"For those that love to play and dare to dream, Thank you" (1711016709...
"For those that love to play and dare to dream, Thank you"
"Hey Look!" "It's a Human!" (3034133519)
Month in Iceland
"Humans are Weird, Aren't They?" (3034973114)
faves Month in Iceland
"The Stones of Byron Bay" installation art by Warwick Stocks http-www....
"The Stones of Byron Bay" installation art by Warwick Stocks http://www.warwickstocks.com/
"Tinnies" is the Proper Name I am Told (2688377074)
Australia July 2008
"Stop Taking Photos and Let's Go!" (3053224137)
Month in Iceland
"I Need More Toys, STAT!" (29763655890)
"I Need More Toys, STAT!"
"It's Really Quite Simple - " (31883407400)
CC Canada Fireside chat with David Wiley and Ryan Merkley
- as long as the outboard behaves (3425481349)
.... as long as the outboard behaves
"Old" Geology Building (1576350111)
University of Melbourne
1,2,3 - Four Peaks (2248035871)
On the way into Phoenix from Strawberry, I pulled over for the view of Four Peaks, cleverly named landmark of the Mazaztal Mountains (> 7000 feet elevation). It was a well needed thought break, as this is the ... More
2009-365-100 Free Stuff (3430012445)
Devon brought a box of left over cables and tech stuff that did not sell at his garage sale-- he thought the crowd coming up today for the CyberSalon gathering at my place might go for that stuff. I don't thin... More
"Yes, I Know I am Adorable" (28308064004)
It's a full time job for Felix
- as seen from Kings Park. (1710967547)
.....as seen from Kings Park.
2009-265-56- Two Soft Tacos and a Microphone (3310171849)
"Where it's at!" (to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uQ9W4KexnAA) What lovely breakfast pair I enjoyed this morning in San Antonio at http://www.tacotacosa.com ("America's Best tacos"). Not only were the fresh... More
- beats Jack high. Part of the glory at our cabin in Strawberry, AZ. (...
...beats Jack high. Part of the glory at our cabin in Strawberry, AZ.
2009-365-102 The After Kayak Relaxation (3436787212)
After carrying the kayak up the boat ramp and loading it on the car, it was time to relax and enjoy a cold brew (and yes, ignoring instructions).
2009-365-107 Hen and Chicken (3450974689)
I love these little hardy plants, kind of cactus-like things (which is an oxymoron, a cactus is not a plant) grow practically in the cracks of rocks, yet spread wonderfully on their own. This was another "get ... More
2009-365-110 Philosophy from Lucky Mailbox -13 (3459869785)
Without indication that it is okay to do, our rural mailboxes in Strawberry sprout identities with various stickers, signs, hand drawings etc. It makes sense, because as you approach a generic bank of mailboxe... More
2009-365-103 My New Fruit Craze (3441008910)
A few weeks who I was visiting a friend in Phoenix who turned me on to home made fruit smoothies using fruit Donna had saved in your freezer. With all the fruit left over from last weekend's CyberSalonAZ gathe... More
2009-365-104 Textury Tulip (3443404110)
It's hard to get a macro shot looking down into the tulip, as the focus tends to lock on the upper parts of the petal or even the stamen (center). This photo got a bit more interesting by dropping the saturati... More
2009-365-101 Conducive for Tulips? (3432874297)
I am not sure the early morning snow was what the tulips had in mind for a Spring Growth Plan
2009-365-105 Greatest Thing Since Sliced (Homemade) Bread (3446051727)
This morning I got to eat some sourdough toast from the bread I made last night. Something about that makes me feel so frontier-like.. well excepting the electric bread making machine and the packaged mix. One... More
2009-365-108 Negative Space (3454622002)
I have photographed the texture in this old juniper tree more than once, but sometime today caught my eye-- the pattern of negative space between the peeling bark; usually I am intrigued by the alligator skin ... More
2009-365-116 Kayaking Willow Springs Lake (3479321302)
Today's kayak excursion was to one of the best lakes I have explored so far- Willow Springs Lake is at the crest of the Mogollon Rim, about 25 miles east of Payson on Highway 260, and seems a lot less over run... More
2009-365-120 Where's My Miracle? (3489894075)
I'm on 34th Street... magic? Oh, the miracle and joy of New York is just the energy of the streets, the traffic cop screaming at a slow moving bicycle, a woman balancing a slide of pizza the size of a poster, ... More
2009-265-279 Have Bowl, Need Dog (3989508802)
Yes, sadly, I remain dogless. It's not for lack of desire for canine company; it's that my schedule keeps getting more filled with travel that make it feel unfair to take in a dog and then be boarding him/her ... More
- Reflection Reveals a Message (1577590818)
Aussie Tour 2007
2009-365-111 Fresh Stuff (3465115465)
Trying to eat more veggies. Wanna live longer. Also makes more stuff for compost pile. Anyone have a recipe for Butternut Squash Avocado Potato soup?
