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Carl Friedberg (1872-1955): Brahms - Intermezzo in E flat no.1
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4-oOizOgVU&list=RDGMEM8h-ASY...
Indonesians are so musical
Tofu is active in the morning and relaxes in the afternoon. The photo was taken on Sunday but as Tofu doesn't have to work he sticks to this schedule during the week too. What changes are the places where he descides to spend his afternoon siesta. On Sunday he chose the rocking chair in the living room.
Stirling Castle is one of the largest and most historically and architecturally important castles in Scotland. The castle sits atop an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological formation. It is surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs, giving it a strong defensive position. Its strategic location, guarding what was, until the 1890s, the farthest downstream crossing of the River Forth, has made it an important fortification in the region from the earliest times.
There have been at least eight sieges of Stirling Castle, including several during the Wars of Scottish Independence, with the last being in 1746, when Bonnie Prince Charlie unsuccessfully tried to take the castle.
Stirling Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and is now a tourist attraction managed by Historic Environment Scotland.
A very busy summer schedule has kept me away from social media for a while, so it feels good to be able to post a new image again.
I came across this place completely by accident while trying to decide on a future international trip, and immediately knew that no matter where this place was located, I just had to photograph here. Now, this beautiful and unusual beach has instantly been added to my favorite places list. This is one of those locations I could easily photograph every day, for at least a month.
I will include all the details about this magical place in my next post.
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Species: Fringilla montifringilla.
Similar in size and shape to the chaffinch, the male brambling has a black head in summer, and an orange breast with white belly. In flight it shows a long white rump. Gregarious in winter, it may form flocks of many thousands and often joins with chaffinches. Numbers can vary between winters depending on food supplies. It is a Schedule 1 species. Info:RSPB.
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The 046 Д Lysychansk - Uzhhorod train, consisting of 15 cars, has already been on its way for 28 hours and will shortly reach the 42nd scheduled stop Lawotschne with a total of 48 stops. The starting point is in Eastern Ukraine - more precisely in the Luhansk oblast - not far from the front. On the picture the train is located on the Carpathian pass line Lviv-Stryj-Tchop and is at an altitude of 650 m.
Bereits seit 28 Stunden ist der aus 15 Wagen bestehende Zug 046 Д Lyssytschansk - Uschhorod unterwegs und erreicht in Kürze den 42en planmäßigen Halt Lawotschne von insgesamt 48 Halten. Der Startpunkt liegt in der Ostukraine - genauer gesagt im Oblast Luhansk - unweit der dortigen Front. Auf dem Bild befindet sich der Zug gerade auf der Karpatenpassstrecke Lwiw–Stryj–Tschop und befindet sich hier auf ca. 650 m Höhe.
This Grade II*-listed stone packhorse bridge over the River Welland at Deeping St James in south Lincolnshire dates from 1651. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Deeping St James is based around a now lost 12th-century Benedictine Priory, destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The stones from the priory were used to build various 17th-century buildings in the area. The village is one mile east of Market Deeping which is also on the River Welland. This rises near Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire. The Welland is one of the main rivers that helps to drain the Fens. It joins the sea near Fosdike in The Wash.
I am usually a sunset rather than a sunrise person. Yesterday morning I needed to drop Lori off at the hospital for some scheduled surgery (She is well and in good spirits.) and I couldn't stay with her because of our high COVID-19 numbers locally. I drove along Lake Michigan to North Point for some personal centering and saw the start of the sunrise. It was restorative and I whipped out my iPhone 11 to capture the moment.
I carefully planned this shoot, arriving early to Four Mile Creek so there would be a mist on the water and the fall foliage although past peak would still be an attractive backdrop for the Herons. Somehow the Herons got mixed up on the dates and times and were a no show. Standing on a muddy path alongside the creek under a canopy of trees holding my longest lens my options were limited. I really did not see any good shots, but I started viewing the trees above me through the lens very slowly and carefully similar to a sniper looking through his scope. I left with over 30 images that I probably would never have seen if the Herons had been there as scheduled.
Precision Scheduled Railroading in effect, NS Train 224 with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Heritage Locomotive on the point passes over Dry Creek on the NS Kansas City District-BNSF Brookfield Sub.
This train's Moberly crew was over 9 hours old at this point, and at 13,024 with 3 distinct blocks of traffic to get rid of between Voltz and Kansas City, they'll be close to their hog time before they make the first cut.
The Lackawanna's Phoebe Snow and N&W's Herman H. Pevler are both rolling in their graves.
