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Quoting Harry Callahan

revolver-barrel.jpgI know what you’re thinking. “Did he fire six shots or only five?” Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you’ve got to ask yourself a question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?

When I saw this picture that Verna took today while cleaning our guns, it reminded me of the famous line from Dirty Harry.

Of course, some of that description of the gun would be inaccurate. First this is only a .357 magnum, and far from the most powerful handgun in the world. Next, this Smith and Wesson 686 has a seven-round capacity, not six as in the .44 magnum version Harry used.

As far as feeling lucky? We do. We had a very good day at the range today and are glad that we have the opportunity to shoot at least once a week. This week, we will have an extra session at the range when we finally get our new pistols after the unnecessary California 10 day waiting period.

October 28, 2007 by Firearms Photography

An Autumn Gourmet Dinner

fall-dinner.jpgA little change in the weather today brought some badly needed showers to drought and fire ravaged Southern California. It also brought cooler temperatures and the gusty winds calmed down.

We decided to prepare a gourmet dinner for an autumn afternoon. Grilled pork loin cutlets with baked acorn squash, braised cabbage and a gourmet dressing for which Verna created a custom recipe. Maybe we’ll publish the recipe sometime.

We worked together to prepare this dinner. I was in charge of making the breadcrumbs for the spinach dressing, baking the squash (I use the outdoor BBQ as an oven) and grilling the pork loin cutlets. Verna prepared the braised cabbage and gourmet dressing on the stove top.

Topped off with a glass of Kendall–Jackson Chardonnay or a Sam Adams Oktoberfest Lager, we gotta tell you, this was really good. We had to take a nice long walk in the rain after this sumptuous autumn meal. Click on the image for a close up.

October 27, 2007 by Food and Dining Photography

Jambalaya for Lunch Today

jambalayaLucky me! I get to have this delicious Jambalaya for lunch today. It’s a Cajun dish with chunks of chicken, hot Louisiana sausage (Andouille), medium shrimp, carrots, celery, onions and garlic in a beef and tomato sauce served over a mound of rice. Excellent stuff.

This helping is left over from our dinner last Sunday. Verna snapped this photo as we were sitting down on the patio to eat. Click for the big picture.

October 25, 2007 by Leisure Photography

Cheddar Moon

yellow-moonLooking like it should be much closer to the horizon, the almost full moon tonight is tinted distinctively yellow. Like the green cheese is really yellow Cheddar cheese. The reason, of course, is smoke particles from the catastrophic California Firestorms filtering out blue moonlight, thus making the moon look yellowish.

I took this a while ago using the little A710IS Canon on a mini tripod. Click for a closer view.

October 24, 2007 by Photography

Flyin’ Brass

9mm-brass.jpgLast Sunday at the local indoor firing range I took this shot of Verna punching holes in a silhouette target with the S&W 908 9mm semi-automatic pistol. On the right side of the photo, an ejected 9x19mm brass case and it’s shadow hovers in mid-air just before it ricocheted off of the partition onto the floor. Click for the close-up to see the brass.

October 23, 2007 by Firearms Photography

Good to the Last Drop

last-dropWhen we spend time outdoors on the weekends, I often enjoy a bottle or two of Sam Adams Lager. After I pour the bottle in the mug, Bear will come up to me, salivating, and looking like she is sooooo parched. So I let her get the last trickles out of the bottle.

Verna snapped this while we were barbecuing out back.

October 22, 2007 by Critters Food and Dining Leisure Photography

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