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I spied this heron perched in a bush as it watched for fish. Then it made its move to a lower branch closer to the water. I liked the catchlight in the shot.
Tryon Palace was the official residence and administrative headquarters of the British governors of North Carolina from 1770 to 1775, at which time it was known as the Governor's Palace. Located in New Bern, the palace was often at the center of state occasions and royal hospitality. The residence was seized by rebel troops in 1775. Shortly after the state capital was relocated to Raleigh in 1792, the main building burned to the ground. A modern recreation faithful to the original architect's plans and some period appropriate support structures were erected on the site in the 1950s and opened to the public in 1959. The palace garden was also recreated, with 16 acres (6.5 ha) of plantings, representing three centuries of landscape and gardening heritage. Today, the palace is a state historic site 123
This cormorant was working one part of the lake, then evidently was dissatisfied, so moved to the west end. Fortunately for me, I was well situated for the flight.
It's still "Mother's Day" in my time zone so I'm sneaking this one in under the wire. Long-tailed Weasel mom relocates her youngster, half dragging half carrying. She's probably saying something like "I TOLD you not to play in the street". I'm sure our hard-working moms of the world can relate.
A Grey-headed Flying Fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) photographed yesterday at Yarra Bend Park in Kew. It was a drizzly, dull day, not ideal for photography, but I really enjoyed seeing these fascinating creatures, definitely want to return. Thanks Ali for taking me to see them.
The Grey-headed Flying Fox’s conservation status is listed as vulnerable. The population at Yarra Bend varies from about 6,000 to up to 30,000 in summer, this group were relocated to Yarra Bend Park in 2003 from the Melbourne Botanic Gardens where they were doing significant damage and threatening many parts of the gardens.
Had to relocate some mantises that were protecting our cucumber patch so I could remove the old and plant some new. I was worried about doing so thinking it would freak out and move on. It didn't. Just after putting this one down it immediate caught a bug and proceeded to have lunch like business as usual.
The original background was just a solid, blah blue, so I spent some quality computer time “relocating” the subject.
On one of the roads towards the great freshwater lake named Tonle Sap, central Cambodia. Tonle Sap is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia flooding a vast area in the rainy season and retreating significantly in the dry season. Small homes are often relocated closer to the waters edge in the dry season.
Cormorants moving from one end of the pond at Delores Fenwick Nature Center to the other. About 50 birds in this mini-migration. Could have used more DoF. Pearland, Texas.
Standing before the Wooden Church of the Pentecost, this intricately carved memorial cross reflects the rich woodworking traditions of rural Transylvania. Originally built around 1672 in central Transylvania and later relocated to the ASTRA Museum near Sibiu, the church is a fine example of the region's remarkable wooden ecclesiastical architecture. Together, the carved crucifix and timber church illustrate centuries of craftsmanship, faith and cultural heritage preserved in one of Romania's most important open-air museums.
I was thrilled to see this bird standing in the upper most pond of Fernhill Wetlands mitigation area. I got as close as I could without scaring it, took numerous photos of it sitting still and hunting, but I really wanted a flight shot. I don't intentionally disturb birds, so I waited and waited. Finally after about an hour, two people walked up to the pond even nearer the bird, and loudly said, "I WONDER WHAT THAT PHOTOGRAPHER IS LOOKING AT?" Seconds later I had my shot!
BNSF 6643 heads down the BNSF Hannibal Sub. just north of Elsberry, MO. with 25 CitiRail Gevo's in tow. Running in a 1x2 formation to haul the units at this point of the journey under the symbol D-ALNSTL3 05T. This is 1 of 4 planned moves to relocate the units from Alliance, NE to St. Louis, MO. The units are headed for the Prairie Lines yard for storage in St. Louis, MO., I'm guessing that Citi got tired of paying BNSF for storage.
CitiRail units in this move: 1333, 1410, 1212, 1350, 1429, 1303, 1332, 1434, 1412, 1347, 1318, 1435, 1213, 1208, 1325, 1338, 1210, 1310, 1345, 1415, 1411, 1314, 1419, 1316, & 1201.
