#hauled

End of Steam Survivor by Treflyn Lloyd-Roberts Via Flickr: LMS Black 5 45110 stands on shed at Toddington on its first foray since overhaul, visiting the Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Steam Railway for the 2026 Cotswold Festival of Steam. This locomotive hauled two legs of the "Fifteen Guinea Special", British Rail's last main line steam-hauled passenger train back in August 1968 and was photographed during a photo shoot arranged by 30742 Charters. Locomotive: London Midland Scottish Railway Stanier Class 5MT 4-6-0 45110. Location: Toddington yard, Gloucestershire.

Feb 2020 winter backpacking in the Catskills. 1st night independent, 2nd night with Christine! Not going to go too in-depth just b/c I don’t have the attention span. Trying to blow through some photos I want to get to. - Gotta steam the frozen soup dumps for longer than 10min. More like 17min with the cold temps and wind. That, or I have to get a higher wind shield. Didn’t realize how stupid-short it was compared to Christine’s... - Ramen always feeds the soul. Always. - Fudgie, salt-flecked brownies too. And fatty prosciutto. - Hot, sweet, deepass coffee gives me life. SO MUCH LIFE. Replaying that setting is a memory I’ll forever rewind on. Beautiful sunrise. Good company. Hot food. Perfect, perfect coffee. Being perfectly layered. So comfortable in the beautiful, wintry solitude. Surreal.

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A German Freidrichschafen FF33L seaplane aircraft being hauled ashore

Valentine’s 2020. Hoooomemade tacos al pastorrrr!!! First try. Overall successful. There were minor notes of interest, like reheating on the griddle, adding more fat to tortilla mix, delicate manner of roasting, etc. Will have to do another post with the recipe notes.

A very happy meal $5.50 signature brown sugar +pearl with cream mousse from Tiger Sugar. The boba that completely changed my white-washed asian self. And the indulgent ~$12 beef noodle soup from Yaso Tangbao that was made with their superb housemade chicken broth. (Originally Emily & I wanted to have Xifu’s nearby but they hadn’t reopened.)