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He must have passed this way home countless times, and yet he had no memory of this new change in scenery, no memory of the mirage now beckoning him.
What is canola?
The oilseed packed with healthy oil, protein and potential
In a few decades, canola has become one of the world’s most important oilseeds and one of Canada’s leading crops. Today canola is a true “made-in-Canada” success story and the foundation of a thriving, sustainable industry.
The canola plant
One of the most widely grown crops in Canada, canola plants produce beautiful small yellow flowers which develop into pods, resembling pea pods. Each pod contains tiny black seeds, made up of about 45% oil. Once harvested, canola seeds are crushed to release the oil contained within the seed.
Canola grown in Canada belongs to the Brassica napus B. rapa or B. juncea species which belong to a much larger mustard family (Brassicaceae). Cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower are also part of this same botanical family.
The history of canola seed in Canada
Historical records indicate that rapeseed was cultivated as early as 2000 B.C.E. in India and introduced into China and Japan around 35 B.C.E. Documented use or that of a close relative appears in the earliest writings of European and Asian civilizations. Rapeseed plants prefer to grow in relatively low temperatures, with less heat required for successful reproduction than other oilseed crops. Therefore, rapeseed was one of the very few oil sources that could be successfully grown in temperate climates. This led to rapeseed being grown in Europe as early as the 13th century. In later centuries, rapeseed was used for both cooking and lighting, as its oil produced a smokeless white flame. Rapeseed had a rather limited industrial acceptance until the development of steam power, when it was discovered that rapeseed oil would bind to water and steam washed metal surfaces better than any other lubricant. It was this special property that led to the introduction of rapeseed into Canada.
The need for Canadian rapeseed production arose from the critical shortage of rapeseed oil that was needed by Allied forces during World War II and were supplied by Canada to break the blockade of European and Asian sources in the early 1940s. The oil was urgently needed as a lubricant for the rapidly increasing number of marine engines in naval and merchant ships.
Photograph captured with a Pentax ME Super, SMC 50mm lens, using Ilford HP5 film, and printed on Ilford Multigrade paper.
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I got within centimetres of this beauty this evening with my 105mm macro. Probably the closest I have ever got to this species that I usually see sunning itself on the ground.
Shot this the other day between rain with my new canon 50D along with my 100 mm macro. I like how they work together. I think I will have many hours of enjoyment with this new camera!
Der Feldhase nahm diese wachsame Grundhaltung ein, als ich in seiner Nähe auftauchte. Sobald ich innerhalb seiner Fluchtdistanz war, rannte er wieder ein paar Meter weiter. Das Ganze wiederholte sich auf einer Länge von 1 Kilometer mehrmals.
The hare adopted this watchful stance when I appeared near him. As soon as I was within its flight distance, it ran a few meters further again. The whole thing was repeated several times over a distance of 1 kilometer.
Zeisss Ikon Vario-Talon 70-120mm f3.5 is highly regarded projector lens within bokeh fanatics circles. I see potential, even on this very "sombre" cloudy day. Yes bokeh have tendency to be from very painterly impressionistic to trioplan bubbly. Or just plain smooth. Usually it is recommended to be used inverted (as probably most projector lenses). Used in normal position, bokeh seems to be smoother, but contrast and sharpness at the centre are a pinch better.
But, at least exempla I have, it has more defaults than some other projector lenses I used over last couple of years. It glows, it is softer than I expected but that is not a big deal. Even if the rear lens is deeply in the lens body, it flares and looses contrast in the centre of the image with no apparent reason. A lot of post processing is needed to make useful images.
nice thing is: the zoom behaves as helicoid, so full range from infinity to very close is nicelly covered.
