Tail's View

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Our Front Yard

The view from our front yard

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Icy Ledge

We were near Niagra Falls around midnight last February. We found ourselves alone on the path, so I took the opportunity to climb over the rail (to get it out of the shot) onto the ice on the other side. Those are the buildings on the Canadian side. Pretty stupid... don't try this at home.

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Doe, a deer...

at 200mm through a swamp near us.

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John 3:16

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Grammy Lo

This is an old shot of my grandmother, one of the best people of the world. She (and my grandfather) influenced my life greatly. After she passed away I wrote this poem remembering her. Grammy Lo I saw a small photo of my grandmother that was almost as old as she. The tiny, black and white im...

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My Son, My Executioner

My son, my executioner I take you in my arms Quiet and small and just astir and whom my body warms Sweet death, small son, our instrument of immortality, your cries and hunger document our bodily decay. We twenty two and twenty five, who seemed to live forever, observe enduring life i...

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Gluttony

A little snack I whipped up for my wife and I. :-)

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The Road Not Taken

TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it w...

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Diving

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Dusting

The view from my office window during one of our little "dustings" in February.

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Mini-subs

We were visiting Cancun, Mexico and rented these little one man submarines. They were kind of like motorcycles with a bubble for your head that had air. They didn't go very fast, but they were FUN!

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Impression

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Vise

"vi" = vise

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Did it differently

Same basic idea - with a little twist. Thanks to the original author for your fantastic shot as inspiration. http://www.pxleyes.com/photography-picture/4cfc1c046a203/Ain-t-that-a-Shame.html

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High Tea

Some nice Earl Grey, crumpets with orange marmalade, with the choice of some Milano cookies. Bring your best manners! :-)

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Book Cover

"Don't judge a book by it's cover"

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Blossom

The bottom level of red petals is part of the "leaf" saucer." The middle part of the blossom is the actual cup

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Grandma's Dolls

Raggedy Ann was introduced as a doll in 1915. These are my grandmother's Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls from the mid 1920's

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Abalone

A close-up of an abalone shell

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Field

200mm f 3.5

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Recon

A little bit of a challenge to catch in flight :-) Taken with 200mm prime at f 2.8

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Day at the Office

For: street candid contest

Hop Scotch

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