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The Macro Mondays theme for 6/19 is odd and this little yellow fellow seems to want to meander off on his own. (Last week’s posting to MM was neither blue nor a ducky, so I thought I’d portray both this week.)…… there are also two versions of this scene… grin… yes, I dithered.
Will put up the size verification later when I’m on my laptop, but this scene is just under 2 and a half inches.
........💙 HMM 💙
Steveston is a charming fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River
Canada
KU'ULAKAI Tugboat c. 1944
(Ku'ulakai meaning: Hawaiian Fishing God of Fisherman)
Her history: as per online sources: (Unverified)
Built:1944
Length: 111.9
Gross Tonnage: 301
Used as a Tugboat all along the West Coast of BC
Ku'ulakai is said to be the only intact Miki tug in Canadian waters.
Builder: Northeast Shipbuilding, Quincy Massachusetts, USA
According to onlines sources, this tug was built as a wooden Miki US Army Tug - LT465, and used by the U.S. navy during the Second World War to tow damaged ships from the Pacific back for repair.
Online information also reports that later on in life, she was used by drug runners in the South Pacific and that in 1988 was seized by the Canadian Coast Guard for smuggling drugs out of China.
She was originally named: Lloyd B. Gore, decommissioned & sold 1946.
Please note* All information has been taken from online sources and has not been verified to be accurate.
Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.
If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'
www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764
Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.
Stay Healthy
~Christie
~Christie (happiest) by the River
*Best experienced in full screen
The MM theme is odd and the micro-mini duckies are back!! After a MM posting last week that wasn’t at all my usual, I thought the blue duckies should make an appearance.
airandspacemuseum
Verified
Computer scientist Margaret Hamilton helped get the Apollo 11 astronauts to the Moon. She led the Software Engineering Division of the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory, the team responsible for developing the guidance and navigation system for the Apollo spacecraft and writing the code that brought astronauts into space and safely back home again.
Hamilton’s leadership and work formed the bedrock of software engineering as a whole. In this now-iconic photo, Hamilton stands next to listings of the Apollo Guidance Computer source code.
Having observed many times in my Australian garden, that Dragonflies and Damselflies like to cling to bare stems and twigs, in my French garden I prepared a few perches around, by removing the leaves from small branches which tend to stick out of trees and bushes. When I found this Southern Darter (Sympetrum meridionale) clinging to such thoughtfully prepared perch, I felt very happy to see that observation pays :) /
Parce que j'avais remarqué, dans mon jardin Australien, que Libellules et Demoiselles aimaient particulièrement s'accrocher à des tiges et branchettes nues, j'ai préparé dans mon jardin Breton un certain nombre de perches ici et là, en ôtant les feuilles de petites branches qui s'écartaient naturellement d'arbustes et buissons. Lorsque j'ai trouvé ce Sympétrum méridional agrippé à l'une de ces perches soigneusement préparées par mes soins, je me suis sentie heureuse de vérifier une fois de plus que l'observation est toujours payante !
The Orchidaceae are a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants, with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant, commonly known as the orchid family. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering plants. The Orchidaceae have about 28,000 currently accepted species, distributed in about 763 genera. The determination of which family is larger is still under debate, because verified data on the members of such enormous families are continually in flux. Regardless, the number of orchid species is nearly equal to the number of bony fishes, more than twice the number of bird species, and about four times the number of mammal species. The family encompasses about 6–11% of all seed plants. The largest genera are Bulbophyllum (2,000 species), Epidendrum (1,500 species), Dendrobium (1,400 species) and Pleurothallis (1,000 species). It also includes Vanilla (the genus of the vanilla plant), the type genus Orchis, and many commonly cultivated plants such as Phalaenopsis and Cattleya. Moreover, since the introduction of tropical species into cultivation in the 19th century, horticulturists have produced more than 100,000 hybrids and cultivars. Orchids are easily distinguished from other plants, as they share some very evident, shared derived characteristics, or synapomorphies. Among these are: bilateral symmetry of the flower (zygomorphism), many resupinate flowers, a nearly always highly modified petal (labellum), fused stamens and carpels, and extremely small seeds. 32775
World's first steam powered clock
The insides of this clock is where the magic begins....
