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Nature's Erotica & Flower Porn: Sexy Style Holds Back Stigma - IMRAN™
It was windy which made it difficult, but I noticed how the style and stigma on this flower in my driveway were perfectly aligned with a random branch in the bokeh background. Talk about the flower's sexy style and not caring about any stigma from publicly displaying its charms. Sorry, the botany and societal puns were hard to resist and seeded many ideas which could bloom into elaborate releases of words. Oops, I did it again. I have to stop.
Here is the reason. My workload has been very heavy, and in parallel I have been catching up on a lot of things I am passionate about, but often do not have time for. Reading self-improvement books, composing music, learning a new language, studying music theory, photography, 3D work, digital art, home improvements, and more, plus of course writing.
At the same time there is no possible way I could write a story on each photo I take of subjects like flowers in just one 15-minutes stroll. So, on photos like that I will have to use this or similar text rather than writing 3 separate posts about, let's say, three photos of the same flower taken from different angles and posted on different days.
I will of course try to mention why that particular photo made me want to post it. Bad puns, and double entendre, are sure to find their way into the story as you saw above. Enjoy the beauty of nature's erotica and flowers' porn in photos like these, made doubly naughty by whatever I manage to insert in between those petals, I mean, paras.
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Eastleigh Works in the 1970's as many of us remember it. By that time still dealing with class 33/73/74 and SR allocated shunters but the main workload was the SR EMU/DEMU fleet.
You are always working so hard—whether it’s actively working on notes for therapy appointments, working inwardly on holding your composure together, working to survive the ever-present, terrorizing physical reminders felt within your own body, working to battle the disturbing thoughts, or working to manage the terribly unpleasant symptoms of anxiety, depression and the unpredictable effects of trauma. Thank you for working so hard. Though you’re never really free of this tremendous workload it’s ok to take time to rest—resting is necessary for you and also your ability to continue on working.
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I took this self portrait back on October 27, 2021. It was one of the many days when I went with my family to the kid’s piano lessons and while waiting on the kids I sat in the passenger seat typing up therapy notes for one of 3 weekly therapy appointments the next day. Often I grow so weary of the work this requires of me, often giving up time with my family as I do the hard work of trying to engage in the process of healing and growth. I find that not only do I spend countless hours doing this type of work, I also spend most every moment of each day working so hard to survive the effects of enduring multiple traumatic experiences. This is incredibly exhausting work and necessary for healing and growth.
Interesting clouds and thunderstorms were brewing in northern California, so a Saturday afternoon drive from Sacramento to the Plumas National Forest was a welcome respite from a heavy workload in my day job lately, and a great excuse to take the camera to Sardine Lake for some comps. The tops of the Sierra Buttes were nearly obscured with clouds, but the sun and peaks would peak out occasionally in the ever changing weather conditions. A beautiful afternoon spent in mother nature!
John King was built in 1935 to tow cargo ships from Bristol City Docks to the mouth of the River Avon.
As trade to the Bristol docks declined and motor ships became less reliant on tugs, John King’s workload gradually disappeared. Eventually she was bought by Bristol Museums and fully restored to her former glory.
It is possible to take trips on this tug.
See www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/m-shed/whats-at/working-exhibits/ for details of the working exhibits at this Bristol Museum.
Been a while since I posted on here I know. Part-lazyness and partly due to overwhelming workloads.
Nothing like a quiet night on a hill to bring you back down to earth, or even take you off it :)
Taken on top of the hill at Uwchmynydd, just an hour or so after sunset so still plenty of sunlight int eh sky, a magical sight. (this is how i like sunsets :p)
ISO 6400, f/2.8, 15mm, 30sec, Nikon D700 with a Nikkor 12-24 f/2.8 lens.
SBB Cargo liveried Bombardier TRAXX Class 482, No.482 006 is pictured passing through Kestert (between Koblenz and Mainz) conveying a lengthy rake of tanks.
Fifty of these 84-tonne locomotives were built between 2002 and 2004 to aid the increase of SBB Cargo's workload into Germany and Austria.
After the RealRail Train Show in 2022 I really took the long way home from Bradenton back to Miami... intent on a run to the Port Tampa line to catch Y295. Unfortunately teardown took long enough to miss the street running initially (which I got only on video hours later), but the train's full workload would be on the lead to Rattlesnake Point. This spur which has served Chemical Formulators Inc and Cargill is on extremely borrowed time as CSX will be moving their shipments out of both of these spots as developers are getting their hands on this area. With CFI already moved out, Cargill only has weeks left which might warrant a quick run to the Port Tampa line one last time before all of this becomes luxury housing. Of course, the time where the grim reaper's knocking is interesting in that the gentrification already done to the area makes it rather safe to hang out at night, which is exactly what is happening on this February 2022 catch with CSXT 2010 (GP38-3) doing the honors.
Please comment/fave ONLY if you really can't resist ;) I will not be able to reciprocate much due to workload. Nonetheless I still want to thank u all for popping by :)
Good sunday yet again! the weeks just passed so fast.. its been 2 months since i was in Florence .. seems like it was yesterday :) Have a great weekend!
