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Day 13

Sunday, January 12, 2014

A rare glimpse of a “Gramps at the Tea Cups Ride” in Mouseland! (1/250s f/9.0 ISO200 34mm Olympus PL2, photo by the Dailylife Wife!)

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Year Six, Day One!

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Happy New Year! And so we start the Sixth year of this Photo A Day (or more!) blog.  Here is a nice winter “bouquet” from down by the Missouri River this morning!  Don’t forget to hit the comment button at the bottom and tell me if you like something, or have any suggestions. (This photo, […]

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Day 362

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Well, I think I got off on the days somewhere…This should be Day 361, the 27th.  Oh well. A nice start to the day: Sunrise at Fife. (1/750s f/8.0 ISO320 300mm -4.5 stops Canon 7D) (1/90s f/8.0 ISO320 17mm -1.5 stops 7D) (1/180s f/8.0 ISO320 29mm -2.5 stops 7D) 29 years of running down the […]

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Day 361: Merry Christmas! Part 3…

Saturday, December 28, 2013

Christmas Dinner in Great Falls! Prep. (All photos: Nikon Coolpix P7100) I’m ready to pop the popper! I’m here for the Cute again… The Dinner!  With Lugnut popping his own popper… I’m so cute! No, that is some dinner on my lip. Done! Boat building 101. Proof too much TV is bad for your complexion… […]

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Day 360: Merry Christmas! Part 2…

Saturday, December 28, 2013

The Grand Opening! And so it begins. (All photos: Nikon Coolpix P7100) Cake Batter Chapstick in the stocking! I’m just here for the Cute. The gift distribution begins!  No wait…this one is mine! Canadian Mittens.  From Canada, eh? A handy mug for a photographer… More mitts, eh?!!!  But they are out of date…? Legos.  They […]

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Day 359: Merry Christmas! Part 1…

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

An early Christmas Moon taken from in front of our house about 6:45am this morning. (1/350s f/8.0 ISO125 400mm Canon 7D) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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The Good Earth

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

45 years ago tonight, three men were as far away from the good Earth as any men had ever been, or have been to this date.  A chance moment and a view out a window during a capsule maneuver led to one of the most famous and iconic photographs in history, if not for all […]

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Day 358: Christmas Eve…

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

…or not.  These are from Thanksgiving when the Dailylife Grandpappy was over to see his newest Great Grandson, ‘Stache! He got up before sunrise to go take photos with me of the a’fore mentioned sunrise.  The best photo came from a northbound freight running through Fife. (All photos Nikon P7100) The Dailylife Grandpappy and Great […]

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Day 346: Cap’n Andy’s Sunset Dinner Cruise! Part 2

Sunday, December 1, 2013

A Canadian with a Tri-Corner Hat…hmmm… (All 7D unless noted!) A neat and tidy knot. Well, it is a sailboat. (PL-2) The well equipped and dashing whale watcher. (PL-2) A notable lack of whales, however.  It is the very beginning of the season for them in Hawai’i, and only a couple had been seen so […]

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Day 345: Cap’n Andy’s Sunset Dinner Cruise! Part 1

Sunday, December 1, 2013

We went on Cap’t Andy’s Sunset Dinner Cruise again because we liked it so well last year.  It was a beautiful day, although the wind was a bit contrary, and we didn’t get to sail as much as previously.  We ate lunch at a little place recommended by a friend of the Dailylife Wife, which […]

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