This photo of the famous Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad #490 Hudson was taken at the B & O Museum in Baltimore back in 1989. The locomotive is an L-1 class 4-6-4 steamer. It was built by Alco, but not in the Schenectady shops. At the time of this writing, reports indicate that this marvelous machine has been indoors at the museum for a long time, thus preserving it for the future.
Photographs of many different subjects and associated notes and comments.
Sasha Contemplates Philosophy and the Meaning of Rabbits
In our last post Leon was the featured pooch. But today we have Sasha, Leon’s pal and associate. This is a typical Sasha pose, head resting on the sofa back and looking out the window. We have had many, many rabbits in the yard this year and I suspect that …
Real Photo of Real Dog Looking Regal
Unlike the two previous here and here this is a real photo of a real dog named Leon. I captured this picture a few days ago when he was looking especially dramatic and regal. There are several stories about Leon on this site, but one of the favorites is here …
Artificial Cats Looking at Artificial Flowers … What Could Go Wrong
The last post featured a cute little dog looking at a pumpkin, both of which were generated using artificial intelligence. In this case the two cats here are supposed to be a pair of Manx, but they seem to be a little generic. The descriptive phrase used was “Two Manx …
A Little Artificial Intelligence Goes A Long Way
People are talking a lot about AI (artificial intelligence) these days. To be blunt, it isn’t all that new. In fact, we have been using AI for quite some time to make certain tasks easier. What is new, however, are some apps and services that employ AI to generate images …