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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, mouse... wow, thank you for hiking advice... most likely, though, say, that is why i would not pursue a long hike, :)
i don't like my feet all stuck in those boots...
me and my twin buddies, have used old cowboy boots for years...
they of course, on their ranch... but me, just daily, around...
i like how my feet never hurts, and my feet never smell... the leather
breathes well and the air gets in...
sadly, though, the sidewalk ruined all the heels, and i can't get them fixed, so now... as good as they were, i have to get new ones...
say, i did fix my winter snow boots, though, :)
those steel shank ranger boots... they were a size too big, being guys boots, so the air circulates enough in side with the thinsulate liner...
they ARE heavy and clunky, but, gladly for me, as, i take care walking with them, not to clunk and thus, that care, keeps me from walking too fast on the ice/snow, and keeps me from slipping...
but wow, i can see what the guy means, as to his boot being a great hiker boot... strudy, etc...
good for them... but, best for me, not to do those huge hikes or dangerous ones...
we just hiked simple stuff, in the woods, etc, or old paths... the cowboy boots did great for that... :)
edit--this is NOT the brand name, that i got, but an example:
these are what i like... however, they'd SLIP FOR SURE on
certain slippery or steep or rocky trails...
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EXRYH7I/ref=asc_df_B00EXRYH7I3480314?smid=A2WOPAGVJGO3RL&tag=pgmp-372-97-20&linkCode=df0&creative=395109&creativeASIN=B00EXRYH7I
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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]Hey now it may be cliche' but they and them and this song , If I had Had the Internet when . . .
WHEEL TO THE STORM'IN SKY or is it storm & sky , Bobby always sounded like he had to swallow. . . (even if he was a friend of mine )
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some shots that still need some adjustment. . .
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Across the swampPond, lies my next objective . . .Below iz Larry La Forge, were to begin , He never got in. . .
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
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Coolbirdshotz. Don't tell Ron Anderson I said birdshot was cool.
Roger Miller and Friends. Certainly more uptempo than the badger-mushroom-snake episode, but c'mon, not a badger in the bunch?
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Smallies like them are tough to shoot in foliage, huh?
Gypsy the watcher and photo-catcher of feathered friends knows this,
as do the folk frolickin' with glee on the Birds' own thread,
like Dee ee cummings, Bob Dee Yay, and the numerous others of the flock,
and which I have learnt.
I've come to prefer shots of wingy wonders on the wing.
It's more my thing.
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
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Didn't Alfred Hitchcock cover this one?
Sorry Alfred, but the production values, while OK for 1963 just don't cut it in 2015. Only saving grace is that a beater station wagon (keyless-noless) saves the day.
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Gypsy
Social climber
NC
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To catch a bird on the wing my dear friends you need a long lens and a very fast shutter speed.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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I have found that the moxsch I can get from my old beater lens, 75-300mm but closer to 400mm as it's an older one from the days of film, converted to a digital, but useful all the same. No sun shield. Newer one is not as long a range.
I've found that having no auto-focus (main problem is the gears seem to be stripped in the lens) is my biggest challenge. I waste way more shots from blurs than just botching the framing or not keeping it level.
I do a lot of cropping on some, and it's right, the longer lenses will eliminate that task, and relieve your stomach from too much gas und sturm und drang.
It's like hunting. You're smarter than the bird, but he's usually faster, so the high shutter speed helps nail the outline.
Blurred birds
Slurred words
Onwards
Upwards
Into the wild blue yonder
Here's something to ponder
As you fly over the next big pond, dear.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-are-some-feathers-blue-100492890/?no-ist
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"She looked in great shape. She llked rested, and happy, and relieved, and relaxed.
She was wearing a woman's version of the place's standard-issue clothing.
New blue jeans, and a new blue blouse under a new blue sweater of a different style,
lighter and tighter and shorter than the men's. "
--A Wanted Man by Lee child
My daughter's favorite rapper, at age 13/14.
More about the dance than the plumage, I think.
Hammer was so clean.[Click to View YouTube Video]He did some no hands sh#t that never has been tried again.
"Can't touch this," as a motto, did not catch fire like "Fail falling."
