That's what I decided to do when I spotted these Sunflowers. I started with What if and finished with Why Not : )

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The Sunflower:

Helianthus is a genus comprising about 70 species of annual and perennial flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae commonly known as Sunflowers. Except for three South American species, the species of Helianthus are native to North America and Central America.

The best-known species is the common sunflower (Helianthus annuus), whose round flower heads in combination with the ligules look like the Sun. This and other species, notably Jerusalem artichoke are cultivated in temperate regions and some tropical regions as food crops for humans, cattle, and poultry, and as ornamental plants.

(Nikon Z6, 24-120/4.0 @ 84 mm, 1/20 @ f/4.5, ISO 100, edited to taste)

I continue to replace images that I posted before with a new version that I like better. Morning Glory is one of my favorite flowers in the garden. I start them from seed and enjoy seeing than blossom. Each stage of the flower is fascinating to photograph.

Pumping station "de Vier Noorder Koggen". Built in 1869 to replace some polder mills for the draining of the polder land to the former Zuiderzee. The pumping station consists of two parts: the old pumping station from 1869 and on the left the new pumping station from 1907.

The old pumping station worked well, but that was not enough. The pumping station, and also the mills, were running at full power, but the area behind the dike remained too wet. There were also votes to build another pumping station, but the high costs were feared. The farmers complained of stone and bone. After a lot of talking, while meanwhile wet years caused a lot of damage, it was finally decided to expand the old pumping station with a new section in which a gas engine would be placed. The new building was completed in 1907. The mills were no longer needed. The millers were fired and had to leave their home and workplace. The windmills were sold for five hundred guilders each. Of the twenty mills, which were managed by the Vier Noorder Koggen, only the West-Uit 7 mill at Aartswoud was spared. The appearance of the Brakepolder changed considerably when fourteen windmills disappeared from the landscape there in just a short time.

During World War I, opponents of steam were proved right when the pumping station ran into problems because the coal supply stopped. It was decided to keep a large stock of coal available at all times.

March

"Kallo is a beacon Mäntyluoto (Pori, Finland) front of the Kallo on the island lighthouse.

First lighthouse of the Kallo on the island was erected in 1884. First lighthouse fog signaling equipment was from 1901 from hand-to-use Hansen's sirens.

The current hardware elements assembled octagonal lighthouse tower and the splendor of wood on the side of the nurse home was built in 1903.

In 1906, the manual was replaced by a ball fog siren engines and compressors working with a siren, which was built in a separate machine protection. Fog horn was seven meters long and its jaw was three meters in diameter.

Lighthouse had two separate overlapping light device, which were identified by the differing red-white flashing lights. Light System was first amended on gas, and then an electric in the 1930s, and also the fog signal was replaced by electric equipment nautofonilla.

Cranial extension of the lighthouse and the red splendor of wooden housing is a Finnish nurse photographed lighthouses, the lighthouse Marjaniemi addition, it is the only lighthouse in which where you can drive a car."

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Replaced the original portrait image with this landscape one as it suits the fine scene at the top of Padley Gorge better.

Moored on the Fraser River

British Columbia,

Canada

FRPD CENTENNIAL BUDDY CRANE BARGE TUG

Width:7.0 m

Length:12.0 m

The Mission Railway Bridge is a Canadian Pacific Railway bridge spanning the Fraser River between Mission, and Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.

Replacing an earlier bridge built in 1891, which was the first and only bridge crossing of the Fraser below Siska in the Fraser Canyon until the construction of the New Westminster rail bridge in 1904, it was constructed in 1909 by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). The Mission Railway Bridge is supported by 13 concrete piers and is approximately 533 metres in length. Before completion of the Mission highway bridge, highway traffic to and from Matsqui and Abbotsford with Mission used the bridge as a one-way alternating route, with traffic lights at either end to control direction. Rail traffic often held up car crossings, causing long and often very lengthy waits, which were a part of daily life in the Central Valley until the new bridge was completed.

Beneath the bridge's north abutment is an important river-level gauge monitored during the annual Fraser freshet. The bridge is also the location of the end of the Fraser's tidal bore - downstream from the bridge the river is increasingly influenced by tidal influences from the Georgia Strait.

