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Here in Big Bear the most common hummingbird we have is an Anna’s Hummingbird.  We have a feeder right outside our dinning room table and one on our front porch.  We get a lot of ‘traffic’ during these summer months. I found this fascinating video from The National Geographic folks. video.nationalgeographic.com/video/magazine/170706-hummingbirds-anand-varma-slow-motion    

Under the category of ‘Finding Family’ Denise spent a week with her nieces recently.  Here are some nice shots of their adventures And a shot Denise took at the National Art Museum – My favorite shot.  Almost a perfect photo.  Composition and Technique.

President Carter was correct.  President Obama was correct.  Open relations with Cuba, it is the people who have been hurt.  Music, not politics.

(Photo in LA Times June 19 2017) We have been in Big Bear for exactly two years now.  Our first summer, and only a couple weeks after we moved here, we had the Summit Fire.  It was really interesting so see how the firefighters responded. On June 19th 2017, this week,  very close to where…

Entry 16 I am sure that every early adolescent kid thinks the world is revolving around them and the world is moving mighty fast.  In 1964 I was 14 years old.  It seemed to me that 1964 was setting the stage for changes for not only me, but the entire world.  For me, 1964 set…

I know I am a few days late, it came out on June 1, but I just obtained the 20th Anniversary Deluxe Sgt Peppers.  The re-mix of the songs by George Martin’s son was unbelievable.  They remind me of when I take a photo and then develop it in Adobe Lightroom.  Martin Jr has brought…

We took our grandson Brody to Seattle for this 12 year old Zeyda & Nana trip.  We were down on First and Pike Place and I snapped this picture.  I like it because there are so many things going on.  Let me know what you think.

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A wonderful song and video for our time.  Iris Dement in Des Moines.  Nicole and Griffin were there!!

Entry 15 The day after Labor Day in 1962, as a newly minted 12 year old, I headed off to a new school.  With my clear plastic bag containing my baloney and mustard sandwich and a little bag of chips as well as a cookie, I headed to Forsyth Junior High.  It was a fairly…