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The View of Florence Cathedral & Giott's Bell Tower From Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence, Italy
The Shot
3 exposure shots (+2..0..-2 EV) in RAW with tripod
Camera :: Canon 5D Mark II
Lens :: Canon EF 70-200mm F/2.8L USM
Photomatix
- Tonemapped generated HDR using detail enhancer option
Photoshop
- Added 2 layer mask effect of 'curves' for selective contrast
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'saturation' (reds) to desaturate any harsh lights
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'saturation' (yellows) to slightly tone down the cathedral
- Applied 'spot healing' to remove any lens stain on the sky
- Applied slight noise reduction
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Stumbled upon this bunch of 'projects' in Livinhac-le-Haut. Some pictures from years ago can be found of some of these cars in a better shape. It seems the workload has grown over the owner's head.
Hi everyone <3 Hope you are all well!
I have a new eye set coming out for the Blush event <3
This is likely to be the last eye set or close to last set because of university workload so I tried to make these xtra cute<3
They come separately per colour or there is a fatpack available for purchase with 40% savings.
Each comes with the Mesh eyes and Mesh eyes HUD, and an Omega applier to be used with your mesh head that is Omega Supported (like catwa!)
I hope you enjoy,
Eleri <33
[Hair - Analog Dog]
[Top - Tetra]
[Pants - Foi]
[Kicks - Crimen]
[Backpack - Aleutia]
[G - Belzebubble]
[Jewelry - E.Marie, AvaWay, Punch, Black Lotus, Mandala]
[Poses - Lyrium]
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So let me say hi to you all, too. I hope you're doing fine. I have been getting around to some of your streams a little bit as I'm pool monitoring, but wish my visits could be regular. I'm still slogging through my workload--it's a good thing I love what I do!
We're still in severe (Level 4) drought, with no relief in sight. There is a total ban on outdoor watering by homeowners (not businesses, at least not yet, though I'm hoping that will happen soon). I've been writing letters to the editor imploring our "leaders" to impose a total ban on new construction and to have public service announcements about wise use, but to date the word "moratorium" hasn't even entered the conversation about conservation.
Enough of my rant. I hope you like this silly photo of my pooch. Her tongue often is visible this way ever since she had her top front teeth removed.
Notice I have a new camera, the PowerShot S5 IS. I wasn't quite ready to get the XTi yet, not just because of the money but because I don't have the time to learn a dSLR and how to process RAW images. I'll be very pleased with this one in the meantime.
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Yes I’m still alive … just thought to shake some workload off! So here I am … how are you guys doing?... I’m sorry I won’t be able to stop by and see your amazing photography wonders! or whatever you have been up to lately !
Anyhow all the bad things I couldn’t even imagine in my wildest dreams before my finals are all happening … my laptop crashed and it took me 3 weeks to get it fixed…. freaking electricity problems… stuck up with presentations … my teachers were kind enough to delay mine ! Haven’t done any photography what so ever...this one is an old shot….
It's not very often three locomotives are used on Utah Railways Salt Lake City locals. I would guess the workload was extra heavy today. The Utah Railway RUT312 has been working the refinery on the east side of SLC North yard. I believe it's Marathon Petroleum. Today's power is 2002, 3001, and 2000.
We see (and hear) the Typhoons testing out of Warton frequently but this one kept coming back, see below, I had time to get the Nikon D3 out and fit the Tamron 150-600mm and this was hand held through the turn. Shot at 1,000 shutter priority still a crop at 600mm.There are followers of all that goes on so I found this:
On line tracking says: 14:31 - ZR523/QA422/MS019 "Tarnish 10" (Typhoon/QEAF) Depart R.07 Warton for 5th Flight/PFAT5, sortie working alongside G-OTST. In race track pattern routing from Hawes/Sedbergh to Garstang
On return Visual Approach R.07 for Low Overshoot at 16:05, downwind for 2x T&Gs at 16:07 & 16:10, downwind to land at 16:12
To expand the jargon: PFAT is a high workload flight and it’s demanding for a test pilot. It is the ultimate test drive.
Warton Aerodrome near Preston is the the headquarters and home to the BAE central assembly facility for the Eurofighter Typhoon,The division's major testing facilities and commercial offices are based there.
QEAF is the Qatar Emiri Air Force
As of October 2024 they had 24 Typhoons and 12 on order, this being one of the 12.
Tarnish 10 is the "tag" ID of the test pilot.
With a daily 18:00hrs on-duty time in Coteau, 536 job was an easy catch in the summer months and especially on weekends with usually an early departure from the yard.
Here, waiting for security approval before entering the huge CEZ plant at the far end of the appropriately-named CEZ Spur in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, the job cool his wheels on a humid summer evening. For the record, first car on the train was a loaded whisky tank, freshly pulled form Diageo distillery and bound for the nearby CSX interchange, then come the gondolas loaded with extracted zinc from Manitoba to be unloaded into the plant's storage area for processing. The lone empty CN boxcar will be moved by the CEZ workers into the loading dock and a forklift will eventually load it with purified zinc ingots. Finally, the bunch of tanks on the rear end will be spotted at ValleyTank, a local petrochemical distributor, located in Valleyfield wharf, just on the other side of the CEZ plant.