Swing span

The Mission Railway Bridge has a swing span which has a vertical clearance of 4.9 metres above the water when closed. The swing span is fitted atop a circular concrete pier, the 10th from the north bank of the river. The 10th pier is protected from shipping traffic by two 46 metre wood piers extending upstream and downstream respectively perpendicular to the bridge which are tapered at both ends. The navigation channel past the bridge is 30 metres in width. At night a fixed white light is displayed on piers 9 and 11 as well as at the up-river and down-river ends of the protection pier.

The majority of marine traffic consists of log tows and gravel barges, which are permitted to use the navigation channel beneath the fixed span between piers 5 and 6. The swing span is used for wood chip barges and other vessels which cannot navigate beneath the span between piers 5 and 6.

CPR maintains a bridge tender 24 hours per day at an office on the north bank of the bridge. Vessels requesting passage through the swing span contact the bridge tender on marine VHF radio, whereby the tender walks the bridge to a control booth situated on the swing span. Wikipedia

Stay healthy

Happy Clicks,

~Christie (happiest) by the River

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The North Carr is Scotland's last remaining Lightship which is now moored at Victoria Dock in Dundee.

The vessel weighs 270 tons and is equipped with a light and a foghorn and was painted bright red to warn seafarers of the dangerous North Carr rocks - a set of rocks near to the turning point for ships sailing between the Tay and Forth estuaries.

The North Carr didn't have an engine or a rudder so it had to be towed out to near the rocks and then rely on its anchor to keep its position.

The North Carr Lightship was decommissioned in 1975 and replaced by a buoy. It was bought by the charity Taymarra in 2010 and is now undergoing refurbishment.

I replaced new Nagai's silicon plug cord for the first time in more than a dozen years. The cause of the malfunction was the deterioration of the plug cord.

Aw !!!!! As you can see in my today's photos, their blooms are soooo adorably and deliciously formed, so gracefully colored!!! The plants are so generously built and colored !! The Divine Creator was full of inspiration and joy , really, while creating the blooms of these Beauties : Hydrangeas or Hortansias! ( Hydrangea = Hydra+Gea = Filled with water + earth, in Greek, implies that Hydrangeas are really fond of humid soil and atmosphere!!)

In my garden, they replace in July certain large-bloomed Roses in blooming, while these first ones carry faded rose blooms, and are being prepared for their second wave of blooming!! Therefore, the garden remains colorful non stop!! Which was really my target-aim while organizing its creation and planting in the mixed borders.…

Hydrangeas are generally carrying two types of blooms in various sizes and colors, according to the unique characteristics of each plant! They are either round bloomed-– Hydrangeas Mopheads--- or disc-like bloomed –Lacecup Hydrangeas Macrophyllas!

You can read here in this BBC ’s special gardening website how to grow them successfully!! www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-grow-hyd...

The first attempt to replace the wooden fort with a stone kremlin was recorded in 1374, but construction was limited to a single tower, known as the Dmitrovskaya Tower (this has not survived). Under the rule of Ivan III, Nizhny Novgorod played the role of a guard city, having a permanent garrison; it served as a place for gathering troops for Moscow’s actions against the Khanate of Kazan. In order to strengthen the defenses of the city, construction works on the walls began again.

Construction of the stone Kremlin of Nizhny Novgorod began in 1500 with the building of the Ivanovskaya Tower; the main work commenced in 1508 and by 1515 a grandiose building was completed. The oak walls that formed the old fortifications were destroyed by a huge fire in 1513. The two kilometer wall was reinforced by 13 towers (one of them – Zachatskaya – was on the shore of the Volga; not preserved, but was rebuilt in 2012). This “Stone City” had a permanent garrison with solid artillery weapons. With the fall of Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin lost its military significance, and later it housed the city and provincial authorities.

Memorial “Gorky for the front!” on the territory of the Kremlin between Dmitrovskaya and Kladovaya (Pantry) towers. 1986

During the World War II, the roofs of the Taynitskaya, the Severnaya, and the Chasovaya Towers were dismantled and anti-aircraft machine guns were installed on the upper platforms. Thus, the fortress defended the airspace of the city from the Luftwaffe. The Luftwaffe bombed the Kanavinsky Bridge and the Fair, but the Kremlin's air defense defended these objects.

