Us country folks will remember when we got electricity from the REA. Before that Mom used a flat iron that she heated on the kitchen stove, we had a refridgerator that ran on propane, used coal oil (kerosene) lamps for light and we had a big radio/record player the was powered by a 6 volt car battery that was recharged by a windmill,(west Texas) man I think I am getting old. And many more when I start thinking. Butter churn, home made ice cream, Mom killing snakes in the back yard with a 22 rifle that was kept loaded behind the front door that was never locked. Time to quit remembering and get on with my day. The GOOD OLD DAYS, nope today is the good old day. Fair winds and following seas..................
John Sh wrote:
Central Australia is generally flat and empty. When you do find a "town" there may be only a handful of people living there and you take them at face value.
Should you ever visit Hungerford on the Queensland / New South Wales border have a go at riding this bike. The steering has been modified so the wheel goes the opposite way to the handle bars.
This Emu dad and chicks were in no hurry to cross the road and my presence was largely ignored. Once hatched the female Emu leaves the upbringing of the brood to the male bird. So if you ever see chicks you know the parent with them is the ever watchful male. The stripes on the chicks makes for almost perfect camouflage in the dry bush.
Wherever there is water in the outback you are almost guaranteed to see pelicans. Quite often they will be in formation, herding fish into a shallow backwater where the birds can easily feed on them.
And finally a road sign. Since we're already on the dirt this one does not have a "Road open / Road closed" sign. These are common where the sealed road ends and the dirt starts. If it has been raining, which doesn't happen all that often, the dirt roads are automatically closed.
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#4 can be rotated to the left and it becomes an inkblot. NSFW maybe?? A great series and i do like #4 rotated or not.. TFS Cliff
That is way cool, great capture............ TFS Cliff
Apparently the calf under the tree is unimpressed by your presence. OH, great shot. TFS
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RichardTaylor wrote:
Neither is mine.
Take wet weather protection for yourself and your camera (a plastic bag and a few rubber bands, or an Optech rainsleve will do the trick).
Or buy a Pentax with WR designated lens. I once shot in the rain in Rome, people thought I was either stupid, crazy or both. The looks were worth the price of admission, K7 at the time now a K1 with WR lens...Cliff
http://www.fourchaplains.org/the-saga-of-the-four-chaplains/
I used this link to check out the story. True Heros!!
And you forgot to click store original. Definitely worth the wait. TFS
bobbyjohn wrote:
Well, if AOC and her minions get their way (God forbid), you won't have to worry about buying a car.
Good news, her district may get redistricted away, too few US citizens........
This was posted 2/2014 by dennis2146. In light of the present political climate and the push for socialism, tis time to be posted again then copied and forwarded to your friend and family. He He He.....
Recently, while I was working in the flower beds in the front yard, my neighbors stopped to chat as they returned home from walking their dog.
During our friendly conversation, I asked their little girl what she wanted to be when she grew up.
She said she wanted to be President some day. Both of her parents, Democratic Party members were standing there, so I asked her, "If you were President what would be the first thing you would do?"
She replied... "I'd give food and houses to all the homeless people."
Her parents beamed with pride!
"Wow...what a worthy goal!" I said. "But you don't have to wait until you're President to do that!" I told her.
"What do you mean?" she replied.
So I told her, "You can come over to my house and mow the lawn, pull weeds, and trim my hedge, and I'll pay you $50. Then you can go over to the grocery store where the homeless guy hangs out, and you can give him the $50 to use toward food and a new house."
She thought that over for a few seconds, then she looked me straight in the eye and asked, "Why doesn't the homeless guy come over and do the work, and you can just pay him the $50?"
I said, "Welcome to the Republican Party."
Her parents aren't speaking to me anymore.
I am anxiously looking forward to my second childhood, just as soon as I finish with this one. Entered 8th decade 3/2019. A privilege denied many, and the degree of peer pressure lessens each additional year. I am truly blessed...........HAPPY AND BLESSED NEW YEAR!!!!!
scubaman65 wrote:
Frequently see very humorous cartoons and jokes on UHH that I would like to forward to my lady friend but can not see any way to do so. Is it that I just do not know how or is it programed into the forum to prevent forwarding of anything??? If forwarding is possible I would like to know how.
Easy, copy and paste into a new email and forward to your friend.
Santa brought my wife an Apple Watch and brought me a low mileage/shutter actuations Pentax K3, I think I like it.