Segregation has its uses
Al Denelsbeck
Not among different races or cultures of people, of course – that’s just stupid, a sign of hopeless immaturity, actually. But among certain substances, it can be quite useful. Like…
January 2022
January’s a little ripe
That’s right, it’s the last day of January, and so we have our time-honored tradition here on Walkabout of seeing out the month with an abstract. What kind of abstract…
The 25 year journey of the Sigma 28-105
I mention using this lens from time to time, and I’ve gone into detail here and there, but it deserves another look, especially as we come up on its 25th…
Not ‘arf Wednesday
I was out on the road a little too far from home (where my camera, long lens, and tripod sat) when I spotted the moon rising above the trees –…
Visibly different, part 4
The date of the above shot is unknown; it’s a slide, and I know where it was shot but not when. For some reason this slide has no date stamp,…
Monday color 64,328
Actually, I’ve lost track of how many Monday Colors there have actually been, but I think this number isn’t underselling it. In the past, I’ve posted colors in the winter…
Asking the right questions
Believe me, I’m well aware that I’m not posting much and then I come in with something like this. You’re right to feel offended. Not that I care at all,…
That’s my cue
The sleet a few days back was unimpressive, the snow flurries before that almost embarrassing to speak of, but last night we actually got something that looked nice, and so…
Visibly different, part 3
For years, the image above was the best photo that I’d gotten of an osprey (Pandion haliaetus,) and one of the best bird portraits in my stock. It was largely…
Oop, so much for that
I noticed, in checking over Stellarium late this afternoon, that not only was the ISS going to make a highly-visible pass a couple hours hence, it would be closely tailed…