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Now that the icicles have melted, it is not quite as spectacular as earlier this month, but there is something to be said for being able to walk the trails without having to worry about slipping and falling every step of the way.
Makoto: “What are you going to put in here?”
Yuki: “You know those important papers?”
Makoto: “You have important papers?”
Yuki: “Why couldn’t I have important documents or briefs or notes? Don’t I look like someone who keeps archives?”
Makoto: “Weren’t proudly and loudly going all paperless and 100% digital just last month?”
Yuki: “Isn’t going paperless exactly the thing you do when you don’t have a filing cabinet?”
Makoto: “Didn’t you shred all your papers last month?”
Yuki: “Didn’t it feel liberating to help me carry those bags of papers to get shredded?”
Makoto: “So what’s left to put in this cabinet?”
Yuki: “Do you still have the receipt from the shredding service?”
These riders posed for photos atop Pink Hill in Saguaro National Park where we all (well, maybe not the horses) admired the views of the Sonoran Desert seen in every direction.
Tucson, Arizona.
Styling trick
A ponytail elastic is a simple way to create a more fitted top. Simply gather up the excess material, secure it with the elastic, and tuck it inside.
Wardrobe challenges are the time to break out all the styling tricks. This one is new to me: the sweater ponytail. Normally, this sweater is hip length but I’ve gathered and secured the fabric and tucked it inside to make a cropped version. I’m not sure I love the trick, but I’d try it again.
Jacket, Jessica Simpson (thrifted). Sweater, Splendid (thrifted). Dress, Ginger. Leggings, Mono B. Boots, Ariat. Brooches, thrifted.
I had spoken to Hollywood earlier in my lunchtime walk, and I was headed back to work. I saw a figure down the street with a cart and, assuming it was Old School, I walked toward him. It was a gentleman I had never met before.
I introduced myself to him and shook his hand. He introduced himself as Ponytail. I remarked I had not seen him around the neighborhood before.
"I been in this neighborhood since 2011. But I've been over on Wolcott. Now I'm over on Hoyne." I asked him if he is on Hoyne over with Hollywood. He is, and I told I had just seen Hollywood. I had asked Hollywood if he would like me to bring him some lunch tomorrow, so I extended the same offer to Ponytail. He graciously accepted.
I told him if he wasn't there at noon tomorrow, no worries. I told Hollywood where I would leave the food. And I promised I would bring it, so I told Ponytail that if there isn't any food, then that meant Hollywood ate it al, and he had my permission to kick his ass. He laughed.
"No, Hollywood wouldn't do that to me. We're good to each other."
Everybody needs someone.
Another beautiful waterfall in the Columbia river gorge in Oregon. This one is about a half mile hike from Horsetail falls, which is right along the Columbia river highway.
I had the most awesome weekend with fellow photographer and friend, Jeff Barnhart shooting all the best waterfalls of the Columbia River Gorge and Gifford Pinchot. Including, as you see here, Ponytail, also Elowah, Fairy, Multnomah, Panther Creek, Lower Lewis, and Punchbowl. It had been over two years since my last visit to the gorge and some things have certainly changed. I was talking with Jeff about changes. I really took these landscapes for granted when I began taking photography seriously. I just thought, these places will always be there and look the same. How naive I was. Since then, the keyhole at Cape Kiwanda has collapsed, the old maple tree at South Falls fell down, and the huge log at Punchbowl Falls dislodged. Now, we aren't even 'allowed' to visit our National Parks - land set aside for us to experience. When hiking up to Fairy Falls, the creek junction just below used to have this beautiful tree right in the middle of the fork. That tree has fallen along with another tree on the bank - forever changing that scene. Now is the best time to experience our dynamic world, because who knows how much it can change by tomorrow.
Ice buildup at Ponytail Falls, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon. There's not much to this story, other than to mention that the trail to Triple Falls has been severed by a large landslide that also has made it really, really difficult to get down to the creek in the canyon below. Major work will probably be required to restore the trail, so I'm not sure how long that's going to take the Forest Service. Ponytail Falls was my backup plan on this particular day, and it turns out it was needed. It's also interesting how different the color cast turned out on an overcast day as opposed to a bluebird sky like we had on New Year's Day. I'm thinking I like the bluebird effect, actually, but it's all subjective.
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My new Blonde Ponytail Barbie... I only had a Brunette #4 and I was not looking to add another PT to my collection at this time, but when I stumbled upon this beauty I could not pass her up! She was a steal, and was actually listed as a later Ponytail. I saw those unmistakable poodle bands and bright red lips and I knew she was an earlier Ponytail... she has the solid torso marked ™ , just like my Brunette and the longest, silkiest hair still in its original topknot.
Damn! I processed 6 sheets of HP5+ in a Paterson Orbital Colour Print Processor using Ilfotec DD-X (1+4). It turns out the 9 mins you'd use normally need for 35/120 needs to be reduced to 7 mins due to the constant agitation. I didn't get this problem with Rodinal. (These shots have been messed with to reduce the horrible contrast.)
Ponytail Falls
Columbia Gorge Scenic Area
Lots of mist helped to create this dreamy effect.
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure: 1.6 seconds
Aperture: f/14.0
Focal Length: 25 mm
ISO Speed: 50
Wanting to see the top side of Oneonta Gorge, I headed up the loop trail, and after some fairly steep switchbacks, it began to rain, lending me that fresh smell that only comes with a starting rain. That sense kicked in just as I rounded the corner to see this beauty.
That experience was heightened by the twelve foot stumble I took when some bark gave way on a fallen tree I was trying to climb over to get to this spot. Muddy, and a little scratched up, I simply scampered back up the hill, collecting my tripod as I went, and made my second attempt. I LOVE shooting in Oregon. No joke.
Cheers.
Jared Ropelato
This is a small waterfall about 70 ft drop about along the Columbia Gorge and can be seen after a short hike. The shape of the fall resembles a ponytail and hence it's been named so.
In the neighbourhood, New South Wales
The decorative ponytail plant is native to dry, desert regions of Mexico and the southern United States.
Common name: Ponytail palm, elephant’s foot tree
Botanic name: Beaucarnea recurvata (also known as Nolina recurvata and N. tuberculata)
A slow growing, evergreen tree to about 9m (30′) tall. Its palm-like trunk has a massive, swollen base, which may reach 3 metres (10′) in diameter. The trunk tapers upward and then branches, with each branch supporting a dense crown of long, strappy leaves. Ponytails are dioecious, that is male and female reproductive parts are on separate plants. Masses of small white flowers are produced in summer, followed by spectacular stems of pinkish, 3-winged seeds on mature female plants.
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10/100 flowers 2022
Ponytail Falls, The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, OR.
On our way back, we stopped again at Ponytail Falls and this time I tried to shoot the waterfall from the creek level. This is a standard view of the waterfall and it does not disappoint! Overall, the entire hike covered a pretty healthy distance of about 6 miles with an average elevation gain of about 700 ft. This is the last picture from this hike. I hope you enjoyed these four pictures from the trail!
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Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, OR
From earlier this month, a beautiful and classic waterfall from the Columbia Gorge.
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