The Council of Ministers of the RSFSR issued an order on January 30, 1949 for the restoration of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin.

In October 2018, archaeologists discovered the remains of a medieval settlement and cemetery on the site of the destroyed church of St. Simeon Stylites. The finds belong to the 13th century, and the most ancient cultural layer - to 1221, when Nizhny Novgorod was founded. After all the excavations, the exhibits will be museified, and the church of St. Simeon the Stylite will be recreated at this place.

In 2021, before the 800th anniversary of Nizhny Novgorod, a major restoration was carried out. Under its terms, the most important thing was the restoration of the historic "battle road" inside the Kremlin wall. The city had been waiting for this event for 230 years. Since August 2021, locals and tourists can walk a full circular route along the large fortress wall while inside it. Its length is 2 km.

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Es regnet mal wieder, die Sonnen blickt nur kurz durch die Wolken. Diese Blüte kann den Sommer und die Sonne nicht ersetzen, sie kann die/den Betrachterin erfreuen.

It is raining again, the suns looks only briefly through the clouds. This flower can not replace the summer and the sun, it can please the viewer.

Il pleut à nouveau, le soleil ne regarde que court à travers les nuages. Cette fleur ne peut pas remplacer l'été et le soleil, il peut ravir / le spectateur.

Está lloviendo otra vez, el sol se ve sólo a corto a través de las nubes. Esta flor no puede reemplazar el verano y el sol, se puede deleitar / espectador.

Está chovendo de novo, o sol parece apenas de curto através das nuvens. Esta flor não pode substituir o verão e o sol, pode deliciar / espectador.

Piove di nuovo, il sole sembra solo a breve attraverso le nuvole. Questo fiore non può sostituire l'estate e il sole, si può deliziare / lo spettatore.

Liebe Flickr Freunde ich Danke Euch für Euren Besuch, für die netten Kommentare und die Sterne.

Love Flickr friends I thank you for your visit, for the nice comments and the stars/faves

Chers amis Flickr, je vous remercie de votre visite, pour vos aimables commentaires et les étoiles.

Estimados amigos Flickr, que gracias por su visita, por sus amables comentarios y las estrellas.

Queridos amigos do Flickr, eu agradeço a sua visita, por seus comentários gentis e as estrelas.

Lots of Patina slowly rusting away this iron work has a beautiful green color, slowly being replaced by iron rust, found in North Carolina.

This scene was shot alongside Interstate 5 in Central California, with yesterdays energy depicted by a lone windmill, replaced in current times by the high tension power lines mapping the landscape in the background.

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Replaced sky via Luminar 4, cloned out builders’ detritus and door panel mismatch (see earlier pic)...some contrast boosting via Snapseed and AdobePhotoshopExpress... ‘inspiration’ vía a copious amount of iced Yellowtail Chardonnay.

Ships to Shore 2017 - Steveston

One of the world’s largest tall ships, the Kaiwo Maru visited Garry Point Park, Steveston this past weekend.

Built in 1989, this majestic tall ship sailing from Japan is 361 feet in length and has over 29,000 square feet in sails.

Also known as the King of the Sea.

Kaiwo Maru is a Japanese four-masted training barque tall ship. She was built in 1989 to replace a 1930 ship of the same name.

The Ships to Shore celebration attracted thousands upon thousands of people, anxious to catch what possibly could be, a once in a lifetime glimpse of this magnificent sailing ship.

In the background there were nautical displays, carnival activities, food concessions, fireworks and much more...

As night fell, a live band drew and captivated a large audience of people.....truthfully, none of that seemed to distract myself nor many other dedicated photographers..

I know I couldn't 'steer clear' (so to speak) from this extraordinary ship's side and afford wasting one precious moment of what night fall was offering.

The dimming sky provided ongoing colour and light photog opportunities that enhanced the magic of this fine lady and her temporary surroundings.

A sight to 'sea'

Steveston by Romance

I 💖 Steveston, Richmond

BC

Canada

Thanks for viewing

Christie (happiest) by the River

Replacing the wall at St Fagans National History Museum.

