We flew to Miami and drove back via the Florida Gulf Coast, Alabama, Mississippi, Memphis — the Elvis Highway — Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Date: May 29, 2010 |
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Photos by mark justice hinton.
My Favorite Memory of the Bush Administration (photomayo)
[originally published on: May 14, 2006]
My friend, Mike A, owner of the Gold Pan RV Park in Platoro, Colorado, took me fishing in 2003. He was very generous and patient, loaning me gear, showing me a favorite spot, even cleaning the fish I caught on my first attempt (pictured above). When I caught a second fish, I was overcome by the realization that these fish lived in a beautiful place until I ripped them from their home.
The last fish I’ll ever catch:
Fishing with the Sensei:
PS: If you’re wondering about the title of this entry, it is in reference to this quote from — spit on the ground — Duhbya:
“I don’t know, it’s hard to characterize the great moments. They’ve all been busy moments, by the way. I would say the best moment was when I caught a 7½lb largemouth bass on my lake,” George W Bush said. [mjh’s blog — Dumb or Drugged?]
Hiatus (photomayo)
The two or three of you who might notice will probably forgive me – it’s disappointing me that disappoints me. I intended to post something photographic every day in May. I did not reckon with going out of town for 12 days or the fact that my tech editing job would experience a long pause that ended just before I go out of town. Nor the death of my graphics card. (Now, I’m just being dramatic – that’s not really interfering with Photomayo.)
So, I hereby declare this month-long project on hold (as of Mother’s Day). I may trickle a few other entries out in May. I’ll decide later whether Photomayo makes any less sense in junio than it did in mayo. In the meantime, refer to the previous entries, especially Day One, with all its links. There must be some picture of mine you haven’t seen (enough).
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Trip to Guatemala 2010 – Journal and Photos
I’ve posted my Guatemala trip journal on Ah, Wilderness! The journal features photos not found in the online photo album (which has an option for full-screen slideshow). Check out both.
Trip to Guatemala 2010 (130 photos) |
Trip to Guatemala 2010
Bosque del Apache, New Mexico
Bosque del Apache is a magical spot not quite 100 miles to the south from our door. Bosque is located close to the Rio Grande but is a largely artificial wetlands, capably managed to attract tens of thousands of bird in the winter, including massive flocks of snow geese and sandhill cranes. The cranes and geese, in particular, fly out at dawn and in at sunset in wave after wave of birds. Even without the birds, the bosque is beautiful, surrounded by mountains in every direction.
Merri and I went to the bosque at the beginning of December, 2009, with our neighbors, Joe and Sally. We didn’t take our annual expedition and moveable feast with other friends at the end of December. We did return to the bosque on a perfect day, February 1st, 2010. For the very first time in 25 years of trips several times per year, we walked one of the 6+ mile loops, which offered us even more birding opportunities than the bosque does on a slow drive. Of the 300 plus pictures I took, here are 35.
Bosque del Apache click for 35 pix & fullscreen slideshow |