pics and babbling - Growing Old Disgracefully

summer's end

Published on September 26 2009

"Your everlasting summer You can see it fading fast So you grab a piece of something That you think is gonna last You wouldn't know a diamond If you held it in your hand The things you think are precious I can't understand "

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crooked bridges

Published on September 24 2009

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Cairn

Published on September 22 2009

I've seen these all over the northwoods, these little piles of rocks. On the edges of fields cleared for farming. Along roads. On hiking trails. This was the first I'd seen in water, out in the middle of a fast-moving river. It must have taken an extra...

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Old Trucks

Published on September 19 2009

I'm having more derned fun with this camera than anybody should be allowed to have.....

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Glow

Published on September 18 2009

Told ya there would probably be a couple more photos like the last one from this weekend. There is a constant rumble in the background this weekend, thunder that never ceases from morning till....oh... about 3 am. Going to be fun to try to sleep tonight,...

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It's that time again!!

Published on September 17 2009

I hope to be seeing a *lot* of these over the next couple of days. Yes, it's time for the Fall Ride, and there are...oh...about 20,000 people coming to town on their bikes. It's my favorite weekend of the year! Let the rumble begin!!

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serenity

Published on September 16 2009

“Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling.” G. K. Chesterton

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Vintage-Look Waterfalls

Published on September 15 2009

This is another shot from Copper Falls State Park. And just as obviously, it's another experiment in post-processing! Just a little something to distract me from homework for a few minutes-- school is going well, even if I find myself arguing points of...

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Dancers

Published on September 14 2009

"Life may not be the party you expected, but while you're here you may as well dance." Even id you've got bird poop on your face. I didn't notice that until I got home. I need to learn how to Photoshop crap--literally, in this case-- out of photos. Still...

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wings

Published on September 14 2009

A shot out of the plane home from San Diego, taken with my little Iphone thingamajiggie. I would have loved to have used the big camera, but it was jammed under the seat in front of me. I couldn't even reach it without getting extremely friendly with...