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I photographed this magnificent lion in Botswana (2016) . He was accompanied by a female who had already had her fill on the Waterbuck, a respectable sized meal for lions.

Lion habitat has been reduced by 90% in the last centurary, leaving them isolated to smaller areas spread throughout the African continent. (Iifaw).

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“Tact is a delicacy arising from two equally respectable desires: not to disobey one's neighbor and not to alienate oneself. »

Delicacy is also that of the mind and the heart.

A delicate person will always act with care and godness.

Photo taken from the Ciolo Bridge.

The bridge was built in the 1960s to connect the marina of Leuca with that of Novaglie and is now a respectable tourist destination in every respect, nestled in the beautiful landscape this region offers. Another, equally important highlight, besides the bridge's suggestive height, is the area below; besides the crystal-clear blue sea, this area is also known as the Salento Canyon because of its characteristic coastline consisting of rocky ridges, impenetrable cliffs, and the presence of numerous caves.

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I spotted this couple looking very dapper down on Hastings seafront. I couldn't resist getting a picture of them as they strolled near the fishermans huts. It's only as I was taking the shot I noticed his lapel badge declaring his musical leanings with apparent pride. Taken on a Fujifilm X10 compact.

By the time the late 50's rolled around, the very sporty post war jaguar XK120 had evolved to a rather bulbous and stodgy looking vehicle of it's former very beautiful self. The sleek somewhat sensuous lines of the 120 were traded for slab sides offering a bit more interior room for the inhabitants, but IMO, with far less style.

The XK150S had a respectable horsepower rating of 265 bhp with triple SU carbs, and a first ever on any production car at the time, 4 wheel Dunlap disk brakes. The following are some quotes from Rich Taylor's wonderful book, Modern Classics, and when speaking of the brakes he goes on to say, "....but that was about all you could say good about the XK150, except that it was still relatively cheap, relatively pretty if you didn't look too close, and very fast for it's size. Of Course, even a ratty Corvette would eat Jaguars for breakfast seven days till Sunday, and cost less besides.

The biggest problem with early postwar Jaguars-with any Jaguar-is simple deterioration. The front end falls apart, the Lucas electrics fall apart, the engine falls apart, the gearbox goes, likewise the interior, the paint, and the bodywork, hell, everything."

Taylor certainly gives it a bit of a checkered reputation, to say the least! In spite of all that, the XK150's are still a very desirable and classy automobiles with that traditional British eye appeal!

The house on the hill

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We were so very fortunate to see this Western Kingbird nest recently. She was sitting on the nest when we first saw it. When we returned a couple weeks later, the babies were hiding under her. They appeared to be close to fledging so we looked in on them a few days later to find them out of the nest.

Dad was standing guard against Crows and other invaders.

It was such a treat to see them just briefly through the nesting process at a respectable distance. I waited to post until they were gone.

Amtrak 42, donning the very respectable paint scheme to honor America's veterans, leads the Eastbound Capitol Limited over Sand Patch, PA, roughly 30 minutes late. Fall has essentially hit its peak, or past its peak by this point, so the hills were (figuratively and literally) dripping with color.

As a veteran myself, I really enjoy seeing this rendition that Amtrak have done to their locomotives to honor America's armed forces. It's a snappy paint scheme to look at, and to me it's very patriotic. Excellent work, Amtrak!

The sister to the previous image, this is the appalling result of Cunningham's attempt to make the '50 Cadillac more streamlined without wind tunnel info, or even a good artist's sence of what is streamlined. Probably the ugliest car that ever competed at Le Mans.....even worse than Bugatti's 'Tank'. But like it's sister it also finished the full 24 hours finishing a very respectable 11th, right behind the factory bodied coupe'.

The central headlight is nice for night racing.......

A respectable White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virgianus) buck emerges from a cottonwood hollow nestled in an expansive prairie. Adams County, Colorado.

Though there is nothing inherently spooky about this photo, to me, it is still in the spirit of the season. Many believe that modern day Halloween traditions and festivities have their root in Celtic rituals that celebrated the harvest and the changing of seasons as fall gave way to the lean times of winter.

