Your R System Images - August 2026

VanDyck · Tuesday at 4:41 PM

Buildings from the 19th Century Randall Square industrial park and mill district along the Moshasuck River in Providence, Rhode Island. Both have been repurposed for office space.

2 Charles Street. The Fletcher Manufacturing Co. built in 1869. It has brownstone trim, a mansard roof, and bracketed dormers. Narrow fabric including twines, yarns, wicks, and boot, shoe, and corset laces were manufactured there.

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1 Charles Street. The Stillman Brass Foundry, a small flatiron-style mill structure built in 1871.

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Who knew there as a small waterfall nestled in the trees along the river?

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VanDyck · Tuesday at 4:49 PM

The Rod Stewart of cardinals?

SwampGrizz · Tuesday at 5:18 PM

Walter,
Very well done! I love the colors, particularly of the bricks.

VanDyck · Tuesday at 10:05 PM

SwampGrizz said:
Very well done! I love the colors, particularly of the bricks.

Thank you, Dale!
It was a hazy day, so DxO Photolab Smart Lighting and Clear View filters helped to reveal more of the actual color .

VanDyck · Tuesday at 10:25 PM

PKM-UK said:
Dover Castle commands the Strait of Dover, a position of strategic importance throughout history.

Another stunning and enjoybable set of images to pique to the imagination and curiosity of my history-interested mind. It was fascinating to learn how this structure was adapted over time to meet contemporary challenges.

VanDyck · Tuesday at 10:30 PM

I really appreciated the crisp detail of the second shot.

JackC · Wednesday at 12:12 AM

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Double Crested cormorant enjoying lunch in the local storm water run-off pond. Our city does not stock these ponds so it is a goldfish or Prussian carp that people have released into the water. But it does give me something to shoot.

VanDyck · Wednesday at 1:38 PM

Somewhere along River Drive, a scenic, picturesque roadway running along the west shore of the Seekonk River in the Blackstone Park Conservation District on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island.

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VanDyck · Wednesday at 2:31 PM

My best guess, mottled ducks gazing at the Seekonk River. (Image crop)

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Time for a swim.

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Grumps · Wednesday at 10:46 PM

SwampGrizz said:
Walter,
Very well done! I love the colors, particularly of the bricks.

Focusing on bricks...

(Yup, some of them are blue. Quite possibly bricks with a ceramic facing.)

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Grumps · Wednesday at 11:05 PM

Omlette feet

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SwampGrizz · Wednesday at 11:09 PM

More colored bricks…green in this case, and most likely ceramic as well….

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VanDyck · Wednesday at 11:28 PM

Grumps said:
some of them are blue. Quite possibly bricks with a ceramic facing

The cobalt blue accents look sharp.

SwampGrizz said:
green in this case, and most likely ceramic as well

The greens also have a nice look against the lighter color bricks.

THXGEEK · Thursday at 1:41 AM

Wren, fresh out of the bird bath....

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I'm not sure what happened here... Either it was a crash landing, or if someone buzzed the tower without permission.

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The little dude on the feeder is probably thinking "WTFO" ??!?

PKM-UK · Thursday at 8:19 AM

Images from a brief mid-journey stop-off at Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, Wales. (Ongoing essential repair and conservation work is creating a slight case of over-scaffolding blight - though this is preferable to having bits of it fall on your head and will hopefully allow it to be enjoyed by future visitors).

(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PL E/ ViewPoint, Adobe LrC/ PS with Tony Kuyper Panels and Topaz Labs Studio. Compilations feature Karen - R7 and Phil - R5 II).

You can find out more about Tintern Abbey by clicking Here.

Phil and Karen

1. Tintern Abbey (Welsh: Abaty Tyndyrn) sits on the Welsh bank of the River Wye and was founded in 1131 by Walter de Clare, Lord of Chepstow. It was the first Cistercian foundation in Wales - and the second in Britain (after Waverley Abbey).

