Hidden Staircase

At Xunantunich, Belize. Taken 12.25.14.

Xunantunich

A Mayan ruin near the Belizean-Guatemalan border. The name means 'Stone Woman.' Taken 12.25.14.

Christmas?

In a rather strange turn of events, this was my view on Christmas Eve. Where's the snow? Nowhere to be found in Hopkins, Belize. Taken 12.24.14.

KWVR

Black Five No 45305 comes out of a tunnel on the KWVR, approaching Haworth station. Taken 12.6.14.

Cyclists

Cyclists speed off the top of Longridge Fell. Taken 12.3.14.

Sunny Valley

Looking of the top of Longridge Fell, with the Suncatcher carving in the foreground. Taken 12.3.14.

Snowy Pendle

A snow-covered Pendle Hill in Lancashire. Taken 12.12.14.

Steam

Double headers make so much steam! These two can usually be seen in the north on the East Lancashire Railway or pulling main line expresses like The Jacobite or The Cumbrian Mountain Express. Taken 12.11.14.

Cathedrals

The real reason I was hanging around Oxford Station- a pair of Black Fives hauling the Cathedrals Express. No. 45407 The Lancashire Fusilier and No. 44871 are both owned by Ian Riley of Riley and Son Ltd in Bury, which is responsible for most of the overhaul work on preserved steam engines. He also owns a third Black Five and a Merchant Navy class, neither of which are currently operational. Taken 12.11.14.

Oxford Diesel

A First Great Western Class 180 leaving Oxford station bound for London Paddington. Diesels aren't nearly as interesting as steam locos... Taken 12.11.14.

Station

'Black Five' No. 45305 with a Santa Special at Haworth Station in the rain. Taken 12.06.14.

Black Five

One of the preserved LMS 'Black Five' mixed-traffic locos, No. 45305, pulling a Santa Special on the KWVR. Taken 12.06.14.

Mill Chimney

The chimney of the Ebor Mill in Haworth, West Yorkshire. Apparently there was a massive fire here in 2010, and most of the mill had to be demolished. Taken 12.06.14.

No. 43924

A Fowler 4F 0-6-0 loco, No. 43924, and a Class 37 diesel in the yard if Haworth, West Yorkshire, on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. You can just see the No 5820, a 2-8-0 built in Lima, Ohio, peeking out of the shed. Taken 12.06.14.

Mist

Misty Lancashire, from Beacon Fell. Taken 12.3.14.

Pond

On Beacon Fell, looking toward Blackpool. Taken 12.3.14.

Summit

From the summit of Beacon Fell. Taken 12.3.14.

Sunlit Conifers

Near the top of Beacon Fell, Lancashire. It's on the edge of the Forest of Bowland. Taken 12.3.14.

Suncatcher

On top of Longridge Fell, Lancashire. You can make out a couple of the mountains in the Yorkshire Dales on the horizon. Taken 12.3.14.

Lane

The lighting was also fairly dramatic. Shedden Clough, Burnley, Lancashire. Taken 11.30.14.

Hushings

The rhododendrons make a surreal contrast with the native plants. The strange hummocks are left over from 'hushing' for limestone. You can also just see Pendle Hill over the treeline. Shedden Clough, Burnley, Lancashire. Taken 11.30.14.

Fairyland

There must have been an estate nearby Shedden Clough at one point, because there were tons of Rhododendrons everywhere. Taken 11.30.14.

Skeletal Trees

Shedden Clough, Burnley, Lancashire. Taken 11.30.14.

Dew

Dew droplets on a funny plant at Shedden Clough, Burnley, Lancashire. Taken 11.30.14.

Shedden Clough

An area near Burnley, Lancashire that used to be an area for mining limestone. Taken 11.30.14.

Sunbathing

A sleepy Dora. Taken 8.26.14.

Macho

One of our resident barn cats, known as Cowboy. Taken 8.9.14.

Kittens!

So we adopted three new cats this summer, which means the whole house is generally in an uproar now. Dora is on the left, and Maeve is on the left (the third is called Hazel). Taken 8.3.14.

Boomer

Life is insane and busy, so I think what's going to happen is that I'll just update whenever I have new photos, meaning in all likelihood that this will continue to be sporadic.

This is left over from July. This pretty guy's name is Boomer, and he's an ex-racehorse. His racing name was Point of Impact, if anybody feels inclined to look him up. Taken 7.13.14.

Neighbourly

Our neighbours' cat went through a period where she effectively adopted us. Something about bird feeders and people whose only job seems to be to pet her. This is Sheba! Taken 6.18.14.

Chapel

Guess who cleaned out her phone? The chapel near sunset. Taken 5.13.14.

Yummy Grass

Taken 7.13.14.

Profile

Profile shot! Taken 7.5.14.

Sunny Day

Sere! Taken 7.5.14.

Spotty

A caterpillar at Hidden Lake State Park. Taken 7.4.14.

Hidden Lake

The other lake at Hidden Lake State Park. Taken 7.4.14.

Slider

A turtle in one of the lakes at Hidden Lake State Park. Taken 7.4.14.

Light

Our giant Crepe Myrtle... Taken 7.3.14.

Obligatory

It's a thing. If you want to represent the arts in Minneapolis, you take a picture of this sculpture garden. Taken 5.31.14.

Another Lake

You wouldn't think it was in the middle of Minneapolis, would you? Taken 5.31.14.

Minnesota Mansion

At one point this was the biggest house in Minnesota. The guide sounded quite peeved about being surpassed! It was built by the railway tycoon James J Hill in 1891. Taken 5.31.14.

The Little Engine that Could?

The cutest loco in the whole place. St Louis Museum of Transportation. Taken 6.10.14.

Comparison

From the same spot as the Big Boy... very green? The King George V is a Great Western 'King' class loco, built in 1927. National Railway Museum in York. Taken 11.3.13.

Cab

The view from the cab-- much engine. Very wow. Taken 6.10.14.

Knobs

Inside the cab of a Big Boy. So many knobs! St Louis Museum of Transportation. Taken 6.10.14.

Lake

Being the land of 10,000 lakes, it's unsurprising that Minnesota has lakes even in heavily urban areas. This particular one is attached to the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Taken 5.31.14.

Rail Yard

Some of the engines were in need of some TLC... Taken 6.10.14.

UP 'Big Boy'

The largest successful steam engine ever, the Big Boys were built specifically to haul freight trains over the Wasatch Mountains from Cheyenne to California. They received their nickname, according to lore, from an anonymous worker who scrawled the moniker in chalk on the first one while it was still being built. Taken 6.10.14.

Turtle!

Unidentified turtle at a wildlife reserve in Florida. Taken ~3.20.14.

Wow...

So, it's been a while! While I have been snapping random photos periodically, that hasn't translated to actually updating anything. Last weekend, I ended up going to the Cities for a day. To further my procrastinating on studying for finals, I opted to put the photos on the computer, and maybe actually get back into the habit of posting. Gasp! Imagine my surprise when I found not just photos from the cities, but odd shots dating back to spring break. Guess I'll have fodder for a while! 

In case you were wondering, this is in fact from spring break. I guess I'll be playing catch-up. A crab! On Little St George Island, no less. Taken 3/20/14.