Built in 1977. Raymond Saunders' first steam clock was built in 1977 to solve the issue of a steam vent in a popular sidewalk for the renovated Gastown district of Vancouver. Owned by the City of Vancouver, BC Canada
The steam clock's plaque reads:
THE GASTOWN STEAM CLOCK
Designed and built by
Raymond L. Saunders
Horologist
The world's first steam powered clock has been created for the enjoyment of everyone. The live steam winds the weights and blows the whistles. Every 4.5 minutes one steel weight will travel by steam power to the top of the clock. The gravity driven "falling ball" drive was 'engineered' by Douglas L. Smith. Each quarter hour the clock will sound the Westminster Chimes. The large whistle will sound once on the hour. The steam is supplied by the underground system of Central Heat Distributor's Limited. The component parts cost $42,000 and the clock weighs over two tons.
A few years ago the clock was refit and is not entirely steam powered. It also has three small electric motors to help operate two internal fans, one of which blows the steam out the top, and another that controls the valves that play the tunes on the five steam whistles mounted atop the clock case.
The large central whistle, which was taken off the CPR steam tug Naramata, counts off the full hours while the four auxiliary whistles chime the Westminster Quarters every quarter hour. The number of chimes matches the number of quarter hours that have passed.
Gastown is the original settlement that became the core of the creation of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Currently, it is a national historic site and a neighbourhood in the northwest end of Downtown Eastside, adjacent to Downtown Vancouver.
Wikipedia and various other online sites.
*Please note : Information has not been verified accurate
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Thanks so much for comments and visits
~Christie
Handheld unsharpness, I was using the maximum zoom on the camera as binoculars to verify the name of the cruise ship moored way out in Weymouth Bay ... but photo taken when I saw a lone figure ... the only person I've seen on one of perhaps a dozen different huge passenger ships marking time out in the bay during this pandemic
El paseo del fantasma. (Besalú - Gerona - Cataluña)
The ghost walk. (Besalú - Girona - Catalonia)
Comentario como se realizó la fotografía, idioma Español:
Os prometí que os subiría la fotografía del fantásma y aqui la teneis.
Una vez decidimos quedarnos a tomar fotos nocturnas, estabamos el grupo tomando fotos unos al lado de los otros, formando la primera fila tendidos en el suelo los segonda a media altura y la tercera con el tripode en alto, asi no nos molestábamos los unos con los otros.
Yo elegí un plano muy bajo con el tripode totalmente abierto y a un palmo del suelo.
Realicé varios disparos con distintos tiempos de exposición para asegurar una buena captura.
Una vez finalizada la sesión con este encuadre me dispongo a verificar los resultados y veo unas botas o zapatos que se pasea por mi lado izquierdo y les comento a los compañeros, quien habia pasado por nuestro lado y me contestan que nadie, el puente estaba solitario, yo les muestro mi captura y empiezan a mirarse los unos con los otros y nadie lo habia visto, pero pasó... pasó por nuestro lado, ahí lo dejo a vuestro criterio.
Analizando los zapatos parecen unas botas de piel de las de la época... por ese motivo he puesto este título en la presente foto que espero que os guste. Antoni Gallart.
Datos Técnicos, en Español:
Captura del puente: Foto 1
Cámara: Nikon D800
Objetivo: 20 m/m
Apertura: f/5.0
Velocidad: 6 segundos
Iso: 250
Tripode: Si completamente abierto.
Captura cielo: Foto 2
Cámara: Nikon D800
Objetivo: 20 m/m
Apertura: f/5.0
Velocidad: 24 segundos
Iso: 100
Tripode: Si completamente abierto.