Locomotives: NS 1074, NS 9212, NS 9555, NS 8086, NS 9036
4-22-19
Missouri City, MO
Amtrak's California Zephyr train No. 6 has crested 7440 ft. Soldier Summit the morning of Jan. 17, 1987. The tiny brick D&RGW train order depot, at the time used by maintenance of way, was demolished by April the same year.
Completed in 1810 by John Rennie, the spectacular Dundas Aqueduct carries the Kennet & Avon Canal over the River Avon and is a Scheduled Monument. It was the first canal structure to be designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument in 1951.
Named after Charles Dundas, the first chairman of the Kennet and Avon Canal Company, the aqueduct forms the junction between the Kennet and Avon Canal and the largely derelict Somerset Coal Canal. The short stretch of the Somerset Coal Canal still in water forms Brassknocker Basin, used for boat moorings, cycle hire and a cafe. A short walk further there is the Dundas Wharf where the small tollhouse, warehouse and crane still stand.
Interstellar Main Theme Soundtrack [Hans Zimmer]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZXz5nBEdXI
Right now my whole world spin around photography, but music was my first love. That first love that is never forgotten and that permeates you to the last cell of the body.
I am quite a spiritual person and therefore I think that things do not happen by chance.
Last Saturday afternoon I went out again to do Street Photography. It has been more than a month since due to circumstances I had not been able to go out and take pictures in Valencia's old town. This last outing was completely different. Wonderfully different.
I practice yoga and my teacher of this discipline, Juan, also runs a pub called "LA FLAMA" in the historic center very close to the Torres de Serranos. Music sessions are usually held there and a Jazz session was scheduled for yesterday Saturday. The session was canceled due to circumstances and instead of that take his place Julián Díaz, an unusual pianist.
It wasn't too late when I passed the pub door, so the pianist was doing rehearsals. My teacher kindly invited me to come in and take some photos while the pianist was playing…
The piano player put on his hat, sat down at the piano, and began to play the main theme from the movie INTERSTELLAR.
The ethereal light, the atmosphere at the corner of the local, the passion of the pianist in his interpretation of the theme, all the elements formed a magical moment in which the tears fulled up in my eyes making difficult to get focus properly with my camera since I always work with completely manual lenses.
With this humble work I want to deeply thank the great present that I received unexpectedly the day after my birthday; a gift in wich music and photography merged into a stunning and marvellous single feeling.
Thank you Juan. Thank you Julián.
Ruthven Barracks near Ruthven in Badenoch, Scotland, are the best preserved of the four barracks built in 1719 after the 1715 Jacobite rising. Set on an old castle mound, the complex comprises two large three-storey blocks occupying two sides of the enclosure, each with two rooms per floor. The barracks and enclosing walls were built with loopholes for musket firing, and bastion towers were built at opposite corners. Destroyed by Jacobites following their retreat after the Battle of Culloden in 1746, the Barracks ruins are maintained as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. They are accessible at all times without entrance charge.
Am Allerheiligenwochenende 2024 war die Strecke zwischen Rosenheim und Freilassing aufgrund von Bauarbeiten komplett gesperrt. Der Fernverkehr entfiel oder wurde großräumig über Passau umgeleitet. Die Meridian-Triebzüge im Regionalverkehr endeten in Rosenheim. Den Reisenden wurde empfohlen, den Weg über Mühldorf zu wählen. Die Südostbayernbahn erwies dabei eine erstaunliche Flexibilität und setzte zwischen Mühldorf und Salzburg statt der planmäßigen Triebzüge der Baureihe 628 Loks der Baureihe 218 mit Doppelstockwagen ein, um das erhöhte Reisendenaufkommen zu bewältigen. Somit kamen nach langer Zeit mal wieder lokbespannte Personenzüge auf dieser Strecke zum Einsatz. Am 01. November 2024 löste sich zu Mittag der für die Jahreszeit typische Nebel auf. So wurde die Gelegenheit genutzt, die von der 218 463 gezogene RB 27981 nach Salzburg Hbf bei Salling zu fotografieren.
On All Saints' Day weekend 2024, the route between Rosenheim and Freilassing was completely closed due to construction work. Long-distance services were cancelled or rerouted over a wide area via Passau. The Meridian regional trains terminated in Rosenheim. Travellers were advised to take the route via Mühldorf. The Südostbayernbahn proved to be surprisingly flexible and deployed class 218 locomotives with double-decker coaches between Mühldorf and Salzburg instead of the scheduled class 628 multiple units in order to cope with the increased volume of passengers. This meant that locomotive-hauled passenger trains were used on this route again after a long time. At midday on 1 November 2024, the fog typical of the time of year lifted. So the opportunity was taken to photograph RB 27981 to Salzburg Hbf hauled by 218 463 near Salling.
