My wife's Christmas Cactus is near full bloom. It is probably the greatest number of blooms over many years ever. Attached are three photos of the blooms.
Jack B

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Thank you for your comments'
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Thank you for your comments.
Jack B

Thank you for your comments especially on FZ2500.
Jack B

Beautiful.
Jack B

Fellow UHHers:
My main camera combination is a Canon R7 with R 24-105mm L lens. There is also a Canon flash with the system. All work beautifully together. Used it extensively at a family Thanksgivig gathering yesterday. By the end of the day, the camera system was feeling very heavy but the photos were great (for the most part!). On the way home thought about how a "bridge" camera would have been easier to work with since the photos do not need to be "world" class. In addition to the R lens listed above, I have four other R lens, not L-types but good glass. The two cameras listed in the intro are current considerations. Of course, the R10 is not a "bridge" camera but with a zoom lens it could be used as one with the built in flash. It would be mucn lighter than the R7 combo and would take excellent photos. The Lumix listed is a true bridge camera and gets good reviews. The photos would probably not equal those from the R10 (my guess). Cost is not a factor as the two are roughly the same price. Know this has been wordy and thank you for reading this far. Please share your thoughts with me on this concernig a possible purchase. Again, thank you.
Jack B

I had just walked into the office of the stockroom manager of the Department of Chemistry at the University of South Carolina to ask him to order a chemical need for my PhD research. His radio was on (AM) and the announcement was made of the death. Within a few minutes many grad students were in the office liistening to the reports.
Jack B

Joe
As always, your posts are most enjoyable and well done.
Jack B

Last shave was Christmas Eve 1979. That fall I was in a play, playing three "bit" parts: sea captain, soldier, and priest (Shakespeare). The play director requested I grow a beard for the parts which I did. The beard was shaved the morning after the play closed. My two sons who were 9 and 11 at the time said the beard made me look more like a professor (I am a retired chemistry prof.). Over Christmas break in '79, there was no shaving. First day back in class Jan. of 1980, my returning students had positive statements to say about the new beard. I do shave my neck with an electric razor and keep the beard trimmed at the insistence of my wife. With very few exceptions, all beard trimming has been done by me. My wife tried to trim it one time. Thank goodness, hair grows back! Sorry for the rambling.
Jack B

Beautiful!
Jack B

esyay. My parents spoke it to confuse us kids. It was sometime later before they realized I understood. It was my laughing at something Dad said to Mom.
Jack B

I have one of those Samsung digital cameras. It is outstanding. It is my quick go to camera. It doe s not do RAW unfortunately.
Jack B

I did not earlier express my vote.
My vote is for the A-1 with the AE-1 being a close second.
Jack B

Thanks for the A-1 photo. As you do, my AE-1 and A-1 are still in my possession. And they will be! Really great cameras with thousands of photos taken with each. My many rolls of 35mm film, slides and B&Ws and prints, have been digitized using the Epson V600. What a grand review of my photo history!

A super sharp photo. And what a catch! Thanks for sharing.
Jack B