2020
POTD: August Sunset
This one isn’t mine. This was taken by my buddy, Ray. ~Vic
08-17-2020
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Shutterbug Saturday: Sky Gazing 7.0
After viewing Sandra’s Stormy Weather pix, I dug out some of my cloud shots, too. Previous post is here. ~Vic
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POTD: Yellow Daylily
Also known as Hemerocallis Lilioasphodelus, Hemerocallis Flava, Lemon Daylily or Lemon Lily. Family: Asphodelaceae.
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Summer Solstice 2023
I usually do posts on Solstices and Equinoxes. 2021 & 2022 were such bad years that I didn’t bother. My first post was in 2018 and, I did one for 2019 & for 2020. I will do a simple post this year. ~Vic
06-21-2020
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Shutterbug Saturday: Animal Friends 7.0
More shots of the locals. Haven’t posted these in two and a half years. ~Vic
Beautiful Scenery
09-04-2019
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09-28-2019
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10-15-2019
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03-27-2020
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04-09-2020
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05-03-2020
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TV Tuesday: Wisden Trophy 1963
Sixty years, ago, today, the British TV Series Wisden Trophy debuted.
The trophy is named after the famous cricketing publisher Wisden and was presented by John Wisden & Co. after gaining the approval of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). The [trophy] was presented to the victorious team as a symbol of its victory but, then, returned to the MCC Museum at Lord’s.
The [trophy was] awarded to the winner of the Test cricket series, played between England and the West Indies. It was first awarded in 1963 to commemorate the hundredth edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. Series were played in accordance with the future tours programme, with varying lengths of time between tours. If a series was drawn, then, the country holding the [trophy] retained it. In 2020, it was announced that the trophy would be replaced by the Richards–Botham Trophy, named after Sir Vivian Richards and Sir Ian Botham.
Wikipedia Summary
The list of “cast members” consisted of various cricketers hosting the show. Brian Lara had the most appearances (34), with Garry Sobers, Rohan Kanhai and Micky Stewart hosting the first episode.
I have to confess that I know squat about cricketing. ~Vic
POTD: Mark The Spot 2.0
Companion shot to this post. Yeah. I know. It’s chemtrails. At least they are artistic? ~Vic
11-06-2020
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POTD: Boot Birdhouse
This hangs in our little Dogwood, that is getting ready to bloom. ~Vic
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POTD: Real Clouds
As opposed to chemtrailed fake ones… ~Vic
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POTD: Cypress
This is a Cypress of some sort but, it is definitely a Chamaecyparis. Pl@ntNet can’t really pinpoint the exact species. It seems to think it is a Lawsoniana. The picture on Wikipedia isn’t helpful, either. ~Vic
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POTD: Staghorn Fern
This is a crazy looking thing. A pilot’s wife has a plant & animal sanctuary behind her house, two blocks west. A platycerium bifurcatum, it is also called an Elkhorn Fern. ~Vic
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POTD: Tri-Color Leaf
This is either a Sweetgum leaf or some kind of Maple leaf. Pl@ntNet is not being very helpful, today. ~Vic
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Blog Update
Could be an Alpine Aster, a New England Aster or a New York Aster.
Pl@net can’t determine.
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Well, well, well… I see that WordPress ditched the “Pro” Plan. What an absolute clusterfuck that was. I unloaded in July over their mess (last blog post). As an “I’m sorry” gesture, I was given a $120.00 credit towards a Business Plan. Ok. I’ll bite. The Biz Plan comes with a lot of features and I did get used to the “Classic Editor” plug-in and the “I-Frame” plug-in. I also get access to a tip jar/buy me a coffee payment feature. It would be nice to be appreciated for my work. Just sayin’…
Anyway, I am back but, I may be busy trying to clean up many of my previous posts that the “Pro Plan From Hell” fucked up royally. Uploaded videos may need to be re-uploaded…or restored. I have accounts with Rumble & YouTube so, embedding will work. The BIG question at this point is, have the Happiness Engineers straightened out the browser Reader & the app Reader so that everything renders properly.
We shall see… ~Vic
Shutterbug Saturday: Sky Gazing 6.0
Previous post here. ~Vic
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Cosmic-Observation 