As the sun rises over the horizon, the pilot & co-pilot of the Commemorative Air Force's B-29, "Fifi", enjoy a quiet, contemplative moment with a good cup of coffee before the day's flight schedule commences. _DSC5732
As soon as spring arrives, the sheep invade the foreshore to come and taste the halophilic plants. The sea flora charged with salt and iodine, combined with the long displacements, gives this so particular taste to the flesh of the lambs, very appreciated by the experts.
Taking the sheep to graze in the foreshore is a local tradition attested since at least the 15th century. Lambing takes place in the sheepfold during the winter, although some farmers schedule births in the spring to avoid supply shortages. For the first two or three months after birth, the lambs are fed mainly on their mother's milk. The animals are taken out in March after the high tides of the equinox and stay in the bay for a minimum of two and a half months, extending into the autumn.
With the Middle Falls in the foreground, and the Upper Falls partially visible below the bridge, NS train 39T crosses the Portage Bridge in Letchworth State Park in Portageville, NY on October 3, 2014. View is from Inspiration Point. 39T has a pair of CP GE's for power, standard power for trains 38T & 39T at the time. Sadly this line is down to just 6 scheduled trains a day, and with the shorter days of Fall, most are through the park in darkness.
memories from our visit to the Orkneys. This beautiful little plane is the trusted transport of choice if you want to hop from Westray island to sister island Papa Westray. The flight lasts about SIXTY SECONDS and is listed in the Guinness book of records as the World's shortest scheduled flight. We even got a certificate for that :)) And as you can see, this little plane is the island's postman and lifeline as well.
Hadleigh Castle Essex UK
Hadleigh Castle is a ruined fortification in the English county of Essex, overlooking the Thames Estuary from south of the town of Hadleigh. Built after 1215 during the reign of Henry III by Hubert de Burgh, the castle was surrounded by parkland and had an important economic and defensive role. The castle was significantly expanded and remodelled by Edward III, who turned it into a grander property, designed to defend against a potential French attack, as well as to provide the King with a convenient private residence close to London. Built on a geologically unstable hill of London clay, the castle has often been subject to subsidence; this, combined with the sale of its stonework in the 16th century, has led to it now being ruined. The remains are now preserved by English Heritage and protected under UK law as a Grade I listed building and scheduled monument.
The Grade I Listed Conwy Town Walls which were built along with Conwy Castle by King Edward I between 1283 and 1287 at the combined cost of £15,000, (approximately £7.6 million in today's money). In Conwy, Conwy County, North Wales.
Before the English construction of the town of Conwy, the site was occupied by Aberconwy Abbey, a Cistercian monastery favoured by the Welsh princes. The site also controlled an important crossing point over the river Conwy between the coastal and inland areas of North Wales and was defended for many years by Deganwy Castle. The English kings and Welsh princes had vied for control of the region since the 1070s and the conflict had been renewed during the 13th century, leading to Edward I intervening in North Wales for the second time during his reign in 1282.
Edward invaded with a huge army, pushing north from Carmarthen and westwards from Montgomery and Chester. Edward captured Aberconwy in March 1283 and decided that the location would form the centre of a new county: the abbey would be relocated eight miles inland and a new English castle and walled town would be built on the monastery's former site. The ruined castle of Deganwy was abandoned and never rebuilt. Edward's plan was a colonial enterprise and placing the new town and walls on top of such a high-status native Welsh site was in part a symbolic act to demonstrate English power.
The walls of Conwy were built at around the same time as the castle itself, under the overall supervision of Master James of Saint George, Edward's chief architect in North Wales. Huge amounts of labourers were mobilised from across England for the task, massed at Chester and then brought into Wales for each summer building season.
The walls were declared part of a UNESCO world heritage site in 1986 and are classed as a grade 1 listed building and hold scheduled monument status. They are considered by historians Oliver Creighton and Robert Higham to be "one of the most impressive walled circuits" in Europe.
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Here's to a good school year! I am crossing my fingers and hoping for the best for these kids. Our sky is still highly polluted from smoke, yesterday we had the worst air quality in the world again. The sunrise was red so I had to try to capture it quickly and then get the day going. New schedule, new school year, hold on tight.
Today's edition of Armchair Traveling takes me back to our Panama Canal Crossing. We were up long before dawn to be sure that we didn't miss any of the action. This image was taken at 6:15 a.m. We were leaving Limon Bay and entering the Canal, approaching the Gatun Lock.
Designed by Louis Berger. The joke is that this bridge, the third to cross the canal, scheduled for completion in 2016 but not finished until 2019, will allow the French to succeed at something on the Panama Canal where they failed in their attempt to build the Canal in the late 1800's.
