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mkwadee@diasp.eu
Khurram Wadee

Beware, this is going to be a long post...

My standard longer #bike ride is a 30 km round trip to #Starcross, which is #village on the west coast of the #ExeEstuary on the way to #Dawlish. The ride is motor-traffic-free for a goo 80% of the distance. It's also through a lot of #countryside and it's my intention to photograph some of the #trees through all the seasons. However, this set contains a little more for your edification.

Not all trees are alive. For example, this one is a hulk of what was once probably a magnificent specimen.
Dead tree

Most #FarmFields have been replanted after harvesting and even now, shoots are appearing. Meanwhile most #Trees still have their #Foliage.
Green shoots in a field

The #plants and #insects that feed off them are also a food source for these male and female #pheasants.
Pheasants feeding in a field

The village of #Starcross is small but it happens to have a #RailwayStation on the line from #LondonPaddington and #Penzance, though the #IntercityTrains don't usually stop there. This is the last part of the journey for me before I turn and head back homewards at the station itself.
Starcross and its train station

Here is an #IntercityTrain passing. It is run by #GWR or #GreatWesternRailways, which was a company in existence before nationalization and which came back after privatization.
Train passing the cyclepath

Starting to head back, you can get a good view of the other side of the #Estuary, where the #town of #Exmouth can be seen. There happens to be a nice ferry trip on which you can take your #bike between #Starcross and #Exmouth
Exmouth as seen from Starcross

The #ExeEstuary has a few #wrecks in it. I presume they are #NavigationHazards but I guess it would prove too expensive to clear the #waterway. Perhaps they provide a #habitat for #MarineLife. Here you can see #Birds (I can't tell whether they are #Cormorants of #Shags).
Birds perching on a shipwreck
Bird perching on a shipwreck

Next, we come to #PowderhamCastle, which is now a #NationalTrust property. It has a herd of #deer numbering in the hundreds.
Male deer sitting in a field
Male and female deer in a fileld
Dozens of deer in a field

The mild #autumn #Sun is seen shining through this #tree's #branches.
Tree with sunlight shining through it

More #trees in the grounds of #PowderhamCastle.
Trees in a field
Trees in a field
Trees in a field

At first glance, this may look like a dead #tree but you can see that parts of it still has #foliage.
Tree with dead and living parts

This #tree, on the other hand, looks completely dead.
Dead tree

This #Pheasant is eyeing the #photographer warily.
Pheasant in a field

This #cycle #bridge was installed not much longer than a decade ago. It makes traversing the #RailwayLine easy. I think there was a #footbridge before this but I'm not sure. A nice addition to #cycling #infrastructure.
Bridge over a main railway line

From the top of the #bridge, you can see the #barracks of the #RoyalMarines in #Lympstone. Technically, this #photograph is a #Selfie too.
Royal Marine Barracks

Getting closer to home now, here is the #M5 #Motorway which links #London to #Exeter. This #concrete #viaduct goes over the #Estuary, thankfully leaving much it intact.
M5 over the Exe Estuary

Some parts around the #Cyclepath form natural ponds.
Pond in a meadow

Any #journey of moderate length or longer often leaves one #reflecting. Here, you can let the scenery do it.
Trees reflecting in the canal
Panorama of trees reflecting in the Exeter canal

This #swan was preening on the #ExeterCanal (and so was its #reflection).
Preening swan and reflection

Lastly, this is the #bridge over the #RiverExe, which is a sign that my home is a mere 5 km away. A sight that is always welcome. The bridge is old but it a #cyclepath was constructed as an extension to it on the far side, which blends in very nicely with the existing #masonry.
Masonry arch bridge over the River Exe

#MyWork #MyPhoto #CCBYSA #DSLR #Nikon #D7000 #Autumn

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girlofthesea@diasporasocial.net
Girl Of The

#paris #france #photograph
OLD PARIS
For many years I’ve studied and researched ‘Old Paris’ and the time when much of it was torn down due to health and sanitation concerns, and rebuilt. Even corpses in cemeteries were dug up and moved. It's an incredible story!
I searched for years for what new place was at former locations, such as an old bakery on a street corner in old Paris - what was there in these modern times? I found many answers.
For one thing, it required a magnifying glass, and trying to read an address on an old photograph. I had to look up French words that I had no clue of what they meant. "Rue? What is Rue" From translating the words I learned that the old bakery on the corner also sold milk, eggs and flour. I was able to determine the address from a nearby street sign. Then, I looked up the same, but present address. The Internet photographs are in color - of course.

Rue St Honore. Paris 1858-78, Photographer. Charles Marville was hired by French government officials to photograph and document Old Paris before it was torn down. There were a few other photographer as well.

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varelsennormal@sysad.org
Martin N

Neue Umgebung - Herbststimmung

Ich bin gestresst! Diese Welt versucht mit allen Mitteln mich in das Heer der integrierten arbeitswilligen Konsumenten zu Zwingen.
Die Infrastruktur ist ja mittlerweile so ausgeklügelt das sie dir mit einem Knopfdruck alles wegnehmen können. :(
Mein Haus ist meine Burg? Schön wer sie verteidigen kann!

Nach vielen Wochen Plackerei habe ich mir heute trotz trübem Wetter mal wieder die Kamera geschnappt und war in der nahen Umgebung unterwegs.
Auf dem ersten Bild mein Haus von der Ferne (Dach) :)

#nature #today #mywork #myfoto #myphoto #naturen #idag #natur #heute #photograph #photograf #Herbst #trübe #Umgebung

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