January 2025

Trailblazer · Jan 2, 2025

Happy New Year!

Gerald Cafferty · Jan 5, 2025

Fuji X100s Hoya R72 infrared filter

Jon Eckman · Jan 5, 2025

1971 Airstream traveling restaurant at a distillery in Dutchess County, NY. Samsung S20 FE on autopilot.

Mark Keefer · Jan 5, 2025

Jon Eckman said:
1971 Airstream traveling restaurant at a distillery in Dutchess County, NY. Samsung S20 FE on autopilot.
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Nice. Seen a lot of Air Streams in my RV travels. Wonder if this is a permanent fixtures at the distillery or if this a way to make money while RVing. Lol.

Jon Eckman · Jan 6, 2025

Two young women started the Westerly Canteen out West a while ago, and their travels brought them to the Ten Mile Distillery in Wassaic NY back in 2023. This past year was their last at the distillery with their next stop unknown. If they end up anywhere near you, I would highly recommend seeking them out - well worth it.

Mark Keefer · Jan 6, 2025

Jon Eckman said:
Two young women started the Westerly Canteen out West a while ago, and their travels brought them to the Ten Mile Distillery in Wassaic NY back in 2023. This past year was their last at the distillery with their next stop unknown. If they end up anywhere near you, I would highly recommend seeking them out - well worth it.

We have been members of Harvest Host, an organization of sorts that list participating farms, winerys, distilleries, breweries and businesses that allow RVers to boondock for free on their land. Of course when doing so it is nice to purchase some produce from the place we stay. I recall staying for a few days at the Melvin Brewery and Tap room in Alpine, Wyoming. It sits on a lake in the mountains south of Jackson Hole. Great beer and food. Scenic area. Also borders on BLM land. The folks there told of of an RVer that stayed there all summer. Lol. Free life on the road RVing. No property taxes or home insurance nor house utility bills.

Papa Tango · Jan 12, 2025

Enter Here
Fujifilm X-T5; FUJINON 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR

Gerald Cafferty · Jan 12, 2025

I just watched the 1968 film Where Eagles Dare which featured one of these. Junkers JU-52

Jon Eckman · Jan 12, 2025

I remember seeing the film on the big screen in a movie theater - at 14 it was dazzling.

Jon Eckman · Jan 12, 2025

From a few winters ago, D600, too lazy right now to look up the rest.

Papa Tango · Jan 13, 2025

After School, 1924
Fujifilm X-T5; TAMRON 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD

One from a summer adventure to Michigan. This single room schoolhouse has been placed in a 'history park' of similar old structures. Once upon a time, I photographed these parks and buildings not as image art--but rather examples I used when I taught historic preservation of things not to do...

This one was a bit refreshing, as they did interiors as tastefully as possible. Not too many mixed mathoms to be found in one building here. Not so for the overall 'village' but this is the same for all of them. A bit over an hour yielded a nice handful of images to take home...

Sanilac County Historic Village & Museum

Gerald Cafferty · Monday at 7:55 AM

Functional rather than tidy............Fuji X-T30ii XF30mm f2.8

Jon Eckman · Monday at 9:46 AM

Would like to be sitting in front of this right now.

Papa Tango · Monday at 10:44 AM

No Looking Back
Nikon D7100; Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

Another resident of Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, KY. I have another image of this monument, taken from a front, semi-oblique angle. That has been the standard bearer for the work.

Today, I have a different theme and feeling in mind. Today marks a different path than the one Dr. King believed. Today a great social experiment called America changes radically.

There is no looking back...

Mark Keefer · Monday at 10:26 PM

Jon Eckman said:
Would like to be sitting in front of this right now.
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A fitting shot for today's weather here.

It is crazy cold in Southeastern PA. I shoveled the driveway last night after watching the Eagles game and then watched the Bills game. Dark, cold snowy. Today it dropped to 23ᴼF (-5ᴼ C) with wind, which made loading groceries into the car and filling the car gas tank uncomfortable. A nice toasty fire would be perfect. Many years ago I would work outside in this stuff.