This transition of seasons also triggers a change in the most beloved, revered game mammal of North America - the white-tailed deer. Bucks, antlers hardened and necks swollen with muscle turn from gentle, nervous creatures of shadow to emboldened warriors full of lust and rage. They emerge from these shadows to seek out the opportunity to breed, and in their wake leave a trail of blood and broken tines.

The buck here had emerged from the dense cover of the cottonwoods pictured in the background on the trail of a group of does. He tested the air and earth for their pheromones, gauging their reproductive readiness, all the while scanning the tree line for would be competitors that might challenge his right to procreate.

Autumn is a special, important time for so many species, ourselves included. Happy Halloween to all my Flickr friends!

Looning north just before sunset, on an exceptionally clear afternoon. Beyond the large white condo (a vacation rental) is San Simeon Point, then Point Piedras Blancas, and in the far distance the Santa Lucia range meets the sea, where Big Sur 'officially' begins.

In the foreground are Ice Age unconsolidated sands, from great dunes that spread inland during the low sea-stand when much of the ocean water was frozen into ice-sheets a mile or more thick, over Canada, New England, and much of northern Eurasia. Dry land extended to the Farallones off future San Francisco! The last Great Warming ended only about 9,000 years ago. Of course, the Earth's climate continues to warm, as does a lively debate over how much of the warming is due to humans, and how much is natural. You won't read much about the actual scientific debate, sadly, in the popular press, as this has become an item of faith among True Believers. But, geologically speaking, we're at risk of a return of the Ice -- and human CO2 emissions may help to keep that at bay. A respectable (but controversial) hypothesis.

I was on my way north from Walkerton to LaPorte, lamenting that the South Shore's line to Stillwell still needed some snow removal, and it being a Thursday may be a good bet they'd show. Looking up the tracks as I crossed the line at the Indiana Route 4, low and behold, his headlight peered at me in the distance. With barely a few moments to set up (they move along quite respectably here, actually), 2 geeps and 3 coil cars push their way through fresh lake effect powder on their way south. And this was cool!

This guy/gal popped up while were breaking for lunch which caused us to pack up and follow , at a safe respectable distance at all time. Here I was on my stomach on a cliff over looking the channel

With a respectable train in tow, the Bozeman Local climbs the modest grade out of Logan as it brings the 844 local's cars and power back to Bozeman.

MRL 841 Local (Bozeman Local)

MRL GP35 #401

MRL GP35 #405

MRL SD40-2XR #251

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May 6th, 2022

A recent 2 week trip to Northumberland resulted in some memorable conditions including a small matter of the aurora! Having never seen the Lights anywhere before to say this was a treat is an understatement, particularly in my favourite part of the world. A red alert pinged at a very respectable early evening hour and staying within a 5 minute drive of the beach saw us there almost before anyone else. Little did we know the treat would be repeated later in the week with a much stronger display but this view remains my favourite as it was one of the first and most exciting!!

The paraboloids, are industrial warehouses having a parabolic coverage with majestic ribbed vaults in reinforced concrete, the perfect combination of functionality and aesthetics, which have gained a respectable position in industrial architecture linked to the Modern Movement and the serial production.

Such industrial style was exported all over Europe.

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This is a more respectable portrait of the Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides).

1st day of Lockdown 5.0.

5 days to go...

The Venetian Gondola, a traditional flat-bottomed row boat, developed in the 14th century when horses were outlawed from the streets of Venice and the noble class embraced them as a respectable form of transportation in the Grand Canal. It is estimated that there were eight to ten thousand gondolas during the 17th and 18th century, with just over four hundred in active service today. Grand Canal, Venice, Italy

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I am so 😊 happy to announce that Lightman Photography just won a 🏆 "Platinum Award" at the London Photography Award for this capture!!!!!! ✌️

I am thrilled with this respectable acknowledgment of my work… I am 🙏 thankful to all of you for being with me on my journey and building this supportive and creative community…

