20 January 2012

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5 Bad Habits You Develop Growing Up Poor

I have an oddly mixed child­hood, par­tially poor and par­tially lower mid­dle class, but I have sev­eral of these habits–especially the lik­ing crappy food more than “good” food.  It took becom­ing a free­lancer to finally break the habit of spend­ing every dime I got as soon as I got it, too.

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19 January 2012

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PotD: Kestrel Silhouette

Some shoot­ing expe­di­tions are just frus­trat­ing right up until the last sec­ond.  Then you breathe a sigh of relief when you think you have at least one usable pic­ture out of the batch.

18 January 2012

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Awkward Pregnancy Photos

It’s rare that I see any­thing online that makes me laugh out­loud any­more.  Maybe my sense of humor is too refined, or maybe I’m just dead inside.  But these pho­tos are the fun­ni­est things I’ve seen all month.

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PotD: Steaming Creek II

I like this one too, but it’s quite dif­fer­ent.  Shooting directly into the sun often results in some­thing pretty inter­est­ing, I think.

17 January 2012

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PotD: Steaming Creek I

A lit­tle snow, a mix of warm and cold air, and a sharp, clear sun­rise can do won­ders.  It was like Colorado was wel­com­ing me home.

16 January 2012

Back in Colorado

I have returned from Kansas mostly intact, with only a cou­ple new scars to show for the dan­ger­ous jour­ney.  Regular blog ser­vice will com­mence in the morn­ing, most likely.

15 January 2012

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PotD: Lugnut

This dog has a flip-​​top head and a tongue as long as his tail.

14 January 2012