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If at first you don't succeed, try, try, again! And that's exactly what the Northern Hawk Owl did when trying to place the vole between the bark and the tree trunk.
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It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.
È meglio fallire nell’originalità che riuscire nell’imitazione.
(Herman Melville)
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Today I made a few more attempts to take better photos. I went for a white outfit again because I just like it. I think I succeeded to some extent^^
I finally succeeded at my 3rd attempt to photograph an HST with the reflection here at Stanford on Soar today. The loco in view is 43102 'The Journey Shrinker' and is at the head of 1534 London St Pancras - Nottingham
Although the Penn Central and the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines both rostered Baldwin locomotives, It is not generally thought that any of them were active after those lines were succeeded by Conrail. The Ironton Railroad, a short line based in Hokendauqua, Pennsylvania, was jointly owned by the Reading and the Lehigh Valley, and rostered a single locomotive, a DS-4-4-1000.
The Baldwin was assigned to local service in the Allentown/Bethlehem area, and was to be run until it failed. Here, almost a year later, Ironton 751 is near JU tower in Bethlehem, waiting for a signal to go to either Allentown Yard or Bethlehem Engine Terminal. In another year, it would be in the Altoona scrap line.
is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never succeeding !!
~ Gian Carlo Menotti.
Burlington, VT
10-16-2019
Processed: 02/16/22
I only spent one night in Burlington during my Fall Leaf Peeping Vacation in 2019. I'd spent two nights in New Hampshire, and the days were filled with lots of miles, and lots of photography. After a day of attempting (and largely succeeding) in photographing most of the covered bridges along the Ashuelot River, I finally checked into the hotel and retired at about 9pm.
I wanted to photograph the sun rising above Lake Champlain, but would have had to drive around the lake. I almost missed the sunrise altogether, because when I realized I wouldn't have time to get to the "right place" I had a bite to eat at the breakfast bar, which was open at 6am, and as I packed my things in the car, noticed the pinkness was fantastic.
It was only a few blocks to the downtown area, and this is the first photo I took after I parked the car.
#AbFav_ORDER
and not quite succeeding yet?
Need a bit more practise...
These hot pink late tulips are my absolute favourites, they have pointed petals which makes them look like stars... and that is it, they have star-quality!!!
They are begging to be photographed, and make it easy, their beauty so prominent, yes, we had fun together!
Take care, be safe!
Lead and enjoy a good life, do and say things that enrich... and do not forget to tell the people close to you, how much you love them!
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I feel lucky and proud that we have these musicians in Toronto. There is a group of young musicians, who were finishing their education during pandemic. With no outlet for their musical talent, they played on street corners, in parks and outside of the concert halls.
I heard them in these places and followed their career ever since. I feel like a proud parent seeing their kids succeed, even I had nothing to do with it. Some are not around anymore, but there is a core of about 30 young musicians who stick and play together. They are now playing in Jazz Bistro, Hugh's Room, Massey Hall, Koerner Hall, or in this case the venerable Rex Hotel. Matt Smith- trumpet/ vocals went recently to New Orleans to play few gigs. He was the leader in this case, but Max Simpson (bass) and Evan Miles (piano) sometimes lead their own bands, where Matt is invited to be part of the band. At this concert Matt Morgan (guitar), Taylor Maslin (on the photo with clarinet) and Ori Dagan (vocalist) joined in the group in second set.
419. Toronto. P1370651; Taken 2025-Apr 06. Upload 2025-Apr 11.
Photo P1370388 was replaced by P1370651 from the same day at the Rex Apr 15, 2025.
*Working Towards a Better World
I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying. -
Michael Jordan
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. -
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong. - Ella Fitzgerald
Don't let fear or insecurity stop you from trying new things. Believe in yourself. Do what you love. And most importantly, be kind to others, even if you don't like them. - Stacy London
Being yourself is one of the hardest things because it's scary. You always wonder whether you'll be accepted for who you really are. I decided to call my record 'Inside Out' because that's my motto about life. I don't think you ever succeed at trying to be anyone else but who you truly are. -
Emmy Rossum
Survival can be summed up in three words - never give up. That's the heart of it really. Just keep trying. - Bear Grylls
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This gal was flitting around in this bush, giving me a second or at most 2 seconds before she flitted off to a new spot. The only way I could photograph her was to get her in focus at the last nanosecond just before she flew to a new perch, and then follow her there. Fortunately she spent a few minutes in the same bush to allow me to perfect, or at least succeed with this technique. Siskiyou County, California
This is one of a couple of dozen chocolate mining bees attempting to colonise a local wall recently tiled with stone wall tiles. Not sure if they will succeed, but they have established a number of nests in a rotting concrete wall nearby.