The main span was joined in September 2018 (about 5 months after this image), and the bridge was finally opened in August of 2019. Total length 9,250 feet; 697 feet high.
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I went up to Mount Shasta on Friday specifically to try to create this image. Inspired by a picture I saw from Paul Schmit and thanks to a suggestion from a friend, I figured out I could get Andromeda rising from behind Mount Shasta and decided to give it a go.
This picture took everything I have learned in 12 years of photography. I used an equatorial tracker to find and stay locked on Andromeda starting from when it was still behind the volcano. As the tracker slowly turned, I kept watching the LCD on the camera to see if and where Andromeda would show up. At 10:56pm on Friday night, it peaked out from behind Shasta, right on schedule. I was literally dancing!
I kept tracking Andromeda for another 35 minutes to get enough exposures to bring out the details in it's spiral arms and to bring out M110 and M32, Andromeda's sister galaxies.
I then rotated the tracker back to center Shasta and took several images of it without the motion of the tracker. All of these images were stacked in Siril and composited in Photoshop. The relative size and placement of Andromeda is exactly as it appeared. I did not enlarge Andromeda to make it stand out. Andromeda is actually 6X wider than our moon, but so faint that the human eye can barely see it.
This is a reprocessing of the first version I posted. I used better astro processing techniques, corrected the color cast, and cropped in more.
Sony A7Rii, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8, 180mm, f/3.2, ISO1600. Approximately 60 images total
busy schedule today and the next days. So kick under my own bum to rise and shine, to wake up the best version of Emily, to ... ok i do need coffee!!
Having had lightly (or no) scheduled traffic in the recent past, I had never given D&RGW's La Veta Pass much thought; but after reading more on its storied past as a potential route south to Mexico for the Rio Grande, I have newfound respect for its historical significance. With the takeover of the Pass from San Luis Rio Grande by Colorado Pacific Rio Grande (CXRG), and what appear to be twice-a-week runs to a connection with UP at Walsenburg, it may become my new "go-to" during future family trips to Colorado.
The hogger on this CXRG train is taking it nice and slow near the station of Russell on the west side of the Pass, returning to Alamosa from Walsenburg. In a few miles, it'll be a mostly-flat, if not smooth, ride all the way into town. Now, about that power...
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Can greylag geese be white?
It can be white, completely gray (like the wild form), or somewhere in-between.
Are greylag geese native to UK?
There are two subspecies of Greylag Goose recognised: Western Greylag A. a. anser from Iceland, and north and central Europe; wintering from Scotland, south to northern Africa and east to Iran.
The greylag goose is a large, bulky, goose with a big head, and the largest of the grey goose species. It was one of the first species of animals to be domesticated in Ancient Egypt about 3000 years ago and is a typical farmyard goose. The domestic breed is known as A. a. domesticus and can interbreed with Anser anser. Many birds seen in the UK outside of the winter months are re-colonised from domestic populations and are often semi-tame. It is seen as a pest due to overgrazing of agricultural crops and is listed in Schedule 2 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, meaning it can be killed or taken outside of the close season.
Key facts Scientific name: Anser anser
Status: Resident wild and feral populations, winter visitor.
Breeding birds: 46,000 pairs UK wintering birds: 140,000 British birds and 88,000 from Iceland
Conservation status: Amber Family: Ducks, geese & swans
Length: 76 – 90 cm Wingspan: 147 – 180 cm
Weight: 2.9 – 1.4 kg
Typical lifespan: 8 years
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The hottest train on Conrail's River Line was TVLA. Scheduled to depart North Bergen at 7:30am, it was usually through CP 5 before 8:00am, and was carded to be interchanged directly to the Santa Fe at Corwith Yard in Chicago by 9:00am the following day. According to my notes, the train pictured here is TVLA-1X. It crossed Overpeck Creek at 9:30am on New Yeasrs Eve, so perhaps it was following the regular TVLA. The trailing Santa Fe and Southern Pacific GEs had led TV-556 the day before and have made a quick turn to head back west.
Conrail TVLA-1X:
CR 3300 GP40-2
ATSF 7485 B36-7
SP 8010 B40-8
Berney Arms situated on the bank of the river Yare, near Great Yarmouth (Norfolk).
The windmill was built in 1865 for Reedham Cement company by Millwrights Stolworthy. It was initially used to grind cement clinker using chalk/clay from local area's brought to the mill by Wherry. The material was fired in nearby kilns and the product clinker ground in the mill.
