I’ve added a new Haw Creek travel page on the What the Hay hay art contest in Montana, as well as a What the Hay photo gallery.
Note: some of the photo pages have links to larger versions of the images.
Held the second Sunday in September, What the Hay is a central Montana hay art contest stretching over 21 miles in Judith Basin County. It features around 50 or more creative hay bale sculptures in fields between the towns of Hobson and Windham.
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So I’m working on the RV manufacturers pages at my Haw Creek website checking out the links and updating them and when I clicked on the link: [click to continue…]
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I overheard it the day before the election.
“That Obama scares me.”
I tried to believe that his fear was of the changes that are going to occur as a result of this election.
I really would like to believe that.
But I know better.
It was fear of something different, of someone different.
“HE isn’t like us.” “HE looks different.” “HE sounds different.” “HE can’t be a real American.” “HE pals around with Bill Ayers, a domestic terrorist.” “HIS preacher teaches hate.” “HE’s a Muslim.” “I can’t vote for him, HE’s…, HE’s…, not white.”
“THAT Obama scares me.”
“THAT one.”
Despite the misinformation campaigns, the hate ads, the robocalls, and racial bias, the American electorate overwhelming elected THAT one — the SENSIBLE one — the RIGHT one.
Yes, WE can!
Yes, WE did!
The change is started. It’s going to take some time.
Some people aren’t going to like it.
It’s not going to benefit everyone.
I’m not going to like everything about it.
But the nation was off course.
The nation needed a new heading and there will be a new hand on the tiller.
Yes, we can!
I’m not afraid of Barack Obama — Never was.
Note: This commentary is not intended to imply that all who voted for McCain and against Obama were racist. In my view, race was not an issue for the majority of those who voted for the Republican candidate, but there were many voters who were influenced by race and/or the campaign ads and speeches that were designed to foster fear — and that is what this post is addressing.
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Karen and our oldest daughter went for a hike at the Bona Dea Trails near Russellville Saturday while I stayed home to do some work on the shop. We had heard that there was an alligator in the wildlife refuge that the trails wind through. Karen was always looking, hoping to see it everytime she was there. Of course, I was a bit skeptical that any of us would ever see it.
I was wrong!
Our daughter took these pictures yesterday. Karen estimates that it was 70 to 100 feet away. She has a post about it on her blog, too.
It doesn’t look like this guy — or gal? — needs to go far for a meal!
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Twelve and one-half inches
More than we normally get in several years combined
March 4, 2008 at 8.25am CST
Camera: Pentax K10D
Exposure: 0.011 sec (1/90)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 100
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I like trains and pictures of old trains, particularly nice images of the steam locomotives. I can remember — barely — when some steam engines were still used on the Union Pacific.
I also like to find large old images where one can see a lot of detail when you look close. I’ve cropped this one several times to show all of the people in the image.
“Giant Bluff.” Elk Canyon on Black Hills and Ft. P. R.R.
A wood-burning locomotive with four cars, on a track below a cliff; several people are posing in front of the train.
1890.
Grabill, John C. H., photographer.
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsc.02546
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