Random picture thread...that you took
 

Well lets try this here because it looks like the monthly contest is not going to work any more. Also a little story about it would be nice.:seasix:

This is one of 3 "Old Salts" that we have sitting on our steps ......after Super Storm Sandy came through and under our home and did over $250,000.00 of damage......they were still there.
I wish they could talk ......the damage that was done still amazes me and I have come up with a few scenarios how it happened in here.

Took this YEARS ago while working some motocross races in the DFW area. Taken with an old Canon T50.

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My daughter took these today.....she has the knack ! :seasix:

jewelry box.

(made it too)

right on..... :seasix:

those would make some great frame-ups for offices, halls in business offices, etc... (homes too I guess)

A recent refurb... it is for sale if anyone has interest.

:datawiz:

Details?

State police bomb squad robot during a recent training exercise

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Wife in the kitchen

Fail. Wife is not bare-foot and pregnant.



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My buddy's dog Laika, named for the first Russian dog in space. This Laika has a much better life.

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yet....:dixie:

It's a construction zone. Once they get back outside, Dixie will confiscate her footwear.

does she ever remark how large our (and your new one) kitchens are compared to the size of HOUSES from where she came from are? :rofl::rofl:

YUGE, YUGE I tell you!!!

My guess is that the new kitchen is larger than her entire house in PI.

These guys were messing around down at the back of our yard the other morning. There were 4, but I couldn't get all of them in one picture. I'm guessing that they're young, since they were jumping on each other, showing their teeth, etc. Also, I think their legs develop black fur as they get older?

A “gift” from Wyatt’s day care. I’m pretty sure this is the most expensive ball cap ever.

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Forgot about this ice storm

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What the heck, I'll post another one... just finished processing this (well finished for now... it has some problems). Finally broke down and bought a small refractor telescope for imaging stars, nebulae, galaxies, etc. First trip out and my focus wasn't perfect so stars aren't as sharp as the scope is capable of.

The field of view is about what you would expect from a 540mm camera lens on a full frame camera.

What is it?

The Lagoon and Trifid nebulae are in the Sagittarius arm of the the Milky Way galaxy. If you find a dark enough location, you can see them with the naked eye and they are easily seen with binoculars. The Trifid nebula is on the left side in this photo. This section of the Milky Way is visible from Spring into the late part of Fall.

Thanks for the photo. I have never been there..

Not really. She and I both know it and when we are in the Philippines, we still stay there with her family at their house.

It is, but their house is much nicer since I built them a new house. They have running water, toilet, and a shower there now. It is nice to be able to take a shower inside and not in the street with everyone watching.

Stevedore's fox pic reminded me of this guy I took by our barn several years ago:

http://a4.pbase.com/o6/61/426861/1/1...22VW6Q8139.jpg

i'm guessing a house there, with running water, toilet, and shower, costs somewhat less than a similar one here! :slap:

good for you!

It is a 1972 Yamaha CT-2 175. Very detailed rider quality rehab. I concentrated on mechanicals and glossed the visuals. Extensive new parts installed; I rode it once upon completion and discovered that my youthful memories were shaded by my adult size and age. Sitting awhile now will need reawakening. $600.00.
PM if you want a detailed build list.

Wait until Wyatt goes to out of state college. :willy:

G never stepped foot in a public school. I'm pretty sure there's two lost Aventadors when you add up the totals from beginning in pre k, to end of GT. :rofl:

happy ammo:

That was by choice, though. Daycare wasn't optional for us with the kids and, if I had to guess, not for Stangkiller, either.

life is full of choices, but poor choices limit future good choices.

We were very blessed that my career allowed for me to have my wife take 10 years off to raise our child, and as an added bonus, dad worked from home. Our daughter was immersed with both parents involved from day 1. :yesnod: The kid that you have all watched grow for the past 13 years is a byproduct of that luxury. I wish everyone had the opportunity to do that.