Cement production ceased in 1880 and in 1883 the mill was converted with a drainage scoop to drain the surrounding marshland.
The mill closed in 1948 when replaced by motor pumps.
Berney Arms is a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the care of English Heritage, and has undergone lengthy restoration.
Both sandhill crane eggs hatched and out popped two precocious, healthy orangey-gold chicks, endearingly known as "colts" almost immediately ready to follow their parents out of the nest on their diligent foraging for worms and insects to feed the colts.
Interesting to note that these photos were taken exactly one year to the day from my images of the 2019 hatchlings. These guys really keep to a tight schedule!
Two DMVW SD50Fs head east on BNSF's ex-Northern Pacific main line at Sterling, N.D. with a coal train for the Great River Energy plant at Spiritwood. A crewman told me these coal runs are now pretty infrequent. The Spiritwood plant is also scheduled to go to natural gas in the next few years (they get most of their fuel from natural gas now) putting an end to these trains.
With 258's new schedule, the morning Orrick shot is now constantly available. Getting an eastbound here in morning light used to be a rarity after 120's schedule change several years ago.
The CTC siding here is on its deathbed as the turnout at Curry (east end) has been removed. It's no surprise given it's condition and seldom use. I've only seen MOW equipment parked here. I wonder what that will mean for the west end and the nice signal bridge.
NS 4533
258
NS Kansas City District
Orrick, MO
11/24/24
New Alresford, Hampshire, UK
Watercress Line
The Watercress Line is the marketing name of the Mid Hants Railway, a heritage railway in Hampshire, England, running 10 miles (16 km) from New Alresford to Alton where it connects to the National Rail network. The line gained its popular name in the days that it was used to transport locally grown watercress to markets in London. The railway currently operates regular scheduled services, along with dining trains, real ale trains and numerous special events throughout the year.
The Watercress Line has four stations on the site of former British Rail stations. All feature a passing loop, allowing trains to pass one another, with all but Alton station having two platforms connected via a footbridge.
Alton – at the north-east end of the line. Alton has one passenger platform.
Alresford – at the southern end of the line is the top visitor station and has the most passenger facilities, including a museum, buffet and two shops. Most of the carriage stock is stored at this station.
The calmly flowing waters of a swollen Kickapoo Creek gently touch the concrete footings currently supporting the passage of this heavy, 131-car, southbound Union Pacific coal drag as its two, lead, AC six-axles ride their dynamic brakes, coasting downhill across a combination deck plate and lattice through truss bridge along the former C&NW "SI Line" outside Bartonville on a gloomy July morning. This train of loaded aluminum BethGons -- symbol CNAPW 14 -- are topped out with over 18,000 tons Wyoming's finest black diamonds; Filled at Peabody's North Antelope Mine in the state's rich Powder River Basin, these hoppers have only a few short miles left to travel before reaching their destination at NRG Energy's Powerton Generating Station near Pekin. The train will soon cross the Illinois River drawbridge and immediately make a right turn onto the IMRR and down into Crescent Yard for interchange where they'll tie down and the loads will wait for an Illinois & Midland crew to spot the cars at the plant for final dumping. Slated for decommission come the end of 2028 due to the country's relentless insistence on "cleaner" energy alternatives, Powerton is the sole remaining, actively burning coal-fired power plant to still remain standing in the greater Peoria area, outliving the facilities at Havana, Hennepin and Canton's Duck Creek (2019), and eventually the E.D. Edwards Station at Bartonville (2022). Once closed, it'll be another major hit in activity levels for a route that is already down in traffic. Twice weekly scheduled manifest service between Peoria and Clinton, IA, as needed coal, grain and ethanol unit traffic, and seasonal ballast trains are pretty much the bulk of what traverses this line.
For southbounds, this is the final, and most dramatic, crossing atop a snaky Kickapoo Creek which twists and turns beneath the rails of the Peoria Subdivision in six different locations within just about a short, two mile stretch of track. Just about a half mile back from this bridge, the train is still working through the CTC controlled interlocking at "Peoria JCT" where the Peoria Sub main to South Pekin splits from UP's "Low Line," which routes trains for Peoria area interchange into and out of their small Adams St. Yard just a short distance away on the city's southwest side. The single-tracked Peoria Subdivision, which runs south out of Nelson away from the busy Geneva Sub, uses a combination of CTC, TWC and ABS infrastructure to route what little traffic runs down this line and is also the only class 1 of four that has a "through route" through the city. A line that does not get much attention from photographers, an older "winged" EMD SD70ACe on the point of a well timed coal load just was enough for me to grab the camera and quickly pick it off at this very seldom shot location.
I sure could do without that walkway.