Colocando el cielo, de la foto 2, en la foto del puente, foto 1.
Comment how the photograph was taken, English language:
I promised you that I would upload the photograph of the phantasm and here you have it.
Once we decided to stay to take night photos, the group was taking photos side by side, forming the first row lying on the ground, the second at half height and the third with the tripod raised, so that we did not bother each other with the others.
I chose a very low plane with the tripod fully open and one foot off the ground.
I took several shots with different exposure times to ensure a good capture.
Once the session with this frame is finished, I am about to verify the results and I see some boots or shoes that walk on my left side and I comment to the companions, who had passed by us and they answered me that no one, the bridge was lonely , I show them my capture and they begin to look at each other and nobody had seen it, but it happened ... it passed by us, there I leave it to your discretion.
Analyzing the shoes they look like leather boots of the time ... for that reason I have put this title in this photo that I hope you like. Antoni Gallart.
Technical Data, in English:
Capture of the bridge: Photo 1
Camera: Nikon D800
Objective: 20 m / m
Aperture: f / 5.0
Speed: 6 seconds
Iso: 250
Tripod: Yes fully open.
Sky capture: Photo 2
Camera: Nikon D800
Objective: 20 m / m
Aperture: f / 5.0
Speed: 24 seconds
Iso: 100
Tripod: Yes fully open.
Placing the sky, from photo 2, in the photo of the bridge, photo 1.
Lake Genval is one of the MOST beloved places for a Nature lover and photographer like myself!! You can verify it by watching some extraordinary moments and views I have already experienced here, in my photo file with this name . But this last 23d of June, I tasted this magical place in a more …deeper way!! Because I stayed here overnight!! In the Château du Lac! A lovely hotel with a strong personality and history! Though very modern inside!
During the evening of this day, and in the morning of the following one, I have tasted the magical energy, light, and colors of this place, taking some pictures again, of course! But also sharing the upliftment of these special moments with a very beloved person by my side, a great Nature photographer himself…
I am so happy to share with you today, Lake Genval, on my Birthday!!!
The Liard River Suspension Bridge (also referred to as the Lower Liard River Bridge) is a historic structure located at approximately kilometer 798 (historic mile 496) of the Alaska Highway in northern British Columbia, Canada, spanning the Liard River just south of Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park. Constructed during World War II as part of the rapid building of the Alaska Highway to connect the contiguous United States to Alaska for military purposes, the bridge was completed in 1943 after just nine months of work. It remains the only suspension bridge along the entire 2,232-kilometer (1,387-mile) route of the Alaska Highway and is one of six "special crossings" designated due to their engineering complexity.
The bridge was designed by the American Bridge Company, a prominent U.S. steel fabrication and bridge-building firm founded in 1900 through a merger orchestrated by J.P. Morgan, which had a long history of constructing record-breaking spans. Actual construction was carried out by engineers from the U.S. Public Roads Administration (PRA), which collaborated with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the overall Alaska Highway project. The suspension design—spanning 307 meters (1,007 feet) in length and standing about 29 meters (95 feet) above the river—was chosen due to challenging ice conditions on the Liard River, which made it impractical to erect temporary scaffolding in the water for a more standard truss-style bridge.
A notable aspect of its construction was the use of salvaged steel from the infamous Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington State (nicknamed "Galloping Gertie"), which had dramatically collapsed in 1940 due to aerodynamic instability just months after opening. This recycling of materials was a practical response to wartime steel shortages and helped expedite the project while reducing costs. The bridge site itself lies within a culturally significant landscape long used by Indigenous peoples, fur traders, and early explorers.
Since its completion, the bridge has been maintained as a key infrastructure element on the Canadian portion of the Alaska Highway, one of 25 bridges overseen in that section. It has undergone periodic upgrades, including erosion mitigation work around the Liard River and cable tension force testing in recent years (conducted by firms like Civionic Engineering for WSP Canada) to verify load ratings and structural integrity. As of 2025, the bridge remains in active use and is a popular landmark for travelers, offering scenic views of the surrounding boreal forest and river gorge.
