Danpbphoto wrote:
And the midnight flights landing at obscure airfields loaded with "unknowns" and bused all over the place at tax payer expense and in violation of laws.
My mother and her family were immigrants from Italy during the Fascist regime. All legal immigrants are NOT happy!!!
They obeyed the immigration laws!
Yeah still not rice krispies here either and shelves are really bare.
Thanks!
RD
Dan, this includes this legal immigrant, yours truly. On a side note, I saw this picture on the net. I have been in the U.S. since 1990, this is the first time I saw anti-theft device placed on packs of beef! This country is in a sad state.
Douglas L wrote:
Dan, this includes this legal immigrant, yours truly. On a side note, I saw this picture on the net. I have been in the U.S. since 1990, this is the first time I saw anti-theft device placed on packs of beef! This country is in a sad state.
Douglas,
I/we all know you came to freedom the correct way!
Your pic of the meat has not hit here YET! But we are in worse shape now that when the CV was in progress.
No forethought by many suppliers in getting production above normal and no forethought in distribution either!
Yes we are in a sad state of affairs and that is what scares me very much brother!
Be safe!
RD
Douglas L wrote:
Jim, on my last trip to Wisconsin, I drove by a city in Indiana, it's called South Bend. The only reason I even heard of the city was because of "Mayor Pete", who is now the Secretary of DOT. I wonder what kind of qualification/experience he had in the transportation field to land that job, other than endorsing Brandon in the primary after he pulled out? This craziness goes in both parties. Remember W. Bush's FEMA director Mike Brown?
Some shots of flying subjects at least, from Cambridge, Maryland, on Thursday. Sorry, I didn't get a blonde, only a redhead (the first picture). That's what they are called, redheads, but the females' heads are not red like the males. they are rather plain looking.
Danpbphoto wrote:
Just beautiful Douglas! Blackwater WR?
Mayor Pete might have learned how to ride a bike? But who knows!
Again great images brother!
RD
Thank you Dan! These ducks pictures were taken at the water end of Oakley Street in Cambridge, Maryland. At the end of the street there is a very short wall by the water's edge. It's known as "wall of shame" because hundreds of migratory ducks would come as close as 10' to the wall, making them easy "targets" for photographers.
Danpbphoto wrote:
Douglas,
I/we all know you came to freedom the correct way!
Your pic of the meat has not hit here YET! But we are in worse shape now that when the CV was in progress.
No forethought by many suppliers in getting production above normal and no forethought in distribution either!
Yes we are in a sad state of affairs and that is what scares me very much brother!
Be safe!
RD
I I don't know where this particular picture of packs of beef with anti-thief device was taken from. But a friend in San Francisco said he saw similar stuff at local supermarkets. When crime is tolerated that's what you get. Look at the pictures of the cargo trains getting robbed in L.A., people say it's worse than 3rd world countries, but even that is an insult to 3rd world countries.
Few weeks ago some people just walked out of a supermarket with a bunch of stuff in Olney, Maryland, , supposedly a safe area. They didn't even bother to hide the stuff. So, it's coming to a theater near you.
Douglas L wrote:
I I don't know where this particular picture of packs of beef with anti-thief device was taken from. But a friend in San Francisco said he saw similar stuff at local supermarkets. When crime is tolerated that's what you get. Look at the pictures of the cargo trains getting robbed in L.A., people say it's worse than 3rd world countries, but even that is an insult to 3rd world countries.
Few weeks ago some people just walked out of a supermarket with a bunch of stuff in Olney, Maryland, , supposedly a safe area. They didn't even bother to hide the stuff. So, it's coming to a theater near you....Show more →
With the great wildlife photos by our bird shooters here, I thought I would take the R6 out to capture our pet vultures here at the farm. I set the AF to 'Animal' and 'eye focus'. They set up shop in my old barn to incubate, hatch and raise their next generation. One of the mates, I think the male, died last summer. Vultures mate for life, so the spouse has hooked up with another this year to add to the kettle soaring above. They love to roost on my 'leaning' power pole. The new vulture is not familiar with me, so he is quite skittish when I show up with the camera. He is on the left. He got nervous while I was shooting, so, just as I pulled the camera down he decided to fly away from me.
Oh, yeah, this is an aviation thread. After the vultures flew off a cute little Citabria flew over...