With the workload completed, the crew will be enough early to watch the sun set on the nearby Lac St-François on their way back to Coteau Yard.
Talk about getting' paid for this !
CN L53621-03
GTW 6226 4139
Milepost 2.7 CEZ Spur
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield,QC
July 3rd, 2022
I am sorry I've not been on Flickr these last few days. I have Ben struggling with workloads in readiness for a trip out to the states. Am heading out of the door in a moment and probably will not be online for a while. My aim includes a good deal of hiking and with that in mind here's one last picture from my most recent Scottish hike.
The view shows the last few hundred feet of the Forcan Ridge. A cracking climb it was too.
This vibrant image captures the dynamic energy of city life, with workers pushing a loaded cart through busy streets of Mumbai under the bright sun. The towering historical building with its domed architecture stands majestically in the background, contrasting with the blur of movement in the foreground. The scene highlights the hustle and bustle of daily life, showcasing the hardworking spirit of the city’s people as they navigate the urban landscape. The bright blue sky and the blurred motion add a sense of speed and urgency to the moment, making it a powerful representation of urban life in motion.
After switching ends and uncoupling from their southbound leader 425, LA&L's road crew spots a loaded centerbeam at Matthew & Fields lumber yard in Henrietta, NY on the former Lehigh Valley.
I made brief mention of this type of move in my Diamond Packaging post, and as described, this is the best example of how the crew executes their southbound spots for north facing switches. All three customers on the north end of the LA&L are north facing, presenting an extra maneuver required of the crew any time they have cars to spot for said industries. The customers are as follows: Genesee Reserve, Diamond Packaging, and of course Matthews & Fields. Before departing Genesee Junction southbound, the crew will split the power at some point during their switching work while building the train, bracketing the cars destined for any of the three customers mentioned above. Genesee Reserve tends to be the least worked of the three, so chances are when you see a centerbeam it's more often than not destined for M&F. If you see a box car or cars, they're most likely for Diamond. Of course, lumber can also show up in box cars so they're fair game for any of the three, but it's less common to see those at the lumber-oriented customers.
Specifically in the case of Matthews & Fields, there's even more which goes into the move. The connection to the old Lehigh is just south of a road crossing, forcing the crew to tie down their train slightly further north on a mile plus stretch of trackage between crossings. This same area is where the switch for Genesee Reserve is also located. They will then cut away and head south for the switch onto the Lehigh with just the engines on both ends of whatever freight is bound for M&F. There are three road crossings on the old Lehigh, with one over a major roadway hooked into a traffic light system to halt vehicle traffic. Having an engine on the south end versus riding a shove makes crossing that roadway slightly easier on these guys. The third crossing on the line doesn't actually see use anymore, leftover from the bygone days of how they used to serve M&F. The silo fixtures rising in the background behind the power are for a mill which used to be a customer. The mill track formerly crossed over the road and fed into Matthews from the south side, rather than the north as pictured here. Some years ago M&F decided to reconfigure their property and install their own dedicated switch on the north side of the lumber yard. Rail can still be seen right up to the road on both sides, showcasing where the track used to lead into Matthews. As one customer left the business, the other evolved. As a result, you don't see too many joint spurs anymore with multiple customers served by a single track. Although near Genesee Jct, R&S does just that with Metalico and 84 Lumber still (which makes it impossible to shoot 84 as a result).
Of note, the old Lehigh trackage was merely a branch line up in Rochester to serve customers, stemming off of their mainline south of here near Rush, NY. Today's trackage is truncated to just south of the switch into the mill here for headroom, and sits unused for the time being. Active remains of the LV are a bit scattered across the state, with others being used now by the likes of the Finger Lakes Railway to the east, and Depew, Lancaster & Western to the west. Other miscellaneous asides about M&F are merely anecdotal. Once in a blue moon if the road crew is running short on time due to a particular heavy workload in the early half of the day, they have been known to take cars for Matthews and even Diamond all the way south back to Lakeville, sticking them back on their next northbound train for later spotting. In such cases, splitting of the power is then not required, and as such I have witnessed them making the multi-mile shove to Matthews as a result, with the conductor riding the rear all the way there. I was told for a long time that there was some rule where they weren't allowed to shove across the.major roadway without an engine to protect, but clearly that's just not the case, and quite frankly an odd rule to have. While most of the time empty car pickups will come on the northbound trip, tying down their train just south of the Lehigh switch and going down light power, occasionally Matthews may not release their cars until later in the afternoon. If the crew feels they have sufficient time, they will tie their southbound train down in the same spot as if they were delivering a car, going out light power, then leaving the empty car or cars at the switch for the Lehigh, then returning to their train light power. The cars will then be added to their northbound train the next day they run. Matthews & Fields are a rather interesting customer in that regard, with the number of scenarios generated on how they're worked any given day. Each example of course prompted by its own unique circumstance, but stuff like this just goes to show that some industries aren't so cut and dry as they appear on the surface.