I promise this is just the beginning… many more achievements to come, and more heights to conquer… 🙏 🙏

John and I were eating dinner on the back deck when we spotted a gray fox outside the perimeter fence. It walked purposefully along the fence, through a gap in the gate and straight to the bird feeder where it began to scrounge for scraps. Prior to this encounter, we had noticed a worn down path through the grass which we had assumed to be a squirrel trail. Apparently, that path hosts more interesting wildlife than we’d dared to imagine. During our sighting I quietly ducked back inside to grab my camera and snapped a very quick image over the side of the deck. It was dark but I did manage this one fairly respectable shot. Since that evening we have heard red foxes barking in the empty lot behind the house. I’m not really sure what’s happening, but we are watching and listening to see if either species might be denning nearby. Wouldn’t that be a thrill!

The cigarette smoke curled around his jawline as he watched the Buick pull away. Joe was a man who walked the razor's edge between the respectable laundries and the opium dens of the Tong, a Chinese American face in a city that often forgot his kind, yet couldn't function without them. He felt the weight of the Colt .38 in his shoulder holster—a comforting, cold reminder that in Little China, silence was a commodity and loyalties were bought with cheap whiskey and fear.

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The Lancia Flaminia was introduced in late 1956 as a 1957 model to replace the aging Lancia Aurelia line. Whereas the Aurelia carried the rounded looks of its 1950s design heritage, the Flaminia looked forward to the sharper edges of the 1960s designs.

While Lancia made the mechanical underpinnings and Pinin Farina drew the basic design, coachwork was farmed out to Italy’s finest design and bodywork houses, including Zagato, Touring, Pininfarina and Ghia. This resulted in a number of different special editions, including a special aluminum-bodied fastback by Zagato.

The Flaminia debuted with 2458 cc V-6 engine rated at 98 hp and 137 lb-ft of torque. An optional high compression version of this engine was available for sedans and was installed as standard equipment on coupes and roadsters. The optional engine was rated at 119 hp on coupes and 140 hp on GT coupes and sedans. In 1963, Lancia upgraded the engine to 2775 cc and 150 hp. That engine was used through the end of the line, though the vast majority of Flaminia production happened between 1957 and 1963.

The Flaminia carried a four-speed transmission, and all were rear-wheel drive. Where the older Aurelias used a sliding block front suspension, the Flaminia used modern control arms and coil springs at the front end, but maintained the standard semi-elliptic leaf springs supporting a solid axle at the rear. Four-wheel disc brakes were standard on all Flaminias from the beginning of the line.

From the beginning, various coachworks supplied a variety of body styles under the Flaminia name. The original 1957 design was a pillarless four-door hardtop, but starting in 1958 Farina delivered a two-door coupe while Zagato offered a two-door fastback. There was aldo a two-door Spider convertible, and Touring made a two-door GT coupe as well. Through the 1960s, a variety of bodies continued to come and go. After 1967, production was limited to the original four-door hardtop, known by Lancia as a pillarless sedan.

Throughout the entire run, just 8,745 Flaminias were made. About 6,750 were delivered with the 2.5-liter V-6 engine, while about 2,000 were made after the larger 2.8-liter engine was introduced in 1963.

The Flaminia offered excellent performance for its day. Boasting 0-60 times of about 8.5 seconds and a top speed that could reach 130 mph, Lancia’s sports car was more than respectable. Prices started high, ranging between $6,000 and $7,000 through the early 1960s, but only rose as high as $7,600 in the mid-1960s for the most expensive sport coupe models. The vast majority of Lancia Flaminias hovered around $7,000. For reference, that was about half the cost of a Ferrari 250, and twice the price of a basic Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider in 1960.

