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Our latest adventure was incredibly still . We decided to venture somewhere new , somewhere scenic . Winter is creeping in slowly and grabbing the freezing cold paddle was unbearable at first but soon become tolerable .
We drifted slowly to un uncredible forest surrounding and being there was simply magical . We soon learned fishing was going to be a massive challenge although watching fish rise to the surface kept our hearts beating .
I landed a small jack pike after many cast , fishing deep and twitching the cannibal shad . Then Glen hooked one of those perch , a welcome catch to say the least .
We eventually ventured out on the main loch , with not a breath of wind in sight . Glen’s fish finder was showing millions of fish right down in the abyss but we could only dream of catching one .
We pursued our journey close to the bankside and I managed another bite . This time another small pike , twice as big as the first one but still a pike . Togg headed home earlyish and we kept on thrashing the still water .
In this trip we certainly learned how to keep calm . Perfectly still and breathtaking sceneries . Where’s next ?
Still scenic Video . youtu.be/kJrc2NXjumY
Simplicity doesn't mean no wonderfulness. Nature is an example of how much a creature doing nothing but looking at the sea could be wonderful at same time.
Carte de visite by Washington L. Germon of Philadelphia, Pa. The Union infantryman who stands here adopts a pose fairly common to Civil War portraiture. The backdrop, by contrast features an item not typically seen—a statue of a woman who strikes a thoughtful pose with a finger placed on her chin. Around her left wrist is a flowered wreath. Is she contemplating victory, peace, war, love—or something else?
The soldier’s cap offer clues to his identity. On the flat top is a trefoil symbol that indicates his regiment belonged to the Union army’s II Corps. In the middle of the infantry horn is his regimental number, 71. Both the 71st Pennsylvania and the 71st New York infantries fought in this corps.
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Apparently there are 199 steps up to Whitby abbey, I started counting, then got bored and took them 2 at a time.
Recently visited the new SFMOMA. A wonderful do over. An architectural masterpiece, both inside and out. This was noticed in the heralded contemporary art exhibit. I'm not sure I get most contemporary art either, though at least they seemed to be trying.
Bit of a pun that, as Appomattox is his name. Apple looking a little uncomfortable wearing a present from Papaw and Mawma! For those who don't know, Appomattox is the place where Lee surrendered to Grant, thus ending the American Civil War.
UPDATE: This photo just popped into Explore on August 20th, 2009. Highest position: 144. And I was just thinking of deleting it, too!
I used the wonderful CoffeeShop Eye Bright for this effect.
Also used aFlorabella texure: tea-stained overlay, I think.
... a trip to Snowdonia. It's been two years since I was up there and maybe Halloween 2010 might be as magical as it was in 2008.
A forgotten frame from the archives - November 2008.
Red-tailed Hawk. (Immature Cooper's Hawk?) * A group of hawks has many collective nouns, including a "boil", "knot", "spiraling", "stream", and "tower" of hawks. * Males and females perform a courtship ritual in which they dive and roll in the sky. They will even lock talons and fall together a distance before splitting apart. * The raspy cry of the Red-tailed Hawk is typically used in movies to represent any eagle or hawk anywhere in the world. * They can spot a mouse from a height of 100 feet. IMG_3817
Yashica-12
Fujifilm Velvia, expired 8/2006
Original RVP Velvia
Inside Crown Hill Cemetery, as you go up what turns out to be the highest hill in Indianapolis, you find the graves of some of our city’s most prominent and wealthy citizens. The markers can be elaborate, sometimes even gaudy.
This statue of a kneeling boy sits on a concrete bench marked “Home Sweet Home.” No name is given. It’s unusual for this part of the cemetery. I’ve always wondered this statue’s story.