A final word on this place, I recall the first time I got a chance to shoot it, the crew had gone down light power to pick a couple empties. While standing in a similar spot, a man and woman had pulled into the lot at here and were walking around near the train. From my view, the man was seemingly drunk, and the woman with him was taking his picture in front of and near the train, obstructing my shot the entire time they were making the pickup. Funniest of all, they had the gall to give a strange look for trying to take photos when they were doing the exact same thing, and executing it far more poorly. They say you'll encounter weirdos in this hobby, but not all of them are necessarily railfans. Simply being next to the tracks is enough some days to bring the wackos out of hiding.
“Revealing Visit”
The long morning shadows of the rising sun spread across the freshly fallen snow that covered this farm site this week. A lone tree struggles to maintain relevance even as half of it has fallen prey to the ravages of time.
Downhill from the tree is an old deserted barn hugged by a silo and overshadowed by a century old windmill that last pumped water many decades ago but still spins aimlessly on windy days. The quietness of this early spring morning only accentuated the dearth of activity surrounding the barn that over the years has lost its windows, doors and dignity.
As the sun rose higher in the sky and more fully illuminated the scene, it revealed a story told of the past but leaves the future untouched.
Many of us who were raised on a farm but left it to develop our own lives can remember a particular visit back home when we first more fully realized we were observing marks in the sands of time that covered the productive years of our parents.
One of my clearest recollections of when I understood my dad’s active battles on the farm were nearly over was when he was in his late 60s. By this time he had reduced his workload to what he could handle by himself. His built-in labor force was long gone and so were the physical capabilities of what he could do.
He had gradually sold off the milk cows, feeder cattle, chickens and sheep. He still raised some pigs each year but not nearly as many as he once did.
There was a winding down of his pursuit of farm goals and a pulling of the drapes across his lifelong dreams. I realized his life’s work was nearing an end and now he was preparing for his remaining sunset years. Nothing again would grip his soul like farming had done for 40 years.
Looking back now when I am a decade older than he was then, I know now why my own adult son hugs me a little longer and a little tighter than he once did. For though the words might not be spoken, he too sees in me what I once saw in my father.
(Photographed near Stanchfield, MN)
This will be the last post of mine for a while. A shot taken at Elevden Forest Centre Parks on Friday 12 February 2016 at around 0800 on the way to pick up the car after a weeks break with the family.
A heavy workload at work for the next few weeks will significantly reduce the amount of time I will be able to record, edit and post images.
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Hey Flickr! It's been awhile...thanks to my school workload.
Good news though! I took this shot with my NEW camera! my parents got me a lovely early birthday present (didn't have to wait till Nov 24!). So this is the 1st shot I took with my new T3 it's a picture of my backyard in the morning.
Such a beautiful morning with crisp, fresh air and sparkling dew covering the grass.
Amanda
(september 16)
It's Boxing Day in Canada. Most Canadians probably could not tell you the origins of this holiday, but the best info online suggests it was an English tradition of giving alms to the poor and/or gifts to servants the day after Christmas. Presumably servants had to serve on Christmas Day itself. The next day was their day off, and they were often gifted with boxes... of what? Leftovers? I don't know. Anyway, Boxing Day is recognized in a number of Commonwealth countries, including my own.
In October, near Old Wives Lake, I found this old boxspring in the yard of an abandoned farmhouse. The only connection with Boxing Day is that it rhymes. Boxspring Day. Why not?
I'll get back to my usual nature & wildlife photos in a few days. In the meantime, as we roll through the holiday season, I have a few oddities I want to post. Does art have to be pretty? No. But it does have to be interesting, and it helps if a larger story is implied. I always wonder about the lives of people who lived in a place and then died or moved on. Were their lives joyful? Tragic? Did they have insights, or were they just worn down into numbness by their workload? Perhaps all of the above, and more...
Photographed at Old Wives Lake, near Mossbank, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2024 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
I am stuck inside, due to heavy workload and it also rained all morning, so what a joy when this little guy stopped to say hello right outside my window!
Night flights can be long and tiresome - especially over remote areas, where the workload is rather low. All the better if mother nature provides some inflight entertainment, like on our recent Swiss International Air Lines flight from San Francisco to Zurich.
Despite less than spectacular forecasts, the Green Lady put on quite a show and made time literally fly by.
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Canon EOS-R7
Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 @ 15mm
Canon Mount Adapter EF-EOS R 0.71x
Mount: Boeing 777-300ER
Handheld single exposure of 1s @ ISO3200, f/2
The Instow Skiff has moored itself on the Appledore side of the River Torridge, in a protest over working conditions.
It seems that Appledorians are a little better at wiping the sand off their boots before climbing aboard than the folks at Instow. I pointed out that there is more sand on the Instow side, so a few more grains on the planks are to be expected.
A compromise was soon reached however, with the Instowers agreeing to be more careful with the sand and the Appledorians agreeing to share their fabled boot-washing tips.
