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Lake Loop: 2008: The Year in Books
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008. 2008: The Year in Books. Every year on New Year's Eve, I post a list of the books I've read that calendar year, and every. Fiction] by Jean Hegland. Remains of the Day. Fiction] by Kazuo Ishiguro. The House on Mango Street. Fiction] by Sandra Cisneros. Fiction] by Caroline Leavitt. Chrysalis, Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis. Non-fiction] by Kim Todd. Fiction] by Melissa Bank. Fiction] by Stephen King. Non-fiction] by Erik Reece - See my review here.
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Natural Imagery | Better Nature and Macro Photography: Intro to Macro Photography: Part 3: Critical Techniques
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Sunday, May 11, 2008. Intro to Macro Photography: Part 3: Critical Techniques. III Critical Technical Skills for the Beginner–. 1) Understanding Depth-of-Field and Shutter-Speed:. 8220;1.) The actual f-stop at which the picture is taken. 2.) The focal length of the lens being used 3.) The size of the subject being photographed and 4.) The distance between the camera and the subject.”. Consider the following thoughts:. A shutter priority image is one where you want to freeze some sort of movement. It ...
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Urban Wild: 06/01/2013 - 07/01/2013
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Finding Nature Close to Home. Thursday, June 6, 2013. NEW YEAR'S DAY HIKE - PLACERITA CANYON. I started out on the Manzanita Peak Trail, thinking I'd do a little summit. It starts out pretty easy, but then got really steep, with some pretty tall steps to surmount. When I got back down, I decided to warm up with some coffee and a snack at the day use picnic tables. It was quite chilly and very windy, so a brew sounded good. I MISS MY BLOG! After Blogger changed the way we can load up photos, forcing us to...
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Urban Wild: A VERY SAD DAY FOR AMERICA - NATIONAL PARKS CLOSED
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Finding Nature Close to Home. Tuesday, October 1, 2013. A VERY SAD DAY FOR AMERICA - NATIONAL PARKS CLOSED. Government Closes Yosemite as Google Celebrates the Park. I have lost any faith or hope in our government. Every branch of it is occupied by self-serving and selfish politicians who do a great injustice to the constituents they serve. I like to keep the tone of my blog positive, but this event is one that is not easy to ignore. This is a sad day indeed. Although not without precedence (they've ...
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Urban Wild: AUTUMN EQUINOX - CELEBRATING THE NATURAL WORLD
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Finding Nature Close to Home. Sunday, September 22, 2013. AUTUMN EQUINOX - CELEBRATING THE NATURAL WORLD. 8220;The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”. In the play of sunlight on leaves;. In the pungent-sweet scent. Of sun-warmed pine needles;. In the music of water. Gurgling over smooth stones;. In the flutter of bird wings. Just out of sight;. In the mysterious cobalt blue. That enfolds the word at dusk;. In the bright mantel of stars. Poem by Linda Navroth).
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musings from dave: shagbark hickory buds are not for the faint of heart.
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Dave's a place, not a person, for what it's worth. Friday, May 8, 2015. Shagbark hickory buds are not for the faint of heart. IPhone photos – not ideal, but not half bad, by some of my criteria (subject, composition, and what not). Sucky by others (crispness, clarity). It is what it is – I was doing a quick after-dinner walk down to the end of the road and back and I just couldn’t resist.I even deliberately left the. Cameras behind, but as you can see, I’m a junkie. A junkie for spring. If wishes were ho...
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Urban Wild: WORDLESS WEDNESDAY
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Finding Nature Close to Home. Wednesday, September 25, 2013. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Alliance for Zero Extinction. Birds and Nature of the Forest of Dean. Friends of the Earth. Natural Resources Defense Council. A GLORIOUS MORNING, FULL OF CLOUDS AGAIN. KEEPING A JOURNAL - CAPTURING CLOUDS. LET YOUR INNER KID HAVE SWAY. AUTUMN EQUINOX - CELEBRATING THE NATURAL WORLD. A LITTLE AWARENESS GOES A LONG WAY. A LESSON FROM WATER. WASHINGTON VACATION - Pt. 2. WOODS and WATER! STOP USING PLASTIC BAGS!
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Urban Wild: 08/01/2012 - 09/01/2012
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Finding Nature Close to Home. Monday, August 13, 2012. RETURN TO MT. PINOS. There's something magical about this area; Mt. Pinos itself is sacred to the Chumash Tribe and considered the center of their universe. I believe all forests are sacred, and as such, are imbued with special meaning and beauty that begs our worship. The forest is mixed conifer of huge, ancient Jeffrey Pine, Ponderosa Pine and Douglas Fir. The meadow margins were filled with tall lupine in bloom. The odd buckling and undulations of...
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Urban Wild: 11/01/2012 - 12/01/2012
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Finding Nature Close to Home. Sunday, November 25, 2012. HIKE THROUGH A STRANGE AND BEAUTIFUL PLACE. I'd done the Mishe Mokwa Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains close to 20 years ago. It was so long ago I don't remember much about it or whether or not I did the whole 6 mile loop. But I decided on a repeat trip and I did plan on doing the 6 miles. A sample of what lay ahead. The trail starts along Carlisle Canyon, with views towards the ocean on one side, and towards Thousand Oaks on the other side.
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