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Probably the coolest accidental picture ever taken. Photo credits to Jules Wyman not exactly knowing how properly take a picture with my camera. Still looks awesome, and it's not actually fire. Don't really know what it is, probably car tail-lights.
The State of New York issues cool licence plates, though I'm sure I only took this picture because it was a Toyota Corolla XLE.
The center picture was my graduation shot~taken by Jim Erickson~ I think about 105 years
ago?? Or 1976 which ever you prefer?
We thought Sintra was going to be one of the highlights of our Portugal trip, instead it was the low point, for a number of weird reasons. After leaving the wildfire smoke filled Porto we were looking for clean air in Sintra - and we found it, but ...
We arrived at the bus station and took a Bolt (like a Lyft) to our apartment/flat. The driver got hopelessly lost - not all his fault since some roads have bollards that need a sensor to move up and do - for residents. He ended dropping us off about one half mile from our lodging, all uphill. Steeply uphill. We survived but we worked us a sweat.
We arrived at our flat and it wasn't bad but it wasn't that good either. Bathroom was the size of a small phone booth. I could barely turn around. Even sitting on the loo was a challenge. The room had no air circulation. We opened the windows to catch the breeze and all the mosquitoes considered that an open invitation. It's hard to sleep with some many of them buzzing in our ears.
We had planned to see a number of the Sintra sites, however, all of them were closed due to potential wildfire dangers - even the sights in the center of town. Clear skies, no smoke in the air, and places closed due to wildfire danger. That was an eye opener. Fortunately some of the sights actually did open the next morning so it wasn't a total loss.
Tokyo summers are killers but the valley at Todoroki was like a best kept secret as a place to cool down.
Canon T70 with an FDn 35-70mm zoom lens
North Eastern Tiger cooling down in the water at Beijing Zoo. Not long after he jumped out of the pool at speed and scared the onlooking crowd, as he had up till that point, been very still.
I was really surprised to see the tiger jump into the water. I always thought cats were afraid of water!
A Song of the Woods
by Winifred Sackville Stoner, Jr.
"My leaves are turning crimson," the giant oak tree said,
"It's almost time these children should seek their winter's bed,
But how they still cling to me and gleam with crimson hue,
They truly are more lovely than cirrus clouds of blue.
"And now throughout the forest - list! hear their voices ring,
But 'tis in tones of sadness and sighing they now sing -
'Alas! 'tis gone, fair summer, and winter's reign is near,
He cruelly strips the forest of all her summer cheer
By killing all her lovely leaves and likewise flowers gay
And driving all her fairy folk to homes of far away.'"