This was, of course, a copy-cat protest - only last week the Appledore Skiff beached itelf over on the Instow side in order to try and secure improvements to the usage rota. In that instance, Elders from both towns agreed that as soon as the financial situation improves a little, they would take a look at the rotas with a view to easing the workload of both boats and would also look into updating the age-old law that allows only one Skiff per harbour.
"Perhaps", they said, "it's time for a change..."
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NB. It should be obvious to everyone that this is all total nonsense. The Skiffs of both towns are happy to be used willy-nilly. They love their work and couldn't care less about a bit of sand under the gunnels. And anyway, why would a harbour need more than one Skiff?!
OR
A misty morning at Appledore, looking over the River Torridge towards Instow. The tide is on its way out and the sun is on its way in.
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Usual caveats etc.
* This photo does, of course, depict the Appledore Skiff. Poetic license has been liberally applied.
Today, May 25, is Ollie’s 14th homecoming anniversary. We met and adopted 7-week old Ollie from the rescue shelter, exactly one year to the day after we adopted Teddy there (we had to wait a day to bring Teddy home, he was old enough to require that he be neutered.) Ollie was, and still is, quite a character! He and Teddy were good buddies for the most part, especially since Teddy tolerated pesky Ollie’s antics. This photo from my archives (2004) brought back a lot of nice memories.
I’m disabling comments on this, until I’m able to catch up. My workload is heavy right now (this is always my busiest time of the year), and trying to keep up with everything else has kept me away from flickr longer than I expected (or wanted ;-) I’m looking forward to the upcoming weekend for a little free time… see you when I get there! lol :-)
"Work-acquired infectious diseases are among the risks all healthcare workers face; and bloodborne pathogens figure prominently among these. Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids is well documented among healthcare workers. Annual exposure prevalence rates range from 1,500 nurses employed on 40 units in 20 hospitals, poor organizational climate and high workloads were associated with 50% to 200% increases in the likelihood of needlestick injuries and near-misses among hospital nurses."
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3328993/
As nurses we work in an environment that will kill us. We understand that,. We use protection and procedures to reduce risk, and we come to work with the same mission as always. Usually to save or help some ungrateful son of a bitch who doesn't deserve our assistance. Some drug using wife beating ignorant pseudo criminal who views us and health care in general with suspicion and contempt. Some ignorant person to whom knowledge and education are evil and unnecessary. And to those who firmly think nurses are a sub-class of humanity and who would "report us to administration" and "have our jobs" because we don't offer them Demerol every hour for their little aches and pains. Never mind that many nurses including myself work more hours than we sleep, often in a great deal of unmedicated pain ourselves. But I digress.....
Tonight I discovered a fascinating fact. I was hoping to find the actual infection and death rate of health care workers among the statistics at the CDC. Instead I found this statement......
"Recent experiences with severe acute respiratory syndrome
and the US smallpox vaccination program have
demonstrated the vulnerability of healthcare workers to
occupationally acquired infectious diseases. However,
despite acknowledgment of risk, the occupational death
rate for healthcare workers is unknown. In contrast, the
death rate for other professions with occupational risk, such
as police officer or firefighter, has been well defined. With
available information from federal sources and calculating
the additional number of deaths from infection by using
data on prevalence and natural history, we estimate the
annual death rate for healthcare workers from occupational
events, including infection, is 17–57 per 1 million workers.
However, a much more accurate estimate of risk is
needed. Such information could inform future interventions,
as was seen with the introduction of safer needle products.
This information would also heighten public awareness of
this often minimized but essential aspect of patient care."
wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/7/pdfs/04-1038.pdf
I began my search for statistics this evening because I began my own personal nightmare today. I was exposed to most of the dread diseases and killer viruses that our profession has to offer. Not because I did anything stupid, but because others did. The only stupid thing I did was report to work believing that the risks were low, that the system would support me if there was an exposure, and that my personal protective equipment was sufficient.
"James... earn this. Earn it."
Captain John H. Miller, Saving Private Ryan
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I found this half-inch long orchard orbweaver spinning its web between leaves of some columbines. Note that this is the underside and that, if you look closely, you can see the "silk" being extruded from its spinneret. Sorry for the noise, but I had to shoot at ISO 800 to capture it.
Note: I had originally thought it was a Basilica orbweaver (Mecynogea lemniscata), but fortunately I posted it in BugGuide first, and BugGuide contributors John and Jane Balaban kindly made the correction.
Thank you for visiting. I'll do my best to return the favor today, but my ridiculous workload, though I'm making headway, is still calling me away from Flickr. This will be the case for at least another month or so. I think that's good.
See my shots on flickriver:
www.flickrriver.com/photos/mimbrava/
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It’s 2020, and yesterday was a day where I grew older by a year. As a matter of fact anniversaries to me are like a author’s commentary, a speech penned for everyone (or just vlogging out stuff)
Every year I’ve come to realize that I’ve been here longer than expected, surpassing half a decade on this platform like the one I have with my Steam account. Life’s been constantly busy for me as I’m doing uni right now, currently I’m doing psych as a major while also making friends around dorm and on campus, and it’s a new chapter of life for me.
