tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190223662024-03-19T03:00:32.001-04:00Ellipsis"Through the lens of Carly; wordsmith, photographer, and seeker of light." -www.sometimesphotoblog.comCarlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587256282648405389noreply@blogger.comBlogger3771125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19022366.post-63883752081112349992024-03-19T03:00:00.039-04:002024-03-19T03:00:00.131-04:00Welcome To Spring<div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhioGpFLWe2OCWVPngD2nSUJwT91gXa3ylIvBuHRLUwSEwHV284QPsMND25vUqrUW5Zr_K6gTrTcnf5-YgzUjjMVn78lQ8QaBk_r-2AHG1PWiFQzPVzcGB5SO-ZS1ZfNq9Jhc_LbAjrIWduTn3RbdZbl99iBJ9XmnFA5DFG4x7PiUjBazcX6uc5Gg/s3126/Spring%20Begins%20March%202024%20EDIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2103" data-original-width="3126" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhioGpFLWe2OCWVPngD2nSUJwT91gXa3ylIvBuHRLUwSEwHV284QPsMND25vUqrUW5Zr_K6gTrTcnf5-YgzUjjMVn78lQ8QaBk_r-2AHG1PWiFQzPVzcGB5SO-ZS1ZfNq9Jhc_LbAjrIWduTn3RbdZbl99iBJ9XmnFA5DFG4x7PiUjBazcX6uc5Gg/w640-h430/Spring%20Begins%20March%202024%20EDIT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">“Clean air; bird song; fresh flowers;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> and the leaves unfurling on the twigs.”
<br />~<span class="authorOrTitle">Pierre D'Alverne </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">A little later today we say goodnight to winter. I am a bit blue about that fact because I enjoy the dark rainy day, I like when the wind blows so hard that it makes spooky noises in the house. I like watching old black and white monster movies, because being scared shouldn't be held to autumn exclusively. But as I sit here mourning winter, I realize that I also enjoy the warmer summer days. My arthritis really enjoys it! And I adore Jelly Belly Jelly Beans. Every single flavor! Which I tend to crave this time of year. In autumn, its candy corn, in winter, Ghiradelli chocolate. Summer finds me crazy for old fashioned candy, like Whoppers and Mounds bars. It's all good, but I just bought a 4lb bag of Jelly Belly for the season. It helps me deal with Trump bullshit, but I will save all that for another day.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1YzqBAG_1-4HkDLWQM0wXKt27yZbYJoyMoZJ_kgsL2yoGfIGbIRINPykuL9wv-qjIj77TkpBIYChlh-uenZtTwU8PTYc6x6khUFThyphenhyphen2pAwI6aHKDyzKODTtz4kxtrhA8TejMv-1YPrH6SZGVgWAnJ8G3smj3bZNdmGm6mcQVtROPnkIzYn-y5g/s142/Orange%20Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="142" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1YzqBAG_1-4HkDLWQM0wXKt27yZbYJoyMoZJ_kgsL2yoGfIGbIRINPykuL9wv-qjIj77TkpBIYChlh-uenZtTwU8PTYc6x6khUFThyphenhyphen2pAwI6aHKDyzKODTtz4kxtrhA8TejMv-1YPrH6SZGVgWAnJ8G3smj3bZNdmGm6mcQVtROPnkIzYn-y5g/s1600/Orange%20Cat.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><br /><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div>Carlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587256282648405389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19022366.post-80848364434780720932024-03-18T14:05:00.000-04:002024-03-18T14:05:18.843-04:00Joey And His Shadow<div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja6ZnfQSGmE_KJGC53ehQwQnaO6FLP0zWsbSmqr-MEA-wCJsyj489L2499IiIqCBaAy4SF5lYEJaZtDw_4dNVndIFSVo8doh1JaFoJMCFyJxGcyqIPY_BF9hdb5ASDtdBEGlTMPZ0P8ArtIoGMFnqgtOqI4P3fcAW9knhNIfzW2JYwOyuqheYNjQ/s2740/Joey%20And%20Friend%20March%202024EDIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2740" data-original-width="2080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja6ZnfQSGmE_KJGC53ehQwQnaO6FLP0zWsbSmqr-MEA-wCJsyj489L2499IiIqCBaAy4SF5lYEJaZtDw_4dNVndIFSVo8doh1JaFoJMCFyJxGcyqIPY_BF9hdb5ASDtdBEGlTMPZ0P8ArtIoGMFnqgtOqI4P3fcAW9knhNIfzW2JYwOyuqheYNjQ/w486-h640/Joey%20And%20Friend%20March%202024EDIT.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">“What greater gift than the love of a cat.”</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br />~<span class="authorOrTitle">Charles Dickens </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">I certainly agree with Dickens on that. I don't know any greater honor than to be loved, but cats constantly remind their owners that love isn't automatic, just because you feed them, and put a roof over their heads. The relationship builds over time, but once there is love, it's the most honest love you will ever have. I would be completely lost without my boys. I love them so much!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSp6h0uhjW_T5pp04DyTyzqXj1K3LX0xYWUR_8SMj-MUTSTQ384en1HpE4PV9hRhHI3V7Y7aL0ah16OFn_LanF5bLuKQspKuvtbDpOOy9IEq514wQdDojGbScSGOMIJiAm9L29kxnBn5mol74w6xOqFotza9TO8trbO6cshFDc5mGf73O-yU4JjA/s142/Orange%20Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="142" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSp6h0uhjW_T5pp04DyTyzqXj1K3LX0xYWUR_8SMj-MUTSTQ384en1HpE4PV9hRhHI3V7Y7aL0ah16OFn_LanF5bLuKQspKuvtbDpOOy9IEq514wQdDojGbScSGOMIJiAm9L29kxnBn5mol74w6xOqFotza9TO8trbO6cshFDc5mGf73O-yU4JjA/s1600/Orange%20Cat.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><br /> <br /></span></span></div>Carlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587256282648405389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19022366.post-85407450846780478532024-03-15T17:42:00.002-04:002024-03-15T17:42:21.246-04:00It's There's Blossoms And Birds, It Must Be...<div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4TKEDdpFGJTWwe_yUz4cWQvk94A5FQjl3ah68VxamrGEwW3VXyVCv1aSGcy6mtZlRZLnx1UwLd28uIp68q-sGGxPQNcwSCaTclsTLtCfYLtaqBNxaIpg2qND5AIZftksY5dFjd2cxYZ7uycUAhbY0DqgsFuLsdorJpHPrhAqPHOQPUPbSypCREw/s2659/Golden-crowned%20Sparrow%20Woodbridge%20road%20Lodi%20Ca%20March%2012th%202024%20M.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="2659" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4TKEDdpFGJTWwe_yUz4cWQvk94A5FQjl3ah68VxamrGEwW3VXyVCv1aSGcy6mtZlRZLnx1UwLd28uIp68q-sGGxPQNcwSCaTclsTLtCfYLtaqBNxaIpg2qND5AIZftksY5dFjd2cxYZ7uycUAhbY0DqgsFuLsdorJpHPrhAqPHOQPUPbSypCREw/w640-h532/Golden-crowned%20Sparrow%20Woodbridge%20road%20Lodi%20Ca%20March%2012th%202024%20M.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">“Springtime is the spirit of strength.”
<br />~<span class="authorOrTitle">Lailah Gifty Akita </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">Okay... fine... it's SPRING! I know spring doesn't officially begin until next Wednesday, the 19th, but I cannot fight it anymore, it's spring, and has been for a couple weeks! Oh well, hopefully summer will begin early also, and then we will arrive back at autumn, the most beautiful season of the year, faster! Usually the autumn light begins in August, towards the end of that month, but I will take it earlier than that! Yes, please! Now, lets address a different subject, why I capitalize the names of the seasons. I get that they are general nouns and therefore not subject to capitalization, but don't they look nicer when capitalized? So, I am perpetually wrong about that, but it's a hard habit to break! Oh well, I'll try. Okay... spring... there!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">Hey, I just seemed to grow as a person,<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> and I have Spring to thank for it! DOH!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">👧 </span><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCdlVG9QWNoOZKWke-8zqihOMvP6J-LURWfoNzn9SLMmD2g_IcNiuhXXXraoUBqGWTIR5jy2oPNUJQ002ZI-ncd9fqyOD8mo-33k7aFIfRXXPglhBuxPsh97C9r3N33LFqM00D8c2ffvbAqHwLiRbsO2AtJQWZWXDApTVQEqdYPo7m1NAERHV1Fg/s142/Orange%20Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="142" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCdlVG9QWNoOZKWke-8zqihOMvP6J-LURWfoNzn9SLMmD2g_IcNiuhXXXraoUBqGWTIR5jy2oPNUJQ002ZI-ncd9fqyOD8mo-33k7aFIfRXXPglhBuxPsh97C9r3N33LFqM00D8c2ffvbAqHwLiRbsO2AtJQWZWXDApTVQEqdYPo7m1NAERHV1Fg/s1600/Orange%20Cat.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><br /><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div>Carlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587256282648405389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19022366.post-2407820423757852092024-03-14T20:10:00.000-04:002024-03-14T20:10:17.950-04:00Gotcha!<div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnoNIKTKgdi6cBTQNp_HCAi90Nrt48VBQX3erPCp7JiXONjjwjBsaIzAvSPUfos0vWCQ7JpcfC9_j0BtrUGDQPKnTwHb_qO9bg5H7H6qNq2-bBx73hO8wAuytld6zSHAPB2h5NJV9FFI2rt_d8_gLaTLaHH6_IIovlfYtqLrz20brTVVZoVyqpw/s2430/Pheasant%20Woodbridge%20road%20Lodi%20Ca%20March%2012th%202024%20M.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2367" data-original-width="2430" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnoNIKTKgdi6cBTQNp_HCAi90Nrt48VBQX3erPCp7JiXONjjwjBsaIzAvSPUfos0vWCQ7JpcfC9_j0BtrUGDQPKnTwHb_qO9bg5H7H6qNq2-bBx73hO8wAuytld6zSHAPB2h5NJV9FFI2rt_d8_gLaTLaHH6_IIovlfYtqLrz20brTVVZoVyqpw/w640-h624/Pheasant%20Woodbridge%20road%20Lodi%20Ca%20March%2012th%202024%20M.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">“What we find changes who we become.”
