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A detail view of a vintage toy fire truck, seen at Terrie's home in Peoria, Arizona on Thanksgiving Day. A photo taken exactly 3 years earlier of the same toy truck shows that the former red paint is fading quite a bit:
Taken with a Super MC Takumar 50mm on my Pentax K-X
using f2, quite a shallow dof
I geeked out and took my camera to the grocery store to try out the strange lighting effects of the fluorescent bulbs , I think the flicker of them affects the shots, in a good way!
Some beautiful blue ribbons on a sparkling balloon
A Sunset seen from our balcony. Couldn't resist the combination of the rare dark blue, silver and yellow.
Taken from the same spot where the other Sunset was taken. Marvelous to see how vivid nature can be...
Cobalt Blue got back into Triple Crown contention with an impressive wire-to-wire performance in the San Felipe Stakes (G2) after an impressive allowance win at Santa Anita Park on February 14. In that race the striking chestnut appeared beaten turning for home before changing leads and accelerating to power past the leaders for a one-length win in a commendable 1:09.12 for the six-furlongs.
That was his first start since August 13 when he finished seventh in the Best Pal Stakes (G2) at Del Mar. The colt came out of the Best Pal with a strained ligament in a hind leg and was turned out at Merv Griffin's ranch.
The San Felipe victory was a testament to how well the colt has been brought back into Triple Crown contention, and jockey Victor Espinoza had nothing but praise after the San Felipe.
"When you're on his back you can feel his power," Espinoza said. "It's great to have a horse like this for the Derby."
Cobalt Blue was originally consigned to the August 2005 Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga open yearling sale and purchased for Robert LaPenta by trainer Nick Zito as agent for $100,000. Zito was extremely high on the colt, but his enthusiasm was short-lived when Cobalt Blue was sent to a Florida sale where Dennis O'Neill, trainer Doug O'Neill's brother, picked him up for what they consider the bargain price of $325,000.
Dennis O'Neill felt that they were getting a horse who would be best at longer distances--such as a mile and a quarter and beyond--making his six-furlong win after a long layoff all the more impressive. The San Felipe, at 1 1/16-miles, was his firat start around two turns, and Espinoza was able to set a moderate pace that had trainer Doug O'Neill smiling.
"I sure felt confident, but you never know when a colt has never gone two turns if they're really going to hold up. But it couldn't have been a better debut for a two-turn race," O'Neill said.
Shipped to Hawthorne Race Course where he was favored in the Illinois Derby (G2), Cobalt Blue suffered an apparent setback when he failed to mount any threat, finishing seventh of nine.
"As soon as he came out of the gate, he started struggling and slipping around on the track," jockey Victor Espinoza said after the Illinois Derby. "He was kind of empty at the half-mile pole. I asked him and started riding him, but he was just kind of feeling around and wasn't going anywhere."
Recent Works
March 30 - Six furlongs handily in 1:13.80 at Hollywood Park (all weather track).
April 20 - Five furlongs breezing in 1:01.80 at Keeneland Race Course (all weather track).
Quotable
Trainer Doug O'Neill, after the San Felipe victory:
"He looks great and ate up like a tiger. He's so big and strong, he was just dragging the hot walker back to the test barn."
Shigeki Kikkawa photo
Entry for the Theme Shoot Weekly theme of Camera Phones. This was a blue light hanging overhead at a restaurant we dined at, and while it was a blue bulb, if certainly didn't really tint the room like this. I really liked the way this came out on my cell phone's camera with the exaggerated color.
SOOC
The Anthrocon 2019 furry convention was held July 4-7, 2019 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Attendance was 9,358 and $45,852 was raised for PEARL Parrot Rescue.
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See it better on black.
Things were gettin' kinda heavy on my 'Stream lately (and others'), so I decided to take a bit of a break, and just upload some pretty things...
Soli Deo Gloria!
- A040633
- Blue Pit bull
- male
- 1 year 3 months
- 50 lbs
- intake: 03/05/17
- available: 03/15/17
This is Cobalt, a former rescue and now wild raccoon. He comes to visit often. Today we were working on building out new cages for the rescues that are ready to be moved outside and Cobalt insisted on helping/getting in the way. He even tried to take off with some of our tools. Overall, he's a good supervisor.
Read my latest article on raccoons at: www.clearlanding.com/raccoon-facts-visit-raccoon-sanctuary/
Australian artist Konstantin Dimopoulos has colored some of Seattle's trees a vibrant, ultramarine blue as part of his international art installation, The Blue Trees. More here.
My H. lividum "cobalt blue" home from the side where you can see the burrow. If you look closely you see two curious cats in the background. They normally do not get to see the spiders so they were rather interested.
This boat has 78 original hours and is in superb condition.
The boat is 20 ft. 4 in. in actual hull length, and 22.5 ft.
The Mercruiser 5.0 MPI engine starts, idles and performs just as it should...smooth and powerful.
The boat shifts and steers perfectly.
Everything electrical on the boat is in perfect working order.
The hull, gelcoat and fiberglass is like new. Interior is perfect.
The engine room and all of the compartments are extremely clean and free from any stains, as is the snap-in carpet.
Comes with aft walk-thru filler cushions.
Built-in coolers, rope locker, and storage compartments in abundance.
As well as being in like-new condition this Cobalt is very well equipped and documented.
The Mercruiser fuel injected engine is mated to a Bravo I outdrive.
The boat has a bimini top,
swim ladder,
anchor storage,
sun deck,
depth finder,
Perko battery switch,
water temperature gauge and many other fine features that come with the style,
luxury and performance of boats earning the COBALT branding.
The Sony sound system onboard is supported by 6 Sony marine speakers, CD,
ipod/MP3 port, as well as a dash remote controller.
As the photos show the boat has a factory custom cover that fits tightly enough to be used while the boat is being towed.
The trailer is equipped with surge brakes and the wheel bearings are freshly packed.
The trailer condition is perfect and highway worthy.
Fuel Gas/Petrol Hull Material Fiberglass
Hull Shape Deep Vee Beam 9 ft
Max Draft 3 ft Draft Board/Drive Up 2 ft
Dry Weight 3770 lb Max Seating Capacity 12
Horsepower (total) 260 Engine Make MerCruiser
Engine Model 5.0 L MPI Alpha Fuel Capacity 40 gal
Freeboard 3 ft Deadrise at Transom 20°
Stock Number SQM UB0021 Number of Engines 1
Max Bridge Clearance 4 ft
This pipe is now mine.. the stem actually goes through the loop in the body of the pipe. Amazing quality.
Canon 40D, 50mm f/1.8