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A car with a donkey drives through a busy alley in Egypt.
On top of the car there are scales to weight lemons.
My eye was caught by the light falling on the bowls with backlight.
Sweet memories of a lovely holiday in Egypt. Nearly 20 years ago.
Just a quickie, one that was already processed.. Not a lot of water flowing over it, water levels are dependent on Scaling dam further upstream... I like the leaves framing it from above :-)
Tools (scales) I acquired years ago, and
used for measuring ft/lbs of torque. I used smaller scales for lesser rotational force measurement. I always considered them heavy duty and beautiful.
Flickr Friday
As the new year approaches, I thought it would be time for another forced perspective shot of Ruby, my 1/18th scale model 1930 Alfa Romeo parked by the bird pond in our retirement village. She will be 95 years old in the new year - older than most of the residents in the retirement village here!
Ruby looks great from any angle, but the rear view highlights many little details including the instruments on the dashboard which feature real metal chromed surrounds and actual glass faces over the dials. Those wonderful spoke wheels are all removable by undoing the spinner lock. She has real rubber Pirelli branded tyres (tires), and they even feature an air valve - a tiny detail I have not found on many of my other model cars of this scale.
What really stands out for me is the fact that back then (the 1930s) they had the wisdom to include two spare wheels. I know roads would have been rougher back then and tyre quality would not have been as good as today's modern tyres, but it is a stark reminder that these days we are lucky if we get any spare wheel at all. You might get a space saver if you are lucky - most of which can only be used on the rear - but the current trend is to give you a can of spray (useless if you get a gash in the sidewall of the tyre). All so they can save weight to meet fuel efficiency standards.
Most people are probably lucky enough to go through their motoring lives without ever having a puncture, but somehow, I have managed to have at least 50 since I started driving 45 years ago. Give me a full size spare tyre any day. Space savers and repair kits are only good for around 80km before you must find a dealer and have the tyre properly repaired. Fine if you live in a city and are near dealers who can help, but hopeless for rural folks who may be a long way from any tyre retailer or may be on an overnight journey.
The moral of the story from car manufacturers (and government regulators) today is - "please get a flat tyre in cities or towns only, and preferably during business hours.....we have graciously included this advice for your convenience!"
End of rant - I feel better now! ; )
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Reading and Northern PNEX with T-1 2102 takes 28 coal loads onto and off of the scale at North Reading Yard. The T-1 passes a group of railfans on the "corral" platform as well as SD50M #5049. After weighing their train, they proceeded south to Outer Station where they shoved it off into the yard.
Rock climbers in St. George, Utah. Climbing in Snow Canyon State Park. Captured this back in May. Made my knees weak just watching them.
(Callipepla squamata). Jeff Davis County, Texas.
In the desert scrub near the base of the Davis Mountains, a male Scaled Quail stands on high alert as he hears a rival calling in the distance.
The forest grows for hundreds of years over the stones, what lie here for hundreds of thousands. Time has a different scale here, it doesn't rush anywhere. You come here and you let the time go.
a detail of the Harrison and Harrison organ in St Mary Redcliffe church in Bristol, which was used in this recording
Sleeping awake uncloses the gate...
Flowing locks shape into snakes, silks turn to scales, and breath whispers through flowing gills. When you open your eyes, it's all gone.
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Custom Blythe by SweetDays wearing DollyMama <3
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We're still alive... ! Work has been crazy and i feel a bit like Zoey here... but there is now light at the end of the tunnel... at least i hope so. I took some photos for Groove this weekend which I'll put on here next...
Thank you Amy for Zoey's beautiful dress <3
Scale, noun, relative size. From Latin scala, ladder. Sometimes hard to judge in viewing and/or photographing landscapes. For example, this is a portion of the East wall of Glen Canyon, immediately downstream from the dam. The ladder at right apparently offers safe passage for a broad-shouldered man from the path with handrails at top right down to what appears to be a narrow ledge leading left to a cement block with a railing on top. Obviously functional, but completely mysterious to me. An example of Nature and Culture in close contact, neither making any concession to the other.
9-10-2022; 00:20 UTC; Velvia
En route to Refuge de l'Alpe de Villard d'Arene. Two people on the trail give an idea of the scale of these fine mountains.
Navajo Point, Grand Canyon, Arizona
An eastward moving thunderstorm climbs out of the canyon, scaling the Palisades of the Desert just north of Desert View.
A view of the sheer enormity of the marsh grasses at the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, September, 2024. I had this one in my mind's eye, with the high winds today bending the grasses.