<br />~<span class="authorOrTitle">Peter Morville </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> These, pheasant, are the hardest damn birds to find! I spent all of last year searching for one, to add to my bird album, and the only one I managed to see and photograph was on it's way, the HELL away from me. I got a blurry photo, with just enough detail to know it was a pheasant, but definitely nothing to brag about. But the other day, as we were speeding along Woodbridge road, there it was! A large male pheasant standing along the road, looking around, as if it was no big deal that I drive myself insane attempting to spot them! It's really difficult to not believe the birds openly mock me. Not really, I kid the birds, but one thing is for sure, it was a wonderful, exhilarating experience, and I am so pleased I got to see this beauty! Was it a late winter gift? Or was it an early spring gift? Either way, I smiled for a couple days just thinking about it!<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio58lMyI2zZNhaKuRqEI2QBOmPbcroFmmn491i5XbgTESmW7VPFMYUYIECEgCxNvK3bMbKlY0e2sc1fPiGIyXQ5G0Eh5mkFzjUiA3aTotTLDdTjgaCxiIYrifa6LdyPuATFXCbYgK0L7Ga69TMMYRJ4Y0hxxF8V1HQDuYru1sbxRSN-4tJ4tTK3Q/s142/Orange%20Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="142" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio58lMyI2zZNhaKuRqEI2QBOmPbcroFmmn491i5XbgTESmW7VPFMYUYIECEgCxNvK3bMbKlY0e2sc1fPiGIyXQ5G0Eh5mkFzjUiA3aTotTLDdTjgaCxiIYrifa6LdyPuATFXCbYgK0L7Ga69TMMYRJ4Y0hxxF8V1HQDuYru1sbxRSN-4tJ4tTK3Q/s1600/Orange%20Cat.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div>Carlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587256282648405389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19022366.post-1697515245959783012024-03-08T18:16:00.001-05:002024-03-08T18:16:23.519-05:00Thank You, President Biden!<div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3pyXFk1H4uc0BeIadd3-1oflDY2dEcyj6yykbYOH3dnIi1Ot1YqI3gnhKJWUUyrC8G2mUvh7RUp2Ama0gyQS1iXhAKJliF_gKXQOTKvTrxN-4AsNLX8XLT0lrAyAty0PfzeChU6YTTbUs6AwxACpS9G2RqsYJfx4l44zIu1KGPnltLBIX2AtVqw/s2639/Cosumnes%20River%20PreserveEDIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2173" data-original-width="2639" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3pyXFk1H4uc0BeIadd3-1oflDY2dEcyj6yykbYOH3dnIi1Ot1YqI3gnhKJWUUyrC8G2mUvh7RUp2Ama0gyQS1iXhAKJliF_gKXQOTKvTrxN-4AsNLX8XLT0lrAyAty0PfzeChU6YTTbUs6AwxACpS9G2RqsYJfx4l44zIu1KGPnltLBIX2AtVqw/w640-h526/Cosumnes%20River%20PreserveEDIT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><span style="font-size: small;">Desmond Road</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Galt, California</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">March 2024 <br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">“The sure way of sustainable management of the ecosystem</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> is to make human kind environmental stewards.” </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />~<span class="authorOrTitle">Lailah Gifty Akita </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVLPtB4hyphenhyphenZiC1RxBUX7lN-qSP8iP3MVFPPIxIsaP9DwkTmCPS6o3PXzpOER7ZWSHSjedXEAX68Q4QWyZ9_AOpSL1XWH24pX2niX9WFQRkYPUfIHje3d7_t-pU9YRlmmYSx74FJp2XmvAeCFuD0Aj8y-7DtTVv0V76GKpYZZN2o3kn_awG0DxeAg/s1122/nfrastructor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="1122" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVLPtB4hyphenhyphenZiC1RxBUX7lN-qSP8iP3MVFPPIxIsaP9DwkTmCPS6o3PXzpOER7ZWSHSjedXEAX68Q4QWyZ9_AOpSL1XWH24pX2niX9WFQRkYPUfIHje3d7_t-pU9YRlmmYSx74FJp2XmvAeCFuD0Aj8y-7DtTVv0V76GKpYZZN2o3kn_awG0DxeAg/w640-h494/nfrastructor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">The beauty of Desmond road will become even more beautiful because of the money being put into the Cosumnes River Preserve and it's ecosystem, by Joe Biden and his administration. Maybe next year there will be more birds. Maybe a fish will not end up on the endangered species list. It is critical to save this precious part of the wetlands, as it is so important for the birds who return year after year on the Pacific Flyway. Among them, my beloved Greater White-fronted Geese, and the Sandhill crane. Last year I witnessed so much damage that had been done by the storms of early 2023 and an especially dry summer, so I have so much hope for life along the river. Even the Mexican Free-tailed bat has an interest! They have been eating on the mosquitoes and living under that nifty bridge for years, and soon they will be back and ready to feed. Sometimes the ecosystem makes me sad, it is what it is, but knowing life is working as it should helps me sleep better at night. This is the only wetlands we have, on the only planet we have! Thank you, President Biden, for working for America, and for the small souls that save us!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">“May it fill your heart with joy to extend your family to include every
insect, native plant or animal and fluffy bird</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> that finds sanctuary
there with you.” </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />~<span class="authorOrTitle">Mary Reynolds
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Greater_White-fronted_Goose/" target="_blank">Greater White-fronted Geese</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQ3m4Oyyg6Osx0cMB5Yuffvga7zoZVKOdrt7JAihsbcJNbgdrH53stGnEntzKfcuoPmVjVIldLxkmz_1DfQTOBnYDUg0qYmXIFVLwT6w_WWwNIDJsla3c69CYxLhhZJQPHrWXRAwLJ6yI0LqrfuTnDuJlTPEM3VK8KtpQinIbg_0pX8pRh-1TpA/s2714/Greater%20White-fronted%20Geese%20Desmond%20Road%20Galt%20Ca%20March%202024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2135" data-original-width="2714" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQ3m4Oyyg6Osx0cMB5Yuffvga7zoZVKOdrt7JAihsbcJNbgdrH53stGnEntzKfcuoPmVjVIldLxkmz_1DfQTOBnYDUg0qYmXIFVLwT6w_WWwNIDJsla3c69CYxLhhZJQPHrWXRAwLJ6yI0LqrfuTnDuJlTPEM3VK8KtpQinIbg_0pX8pRh-1TpA/w640-h504/Greater%20White-fronted%20Geese%20Desmond%20Road%20Galt%20Ca%20March%202024.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="authorOrTitle"><a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/american_avocet" target="_blank">American Avocet</a></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAgbVQRIVZ7aOc3KASs9eLi1vuBj2bn9Cy7MKdgk4euarO3Y6-2j7g9IDiWDWxsWnnvxYO1nn1tCQl5HeuA3i6zDHOsWrJR4cC1OTP2aisDlm9UfpPz3wUOnUxaFfSYmBpIy2JUQX1CUHH5EGDgpo-z0zRIyB5fQzj31TKh6KTnXmZWKC6wWGL3g/s2603/American%20Avocet%20March%202024%20Desmond%20Road%20Galt%20Ca.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2240" data-original-width="2603" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAgbVQRIVZ7aOc3KASs9eLi1vuBj2bn9Cy7MKdgk4euarO3Y6-2j7g9IDiWDWxsWnnvxYO1nn1tCQl5HeuA3i6zDHOsWrJR4cC1OTP2aisDlm9UfpPz3wUOnUxaFfSYmBpIy2JUQX1CUHH5EGDgpo-z0zRIyB5fQzj31TKh6KTnXmZWKC6wWGL3g/w640-h550/American%20Avocet%20March%202024%20Desmond%20Road%20Galt%20Ca.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-necked_Stilt/overview#" target="_blank">Black-necked Stilt</a></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahCnCLrrUfftl0RSoCsMvfrcxwvyhhN0GphKbNDhv_gw5jQ1Y9I54KXyHqbCPrrm0AIzN2DU7jQ9yC9Dl8YkTBhekHf1Xe4zGUfqnZcSAfYvAxQIFdpqJUCRgxA1VW-inEBCQdGiZmjxjRowAkOdArjARSBzVBQLyGlx0PRnwsvMyhAUED2J6tA/s2475/Black-necked%20Stilt%20March%202024%20Galt%20Ca.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2394" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahCnCLrrUfftl0RSoCsMvfrcxwvyhhN0GphKbNDhv_gw5jQ1Y9I54KXyHqbCPrrm0AIzN2DU7jQ9yC9Dl8YkTBhekHf1Xe4zGUfqnZcSAfYvAxQIFdpqJUCRgxA1VW-inEBCQdGiZmjxjRowAkOdArjARSBzVBQLyGlx0PRnwsvMyhAUED2J6tA/w620-h640/Black-necked%20Stilt%20March%202024%20Galt%20Ca.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9EdLq7CiE-Q3NufEYuhC8d-EmTvZan21ggEe5a3hEFiUFEcSvdun8Wd1Ww20cu9_httGWPFxOf6Du5i_odFQgGoTeu4mX_hv2kDsD2nCRveAX4ETLRkuCe-jtS_NS9jtH1VuoGDW3CW1yFdwqNFbt0RlOLi1WGUFx4-q95vOpsVGZnk4Ku1aEiQ/s142/Orange%20Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="142" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9EdLq7CiE-Q3NufEYuhC8d-EmTvZan21ggEe5a3hEFiUFEcSvdun8Wd1Ww20cu9_httGWPFxOf6Du5i_odFQgGoTeu4mX_hv2kDsD2nCRveAX4ETLRkuCe-jtS_NS9jtH1VuoGDW3CW1yFdwqNFbt0RlOLi1WGUFx4-q95vOpsVGZnk4Ku1aEiQ/s1600/Orange%20Cat.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Carlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587256282648405389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19022366.post-63877998856380737242024-03-05T16:48:00.000-05:002024-03-05T16:48:03.760-05:00Yes<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_aeE4wrg9t6rcfH9MwiobS8z-WMB7okQ646qKwLGoHKr3UzBJDktZMoFQI0i6nJow-9gWz_3gavIBo9R_ji4Kiun3xliqAHY_uROWiPUBsZG9kiUyakeIQlZzsVSEY40hk4AA4ZoxeQDOn3yTJk3aCBMN6EtURyM2tULedPyEkmFfkAP7fTZKRQ/s1225/Amnesia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="1225" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_aeE4wrg9t6rcfH9MwiobS8z-WMB7okQ646qKwLGoHKr3UzBJDktZMoFQI0i6nJow-9gWz_3gavIBo9R_ji4Kiun3xliqAHY_uROWiPUBsZG9kiUyakeIQlZzsVSEY40hk4AA4ZoxeQDOn3yTJk3aCBMN6EtURyM2tULedPyEkmFfkAP7fTZKRQ/w640-h446/Amnesia.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> “The Seven Social Sins are:<br /><br /> Wealth without work.<br /> Pleasure without conscience.<br /> Knowledge without character.<br /> Commerce without morality.<br /> Science without humanity.<br /> Worship without sacrifice.<br /> Politics without principle.<br /><br /><br />From a sermon given by Frederick Lewis Donaldson in Westminster Abbey, London, on March 20, 1925."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> ~
<span class="authorOrTitle">
Frederick Lewis Donaldson </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">Read The New York Times Article <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/us/politics/trump-presidency-election-voters.html" target="_blank">Here</a> <br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcCbgJKt2h5MTFHE-LLDbierw_xeARkO4r68HesPQUhNQNWHpL_sFKm-wY0Uc75ZARGHLhFbxXwhILx5cVawViofNb1o9-GwEjI4rxxUed2zv-pYupsebR5tycf3k-FgGyD_KiLXXNJyE2fGZS3scY4qKZY7otQQlYwdaaLt53E1ltZ99xF-xKA/s142/Orange%20Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="142" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcCbgJKt2h5MTFHE-LLDbierw_xeARkO4r68HesPQUhNQNWHpL_sFKm-wY0Uc75ZARGHLhFbxXwhILx5cVawViofNb1o9-GwEjI4rxxUed2zv-pYupsebR5tycf3k-FgGyD_KiLXXNJyE2fGZS3scY4qKZY7otQQlYwdaaLt53E1ltZ99xF-xKA/s1600/Orange%20Cat.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><br /> <br /></span></span></div>Carlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587256282648405389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19022366.post-62530852995796970862024-03-04T18:30:00.005-05:002024-03-04T18:30:52.593-05:0014.3<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ndNQqAPFgQS1_KobPNEZ39KNoAV2IvbZtsbtjHoQc3E0fq_RySl_y3Jz_JL4gS9hdd2z1tVx1ZIRaEEaNvG9Qr6AS2bTOoOjGz8EHQAvjOJaedId9ZbiUosO-fnEHDtm6zLUOZN7N26nrxeE-YUU0YI1tk_MoxVabWyDAZYubTA2NeEmdYGnEQ/s794/supreme%20court.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ndNQqAPFgQS1_KobPNEZ39KNoAV2IvbZtsbtjHoQc3E0fq_RySl_y3Jz_JL4gS9hdd2z1tVx1ZIRaEEaNvG9Qr6AS2bTOoOjGz8EHQAvjOJaedId9ZbiUosO-fnEHDtm6zLUOZN7N26nrxeE-YUU0YI1tk_MoxVabWyDAZYubTA2NeEmdYGnEQ/w516-h640/supreme%20court.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="outline-title" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/04/us/politics/trump-supreme-court-colorado-ballot.html" target="_blank">Via New York Times Article</a></i></span> <br /></div><h2 class="outline-title" style="margin-bottom: 10px;">"Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection and Other Rights</h2>
<h3 id="14_S3">Section 3 Disqualification from Holding Office</h3><div class="clause"><div><span style="font-size: large;">No
person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of
President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military,
under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously
taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United
States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or
judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United
States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the
same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may
