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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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A Christmas Hawk Special!

Sunday, December 22, 2013

I dropped the Dailylife Wife off at work late this morning and came home to find a large Swainson’s Hawk sitting in the trees behind our house.  He stayed there for an hour or more after I got home. The first three are from the same image.  I made two for wallpaper and one for […]

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A Waterfowl Special!

Thursday, December 19, 2013

(I got way ahead with all of the Hawai’i photos, so I am running a few nice ones I have taken without a day tag.  I will resume regally scheduled and dated posts a few days closer to Christmas.) A Common Goldeney on ice. (1/1000s f/5.6 ISO320 244mm Canon 7D) A closer view… (1/1000s f/5.6 […]

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A Moonrise Special!

Thursday, December 19, 2013

It was cold (really cold!) and the sky was clear.  I was able to catch the Moonrise over the Highwoods.  Note the lack of clarity: the cold sky, especially by the horizon, is unsettled air and not particularly good to photograph through.  The bottom is just cut off by the skyline. A few minutes later […]

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Day 357: From Hawai’i to the Deep Freeze

Sunday, December 15, 2013

After our warm trip to Hawai’i it was interesting to return to /\/\onTana! and have the bottom fall out of the thermometer!  -33F before the wind got involved.  So here are two photos from down by the river and one from the backyard. A Common Goldeneye. (1/750s f/8.0 ISO125 100mm -1/2 stop Canon 7D) Warning […]

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Day 356

Friday, December 13, 2013

We got to spend two days running around Seattle and Tacoma with the Dailylife Daughter #2, culminating in a really nice meal in a converted firehouse. (All P7100) Then it was back on the road and home again, ending this year’s Hawaiian Adventure. Now we return to your regularly scheduled Blog! ~Curtis, home again in […]

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Sadly on this Veterans Day…

Monday, November 11, 2013

…this seems all to close to reality… ~Curtis, a proud Four Star Homeland Security Approved God-fearing, Gun-toting, Baby-loving, Veteran Terrorist Suspect! {!-{P

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Happy Veterans Day!

Monday, November 11, 2013

– ~Curtis on Kauai’i! {!-{>

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Day 315

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

The Dailylife Wife saw the Moon in the sky early this evening. It is a waxing crescent at 16.4% of full illumination. This first one was reduced in size to 67%, then converted to black and white. (1/350s f/5.6 ISO500 300mm -1/2 stop Canon 7D) The same photo at 100%. And a more relaxed view […]

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Day 314: A Study in Frost and Leaves

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

All photos taken on my little Nikon Coolpix P7100, and conveniently sized for wallpaper! (1/320s f/8.0 ISO100 42.6mm (35mm eq:200mm) -1.3 stops) (1/125s f/8.0 ISO100 32.6mm (35mm eq:153mm) -2/3 stop) (1/250s f/8.0 ISO100 32.6mm (35mm eq:153mm) -1 stop) (1/320s f/8.0 ISO100 28.9mm (35mm eq:135mm) -1 stop) (1/400s f/8.0 ISO100 28.9mm (35mm eq:135mm) -1 stop) (1/2000s […]

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