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Taking A Break…
This is my birth month and I need a break. I will check back in after Labor Day. Ta-Ta… ~Vic
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POTD: Metal Guitar
Out of Coke cans, no less. This was hanging in a garden on the back side of a school. ~Vic
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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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MOTD: Science & Enlightenment
Update: After doing some digging, it turns out that this mural was commissioned in 2015 by the The Paradise Project. American artist Levi Ponce created the 75 foot long masterpiece on The Paradise Project’s headquarters in Venice, CA. The name of this creation is called Luminaries of Pantheism. That would make this a Pantheism Meme.
I only recognized five of these people…Einstein, Watts, McKenna, Sagan and Tesla. I originally requested help with the others but, I have the complete list, now. LOL! ~Vic
Top Row: Albert Einstein, Alan Watts (my personal favorite), Baruch Spinoza, Terence McKenna, Carl Jung, Carl Sagan, Emily Dickinson & Nikola Tesla.
Bottom Row: Friedrich Nietzsche, Ralph Waldo Emerson, W.E.B. Du Bois, Henry David Thoreau & Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Right Side: Rumi, Adi Shankara & Lao Tzu.
I don’t know why the image is dated 11-17-2014.
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Shutterbug Saturday: Manitou Springs
More shots from wandering around in Colorado. Companion shots to Fort Sumner, Walsenburg & New Mexico. ~Vic
2008
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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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Thunder Moon 2023
My original Buck/Thunder Moon post is here. I won’t repeat the data. Full illumination occurs at 7:38am EDT. Howl for me! ~Vic
07-02-2023 11:55pm
From the Front Porch
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07-03-2023 12:09am
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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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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: Dead Tree
Yeah. It’s a dead tree but, it seems like a nice artistic piece. The owner finally took it down about two months, ago. ~Vic
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Shutterbug Saturday: Scenes From A ROT Rally 2006
These shots were taken by my buddy and childhood friend, Hank…well, most of them. I grabbed the camera a couple of times. He shared these with me but, the copyright is all his. This was my first motorcycle rally and the first time I’d laid eyes on Hank in 20+ years. It was such a fun time and reunion and, the only time I have ever seen Joan Jett, live. “ROT” is short for “Republic of Texas”. The Rally suffered quite a bit during the plandemic and lost its regular venue in Austin. They are trying to make a comeback. ~Vic
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Notice my cute, pink Motorola flip-phone…
and my Marine Corps gear.
I was still issued to the Jarhead back then.
Cosmic-Observation 