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Tommy, a new temporary resident, in his room at the Swift Mansion. Tommy was just released from jail and looks forward to a new beginning. Right now he has this big, impressive quarters all to himself, and he enjoys a beautiful view looking over the balcony outside his window
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This historic mansion, constructed at 4500 S. Michigan Avenue in 1892, was my favorite stop on today's Open House Chicago adventure. It is currently home of the Inner City Youth and Adult Foundation, which provides support and transitional housing to individuals who have a troubled past and are trying to make changes to better themselves. More info: www.innercityyouthchicago.org
"The empty buildings were gutted by fires in 1971 and in 1973. The latter blaze, fueled by 70 years' worth of animal fat, burned for three weeks. Afterward, owners hired a company to demolish what was left, but after breaking three wrecking balls on the massive brick structures, Hearne Wrecking and Lumber admitted defeat.."
After the plant closed in 1971, the place was heaven for graffiti taggers, a plot of urban wilderness routinely explored by teenagers and photographers... however in the next few years, it may change that.
~ source article "Swift Changes" - Ft Worth Weekly
~ History of Stockyards and Swift meat-packing complex
YN12 BZR is an Iveco Eurorider 397E.12.35/Plaxton Panther new to Weaver, Newbury in March 2012. It later worked for Mitchell of Plean before joining the Swift Coaches fleet in Barrhead.
Pallid swift, Apus pallidus. 3 April 2022. Tel Aviv, Israel.
I appreciate the difficulties of separating pallid swifts from common swifts (Apus apus) in the field. This is one of the few sharp photographs I have. I had excellent views of them and after discussions with a local birder concluded that they are pallid swifts rather than common. I've also got some heavily cropped versions of these swifts that, whilst grainy, clearly show the dark eye patch and pale throat that is indicative of pallid swift.
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The Swift
I held her in my hand
When she had no strength to fly;
In her dilated pupils
Were reflections of the sky.
Her claws were clenched and helpless;
Her wings were folded up.
She made no show of struggle,
Secure within my grip.
I held her in my hand;
She had rested overnight,
And when my fingers opened
She turned towards the light.
She went off in an upward arc -
I knew she lived to fly -
And soon a flock of others
Had joined her in the sky.
I held you in my arms
When you had no strength to fight;
In your dilated pupils
Were the echoes of the night.
Your hands were clenched and helpless
And tears etched your face;
You showed no inclination
For leaving my embrace.
I held you in my arms.
When time was right, I let
My hold on you grow tender,
And I knew you would forget.
I only ask, my swift one,
Now you have shaken free:
With sky-winds in your pinions,
You'll fly once over me.
Words by Giles Watson. Music by Kathryn Wheeler, 2013.
Swift Engineering ist ein US-amerikanischer Chassis-Hersteller im Monoposto-Rennwagenbau und Produzent von Minijets.
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Some of my groups and albums
DIES UND DAS - BITS AND PIECES
STRASSENPHOTOGRAPHIE - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
ASPHALT VETERANEN - BLACKTOP VETERANS
A view of the dining area on the first floor
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This historic mansion, constructed at 4500 S. Michigan Avenue in 1892, was my favorite stop on today's Open House Chicago adventure. It is currently home of the Inner City Youth and Adult Foundation, which provides support and transitional housing to individuals who have a troubled past and are trying to make changes to better themselves. More info: www.innercityyouthchicago.org
This was one of the ill-fated SMS class London Transport AEC Swifts that was sold off to Malta. Here they lasted a long time. Long enough for some to be converted to UNDERFLOOR engines! This involved raising the height of the saloon floor in the front half of the bus. The engine fitted was still an AEC. This one is now preserved in the guardianship of Go-Coach. It was employed to do at least a couple of trips between Rochester and Chatham on the well organised Medway bus rally and running day on 30th Dec 2017. I was lucky enough to have a ride. Here it is at Chatham with a normal service Nu-Venture bus on the 172 behind. The tinted windows on the Swift were rather wasted in December England!
JGF774K an AEC Swift 4MP2R fitted with MCW B33D was new to London Transport in November 1971 as their SMS774. Withdrawn in December 1978 in March 1979 it was exported to the Netherlands for use by Holland Design BV, The Hague. Returned to UK it was sold as a caravan/showroom and is seen here in the Peartree Bridge area of Milton Keynes on an unknown date during 1985.
Pallid Swifts (*Apus pallidus*) are a distinctive presence in Gibraltar's skies, notably during the spring and summer months. These migratory birds breed in the region, often nesting under the eaves of buildings and cliffs, including the Gibraltar National Museum. A significant study conducted by the Gibraltar National Museum, Gibraltar Botanic Gardens, and the Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society (GONHS) utilized GPS tracking to monitor the annual movements of Pallid Swifts. The findings revealed that these birds exhibit remarkable site fidelity, returning to the same nesting sites each year. Their migration patterns are equally impressive; departing Gibraltar in August, they journey to sub-Saharan Africa, spending time in regions such as the Sahel and tropical rainforests, before returning in March or April. During this period, they remain airborne, rarely coming to land . In Gibraltar, conservation efforts include the installation of live-feed cameras at nesting sites, allowing the public to observe the breeding process and fostering greater awareness and protection of these remarkable birds .
Swifts collect insects in the back of the throat in a special food pouch and bound together with saliva into a ball called a bolus, which is periodically eaten or taken to the nest. These food balls can contain thousands of insects. Another challenging hour with the Swifts.
A newish "practical" sculpture in the Logan Meadow Nature Reserve. Designed by Andrew Merritt the practical sculpture is designed to house swifts who summer in the UK. It is also designed to allow Night Shift bats to roost. The design is based on an African sunset and the colours are quite garish.
Handlheld HDR, which I've spent too long tryng to get right, and I'm still not happy with it :-(
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Good number of swifts flying at RSPB Otmoor. They're wonderful to watch and at the limit of any skills I have (fun to try though)
A negaitive which is now beginning to show not only defects in its photographic emulsions, but deficiencies of the photographer in using an insufficiently fast shutter speed!
I post this now as looking at it closely I see that its fleet number 583 bowling south down Blackpool's promenade. Now for me that's quite significant as about thirteen years after I took this shot, I took OFR 983M into my Knotty Bus & Coach fleet. In 1980, I'd absolutely no idea either that I'd enter the twylight world of being an operator by 1988.
The bus was a 1974 built dual door Marshall bodied AEC Swift 505. When freed of its fully auto control over its semi-auto gearbox, it went on to be a very dependable performer for us.
FTT's Blackpool Swift 570 worked between North Pier and Poulton on a running evening. Here seen at Poulton. Blackpool Bus 100 3 July 2021
FTT's Blackpool Swift 570 worked between North Pier and Poulton on a running evening. Here seen at North Pier Blackpool Bus 100 3 July 2021
Swift Travel, North Weald, have recently purchased ex Dons of Dunmow Scania K400 "OmniExpress" DN61 DON which has reverted to original plate YT61 GRK. It was originally operated by New Adventure Travel, Cardiff, and was seen in Brighton this afternoon, 8th July, 2023.