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I've been trying to get back in the habit of taking a walk in the morning, just so I can get some exercise in before sitting behind a desk most of the day. So, for the second day in a row, I went out with my camera not long after the sun started rising. As it turns out, most of the activity that early in the morning was from mosquitos. However, I was still able to get a few photos in between swatting. ____________________________________________________________________ Here are other photos taken on previous morning walks: Morning Walk Photos (6/3/2026) Morning Walk Photos 8/25/2017 Morning Walk Photos 7/19/2017 Morning Walk Photos 7/3/2018

Synopsis: After Melinda Marshall gets hired to sing at Carnegie Hall, she, her sister Susanna, and their father Col. Marshall move from Georgia to New York and lease an old house. Almost immediately after moving in, the family begins to see and hear strange things. Believing the house is haunted, they accept help from their goofy neighbors, Ole and Chic. Things take a serious turn when the home's caretaker is found murdered. Who's in it? The movie stars Chic Johnson, Ole Olsen, Gloria Jean, Martha O'Driscoll, Walter Catlett and Lon Chaney, Jr. Review: I picked Ghost Catchers this morning because the description incorrectly described it as an East Side Kids film. After discovering, via the opening credits, that wasn't the case, I still decided to watch the movie because some of the most entertaining films I've watched were by accident. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case this time. I guess, to start, I am going to say this film's overall plot wasn't a...

So far, so good with the new camera. I am still figuring some things out, but there is a clear difference when using it, including being able to get most subjects in focus a whole lot easier plus I noticed a significant difference in the color. Clearly, I was right about my long-time camera starting to show wear from use. I did get out at lunch today and was surprised the warm, sunny weather wasn't bringing a whole lot of life out. I didn't even see a single turtle and I would think they'd be sunning themselves by the dozen. I did, however, manage to get a few. Here they are: _______________________________________________________________________ Here are some previous nature photos: Lunchtime Walk Photos (4/30/2025) Family Walk Photos 8/8/2017 Lunchtime Walk Photos 6/14/2018 Morning Walk Photos 9/12/2017

Synopsis: Richard Sutton is a compulsive liar and while he loves his fiancée, Linda, he also has Gwenny and Barbara believing he is romantically interested in them too. To avoid taking a job he doesn't want, Richard lies about collecting a $3 million inheritance from a deceased uncle. Unfortunately for him, the story gets around and unable to come clean because he believes his sickly grandmother will die if she learns he lied to her, Richard's life begins to spiral out of control, and he is soon engaged to Linda, Gwenny and Barbara while watching his limited amount of money get spent trying to keep up the pretense. Who's in it? The movie stars Neil Hamilton , June Lang , Joyce Compton, Barbara Reed and Fred Sherman. Review: I've had Too Many Women in my library for a couple weeks, mostly because I've liked other June Lang movies and figured I'd give it a try. I finally got around to watching it this morning and it turned out to be an OK choice. As far as the...

I hadn't expected my new camera to arrive until this weekend but was pleasantly surprised when I got home yesterday and learned it had already been delivered. After spending what seemed like an eternity trying to get the camera strap attached (and I'm certain I didn't tie it correctly, though it still works) and then charging the battery I didn't have a whole lot of time to play around with it. So, I decided to go out by the lake on my way into the office and give my new Kodak AZ653 a try. There are a lot of functions on this camera I'm still learning and like most cameras, there are things I love about it (like the ability to adjust the exposure using a dial as I'm taking the photo) and things I don't (the macro mode works but not in the way I'm used to). However, I did get my first photos with it this morning and thought worked pretty well overall, especially since the early morning light made some of the photos tricky to take. Here are some of them: _...

The cold rain began to fall harder, washing what was left of Jill’s makeup from her face. Normally, the self-conscious 27-year-old blonde would be concerned about that but as she stopped running, both to catch her breath and to examine the slash on her arm that was gushing blood, it was the furthest thing from her mind. She knew she shouldn’t have stopped. Her life depended on her running or at least walking. However, her head was already starting to feel light, and she wasn’t going to get much further if she didn’t get the blood loss under control. Removing her jacket, which wasn’t doing anything to keep her warm anyway, she rolled it up and, with difficulty, wrapped it over the wound. Jill was about to begin running again when she heard the terrifying voice overtop the sound of the raindrops. “Marco!” Tears began to run down Jill’s face as she covered her mouth. Her legs were frozen, as though glued to the ground and an overwhelming urge to respond filled her body. Jill was only able...