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Category Archives: PAD 2017

Day 96

My friend Walter and I went up to the Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge yesterday, an hour before dawn, to see the Sharp-tailed Grouse Strutting on the Lek, like we did last year. Next year we are only applying for the dates in May…Brrr! This is a view out the front of the blind we […]

Day 95

My friend Walter and I went up to the Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge yesterday, an hour before dawn, to see the Sharp-tailed Grouse Strutting on the Lek, like we did last year. Next year we are only applying for the dates in May…Brrr! *** *** ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

Day 94

My friend Walter and I went up to the Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge yesterday, an hour before dawn, to see the Sharp-tailed Grouse Strutting on the Lek, like we did last year. Next year we are only applying for the dates in May…Brrr! *** *** ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

Day 93

My friend Walter and I went up to the Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge yesterday, an hour before dawn, to see the Sharp-tailed Grouse Strutting on the Lek, like we did last year. Next year we are only applying for the dates in May…Brrr! Oh Dark Thirty.  High ISO.  Low light! 1/10s f/5.6 ISO3200 300mm […]

Day 92

Now there is something I don’t see every day: A Flicker in somebody else’s tree! Taken in the picnic area above Giant Springs. ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {-{>

Day 91

Toots was feeling a bit off today and stayed home from school.  Since the Dailylife Daughter #1 had a hair appointment, Toots and ‘Stache spent most of the morning with us.  Here is ‘Stache ‘Ole Blue Eyes having a good time. *** *** ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

Day 90

Okay, I skipped a photo back at Day 86 and posted Day 87’s instead.  I have been one off since then.  Here is Day 86’s photo for Day 90, and tomorrow’s Day 91 photos will be right! <<Whew>> “Stache and I playing around, filtered through a stained glass effect, I think… ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

Day 89

Kind of a nice afternoon so I went into the backyard. Spring seems to be on the way! ** Not quite a leaf, this is an old solar powered garden light.  I think it is finally dead after several years of service. Taken with my Canon 100mm f2.8 L Macro lens and M2 body! ~Curtis […]

Day 88

Kind of a nice afternoon so I went into the backyard.  Spring seems to be on the way! ** And a little gasp of the Fall still on hand! Taken with my Canon 100mm f2.8 L Macro lens and M2 body! ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

Day 87

This is a view of the Missouri River as it comes out of the Mountains hear the Hardy Creek exit on I-15 south of Great Falls, taken about a month ago.  If you aren’t from around here you might have still seen the Hardy Creek Bridge.  It was featured in the Untouchables with Kevin Kostner […]