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Burmese cat sleeping

With single digit temps outside Tubby is quite content to snooze away the afternoon in the warm.

Sweet dreams Getzger. Goodbye Mr. Cat.

Getzger waiting for shower time – Mr. Cat has been giving a very good impression of settling onto the ‘final glide-path’ this past couple of days. It was good to see him show an interest in joining me for a shower.

Ceramic Fish – I must have had these ceramic fish for 12-15 years, they were a gift from my sister. I take a picture of them every now and then. They followed me across the Atlantic. A tiny bit of the UK seaside here in the Ozarks.

Our Sweet Gum Tree Still Has It’s Leaves – Which is a nuisance, as it is pointless raking up the leaves in the yard until all the trees are done shedding. 2 pictures

Tonight Getzger invited a friend to watch dinner 4 pictures

Sprinky - a Maine Coon Cat, Photograph by Gary Allman

Sprinky sleeping on the arm of the sofa in Ginger’s office.

Thanksgiving 2016 – Family Picture. No remote shutter release this year, which meant I had to do the 10-second timer dash and hope the picture was okay. 2

Ginger asked me to take a picture of her and the kids, so here’s my wonderful wife with Alek, Lanie, and Katie. 3

Matt raked up the leaves and the kids decided to make a leaf fort from the pile.

Photograph of Mr. Getzger Cat sitting on the kitchen counter.

Getzger Cat on the Kitchen Counter

Big Fish – Alabama Lambs (Video) – We found this great video on YouTube. It shows Lanie performing in Big Fish.Video: 6 minutes

Big Fish – The Black & White Selection – I love black and White photography. It’s my preferred medium for portraits. But most people expect color pictures so now-a-days I tend to go with color and make the B&W copies for myself. Color is especially expected with the theater. Photo Album: +13

Big Fish – Saturday Matinee Performance – Another great performance, and this time we were joined by Ginger’s parents, and Susan, Dennis, Matt, and Betsy. 70 pictures

Lanie had an ensemble role in this year’s school musical – Big Fish. She had seven costumes and 14 costume changes … Album: 2   44

A carpet of full leaves in a painterly view of browns and yellows

A Carpet of Fall Leaves. I really like the full frame version of this image, but I love how this close-in crop brings out what I call a ‘painterly rendering’ from the camera. 2

Well I think that’s about as good as I’m going to get with a 135mm lens. The moon was too high in the sky to picture it against a background, so no helpful foreground features to give it scale. I have to say it doesn’t look any bigger or brighter to my eye.

My Homemade 'Faux Dori' Journal

My Homemade ‘Faux Dori’ Journal – This is my ‘Every Day Carry’ journal. I made it small enough to go everywhere with me. It fits in (most of) my pants’ pockets. 2   3

The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated – Phew, that’s a relief. 2 pictures

One day I’ll grow up. But not today. Thanks to Leslie Nielsen I’m giggling at the thought of the up-coming Beaver Moon.

Monochrome image of a Swirly Fluorescent light bulb

I saw the swirly bulb and light fitting, and felt compelled to take this picture. There is no more to it than that. Is this a harbinger of a photo-mojo revival? Then my frivolous side wants to say: “don’t call me Swirly.”

That moment when you congratulate yourself on losing 10 lbs …
and then realize you have another 16 lbs to go.

That Moment when …

standing in the shower you realize that the hot water heater is out and there’s no hot water.

Jim is submitting this sculpture for a silent auction in aid of the Ozarks Regional Arts Council. The only requirement is that the piece has to fit inside a six-inch cube.

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