My phone generally has a hard time with lighting...most pictures come out under or over exposed. Then suddenly...

A bad day at the beach beats a great day at the office. :yesnod:

I did that on my very first attempt at a .357 cartridge. Crimp die needs to get backed off just a tad.

We are fortunate enough that it was up to my Wife, we would have been fine had she wanted to stay home, but I left that choice up to her. For the time being she's opted to go back to work, we're fortunate enough her take home more than covers the day care. Now if we have a second one, I'm not sure if I can or even want to foot that $3,200 daycare bill :banghead: perhaps a nanny? Time will tell.

Per month or per year? :willy:

About 6mos ago this came through my next door neighbor at my work. He's a freight forwarder. It came straight from Italy, brand new, gutted for the track. Headed to L.A. Yeah, not the best of pics but I'm pretty sure the first ones states side...

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...pstkwaunbo.jpg

It gets progressively less expensive as they get older but, for the couple years that both our kids were in preschool, it was just about $2K per month. The wife grew weary of me introducing our kids as "my Porsche payment" and made me start using their names.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...psmi4f2htu.jpg

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http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...psace4qgll.jpg

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I'd like to know who's stable this ended up... :seasix:

Maybe you'll be glad you know, maybe you won't...

http://www.thedrive.com/news/18605/t...per-trofeo-evo

Damn! :wow:

My youngest is 13 now. I don't remember how much his daycare was, but it wasn't as much what you guys quoted. Then again, it was 12-13 years ago when he started. Yes, it got less over time.

My oldest son went to private school through grade 8, then to high school in a different school district. His primary education cost me well over $120,000. :ack:

Cost for daycare can vary depending on where you live (no surprise) but $50 per day per kid seemed to be the going rate when we were looking. Some were more and very few were less. It was painful to write that check every month but, in the long run, a drop in the bucket compared to what either of us leaving the workforce (even temporarily) would cost. That's in addition to tossing all the work and schooling to get to that point.

Private school didn't interest us. Generally, it comes with some religious angle and that is a nonstarter. It's also worth noting that the public schools in this area are very good; vastly better than where I went growing up. When my kids get to high school, they can IB, AP, and Honors to their heart's content. We're fortunate that we have better-than-average schools in a better-than-average district.

My kid beat up your Honor student.

Good finds cheap.......

With and without flash.............

Your dog's roof is wavy.

Your kid needs some discipline.

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Oak display shelf I'm building in our living room.
Scott

https://i.imgur.com/4RcC3hvh.jpg

I know you probably spent hours moving those speakers so the reflected sound didn't muddy the front stage. I had to chuckle at the blue tape marking though!

Needs more bacon.

beach surf n' turf omelet :D

Hilton Head Island

Well, here’s a non-bird shot. I traded in my 2012 Tahoe a few weeks ago and scored this 2018 LS. The ‘12 was an LTZ which had just about every option available. To replace it was going to cost me $75k which I’m just not willing to spend. Yeah, black wasn’t my first choice but so it goes.

Nothing wrong with strippers. :thumbs::thumbs:

This model has the 3rd row seats deleted. I never used them and it gives me more room for hauling dogs.

Wife took it....years ago... we have a ~2'x3' version on the LR wall....tell me where is was taken....anyone???

San Antonio? River walk?

Ask your wife......duhhhhh:leaving::D

People from Tejas not allowed to guess......:dance:

Looks like that picture was taken while standing next to the bridge.

YUP, damn close, and on some photo site years ago, we found damn nearly the same shot...(but my wife's is better :seasix: ) on a print for sale wanted like 100 bux......pretty close.....

catching the sun angles, reflections, interesting to find the same essential pix though.....it is obviously a foot bridge.....

taken on the last time I/We vacationed with my oldest buddy from HS yet.....

he was only 68 when he passed....never said a word, found out some 6-8 months later after emails and phone calls went unanswered.....called around and finally found the local paper, and sure enough......pix and named wife and 2 daughters......both of which are TCU grads top of class in finance/accounting one of which was in NYC for some top flight firm....both of then quitting Arthur Anderson when that ENRON thing was about to break....they heard the internal memos and found other jobs.....them kids far smarter than average ......