RKO_5274. A well fed lioness relocating her cubs. A very rare sighting as they really protect their cubs until they can safely join the group with male lions.
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My husband and I had seen this bobcat today and then it disappeared into the woods. We were trying to relocate it when we heard some deer snorting very close by. I got out of the car and looked around to see if I could spot it and then out of the corner of my eye, I see the bobcat appear from behind a pile of gravel. I just stayed still as we both stared at each other. I was able to get a few images :-).
Praying Mantis
A species of Mantid that I don't see very often. You can see some yellow colouring. This year we have cleared the garden alongside our driveway where these appeared from time to time. This one was on our Wisteria, looks like it has found a new home.
The Rotunda Staircase - Het Trappenhuis van de Rotunda
English
A breathtaking look up into the heart of the Rotunda, the iconic annex of the National Library of Finland (Kansalliskirjasto) located in Helsinki. Completed in 1906, this masterpiece of Art Nouveau architecture was designed by architect Gustaf Nyström. It features a symmetrical, oval staircase capped by a beautiful glass skylight, seamlessly extending the library's capacity with early 20th-century structural elegance.
The institutional history of this landmark ties deeply into Finland's grand geopolitical shifts. Following the devastating Great Fire of Turku in 1827, Russian Emperor Tsar Alexander I, serving as the Grand Duke of Autonomous Finland, decreed that the university and its invaluable library collection be permanently relocated to the new capital city of Helsinki.
This imperial intervention laid the groundwork for the monumental neoclassical main library building, which opened its doors in the 1840s. Designed by the famous German-born architect Carl Ludvig Engel—the mastermind behind Helsinki's iconic Senate Square—the historic site remains a majestic fusion of 19th-century empire style and later Art Nouveau engineering.
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Een adembenemende blik omhoog in het hart van de Rotunda, de iconische uitbreiding van de Nationale Bibliotheek van Finland (Kansalliskirjasto) in Helsinki. Dit meesterwerk van de art-nouveau-architectuur werd ontworpen door architect Gustaf Nyström en voltooid in 1906. Het gebouw kenmerkt zich door een perfect symmetrisch, ovaal trappenhuis dat sierlijk omhoogloopt naar een prachtig glazen dakraam.
De rijke geschiedenis van deze plek is nauw verweven met de politieke geschiedenis van het land. Na de verwoestende stadsbrand van Turku in 1827, besloot de Russische tsaar Alexander I (in zijn rol als Grootvorst van het autonome Finland) dat de universiteit en haar kostbare bibliotheekcollectie definitief moesten verhuizen naar de nieuwe hoofdstad Helsinki.
Dit keizerlijke besluit leidde tot de bouw van het monumentale, neoclassicistische hoofdgebouw dat in de jaren 1840 in gebruik werd genomen. Dit oorspronkelijke complex werd ontworpen door de beroemde architect Carl Ludvig Engel, die tevens het brein was achter het iconische Senaatplein in Helsinki. De latere toevoeging van de Rotunda maakt de bibliotheek tot een unieke samensmelting van negentiende-eeuwse grandeur en vroege twintigste-eeuwse architectonische elegantie.
This birdhouse has been moved a few times under my watchful eye. I didn’t think it was being used enough. Location, location, location is that the problem. Well I did move it to its current location. I think my “Birdhouse Relocation” program was a success as I see it’s getting more use. Gratitude and Kindness are being paid by the current occupants.
The Royal Palace (Khmer: ព្រះបរមរាជាវាំងនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា, Preah Barum Reachea Veang Nei Preah Reacheanachak Kampuchea), in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, is a complex of buildings which serves as the royal residence of the king of Cambodia. Its full name in the Khmer language is Preah Barum Reachea Veang Chaktomuk Serei Mongkol (Khmer: ព្រះបរមរាជវាំងចតុមុខសិរីមង្គល).
The Kings of Cambodia have occupied it since it was built in 1860s, with a period of absence when the country came into turmoil during and after the reign of the Khmer Rouge.
