Wednesday, October 2, 2019

An interesting job.....








Learn more about the Monterey Bay Aquarium  here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnM5iMGiKsZg-iOlIO2ZkdQ











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Benji

Thought you might like to see some video of Sir Benjamin!


Here he is being chased by Wilma: (this is how he gets his exercise)!



After that, it's time for cuddles:






He's  pretty spunky (sometimes)!





Louise decide to make a nest in his cage:


 


 






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Monday, September 30, 2019

Remember?













I sure do!
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Today's funny :o)









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Sunday's sunrise..







So pretty when the sunlight shines on the tops of the trees!











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Four of the girls sitting on a branch in the run.


Benji with one of the hens that doesn't attack him:


He's starting to come out of his cage for longer periods of time each day. 
Of course he ALWAYS has to keep an eye on Wilma and Louise! 
He's still NOT crowing though.......



Friday, September 27, 2019

Friday Night Steam

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We're off to New Zealand tonight! Sit back and enjoy a real beauty that was built in 1873!





New Zealand F class
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F Class steam locomotive NZR 248 "McCallum Mhor", 0-6-0T type. Godber Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library.[1]

Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderNeilson & Co. (12);
Dübs & Co. (21);
Vulcan Foundry (5);
Avonside Engine Co. (26);
Robert Stephenson and Company (12);
Yorkshire Engine Company (11);
Black, Hawthorn & Co (1)
Total produced88

Specifications
Configuration:​
 • Whyte0-6-0ST
Gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Driver dia.36 in (0.914 m)
Wheelbase10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Length23 ft 3 1⁄2 in (7.10 m)
Loco weight19.2 long tons (21.5 short tons; 19.5 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity0.95 long tons (1.06 short tons; 0.97 t)
Water cap350 imp gal (1,600 l; 420 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area
9.5 sq ft (0.88 m2)
Boiler pressure130 psi (0.90 MPa)
Heating surface486 sq ft (45.2 m2)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size10.5 in × 18 in (267 mm × 457 mm)

Performance figures
Tractive effort5,733 lbf (25.50 kN)

Career
NicknamesPeveril/Edie Ochiltree (13)
Meg Merrilies (180)
Rob Roy (111)
Ada (233)

McCallum Mhor (248)
Disposition15 preserved, remainder scrapped



More info can be found here:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NZR_F_class





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