Lilly was a Viet Nam nursing shortage import from Scotland to a local FW Tejas hospital.....and so we all met up in a garden apt. complex.....I broke up with my g/f and so went back to DC region....he went to work at a Miller Brew plant off the freeway outta FW...3 miles from his house that he bought brand new and the builder helped him finance it..... on a hillside like mine here.....

He and I met being fellow geeks on the screwal bus....he had a Heathkit Oscilloscope with him and I about went ape shit to see another kid who knew WTF it even WAS, let alone taking it to the ham radio club.....he was 2 years younger than me.....

Last I saw his house, it looked like a CIA/NSA/DIA/NASA watch station...more antennas then they had.....

:sadangel:

:) I think I've been to the river walk the same number of times I've been to Venice. Didn't look like Venice to me.

Made venison stir fry last night on some sticky rice (not shown), really yummy.

https://i.imgur.com/kwOvVqI.jpg

All food donations accepted.......:seasix::shots:

3 Birds

Looks like a Red Tail getting mobbed by something.

Hoodie.

About the second shot. I posted this on a FB wildlife page and a woman responded with the eye roll smiley and made the statement; Come on people that's a puppet. You can clearly see the persons arm.

:yesnod:

Texas...….hum...……….

I will eat at the salt lick before I die. Sunday when they have the beef ribs.

Someone has been to Fredericksburg, I see;)

Haven't made it to the museum yet, but plan on it soon!

My contributions.

San Antonio Riverwalk?

So here’s a coupe more. The first photo is my wife and her granddaughter. The second is my wife again only this time with her daughter. (And Roz the Dal)

A few from a trip a while back..

St. Louis Botanical Gardens and Grant's Farm.

Key West...

And also to Driftwood and San Antonio. Nimitz museum is awesome, but I'm a museum geek, so I might be a bit biased.

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Fake news!





:D

Another <gasp> damn bird photo.

Great museum, a few pics...…...

Somewhat spontaneous sunset shot.

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Whacha smoking? Whatcha drinking?

Think that was Knob Creek 120 Single Cask. Don't recall the cigar. Was some time ago and I'm really not a cigar smoker. Just made for a cool pic. :D

Sunset on Beautiful Barnegat Bay

Last year in Moro Bay in CA off highway 1, we headed up north ~25 miles to elephant seal beach.

http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=523

Took this while traveling. No story; speaks for itself. :USA:

Son-in-Law looking out over our backyard ....July 4th 2018

Taken about six hours ago. If I had to estimate based on past experience I'd say Herm here is 14-15 weeks old.

Did a group of Canadians visit right before this pic ?

Don't be knocking one of our pastimes. :slap:

This is old... taken in 2009 when I'd just gotten my first decent digital camera, a Canon 50d. I didn't get out to shoot fireworks last year so did a quick re-edit. Missed out this year too, so will just post the oldie.

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That's an epic photo. Kinda ends this thread. :rofl:

In L-A, the June Gloom. It's foggy in the AM and then burns off to a sunny day.

https://i.imgur.com/PXPCmLe.jpg


So, I'm at LAX killin' time. I start taking a few pics with my super duper, no high quality cell phone.. It just so happens the first plane is a PAL, Philippine Airlines. :D

https://i.imgur.com/lAQIQuD.jpg


On the 405 some afternoon ~1600 aka 4pm. I encountered a "WADISIT". Used to be a VW of some sort, iirc.

https://i.imgur.com/flvsDeh.jpg


When High Explosive is an understatement.

https://i.imgur.com/nDU86IX.jpg

two nights ago

Goldbird.

From our recent reenactment

https://imgur.com/WOxyiib.jpg