tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75173321050709476072024-03-14T06:05:20.858-04:00My photographic mindBought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517332105070947607.post-45654153807008030642011-09-06T22:18:00.002-04:002011-09-06T22:24:28.991-04:00some macros from a while back<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkcNoHQvS1WOEcORKRHKhdH2f2svGuogW0srwClBSEtKdrCJ6pTTPNR36A4nmns58dRkS9kC1Bbgy8LSikLg5rve2KjLVK_zvJDWK7JeJIWF9ZSQ8hFIRQKBy4OtiRlck2OvABrmStZNG/s1600/DSCN3038.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 410px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkcNoHQvS1WOEcORKRHKhdH2f2svGuogW0srwClBSEtKdrCJ6pTTPNR36A4nmns58dRkS9kC1Bbgy8LSikLg5rve2KjLVK_zvJDWK7JeJIWF9ZSQ8hFIRQKBy4OtiRlck2OvABrmStZNG/s320/DSCN3038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649437431751448450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2sGmgpzrO2w_6kF1ol34uktaJtscWFa9zMJwQvZnrRxIJjSgLNE_hMfv64NNwzAJfxcpJrwsxQn77oZ8PjQz3vjDTtxnjsClMgiwKnpryICtQHBIf-z4r6y0edySdinpFXUWOELs-LT-/s1600/DSCN3035.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 391px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2sGmgpzrO2w_6kF1ol34uktaJtscWFa9zMJwQvZnrRxIJjSgLNE_hMfv64NNwzAJfxcpJrwsxQn77oZ8PjQz3vjDTtxnjsClMgiwKnpryICtQHBIf-z4r6y0edySdinpFXUWOELs-LT-/s320/DSCN3035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649437434524974194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmUYe-e7C39PRFFobkokf1VWlah4UUR__EPFDtrCujIEpbmBS5EWkp631R3_cAaNrLblsZ3ZZoldK0Y6-Xoo6atDZFdZuPodAI497OYdPSZ0f7zA_qofs27I3Qe8WQHlKfn_bv92xShGk/s1600/DSCN3036.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmUYe-e7C39PRFFobkokf1VWlah4UUR__EPFDtrCujIEpbmBS5EWkp631R3_cAaNrLblsZ3ZZoldK0Y6-Xoo6atDZFdZuPodAI497OYdPSZ0f7zA_qofs27I3Qe8WQHlKfn_bv92xShGk/s320/DSCN3036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649437445531938450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0EKJENlqstQ8zvEhLjCJXA-bdvkc6Xt1bk7yEm8evNKHX9TYs_Sq5QgqBZ9EfpO3iR4AZjcqUux7r3JjnTvY4vTKNssnVFztyA4os1KvAkkL06o7Zee5HDMGoKJI_dMP1VhC2ePcbflah/s1600/DSCN3032.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 409px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0EKJENlqstQ8zvEhLjCJXA-bdvkc6Xt1bk7yEm8evNKHX9TYs_Sq5QgqBZ9EfpO3iR4AZjcqUux7r3JjnTvY4vTKNssnVFztyA4os1KvAkkL06o7Zee5HDMGoKJI_dMP1VhC2ePcbflah/s320/DSCN3032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649437440157831170" border="0" /></a>Bought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517332105070947607.post-79924606575783780982011-07-04T22:33:00.002-04:002011-07-04T22:41:17.124-04:00Happy 4th of July<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENgM8a-OtgXHcwbTcMls98Jq3P2I8SDv2lPXOck540Jp31gh_93vHzTWgLq76ZbS_wPCLIw2c3jIQgZ5GUdcBDUk9PEAHkctTq6cUKLMrchewzhz02LcGis2h2m1uToaR_fjWFcFf_jP8/s1600/DSCN1731.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENgM8a-OtgXHcwbTcMls98Jq3P2I8SDv2lPXOck540Jp31gh_93vHzTWgLq76ZbS_wPCLIw2c3jIQgZ5GUdcBDUk9PEAHkctTq6cUKLMrchewzhz02LcGis2h2m1uToaR_fjWFcFf_jP8/s320/DSCN1731.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625691410326547474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5iQCqO7HnftNZwytxMWmL2BdnIFBf_VpNE2P2vI0UqetwWzP4F7HPOeaxYl63Lxp5mnUG9Zcw3dPAJBsbvGVoJn4qb3NlC8NqnQzQeNL4lWCI4FE1L9CCAIiwx7Dz4lOGlbd55PxY6W-7/s1600/DSCN1722.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5iQCqO7HnftNZwytxMWmL2BdnIFBf_VpNE2P2vI0UqetwWzP4F7HPOeaxYl63Lxp5mnUG9Zcw3dPAJBsbvGVoJn4qb3NlC8NqnQzQeNL4lWCI4FE1L9CCAIiwx7Dz4lOGlbd55PxY6W-7/s320/DSCN1722.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625691407922975266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEuM-6NT3rgH1RgcJb8wtgeznilH0YGpy0QXf_HtEOh3a97gtDajgc2LkP7538AbmGRtqTQe_hr9bag6lzTj8SpbF2THwnICdpf3SxVIpmEtb6c6KOdFSuNKxryef5wRFZoZsEwlni78kk/s1600/DSCN1752.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEuM-6NT3rgH1RgcJb8wtgeznilH0YGpy0QXf_HtEOh3a97gtDajgc2LkP7538AbmGRtqTQe_hr9bag6lzTj8SpbF2THwnICdpf3SxVIpmEtb6c6KOdFSuNKxryef5wRFZoZsEwlni78kk/s320/DSCN1752.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625691420033510274" border="0" /></a>[photos taken about 30 minutes ago from my deck]<br /><br />Yes, I'm very glad for my freedom. My country isn't perfect by a long shot.<br />...but I still love her anyway. [if she were perfect then I'd hate her...because I'm not]<br />so...<br />if you're married to a soldier<br />kiss a soldier<br />if your related to a soldier<br />hug a soldier<br />if neither is true<br />thank a soldier<br />for keeping us free.<br /><br />if you are a soldier viewing this<br />THANK YOU!!!<br /><br />[...& pray for all the soldiers who are separated from their families. That they will be safely returned to their loved ones]<br /><br />May His grace drip from your fingers,<br />BBought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517332105070947607.post-20833498793986240732011-03-28T20:32:00.003-04:002011-03-28T20:41:38.892-04:00More from Gettysburg<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGURc230kdlFhK0AgNjgztD45ps8o6zow05U9GeDQ_onwCd1YaB1P0MAjJJFQBz74bo7xv-5zJ86wZjTMb4m4GEJ1fa3CdI9CyC_tUo_gPDA1SQ8I_6h3N36yJoKlBSfyxheXBP5r3djvn/s1600/DSCN0597.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGURc230kdlFhK0AgNjgztD45ps8o6zow05U9GeDQ_onwCd1YaB1P0MAjJJFQBz74bo7xv-5zJ86wZjTMb4m4GEJ1fa3CdI9CyC_tUo_gPDA1SQ8I_6h3N36yJoKlBSfyxheXBP5r3djvn/s320/DSCN0597.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589294423068319986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOEeQer4jXVMSQMXacXxmXakyNDjZfbUFQtbrPyTzSi5P37bkMmoCRTDdgkCsjxFyW8YsFtxS7514HzuY0hyHF0AQxtf5eFORz9abmIHTOaz6dKuPophds7PSv_kN-vZSPlHOe_ambehq/s1600/DSCN0574.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOEeQer4jXVMSQMXacXxmXakyNDjZfbUFQtbrPyTzSi5P37bkMmoCRTDdgkCsjxFyW8YsFtxS7514HzuY0hyHF0AQxtf5eFORz9abmIHTOaz6dKuPophds7PSv_kN-vZSPlHOe_ambehq/s320/DSCN0574.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589294414645581522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjkScR-U7yuHGLPPrZRyjs9qkIF53p8p9WVvlpRnu4ssJ8r-thRF2YGpJNmkzEiQjj0ru1XPg9Bzxro7f2l-jXjo2QaOgoglHWlUsLWOKI2MoM06LpS5az6IGRaYFofzNAbCcNJEBG3mo/s1600/DSCN0572.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjkScR-U7yuHGLPPrZRyjs9qkIF53p8p9WVvlpRnu4ssJ8r-thRF2YGpJNmkzEiQjj0ru1XPg9Bzxro7f2l-jXjo2QaOgoglHWlUsLWOKI2MoM06LpS5az6IGRaYFofzNAbCcNJEBG3mo/s320/DSCN0572.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589294412133926322" border="0" /></a>I really liked the lines & "frozen waves" that I could see in this frozen runoff.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mPzLp7oA2ZqhsrmlO8-cqmKIohvSTWyQ-o78Af747JXwNHDsR3L_QB_kK1TCi6PTTP_vhfoNGE8C_B42uIaGIZKMuxxGI4_gdSdKnvuGLnSe3mgvzOEosWntX_dUMFNwGaTXIeW-Lymm/s1600/DSCN0550.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mPzLp7oA2ZqhsrmlO8-cqmKIohvSTWyQ-o78Af747JXwNHDsR3L_QB_kK1TCi6PTTP_vhfoNGE8C_B42uIaGIZKMuxxGI4_gdSdKnvuGLnSe3mgvzOEosWntX_dUMFNwGaTXIeW-Lymm/s320/DSCN0550.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589294408490745330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOasAc90vgHx89FTvPdaQja5nWacdR_0XuwBHVoV9S4m46zlPdfpTFeNKpc6up7aZe8J0N8gKx6WZcC2YuYnyEmc4m7oYgHl4K1WSoUTsgP9aZ-cOIUuYGZiCTGXfIkxuwKPxE2iGpP0B/s1600/DSCN0564.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOasAc90vgHx89FTvPdaQja5nWacdR_0XuwBHVoV9S4m46zlPdfpTFeNKpc6up7aZe8J0N8gKx6WZcC2YuYnyEmc4m7oYgHl4K1WSoUTsgP9aZ-cOIUuYGZiCTGXfIkxuwKPxE2iGpP0B/s320/DSCN0564.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589294402377125410" border="0" /></a>more photos from my hike with friends @ Gettysburg. I'll post more as I get the chance, & gear up for 2 other hikes [a re-visit of Rickett's Glen, & The Old Pa turnpike]<br /><br />May His grace drip from your fingers,<br />BBought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517332105070947607.post-23561349399726008872011-03-03T21:08:00.006-05:002011-03-03T21:29:33.362-05:00A photo walk with friends.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKanrSCH-7jrWt6cMaxj0GxuVPHSrFhpZts4QgGAAeNdDax5-_J41IBdoUpS6bowqRI_lfIr9CUpTg7x7GkPhOyD2WVmPmwnT0nf9gfVr88UlDiomByzmhXcUIZtdNMmpjQb9TZMws-pF-/s1600/Copy+of+DSCN0668.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 397px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKanrSCH-7jrWt6cMaxj0GxuVPHSrFhpZts4QgGAAeNdDax5-_J41IBdoUpS6bowqRI_lfIr9CUpTg7x7GkPhOyD2WVmPmwnT0nf9gfVr88UlDiomByzmhXcUIZtdNMmpjQb9TZMws-pF-/s320/Copy+of+DSCN0668.