If I had a smaller beak, longer wings, less coloration, I may be a swan!

 

 

Received about 10 inches of fresh snow last night, so a big cleanup job is in store.

 

 

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Shot from my bedroom window. Nikon D3400 f/4.5 1/60 ISO-12800 15-55@35

 

 

Long exposure fun! My Canon 1DX Mk2 set at a 6 second exposure at f22 and ISO 800.

 

 

Moss Landing Harbor & The Whole Enchilada

 

 

just walking around my forest and these are springing up all over the place.
canon mark 3, 100mm f2.8, 1/250 M mode. no tripod.

 

 

The weather was fantastic: 82F, dry.


Made in China.. (Chinese Pavilion)

 

 

Hey, I have been shadowing for a while. Olympus m4/3 user for past 2 years. EM1, EM5MkII, 60mm Macro, 40-150mm Pro, 12-40mm Pro lenses. 30 year career in Environmental Regulatory. Nature, outdoors oriented photography. Especially birds, animals, landscapes, Willing to try almost any type of photography and willing to learn. Oh yeah, I got a problem with coffee.

 

 

That totally sucked. Couldn’t see anything because of the fireworks smoke.

Stand by the Idaho Potato Drop at 12 MT!

 

 

These are from a book called "Disorder in the Court" and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and published by court reporters that had the torment of staying calm while
these exchanges were taking place.
_______________________________
ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
____________________________________
ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active?
WITNESS: No, I just lie there.
____________________________________
ATTORNEY: What is your date of birth?
WITNESS: July 18th.
ATTORNEY: What year?
WITNESS: Every year.
_____________________________________
ATTORNEY: How old is your son, the one living with you?
WITNESS: Thirty-eight or thirty-five,...

 

 

Spaying causes issues too but this just focuses on males and it supports what many breeders already knew.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/canine-corner/201805/neutering-causes-behavior-problems-in-male-dogs?fbclid=IwAR0mpZGLwsLLysvM2jF14eApdTBeLB_XxspxkMnlYjsJQFRc0UwCxntILmg

 

 

Building castles during disastersCourtesy Stephen Walsh, American Red Cross

Abby is two years old. She’s energetic, positive, and a lot of fun—even after being evacuated ahead of Hurricane Florence with her three older siblings and her mother. They ended up at a Red Cross evacuation shelter at W.T. Brown Elementary School in Fayetteville, North Carolina. “She had the biggest personality of anyone in the shelter,” says volunteer Chelsea Griggs, who deployed from Minnesota’s Twin Cities Red Cross Chapter. “She would always come around the corner of the registration desk to say good morning to everybody.” Abby’s family had been through this before, losing everything they had in Hurricane Matthew. Abby’s cheerful attitude was rewarded when G...

A Very Happy Little Abby pictured with her Castle

 

 

Tribute to Bird - Red Rodney (trumpeter who played with Charlie Parker) led quintet.
https://jazzonthetube.com/video/tribute-to-bird/

Count Basie - Big Band from 1965
https://jazzonthetube.com/video/count-basie-orchestra-1965/

Happy New Year!!
Enjoy
Mark

 

 

Seasonal Safety

Please, take care of yourself out on the roads this Christmas season.

A recent joint study conducted by the Department of Health and the Department of Motor Vehicles indicates that 23% of traffic accidents are alcohol related.

This means that the remaining 77% are caused by *****holes who drink bottled water, Starbucks, soda, juice, energy drinks, and s**t like that.

Therefore, beware of those who do not drink alcohol. They cause three times as many accidents.

This message is sent to you by someone who worries about your safety.

Have A Belated Merry Christmas & Happy New Year !

Cheers and Beers
Graham
098

PS: I have censored this as deemed necessary to comply with UHH strict, stringent Victor...

 

 

Here is to everyone on the Hog. I love this place . Have a Happy New Year, and may GOD bless you all. Thanks

Tom

 

 

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Cheers and Beers
Graham
098

 

 

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Wonderful Nature........

Cheers and Beers
Graham
098

 

 

SOLD - First generation, like new with box and all accessories.

Air - 16gb, WiFi only. $150 OBO, shipping included.

Mini is Sold

 

 

$200 - Flash is in excellent condition having seen minimal use. Purchased new last year for $375. No scuff marks or any other signs of wear. Comes in original box with case, manual, colored gels and stand. Selling because I have several other flashes and do not use. $200 and I cover shipping and transaction fees in Conus. PayPal Preferred.