My, my, my music hits me so hard
Makes me say "Oh my Lord"
Thank you for blessing me
With a mind to rhyme and two hype feet
It feels good, when you know you're down
A super dope homeboy from the Oaktown Break it down
Like a pound of bacon
And a plate of wings
Reacher and Hammer on the Dawn Wall
"Say Ice, baby."
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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http://www.esquire.com/the-side/style-guides/bob-dylan-style-5795390-14#slide-14
Where have you been, my darling young one?
I've been hiding behind several different pairs of dark glasses.
I've been wandering among deep-dark crevasses.
I've flashed to the top but come back like molasses.
I've been to Gettysburg and I've been to Manassas.
I've hailed old Caesar and got drunk with old Crassus.
I've gone on a trail trod only by asses.
I've slept in the car outside Calabasas.
And it's a hard soft dry rain that's now falling intermittently.
[Click to View YouTube Video]Say what, that guy needs a head band consultation.
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
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BAND ON tHE ROCK
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, mouse and all... wow, great bird stuff here... lots to check out... and a lucky dog, too... :)
thank you for all the shares... really love the bird pics...
happy soon to be, good morning... :)
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, gnome... saw the nice bird pics, of yours, too...
very sweet stuff... and mouse just got to see the other page pics, too...
very nice photos... and forgot to say,
will check out the snow videos, too...
wow, lots of stuff, i am behind in all this... :)
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Night skies.
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1. Fear of the dark.
2. Fear of falling.
3. Fear of loud noises.
These were enumerated by the Rev as being,
according to his studies,
the most common fears of the brute man.
He never lies, ergo, it must be so.
That leaves
the taxman,
demons and ghosts,
the existence of evil powers,
cockroaches,
spiders,
off-width,
snakes,
heights,
water,
flying feces,
enclosed spaces,
tunnels,
high water,
low morale,
bridges,
needles,
social rejection,
downloading a virus,
failure,
loss of sac,
examinations,
grammar,
spellling,
and punctuation,
being banned from ST,
and public speaking
(in a forum, on a soap box, or howling at the moon).
This last is guaranteed to tie you up in knots,
especially when you have lost your notes like Knotts.
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You could trip and fall on the stairs leading up to the podium, that's always a great opening.
Or you could stun the audience into SOME sort of reaction after your inane revelations about the situation in the mail room by stumbling over your briefcase, and doing a face-plant/jaw walk on the edge of the empty seat next to the podium.
I'm just sayin', you have a right to fear public address.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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I must admit that the family has voiced concern that all my focus seems to be on the
ocaT repuS, (spelled backwards) For pointing out the obvious, or for intellectual gain, the Internet is - so why not play?Dr Who? The Interhoo yhats you.
also an apologize is in coming, I first posted to Truckee Flip's, last chance on ice, a video that
shows an ice climber in distress but roped and climbing behind another party(?) a good thing
in this case as they are there to ask if he needs a rope, his hesitation, and subsequent
agreement to be saved has been about the scene, even I had seen it.
Iam under the impression that it is an old frend of mine although a cantankerous sort,
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He and his trajectory is worthy.
this is on Flip flop's thread ,"Live action Close Call"
A cloth woven separately from the
Bolt of climbing fabric
A maverick all in for climbing,
All in, a second generation
Has brought vindication if not
Recognition!
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The working version was as iz my stye over loaded, with words, and clumsy,
Words Like 'Standard' and 'machine',
that one fits no where,
now,
but I liked the compliment it sent.
This was after cutting out all such words to just the few U C
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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We have a course available--reading between the lines run by Elle Subrosa.
You should check it out. It's offered as part of our norwegian package.
This includes basic norwegian, silent partner commo,
and the Tween Wranglers' awesome
"between the bob-wire: double-spaced meaning for social events and poetry"
(in norwegian translation only; wire-stretchers not included).
Use your "Friend of the Devil" gift card on this and other fine Flames items,
to enhance your auto-didactic efforts.
I found this from November. Nobody called our attn. to it.
Flames engulf Ebenezer Spanish Christian Bookstore...some hot titles?
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/11/07/macarthur-park-book-store-engulfed-in-flames/
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Sunrise is at 6:58 a.m.
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