2009-365-134 Airport Feet (3533190354)
A ground's eye view of the passage of humanity (as it were) at the Houston Airport. I was sitting near a janitor closet adjacent to a precious electric outlet and was intrigued by the effect of reducing people... More
2009-365-135 A Web (3534138675)
As if there is only one-- "The Web" hah. This one does not have broken links, spam, or facebook nonsense.
2009-365-13 There Be Mud (3195412423)
Where have all the clouds going? Winter? Why is it snowing in Seattle? All I have for answers is splashes of mud from the last bits of precipitation two weeks ago.
2009-365-112 Pine Sized Poppy (3467802942)
Lucky blind angle. I was trying to get a ground view up photo of a poppy flower by holding my compact camera beneath and aiming it up. In reviewing the photo, I see I managed to get it almost parallel with the... More
2009-365-10 Sunset on the Hoop (3186039611)
I am not sure why, but this basketball hoop attached to the outside of my neighbors house always catches my eye (I've never seen Wayne launching free throws though). Tonight's sunset cast a healthy glow over t... More
2009-365-118 Ready to Bust into Color Glory (3484067021)
The annual May explosion of bearded irises is about to begin! Bring it on <a href="Flickr cogdog/tags/iriscogdog/tags/iris</a> Purple, baby, purple!
2009-365-113 The Jam (3469434633)
I remember staging this shot in maybe 1987. I climbed up behind the backboard and my friend Kevin timed the hanging on the rim perfectly. I dont remember if he really jammed; I may have dropped the ball from a... More
2009-365-132 A Tree Grows - (3527395064)
He Brooklyn! a tree grows in Salem too. Doing one of my random walkabouts in Salem, Massachusetts, I was mesmerized by this shadow leaning over, draping on and around, this house.
2009-365-136 Birth of a Pine Cone (3537509888)
I can almost make out the proto shape, but what starts out like some sort of a fleshy flower on this Ponderosa Pine will eventually dry out to be a cone. It will blow of the tree on a windy day perhaps next Fe... More
- but not a sunflower. Not sure of the species (156565487)
.. but not a sunflower. Not sure of the species
2009-365-138 Down the Road (3544032851)
The brief rain shower from yesterday and the minimal traffic on my street made for a neat perspective shot. Here is another one with the pocket Canon almost touching the ground, something much harder to do wit... More
2009-365-137 Bald Eagle Tree (3540918869)
Today's treat while kayaking near the north end of Roosevelt Lake was getting this close to a bald eagle nest (there are signs warning not to enter, and I was told someone got caught today and earned a $500 fi... More
-ds48 Yellow is an attention-getting color. Make a photograph that is ...