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I suppose we won't be able to get to the grocery store for a couple of days...snow in Seattle is hell on wheels

A small hike from the Bonneville Dam is Wachella Falls. Like so many other places in the Columbia River Gorge (a National Scenic Area) the trail to the Wachella Falls is inspiring. You cross a bridge that goes right over a respectable falls on the way to Wachella. I think that poor waterfall never gets any respect. I was sad for the poor fella. I think he may have been taller than Wachella but the scene was not quite what his big brother is, and it falls down rocks instead of off of rocks, so its just not as captivating. Sorry lesser falls. :( Once past that the canyon gets more and more impressive. The trees get bigger, the creek gets bigger and you start to climb in elevation, passing over bridge after bridge. Then the trail turns and heads back down in elevation and starts back down towards the river. Its like it was designed to take you up to see the tops of the trees and then drops you back down in just to intensify the experience. Over a few more bridges to make it even more fun, then you hear the falls, you can't see them yet, but you hear them. But nature is not done controlling your experience yet. With the sound of the falls beckoning yo, the trail goes into this cave-like depression in the rock face, with water falling down the inside of the cave and ferns growing form the ceiling of the cave. Forget about Wacella, you could turn back now and you would have had a great time. The over one last bridge and BAM! There's Wachella and a series of fantastic moss covered boulders. Like Spirit falls, no normal image would do here. Anything but a panorama would not do this area justice. I could almost hear the spirit of the falls saying, bit*h, you better not take a normal image of me. Ok, ok pushy spirit, no need to swear. Panorama it is. She smiled. She is rude, but she smiled. All were happy and a good time was had by all.

Not the most impressive antlers but respectable. This buck was standing very near the road in Rocky Mountain National Park. Shot at 200mm and uncropped.

With the train crawling to exit a PSO of 10 mph at MP 36.5 for trains running over 7000 tonnes, A46921-08 reaches the end of the 1.9% uphill grade that started at MP 36 and is just about to enter the 3 miles long 1.9%-2.0% downhill descent between MP 35 and 32.5 on CN's infamous Lac St-Jean subdivision. The stretch between Hervey-Jct and Rivière-à-Pierre is notoriously known for ripping trains apart. Today's 469 is running with engines CN 3233 and 3005 and has a respectable 12 049tons and 7695ft on the headpin, helped by remotes CN 3911 and 3411 placed at mid-train.

A46921-08

3233-3005 DP 3911-3411

Milepost 35.3 CN Lac St-Jean subdivision

Rivière-à-Pierre, QC

Before you all cry "foul", yes, I'm only too painfully aware that you can't have a focal point this far to one side in a respectable composition. A convenient boat or yacht on the loch would have made a perfect counter-balance that would have maybe saved this effort. With hindsight, my choice of vantage point was poorly thought out, as I discovered upon my arrival to this modest hilltop above Loch Alsh. Levitating out over the water to the south-west would have been solution to the uncooperative topography!

I may come back later & banish this one for good. Just saying!

The BNSF Greybull north local (R PWR843) traverses the valley north of Sheep Canyon, near the siding at Kane. A retro pairing of executive SD70MAC and H1 Dash 9 power today's respectably sized local. After shooting it against the light just outside Greybull, we leapfrogged north all the way to here, not wanting to dedicate the entire day to getting into Sheep Canyon. Thankfully, there are a couple of industries located within the canyon for the train to serve, so that bought us some time. After climbing this hill and playing the game of "is that noise a train" with a couple of large agricultural trucks on the road, the train eventually rounded the bend. Definitely one of the most memorable and breathtaking trackside views I have experienced, lots of unique geologic features and vegetation. The mountains in the background are the Bighorn range.

To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not, rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common - this is my symphony. William Ellery Channing

~happy symphonic fence friday~

Sometime last year I read an article in a respectable magazine on how to become a better photographer. (It was written by a well known photographer someone with an international reputation, who makes regular contributions to the magazine). In it he advised that in order to get better we should stop taking pictures of the same thing(s). My immediate reaction was negative. From my experience in other parts of life, the opposite is often true – practice makes perfect, etc. So, I decided to do the opposite, and kept taking pictures of the same things, learning from my mistakes, exploring what I might do to improve the outcome and get closer to my objective(s).