by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability."</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">~<i><b><a href="https://www.senate.gov/about/origins-foundations/senate-and-constitution/constitution.htm" target="_blank">The Constitution Of The United States</a></b></i></span></div><div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></i></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It's not unexpected that the <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/" target="_blank">Supreme Court</a> ruled the way they did, but it seems that they handed him another win. You can read and download a PDF of the judgement <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/23" target="_blank">here</a>. Also be sure to see Judge Luttig's opinion of today's decision on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4CThc7mfEo" target="_blank">Youtube (CNN)</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBCPA0N5j4goJrYeX_1vP-IXM6tCSuAWEJWVRN7q4jndL3V-K0vc8H3OfnjAxO6eEi8YAo1q-BvlnZSmEe5bD6rxKdv8TnHHz4nsljqwBtUN2dOsI-FfRl26Ha4KJgfXTn7CsAnsWRzQd8zAU-zmDAvaDRWPMH5SJ991RvOuXYV9x4PYydG2_kUg/s142/Orange%20Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="142" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBCPA0N5j4goJrYeX_1vP-IXM6tCSuAWEJWVRN7q4jndL3V-K0vc8H3OfnjAxO6eEi8YAo1q-BvlnZSmEe5bD6rxKdv8TnHHz4nsljqwBtUN2dOsI-FfRl26Ha4KJgfXTn7CsAnsWRzQd8zAU-zmDAvaDRWPMH5SJ991RvOuXYV9x4PYydG2_kUg/s1600/Orange%20Cat.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><br /> </span></div><p><br /></p><div><br /></div><p> <br /></p></div></div>Carlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587256282648405389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19022366.post-25585243101804385932024-03-03T17:34:00.003-05:002024-03-03T17:57:35.120-05:00Body Language<div style="text-align: center;"><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8GLp_fKU4XsCIlsW34c6bduQEfhTLWB8nnXKW-Ga2d2kLFWT756Wyv1Ksiw2MyKrVsT0hh__KPC8M_L8vXNRBLhT_PeKk-ZC8bHfzDfNrYGK7UYQJVY-9nWcJWYLIhoWBOxnj5qFoXGhETIvi6zDyZlAktWlSmLYPP1YmbZqssNNCroPr2GJGA/s1005/NYT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="1005" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8GLp_fKU4XsCIlsW34c6bduQEfhTLWB8nnXKW-Ga2d2kLFWT756Wyv1Ksiw2MyKrVsT0hh__KPC8M_L8vXNRBLhT_PeKk-ZC8bHfzDfNrYGK7UYQJVY-9nWcJWYLIhoWBOxnj5qFoXGhETIvi6zDyZlAktWlSmLYPP1YmbZqssNNCroPr2GJGA/w640-h530/NYT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">“The measure of a man is what he does with power.” </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />~<span class="authorOrTitle">Plato </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">I am expecting the Supreme Court to rule that Donald Trump is allowed to be on the ballot. You know how I feel about things, but here is a link to the <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxiv" target="_blank">14th Amendment of the Constitution Section 3</a>. It's not a long read, it's one small paragraph, and that is kinda the joke, isn't it?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">One small paragraph is standing between us, and the fall of democracy. The court issued a trigger warning for tomorrow, a rarity on a weekend, so I assume they want both sides to brace for impact. Well, I am doing just that.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">I can't stop thinking about this clip of Trump saying something to Justice Kennedy, the night of his retirement announcement. Justice Kennedy seems genuinely taken aback about something. Who knows? Trump is such a goon it could have been anything I suppose, but it also could have been Trump bragging about his political power to do evil, and how the Supreme Court will now be young enough now to continue his agenda for years to come. He made them his bitch.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="357" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FFZHmRGDHsQ" width="528" youtube-src-id="FFZHmRGDHsQ"></iframe></div><br /><span class="authorOrTitle">So what do you think? Was it a devil's handshake?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">Read the article at the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/03/us/supreme-court-trump.html" target="_blank">New York Times</a>.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgap0K4-C5H2u49CEumMm9OSJ2movWg8gQomJvKQ7YM5JSJP-9zLW44y_GE5VKxe1_U8tvrNLQg6s7LG6IEzuPLW-FAupdyqShHbg-6mjlltnlnL9H4QvQIqxhB700kWkAx-w_JWiZ3LuQRs0b5VZ-IRaJ7KrOguqARF402W1UorGQLZAprKwsHlg/s142/Orange%20Cat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="142" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgap0K4-C5H2u49CEumMm9OSJ2movWg8gQomJvKQ7YM5JSJP-9zLW44y_GE5VKxe1_U8tvrNLQg6s7LG6IEzuPLW-FAupdyqShHbg-6mjlltnlnL9H4QvQIqxhB700kWkAx-w_JWiZ3LuQRs0b5VZ-IRaJ7KrOguqARF402W1UorGQLZAprKwsHlg/s1600/Orange%20Cat.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><br /><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div>Carlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587256282648405389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19022366.post-75602830482458252752024-03-01T18:38:00.000-05:002024-03-01T18:38:14.694-05:00Prick!<div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85xP-gHLT_axm3Wqhe6cG4rBtXY24bn-Lz_wUZ7TKci2Bu1xkUmLQnpFmvSxdbhDpXwYYogp6uyeLqfk6jseWN-KhoF1v3fkzdlGVvIVYqaEWrzDn9wpJ_fkiurNkWI5wLJzIEcGkD9NZiYXqN4huE1fHeB84cpGg34oKnFUY_Lk0eyZ-s4Vzew/s1381/Screenshot_20240301_094336_X-crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1381" data-original-width="1063" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85xP-gHLT_axm3Wqhe6cG4rBtXY24bn-Lz_wUZ7TKci2Bu1xkUmLQnpFmvSxdbhDpXwYYogp6uyeLqfk6jseWN-KhoF1v3fkzdlGVvIVYqaEWrzDn9wpJ_fkiurNkWI5wLJzIEcGkD9NZiYXqN4huE1fHeB84cpGg34oKnFUY_Lk0eyZ-s4Vzew/w492-h640/Screenshot_20240301_094336_X-crop.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">“I know many of you are hurting.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> It happens every year. It's called the anniversary effect.” </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />~<span class="authorOrTitle">Richie Norton </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">I care so much about this, that I thought my Twitter anniversary happened sometime in in February! Calling it an "X anniversary" is stupid and nonsensical! I never joined X, it thrust upon us. I am so much happier on Threads! So why am I blogging about this, well, sigh, I got nothing else. I am just... ugh.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> Fuck Elon Musk! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMNsfoImyXSyo3VfNtxsqN7MALCUBMbEL08elrfLDVm5j-33HqbuLaFRaU267uWZ-HkAC9TNSzmDbHWfPBqSaoI0-evYBAwy4kh5gW-fZsfGaKoO4batTQNPb6_f6YaY6672_SXwY1E3wSTAgcL-gbzen1tHkXXpte7HDjia4nddghlOfugCesA/s142/Orange%20Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="142" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMNsfoImyXSyo3VfNtxsqN7MALCUBMbEL08elrfLDVm5j-33HqbuLaFRaU267uWZ-HkAC9TNSzmDbHWfPBqSaoI0-evYBAwy4kh5gW-fZsfGaKoO4batTQNPb6_f6YaY6672_SXwY1E3wSTAgcL-gbzen1tHkXXpte7HDjia4nddghlOfugCesA/s1600/Orange%20Cat.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><br /> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div>Carlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587256282648405389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19022366.post-67486758841942128752024-02-29T20:38:00.001-05:002024-02-29T20:38:30.856-05:00Ho-Hum<div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wB5b1irnsa50hcHFkZXeHpWSBgoH8BER5pQwC0BXSI8bnySqfBSBJXfRkVX8OyLx9ELBE2_bvTBKRONQ3gv9x8gMSF_mX6VCT70bsf5IwcHSfHJ9ahyphenhyphenidw41S4SNUzk4hVmLBHqo19NNsyauJ1MSH1DZAe9PJDsYqeUvG4Q7M6v9c7EtvCTcWQ/s2540/American%20Kestrel%20Woodbridge%20road%20Feb%202024%20M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2540" data-original-width="2250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wB5b1irnsa50hcHFkZXeHpWSBgoH8BER5pQwC0BXSI8bnySqfBSBJXfRkVX8OyLx9ELBE2_bvTBKRONQ3gv9x8gMSF_mX6VCT70bsf5IwcHSfHJ9ahyphenhyphenidw41S4SNUzk4hVmLBHqo19NNsyauJ1MSH1DZAe9PJDsYqeUvG4Q7M6v9c7EtvCTcWQ/w566-h640/American%20Kestrel%20Woodbridge%20road%20Feb%202024%20M.jpg" width="566" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">“Au revoir, mon ami.” </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />~<span class="authorOrTitle">Susan Kay,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> Phantom </span></span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">Okay, it's the last day of February and I have not yet lit a candle, but as I compose this post there are still about 6 hours left in the day so I am not finished with that. After dinner I will go to the new room and try my best. Ugh. It will happen. It will.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHAQzcogezgDmtOaAilwCfeyuJEr037dB-LfLDFYfjrR07LPKzC5awKjBxHNdzHdVNalBrJinUKjtUPGR9Dmyp0Kq1niba0fU-FHOKjifQ9iJaeai2SLJCblicccwFD1t_al4czEP_8GICjpeSKfJolv0NC1miZ_brUokhc8s5ctO1vM5KxjRtQ/s142/Orange%20Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="142" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHAQzcogezgDmtOaAilwCfeyuJEr037dB-LfLDFYfjrR07LPKzC5awKjBxHNdzHdVNalBrJinUKjtUPGR9Dmyp0Kq1niba0fU-FHOKjifQ9iJaeai2SLJCblicccwFD1t_al4czEP_8GICjpeSKfJolv0NC1miZ_brUokhc8s5ctO1vM5KxjRtQ/s1600/Orange%20Cat.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><br /> <br /></span></span></div>Carlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587256282648405389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19022366.post-7586230081670653762024-02-27T18:00:00.026-05:002024-02-27T18:00:00.137-05:00The Birds Of The Enchanted Forest<div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGR8rpnStM0O5OnZ6BHlfUjT7xQNGg2el06OVjVJFwmKLs8U6OMqSO-UmMb5P40dyvVywW92Qt7T_C4f_jQivpT7S-VVKw4AYHQIM0tz2Si2V64knsUU1_eyeg3lH70V7NlqDSLvD2bi3qW7Wz7qlEEdgOACVvjiTWPyKS4zRfHZreymn_LcfBUA/s2444/Great%20Egret%20Pixie%20Woods%20Louis%20Park%20Stockton%20Ca%20Feb%2026th%202024%20M.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2353" data-original-width="2444" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGR8rpnStM0O5OnZ6BHlfUjT7xQNGg2el06OVjVJFwmKLs8U6OMqSO-UmMb5P40dyvVywW92Qt7T_C4f_jQivpT7S-VVKw4AYHQIM0tz2Si2V64knsUU1_eyeg3lH70V7NlqDSLvD2bi3qW7Wz7qlEEdgOACVvjiTWPyKS4zRfHZreymn_LcfBUA/w640-h616/Great%20Egret%20Pixie%20Woods%20Louis%20Park%20Stockton%20Ca%20Feb%2026th%202024%20M.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Everything you can imagine is real.” </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />~<span class="authorOrTitle">Pablo Picasso </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">While birding in <a href="https://visitpixiewoods.com/" target="_blank">Louis Park/Pixie Woods</a>, I spotted this wonderful sight! A gorgeous Great Egret perched amongst the art work at the volcano. Pixie Woods is a small amusement park, as called the Enchanted Woods, within Louis Park. It is a cute little place, but it is now mostly open in the summer months, however during the rest of the year it tends to fall into disarray. One thing that's nice about having a hobby like birding, is that I can use the park year round, but autumn is my favorite time to be there. It's a terrific resource, I have found some fascinating birds such as the magpies, mergansers, wood ducks and as you can see, the Great Egret. As of late, a pair of White-tailed kite are nesting there, its one of the most interesting finds, at least for Pixie Woods. I have been lucky to add the Red-breasted Sapsucker to my birding life list. The day I spotted it, was the first time I had ever seen a sapsucker of any kind. That was another really good day, and to think the park is just next door!<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> Just a few birds from Louis Park/Pixie Woods</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">White-tailed Kite <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYFq-Tu3DYkAhDhueQFxDAtQwWp1VAYxIb4qrj3Nefb0iv8YEPxdpECIj4NwRO_AzGVcno3UlSmCkbjmvpyEBb6QGTS6IegsZk02ECq1LybjVtsH1yC7J-EJahSE2oB-4-o67G44YAAjqsr_C2KaGCiPCyd4vzbL1SboLc0FpnqizMhHIp81lVg/s985/White-tailed%20Kite%20Louis%20Park%20Stockton%20Ca%20January%205th%202024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXovPzn7K5FfzFsRVWoNf-_A8gGEbSxGfROnNSbFy22nxyjcnusB-U5O-7JesCquz9GYRj_DddJrf7WdzEsM4Nkzq_3rC-20r6X9Eu3JOZfJZbFAPDM1Aorwkahc39S55A5p1rRlB8rDhe7AMgb6fiId5TA5QXaGzlXEa9b4Qzmid76AcJCopmg/s2449/Pixie%20Woods%20February%2026th%202024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2449" data-original-width="2325" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXovPzn7K5FfzFsRVWoNf-_A8gGEbSxGfROnNSbFy22nxyjcnusB-U5O-7JesCquz9GYRj_DddJrf7WdzEsM4Nkzq_3rC-20r6X9Eu3JOZfJZbFAPDM1Aorwkahc39S55A5p1rRlB8rDhe7AMgb6fiId5TA5QXaGzlXEa9b4Qzmid76AcJCopmg/w608-h640/Pixie%20Woods%20February%2026th%202024.jpg" width="608" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Have you ever noticed that neither cats nor dogs ever laugh? I used to
think I was doing something wrong, that maybe I needed to start telling
better jokes. But no, all I needed to do was get a different audience.
