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When this moment unfolded we were rendered speechless, and this photograph cannot hope to do justice to the show put on by the heavens in this moment. Right at sunset the northern sky turned this magnificent lavender color that was otherworldly beautiful like nothing I'd ever seen. I promise this isn't manipulated or oversaturated and if anything it is less vibrant than what it looked like to the eye in real time.
This panoramic view taken from Skyline Drive looks down upon on Saint Louis Bay and the busy Twin Ports of Duluth and Superior. The bright incandescent bulbs pierce the gathering darkness as a Proctor Yard crew starts up the ramp to Collingwood with a load of limestone they picked up from CN-Hallet Dock 5 as seen in this shot captured only twenty minutes earlier: flic.kr/p/2pdwX8o The train is led by a pair of rebuilt tunnel motors bracketing an SD40-2, BLE 903, IC 6261, and DMIR 408 all in CN dress.
Across the bay can be seen the General Mills and CHS elevators, and then seven miles to the east jutting out into the water are the massive ex Great Northern Railway ore docks and present day BNSF's Allouez docks. At left center is the real prize in this photo, the Queen of the Lake, the mighty MV Paul R. Tregurtha at 1013.5 ft the largest vessel currently sailing on the Great Lakes. Launched in February 1981 as MV William J. De Lancey, she was the last of the thirteen 'thousand footers' to enter service on the Great Lakes, and was also the last Great Lakes vessel built at the American Ship Building Company yard in Lorain, Ohio. The MV Paul R. Tregurtha is the current flagship of the Interlake Steamship Company's ten vessel fleet.
We watched her stream into the bay beneath the John A. Blatnik Bridge and then spin herself around entirely unassisted. She is now backing into position to tied up at the Midwest Energy Resources Terminal where she will take on a load of coal and depart the following day for St. Clair and Monroe, Michigan.
To learn more about the family owned shipping company check out their corporate page here: www.interlake-steamship.com/
Duluth, Minnesota
Sunday October 8, 2023
When a bird is alive, it eats ants.
When the bird had died, ants eat it.
One tree can be made into a million matchsticks, but only one matchstick is needed to burn a million trees.
Circumstances can change at anytime.
Don't devalue or hurt anyone in this life.
You may be powerful today but time is more powerful than you.
So be good and do good.
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• Film: Uxi 200
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Dreams are like the paints of a great artist. Your dreams are your paints, the world is your canvas. Believing, is the brush that converts your dreams into a masterpiece of reality.
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Calabazas Creek
Adjacent to Wilcox High School
Santa Clara, California
February 20, 2017
Most of the year - even when we get "normal" amounts of rain - this concrete-lined creek contains just a few inches of water.
...take the X84 from Leeds to Skipton via Otley and Ilkley, all of which had WYRCC depots back in the day. First West Yorkshire e400mmc 33486 YX66WKJ is seen on August 5th 2019 at Ilkley bus station.
Tropicalia
Wrap-ture Anja
She was a surprise! It would be awesome if Anja was an event exclusive. Here's hoping for another Anja @ welcome dinner next year.
Revisiting old photos, this GIF series is from back in the day when I posted on Wunderground, and they didn't take movies, but they would take GIFs.
Young healthy (unconcerned) grizzly feeding of dandelions on the side of the Haines Highway in the Yukon, on a windy summer day.
Sorry it's so jerky, it was a spur-of-the-moment opportunity from the cab of a semi.
I'm updating my inventory and therefore posting more than my normal amount in one day. But with multiple web pages, I would like one to have a more complete selection... and Flickr is it! So bear (not bare) with me. And forgive me if I post something that ends up being a duplicate - I'll clean it up after they're posted.
Thanks as always for the visits. :)
When I worked at Dunford Bridge in the mid 70s work was starting on building a new reservoir. I've never been to see it so last week had a run up there for a wander round.
Photo Ref No 20250808_150915
When is there ever enough photos of these darling little colourful warblers? Never, in my humble opinion! So here is a bunch of them.
© Copyright Nandakumar Gowraraju.
Sun cries when it misses Earth,
and that's when it rains...
My dear Earth, this Sun misses you ...
and it's all day raining in my world.
When Jill came back downstairs all dolled up for her tea party guests, she could not believe what she saw. Her messy kitchen had been tidied and her table was set. The girls were hiding in the broom closet.
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This is the dress and shoes Jill was wearing when I found her at the doll show. They are original Vogue fashions. I added the choker and undergarments. They fit great and seem to have been made for her. I got the undergarments in my Vintage Barbie lot with her polka dot bathrobe and black leotard. She is such a little vintage cutie. She only has 1 heart earring. I have not dealt with that, yet. I am a bit afraid of removing the one she has for fear of cracking her hard plastic head.
