Longhorns are approachable if you have food. However, these are very protective of calves and she doesn't let anyone in the pasture when the calves are around.
My grandson offered them some snacks to come over to say "howdy". The one he is feeding is eating for two.
Ray Swindle wrote:
Longhorns are approachable if you have food. However, these are very protective of calves and she doesn't let anyone in the pasture when the calves are around.
My grandson offered them some snacks to come over to say "howdy". The one he is feeding is eating for two.
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Yes..that was a thought I considered Ray! Fruit(apple) or carrot...I would have tempted them with. If "mom" said "stay away", I would have retreated and totally understood. I grew up around cattle of all kinds and pigs!
JWilsonphoto wrote:
We're getting some rain, mixed with warm temperatures, helping things green up nicely. This is a new multi-family complex being built in Allen. Rents will be from $1,500 to $3500 I would guess. Affordable housing is non-existent in this area.
Not only in you're neck of the woods Jim, also over here.
For some people who rent over here it's impossible to get a mortgage.
The average rent over here is about € 800 euro's
So the are able to pay 800 and higher but are not eligible to get a mortgage
It's weird my mortgage is €515,00 without water gas etc.
I never rented just was lucky I guess when I bought my apartment then sold it for good money and was able to buy my moms house without interference from the bank.
And the new stuff they want to build here are in the 500.000 euro price range about 545.000 US so noting for starters..
Jan-Arie wrote:
Not only in you're neck of the woods Jim, also over here.
For some people who rent over here it's impossible to get a mortgage.
The average rent over here is about € 800 euro's
So the are able to pay 800 and higher but are not eligible to get a mortgage
It's weird my mortgage is €515,00 without water gas etc.
I never rented just was lucky I guess when I bought my apartment then sold it for good money and was able to buy my moms house without interference from the bank.
And the new stuff they want to build here are in the 500.000 euro price range about 545.000 US so noting for starters..
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It is EVERYWHERE "J-A"! They call it progress!
Jan-Arie wrote:
Not only in you're neck of the woods Jim, also over here.
For some people who rent over here it's impossible to get a mortgage.
The average rent over here is about € 800 euro's
So the are able to pay 800 and higher but are not eligible to get a mortgage
It's weird my mortgage is €515,00 without water gas etc.
I never rented just was lucky I guess when I bought my apartment then sold it for good money and was able to buy my moms house without interference from the bank.
And the new stuff they want to build here are in the 500.000 euro price range about 545.000 US so noting for starters..
Here in Central Texas, my farm has exploded by 1000%. I can't get over this and these dates correspond to our current administration and liberal states causing their citizens and businesses to move to Texas;
That is great for you Ray! It is called capitalism the honest way! You have an investment, it is making profits!
Our property has doubled and that is fine with me! I had mortgages at 8-xx% Variable rate all the way up to 15 % during Carter. Nothing CLOSE( interest rates) to what they were or are of today! Plus I had VA benefits.
But someone has to pay for this and unfortunately I believe it is me(us as taxpayers in some way), a retired, fixed income family living comfortably but wish......!
Danpbphoto wrote:
That is great for you Ray! It is called capitalism the honest way! You have an investment, it is making profits!
Our property has doubled and that is fine with me! I had mortgages at 8-xx% Variable rate all the way up to 15 % during Carter. Nothing CLOSE( interest rates) to what they were or are of today! Plus I had VA benefits.
But someone has to pay for this and unfortunately I believe it is me(us as taxpayers in some way), a retired, fixed income family living comfortably but wish......!
Not necessarily great. I am saved because my farm is valued by productivity vs appraised value. The productivity value of corn is a lot less than 100+ acres of land. With the increased value, my property taxes go up. I could not afford to buy and sustain this farm at todays values. There are people here who have to apply for hardship 401k withdrawals to pay for their taxes and mortgages. Not good.
We have had people buying property here unseen from other states at very high prices. This only raises the appraised value we have to pay taxes on.
Ray Swindle wrote:
Not necessarily great. I am saved because my farm is valued by productivity vs appraised value. The productivity value of corn is a lot less than 100+ acres of land. With the increased value, my property taxes go up. I could not afford to buy and sustain this farm at todays values. There are people here who have to apply for hardship 401k withdrawals to pay for their taxes and mortgages. Not good.
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Not only states but the CCP Ray!!!!! I feel the exact same way as you. I am very atuned to what is happening to my farming neighbors. I always attend the County "Harvest" breakfast in November where market prices, the past growing season, grain futures and of course how many "farmers" we lost this year to developers!
I am surrounded by farm land BUT the England Woods farm was sold to a developer for a "Over 50's Community"! Our County is pushing its development ahead of schedule!
Danpbphoto wrote:
Not only states but the CCP Ray!!!!! I feel the exact same way as you. I am very atuned to what is happening to my farming neighbors. I always attend the County "Harvest" breakfast in November where market prices, the past growing season, grain futures and of course how many "farmers" we lost this year to developers!
I am surrounded by farm land BUT the England Woods farm was sold to a developer for a "Over 50's Community"! Our County is pushing its development ahead of schedule!
"Pave over paradise and put in a parking lot"!
