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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.
This is such a rural image - what more could you ask for beautiful weather and some perfect models :D
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.
It was always good to get a picture of a Class 82 , I did not see them at New Street that much, along with the 83,s they some times came in from Manchester / Liverpool on Cross Country services. It was the Class 84's that were rare beast's at New Street. I was having a visit to Crewe Work's that Sunday but spent some time photographing at the station were, 08843. 24057/73. 25043/162/167. 40028/91/110/136/141. 47437/479/503. 81020. 82003/8. 83006/7. 85006/20/23/39. 86003/34. 86206/209/248/250/258/261. 87017/35, were seen. I then went round the Works hoping to see and photograph a few Class 40's but there were only four on view 40008/41/89/159, along with 69 other locos. 86222 New Street to Crewe 87008 back a good Sunday's photography. Above is 82003 running light engine into the station. KC. 26/06/1977.
..image Kevin Connolly - All rights reserved so please do no use this without my explicit permission
UP 7082 shoves on the rear of the GSEXNH-25 as it's destination can be seen to the left of the engine.
Gracing Victorian rails once again over the weekend were SSR's powerhouse units C507, C510 & G514.
On Friday the trio ran 5WJ1 to Yarrawonga where G514 and approximately 30 wagons were left to load while the C's continued on to Oaklands for their loading.
The train is seen here on its return journey north powering up through Table Top.
Saturday 28th April 2018.
One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
Andre Gide
French critic, essayist, & novelist (1869 - 1951)
Model : Maajid Zeyara
The Keenan Switch sits at Largo after working the Gross-Nelson spur. They delivered a number of these racks flats loaded with what looked like swamp mat timers and then picked up these 13 empties. Unusual to see rack flats on this track.
A lovely afternoon out at Hickling Broads Nature Reserve, no sighting of the swallowtail butterfly but did spot this beauty which one of the rangers ID for me.
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.
three pairs of eyes...
a pair for uncertainty... working in the tea garden as a day labor with the lowest amount of wages(~0.5USD/day)... have to maintain a family of 6 members... don't know whats the future... that doesn't let them sleep...
another pair of deprivation... passing the childhood in the tea garden slums... deprived of all basic needs that a child should avail... no schooling... malnutrition... lack of medicare... all these make this pair the most banal sight...
the last pair of curiosity... its the interesting pair with lots of curiosity... the happiest pair among these six... because it can't still judge the world...
[a family of tea plantation workers from Sylhet, Bangladesh]
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Taken with Canon EOS 40D, EF 17-40 mm F4L USM
Taken from Lalakhal (Tea Estate), Sylhet, Bangladesh.
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The Opened Sight
"I now send you, to open their eyes…that they may receive forgiveness of sins…"
[Acts 26:17-18]
This verse is the greatest example of the true essence of the message of a disciple of Jesus Christ in all of the New Testament. God’s first sovereign work of grace is summed up in the words, “…that they may receive forgiveness of sins….” When a person fails in his personal Christian life, it is usually because he has never received anything. The only sign that a person is saved is that he has received something from Jesus Christ. Our job as workers for God is to open people’s eyes so that they may turn themselves from darkness to light. But that is not salvation; it is conversion—only the effort of an awakened human being. I do not think it is too broad a statement to say that the majority of so-called Christians are like this. Their eyes are open, but they have received nothing. Conversion is not regeneration. This is a neglected fact in our preaching today. When a person is born again, he knows that it is because he has received something as a gift from Almighty God and not because of his own decision. People may make vows and promises, and may be determined to follow through, but none of this is salvation. Salvation means that we are brought to the place where we are able to receive something from God on the authority of Jesus Christ, namely, forgiveness of sins. This is followed by God’s second mighty work of grace: “…an inheritance among those who are sanctified….” In sanctification, the one who has been born again deliberately gives up his right to himself to Jesus Christ, and identifies himself entirely with God’s ministry to others. Hallelujah God bless