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Big Things Here

Dan Antion
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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week (the week ending today) has been Anything Large. As she said at her place:

“This week our topic is Anything Large. You can find nature most anywhere. Be creative and have fun with this challenge.”

I’m going to poke around the archive for some big things.

The steam engine can move on its own, and the large drive wheel on top can power machinery of all sorts.
We run into this larger bunny fairly often on our walk. Quite a bit bigger than the one living in our yard.
The Grove’s pancakes are large, thick and delicious.
I love this little house (which is actually quite large, but not as big as its neighbors).
The casino in Minnesota certainly has a big flag.
I love watching the C5s turn. Pretty nimble for a big boy.
One of Westover’s C5m Super Galaxy. The biggest thing flying in the United States.
There’s an operator up there, so you know there’s a door.
Almost a crane and lines, I like lines
CT Rail – The Hartford Line locomotive.
OK, the door is to a staircase to the tunnel under the tracks, but this is my FAVORITE locomotive!
Completed in 1908,the Bulkeley Bridge is one of the oldest bridges still in use in the Interstate Highway System. It is also the largest stone arch bridges in New England. It carries Interstate 84
The truss bridge section allows for boats to pass.
It might be a sub-station. It might be a Borg Ship under construction.
Two ships passing in the harbor entrance in Ft Lauderdale
The London Eye – In between a business meeting and dinner in London, I had a few minutes to shed my laptop, call home and change clothes. Then I spied this outside my window.
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57 responses to “Big Things Here”

  1. Oddment Avatar
    Oddment

    Awesome photos! I especially loved the steam engine and the pancakes (of course). My keyboard had to duck for cover, though, when I got to the one about the Borg — thank goodness I’d just swallowed my coffee! Thinking BIG is a good way to start the week. Thanks!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Those are the best pancakes! When I took the photo of the Borg ship under construction, I was on a train to a work assignment. I might have felt like we (everyone on that train) had been assimilated.

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      1. Oddment Avatar
        Oddment

        The Seven-of-Nine Moment! I think it is becoming way too common!

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  2. Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread Avatar
    Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

    Gorgeous New England home, and I’m thinking about pancakes now. :-) Happy week, Dan.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Judy. I think I need to find some pancakes.

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  3. Suzette Benjamin Avatar
    Suzette Benjamin

    Amazing photos, Dan!
    Wow, that bunny is huge!
    Love the white house with the fabulous red door adding just a pop of color.

    And trains…marvelous trains!!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Suzette. I love seeing trains, and we have a big bunny in our yard. Perhaps she’s expecting little ones.

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      1. Suzette Benjamin Avatar
        Suzette Benjamin

        Ah yes, I love trains too. And good luck with the prospective new bunnies!

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  4. Rivergirl Avatar
    Rivergirl

    Great grouping. But you know which photo gets my vote. Giant bunny for the win!
    ❤️

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Whenever I do these challenges, I try to find a bunny and a flag. Readers rule!

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      1. Rivergirl Avatar
        Rivergirl

        And we appreciate it.
        🐇

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  5. Kim Smyth Avatar
    Kim Smyth

    What was next to the pancakes?
    Loved the bunny, he was a big one!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Sharp-eyed detective. That was two eggs, over medium and a bit of bacon. There appears to have been toast (to dunk in the egg). In my defense, I was on vacation :-)

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  6. Murphy’s Law Avatar
    Murphy’s Law

    The rainbow in the London Eye photo is beautiful. That bunny is ginormous! Trains, planes and pancakes the size of tires on an 18-wheeler…..what’s not to like? Love the New England home.

    And Old Glory in the extra large size. She wears it well!
    Ginger

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Ginger. I was thrilled to even be at a hotel across from the London Eye. When the rainbow appeared, I was amazed. We have a big bunny in the yard right now. She’s big enough to trip the outdoor motion-sensor lights. I hope you’re off to a great week.

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  7. Jennie Avatar
    Jennie

    Great large photos, Dan! I love the crane and lines, and the C5 alongside the flag.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I figured you’d like the C-5, Jennie. They are surprisingly nimble for such a large plane. I always like it when I can find a flag in a photo for these challenges.

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      1. Jennie Avatar
        Jennie

        Yes, indeed! Capturing the plane and flag in one photo is really wonderful.

