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The ancient Temple of Hēphaestus at Thēseio in Athens, Greece (№26: “NE frieze”, taken on Feb.19, 2023). It was erected in 460–420 BC. The god Hēphaestus and the goddess Athēna Erganē were both worshipped there.
In Greek mythology Hēphaestus was the lame god of fire and the god-blacksmith forging iron weapons and tools; he was identified by the Romans as Vulcan. Athēna Erganē was patroness or protector of the potters and the cottage industries.
I like to think of myself as a steel mill train aficionado, though one facet of the subject I've never managed to frame up before are ore trains - the start of the entire process. This is mostly because all of the steel plants near me have direct lake access - and thus receive most bulk materials by boat. There are quite a few ore trains that still run in the United States, especially in Minnesota and Northern Michigan - two regions I have yet to visit - but none directly around me. EXCEPT Canadian National's as needed runs from Minnesota down to the Gulf, U724 and empty counterpart U723.
These trains were the subject of a recent conversation I had with a buddy from up north, which reminded me that I had, in fact, caught one last winter on the IC. This is an empty northbound, rolling thru Pesotum, Il. I hadn't yet heard about these trains at the time, and initially mistook it for a unit stone train - evidently it's quite hard to distinguish the modern ore jenny from rock hoppers. Nevertheless, I attempted to chase it for the simple fact that it had neat rolling stock - but, already running out of light, that dream came to a swift end when, in Tolono (the next town north of here), the train would be stopped at the NS as the day met a swift end.
It was still a two hour drive home from here, and about 30 minutes into it we drove straight into a blizzard - heavy snow and winds, whiteout conditions, freezing highway. It was rough! It seemed like every time I visited the IC (which was quite frequently last winter) it would end driving into similar snowy conditions.
The CN still runs these ore trains, and I would absolutely KILL to do another one of my 100+ mile chases of one down (or up) the IC sometime this winter. But as 90% of all unit trains go, they run as needed, so I will need quite a bit of luck and then some...
An aside on the title, for those who care. I absolutely fell in love with the IC around this time last year - and from a photographic standpoint, the line really only works in dead-of-winter January gloom. Bark Psychosis' (my favorite music artist, as some of you may know) album Independency was playing on every single trip, and every track on the album shares a similar sort of vibe with the line. Tooled Up is the particular track I was listening to when I was editing this, take a listen if you can:
Founder's Museum & Pioneer Village
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in my Industrialscape Series 2 ... Pic # 94 ...
Taken on June 22, 2020
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Nowadays, it's called a hex wrench; it's used for putting hexes on things. Photo taken with off-camera flash, using green paper as background. Focus is on the face of the short end of the wrench.
Tool (noun) - a device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function.
Oyster Fishing boats in many states of usability along the working Florida Coast. It was the only sunrise I got up for while on vacation, and it was worth it.
I chatted a bit about pens, inks and stuff over at "The Tools Artists Use" (thanks Bill Turner) Its severe art nerdy as I go on about my favourite pens and what I carry around with me ;)
You can put your tools in there...
The Artist Shed for the L$10 Repair Hunt, December 15th to January 15.
This is a charity hunt to help Rev. Allen save her home. 50% of the hunt gift purchase price goes to Rev. Allen’s GoFundMe campaign and 50% to the designer.
Details: therepairhuntevents.blogspot.com/#!/p/hunt-hints.html
Yesterday was fathers day, so I wanted to do a photo that touched on that. These are a few of the tools I’ve had handed down to me from my father and grandfather. The tools passed onto me have been more than just these physical objects; I’ve been given the tools I need to guide myself through life. More on my blog.
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