Looking for a good deal on a summer cabin???

"There are elements of intrinsic beauty in the simplification of a house built
on the log cabin idea."

Gustav Stickley

A Memorial Day Tribute...

"And I'm proud to be an American

where at least I know I'm free, 

And I won't forget the men who died 

who gave that right to me,

And I gladly stand up next to you

and defend her still today,

'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land

God bless the USA."

Lee Greenwood

(Yes Petrea...it's Memorial Day weekend, May 29...snowed all night and all day...over 6 inches total)

It's all in the details...

Bodie simply speaks to me in Black and White!

Check out the other entries from around the world for the Weekend in Black in White...

Friendly Reflections...

"A stranger is just a friend I haven't met yet."

Will Rogers

We've had the good fortune to meet five new wonderful friends...from Peru!!!

Thanks to the Rotary International Group Study Exchange, TheChief's Rotary group has

had a whirlwind few days meeting and enjoying the company of five delightful new friends.

 Joanne, a fellow Rotarian, and also a new friend in Mammoth, is taking Carmen's picture in 

Bodie State Historical Park.   

A lovely day to reflect on for years to come...

For more Weekend Reflections  click here!!!

Update!!!  


Here's the whole GSE Peruvian Team and their Rotarian host families...

Another Skywatch Friday!!!

"Excuse me while I kiss the sky..."

Jimi Hendrix

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Another New Friend???

Now don't get any ideas...

...she is not a new family member...

...just an absolutely precious pup Pat ("Bibi") and I saw at Starbucks when we met 

the other day!!!

In case you're wondering...her human told us that she's a Labradoodle...
and what a well behaved little one she was too!!!

"S" is for Serbia and Sharing in Rotary's International Exchange!!!

Pat...aka "Bibi" of  Yankee-in-Belgrade Daily Photo Blog surprised me with a call saying she was in Bishop visiting an old friend.  We arranged to get together and met yesterday at Starbucks...

(Our local Looney Bean is closed pending remodel and change of ownership)

I also had the opportunity of meeting her friend from high school who has lived in Bishop for quite some time!!!  

Then....later...at our house...

Part-y!!!  PART-Y!!!  Part-y!!!

Last night, we had the pleasure of hosting a dinner party for the 

Rotary Group Study Exchangevisiting from Peru.  

They came up from Bishop (it's a small world...Pat's friend hosted a dinner party for the Bishop Rotary and GSE team the night before!) and will be staying through Saturday.

Dinner was at our house...and wouldn't you know...those Peruvians sure like to party...

and the Mammoth noon club was right there partying along side!!!

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Another sign of spring...

"Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature."

Gerard De Nerval

Well, darn it!!!  I pre-posted early again!!!

It's Another Blue Monday...

Searching for wild irises in Bishop the other day we found this small grove...

It's a Funky Ol' Bridge!!!

It was just a funky ol' bridge we spotted while driving down a rather rural street in Bishop, CE...

While trying to track down wild irises...

For more participants in Sunday Bridges...visit SanFranciscoDailyPhoto...here...

Ooops!!!  I clicked on the wrong post option and it posted already for tomorrow!!!

The Weekend in Black and White...in Benton, CA...

"When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs.

When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silent."

Ansel Adams

For more participants in the Weekend in Black and White...click here...

Great day with a new friend!!!

Went out today shooting pics with a new friend up here who shares a love of photography...

I've been experimenting with the metering mode on my Nikon...

this was taken with the spot meter...with the focal point on the flowers...

The challenges here was that it was pretty windy...I wanted the flowers in front to be clear and the mountains blurred...pretty much got what I was looking for, with a bit of wind interference in the flowers...

But if you look real close...that's not dust on the lens in the middle...that's a bee!!!

For more participants in Skywatch Friday....click here!

Just so you know...

...this is the view across the road from the General Store

and the Silver Lake Resort cabins!!!

"R" you Ready for...

...a little Rest and Relaxation???

Perhaps a little R&R after a long day of fishing is in order...

Head on over to the Silver Lake Resort!!!

For more participants in ABC Wednesday, click here!!!

Another Glimpse of Spring...