Ray Swindle wrote:
With the great wildlife photos by our bird shooters here, I thought I would take the R6 out to capture our pet vultures here at the farm. I set the AF to 'Animal' and 'eye focus'. They set up shop in my old barn to incubate, hatch and raise their next generation. One of the mates, I think the male, died last summer. Vultures mate for life, so the spouse has hooked up with another this year to add to the kettle soaring above. They love to roost on my 'leaning' power pole. The new vulture is not familiar with me, so he is quite skittish when I show up with the camera. He is on the left. He got nervous while I was shooting, so, just as I pulled the camera down he decided to fly away from me.
Vultures lives matter too, Ray!. I haven't shot planes since the airshow in Aug. Winter is for birds and snow for me. I guess I could go to the three major airports in our area to shoot passenger jets but it's not really my thing. Can't wait until the airshow season starts here in May. Hope the shows don't get cancelled again because of the Xi virus.
Speaking of snow, we got pounded pretty good today. Probably two feet, although hard to tell because of all the drifting.
Couple of weeks ago you were talking about snowblowers. I am so glad that three years ago I replaced my old snowblower with a Toro Power Max 828 for storms like this. Just got in from 2.5 hrs snowblowing in 10F weather. Probably need another hour or so tomorrow.
Hope everyone else made out OK. Doug and Dan, didn't you get a lot from this storm too?
msalvetti wrote:
Speaking of snow, we got pounded pretty good today. Probably two feet, although hard to tell because of all the drifting.
Couple of weeks ago you were talking about snowblowers. I am so glad that three years ago I replaced my old snowblower with a Toro Power Max 828 for storms like this. Just got in from 2.5 hrs snowblowing in 10F weather. Probably need another hour or so tomorrow.
Hope everyone else made out OK. Doug and Dan, didn't you get a lot from this storm too?
Mark
Mark, I am in central Maryland between DC and Baltimore. We got only 1" this round, the eastern part of Maryland near the ocean got 12". The last time we got 2 feet was probably 15 years ago, we got stuck in our house for 3 days because the neighborhood street wasn't plowed until 3 days later. I love photographing snow but maybe not 2 feet.
msalvetti wrote:
Speaking of snow, we got pounded pretty good today. Probably two feet, although hard to tell because of all the drifting.
Couple of weeks ago you were talking about snowblowers. I am so glad that three years ago I replaced my old snowblower with a Toro Power Max 828 for storms like this. Just got in from 2.5 hrs snowblowing in 10F weather. Probably need another hour or so tomorrow.
Hope everyone else made out OK. Doug and Dan, didn't you get a lot from this storm too?
Mark
No Mark we did not here! We were on the western most edge of the storm. Maybe an inch and blustery winds but not hammered like areas further East and Northeast. Noreasters usually are our worst nightmare here.
We dodged a bullet this time. It has been extremely cold this January but I love cold! Snow no!
Stay safe Mark!
Dan
Douglas L wrote:
Thank you Dan! These ducks pictures were taken at the water end of Oakley Street in Cambridge, Maryland. At the end of the street there is a very short wall by the water's edge. It's known as "wall of shame" because hundreds of migratory ducks would come as close as 10' to the wall, making them easy "targets" for photographers.
More ducks
If you get in that area again try the Blackwater WLR. There are some great fowl there!!
Dan
I've never been much of a fan of the MD-80, as it was awfully loud when departing DFW Airport through the years. However, yesterday, Love Field had a special visitor and the weather was absolutely gorgeous. Hard to imagine MD-80's being freight dogs, but they are now converting some into freighters.
JayDavis wrote:
I've never been much of a fan of the MD-80, as it was awfully loud when departing DFW Airport through the years. However, yesterday, Love Field had a special visitor and the weather was absolutely gorgeous. Hard to imagine MD-80's being freight dogs, but they are now converting some into freighters.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend.
It is a great looking aircraft Jay! Loud and proud!
Dan
Bill Gass wrote:
No posts in a few days
Guess I better put up an oldie but a goodie.
All I have been shooting are birds and sunrise the last couple days, Bill. First time to see a snowy owl outside of a zoo yesterday. He/she was very very far away, the final JPEG files are only about 1 MP, from a 50MP camera.
, from Cambridge, Maryland, on Thursday. Sorry, I didn't get a blonde, only a redhead
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