The main characteristics to me for identification are that the tail is the same colour as the rest of the abdomen and the dark and light pollen brush.
Le splendide decorazioni barocche arricchiscono questo gioiello, opera di Filippo Juvarra (1678-1736): stucchi, fiori, conchiglie, il tutto di un colore bianco che amplifica l’effetto della luce e la maestosità dello scalone.
La scala del Palazzo Reale è soprannominata “Scala delle Forbici” per un particolare che è stato posto da Juvarra in corrispondenza dell’imposta della volta sospesa, dove un paio di forbici tagliano le due trecce laterali incrociate creando una lingua biforcuta.
La leggenda narra che questa lingua sia un’allusione e una provocazione di Juvarra alle malelingue di corte che dicevano che l’architetto non sarebbe riuscito nella realizzazione dell’impresa.
The splendid baroque decorations enrich this jewel, the work of Filippo Juvarra (1678-1736): stucco, flowers, shells, all in a white color that amplifies the effect of the light and the majesty of the staircase.
The staircase of the Royal Palace is nicknamed “Scala delle Scissors” (Scissors Staircase) for a detail that was placed by Juvarra in correspondence with the springer of the suspended vault, where a pair of scissors cut the two crossed lateral braids creating a forked tongue.
Legend has it that this tongue is an allusion and a provocation by Juvarra to the gossips at court who said that the architect would not succeed in realizing the undertaking.
Torino. Piemonte. Italia.
The colour of an flower standing before the lake of Harrold-Odell Country Park, succeeds over darkness.
or vice versa.
if at first you don't succeed, try try try ...
'roid week, autumn 2016, day 6, photo 1
below in the comments is a scan of the "negative" of the third photo above.
I scanned it, converted it to b&w, and inverted it.
**I posted this too early to the 'roid week group, so I pulled it and will post after 9:30 p.m. or so. which I did.
The Battle of Belleau Wood was a bloody and brutal battle near the end of WWI. The battle took place in Belleau Wood near Paris. The United States 1st Marine battalion was sent in to stop the German advance and succeeded. The battle was very bloody due to Marines charging into heavy German gun fire. The Marines cut down anyone who got in their way during the fighting. The ferocity of the Marines during the battle earned them the moniker "Devil Dog" from the Germans who described them as 'Dogs from Hell".
Powis Castle And Garden, Red Lane, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 8RF.
Powis Castle And Garden Coordinates 52°39′00″N 03°09′38″W
Powis Castle is a medieval castle, fortress and grand country house near Welshpool, in Powys, Wales. The seat of the Herbert family, earls of Powis, the castle is known for its formal gardens and for its interiors, the former having been described as "the most important", and the latter "the most magnificent", in the country. The castle and gardens are under the care of the National Trust. Powis Castle is a Grade I listed building, while its gardens have their own Grade I listing on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.
The present castle was built in the 13th century. Unusually for a castle on the Marches, it was constructed by a Welsh prince, Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn, rather than by a Norman baron. Gruffydd was prince of the ancient Kingdom of Powys and maintained an alliance with the English king Edward I during the struggles of the later 13th century. He was able to secure the position of his son, Owain, although the kingdom itself was abolished by the Parliament of Shrewsbury in 1283. After his father's death, Owain was raised to the peerage as Owen de la Pole, 1st Lord of Powis. Following his own death c. 1293, and the death of his only son, he was succeeded by his daughter, Hawys Gadarn, "the Lady of Powis". Hawys married Sir John Charlton in 1309.
In the late 16th century the castle was purchased by Edward Herbert, a younger son of the earl of Pembroke, beginning a connection between the family and the castle that continues today. The Herberts remained Roman Catholic until the 18th century and, although rising in the peerage to earls, marquesses and Jacobite dukes of Powis, suffered periods of imprisonment and exile.
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St. Mary's R.C. Church: The present Catholic Church in Simcoe was erected in 1886. On Christmas of that year Rev. H. G. Traher took charge of the newly-formed parish. Previous to that time the Catholics of this district had been looked after by the priests of LaSalette. Father Traher being called away in 1892, Rev. B. Boubat succeeded him for a year. Rev. D. P. McMenamin followed Father Boubat in 1893, and remained until 1897, when Rev. D. Forster, took charge of the parish. After about four years Rev. P. L'Heureux succeeded Father Forster and remained in charge until 1904, when Rev. J. Martin was appointed pastor. Father Martin remained in charge of the parish until 1910. In September, 1910, he left, and was succeeded by Rev. C. F. Nagle, who since that time has been pastor of the Catholic Church of Simcoe.
and both commonly succeed, and are right ;-)
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One of the most important Baroque pilgrimage churches in Germany is the Basilica of the Vierzehnheiligen in Bad Staffelstein, Upper Franconia.
