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this is rust ,,,,,, looking like a nasty scab

Hartshorne Woods Park (Rocky Point Entrance)

1402 Portland Road

Highlands, NJ 07732

Battery Lewis was built in 1942 to compliment an identical battery built at New Yorks Fort Tilden. Battery Lewis housed two 16-inch naval guns, capable of firing 16-inch projectiles. Never fired in an attack, Battery Lewis only let its two guns fire once. After many days of public warning and multiple announcements the guns were fired as a test. Many houses in the surrounding area had windows shattered and reports state that the firing of the guns could be heard in nearby Staten Island, New York. After the firing the guns would remain silent for seven more years until Battery Lewis was declared surplus and following that the removing of the guns. Sitting on the highest point on the East Coast from Southern Maine to the tip of Florida the Atlantic Highlands was a valuable position to defend the New York harbor during WWII.

In World War 2, this base was the site of Battery Issac N. Lewis (Construction Number 116), which consisted of two 16-inch Navy guns, Model MkIIMI on M4 barbette carriages, installed in concrete casemates.

These guns weighed over 128 tons each, were 68 feet long, and could fire a 2,240 lb pound (16-inch diameter) armor-piercing projectile at targets up to 25 miles away. The crewmen worked inside the protection of the concrete casemates and used overhead hoists to load the projectile and the 648 lbs of powder contained within three separate powder bags.

These two guns had an interlocking field-of-fire with the twin 16-inch guns of Fort Tilden that could hit any enemy ship approaching the New York Harbor. These guns had a service life of only 200 rounds each and were only fired during the proof firing and annual service practice. Although German submarines were operating within visual range of this facility, these guns were never fired at an enemy ship. Along with the other fortifications of the New York Harbor, this facility safeguarded the New York Harbor during WWII.

I found a good rust on an old-fashioned garage in Ibaraki, Osaka.

I took the photo with my Nokia N73.

Fence detail. Autal Nature Preserve, Riehen CH.

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In my set: Dan's Other Metal

(Dan Daniels)

Rusting Trolley at Fair Way in Red Hook

Things get better looking when they're rusty, sometimes.

Came across this Caterpillar while hiking through the Poconos.

Rusted Metal with paint blisters

Cars probably of american origin, according to the bogies

This was the first Streetcar we saw when we entered the Halton County Radial Railway Museum on Saturday. The condition of the car indicates that it has been sitting outside for many years at the mercy of the weather. Only the doors have the original paint left on them, as the rest has rusted off the body. The doors were locked, and the interior of the car was gutted. HCRR seems to have no plans on restoration, though their website indicates they did at some point.

The original photo of this car when it was delivered to HCRR can be found here www.hcry.org/collection_1947_4386.html

For more reading, check out this roster of TTC Streetcars lyttonspccs.homestead.com/ttc.html and here www.davesrailpix.com/ttc/ttc.htm

This photo is part of a collection of the Halton County Radial Railway Museum photo walk. For more Canadian photo walks, news, discussions and more, check out Full Frame: the Social Photography Show on Perpetual Radio Networks www.perpetualradio.com/fullframe/

Day 322/365 of the 2009 Challenge. The theme is "Rust".

As always, better if you View On Black.

A burned-out car, rusting gently away in stark contrast to the neatly trimmed grass and otherwise tidy surroundings. Sophia Antipolis, France.

Nikon D40, Cosina Voigtländer Ultron 40mm f/2 @ ISO 2001/60s f/8.

Sign in the water at the River Adur, Shoreham.

Pattern: Rusted Root from Zephyr Style Size Small

Yarn: Noro Lily in lavender. I'm guessing about 5 skeins; I used a bunch of partial skeins.

Needle: US6 for body. US4 for ribbing

This is the unwashed/unblocked state and the hem and stitches are a little bit wonky. I thought the pattern was pretty well written, but I think the lace panel instructions could have been improved to produce symmetrical leaves. I made these changes after the second repeat. The instructions for my changes would read:

Row 1: K1, YO, K5, YO, (Sl2tog, K1, p2sso), YO, K5, YO, K1

Row 3: K1, YO, SSK, P1, K2tog, K1, YO, P1, YO, K1, SSK, P1, K2tog, K1, YO, K1

Row 5: K1, YO, K1, SSK, P1, K2tog, K1, P1, K1, SSK, P1, K2tog, K1, YO, K1

Row 7: K1, YO, K1, YO, SSK, P1, K2tog, P1, SSK, P1, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, K1

Row 9: K1, YO, K3, YO, (Sl2tog, K1, p2sso), P1, (Sl2tog, K1, p2sso), YO, K3, YO, K1

I also added increase hips stitches and worked the lace panel into the ribbing for about 10 rows (inspired by someone else's Rusted Root that I can't find to link to). Next time I would cast-on for the Medium size for a larger neck and follow the size Small for the rest of the sizing; I think it's likely I'll make another one of these.

There are some awesome chains lying all over the sand underneath the wharf at Catherine Hill Bay. I really love the textures in the rust!

getting those peeling feelings

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side rust of the bbq outside

An old light switch from inside an air raid shelter.

Rust on an old gas pump

Frick steam traction engine. About a 100 years old.

old rusted bracket we found

outbuildings.

cotton rusted fabric with some stitching and stamping

My car is limping, Dolores Haze,

And the last long lap is the hardest,

And I shall be dumped where the weed decays,

And the rest is rust and stardust.

~ Vladimir Nabokov

Get Back

Rust, No Rust

Got to love Billy Talent. Have "rusted from the rain" stuck on my mind.

Rust Burst