That's when I discovered ducks.”
</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~<span class="authorOrTitle">Jarod Kintz,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span>
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<a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/94479416">Duck Quotes For The Ages. Specifically ages 18-81.</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="quote_book_link_59961776"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="quote_book_link_59961776"><span style="font-size: large;">February is not over, so don't think I have chickend out when it comes to meeting that goal, I haven't given up! I have been tired. I have been busy. I have been under the weather. But I will get to it, even if it is just before midnight on February 29th. Meanwhile, enjoy this photo of a female Hooded Merganser. I saw them floating in the pond at Pixie Woods. I love these little ducks, and they are only around for a brief time during the winter migration, so any time I get to enjoy photographing them is a day well spent!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="quote_book_link_59961776"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="quote_book_link_59961776"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3cwb7dIjSD-Wj6Mk6ayv8waK8O2zy17ms6M3Per7b7h_HsMoZN9nJzOv51F9VJ3xBaED85SRYWRtt1Z1t0gdOGBaW9smiEOJUoKz8lA4_Kkt95p5BBmCNQ-POR3781U04NR6-j7l7Tt89MLt7PcYDBydqUbGzyKZjBrLPkkFvEIoaiR8X5eb_Q/s2401/Hooded%20Merganser%20Pixe%20Woods%20Stockton%20Ca%20feb%2026th%202024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2356" data-original-width="2401" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3cwb7dIjSD-Wj6Mk6ayv8waK8O2zy17ms6M3Per7b7h_HsMoZN9nJzOv51F9VJ3xBaED85SRYWRtt1Z1t0gdOGBaW9smiEOJUoKz8lA4_Kkt95p5BBmCNQ-POR3781U04NR6-j7l7Tt89MLt7PcYDBydqUbGzyKZjBrLPkkFvEIoaiR8X5eb_Q/w640-h628/Hooded%20Merganser%20Pixe%20Woods%20Stockton%20Ca%20feb%2026th%202024.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="quote_book_link_59961776"><span style="font-size: large;">By the way, it has been my experience that not only do ducks laugh, but they have a wild sense of humor! I won't go into it, but I know for a fact that they sometimes point and giggle! And I wouldn't have it any other way!<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="quote_book_link_59961776"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>
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<br />~<span class="authorOrTitle">Mark Twain </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">So... nope... I haven't tried my goal for February, which is using a lighter for the first time and lighting a candle. I also didn't make it to the February meeting of the Lodi Democrats, where we were going to become members, and I only saw one new bird at the Clifton Court Forebay on Saturday. But what a great bird, the Clark's Grebe is! So that was a nice moment in an otherwise shitty day! There is nothing like fighting with your spouse over stupid shit, gas, while you are late and you haven't eaten. Anyway, Saturday would have been a complete loss had it not been for the new grebe. It brings the total for the year to 83, but only our second for February. It's been a very busy month! We are in the middle of painting the condo, and the weather hasn't been cooperating. But forward I move, and a lot of good is waiting for me.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtX4kGWI30gHF3NMAdgQs399I0m89QeejauxWJLEF_LSZRVT33hBY49QyKTjsDqbr3V9dNqfby1gqKSn9r3eCoBzY6g-hMW_ke7jA2rLIBzH88vGQWXh0KmUU9bLrs9zg_5NHFz3iBHuar2LpGBSVEkKj3rQ8qs7vVpsQ9498ZaTk1ynFkKyaA9w/s142/Orange%20Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="142" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtX4kGWI30gHF3NMAdgQs399I0m89QeejauxWJLEF_LSZRVT33hBY49QyKTjsDqbr3V9dNqfby1gqKSn9r3eCoBzY6g-hMW_ke7jA2rLIBzH88vGQWXh0KmUU9bLrs9zg_5NHFz3iBHuar2LpGBSVEkKj3rQ8qs7vVpsQ9498ZaTk1ynFkKyaA9w/s1600/Orange%20Cat.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><br /><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div>Carlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587256282648405389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19022366.post-41554051851413107502024-02-23T18:16:00.000-05:002024-02-23T18:16:33.165-05:00Bird On A Wire<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerG69SRQlko4dwfnGsqCkk6Bwb7RZvruz32ng0fH2PBoO8cZ-vz0zkdLMy4ythp508REAppPWi2b09YKa7TWmYdMJmevt-4u1CRnpMjPQ9rfKBM4dIVOpxjrYQhL481PTQMwh7b5aHGjkkc4cHFf21vocCCa11MGCgTx0ipbQp8-BPaQMll7TFA/s2400/Yellow-rumped%20Warbler%20Franklin%20Blvd%20Galt%20Ca%20Feb%2012th%202024%20M.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2248" data-original-width="2400" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerG69SRQlko4dwfnGsqCkk6Bwb7RZvruz32ng0fH2PBoO8cZ-vz0zkdLMy4ythp508REAppPWi2b09YKa7TWmYdMJmevt-4u1CRnpMjPQ9rfKBM4dIVOpxjrYQhL481PTQMwh7b5aHGjkkc4cHFf21vocCCa11MGCgTx0ipbQp8-BPaQMll7TFA/w640-h600/Yellow-rumped%20Warbler%20Franklin%20Blvd%20Galt%20Ca%20Feb%2012th%202024%20M.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> "I would like to paint the way a bird sings."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~Claude Monet<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"The early bird gets the worm,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> but the late bird doesn't even get the late worms."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~Charles Schulz</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Usually I just post one quote, but hey I today I found two that fit perfectly, so why not share both? Cutting to the chase, I need to improve my photography. So, I am going to look into some online courses in digital photography, so I can get more out of my photo jaunts. I hope by the end of the year, I have photographs so good, that I won't have to make any adjustments. I am going to start tonight, by lighting a candle for the first time ever. Yep, my adventure in growth for February, will be facing my fear of fire! I know I can do it, I have faced other fears before, however this will be a big one to conquer, but aren't all fears?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> And besides, I promised a mere 12 months of new opportunities to myself, and that seems appropriate so there should be no whining about how hard it will be to do. One should always keep the promises we make to ourselves. They weren't New year's resolutions or anything, more like a continuations of the new experiences I began doing last summer. I think it came on the heals of so much personal loss. It jarred me. Life is beginning to pass me by, so I want to experience new things, and create a lot of new memories because those loses drove home the point, with deep clarity, that life is nothing, if not short.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">January... Attended a political meeting, containing real humans.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Done. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Result... I had a positive experience. <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Why did I choose the title of a Mel Gibson movie for the title of this post? Well, in the movie, <i><b>Bird On A Wire</b></i>, Mel Gibson was in the witness relocation program until he was accidentally outed by a former lover, so he had going on the run from bad guys thrust on him, so he was scared but there was no hiding from it, he <i>had</i> go into the open, and face the bad guys to be truly free. In the end, he faced it, and saw a bright future in front of him. You might not be able to tell, but it was actually a very funny film. Goldie Hawn was in it too. Anyhoo, I kind of feel that way about my fears<i><b>,</b></i>"...like a bird on a wire."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">The movie takes
its name from the Leonard Cohen song whose lyrics include the words
''like a bird on a wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir, I've tried in
my way to be free. ''</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">Via<i><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/24/movies/film-lovers-get-a-second-chance-in-bird-on-a-wire.html" target="_blank"> New York Times </a></i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><i> <br /></i></span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wish me luck! I need to try new things, and be free of what holds me back. If I fail, I will have to find a new fear or experience to do, but I really hope to do this one. I will share the result in tomorrow's post! Hopefully there will photos to accompany the attempt! It will nice to work with low lighting!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNxI8heLmxlt5FLBFBLsLt-jvSUs3d7VsTVfjITmQYBJIOuuNompUDswznAgP2NPL130T_-5qp5i_f4UoE4xAL9LTmhZlYtIEGvsW1AGKT9y4qLtnDJlWYOx3BQD3xk_Uo9Jl1rDD2BPmoT4RGlztydlsrW5tKwQWLXDDfbpgVEzzZiFgBjTyQA/s142/Orange%20Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="142" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNxI8heLmxlt5FLBFBLsLt-jvSUs3d7VsTVfjITmQYBJIOuuNompUDswznAgP2NPL130T_-5qp5i_f4UoE4xAL9LTmhZlYtIEGvsW1AGKT9y4qLtnDJlWYOx3BQD3xk_Uo9Jl1rDD2BPmoT4RGlztydlsrW5tKwQWLXDDfbpgVEzzZiFgBjTyQA/s1600/Orange%20Cat.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Carlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587256282648405389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19022366.post-21292744047482289822024-02-22T16:28:00.003-05:002024-02-22T16:28:41.670-05:00Secens From Woodbridge Road<p> </p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhiaiN8OBk3W-eI4mU0AZ97vCtkuO5NTuTudgoWR_KgSZVm7h043VYWc2mSvMq8xFhDfudIUi6RR3J5KDSG2woig456TSiBBX4gtNxHSv2Yenct-X2eMpBVTGEgV-I7VW165i6TPf4wtTVMNTDEiwE1R3VQIltrOe_b_mzNQFeSRzSc_yWjy2hQ/s2422/Woodbridge%20Road%20February%202024%20Minolta.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2422" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhiaiN8OBk3W-eI4mU0AZ97vCtkuO5NTuTudgoWR_KgSZVm7h043VYWc2mSvMq8xFhDfudIUi6RR3J5KDSG2woig456TSiBBX4gtNxHSv2Yenct-X2eMpBVTGEgV-I7VW165i6TPf4wtTVMNTDEiwE1R3VQIltrOe_b_mzNQFeSRzSc_yWjy2hQ/w640-h490/Woodbridge%20Road%20February%202024%20Minolta.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Farming is a profession of hope”
<br />~<span class="authorOrTitle">Brian Brett </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mqBsF69WMC2p3iKqrSyO29S2kqI3EreqSWdrajBkM2Pz8-i_a8cRZthcCQVXWi0dJl98vOk6CNGNtJXr3n_R-LPGMIdNd_OK_opAkWvqsghTariCJeZBR7CxQF4tBDhMVw-DUMIi-zAw7F4HxfSzWNHTOz1e43LM85DczME1ZuQ-ByyqfpjYrg/s2309/Woodbridge%20Road%20February%202024%20Minolta%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2264" data-original-width="2309" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mqBsF69WMC2p3iKqrSyO29S2kqI3EreqSWdrajBkM2Pz8-i_a8cRZthcCQVXWi0dJl98vOk6CNGNtJXr3n_R-LPGMIdNd_OK_opAkWvqsghTariCJeZBR7CxQF4tBDhMVw-DUMIi-zAw7F4HxfSzWNHTOz1e43LM85DczME1ZuQ-ByyqfpjYrg/w640-h628/Woodbridge%20Road%20February%202024%20Minolta%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">I