Construction of the church began in 1743, but wasn't completed until 1772.
The planning process until construction could finally begin was confusing and complicated.
The origins of the pilgrimage lie in the Middle Ages: in 1445, the shepherd of the monastery (Langheim Monastery) saw a crying child in a field, which disappeared as he approached. This child appeared to the shepherd three times, and on July 2, 1446, he and a woman witnessed two burning candles descending from heaven at this spot. Shortly thereafter, a miraculous healing occurred at exactly the same spot. The miraculous healing was then recognized by the nearby Langheim Monastery (this monastery no longer exists). A pilgrimage quickly gained momentum, and the first church was built. A pilgrimage brings in revenue, and, as so often happens, a dispute erupts over this revenue. The dispute was between Langheim Monastery and Staffelstein, which was the responsible parish. An arbitration court ruled that the church and the offerings should remain in Langheim, but that a third of the revenue must be paid to the Bishop of Bamberg. In return, the bishop must bear a share of the construction costs, provided he knows the plans and agrees. In other words, no construction can take place without the bishop's consent.
In 1693, the Bishop of Bamberg demanded the third of the pilgrimage revenue he was entitled to from Langheim Monastery. The abbot countered by reminding the bishop that the diocese had long since failed to fulfill its proportional construction obligations, and he presented the bishop with an expert opinion on the necessity of a new building. The dispute fizzled out; the diocese was not expected to pay.
The planning confusion began. The protagonists were the Abbot of Langheim, Stephan Mösinger, and Bishop Friedrich Carl von Schönborn. They now negotiate who will pay what. The bishop succeeds in getting Langheim Abbey to bear the costs alone, but in return the pilgrimage fees are reduced. However, the building plans still have to be signed off by the bishop.
Since his abbey now has to bear the costs, the abbot wants to keep them as low as possible. He commissions the Weimar court architect Gottfried Heinrich Krohne to redesign the church. Krohne, himself a Protestant, has no sympathy for a rural pilgrimage. This is reflected in his plans. The bishop rejects Krohne's plans. The plans for the pilgrimage church are abandoned. The abbot turns to the redesign and construction of the monastery church. He hires Balthasar Neumann for this task. His plans for the new monastery church overshadow all other Baroque church plans. The project is abandoned, and the abbot has to turn his attention back to Vierzehnheiligen. In the meantime, the bishop has commissioned his court architect, Jakob Michael Küchel, to design the pilgrimage church. However, the bishop rejects these plans, deeming them too expensive. At the same time, the abbot commissioned Balthasar Neumann to draw up plans. These plans were approved, but secretly the abbot wanted to forgo the brick vaults for cost reasons. The abbot's master builder Krohne was to begin construction based on Neumann's plans, but as a cost-effective version. On April 23, 1743, the foundation stone was laid, and by December the walls in the choir and transept area were three meters high. Becoming suspicious, the bishop sent Balthasar Neumann and Küchel to Vierzehnheiligen for an inspection. Neumann was shocked; Krohne deviated significantly from Neumann's plans, surely on the abbot's instructions. The bishop blamed Krohne solely, and the abbot dismissed the master builder. Bamberg now took control, and the road was clear for Neumann. And Neumann now showed why he was one of the leading Baroque architects; he was at his best. In 1744, he presented his plans for the new building, incorporating the walls that had already been built. He completely redesigned the building, with the vault being the greatest challenge. Neumann died in 1753 and did not live to see its completion. His master mason, Thomas Nissler, continued the work in Neumann's spirit. The church was consecrated in 1772.
What would Vierzehnheiligen be without its fantastic stucco decorations and frescoes (unfortunately, since a fire caused by lightning in 1835, water damage because the temporary roof was built too late, and whitewashing in the late 19th century, the frescoes have suffered greatly today).
Johann Michael Feichtmayr and his workshop, together with Johann Georg Üblhör, all masters of their craft, were responsible for the magnificent stucco and the freestanding altar of grace. Feichtmayr also designed the high altar.
“Only $2,575,291.” That’s how much GM paid for all of Vauxhall in 1925, according to Alfred P. Sloan in his book, My Years With General Motors. Small stuff for GM, “only a kind of experiment in overseas manufacturing.”
But for Vauxhall, and for Britain, it was the beginning of the end of an era. GM’s acquisition of the small company – Vauxhall never made more than 1500 cars a year – would bring profits to the Luton-based firm, but it would also mean the end of a great Edwardian-era sportster and one of the best British sports cars of the ‘20s, the Vauxhall 30/98.