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580041603520936738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1vkwsQe-ShQPI9PfTpipkjQ7jfuzY2CZZZkqsLM2uUor-QwCb3YQiDOzVTNAV9c2UGgZoSUNVn8Hr06Zh9qNpU265UiDLqsIR_tebhlGBeuW4hSjtiin6i8jKgi88DQsn2wF85rFSF9V/s1600/Copy+of+DSCN0666.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 414px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1vkwsQe-ShQPI9PfTpipkjQ7jfuzY2CZZZkqsLM2uUor-QwCb3YQiDOzVTNAV9c2UGgZoSUNVn8Hr06Zh9qNpU265UiDLqsIR_tebhlGBeuW4hSjtiin6i8jKgi88DQsn2wF85rFSF9V/s320/Copy+of+DSCN0666.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580043363967281090" border="0" /></a><br />Wow, it's March & I haven't posted here since Nov. 2010. It's not because I haven't been talking pictures. So I'll try to post a few from last Sat.'s trip to Gettysburg. This Cross is my new profile pic on facebook now. I really like Celtic designs, & especially Celtic crosses. The weaving of lines or cords, over & through each other is very fascinating to me. This monument is for a group of confederate soldiers, & their dog. The dog was loyal, even going into battle with them. When they all died the dog refused to leave them, or eat. The union soldiers were so impressed by the dog that the sculpture of the dog is said to be a likeness of the actual dog. I was taken by the statue both for it's imagery & it's story. Sometimes my walk with God has been like that. Dark, not fun, yet somehow I cannot leave. It gives me a crazy thought. Some say how they want to sit near "so-n-so" at the feast in heaven, some talk of their mansion in heaven, some of their cabin in heaven. Me, irreverent as this may be, I'd like to be a dog in heaven. So I can curl up at his feet, & follow him around forever.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmJMno-AlPR2u4J7GNef0hEr8KnM1DfgxBTYgjliczrkorciiypPW8jnD0Sp37FL0XQrZsl3RefzANrHYhZGOCbcNiqBPenjzDpbxNprzJK0dSjtaZ7rG_d8ert8C3NsKppif5F5fdztM/s1600/DSCN0603.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 331px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmJMno-AlPR2u4J7GNef0hEr8KnM1DfgxBTYgjliczrkorciiypPW8jnD0Sp37FL0XQrZsl3RefzANrHYhZGOCbcNiqBPenjzDpbxNprzJK0dSjtaZ7rG_d8ert8C3NsKppif5F5fdztM/s320/DSCN0603.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580043370787048194" border="0" /></a>I love the natural artistry in water.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLvOx4RIQ0avcg0v6yINBOp2jxX4sr0lIeIJmyVOuCXWRtm_Z0FpTQ6wxt7ngWl3zL45DkdiYX-iRs-K8skYaZLBj4sFnerxUv0WMyvPLozJnJMm9eKW2XFimaHY834fClQaBRmSYvf26-/s1600/DSCN0550.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 331px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLvOx4RIQ0avcg0v6yINBOp2jxX4sr0lIeIJmyVOuCXWRtm_Z0FpTQ6wxt7ngWl3zL45DkdiYX-iRs-K8skYaZLBj4sFnerxUv0WMyvPLozJnJMm9eKW2XFimaHY834fClQaBRmSYvf26-/s320/DSCN0550.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580043375367756530" border="0" /></a>...and the resilience of trees. This one seems to have been "poured" into the rocks here.<br /><br />Thanks Joe & Scott. Thanks Joe for asking me to go to Gettysburg with you. Thanks Scott for joining us.<br /><br />More later,<br />May His grace drip from your fingers,<br />BBought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517332105070947607.post-14450642052605178232010-11-10T23:04:00.003-05:002010-11-10T23:52:57.447-05:00Psalm 119:105 [Veterans day]<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3VUsO3QyD-Mhdt2cLIaJ5Q8pheN37lk24bIY_oqT8Yzm2Nt-kWU_7taKsaMV_lIksfm0YjApc9M5A_7cu-HNzjYC-ks0ZM3brNuAmJsA3kkE5TlNuCDXZN-7bUAfsFwq9jw5oliz4aMt/s1600/DSCN0155.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 414px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3VUsO3QyD-Mhdt2cLIaJ5Q8pheN37lk24bIY_oqT8Yzm2Nt-kWU_7taKsaMV_lIksfm0YjApc9M5A_7cu-HNzjYC-ks0ZM3brNuAmJsA3kkE5TlNuCDXZN-7bUAfsFwq9jw5oliz4aMt/s320/DSCN0155.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538138853149494850" border="0" /></a><br />I had photos for Veteran's Day. HAD being the key word. Tomorrow I will be thinking of 3 of my cousins who are "active duty". Wait... Julie might not be, She's pregnant again [congrats Julie!] Then there are the formerly served. My Father-in-Law is a Veitnam Vet [U.S. Marines], brother-in-law [U.S. Marine reserves], & my gal, my wife [U.S. Army reserves]. I'm thankful & proud of all of them.<br /><br />The photo above is the only one I'll post here, for now. Tonight was an end to a wonderful day. Got to get caught up @ work. I was supposed to have a meeting, well, I think I was. I didn't end up having that meeting, which was a wonderful blessing. Because God & I meet at the Common Grounds Coffee Bar. Where I took pictures of an exibit I have come to call Psalm 119:105. [or "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet & a light unto my path."] I especially love looking at it at night. So, with help from Fred & Jay [friends from my Growth Group], I took pictures. Pastor Steve, Jay & Fred will tell you, I'm like a little kid on Christmas when I start taking pictures. I felt a bit embarrassed when Pastor Steve "caught" me. He understood, though. I just loved this exibit. It just really "made an empression". DeAnn wants copies of my photos. So, in case she wants to post any, I'm gonna let her post some first. I'll post some after a little. If she posts any I'll link to them, here.<br />If you get the chance, thank a Veteran tomorrow [especially if your related to one]. They have/ are protecting our country, our freedom, our world. They go into harms way for us. They are someone's parent, child, sibling, friend, co-worker. Our flag wouldn't fly, & it wouldn't mean anything, if they weren't there to protect it. What it stands for. And who stands behind/ beneath it.<br /><br />[forgive me, I don't know them all. However, you can comment the ones I'm missing]<br />Semper Fi<br /><span style="margin-top: 5px; line-height: 20px; padding-top: 5px; word-wrap: break-word;">"Fair Winds and following seas"<br /><br />[a little humor I found for soldiers, thanks Tom Philo Photography blog]<br /><br /></span>When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend.<br /><br />If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid. <p>Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate - - the bombs always hit the ground.</p> <p>If the enemy is in range, so are you.</p> <p>The difficult we do immediately. The impossible takes a little while longer. - U.S. Navy Seabees</p>When in doubt empty the magazine. <p>If God had meant for us to be in the Army, we would have been born with green, baggy skin.</p> <p>Try to look unimportant, they may be low on ammo.</p> <p>"You, you, and you: Panic. The rest of you, come with me."</p> <p>Odd objects attract fire - never lurk behind one.</p> <p>Incoming fire has the right of way.</p><p>There is no such thing as an atheist in a foxhole.</p> <p>No combat ready unit has ever passed inspection.</p><p>[the rest are <a href="http://www.taphilo.com/history/humor.shtml">here</a>, just scroll down]<br /></p><span style="margin-top: 5px; line-height: 20px; padding-top: 5px; word-wrap: break-word;">Thanks to all of our Veterans. Thanks to LW for the coffee bar, & for letting it be turned into an art gallery. Thanks to DeAnn for giving me the green light to photo this exibit. Thanks to </span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span>Travis Thompson for building this. [you may have copies, just ask]. Pastor Steve, I hope I wasn't too intrusive.<br />Night all,<br />B<br />[p.s. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=7517332105070947607">if you can't wait look at DeAnn's here</a>]<br /><span style="margin-top: 5px; line-height: 20px; padding-top: 5px; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></span>Bought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517332105070947607.post-16451608671117447002010-08-24T22:16:00.002-04:002010-08-24T22:19:47.583-04:00briefly...I have created a new blog. It's sort of a "various threads" one. This will continue to be my photos, & bought as is will now be my poems [at least for now]<br />...& my surgery schedule has changed...<br />The new blog is: <a href="http://mothsofjupiter.blogspot.com/">organic by design</a>.<br /><br />May His grace drip from your fingers,<br />BBought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517332105070947607.post-40082208614277723192010-07-22T21:11:00.002-04:002010-07-22T21:27:42.736-04:00reasons...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lgoJR1EjYK8ObF2ZiKzMATMIKnCLmAqKpyB5RBjP7-KrQy70kxaxFdP2SniHW_dfQ4jRc7OWcE64uMrlSZW-dUULKbwk2V2L2TOqlbLNgCMKjEKT5ngxkh0uSskoScjVaOsZPCYUJz0D/s1600/DSCN2146.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lgoJR1EjYK8ObF2ZiKzMATMIKnCLmAqKpyB5RBjP7-KrQy70kxaxFdP2SniHW_dfQ4jRc7OWcE64uMrlSZW-dUULKbwk2V2L2TOqlbLNgCMKjEKT5ngxkh0uSskoScjVaOsZPCYUJz0D/s320/DSCN2146.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496904076214281538" border="0" /></a>I still can't get over the fact we got daisies already. This is from the "first batch". And this is from the front of my house.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN94FUdXjcGddMSvJoXwLord9zm-IfU8YxvCQqknVAyyE1Y_PQfOYg11VhEMCEpeIw0WrYkH7U9it9gdjLqxaoh63P1TVglWzSrWJw8r0IJMTI6STa0Rd0vDQ_OGc8Zh2CN1LmDiAPzTAX/s1600/DSCN1657.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN94FUdXjcGddMSvJoXwLord9zm-IfU8YxvCQqknVAyyE1Y_PQfOYg11VhEMCEpeIw0WrYkH7U9it9gdjLqxaoh63P1TVglWzSrWJw8r0IJMTI6STa0Rd0vDQ_OGc8Zh2CN1LmDiAPzTAX/s320/DSCN1657.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496904067026989458" border="0" /></a>These began as three little flowers a few years ago...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxmq23Y_Cg1E9E1WHoRUGmA_3GSIWdX9rEmUoYsoJ0otzhM56Ce_BR5W0BbTfSYaOhNQ4rN2FoVmp94i3vo3VdifQJU6gih_RWHiz5LWjNz59kDOSHXybNRrc450uo-8bqvozBqhGCfY_/s1600/DSCN1613.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxmq23Y_Cg1E9E1WHoRUGmA_3GSIWdX9rEmUoYsoJ0otzhM56Ce_BR5W0BbTfSYaOhNQ4rN2FoVmp94i3vo3VdifQJU6gih_RWHiz5LWjNz59kDOSHXybNRrc450uo-8bqvozBqhGCfY_/s320/DSCN1613.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496904059576851730" border="0" /></a>This is from the walk from a ball field to John Rudy park... [& I'm to stupid to know what bird that is]<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EsYSvQedsVdJzddQOVh6fDbVWUjMpv5fHhKawVhfwX4iWcGk4gpxEjn29rvGN_orPhuTuT7B_juEh1Xnt-YWhtQPAjT561a1dGAe3HQDsaOZtQ8ZRTDlqH6HCOEUWyWsuACtKP9mGm5u/s1600/DSCN1622.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EsYSvQedsVdJzddQOVh6fDbVWUjMpv5fHhKawVhfwX4iWcGk4gpxEjn29rvGN_orPhuTuT7B_juEh1Xnt-YWhtQPAjT561a1dGAe3HQDsaOZtQ8ZRTDlqH6HCOEUWyWsuACtKP9mGm5u/s320/DSCN1622.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496904057955396834" border="0" /></a>This is a wider view of where my friend Joe & I saw the bird.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZd4Jdtq_MwXXe8sEl_uKJyMJtWJ3va9QBrsaSwR6sWs2wcETC1pcCgYfpRbyFPVb9IZTdwlxFgPjhXowrLIUAJp4yrS1XuTDE0Cy4NZ3QjWEaZCg-Cd5eS2jY2XEqimfvpSyOkuQyfLUM/s1600/DSCN1609.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZd4Jdtq_MwXXe8sEl_uKJyMJtWJ3va9QBrsaSwR6sWs2wcETC1pcCgYfpRbyFPVb9IZTdwlxFgPjhXowrLIUAJp4yrS1XuTDE0Cy4NZ3QjWEaZCg-Cd5eS2jY2XEqimfvpSyOkuQyfLUM/s320/DSCN1609.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496904046592035922" border="0" /></a>.....& this kinda symbolizes where I am at the moment. 2 roads... 2 choices... I'm not going to be posting to awful much over the next few weeks/ months.<br />#1. 3 birthdays, 2 anniversaries, & Mick & I need to get away together.<br />#2. I need to take some time to see where God is leading me.<br />#3. I've not been getting very positive feedback as of late. Not to mention, I've seen "the ugly side of Christiandom" rear it's head lately. [which is why I re-blipped <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftjEcrrf7r0&feature=avmsc2">ONE by U2</a> on Blipfm.com]<br />Please don't comment on this last part too much [for too much has already been said]<br />Enjoy your summer....<br />BBought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517332105070947607.post-63286182049656363432010-05-03T20:52:00.004-04:002010-05-03T21:12:45.173-04:00Ricketts Glen [brief overview]<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYjJW-J8wT7V9BSWsCm0QKj0Ha_T86_SG1PKUoKAYNDxeiIf6JA3cQixUn_GUTN-iQSOtHXwuc4yUVVbVOmhfByk0PF88Y9INLxsuBe4nmK7Y-8TfsR_WzJfhlbkmZ04nIE8FetRYXGtz/s1600/DSCN1237.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 373px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYjJW-J8wT7V9BSWsCm0QKj0Ha_T86_SG1PKUoKAYNDxeiIf6JA3cQixUn_GUTN-iQSOtHXwuc4yUVVbVOmhfByk0PF88Y9INLxsuBe4nmK7Y-8TfsR_WzJfhlbkmZ04nIE8FetRYXGtz/s320/DSCN1237.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467214796683830498" border="0" /></a>[above is one of my fav.'s]<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOtznnjSVJezj49OLWLdvSQGh2ggb-q49TlfmkimbDYLHP876OaukOg7LFuJVq9epN6hV8RpsstIr92_9Vk2SJjqRpZoiptRRCaUTWBzdOFUWS0kG3jcktuCfSgI_fjE-xKGIevsIobql/s1600/DSCN1267.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOtznnjSVJezj49OLWLdvSQGh2ggb-q49TlfmkimbDYLHP876OaukOg7LFuJVq9epN6hV8RpsstIr92_9Vk2SJjqRpZoiptRRCaUTWBzdOFUWS0kG3jcktuCfSgI_fjE-xKGIevsIobql/s320/DSCN1267.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467214787391768962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyjbtgDXJe293GgeJEfkgXxAdgfgHnS6HPXPqdiM-OTAMPxxuC_2x61yDtVT_ys2Tk0_3PxkMXTP2LdZh2q8Y6IPVNEdwtuyoCQd9fTEb1DIedUJyWeHQXcX0RqctItbG90thMpRf5cdu/s1600/DSCN1330.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyjbtgDXJe293GgeJEfkgXxAdgfgHnS6HPXPqdiM-OTAMPxxuC_2x61yDtVT_ys2Tk0_3PxkMXTP2LdZh2q8Y6IPVNEdwtuyoCQd9fTEb1DIedUJyWeHQXcX0RqctItbG90thMpRf5cdu/s320/DSCN1330.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467214776021591922" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJX1JWw9b1r5RzqKN8cvZELVur36m4AoiqJ37EeaFtpWp6Sa2_Dr11SOEM_keCc-IN2c_pJ_EtwjjuRWyqllEMIVN3Fw2f1kxunoA5C4RFztFiiCtcO93_XoHYWe-g3Ha4IafDMAN5Kzm/s1600/Copy+of+DSCN1388.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJX1JWw9b1r5RzqKN8cvZELVur36m4AoiqJ37EeaFtpWp6Sa2_Dr11SOEM_keCc-IN2c_pJ_EtwjjuRWyqllEMIVN3Fw2f1kxunoA5C4RFztFiiCtcO93_XoHYWe-g3Ha4IafDMAN5Kzm/s320/Copy+of+DSCN1388.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467214770134994322" border="0" /></a>[I loved the reflection here]<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrbGwrZkzLidI0ZNEQzc0o41raCBQ4wyAvdvAAqYbz-YoqYZjkEeHsjCLfOw6kQm_Gp0wfZlHFvHSTet0cUbSEOqXN_00goKWU8oY7AU3ur8rZSmYI1zsHTyd7CRESW5hnBRoN7-jWrP_/s1600/DSCN1402.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrbGwrZkzLidI0ZNEQzc0o41raCBQ4wyAvdvAAqYbz-YoqYZjkEeHsjCLfOw6kQm_Gp0wfZlHFvHSTet0cUbSEOqXN_00goKWU8oY7AU3ur8rZSmYI1zsHTyd7CRESW5hnBRoN7-jWrP_/s320/DSCN1402.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467214755581214178" border="0" /></a><br />Ricketts Glen kind of goes hand in hand with going to the mountains. At least when I was a kid, at the cabin, we often took a day to go to Ricketts. Up above the hiking trails that trace the falls, you could even go swimming. There are also cabins there. This trip was mostly with my Growth Group, though others were invited as well. It had a bit of a photo field trip "feel" to it. As there were 3 of us photographers along. This created many moments of "I'm sorry. Am I in your shot?". We had a blast.Bought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517332105070947607.post-43227178968628068612010-02-23T20:09:00.003-05:002010-02-23T20:23:50.475-05:00A "Weekly Symphony"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sSgAAY9-lhF8bXK1aXd19AjnhEsN_fvAWMp5_ct_wY3HniTN2eAkdvK6T_rP2h-5iXvMLZDmUuHCiZveQPn-HcdGd9HGt5p5CSR9kcLYXEKgi97dDcuMVOv8vXbCzHq1WyQKGRcv_FFJ/s1600-h/DSCN0027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sSgAAY9-lhF8bXK1aXd19AjnhEsN_fvAWMp5_ct_wY3HniTN2eAkdvK6T_rP2h-5iXvMLZDmUuHCiZveQPn-HcdGd9HGt5p5CSR9kcLYXEKgi97dDcuMVOv8vXbCzHq1WyQKGRcv_FFJ/s320/DSCN0027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441612306363604978" border="0" /></a><br />some interesting color reflections... I posted some of wrapping paper earlier. [I think I posted some here]<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqkQ4sq7kzDB1cb7q1orqQ5dyvGIt0kIS4-GdMOlVtKvEdtCNFsLMgS0GirtoMJIBQB8GmGdF9-H__yO41FnToQ5RBaE3BgITALLWNEKBNpDfhy0A6wqJIx8r0mR4id9eq1H8VRHDl630/s1600-h/DSCN0024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqkQ4sq7kzDB1cb7q1orqQ5dyvGIt0kIS4-GdMOlVtKvEdtCNFsLMgS0GirtoMJIBQB8GmGdF9-H__yO41FnToQ5RBaE3BgITALLWNEKBNpDfhy0A6wqJIx8r0mR4id9eq1H8VRHDl630/s320/DSCN0024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441612298099583698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj26za7gOQCIrIApwy6hNfyoqILfJhE59DNEEhSDdAjAcBuPb_FCBmri_TZh13B_bPpA_id6fnAyhZcbiGGJZS2dkeBohwjSnVXEVdOEFciz5D866CmIIEwmtKx1NVn2yO1IM_D7GizuViJ/s1600-h/DSCN0022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj26za7gOQCIrIApwy6hNfyoqILfJhE59DNEEhSDdAjAcBuPb_FCBmri_TZh13B_bPpA_id6fnAyhZcbiGGJZS2dkeBohwjSnVXEVdOEFciz5D866CmIIEwmtKx1NVn2yO1IM_D7GizuViJ/s320/DSCN0022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441612286104092498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6f_dyMRN0OyYt33ovnBUpMe1LIL_BzmtKej-c9j_HHA9v1nV2sJ11ErmZJDgqVtgdZhRGY62CHZ_6OWh2Hc6a55tF7jWVecu2EVjDgghHXXuJMMOPkX7_RGiWVDD7Xq8aBml4Fc9zPSDX/s1600-h/DSCN0019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6f_dyMRN0OyYt33ovnBUpMe1LIL_BzmtKej-c9j_HHA9v1nV2sJ11ErmZJDgqVtgdZhRGY62CHZ_6OWh2Hc6a55tF7jWVecu2EVjDgghHXXuJMMOPkX7_RGiWVDD7Xq8aBml4Fc9zPSDX/s320/DSCN0019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441612278894729250" border="0" /></a><br />The "gift" I'm trying to give myself is a sacred rhythm. A "weekly symphony" to both get the normal adult work done [bills, budget, laundry, dishes, etc.] & to make time to enjoy creativity.<br />Which, for me, consists of: doodling, photography, writing [poetry], hiking [where I end up shooting most of my photos], & trying to pick up my guitar & "woodshed" back into shape [& memory]. Hopefully, this will explain my sporadic-ness in blogging, of late...Bought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517332105070947607.post-76474472167190775952010-02-07T21:37:00.003-05:002010-02-07T21:43:14.039-05:00let it snow!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GcNlY1sSycTOnHbI26-Rrpr6i_SoxDhKn9KVhHFPsM9RNFpeSaK08d8kX5UrHiDWIEa-JCLoCn4B6dnVHRgAq7IFtuug4mmR8xngM6Ko_HuHnihKb3-1hrjrR1TTKEjgLq1f60pVkp_J/s1600-h/DSCN0485.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GcNlY1sSycTOnHbI26-Rrpr6i_SoxDhKn9KVhHFPsM9RNFpeSaK08d8kX5UrHiDWIEa-JCLoCn4B6dnVHRgAq7IFtuug4mmR8xngM6Ko_HuHnihKb3-1hrjrR1TTKEjgLq1f60pVkp_J/s320/DSCN0485.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435696724163235298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1WeP0vTMLQfle2Osfrzi32V-P3-YFpptKeKtMJQfMKxc7chzb6gH6Drhvr6YnqkeE-LnqcKrr9NGm7dLKNdkhoncklYAb7KbEO1qZCTnnQALVQeIfDwefucVtJazNqoN15CBHgBr0l_x/s1600-h/DSCN0450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1WeP0vTMLQfle2Osfrzi32V-P3-YFpptKeKtMJQfMKxc7chzb6gH6Drhvr6YnqkeE-LnqcKrr9NGm7dLKNdkhoncklYAb7KbEO1qZCTnnQALVQeIfDwefucVtJazNqoN15CBHgBr0l_x/s320/DSCN0450.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435696717540835682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoZkLocnCQNBEQedZZ28LvDIv8IRPVWztLsGzLbcQBTFedcI7Bw5SYX38Q8LpmBnrvGzqZH3jz6WY2m72u782aqPP_qx6_L3noUlkva22EWdVVlDFzVwD99Lhka91xt15HepUpNTc9tfp/s1600-h/DSCN0414.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoZkLocnCQNBEQedZZ28LvDIv8IRPVWztLsGzLbcQBTFedcI7Bw5SYX38Q8LpmBnrvGzqZH3jz6WY2m72u782aqPP_qx6_L3noUlkva22EWdVVlDFzVwD99Lhka91xt15HepUpNTc9tfp/s320/DSCN0414.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435696715379579954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1z8VwILDvKwTxFwkZzBNg77t9i7ocYKfBP46zttBSL2N_S3A2c_9m4WlwapGglAKo6pk1Y4oA1E8tFftJ6bEQ4FDzWH_aaZ4T_xbxFB4DpqKHRwXxO_XlE9_ZL-6uB3Tpf1c5Z1BBtYC5/s1600-h/DSCN0407.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1z8VwILDvKwTxFwkZzBNg77t9i7ocYKfBP46zttBSL2N_S3A2c_9m4WlwapGglAKo6pk1Y4oA1E8tFftJ6bEQ4FDzWH_aaZ4T_xbxFB4DpqKHRwXxO_XlE9_ZL-6uB3Tpf1c5Z1BBtYC5/s320/DSCN0407.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435696704327880274" border="0" /></a>Yes, I love walking in the snow [even if it is above my knees!]. It is so nice to walk around in the snow. these are a taste of what I took...<br />Ive labeled them on my hard drive as the after & before the storm pictures as we are to get more snow on Tues. into Wed. Loved the channel 8 gals requesting a cancelation of this next one. ah, yes, mail order weather... we can dream, right? [I'm glad we can't order weather, I'd be ordering more snow, more often]Bought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517332105070947607.post-27221530755910305542010-02-01T20:31:00.001-05:002010-02-01T20:38:11.440-05:00Blackwater falls<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsj6Q5QcBSBQsW3Ws1M8pyvOV2GPTOjgqbE4kmW-ZEy9kMn-JPQaKyormC9hvzzZLPJgllg1BgWcqjRHC5zNGkxwbSTPxKrPuTi2QsQU7hq5U_pEq4ZthAJm3PiA-qG_0WQzuUuzn-NrY/s1600-h/DSCN0489.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsj6Q5QcBSBQsW3Ws1M8pyvOV2GPTOjgqbE4kmW-ZEy9kMn-JPQaKyormC9hvzzZLPJgllg1BgWcqjRHC5zNGkxwbSTPxKrPuTi2QsQU7hq5U_pEq4ZthAJm3PiA-qG_0WQzuUuzn-NrY/s320/DSCN0489.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433453117651262594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5RrgeN7lZSjYyMDxtbtcNkCj70_xqV8xAnqj-HMfyXK_K5HwxGhspJp626T_dr-g-mgBgFHGYj9LanlBEBFyHkNtDsoT14U7vQ92c53-gwMX-Hz-aQsuDVFN12KnD3GaZudBK1w9Iqdy/s1600-h/Black+water+falls.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5RrgeN7lZSjYyMDxtbtcNkCj70_xqV8xAnqj-HMfyXK_K5HwxGhspJp626T_dr-g-mgBgFHGYj9LanlBEBFyHkNtDsoT14U7vQ92c53-gwMX-Hz-aQsuDVFN12KnD3GaZudBK1w9Iqdy/s320/Black+water+falls.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433453112886188306" border="0" /></a><br />[images from Blackwater Falls, WV]Bought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517332105070947607.post-65103996685449485252010-01-25T22:29:00.003-05:002010-01-25T22:37:45.365-05:00another mistake?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmOjQVx0dnmr0cs6lvghVnP5FbdiYouc-xsp1mUz8vrVaD-pN5bUvI0y8J5uuKAR3xolOJTEtqVdnGBy9Gkueu0pgZSYy2o-JimtEdPm6wQwNRtCi8aK7JfBQg2mY1spgi-m0GId-dy193/s1600-h/DSC06555.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 462px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmOjQVx0dnmr0cs6lvghVnP5FbdiYouc-xsp1mUz8vrVaD-pN5bUvI0y8J5uuKAR3xolOJTEtqVdnGBy9Gkueu0pgZSYy2o-JimtEdPm6wQwNRtCi8aK7JfBQg2mY1spgi-m0GId-dy193/s320/DSC06555.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430886065654951826" border="0" /></a><br />...or mistaken beauty? This was with my Sister-in-law's camera. I didn't realize that just because I pushed the button, does not necessarily mean it took the picture. So I moved the camera, only to see it flash as I did so. ...I kinda like it. [oh, setting in line waiting to get into the Rocky Ridge "light show" for Christmas. "are we there yet Uncle Brian?"]<br /><br />I may post more pictures than anything. I'll be on <span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="UIStory_Message">Prednisone for 10 days. Hated it last time, so I may just let my photos do the talking for a while.<br /></span></span>Bought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517332105070947607.post-31215054527546435742010-01-21T21:38:00.004-05:002010-01-21T21:51:34.249-05:00changing lenses<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjng7ERQ0mNyrQvamQ1gTrVlxultoahXXiYs8WckEbo4t2sHXSCgIaW-TxazfTjSDiltoM1Sa7C6Lc50Qq8NiEOp1LGP8XcuHwNSbAhRSqcgPWvqjLhS2Kvm0VbDMiNSrxTExU-TkPfhZg8/s1600-h/a+walk+on+Fri+%5B1.15.10%5D+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjng7ERQ0mNyrQvamQ1gTrVlxultoahXXiYs8WckEbo4t2sHXSCgIaW-TxazfTjSDiltoM1Sa7C6Lc50Qq8NiEOp1LGP8XcuHwNSbAhRSqcgPWvqjLhS2Kvm0VbDMiNSrxTExU-TkPfhZg8/s320/a+walk+on+Fri+%5B1.15.10%5D+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429388915268770034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKdNsRJEzp8w96GtD_4NOMXqu_4rxb2k77Hg4-jkIXvMMNUEEQcBKShKyfH9-E_JtPNAg-Mjs5lx_Dz6TI6XzbX6je4qrMTSYsZW2QfA1q6ve5ohWrL7Fi1FJXUsNsUA1a2OiX6nZXKlj/s1600-h/a+walk+on+Fri+%5B1.15.10%5D+027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKdNsRJEzp8w96GtD_4NOMXqu_4rxb2k77Hg4-jkIXvMMNUEEQcBKShKyfH9-E_JtPNAg-Mjs5lx_Dz6TI6XzbX6je4qrMTSYsZW2QfA1q6ve5ohWrL7Fi1FJXUsNsUA1a2OiX6nZXKlj/s320/a+walk+on+Fri+%5B1.15.10%5D+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429388903020803666" border="0" /></a>I've changed cameras... well, sorta.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-jl4i2lshYoQ8yFU8Wi4-JsUUAVOcVg_HvtLXlPojiubGvAJy3fpyh_i3SVn9GSc5Nsh4Vhie9g5BmPsTOcTfSUuQDrpbIN-b_XxA0saxV4FaLsJWnOwi4uzpJ882anhZW-dNcnX8EwV/s1600-h/DSCN0017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-jl4i2lshYoQ8yFU8Wi4-JsUUAVOcVg_HvtLXlPojiubGvAJy3fpyh_i3SVn9GSc5Nsh4Vhie9g5BmPsTOcTfSUuQDrpbIN-b_XxA0saxV4FaLsJWnOwi4uzpJ882anhZW-dNcnX8EwV/s320/DSCN0017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429388896198172178" border="0" /></a>This is the Nikon Coolpix 4500. [aka the old camera]<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24W4gxnjQPzHSk99DF4sW-xPm8GFry9B4VlMDISjWaqEIzNRAK-60BOoAmO_U2dU8rz6VvxQ3Uinzd2LxxzUNscOoTVlOuMiojbL1QDI-UmPyvnyFa87LW9RvRMyn_nsOqYsK5z34VrE1/s1600-h/DSCN6784.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24W4gxnjQPzHSk99DF4sW-xPm8GFry9B4VlMDISjWaqEIzNRAK-60BOoAmO_U2dU8rz6VvxQ3Uinzd2LxxzUNscOoTVlOuMiojbL1QDI-UmPyvnyFa87LW9RvRMyn_nsOqYsK5z34VrE1/s320/DSCN6784.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429388887863921042" border="0" /></a>And this is my new one, the Coolpix L20. I went with this for several reasons.<br />#1. runs on AA's. So I don't have to bring a charger on vacation.<br />#2. it's a "point & shoot". So my fam. doesn't feel like it's from another planet. [I've got more to say on this, but these brief answers will do for now]<br />The first 2 pic's are from my new camera. Last Fri. I got out & "smelled the roses" as it were. Yeah, changed my blog. I'm re-thinking the title. ...actually I'm re-thinking whether or not I'm going to continue to blog at all. There are many reasons for my thoughts on this.<br /><br />goodnight, enjoy the art before your eyes...Bought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517332105070947607.post-11487473661714197762010-01-01T00:41:00.002-05:002010-01-01T00:54:03.939-05:00Snow storm pix<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7shQG0hBA0OzcGvNfcYLxY43K1tfCNlpUc7uidXPGeOJHcvQcXN6rSD0G8-O9haVwN3xj9Mgxt0HfrABkWFdfhHtCebWiS1_IgAo1mS59vYEtpzghVpt2NB0rE6M1jsmB9aoBzdohnIac/s1600-h/DSCN6456.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7shQG0hBA0OzcGvNfcYLxY43K1tfCNlpUc7uidXPGeOJHcvQcXN6rSD0G8-O9haVwN3xj9Mgxt0HfrABkWFdfhHtCebWiS1_IgAo1mS59vYEtpzghVpt2NB0rE6M1jsmB9aoBzdohnIac/s320/DSCN6456.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421643719934055906" border="0" /></a>This is a close up of the little "snow islands" in the stream behind my house...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXY4ZutlHSwPWDOUoSoFqP2m7u58EEZGvxv2Xvo12uLPcNOXAOPCGokmu_vWZnP96zExGrHdYHmQE0B1YC-T2F4ecn1zWr_zbxAIJZrB28LGL6fWGjPGf_1Eu_jRA9mpGz15IwoAMkmO14/s1600-h/DSCN6451.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXY4ZutlHSwPWDOUoSoFqP2m7u58EEZGvxv2Xvo12uLPcNOXAOPCGokmu_vWZnP96zExGrHdYHmQE0B1YC-T2F4ecn1zWr_zbxAIJZrB28LGL6fWGjPGf_1Eu_jRA9mpGz15IwoAMkmO14/s320/DSCN6451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421643714401993586" border="0" /></a>A shot of 1 of 3 bridges across the stream [took the first shot part way across this bridge]<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8n8Q5wwikvRp_A-6KUe2UizVQmEsXqDOlCn6rsiT_XxZRTzLoEXs5cpM0gdSh3G_7S5_rWV-utA_EtOe7Lw4K8kiY_fdIuORAPANUmVTMjGAZuyVEXG1PWlluYqDct8nzxFGg8gATj9x/s1600-h/DSCN6486.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8n8Q5wwikvRp_A-6KUe2UizVQmEsXqDOlCn6rsiT_XxZRTzLoEXs5cpM0gdSh3G_7S5_rWV-utA_EtOe7Lw4K8kiY_fdIuORAPANUmVTMjGAZuyVEXG1PWlluYqDct8nzxFGg8gATj9x/s320/DSCN6486.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421643710497974050" border="0" /></a>I loved the multicolored "snow spots" created by the buried Christmas lights on Dad's bushes<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjOemRooF286saQLJ2Jf8a3WWADKZ52t6ftLEbBXRIekK9RTD3rAAPtS9hM5oXE5dMNB1uWuNXtr4o5PYUvCH9W2K0n6TGFOvYajA59lhfNN2Fytn2_fZdZDZwQ3NgpkqoEi5vvIkK4sq/s1600-h/DSCN6437.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjOemRooF286saQLJ2Jf8a3WWADKZ52t6ftLEbBXRIekK9RTD3rAAPtS9hM5oXE5dMNB1uWuNXtr4o5PYUvCH9W2K0n6TGFOvYajA59lhfNN2Fytn2_fZdZDZwQ3NgpkqoEi5vvIkK4sq/s320/DSCN6437.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421643700016755250" border="0" /></a>Looking down the street I live on during "the thick of it".<br />I LOVE snow. I always have. I have to drive in it, play in it, & take photos of it. I am drawn to snow. Yesterday, New Years Eve, it snowed like someone shook York inside a snow globe. Big puffy flakes, parachuting down the wind to a random landing. Creating a fresh winter wonderland.<br />Happy New Year!<br />BBought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517332105070947607.post-2443504391399536992009-12-27T20:56:00.002-05:002009-12-27T21:11:21.812-05:00back online again...just can't believe I'm back online again<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jLHmQ9R499ylZWC9Uy619wXSwbHmxg_vUQ3BFHruEcdqYBqrRruUGjukcP3sT4iCQuw7h9uKTzxt9nN7lVVaZZaKFsfJf0zGpzTAnfx0jld2sXJgO3brtxL0cMf781NhPhKcJ4jlUxkw/s1600-h/Outer+banks+09+%5Bcard+%232%5D+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jLHmQ9R499ylZWC9Uy619wXSwbHmxg_vUQ3BFHruEcdqYBqrRruUGjukcP3sT4iCQuw7h9uKTzxt9nN7lVVaZZaKFsfJf0zGpzTAnfx0jld2sXJgO3brtxL0cMf781NhPhKcJ4jlUxkw/s320/Outer+banks+09+%5Bcard+%232%5D+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420103769200125442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvy4Thkl8bwLoqOIHNz8ODLl0IlgAKlPDFTOzJO69xdj7FDtmng7WeiZzw7JRAbBJOL9abWep-soyoDL-I57XxTYApe5D4UjjOH8yd3XqfDYMsgS1qLaYVQgOnUTIgphbmpYekZP3nBuS/s1600-h/DSCN6141.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvy4Thkl8bwLoqOIHNz8ODLl0IlgAKlPDFTOzJO69xdj7FDtmng7WeiZzw7JRAbBJOL9abWep-soyoDL-I57XxTYApe5D4UjjOH8yd3XqfDYMsgS1qLaYVQgOnUTIgphbmpYekZP3nBuS/s320/DSCN6141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420103765576296418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWaIWAq5keeLtIpN4HI3VUJKoxf1gj0Ml4EtPiPs-w_CzpaT0DJ9p6scWT54LZFz84ebUX14k1eah63fGpoA3wIZPCIoLDyxZehI6jyp0hGrIJRD65o-cUsmklQmQnvWqaN2Lr-qleIDy/s1600-h/DSCN6070.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWaIWAq5keeLtIpN4HI3VUJKoxf1gj0Ml4EtPiPs-w_CzpaT0DJ9p6scWT54LZFz84ebUX14k1eah63fGpoA3wIZPCIoLDyxZehI6jyp0hGrIJRD65o-cUsmklQmQnvWqaN2Lr-qleIDy/s320/DSCN6070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420103763017325666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVkm3XNtV8E-DmEwrTAKBsYaWINaREUX1fONmNCdx5_7MSRfY0b55I_yZWY1blhjXckMfYAaqBFz-uLN8fznaddjZMzthMg1HjsY01poHr247OPk5gw8nTX_3LTE-Z58GAqNKoQsYTLcP/s1600-h/DSCN6034.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVkm3XNtV8E-DmEwrTAKBsYaWINaREUX1fONmNCdx5_7MSRfY0b55I_yZWY1blhjXckMfYAaqBFz-uLN8fznaddjZMzthMg1HjsY01poHr247OPk5gw8nTX_3LTE-Z58GAqNKoQsYTLcP/s320/DSCN6034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420103751443062578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF2j1D2Uxntb91ePWrXJsrto5tEsTwQqohZzsX3E1p7lue0FHJWgBmiYMKR0Kcdv3JuZ_qErQ8Kda4nTnLKNFh8OLhwlqfsEHWUQ2lyq0rG-L5l9jZo9i1vi6idD1pWTS4UDSToYQ5ZUVH/s1600-h/DSCN6350.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF2j1D2Uxntb91ePWrXJsrto5tEsTwQqohZzsX3E1p7lue0FHJWgBmiYMKR0Kcdv3JuZ_qErQ8Kda4nTnLKNFh8OLhwlqfsEHWUQ2lyq0rG-L5l9jZo9i1vi6idD1pWTS4UDSToYQ5ZUVH/s320/DSCN6350.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420103750088396738" border="0" /></a><br />Here are some random photos.<br />I'm back online [the title is best appreciated if sung to the tune "on the road again"].<br />And, as I posted on my other blog, I lied. I'm posting & it's not the new year yet.<br />Happy new year,<br />BBought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517332105070947607.post-31959085942959729352009-12-05T15:36:00.003-05:002009-12-05T15:38:51.549-05:00right now<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6djHKKw-Ok5aBLeR3jkJ-qhimFwuA00rZJE05HeosBSRIxCWgXYsihNoP8FGqm8unjuq7OdzW7AlENj31PT31z2E9BM4-ypr9J8dwW4Sb-sFZHtAEhoeqBGdGLfjTWfoy3uWSu7t3RjP/s1600-h/DSCN6367.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411854091203954546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6djHKKw-Ok5aBLeR3jkJ-qhimFwuA00rZJE05HeosBSRIxCWgXYsihNoP8FGqm8unjuq7OdzW7AlENj31PT31z2E9BM4-ypr9J8dwW4Sb-sFZHtAEhoeqBGdGLfjTWfoy3uWSu7t3RjP/s320/DSCN6367.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtHI5XftZqngwxcOopQ5IChxeTQ-a9ThEfGL0oc752XvJVo69QjOWSTWNP-gMSdppSxOC8A2nabidGuLNaitBmGKVrWjOzGE1tqq6DSLmC3uIfD1PwpbqGEXXK_YXIVTc5bGEPIZ0SKvx/s1600-h/DSCN6366.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411854083789895794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtHI5XftZqngwxcOopQ5IChxeTQ-a9ThEfGL0oc752XvJVo69QjOWSTWNP-gMSdppSxOC8A2nabidGuLNaitBmGKVrWjOzGE1tqq6DSLmC3uIfD1PwpbqGEXXK_YXIVTc5bGEPIZ0SKvx/s320/DSCN6366.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div><br /><p>I just took these. [I had to leave you with something to look at, right?]</p><p>this is the last of 2009....honest!</p>Bought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517332105070947607.post-8769120496025489162009-12-05T14:56:00.002-05:002009-12-05T15:06:08.853-05:00well... it's been quite a few monthsI can't believe that my last post here was July. I guess I should explain. My pc has been down for a few months. I now know my local "c" drive is bad [it has bad "sectors" on it]. I may have lost some of my poems, music, & photos. I can't post any photos today, sorry.