The arch has always been a lovely feature of the wall.

Sefton Park, Liverpool.

View On White

This was made with my first attempt to create a texture. It's quite basic made using watercolor paper and charcoal, scanned into the computer. Unfortunately I hadnt realised the paper was too large for the scanner so it was quite what I had wanted. The photo has had the usual treatment in photomatix and photoshop.

Abandoned farm house

© All rights reserved. Replaced photo to large size. (hmm, for me, flickr must have been a friendlier place with the comments back then.)

The lighthouse was built in 1895, where it replaced two older lights. It is still in operation.

Voigtländer 58mm f1.4 SL II

Nikon F100 #06 SILBERSALZ35 50D (06)

The Richardson Building is a commercial structure located in Union City, Oklahoma. Constructed in 1910 as a bank building, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[3][4]

The building was a center of commerce for the town of 300 people. A fire destroyed the interior of the structure in 1928, but the roof was replaced and the building was restored.[3] The Bank of Union moved its operations to a new building in 1977, and the Richardson Building fell into disrepair.

Have now left North Uist and made a hop to Skye for a week, replacing lonely windswept beaches for dramatic hills and mountains. Aint going to Goa is by Alabama 3

East Morton

A former mill dam which now belongs to Bingley Angling Club. The mill has long gone to be replaced by a few rather nice houses which overlook this water. Access is actually through the drive and garden of one of the houses, fortunately the owner said he doesn’t get too many people visiting.

Thank you for your visit and your comments, they are greatly appreciated.

Under looming skies to the east, Amtrak's Southwest Chief No.3 passes the semaphores protecting the West Ojita Siding Switch at Ojita, NM. Those same clouds would produce strong and heavy snow showers closer to Raton Pass, making road travel quite treacherous. These signals would be removed from service a few weeks later and replaced by new modernized equipment.

In the late 80s, all NZs 'named trains' were being refurbished and rebranded based on the success of the Tranz Alpine.

Obviously not all the carriages could be done at once, so for a while the Southerner, which was pretty low on the priority list, ran around with a mix of cars from all over the place.

In this example there is a car-van (possibly from the Picton train), an original Southerner car and a refurbished example (but with small windows rather than the panoramic glass installed on most other cars - perhaps this was one of the a backpackers cars?).

The traditional 56-foot guards van has been replaced with a red FM van for luggage at the back. The FMs were fairly new guard's vans used on freight trains until the move to two-man train crews ended that a year or so before.

1988? DF 6064 DJ 3107 + 3286 Ravensbourne, Dunedin, SIMT-NZ. An old negative. Other than the changed rolling stock, this view from the old overbridge is possible today - the foreground sidings have gone, replaced by a walk/cycleway, and the boats for the fertilizer works still come and go!

The Saint Sophia church (Church of God's Wisdom) in Ohrid has a fascinating history! It replaced two earlier predecessors and dates to the end of X century when Tsar Samuil moved the capital of the Bulgarian Empire to Ohrid at the time of its greatest power and extent, and designated this church to serve as the main cathedral of his realm and the seat of its own Patriarch. Its frescos date to XI century; although they are obviously damaged, they are one of the outstanding examples of the Byzantine art from that time, along with those in the eponymous cathedral in Kyiv. The church has survived almost intact because the Ottoman Turks who had conquered the Balkans in XIV-XV centuries converted it into a mosque during their rule rather than had it destroyed.

История Софийской церкви в Охриде очень интересна! Она была построена в конце Х века на месте двух предшественниц царём Самуилом, сделавшим Охрид столицей Болгарского царстваа в эпоху его наибольшего могущества, как главный храм своей державы. Фрески XI века, несмотря на очевидные повреждения, являются одним из выдающихся памятников византийского искусства той эпохи наряду с фресками тёзки этой церкви в Киеве. Софийская церковь сохранилась до наших дней практически без изменений потому что турки-османы, захватившие Балканы в XIV-XV веках, не разрушили её а обратили её в мечеть на время их владычества.

