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These steam cylinders could pack enough power to drive this 635,000 pound engine down the rails, pulling...

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Uploaded on Jan 26, 2012  |  Map

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The intricate control mechanisms for the power cylinders on this steam engine are beautiful. Compared to...

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Uploaded on Jan 26, 2012  |  Map

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My son's cat is... expressive.

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Uploaded on Dec 17, 2011

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This moon is just a few hours before eclipse, which means the earth-facing surface is just about as...

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Uploaded on Dec 10, 2011

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An abandoned outbuilding at an old cemetery decays in the weather, its door hanging open to reveal the rubbish within.

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Uploaded on Nov 27, 2011

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I took my recent third quarter moon shot, which was processed in black and white, and added a color...

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Uploaded on Nov 19, 2011

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It was pretty cold taking this shot at 4am. But when it turns out like this, getting out of a cozy bed...

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Uploaded on Nov 18, 2011

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Sheri is a daughter of the Prairie. She's one of my dearest friends.

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Uploaded on Nov 17, 2011

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I seem to find basketball hoops at abandoned farmsteads. It's one of those quirky coincidences. It feels...

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Uploaded on Nov 17, 2011

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I've lived in the same town in Central Illinois for my whole life. I've spent quite a bit of that life...

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Uploaded on Oct 24, 2011

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This lovely butterfly was flitting around the picnic area we were at, and it finally stopped to pose for...

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Uploaded on Sep 11, 2011

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I'm getting better at this astrophotography stuff. Every attempt teaches me something new about this...

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Uploaded on Aug 28, 2011

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This stream, one of hundreds in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, is typical of the area, with...

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Uploaded on Aug 23, 2011

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This unknown flower was in the process of opening up next to the river that runs through Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Its form is amazing to me.

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Uploaded on Aug 14, 2011  |  Map

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I love it when I catch a flower in the morning with the low sun backlighting it. It can make the blossom...

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Uploaded on Jul 15, 2011

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This leaf has fulfilled its purpose, at least as far as some insect is concerned. There was literally...

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Uploaded on Jul 12, 2011

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Lilies are some of my favorite flowers. They are very complex, large, and lavished with texture and...

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Uploaded on Jul 12, 2011

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This lovely lily opened in my mom's garden yesterday, and I caught a shot of it this morning while it...

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Uploaded on Jul 12, 2011

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