The 30/98 was the final iteration of a theme that Vauxhall’s Chief Engineer, Lawrence Pomeroy, Sr., (father of noted British auto writer) had begun with the three-liter Prince Henry in 1910. Named for the European trials in which it had first success, the Prince Henry’s engine was enlarged to four liters in 1912-13 in response to competition. That was good, but not enough for some. When one John Higginson asked Pomeroy for a faster Shelsey Walsh hillclimber, Pomeroy enlarged the bore of the four-cylinder engine by three mm and lengthened the stroke by five mm – by cold stretching the crank with a steam power hammer!
Blacksmith engineering completed, the now 4.5 liter engine went into a Prince Henry frame, and Higginson went out and set a record at Shelsey Walsh the first time out. As sure as you can say “Race on Sunday sell on Monday,” a whole lot of folks were beating a path to Bedfordshire for what he was having over there.
A lot is relatively speaking. Only 18 of this new model, christened the 30/98 (for no known reason; the numbers match neither tax nor horsepower), were made before The Great War. The limited production numbers have more than something to do with the chassis price of the 30/98 being £900 while the standard Prince Henry, also in production, cost only £580.
After the war, the 30/98 took over as the “E-type” which, fixed-head engine and all, was guaranteed to do 100 mph in chassis form. In fact, all 30/98s, from the beginning to the end, came with the promise that if the buyer wished, the factory would certify that ability with the customer’s own car.
The E-type was succeeded in turn by the OE-type, which was more different than a simple addition of a letter would suggest. It was drawn not by Pomeroy, whose overhead cam design was rejected after which he left for the U.S., but by one C.E. King. Instead of the E-type’s exposed valves and valve springs, the OE was an overhead valve design with very large valves. Where the E-type made 90 BHP at 3000 rpm (very good for a pre-war design), the OE produced around 115 bhp with revs raised to 3300 RPM. The engine speed was made possible in part by the use of aluminum connecting rods, advanced for 1922, and also by a reduction of the stroke by 10 mm, though the latter was done mainly to keep hood height down. The OE, though, displaced only 4224 cc, and traditionalists preferred the torquier earlier model. Oh well.
The innovation of front brakes came in 1923, though these were cable-operated off a foot pedal which also activated a transmission brake. The meat of the stopping chore was done by the rear brakes, applied by a large lever mounted outside the car itself. Hydraulics came soon after, but only for the foot brake, the cable system being retained for the rears.
Most 30/98s came with either four-seater Velox or Wensum bodywork, the latter in a handsome nautical style. Only one was known to be bodied in the U.S., that a rumble-seat roadster built by the Durham Body Co. of Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania firm started making carriages in 1887 and expired in the’ 50s after being reduced to making luxury conversions, but in 1926 was well known for the quality automotive coachwork it supplied. The 30/98 Register has no record of the original owner, the registrar David Marsh surmises that the car was shipped from the factory with no body but with fenders and the Vauxhall hallmark fluted hood and radiator.
Ralph Stein wrote of what is probably this car in his book The Great Cars. It was owned by Ray Gilhooly, who sold used foreign cars in New York (though he is best known for the spectacular spin he performed at Indianapolis and that now carries his name). Stein almost bought the car, but presumably it instead went to a J. Frost who began to restore the car but only took it apart. Bought by New York collector Gardener King after World War II, it was finally rebuilt. In the mid-60s it was sold to W.H. Lane, who in turn sold it in 1986 to Charles Mallory of New York City.
The Vauxhall is now, as it always was, a very long legged machine, its booming exhaust chasing it up to an easy 70 mph and beyond. With right-hand drive, the gearshift is near the driver’s right knee. It’s a solid affair which feels as if it was machined from a billet. It isn’t easy to change gears, the non-synchro box wanting double clutching going up as well as down. It’s best just to short shift, matching gear speeds at lower rpm and relying on the engine’s thunder to bring up the speed.
Though light for the era, the steering does take some shoulder to start the almost 3000-pound car turning, though once set into a turn the 32×4.5 Dunlop’s cling with surprising tenacity. Nor does the chassis betray their effort. Brakes are the weak link, the foot brake pulling the car from side to side, though once the drums are warmed the handbrake is quite effective. The trick is not to forget to reach for the handbrake while also remembering that the Vauxhall also has a center throttle, with the brake on the right. If you have to stop right now, what is it one grabs or stomps or…? Speed, though, was the 30/98’s trump: At Brooklands alone some 27 firsts, 28 seconds, and 14 thirds were counted by 1926. It is a tribute to the quality of the Vauxhall 30/98 that one came in fourth in the first Watkins Glen Grand Prix in 1949.