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2. Initially, a simple stone church and cloisters were built (of which little remains).

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3. In 1269 work on a new abbey church began and this grew into one of the masterpieces of British Gothic architecture. Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk, the then lord of Chepstow, was a generous benefactor in rebuilding the church.

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4. In 1536 Tintern surrendered during the first round of the dissolution of the monasteries * and the once majestic abbey began slowly to turn into a ruin. (* Between 1536 and 1541, King Henry VIII disbanded over 800 Catholic monasteries, abbeys, and friaries in England, Wales, and Ireland).

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5. Since 1984 the site has been managed by CADW, the Welsh Government's historic environment service, and is visited by 70,000 people each year (70,002 including us - Phil captured bottom right). (Currently, there's a 10% discount on admission prices due to the ongoing disruptions).

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6. As part of the celebrations to mark the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977, a fresh faced Phil Moore clambered up the muddy slopes of the River Wye at Tintern Abbey having successfully completed The 100-mile Canoe Test.

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(Sources: CADW, Wikipedia, Phil Moore).

SwampGrizz · Thursday at 12:45 PM

Excellent work as usual!!

Only RF · Thursday at 3:28 PM

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Only RF · Friday at 1:19 PM

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Only RF · Friday at 4:18 PM

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Dean Wilson · Friday at 7:21 PM

Thanks to Google Lens I was able to identify this as a juvenile Parasitic or Long-tailed Jaeger. I don't think I've heard of either. Taken with the old long lens...thus the soft focus and fringe. (I'm leaning towards a Parasitic Jaeger...What do you think?

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Grumps · Friday at 9:07 PM

Dean Wilson said:
Thanks to Google Lens I was able to identify this as a juvenile Parasitic or Long-tailed Jaeger. I don't think I've heard of either. Taken with the old long lens...thus the soft focus and fringe. (I'm leaning towards a Parasitic Jaeger...What do you think?

I had to looking up the name "jaeger". Then I find out it is what is termed as a "skua" this side of the big pond.

I'm getting little confused as to why someone would give the vernacular "parasitic" to a skua. They are all kleptoparasites

(Sorry, can't help in species ID. Gulls and skuas are not the easiest to differentiate when juveniles).

The great skua is also known as bonxie. (Great name IMO).

Grumps · Friday at 10:34 PM

One small step for a sparrow. One giant leap for sparrow-kind.

(Apologies if it is named a finch or bunting or some other local name)

VanDyck · 2026-08-22T00:25:35+0100

The Crook Point Bridge is a bascule-type steel railway drawbridge that once connected Providence’s Fox Point neighborhood to the City of East Providence across the Seekonk River. It was built in 1908 and abandoned in 1976. More information is available here

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In 2018, the RI Department of Transportation had plans to demolish the bridge in 2026-2027. The City of Providence offered to take ownership in 2019 and then again in 2025 to prevent further demolition. At this point, there are no further plans for demolition or redevelopment.

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The bridge can be seen from the Gano Park bike path.

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Only RF · 2026-08-22T15:30:09+0100

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Grumps · 2026-08-22T23:18:42+0100

Only RF said:
View attachment 48683

Is it me, or does that bird have an overgrown lower?

(viral infections of bird beaks can cause some unusual stuff. It makes feeding a little more difficult.)

Grumps · 2026-08-22T23:31:30+0100

Grumps said:
Focusing on bricks...

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Grumps · 2026-08-22T23:58:02+0100

Not scottie dogs.

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Only RF · 2026-08-22T23:58:25+0100

Grumps said:
Is it me, or does that bird have an overgrown lower?

(viral infections of bird beaks can cause some unusual stuff. It makes feeding a little more difficult.)

Interesting observation and I can see why you would see that. I think it is the outer shell of a seed positioned in the right orientation to make it look like that. The white piece of the seed itself is falling. I cropped the previous file quite a bit. I think you can make out the rounded edge of the seed where that white piece is hanging.

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