The Flickr Narrow Image Generatr

We went out for dinner at Señor TacoSeñor Taco
Knoxville, Tennessee
Friday, April 18th, 2025

Like / Follow / Subscribe:
www.aaroncampbell.me

After seeing the phosphate train in Mezzouna we headed to the other side of the town to a spot in the countryside. About an hour later a 50 minutes late 060-DS 655 appeared storming through the dry landscape with train 13/5/72 Metlaoui - Tunis Ville. This is the only passenger service on this line with the return working coming back in the evening. The 060-DS's are mostly used for freight services however they seem to now work this passenger service as far as Sfax, the current limit for their permissible working.

On the 15th May 1997, 'Dora' the 1939 Jung loco (8178) belonging to Bürmoos Torfwerk was observed on track lifting duties out on the peat fields. The firm had 3 Jung locos, but the Gmeinder locos were usually used on the peat trains..

“Old Bridge and Water” — An old and very dilapidated wooden bridge across the Valbona River, Albania.

This is one more (and perhaps the last) of my photographs from our brief foray into the Albanian Alps and the Valbona Valley during the summer of 2023. To recap, we were staying in Kosovo for several days, and one day our family member from Kosovo took us all on a trip into these remarkable mountains. I made the photograph on our return drive back to Kosovo.

We had stopped along a curve in the river when a small mosque stood on the other side of the river and was backed by the distant peaks far up the valley. We got out and walked around a bit, eventually venturing onto a bridge across the river. From that bridge we could look down on what I assumes a much older bridge, the one in this photograph. It looked like you probably still could cross it… but you probably would not want to try! The bridge fascinated me, but so did the perfectly clear mountain water flowing over the stones on the riverbed.

G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” (Heyday Books) is available directly from him.

, Town Centre, Frome, England, United Kingdom, UK
A view of Town Centre in Frome, England, showcasing the historic architecture and local businesses along a narrow, cobbled street. The image captures the charm of the town with its unique shops and traditional buildings.

otherwordly colors in slot canyon

C S R Co Ltd 19 at Statfold

Jackdaws are one of the most annoying nuisance birds, they cause small birds to disappear from the area and gardens are not safe when a flock of jackdaws appears in the garden.

IC 1795 - Fish Head Nebula
IC 1795, also known as the “Fish Head Nebula,” is a star-forming region in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia. The colors we see in the nebula were created by adopting the Hubble “SHO” palette to map the narrowband emissions from oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur atoms in blue, green, and red colors, respectively, and then blending the data with images of the region recorded through broadband (RGB) filters to give the stars their true colors. Not far in the sky from NGC 896, the famous Perseus Double Star Cluster. IC 1795 can be said to be part of IC 1805, the Heart Nebula, as part of a complex of star-forming regions that lie at the edge of a large molecular cloud in the constellations of Perseus and Cassiopeia. It is only 6,000 light-years away. Image processed in Pixinsight.

Data acquired from my backyard between November 28 and December 14, 2024.

Equipment:

Telescopes: Black Diamond 80ED · ZWO FF107
Cameras: ZWO ASI1600MM Pro · ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
Mounts: ZWO AM5N · iOptron GEM28
Filters: Antlia V-Pro LRGB 36mm · Antlia EDGE Ha-OIII-SII 4.5nm 36mm
Accessories: ZWO ASIAIR Plus · ZWO ASIAIR Pro · ZWO EAF · ZWO EFW 7 x 36mm · ZWO OAG-L
Guiding Cameras: ZWO ASI220MM Mini · ZWO ASI290MC

Data:
Ha: 176x300" -10C bin 1x1
SII: 81x300" -10C bin 1x1
OIII: 70x300" -10C bin 1x1
B: 48x180" -10C bin 1x1
G: 48x180" -10C bin 1x1
A: 49x180" -10C bin 1x1

Total integration time: 34.3 hours.

“A Trogir Street” — A person sits at outdoor tables along an empty street in Trogir, Croatia.