love my birds, but there are other beautiful scenes along Woodbridge
road. The farm country has some gorgeous views of farms being farms,
even just the farm equipment has a charm to it and the summer and autumn
harvest's are my favorite time of year to see it all! But during the
autumn and winter you can see absolutely breathtaking views of light and
shadows, which look great to my photographer's eye, whether in color or
black & white. Birds swimming in bodies of water created by the
rain, are especially picturesque with the setting sun and the view of
Mt. Diablo in the background. After the water recedes, comes the
planting and the harvest that grows the plants that encourages the birds
to visit the following year. I love that cycle, and now that I live
here, I get to watch it renew year after year! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">It
probably seems silly that all this intrigues me so much, after all
that's how nature works, but when you have grown up in the city, as
opposed to living where it is farmland all around you, you just get a
different feeling of what beauty is. I see the amazing architecture of
San Francisco and Berkeley and I never want to leave the city's, sounds
and energy that living there generates, but when I spend an entire day,
doing nothing more than listening to the sound of geese and ducks flying
around, I reach such a zen-like state that I find myself sleeping
better. There is an elderly man, in a blue vehicle, that I have seen
napping in his car on many afternoons. He has noticed us diving by too,
because of how frequently we visit, and we wave when we see each other
now, like neighbors who love our neighborhood. We both understand what
it feels like to be adjacent to so much beauty.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">Of
course visiting back home does that to me too, but back home is 90
miles away, and that is a long trip. I still visit Berkeley and San
Francisco, I get deeply homesick, but it's down to only a couple times a
year, as opposed to yearning for a trip every month. Oh well, I don't
know, I guess in my old age I need to be in nature more than San
Francisco. I sure never thought I would say that! I think of my former
life almost daily! I think about the art, and the comedy clubs and
restaurants we frequented, and long for it to the point it hurts, but
now that spring is almost here, just wait until you see the barn and
wildflowers of Desmond road. You'll smile.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHkAE-rVSUN0fUwEFyrRLPsjsFWC5ce5X0BdbXPOjxeZnRwzvWJ5jb00ABn5syeK8p6Ms2FdDsKfNCLwQtUwIjz19_nRcM1oFMCPYrRw43le6VAR98-t-l55Lj9JDPn1O_gP7SX06-ZMoRMbpHEj9u2Fe6Q5Tris-w1MgWpttu3FMPj7R-xk8j2Q/s2508/Sandhill%20Crane%20Woodbridge%20road%20Lodi%20Ca.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2508" data-original-width="2332" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHkAE-rVSUN0fUwEFyrRLPsjsFWC5ce5X0BdbXPOjxeZnRwzvWJ5jb00ABn5syeK8p6Ms2FdDsKfNCLwQtUwIjz19_nRcM1oFMCPYrRw43le6VAR98-t-l55Lj9JDPn1O_gP7SX06-ZMoRMbpHEj9u2Fe6Q5Tris-w1MgWpttu3FMPj7R-xk8j2Q/w596-h640/Sandhill%20Crane%20Woodbridge%20road%20Lodi%20Ca.JPG" width="596" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezFumv7XFvgd4s5CZdI_AM6vcAHJJP30K7Cep_hB8ikNMjMaUYjkQN8RdxFkkrmVZXaJmbnPUzWOegLuT_QPl8XhAXmNkJ2i2lzA1IoaP1pdKnQmhTtcxoPrfzS5kIf7hQf2gI4waHS6QGnyf6gJJt90lPq8Wy0yq0bYB5eFSPgxI0Nap14rmqg/s142/Orange%20Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="142" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezFumv7XFvgd4s5CZdI_AM6vcAHJJP30K7Cep_hB8ikNMjMaUYjkQN8RdxFkkrmVZXaJmbnPUzWOegLuT_QPl8XhAXmNkJ2i2lzA1IoaP1pdKnQmhTtcxoPrfzS5kIf7hQf2gI4waHS6QGnyf6gJJt90lPq8Wy0yq0bYB5eFSPgxI0Nap14rmqg/s1600/Orange%20Cat.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div></div>Carlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587256282648405389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19022366.post-19928250188844054552024-02-21T03:00:00.098-05:002024-02-21T03:00:00.146-05:00Golden Blossoms, Red Fences<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikehTWclqM_Cm1zidDbpqzdsxRd9BeK7XV8LZ_t7QmY79vp36AZdl7S_dcAJ-o15q2A_zu48aunCp-4yXkhBVIteWY6bs7ylS-wfO3eoi96FUp7U3-kt5vz54vsYPh7TagbQJII0udthf6t5tK3U1kczOjg3pdzLkU7FhwidV8kD_qMzcDqGqfAA/s2712/Red%20And%20Gold%20Blossoms%20Flag%20City%20Lodi%20Ca%20February%202024%20Minolta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2712" data-original-width="2165" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikehTWclqM_Cm1zidDbpqzdsxRd9BeK7XV8LZ_t7QmY79vp36AZdl7S_dcAJ-o15q2A_zu48aunCp-4yXkhBVIteWY6bs7ylS-wfO3eoi96FUp7U3-kt5vz54vsYPh7TagbQJII0udthf6t5tK3U1kczOjg3pdzLkU7FhwidV8kD_qMzcDqGqfAA/w510-h640/Red%20And%20Gold%20Blossoms%20Flag%20City%20Lodi%20Ca%20February%202024%20Minolta.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">“We tried the golden age's of lands, what of all the other soil, water
and air, with all that lives in each, who wants a bit of gold too. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Who knows when does winter ends.”
</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~Unknown</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVE2Rqy380lCyCUrr_f6IH4diJogJqRn3_Xd-rvwXyRYm6BqEinxLdFRidTs-ieIrrnrMXhUOEVz3IMNCKgmakHSPO4an_PtjUC1VUm5KLqLTE-f_rMbBHoGaEqcAhMAq-ad4fZyr45Lpaqzafx1EBFxDmqrQqALbjbdfz6UkgC016GM63qKPjw/s2800/Red%20And%20Gold%20Blossoms%20Flag%20City%20Lodi%20Ca%20Feb%202024%20M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2800" data-original-width="2140" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVE2Rqy380lCyCUrr_f6IH4diJogJqRn3_Xd-rvwXyRYm6BqEinxLdFRidTs-ieIrrnrMXhUOEVz3IMNCKgmakHSPO4an_PtjUC1VUm5KLqLTE-f_rMbBHoGaEqcAhMAq-ad4fZyr45Lpaqzafx1EBFxDmqrQqALbjbdfz6UkgC016GM63qKPjw/w490-h640/Red%20And%20Gold%20Blossoms%20Flag%20City%20Lodi%20Ca%20Feb%202024%20M.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">That's was a beautiful autumn moment in front to me, but obviously winter and spring are there too. Seasons are magical, as I overstate every autumn. To be honest, I believe it's the magic of autumn that allows me to see it in nature, when I need it the most, and there it was the other day... autumn, winter, and spring all sharing one space. Some folks may not notice the things that make each seasons special, but in that photography keeps you in the moment, I am lucky enough the be able to really see spring blossoms, the Mexican free-tailed bats of summer, the glorious autumn leaves and the shadows of winter. I live in the moment as much as possible. <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love it. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxgfWprD24BSywE8XwRF77qcy9ffy48xV18aztOVDthKVjHsEf8Sh5wVQmJZ4HyvrYlN2dGQ_Q91gvDu4Sf-v7EvN6zz1_hS3tNIQphZLOd72SOQKy6ISt18rzJ9zUbTACjP6eGUIN10g5HGWISUkYhGeV0a0yVBuygVQRP6dQ3E1Md89omA7Bw/s142/Orange%20Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="142" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxgfWprD24BSywE8XwRF77qcy9ffy48xV18aztOVDthKVjHsEf8Sh5wVQmJZ4HyvrYlN2dGQ_Q91gvDu4Sf-v7EvN6zz1_hS3tNIQphZLOd72SOQKy6ISt18rzJ9zUbTACjP6eGUIN10g5HGWISUkYhGeV0a0yVBuygVQRP6dQ3E1Md89omA7Bw/s1600/Orange%20Cat.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> <br /></span></span></div>Carlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587256282648405389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19022366.post-81472364462931936592024-02-20T18:37:00.002-05:002024-02-20T18:37:00.133-05:00Working My Way Through It<div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrbnZX0kJZGhgS1aCsU3v5dRi0uMt4NJRbusuq9YethR9leV7xK6-Xe8pEVTVTHUGIez5HKO2A0PwByhSP_dCTAaOyw5JOABg0JRbKETtDUMJ3oEoHatZv1-AMSuFMfwLQOKIxrsk7neG5ZLmsuvnBL8MQB_dZ0-I_3j0O7hDbmtG-S2RlD_8eVA/s2514/Peace%20Sanhill%20Crane%20Woodbridge%20road%20Lod%20Ca%20Feb%2013th%202024%20M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2196" data-original-width="2514" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrbnZX0kJZGhgS1aCsU3v5dRi0uMt4NJRbusuq9YethR9leV7xK6-Xe8pEVTVTHUGIez5HKO2A0PwByhSP_dCTAaOyw5JOABg0JRbKETtDUMJ3oEoHatZv1-AMSuFMfwLQOKIxrsk7neG5ZLmsuvnBL8MQB_dZ0-I_3j0O7hDbmtG-S2RlD_8eVA/w640-h560/Peace%20Sanhill%20Crane%20Woodbridge%20road%20Lod%20Ca%20Feb%2013th%202024%20M.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">“There are wounds that never show on the body that are</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />~<span class="authorOrTitle">Laurell K. Hamilton,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span>
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<a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/4198">Mistral's Kiss</a></span></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="quote_book_link_30224"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="quote_book_link_30224"><span style="font-size: large;">I am just going to jump right in here... I am moving along with my grieving just fine. I think I have experienced all 5 stages of grief. Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and finally, Acceptance. My niece, my nephew and my sister died last year, as did a very nice man, Treat Williams, who I considered a Twitter friend. He was a man who cared deeply about the well being of others, and that is extremely rare in the times we are living in. It all happened last year, but well under a year ago, so while I have dealt and moved on with four of the five stages, I am still dealing with one, the sadness or depression, or whatever label you want to assign to it. I still have sudden thoughts, or memories of those I lost, including Treat. I miss them all. I miss Treat for his compassion and ability to see the glass half-full and my family for a lot of complicated reasons, but mostly the good times we shared.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="quote_book_link_30224"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="quote_book_link_30224"><span style="font-size: large;"> I have been spending a lot more time by myself, watching old movies, reading, and I like some computer games. The meeting at the democratic club in Lodi went very well, in fact we plan on becoming members, so I think that was a healthy move, more on that later. Like I said, life is moving on, but the depression remains. But I am not completely lost. I have my photography and I have my birds. Some of my beautiful beautiful Sandhill crane remain along Woodbridge road, and they are great for erasing sadness from my heart and mind. I am going to need my photography more than ever as we move throughout this year because of the upcoming election. Trump will only get more and more irritating, scary and embarrassing as we move closer to November. I am truly going to need my birds and my photography, just to keep my sanity.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="quote_book_link_30224"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="quote_book_link_30224"><span style="font-size: large;">My photography is beginning to reflect my moods, although I guess it always did to a degree. Anyway, I hope to heal in a steady manner, but one thing you cannot do, when it comes to depression, is will it to go away. You have to try your best to not let it consume you, and you have to remind yourself of what you are grateful for. Embrace what you love and don't let go. When the Sandhill crane finally move on, I will search out the Bonaparte's gull or the Caspian tern, and look forward to the crane's return next September. I will be on Woodbridge road, around the 15th of September, with a packed lunch, a pair of binoculars and my ears listening for the sound of a quaint old rocking chair, creaking across the sky. You can hear it from a mile away!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="quote_book_link_30224"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="quote_book_link_30224"><span style="font-size: large;">Donald Trump? Donald Trump who? </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="quote_book_link_30224"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="quote_book_link_30224"> </span>“That's the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost
anything, as long as she sees the end in sight.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> But depression is so
insidious, and it compounds daily, that it's impossible to ever see the
end.” </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />~<span class="authorOrTitle">Elizabeth Wurtzel</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span>
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<a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/892616">Prozac Nation</a></span></b></i>
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="quote_book_link_30224"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="quote_book_link_30224"><span style="font-size: large;">My nephew committed suicide last July. Please, if you are contemplating ending your life, or even if you are not thinking about suicide but are depressed, there are resources available. Please contact the <a href="https://988lifeline.org/" target="_blank">National Suicide And Crisis Helpline</a>. Call or Text 988 to reach someone 24/7. Please reach out.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="quote_book_link_30224"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="quote_book_link_30224"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="quote_book_link_30224"><span style="font-size: large;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNi_k2BQY9qqaQxYVTpr9zdECBH4IGNgBWdXx35_8SGuGiKuZyO9Yb3s1tIvQsFQBVkiSF9-dZfG_iM_-yLMg1JLpfbcTTwkeQd-TBzwrw2TEa1HUzKeByqlzhE_9OA_b9S_bSzbTckxun1GJQMJ1dmoyRV0Ugc-kjjMA4eGW9wgRXvaqpx68tw/s142/Orange%20Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="142" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNi_k2BQY9qqaQxYVTpr9zdECBH4IGNgBWdXx35_8SGuGiKuZyO9Yb3s1tIvQsFQBVkiSF9-dZfG_iM_-yLMg1JLpfbcTTwkeQd-TBzwrw2TEa1HUzKeByqlzhE_9OA_b9S_bSzbTckxun1GJQMJ1dmoyRV0Ugc-kjjMA4eGW9wgRXvaqpx68tw/s1600/Orange%20Cat.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><br /></span>
</span></div>Carlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587256282648405389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19022366.post-10072156397873339742024-02-19T03:00:00.046-05:002024-02-19T03:00:00.137-05:00The Con At The Con<div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1umvHbWGvQtM6lJrOhDUp_9OYR9OlmJrSSopl2IyPM1Ve6EMOLwwAKCIOPJzdyZw7u9wgxkqFHHTGzhQEhcaQB-IzIx54HnBu69r2ZZYv2kb8sz2_gd5pmQ1saXUy1ONHb8Cw0_EJK7ibgJAcp6hUtoA-vIpVWiKjuCC8SB7bTTioUfBH5S0dqA/s1078/Chump.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="1078" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1umvHbWGvQtM6lJrOhDUp_9OYR9OlmJrSSopl2IyPM1Ve6EMOLwwAKCIOPJzdyZw7u9wgxkqFHHTGzhQEhcaQB-IzIx54HnBu69r2ZZYv2kb8sz2_gd5pmQ1saXUy1ONHb8Cw0_EJK7ibgJAcp6hUtoA-vIpVWiKjuCC8SB7bTTioUfBH5S0dqA/w640-h386/Chump.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">“Fast. Good. Cheap. Big. Any three and it's exploitation.<br />All four and it's destroying someone somewhere,<br />maybe even you.” </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />~<span class="authorOrTitle">Shellen Lubin </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">The conman was selling his cheap, more than likely made in China, sneakers at Sneakercon. He did it to pull his ass out of the fire regarding his multiple lawsuits and criminal charges. Do I have to say how completely full of shit he is to degrade the office of the presidency in this manner. He is making a fucking laughing stock out of all of us, and I wish to GOD that people would wake up to that fact!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">The Guardian <br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/18/trump-launches-gold-high-top-sneaker-line-a-day-after-350m-court-ruling" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">Trump launch gold high top sneaker line,</span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/18/trump-launches-gold-high-top-sneaker-line-a-day-after-350m-court-ruling" target="_blank"> one day after 350M dollar court ruling</a>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjX5s8JnVc_ALEERy39CrSBP2xSCqBGpCLTnEQ4RQ4bG4MuCpMR5C0jJYVFYdFRYlF6wzI_1X7P5Hjowtb9SKzQ7h36e9IWX3x2V936tww_ElGb0hCxUcG2erDh9JBUDq0Hp3mdUX6HWKJupVEKz9RXckEw9YUPO428nXRAJhxxZZDlAxCLnb3g/s142/Orange%20Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="142" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjX5s8JnVc_ALEERy39CrSBP2xSCqBGpCLTnEQ4RQ4bG4MuCpMR5C0jJYVFYdFRYlF6wzI_1X7P5Hjowtb9SKzQ7h36e9IWX3x2V936tww_ElGb0hCxUcG2erDh9JBUDq0Hp3mdUX6HWKJupVEKz9RXckEw9YUPO428nXRAJhxxZZDlAxCLnb3g/s1600/Orange%20Cat.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><br /> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> <br /></span></span></div>Carlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587256282648405389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19022366.post-48753601150327807052024-02-17T17:55:00.000-05:002024-02-17T17:55:19.870-05:00Turning Down The Volume Of Life<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHnOrLL4Px_D5HJqOGNaDcg2gnrK6Ii9cr5_jwcOCwOE68nXeGZN5VU_wYi2VXOG70s5QPDXHpMJIqjblvngibhCwN4Nw1Ump5MvM8ZwX0tfy664vBqU3f_nQ1Q4zRnqIOSWJK0wrccmhvakWdJ0AmQdMYQrsymunKFarfSr0T8_RN1AbcWx6Zg/s2715/Least%20Sandpiper%20February%2013th%20Woodbridge%20road%20Lodi%20Ca%202024%20Minolta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2085" data-original-width="2715" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHnOrLL4Px_D5HJqOGNaDcg2gnrK6Ii9cr5_jwcOCwOE68nXeGZN5VU_wYi2VXOG70s5QPDXHpMJIqjblvngibhCwN4Nw1Ump5MvM8ZwX0tfy664vBqU3f_nQ1Q4zRnqIOSWJK0wrccmhvakWdJ0AmQdMYQrsymunKFarfSr0T8_RN1AbcWx6Zg/w640-h492/Least%20Sandpiper%20February%2013th%20Woodbridge%20road%20Lodi%20Ca%202024%20Minolta.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Quiet is peace.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Tranquility.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Quiet is turning down the volume knob on
life. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Silence is pushing the off button.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Shutting it down.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> All of it.” </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />~<span class="authorOrTitle">Khaled Hosseini,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span>
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<a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/3295919">The Kite Runner</a> </span></i></b><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The little bird you see in the photo is a Least Sandpiper. It is a mighty little bird, in fact they are the smallest of the sandpipers. They are about the size of a sparrow, and I have misidentified them more than once, but I have come to know them now, and I look forward to them every year. I love their sound. While I can't wait to photograph them, they are quite a challenge as they move about in a manic pace. I also enjoy just putting the camera down and observing them. I know I say this about all the birds I photograph, but I love them. I truly do. Each bird is so unique, and for these birds it's how small and mighty they are. They inspire me to keep trying. They migrate thousands of miles in a year, and are only around for a little while before they are on their way, so it is a true honor to just turn off all the noise and be thankful for their visit to my corner of the world.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Least_Sandpiper/overview" target="_blank">Learn More About The Least Sandpiper Here. </a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhM3b24FFu7bY_1iKA9W1uYXMjpUwVg1Wz7653xnF-ADeniPw7gD-b2-ogRqImngrv3dApin-NdpA3FfA4zzBtDL2_y1i9WQD6lFwXy6uWOnv8TGaPAF0PdR1kbzX4WkrYrALV9mguKAL3Elq3_0o8DBlKNoBw0bBNhsw-voQxrit3VOJegVSKw/s142/Orange%20Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="142" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhM3b24FFu7bY_1iKA9W1uYXMjpUwVg1Wz7653xnF-ADeniPw7gD-b2-ogRqImngrv3dApin-NdpA3FfA4zzBtDL2_y1i9WQD6lFwXy6uWOnv8TGaPAF0PdR1kbzX4WkrYrALV9mguKAL3Elq3_0o8DBlKNoBw0bBNhsw-voQxrit3VOJegVSKw/s1600/Orange%20Cat.jpg" width="142" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">“My imagination functions much better</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> when I don't have to speak to people.” </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />~<span class="authorOrTitle">Patricia Highsmith
</span></span></div>Carlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587256282648405389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19022366.post-34637078214544980092024-02-16T15:46:00.004-05:002024-02-16T15:47:48.426-05:00For The Love Of Money<div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3hQ8xzwfxsB-O2XLhESpR_TrvhtxG5OU3_7ZDvf9Lr7G1ST3ZNIneeh6APrCn7bsiRSNJuSuhwrpZmnlfTUR-pebGO3pziz8kfQ_hawDJxDmgyRAaeEV964VkgFQS9OIHuwq3OPHV_UkNFoDLkNjwdmU0LrBqtjTmG1qw_EI1uJj0migpIzMKQ/s788/Trump%20NYT%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="670" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3hQ8xzwfxsB-O2XLhESpR_TrvhtxG5OU3_7ZDvf9Lr7G1ST3ZNIneeh6APrCn7bsiRSNJuSuhwrpZmnlfTUR-pebGO3pziz8kfQ_hawDJxDmgyRAaeEV964VkgFQS9OIHuwq3OPHV_UkNFoDLkNjwdmU0LrBqtjTmG1qw_EI1uJj0migpIzMKQ/w544-h640/Trump%20NYT%20.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Download the decision<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/02/16/nyregion/trump-fraud-engoron-decision.html" target="_blank"> here</a>, via the New York Times.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Top 15 Things Money Can’t Buy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Time. Happiness. Inner Peace.
Integrity. Love. Character. Manners. Health. Respect. Morals. Trust.
