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I wrongly identified this one as a Common Blue, and to be frank, the differences are slight. There's a U shipped black area behind the wing muscle, which is the way to correctly ID the Azure (segment two). Taken on my Samsung NX30 with 60mm Macro
O segundo encontro para debater o #PPAParticipativo com o Conselhão em São Paulo. Agora é hora de ouvir os representantes do movimento sindical.
Foto: Ricardo Lima/MPO
CO (Lake County)
Day 3
Segment 10 random spot to Segment 11 Interlaken Trailhead
It was cold but mostly tolerable. Probably didn't need to, but since I carried it, I did use the 'woobie' which added additional warmth. During the night I heard something pelting the tent at various times. I figured frozen snow or ice pellets. There were white patches in the morning. Thermometer said 36f which was not as cold as I anticipated.
I only had about 3 miles of hiking to reach Segment 11 at the Mount Massive Trailhead. It was chilly so I did wear gloves and buff. I encountered a large boulder that had fallen on the trail. I've removed numerous trail obstructions from the Appalachian Trail, mostly blowdowns and never a large rock like this. It was easy to get around, so I don't think they will be moving it anytime soon (even if they could). Just before the trailhead I left Mount Massive Wilderness Area.
Halfmoon Creek Road leads to the Mount Massive Trailhead and is another access to Leadville. Cyclists are allowed to bike on the Colorado Trail. However, they are not permitted in Wilderness Areas. Segments 9 & 10 contain Wilderness Areas. After a detour, cyclists can rejoin the trail here. As a general rule I have not had problems with cyclists.
At the trailhead I noticed a 'No Camping' sign but the CT Databook indicates camping here. And there are nice sites so I assume the sign is for car campers. I had my coffee break here overlooking Halfmoon Creek.
Another flower shot mixed with a texture and given an artistic narrow crop. If you have time - please view large on black.
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Fireworks Friday - after shooting wishes from 3 different spots i wanted to shoot it the finial night in front of the castle. It was a packed hub but i managed to get in the middle of the street to get some magical shots.
Thank you so much for the feedback on last pic! It was so helpful. These are the pinks I found and I am loving the scissors especially. Hope my partner does. :)
Shot with a Voigtländer Perkeo II
80mm f/3.5 Color-Skopar lens
Kentmere Pan 100 film
Shot at EI 100
Developed in the Ego Lab using Rodinal (1:25, 3:38 min, agitated each minute at 87F)
Scanned on a Coolscan 9000ED
Spook Hill is a gravity hill, an optical illusion where cars appear to roll up the spooky hill in Lake Wales, Florida.
Spook Hill is located on the Lake Wales Ridge, a geologically significant range of sand and limestone hills, which were islands from two to three million years ago, when sea levels were much higher than at present.
The attraction is adjacent to Spook Hill Elementary School that adopted Casper the Friendly Ghost as their school mascot. The attraction is also in close proximity to Bok Tower.
Spook Hill received national media attention when an article about it appeared on the front page of the Wall Street Journal on October 25, 1990, and it was featured in a segment on CBS Morning News with Charles Osgood on November 5, 1990.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spook_Hill
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I was glad to see that the small aquatic pig (see "note") appears to have made it out of the cold water.
After work today I saw some lovely plants that I just had to take a few pics of....I think I may have actually shot about 225! When I got home I played around in Photoshop with a few of the results and with this one I really liked the colors.
Made Explore on Sunday, April 22, 2007 and dropped out Monday, LOL.
...Highest position: #36
This remnant example of a segment of the flumes used to shoot the railroad ties harvested from the surrounding forest down to the Wind River for transport has a nice view of the Wind River and beyond. It's located adjacent to the Tie Hack Memorial:
A few miles east of Dubois, Wyoming, we stopped to take a look at this interesting roadside memorial overlooking the Wind River.
In spite of the informative signage on the monument and at the pullout along the highway below, no where is the carver named, Boris Gilbertson (1907–1982). Gilbertson was a noted sculptor who produced many works used in public spaces such as government buildings and this location.
From the plaque on the monument:
Erected to perpetuate the memory of the hardy woods and river men who made and delivered the cross ties for the building and maintenance of the Chicago and North Western Railway in this western country.
Wyoming Tie & Timer Company
1946
From roadside signage:
Railroads and the West
Tie Hack Memorial
Hacked and Stacked
Ties were made from trees hacked and cut by hand…hence the name “tie hack.” Tie hacks were a special breed of loggers who could quickly fell, limb a tree, and fashion the tie down to the specifications demanded.
A horse and wagon hauled the ties out. Cutting was done in the winter because it was easier to strip off the bark and drag the ties over the snow.
Floating to Riverton
In the early days, ties were delivered to the railroad by floating them down the Wind River on the annual “long walk to Riverton.”
This walk took place just after the Wind River peaked in spring runoff so the ties would move swiftly downstream, but it was dangerous and difficult.
Ties were released into the river current along with a driver who poled the ties down river. Poor timing and high water cold result in injuries, drownings, and an entire season of timber cutting being lost.
The Lost Art
The drives and tie hacks disappeared being replaced by gas powered sawmills, sawyers, cutters, and skidders that pulled the logs to a mill.
Railroads closed as the trucking industry flourished and gasoline was cheap. With no marked for railroad ties, the business died.
This memorial reminds us of the hard-working men and their families whose sweat and toil contributed to the first transcontinental railroad linking our country from coast to coast.
It was very beautiful to watch the colour ripple through the cloud as it drifted. I thought at first it might be a sun dog, but the curve is the wrong way (blue on the inner, red on the outer) and a friend has pointed out it's not concentrated enough either. Could be a circumzenithal arc, given the time of day and curve!
This pineapple is in my fridge, fresh pineapple is very yummy, especially on a hot day, which is why this one has been in my fridge for a week, waiting for a hot day.
Did you know that each pineapple segment is, in fact, a separate fruit?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_fruit
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L-2: 360° view of the Russian part of Space Station. This is just a mockup in Moscow used for training, soon I will be there for real.
L-2 : vue à 360° de la partie russe de la Station spatiale internationale. Ce n’est qu’un module d’entraînement à Moscou, mais je vais bientôt enfin rejoindre la version originale!
Credits: ESA