July photos

[dennis 5,020]

TNR

[groupw 3,600]

Horse Thief Lake near Mount Rushmore. It had rained earlier and there was low lying fog. 

[sheep_herder 11,968]

Contestant and border collie shedding the last day of the Sunday Creek Sheepdog Trial-2019

[Longjohn 31,835]

[Tizeye 3,378]

 With the porpoise, didn't have telephoto with me so made do with a 55mm (and heavy cropping). The runaway flamingo - thankfully no child was in it which is a HUGE danger. Saw the family with it down the shore, then the wind caught it an no way they could swim fast enough to catch it. If a child had been in it, in about 20 minutes it would have floated past (and a little further out) a Coast Guard Auxiliary station.

[Zackny 7,286]

Part of my office?

[Tizeye 3,378]

[Square Wheels 22,548]

[Square Wheels 22,548]

[Square Wheels 22,548]

[Square Wheels 22,548]

[Zackny 7,286]

Headed to Kingston

[dennis 5,020]

We still have snow above 9000 ft.

[Tizeye 3,378]

4th of July before the fireworks

Love the taps on the side of the trailer...nasty beer, but still.

[BuffJim 9,041]

My parents backyard. The dammed lake is low because there is a hole in the dam being repaired. It will come back up a few feet when it’s done. 

[goldendesign 1,770]

Turned two yesterday.

[Tizeye 3,378]

More from the 4th. As a little history, the city gives us free use of the Community Center  (typically reserved for $150/day) for photo club meetings and in return, we support city activities such as 4th of July Fireworks, making the photos available to the public.  I won't post pictures of kids on rides, but parents know how to get the photos.  Gives us access to genre of photography (events in this case) that normally would not do, and special permissions such setting up past the police line for an open direct view and away from the parking lot lights where the public was.

 

[BuffJim 9,041]

With my Dad. 

[Longjohn 31,835]

[Longjohn 31,835]

Tonight’s sunset

[groupw 3,600]

Needles Highway in the Black Hills. 

[Chris... 8,399]

[Kzoo 22,617]

On 7/6/2019 at 12:22 PM, BuffJim said:

With my Dad. 

 

Did he punch you in the throat for wearing that t-shirt?  He should have.

 

[BuffJim 9,041]

2 hours ago, Kzoo said:

 

Did he punch you in the throat for wearing that t-shirt?  He should have.

 

When he lived in Massachusetts from 1958-64 he was a Sox fan. 

[dennis 5,020]

[Longjohn 31,835]

[Tizeye 3,378]

Yard Ornaments anyone? Just had to stop when I drove past this place in a small country town.

[sheep_herder 11,968]

Where were you?

[Tizeye 3,378]

2 hours ago, sheep_herder said:

Where were you?

I am guessing you mean me. Barberville, FL. It is a very small town with daytrip intended to see Barberville Pioneer Settlement, but when turned off US17 to SR40 saw the Barberville Yard Art Emporium with about 20 cars parked in front of it. We just had to stop on the way out. You can see both of them from this Google map...and take it down to street view. The only thing I regret (but for a different day - perhaps not cloudy) at the Pioneer settlement was getting a picture of the bridge keeper's house, now serving as the office to purchase tickets. I use to drive through it in the 70's as very unique over the road but never knew what happened when they modernized the bridge. The house and roadway cover was preserved by moving from Astor 6 miles to the pioneer settlement. You can also see the bridge house on Google street view.

 

[sheep_herder 11,968]

18 minutes ago, Tizeye said:

I am guessing you mean me. Barberville, FL. It is a very small town with daytrip intended to see Barberville Pioneer Settlement, but when turned off US17 to SR40 saw the Barberville Yard Art Emporium with about 20 cars parked in front of it. We just had to stop on the way out. You can see both of them from this Google map...and take it down to street view. The only thing I regret (but for a different day - perhaps not cloudy) at the Pioneer settlement was getting a picture of the bridge keeper's house, now serving as the office to purchase tickets. I use to drive through it in the 70's as very unique over the road but never knew what happened when they modernized the bridge. The house and roadway cover was preserved by moving from Astor 6 miles to the pioneer settlement. You can also see the bridge house on Google street view.

 

Thanks, looks like an interesting place.

[Tizeye 3,378]

The finest medical instruments!

 

[Zackny 7,286]

Coming back to town from today’s ride

[Chris... 8,399]

[Further 14,834]

5 hours ago, Tizeye said:

The finest medical instruments!

 

I think I'd take my chances with just resting up, rather than let anyone near me with that lot 

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[Longjohn 31,835]

Some of my flowers

 

[Longjohn 31,835]

[Tizeye 3,378]

8 hours ago, Longjohn said:

Some of my flowers

 

 

 

 

 

 

Be careful picking the flowers. Is that a rat trap?

[Longjohn 31,835]

5 minutes ago, Tizeye said:

Be careful picking the flowers. Is that a rat trap?

It’s a mouse trap. Some stupid critter keeps digging in my flower pots and pulling out my flowers. I put traps on all the pots and it worked for awhile but the rain ruined the traps and they quit working. Last night the critter got into one of my pots on the pool deck and dug potting soil out all over the deck and ruined my plant.?

[Philander Seabury 27,911]

They must snot know you have a 44 or 45 magnum.

 

[Longjohn 31,835]

1 minute ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said:

They must snot know you have a 43 or 45 magnum.

 

They do it in the night. I suspect a raccoon but I have no idea why the dig in the flower pots. I don’t want to blow holes in the deck, maybe use a 22, smaller hole.

[dennis 5,020]

[BuffJim 9,041]

Dayton Ohio looks like a Tornado went through it. No Donkpow sightings. 

 

[Longjohn 31,835]

[dennis 5,020]

TNR. Trying to outrun the rain. Caught some hail, but stayed mostly dry.

 

 

[Chris... 8,399]

[Chris... 8,399]

[Tizeye 3,378]

First time I have seen a hydrofoil ski. Why? That Mastercraft ski boat is designed to plane quickly but with the bow high kept a slow speed. Don't know if was the skier learning or a limitation of the ski design.

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[Longjohn 31,835]

 

 

 

Oops, sunblock on the lens