Friday Night Photos - Clara Schumann Edition

Listening to her piano concerto once again. A lovely piece and recommended.

Anyway, here's a shot from late last year. Right now, the snow sits as ice. Yuk!

Off to contemplate pesto with sardines.....

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janis b's picture

I really like the moodiness of your photo. The mahogany colouring of everything but the decorated trees are a nice contrast. That's a beautiful big tree.

It's still concerningly hot and dry here, and I am ironically waiting for a firewood delivery within the hour.

This is a detail of an old glass pitcher ...

Enjoy the weekend everyone.

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@janis b

Been mucking around with f-stops over the last few weeks, as snow and ice get boring rather fast.

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Gëzuar!!
from a reasonably stable genius.

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@Bollox Ref
That shit will kill you.

snow and ice get boring rather fast

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Regardless of the path in life I chose, I realize it's always forward, never straight.

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@Pricknick

And all is well. Plus, I use the staff I made from our old maple, that came crashing down in a major storm a couple of decades ago.

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Gëzuar!!
from a reasonably stable genius.

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@Bollox Ref
Got the cleats.
Got a bill for fixin dogs blown cacl from ice.
It'll kill you.

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Regardless of the path in life I chose, I realize it's always forward, never straight.

@Pricknick @Pricknick
Did I somehow end up in the Monty Python "Pilot banter" sketch?

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The earth is a multibillion-year-old sphere.
The Nazis killed millions of Jews.
On 9/11/01 a Boeing 757 (AA77) flew into the Pentagon.
AGCC is happening.
If you cannot accept these facts, I cannot fake an interest in any of your opinions.

@Bollox Ref @Bollox Ref
I think I saw heard a couple of those out on the hockey rink last night.

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The earth is a multibillion-year-old sphere.
The Nazis killed millions of Jews.
On 9/11/01 a Boeing 757 (AA77) flew into the Pentagon.
AGCC is happening.
If you cannot accept these facts, I cannot fake an interest in any of your opinions.

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@Bollox Ref

It's some kind of thin silver (silver leaf?) applied to the outside of the glass. It looks more like gold in the morning sunlight.

I think the depth of field in your night photo is really effective. The intertwined branches of the old tree wouldn't have the same mystery if they were also sharp.

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Nice night shot Mr. Bollox.
Speaking of ice
found this

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called wind scalloping
Enjoy the sardines

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@QMS

Is that some form of ice fishing?

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@janis b

called octopus by ice gazers

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The round formations with a dark spot in the center and irregular, radiating arms are lake stars. The stars bring water up from under the ice sheet and the arms feed that water to the satturated slush that carries it outward until it comes to another expanding slush field. The white outer circle of the star is water saturated snow. The center hole and arms are dark becasue all the snow has melted. The grey ice is 32 degrees and can no longer melt the snow crystals in the slush. Flow through particles in laminar flow is called darcy flow. In these pictures the darcy flow pattern is not visible because of the distance or it may be obscured by a thick slush layer.

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@QMS

The wonder and mystery of nature is so life sustaining.

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My husband has been having a blast rebuilding International Harvestor Farmall H tractors the past couple of months. The two in the foreground are just for parts. In the background is the first tractor we ever bought and then a tractor he originally bought for parts but eventually rebuilt it.

You can never have too many tractors, eh?

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Marilyn

"Make dirt, not war." eyo

@mhagle @mhagle @mhagle

Grew up with an old red and grey beast like this one (not as pretty)

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My neighbor rebuilds old John Deere tractors. Metal wheels don't go flat.

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@mhagle We have a Farmall 400, and Oliver 770, 1650 and 1655 here.

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This shit is bananas.

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@mhagle

but there is something so comforting about seeing your image of generations of tractors in the yard. Thanks.

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@mhagle

in North Wales many years ago. Made an excellent play station for we three brothers.

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Gëzuar!!
from a reasonably stable genius.

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This is one of the many photos I've seen of people not wearing them properly. Remember it has to fit your face so that you get protection from icky things that can make you go dead.

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Which AIPAC/MIC/pharma/bank bought politician are you going to vote for? Don’t be surprised when nothing changes.

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Sardines fried up with jalpenos, garlic, green onions, soy sauce, rice vinigar, sesame oil and seeds.
mmmmmmmmmm.....

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Regardless of the path in life I chose, I realize it's always forward, never straight.

It is a fictional account of the Schumanns' love affair and marriage, based on their extensive correspondence.

I highly recommend it.

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On 9/11/01 a Boeing 757 (AA77) flew into the Pentagon.
AGCC is happening.
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@UntimelyRippd Rec'd!! Smile

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Inner and Outer Space: the Final Frontiers.

@orlbucfan
I highly recommend it!

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The earth is a multibillion-year-old sphere.
The Nazis killed millions of Jews.
On 9/11/01 a Boeing 757 (AA77) flew into the Pentagon.
AGCC is happening.
If you cannot accept these facts, I cannot fake an interest in any of your opinions.