Short a cup

 

What seemed like a case of smallification turned out to be a packing error.  

 

Only $1.25 for 45

 

The label shows a "45 COUNT" but there are 30 cups.  And the package is sealed.

 

 

Back of the pack

How did that get past the quality inspections?

 

 

Sunset on the contrail

 

Sunset, a perfectly clear sky, a lone jet streaking overhead...  

 

 

Short contrail

 

As the sun sets and the airplane travels, its trail gets colored.

Contrail colored by the sunset

 

When there is low humidity in the upper atmosphere, contrails tend to be short.  The humidity level seemed to be just right for this overflight.

 

 

 

 

Scene in the sun

 

Sitting at a siding

This 1952 vintage boxcar was originally with the New York Central and more recently known as BCLR 4001.  Now grey-painted, this 40-footer is seen at the Pier siding.  Here it is presented as a relaxed view 3d stereograph.

 

Stairing at a fence

 

... a stairway to ...

Sometimes, no longer used infrastructure is just left in place.  These barely noticeable stairs lead from the railroad tracks at the Piers signal mast up to a ... fence?  

 

Side sliced

 

View from the side

 

Slice, stain, and zoom in - nice.  An orthogonal view of a zone.

Sliced and stained

 

Green - orange - blue zones

 

The transition zones and migration layers are visible in this sliced, stained, and zoomed-in sample.  The colors were slightly tweaked on-post to enhance the visibility of the regions.