There is hope, when connected to the Holy Spirit, the power of God, and being available as a conduit for the power to flow to others.
Everest Basecamp – mount everest, who does not know this mountain. The highest mountain in the world with a height of 8.848 meters (29,028 ft). who always wanted conguered mountain climbers climbers reliable. This mountain is deadly for novice climbers, so for those of you who are still a beginner, do not try to try to conguered this mountain. not necessarily because of his conguered climbers can reliably especially novice climbers.
The following is the Everest base camp
At Everest Base Camp, climbers will Often spend 4-8 weeks, acclimatizing to the altitude. During that time, the “Icefall Doctors” will set up ropes and ladders in the notoriously unstable Khumbu Icefall. Seracs, crevasses and shifting blocks of ice of make the icefall one of the most dangerous sections of the route. Many climbers and Sherpas have been killed in this section. To reduce the risk, climbers will usually begin Reviews their ascent well before sunrise when the freezing Temperatures glue ice blocks in place.Camp I
Above the icefall is Camp I at 6.065 m (19,900 ft) Camp 1 is mostly a temporary camp with most climbers just spending one night at this camp.Camp II
Base Camp II, Advanced Base Camp (ABC) is established at 6,400 m (21,300 ft). The Western Cwm is a are relatively flat, Gently rising glacial valley, marked by huge lateral crevasses in the center roomates Prevent direct access to the Upper Reaches of the Cwm. Climbers are forced to cross on the far right near the base of Nuptse to a small passageway known as the “Nuptse corner”. The Western Cwm as the topography of the area geneally cuts off wind from the climbing route. The high altitude and a clear, windless day can the make the Western Cwm unbearably hot for climbers.Camp III
From ABC, climbers ascend the Lhotse face on set of ropes up to Camp III, on small ledges situated at Approximately 7,200 m to 7,400 m. From there, it is another 500 meters to Camp IV on the South Col at 7.920 m (26,000 ft). From Camp III to Camp IV, mountaineers are faced with two additional obstacles: The “Geneva Spur” and the “Yellow Band”. The Geneva Spur is an anvil shaped rib of black rock named by a 1952 Swiss expedition. Fixed ropes help climbers in scrambling over this snow covered rock band. The Yellow Band is a section of sedimentary sandstone. The route from the base of the Lhotse face to the Summit is almost always completely fixed with static line.Camp IV
On the South Col, climbers are very close to 8,000 m and can only spend limited time at those altitudes even with supplemental oxygen. Climbers typically only have a maximum of two or three days they can tolerate at this altitude for making peak bids. Clear weather and low winds are important factors when Deciding on a summit attempt. If weather does not cooperate within Reviews These short few days, climbers are forced to move down, many all the way back down to Base Camp.
From Camp IV, mountaineers Reviews their summit push will start from 8 pm to 2 am with the hope of reaching the summit (still another 1,000 meters above) within 10 to 12 hours. Climbers will first reach “The Balcony” at 8,400 m (27,700 ft), a small platform where they can rest and gaze at peaks to the south and east in the early dawn light. Continuing up the ridge, climbers are then faced with a series of impressive rock steps the which usually forces them to the east into waist deep snow, a large amount of sudden grave hazard. At 8,750 m (28,700 ft), a small table-sized arena of ice and snow marks the South Summit.
From the South Peak, mountaineers go after the knife-edge along the Southeast Ridge the which is known as the “Cornice traverse” where snow griping to irregular rock. This is the most bare part of the climb as a misstep to the left would send one 2,400 m (8,000 ft) down the southwest face while to the immediate right is the 3,050 m (10,000 ft) Kangshung face. At the end of this traverse is an imposing 12 m (40 ft) rock wall called the “Hillary Step” at 8.760 m (28.750 ft).
Tenzing and Hillary were the first mountaineers to rise this step and they did it with prehistoric ice climbing equipment and without fixed ropes. Now, climbers will ascend this step using fixed ropes Previously set up by Sherpas. Once above the step, it is a comparatively easy climb to the top on fairly angled snow slopes – though the exposure on the ridge is extreme especially while traversing very large cornices of snow. After the Hillary Step, climbers must traverse Also a very loose and rocky section that has a very large entanglement of fixed ropes that can be troublesome in bad weather. Climbers will typically spend less than a half-hour on “top of the world” as they Realize the need to descend to Camp IV before darkness sets in, afternoon weather Becomes a serious problem, or supplemental oxygen tanks run out.
