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I watched a cow moose and her baby
As they strolled the woods today,
Soon they came upon a river
And there was no other way.
They had to cross that water
But it was swift and oh so cold,
Mother moose was worried
Would baby do as told?
I watched them as together
They waded in to swim,
The water swirled around them
Their chances looked so slim.
Baby thrashed with all her might
Her mother close beside,
Baby struggled valiantly
Against the rivers tide.
The water swept them from my sight
I slumped in sheer despair,
"Please God, watch over them"
I offered up in prayer.
Soon after they were spotted
Munching on a willow tree,
Roaming in the forest
Living wild and free.
(Just another silly poem I wrote on June 5th, 1997 - but the story is true and unfolded before my very eyes along the Haines Highway in Alaska.)
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Touchdown Liberty.
A nod to Aaron Rogers, Quarterback of the Green Bay Packers. The Packers will play the New York Giants on Sunday 12-01-19.
A digital manipulation of an image of Lady Liberty shot from onboard the Circle Line observation boat in 2017. My son posed for me with his Aaron Rogers Jersey on for the jersey layer.
Canon 50D with Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS lens and Canon ef 1.4x ii extender.
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Homage to a dearly departed favorite artist. I will never see or hear the word "biomechanical" without thinking of his fantastic surreal work.
Du hast das Prinzip von Gut und Böse verstanden?
Ja.
Idiot!
Es gibt keine Feinde. Nirgends!
Es gibt keine Freunde. Nirgends!
Was ist los? Du guckst so depressiv?
Ich bin Glücklich!
Schenke ein lächeln und ein danke wann immer du kannst. Sie kosten dich
nichts und geben dir viel.
Ich bin der Pesimistischste Optimist den es gibt!
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Translation:
Did you understand the principle of good and evil?
Yes.
Idiot!
Enemies do not exist. Nowhere!
Friends do not exist. Nowhere!
What is the matter? You look so depressed.
I am happy.
Give a smile and a thank you whenever you can. It doesn't cost anything but gives you so much.
I am the biggest pessimistic optimist that exists
I love to add a water filter effect at the bottom of my pictures. It automatically darkens the image but it also adds a little more illusion of a 3rd dimension to them. Then, if I like the way the water looks, I'll re-ripple the whole image with a very subtle ripple just to make the water look more real. Maybe I'm just attracted to the illusion of liquids at right angles to themselves (or maybe I've lived in Seattle for too long and simply fell under the spell of the rain and shoreline, . . .). :D
And lately I’ve forgotten who I am
Need to let my energy just drain away
And now - my mind - is working overtime
It’s been a looong day
Such a long day, ay, ay -Amy Winehouse
Fog settles over us and sounds are enhanced. You can hear movement in the forest, but what is it? Moose, caribou, bear - or maybe just a fox after a rabbit. I stand and look into the mist hoping for an answer to my question - but all I hear is silence. It is as if I am the only human left on the planet, and yet, I am content.
I love old cars. They have so much more character than todays stamped out, look alike, motor vehicles. I was delighted to find these two old Fords in Haines Alaska.
I sure wouldn't want to be clipping along at 65 MPH and have this bird hit my windshield.
Wishing everyone a colorful week ahead.
I worked on this collage of photos as well as the description (see the comment below) in 2020 when good health and I were not the best of friends.
One baby squirrel was doing his best to coax his sibling out of the nest for a little play time. It's sad - but they are only "kittens" for such a short time before they have to learn to take care of their selves. Winter comes quickly to Alaska, and there is a lot for them to learn and to do, before the snow settles in and the temperatures drop to below zero.
Most newborns rarely make it through their first winter. But once a squirrel establishes its own territory, it can live up to ten years, if it can stay away from predator's.
I was putting the final touches to our breakfast, when I looked out of my kitchen window and noticed what looked like a large rock in the forest. Slowly the "rock" tuned its head in my direction. At that moment, something made me reach for my closest camera. In the blink of an eye, a snowshoe hare bolted out of nowhere, and straight into the jaws of the rather good sized Lynx. I captured its final moments before it was dragged off.
Flash ahead now to about mid-night of the same day . . . with our windows open for fresh air - I was awaken at precisely 12:00AM to the familiar screams of another snowshoe bunny, and the sounds of another hungry lynx as it silenced its prey.
A few minutes later - at 12:34 AM, I was just beginning to nod off when another snowshoe hare started screaming at the top of its lungs, accompanied by the familiar yips and barks of a coyote, as it snared its prey.
That was it for me. I tiptoed to the open window, and closed it for the night. After a day that began with a killing, and then ended with two more - this girl needed some sleep.
I am one of those strange people that really enjoys a rainy day - which made it easy for me when I lived in southeast Alaska.
*Each bloom on this little Alaskan wildflower measures 1/4 of an inch. It is so delicate, I cannot understand how it endures our bitterly cold winters.
Fun,
used: Pixabay, fun-20008_created_using_Artensoft_Photo_Collage_Maker, photoshop, Filter Forgehotomanipulation
We had just dropped down a very steep hill as we headed into Palmer Alaska, when at a very busy intersection, this old gentleman was headed up hill, on the wrong side of the road, and in a turn lane as well. I shuddered to think what could happen to him, and wondered if he ever got home safely.
I rarely do an HDR - but in this image, it made that bright pink tricycle just pop.
Drive safe everybody - your grandpa might be out playing in traffic on a three wheeler.