Saturday – once again….it’s odd how these things just creep up on you. I’ve been busy this eve entertaining my folks and wishing a very happy birthday to my (now local) partner in crime, but here’s once again another shot from the beach. I apologize for the monotony of the theme these past few posts, but my laziness precludes me from acquiring new photographs. Ho-hum…
Today, however, yields a special treat! A man I shall only refer to as Sheppard the Great, both for reasons of anonymity and for the simple fact that, well, he’s simply a great man doing great things, has humbly allowed me to post a photograph of his own. And so, courtesy of the benevolent Sheppard, enjoy a shot of the California landscape being decimated by wildfire:
(Click for full size on both)
Quick PS: Not my can – I found both can & bucket upon my morning walk. Perhaps someone got into a little late night sand castle building? Who knows…
13 Comments
August 2, 2008 at 11:04 pm
FIRST!!
love the bucket. want to have it printed. nicely done rev…
I’m wondering if this will evolve into a competition of First Commenters…(fingers crossed)
August 3, 2008 at 1:03 am
I love the bucket as well [2nd commenters are always the best BTW young Coltempo].
If I may make one serious point your Reverendandvicarshiplikeperson, your © banner spoils the piccy a lot in that position – a discreet bottom left or bottom right would draw the eye less. I do apologise for saying ‘bottom’ on your blog.
Why thank you, sir; as always, I appreciate your candor (and have altered the photo respectively). What say you now?
Your “bottom’ transgression is forgiven, of course.
Tea?
August 3, 2008 at 2:04 am
Oh lovely pictures. And love the bucket and the can and yes, I have changed my desktop background.
Btw congratulations for the award.!
Thanks! (for mine, at least…although I’m sure S. the Great is thankful, as well-)
August 3, 2008 at 9:46 am
Love the bucket image. You can feel the heat of the sun…
Thanks – it was about….105 degrees, conservatively, that day-
August 3, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Looks like someone may have gotten drunk & kicked the bucket!
Where was the fire photo taken? We got hit pretty hard by the fires here in Butte County. The landscape is pretty hard to look at now, but in a year or 2 all will be green and lovely again.
August 3, 2008 at 1:27 pm
The fire photo was taken somewhere along Highway 395 North en route to Yosemite’s East entrance about a month ago.
August 3, 2008 at 2:00 pm
My take is that the perp was so drunk he did not see the bucket when he passed out and fell on and broke the bucket.
Certainly possible – I get the feeling we’re playing “Clue”
August 3, 2008 at 6:04 pm
great photos
That fire photo … wow it’s beautiful but then when you really think about what’s going on … it’s just overwhelming.
Thanks!
I agree…which is why I immediately begged permission to share it here-
August 4, 2008 at 2:30 am
I will mirror the rest, bucket is fab
Why thank ya! (Hat tip)
August 4, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Now the question is, can anyone ID the can? Looks like diet sprite to me – but I’m pretty sure we get different cans down under (different animals, different beer, different shops, diff. names for the same shops – we’re just special that way).
As for the fire photo, it is somehow releiving to know that we’re not the only country to get stupidly sized bushfires/since-you-don’t-use-bush-to-mean-scrub/forrest-what-do-you-call-a-bushfire?.
@ olga: Not only kicked the bucket, but dropped the can
. Oh, death euphenisms – there are so many. My fave: “Pining for the Fjords.”
Cheers Rev
Miller Lite….oops, sorry to ruin the mystery!
As far as I’m aware, the majority of California is simply CONSTANTLY on fire…or so it seems-
August 4, 2008 at 8:01 pm
Bucket as well. The sheared jagged edges made me really look and think about it. Awesome!
Thanks very much! I agree – I was stunned they came out so sharply-
August 6, 2008 at 8:01 pm
Agreeing with everyone…love the bucket shot.
Thanks! (Tiny bow)
September 8, 2008 at 2:18 pm
I too love the bucket pic, there’s just something about it.