The city and county leaders here are setting us up for a water disaster. Our primary source of water is 12 feet below normal, and has been below normal for the last 3 years. I doubt we will see the level back up to "normal" in my lifetime. They do not realize how much water is used up by new commercial and residential development. The sustained water level in our main source of water (Belton Lake) is going down and it is nearly inversely proportionate to the increase in new development. META (Facebook/Instagram) is building a new facility in Temple that is going to require many acre feet of water to cool their computer hardware. One of the larger grocers in Texas (HEB) has been buying farm land to expand their distribution center. Hey Jim, you should be seeing some new HEB's in your neck of the woods. We will eventually run out of water, and since this is an arid climate area with only 30 inches of rain/year, there is no other supply nearby. Wonder when the idiots in charge will stop counting their money to see the problem.
We need a state moratorium on selling cropland for development...but the only thing we hear are the crickets.
Ray Swindle wrote:
The city and county leaders here are setting us up for a water disaster. Our primary source of water is 12 feet below normal, and has been below normal for the last 3 years. I doubt we will see the level back up to "normal" in my lifetime. They do not realize how much water is used up by new commercial and residential development. The sustained water level in our main source of water (Belton Lake) is going down and it is nearly inversely proportionate to the increase in new development. META (Facebook/Instagram) is building a new facility in Temple that is going to require many acre feet of water to cool their computer hardware. One of the larger grocers in Texas (HEB) has been buying farm land to expand their distribution center. Hey Jim, you should be seeing some new HEB's in your neck of the woods. We will eventually run out of water, and since this is an arid climate area with only 30 inches of rain/year, there is no other supply nearby. Wonder when the idiots in charge will stop counting their money to see the problem.
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I fear that is wishful thinking for us Ray!
Ray Swindle wrote:
Especially with the globalist lying about growing food being bad for the environment.
I am sorry to say this Ray but I am NOT hearing much common sense/truth coming from anywhere.
Yes there are exceptions but those are in a minority at this time.
My long time friend Jim Koepnick (EAA Photographer Par Excellence) reached out to me a few days ago, he needed a little help with a massive project. Jim has been involved with the Veterans Flights and a number of offshoots from that great program. This project involves shooting as many WWII veterans as humanly possible, before they are all gone. He asked me if I could help him with some Texas based WWII Vets and, of course, the answer was yes. Relatively short fuse on this one, everyone has to be captured and submitted by April 5th. First, I'd work with Jim on anything, he is one of the nicest guys and photographically gifted beyond imagining, and of course, the subject matter could not be more worthy. So, as soon as I have all the details I will be on a mission to immortalize some Texas Heroes, more as I know more.
JWilsonphoto wrote:
My long time friend Jim Koepnick (EAA Photographer Par Excellence) reached out to me a few days ago, he needed a little help with a massive project. Jim has been involved with the Veterans Flights and a number of offshoots from that great program. This project involves shooting as many WWII veterans as humanly possible, before they are all gone. He asked me if I could help him with some Texas based WWII Vets and, of course, the answer was yes. Relatively short fuse on this one, everyone has to be captured and submitted by April 5th. First, I'd work with Jim on anything, he is one of the nicest guys and photographically gifted beyond imagining, and of course, the subject matter could not be more worthy. So, as soon as I have all the details I will be on a mission to immortalize some Texas Heroes, more as I know more....Show more →
Yes, like you one of the genuine good guys.
Excellent photographer fortunate to have met him a couple of time's
Can't wait for some results it's going to be good.
Always watch his photo's on Facebook from Oshkosh and all of it's people excellent stuff..
I know that many off you follow Canon Rumors, as do I. I'm thinking as I piece together the painfully slow and surprisingly inaccurate drips of information that really nothing is going to be hitting any shelves before the end of this year. Even more disappointing is the fact that many of the "camera of the century" rumors that we've heard snippet's about, in reality, doesn't appear to live up to the hype. A stacked sensor here, a little Ai there, all the rumors that are starting to solidify now seem more like glorified firmware upgrades as opposed to actual earth shaking new models.
I've needed another body or two for quite a while, but have held off in anticipation of a mid to late 2023 release of something, which turned out to be vaporware, now mid to late '24 with '25 deliveries, and tepid upgrades. Maybe the best strategy would be to take advantage of the reduced pricing on R5C's and shut add one or two of those, after all, it's absolutely one of the most capable platforms around, and I'm already very comfortable with it's features. Looks like Canon will be releasing an R Mount Cinema camera line sooner than any mirrorless body upgrades, but I don't know that those will have much to offer me that the R5C doesn't already give me. On the bright side, that strategy will save me a bundle that will come in handy when my RF400/2.8 shows up. I sure was looking forward to that 80-100MP sensor they hinted at, but that looks very unlikely from where I'm standing now.
Canon has very little motivation to step it up, they can't even keep their current products on the shelves in any numbers. I already have newer gear than their reps have to demo, things have really changed over the last few years.
EAA made a big mistake (several really) when they disbanded the EAA Photo Team that was led by Jim Koepnick. They could not have had a more talented, and dedicated person running that operation. Politics and the "corporate" mentality was overtaking EAA at that juncture and they tossed the baby out with the bathwater. My "In" with EAA came fro the heart of it, Tommy Poberezny and his Dad, when they began marginalizing them and ultimately forcing them out, I lost my taste for the organization. Sure, they have made a ton of money, but Paul began it in his little shop in Hales Corners Wisconsin and any semblance of that spirit has all but vanished, for Paul and Tom, it was all about the airplanes and the people who built and flew them.
I met Jim K through my connections with EAA and we hit it off right away, Jim always made sure I had whatever I needed to get to the best spots on the field and I'll always appreciate those kindnesses. Much like my Buddy Paul Bowen, Jim has always been happy to orchestrate an opportunity to get historic shots for someone, without ever giving himself a second thought, that's a rare person and a good friend.