I had been really disappointed with my first pictures as they fell short of my expectations – I mean, I have some pretty good kit and surely that was enough to get good pictures? LOL. Anyway, back to the experiment. This is one of my latest pictures of the Cresswell River at Lawrenney Quay. By taking the same scene using different lenses, camera settings and processing them in different packages I feel like I'm moving towards my goal. And, more importantly, I know what I've changed, so I know what has given me the results. If I'd taken different places I could not be sure why some worked and other didn't. I can now (do and have) apply these changes/settings and I'm get nearer to what I'm looking for.

As always, these are my opinions and would love to know what you think.

This is a repost as I could see that with the first version the frame was too heavy.

Canon M6; Canon EF-M 22mm f2.0

LrC (dodge/burn); FilmPack7 - Frsme; Rollei Retro 80s (light, contrast, red filter effect).

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Cruising along the Clarion River at a respectable pace, SIRI and it's operation lifesaver representative for an engineer round the S-curve at what used to be CP South Idlewild. Fall is coming, so it's time to glue myself to this railroad again.

I must say I have been caught up in the buzz created by the Buckingham Branch RR's leasing of Precision Locomotive's Western Maryland painted SD40-3. It has been nice to have something "new" to photograph in the Valley. The 7471 has been used exclusively on the Mountain Local which runs on the more scenic western portion of the BB operated former C&O line between Richmond and Clifton Forge. Here the crew is on their way to Clifton Forge with a respectable 40-car train to deliver to the CSX. They are passing through the curved 290-foot Lick Run tunnel. The two-degree superelevated curve throughout is plainly seen in this view.

Mason City to Spencer turn job K40 is heading back home for a 12-hour tie up after serving customers along former Milwaukee Road track. They also connect with another job at Spencer that makes a turn to the end of the line at Sheldon. They had a respectable 82-car inbound train on this frosty morning.

IC&E 6424 is leading eastbound train 276 out of Portage and is looking pretty respectable, as it passes nothing less than a mess of neglect and a once high speed leader of hot freight, former Milwaukee Road 2041. The Soo Line was a success in completely disgracing the memory of the once proud Milwaukee Road and I congratulate you for your efforts, it will always be remembered throughout railroad history.

IC&E 6424 and Company

Portage, WI.

September 9, 2011

Portage, WI.

Taken by old manual lens, hadheld, manual focusing. Some chromatic aberration, but respectable try :)

Shop of the merchant woman M. A. Shanina. Built in 1900. One of the most magnificent buildings in the Omsk city, it is located at the very beginning of Lyubinsky Avenue.

Maria Aleksandrovna Shanina, an honorary citizen of Omsk, like all businesswomen, had flair and foresight. For the construction of the store and her living quarters, she invited a promising architect - Iliodor Gennadyevich Khvorinov.

According to Maria Shanina's request, the store building had to differ in two features - to be respectable and major (conviviality), to attract the attention of passers-by and visitors. Khvorinov is called an Eclectic architect (combining different styles in his creations). In this creation of his there are classical elements - columns of the Ionic order and an abundance of details of the Baroque style - various stucco figures. Classical elements give the building respectability, and the elements of Baroque majorness.

The architect built the shop of the merchant Shanina on a multi-level terrain. Khvorinov first built the second floor, and then erected the first.

Магазин купчихи М. А. Шаниной. Построен в 1900 году. Одно из великолепнейших зданий города Омска, оно расположено в самом начале Любинского проспекта.

Мария Александровна Шанина, почётная гражданка Омска, как и все бизнес-леди, обладала чутьём и дальновидностью. Для строительства магазина и своих жилых покоев она пригласила перспективного архитектора - Илиодора Геннадьевича Хворинова.

Согласно запросу Марии Шаниной, здание магазина должно было отличаться двумя чертами - быть респектабельным и мажорным (праздничным), привлекать внимание прохожих и посетителей. Хворинова называют архитектором - Эклектиком ( совмещающему разные стили в своих творениях). В этом его творении присутстуют классическте элементы - колонны Ионического ордера и обилие деталей стиля Барокко - различные лепные фигуры. Классические элементы придают зданию респектабельность, а элементы Барокко мажорность.

