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Blast from the past (redux)

by up10ad | Sat May 2, 2009 | All (Home), Me! | 0 Comments

Taken sometime in fall of 1968 is my best guess. Joanne (first wife) and I met at UM College Park. The Zonker raced at Capitol Raceway and posted high twelves.

Cedaredge Apple Festival

by up10ad | Tue Oct 6, 2009 | All (Home), Lifestyle | 0 Comments

One of the carnies showing off the Euro Bungee. It rained.

A Day at Lake Eola and Fireworks!

by Rick | Mon Jul 6, 2015 | All (Home), Landscape, Photography, Seasonal, Wildlife | 0 Comments

A few weeks ago I was re-reading Tony Northrup's great DSLR guide, How to Create Stunning Digital Photography. In the section on night photography he discusses his technique for getting pictures of fireworks and I decided to try it this year. His method is simple;...

Editing and posting #cigar #ipad

by Rick | Thu Sep 27, 2012 | All (Home), Me! | 0 Comments

Nature Is Beautiful

by up10ad | Sat Aug 1, 2009 | All (Home), Homestead | 0 Comments

Unless otherwise noted, all photos are taken with my iPhone and post-processed with iPhone applications. I seldom carry my Canon 20D anymore except in situations where I need to use the big 400mm telephoto lens.

Jalapeño bagel. Mmm mmm good with cream cheese! #bagel #yum

by Rick | Mon Oct 8, 2012 | All (Home), Photography | 0 Comments

Another back porch view #skyporn #flag #landscape

by up10ad | Mon Feb 20, 2012 | All (Home), Homestead, Seasonal, Weather | 0 Comments

Nephews. 16 & 17 now!

by up10ad | Fri Jan 27, 2012 | All (Home), Weather | 0 Comments

34° this morning

by Rick | Fri Oct 4, 2013 | All (Home), Homestead, Landscape, Seasonal, Weather | 0 Comments

Spring is here

by up10ad | Wed May 2, 2007 | All (Home), Weather, Work | 0 Comments

Spring came early this year. By late March it was somewhat comfortable for a few days, and April was very nice indeed. The mud season didn't amount to much more than a few days of melt-off and it was over. Things turned green very early and spring is...

Almost July

by up10ad | Mon Jun 30, 2008 | All (Home), Health | 0 Comments

Surgery went well, stayed in Delta Memorial 6 days. The re-attachment of my large intestine failed the first few tries, but he finally got it together without a leak. Because it was tenuous he performed a temporary ileostomy on my small intestine on the...

Recent Rides

by Rick | Sat Mar 27, 2021 | All (Home), Food and Drink, Lifestyle, Me!, Runkeeper, Work | 0 Comments

Over the past week or so I've done a lot of riding. Rode to work at the library, back to Water Witch coffee in Highlands, to and from Camp K Nine, and to the Keyport watefront.

Airplane or crop sprayer?

by up10ad | Mon Jul 30, 2012 | All (Home), Strange | 0 Comments

Wild turkey with chick

by Rick | Sat Apr 25, 2015 | All (Home), Wildlife | 0 Comments

She was wandering around behind the old welcome center for the subdivision with her baby. Was able to get within 50 yards or so.

Update

by up10ad | Sat Jan 22, 2005 | All (Home), Health | 0 Comments

Not much news recently. As if you wanted to know, I had hernia surgery, all went well. We have had a very mild winter so far, we're in the middle of the second warm spell which is melting all previous snow causing a 2nd mid-winter 'mud season'. The...

More snow

by Rick | Thu Feb 18, 2021 | All (Home), Homestead, Weather | 0 Comments

Another snowstorm today, 10″ plus. Took a slow-motion video out the back window. Click the square in the lower right corner to adjust to screen size.

Visitor For Thanksgiving

by up10ad | Sun Nov 28, 2010 | All (Home), Food and Drink, Seasonal | 0 Comments

Our good friend and previous neighbor from Bakersfield, Stephanie came to visit over the holiday. We had a great time just gabbing and enjoying time and food together.

Alfalfa ready to be baled.

by up10ad | Sat Jul 21, 2012 | All (Home), Homestead | 0 Comments

We have arrived in Colorado!

by up10ad | Sun Oct 28, 2001 | All (Home), Horses, Travel | 0 Comments

Well, we completed our move from Bakersfield to Meeker on November 1, 2001. Everyone arrived safely and the people, dogs and horses are all fine. We live about 3 miles outside of town on County Road 4, on the mesa overlooking Meeker and the White River...

Main Street

by up10ad | Wed Feb 15, 2012 | All (Home), Photography | 0 Comments

Breakfast!

by Rick | Mon Oct 15, 2012 | All (Home), Lifestyle | 0 Comments

Range Call ’04

by up10ad | Wed Jul 7, 2004 | All (Home), Horses | 0 Comments

I posted a bunch of photos taken at our Range Call celebration. It is held every 4th of July (4 day event) and includes rodeo, parade, concert, dance and fireworks. This year we hosted Steve Azar. One of the best parts is the re-enactment of the Meeker...

Mac the mini

by up10ad | Sun Jul 11, 2010 | All (Home), Horses | 0 Comments

Leta's champion

Sad H1N1 Vaccine Story

by up10ad | Sat Oct 24, 2009 | All (Home), Strange | 0 Comments

I don't usually add stuff here unless it relates to our life somehow, but this is an exception. My purpose in linking to this video is not to discourage people from getting the vaccine, but to show how strange the human body functions. Keep in mind...