During the summer of 2023 we took a long (10-week) looping trip through parts of Europe. We concluded the trip with about a week and a half in Croatia. The first few days were spent in Dubrovnik, and then we moved on to the vicity of Trogir, not far from Split, where we joined a big group of extended family members. Being so close to historic Trogir, we spent a good amount of time there.

The old town of Trogir is picturesque enough that it is now very popular with tourists, for better or for worse. Much of the construction is of these very light colored stones — they are found in the buildings, the walls, and the streets and sidewalks. I photographed this scene while out on a little photo walk with my friend Franka M. Gabler who knows this area well.

G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” (Heyday Books) is available directly from him.

Built in 1966, the two older push-pull sets of TPC’s Aigle–Leysin rack railway are nearing their 60st birthday, with replacement due for 2028. They are regularly (but not daily) covering one complete diagram on the steep line up to the famous alpine resort, as here at the lowest of the four stations in the resort.

Taken in 2011.

An older couple has this stretch of Sea Street Beach to themselves -- in the middle of the week in the middle of September. In Dennisport, Massachusetts on Cape Cod.

Diana liest vor aus dem Lukas Evangelium: "Er verlangte ein Schreibtäfelchen und schrieb darauf: Johannes ist sein Name. Und alle staunten. Im gleichen Augenblick konnte er Mund und Zunge wieder gebrauchen und er redete und pries Gott. Und alle ihre Nachbarn gerieten in Furcht und man sprach von all diesen Dingen…"
Sie bemerken das Klopfen an der Tür gar nicht. Der Brunner Sepp steht in der Tür, lauscht und wundert sich sehr.
"Servus, Sepp! Komm rein!" sagt Yinka, als er ihn entdeckt. "Was gibt's?"
"Ähm, ähm, ihr wissts fei scho, Damenbesuch über Nacht ist ned erlaubt! Ähm…" der Sepp ist ganz verwirrt. "Ähm, ich dachte ihr seids Mohammedaner und betet zu Allah…"
"Hahaha," sagt Momo. "Darf ich vorstellen, das sind Shirley und Diana, zwei Schwestern von der Steffi. Und die bleiben auch nicht über Nacht da, die fahren dann nach Hause, wenn wir hier fertig sind."
"Wir lesen Tafsir," erklärt Abdi. "Das ist Interpretation vom Qur'an von Gelehrten."
"Klar, und wir beten zu Allah, genau wie du, Sepp." sagt Yinka. "Allah ist nämlich Arabisch für Gott. Gott ist der gleiche bei uns und bei euch. Das ist nur sprachlich ein Unterschied. Arabische Katholiken sagen auch Allah."
"Ach so?" wundert sich der Sepp. "Und Johannes?"
"Johannes heißt bei uns Yahya." sagt Shirley.
"Und wieso habt ihr so arabische Gewänder an?" fragt der Sepp. "Ich dachte echt, da hat der Momo jetzt seine arabischen Frauen mitgebracht!"
"Yo!" sagt Momo, "Zwei Frauen! Das wär cool."
"Nee", sagt Shirley, "wir tragen Hijab beim Qur'an lesen und beim Beten. Aus Respekt vor Allah."
"Ja, stimmt." sagt der Sepp. "Das war auch bei uns so. Meine Oma hat erzählt, früher mussten die Frauen in der Kirche ein Kopftuch aufziehen. Und wo ist Jafar?"
"In Duisburg!" rufen alle wie aus einem Mund.
Viel weiter kommen sie auch heute nicht, als der Sepp sich verabschiedet, ist es weit nach Mitternacht. Shirley und Diana sind müde und wollen aufbrechen.
"Dann sind wir also mit Qur'an und Tafsir gescheitert?" bemerkt Yinka.
"Sag nicht gescheitert." sagt Abdi. "Wir haben unglaublich viel dazugelernt. Sag: Alhamdulillah!"