R&N Passenger Steam, Take 2! On October 8, 2022, a trip to the Reading & Northern Railroad to catch former Reading Railroad 4-8-4 T-1 RBMN 2102 running with a passenger train did not work out as planned. A recent repair did not hold up and the engine was taken out of service and replaced with diesels in Port Clinton before I was able to record a shot. However, on Saturday, October 29, 2022 during a return visit to the Lehigh Valley area, the T-1 did not disappoint, running with 18 coaches and no assistance. As it crossed Hometown Trestle near Tamaqua, Pennsylvania during the return trip to Reading, Pennsylvania under a crystal blue sky during the fall foliage season, a plume of smoke accents a wonderful scene towards the end of this engine's first year of service in decades.

New/Replacement modular building for Fair Isle Bird Observatory to replace the one which burnt down and was made in Orkney and like these was a modular building. The Modules have been built in the North of England and have been transported to Orkney by the Eemslift Ellen imo. 9671474 from Grimsby and are being hauled to temporary storage here in Orkney by Heddle Haulage.

Please see my album about the Fair Isle Bird Observatory which burned down and was made and transported from Orkney in August 2009 flic.kr/s/aHsmQM3Jb1

To all veterans of all branches: Thank you for your sacrifice, your bravery, and the example you set for us all. To all those who have served, and those who continue to serve… Happy Veterans Day!

Shown is the upper machine gun turret on the B17 Madras Maiden, taken when this rare plane visited Spokane.

When I turned 18 I was up for the draft as the Vietnam War was raging on. Rather than dodge bullets I enlisted in Rickover's Navy nuclear engineering program, getting a great education I later served as a nuke on 2 boomer submarines, deep underwater for a total of 577 days safe from any bullets. Was quite a unique experience. Was hard but joining the Navy was one of the best decisions I ever made. Came out a better man. And as it turned out I would have been drafted...my number came up.

We celebrate our veterans in America on this date. Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.

"In 1945, World War II veteran Raymond Weeks from Birmingham, Alabama, had the idea to expand Armistice Day to celebrate all veterans, not just those who died in World War I. Weeks led a delegation to Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, who supported the idea of National Veterans Day. Congress amended the bill on June 1, 1954, replacing "Armistice" with "Veterans," and it has been known as Veterans Day since." Wiki

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Random Matter - Pepper-Up Potion - Goblet

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DRD - Wizarding Winter - Fireplace

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UPDATED Image replaced 13-02-2026 (found during a Lightroom Catalogue re-build) The image on the LEFT was the ORIGINAL POST, the image on the RIGHT is the REAL COLOUR of LEO (being confirmed that it IS him) a neighbours cat (in MORNING light) who sadly passed away over 10 years ago.😭😭😭

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Betnava Castle

Schloss Betnava

ENG:

The modern Betnava mansion replaced a medieval court, which was first mentioned in medieval written sources in 1313 as the court of Rudolf, a Maribor citizen and former provincial clerk in Breg near Maribor. The second reliable mention of Betnava can be found in a document from 1363: it is mentioned as Paldrumss hoff – Paltram's manor, i.e. the manor of Rudolf's son Paltram (I). In a document from 1378, Rudolf's grandson Paltram (II) is referred to as von Wintnaw – from Betnava – and this is the first explicit mention of Betnava. Probably at the beginning of the 16th century, but certainly before 1526, the Auerspergs became the owners. In 1555, Volf Engelbert Auersperg sold the estate to his brother-in-law Luka Szekely, and in 1587, the Herbersteins became the owners. In 1677, Janez Jakob Count Khisl bought the castle, but it burned down in 1685. The building was supposedly only restored by the Counts of Brandis, who inherited Betnava along with other associated estates in 1727. Betnava remained in the possession of the Brandis family until 1863, when it became the summer residence of the bishops of Lavant. In 1941, the German occupiers took the manor away from the diocese, and after the war it became state property.

