Category: Photography
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No Kings Protest Tucson
Describe one of your favorite moments. When citizens stand up to authoritarians. Here, we thought the world was, for the most part, DONE WITH KINGS. Unfortunately, they tricked us. They didn’t go away, just changed their titles from ‘kings’ to ‘CEOs’. Down with ‘kings’ in any and all their forms! For me, it was a…
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A Scoundrel’s Last Refuge & Murder
A few quotes that say it all… “Distrust everyone in whom the impulse to punish is powerful!” –Friedrich Nietzsche “All in all, punishment hardens and renders people more insensible; it concentrates; it increases the feeling of estrangement; it strengthens the power of resistance.” –Friedrich Nietzsche You may notice that I’ve started this out with the…
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London Bridge Is Falling Down – Part 2
The Lamposts on London Bridge were created from the melted down cannons of Napoean Bonaparte. This bridge stood across the Thames from 1831 to 1967. It wasn’t really ‘falling down’, but due to modern traffic, it was sinking in the riverbed. Since the bridge opened at Lake Havasu, a so-called ‘English Village’ (read, tourist-trap) was…
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London Bridge Is Falling Down – Part 1
I took a little 4-day vacation for my birthday. Went to see the famous London Bridge. The following is the result of my little reprieve…; -) London Bridge Is Falling Down Well, not anymore. Because it was falling down (so to speak), a new bridge was built to replace it. The old bridge was sold…
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Morning Garden Seat
Morning Garden Sitting in a bright gardenBees and hummers buzzing throughCount breaths, in and out –LE – 6/3/25
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End Of May Ride On The Tucson Loop
End Of May Ride Sol’s ultraviolet raysPinking my already tan legsAs the sky marblesOver the mountainsAll the way around Prairie dog pupWizzed by on the peripheryHightailing it home, no doubt Motorized ‘bikes’ flew byOnce again, out of the blueDestroyed the ambianceOf an otherwise peaceful day Almost hit a large June bugThat crossed the pathJust in…
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Why? A Child’s Question…
‘Existence!’ Why? What IS the Point? IS there a point? Please read this in the spirit it was intended… inquiry, speculation, open-mindedness …; -) The older I get, the more I wonder, what’s the point? When I was in my youth and well into adulthood, I pushed myself to thrive and excel. Thought it was…
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Helmet Brims & E-bikes
Helmet Brims & E-bikes helmet brimsso largethey seemout of place remind me offirefighter helmetsjust missing theofficial shield used to seeone or twoin a whole weekof riding now they’re wornby nearly halfthe cycling crowdanother fad like the E-bikesspeeding byas if the riders’pedaling actually moves the bikerather than thethrottle at theirfingertip both of thesefads are expensivenot cheapbegs…
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Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day Weekend Sol’s morning raysCutting through thePristine blue skyBake the pavementAnd ground betweenThe long shadowsTo the mountain vistasAll around Holiday weekendI suspect mostAre sleeping inThe morning rideAlmost soundlessBut for a couple of hawksComplaining aboutScarcity of prey Even the most recentIterations of BrittlebushAre going blowsyAs the first summerHoliday weekendOf 2025Begins its inevitableWinding down Late in…
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Early Morning Tucson Ride In May
An Early Morning Tucson Ride In The Latter Days Of May The bright Tucson morning sunDefines everything in ourForeground as we roll by While the surrounding mountainsAre silhouettes behind misty-blue vailsToo early for the mists to have burned off But closer peaks and mounds likeTumamac (the horned lizard)And A Mountain stand sharply revealed Crystal clearIn…
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