Sometimes I hate it for the time being if I’d get to announce something on projects that happens but doesn’t, then there’s no point in it being emphasized a lot It’s giving expectations but not in due time which leads to disappointment. I feel like it’s a mistake in giving a release date.It’s frankly most about me doing reality checks often, so I fave and comment less and I don’t have much of the initiatives to post like I once used to before.
I’ve also moved on from the fact that Flickr’s dying and accepted the state that it’s been in for the past few years but then I’m probably one of those guys who’s still (consistently) trying to pump out content, which remains a disappointment—that’s just how I feel. So for those of you who still want to see my content per usual, I’ll try to make it here if I can, and I’m figuring out a way to get around Instagram as well, despite not being very active. I love this community for what it is and upholds, even if there’s barely new people coming in and more of the mainstays leaving.
For the time being to balance life, I’ve reduced the amount of projects in my workload, so it’ll just boil down to this (I know it’s contradictory about announcements which I said above):
Star Wars: Figuring out how to write the first issue
JM-Verse: Might have a chance to revive that, still toying with ideas
Flickr Fighters: Coming soon(?) still working out on that and some characters/stories
Paladin Ascending and other works previously announced: All related material have been inevitably delayed
And thank you all the birthday wishes, thanks all. With the Corona virus in effect, I hope everyone stays safe, and practicing good hygiene is the most important thing.
P.S. Self reminder that 2010 was 10 years ago. Let that sink in….
....
.....not so far from the ancient roman columns of San Lorenzo, in the heart of Milan (Italy)
you can find the artistic street art which represent all the history of this magic city through the main important characters and events...
the citizens of Milan love this place near Porta Ticinese, one of the most characteristic place of the city... they love its history...
this is the creative imagination, the magic hands describing the history....
...IN THIS PORTION OF THE GRAFFITI, YOU CAN SEE:
Giuseppe Verdi
was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, and developed a musical education with the help of a local patron. Verdi came to dominate the Italian opera scene after the era of Bellini, Donizetti, and Rossini, whose works significantly influenced him, becoming one of the pre-eminent opera composers in history.
In his early operas, Verdi demonstrated a sympathy with the Risorgimento movement which sought the unification of Italy. He also participated briefly as an elected politician. The chorus "Va, pensiero" from his early opera Nabucco (1842), and similar choruses in later operas, were much in the spirit of the unification movement, and the composer himself became esteemed as a representative of these ideals. An intensely private person, Verdi however did not seek to ingratiate himself with popular movements and as he became professionally successful was able to reduce his operatic workload and sought to establish himself as a landowner in his native region. He surprised the musical world by returning, after his success with the opera Aida (1871), with three late masterpieces: his Requiem (1874), and the operas Otello (1887) and Falstaff (1893).
His operas remain extremely popular, especially the three peaks of his 'middle period': Rigoletto, Il trovatore and La traviata, and the bicentenary of his birth in 2013 was widely celebrated in broadcasts and performances.
After completing his studies, he set his sights on Milan, where he was introduced to an amateur choral group, ‘Società Filarmonica’, which was led by Pietro Massini. He attended the Societa frequently. Later, he got an opportunity to function as rehearsal director and continuo player for an opera by Giaochino Rossini, which proved to be the turning point in his career. It was after this, that he wrote his first opera, which was titled ‘Rocester’.
From 1835 he lived in Milan where he died...
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A thank you to Jared Polin of FroKnowsPhoto.com for providing to the public, some of the first RAW files from the new Sony A7RIV, their 61MP mirrorless benchmark beast.
There is no support yet from 3rd party editors to handle its native ARW files. Thus, these are converted Adobe DNG raws. It's stated that the uncompressed ARW files are ~120 MB! These DNG files are only ~50 MB, therefore I can't determine if these are based off of compressed ARW files or native data was lost in translation. Regardless, it was still an opportunity to peruse this new flagship's output with our editor of choice. I also was curious to see if my current Windows PC could manage the sizable jump in workload.
YMMV of course, but it is safe to say, if you plan to buy an A7RIV, also plan to upgrade your computer and buy additional storage. ;-)
I processed the four shots with Capture One, seasoned to suit my taste. Hopefully you all will approve of my preferences. The shots that focus was nailed, were incredibly detailed. But some missed its mark. Dynamic range and noise seem quite excellent, albeit some other released SOOC JPEGs did show discernible noise by ISO 3200. Not encouraging. :-\
I thought I'd share these edited RAW outputs since there is so few on the internet.
I'm sure by Sept. shipping date, that all major editors will have native ARW support.
Named for the famous iron works at Tredegar, Wales, Tredegar Iron Works opened in 1837 and stood as Richmond's foremost business concern for more than a century. The city’s location next to a waterpower source, its proximity to working coalfields, and the development of the railroad industry in the 1830's and 1840's, made Richmond the iron and coal center of the South. Iron ore was brought to the city from western Virginia via the James River and Kanawha Canal, which ran past Tredegar.
