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An unusual visitor to Peak Forest that took up residency in the months of August and Sepember, was DB Cargo's 'Royal' Class 67 "Queen's Messenger" seen here stabled in Peak Forest Up Sidings.
With DB Cargo operating the local Railhead Treatment Trains the following autumn, 67005 was in the area in connection with route learning trips.
3rd August 2020
The John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum is a 1000-acre (4.05 km2) National Wildlife Refuge spanning Philadelphia and Delaware counties in Pennsylvania. Located in Tinicum Township, the refuge is adjacent to the Philadelphia International Airport. Established in 1972 as the Tinicum National Environmental Center, it was renamed in 1991 after the late H. John Heinz III who had helped preserve Tinicum Marsh.
The refuge serves to protect the largest remaining freshwater tidal marsh in Pennsylvania; approximately 350 acres (0.8 km2). When land acquisition is complete, the refuge will consist of 1200 acres (4.9 km2) of varied habitats.
The Refuge is home to a variety of wildlife despite its urban location. Birdwatchers have recorded over 300 species of birds in and around the Refuge, 85 of which nest here. Migratory birds like warblers, egrets, sandpipers, and a large variety of ducks, within the Atlantic Flyway, use the refuge as a resting/feeding spot during spring and fall flights. Since water levels can be controlled in the impoundment, the water is often drained in early fall at the refuge. This serves both to reduce the large population of invasive carp and makes the impoundment a large mudflat, which renders it very attractive to migrating shorebirds. The water levels is raised later in the fall so waterfowl can use the impoundment.
In addition, deer, opossums, red foxes, raccoons, coyotes, beavers, river otters, minks, woodchucks, and muskrats take refuge here along with a wide variety of wildflowers and plants.
The refuge has five varied habitats: freshwater tidal marsh, impounded water, woods, meadow and field. The diversity of such habitats in such a concentrated area make it a natural magnet for all forms of wildlife. In addition to the above-mentioned there are a wide variety of fish species that can be found in both, Darby Creek, the lifeblood of Tinicum Marsh, as well as the 145 acre (0.6 km2) impoundment and the smaller, Hoy's Pond. They include brown bullhead, channel catfish, crappie, carp and small striped bass that utilize the wider expanses of Darby Creek, just before its confluence with the Delaware River, in the earlier stages of their development. The fields and meadows provide open areas where wide arrays of insects including several species of butterflies can be found foraging the dozens of species of wildflowers.
Bats are frequently observed by visitors on the refuge during warmer seasons and a formal species diversity and population survey would provide valuable information on recent declines of these important creatures due to white nose syndrome and habitat disturbances.
There are several species of reptiles and amphibians that call the refuge home including the northern water, garter and Northern brown snakes; pickerel, wood and southern leopard frogs (the latter listed as endangered in Pennsylvania) and the state threatened American red-bellied turtle as well as the painted, snapping and eastern box turtles.
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Not sure why this is at Tullos depot, Stagecoach Western 54339 (X77 SCG ex YX66 WOA) has been off service for two weeks now.
Hefang Street is the most famed street in Hangzhou City. With brilliant culture and long history, it is regarded as a typical symbol of ancient Hangzhou. Vising this busy but interesting street, you can catch a glimpse of antique buildings and long-survived stores, taste local snacks as well as savor the beautiful artifacts.
www.chinadiscovery.com/zhejiang/hangzhou/hefang-street.html
La calle Hefang es la más famosa de la ciudad de Hangzhou. Con una cultura brillante y una larga historia, se considera un símbolo típico de la antigua Hangzhou. Recorriendo esta concurrida pero interesante calle, podrá echar un vistazo a edificios antiguos y tiendas que han sobrevivido durante mucho tiempo, degustar aperitivos locales y saborear bellas cosas.
Hangzhou léase Jang-Zhóu es la capital y la ciudad más grande de la provincia de Zhejiang en la República Popular China. Está situada en las riberas del río Qiantang, cerca de su desembocadura, y a la cabeza de la bahía de Hangzhou, que separa Shanghái y Ningbo. Hangzhou cobró relevancia al ser el extremo sur del Gran Canal, y ha sido una de las ciudades chinas con más renombre durante el último milenio.
La ciudad de Hangzhou yace en el delta del río Yangtsé y hace frontera al este con la bahía de Hangzhou. Dentro de la ciudad se ubica el lago del Oeste, el cual fue nombrado Patrimonio de la Humanidad en el 2011. El río Qiantang divide la ciudad en norte y sur, siendo el norte el de mayor población.