Магазин купчихи Шаниной архитектор построил на разноуровневой местности. Хворинов сначала построил второй этаж, а потом возвел первый.

The Sunday Kijfhoek - Beverwijk steel train reached the respectable length of 8 cars this morning. Luckily it was running on time too, so I hadn't risen early for nothing.

Below is a link to my YouTube channel for some video of this stream side shoot. This is a composition I had imagined in my mind's eye for several years and I began planning it back then. This Trillium I actually planted in my backyard with this eventual purpose in mind. I dug it up at the opportune time and thankfully the first bird I found that morning was this one as he was pretty easy to work with.

A fun thing happened during this shoot. I was working off a country road stream side and two dogs came along but they didn't bark at me. Unusual right? They just sat at a respectable distance and watched. A couple cars came by while I was constructing the set -up and during the brief time of shooting. Those dogs ran after each car barking. It was as if they knew what I was doing. It was pretty cool all the way around.

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You know where this is, you've seen it before. This shot is used in all the promotional material for Japan. After seeing it so many times, I'd argue this shot symbolizes Japan (on a photographic level at least). Hence my title choice, which is one of the primary nicknames for the country. It's truly unbelievable that this island nation has THE longest history in the world, one of the most respectable cultures, managed to preserve it's strength through centuries of self isolation, has some of the most beautiful landscapes in both urban and natural backgrounds. And on a personal note, the strive for perfectionism in Japan is inspiring to no end. And Shinto is one of the better religions I've had the privilege to research. Japan is a near perfect country.

This shot however, is not. I'm actually a little embarrassed to release it in this state. So why is it here at all? The conditions for getting this shot, I would not allow myself to walk away from this one. Up before dawn to get "the rising sun", the road up to Arakurayama was closed. I'm no hiker, so walking up all those flights of stairs might have been one of the most grueling and physically demanding things I've had to do in this country (even Fushimi wasn't as tiring as this).

On top of that, I made the massive mistake to shoot this with a slow shutter, even with a tripod there were many problems. Every angle I got here had a problem of random blurs of light. I had to balance out the clarity and the noise reducer in editing, and certain pieces are still out of proportion. This is still the best angle I got here and this is as good as this image is going to get. I was actually a little worried it would look like an AI image when I was finally done with it. My associate said I was overexaggerating and that it was fine so I uploaded it anyway. But I will gladly hit this location again in the future, I must never lose the strive for perfection, at all of these places and angles.

When a baby moose calf is following mom.......and gets stuck in the water and mud....for a moment......

Nikon D850 with Nikkor 500mm F4 FL ED lens, ISO 640, F8, 1/800sec, Handheld, cropped and shot at a very respectable and safe distance. Colorado.

Back in February of 2017, the CMQ ran a plow extra to clear out the Searsport Sub after a heavy storm. For the most part, there wasn't much plow action, but around the corner at Steamboat Wharf in Stockton Springs, they did encounter some heavier drifts. Seen here kicking up a respectable amount of snow, B23-7 2003 is shoving VB100, a wedge plow inherited from the Canadian Pacific, on the way south to Searsport.

The cement factory of Turňa nad Bodvou is capable of producing 2700 tons of cement daily.

That is quite a respectable amount; imagine how many trucks you would need to even transport just a fraction of it.

Thankfully the factory has a railway connection which it utilises greatly: most of the servicing of the plant and the delivery of the end product to other cities, countries is handled by freight trains, like the one pictured here.

Last Friday, the Turňa nad Bodvou - Košice - Ercsi cement train was especially lengthy, consisting of 31 wagons (if I counted correctly), so the two Bardotkas were performing their concert on full volume, filling the neighbourhood with the unmistakable rattling sound.

No great back story to this guy, but here’s what I got:

Sewage worker of 2275 turned to his true calling, as a drone operator. His new profession has him working on the dark city streets of Mirai No Toshi, as a Skill For Hire (a more respectable way of saying mercenary). Frequently shipping out as surveillance for inner-city contraband trafficking, Don has a growing library of skills and efficiencies.

