Five months ago, I purchased several skeleton flower plants from a nursery in Nebraska. I’ve tried and tried and tried to get skeleton flowers, with the hope of taking incredible photos of their wisp-thin petals and entering those photos in competition and walking away with a boatload of ribbons. Heck, I even blogged about the…
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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, May 10, 2025
Has it stopped raining yet? No? Well, in that case, come on over to the computer and check out the totally dry and warm blog posts and photos from my fellow bloggers and photographers and writers on my personal blogroll. Let’s see how they’re getting through this rough weather. Have a great (and dry) weekend,…
Read MoreCan my Pentacon Six TL handle a Saratoga, Corinth & Hudson Railroad shooting day?
This is the day. Pentacon Six TL “full debut day.” Because on this day, I am going to put this medium format East German camera through its paces. I’ve already run tests and trials … now let’s see if it can act like a camera that’s worthy of staying in my arsenal. I’ve packed several…
Read MoreSherman Tanks have no use for Elon Musk
I’m currently resting my hand after a surgical procedure yesterday, so this blog post will be short. But I couldn’t resist showing this YouTube clip of a 98-year-old World War II veteran and how he expressed his feelings about Elon Musk. And by “expressed his feelings,” I’m talking about using a vintage World War II…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Who is Broken Peach, and why do I want to hear more?
Okay. As near as I can figure out, Broken Peach is a cover band. A cover band that takes pop standards and rock classics, glams them up, rocks them up, and performs them while wearing weird costumes. That’s all I’ve got. But man, when they take these songs and ramp them into overdrive … I…
Read MoreThe Albany Patroons and New York Phoenix finish the “Route 5 Rivalry” at two wins apiece
Last night, it seemed as if the Albany Patroons would start their coveted matchup with the division-leading New York Phoenix at a major disadvantage. One of their top scorers, Derrick Rowland Jr., has a busted hand. One of their bench players, Justice Brantley, has an injured foot. Their All-Star, Trahson Burrell, was scheduled to leave…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The hit song by a man who was a Beatle for two weeks
Jimmie Nicol had a long and varied career as a session drummer. And it all culminated in an amazing story where, in 1964, he substituted for Ringo Starr during the Beatles’ tour of Australia. Ringo had tonsilitis and was unable to perform, so the Beatles recruited Nicol and he performed along with them during the…
Read MoreCaption time: Three American Goldfinches
I was at my girlfriend’s house over the weekend. She has a couple of bird feeders in the backyard, and I’ve found that her songbirds absolutely love this super-hot birdseed that’s mixed with hot chili sauce. The birds have no salivary glands, so they just eat the seed like it’s a normal day. But the…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, May 3, 2025
Here we are, back together again this weekend for another recap from my personal blogroll of the bloggers, writers and photographers that you should check out and experience. Let’s gets started right now, shall we? Have a great weekend, everybody!
Read MoreEverybody wants Lightning’s Girl
I mentioned before about how my local car dealership was hitting me with “buy a new car and we’ll lock in pre-tariff pricing.” Well, now the tactic has changed. I’m now getting messages from not only my local car dealership, but from ANY car dealership whose paths and i have previously crossed – and, one…
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