… him who writes this stuff …
Writing forces me to examine my views as cold words on a page.My views are borne out of my experiences on this world.
My experiences are slowly adding to the short story that is my life.
While I still can, I choose to share some for anyone who might find them useful, or perhaps just entertaining.
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Monthly Archives: January 2012
My first trip out west – 2002 – The Badlands
Before hitting Mount Rushmore (I swear officer; it just jumped out in front of me. I never saw it!) we visited the Badlands National Park. It was our first “tourist” stop of the trip. It’s not a big park, and … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Antelopes, Buffalo, Deer, Photography, Photography Stuff, Scenery, South Dakota, South Dakota, Travel Stuff
Tagged antelope, Badlands National Park, buffalo, Deer, painted rocks, Photography, scenery, South Dakota, travel
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Your Attention Please
Reblogged from : I don’t often reblog (this is, in fact, the first one) . . .
Posted in Photography Stuff
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My first trip out west – 2002 – Mount Rushmore
I bought my Nikon D100 in August of 2002. Less than a month later our trusty Suburban was comfortably carrying Melisa, her dad, and I on our first vacation out West. The itinerary included The Badlands, Mount Rushmore, and Yellowstone. … Continue reading
PATH 003 – Photos Around The House: Grandfather’s Binoculars
Some years ago my mother gave me one of her father’s binoculars. They look old, beat up, do not have a diopter adjustment, and the angle between the lenses is fixed. But they work, and they work well. Even the … Continue reading
Posted in Musings Stuff, Personal, Photography, Photography Stuff
Tagged Binoculars, binoculars from WWI era, Cherso, Cres, Croatia, early 1900 binoculars, Galilean Binoculars, Istria, Lussino, Lussinpiccolo, Mali Losinj, Musings, Photographs, Photography, Punta Croce, Punta Kriza, slovenia
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Hartwick Professionals, Inc. Joke(s) of the Week – Part 2
Edited to Add: It occurred to me cartoons, even if clipped from the newspaper, are copyrighted material. Ignorance is no excuse for using them without permission. I could try and get permission from the authors, but it’s difficult to get … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Musings Stuff, Personal, Politics, Religion, Skepticism
Tagged cartoons, comics, Hartwick Professionals, Jokes of the week, quotes
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PATH 002 – Photos Around The House – A. G. Bear
This second in my PATH series of blog posts begins with an update to the first, PATH 001. Readers might recall the flowering succulent plant (yes, still have not looked up the name). . . . more of the pink flowers opened … Continue reading
Closing Out 2011 – the very last photographs (honest)
I sometime play racquetball at the Air Force Academy rec center, and we drive by two static displays next to the Academy’s airfield. On the very last day of 2011 I drove my own car into the grounds, and therefore … Continue reading
Posted in Aeroplanes, Airplanes, Photography, Photography Stuff
Tagged A-10 Thunderbolt, A-10 Thunderbolt Chopper Popper, A-10 Thunderbolt Static Display, A-10 Warthog, Air Force Academy, Air Force Thunderbirds, T-38 Talon, T-38 Talon static display, US Air Force Academy Static Planes Display
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Closing out 2011 – The Stragglers
In the last few days of 2011 I shot pictures that did not fit anywhere in particular. Not enough for a series, and not enough for individual treatment. What to do? Well, how about using them as part of a … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado, Photography, Photography Stuff, Scenery
Tagged cows, grass, grass through snow, scenery, snow, winter
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Thanksgiving 2011, San Leon – the rest of the story
This post closes out the documentation of my Thanksgiving (2011) trip to San Leon, Texas. As before, we drove down there. Driving is my favorite way to travel. For one thing, I get to spend time with my wife. As … Continue reading
Posted in Butterflies, Galveston Bay, Monarch, My YouTube, Photography, Photography Stuff, San Leon - Texas, Scenery, YouTube Stuff
Tagged boat dock, cotton, cotton ball, cotton field, cotton plant, cotton seed, Galveston Bay, Galveston Island, Galveston Island homes, Gecko, Monarch Butterfly, palm trees, San Leon Texas, Sunrise, Sunset
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Galveston Bay Boats and Ships
Shrimping boats heading home were one of the things I was looking forward to seeing on my return visit to Galveston Bay. I did see a couple, but they were semi-shrouded in the early morning fog. Nothing like my June … Continue reading
Harley-Davidson V-Twin 103
The stuff I know about motorcycles can be summarized thus . . . they are noisy. Some purposefully so. Oh, and if someone wants to be a male appendage and make the life of a large number of … Continue reading
Galveston Bay Birds
On Thanksgiving of last year we took another trip to San Leon, TX. Yes, I am a little late with the pictures. Anyway, Galveston Bay looks different in the winter . . . for instance, the temperature was in the … Continue reading
Posted in Brown Pelicans, Galveston Bay, Killdeer, Laughing Gull, Photography Stuff, San Leon - Texas, Sandpiper, Scenery, Snowy Egret, Willet
Tagged Bird Photography, Birds in flight, birds in flight photography, Brown Pelicans, Galveston Bay, Galveston Bay birds, Killdeer, Laughing Gull, Photography, San Leon Texas, seabirds, Snowy Egret
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