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in the days before the foxfield light railway reached the main colliery sidings , locomotives took water at a small tree shaded platform just in front of the colliery --here two saddle tanks are being dealt with in the early 1990's
This miserable little piece of modeling was one of my first "scratch built" efforts. It has been many things on many layouts. Actually, I am right proud of it, because you see so many of these little structures in the rural south. The "refreshments" referred to come from down the hill a piece; they will be show anon. State tuned....
At the Paprihaven Mall, getting tickets and refreshments at the AMC Theater...
Pee-wee Herman: "Heh! HEH! HEH! HEH! Ya got some Prime drink! Are ya THIRSTY??"
Kid Muscle: "Eh... yeah."
Pee-wee: "Well, have ya noticed what DAY it is?? HEH! Heh-heh-heh!"
Kid Muscle: "Thursday."
Pee-wee: "Thirsty Thursday??"
Kid Muscle: "Oh, yeah. That's right. Well, see ya."
Pee-wee: "And did ya notice what DATE it is??"
Kid Muscle: Um... the 31st?"
Pee-wee: "It's a THIRSTY THURSDAY THE THIRSTY-FIRST!"
Kid Muscle: "You just blew my mind."
Pee-wee: "What movie ya goin' ta see??"
Kid Muscle: "Why don't you tell me which movie you're going to see and then I'll decide."
Pee-wee: "HEH! HEH-HEH-HEH! Now you just blew MY MIND!"
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A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
Herman Toys
Pee-wee Herman
1987, Matchbox
Ultimate Muscle
Kid Muscle
2002, Bandai
Mi World
AMC Theater
2015, Jakks Pacific
Lots of strange meetings happen at the AMC Theater, such as in BP 2021 Day 284!
Olympus Trip 35
Fujifilm Superia 100 (expired 2008)
Lab developed.
Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
The second man has just filled his tea can while waiting at Loughborough GC during a Night shoot organised by EMRPS and supported by Central Scenes.
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About South Stack Cliffs
Enjoy a close-up view onto a wonderful cliff-side nesting colony, with binoculars and telescopes provided. You'll be able to watch guillemots, razorbills and puffins all raising their young, while live television pictures give you an even closer view of the nests! Rare choughs can also be seen on the reserve.
In spring and summer, the heathland becomes a riot of colour. Look closely and you may see a basking adder, while out to sea there may be porpoises and dolphins.
Opening times
The RSPB reserve is open year round; Ellins Tower, the RSPB visitor centre, is open from Easter to September.
Entrance charges
Free, but donations to help us continue our work here are welcome.
If you are new to birdwatching...
This reserve is good for birdwatching in the summer only.
Information for families
Some interactive materials in Ellins Tower Information Centre.
Information for dog owners
Some access for dogs. Please contact the reserve office for more information
Star species
Our star species are some of the most interesting birds you may see on your visit to the reserve.
Chough
The chough is the rarest member of the crow family in the UK. They can be found feeding in fields around South Stack, probing for invertebrates with their curved, red bill.
Guillemot
Guillemots look ungainly when they shuffle around on their nesting ledges on the cliffs, but underwater their streamlined shape comes into its own and they become agile and manoeuvrable.
Peregrine
Keep an eye out for a commotion among birds on the cliffs - a peregrine may be making a fly past. They are a regular sight overhead when a pair is nesting in the area.
Puffin
Enjoy the comical antics of puffins in spring and early summer from the viewing points on the cliffs. Watch the adults returning from fishing forays at sea with sandeels hanging from their colourful beaks.
Razorbill
Very similar to guillemots, razorbills spend most of their lives at sea in the Atlantic, only coming to land to breed between March and July.
Seasonal highlights
Each season brings a different experience at our nature reserves. In spring, the air is filled with birdsong as they compete to establish territories and attract a mate. In summer, look out for young birds making their first venture into the outside world. Autumn brings large movements of migrating birds - some heading south to a warmer climate, others seeking refuge in the UK from the cold Arctic winter. In winter, look out for large flocks of birds gathering to feed, or flying at dusk to form large roosts to keep warm.
Spring
Marvel at the wildflowers including kidney vetch, thrift and scurvey grass amid the cliff top grassland and heathland. Particularly eyecatching is the spring squill, which carpets areas of heathland that have recently been burnt. Look out for stonechats and linnets perched on top of bushes and listen out for the first skylarks. As spring takes hold, watch out for choughs and ravens collecting material to build their nests and don't miss the breeding seabirds crammed onto the narrow ledges on the cliffs in front of Ellins Tower.
