@janis b

I agree that it looks like a lava flow and the colors in the rock are cool. How far is the beach for you? It's 800 miles to Bodega bay. That place clears my soul.

I enjoy your Trubble telescope episodes.

I thought that the dark recesses of its galaxy might sound like this …
[video:https://youtu.be/KSKYZOM3jAQ]

Halloween at the Beach ...

and one of the Bush ...

Thank you for keeping the POT warm, and a good evening to all.

@Daenerys

seeing eagles for the first time is cool, eh? I wonder if the place I went to see them is even still there. It was waaay out west close to the lake and it might have been someone's farm.
The sun has finally moved to where it's now setting between antelope and fremont islands. Way cool.
Cool photos.

Stay safe in the snow. We've already got a few inches on the ground I think. Driving home from St. Cloud in it was fun. Not! I'd still rather be here than in Utah though.

Anyway, I've been seeing pairs of raptors lately. I don't think I posted this one last week: red-tailed hawks

And this pair of eagles; I heard them before I saw them. I think I've seen them more than once. They were pretty far away, hence the blurriness:

I remember seeing a bald eagle once when I was 4-6 yrs old; my dad saw one riding the thermals over the highway down the road, came and got me and went back so I could see it. Then I didn't see any for years; this was back when they were critically endangered. Now it's almost a daily occourrence to see at least one around here.

And my latest lifer, a pair of peregrine falcons:

I first saw one Tuesday, and thought I saw a second one go flying and the first one took off after it. Then I saw them both yesterday on the very top of the electrical tower.

So fluffy!

There's just something special about getting two of them in one shot.

We also saw a pileated woodpecker the other day, but didn't get a good look at it as it flew into some other trees and then we couldn't find it again. I will keep trying.
Lots of crows too; here's one taking a cold bath:

We've also been getting reports of snowy owls down in this part of the state already; I think it's early for them, which doesn't bode well for the winter. But I really hope to find and photograph one! I THINK I saw one several years ago, sitting in a field as I drove by, but obviously I didn't get a photo of it and so I have to question myself if I really saw what I think I saw but it is possible.

Cheers!

@Daenerys I like the juxtaposition of wild nature (the falcons) and harnessed nature (electric power facilities) in these photos. That close-up of the falcon sitting on the crossbar is mesmerizing. I can't stop looking at it. Something in it is speaking to me at a deep level. (In a "good" way. It feels stark and comforting at the same time.)

Stay safe in the snow. We've already got a few inches on the ground I think. Driving home from St. Cloud in it was fun. Not! I'd still rather be here than in Utah though.

Anyway, I've been seeing pairs of raptors lately. I don't think I posted this one last week: red-tailed hawks

And this pair of eagles; I heard them before I saw them. I think I've seen them more than once. They were pretty far away, hence the blurriness:

I remember seeing a bald eagle once when I was 4-6 yrs old; my dad saw one riding the thermals over the highway down the road, came and got me and went back so I could see it. Then I didn't see any for years; this was back when they were critically endangered. Now it's almost a daily occourrence to see at least one around here.

And my latest lifer, a pair of peregrine falcons:

I first saw one Tuesday, and thought I saw a second one go flying and the first one took off after it. Then I saw them both yesterday on the very top of the electrical tower.

So fluffy!

There's just something special about getting two of them in one shot.

We also saw a pileated woodpecker the other day, but didn't get a good look at it as it flew into some other trees and then we couldn't find it again. I will keep trying.
Lots of crows too; here's one taking a cold bath:

We've also been getting reports of snowy owls down in this part of the state already; I think it's early for them, which doesn't bode well for the winter. But I really hope to find and photograph one! I THINK I saw one several years ago, sitting in a field as I drove by, but obviously I didn't get a photo of it and so I have to question myself if I really saw what I think I saw but it is possible.

Cheers!

@mhagle

I always like looking at your signature photo. If you ever have others you would like to post, they would be very welcome.

I love you guys and your photography.

Always beautiful and uplifting.

@joe shikspack

That looks idyllic - sunset, wine, and water. Wouldn't mind being there right now.

thanks for the news report and photos from out there.

here's a shot from a couple of weeks ago, sitting on the porch at a winery, overlooking the vinyard and lake cayuga at sunset.

@joe shikspack

What type of wine?
nice shot.

thanks for the news report and photos from out there.

here's a shot from a couple of weeks ago, sitting on the porch at a winery, overlooking the vinyard and lake cayuga at sunset.

@joe shikspack probably 3 miles from my farm. Every morning I wake up, look at the gorgeous sunrise over the tiny farms and silver lake and thank god I moved here. Like other transplants, I'm conflicted about rhapsodizing about the area lest a tsunami of people show up demanding traffic lights and other unnatural amenities. But you guys are welcome

thanks for the news report and photos from out there.

here's a shot from a couple of weeks ago, sitting on the porch at a winery, overlooking the vinyard and lake cayuga at sunset.

@earthling1

Where can your beach service be found?

in just days, here's the West Coast of Washington on October 28 th. It hit 70 degrees that afternoon.
The next day it plummeted to 51 for a high. But still sunny.
When the SO wants to go to the beach, I deliver her to the waves.

@snoopydawg

And yes, my travels across country were also recorded on Kodachrome or Fujifilm. I have some from a favourite place called "Kodachrome Canyon" in Utah, where I spent a week wandering as the only camper.

this is from a backpack trip I went on in the Uintah mountains in Utah and Wyoming. I'm looking for others from this trip.

This is Helen lake. We camped here for two nights because we needed to rest before we tackled Sore Ass Pass, which is on the left side of this picture.

Lightning lake. You can see how much scree there is that we had to climb up. This side was about 1/4 of what we had to climb down. The reason why it's called Sore Ass is because you are literally crawling down the other side on your buttocks. Most of us ripped our jeans

I haven't found the slides for the other side yet, but we came down through this pass into Christmas Meadows. This is my favorite spot to camp in the Uintahs. It's primitive camping with no hook ups or toilets, but also not many people.

I flew over this part of our trip. I recognized it when I saw the two lakes. You can see the difference between the elevation from one side to the other.

Back in the pioneer days, who used slide film instead of color print film? I used slide mainly because of the option of Kodachrome or Ektachrome depending on the color of the subject I was photographing. Plus it was much cheaper to develop. I would love to have a darkroom again so I can get back to enlarging b & w prints. I miss the grain on some subjects.

Thanks for hosting again