La ciudad ganó importancia gracias a la construcción durante la dinastía Sui del Gran Canal de China. Durante ese periodo se construyó la muralla de la ciudad. Fue la capital de la dinastía Song del sur (1127-1279). A partir del año 1138 se convirtió en un importante centro de comercio. La industria de la ciudad se especializó en la porcelana y los textiles.
El explorador Marco Polo visitó Hangzhou a finales del siglo XIII y dijo de ella que era “la ciudad más suntuosa y elegante del mundo”. Hasta la dinastía Ming, fue un puerto importante. A partir de ese periodo, y como consecuencia de los continuos ataques de los piratas japoneses, Hangzhou perdió importancia. En 1555 la ciudad fue saqueada por los piratas. En 1861 sufrió el ataque de los rebeldes del Reino Celestial de los Taiping que tomaron y saquearon la ciudad. Hangzhou no fue recuperada por las tropas imperiales hasta 1863. Este conflicto entre rebeldes y tropas imperiales causó más de medio millón de bajas entre la población.
Las industrias tradicionales de Hangzhou son la de la seda, maquinaria y textil pero la industria electrónica se ha desarrollado con rapidez en la zona, sobre todo después del cambio en el sistema económico del país ocurrido en 1992. La ciudad se ha convertido también en uno de los destinos turísticos más visitados del país, lo que ha generado que una parte de la economía se dedique al sector servicios. En la zona se produce té verde; el té de la zona de Hangzhou es apreciado en todo el país por su alta calidad.
Cabe destacar que esta ciudad vio nacer al empresario Jack Ma, fundador de Alibaba, y actualmente el hombre más rico de China. La empresa que creó también vio la luz por primera vez desde el departamento de Ma en Hangzhou, en los años 1990. La sede del corporativo sigue estando en la ciudad de Hangzhou con un campus de enormes proporciones, similar al de sus pares estadounidenses en Silicon Valley.
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangzhou
lostraveleros.com/que-hacer-en-hangzhou/
Hangzhou (Chinese: 杭州, Hangzhounese pronunciation: [ɦɑ̃.tse], Standard Mandarin pronunciation: [xǎŋ.ʈʂóʊ]), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, which separates Shanghai and Ningbo. Hangzhou grew to prominence as the southern terminus of the Grand Canal and has been one of China's most renowned and prosperous cities for much of the last millennium. It is a major economic and e-commerce hub within China, and the second biggest city in Yangtze Delta after Shanghai. Hangzhou is classified as a sub-provincial city and forms the core of the Hangzhou metropolitan area, the fourth-largest in China after Guangzhou-Shenzhen Pearl River agglomeration, Shanghai-Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou conurbation and Beijing. As of 2019, the Hangzhou metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (nominal) of 3.2 trillion yuan ($486.53 billion), making it larger than the economy of Nigeria (the largest in Africa). As of the 2020 Chinese census, it had a total population of 11,936,010 inhabitants. However, its metropolitan area, populated by 13.035 million people over an area of 8,107.9 km2 (3,130.5 sq mi), consists of all urban districts in Hangzhou and 3 urban districts of the city of Shaoxing.
Hangzhou has been repeatedly rated as the best commercial city in mainland China by Forbes and the Chinese city with the highest growth potential by the Economist Intelligence Unit, and it boasts the eighth largest GDP among cities in mainland China with a GDP of around 1.8 trillion RMB ($280 billion). Home to the headquarters of large global tech companies such as the Alibaba Group, Ant Group and NetEase, Hangzhou is known for attracting professionals and entrepreneurs who work in information technology. Since 2014, its rapid population growth has led to a steady increase in local housing prices. According to the 2020 Hurun Global Rich List, Hangzhou ranks 11th in the world and 6th in China (after Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou) in the number of resident billionaires.
Hangzhou is a major city for scientific research in the Asia-Pacific, ranking 19th globally by scientific outputs. It hosts several notable universities, including Zhejiang, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou Normal, Hangzhou Dianzi, Zhejiang A&F, Zhejiang Sci-Tech, Zhejiang Chinese Medical, Westlake, China Jiliang and Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics. In September 2015, Hangzhou was awarded the 2022 Asian Games. Its West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage Site west of the city, is among its best-known attractions.[7] A study conducted by PwC and China Development Research Foundation ranked Hangzhou first among "Chinese Cities of Opportunity". According to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC), the city is classified as Beta (global second-tier) city, together with Chongqing, Nanjing and Tianjin in China. Hangzhou is also one of the world's top 100 financial centers, according to the Global Financial Centres Index. It will be the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. Hangzhou also hosted the 11th G20 summit in 2016.
