Moon Unedited

I took this shot of the moon last February and I used my Canon Powershot SX10is in a very cheap tri-pod. The speed and aperture setting are forgotten but I used, I believe, the tungsten setting on the white balance. Or maybe it was Fluorescent H, none the less I guess the point is play with all your cameras setting. If I hadn’t I am not sure I would still be taking the shot.

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What Is That Thing In The Sky?

I am once again trying to make sense of my lack of organizational skills. Was it something I was born with or is it a learned behavior? Whatever it is I am amazed at what I find when I go back through the way- back- files looking for something post worthy.  I took this one several years ago in the Spring obviously and felt my spirits lift a bit, because I am looking out this very same window and all I see is snow and gray! I can only imagine what the cats are thinking but I would be asking “What is that thing in the sky”?

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Birds Of A Feather

I have wondered about the phrase “Birds of a feather flock together”. So using the tools of the day I found the original on the web. Apparently this old proverb was used  by William Turner in The Rescuing of Romish Fox in 1545. It looked more like this back in the day  “Byrdes of on kynde and color flok and flye allwayes together.” (Spell check does not like this one bit but it would have been the way of the pen back in the 16th century, what.)

So here are two birds I captured in the field on our place a few weeks back. Enjoy!

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