The wind-chill temperature on the mountain above Lake George was 0 (F,) (-18C.)!
As always, click on the image for a closer look and if you see his golf ball, contact The Samaore Resort, Bolton Landing, N.Y. Comments are encouraged…
Category: humor
Walking on Thin Ice….Which Way do I GO?
SOUTH!
The scene today on one of the boat-less lagoons at the Jersey Shore!
As usual, click on the image for a closer look, and thanks for viewing. Comments are always welcome. M 🙂
The Good, The Bad and the Frightened! FOXTROT TANGLE?
This week saw my neighbor’s fenced-in yard as a snowy overnight sanctuary for a small herd of deer.
Status Quo! Content between walking around, relaxing and sleeping. 
One deer always remained outside the sanctuary, all night and morning, almost as a guard. They remained until early afternoon each day before hopping over the fence for their daily parade for food through the back-woods.
Yesterday, things were dramatically different! All the deer were gone, replaced by “Foxtrot Tangle!”But was it the nearby Gray Squirrel who REALLY felt threatened?
First reaction: hide head in snow! 
“Ohhhh! He still sees me!”
“I’ll just hide here on the other side of the tree!”You can’t make this stuff up, folks. In time frame, this is exactly as it happened, except the deer images were taken one day prior. But on this actual day, the deer were there an hour before I noticed their absence, replaced by the fox. The fox` and the squirrel (outside the fenced area,) were photographed in quick succession actually looking towards each other, at a distance of about 25 yards.
As usual, click on the images for a closer look, and thanks for viewing. Comments are always welcome. M 🙂
“Great Scott!” er… SPOT – Jupiter Collides with EARTH!
I dreamed that the Earth was being threatened by Jupiter’s “Great Red Spot!”
…No, that’s not really true, not even the dream part. BUT, the clouds above do look a little like planet Jupiter’s atmosphere with its “Great ‘Red’ Spot,” just above and behind the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant here in New Jersey! Furthermore, the smokestack may be attempting to suck power out of the “spot,” as JCP&L investigates more sustainable energy sources; similar to my previous suggestion raised about New York’s Con Ed last year, here,
For reference, here is the real thing: (Stock photo from Wikipedia.)
And below, my younger day’s attempt at “astrophotography.”
Jupiter and its “Great Red Spot” (8″ f/12 reflector, 75x; EXA 35 mm SLR, 1/25th sec. Tri-X B&W film,) captured a long, long time ago in my parents back yard, way before digital imaging, and by today’s standards – pretty meager!
Thanks for viewing. Click on or finger stretch images for increased detail, and comments are always welcome: M 🙂
Monster at Frogg Falls Railroad
Located in NW New Jersey, Frogg Falls Railroad is the dream and inspiration of our lifelong friends, who have transformed a part of their property to a magical, fully functional garden railroad, complete with a wide assortment of “rolling stock,” handmade scale structures complemented by remarkable “to scale” living landscaping, and a Koi and frog populated pond with waterfalls.
Thomas the Train is worried at the sudden presence of Izzy the giant little dog!
Happy Birthday, R!
As usual, click on the images for a closer look, and thanks for viewing. Comments are always welcome. M 🙂
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A Few Favorite images
A few previously unpublished images from the archives – or – what to publish when you are a.) too busy, or b.) at wit’s end (end of wits?) to create anything else!
Thanks for viewing. Comments are always welcome. M 🙂
“A Dog and Her Bone” – Las Vegas, Nevada
The Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Proudly Presents:
A DOG and Her BONE
Starring the Canine Crooner
SANDY PAWS SCHULZE
Limited Engagement Only
In the World Famous Copa Room.
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“There’s a Moon Out Tonight” Make that FIVE! – Co-Starring Jupiter and The Four Moons
Some astronomy pastime tonight (March 21, 2016,) as Jupiter and the moon were pretty close together in the eastern sky about two hours after sunset.
Above: The slightly over-exposed moon, and Jupiter just visible to the left. 400mm telephoto lens, ISO 4000, 1/1600 sec, f6.0, hand held
Above: In circle: A 200x close up of a slightly longer and slightly distorted exposure of Jupiter (to left,) showing three of four “Jovian” moons tonight, with the fourth out of frame in the magnified insert.
Above: An accurate graphic representation of the positions of the four brighter moons of Jupiter at about the same time the images above were taken, orientated horizontally. By the time the night is over, the two closest to Jupiter will have passed in front of the planet. (Courtesy “Javascript Jupiter”.)
Above: An image of Jupiter taken by a younger version of myself some years ago, using Extachrome Color film 35 mm SLR camera and the telescope below.
Above: 8″ newtonian reflector telescope
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PROOF! Con Edison Sucking Energy from Sun!
2/6/16, 7:06 AM Solar energy being sucked into one smokestack of the East River Generating Plant, Manhattan. Note the proximity of the Con Edison headquarters and its suspicious “Tower of Light” on the left.
At 7:02:40, just 4 minutes prior, the sun is seen right behind the Con Ed Building, a 26 story tower completed in 1928 serving as a testament to the company’s power and influence over New York City.
A few days later, 2/11/16, a closer vantage point reveals the suspicious proximity of the so called smokestacks (actually a mile further) to Con Ed’s odd looking, bronze Tower of Light.
No issues here…whatever their methods, Consolidated Edison has served the needs of most of New York City and Westchester County for over 150 years providing steam, gas and electrical energy.
Oh, and yes…the first photo, in fact, shows an interesting optical refraction of the sun’s image by the heat rising from that one smokestack.
As usual, click on the image for a closer look, and thanks for viewing. Comments are always welcome. M 🙂
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Christmas Eve Romance? You Can’t Make This Stuff Up!
This morning, Christmas Eve 2015, I sighted these reindeer (ok maybe not REINDEER!) right in our backyard. The one above sported a really nice set of antlers.
Just off to the right, was another, apparently eyeing the first.
Male, Female – whatever. Before I knew it they were drawing closer. (Important note here: Female REINDEER do have antlers. You, the viewer can draw any gender or breed conclusions you want! 
The rest speaks for itself, although I’m not sure what was being said! 
They parted ways shortly after, seemingly quite content with their supposedly romantic encounter. Maybe this amorous behavior was sparked by the very unusual warm, spring-like weather here in New Jersey.
None the less… Ho! Ho! Ho, what a sight, and watch for these two ….in the sky tonight
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