..the ship’s calliope..
A calliope  is a musical instrument that produces sound by sending a gas, originally steam or more recently compressed air, through large whistles, originally locomotive whistles. (wiki)
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walnut street bridge
..the bridge that was in yesterday’s background..
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delta queen
..more stuff from our recent trip to chattanooga.. this is where we stayed, it’s a retired steam boat..
The Delta Queen is an American sternwheel steamboat that is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. Historically, she has been used for cruising the major rivers that constitute the drainage of the Mississippi River, particularly in the American South. As of June 2009, she is docked in Chattanooga, Tennessee and has been converted into a hotel. It is possible that she will come back on the rivers.
The Delta Queen is 285 feet long (86.9 m), 58 feet (17.7m) wide, and draws 11.5 feet (3.5m). She weighs 1,650 tons (1,676 metric tons), with a capacity of 176 passengers. Her cross-compounded steam engines generate 2,000 indicated horsepower (1,500 kW), powering a stern-mounted paddlewheel.(wiki)
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deck
..view from the deck..
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chasm
..one of those tours where tripods are permitted, this one was a cave roof shot while our guide was explaining something..
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hernando de soto bridge
The bridge is a through arch bridge carrying Interstate 40 across the Mississippi River between West Memphis, Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee. Memphians also call the bridge the “New Bridge”, as it is newer than the Memphis & Arkansas Bridge (carrying Interstate 55) downstream.
The bridge is named for 16th century Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto who explored this stretch of the Mississippi River, and died south of Memphis. His body was believed to have been buried in the Mississippi River after his death (although, according to legend, his body lay at the bottom of Lake Chicot in Arkansas, an oxbow lake of the Mississippi River about 130 miles south of Memphis.) (wiki)
..chattanooga, as viewed from lookout mountain..
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525
..525 West Monroe, Â spotted while walking towards the bus stop..
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big bang
..start the new year with a bang, just keep those fingers intact..
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rocket center
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..just some graffiti found on an alley around the north shore area..
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trickle
..a colored version of this..
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metro office
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..tail end of a rocket on display..
..something colorful to counter the gloomy weather..
..this is the best “snowman” i’ve seen so far.. happy holidays y’all!
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the eye
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balls
..christmas ornaments in union station..
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class picture
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..another view of this one..
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metra
..a metra train that was taking us to downtown chicago..
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..the view from the top of one of the franklin mountains..
..we chanced upon this baby bird flitting from branch to branch while we were taking a walk.. i happened to have my nifty 500 with me so i snapped away, this was what i ended with..
..and yes, i carry around a heavy camera with me when i walk.. it’s like walking with free weights.. 😉
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light relay
..signal towers on Ranger Peak..
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A yin yang
..i saw what could be an architectural yin yang while walking along State street..
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elvis
..it was raining pretty bad when we were driving home from memphis, but despite that, we still decided to pass by tupelo, ms.. apparently, this was where elvis was born.. 🙂
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urbanslice
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..looks like the moleman’s been to chicago..
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tram view
..another view from up the tram..
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wyler
..the opposite view..
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rivercenter
..pretty snazzy for a mall..
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downtown atlanta
..woke up a bit early to get this scene..
..supersize me..
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onwards memphis
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..just a curvy, blue wall..
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dome reflected
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navarro street
..another one of them view from the river shots..
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layered
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crockett st
..walking around The Alamo..
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ascending
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hand in hand
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