See spectacular video of the "Galloping Gertie" bridge collapse here:
GMC 910 Truck 1969 Owner Verification (Vintage manual focus lens) - Chatted for a while to the owner of this 1969 GMC 910 Truck (he verified the year) who was unloading it outside the skate hire shop at Olympic Plaza today. He’d owned the truck for a number of years and was thinking about having it repainted in the spring. Didn’t look in bad shape given it’s age!
No idea how old this ring is but it has been in the family for as long as I can remember and I'm an old guy now. I think it belonged to my grandmother. It is said to be a ruby but I can't verify that. For the Macro Mondays challenge: "Rings."
In the 1660s, English physicist and mathematician Isaac Newton began a series of experiments with sunlight and prisms. Based on his experiments he argued that the geometric nature of the laws of reflection and refraction could only be explained if light is made of particles, which he referred to as corpuscles, as waves don't tend to travel in straight lines. Newton concluded that light is composed of colored particles that combine to appear white.
Well, this certainly isn’t what I drove down for… Last night was the ribbon cutting and first stop for the Southwest Chief at the new platform at the old Santa Fe depot in Ft. Madison. All the hubbub in the local media and from the hotel across the street implied that “the cutover” was happening that night and that all trains in the future would be using the new old station.
I should have verified with my contacts, as this was not correct. The official first day will be Wednesday [12/15] as management wants each crews to have completed “qualifying trips” on that extra mile of track… The first of those was 11/30 and apparently they won’t be done until early this week.
I’m just happy that I wasn’t completely f’d and found one set of containers that had a gap big enough for a sucker hole on the nose. If I had set up on the south side, I wouldn’t have gotten a damn thing. At least it was a nice day to go for a drive so momma could have some kid-free time.
"Account verification"
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Exceptions verify the rule, but every moment is forever. And the moment it's over, it's been over half an hour ago. After an hour it's a day ago, after a day, a week, and so on. And when it's over it took only an hour or two, when it reality it was a whole day at work. Selling a ticket to the last car on the ferry, taking a look around if I forgot anyone, and I spot the red convertible all the way at the front. Oh right, that one, now that I see it. That's still there. Completely forgot I ever met that at all. Might as well have been ten crossings ago that I sold him his ticket.
Today I went to one of my ship spotting places. Yesterday... did I even go anywhere yesterday? Ah right, Hattingen. Or was that the day before yesterday? Did yesterday even happen? If so, where was I? Spending another day not worth remembering, I guess.
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Pretty sure these are Radiatus clouds, but happy to be corrected. Spotted over Whitwell, Herts UK. UPDATE - Verified as Radiatus by The Cloud Appreciation Society.
Once verified the operation and management of the new camera and tested its proper functioning and not to tire the staff, I will upload pics as varied as possible of my huge stock.
In this case it is Zúrich that is a city whose tourist center is beautiful and I have many already edited and about to be uploaded to Flickr.
The conjunction of the urban landscape and the river Limmat gave me the ability to shoot the camera without rest and that most of them are good. The problem is to choose what to show in my gallery, because I have always intended to make it as varied as possible.
The opinion is always personal and there is the possibility of what I like, for another it is a vulgar photograph.
The edition is slightly different from my last images. I have tried to make it visually beautiful even though it is already by itself.
By the way, on the terrace with red flowers that looks to the left of the image, we ate my wife and myself. We ate very well, but the Swiss bills are terrifying.
Thank you in advance for your visits and comments.
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Una vez comprobado el funcionamiento y manejo de la nueva cámara y comprobado su buen funcionamiento y para no cansar al personal, voy a volver a subir fotos lo mas variadas posible de mi inmenso stock.
En este caso le toca a Zúrich que es una ciudad cuyo centro turístico es bellísimo y tengo muchas ya editadas y a punto de ser subidas a Flickr.