<br />Also this will be the last post of 2009.<br />The good news is: I got a new hard drive. Which my Sister-in-law's boyfriend is installing. He's recovering all he can from my bad drive, & moving it onto this new one. So I should be up & going in Jan.<br /><br />Have a wonderful Christmas & New Years!<br />BBought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517332105070947607.post-48603878311778736152009-07-30T22:42:00.005-04:002009-07-30T23:03:04.530-04:00Camera problems<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb1W16GnXaaEsCDEfQnLPQv41U8SSJpe_iQsdEXLnfTFyd5jM0CIVt1HJwccpCCz6El4L5lU21Mg6SIOIp9wegV28M6b6XI-8cwO49wc9yEJY0ngr7ahafhvyzgGq4uhM0OIkuTye-tJHe/s1600-h/DSCN4722.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb1W16GnXaaEsCDEfQnLPQv41U8SSJpe_iQsdEXLnfTFyd5jM0CIVt1HJwccpCCz6El4L5lU21Mg6SIOIp9wegV28M6b6XI-8cwO49wc9yEJY0ngr7ahafhvyzgGq4uhM0OIkuTye-tJHe/s320/DSCN4722.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364453306633499778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lO3U4yqydkHwRNrxPmEbZ3SVxj89hsIq7NDhNZPzeIDtoLJv-H0hYYohHiu-iFr15J530IPbSqQIBFojfitkgBbCxVNJ2ApjJ9J0V9fl5OB0WROLM9VZPtSEvR8L8u2qr_dnsReW-ii1/s1600-h/DSCN4719.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lO3U4yqydkHwRNrxPmEbZ3SVxj89hsIq7NDhNZPzeIDtoLJv-H0hYYohHiu-iFr15J530IPbSqQIBFojfitkgBbCxVNJ2ApjJ9J0V9fl5OB0WROLM9VZPtSEvR8L8u2qr_dnsReW-ii1/s320/DSCN4719.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364453303956361202" border="0" /></a>a painting of the place where my Aunt & Uncle used to work, Le Chateu de St. Albien [in France]<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8aRr9FQ_mGVUCwegxxBnQWB_KJN-7ALzVsulYGwu1q6lwh2LTLhw5vmPkkNZ6xdzv-WP12BkDMe_XP07QXQ0QROjThqw_EouuONfmV0dXGXyTAaRcYJ77OtXs3WSMFJO3_omA0TlT4h9w/s1600-h/DSCN5109.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8aRr9FQ_mGVUCwegxxBnQWB_KJN-7ALzVsulYGwu1q6lwh2LTLhw5vmPkkNZ6xdzv-WP12BkDMe_XP07QXQ0QROjThqw_EouuONfmV0dXGXyTAaRcYJ77OtXs3WSMFJO3_omA0TlT4h9w/s320/DSCN5109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364453301065295554" border="0" /></a>I think it's so cool that we have graffiti paintings hanging in the coffee bar. [I'd like to take some shots of them, but I'm not sure if I will]<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AHqLV0B8fXMrAzJai3BLsIiYFalbhqt54HEYLiisbuC-BXwVPxwTbarndsv6wmMDsdB5YlAZIjjTYgmYwUNQVY1w2V9j9t9Ryu3m25JNZdSMNbXccJZP_IKnDclcXsWqbwWsmslsuHf_/s1600-h/DSCN4432.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AHqLV0B8fXMrAzJai3BLsIiYFalbhqt54HEYLiisbuC-BXwVPxwTbarndsv6wmMDsdB5YlAZIjjTYgmYwUNQVY1w2V9j9t9Ryu3m25JNZdSMNbXccJZP_IKnDclcXsWqbwWsmslsuHf_/s320/DSCN4432.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364453292786453522" border="0" /></a>The lilies out front this year...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSw93b7z5TxPou2IkUlXZ70dMMUKKJLvAvInu4Glqi2RLmcxLf8Ab2s_SsHxrV88sg9BpqN-79R4mLX4NDKplGeX93kzLYNbONyoP1TG2EYzIZxrWfgNiMHYl3W0_3_7LDZfP4XWp5hdf/s1600-h/DSCN5066.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSw93b7z5TxPou2IkUlXZ70dMMUKKJLvAvInu4Glqi2RLmcxLf8Ab2s_SsHxrV88sg9BpqN-79R4mLX4NDKplGeX93kzLYNbONyoP1TG2EYzIZxrWfgNiMHYl3W0_3_7LDZfP4XWp5hdf/s320/DSCN5066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364453286951592418" border="0" /></a>...yup, still amazed by the sky [why do I feel that should be a poem??]<br /><br /><br />Well... I thought I'd get a bigger card for my camera [since I'm going on vacation soon]. This proved to be a nice<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> idea</span>. How-some-ever, my camera is too old. So, I may try to go to an actual camera shop & see what they have. I may even swallow my pride & ask to borrow a camera... but my "tried & true" Nikon is out dated. Sad. I'm not going to get rid of it any time soon, though. Nor can I just go out & buy a new one. I'm kinda stuck. Could be worse, my camera could be broken beyond repair, thankfully it's not. So I don't know how many shots I'll actually have when I get back. But I will work on getting a replacement... someday. I think my "camera fetish" is here to stay...Bought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517332105070947607.post-29378511478082504712009-07-22T21:13:00.005-04:002009-07-22T21:34:28.550-04:00A post for Matt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQxrR5YAiV3aeYfZ6RNknqx9IYT6dCuH-mYmfy020CoTSX7a14OOpbo5HagE8HzpMtihZDqE0hFt3x1YW5fmQTIREBdDsU4y2fkDO8yg1uBG-9KWdgb4QlWWjET_NAz4m9pMhSzpCk-dH/s1600-h/DSCN4854.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQxrR5YAiV3aeYfZ6RNknqx9IYT6dCuH-mYmfy020CoTSX7a14OOpbo5HagE8HzpMtihZDqE0hFt3x1YW5fmQTIREBdDsU4y2fkDO8yg1uBG-9KWdgb4QlWWjET_NAz4m9pMhSzpCk-dH/s320/DSCN4854.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361459279126252066" border="0" /></a>This here is my current desktop. [above] I like the lighting.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGOYdn6cfB0pQMqjqc31K5odzLruXmbDW4axP0Och7TR-x1H06ebG7ZnMxn81XcbiUabDxykd-9b0tDoNEOyT9y4_4Bc6xpoGp4_lhCd9VcmjstA8OeZqaSmANmXemAqVKlis1Dto6AlL/s1600-h/DSCN4887.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGOYdn6cfB0pQMqjqc31K5odzLruXmbDW4axP0Och7TR-x1H06ebG7ZnMxn81XcbiUabDxykd-9b0tDoNEOyT9y4_4Bc6xpoGp4_lhCd9VcmjstA8OeZqaSmANmXemAqVKlis1Dto6AlL/s320/DSCN4887.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361459274897700962" border="0" /></a>My Dad would always put up a train platform, in the extra bedroom, of our house in Lititz. Usually only around Christmas. He has a permanent one up now [another photo day for me, sometime]. And a friend of mine, Matt, loves trains. So this is Matt's post.<br />Above is a metal plate coming off of a railroad tie.<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0hbsFRb7AjqGZ-J_pb1t6aPvEzVM0qXzQBkU-Qs4e9OUJofYT_WAXmJl28bZ0uIP6Jojly5suMxJBATjVwtF7KCuVXX6lAm6oxu6vUhZoGob4e9GN4VgdQd_uZQ01BeNkmgRkVkQkTsE/s1600-h/DSCN4879.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0hbsFRb7AjqGZ-J_pb1t6aPvEzVM0qXzQBkU-Qs4e9OUJofYT_WAXmJl28bZ0uIP6Jojly5suMxJBATjVwtF7KCuVXX6lAm6oxu6vUhZoGob4e9GN4VgdQd_uZQ01BeNkmgRkVkQkTsE/s320/DSCN4879.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361459267973828594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fTN9setpEQ8rbCpJgn5Q3SsMZehTD1QaBs8Pzy-KadvFK4jr2aTHaIIC-k441zPiuAuEsqnYt_no5Xo2LiKlOZJODIODUSTe5YRLfjkZqpIrutY2nE65bUcEFSE1ztHJUEdNPM0v9nCA/s1600-h/DSCN4868.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fTN9setpEQ8rbCpJgn5Q3SsMZehTD1QaBs8Pzy-KadvFK4jr2aTHaIIC-k441zPiuAuEsqnYt_no5Xo2LiKlOZJODIODUSTe5YRLfjkZqpIrutY2nE65bUcEFSE1ztHJUEdNPM0v9nCA/s320/DSCN4868.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361459265913364834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixUz4rjziyPP0DRpN5xgUBqmRDyyj6YXWygXKavwY60_aG9fRqSRFkziJHqYp4g0v_SLw1u7mBA_6tUa2PnZgHmYOxr6WOuqH5xsZbsMT2neJcLdNTkvOzoSdScg7Cx_7_kUyIX42WPp7/s1600-h/DSCN4862.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixUz4rjziyPP0DRpN5xgUBqmRDyyj6YXWygXKavwY60_aG9fRqSRFkziJHqYp4g0v_SLw1u7mBA_6tUa2PnZgHmYOxr6WOuqH5xsZbsMT2neJcLdNTkvOzoSdScg7Cx_7_kUyIX42WPp7/s320/DSCN4862.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361459260276484050" border="0" /></a>This was fun, I thought of Matt the whole time. [& my Dad's train set in his basement]<br />Posting this makes me think I really need to hike the rail trail sometime...<br />[sorry this is verbally "muted". Much of my writing is tied up in about 3 or 4 posts I'm in the middle of writing, & a poem that is begging to come out]<br /><br />-oh, this is the tracks beside the "newer" mall with Best Buy, Dick's, & Staples in it. [just in case you wondered]Bought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517332105070947607.post-5738396797794220262009-07-07T22:43:00.003-04:002009-07-07T22:49:33.896-04:00reflection photos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtveCATo6MVXoSu126QSnjov24iMVfSN_h2HwZkL1iMvR4b4tZZc9OlJH76FnQcPGBuAHZOYCe1NBKimBtGTswYAQD8Co8Y3W2M1Dd1f93Rr6ufDLZhNv7OGmuPrtn4SAyoajFxuQ9Oyd/s1600-h/DSCN5058.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtveCATo6MVXoSu126QSnjov24iMVfSN_h2HwZkL1iMvR4b4tZZc9OlJH76FnQcPGBuAHZOYCe1NBKimBtGTswYAQD8Co8Y3W2M1Dd1f93Rr6ufDLZhNv7OGmuPrtn4SAyoajFxuQ9Oyd/s320/DSCN5058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355915371235067778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4O3ImCBvm1cY7y4iL8fN34PDm9xr5nqIXO0DuvcDHQIF5UY9QNUWbhQeJe09sjZ-7dy0AT_P4BlswmmqFqXjUV742muje70EdW2RjiSV7r3E6lPIQYGOEyxeePPtvyjxYlyWRxtvL7jt/s1600-h/DSCN5059.