After missing last week’s CMMC, this week I’m back with some October colors for Cee’s challenge 🙂
Despite a long dry summer, the Oak trees have a good crop of Acorns…
…Many of them already fallen to earth where the Squirrels and Jays will gather them to store for Winter. The Acorns may be brown, but the leaves are still green.
Autum is favoured by some flowering plants – Michaelmas Daisies being one that is well known. But this year I’ve got some Japanese Anemones to share…
Autumn is a time for Fungi – I believe this is a member of the Omphalotus family…
The days grow shorter as we move into mid-October and if there is a Sunrise, it is often a watery one…
…but, in the middle of the day we can be treated to a glorious blue sky to contrast with the changing colors of the trees…
Middle of the month and it’s time to share desktops for Clare’s challenge.
On the Photo pc I have a black and white view of cows and crows – a reminder that Summer was still here until a few weeks ago…
…The clouds and the crows speak of autumn just around the corner though.
On the Games pc we have a shot of Miss Lola heading towards Bakersfield along US-58 with an articulated dumper truck…
…The sun is going down and we’re going to need to stop for a break soon. We’ve just passed a Motel, visible between the power poles, but I don’t want to stop there – anyone recognise it?
I love driving in Euro Truck Simulator and I drive a DAF most of the time. But, when I go out to photo trucks in the real world, I don’t choose to shoot only DAF vehicles. That said, many of my recent shots just happen to be of DAF trucks – purely a chance occurrence. But it does give an opportunity to look at some of the range in real world use.
Here’s a DAF XF operating for Fowler Welch with a reefer running into Bognor Regis…
…presumably delivering foodstuffs to a local supermarket. Note that it is a 6×2 arrangement (the extra axle on the tractor unit) – allowing maximum 44t loads to be carried in the UK. Apologies for the smudges on the windscreen of our coach – taken on the way home from a football match 😉
That is a type of work that Martin Transport et Logistique does. Here’s another job that Azyet has done – delivering flowers. This nicely turned-out Van der Burg DAF XF 4×2 specialises in floral deliveries, so it’s never going to breach the weight limit that would require the extra axle…
…It’s a lovely looking truck and I get to see it most Wednesday’s delivering to florists in my hometown.
Here’s something a bit smaller – a DAF LF. Much more a ‘local distribution’ truck than the articulated beasts that we drive in Euro Truck Simulator. This one is operating on behalf of German logistics company Dachser…
…Brand new and advertising a partnership with Thames Group, I guess Dachser are expanding!
Here’s another job that Azyet does – delivering Airfreight…
…This H.E.T. DAF is a 4×2 because, once again, airfreight is light, so the extra axle won’t be needed to meet UK axle weight laws.
Finally, here’s a very specialised DAF, another LF…
…Temperature control and custom-built body, this truck is probably carrying a very high value car (Ferrari, Lamborghini, etc…) That’s a job for a specialist and way beyond Azyet’s pay-grade 😉
I hope that was an interesting set of DAF vehicles – all the articulated vehicles are examples of the more recent XF (106). The previous DAF XF 105 series trucks like Azyet are still earning a crust – here’s a Waberer’s example in Willesden…
…I have yet to catch one of the XF next generation trucks on the highway – I’ll let you know when I do 😉
Images from Finchley 