Yuan China was very open to foreign visitors, and several returned west describing Hangzhou—under the names Khinzai, Campsay, etc. - as one of the foremost cities in the world. The Venetian merchant Marco Polo supposedly visited Hangzhou in the late 13th century. In his book, he records that the city was "greater than any in the world" and that "the number and wealth of the merchants, and the amount of goods that passed through their hands, was so enormous that no man could form a just estimate thereof." Polo's account greatly exaggerates the city's size, although it has been argued that the "hundred miles" of walls would be plausible if Chinese miles were intended instead of Italian ones and that the "12,000 stone bridges" might have been a copyist error born from the city's 12 gates. In the 14th century, the Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta arrived; his later account concurred that al-Khansā was "the biggest city I have ever seen on the face of the earth." He visited Hangzhou in 1345 and noted its charm and described how the city sat on a beautiful lake and was surrounded by gentle green hills. He was particularly impressed by the large number of well-crafted and well-painted Chinese wooden ships with colored sails and silk awnings in the canals. He attended a banquet held by Qurtai, the Yuan Mongol administrator of the city, who according to Ibn Battuta, was fond of the skills of local Chinese conjurers.
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Belgian Tubize 2069 engine with a tourist train from Kębłowo to Wolsztyn passes the fields near Widzim Stary
Here's one of the long exposure shots I took up at Nant Prysor last night, you can see the light people from the "24 Hour Party People" shot on the left. The moon was quite bright hence the bright sky, will definitley revisit this location when there's no moon around too, just love the location.
Visitors enjoy the view from the catwalk atop the Jupiter Lighthouse in Jupiter, Florida.
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Painting depicting an alien visitor from outer space seen at the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico. This center was organized to inform the public about the 'Roswell incident' which is an alleged UFO crash in the area that was said to occur in 1947.
Lisu women from the Namshan area at a Lisu New Year festival in Mogok.
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A rare visitor to O'Hare is this KLM 747-400F Freighter. Coming in on a less then ideal day, had to deal with the weather. Luckily an errand had me going out this way when I got the news.
lunchtime at the Frankfurt Techtextil Fair; instead of looking at smart textiles, this visitor had a smart idea and a great time!
A new visitor to my garden this winter. I've seen and heard them before, but they only stayed high in the trees. This female came down to check the quality of the peanuts...
D700 200-400VR F4,0 1/200sec Iso 1000 original height, only cropped to square.
Happy Fourth of July to all Americans!
On 26 June 2023, my daughter had a free day and asked if I felt like going out for the day. She suggested maybe we could head out to the mountains and, as I hadn't been out there for a long time, it sounded a great idea.
Setting out at 9:00 am, we headed south on Highway 22 until we met the highway that runs through Kananaskis, Hwy 40. The morning was hazy and the distant mountains did not look too inviting. Thankfully, the weather cleared up somewhat, until around mid-afternoon, when we had some rain.
Our first stop was to see if we could see a Hummingbird. Had just a quick look at a Rufous Hummingbird and was happy to get a couple of distant shots. The Barn Swallows were busy nesting, as usual each year.
Further north, we had a very quick stop to see if there was any sign or sound of a tiny Pika. I had not intended to follow my daughter over the rocky ground, especially as I am still dealing with the various injuries from my bad trip and fall, back in the city, in September 2022. That experience has made me really nervous about walking anywhere, and has kept me at home or else out on an occasional drive. So, I only climbed up a few feet and just caught sight of one Pika - and got only one rapid, totally blurry shot. My Pika album contains many better images, so I won't post this recent one. Nice to see the various wildflowers - and a pile of bear scat!
Eventually, we reached our destination and stopped to eat a bit of lunch. The spectacular mountain range that I love to see, was in shadow, though it slowly brightened up. While we were eating, a White-Spotted Sawyer Beetle flew and landed on my daughter's arm. This was great, as I hadn't seen a Sawyer Beetle for ages.
From that location, we headed back south the same way we came. Much as I would love to have taken a gravel back road instead of the highway, I really did not want to risk repeating the bad experience I had just a matter of days earlier, when I ended up on a different gravel road and collected a LOT of gravel and rocks in my wheels. Had to take my car in to be fixed!
