc) I headed into the bird hide. There didn't appear to be as many birds on the pond as previous mornings recently, but I did have this Welcome Swallow preening on a flax stalk just a couple of metres away. But then, they are used to humans with at least five swallow nests built in the hide itself.
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Felosinha | Phylloscopus collybita | Common chiffchaff
Não porque esteja relacionado mas quando pensei neste título, lembrei-me imediatamente da anedota dos dois compadres na piscina municipal. Um lá em cima, bem à beirinha da prancha, de "peito feito", todo convencido, pronto para saltar e o outro cá em baixo a observá-lo, comenta:
- Eh compadre, vossemecê parece uma águia!
Lá do alto, o outro questiona-o:
- À sim e então, é dos "peitos"?..
- Não compadre, é das unhas dos pés!!!
Também: Felosa-comum, Bago-d'uva, Fluim, Fulecra, Tolinha-das-couves in "AVES DE PORTUGAL - Ornitologia do território continental" - Assírio & Alvim.
Invernante muito comum e nidificante muito rara
12/12/2015 - Sobreda (Almada, Portugal)
[Obrigado pela visualização]
[Thanks for your visualization]
I feel like I dont any of you well enough o-o
So I feel like asking Questions to get to know you better ^^
It'd make me super happy if you answered!:3
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1-Whats your fave song?:3
2-Fave color?
3-Fave food?xD
4-If you could go anywhere(Real or not) where would you go?:D
5-Fave website?
6-Best friend(s)?
7-Am I being creepy by asking these?o-o
8-Do you have an IM?:\ If so wanna talk ;D~Im really not that creepy...~
9-Fave band(singer)?
10-Are you currently obsessed with anything?xD
11-Fave show?
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More later?o-o
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Just to show you Im not being creepy Ill answer too-
1.Atm Dare4Distance by Nevershoutnever
2.Gold/Purple
3.Lemons(With sugar) :\
4.WONDERLAND FTW!
5.Youtube/Polyvore/Flickr
6.Yumi,Rubi,Gaby,And Courteney
7.I cant answer this.....But Id say yes xD
8.I cant anser this either ;| Of coarse I do
9.All time low(Always xD)
10.Pandora hearts
11.Pandora hearts xD
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See?I answered :\
You can ask me questions if your more creative then me xD(Which you probably are..)
As we approached the outer limits of the Chicago Terminal, near Gary, trains were beginning to pile up. This is actually quite normal, but there was chatter on the radio hinting to a train ahead experiencing trouble.
The railroads changed to narrow band radio communication a few years back. This system makes it extremely difficult to hear a locomotive radio from more than ten miles away. If a portable radio is being used, then the limit seems to be around three miles.
While the dispatcher flushed out the normal rush of evening eastbound intermodals, those of us on westbounds suffered a very slow roll into town. Every mile of progress, though, made it a tad easier to catch bits and pieces of the conversation ahead.
Just prior to leaving the mainline and changing over to the yard radio channel, I learned that the train in question was Amtrak's Capitol Limited. It was stopped east of the detector a mile or so south of the White Sox stadium.
On the following day, we departed Englewood and began our journey to Toledo. The progression of signals ahead meant a stop at the Calumet River bridge for a lake freighter to pass through.
Once stopped at the signal, I opened the door and was surprised to find sparkling Charger 361 tied down on a yard lead. With no apparent fuel, oil, or water leaks, I assumed she had an issue somewhere within.
After kicking over a few stones, I learned that the Capitol tripped the detector at MP518 for a wheel defect. The culprit? Non other than the brand new 361! So new that the wheel sets were still shiny. Not a speck of dirt or dust to be found.
The crew was instructed to limp the unit down to CP 509 where it could be set out. The defect was rumored to be an issue with one of the axles.
Lucky for the passengers on #30, the 361 was not sole power for the train. She was trailing a Genesis unit. After a hefty delay, the train continued east.
This is not the first time that I had seen or heard of a Charger no longer being able to charge ahead. It sounds like the model's reliability percentage is more favorable now than when first delivered. Good news as Amtrak has enough troubles!
Charged Out.
Rain and colder temps have kept me from chasing butterflies until this weekend. Allhart and I visited Strawberry Plains Audubon Center where several species of butterflies, moths, bees and other insects were active. It was great weather and an enjoyable morning to shoot.
My entry for the LUGNuts "Fire and Ice" challenge. A rescue truck used predominantly in the winter for ice rescue missions, but the tracks can be replace with wheels to become the station's swift water rescue. Inspiration: www.flickr.com/photos/antarcticalaskan/3134347308/in/phot..., www.estesparkfire.com/Images/DiveTruck2.jpg, www.flickr.com/photos/24788926@N04/2890088272/. Now the question is whether or not to make a base for it...
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Head-on View.
Question to all of you: why does my EXIF information show sometimes, and other times it does not. I use Lightroom Classic for all my editing and the data shows there. Does anyone else have this problem?