This is our posed portraits to kick off 2026. Verna got New Years themed tops for us to wear explicitly for this photo.
Wishing all of our readers a happy and prosperous New Year!
Photo equipment and set up:
The sign was originally installed in June of 2012, but time and the fact the original sign was plastic, it deteriorated and finally came off the post. Verna ordered the new metallic sign which I installed a couple of days ago. Click on the image to enlarge.
More Javelina stuff at this link.
Happy and blessed Thanksgiving! We enjoyed our Turkey Dinner this afternoon consisting of good breast of turkey with Dressing, Veggies and Cranberries. We had gravy on the turkey and dressing, of course.
We posed for this holiday portrait earlier today:
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Deuteronomy 28:12 (NIV)
“The LORD will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.”
Over the past couple of days, we have been enjoying some gentile rain showers to replenish the desert with badly-needed moisture. The showers, mostly, have been God-given blessings with the several instances of a little flooding here and there. It’ll get resolved, I’m sure.
As I went out for my morning walkabout today, I took several photos of Verna’s rain bucket under the rain gutter. I selected the above image to post in that it shows some of the dynamic action of the dripping water. Click on the image to enlarge.
I asked GROK to analyze the image.
The image shows a close-up, high-speed photograph of multiple water drops impacting a body of water (likely the surface of water in a rain bucket or similar container). This is a classic example of the fluid dynamics phenomena that occur when a drop hits a liquid surface.
This type of photograph is commonly used to study drop impact dynamics, coalescence, splash suppression, inkjet printing physics, and related fluid mechanics topics. The image beautifully captures several stages of the impact process in a single frame.
I love some of the stuff that comes out from some AI engines. Some, however, not so much. GROK does mostly OK.
Just another day of retirement in our wonderful, tranquil desert town. First, today I took the truck to the Ford dealer to have it’s routine maintenance service. Above, the old classic ford truck (which has been seen on this blog before) sat stately on display in the waiting area for all to admire.
Later in the day, we were privy to witness another colorful sunset as the time to get inside approached; the sun goes down this time of year, and the temperature plummets to the 60s which for us summer dwellers is downright unpleasant without some bulky clothing. Still, the day temperatures are well above 80° and Shorts are the dress code for the daytime hours.
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