Goldfinches at Feeder

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birds, goldfinch

goldfinch_at_feeder

I replaced my goldfinch sock feeder with a mesh feeder. My regular “eaters” seemed pleased.

Photographed with Nion D80 and Nikon 400mm zoom lens.

Largest Obama Rally – Berlin, Germany

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obama, Political, us presidential election

In Berlin, a call to renew bonds — chicagotribune.com via kwout

Obama drew his largest crowd ever – larger by 300% – in Berlin, Germany. Didn’t the grandparents of these folks elect Adolf Hitler in 1930 ?

Of course Germans don’t get a vote in our election. And perhaps the Germans’ taste in leaders has improved. But in my mind I hear the theme from the old Twilight Zone television show …

AZ Monsoon Photos in HDR

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az monsoon, hdr, photography, weather

monsoon in hdr 1

monsoon in hdr 2

monsoon in hdr 3

HDR, or High Dynamic Range, photography is quite popular. I’m experimenting with it. These are 3 HDR photos of AZ summer monsoon clouds.

Grapes Growing

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garden, grapes, prescott az

grapes_growing

A neighbor with a green thumb is growing green grapes.

Help Save the Internet

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internet, net neutrality

This is a campaign to preserve net neutrality, which is opposed by AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and Time Warner et al. They want to determine which sites get better, worse, or no throughput. Keep the internet open and free!