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I woke the boss up and got the stink eye...
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“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
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“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
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Gotta admit.....I done seen a lot of vehicles in my time but not once have I seen anything close to resembling this land yacht.
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
Well, my long exposure skills are rusty, but there were lots of fireflies ("lightning bugs", in Baltimore parlance) last night. I spent some time trying to document the scene -- with meh results.
I may try again tonight, depending on conditions.
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My neighbor and I were out talking a few nights ago and saw 1 Lightning bug.
We haven't seen any for many years.
We used to have a lot of them 30 years ago.
Now this year is a year for Silk Spiders again. The webs are plentiful everywhere.
Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
--Mark Twain.
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My neighbor and I were out talking a few nights ago and saw 1 Lightning bug.
We haven't seen any for many years.
We used to have a lot of them 30 years ago.
Now this year is a year for Silk Spiders again. The webs are plentiful everywhere.
I was shocked at the first night in the current house 5 years ago.
Fireflies were everywhere. We back up to the woods.
So we see all sorts of critters too. we even have turtles out wandering
around the yard sometimes. I could live without the snakes though.
"The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson -
When I try long exposure the neighbors complain.
To the cops.
Who aren't very understanding. 👮Sal Palooza -
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oh, and...
I think this may be a case of Mustang conflation.
1970 Mustang by Shutter Nut, on Flickr
Because -- I mean... you know... there are Mustangs and there are Mustangs.
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Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
--Mark Twain.
“If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright -
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Looks like they’re sporting LEDs.
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“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
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Wonder if it smells like a&&? Might be the reason it's a slow seller 😜
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So -- of course I won't know for sure until tonight -- I'm thinkin' that last night was peak firefly in the Upper Valley.
As usual, the piccies don't quite do justice to the display we were treated to last night.
I may have better photos that I haven't gotten through yet. I did take a bunch.
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Well, I guess there is a bright side to a tampon shortage, huh?
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Just took this one
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I have to admit the firefly pics are really cool Doc! We don't have them here. One thing I miss about rural Iowa is the warm summer rains, thunderstorms and fireflies.Gustard X26 Pro DAC
Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)
There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus -
one more from last night It was very windy last night. Not so many flittin' around. Probably past the peak now -- we'll see what tonight brings.
Longer exposure at large aperture -- the focus last night was a bit "off"
That cluster of light near the center of the image is in our raspberry patch.
I love seeing 'em and it's fun and somewhat challenging to photograph them, too.
The enzyme system ("luciferase") that powers their light converts biochemical energy (from adenosine triphosphate, the fuel that cells use for energy) to light. Seliger (who was one of my profs) & McElroy at Hopkins sorted out the biochemistry in the 'sixties. Today, lucifease is used as a tool in molecular biology. It's easy to find things if they light up as part of the assay!