CCGS Edward Cornwallis MMSI 316020000 (now called Kopit Hopson 1752) leaving Halifax Harbour in the City of Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
IMO: 8320470
Name: CCGS Edward Cornwallis
Vessel Type - Generic: SAR - Medium Ice Breaker
Vessel Type - Detailed: Multi Purpose Offshore Vessel
Navigational Status: Active
MMSI: 316020000
Call Sign: CGJV
Flag: Canada [CA]
Gross Tonnage: 3728
Name Edward Cornwallis (1986–2021)
Kopit Hopson 1752 (202MMSI: 3160200001–present)
Operator Canadian Coast Guard
Port of registry Ottawa
Builder MIL-Davie Shipbuilding,Sorel
Yard number 450
Launched 24 February 1986
Commissioned 14 August 1986
In service 1986–present
Homeport CCG Base Dartmouth(Maritime Region)
Identification Call Sig CGJV
IMO number: 8320470
Class and type Martha L. Black-class light icebreaker and buoy tender
Tonnage 3,727.2 GT
1,503.0 NT
Displacement 4,662 long tons (4,737 t) full load
Length 83 m (272 ft 4 in)
Beam 16.2 m (53 ft 2 in)
Draught 5.75 m (18 ft 10 in)
Ice class CASPPR Arctic Class 2
Propulsion Diesel-electric AC – 3 Alco251F-16V
Speed 16 knots (30 km/h)
Range 6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at13.7 knots (25.4 km/h)
Endurance 120 days
Complement 25
Sensors and processing systems
1 × Racal Decca Bridgemaster navigational radar (I band)
Aircraft carried Originally 1 × MBB Bo 105 orBell 206L helicopter,currently 1 × Bell 429GlobalRanger or Bell 412EPI
Aviation facilities Flight deck and hangar
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A candid street photo. It was taken within some fantasy Fairyland. Once upon a time a beautiful princess lived in the Fairyland... A colofrully dressed woman in blue jeans and deep red or wine red high boots with a tablet in her hands takes photos in a fairy corner of a public park on a gloomy day of the autumn season. May the happiness be with her.
Within, without, open, closed, finite, infinite, light, dark, weight, weightlessness, temporal, eternal, solid, void, earthly, heavenly, simple yet complex.
Framlingham Castle Located in the Market town of Framlingham in Suffolk
Photo Taken from within the castle on the 14th July 2022 this photo shows the Poor house which was built around about 1729
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Daytona Lagoon Waterpark located in the City of Daytona Beach in Volusia County Florida U.S.A.
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“I thought I could describe a state; make a map of sorrow. Sorrow, however, turns out to be not a state but a process. It needs not a map but a history, and if I don't stop writing that history at some quite arbitrary point, there's no reason why I should ever stop. There is something new to be chronicled every day. Grief is like a long valley, a winding valley where any bend may reveal a totally new landscape.”
C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
Varying Aventra designs visible through door 15 at Litchurch Lane, C2C's 720 605 and 607 with WMR's 730001 in the background. Thanks extended to Ian and Alsthom for an interesting and informative tour of the site.
i wish i could fly...
Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) is one of the best-known gazelles. It is named after explorer Joseph Thomson and is sometimes referred to as a "tommie". It is considered by some to be a subspecies of the red-fronted gazelle and was formerly considered a member of the genus Gazella within the subgenus Eudorcas, before Eudorcas was elevated to genus status.Thomson's gazelles can be found in numbers exceeding 200,000 in Africa and are recognized as the most common type of gazelle in East Africa. The Thomson's gazelle can reach speeds of 80–90 km/h (50–55 mph). It is the fourth-fastest land animal, after the cheetah (its main predator), pronghorn, and springbok.
Smile On Saturday-Meadows and Fields
This beautiful meadow is within the boundaries of Taughannock State Park. A place we visit often.
The loneliness within is so deep because you can’t escape it.
You can distract yourself with people, flee from noise, keep busy, function.
But from yourself, there is no real refuge.
So you sit there with all the versions of yourself:
who you were,
who you wish you had been,
and who you might still become.
Within 20 minutes of sunlight left. A BNSF coal load from West Thunder Mine, WY battles the grade southbound into Sedalia, Colorado.
I captured this shot while walking through an old, historical building. Nobody seemed interested in the back yard, hence the lack of people. You can just see Erddig Hall in the background. I loved it. I feel the sepia added to mood.
A questionable patch job is in the lead position of CN L529 with a much more attractive GTW 5849 second as they work the XTL Transport facility in northern Etobicoke. The 4908 here was built originally for the Long Island Railroad and was mainly seen in passenger service throughout its time there. Since then it has been a leaser for both LLPX and more recently GMTX, where it wore the number 2284 until being sold to CN within the past month or so.
a spring preview...
growing lovely small daffodils in the warmth of my home... took this picture with the evergreen grass and buddlea in my garden as a background through my big back window
bought them in a little pot end of last week, not much of a bud showing even on top of the leaves...I was already having flowers in just a couple of days!
this particular bud was open in just a couple of hours today when also the sun was shining!
I bought the ones with soft orange hearts, yeah... gonna have to wait still quite a while for any real spring weather they said