Patience. Class.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Common sense. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dignity.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br />~<span class="authorOrTitle">Roy T. Bennett</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></b></i><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="quote_book_link_29359991"><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/49604402">The Light in the Heart</a></span></span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span id="quote_book_link_29359991"> </span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="quote_book_link_29359991"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHgzISPz_U7jL1TYZbKRWlPq9h7489zm9WwADrvl0Eb-xhqML_WrpgICGp4eWSVFJbJqrwRdfZzVWqrJXjfVmDV3jx5fRRQjVi_vQMO5Iapkv-gJzMVYnG1OyEetCoPdsp6cf4ofxQZpSTHBJ5hi71d16RfgoTX-1Xf0REikX0SU_r_DM5CN8tw/s142/Orange%20Cat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="142" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHgzISPz_U7jL1TYZbKRWlPq9h7489zm9WwADrvl0Eb-xhqML_WrpgICGp4eWSVFJbJqrwRdfZzVWqrJXjfVmDV3jx5fRRQjVi_vQMO5Iapkv-gJzMVYnG1OyEetCoPdsp6cf4ofxQZpSTHBJ5hi71d16RfgoTX-1Xf0REikX0SU_r_DM5CN8tw/s1600/Orange%20Cat.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><br />
</span></div>Carlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587256282648405389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19022366.post-5048421920987802122024-02-15T19:18:00.004-05:002024-02-16T14:15:52.535-05:00RICO CASE #23SC188947<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg61Ac5rHoMUnJe7z6olL9nAeSGry3Myn6UfFePZJ3IhAJvtJ833prW1IKjjV_oRPs9GwARDF9Ak9XUpWPOAbignklcTus-uSWtYiZ4lV-iAFu1i-2FLzIWWTPL08oOyNmhmGLBJp6r8Kj-Ngx3PWlQA-Os0krB1RoAMHHkoDSLNycyXMmvdAuygQ/s447/Screenshot%202024-02-15%20152858.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg61Ac5rHoMUnJe7z6olL9nAeSGry3Myn6UfFePZJ3IhAJvtJ833prW1IKjjV_oRPs9GwARDF9Ak9XUpWPOAbignklcTus-uSWtYiZ4lV-iAFu1i-2FLzIWWTPL08oOyNmhmGLBJp6r8Kj-Ngx3PWlQA-Os0krB1RoAMHHkoDSLNycyXMmvdAuygQ/w394-h400/Screenshot%202024-02-15%20152858.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h2 class="sc-dfVpRl kvaBeP" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-georgia-surrender-indictment-08-24-23/h_563f596fb6f1b8e44d83d8aef231e255" target="_blank">Inmate No. P01135809</a></span></h2><h2 class="sc-dfVpRl kvaBeP" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Charged with the following... <br /></span></h2><h2 class="sc-dfVpRl kvaBeP" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHlA0gCGGHL1zkJPQ_Q0QJf98tec8V0gloEYULD3P6st07Y3yfgzakxlR5QWVrK9PkCJ6E2yhLM_amrb_n9bgTACD3x6Ysc1x6eWWXvyIfv415Od0eixMo6lTaIe5oqPTlD3VEueCXQ812lh4qaVbLBFZtDcb-bwyHrZqhMyiPcooBErUS3L16A/s1340/fcda9e26-2281-454c-92af-1492afc26a77.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="1340" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHlA0gCGGHL1zkJPQ_Q0QJf98tec8V0gloEYULD3P6st07Y3yfgzakxlR5QWVrK9PkCJ6E2yhLM_amrb_n9bgTACD3x6Ysc1x6eWWXvyIfv415Od0eixMo6lTaIe5oqPTlD3VEueCXQ812lh4qaVbLBFZtDcb-bwyHrZqhMyiPcooBErUS3L16A/w640-h279/fcda9e26-2281-454c-92af-1492afc26a77.png" width="640" /></a><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Click Graphic To Enlarge</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><span> </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><span>What
happens if it all goes away? What happens if the case is thrown out due
to misconduct on the part of Fulton County D. A. Fani Willis? As
Rolling Stone said today, it's "messy". It feels like one more arrogant
person (Willis) thought, once again, they could out Trump... Trump. I
want to believe in Fani Willis. I do. But right now, I feel like I saw
her make mistakes today, when she took the stand, that did her NO good. I
totally get her emotion, I get the damage he has done to her, her
reputation and her life. It seems like she should have known better than
to get involved with someone she worked with, especially under these
circumstances, or do anything for that matter, that a gave the
impression of impropriety. We all watched Trump's attempts to steal the
election. We watched as his surrogates defamed Ruby Freeman and her
daughter. We watched as fake electors were chosen, and we watched and
heard recordings of Trump strong-arming election officials in Georgia,
so prosecuting him should have been easier than this. In a perfect world
it would have been, but alas, we are not in a perfect world are we? All
I know is people make big mistakes sometimes, and what Trump did was no
mistake</span><span>, </span><span>it was a deliberate act of trying to overturn the results of a free and fair election.</span></span></div></span></h2><h2 class="sc-dfVpRl kvaBeP" style="text-align: left;"></h2><h2 class="sc-dfVpRl kvaBeP" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-lists/worst-decisions-american-politics-1974-2024-1234940313/" target="_blank">50 Worst Decisions In The Last 50 Years Of American History </a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">I just noticed that this post looks really weird. I am unable to fix it. I can't get the form to move to the left, and the font went off the rails. Figures. Trump in all ways is a pain in the ass. Can't fix it, so FUCK IT! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZcKivDOU_9W26vZbJlEYiLquF4jl8HnL7yRqqF_5LPCUnDyMYZjOKTD3G6A5EceezLfKMsY2TVuSVrFWlca6EtkEbIEfAULfhY6GUB6GUozZBNO2RVNZKGo6TSB-A3WABMLVYAqhW0nj1bArJfKdkVUQyhZK1_lEuhNEv5bFRSFnxnWPk5eqRhQ/s142/Orange%20Cat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="142" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZcKivDOU_9W26vZbJlEYiLquF4jl8HnL7yRqqF_5LPCUnDyMYZjOKTD3G6A5EceezLfKMsY2TVuSVrFWlca6EtkEbIEfAULfhY6GUB6GUozZBNO2RVNZKGo6TSB-A3WABMLVYAqhW0nj1bArJfKdkVUQyhZK1_lEuhNEv5bFRSFnxnWPk5eqRhQ/s1600/Orange%20Cat.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><br /></div></span></h2><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></div><h2 class="sc-dfVpRl kvaBeP" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></h2><h2 class="sc-dfVpRl kvaBeP" style="text-align: center;"> </h2>Carlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587256282648405389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19022366.post-85300213370458251522024-02-14T18:52:00.000-05:002024-02-14T18:52:19.747-05:00End Of Discussion... AGAIN.<div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pdtU7fgJsK_bD4xD_k_OkcXM_KRRXSTiMJfg5ddGhtLxFnyP5xWgkb29hDt8kXUUe6L2c7ANtk6zwiuJJWcERIQnzj_42Y68Vu8uuV2l2JDP10-22Dl1PVuFTRui5So_Zc3LfKvmACJQeLjv4efvbdx9l3vW8MMsRyYfl3NImLE-XOAj8FZv_Q/s1180/In%20The%20News%20Feb%2014th%202024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="1180" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pdtU7fgJsK_bD4xD_k_OkcXM_KRRXSTiMJfg5ddGhtLxFnyP5xWgkb29hDt8kXUUe6L2c7ANtk6zwiuJJWcERIQnzj_42Y68Vu8uuV2l2JDP10-22Dl1PVuFTRui5So_Zc3LfKvmACJQeLjv4efvbdx9l3vW8MMsRyYfl3NImLE-XOAj8FZv_Q/w640-h516/In%20The%20News%20Feb%2014th%202024.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">“Speaking personally, you can have my gun, but you'll take my book when you pry my cold, dead fingers off of the binding.” </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />~<span class="authorOrTitle">Stephen King </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">Once again, Stephen King makes the most poignant of points.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/02/14/us/kansas-city-parade-shooting-updates" target="_blank">Another mass shooting.</a> <br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">Do I have to say it again?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">Stricter gun laws must be put in place! No one takes an assault rifle hunting. No one has a "God given right" to own a gun. Open carry is stupid! Do you really need a gun to buy a can of peaches at Walmart? Why can't there be mandatory courses for gun ownership and use? Assault weapons need to be banned... END OF DISCUSSION! Stricter laws for misuse of a gun need to be put in place! Misuse of a gun should mean a mandatory sentence of 50 years only if the victim is injured, if a death is involved life in prison with no possibility of parole. If a gun is not stored properly, you lose your gun for life. If your child takes your gun, and uses it with or without your permission, you get a mandatory sentence of 10 years above and beyond any other charges. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">Most voters are ready to move forward with common sense laws regarding guns, but our politicians love the support ($$$$) they receive from the gun lobby more than the will and support of their constituents. A good sign, that perhaps means there is a small movement toward something positive, the <a href="https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-investigations/nra-revenue-in-freefall-as-member-dues-plummet/" target="_blank">NRA</a> has seen a steep decline in membership in recent years. I am not sure if it is due to the virus of gun violence, or if it is because the former CEO of the NRA is a <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nra-national-rifle-association-wayne-lapierre-lawsuit-42f90bf1690c326afcd0b6cdc4234ef8" target="_blank">giant crook</a>!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">I am done with this post. Currently at least 20 were shot in Kansas City this morning, and 1 death. I am sure that will change, it always does. All these folks were doing was celebrating the amazing historic Super Bowl win of the Kansas City Chiefs. It should have been a fun day. The schools were given a celebratory day off to have fun with it. It was something to be happy about! I know if the San Francisco 49ers had won, I would have been filled with all kinds of pride. I may have even tried to talk dear hubby into going to whatever celebrations being held.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">I have nothing more to say on the subject.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> My heart goes out to all touched by this stupid gun epidemic. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">Sporting events. Schools. Churches. Grocery Stores. Parades.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">Where will it happen next? And will you are I be there?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">Oh and by the way, it is also Valentine's Day, so there's that! <br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr39hTOzsrqwgHOQ6Gr8G7iEct7MbVIiq8Hg4AHiWt2bT1UCVCrqvdzPqSgTzpMHTPrwlZN-okLhR6vfUj-xKPk695vseTnJetIqiL-_J5-l1c72bTCyNSuo13O3aUYXuMaSMpRyPH36Y54pabh1QR0lE5bhcHvXcnIUPO4SU6qUsGz8VTu25blQ/s142/Orange%20Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="142" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr39hTOzsrqwgHOQ6Gr8G7iEct7MbVIiq8Hg4AHiWt2bT1UCVCrqvdzPqSgTzpMHTPrwlZN-okLhR6vfUj-xKPk695vseTnJetIqiL-_J5-l1c72bTCyNSuo13O3aUYXuMaSMpRyPH36Y54pabh1QR0lE5bhcHvXcnIUPO4SU6qUsGz8VTu25blQ/s1600/Orange%20Cat.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><span class="authorOrTitle"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> <br /></span></span></div>Carlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587256282648405389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19022366.post-66817461777615254062024-02-13T03:00:00.004-05:002024-02-13T03:00:00.128-05:00And By The Way... Birds Aren't Birds, They're Drones!<div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgilIITM1ejqw9FsEFYB9tF1BdivlXsqGqukdyuf7-7GDIWkyvuK6PSJaUSGYXSL67iQ7g1rn0iei_-ppYFB87qAhDF4NGVIwQXMxylf6YQEIOasqNndGoqf64ahv6Wo507Zx8yYOPXXEU7A0fwsWTbJhv0zSl6xglajihXECBkErTY_L1CUfEQ/s2645/20240208_163211-cropEDIT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2197" data-original-width="2645" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgilIITM1ejqw9FsEFYB9tF1BdivlXsqGqukdyuf7-7GDIWkyvuK6PSJaUSGYXSL67iQ7g1rn0iei_-ppYFB87qAhDF4NGVIwQXMxylf6YQEIOasqNndGoqf64ahv6Wo507Zx8yYOPXXEU7A0fwsWTbJhv0zSl6xglajihXECBkErTY_L1CUfEQ/w640-h532/20240208_163211-cropEDIT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">“Suppose you were an idiot.