tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712248632695806352011-04-21T16:04:57.328-07:00Sometimes I take pictures. Some of them are pretty or interesting.Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00330575135170549086noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371224863269580635.post-54313816197003984442008-07-22T01:31:00.001-07:002008-07-22T01:59:21.650-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/SIWbJKIDWiI/AAAAAAAAALE/VzVvcYbLEHs/s1600-h/Moon+on+the+4th.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/SIWbJKIDWiI/AAAAAAAAALE/VzVvcYbLEHs/s400/Moon+on+the+4th.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225753524272585250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Before the fireworks started, there was a natural spectacle in the evening sky. I should probably post one of the moon pictures I took during the lunar eclipse, too...<br /><br />Okay, back a while later, and here are 4 eclipse pix from earlier this year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/SIWgXtwCflI/AAAAAAAAALM/9Uh_CNbjfQk/s1600-h/2008+lunar+eclipse+-+long+view.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/SIWgXtwCflI/AAAAAAAAALM/9Uh_CNbjfQk/s400/2008+lunar+eclipse+-+long+view.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225759271911849554" border="0" /></a><br />An establishing shot<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/SIWgXzb63EI/AAAAAAAAALU/3uwYNXNHlcM/s1600-h/2008+lunar+eclipse+-+nearly+eclipsed.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/SIWgXzb63EI/AAAAAAAAALU/3uwYNXNHlcM/s400/2008+lunar+eclipse+-+nearly+eclipsed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225759273438075970" border="0" /></a><br />Nearly eclipsed<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/SIWgX-PjPQI/AAAAAAAAALc/GTyDAgrB1M8/s1600-h/2008+lunar+eclipse+-+newly+eclipsed.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/SIWgX-PjPQI/AAAAAAAAALc/GTyDAgrB1M8/s400/2008+lunar+eclipse+-+newly+eclipsed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225759276338986242" border="0" /></a><br />Newly eclipsed<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/SIWgXyyG7bI/AAAAAAAAALk/pEz_6Sa0gZ0/s1600-h/2008+lunar+eclipse+-+fully+eclipsed.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/SIWgXyyG7bI/AAAAAAAAALk/pEz_6Sa0gZ0/s400/2008+lunar+eclipse+-+fully+eclipsed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225759273262706098" border="0" /></a><br />Fully eclipsed<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/SIWbJKIDWiI/AAAAAAAAALE/VzVvcYbLEHs/s1600-h/Moon+on+the+4th.jpg"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/371224863269580635-5431381619700398444?l=shawnspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00330575135170549086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371224863269580635.post-64795965107466707692008-05-24T20:02:00.001-07:002008-05-24T20:08:02.635-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/SDjXEZOjgsI/AAAAAAAAAK8/8CQE-yWSsOY/s1600-h/im002617a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/SDjXEZOjgsI/AAAAAAAAAK8/8CQE-yWSsOY/s400/im002617a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204145839917990594" border="0" /></a><br />My cute, friendly dog who can jump high enough to lick your face while you're standing straight.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/371224863269580635-6479596510746670769?l=shawnspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00330575135170549086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371224863269580635.post-64821293192498142292008-04-10T00:05:00.001-07:002008-04-10T00:06:29.964-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_28bthqH9I/AAAAAAAAAIQ/wn9HJFfzIx8/s1600-h/IM002289.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_28bthqH9I/AAAAAAAAAIQ/wn9HJFfzIx8/s400/IM002289.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187509530063937490" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/371224863269580635-6482129319249814229?l=shawnspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00330575135170549086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371224863269580635.post-67419990951780222602008-04-09T23:52:00.000-07:002008-04-09T23:53:55.690-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_25cNhqH8I/AAAAAAAAAII/mRBZiLsZ6B8/s1600-h/im002136.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_25cNhqH8I/AAAAAAAAAII/mRBZiLsZ6B8/s400/im002136.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187506240118988738" border="0" /></a><br />I have no idea what this place is, but it looked interesting.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/371224863269580635-6741999095178022260?l=shawnspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00330575135170549086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371224863269580635.post-87744092284776122662008-04-09T23:38:00.001-07:002008-04-09T23:46:53.731-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_23XthqH7I/AAAAAAAAAIA/Eax04URUAmc/s1600-h/im002094.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_23XthqH7I/AAAAAAAAAIA/Eax04URUAmc/s400/im002094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187503963786321842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_2179hqH6I/AAAAAAAAAH4/YQf5cPi78RY/s1600-h/im002095.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_2179hqH6I/AAAAAAAAAH4/YQf5cPi78RY/s400/im002095.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187502387533324194" border="0" /></a><br />I don't remember what state I was in when I saw this thing. I was passing through in a hurry. Look at the stuff around it for the scale -- you could crucify the Jolly Green Giant on that thing!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/371224863269580635-8774409228477612266?l=shawnspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00330575135170549086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371224863269580635.post-26930189859208432082008-04-09T23:35:00.001-07:002008-04-09T23:38:03.529-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_21Q9hqH5I/AAAAAAAAAHw/bGvYEU2pyA0/s1600-h/im002053.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_21Q9hqH5I/AAAAAAAAAHw/bGvYEU2pyA0/s400/im002053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187501648798949266" border="0" /></a><br />Not sure what kind of bird this is. A gull?