#ds48 Yellow is an attention-getting color. Make a photograph that is dominated by yellow today. My contender for today's @dailyshoot assignment on yellow- this hanging swing is but a small bird feeder. It has... More
2009-365-121 Amber Light Is On (3493183610)
I am not sure which New York building has this beautiful gold roof, but with some severe contrast cranking and color tinting, I like the way it glows above the dark city. A beacon? Or did someone just leave th... More
2009-365-14- You Do What You Have to Do (3198702572)
Driving down to Phoenix tonight I stopped at a local Circle-K for some coffee and bottled water. I was surprised that the guy at the check out register was Dave, the guy I usually see down the street at his ow... More
2009-365-124 Cole's View- Where All Those PSU Podcasts Beam From (3501...
I've seen it in pictures and web cam, but today I got to stand on http://www.colecamplese.com/ office where the http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/category/ets-talk-podcast/ are recorded. It's been a fantastic visit so fa... More
2009-365-123 Scoping Out Old Main (3498558458)
Penn State University- a lovely campus even on a grey rainy day.
- moving dog in low light. Kind of like a paintin (2995566101)
- moving dog in low light. Kind of like a paintin
2009-365-11 Century Plant (3189930228)
The past its prime crown to an amazing effort of a cactus to push up a shoot, launch some flowers, attract some bees, and die. Agave parryi or http://www.desertusa.com/feb97/du_pcentury.html will flower once a... More
2009-365-125 Yeah That Lion (3506335986)
After today's presentations at Penn State, I walked around the corner, and stood face to face with Mr Nittany. Ironic as I borrowed him for the example http://cogdogblog.com/stuff/50ways/psu-prompt.html in tod... More
2009-365-128 My Vermont Postcard (3513749919)
Despite the weather predictions for clouds and rain, everything parted late in the morning to a full on sunny day, and after our hike up Buck Mountain, Barbara Ganley and I could not resist more photos of this... More
2009-365-139 Between Some Rocks and A - (3547311285)
Feeling like you have no where to go? Is life pressing you in? Do you not see options to get out of what is keeping you from where you want to be? Is some lumbering biped chasing you with a camera? Do not desp... More
2009-356-32- Curvy Arms (3246021091)
The shapes, curves, and human-like forms of saguaro cacti never fail to find an interesting photo. They are more than cartoon iconic symbols of the Arizona desert, they are really the extreme in natural design... More
2009-265-83 The Connection (3384421358)
Since I don;t have cable or TV reception, I am going to use my computer as an "antenna" for content to watch on the new HDTV. And this new cable is the key- a DVI (from the MacBookPeo) to HDMI (to the HDTV) ca... More
2009-365-148 Austin Toy Bridge (3575147642)
Traffic on the Congress Avenue Bridge is reduced to toy car status by the tilt shift effect.
2009-365-129 Ghost Eyes (3519630834)
"Ghost" is another of Bryan Alexander's goats. I like how one of her horns is slicked back, kind of stylish. But I've read one too many stories about their gruff...
2009-365-16- But It's a Dry Cold (3203403304)
It's a balmy winter's day in Cleveland... yikes! Us people from Arizona cannot survive in such extremes. I think this was my first sub zero temperative experience (go ahead and laugh, you "-45ers" in Alaksa).
2009-365-127- The Earth Takes the Dead (3512029924)
On our hike today we passed this tiny graveyard almost invisible in the woods, just 6 graves, with inscriptions from the 1800s. I like how the weathering blends into the fallen leaves..
2009-365-115 I Wanna Break Out - Nah, I Don't (3475532758)
Goat indecision. Today was another beautiful sunny day in Strawberry, AZ, and was a good one for visiting one of the two tourist stops in town- the http://www.ranchatfossilcreek.com/ which features friendly ll... More
2009-365-15 Landing on Frozen Runway (3200067719)
No problems for the plane landing in Cleveland, but I don't wanna trade jobs with this guy. I have no idea why humans want to live in this place.