The palace was constructed after King Norodom relocated the royal capital from Oudong to Phnom Penh in the mid-19th century. It was built atop an old citadel called Banteay Kev. It faces towards the East and is situated at the Western bank of the cross division of the Tonle Sap River and the Mekong River called Chaktomuk (an allusion to Brahma).
Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan
It is the relocation project of a three-span arch bridge. The work had been carried out over approximately three years, and it was successfully completed two days after this day.
Relocation of a puffin (Fratercula arctica) conference
Umzug einer Konferenz von Papageitauchern (Fratercula arctica)
It's embarrassing how many cobwebs and dog hairs the small animals find behind our furniture. Here I bring this stag beetle girl outside. Yesterday we had a cornu aspersum with cobwebs and dog hairs. We've put it outside. Fun fact is, that the giant house spiders don't collect dirt before I find them and scream (I would be good in a bad horror movie). Two days ago, I saw a giant house spider in the bathroom. I screamed, and the brave husband caught the girl (it was a girl) in a glass and threw her outside. I'm sure she comes right back inside to look for a cosy spot for to make a cocoon. She was completely clean!
CAST
Marina Vita: TB
Tristan Vita: Erebus
Costume Design: Bailey
Hairstyle: Bailey
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TWELVE Easy come, easy go
(Mari grins at Tristan as she collects her things, ferrying them into the cabin, intending to continue working on her current painting while Tristan carefully relocates the paintings outside to their Jeep. When he finishes, he goes inside the cabin.)
Tristan:
You know, I just realized, none of your paintings have people -- (breaks off when he sees Mari standing motionless in front of her easel) Baby girl?
Mari:
(looks at him with tears in her eyes) It's gone.
Tristan:
What is?
(Mari dabs the paint brush into a blob of yellow on her palette then reaches toward the canvas. Her hand begins to shake, and the closer the brush gets to the canvas, the harder her hand shakes, until she finally gives a cry of despair, dropping the brush and covering her face with her hands. Tristan hurries to her, pulling her close.)
Tristan:
No, no. Don't cry, honey. You got it back, but maybe you just worked too hard at it? It came back, it'll come back again.
Mari:
(sadly speaks against his chest) But I thought I was okay again. I thought I was good again.
Tristan:
You ARE good, honey. Don't let this get to you. Hey, I just put seven paintings in the van that Stefan is going to FAINT over! Let's say he sells them all, including the lilies, at $30k. That's $240,000 dollars! Baby, we can put some of that down on a nice little house, and still have enough to build on with my job. You can take all the time you need to get back your mojo, okay? Zero pressure.
Mari:
I guess ... I guess it's a pretty good nest egg?
Tristan:
Egg? Baby girl, it's a whole nest!
Mari:
(manages a small chuckle) If I just have these little bursts, we'll probably do okay, won't we? (she looks up at him)
Tristan:
Yeah, we're gonna be okay. (kisses her) Hey, why don't you shuck the smock and we'll go into town for dinner?
Mari:
That ... that might be nice. (smiles)
Tristan:
I'll have to work on making it lit! Make haste, milady! Your Jeep carriage awaits!
Mari:
(laughing) You're ridiculous. Give me two minutes!
Tristan:
You may have all the minutes. I will always be waiting for you. (kisses her forehead, and Mari chuckles, hurrying to the bedroom to change)
Sitting along the Northeast Corridor in Harrison, NJ under a fresh dusting of snow is a handful of AEM-7 AC rebuilds waiting to complete their trip to their new home in Connecticut for storage.
The night before there were nearly twice as many but due to a multiple lite engine restriction on Metro-North's New Haven Line the collection of retired motors had to be cut in half to complete the move.
Unassigned Power @ Hudson Yard, Harrison, NJ
AMTK AEM-7AC 905
AMTK AEM-7AC 941
AMTK AEM-7AC 917
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AMTK AEM-7AC 935
Located in the wooded hills of the Wood Mountain Uplands, the community of Rockglen is central to an area rich in Indigenous and archeological history. It is a full-service community that offers a variety of businesses and facilities to its residents and visitors alike. The town and surrounding area provide endless choices for recreational activities including boating, hiking, touring, photography, hunting and a variety of local events.