The iron works' rise to prominence began in 1841, when Joseph R. Anderson first became associated with what then was a nearly bankrupt enterprise. In the middle of a period of severe depression in the American iron industry, Anderson brought Tredegar a measure of prosperity. By 1854, Anderson purchased the facility outright from its shareholders, and J. R. Anderson and Co. supplanted the Tredegar Iron Company to become one of the largest and best-equipped foundries in the nation. The facility manufactured a diverse array of products, including cannon and ordnance for the government, locomotives, and equipment for sugar mills.
The onset of the Civil War in 1861 meant a steady workload for Tredegar. The Confederate authorities selected Richmond as the capital of the Confederacy that year, in part because of Tredegar's irreplaceable value to the fledgling nation. Shortages of both raw material and skilled labor kept Anderson's operation from functioning at full capacity during the war years; nonetheless, Tredegar produced more than 1,000 cannons for the Confederacy. It also made armor plating for use on Confederate ironclad warships, including the famous CSS Virginia. Anderson's shops experimented with submarines, cannon designs, and countless other projects associated with the southern war effort.
Although Anderson survived the Civil War and the collapse of the Confederate government, the financial panic of 1873 and the increasing prevalence of steel over iron brought about the gradual demise of his 19th-century industrial complex. The iron works continued production until 1952, when a fire destroyed the majority of its buildings. Three antebellum buildings have been salvaged and restored: a small office building, a pattern shop, and the much larger cannon foundry that dates from 1861.
Some stabilization and restoration work on Tredegar occurred in the 1970's, and in 2000, the National Park Service developed Tredegar into its primary visitor center for the Richmond-area Civil War battlefields. In 2006, a private nonprofit museum opened in the cannon foundry, now called The American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar. The center tells the story of the Civil War from Union, Confederate, and African American perspectives.
Porsche 917-001
Chassis 001, assembled in early March 1969, was the first of the twenty-five 917s completed for homologation. This chassis was used for a multitude of events, though never raced. Its workload consisted of testing at the Nürburgring and display duty in places such as the Geneva Motor Show in 1969 or Frankfurt International Auto Show in 1970.
By October 1970, 917-001 was part of the Press Department of Porsche and painted in the now famous Salzburg paint scheme of the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans winner.
Porsche Rennsport Reunion V
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
The covid-19 pandemic could set back gains in gender equality, according to a report by UN Women. With more people around the world staying at home due to lockdowns and other restrictions, the need for household chores has increased, says the report. But analysis of data from 38 countries suggests that, while all people have increased their unpaid workloads, “women are still doing the lion’s share”. The report also found that women are taking on a greater intensity of care-related tasks compared to men. “Everything we worked for, that has taken 25 years, could be lost in a year,” UN Women deputy executive director Anita Bhatia.
La pandémie de covid-19 pourrait faire reculer les progrès en matière d'égalité des sexes , selon un rapport d'ONU Femmes. Avec plus de personnes dans le monde restant à la maison en raison de verrouillages et d'autres restrictions, le besoin de tâches ménagères a augmenté, indique le rapport. Mais l'analyse des données de 38 pays suggère que, bien que tous les gens aient augmenté leur charge de travail non rémunérée, «les femmes font toujours la part du lion». Le rapport a également révélé que les femmes assument une plus grande intensité de tâches liées aux soins que les hommes. «Tout ce pour quoi nous avons travaillé, qui a pris 25 ans, pourrait être perdu en un an», a déclaré la directrice exécutive adjointe d'ONU Femmes Anita Bhatia.
Health care unions launch TV ads aimed at the Ontario Hospital Association Three unions negotiating with the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) to resolve the ongoing hospital staffing crisis, job safety concerns and pandemic-related mental health supports, today launched a province-wide television advertising blitz to fix the mess and save hospital care in Ontario.
“Ontario hospitals must share responsibility for what is a mass exodus of hospital staff. Job vacancies have gone from 3,635 in 2015 to 8,855 in 2019 and to 16,685 in 2021 - an 88 per cent increase since 2019 alone and a 359 per cent increase since 2015,” said Michael Hurley, President of CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU/CUPE). “Staff leave because of undoable workloads, unsafe conditions, and low wages. The hospitals have the power to address these concerns, but they have steadfastly refused to do that. It’s time for the hospitals to seriously reconsider how they treat their employees.”
CUPE, SEIU Healthcare, and Unifor, representing 95,000 registered practical nurses, personal support workers, cleaners, administrative and others on the front-lines at hospitals across Ontario, have focused contract negotiations with the OHA on bargaining a better outcome for patients, staff, and care.
Stabilizing patient care and staffing by increasing the number of full-time jobs and to restrict the usage and high cost of agency and gig-work is a priority for the unions. And with an ongoing pandemic, the unions are demanding all hospitals adopt the precautionary principle approach to better protect staff and patients from COVID-19 variants.
“We’re fighting to save our hospitals and save our members from unsafe and unfair working conditions. Staff deserve better from the Ontario Hospital Association after two years of a crushing pandemic. Hospital services are at risk and the public need to be aware of what’s at stake. It’s time the OHA agree to a better outcome for the care we all need,” said Sharleen Stewart, President of SEIU Healthcare.