Production of the 30/98 continued after GM bought Vauxhall, but GM had other plans. Vauxhall was to become a volume producer of cars that Alfred Sloan understood: ones that made money. If not history. The 604th and last 30/98 was completed early in 1927. But even today, British enthusiasts debate Bentley versus vintage Vauxhall. It was just that kind of car.
J Matras, Remember Road
I have been taking beaver shots for a decade now and this is the second time I succeeded in catching the tail out of the water during the beaver slap; what is trickier is trying to focus in the fog. It is definitely all about timing. Someone hired a beaver trapper and cleaned out most of the beavers so it is not often I see one at our lake. Taken from my kayak.
La cathédrale Saint-Bénigne de Dijon est une église orientée de style gothique du xiiie siècle située dans le centre sauvegardé de Dijon. L'édifice est dédiée à saint Bénigne de Dijon (martyr chrétien du iie siècle). Abbatiale de l'abbaye Saint-Bénigne de Dijon (vie siècle) devenue tardivement cathédrale à la création de l'évêché de Dijon en 1731, elle est classée aux monuments historiques depuis 1862 et la crypte est classée aux monuments historiques depuis 1846. Il s'agit de l'édifice le plus grand de Dijon avec une hauteur de 93 mètres.
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Dijon Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Bénigne de Dijon), dedicated to Saint Benignus of Dijon, is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and national monument of France, located in the town of Dijon, Burgundy.
Originating as the church of the Abbey of St. Benignus, it became the seat of the Bishopric of Dijon during the French Revolution, and has been the seat of the succeeding Archbishopric of Dijon since the elevation of the former diocese in 2002.
The present Gothic cathedral was built between 1280 and 1325, and was dedicated on 9 April 1393.
Once upon a time, visiting family in our native county of Suffolk, we enjoyed a visit to the Suffolk Punch Trust, a charity dedicated to the preservation of this critically endangered heavy horse breed.
The Suffolk Punch horse dates back to the 16th century, bred originally for farm work. Horses of this breed are always chestnut in colour, traditionally spelled 'chesnut'*.
I've tried in vain to find the origin of this spelling quirk but only succeeded in learning that "Punch" is an old English word for a short stout person. This breed of horse is described as a having a short and stocky build, a hard worker known for its gentle temperament.
the appearance of success :-)
Christopher Lasch
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For as surely as spring will come
Bringing freshness to orders dance
Until the ices melt away
Then we will live again
I will try, I will succeed
To train my sights upon the deep
And wait for summers bloom to come
Bringing warmth to the frozen hearts
Until the skies are filled with love
Then we will live again
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Santa María del Pi History
According to tradition, a 5th-century fisherman discovered the Virgin Mary's image on a pi (or pine tree) that he intended to cut down to build a boat. Struck by the vision, he instead built a small church, later succeeded by this striking Gothic structure.
After the substantial economic success enjoyed by the Crown of Aragon during the 13th and 14th centuries, Barcelona’s most important churches were renovated. Between 1318 and 1320, construction began on the Romanesque church that preceded the current basilica. However, due to several misfortunes, including the heavy losses Barcelona suffered at the hands of the Black Death, it was not until 1391 that building was finished. The impressive 14th-century basilica is a classic of Catalan Gothic architecture, with an imposing façade, a vast interior and a single nave. The simple decor in the main section contrasts with the gilded chapels and exquisite 20th-century replica of the original rose window. One of the world’s greatest, and the largest of all the churches in Barcelona, the rosette bathes the interior of the church in beautiful refractions throughout the day.
Among the numerous chapels in the church, the one known as the Chapel of the Blood, stands out. It’s conceived as a small church (annexed to the southern side of the main building) with a single nave, polygonal apse and covered with two sections of ribbed vaulting. It depicts several angels, and its ornamentation is no less striking: the capitals at the entrance are decorated with a series of fantastic animals, including monkeys, eagles, and griffins.
However, the basilica's period of most extraordinary splendour coincided with the beginning of the 16th century and the arrival of the Renaissance in Catalonia. But this golden age was brief: the War of Succession and the various sieges that Barcelona suffered at the beginning of the 18th century left significant damage on the church. In 1714, several bombs fell on the presbytery vault, destroying the High Altarpiece and its ornaments. Thankfully, the Virgin and the rest of the images were left unharmed; parishioners interpreted it as a miracle.
The church was under attack again during the 20th century, when groups of uncontrolled anti-clericals set fire to several churches in Barcelona, one of which was Santa María del Pi. The fire completely consumed the High Altar and the choir stalls, the doorways and some chapels, including the Chapel of the Blood and the principle organ. The stained glass windows exploded from the heat. The building suffered severe structural damage, especially to the roof and the vault. Only the Archive, which contains documentation from the 12th century to the present day, was saved thanks to the action of some government officials, among whom was the famous Catalan librarian and historian Jordi Rubió i Balaguer.