La conjunción del paisaje urbano y el rio Limmat me dio la posibilidad de disparar la cámara sin descanso y que la mayor parte de ellas son buenas. El problema es escoger cual mostrar en mi galería, pues siempre he tenido la intención de hacerla lo más variada posible.
La opinión. siempre es personal y existe la posibilidad de lo que a mí me gusta, para otro sea una fotografía vulgar.
La edición es ligeramente diferente a mis últimas imágenes. He intentado que sea visualmente bella aunque ya lo es por sí misma.
Por cierto, en la terraza con flores rojas que se ve a la izquierda de la imagen, comimos mi esposa y un servidor. Comimos muy bien, pero las facturas suizas, son terroríficas.
Agradecido de antemano por vuestras visitas y comentarios.
Another possibility for the MM theme of red and green for 12/23
Patricia Lane Evans - thank you
Hmmmm, oops, I didn’t do a size verification of this!! Can do a size verification for the tag but the ribbon is now a tether, so you’ll need to extrapolate.
……. 💙♥️💚HMM💚♥️💙
Note to whom it may concern: As a member of the Philippine Bus Enthusiasts Society (PhilBES) and its junior and affiliate group, the Philippine Bus Photographers Association (PBPA), both of which are communities/groups of bus and coach enthusiasts and amateur photographers, that focus on bus companies' history, technical specifications of vehicles, and other related subject matter, that is based in the Philippines, I would like inform you that the number plate of the bus on this photo has been blurred out to prevent it being used as evidence by any agencies, whether be it privately-owned or government-owned, to apprehend the said vehicle or the operating company of the vehicle on the photo at times when the said vehicle may be involved in any motoring mishap, incident, or accident. This is to prevent the involvement of myself, and/or any members of the groups stated to any such cases or the hassles and possible dangers presented with being involved at such cases. I would also like to stress out that I am NOT a part nor am I affiliated or connected in any way with any bus companies inside or outside the country. At times when you may experience any of employees of the operating company of the bus on the photo behave in an offensive manner; such that of reckless driving, lack of manners towards the passengers, incorrect and excessive charging of fare, and any other offenses they may commit, I do advise you report them to their respective managements for further action.
However, despite the limitation I stated earlier about the use of my photos, any person is free to download and use any of my photos to any general or civilian use such as advertisement and other promotional use, school works, or personal interests about the subject.
Shot Location: Araneta Center Cubao Bus Terminal Station, Advanced Contact Solution, Inc., Time Square, Araneta Center-Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines
Date Taken: December 30, 2011
Basic Details:
Operator: GREENSTAR EXPRESS, INC.
Fleet Number: 200912
Classification: Air-Conditioned Provincial Operation Bus
Seating Configuration: 3x2 Seats
Seating Capacity: 58 Passengers
Body:
Coachbuilder: Santarosa Philippines Motor Works, Inc.
Body Model: SR Exfoh
Air-Conditioning Unit: Dependent Overhead Unit
Chassis:
Chassis Manufacturer: Nissan Diesel Motor Company, Ltd.
Chassis Model: Nissan Diesel SP215NSB
Layout: Front-Mounted Engine Rear-Wheel Drive (4x2 FR layout)
Suspension: Leaf Springs Suspension
Engine:
Engine Manufacturer: Nissan Diesel Motor Company, Ltd.
Engine Model: Nissan Diesel FE6-T
Cylinder Displacement: 422.494 cu. inches (6,925 cc / 6.9 Liters)
Cylinder Configuration: Straight-6
Engine Aspiration: Turbocharged
Max. Power Output: 202 bhp (205 PS - metric hp / 151 kW) @ 2,800 rpm
Peak Torque Output: 434 lb.ft (588 N.m / 60 kg.m) @ 1,400 rpm
Transmission:
Type: Manual Transmission
Gears: 6-Speed Forward, 1-Speed Reverse
* The specifications may be subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice...