Summer's Peak

I took this Saturday (7/30/11) on the 'Bird to Gird' bike trail. Summer is at its zenith. The fireweed is in full bloom and we are now beginning that slow glide into fall, my favorite season.

Ptarmigan, summer plummage

I've been on a classic rock & roll kick so...
Friday night's music this week is some live early Led Zepplin doing Communication Breakdown from Danish TV1. Worth a listen. It has a great view of a smoking Paige solo. You don't see anyone playing like this these days, unfortunately.


Also, from 1956, here's Johnny Burnette doing the Original 'Train Kept a Rollin'. Later made famous by the Yardbirds and even later by Aerosmith. None of the covers matches the original, but see for yourself.

Summer Days

Taken during a short hike this afternoon.
It was too nice to stay at work. What can I say.

Some oldies for a Friday night.
They still hold up, in my opinion anyway.
Better than a lot of new stuff.

July 4th Parade

I'm hoping that everyone had a good Independence Day!

Lifted from Daphne's site (Jaded Haven. THanks again...

The Raconteurs "Old Enough" Featuring Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe from Miky Wolf on Vimeo.

The Bus Stopped Here

Hand held HDR.
Here's some Fridaynight videos,

The Mountain from TSO Photography on Vimeo.

Magnus from Meradi Omar on Vimeo.

Summer!

OK, not Alaska. Taken in south central Minnesota.

If you have a few minutes, watching Conan O'Brien's commencement address at Dartmouth is well worth your time. It's a great speech...


This too is worth a few minutes...

The Memorial Day weekend was gorgeous. My wife and I went and rode the Bird to Gird bicycle trail along Turnagain Arm. This image was taken near the Girdwood end.

And now for something completely different....

Weinergate! The song...

Rockstar

On this Memorial Day weekend,let us remember those who sacrificed all for their country and let's not forget that all threats are necessarily external.

Playing around with Photoshop and textures.

Go here to see some truly incredible photos of the Nyiragongo Crater in the heart of the Great Lakes region of Africa. It's worth a few minutes of your time.

From a link I found, courtesy(Small Dead Animals), here are some amazing sports photos, enjoy...

Spring time

Early spring evening...



This past week, the last movie star died. Elizabeth Taylor.
In remembrance, here's a photo from a time in her life when she wasn't just hot, but smoking hot. I recommend you watch "Who's afraid of Virginia Wolf?" and see how great acting looked. She and Richard Burton seem so real, you almost wonder if they were acting. RIP...
H/T to Small Dead animals on the photo.