Summer
Ellins tower provides excellent views of the seabird city with guillemots, razorbills, puffins, fulmars and gulls. Try to spot razorbill and guillemot chicks on the narrow cliff ledges, but don't leave it too late as these seabirds will be leave for the open ocean in July. Listen for the distinctive calls of choughs. They will be active gathering food for their ever growing young. Look out for the endemic spatulate fleawort amongst the cliff top grassland where you might be lucky and see an adder basking in the sun. Search out the rare silver-studded blue butterflies amid the shorter heathland.
Autumn
The heathland will be ablaze with colour as the mauves and purples of the heather flowers mingle with yellow gorse flowers. Look out for family groups of choughs. You will probably hear them first as the newly-fledged youngsters beg noisily for food from their parents. In the tidal races just offshore, look out for feeding gannets, passing shearwaters, porpoises and dolphins.
Winter
Look out for flocks of feeding choughs. These comprise of the newly-independent first year birds along with sub-adult birds from the last couple of years. A good place to search them out is the RSPB managed farmland (from the permissive path). This land is managed to provide foraging opportunities for chough throughout the year. Listen and look out for ravens as they begin to display, a sure sign that spring is round the corner.
Facilities
Facilities
•Information centre
•Car park : RSPB car park located at SH211818, complete with three marked disabled car parking bays and cycle racks.
•Binocular hire
•Group bookings accepted
•Guided walks available
•Remote location
•Good for walking
•Pushchair friendly
Viewing points
Spectacular views of the breeding seabird colonies from Ellins Tower visitor centre (open Easter to September) with binoculars and telescopes provided.
Nature trails
The South Stack reserve is very popular with visitors for many reasons. Visitor activity is concentrated around Ellins Tower (the RSPB information centre), where the paths are maintained to a higher standard than elsewhere on the reserve. The heathland areas and their network of paths are open to the public (on foot) at all times. These paths cross a mix of coastal and heathland terrain and some pass close to cliff edges. There are no specific RSPB trails, but the route of the Ynys Gybi circular walk and the Isle of Anglesey Coastal footpath are waymarked along with the routes of the public footpaths. The nature of the terrain makes many of the paths steep and rocky, making access difficult for anyone with impaired mobility. However, a well-surfaced, high-quality 2 m wide track with benches runs from the RSPB car park (complete with three disabled parking bays) into the heathland and onto a viewpoint in front of Ellins Tower. Access to Ellins Tower is via a steep flight of stairs. The permissive path through the farmland connects the two areas of heathland. This path is open to the public (on foot) at all times (except 10 December each year). Grazing animals are present, so please take care and keep dogs under close control. Access to the Isle of Anglesey Council's 'South Stack Island and the Lighthouse' visitor attraction is via approximately 400 steps of variable rise and tread width down the cliff (not part of the RSPB reserve).
Tearoom
Fantastic News! We are delighted to announce we have just taken over the ownership of South Stack Kitchen Café. The staff and builders at South Stack have been working furiously over the last 2 weeks since being handed the keys to carry out essential work needed to open the Café with a fresh, vibrant feel and we hope to reopen by the 28 May (sooner if we can) Once open the Café will be serving a range of hot and cold drinks, light bites and snacks for your enjoyment.
Refreshments available
•Hot drinks
•Cold drinks
•Hot meals
•Cold meals
•Snacks
Accessibility
The majority of visitor activity at the RSPB South Stack nature reserve is concentrated around Ellins Tower, the RSPB information centre, and occurs during the summer months. South Stack reserve comprises a mix of coastal and heathland terrain with steep sea cliffs which support breeding seabirds.
Nature trails
The nature of the terrain makes many of the paths steep and rocky making access difficult for anyone with impaired mobility. In view of the visitor pressure, the paths in the vicinity of Ellins Tower are maintained to a higher standard than elsewhere on the reserve.
The most accessible path for people of impaired mobility runs from the RSPB car park into the heathland and onto a viewpoint in front of Ellins Tower. The track is well-surfaced and high quality (2 m wide) with benches and leads from three marked disabled car-parking bays in the RSPB car park.
Visitor centre
From Easter to September, Ellins Tower is open daily from 10 am to 5.30 pm. Access to Ellins Tower, which is a Grade 2 Listed castellated folly near to the cliff edge, is via a steep flight of stairs. Views of the dramatic seascape and some of the breeding seabird colony can be gained from the viewpoint by those who are unable to gain access to Ellins Tower.
Our work here
Our South Stack reserve on Anglesey comprises heathland, farmland and offshore stacks and caves. The RSPB is managing these habitats for the benefit of their breeding seabirds and choughs, as well as a wide variety of other fauna and flora. We are also working to provide an excellent wildlife and landscape experience for visitors.
Chough haven
The reserve is especially important for its breeding choughs, with our nine pairs representing 2% of the UK population. We are maintaining the heathland and farmland to provide suitable nesting and feeding conditions for this rare bird.
