Tag: Thoughts
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Weather Palette
After a month of gray skies, even the doves were begging for sunglasses when the rare blue sky made an appearance on New Year’s Day. In order to embrace the bleak gray days that have gripped us this winter, maybe a renaming of the weather palette along the lines of Benjamin Moore’s paint color wheel…
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The Moon and Venus – January 1, 2017
For the first few nights of the New Year, Mars and Venus is visible in the sky with the moon and I was excited for the chance to capture photos of my first planet. When I went outside on Sunday night, I was surprised at how bright Venus was by the moon, but I was…
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Holiday Movies
It took a bout with the flu to finally catch-up on a few of my favorite holiday movies. The holiday movie tradition began with a sentimental favorite from childhood, Miracle on 34th Street starring Maureen O’Hara and Edmund Gwenn, and over the course of a lifetime the holiday movie list continues to expand. Many of these…
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Musings About ’80s Nostalgia
Vaguely recall receiving actual letters in the mail during the ’80s. I remember trying windsurfing in the ’80s, but never looking this cool. For my version, picture a small, waveless lake and the sail barely leaving the surface of the water. I never attempted this in any decade and if I had it would have…
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Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
I’ve been pondering: Will Jack Reacher: Never Go Back be as good as the first Reacher movie? Is it time to forgive Ben Affleck for Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and go see The Accountant? Why did I mock the tv remake of Lethal Weapon, when it has become a favorite new fall tv show…
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Driven To Abstraction
Starting the day with a cup of coffee and the morning news during this presidential campaign has driven some to distraction and out of the house on cold autumn mornings. Paddling the kayak toward the middle of the lake, the thoughts of the disappointing morning news and the blurred lines of reality drift away as…
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Slipping Away
Lately it seems each trip outdoors with the camera brings the realization that the rhythm of nature is marching in a new direction. The autumn leaves blowing through the air on crisp northern winds cross paths with the variety of birds flying toward new destinations. The egrets and cormorants have quietly slipped away, while the…
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Lessons Learned During Outdoor Photography Shots
Lesson 1) The cormorant is standing in the sun drying out his wings for an extended period of time because their wings have less preen oil than other birds and not because, as you thought, they are one of the rare birds that enjoys posing for photos. Lesson 2) The Great Blue Heron has not…
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A Peaceful Place
For a moment while tucked away in this peaceful place, time slipped away as the calming scene of dignified stillness against nature’s colorful landscape created a secluded cove of serenity.
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Wispy Waters
Discarded by its owner and floating toward the unknown, the delicate feather refused to relinquish its tranquil beauty by glistening in the morning sun and casting a shimmering reflection onto the serene surface of heavenly blue water.
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