It’s so obvious. I wear one often. Why did I never make the connection before?
What else am I missing? I’m embarrassed. Makes me want to withdraw back into my shell.
…
A pile of picture machines. Aluminum, brass and glass with maybe an old mercury battery or two. Every one probably still works. No firmware upgrades needed. Just point and shoot.
I’m finding my digitals have a far shorter lifespan. After about 15 years they pass on, go dark, give up the ghost, let you down. Chances are we’ll go more bionic in the years to come. Become semi-digital beings, part carbon-based, part silicon-based needing regular software and hardware upgrades.
Such a marketing opportunity. …
I pass this sign every day and thought maybe for a joke, someone painted in the dot and the zero. But no, it’s real. It is warning us of a one lane bridge ahead. There is another sign just like it on the other side of the bridge warning drivers coming from that direction.
It seems awfully precise. I don’t recall seeing other road signs that measure miles out in hundredths.
There were a number of people who were involved in this. The person who ordered it from the sign company, the person who made it and the folks who put it up where it was supposed to go.
I wonder if any of them considered how far .02 miles is. It’s only about 100 feet. The bridge is a bit farther away than that. They must have put the sign in the wrong place.…
It came zooming up behind me on the interstate. I changed lanes to let it pass . I thought it was on it’s way to a fire but it wasn’t roaring down the highway with lights and sirens blazing.
It was a curious site and I fired off a shot.
Sue wasn’t heading to a fire. She was on a different mission. Sue is part of a fleet of pink fire trucks that tour the country to raise awareness of cancer support.
It got my attention.…
Some people just saw down a tree. Zip, zip crash. Others take a more nuanced approach by shredding them down. Just a little bit at a time.
It’s a craft and you need the right tools. A hulking Husqvarna is just the ticket. It may weight about 80 pounds but that’s great for building biceps.
…
One day I was gazing out my studio window overlooking the great metropolis of Frenchtown, when I saw a group of camera-wielding people scouring the streets looking for photos.
They were Nikonians, on a photo tour. Nikonian is an online community for Nikon users. I don’t know if there is an online community for Canon users. Would they be called Canononians?
These folks travel to distant and exotic places for the fun of taking photos together. I am not sure what brought them to the sleepy little Frenchtown. Maybe they were just stopping for coffee or to pee.
They found the River Mule, the most photographed location in town. I photographed them with an Olympus. I use Canons, too. And a Nikon. And a Hasselblad.
I’m an Canolympinonianablad. …
Now wait just a minute. I feel like I’ve been misinformed. I have been misinformed.
All my life I’ve been taught what a glow worm looks like. A glow worm is the larval form of a lightning bug. Most bugs are worms before becoming bugs.
It’s suppose to be cute and endearing. They wear hats with tassels. I’ve done my research. I have photographic evidence.
When I take walks in the early morning or after sunset I see tiny points of lights on the ground. I love seeing them knowing they are glow worms. It is too dark to see details but I figured I knew what they looked like.
Imagine my shock when one day I took a close up photo and discovered what they really look like. Growing up is hard. …
Do you read the Bible? A lot of people do. Jehovah’s Witnesses think you should.
They think Chinese-speaking people should too. I wonder if these two people speak Chinese. I’m guessing the poster is intended to generate interest and spark a conversation, so knowing some Mandarin would be good.
Fortunately for these two, they were assigned a Philadelphia location. Although they have to put up with Philadelphians (Yahweh help them ) they wouldn’t last long on a sidewalk in China. They’d be escorted to a place where they’d get room and board for a few years.
The Chinese government doesn’t like JW. It calls it a xie jaio, an evil cult. You get ‘re-educated’ if you join.
We have a xie jaio here, too. We call it a political party, but nobody goes to jail.…