Whose Woods These Are, I think I know – OURS!

On October 3, 2021 By mvschulzeIn autumn, Back Yard, Explore, Home, Morning, New Jersey, Perspectives, Photography, Pondering, Trees7 Comments

Deep and Dark, an early October Day. Zoom in for a closer look.

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To The End of Orient Point, Long Island, (N.Y.)

On May 2, 2021 By mvschulzeIn Adventure, Close Up, Close-Up, Daytrip, Exploring, Geology, Lighthouses, Little Animals, Nautical, New York, New York State, Perspectives, Photography, Pondering, Remembering, serenity, Telephoto5 Comments

The approximate distance from Times Square to the North-Eastern tip 0f Long Island is 100 miles, or 160 kilometers. Some time ago I explored this sea-washed lands end, known as Orient Point, while over looking the 1899 lighthouse by the same name.

Walking back, I noticed I was not alone!

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Early April Morning …and the Moon

On April 9, 2021 By mvschulzeIn Ambiance, Art, Astronomy, Color, Curiosities, Happiness, Jersey Shore, Morning Twilight, New Jersey, Observation, Perspectives, Photography, Pondering, Science, serenity, silhouette, Spring, Sunrise, Twilight2 Comments

Yesterday, April 8th

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Getting a Grip On Things – Outside My Window

On April 2, 2021 By mvschulzeIn Back Yard, Birds, Close-Up, Home, New Jersey, Observation, Perspectives, Photography, Pondering, Spring, Telephoto1 Comment

Vine Grabs Tree, Claw Grabs Vine.

Photographed on 4/2/21

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Framed Seagull Takes Flight

On March 30, 2021 By mvschulzeIn Birds, Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Rufuge, New Jersey, Observation, Perspectives, Photography, Pondering, Telephoto, wildlife2 Comments

Yesterday, from down the Jersey Shore – framed in part of another’s house, …a Sea Gull takes flight on a ‘subdued light’ morning.
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The Smith Tower – Seattle, Washington

On March 19, 2021 By mvschulzeIn 1910's, 1980's, Adventure, Art, Buildings, Exploring, Family, Observation, Perspectives, Photography, Pondering, Seattle, Sky Scrapper, Summer, Travel, Vacation, Washington State6 Comments

At forty-two stories, 462′ (141 m,) the Smith Tower was the tallest building in Seattle for fifty-five years, 1914 to 1969. On a vacation some years ago, we enjoyed the history of that building and climbing to the observation level near the top.

From the NW corner, eleven-year old Steve stands before the Seattle Space Needle seen here to the north.

Eastern Elliot Bay forms the waterfront of Seattle.

And the view south is the old King Dome, which we thoroughly toured earlier, with the King Street Train Station (with tower) and I-5 in the distance to the left, here looking south

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Bird On A Wire

On March 8, 2021 By mvschulzeIn Birds, Curiosities, Electricity, Home, Jersey Shore, Mystery, New Jersey, Observation, Perspectives, Photography, Pondering, Science6 Comments

A while ago, I had taken this picture, not thinking much about it until coming across it later and thinking that this gull was really good at balancing on the wire. Calm, cool and …just casually sitting on the wire! Here’s an example of how a one dimensional photo lacks the extra information gained by depth perception. Do you see it?

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Escaping the Wrong Way from New Jersey in WINTER

On February 15, 2021 By mvschulzeIn 1990's, Airplanes, Career, concern, Daytrip, driving, New Jersey, New York, Observation, Perspectives, Photography, Planes, Pondering, snow, Winter2 Comments

Newark Airport – Terminal ‘C.’ Early morning, quite a few years ago. “Florida?” “Hawaii?” …I could only dream!

Retired now, but a glimpse back to years of employment often revealed necessary travel. How nice! But mid-winter? It meant up early in the cold, managing the slippery roads to the airport, and shuffle off to …Buffalo, or Detroit, or some other frozen landascape.Renting a car was the norm. Bringing it back in one piece was the expectation.

Yeah, there was work to be done, and yes, often pretty landscapes in between.

But, at the end of some of those days, there was always a little nervous anticipation, often by the windows of the waiting room, pretending to read “USA Today” while supressing the notion of helplessly skidding or sliding down the runway in that plane out there. I would maybe think: Is this the fun part yet?

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M 🙂