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The tallest waterfall in Florida is about 45 miles from my house, and while it's not anywhere near as spectacular as Niagara or Yosemite, and is actually bone dry when there hasn't been any rain for a while, we did have a pretty good rain Friday night, so I rode up to have a look yesterday. The...

From the Facebook group Third Wheel Adventures: "January 26, 2023 – "After five months of riding and four months of anxious waiting, Guinness World Records has officially recognized an entirely new world record. Between April 7 and September 25, 2022, Wendy Crockett of Rapid City, SD (USA) and...

My annual trip to Pensacola for the Blue Angels Homecoming show. It was on Friday and Saturday, as usual, but no Friday night show this year. :mad: The Saturday show was cloudy, although with a high ceiling until the last 15 minutes or so, but not good light. I didn't even bother with pictures...

It might be the truck that attracts them... JSNS.

I was able to go to the Friday event. Found a good place right on the water, and although I had an umbrella for shade, the kind folks behind me let me slide back under their EZ-Up. There were only two of them and they had plenty of room, and I very much appreciated that! I had plenty of water in...

As long-time members will recall, I almost always attend the end-of-season air show by the Blue Angels in Pensacola, usually the first or second weekend of November. This year's was a bit different, as with the base still experiencing COVID restrictions (no public access) the show was moved to...

So COVID stuff has relaxed enough that they finally got to do this again, after not having Thunder Beach at all last year, although I think this year's Spring event was held. I didn't go, the weather sucked. As in prior years, if you've seen my posts before, I couldn't care less about any of...

Unless you've stayed in a cave or under a rock, you all know that Jupiter and Saturn joined each other in the sky for their closest appearance together in centuries. My photography group was inundated with shots by everyone and his dog, showing the planets together in one frame of the camera...

One of my favorite natural subjects to photograph is lightning. Lightning at night is easy, as long as you're in a safe place and it's not pouring rain. Having the advantage of being near open water, I often can see storms that are quite distant. I don't have the tools to shoot daytime...

So in December I had Progressive out to look at my two cars, both damaged by Hurricane Michael. The Miata was "safely" ensconced in the garage, and I took the Aurora to my office where I rode out the storm. The garage door blew out, and the garage ceiling fell in, so the Miata, which I thought...

Took a day off from Michael recovery and went to Pensacola for my annual trek to the final Blue Angels demonstration of the year. Humidity was very low after a cold front from the north the previous day. Temperature was good, got back into the 70s, but Arizona dry! Still, an absolutely gorgeous...

Well, I got through the hurricane, but not without issue. I packed up my dog and three cats and rode it out at my office, which was a Good Thing. One corner of my roof is gone, the house is open to weather, carpets soaked, drywall wet, and in the garage, laundry room, master BR, and the HVAC...

So I'm encountering map data issues more and more often lately somehow. I mean, the maps are only 10 years old!!!! The roads are older than that, what's the problem?? Well, not all the roads are older than that, especially around parts of my girlfriend's hometown of Orlando, where they've added...

Years and years ago I dated a lady who had a '91 or '92 red 5-speed she'd bought brand new. I really miss that car... More recently, in 2004, I kept my son's '93 red 5-speed while he was deployed to Iraq. Little bastard took it back when he returned! Fours weeks ago today I gave an airman at...

So the twice-yearly cruiser rally was this past weekend here. Once again I carried my camera around the parking areas looking for interesting bikes. We had incredibly good weather and a good turnout, although the vendor presence seemed a bit less than I've seen before. Anyway, here's a row of...

My annual trek to Pensacola for the Blue Angels Homecoming weekend just happened. No motorcycle content other than I rode over there. (I also got a performance award, but it was HEAVILY discounted! I guess being a good boy during the stop, and explaining every motion you make, like "my...

This past weekend was the Spring edition of Thunder Beach here. The weekend our roads clog to a standstill with cruisers cruising to and fro, visiting the different venues, and everyone tries to see, be seen, and make a scene. (How 70's is that??!? ) As always, I could care less about the...

I usually try to share my pics here after going to an air show, and this past weekend was the Gulf Coast Salute at our local Tyndall AFB. The Thunderbirds were the main draw, but there were many many other things to see! 1. Gary Ward in his MX2, an aerobatic all-carbon-fiber airplane with over...

No, not begging for attention, I have someone. What I'm actually looking for a place for a quiet dinner for an early Valentine's, like the Saturday before. If you know Orlando, we'll be in the Metrowest area, so Ocoee, Winter Garden, etc. are in easy reach, as are International Drive and...

OK, obviously I'm a little bit out of date with my GPS equipment, but I have a severe case of mental inertia, and don't like to change things around just because newer stuff exists, when the older stuff works just fine. I have a Streetpilot 2820 that i got years ago, second hand, so I could use...