Surveys tell us that nearly one-third of registered practical nurses (RPNs) are considering leaving the profession. Poor working conditions are exacerbating the health human resource crisis and as hospitals hemorrhage staff, people will continue to wait longer for critical care.
Violence continues to be out of control within the walls of our hospitals. 86 per cent of hospital staff have experienced verbal harassment, 65 per cent have experienced physical assault, and 25 per cent have experienced sexual assault.
Mental and psychological support is also necessary after two traumatizing years of pandemic work. 93 per cent of staff report mental and physical exhaustion, 91 per cent report higher levels of stress, and 82 per cent report back pain as a result of their hospital work.
“Our hospital members are those that Ontarians turn to when we are most in need of care. t’s time they had a collective agreement that treats them with the respect they deserve and recognizes the vital role they play in hospitals. The OHA must start caring for hospital workers as much as those workers care for Ontarians”, said Katha Fortier, Assistant to the National President of Unifor.
CUPE and SEIU Healthcare will continue bargaining jointly with the OHA with mediation dates set in May. Unifor continues to bargain with many hospitals and have solidified bargaining dates with the OHA in June.
Follow the campaign with the hashtag #SaveHospitalCare Source: cupe.ca/health-care-unions-launch-tv-ads-aimed-ontario-ho...
Been away lately, uninspired - likely due to a crazy workload at the office. So I took to the archives, from not too long ago... Just another shot from my walkabout in Rockcliffe Park.
Lucerne, the city of lights.
This MOC building is a tribute to my favourite town in Switzerland I living next to. I was allowed to experience many things in my life in this beautiful city. It was always a dream for me to realize this project. So, here is the result.
Workload : 30 hours
Peaces : approx. 20'000
Material : 100% Lego
Weight : approx. 12 kg / 25,45 lb
Height : 70 cm / 2,29 feet
The Chapel Bridge with the Water Tower is the landmark of the city of Lucerne and one of the most important tourist attractions in Switzerland. First the water tower was built around 1300 and served as a watchtower, archive, treasury as well as a dungeon and torture chamber. The bridge was built in 1365 as a bridge between the new and old town. It is the second longest covered wooden bridge in europe with 202.90 meters.
Explored on 23.01.11
Went out with my gear for the first time yesterday in 2011. Disappointing weather, workload and a creative block held me back for the last few weeks. But last nights fog was not something to miss. I was driving for an hour before getting to this spot, almost missing the timing and light. A barbed fence again held me back from charging to the right spot, but I am reasonably happy with this shot.
Shot taken with Canon 5D II, 17-40 L @40mm, f/10, exposure-1/15 second, used a GND 1.2 HE.
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Been super MIA due to me being back at university and my workload being supeerrr high but I managed to make this gacha eye set for the epiphany and I think it's one of my favies :3
The three rares are some creepy cute 'blind' style eyes for halloween (or u know anytime if you're me) and the commons are the wearable natural shades ^o^
Epiphany open: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Epiphany/129/128/35
One more week of general shots, very busy workload comes first! A major milestone today and still unable to get my head round having done 300 days but in a second breath feel I've not got time to get all the shots i wanted to take in the 65 days we have left. :)
Trying some kind of photo essay, here are the result of a 1800 to 0200 shift on L536 job, based out of Coteau-du-Lac, QC on a stormy December Sunday.
Coteau terminal dispatch three job on a daily basis going either toward Valleyfield or to Cornwall,ON.
L536 is a daily roadswitcher assignment staffed by a crew of three with their main purpose was to satisfy the carload needs of the huge Glencore zinc treatment plant located in Salaberry de Valleyfield,QC at the end of a 2-plus mile long spur branching off the Valleyfield subdivision at Cecile, milepost 39.5.
Adding to the daily workload was five other customers to serve, all within the Valleyfield wharf area.
Having done the ground inspection on my assigned consist for the night, I am now sitting in the relative warm cab of GTW GP38-2 6226, waiting for the brakeman to show up and starting the brake test on the engines.
Next step after will be to bring out our two four-axels units from QO44, the designated shop track, onto the Valleyfield subdivision mainline then wait for our conductor to show up.
IC 9628 and CN 4802 are sitting in front of me, tie-upped by the crew of L538 earlier in the day in track QO41. I would have prefer taking that consist but mechanical forces should show up somewhere in the night in order to fix a non-functioning bell on the Death Star unit.
With the harsh wind forcing it's way inside every hole and crack of my assigned former Detroit, Toledo and Ironton standard cab Geep, the CN GP38-2W on the other consist would have been much more interesting to had in those inclement weather, having a double inside door configuration who's really helping leaving the cold outside along with a better cab heater.
But hey, I'm not the one who have to switch cars in the frozen night today, my ground years ended barely eight years ago when I got promoted, I cannot complaint about those holes and cracks, just put an another layer of clothing and pull that throttle, it would be fine.
CN L53621-04
Coteau-du-Lac,QC
December 4th, 2023