“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.” ― Charles William Eliot
Reading Books
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A Smiling Face
A Smiling Face “Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.”― Thích Nhất HạnhLooking at this chef in the front of a local Italian Restaurant makes me want to smile. If you’re out and about shopping then you are braver than me. Anyway, my favorite color is blue and I wear a medium shirt. If you’re serious about shopping, I “need” more socks and underwear but “want” one of the following (or all three): Fujinon 18mm f2.0, Fujinon 23mm f1.4, Fujinon 35mm f1.4. 🙂 Look, I’m smiling already! -
Light and Shadows
Light and Shadows “It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little – do what you can.” – Sydney Smith
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A Walk Along the Ponds
Riverbend Ponds “Suddenly I came out of my thoughts to notice everything around me again-the catkins on the willows, the lapping of the water, the leafy patterns of the shadows across the path. And then myself, walking with the alignment that only comes after miles, the loose diagonal rhythm of arms swinging in synchronization with legs in a body that felt long and stretched out, almost as sinuous as a snake…when you give yourself to places, they give you yourself back; the more one comes to know them, the more one seeds them with the invisible crop of memories and associations that will be waiting for when you come back, while new places offer up new thoughts, new possibilities. Exploring the world is one the best ways of exploring the mind, and walking travels both terrains.” ― Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust: A History of Walking
This image was taken about a week ago while on a walk at Riverbend Ponds. It’s a jpeg file straight out of the camera. We have been dipping below zero the past few nights so walking has not been on my list of things to do. Way to cold for me. Hope everyone enjoys their weekend.
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Cold Outside
This is what my iphone said was the temperature this morning. Notice the humidity is up there which makes it feel more like -15. Everything is frozen. Suppose to only get up to 7 degrees and more of the same thing tomorrow. I think it’s going to be night for chili soup. Stay warm and enjoy your weekend!
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It’s on it’s way
Old Town A quick post as I head out the door to start a 3-day trip. Not looking forward to this trip as a winter snow storm is moving into the area bringing overnight lows down to 0 degrees and 6-15 inches of snow along the Front Range beginning late this afternoon and continuing through Wednesday evening. This image is from this past week as people enjoyed the warm sunshine in Old Town. It will look different tomorrow. Stay warm!
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Dr. Pepper
Dr. Pepper Found this on a walk along Spring Creek trail. Straight out the camera. This is not a rant about the people who leave their trash wherever they are done with it. However, I will share a bit more about the Fujifilm X-E1.
I am still finding myself accidently rotating the exposure compensation knob with my right thumb. It’s taking me longer than I expected to adjust to it’s location. I am a slow learner, ya know.
So far the 18-55mm f2.8-4.0 lens has been a surprise. Not sure what my expectations of the lens were as I bought it in the kit. It’s heavier than expected but that is more than compensated with it’s optics. I do not find it uncomfortable to hang around my neck for a 2-3 hours on a walk. It’s sharpness meets my needs and beyond. I’ve experienced some focus wandering with low light and low contrast scenes. Moving the focus point by pressing the AF button and moving the focus point with my thumb is time consuming and awkward. Right now, I prefer to keep my focus point in the middle then press the shutter to focus on my subject and reframe the scene. I will keep playing with it as there will be those times when I need to change that focus point.