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4O3ImCBvm1cY7y4iL8fN34PDm9xr5nqIXO0DuvcDHQIF5UY9QNUWbhQeJe09sjZ-7dy0AT_P4BlswmmqFqXjUV742muje70EdW2RjiSV7r3E6lPIQYGOEyxeePPtvyjxYlyWRxtvL7jt/s320/DSCN5059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355915366407148034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBI97diVc2ySPjVO7iI7zibLF3vOyTG1FI5XsONPU-fgRR8VrHUWGpcKsoVp6hMzzzCLkwFaQ606dJGb9edoBqc5RzuKc6_0SPWdKY1TG5e3y1EflAhUS-X73GM0_cfGQZRtapJtvxZ62/s1600-h/DSCN5044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBI97diVc2ySPjVO7iI7zibLF3vOyTG1FI5XsONPU-fgRR8VrHUWGpcKsoVp6hMzzzCLkwFaQ606dJGb9edoBqc5RzuKc6_0SPWdKY1TG5e3y1EflAhUS-X73GM0_cfGQZRtapJtvxZ62/s320/DSCN5044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355915354248478002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0pE4t0_sixowHychsZPqRRiYThi9RiOcSk8lrAJMITa-NYhLE5tn9qARUq8Z7gfr2xJsoCMK3703xFXVGu35peEKxGmAih5mNwAdkOIG_YRV937ksWfRSGgIfdUBO4mu39i_KbPnPmmu/s1600-h/Copy+of+DSCN5063.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0pE4t0_sixowHychsZPqRRiYThi9RiOcSk8lrAJMITa-NYhLE5tn9qARUq8Z7gfr2xJsoCMK3703xFXVGu35peEKxGmAih5mNwAdkOIG_YRV937ksWfRSGgIfdUBO4mu39i_KbPnPmmu/s320/Copy+of+DSCN5063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355915349809821346" border="0" /></a>So... I decided to try reflective photos....[I want to write a "reflective post", but can't for now. the week has been draining...oh...& yes, that's me in the red jetta]Bought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517332105070947607.post-27651161791736869492009-07-01T23:59:00.002-04:002009-07-02T00:06:09.247-04:00Natural Bridge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUTxwsnXvvALbJrbNKtwYjZ2cbcNztnLQUTjU6Rh2k3-sk_ORk9C4q2OAiLpEbHS0J70p8PqHFPvYQrRjpt4Le1nKjPvY4yXa4-q92B2pEUFdwp3ztr8J5VNEpAqgy59i9PsNQsTYTYSg/s1600-h/DSCN0728.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUTxwsnXvvALbJrbNKtwYjZ2cbcNztnLQUTjU6Rh2k3-sk_ORk9C4q2OAiLpEbHS0J70p8PqHFPvYQrRjpt4Le1nKjPvY4yXa4-q92B2pEUFdwp3ztr8J5VNEpAqgy59i9PsNQsTYTYSg/s320/DSCN0728.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353707812272032642" border="0" /></a><br />A few years ago we took a vacation to Blackwater falls. On the trip home we went to Seneca Rocks & decided to impromptu stop here, at Natural Bridge in Virginia. So I think I'll show photos in reverse. Why? Well, I have tons of photos of Blackwater, & don't want to go through them right now. I loved the stone meandering pathway to it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBbInz65kjN5ewH0rF5SBTa7LT49WKBxVrvBlBHLmDznJqmi6ugpfAEirkg14EU_FL1X3BHXJb03o4kehQ62I5qkS2rs3_tS2fem0GMQb90gbUd-i6mIvrc4vDvKK_-9lJUtVUdz4QKG2/s1600-h/DSCN0727.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBbInz65kjN5ewH0rF5SBTa7LT49WKBxVrvBlBHLmDznJqmi6ugpfAEirkg14EU_FL1X3BHXJb03o4kehQ62I5qkS2rs3_tS2fem0GMQb90gbUd-i6mIvrc4vDvKK_-9lJUtVUdz4QKG2/s320/DSCN0727.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353707802795998514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfj3odbP21gRE2MOOumwVFhFmFGtzDePkj6wX39z9t3vwGLs92KKGw7wZ6UavGYSk7pUxDKMLqiTOjA4lRela0E5v5BKL0fUk1O_ZCad_UQ2WIPOOsZs2xSunTk4_CKGEKhkQfxk9r-eT/s1600-h/DSCN0724.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfj3odbP21gRE2MOOumwVFhFmFGtzDePkj6wX39z9t3vwGLs92KKGw7wZ6UavGYSk7pUxDKMLqiTOjA4lRela0E5v5BKL0fUk1O_ZCad_UQ2WIPOOsZs2xSunTk4_CKGEKhkQfxk9r-eT/s320/DSCN0724.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353707798454860146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr__vvuRbbSUK19FzTwxErnXHNd58uvuNlaVRTe8Pucok1dIYVnxevq3jxzbAZpnFguId0_y7Ic2f00jDS_o1tLecOUWzr9DLEl2U1wdib969j4g2fN2MnU4Lu1xp3Wr9apZlmlEbavT_d/s1600-h/DSCN0743.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr__vvuRbbSUK19FzTwxErnXHNd58uvuNlaVRTe8Pucok1dIYVnxevq3jxzbAZpnFguId0_y7Ic2f00jDS_o1tLecOUWzr9DLEl2U1wdib969j4g2fN2MnU4Lu1xp3Wr9apZlmlEbavT_d/s320/DSCN0743.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353707791500290642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38N_TKG7SSNkRbQJbd0yjB9bpVLWY3IJJ0GXg1V4coxXniweyjYXBi2vh5u-siuS_-jsUGfpugxJntQm8BrSJQF6cvbgIBujJScINlogiZO9isW_aKisupLiYan-OfizNGj0FUIQvHnx6/s1600-h/DSCN0749.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38N_TKG7SSNkRbQJbd0yjB9bpVLWY3IJJ0GXg1V4coxXniweyjYXBi2vh5u-siuS_-jsUGfpugxJntQm8BrSJQF6cvbgIBujJScINlogiZO9isW_aKisupLiYan-OfizNGj0FUIQvHnx6/s320/DSCN0749.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353707785209395474" border="0" /></a>At night there are these candles, or lights, hidden in the rocks. It looked way cooler there than in this photo. Have a great one...Bought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517332105070947607.post-74794802631186005472009-07-01T23:54:00.002-04:002010-04-14T22:27:04.296-04:00Natural Bridge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6lamQZI85mNUXrmxEq8ojYEYVUfU0uMg07KILP9r4M10AEaVK-pk-zmaTrDVsjLCMc-yaGnT7HhRffAO_1eF_G6c62JIeD6kp4ysHzXdSi6mxd7Kz1vKyGJEDV2cAorIpE8dfKIZzLGO/s1600-h/DSCN0728.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6lamQZI85mNUXrmxEq8ojYEYVUfU0uMg07KILP9r4M10AEaVK-pk-zmaTrDVsjLCMc-yaGnT7HhRffAO_1eF_G6c62JIeD6kp4ysHzXdSi6mxd7Kz1vKyGJEDV2cAorIpE8dfKIZzLGO/s320/DSCN0728.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353707197910762482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrnRBDhz_RDvGzAQpSXvxnKUENgBec4GrWLiS2HbtWNr6rxcrNha8z0yK5rC6Vm_UaKOWSiBspNgtpL2h97aZsynLEEDbAMqLXByqBUe_eufU3aUHMXCUkYF07mLJiLEo97EEE2nWZfdu/s1600-h/DSCN0727.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrnRBDhz_RDvGzAQpSXvxnKUENgBec4GrWLiS2HbtWNr6rxcrNha8z0yK5rC6Vm_UaKOWSiBspNgtpL2h97aZsynLEEDbAMqLXByqBUe_eufU3aUHMXCUkYF07mLJiLEo97EEE2nWZfdu/s320/DSCN0727.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353707185985740690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNicavxiG03OJBfEYjqUoNNdoUW0ASi2Bkrce1UGr36FzDHA-l26yDji3aiN8G2SUww6PRelmaW9ARNit3jXrmm6bdciSH7eKJr0zAXLYzubDjBblEYMMAfNgTc4cLUcEnorEbgdEZF9oX/s1600-h/DSCN0743.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNicavxiG03OJBfEYjqUoNNdoUW0ASi2Bkrce1UGr36FzDHA-l26yDji3aiN8G2SUww6PRelmaW9ARNit3jXrmm6bdciSH7eKJr0zAXLYzubDjBblEYMMAfNgTc4cLUcEnorEbgdEZF9oX/s320/DSCN0743.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353707184213457570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nQeHlRBbGC817hkomIlSwUKiUll00pwsM1me_AfPAWJn-lb2RBqHxZJZeJVnR3Pgehb31tAv5A7WGwbSzX2Dg2pP3fAiLBFtIw9JxfCEwmyd1rgt6R9btCFIRhZlnrKrxCxxBTePX29k/s1600-h/DSCN0731.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nQeHlRBbGC817hkomIlSwUKiUll00pwsM1me_AfPAWJn-lb2RBqHxZJZeJVnR3Pgehb31tAv5A7WGwbSzX2Dg2pP3fAiLBFtIw9JxfCEwmyd1rgt6R9btCFIRhZlnrKrxCxxBTePX29k/s320/DSCN0731.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353707174827303618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12Mu6w_IdBBqp3tBtUW7quGe_l8VYEZfS8xo60WaloRri7NeuGC-sjPDbU9_K9t7dQVh24ACaZv6fj_rWxi6wD_EV82j5EsUtSHUfbRU7s3AIgqkeA7FlYhKX8fP3JTxtD7law5Rv1L7k/s1600-h/DSCN0749.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12Mu6w_IdBBqp3tBtUW7quGe_l8VYEZfS8xo60WaloRri7NeuGC-sjPDbU9_K9t7dQVh24ACaZv6fj_rWxi6wD_EV82j5EsUtSHUfbRU7s3AIgqkeA7FlYhKX8fP3JTxtD7law5Rv1L7k/s320/DSCN0749.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353707169253362242" border="0" /></a><br />this was Natural Bridge, Virginia. We visited on our way home from West Virginia. [a few years ago]Bought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517332105070947607.post-70640971308055754402009-06-01T22:40:00.003-04:002009-06-01T22:56:35.644-04:00"The Neglected Labyrinth"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXxVl8IdYtVHYIf63U80ISS8BCjE-NlZQpw8nlmMivJJ8pVeBh0GKDdsoefZg7iq2nXfD5MenklBkPLVoTH55b-eu4GwDqIVrb1s8AyB2pcaokP5GJB5Yun_q8UeJz3NHUUUr8gpayicj/s1600-h/DSCN4360.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXxVl8IdYtVHYIf63U80ISS8BCjE-NlZQpw8nlmMivJJ8pVeBh0GKDdsoefZg7iq2nXfD5MenklBkPLVoTH55b-eu4GwDqIVrb1s8AyB2pcaokP5GJB5Yun_q8UeJz3NHUUUr8gpayicj/s320/DSCN4360.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342557284840599234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQwtfmg0r2d7DVjz4_DI-WCojDA_xPbR9WOij0B87Wuru5wMImk1E_F_ERtG9Id4JbZplViS2sSS6u00vCgsqeWGaX9GIs_UJIEVRxooRagaxtxybBKSCWiLhOfrPTA-eoYQHFFFOi3Oq/s1600-h/DSCN4331.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQwtfmg0r2d7DVjz4_DI-WCojDA_xPbR9WOij0B87Wuru5wMImk1E_F_ERtG9Id4JbZplViS2sSS6u00vCgsqeWGaX9GIs_UJIEVRxooRagaxtxybBKSCWiLhOfrPTA-eoYQHFFFOi3Oq/s320/DSCN4331.