Healthy heath
The reserve’s heathland is part of the largest area of maritime heath in North Wales. Besides choughs, this important habitat supports the endemic plant spatulate fleawort, and the uncommon silver-studded blue butterfly, plus adders, common lizards and a range of other flora and fauna. Controlled burning helps us to manage this habitat for the benefit of all its wildlife.
Seabird spectacular
The sea cliffs provide nest sites for around 4,000 seabirds, including puffins, guillemots, razorbills and fulmars. Other birds to use this habitat include peregrines and ravens. We are monitoring our seabird populations and working to minimise any disturbance to the colony.
Visitor value
The scenic beauty of the reserve, together with its seabird spectacle, operational lighthouse, and many sites of geological and archaeological interest, make it very popular with visitors. Around 35,000 people visit our information centres each summer.
We are maintaining and enhancing our facilities, including our visitor centre at Ellins Tower and our network of paths. We are also providing more information to help people to get the most from their visit, while promoting the aims of the RSPB. We run seven events per year and encourage an active volunteer programme.
Community care
South Stack is a major tourist attraction on Anglesey and plays a significant part in the local economy. We will continue to advertise the site to enhance the flow of tourist income to the island and, where possible, will support local communities and business in developing the reserve.
In the queue for the snack bar.
It'd been well over a year since we shared a big tub of popcorn and a large Mr. Pibb at the movie theater!
While train crew and passengers take a stretch break and refreshments on the platform, Indian Railways ZDM-3 190 waits at Kangra station with the 07:00 Pathankot Junction to Baijnath Paprola Passenger 3PB.
The Kangra Valley Railway [KVR] is a a 2ft 6ins [762 mm] gauge line that runs from Pathankot, Punjab to Joginder Nagar in Himachal Pradesh. It was built in the 1920s to transport heavy equipment to the hydro-electric dam site. It is circa 100 miles [164 kms] in length and runs through the rural sub-Himalayan region of North West India. It is a little gem and although a remote, no frills community line, is well worth a visit. Maybe one day I can get back to this part of Himachal Pradesh?
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Easter Sunday shot, I made this all from left over Brazilian ironwood Ipe,
The onyx tiles where reclaimed from an estate fireplace front,
The polished black stones I bought,I did do the caving and mosaic,
The doors are not open it looks that way because the way I join the wood it was done intentionally,
You can create magic just by placing the wood in certain way.
Please view large.
Panasonic FZ2000
The Copper Jack Boat takes up to 45 passengers on trips from Swansea Marina to the site of the historic copper works on the River Tawe. It has disabled access (a wheelchair lift), bar, galley, toilets and washroom. The Community Boat has been designed and fitted to a very high standard. We do educational School trips. Traveling on the boat is a pleasant experience for all. A fully enclosed cabin and central heating allow trips whatever the weather and there is a bar offering refreshments. When not sailing, the Copper Jack boat is moored alongside Swansea Museum’s Historic Vessels Pontoon
In my city, sometimes we have birds dragging up the water from fountains ;)
I came across this thirsty crow today, walking through the park. I noticed its funny and highly unusual maneuvers around this fountain. Luckily I had the tele mounted...
The statue/fountain is called "The boy on the Swan" and is located in Kongens Have (Kings Garden) in the heart of Copenhagen.
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To all you kind people who shared your comments, faves and invites to groups and gallaries on my stream; THANK YOU SO MUCH - it means a lot!
:)
Club de Playa, Garrafon de Castilla snorkeling beach [admission fee required - $70 pesos]. - Isla Mujeres, Mexico
on my way home from a bike ride i stopped by this roadside store for a cold drink of fresh coconut juice. these small roadside stores are very popular with truckers and the transient motorists wanting to take a break from their long ride or rest from traffic. they serve the usual sandwiches or some local delicacies such as turon, banana-Q or camote-Q. their ice cold fresh coconut juice is also fantastic.
on my way home from a bike ride i stopped by this roadside store for a cold drink of fresh coconut juice. these small roadside stores are very popular with truckers and the transient motorists wanting to take a break from their long ride or rest from traffic. they serve the usual sandwiches or some local delicacies such as turon, banana-Q or camote-Q. their ice cold fresh coconut juice is also fantastic.
on my way home from a bike ride i stopped by this roadside store for a cold drink of fresh coconut juice. these small roadside stores are very popular with truckers and the transient motorists wanting to take a break from their long ride or rest from traffic. they serve the usual sandwiches or some local delicacies such as turon, banana-Q or camote-Q. their ice cold fresh coconut juice is also fantastic.
Followed a Large Format Photographer, known as JB7 to more than a few, around St. Stephens Green one evening as he tried to capture the essence of the model, also known as Shar.