Most of the leaves have fallen off the trees and resting on the ground where they’re getting all wet from the storms. As a good friend of ours once said, “there is beauty in death”
Photography
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I went to the Harmon’s Grocery Store near our home with my spousal unit to purchase food of an edible variety. I decided to take my 60mm Lensball with me to try and photograph some of the fruits and vegetables. I didn’t take my big camera with me, instead, I […]
I’ve been asked, “Why fire hydrants?”. To answer that, I’ll mention my friend, Les Oswald. Les is an artist, photographer and videographer; and I’ve known Les since January, 1979. Les started a photo album on FaceBook with this statement and question: “Fire hydrants: always there, always ready. But are they […]
I attended a three-day training conference last week that was held at the Salt Palace in Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. The conference was very good and worth what it cost my employer for my ticket (very reasonably priced). In addition to all the training sessions, there were presentations being […]
I was introduced to the idea of taking photos through vegetable oil in water, a glass ball and other glass objects. As a result, I have been having fun playing with these transparent objects that refract and distort what is seen through them. Part of the fun is going to […]
The last time I was at Hurlburt Field in Florida I was able to capture a few photos of the aircraft that are on display there.
Sometimes, you just find yourself doing it anyway. I was walking home from TRAX on my usual path and noticed these interesting clouds hanging low on the horizon with a clear blue sky above. The next thought that came to mind was, “I should stop and take a photo of […]
So there I was, riding home on TRAX a little later in the day than usual and listening to an audiobook (A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles; great book, by the way) when I decided to look out the window towards the mountains in the East. The sun was […]
I have made four separate attempts to learn to play the guitar. The first attempt was while I was in High School. The most recent attempt was about ten years ago. All of my attempts have failed. Why, you ask? Because I don’t like practicing and I wasn’t really committed […]