Despite the decidedly mixed circumstances the basilica has weathered over the years, the building still stands strong. It remains the imposing centre of the Gothic Quarter, along with an ancient pine tree which still grows in the adjacent square to this day.
A startling sight in the south-east of Dortmund: right at the Aplerbeck underground terminus there is a striking house that makes one think involuntarily of Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
In reality, the house with the address Marsbruchstraße 12 was probably only built and designed in the style of Friedensreich Hundertwasser, but at first glance this is hardly noticeable. Perhaps the art nouveau door shapes also contribute to this impression. Everything seems somehow playful (how appropriate the arcade on the ground floor!), in part even a little oriental, and stands out very much from the surrounding houses. At most, the adjoining house on the left, No. 10, which is painted in a similar colour, forms a transition to them. While according to the façade the latter dates from 1913, the 'Hundertwasserhaus' was supposedly only built around 2001 as a residential and office building. In my opinion, the architect has succeeded in creating an impressive 'eye-catcher'.
Call it "Serving the Customer Saturday," I suppose! On December 29, 2020, Vermont Rail System's New York and Ogdensburg Railway (NYOG) -- using VTR 801 -- shoves two boxcars for APC Paper down their spur in Norfolk, NY. The track to the right is the NYOG's "main," which was originally the Norwood and St. Lawrence Railroad (and later the St. Lawrence & Raquette River).
This is the one and only time I've caught the NYOG serving APC Paper, but -- ironically -- APC's predecessor, St. Regis Paper, was the owner of the original railroad, the Norwood and St. Lawrence Railroad. The brief history (off the top of my head and not from Wikipedia) is that St. Regis Paper eventually decided they no longer wanted the railroad, so they offered it for free (as a nice tax write off) to the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority (OBPA). The OBPA already owned what was left of the old Rutland line between Ogdensburg and Norwood, so -- with the added trackage -- the St. Lawrence & Raquette River was formed. The NYOG succeeded the St. Lawrence & Raquette River as the operator of the OBPA-owned trackage (in 2002, I think).
New York and Ogdensburg
Norfolk, NY
December 29, 2020
"There are two lasting bequests we can give our children: One is roots, the other is wings."
~ Hodding Carter ~
my parents gave me both . . . I tried to do the same for my own . . . hope I succeeded . . .
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Going out on Saturday morning...not much color around yet...wanting to try out a new toy...not sure where to go or what to shoot...stumped.
There were a few things on my Bucket List that I wanted to tick off during my recent trip to the far north of Scotland. The first was to see a Puffin, as I have never knowingly seen one, and certainly not close up. So, after three mountain days my knees needed a rest and also the weather had closed in, so I set off for Wester Clett, sometimes called Puffin Cove. It is the largest Puffin colony on the UK mainland by far, with 3,500 pairs of puffins nesting there in 2019 apparently - so it sounded like as good a place to go as any. Wester Clett is actually a dumpy 50 metre high sea stack with sheers cliffs that provide the birds with a high level of protection from predators, The top of the stack is soil covered so it is pockmarked with burrows. You can watch the puffins from the top of the cliffs across a sheer sided ravine from the sea stack. I got myself to a 'viewpoint' (don't try that at home, kids - BIG drop!), and I spent hours just watching the antics of literally hundreds of Puffins doing their stuff. This little chap dropped in on a ledge a few feet away, and proved to be an excellent little model for me to try to photograph. I have to say the experience of watching the puffins exceeded my wildest expectations, it was such good fun.
Whether I succeeded in ticking off the second item on my bucket list - namely to successfully photograph a bird - I will leave for you to decide.
Incidentally, Wester Clett (also known as Stac Geodh' Eisgiadh) is categorised as a 'Tump' and is the 20061st highest peak in the British Isles and the 11639th tallest in Scotland! Quite how a lump or rock 167 feet high can be included in the same list of mountains as Ben Nevis is beyond me, and it just goes to show what can happen when you give 'list makers' a computer!
This Green Heron succeeded in catching a small fish despite the shallow water it was hunting in, which was actually on a flooded road at the Mayan site of Tulum in the state of Quintana Roo. That is on the Yucatan Peninsula of southern Mexico.
A Praia dos Careanos limita a sul a Praia do Vau, sendo parte da costa que precede a Praia da Rocha e que é formado pelas praias de Careanos, Amado e Três Castelos, proporcionando uma extensão de mais de 1 kilómetro de areal.
