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@vegypower.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 7:41 AM

#WeekMforMachinery
#AlphabetChallenge
#ImageAndVerse

Weep like the waterwheel, that green herbs may spring up from the courtyard of your soul.

- Rumi

#poetry #mysticpoetry
#waterwheel #herbs #rumi

The waterwheel in front of
Smile Herb Shop, #CollegePark #Maryland

@vegypower.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 6:53 AM

#WeekMforMachinery
#AlphabetChallenge
(not my photo)

@mickpic.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 3:55 AM

Late night entry for #AlphabetChallenge of #WeekMforMachinery #StunDay
"The 1st picture is by me from the grand road trip in 2021. 2nd photo is archive from the National Park Service showing the unique machines needed to create a first-of-its-kind building." -mick
#Photography #MickPic #WCK #ECK

The image shows a collage of overlapping photographs of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri.
• Monument: The Gateway Arch stands 630 feet tall as the world's tallest arch.
I had to piece together a full photo as I did not a wide-angle lens at that time.
• Design: Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen designed the stainless steel weighted catenary structure in 1947.
• Location: It sits inside Gateway Arch National Park along the Mississippi River in downtown St. Louis

The initial design for the Arch included the use of guy cables at about the 530-foot mark to provide stability. However, calculations showed that this would require either one 6-inch cable or two 3-inch cables for each leg. This would be quite expensive, especially since the cables couldn’t be reused effectively. Due to this cost and some additional issues related to the cables, the designers decided to use a stabilizing strut or truss instead at the 530-foot level.

When the Arch reached that height, the two creeper derricks worked together to lift and position a steel stabilizing truss that was 255 feet long. This truss connected the tops of the two legs and braced them against each other while additional sections were added to complete the Arch. The truss was similar to a bridge, fabricated in the shop using small wide-flange beams and tubular sections made from high-strength construction alloy steel. It was assembled on-site using 325 high-strength bolts and lifted into place as a single unit.

The truss measured 40 feet wide and 15 feet deep, weighing approximately 60 tons. It was connected to the Arch with a steel harness that fit around each leg, ensuring that the extra weight and wind forces would be transferred directly to the foundations. At each end of the truss, two 45-ton horizontal jacks were used at the points where the strut met the harness, applying pressure to secure the brace onto the legs.

After installing the stabilizing truss, 21 additional sections were added to each leg of the Arch. The next step was to place the final section to complete the structure. A jacking frame was used to apply pressure against the two legs, allowing this last section to be set into position. Once the Arch was complete, the stabilizing strut was lowered by the creeper derricks, which then began their descent down the legs, dismantling and lowering their tracks along the way. They also plugged and smoothed out the bolt holes in the stainless steel surface. NPS

@imyerhero.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 11:55 PM

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMachinery

It’s animatronic, does that count?

@dan-kulkosky-nyc.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 10:43 PM

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMachinery #ECK #EastCoastKin

#Photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky

#Canon #CanonAE-1 #Cameras #B&HPhoto

You just focus, and click.

An old Canon AE-1 without a lens in a display case. B&H Photo store, New York City. When this camera was new, the tag line for its commercials was "You just focus, and click."

@suzannevtw.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 10:38 PM

View from the #ChamplainValleyFair #Ride #LookUp #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMachinery #ECK #Photography #VT

An arm of a fair ride with little metal cages hanging off of a center metal bar against blue sky.

@jashleynixon.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 10:38 PM

Ski Lift
Calgary
Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekMforMachinery

@suzannevtw.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 10:29 PM

Partial view of a really tall machine! #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMachinery #AOFoto #Graffiti #ECK #Photography

A rusty machine connected to a rusty chain with a hook against blue sky.

@suzannevtw.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 10:25 PM

Retirement goal - learn to sew with this machine! #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMachinery #Antique #ECK

An old model of a Singer sewing machine open with the sewing machine ready to go. There is a wooden bowl of yarn on the left and a German smoker figurine on the right.

@r-cordeiro.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 9:39 PM

Driving along on my forklift today! #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMForMachinery

@rebeccam31.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 9:33 PM

For my final #WeekMForMachinery, here is an old, unidentified piece of equipment that is rusting at our family cabin. #AlphabetChallenge #photography #ECK

@mattcatt.com Oct 4, 2026, 9:14 PM

Last one for #WeekMforMachinery and it’s my Cargo Bike being used to play tunes at the Vales 5th Bitthday Celebrations. 📸 Mossley - Sep26 #Ebike #MobileDisco #Digital #DJ #Community #Events #AlphabetChallenge

ecargo bike with a picnic hamper on the back housing a party speaker, ipad and dj controller.

@owenthesignal.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 9:07 PM

Last one from me this week for the #AlphabetChallenge
#WeekMForMachinery
Hats off to this incredible machine, the British Rail HST, introduced in service 50 years ago today. #HST50 #RailBlue

3 of my photos from the early days on the ECML at Thirsk, and 1 from the last days, Dec 2019, at Kings Cross

HST 254007 in classic blue grey Intercity 125 livery with yellow lower front body and yellow cab roof, speeding through Thirsk

HST 254025 heads north through Thirsk, red tail lights on the rear power car. A photo taken by my mum with me standing just further down the platform taking a similar shot, a moment later. I need to put the 2 shots side by side sometime. Thanks Mum!

An HST runs through Thirsk on the middle through lines. The signal box is visible in the distance on the left. Looks like the RH track has had a recent dressing of ballast

HST 254029 in original livery at the buffer stops at Kings Cross on the farewell rail tour, with a crowd of enthusiasts on the platform. The HST stands next to an Azuma unit and a Grand Central unit in black and orange on the right

@riversaredamp.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 8:35 PM

Navy Pier, Chicago, July 2024 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMachinery

A large Ferris wheel towers against a clear blue sky, with a bird flying above. The image captures the structure's metallic framework and passenger compartments, emphasizing its height and design. Stairs are visible in the foreground.

@riversaredamp.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 8:30 PM

Backstage at the local candy store #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMachinery

An industrial kitchen setting featuring two copper cooking pots perched on metal bases. Above them, a mechanical arm, apparently for stirring, is attached to a metal frame. The background includes various metal and mechanical components.

@germinalmaths.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 7:34 PM

Market day, Ypres.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMachinery

@germinalmaths.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 7:29 PM

Lorry wheels.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMachinery

@germinalmaths.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 7:06 PM

Retro

(Some nostalgia for @sheena-mck.bsky.social)
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMachinery #Glasgow

@teaandtoast001.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 6:57 PM

Closing out the week with a little excitement.

#SignsOnSunday
#WeekMforMachinery
#AlphabetChallenge
#ClassicMono
#SkySunday

@maryan506.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 6:52 PM

#alphabetchallenge
#WeekMforMachinery

A row of life’s essential little machines 😉