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/371224863269580635-2693018985920843208?l=shawnspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00330575135170549086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371224863269580635.post-76614398708546233062008-04-09T23:33:00.000-07:002008-04-09T23:35:14.330-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_2069hqH4I/AAAAAAAAAHo/W6uZoKtVIGo/s1600-h/im002057.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_2069hqH4I/AAAAAAAAAHo/W6uZoKtVIGo/s400/im002057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187501270841827202" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/371224863269580635-7661439870854623306?l=shawnspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00330575135170549086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371224863269580635.post-36479900340314032972008-04-09T23:19:00.001-07:002008-04-09T23:20:24.280-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_2xnthqH3I/AAAAAAAAAGU/PoxFqWHHk9g/s1600-h/SANY0560.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_2xnthqH3I/AAAAAAAAAGU/PoxFqWHHk9g/s400/SANY0560.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187497641594462066" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/371224863269580635-3647990034031403297?l=shawnspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00330575135170549086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371224863269580635.post-919743429862871962008-04-09T23:16:00.000-07:002008-04-09T23:18:36.726-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_2xFthqH2I/AAAAAAAAAGM/A_9Dd5dEbjg/s1600-h/SANY0546a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_2xFthqH2I/AAAAAAAAAGM/A_9Dd5dEbjg/s400/SANY0546a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187497057478909794" border="0" /></a><br />Just another peaceful day here in Silent Hill.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/371224863269580635-91974342986287196?l=shawnspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00330575135170549086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371224863269580635.post-78462969804341954472008-04-07T17:38:00.000-07:002008-04-07T17:39:24.375-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_q-smS9NYI/AAAAAAAAAFc/u5gr0Q0fU4s/s1600-h/SANY0862a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_q-smS9NYI/AAAAAAAAAFc/u5gr0Q0fU4s/s400/SANY0862a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186667594274125186" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/371224863269580635-7846296980434195447?l=shawnspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00330575135170549086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371224863269580635.post-18410430368401870122008-04-07T17:32:00.001-07:002008-04-07T17:32:28.204-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_q6aGS9NXI/AAAAAAAAAFU/TuemztYYqtE/s1600-h/SANY0263a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_q6aGS9NXI/AAAAAAAAAFU/TuemztYYqtE/s400/SANY0263a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186662878400034162" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/371224863269580635-1841043036840187012?l=shawnspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00330575135170549086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371224863269580635.post-72948861146527195812008-04-07T17:30:00.001-07:002008-04-07T17:30:35.641-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_q44WS9NVI/AAAAAAAAAFA/5m7pqYwFunA/s1600-h/SANY0765.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_q44WS9NVI/AAAAAAAAAFA/5m7pqYwFunA/s400/SANY0765.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186661199067821394" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/371224863269580635-7294886114652719581?l=shawnspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00330575135170549086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371224863269580635.post-52499969415820552032008-04-07T17:29:00.001-07:002008-04-07T17:29:49.510-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_q432S9NUI/AAAAAAAAAE4/p_o92AQvAn4/s1600-h/SANY0629.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_q432S9NUI/AAAAAAAAAE4/p_o92AQvAn4/s400/SANY0629.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186661190477886786" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/371224863269580635-5249996941582055203?l=shawnspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00330575135170549086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371224863269580635.post-72915448826557786982008-04-07T17:16:00.000-07:002008-04-07T19:18:24.139-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_q5x2S9NWI/AAAAAAAAAFI/knjt-4D8NQ8/s1600-h/SANY0812.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_q5x2S9NWI/AAAAAAAAAFI/knjt-4D8NQ8/s400/SANY0812.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186662186910299490" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mushrooms popping up<br /><br /></span><span>These actually appeared in the "fairy ring" pattern, a rather large circular formation of mushrooms, so named because people imagined fairies caused them to sprout up so they could have a marked-off dance floor for their fae parties.<br /><br />In fact it's more easily explainable by a single mushroom popping up at first, spreading its spores out all around itself, then dying, and a second generation of mushrooms popping up in a ring around the original one.<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/371224863269580635-7291544882655778698?l=shawnspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00330575135170549086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371224863269580635.post-48703836195234642892008-04-07T17:11:00.001-07:002008-04-07T17:30:15.546-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_q43WS9NTI/AAAAAAAAAEw/i-g82wZ6zFk/s1600-h/im002197.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_jXby8Hz8x6c/R_q43WS9NTI/AAAAAAAAAEw/i-g82wZ6zFk/s400/im002197.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186661181887952178" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/371224863269580635-4870383619523464289?l=shawnspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00330575135170549086noreply@blogger.com0