My daughter suddenly spotted two Grizzly Bears in the far distance, feeding amongst the beautiful, bright red Paintbrush flowers. A quick 5-minute stop to take a few (blurry!) photos and we left them in peace and continued the drive home. So very thankful to have seen these bears, though Mom was the main one as her big cub had already disappeared into the bushes and trees.
Back in the city. we had already decided to call in at Fish Creek Park to see if we could see a family of Pileated Woodpeckers. The three youngsters had already just fledged, but we did see a couple of them. I hadn't seen a Pileated in quite a while.
A throroughly enjoyable day - my favourite kind of day, when my daughter is free!
One view of 9 rooms with an individual artist in each one playing a single song, all filmed by artist Ragnar Kjartansson. Piece is titled, - The Visitors. Filmed in a Hudson Valley Mansion, now as an art installation where the viewer can listen and wander about as if they were in the house. Video fee installation within the Broad Museum !
The neighbors came over to welcome the new hamster. He was rather shy, but still gave a good run for it on his wheel. Everyone applauded...
[ba] murray cottage
JIAN Hamster Habitat
:[P]:- Oscillare Decor Celestial
[Con.] Burton Easel - Cage
Kalopsia - Evergreen Cubby Bookshelf
hive // animated classic tv [pink]
22769 - Succulent - COMMON
Kaerri Kazimir Patio Spring Flowers
7 - David's Dream
Kalopsia - Evergreen Recycled owl Candle - White
Kalopsia - Evergreen Recycled owl Candle - Black
:CP: Autumn Home Vases
:[P]:- Huna Wall Panel One
:CP: Autumn Home Sofa (PG)
:CP: Autumn Home Planter
:CP: Autumn Home Rug
DRD gg rug round 60sflowers
DRD Boho color sofa
MishMish - My Kawaii Snail / Pink / stance 3
MishMish - Fancy Turtle / Stance A pink
MishMish - My Little Lamb / stance 2
Look at the base of the tree ;)
For Polaroid Week Fall 2019, Day 2, Photo 2.
Camera: Intrepid 8x10
Lens: Kodak Commercial Ektar 305 mm
Film: Impossible Color 8x10 (2015-12)
Happy 'Roid Week!
Vintage visitors at the Taradale Viaduct. The Taradale Viaduct is a large wrought iron box girder bridge over Back Creek at Taradale, Victoria on the Bendigo Railway in Victoria Australia. It was erected as part of the Melbourne, Mount Alexander and Murray River Railway between 1858 and 1861, and was at the time one of the largest rail bridges built in Australia.[1].
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Construction of the Bendigo line commenced under the Melbourne, Mount Alexander and Murray River Railway Company in 1858, but this private consortium met with financial difficulties when it was unable to raise sufficient funds, and was bought out by the Victorian colonial government in 1860 when it formed the Victorian Railways Department.[2] The design work was then taken over by Captain Andrew Clarke, R. E., Surveyor-General of Victoria, with the bridge designs completed by Bryson and O'Hara[3] The ironwork for the bridge was made by Rowland Brotherhood, of Chippenham, Wiltshire, under the supervision of British Railway engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.[4] The foundation stone was laid by Mr. W. S. Urquhart Wednesday 25 September 1861[5].
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The contract for the first stage of the line from Footscray to Sandhurst (now Bendigo), was let to Cornish and Bruce for £3,356,937.2s.2d ($6.714 million) with work commencing on 1 June 1858. Completion of the permanent way was to be by 31 July 1861.[6].
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Clarke appointed William O’Hara to design bridges and viaducts, while William Edward Bryson stated to the Select Committee of the Legislative Assembly on Railway Contracts that he had designed most of the large bridges on the line. Clarke clearly influenced the design of the railway in setting the standards for the line. However, this was also a very costly undertaking, which stretched the colonial finances and this approach was later abandoned for more economic light lines in later Australian Railways. William Edward Bryson was described as a Civil Engineer in 1857 when he was a member of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria. He was also a member of the Royal Society of Victoria 1859-60 and employed at the "Government Railway Office". He published "Resources of Victoria & their development" in 1860 in the Royal Society’s Transactions.[7].
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Introduction of heavier locomotives in the 20th century required strengthening of the bridge with steel trestles added between the original masonry piers in 1933-1934..
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The bridge is included on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR Number: H1595).[8] and the National Trust Register.[9] Wikepedia