Esta linha de praias exibe-se como uma linha continua de falésias altas onde se alternam tons avermelhados e ocres com rochas mais claras com abundancia de fósseis marinhos.
Para chegar ao areal de Careanos tem que se descer por uma escada que parece desembocar no que resta de uma gruta. No areal existem numerosas grutas e entradas rochosas, sobre tudo na parte ocidental onde há uma enorme gruta e uma rocha com um arco natural que lembra uma pequena fortaleza.
www.feriasemportugal.com/praia-dos-careanos-algarve
La Playa dos Careanos limita al sur con Playa do Vau, formando parte del tramo de costa que precede a la Playa da Rocha (Praia da Rocha) y que está formado por las playas de Careanos, Amado y Três Castelos, proporcionando una extensión de más de 1 kilómetro de arenal.
Esta línea de playas se exhibe como una línea continua de altos acantilados donde se alternas tonos rojizos y ocres con rocas más claras con abundancia de fósiles marinos.
Para llegar hasta el arenal de Careanos hay que descender por una empinada escalera que parece desembocar en lo que queda de una gruta. En el arenal se suceden numerosas cuevas y entrantes rocosos, sobre todo en la parte occidental, donde hay una enorme gruta y una roca con un arco natural que recuerda una pequeña fortaleza.
www.turismoenportugal.org/playa-dos-careanos-algarve
Praia dos Careanos Beach limits South with the Praia do Vau Beach, being part of the coast which precedes the Rocha Beach (Praia da Rocha). This stretch is constituted by the beaches of Careanos, Amado and Três Castelos, conforming a sandy area of more than 1 kilometre.
This stretch of beaches looks like a continuous line of high cliffs where red and ochre tones are alternated with lighter colours, an abundance of maritime fossils.
To arrive to the Careanos sandy are, you have to go through a steep ladder which seems to end in the remainings of a cave. In the sandy zone, caves and rocky entrances succeed one another, especially in the occidental part, where there are an enormous cave and a rock with a natural arch, which remains a little fortress.
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look #1 for my wizarding faire series!
wizarding faire opens on the 12th of July!
A shot from recently concluded national day celebrations of Qatar
Qatar National Day takes place every year on Dec. 18.
It marks the day in 1878 that Sheikh Jassim Bin Mohammad Bin Thani succeeded his father as leader of the tribes of Qatar.
Fighting for independence from the Ottomans, the British and other Arabian Peninsula tribes, Sheikh Jassim is considered the founder of Qatar for unifying oft-divided local tribes under his leadership, and winning autonomy for them.
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Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year!! Hoping that 2017 will be a better year for everyone with more equality, diversity, tolerance and love. We must maintain our positivity and never let go of our desire to give all people a chance for a good education, the ability to earn a decent salary and maintain a family.
All people should have the right to have a country and a home to call their own. We need to be more sharing and caring and find ways to help one another succeed. We don't need an overabundance of selfish wealth which finds self-serving loopholes. Money is not God! Love is the answer and can be found. Let's hope, beyond hope that this all starts in 2017!
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A quick trip out to eastern Ohio occurred in this month. My target was the Wheeling & Lake Erie's Carrollton Branch once again. I did succeed, but the gray coat #110 was a LHF leader putting a sour taste in my mouth. I did get some decent shots, though. The prize however was the Solon Turn. I was on my way out of town on this day, but a little birdie told me about this Wednesday run of the job up to Cleveland with three high hood 35s. Who's going to pass that up?
Tinkers Creek, Glenwillow, OH
“One who awakens gradually out of a dream, a delicious, grotesque, impossible dream, to feel again the realities pressing into her soul.”
~Kate Chopin
Inspired by the dream as an artist to show the courageous soul that dares to defy those who thought all was impossible for one to succeed without them. That the art would just fade out over time to nothing.
New E.V.E release for The Secret Affair.
Read the specs, get the taxi and more:
This photo of the blooming Japanese andromeda (also called whitebell bush - why is pretty obvious) is not only (but also) an homage to the great song by Metallica.
I would also like to introduce you to this beautiful evergreen plant (for those who don't know it yet). But be careful not to get too close, because the leaves are poisonous and consuming them can have serious effects, from headaches to vomiting to heart failure. Incidentally, these consequences apply not only to people but also to animals.
However, other than eating it, it is a beautiful plant and I am happy every spring when I see these little bells less than 1 cm long).
And how do I get the curve for my Monday greeting? Difficult ! The lyrics of the song mentioned above aren't any help either, because it's about war and death.
OK. Then I'll try it this way and hope you don't feel unpleasantly affected by it.
