So Nikon finally delivers the new D4 body in January, after Santa already made his rounds. But unless some Secret Santa decides to gift me this newest-best-ever-of-the-day, I won’t be dragging one of...
“My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.” (Mark Twain)"Montana Matriarch" (c) John AshleyMy recent photograph of a black bearfamily foraging for ...
“It would be absurd if we did not understand both angels and devils,since we invented them.” (John Steinbeck)Boise "Art in the Park" crowd"Do you have any pictures of angels?...
The guys points at the canvas and asks, "How did you get those ducks to sit still for you?" I answer without thinking, "Duck tape." Even surprised myself with that one - whered that c...
“A mothers love for her child is like nothing else in the world.” (Agatha Christie)"Peekaboo Loon Chick" (c) John AshleyA young Loon chick peeks out from under the protective cover of hi...
(Customer comment at a recent art show...) "That would be a good one to have right across from your toilet - that guy laughing at you!""That was a good one!" (c) John Ashley
"Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep insights can be winnowed from deep nonsense." (Carl Sagan)I know, I know. The blogs been running a little ...
"The Spiral: A movement down into despair, a motion up into joy, a sojourn inward and back out again." (Stu Jenks)Tough week in old Tucson town. This laid-back college town lost six of its ow...
The Smithsonian National Natural History Museum in D.C. is on my bucket list, and has been for many years. But for now, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum near Tucson is my all-time favorite. From a tr...
“With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.” (Steven Weinberg) Ch...
"Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger." (Franklin P. Jones)Just this morning, I overheard part of a speaker-phone conversat...
"Dont cry because its over. Smile because it happened.” (Dr. Seuss)We held on to the good stuff as long as we could. But this morning we toasted the last of our cherished "Bette Bread."&n...
"Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice." (Baruch Spinoza) Our "Peace" image made the cover of a publ...
Does this lens make my butt look big? Honestly, Ive gotta give more directions next time I hand my camera over to Tracy. But, if you move me outta the way, this is a pin cushion view of our bric...
"Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare think." (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) Its that time again. Yep, cold and flu season. Ive spent my most recent days laying around...
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