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"I'm not a believer in fairytales, but I am a believer in dreams." (Gareth Southgate, English professional football manager, 2024)
Or maybe the other way around. At Mardie Industrial, we pride ourselves in maintaining the highest quality standards in our production line, for refined international clientele, collectors and serial connoisseurs like yourselves. The image shot by one of our star reporters depicts one of our supermodels going through her morning routine in our corporate Garden of Zen and Delights, aided by a team of enthusiastic albeit underpaid assistants. The newspaper headline reads: "Lady In Red Still Missing, Feared Lost At Sea". We will endeavor to return to Mystery Island after breakfast and see if we can solve the mystery. We express the hope that the Lady in Red can be found alive. Dear readers, we implore you: never give up hope!
Personality: Kangsom. Explorer and Member of the Society of Women Geographers. Rancho De Luxe, Papua New Guinea, this morning, not long ago. The coffee is still warm.
Macro Mondays, My Daily Routine.
One would think walking each day and gardening in our sunny climes would be giving me enough Vit D but tests prove otherwise so on Doctor's advice I supplement each day.
A more than daily routine, obviously... then the soap foam settles around the drain with that tiny collective popping sound.
Pentacon 50mm f/1.8 @ f/8 (with an extension tube)
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The retro-pained SM42-2193 pushes a set of loaded flatbed wagons with steel slabs into the pickup point Warszawa Radiowo after a routine radioactivity and weight check near the old station building of Radiowo.
After two posts about the Warsaw steel mill it's time for another one. Once again I'm mostly conveying information included in Bogdan Pokropiński's book 'Koleje Bielańskie', aswell as own observations.
Today it's time for some details about the locomotives working here. Across its history (starting 1954) the steel mill posesssed 14 steam locomotives, which ran here until 1988. 7 of theme were bought second-hand from the PKP, and among them none were younger than 40 years when the production of the plant was launched (the oldest loco comes from 1890). Besides, each one of them was an ex-Prussian locomotive. The types ranged from TKh2/T7, TKh3/T8, TKi3/T9, OKi2/T12 to TKp1/T13. The other 7 locomotives, which were bought directly from their producer - Fablok in Chrzanów - were mostly of the type Ferrum, with one exception being the TKp 5180 of the type Śląsk.
The attempts to introduce diesel locomotives to the steelworks started only 3 years after its opening, when in 1957 a locomotive of the type Ls40 was bought. Because of its small power output (40 horsepower, what a beast!), it could only be used for minor shunting operations. More diesels were brought in on a larger scale at the end of the 1960s and all the way through the 1970s. During that time, the steelworks bought 4 SM30 locomotives, 9 SM42 locomotives, 5 401Da locomotives, one SM03 and another Ls40. Out of all of them, 2 SM42's are still in service outside of the steelworks, as locomotives for leasing from Cargounit. 401Da-380 is still in service, but never leaves the facility and 2 of the 401Da's still exist as donators of spare parts for the working one. So as of now, the Warsaw Steelworks posess 4 working diesels in total - three SM42's and one 401Da. The rest of the rolling stock of the plant was sold out or scrapped inside of the facility during a massive liquidation streak in the early 2010s. All of the still working engines in the enterprise have remote steering installed, allowing the driver to sit outside of the locomotive while shunting to couple wagons or have a better view of the track.
The SM42 locos which were in working condition until 2010 mostly had their own unique liveries, with the "mandatory" grassy green base accompanied by intricate details - headlights in the colours of the Polish flag or different variants of the orange V-stripe at the front. The pictured SM42-2193 was then the first one to receive a retro olive green livery from the 1980s in 2022, with now SM42-2557 following suit and SM42-2392 possibly joining the olive-green gang after the next repair. On one side it's cool that the locomotives have an old look to them, but on the other hand, it's sad that all will now look the same.
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So, as I am in the middle of my squirrel induced “exercise while you eat” routine (this is really exhausting and I don’t know how long I will be able to keep this up) out of the corner of my eye (I take supreme pride in my peripheral vision which comes in really handy in traffic) I catch this movement in the back. Could it be … sure is. I have been thinking a lot about these guys lately but never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that three of them would want to pose for me. Am I going to argue with three of them? No way, and the shoot was on. Can you guess which one is the boss? Yes, correct, that’s the middle one. I even managed to keep the dogs under control … just call me Cesar :-) You know how they say that smoking is detrimental to your health. No argument here and perhaps a safer place for me to indulge in this activity now would be ….
I followed this family for well over a month. They had a daily routine and were excellent parents. Every morning they would lead the two baby colts down the path through the water hyacinth at pretty much the same time every day...
My daily routine is walking with our dog in the afternoon with a tennis ball. So I took my camera with the macro lens during this walk.
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Last night I had one of the funniest dream ever. I was in the 50s, in my house, and I was watching at a sort of real comedy involving my grandparents. They are usually hilarious people and watching them in their youth was better than any situation comedy! I couldn't be seen and I totally enjoyed that Italian 50s atmosphere. So when I woke up I wore my authentic 50s lingerie and shot these. I was too undecided about which one to post...so I posted both :)
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Doing our preflight checks at White Star Airport.
Visit this location at :: SLWS :: - White Star Airfield in Second Life
For Macro Monday's - My Daily Routine
I usually have one cup of coffee a day and this is my favourite flavour.
The photograph captures the rhythmic dance of waves crashing onto the rocky shoreline of Kanyakumari, the southernmost tip of India, where the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean converge. The foamy surf surges forward, washing over the dark, weathered stones before receding, leaving behind a glistening trail of salt and sand. The golden hues of the setting sun cast a warm glow over the waters, blending seamlessly into the vast horizon.
In the background, the iconic Vivekananda Rock Memorial stands proudly on a small island, a tribute to the philosopher Swami Vivekananda, who meditated here in 1892 before spreading his teachings across the world. To the side, the towering statue of Tamil poet and saint Thiruvalluvar rises against the sky, symbolizing wisdom and virtue. The region itself carries immense historical and cultural significance, once serving as a vital maritime hub for ancient trade routes connecting India to Rome and Southeast Asia. Legends also associate Kanyakumari with Goddess Devi Kanya Kumari, believed to be an incarnation of Parvati, who stands as a divine guardian of the land.
The waves, relentless yet serene, echo the spirit of Kanyakumari—an eternal meeting point of cultures, history, and natural beauty.
I love Brooklyn. Nothing can shake our routine. Not even any disaster or pandemic. Nothing. Nothing can shake our spirit. Despite all the flaws no place is more inspiring than Brooklyn. ♥️ It feels so comfortable here. Feels like home among “my people”. And by my people I don’t mean Russian people I mean people who grew up here. Who are immigrants or have families who moved here or just grew up here. Sometimes I wonder if people who grew up in Brooklyn can actually feel like themselves elsewhere. Is that really possible? Anyways ... I really love Brooklyn & inspiration it brings into people’s lives. More than we will ever realize or know ♥️♥️
Daily routine for a glamorous look: a bit of makeup and jewelry. :)
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