Stormy Weather

"If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm,

you'll never enjoy the sunshine."

Morris West

Morris West was an Australian novelist and playwright...

His best known works were The Devil's Advocate and The Shoes of the Fisherman.

I remember seeing The Devil's Advocate...the one with Al Pacino

playing the Devil...

and I vaguely remember seeing The Shoes of the Fisherman 

with Anthony Quinn...

Do you remember either of these???

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The Bodie Hotel....

No...this is not a photo of Bodie State Historical Park...

It's an actual hotel in the town of Bridgeport...the county seat of Mono County...

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Rollin', Rollin', Rollin'...

Keep them doggies movin'...

Rawhide!!!

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For those of you who shoot with a Nikon DSLR...

I have a brand new Sigma Electronic Flash EF-610 DG Super

that I'd like to sell...

This was part of my Christmas gift, but I already have an electronic flash so 

I don't need this one...

It sells on Amazon.com for $255...

I'd like to sell mine for $150...

Please shoot me an email if you think you might be interested...

Earth...Teach Me...

"Earth, teach me to forget myself as melted snow forgets its life.
Earth, teach me resignation as the leaves which die in the fall.
Earth, teach me courage as the tree which stands all alone.
Earth, teach me regeneration as the seed which rises in the spring."
William Alexander

If you look closely, the beginnings of leaf buds are actually showing
up on the trees!!!  Snow or no snow, black and white aside,
spring is beginning to show itself,
 even at 8000 feet in the Sierras!!!


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I Can Leave...Right???

"I'm stuck in Folsom Prison, 

And time keeps draggin' on,

But that train keeps a-rollin,'

On down to San Antone."

Johnny Cash

Folsom Prison Blues

My cousin works in an art gallery in Folsom...so while TheChief

was in conference, I took off with the 'cuz and his darling wife to 

visit the gallery...and...well...we were there...and it was a dreary day and all...

so we headed on out to Folsom Prison...

Fortunately we were wearing appropriate attire...

And we're neither Crips nor Bloods, and weren't there to visit anybody who was...

We did visit the little museum on the outskirts of the area we non-visitors could visit...

It is actually a museum honoring the prison guards...with lot's of interesting 

pieces of old equipment and stories of visitors both famous and infamous...

Across the street was the post office...

there were actually a smattering of post boxes on the wall...

not sure whose they were...

It was beginning to rain a bit harder at this point and we 

decided it was time to leave...

and we thanked our lucky stars we were able to leave!!!

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Birdsong...

"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer,

it sings because it has a song."

Lou Holtz

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Stairway to the Past...

Hsi Lai Temple, Hacienda Heights, California

"Life is a series of steps.  Things are done gradually.

Once in a while there is a giant step, 

but most of the time we are taking small, 

seemingly insignificant steps on the stairway of life."

Ralph Ransom

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I'm taking a break from my regular Mammoth posts...

I hope you enjoy these shots I chose from my archives!

Timeless...

Hsi Lai Temple, Hacienda Heights, California

"It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.

Then the victory is yours.  It cannot be taken from you,

not by angels, or by demons, heaven or hell."

Buddha

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I'm taking a break from my regular Mammoth posts...

I hope you enjoy these shots I chose from my archives!

Mystery in Black and White...

"A tree is an incomprehensible mystery."

Jim Woodring

While browsing through the participants of Skywatch Friday, I 

discovered a fabulous photo by Nature Footstep Photography

and it occurred to me to play with some of my tree photos...

I was particularly interested in darkening the sky to black...

with the branches in high contrast...

What do you think???

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Do be sure to check out Nature Footstep Photography!!!

History in Black and White...

Back in the archives again!!!

Yes...I'm still reorganizing my photo catalogues!!!  

This is Mesa Verde...outside of Durango...

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Journey to the Past...

Sooo...last week I posted one of my favorite photos of the tall ships

in Dana Point...

I kept wanting to post this one too...

Which one do you prefer???

Check out these other posts for more wonderful black and white posts!!!

The Weekend in Black and White

Another one from the archives!!!

My photo files have been pretty messed up for awhile now...

thankfully, one of my friends up here is also a photographer...

and knows Lightroom so much better than me...

she helped me the other day and I've been reorganizing since...

and while doing that...

I've gotten to see and play with old photos!!!

Thank you Rebecca!!! 

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and the Weekend in Black and White...again!!!

A Dance of Light and Dark...

"Nature is so powerful, so strong. 

Capturing it's essence is not easy-

your work becomes a dance with light and the weather.

It takes you to a place within yourself."

Annie Liebovitz

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The Land that Time Forgot...

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

I wasn't expecting the Galapagos Islands to be so reminiscent of 

a prehistoric setting...

After all, they're located at or near the equator...

I was expecting more of a tropical 

"If every one were cast in the same mould, 

there would be no such thing as beauty."

Charles Darwin

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Weekend in Black and White...

"Black and white are the colors of photography.  To me they symbolize

the alternatives of hope and despair to which mankind is forever subjected."

Robert Frank

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City Daily Photo Theme Day...

"Mystery Object"

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You've Got Mail!!!

When someone new makes a comment on my blog, I generally click on their 

"name" and check to see if they also have a blog.   This time I clicked on 

Spare Parts and Pics...

He has an interesting blog and his last post was for the meme "Sunday Series"...one I'd not 

seen before.  His post was about how "snail-mail" is dwindling in popularity and 

because of that post offices all over the country, like the one in his city, are closing.  

He showed some lovely photos of what looks like a true treasure...
I am so sad that his wonderful post office is closing...

I checked back in my blog to see when I posted this photo of an old post office taken at the 

Laws Railroad Museum in Bishop, CA.  I thought for sure that I had posted it and was going to 

post a link to it in my comment to him...but I couldn't find it!!!  

So here it is!!!   My homage to the US Postal Service's glory days!!!

This is not an official entry to the Sunday Series Meme as I have not met all their criteria...but in case you want to check it out...click here!!!

However...this is my entry for...

The Weekend in Black and White

You should have seen the one that got away!!!

"Fishing is much more than fish.  It is the great occasion when we return

to the simplicity of our forefathers."

Herbert Hoover

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Half Dome in Black and White....

Half Dome from Olmstead Point, Yosemite, California

One of the complaints about digital photography is the ability to 

manipulate the photograph......

Did you know that Ansel Adams worked with his photos in the darkroom?

He used filters, dodging and burning the light and darks to just his satisfaction...

I'm so relieved!!!  

Please join me in viewing some of the other participants of 

the Weekend in Black and White...

A Glimpse into the Past...

Breakfast anyone???

I just need to dust and straighten up a bit...then come on in and set a spell!!!