It was a gloomy day, just before our last spring snow...

I caught a glimpse of spring...

Spring is having a hard time sticking!!!

Geeze....and to think, just a few days ago, it looked like this around here!!!

My weather forecast says it's going to be clear and sunny again on Monday...

YAY!!!

Sunday Bridges

Bridge over Twin Lakes, about 2 weeks ago...

Sunday Bridges

and 

Weekend in Black and White

Reflections of a Winter's Passing...

"Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush."

Doug Larson

I am truly learning the meaning of this quote!!!

Did I mention it's supposed to snow again this weekend???

Another Mammoth Sky....

Skywatch Friday

"Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow.

The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing."

Abraham Lincoln

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It was the end of the day...

It was the end of the last day of opening weekend for fishing in the Mammoth Lakes area...

The fishing is done for the day, and the fishermen have gone on their way...

Telling their fish stories to all who will listen...

"Do not tell fish stories where the people know you. 

Particularly, don't tell them where they know the fish."

Mark Twain

Quiet Contemplation....

Quiet:  the quality or state of being quiet: tranquility

Quietism:  a system of religious mysticism teaching that perfection and spiritual peace 

are attained by annihilation of the will and passive absorption in contemplation of 

God and divine things 

Quietude:   a quiet state: repose

ABC Wednesday...

Still Fishing...

Life just doesn't get much better than this...

unless you're the fish.

It's a Blue Monday...

Just decided to join the Blue Monday meme....

With our blue skies...I could do Blue Monday every day of the week...

for weeks on end!!!

Ella Fitzgerald sings Blue Moon...

Billie Holiday sings Blue Moon...

Julie London sings Blue Moon...

Ok...so I couldn't decide which rendition I liked best...they're all different!!!

Weekend in Black and White...and Sunday Bridges

"All you have to do is know where you're going.
The answers will come to you of their own accord."
Earl Nightingale

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Sunday Bridges, click here...

Reflections of an Upside Down World...

"Only when the clamor of the outside world is silenced

will you be able to hear the deeper vibration.

Listen carefully."

Sarah Ban Breathnach

To view more interpretations of Reflections, click here...

It's a Mustachioed Sky...

More fishing...this time at the back side of Gull Lake...

Skywatch Friday....

After Convict Lake...Crowley Lake!!!

Now Crowley reminds me of the lakes I used to waterski on...no waterskiing here though

...at least not on opening day of fishing season!!!

(and not anytime...LOL!)

Lot's of sitting back, taking in the scenery while throwing that line in the water and 

waiting patiently for a bite!!!

Shouldn't there be a flag and water skiier???

"P" is for People!!!

Strangers #2 and #3 of 100!!!

All decked out for a great weekend of fishing!!!

While I didn't get their names, they were gracious enough to let me Photograph them in all their gear...

ready and very well decked out for opening weekend I'd say!!!

This gentleman is not Part of my official 100 Strangers count as it's a candid shot...

but I loved his gear and the interesting "float tube" that he fished from!  

Plenty of People Partaking in a Particularly fun and relaxing sport!

Also a candid shot, so not Part of my 100 Strangers count!

For more Participants in ABC Wednesday....click here!!!

WooHoo!!! My first entry!!!

This is Tim...my official first entry in the Hundred Stranger group on Flickr!!!

I met him during the opening weekend of fishing season at the 

Convict Lake General Store picnic area where he's the barbecue chef.  

He told me that they're going to be open periodically throughout 

the summer...weather permitting...

Here he's whipping up some awesome pulled pork with jalepeno bourbon sauce

but I opted for the bratwurst with grilled onions, red peppers, and whole garlic cloves!

Yummmm!!!!

It was a fun way to start off my afternoon of chasing opening weekend photo shots!!!

Tim was also the resident disc jockey while cooking up a storm!!!

Merry Fishmas!!!

It's been the standard greeting around here...

Convict Lake, CA

...for opening weekend of FISHING SEASON!!!

"Wherever the fish are, that's where we go."

Richard Wagner

CDP Theme Day-Mailboxes

I went back into my archives for this photo from the Laws Railroad Museum

for my interpretation of CDP's Theme day Mailboxes

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