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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Aug 13, 2013 - 01:16pm PT
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No, don't wait, it's one of the most life-affirming videos I've seen in a while. Just look at the joy and talent of this non-photoshop girl in a photoshop world... ;o)
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Aug 14, 2013 - 01:41am PT
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Today was the best day. I started off by driving through Big Sur. I got an early start - I woke up in San Simeon this morning - so I had the entire Coast Highway all to myself. ( the last thing you want on a scenic road is to have to follow a rented motor home while staring at its bumper for an hour ) The fog was lifting, and the views were tremendous. I had two outstanding Mexican meals, one in Santa Cruz, the next one here in Scotts Valley, at some small joint next to the Best Western ( which is where I'm holed up right now ).
I got to spend some time hanging around the Pigeon Point Lighthouse, waiting for the wind to come up ( which it did, just as forecasted ). Got some photos I'm satisfied with, and I met some interesting people ( like the drone guy shooting aerial video of the West Coast for a project he has working )
Tomorrow can't get here soon enough for me, because tomorrow has potential to be even better.
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Leggs
Sport climber
Tucson, AZ
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Aug 15, 2013 - 01:50am PT
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Thank you for sharing this, Sullly...
I adore you.
Thinking of Blitzo ... as I know all of us are.
I woke at 1:30am yesterday (today?) with thoughts and memories of caring for my mother at age 12 while in-home hospice was in place... my grandma, when she was dying and I cared for her, asked me if hospice "was nice to mom"? I said "Yes"... they loved mom as their own. Grandma would pass a week later of the same cancer my mom had, in-home hospice in place, peacefully, family by her side.
While doing a production, I went home between performances to care for my Aunt Ruthie, my second mom, an RN, who was at the end stages of life... I did not sleep, I did not eat... I stayed with her. One week later, after I arrived home just to fulfill my commitment to my theater contract, I would call home, at the exact time my auntie passed, sitting quietly on the phone while it happened.
I remember that day vividly. I simply got up from my desk, walked outside and called my Uncle.... the moment I called was the moment it was happening. My Tia was letting go... free of pain... full of love.
I am riddled with emotion as I think of our friend Blitzo...
~peace
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Leggs
Sport climber
Tucson, AZ
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Aug 20, 2013 - 11:31am PT
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Lots going on in the lives of all ...
Just a drive by post...
Still in production for "Parallel Lives", which closes this weekend. Here is a photo from opening night on Aug. 9th
And here is a photo of my favorite kid, Avett:
~Enjoy life... live it to the fullest
~peace
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Aug 20, 2013 - 12:17pm PT
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I knew one day I'd have the best tan on the beach, I just had to drive up to the PNW to realize the dream.
Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Malibu anymore.
The Italian in me wants live it up right now. The German in me wants to be industrious and make money. So far, the Italian is winning.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Aug 20, 2013 - 12:27pm PT
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The burner in me, wants to share it with the world.
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujo de La Playa
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Aug 23, 2013 - 12:03am PT
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John M
climber
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Aug 23, 2013 - 12:10am PT
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I knew one day I'd have the best tan on the beach, I just had to drive up to the PNW to realize the dream.
Now that made me laugh.. heh heh
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Leggs
Sport climber
Tucson, AZ
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Aug 23, 2013 - 09:18am PT
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Ohhhh, that IS a fantastic photo, Zbrown ... I love every little thing about it. TFPU.
Chaz... crackin' me up.
:)
~Enjoy Life
~peace
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 23, 2013 - 10:01am PT
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Leggs, I can only thank you for posting on The Flames. Sorry that I resorted to subterfuge like I did, but it worked and you won one twenty-five hundredths of whatever income is generated from the sale of the book that I intend to write based on The Flames and their thread.
Nobody posting knew!
As for myself, always,
I've been lurking here and lurking there,
Enjoying life everywhere.
Nothing about life is OT.
This thread is an oasis of Nice
In an ocean of Interesting Things
With very cool vibes.
Thanks from The Flames, the Flames mammas, and
as my cool friends are often known to say, "Flame on, Lady Leggs, flame on."
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Leggs
Sport climber
Tucson, AZ
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Aug 23, 2013 - 10:21am PT
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Nothing about life is OT.
This thread is an oasis of Nice
In an ocean of Interesting Things
With very cool vibes.
Thanks from The Flames, the Flames mammas, and
as my cool friends are often known to say, "Flame on, Lady Leggs, flame on."
Thanks, Mouse...
:)
~peace
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujo de La Playa
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Aug 23, 2013 - 06:42pm PT
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Aug 23, 2013 - 06:57pm PT
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Those big octopus kites cast cool shadows.
That was my first attempt at kite-on-kite photography. I was disappointed that I missed my target repeatedly - I was trying to get aerial pics of the actual kites themselves, not their shadows - but the more I looked at the shots I got, the more I liked them.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Aug 24, 2013 - 11:59pm PT
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Finishing up. Just got pics of my folks' neighbors' houses, and I had to get a shot of myself and my faithful KAP assistant.
Dragging down the kite.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Aug 25, 2013 - 12:28am PT
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Thanks for that vote of confidence, Dean!
If you like those, you'll LOVE these:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/kiteaerialphotography/pool/
That's a link to what my kite aerial photography ( KAP ) compadres around the world are doing.
Every shot on that page was taken by someone's camera swinging from an airborne kite. Some are better than others, but the good ones are great.
Be sure to scroll down at least far enough to check out Scott's awesome shot of The Statue Of Liberty.
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Michelle
Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
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Aug 25, 2013 - 12:29am PT
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Sitting at the game last night, this kid behind us was pretty funny. He said hey, and I turned. Epic photo bomb! He texted it to me. Good times.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 25, 2013 - 11:56am PT
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Chaz, is your dobie trained as a kite runner? Nobody'd mess with him.
Very picturesque, Sully. Liked them all.
Doppio, please.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Aug 25, 2013 - 12:58pm PT
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Yeah, M from M., nobody bothers my stuff:
Ron, those big octopus kites are damn cool. You need to see them live. Their "tentacles" have an other-worldly movement to them.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Aug 26, 2013 - 12:40pm PT
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This just looks wrong.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Aug 27, 2013 - 01:01pm PT
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Somewhere in America, it's summertime right now. But not here on Whidbey Island.
I'll get all the summer I need when I get back to SoCal. More than enough I'm sure.
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