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  8. GP Avatar
    GP

    Great job, Dan!!
    I love that house as well!!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      It’s a beauty, isn’t it?

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      1. GP Avatar
        GP

        Porch and all!!

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  9. Dave Astor Avatar
    Dave Astor

    Dan, thank you for your large-themed photo largesse! :-) Excellent pictures. That house is beautiful!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      My pleasure, Dave. I love that house.

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  10. lois Avatar
    lois

    You had me at pancakes. That is my kinda cake! I love the quietness of the Bulkeley Bridge–such a pretty photo, but then the substation–so much to look at! Good ‘bigs’ Dan!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Lois. Those pancakes are so good. I love stone arch bridges. There’s an ancient quality to them.

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  11. AmyRose🌹 Avatar
    AmyRose🌹

    What a fantastic variety of pictures, Dan. That house with the torrent is my favorite but then there is the rainbow along with a huge eye. Loved this gallery. Thank you!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      My pleasure, Amy.

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  12. Sherry Felix Avatar
    Sherry Felix

    I enjoyed these.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I’m glad.

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  13. Jan Sikes Avatar
    Jan Sikes

    Those are definitely some BIG things, Dan! Thanks for sharing these fantastic photos!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I’ve long been fascinated by big things, Jan. I think I could have filled this with cranes, trains and planes ;-)

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  14. John W. Howell Avatar
    John W. Howell

    Great big thing photos, Dan

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks John. I seem to have a fascination with large things.

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      1. John W. Howell Avatar
        John W. Howell

        It is a good thing.

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  15. Gwen M. Plano Avatar
    Gwen M. Plano

    Great photos, Dan, but true confession — I’m still thinking about those pancakes! 😄

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Oh my goodness, Gwen. Those pancakes are the best.

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  16. Cee Neuner Avatar
    Cee Neuner

    What a marvelous photo gallery of large items for this week. My eye went to the tall scissor crane inside the building. I so agree, it’s all about the lines.:D :D

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Cee. Whenever I would be attending something in that conference center, I went early enough to get some photos.

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      1. Cee Neuner Avatar
        Cee Neuner

        You are a smart photographer :D :D

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  17. Liz Gauffreau Avatar
    Liz Gauffreau

    My favorite out of this group is the stone bridge. It combines two of my favorite views: bridge arches and fog.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I am glad you like that picture, Liz. There are two wonderful stone arch bridges around here. That’s the largest.

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  18. Kirt D Tisdale Avatar
    Kirt D Tisdale

    Great photos, Dan!! Such a great variety of “something big”!! You had me with the pancakes:)

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      That’s been a favorite, Kirt. A little place in Iowa. They are delicious.

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  19. JT Twissel Avatar
    JT Twissel

    The mighty bunny and the vintage steam engine – is a steam punk story coming forth? I couldn’t help but thinking of Teagan!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Haha – that’s always a possibility 😊

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  20. dweezer19 Avatar
    dweezer19

    A train, a train! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻I love that foggy bridge shot. You were in London? I’m so envious..

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  21. Bruce @ walkingoffthechessboard Avatar
    Bruce @ walkingoffthechessboard

    That IS a large bunny, Dan. The little house with the red door is a favorite, in no small part because I like that door being bright red in that instance. The Bulkeley Bridge in the fog…great, atmospheric shot.

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  22. Dale Avatar
    Dale

    Wonderful selection of large images!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thank you!

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      1. Dale Avatar
        Dale

        :)

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  23. Linda Pearce Griffin Avatar
    Linda Pearce Griffin

    Fabulous photos. My favorite is the rabbit. The colors were very pleasing and peaceful.

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  24. quiall Avatar
    quiall

    An abundance of riches! I think I like the steam engine best. So versatile.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Pam. I do like that. There were an amazing number of things you could do with one.

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  25. circadianreflections Avatar
    circadianreflections

    So many neat images of large things! I loved the house, and the arched stone bridge in fog.

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  26. Linda Schaub Avatar
    Linda Schaub

    Those cranes and their operators – not for the faint of heart. I was traveling through Georgia years ago and we stopped in a diner and they served their pancakes, which were huge, on platters which were actually clean metal garbage can lids to demonstrate just how huge they were.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Oh my goodness!

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  27. robertawrites235681907 Avatar
    robertawrites235681907

    HI Dan, some lovely large things. The London Eye is impressive, I’ve never been on it.

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