His moral compass is solid, as far as SFHs go, and he refuses to have anything to do with human trafficking. When he can, he’ll sabotage missions of the sort due to his distaste for the business.

Harboring dozens of drones, he can hold his own if necessary, though he prefers not to over exert his use of his resources unless it is absolutely required.

AS OF 2/23/19 I intend to start posting more. I just finished up my finals for this last trimester, and I’m currently transitioning between rooms in my house. I’ll probably post a picture of my new set up (nothing impressive) and hopefully I’ll start posting weekly if not twice a week. The main reason for not posting often is a combination of being really tired once I get all my homework out of the way, and also just being too damn lazy. It’s not even that I don’t get to do things with LEGOs, because I do almost every day, it’s just I don’t have a new photo set up or even anything worth posting. Hopefully that will change.

More posts coming soon! Keep it chill, dudes!

“Posh, I have come to the delusion that the man has gone bonkers.” Said Sky looking around his friends for support of his statement.

“Sky, I think you mean conclusion, but then perhaps not.” Said Bertie smiling at Posh.

“Tell us, Sky, why you have come to that delusion.” Asked Posh smiling.

“Well, he tampers with things he does not understand. I mean, right now he must have been messing about with the round dial that controls the heating and it is out of control. He has turned it up so much that it is heating outside as well as inside the house. It is bonkers hot outside.”

“Yes, Sky, Icecap told me on the teddy-phone this morning that he is not going to come back home until it cools down a lot.” Said Barnaby not wanting to be left out.

“I don’t blame him, for I would ask Ellie to take me out there to stay with Icecap if I thought there was any chance at all he could find where Icecap is again.” Said Sky.

“The man said it was almost forty earlier on, I don’t know what forty is, but if it is that orange round thing in the air, it sounds very old and he needs to think about replacing it. Perhaps that is what is wrong, because it is so old, he has broken the weather with his tampering.” Added Bertie.

“I am sure he knows what he has done, Bertie, how could he not know? It is all right for him, he can take clothes off but us bears stay in our fur, respectable like.” Said Sky.

“Barnaby, did Icecap say if he was enjoying himself in the cold place?” Asked Posh Bear.

“He did, Posh, he said it was lots of fun and he and his friends were doing great long slides the day before we spoke. One slide was so long that he thinks he may have scorched his tail a little. What is scorched, Posh?”

“If something gets too hot it can be scorched, but then if something gets too cold that can also do it. All very strange this hot and cold, they can both do the same thing if they go to extremes.” Explained Posh.

“Posh what are extre…?” Said Barnaby.

“Ssshh, the man is coming, he wants to take out picture. Let us get this over with and then we can all go and borrow Icecap’s cold place in the house. It should be cooler there.” Said Posh Bear.

“This could take a while; look he is trying to get the three-legged thingy sorted out. He has trouble with his own two legs, so with three, he has little chance.” Said Bertie grinning.

“I wouldn’t mind so much if it all ended in a nice picture. Why does his picture taking thingy, flash like that? It is so bright in here I want those blinds closed not light added.” Said Sky shaking his head in dismay.

“He may know what he is doing, Sky.” Said Barnaby wondering if he should mention it.

“I doubt it, Barnaby. He never has in the past. Posh, do you have any spare honey we could take to the cold place as our delivery does not arrive until this afternoon?” Asked Sky.

“I am sure that I can find some for you all, providing a certain bear has not been helping himself without saying.” Said Posh looking at Sky.

“I don’t know why you are all looking at me, I am sure that I have no idea to what Posh is digesting. If there is no honey left, Posh, I think I may know what has happened. You see, with all this hot, things melt and then they can just disappear into the air. I think it is called evacuation or some long word like that.”

“Yes Sky, I am sure you must be right. Come on let us see what honey is left.” Said Posh Bear smiling.

Such a respectable car.

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Explore: Feb 9, 2012 #166