Freight Train At Dusk

Black And White Photography, Don, Photography

“Freight train, freight train goin’ so fast
Please don’t tell what train I’m on
So they won’t know where I’ve gone”
– Peter, Paul, and Mary
Few things can conjure up romantic thoughts of wandering as a freight train passing by at dusk. This train of tank cars was out of Houston and heading southwest to parts unknown.

Monaldeschi Palace, Rome

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography
Monaldeschi Palace Door
Monaldeschi Palace Door

The Palace of Spain or Monaldeschi Palace in Rome is the headquarters of the Embassy of Spain.  It is the oldest embassy in world dating back to 1480.  It lies on the Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Square) in Rome, Italy.

The scale of the palace door is misleading, I estimate the height to be around 20ft (6m).

Cheers,

C. S.

After the Ballgame

Black And White Photography, Laurie, Mobile Photography, Photography

The pedestrian walkway was almost deserted after the Atlanta Braves – San Diego Padres ballgame 2 wks ago. How cool to walk from our hotel, over a 10 lane highway, and to the ball park. Easy Peasy!

The Red Cliffe Mine

Black And White Photography, James, Photography
Red Cliffe Mines

This ruined building is all that is left of the Red Cliffe Lead Mines at Grimwith in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It was a small concern, with 6 or 7 miners working together for a few years on the remote moors. Records show that the mines closed in the 1870s and provided little yield. It was an incredibly hard life and for most the pickings were slim.