Archives: Weekly Thoughts

  • Wild Cards! – Sep 20, 2021

    Krazy Pic 1  I do indeed like both of these food items!  But, together?! Krazy Pic 2  Have you been slacking off a little on the housecleaning?  Here’s a reason to continue slacking off! Cartoon of the Week  Foxtrot is always good for a laugh!  Here’s his battle plan for fighting summer mosquitos! FBI Scam I like to think I’m…

  • Photo of the Week – Sep 6, 2021

    Sandhill Crane Flyaway – Bosque del Apache, NM Taken in Feb 2012, while visiting good friends Marvin and Claudia De Jong.  What an amazing experience.  (For a half-dozen other shots from the Reserve, see Bosque del Apache 2.) From the Maine to Alaska Collection.  

  • Wild Cards! – Sep 6, 2021

    Krazy Pic 1  I can hear it now, “Honey, did you refill the soap dispenser?”  I want to hear his answer!  🙂 Krazy Pic 2  Somehow, one gets the feeling that there’s been confusion on this before. Cartoon of the Week  I suspect I’ve mentioned my growing affinity for the ZITS comic strip.  Here, a teenager learns a valuable lesson (It…

  • Photo of the Week – Aug 23, 2021

    Devil’s Tower – Wyoming Located in the Black Hills, near Sundance and Hulett in northeastern Wyoming, this amazing tower dominates the landscape.  (People come from all over to climb this thing!)  This was one of my stops on the way to my Missouri River Adventure (stayed near this picture in a unique inn mostly populated…

  • Wild Cards! – Aug 23, 2021

    Krazy Pic 1  I really don’t think this is going to work!  Who says spelling is not important?! Krazy Pic 2  I thought I knew where this post was going,, but, whoops!  Instead,  I broke out laughing! Cartoon of the Week  My wife and I enjoy the Pickles comic strip and the couple in it, even though (partly because?) they…

  • Photo of the Week – Aug 9, 2021

    Horseshoe Bend – Page, AZ Displaying an amazing bend in the Colorado River, this iconic and beautiful spot is so big, it’s hard to capture on film, even with the flexibility my lens gave me. Taken in October 2019 (and undoubtedly shared back then, too, but . . .) From the Maine to Alaska Collection 

  • Wild Cards! – Aug 9, 2021

    Krazy Pic 1 I’ve had this in my files for a long time, but this past weekend, while traveling to a funeral, I actually saw this exact situation out on the road.  Apparently no job is too small! 🙂 Krazy Pic 2  I’m not sure this is exactly a ‘Krazy Pic’ (what do you think?), but . .…

  • Photo of the Week – July 26, 2021

    UP AHEAD:  MONUMENT VALLEY Situated on the Arizona/Utah border, this is one of the most amazing, majestic places in our Great American Southwest!  Taken in May 2013. From the Maine to Alaska Collection.

  • Wild Cards! – July 26, 2021

    Krazy Pic 1 Perhaps we’re jumping to conclusions, but I’m guessing this guy is a music major! Krazy Pic 2  You’ll laugh at this anyway, but it’s funnier if you catch the physics reference.  Cartoon of the Week ZITS has become one of my favorite current comics.  Some great understatements.  I shared this less than a year ago, but it’s back…

  • Photo of the Week – July 12, 2021

    Salzburg, Austria   From the archives:  First shared in April 2016. Taken in May 2007.   If you saw Sound of Music (and who didn’t?), you may recognize the fountain and stairs ahead, as they were used in the Do, Re, Mi . . .song in the movie. From the Across the Pond Collection