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Friday, May 31, 2013

A Happy Day...






"Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."
Cowboy Wisdom of the Day


Oh Happy Day!!!




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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Follow the Yellow Brick Road!!!





Lions...


...and Tigers...


...and Bears!!! 

Oh My!!!


Go Kings Go!!!!

...for those of you not into hockey...the lion is Bailey...
mascot of the LA Kings...
halfway to the Stanley Cup!!!
(again!!!)


I'm digging pretty deep today!!!  
On Friday, I'm going to head out for a little photographic reconnaissance...
I'll take both cameras and play with my good one to see if I can get it working again...

If not...I'll be counting on my d70s to carry me through until I can get down south...
maybe in a couple of weeks!  


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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Hard Knocks...






"Something was still there, that something that distinguishes an 
artist from a performer: the revealing of self.  
Here I be.  Not for long, but here I be.  
In sensing her mortality, we sensed our own."
Studs Terkel

(This was one more of the few that survived the sticky shutter!!!)


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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Our Little Corner of the World...





"Celebrating the Family of Rotary"

with our Group Study Exchange group from India!!!
GSE is an "international exchange program for young professionals"...
This delightful group of young professionals came to Mammoth on Saturday and
we've been showing them the sites and exchanging cultural knowledge and experiences....
Today we see them off...on their way to Bishop next, then back up to Reno Nevada...
and home!!!  



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Monday, May 27, 2013

Do You See a Ghost in the Window???





"An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself."
Charles Dickens


A macro shot of one of the buildings in Bodie...


My camera's been acting up...something's going on with the shutter...
and no camera shops up here to take it to and get suggestions!!!  
Is Mercury in retrograde again???  
Is there some electrical pulse going around zapping 
computers and cameras alike???
Or is it just one of those crappy runs of bad luck 
we have to deal with every once in awhile in this thing called
life???

(Went to Bodie...I took about 3 times the number of photos than what downloaded...
the shutter was sticking and nothing I did would reset it...
I'll still be posting for awhile...until I know what's up
I'll keep you posted!)



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Sunday, May 26, 2013

A Pane in the Glass...





"A Sunday well-spent brings a week of content."
Proverb


Double paned windows are great for winters in the mountains...
but tough on reflection shots...



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Saturday, May 25, 2013

Shadow Play...





"A human being is only breath and shadow."
Sophocles


A shadow portrait...



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Friday, May 24, 2013

Let There be Light!!!






"Life is full of beauty.  Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces.
Smell the rain and feel the wind.  Live your life to the fullest potential,
and fight for your dreams."
Ashley Smith


Today would have been my Daddy's 100th birthday...
and wishing he was still here with us today...


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Thursday, May 23, 2013

The Escape Artist...



No...It's not Houdini!!!


It's Sadie...
about an hour before the bobcat showed up in front of the house...
(she's an expert at getting past anyone who opens the door!)


It's hard to miss the pure joy 
in her escape....


I can't help but think...there's a bit of method to her madness...


Every time she sneaks out...she rolls and rolls...
usually in the dirt...


Could it be that there's some instinct at play here...


Rolling and rolling in the dirt...
getting all that musty smell all over...
and even toning down the white in her coat....


Getting her prepared for her hunt...
so that she doesn't become the hunted???



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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

On the Lighter Side...





"It is hard to be brave, when you're only a Very Small Animal."
Winnie the Pooh
(A.A. Milne)


Poor brave Winnie...is Kelly's new best friend...
although...I'm not so sure Winnie's happy with the arrangement!!!



Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Our Little Corner of the World...


As I mentioned in the last few blogs...
Our Little Corner of the World  (Mammoth Lakes and Bishop CA)...
went south of the border this past weekend to 
build a house in a day...


The project was sponsored by the Mammoth Lakes Noon Rotary Club,
 with participants from Mammoth Lakes Interact (Rotary club at the high school),
Bishop Interact and Bishop Rotary.


Did I mention that the Mammoth Lakes Rotary Interact kids actually chose to 
build a house rather than attend the prom...
Now is that character building or what???




The Bishop kids may not have given up prom...
but they had fun getting into the act!!!



The whole motley crew...
and the family who received the new home...
(the three in center front, with the littlest in front, the older girl in pink and mom holding 
the yellow pad)
and a couple of neighbor kids too!!!



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Monday, May 20, 2013

A Special Flower to Brighten Your Day...




"How fair is a garden amid the trials and passions of existence."
Benjamin Disraeli


This beautiful flower stood outside one of the homes in the neighborhood
where we were this past weekend...building a house for a lovely
family of three.
The owners of this particular home opened their home to us
while we were building the new home next door....
for use of their "facilities"...
an unusual opportunity while participating in these builds
as there usually is not any running water.
In these communities, to have running water or electricity is a luxury.
The homes we build are simple structures, enough to provide shelter and security.
Please take time to visit the Corazon.org site to learn more about their programs.

Corazon=heart...and hope.


one of the primary benefits for the new home owners is to have a door with a lock and key...
so that their home is secure...


this is the neighbors home...graced with the beauty of the red flower....


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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Corazon = Heart...





If you guessed building a house in Tecate...


...with Mammoth Lakes Rotarians and Corazon...

You guessed right!!!

We're on our way home today...
tired and happy...
with full hearts...
grateful for the blessings we have...
and grateful for the opportunity to share our blessings
with those less fortunate.

Please check out the Corazon website
to see what a wonderful program it is!!!





Thursday, May 16, 2013

Mammoth is Springing to Life!!!





Just a quiet moment to say hello to one of our neighbors...

A bit bedraggled at the end of winter...

antler buds starting to show...

I'm looking forward to seeing this young guy at the end of summer...

with a full rack, and a full belly...

(and lot's of girls following him around!)

He's awesome!!!


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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Spring in the Eastern Sierras...






Wordless Wednesday...



(do you know how hard this is for me to not say a word???)


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