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Will
@willymac
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Ex Systems Manager and military Veteran. Accountant, author, farmer, retired, Ham radio fan, and old enough to have a perspective.
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2017-06-20 18:19
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Jules, Freddie, and the Monkey Man
A Memory Recalled: The afternoon in the office was unusually quiet. Most of the staff was off today to stretch the coming Monday Labor Day holiday weekend, and I felt almost alone in the tombs. I logged
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The Hum
I have heard it off and on for two decades. When it happens, I am usually sitting quietly in the evening and reading; at least that’s when it bothers me most. It can happen any time of day but it is most
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Who Knew?
The Bee's Business: This is one of the things I have always known to be true that turned out not to be. I thought all bees visited flowers to collect nectar and collected pollen by accident during that
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Moments
This morning before sunrise, I stood quietly, breathing deeply, and listening to three Mockingbirds exchanging their greeting songs, and I made a conscious effort to capture the passing of moments on my
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Woman 8
Jade in Black: An underlying color theme can be added to photographs by selecting those where the same color repeats throughout. Backgrounds are constant and become too repetitious, and I prefer using
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Stump Guy
The rain had been falling hard for three days. We needed the water but the ground was saturated, especially the red clay that made up most of the front yard. At least I could stay indoors without guilt
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Timeline
The Timeline Thought Experiment Every one of us has a timeline The universe has a timeline that began with the Big Bang and will continue into the unquantifiable future until the last neutron decays. After
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Dog friends 1
As one gets older and has a longer personal history of experiences, relationships with people and things, it becomes easier to look back at moments that stand out as special in one's timeline. The experiences
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Woman 7
These are a sequence of five from a series taken on consecutive days in June, at 6:45 AM. These were taken with a Nikon D70 using direct flash, and a 200mm Nikkor lens. All the photographs were made by
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Woman 6
The plan had been that this was going to be a lesson in driving the tractor. At least that was the plan. "How should I dress?" she had asked. "Oh, just dress like a farm girl learning to
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Woman 5
This was in late March and was the first time "Miss Model" had actually been in a rural area where there was no tourist destination. The temperature was far too cold for casual posing but she
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Beans
Sunshine on dew-covered grass. Sometimes the slightest stimulus can open a door in my mind and bring back a memory in full color and sound with added scents and physical stimulus. This morning, on my walk,
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Woman 4
Not all good portraits are the result of a well-lighted studio setting. Some, like this one, were just a moment in time captured because a camera was handy. The Miss was on her way to a Philharmonic concert
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Woman 3
Even with only a small table lamp for illumination, nature has made her a perfect subject, as the untouched image from the Nikon D70 shows. More important than lighting and color, the willingness of the
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Woman 2
While walking through a school yard, the direct summer sun was filtered by the trees and left a shadowless spot perfect for photographs and refuge from the heat. This was number 6 of 11 in the session
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Woman 1
There are far too many photos of this intriguing woman not to share. This will be a long series, I think. Most will be without a long commentary and will not necessarily be in chronological order. There
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Philonous, where are you?
I have to make myself do certain things that are vitally important to my mental health. One is to stop worrying about things I have no control over. Another is to make myself aware of the passing of time.
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flowers
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Iris!
Suddenly, just as the morning sun cleared the trees, a Water Iris brightened its beautiful face and announced its colorful presence. Even if I had not been there to see the ten-second display of color,
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CHANGE
Starting my day with a walk in the park before anyone else is there is always special. The morning was overcast, humid, and a bit too warm to be really comfortable, but all that was replaced with peace
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Emma Emu
I never thought much at all about Emus. They were odd birds that lived in Australia. What else was there to know? That is, until my neighbor, Joe, called me one morning and asked if I wanted an Emu. Knowing
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