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UP SD70ACe No. 8479 leads empty coal train CWSBT (Weston Power Plant-Black Thunder Mine) at St. Francis, WI. 5/20/2020
So after DJI’s usual BS screwed up my first shot of the day down at West Yard, I got the chance to redeem myself with this mixed consist train at Krieger.
The horn sounded great blowing through Bonner and had me thinking it was going to be an EMD T4 rounding the curve but instead I got a fairly dirty SD70ACe and a KCS GEVO. The frost on the tops of the tank cars makes a nice touch in the 18 degree cold of the morning.
The sun was starting to get muted with the clouds here and I decided to call it a day after shooting this one. So this will likely be the last shot of 2020 unless the clouds miraculously disappear later this afternoon.
It looks like we are really going to get some snow starting tonight and we may actually end up with 4” if you trust the talking heads on the TV. I’ll believe it when I see it, but rest assured that if we get some fresh powder I’m going to head out and grab some images.
"I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth." - Psalm 121:1-2.
There are many modern versions of the English Bible, but in this passage from that ancient Hebrew songbook, the most poetic one comes from the old King James Version.
I'll leave the imagery of this photograph to work on your subconscious. But just a few thoughts to help.
1. The Book of Psalms may well be the most comforting AND disquieting collection of songs ever written (outside the Dylan songbook ;-) ).
2. In the ancient world, across all cultures, people looked to the mountains as the place of the gods. And beyond the mountains, the sky - the ultimate heavenly abode.
3. Do not dismiss such intuitions lightly. Of course no God or Heaven exists in the sky (although I am loath to dismiss the view that high mountains are still the province of the divine). But there is truth in the psychology that looking up is an acknowledgement of Transcendence.
4. When Victor Frankl was in a Nazi concentration camp the thing that kept him alive was the belief that life had a meaning, and that meaning had to do with a purpose or reason for living. He had to engage his mind or literally die. So he began daily reconstructing his doctoral thesis in his head. Piece by piece, the words came together, and the words saved his life. He called this new therapeutic approach, Logotherapy. You may have heard of it.
5. To be really alive - I mean not just breathing, but feeling the very marrow of life (as Walt Whitman put it), we need to have a reason for living. Whatever that is, it must drive you. Don't worry a jot about what other people think. This is YOUR life. Dedicate it to something significant! Otherwise, what is the point of ever existing?
The CP-UP delivery pulls a cut of cars out of CP St. Paul Yard and will shove them into the UP Belt Yard.
Strobist: one Alien Bee 1600 Socked beauty dish camera right, reflector camera left, Alien Bee trigger.
Unexpected 3 day weekend for a number of reasons so why not go somewhere unexpected? Hit up Athens Georgia today (home of the University of Georgia) and walked around. The staircase in the garage we parked in was cool. Got yelled at by security guard for "loitering" taking pictures so told the guy one more shot and then decided to pull out the tripod and go HDR a few times. Got a dirty look as I walked away but got a cool shot too, so win-win.
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Obligatory family shot:
A close up of Talking Barbie and Ken (in my favourite 'Town Turtle' from 1969). I searched for a decent version of 'Little Bow Pink' with the tights for years, and can't believe I forgot to photograph it! The colour is actually a much deeper pink than it looks here. They are the grooviest couple at the Barbie Family House!
Back to February for this one and an outfit for chilling around the house. Glammed it up a bit though with these fab strappy pink heels. Legs will be back on display later in the week.
Springtime at the Colorado River; Union Pacific's 4730 leads the LDG-451-B towards Potash!
Het is duidelijk voorjaar op de oevers van de Colorado River. Union Pacific's 4730 leidt samen met Ferromex 4077 trein LDG-451-B van Grand Junction naar het eindpunt 'Potash'.
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Relatively clean UP 6644 rolls up to a stop at the signal at Loring as it leads a short train of company material cars. These repainted AC4400CW's look pretty good.
I visited Hunter Wetlands Center (Shortland, NSW; Australia) today with long time friend and fellow flickr tog Joe Micallef.
I was greeted by this Welcome Swallow (appropriately named!) who came quite close and presented me with this close up - hope you like it!
Thanks for any comments, views or favorites - greatly appreciated!!!
Have a wonderful day and week ahead everyone!!
I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in. ~John Muir
ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) looks more like a very small telescope in this image! From this perspective, it is difficult to make out the silhouettes of the VLT’s four 8.2-metre Unit Telescopes, which sit atop Cerro Paranal in the Chilean Atacama Desert.
More information: www.eso.org/public/images/potw1713a/
Credit:
ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org)
We were here the eve of "Belgium Day". Probably the worst night of the year we could have tried this place!
Was Sweeeet though!
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How many glasses will you have? ;p My choice would be my favorite Asti champagne.
This was the bar at the Mori Tower in Roppongi. They also had a live orchestra serenating you while you enjoy the view.
We have snow! I'm impressed by how effecient east coast is in shoveling snow off the roads compared to seattle. We were driving all around yesterday with no problem. Walking around in slush, though, is no fun. ;p