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> And suppose you were a Republican.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> But I repeat myself.” </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />~<span class="authorOrTitle">Harry S. Truman </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">Common conspiracy theories...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">*Birds are drones</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">*Lizard people are living among us</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">*John F. Kennedy jr, will return from the dead</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> and join Trump on the ticket </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">*Wind turbines cause cancer</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">*Michelle Obama is a man</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">*Jan 6th insurrectionist were actually F.B.I. agents in disguise</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">I have nothing to say to anyone who believe these and other conspiracy theories. They always lack any sort of evidence, and when you confront the nutjob spreading the bullshit you get responses like, "leading experts say..." and when they cannot produce any logical or believable argument, their "feelings" come into play. "<i>I just know</i> Joe Biden stole the election." </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">I am so sick of the bullshit. Funny how most conspiracy theories propagated by republicans, usually end with gullible people buying a,"Never Surrender" t-shirt that's made in China, and costs a mere <a href="https://secure.winred.com/save-america-joint-fundraising-committee/storefront/?collection=apparel#" target="_blank">$34.00</a>! A steal! It never occurs to these people that he did exactly that, four times, and covering 91 felony charges? But by all means, arrest Dr. Fauci with no evidence of wrong doing on his part, and remember... wind turbines give you cancer, but I am sure all you have to do to cure it, is drink bleach! Don't believe me, just ask leading experts!<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">Full disclosure... </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle">DRINKING BLEACH WILL MORE THAN LIKELY KILL YOU!<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfI1VcR9iNnbPUJmnKstLqJHBR8E_UIk9zUJCK15Cc6X16_Iz_6J5Lz-cUsKKbww7H8PwRHGoYc9aTVoJ-GvWjERjDICxFDNMhGHtkee-B2niuw6KPWHHq9jy3GVa8eu5pvKp5jlOSSf6kio5XZxsiiy73FAXvYtw7ilEqqC5lC3eAqaITmyl6g/s142/Orange%20Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="142" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfI1VcR9iNnbPUJmnKstLqJHBR8E_UIk9zUJCK15Cc6X16_Iz_6J5Lz-cUsKKbww7H8PwRHGoYc9aTVoJ-GvWjERjDICxFDNMhGHtkee-B2niuw6KPWHHq9jy3GVa8eu5pvKp5jlOSSf6kio5XZxsiiy73FAXvYtw7ilEqqC5lC3eAqaITmyl6g/w200-h196/Orange%20Cat.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span class="authorOrTitle"><br /></span></span></div>Carlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587256282648405389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19022366.post-39635859016288345462024-02-12T03:00:00.175-05:002024-02-12T03:00:00.134-05:00In Search Of Leonardo DiCaprio<div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmU8z4kkBqbBFAhV7DhKhjBqxLIqx39rmdPUNEBtOBDEjJR3xn4bcDVe5rfuAGtGiGFHUJXPNAKXdV0EcWQ-9yv4wkye-9CvVfXOyfEsepu0bNc0WzBGflZ4Dw18JaEuC81Z_r7emfUMnS2WkPaA8Aoat-rTEmMw_xi4e_7J-nvAr0SOupMJCeQ/s2780/Main%20street%20Sockton%20Ca%20Feb%205th%202024%20Minolta%20Leo%20D.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2078" data-original-width="2780" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmU8z4kkBqbBFAhV7DhKhjBqxLIqx39rmdPUNEBtOBDEjJR3xn4bcDVe5rfuAGtGiGFHUJXPNAKXdV0EcWQ-9yv4wkye-9CvVfXOyfEsepu0bNc0WzBGflZ4Dw18JaEuC81Z_r7emfUMnS2WkPaA8Aoat-rTEmMw_xi4e_7J-nvAr0SOupMJCeQ/w640-h478/Main%20street%20Sockton%20Ca%20Feb%205th%202024%20Minolta%20Leo%20D.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">“The whole of life is just like watching a film. Only it's as though you
always get in ten minutes after the big picture has started, and no-one
will tell you the plot, so you have to work it out all yourself from
the clues.”
<br />~<span class="authorOrTitle">Terry Pratchett,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span>
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<a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1229354">Moving Pictures</a></b></i>
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTtUD12uZrYy2LyfF5dbYVOVK7sCzVJnP2N8bXPP_MPQcRgKSyP2exxEsjBDzLnHBBucneSHJ4O7bfclzwagFEaA6YFwZZ-Fjh-J7cVEJbyJUytvBJ5FhJJJWBAPPmiqODbFQrnCmcTYMtal9xeBMCio5ZZxgiMu8bhZx10TwmYI-9g_DNaUwT2w/s1621/Leo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1621" data-original-width="1020" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTtUD12uZrYy2LyfF5dbYVOVK7sCzVJnP2N8bXPP_MPQcRgKSyP2exxEsjBDzLnHBBucneSHJ4O7bfclzwagFEaA6YFwZZ-Fjh-J7cVEJbyJUytvBJ5FhJJJWBAPPmiqODbFQrnCmcTYMtal9xeBMCio5ZZxgiMu8bhZx10TwmYI-9g_DNaUwT2w/w402-h640/Leo.jpg" width="402" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So what if I told you that last Tuesday, <a href="https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/two-movies-filming-in-sacramento/103-ec01e525-2fa5-4007-9dba-e039ca46f2e1" target="_blank">Leonardo DiCaprio </a>came all the way to Stockton to film a movie? If I heard myself say those words out loud, I would have to say back to myself, umm... what? <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_DiCaprio" target="_blank">Leonardo DiCaprio</a>? Why the HELL would he come to this GOD FORSAKEN place to film a movie? At first I thought it was a joke, because really, and I can't stress this enough, why would he be in a film that has anything to do with Stockton? But low and behold, it was no joke, he was actually in town filming a movie! In fact he was just a couple miles away!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The movie will be based on the bestselling book,<i><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vineland" target="_blank">Vineland</a></b></i>, by Thomas Pynchon, and aside from that, I don't know a lot about the project. In 2012, when we followed Woody Allen around San Francisco as he was filming Blue Jasmine, we managed to find out a partial cast list, Alec Baldwin and Cate Blanchett, and that on the days that they filmed, there were signs taped up along the blocks that read, W.A.S.P., which stood for, Woody Allen's Summer Project. I have always wondered it that was a joke, or a funny oversight? Either way, it gave us a bit of a giggle. Just from small clues, we were able to watch a couple days filming, and I got to photograph Woody Allen in action. I had the time of my life!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, this film crew has permits in Sacramento through at least the 20th of February. There were several Warner Brothers trucks lining the streets surrounding the courthouse here in Stockton and the capitol in Sacramento. I know Sean Penn will co-star in the film. I don't know if I am too late to get just a glimpse of Leo, but I am trying to do a little lite stalking of where they might be filming next! Social media and Google maps are excellent for that, but it isn't easy. You have to get as much information as you can, and in then check the maps for closed off streets. Wish me luck! As demonstrated by these photos, I am way less than 100 percent on my game. It's February. It's cold, I am old, we are in the middle of redecorating, and it hasn't just been cold, we had an atmospheric river come through! Did I tell you we picked out a nice shade of green for the hallway up stairs? I need more energy than this if Hollywood is going to be visiting Stockton!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggELkxSZv8ukjWh-poYbQ2V5DX9E58Qxkct6-qCI-jToG_OsRr20Iap4N5eUYUTn56xN0P0_65MTZP5-90yvgvah2UvgaSs5u5p9zrjzzREHKsgpGGgevxMrejkXamER5Qm33GG3LJOf0welsmJoeQ0wUJ1Xfmyvzx4TMkFoyc7ZnVBwld5gDCng/s142/Orange%20Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="142" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggELkxSZv8ukjWh-poYbQ2V5DX9E58Qxkct6-qCI-jToG_OsRr20Iap4N5eUYUTn56xN0P0_65MTZP5-90yvgvah2UvgaSs5u5p9zrjzzREHKsgpGGgevxMrejkXamER5Qm33GG3LJOf0welsmJoeQ0wUJ1Xfmyvzx4TMkFoyc7ZnVBwld5gDCng/s1600/Orange%20Cat.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><br /> <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /></div>Carlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587256282648405389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19022366.post-47842952332973895972024-02-05T03:00:00.006-05:002024-02-05T03:00:00.127-05:00Drab And Empty<div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSN8USHkNi5s01WiG9XFw-msg3gXSF00pDHNQ1KAxm_z61zFtC5C-rkBh3x3u4HPKkt0WvNFORXKJI86Q9BH_uW7Sggc5_ZhklaVOgXiYdwYass17oXCgTXyHvrdkPl6nwEfZWHjJKBFy5qRBBvbK8ePSGUs9rWCZhBi_7skpesSlgjFtrKReZw/s1887/American%20Goldfinch%20Smith%20Canal%20Stockton%20Ca%20Jan%202024%20M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1887" data-original-width="1752" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSN8USHkNi5s01WiG9XFw-msg3gXSF00pDHNQ1KAxm_z61zFtC5C-rkBh3x3u4HPKkt0WvNFORXKJI86Q9BH_uW7Sggc5_ZhklaVOgXiYdwYass17oXCgTXyHvrdkPl6nwEfZWHjJKBFy5qRBBvbK8ePSGUs9rWCZhBi_7skpesSlgjFtrKReZw/w594-h640/American%20Goldfinch%20Smith%20Canal%20Stockton%20Ca%20Jan%202024%20M.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">“Some birds are not meant to be caged, that's all. Their feathers are
too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them go, or when
you open the cage to feed them they somehow fly out past you. And the
part of you that knows it was wrong to imprison them in the first place
rejoices, but still, the place where you live is that much more drab and
empty for their departure.” </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />~<span class="authorOrTitle">Stephen King</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="authorOrTitle"> </span>
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<a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/24951203">Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption</a></span></span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="quote_book_link_39664"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="quote_book_link_39664"><span style="font-size: large;">No, I haven't forgotten to post some trivial dribble about my life, I have simply been busy with painting the awesome room, a winter storm and a lack of inspiration. Call it the winter doldrums. Call it depression. So, anyway, I have decided to take a short break from posting. No worries, just till next Monday, February 12th. I need to finish the painting, and get out with the camera and find the photos... the horror, the beauty, the mundane, the glamorous, the spooky or whatever appears before me. It's all waiting, I just need to find it.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="quote_book_link_39664"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99XSVTrKbGi1kj2mwdZyH2hXNBafyPmNukV5uL3EvdHRxa4scP3ajOfait5acpHgLC4BeXsA9v5DrHyYHgT7geznaDyVH9Vu6WGnazTKjynI8uUEV9FI8FZTG5vyOyPRohKtHl5uJNwL2sGlxfVF8RatVvhisyRAv1xF2IDfENeT1vC0JHo9GmA/s142/Orange%20Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="142" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99XSVTrKbGi1kj2mwdZyH2hXNBafyPmNukV5uL3EvdHRxa4scP3ajOfait5acpHgLC4BeXsA9v5DrHyYHgT7geznaDyVH9Vu6WGnazTKjynI8uUEV9FI8FZTG5vyOyPRohKtHl5uJNwL2sGlxfVF8RatVvhisyRAv1xF2IDfENeT1vC0JHo9GmA/s1600/Orange%20Cat.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><br /> </span>
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