#bluewater

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Sunday 10 March 2024

Here the new red foliage of Photinia × fraseri 'Red Robin' (Christmas berry) is creating a dramatic effect. This evergreen shrub or small tree will tolerate pruning and so can be planted to create a hedge and is ideal for an urban environment. Clusters of creamy-white flowers appear in spring if the plant is left unpruned.

Jill Raggett

[railwayhistorical]

Chicago Bound

Here's Amtrak number 365, the Blue Water, headed out of Kalamazoo; it's accelerating after its station stop there and will soon reach 110 MPH. This line is the former Michigan Central (New York Central) and now owned by Amtrak itself.

Four images by Richard Koenig; taken November 1st 2023.

[danieltheworld]

Between white and blue ….

[ghostacolytev2]

So secure in his isolation

[redwoodfogcatcher]

I miss home

[ivizzzzzzz]

[trinityslyle]

Bungalow home on clear turquoise blue water 🌞💙🏠🏝🌊

[moss00]

Paradise

[maximili]

Tanned all year round

[coastalwknd]

https://frenchfrysoc.com/blogs/the-edit/postcards-from-hawaii

[cutlassandcompass]

With the sailing season locally winding down, I cannot fully express how thrilled I am to have accepted a position crewing in the Hebrides next summer. More hours toward eventual Masters Papers? Yes, please. Weeks at sea without being tethered to, or even having access to, email? YES.

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Friday 6 May 2022

In a car park I saw this exotic looking Paeonia cultivar (tree peony) was flowering. These are long lived shrubs that need a sheltered and sunny position. I hope some other visitors to this shopping complex noticed these wonderful flowers.

Jill Raggett

[railwayhistorical]

Blue Water

Posting a few images from the Chicago area lately; this one is from Roosevelt Road of course. Given that I'm standing there relatively late in the PM, I would put my money on the Blue Water (two of the Michigan trains were turbos: this and the St. Clair, but the time does not seem correct for that).

The train set is the RTG, built in France for Amtrak. This was some of the first equipment the passenger corporation received after its birth in 1971. And I believe that is that a bridge for Taylor Street in the distance (no longer extant).

One image by Richard Koenig; taken October 9th 1977.

[waterislife8]

[aryburn-trains]

AT&SF locomotive, engine number 3774, engine type 4-8-4 Troop train, westbound; 11 cars. Photographed: east of Bluewater, N.M., June 27, 1942.

[pizza-liebe]

Just wow