This is one of those stories that’s fascinating and makes you scratch your head in wonder. An observatory that monitors the Sun is closed and evacuated, as well as a post office in the area – and the FBI isn’t telling anyone anything – not even local law enforcement.
[Read more…]Mystery closure of observatory and FBI presence in Sunspot, New Mexico
Posted on September 13, 2018 ·
Cowgirl Couture Classic
Posted on September 10, 2018 ·
Yesterday, Sunday, Sept 9th, marked the season finale of the “2018 Cowgirl Couture Summer Series” that is held each year at the horse arena at the Genesee County Fairgrounds. The series is run by Amie Schneider and staff.
The summer series consists of three, 2-day back-to-back shows in the months of June, July, and August. Capped off with a larger 3-day back-to-back-to-back show in September – known as the “classic.”
[Read more…]Dubious Skies
Posted on September 3, 2018 ·
In this particular part of NYS where I live, rain has been fleeting for most of the entire summer. So catching some photos of storm clouds hasn’t really been in the works – unless I wanted to travel a few miles in just about any direction from here. Lake Ontario is only about 8 miles or so north of me, and even in that direction, they have had more rain than at my location!
[Read more…]Where does the time go?
Posted on August 27, 2018 ·
Like I do almost every evening in the summer, I now find myself sitting in the yard under the shade tree, taking in the evening joys of summer… I love watching the kittens play and grow, and listening to the birds sing…
[Read more…]Moving away from Social?
Posted on August 27, 2018 ·
In an era when everyone and their brother (and Mother and Sister) are on at least one of the social media platforms (myself included) I’m actually trying to move away from it a little bit and rejuvenate and curate my blog.
[Read more…]Smoky Skies
Posted on August 20, 2018 ·
For the past few days, the sun shine hasn’t been quite as bright as it normally shines. The sky has been covered with a milky haze, and it’s not because of thin cloud cover, it’s because of smoke from the wild fires that are burning on the west coast.
[Read more…]Lost Perspective. . .
Posted on August 20, 2018 ·
I’m not really sure where everything went wrong, or what changed, but over the past few weeks and months, I’ve slowly come to the conclusion that somewhere along the way – photography stopped being fun, and it became a job.
[Read more…]Silver and Gold
Posted on August 14, 2018 ·
Well, I met an old man walkin’ down the street
His clothes were torn and tattered
With sandals on his feet
And I stopped to help him
And lend him a hand
He said, I love you so much
But you must understand
August is like the Sunday of Summer
Posted on August 1, 2018 ·
I first came across this phrase today on a Facebook post, and boy, if that isn’t the truth! Once August gets here it’s pretty much downhill from there…
[Read more…]Blogging from my phone!
Posted on July 28, 2018 ·
This is the first time I’ve actually tried blogging from my phone! So basically, this is just a test!
I’m using the WordPress app for Android, and it seems to work pretty good!
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