2009-365-168 Abstract in the Rusty Box Cover (3636693289)
Here it is halfway through this year's 365 photos (halfway was halfway between yesterday and today but that would be half a photo) and I dont have anything monumental, but liked the patterns on this water mete... More
2009-365-203 Rain Slow Mo (3747423425)
A slow exposure window shot of today's monster size monsoon storm. I started tweaking the images in Aperture to more and more false color....
2009-365-19- Sky Patterns (3238690784)
This sky pattern caught my eye when I was leaving Strawberry back on January 19... and I managed to leave my camera in my car on my trip to Florida and Texas, so I've been w/o my favorite camera for 10 days. S... More
2009-365-2 Neglected No More (3161973988)
My running shoes have sat in the closet since http://dommy.com/ihaterunning/2008/01/13/did-it/ and today was the day to dust them off. This is in no way some sort of http://cogdogblog.com/2009/01/02/resolution... More
2009-365-20 What Kids Need to Learn at School (3211352511)
This is actually at a gas station in Pine, AZ but seems to be dome sort of school survival motto. I went to school eons ago but learning to play the test game paid off well
2009-365-243 Mind the Gap (3876110127)
I'd never complain about fixing a bicycle flat tire after looking closely at this old wagon wheel. I cant imagine what you'd have to pack in the patch kit.
2009-365-180 Lookin' Up (3673466209)
Side view of some wildly spawned black eyed susan (?? correct- and who was Susan and why does she sport a shiner?) that are growing in a patch where I let almost anything grow (sorry bgblogging, NO to dandelio... More
2009-365-24- Rocket Like Tower (3220953541)
Some nice sunset light on the light house at Sanibel Island, Florida
2009-365-25- Looking Danger in the Eye and Saying Pfffftttt (322360313...
Hurricane, Shmurricane, bring 'em on! Floridians aren't running away.
2009-365-252 Down the Hall (3914217525)
It my weird fascination (or genetic defect) that makes me wonder about the really ugly patterns you find in chain hotel hallways. Here we are at the San Francisco Marriott with your typical patterns that look ... More
2009-365-29- Coffee Logic (3237038480)
I like the snark captuon on the coffee lids at this Embassy Suites in Dallas
2009-365-240 Fractally Yours (3866446390)
I looked up from my computer. it is 5:30PM and I have but one photo for the whole day. And it sucks. Not worthy of 2009/365. Like usual, I tromp around my vast 0.33 acre of land, hoping for something I've not ... More
2009-365-308 Autumn is Poplar (4076165651)
Some of the last gasps of color change on my poplar trees. Hmmm, what am I going to have to take photos of after the leaves fall?
2009-365-311 Oregon Window (4084169907)
After a late afternoon flight into Portland, and a 2+ hour drive south in a rental car, it was pretty dark and mostly invisible welcome to my friend Tim's house. Morning brought sunshine and this magnificent a... More
2009-365-289 Music in the Streets (4015504262)
The acoustics in these streets of many centuries old buildings in Barcelona are amazing. Not to mention the fabulous guitar talent
2009-365-3 Under the Stars (3164401585)
Some more experimentation with long night exposures, trying to get some starry action-- Little Dipper in lower right is about all I can recognize. I used my flashlight to spray some light on the tree above.
2009-365-326 Slats It (4153953031)
faves 2009/365
2009-365-33- Drinking and Picking Up Your Mail Do Not Mix (3248861091)
On my walk down to the mailbox today I was challenged as I had not found anything near interesting in my yard to make for a Flickr 365 photo. And sometimes, pictures just find their way to you. When i approach... More
2009-365-43- Flambé (3277081960)
I'l take mine seared. A lovely dinner at http://www.carmelosrestaurant.com/austin.html
2009-365-50 It is So Green in Vancouver - (3293254337)
Even stuff grows on the roofs.
2009-365-31- Parcel from Iceland (3240786500)
How cool is it for a box from Iceland (labeled 'Island') got to me here i Strawberry, Arizona? Very cool, and no surprise since I was expecting a box from Maja, owner of the house I stayed at in November... I ... More
2009-365-47- The Big Solo! (3286212935)
How lucky we shared the float with some authentic New Orleans musicians. It was great music for the Mardi Gras parade.