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342557274925271122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl14IiOw8ueoIUUtq62uhNnfxG1uQ_0XLsWXGDRg-Ysd5gvSunV4kkHaJPqgw_2GlQuWAD11FQq5_Vz1-CoFVhJZNhnJQcYMtSgsY255f5yjcejyWD_NwlbQV-kKDYUC0u3n8WoSvFr-Co/s1600-h/DSCN4325.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl14IiOw8ueoIUUtq62uhNnfxG1uQ_0XLsWXGDRg-Ysd5gvSunV4kkHaJPqgw_2GlQuWAD11FQq5_Vz1-CoFVhJZNhnJQcYMtSgsY255f5yjcejyWD_NwlbQV-kKDYUC0u3n8WoSvFr-Co/s320/DSCN4325.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342556947898796642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpaJa-tHPeEp6HmFhXSsFkdw1-xPmca4FPLYOHJV8cysXIXpkUkEq5enIMYeEgOPyRK5952u7wBfKn9Frij3dgzkWj1rDOS7Lb-S1PCnXOTknSA4QJMBRClVwfHy-QBprQHya110tXnOx/s1600-h/DSCN4350.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpaJa-tHPeEp6HmFhXSsFkdw1-xPmca4FPLYOHJV8cysXIXpkUkEq5enIMYeEgOPyRK5952u7wBfKn9Frij3dgzkWj1rDOS7Lb-S1PCnXOTknSA4QJMBRClVwfHy-QBprQHya110tXnOx/s320/DSCN4350.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342556937265181090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjceJ80-t9AxLqLXgMRkfmwkDT1iVmZ_tkdMRKZlAW62OmLeoMfQ4UX9A3GPmxMs95DeQS-cgdXdfcL7wbmGr7G7SvYGJ98xD48ntYfJ_1cAZxTfuNCjniuwVkWox6lLj2BP5X1I_KZOGea/s1600-h/DSCN4356.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjceJ80-t9AxLqLXgMRkfmwkDT1iVmZ_tkdMRKZlAW62OmLeoMfQ4UX9A3GPmxMs95DeQS-cgdXdfcL7wbmGr7G7SvYGJ98xD48ntYfJ_1cAZxTfuNCjniuwVkWox6lLj2BP5X1I_KZOGea/s320/DSCN4356.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342556934011806962" border="0" /></a><br />These images are from an unlikely place. It's an old abandoned golf course. I call it "the neglected Labyrinth". [or the golf course labyrinth] My wife told me about it. From the road, or even from the parking lot, it doesn't look like much at all. But it is a really nice place to walk. I finally got to take some pictures from here [a few last Sat. -before my batteries died- & a few tonight]<br />They are a bit out of order... but I can't stay on too long tonight, my eyes hurt.Bought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517332105070947607.post-77184007194203380222009-05-05T22:51:00.003-04:002009-05-05T23:03:45.771-04:00some new sky photos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_nyhr9DJV7ZC5od6fIzomv8oFePwT8Tkt9Gi3awVhLrU_Wg3mTERdRVhMWluQtJKJs9leXLYSKW86XI_A0jK5wo56wa7YX615eYie6Ep885sb0t8XGSnsfKysbC5D3TkSrjaYEnzAcV3/s1600-h/DSCN3590.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_nyhr9DJV7ZC5od6fIzomv8oFePwT8Tkt9Gi3awVhLrU_Wg3mTERdRVhMWluQtJKJs9leXLYSKW86XI_A0jK5wo56wa7YX615eYie6Ep885sb0t8XGSnsfKysbC5D3TkSrjaYEnzAcV3/s320/DSCN3590.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332541263689112818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmAhw7P5S-WPEE7UliyxaRlaBi-7PsHy8RrD3kxaI5ZmaB3oAybg53BAlr6Pj4ETzJQdNTa5AkWCGzactlq7zbmS_GGydpg4gVjm9hTsVDFUZb_cIQVnQF06B5QX-5Gvly8gNPksuAoLe/s1600-h/DSCN0951.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmAhw7P5S-WPEE7UliyxaRlaBi-7PsHy8RrD3kxaI5ZmaB3oAybg53BAlr6Pj4ETzJQdNTa5AkWCGzactlq7zbmS_GGydpg4gVjm9hTsVDFUZb_cIQVnQF06B5QX-5Gvly8gNPksuAoLe/s320/DSCN0951.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332541258679405266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjOMLZuwYjHfTngsKZkCg_yGDWtQbhodgtdRvlgPNvmPEDv9Uuxcjh01mD-B8Tf8LbBpwQFY0WD9e1ATjGeFcvLBoY8MTZTpAE7lHDHoK7HBcQqV0nqXaWCEvPJGyvvsLOwh8ZqazMQX5N/s1600-h/DSCN3662.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjOMLZuwYjHfTngsKZkCg_yGDWtQbhodgtdRvlgPNvmPEDv9Uuxcjh01mD-B8Tf8LbBpwQFY0WD9e1ATjGeFcvLBoY8MTZTpAE7lHDHoK7HBcQqV0nqXaWCEvPJGyvvsLOwh8ZqazMQX5N/s320/DSCN3662.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332541255492814546" border="0" /></a>Bought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517332105070947607.post-17736984594313189342009-04-27T21:09:00.002-04:002009-04-27T22:02:56.494-04:00A Saturday Hike...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgceVhQX95u9I5QHTRihFMPTi5MKID8-blSzwr52T6YEWLSRWlfbX6aJXw0c6GPgVJ1BlKlrg2uXukCl_zklE5KEL2nTMyP-wYw5OO_cHX0rJzRbLFyCebSSOxyOeM6qGgFuo_xyH80-gpm/s1600-h/DSCN3845.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgceVhQX95u9I5QHTRihFMPTi5MKID8-blSzwr52T6YEWLSRWlfbX6aJXw0c6GPgVJ1BlKlrg2uXukCl_zklE5KEL2nTMyP-wYw5OO_cHX0rJzRbLFyCebSSOxyOeM6qGgFuo_xyH80-gpm/s320/DSCN3845.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329547193970391170" border="0" /></a>...ok, this is kind of a quick post. I have resumed these "labyrinth like" walks again. A chance to connect with my maker. Parks [as I've mentioned previously] seem to "amplify" His voice. Or perhaps they work a wonderful saying into action in my life. [This being the saying]<br /><br /><p style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Papyrus;">Take time for quiet moments, for God whispers,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Papyrus; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">And the world is loud. –Anonymous</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEime1e9WgAtxzVuZn2YDR7KOvfgRj5-1VZwXABoa28WjpUXEuSAHz8FOfUCq-9kb7jupOA2Ft4E9-OHh4hJCBvjJmvmNNGUIlKG6G300l1Je3fRvQyQe0bzizAQ7ii8XRPr4dKs0tQg3BTS/s1600-h/DSCN4004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEime1e9WgAtxzVuZn2YDR7KOvfgRj5-1VZwXABoa28WjpUXEuSAHz8FOfUCq-9kb7jupOA2Ft4E9-OHh4hJCBvjJmvmNNGUIlKG6G300l1Je3fRvQyQe0bzizAQ7ii8XRPr4dKs0tQg3BTS/s320/DSCN4004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329547204916603282" border="0" /></a>To explain a bit about LW's Labyrinth, A Sacred Space. It is an action you take to pull yourself out of the ordinary routine of life. To slow down & listen. To allow God to move you, speak to you, comfort you. It is intimate time with Yahweh. That's the best I can do to describe it. For me it began with God as counselor. Keeping me alive, even though I was begging Him to let me die. It was a "year of subtraction". Lost friends, close friends. Dreams that evaporated right before my very eyes. My poem writing began...in a park, hiding from the world, trying to understand why God would allow this. Trying to understand [as P. Steve spoke of this just yesterday] how God can say He works all things for good... when what I see seems so unredeemably bad & dark. But writing... [& now unfolding into photography] I am able to better let go, stop resisting, & let God redeem things that I cannot see good coming out of. It is sad that art is often born out of brokeness. A self-harm video I once saw, had a male voice screaming as it slowly went from utter darkness into light "art is war". For me, this is mostly truer of my poems.<br />Well... this has been "more wordy" than planned.... I should go for now. [I'll check with my friend deAnn & see about posting pictures from our latest Labyrinth...]<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyA3BLGcnQGd3vo16cT_Ow8yYIA5sj0AYPiP2fF4Fa7QwZTGfqqUqYnx1DEL8DLuU5FCrrjm2xtzBx6r7ovbpbnXcjZY_BJnVgeGc8YPjDCDLQMRizUlNxszrTvUiFoEBXpAMg9ALogkRJ/s1600-h/DSCN3972.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyA3BLGcnQGd3vo16cT_Ow8yYIA5sj0AYPiP2fF4Fa7QwZTGfqqUqYnx1DEL8DLuU5FCrrjm2xtzBx6r7ovbpbnXcjZY_BJnVgeGc8YPjDCDLQMRizUlNxszrTvUiFoEBXpAMg9ALogkRJ/s320/DSCN3972.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329547199326457282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RYciPwApIsqdhxDh5vNss-4eqicRt5OUP8uQqM13fvFiBfKcZt13T5R9fQVeWke1pfKFnMXKVTh68hrVmGMaBPw4hjzgcpkHRlJqDk2-iIHbtiPKncPhSax2hyEiSutu8zuM_zwZoZTu/s1600-h/DSCN3937.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 355px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RYciPwApIsqdhxDh5vNss-4eqicRt5OUP8uQqM13fvFiBfKcZt13T5R9fQVeWke1pfKFnMXKVTh68hrVmGMaBPw4hjzgcpkHRlJqDk2-iIHbtiPKncPhSax2hyEiSutu8zuM_zwZoZTu/s320/DSCN3937.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329547199625708482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVaPRmFsHoXxWHS_LVhCSsheZ3F08B1gJEtVwpZww_IvxbCF93V_A0vCLd_y42ZLt1OZutfp7644tEjRee0HKx6RJ1lugC1Pv0UM3Gy93jp95eVHldI_PjypGnFL2SQF6tGvsturQjqkZE/s1600-h/DSCN3977.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 344px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVaPRmFsHoXxWHS_LVhCSsheZ3F08B1gJEtVwpZww_IvxbCF93V_A0vCLd_y42ZLt1OZutfp7644tEjRee0HKx6RJ1lugC1Pv0UM3Gy93jp95eVHldI_PjypGnFL2SQF6tGvsturQjqkZE/s320/DSCN3977.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329547209995907298" border="0" /></a>Bought as ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499107033961366276noreply@blogger.com0