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Southbury, CT. October 2016.
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The Iron sights on my Lego G36c. I Did make a Acog sight for it, but the gun looks hilarious with it equiped! Speaking of which, I should get a pic of that....
Anyway, I'm making more sights and other tactical equipment presently.
April 30th 2018 I visited Banff, a fishing town steeped in history less than one hours drive away from my home.
I stayed for over 5 hours capturing the sights that caught my lens, sun was high in the sky providing my favourite light for a day of photography, I had a great visit to Banff , it is a beautiful part of Scotland.
Banff /ˈbænf/ is a town in the Banff and Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Banff is situated on Banff Bay and faces the town of Macduff across the estuary of the River Deveron. Banff is a former royal burgh, and is the traditional county town of Banffshire.
Etymology
The origin of the name is uncertain. It may be derived from the Scottish Gaelic banbh meaning "piglet"; buinne, a stream; or a contraction of Bean-naomh meaning "holy woman" (as reflected in the burgh's coat of arms which features the Virgin Mary).
William J. Watson writes: "It is true that Banff is Banb in the Book of Deer and Banbh in modern Gaelic — one syllable. On the other hand, banbh, a sucking pig, is not appropriate — one might say it is impossible — as the name of a place or district."
History
Banff's first castle was built to repel Viking invaders and a charter of 1163 AD shows that Malcolm IV was living there at that time. During this period the town was a busy trading centre in the "free hanse" of Northern Scottish burghs, despite not having its own harbour until 1775.
The first recorded Sheriff of Banff was Richard de Strathewan in 1264, and in 1372 Royal Burgh status was conferred by King Robert II.
By the 15th century Banff was one of three principal towns exporting salmon to the continent of Europe, along with Aberdeen and Montrose.
Seventeenth century Scotland was lawless and some of the worst offenders were members of the nobility. According to records kept by historian William Cramond, the tolbooth (courthouse and prison) of Banff was, in 1628, the site of an altercation between Lord Banff and James Ogilvie, his relative. Reportedly, he struck James Ogilvie upon the head with a baton during a court hearing. Twenty of his friends and followers then attacked Ogilvie with swords before chasing him into the street and finishing him off with a pistol shot.[5]
Banff and Macduff are separated by the valley of the River Deveron. This unpredictable river was finally tamed by the seven arched bridge completed in 1779[6] by John Smeaton. An earlier bridge had been built in 1765, but was swept away in 1768. The old ferry was brought back into use, until it was lost in a flood in 1773.
A public meeting was held in 1800 and passed a resolution for the building of a turnpike road between Turiff and Banff as the existing road was in a sad state of repair.
Later 19th century transport improvements included the building of two railway lines, from Macduff to Turiff in 1860 and the Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla railway in 1859 which connected to the main Aberdeen to Inverness line.
During the 19th Century the Banff Fishery District (comprising the ports from Crovie to Sandend) was important to the herring trade, with production peaking in 1853 at more than sixty-thousand barrels, of which nearly thirty-four thousand were exported,[7] however by 1912 production had declined to just over eight thousand barrels.
Currently, the languages spoken in the town and in its vicinity tend to be the Doric dialect of Scots, and English.
Climate
Banff has an oceanic climate, with mild temperatures year round.
Banff Bay is a coastal embayment in Scotland situated between the towns of Banff, Aberdeenshire and Macduff, Aberdeenshire.
The Burn of Myrehouse is one of the streams draining to Banff Bay.
Banff Bay is a prominent geographical feature along the northern coast of Aberdeenshire, and it is visible from a number of locations along the coastal plain such as Longman Hill situated somewhat distant to the east.
Considerable evidence of prehistoric human habitation exists particularly near the coastal area. For example, the Longman Hill cair and Cairn Lee are situated in the northern portion of Banffshire in the vicinity of the Burn of Myrehouse.
Located in the area are the ruins of several medieval castles and the 12th century kirk of Gamrie.
The region remained largely Roman Catholic after the Reformation (16th century) and suffered greatly in the ensuing struggles.
During the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (17th century), Banffshire was a Royalist stronghold.
Cullen Church was known to have existed in 1236. The south aisle was added by Elena Hay in 1536 and dedicated to St Anne. It became a collegiate church in 1543 with six prebendaries and two singing boys to sing mass 'decently and in order every day'.
Cullen Church was the centre of the old kirkton of Cullen until 1820-30 when the township removed to the present 'new town' of Cullen and the manse, which had been close by, was rebuilt in Seafield Place in 1830
of the home-home backyard.
Unripe mangoes with salt and chilly powder,
half ripe mangoes - had the same way or with salads
ripe mangoes.. they are all in season now!
how do you like your mangoes?
Bulleid ‘WC’ 4-6-2 no.34092 "Wells' (aka ‘City of Wells’) makes a fine sight as she heads for Oxenhope with the 15:30 Keighley-Oxenhope train
I've been sick a lot lately but Zoey is here to cheer me up. She can tell when I'm feeling bad and gives me extra cuddles. ♥
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As dawn breaks over northern Norway on 12 November 1944 RAF Avro Lancasters in a loose 'gaggle', each carrying a 12,000lb 'Tallboy' bomb, sight their target from 20 miles out: the German battleship Admiral von Tirpitz in Tromso fjord. The aircraft, from 617 Squadron and 9 Squadron, had been modified with their mid-upper gun turrets removed to save weight, and extra fuel tanks installed, to make the long trip from Scotland. Three bombs hit the ship and others exploded nearby: it rolled over and settled in the shallow water, drowning almost 1,000 men.
Note: those familiar with the mountain topography of northern Norway will not recognise the exact location, which owes more than a little to artistic licence.
After 8 days at sea, land was a welcome sight. Our first port of call was La Palma, Canary Islands. It rained and we got a little wet. Note - that will be on every single post from a day on land.
Not a great photo but SOO Ex-MILW GP40 2057, CP GP40-2 4609, and SOO GP38-2 4434 leads a lengthy transfer freight from the BRC. Today, this unit is not running with the CP anymore as it now operates for a different railroad down near the St. Louis, MO area.
CP Elgin Subdivision
River Grove IL
10/6/13
This is such a rural image - what more could you ask for beautiful weather and some perfect models :D
The "Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe" located in Berlin.
The architect Peter Eisenman deliberately never said what the memorial commemorates (he once told, that this is a "Place of no meaning“). He left the interpretation and the memorials "use" completely to the visitors ... so do this child.
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I spotted this cute young lady while waiting for a bus on a rainy day this week. And there were two more welly-wearing ladies on the bus! Heaven...
A Southern Ground Hornbill strolling through The Kruger National Park, South Africa.
It is a rare sight because in South Africa, where most studies on the species have been carried out, it is listed as Critically Endangered!
The Southern Ground Hornbill is characterized by black coloration and vivid red patches of bare skin on the face and throat (yellow in juvenile birds), which are generally believed to keep dust out of the birds eyes while they forage during the dry season.
They are quite fascinating to watch, having a very stately, deliberate gait and rather superior "expression". When gathering food to take back to their nest they will carry a beak full of insects around which they will carefully put to one side if they spot another tasty morsel (perhaps a large spider or grasshopper). They will pick up the new delicacy, then carefully rearrange all the food items on the ground before picking them back up and stalking away.
sight glass on this old (not sure what era? I'm guessing the 60's or 70's, it doesn't seem to be as old as some pumps I've seen) gasoline pump.
best viewed on black.