2009-365-4 Non-Euclidian Geometry Snow Paths (3168958750)
Just over the edge, these parallel lines may intersect.... a bit of 10th grade math http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Euclidean_geometry
2009-365-62- Short Sighted Government Stupidity in Action (3327051509)
Hmmm, I've been waiting for a local cause and here it is. The far seeing Arizona state legislature has slashed $35 million from state parks, which are closing like falling dominoes across the state. http://az... More
2009-365-41- Dude, Where's My Car? (3270802842)
This morning I looked outside for my car but found only a while blob. Yesterday afternoon, I had clear the snow off the top of my car, so all you see came down last night. Its pretty close to 24 inches of sno... More
2009-365-357 Blown Out Desert (4209441149)
Sure the effects are blowing out the highlights in this desert scene, but to me, it makes it that more surreal. This is a view of Four Peaks off of AZ 87, the last gasp of the desert before the mountains start... More
2009-365-39- I Can Haz Cookies? (3263650947)
These little bits of snow blobs that dripped through my porch rail look like piles of dough on a cookie sheet. But don't think I know anything about baking cookies. I am in the Consumption Department. Producti... More
2009-365-44- Fresh Horizon Reports (3276263197)
Print versions of the http://wp.nmc.org/horizon2009. NMC member organizations get 10 copies plus many of them take the opportunity to order more. You gotta http://www.nmc.org/membership/join/ to get a print co... More
2009-365-52- Sentinel on Beach (3299053217)
Wreck Beach, near UBC http://www.wreckbeach.org/
2009-365-67 AT&T Can't Tell Time (3340381556)
Went I went to be last night, my analog watch and my iPhone had the same time. This morning, after the start of daylight savings, my iphone (which is set to be automatic time zone for Phoenix) decided to "spri... More
2009-365-68 Could Be Home (3342211119)
A stop along Beeline highway near a private desert ranch- it was for sale a while ago.
2009-365-76 Intersecting Lines (3364049429)
What is the angle formed from the intersection of the sky scraping jet and the parallel plum tree branches>
2009-365-292 Masked Balcony Casa Batlló (4027008035)
The works of Gaudi up close almost defy explanation, but there is a design to every element.
2009-365-53- Am I Crazy? (3303201944)
The street answers...
2009-365-58- One Turntable (3315783540)
Baylor University Ray I. Riley Digitization Center. I got a nice tour today of their equipment. See http://www.baylormag.com/story.php?story=006232 This is a special audio lab set up for the The Black Gospel M... More
2009-365-74 False Color Chime Shadow (3358378633)
Forks and spoons hanging on a branch make for wind chimes. I was grousing around for a daily photo, and then this called me. Thanks.
2009-365-81 Arizona Swamp? (3377882570)
Roosevelt Lake is actually reservoir on the Salt River, the biggest lake, and with increased rain and snow this year, it is at record levels (astonishing since maybe 3 years ago it was at like 35% capacity). S... More
2009-365-85 Operation Green Shred (3388260219)
This year I've been aiming to use every bit of thing on my expansive 1/3 of an acre of land. Typically cut limbs might be hauled to a dump, where still they might me mulched, but I am recycling locally. In the... More
2009-365-8 Oatmeal as Experimentation (3180105556)
This is my 2009/265 photo for the January theme of "breakfast"-- the good thing about this one is you get your photo done early (for one day). I've always added something to my oatmeal to dress it up. This goe... More
2009-365-84 Peach Blossoms (3386113283)
I may have missed it years previous, but this is the first time I have seen these lovely flowers on a newer peadh tree out back. Not having major hopes of harvesting fruit this year, but its a lovely site to s... More
2009-365-92 A River of Glass (3426286446)
2009/365 Bahamas 2009