Since the bells will toll for each of us sooner or later (hopefully much, much later), I hope that you succeed in remembering what is important and focusing on what enriches you and your lifes.
And of course, as with all my wishes, this doesn't just apply to the coming week.
Dieses Foto der blühenden japanischen Lavendelheide (auch Weißglockenstrauch genannt - warum ist ziemlich offensichtlich) stellt nicht nur (aber auch) eine Homage an den grandiosen Song von Metallica dar.
Außerdem möchte ich Euch (für alle, die sie noch nicht kennen) diese wunderschöne immergrüne Pflanze etwas näher bringen. Doch Achtung, nicht zu nah, denn die Blätter sind giftig und der Genuß kann von Kopfschmerzen über Erbrechen bis Herzversagen schlimme Auswirkungen haben. Diese Folgen gelten im Übrigen nicht nur für Menschen sondern auch Tiere.
Wenn man jedoch vom Verzehr absieht ist es eine wunderschöne Pflanze und ich freue mich jeden Frühling, wenn ich diese kleinen Glöckchen (jedes weniger als 1 cm lang) sehe.
Und wie bekomme ich jetzt die Kurve zu meinem Montagsgruß ? Schwierig ! Der Text des oben genannten Liedes ist da auch keine Hilfe, denn da geht es um Krieg und Tod.
Ok. Dann versuche ich es mal so und hoffe Ihr fühlt Euch davon nicht unangenehm berührt.
Da für jeden von uns früher oder später (hoffentlich viel viel später) die Glocken läuten werden, wünsche ich Euch das es Euch gelingt, Euch das Wesentliche zu besinnen und den Fokus auf das auf das zu lenken, was Euch und Euer Leben bereichert.
Und dies gilt natürlich nicht nur, wie bei all meinen Wünschen, für die kommende Woche.
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"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." - Unknown
Boy, was this ever a challenge for me. For a few weeks now I have been thinking about, researching and practicing how to photograph frozen soap bubbles. It is an activity that can frustrate you big time or get you thinking hard about how to resolve problems. I failed so many times but I was determined to figure it out. To make things more challenging, I was dependent on the weather. I needed to have cold enough temps which we haven't had much of this winter. When the temps did dip down to -12, I was so lucky to get the sun in my favour. It is what created the light in this image and it brought out the colours in the ice crystals. I shot this from my front porch which means I could sneak into the house from time to time to warm up my fingers and check my images before going out again. I am sure my neighbours think I've gone nuts or that I am spying on them with my camera! For me, this was a fun challenge that I could do at home.
1958 Buick Special Convertible.
For 1957 Buick succeeded in keeping their image prestige in the mind of buyers, despite the Special low-priced line starting at only $2,596, a mere $358 more than a Chevrolet Bel Air. For the money, the Buick was a lot more than 15% “more car” than the Chevy or similar Ford. Looks sell, though, and the ’57 Ford was all-new and looked it. The Buick was all-new but looked like a 1956 that had been improved, and that’s exactly what it was.
The 1958 Buick had been planned as much as three years ahead, and rarely did GM’s head design teams headed up by Harley Earl miss the bullseye, but they did in ’58. The new Buick was massive looking, and massive in dimensions. It was vastly improved even over the ‘57’s, with the Special having a new optional Triple-Turbine automatic (or regular Twin-Turbine, which was the prior Dynaflow re-named) attached to the same 364 V-8 of 250 hp. The cars weighed about an extra 100 pounds this year.
The Inukshuk recognizes our ability to succeed with others, where we would fail alone. They remind us of our need to belong to something greater than ourselves. They reinforce our ability to commit to common goals. The Inukshuk celebrate our working together.
Traditionally, they were used by the Inuit in the north as directional markers. An Inukshuk in the shape of a person signifies safety, hope and friendship. These stone sculptures were also important for navigation, as a point of reference, as a marker for hunting grounds, or to denote a food cache.
Potvin Pond, Clarence-Rockland, Ontario, Canada
Les Inukshuk reconnaissent notre capacité à réussir avec les autres, là où nous échouerions seuls. Ils nous rappellent notre besoin d'appartenir à quelque chose de plus grand que nous-mêmes. Ils renforcent notre capacité à nous engager sur des objectifs communs. Les Inukshuk célèbrent notre collaboration.
Traditionnellement, ils étaient utilisés par les Inuits du Nord comme repères directionnels. Un Inukshuk en forme de personne symbolise la sécurité, l'espoir et l'amitié. Ces sculptures en pierre étaient également importantes pour la navigation, comme point de repère, comme marqueur de terrains de chasse ou pour désigner une cache de nourriture.
L'étang Potvin, Clarence-Rockland, Ontario, Canada