they'll have feathered one engine to drop the fuel consumption and extend range. It's normal practice for search and rescue operations on 4 engine aircraft
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Photo of the Day | September 2025
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True, but for this one it is understandable. First off, due to the free roaming alligator population, dogs or any pets smaller than a horse are not allowed. And then there are the larger mammals, such as bobcats, that typically hunt during the night and let us have the occasional photo during daylight. Plus, this particular park, public access for hiking, jogging, horseback riding, non-electric biking (no motorized vehicles), birding, and photography along it's 20 miles of roadway/trails is actually a secondary benefit. Its primary and original purpose is the final stage of waste water treatment, and they now close the park on Mondays as the popularity interfered with waste management's upkeep and maintenance workflow. It actually began as an experiment that was so successful, now adopted nationwide. Previously, the fully treated wastewater was released in to a small river tributary to the St Johns River. While 'clean' water, it was so high in phosphates that created algae blooms and fish kills. Now, the County acquires a ranch, created 16 dikes ponds - like the one pond seen in the photo - and the water takes 40 days to filter through the ponds where the vegetation thrives on the phosphate (requiring periodic maintenance draining/scraping individual ponds). After 40 days, by the time the water reaches the St Johns River, it has less phosphate in it than the river has naturally. Obviously, that expanse of water attracts many varieties of birds, both year round like now, and migratory winter/spring, and has become very, very popular.
The other thing, despite being in a very rural area, it has running water restrooms. Where others, including a nearby National Park, are noted for Port-o-Johns or chemical pits.
I still don't know exactly what is going into this space behind me~
Don’t they submit plans online? Hopefully a beautiful park and not a sewage plant!
Victoria Causeway Marina at sunset. Victoria, BC, 2018
When you export them from LR (or whatever software you use) reduce the size. I tend to post images 2500 pixels on the long side.
I was able to find some old Council meeting notes from two years ago where they discussed making a bike/ped trail park back here and another where it said a park and a housing development, but nothing recent which is weird as this is such a small town you would think it would be big news. A park would be great, what I'm scared of is having to stare into someone else's bedroom window. I've been spoiled the last ten years with this beautiful view outside my bedroom window.
My ex-husband has a buddy that works for the contractor who is currently doing the work and he's going to ask him exactly what the plan is, so I should know sometime soon.
It's been interesting watching them work, but the CONSTANT beeping when the machinery is backing up is getting...well....😫.