That Everest base camp you will visit when you are mountain climbing Everest. if you are big enough guts, you should climb this mountain. but if you are in doubt it is better not try to climb this mountain.
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discovered Chen Chen while reading random poetry on my phone while in line at the grocery - later that day, found him on the shelf at the library while looking for someone else - 4 out of 5 stars
when friday the cat and domo have a disagreement, it is best if someone steps in and separates them for a little while.
The stars are a ladder
Straight up to the sky,
For naked limbs climbing
That once could fly.
The silver-lined clouds
meet cold fingertips,
As she hauls herself up
with their fluffy white grips.
The sky is not quite
So far as it seems,
When eyes are closed
And Icarus dreams.
When I was a child I remember being fascinated by coins, specifically the bicentennial quarters, half dollars, and silver dollars of the American currency. My grandfather was a serious coin and stamp collector, but for me I just dabbled in it.
When the State Quarter collections were released I collected them, anxiously waiting for the new State to be released. When those wrapped up, they began a National Parks Quarter collection which are great especially because I have been to many of them.
Next year the final quarter is set to be released, and I am going to try and make a custom display of the quarters as one of my winter build projects, mixing wood and colored glass. Here's hoping for a creative display!
Theme: Dream A Little Dream
Year Twelve Of My 365 Project
When a car is worth millions of dollars, you don't simply write it off when it's damaged – you have it painstakingly repaired. But when that car's worth tens of millions, there's hardly any expense to be spared in its restoration. So after a rare Ferrari 250 GTO crashed a couple of years ago during a special event, its owner (presumably at the behest of his insurance company) sent the damaged specimen back to the factory for a full restoration to its original condition.
The Ferrari in question, GTO No. 3445, is owned by American collector Christopher Cox, who was driving it during a special tour in France organized for the legendary sports racer's 50th anniversary when he collided with another car – fortunately not another one of the GTOs on the road – inflicting significant damage on the highly coveted collector's item.
That was two-and-a-half years ago, and shortly after the accident, Cox entrusted it to the Ferrari Classiche division, which is responsible for restoring classic Prancing Horses and certifying their authenticity. Now the repairs and restoration are complete, right down to the Swedish blue and yellow livery it was originally give in April 1963 by Ulf Norinder and the number 112 he gave it for the 1964 Targa Florio.
Spending over two years restoring a single automobile may seem like overkill to most, but considering the $52 million said to have been paid the last time a GTO traded hands, and the $30 million spent on the one before that, suddenly two years doesn't seem like that long after all.
Press Release:
Lady in Blue
A stunning 250 GTO is restored by the Classiche department
Maranello, 28 November 2014 – One of the stars of the tracks of the 1960s was a Ferrari 250 GTO which has just emerged from a two-year-plus renovation at the Ferrari Classiche department, ready to return to its owner in America. During its stay in Maranello, the car was restored to the original engine and bodywork configuration in which it was delivered to Bologna-based publisher Luciano Conti in 1962. The latter also drove it in its maiden race, the Bologna-Passo della Raticosa.
The Volpi era. In June 1962, however, Chassis no. 3445 was sold to Count Giovanni Volpi di Misurata, a passionate racing driver, who competed under the S.S.S. Repubblica di Venezia insignia. During this particular stage of its career, the car also won the Trophée d'Auvergne with Carlo Maria Abate at its wheel.
A change of livery. In April 1963, the 250 GTO was purchased by Swede Ulf Norinder who, to comply with the racing regulations of the day, changed its livery from the original red to blue and yellow colours of Sweden. Mr Norinder then drove it to victory in the Vastkustloppet in his home nation. The car also finished second twice in the Targa Florio (with Bordeu and Scarlatti in 1963, and 1964 with Norinder and Pico Troiberg, the latter time as no. 112 which it still bears today). It subsequently changed hands several times before being sent to the Classiche department in 2012 to be restored to its original splendour. That process now complete, the 250 GTO once again sports the Swedish colours and is back with its owner.
[Text from Autoblog.com]
www.autoblog.com/2014/12/03/ferrari-250-gto-3445-classich...
This Lego miniland-scale Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta s/n 3445GT (1962 - Scaglietti), has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 89th Build Challenge, - "Over a Million, Under a Thousand", - a challenge to build vehicles valued over one million (US) dollars, or under one thousand (US) dollars.
This particular Ferrari 250 GTO (s/n 3445GT) in blue with a yellow stripe was used as the muse for the Lego model #40192 released in conjunction with petroleum producer Shell.