Vestiges from before the last ice age, a land of hidden treasures, petrified wood and fossils, hammers and arrows of the Assiniboine, Plains Cree, and Blackfoot peoples. But it is the followers of Sitting Bull who left one of the strongest impressions. Following the Battle of Little Bighorn 5,000 Lakota Sioux Lakota fled to the Wood Mountain Uplands where they were under the jurisdiction of the North-West Mounted Police under the command of Major James Morrow Walsh. The hills, first surveyed by the Henry Youle Hind expedition in 1858, were used for hunting by day, and at night fires could be seen of meat being smoked. In 1879 the U.S. Cavalry set fires in Montana that spread and burned the grasslands of Rockglen, causing the ensuing famine and leading to the toponym "The Burning Hills".
It is in these Burning Hills where the Ferbane ranch was located. By 1910 the homestead became a post office, soon German and Austro-Hungarian settlers built homesteads out of tar paper shacks and sod huts. Wood building were built for businesses, such as the pool hall, which also contained the Wesley Methodist church, which became the Wesley United Church of Canada in 1925; Valley City became an unofficial community.
To the north the Kent homestead became a post office in 1915. Soon thereafter Beromé Prefontaine built a store and by 1917 Joeville, named for Joseph Prefontaine, was founded as a village. In 1926 Joeville was a prosperous community when the Canadian Pacific Railway constructed a rail line south from Assiniboia, Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and Alberta Pacific both built elevators along the line. Joeville split into the French community of Liseux near the new elevators and 26 buildings were moved south to the new CPR junction near Valley City. Valley City was relocated north of the tracks and incorporated as the Village of Rockglen in 1927.
Services were soon established in the tiny village. Mr. Sproul ran a school out of the Pinking Hotel on Centre Street. It was a community effort with desks and blackboards furnished by local carpenters and fundraising organized by Mr. Sproul. To the relief of Centre Street commerce a proper school house was built in 1928. It had three rooms: Mr. Preston as principal and two classes instructed by Miss Campbell and Miss Jarvis. In 1929 the Red Cross built a hospital, and a permanent post office was built, as was a branch of the Imperial Bank of Canada, and Charlie Switallo’s hardware store, which was the longest running Rockglen business to date.
Electric lighting was provided from 1929–1950 by the Rockglen Power Company, which ran every day from dusk to midnight, when three flashes indicated shut down. It wasn’t until 1950 when the Saskatchewan Power Corporation came to Rockglen that full 24-hour 120- and 240-volt electric service came to Rockglen.
The depression caused rural decline which was furthered by mechanization of agriculture during the later stages and in the time following the Second World War. Nearby Constance and Strathcona were dissolved and the one-room rural school houses were replaced by a system of buses and Bombardier tracked vehicles for winter use. Rockglen grew to a population of 500 persons when incorporated as a town with L. J. Bolster elected the first mayor. During the 1960s a new school was constructed, as well as a new post office, school office, Imperial Bank of Canada, and hotel.
The late 1970s saw a rise of inflation, combined with exceptionally high grain prices; many farmers retired and moved into Rockglen. In 1975 construction began on the Poplar River Power Station in nearby Coronach commissioned in 1981. 1981 also saw the construction of a new Saskatchewan Wheat Pool elevator. This is currently the last elevator in Rockglen and is owned by Poplar Valley Producers Co-operative. The resulting population influx had led to development of homes along Second Avenue and construction of Hillcrest Drive. To date, these are the newest housing developments in Rockglen. In 1988, Rockglen resident Jack Wolfe was elected as a Progressive Conservative Member of Legislative Assembly a position in which he served until 1991.
With Canada Day and the concomitant fireworks coming, I decided to experiment with previous fireworks photos. I took a 2023 fireworks photo from one location and merged it with a daylight phone photo from 2026 from another location. Obviously, I darkened the daylight photo.
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