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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Feb 20, 2013 - 12:07pm PT
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It's clearing up outside and I may go for a jaunt to Applegate Park. And the rose garden. And Bear Creek.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 20, 2013 - 12:11pm PT
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You know this beauty has seen some serious jaunting... (note the plate)
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Feb 21, 2013 - 12:05am PT
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I'm so glad to be able to dance and boogie-woogie, even in the spastic style I've adopted from this terpsichorean genius, Elaine Travolta.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xi4O1yi6b0
It's been a loooooong day. But it was a Tony the Tiger day: Grrrrrrrrrreat!
I didn't quite make it to the River Hamble (Southampton), but I bade good day to Joleen and Heike at the Hamlet rehearsal, among many other things.
It's late and I need to sort things out, fix some pix, and enjoy the meal I just had.
A demain and it's great to see you all in good spirits.
Find me some Musically Migratory route to Rio de Februario, Okay?
Reilly, a topless '63? I love the whitewalls.
Cosmic, it's probably just me, but you remind me of Kim Simmonds, no sh#t. It must be soul.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Feb 21, 2013 - 01:48am PT
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And the very next day the Merced Sun-Star's picking up on what I'm laying down. And the problem with the leakage at the G St. undercrossing has been referred to the City Manager by Big Tony D. It was brought to my attention this evening by a phone call from a friend, Marcel Simon, who saw the crew at work this morning on one side of the bridge. It's gratifying to know someone cared.
And today, like neebee says, it's energy to burn one day, one time of day, and another day, it's an all-nighter. It's one way.
I felt all energized after talking to Lenna, who called just after I posted last...
So here's a taste of what's to come from today's walk.
Manana.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 21, 2013 - 11:37am PT
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hey there say, mouse...
oh my, the wood duck... that will make nice set-up for
a painting that i been wanting to do... :O
now it's ME that is shocked, ohmy...
i have the best! swan pcs to paint, but the ones
of ducks, have no wood duck, and the water is NOT as
interesting as it is in your yours.. (wll do that in
spring, though) thank for the share...
i will turn some of it darker, for practice version
for this gal, that wants a painting... will do that,
acylic for her...
oh my, i sent out something nice, littl expecting, a nice
find, coming back my way.. this one, too, is going out, again, then...
and, on and on, the great advenure goes..
say, you shared these great find, and i know the good
lord has more to give you, for your on-going camera
adventure...
ps
my mom will love seing thoe pics of the underpass, i am going
to copy and share, but will give you credit...
their should be a website for that G-stree brdge, for those pics...
i did not fnd one... ask the 'in charge folks' if they'd let you
set a page up... or, wait, ..
not need permission, if it is not official...
title it:
my views of G-street bridge art...
(could make the pics tiny, if you have conern of others
using your pics??)....
oh well, just a thought.... :))
well, yep, this is my work day, as was part of last night--it turned out
to be a 'prep night' for today's work...
no computer or 'teach the brain day' today...
:)
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Feb 21, 2013 - 12:40pm PT
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You use the duck and anything else that suits you and the same for anyone else. This forum's a gold mine and sometimes the treasure's in your head, sometimes it's only of value to the poster.
My adventures with the camerea here are setting me up for the ones I want to have In The Mountains, On The Crags, etc. It's that learning curve I spoke of earlier.
As to the braind-teachery you mentioned, neebee, my brain's getting taught to respond to photo opps and do it efficiently and with confidence and stealth, if need be. I am sure you can relate, as well, Gypsy and zBrown--you are both real good at the picture-taking stuff, to say the least.
I find cats are excellent targets on these walks, and birds are just where you find them. It's also non-foliage time and seeing things through a screen of branches is better than having them hidden by leaves. The birds aren't really here as the season's still early. Lots of early buds out now, too.
I'm hoping to repeat an adventure I had with the Rev two years ago last spring, when we drove out to the middle of the San Joaquin and were treated to the use of a viewing platform some twenty-five feet above the surrounding terrain. So we saw thousands and thousands of migrant waterfowl like snow geese and otheres from that spot. This was the result of purest happenstance, uh, God's wanting us to see the display. :)
And as far as IDing birds, well, I'm so new I thought that was a mallard, but you say wood duck. Good call.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Feb 21, 2013 - 01:37pm PT
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Say it like Bambi. Bir-duh!
Yikes!
Happy hunting ground/sky.
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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Feb 21, 2013 - 03:24pm PT
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Bob Dylan's caretaker's cat
Could be Suze Rotolo's cat
Could be Suze Rotolo's cat's offspring
Could be Bob Dylan's offspring's cat
Could be Bob Dylan's friend George's cat
Goodnight Irene.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Feb 21, 2013 - 03:34pm PT
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Count 'em, kitty. Nine.
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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Feb 21, 2013 - 03:40pm PT
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Oh wait
last train to clarksville
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 21, 2013 - 04:27pm PT
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hey there say, mouse...
have not this:
terpsichorean since an OLD john wayne movie, where jerry van dyke danced
some 'city slicker' type thing...
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now, got to get back to work, but as to cats, well now:
(gray one has extra large feet, due to extra toes, and on all four feet)
*course, at the time, they were behaving more like
'polite vultures' ;)
*yogurt, milk, chicken or fish, will do it every time, :))
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Feb 21, 2013 - 04:50pm PT
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Cats like the dark. They are midnight ramblers.
I like the Mick Taylor version of the Stones better than the later or even the earlier, just because he was a protege of John Mayall. It's just me.
But the song, it's the thing, not the singer, or is it?
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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Feb 21, 2013 - 09:36pm PT
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hi neebee
that's a pretty fab five ya got there
no Calico?
mouse
I always liked the Stray Cats version of The Rolling Stones (or was it Elvis)
just like a train on the track - click-clack
clickety clack
anyway have you gotten yer Ya-Ya's out today and who put those jewels and binoculars on that mule
did ya hear that the flu vaccine didn't work in folks older than 64
tell me about it, if not for Jalapeno salsa, I might not be here today
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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Feb 21, 2013 - 10:24pm PT
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their nails are perfect
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