A does stands in tall reeds between two bare trees.

Went for a gratitude walk this morning, to see what cool things were in the world around me. Was not prepped for this level of cool. I'm not using a camera with a good wildlife lens. This is from my cell phone. She is in a no hunting zone and she knows it.

Look up a book called Clovenhoof, by Heidi Goode and Ian Grant. The Devil has been exiled to Earth for being crap at his job.

Man, serious Clovenhoof vibes of this. I love it.

It's getting better!

Green sky, black trees, and a couple pillars of light.

Starting to see pillars.

Black line of trees with green and red glowing sky above.

We were under heavy cloud for last night's aurora, but tonight we have clear skies. Shooting what I hope is star trails with the aurora.

Last time I was out here to shoot star trails I left shake reduction on, and the stars looked like they should switch to decaf.

Deer did not get me.

Out here doing some night sky photography, and there's a massive buck somewhere on the other side of the road snorting at me.

If you don't hear from me, know that I died by venison.

Folks who own cameras, what are some challenges you face that you'd like help with?

I'm trying to put together an ebook and class to help the beginning photographer figure out how to use their cameras. Please share this post so I can get more feedback.

Even if there had been children attacking them, there are at least two things the military is unlikely to admit:

1. We were beaten by children.
2. We beat children.

It turns out that this was a test flight for their new balloon. The company that manufactured it is about a mile from where I took the picture.

Ghost cat inflatable floating in the sky.

While the world is full of outrage, it is also full of whimsey. This morning somebody's lawn inflatable became a hot air balloon and went flying over Dexter, MI. Many of us were very confused on our morning walks.

Found this groovy little flower yesterday on a walk into town. #bloomscrolling

Sorry, I intended to reply to Gwanda. Obviously you should follow your doctor's advice, between the two of you you're infinitely more informed about your situation than this specific rando on the Internet.

I also have asthma and no problems with the Pfizer vaccine. Might check with your doctor to see if there's anything specific you need to know about.

A freestanding picture frame stand, and a picture on a picture frame stand.

The tipping point for getting a 3D printer was the ability to quickly design display fixtures like this picture frame stand. We have a pop up market Saturday and can't use our regular display. This lets me put small framed prints on a stand on a table.

A cat, barely visible through the gap at the base of the chair back.

One of the great joys of summer is taking my morning coffee outside with the cat. It's very important to her, but she expresses that importance by sitting around the corner of the house from me.

If I go in she'll want back in the house.

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Because we must remember that the world contains good things, check out the photography of Stone Peng. We're at a show together, and his minimalist black and white photography is stunning.

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Inventory sheet going into this show said I had two of these photos. We've sold three so far. This is either an inventory tracking problem or Max Bialistok level marketing.
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Middle aged bald man sitting on the ground, next to a black and white long haired cat. The cat is wearing a purple scarf proclaiming him the mayor of Huron Farms.

Got a selfie with The Mayor, aka Lenny. He lives around the corner, so I don't see him that often. But back in June he spent the day with me while I did some woodworking in the garage. Lenny and I are buds now, and he makes the trek down the street to see me if I'm out.

For the record, I found Jesus a long time ago. In the ensuing decades I haven't felt compelled to sic other people on him. It feels like a dick move to do to someone who helped me out of a jam of my own making.

Also, The Work is not evangelizing. The Work is helping other people.

Posting some cool things, because I spent the last three days at an art fair battling high heat and severe weather. And the whackadoodles. Three street corner preachers with portable amplifiers, and one guy with a beef against veterinarians. He had a sandwich board, for extra crazy.

A perfect red rose.

Pink hydrangea

Two colored lilly.

Today's bit of cool for your #bloomscrolling needs are these flowers I found on my way to get coffee this morning.

Three hawks hanging out in the edge of a roof.

In cool things that happened, I have this photo of our local hawks as I was leaving work.

Two hawks on a telephone pole.

In Things That Are Cool today, we have this pair of hawks who have been on this telephone poll all morning. They were having a sing off when I came into the office this morning.

Red flower that caught my eye. I've never noticed it before.

Pink rambling rose with the coolest black and white bug on the stamens.

A rambling rose with tight pink blossoms overtaking a fence.

Black raspberries ripening. Their location is being remembered for future breakfast considerations.

It's true that we are governed by the whims of morons and megalomaniacs, but this has always been true. The secret to not giving in to despair is to seek out the things that are good in the world. This morning it was cool flowers, especially the ones with exciting bugs.

I would have loved to convert my Tacoma to an electric.

Fully electric Hilux created to prove point A Central Otago cherry grower is keen to put his new electric Toyota Hilux ute "to the test" to see how it compares with the original diesel...

Nice one! Frustrated by the lack of a good fully-electric ute on the market, Mike Casey has made one anyway.

"So I found a really good, old Hilux ...We took an old Nissan Leaf motor and basically slotted it into the gearbox of the Hilux ... then put a battery box under the tray."

Damnit, you're the pro here, we were counting on you. Now I'm going to have to wing it and look like an uneducated rube in all of my work correspondence.

The notion that the troops have ammunition is just too delicious. I also suspect that Trump doesn't even know who Anwar Sadat was.