Monthly Archives: December 2024

Final sunsets for 2024

Sending the year out with some sunset shots and nice time lapses of lenticular clouds and Christmas sunsets. Happy New Year!

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President Carter 12_29_24

The first election I was eligible to vote in was in 1976 and I voted for Jimmy Carter. He represented a new way forward in politics and a rejection of the stale politics of Nixon and Ford. He was youthful … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas!

Beautiful choir music – O Magnum Mysterium – St. Olaf Chapel Choir & St. Olaf Orchestra

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Sunset contrails for Solstice

Happy Winter Solstice!

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Ladd S. Gordon Waterfowl Complex 12_16_24

We traveled down to Bernardo to see if many Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese were wintering there and we were not disappointed. The weather was perfect and we had the observation deck all to ourselves. We ate lunch and listened … Continue reading

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Xmas lights on the Plaza12_13_24

We traveled downtown to see the lights on the Plaza and go to the Christmas celebration at the Palace of the Governors. Also including this year Yule Tree and fire. We left the ornaments off for now to let Maizey … Continue reading

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Tschicoma Peak sunset and Cold Moon

Tschicoma Peak glowed a dark red at sunset and the Cold Full Moon rose surrounded by some odd and eerie cloud shapes.

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Altocumulus lenticularis

Lovely clouds over the mountains this evening.

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The Christmas lights are up!

Along with a waxing crescent Moon!

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Trip to Europe – Munich, Mittenwald

Here are a few photos of our trip to Europe last September. We flew to Munich and then took the train down to Mittenwald in the Bavarian Alps. Managed to do some hiking but the weather was rainy and I … Continue reading

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