Another month has whooshed by. During October, lots of things happened.
And heck, the same is true of the preceding months as well.
I’m in progress adding yet more pointless website features and also editing a music video, so one of these days I will eventually update this blog for reasons other than a perfunctory post about my 52 Frames photos.
Until then, I hope you’re ready for FIVE pictures from the last FIVE weeks out here in the PNDubs.
Well, my excuse is simple. I never actually memorized how many days are in a month. So, despite knowing full well that it was September 30th, I didn’t notice that the following day… was October 1st. Where did September 31st go?
And for that matter, where did September go?
I spent most of the month of September on the road (more details to follow). I was prolific at taking pictures. However, I was less prolific (in some cases) at making sure my images adhered to the weekly photography challenge. So, let’s take a look…
“My heart isn’t in it anymore!” I cry looking at the last few photos from this month.
Since I’ve been gearing up to move, apartment hunting, flying cross country, and generally running around like a beheaded chicken, it’s unsurprising that my photography has fallen a touch to the wayside in recent weeks.
However, there’s still some goodness… and some oopsies this month.
31. Wide Aperture
I was loving sitting in my friend Amber’s backyard, with two rambunctious housecats doing their best to sneak towards the end of the fence, or hang out in the grass.
This is a portrait of Zeus, once he was chillin’ out.
I mistakenly remembered this prompt as “maximum aperture” and opened up all the way when I actually wanted a touch more depth of field so that more of Zeus’s face would be in focus. Whatever, this is the one I picked. and I have a lot of real good shots from that day, some of which are more stopped down & which I prefer to this one. i.e. to get more of the nose, whiskers & ears in focus.
I’m going to be doing a bit more. And then, I hope I’ll be settling down for a while in the Pacific Northwest.
I spent May/June attending a wedding and hanging out in Maui. I spent some stints catching up with people in New York City and Pittsburgh, and apartment hunting in Seattle. And, now that the Delta variant is spreading, and a return to no indoor dining seems imminent… Well, I’ll be driving across the country.
Somewhere in the midst of all this, I had a bit of downtime in Eastern Pennsylvania. There wre frequent thunderstorms and heatwaves, so it wasn’t like I was headed backpacking. I spent a fair bit of time packing, and otherwise, walking around the yard and nearby.
The main birds that I saw in this period were two flycatchers, both of which let me get really close to them. And, they were loud and easy to find. Obnoxious local dog Shelby was at the beach, which I think helped them be a lot more comfortable closer to the house.
So, for a few days, I took some deep breaths, paused, and got to see these birds.
As I wrote almost a month ago, I needed to move the site to a new email subscription system, and that took some time away from photo editing and writing.
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One of the Black Sand Beaches within the Park Boundaries
Waiʻānapanapa attracts tourists for two main reasons: its black sand beach and beautiful coastline.
There are other black sand beaches nearby that are free to visit. These other beaches do not require that visitors purchase timed tickets in advance and show ID at the door. (Note, these are COVID-era restrictions, subject to change.)
But, they do not have such beautiful cliffs, such awe-inspiring vistas.