GER:

Das moderne Herrenhaus Betnava ersetzte einen mittelalterlichen Hof, der erstmals 1313 in mittelalterlichen Schriftquellen als Hof von Rudolf, einem Bürger von Maribor und ehemaligen Provinzbeamten in Breg bei Maribor, erwähnt wurde. Die zweite zuverlässige Erwähnung von Betnava findet sich in einem Dokument aus dem Jahr 1363: Es wird als „Paldrumss hoff“ – Paltrams Hof, d. h. der Hof von Rudolfs Sohn Paltram (I) – erwähnt. In einem Dokument aus dem Jahr 1378 wird Rudolfs Enkel Paltram (II.) als „von Wintnaw“ – aus Betnava – bezeichnet, und dies ist die erste explizite Erwähnung von Betnava. Wahrscheinlich zu Beginn des 16. Jahrhunderts, aber sicherlich vor 1526, wurden die Auerspergs zu den Eigentümern. Im Jahr 1555 verkaufte Volf Engelbert Auersperg das Anwesen an seinen Schwager Luka Szekely, und 1587 wurden die Herbersteins zu den Eigentümern. Im Jahr 1677 kaufte Janez Jakob Graf Khisl das Schloss, das jedoch 1685 niederbrannte. Das Gebäude wurde vermutlich erst von den Grafen von Brandis wieder aufgebaut, die Betnava zusammen mit anderen dazugehörigen Gütern 1727 erbten. Betnava blieb bis 1863 im Besitz der Familie Brandis, dann wurde es zur Sommerresidenz der Bischöfe von Lavant. 1941 nahmen die deutschen Besatzer das Gut der Diözese weg, und nach dem Krieg ging es in Staatsbesitz über.

Peekay watching the PBS Nature doc on the Texas Ocelot. (He didn't do it this time, but on other PBS Nature cat docs he's actually gone behind the television to try to find the cat.)

Yeah, the glass in the window is cracked... It's being replaced. Carpet by Home Depot.

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Replacing the planks on this yacht is tough, just finding the planks is a small fortune today.

For the Smile on Saturday theme "Orange"

My first entry was rather red than orange, so I replaced it with my second choice.

HSoS to all participants

Snow plow Sunday, well not exactly, a pair Amtrak RS-3's are working this flanger extra, clearing track 4 at Attleboro after a good size snow storm. Amtrak RS-3 137 & RS-3 144 were built by Alco for the New Haven RR in 1950 & 1952. The Alco's were short lived on Amtrak and they soon were sold off and or retired and replace by a group of rebuilt GP-9's painted in bright orange MOW paint. Some shots of those at work in the future.

Scanned from a Kodacolor negative

© Robert C Barnett 2021

An empty harbor during the ocean breakwater being replaced.

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Image on Right is A.I Noise Reduced at full 100% 'sharpening' (240 dpi hence bigger image)

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Atlantic seaside resort town in Southern Maine. The town is home of Palace Playland, an amusement park that dates back to 1902 and occupies four acres of beachfront.

Attractions included "The Carousel," with hand-carved wooden horses from Germany, beautifully painted and gold-leaf accented. "The Jack and Jill“ consisted of a large bucket that hoisted two people to the top of a 50 foot slide and dumped them out. Dominating the park was “Noah’s Ark,” a huge ark-shaped funhouse that rocked back and forth while parents hung onto their little ones straining to run through the below-deck passages.

A fire in 1969, reportedly started by a penny that replaced a fuse, consumed the park.

I couldn't bring myself photograph the cookie-cutter attractions that now make up Palace Playland. Those childhood pictures of unique charm and character exist only in my mind.

Strip District Neighborhood in Pittsburgh

No utility wires

On 19/07/90 during my lunch break from the Travel Centre at Nottingham station, the Immingham-Brownhills tanks are trundled through by 31207 & 31243, seen from the NCP car park which has been torn down and replaced by new offices over the last 18 months. Print scan.

she smothers me unlike a gentle fog that floats above it all

intent to snuff me out but slowly, ever so slowly, she lacks the empathy required to do the job quickly

drowning me one little drop at a time, replacing my life giving air with her bitter death

killing me slowly, ever so slowly.

The soldering iron again; no solder was used this time around to generate smoke.

I originally worked on a different idea using matches and some rancid olive oil from a long-neglected bottle, but I couldn't get a long-lasting smoke trail, much less one I could get to respond to the fume exhaust over my workbench. Out of frustration, I decided to use the iron, using the oil for smoke generation.

Yes, I replaced the tip after the photoshoot. I'm not convinced olive oil, whether fresh or eight years past its best-by date, is an acceptable soldering flux.