Notices by Bob Tregilus (elaterite@fosstodon.org)

A rare relic from that exceedingly short period of time that people experimented with square wheels.

#BlackAndWhite #History #Humor #Photography #Museum #Darktable

Celebrating SuperbOwl day! Why? Because owls are just superb creatures! (Truly, I really like owls!) More owls, less sports.

Athene cunicularia (burrowing owl), Imperial Valley, California (10/12/2024).

#SuperbOwl #Owl #BirdPhotography

"Don't even think about it--this is my poop rock!"

(Athene cunicularia (burrowing owl), Imperial Valley, California, 10/12/2024.)

#Owl #Birds #BirdPhotography #Photography #Darktable #SuperbOwl #SuperbOwlDay

Probably a Echinocereus coccineus (scarlet hedgehog cactus), but there are a ton of species in the Echinocereus genus, so who knows? One thing is certain, they brighten up the early spring desert landscape in the Southwest. (Photo: Bluff, Utah area, 4/23/2024.)

#Desert #BloomScrolling #WildFlowers #Photography #Darktable

@distrowatch Welcome to the fediverse! (Kind of wondering what took so long, but better late than never.) I hope you've deleted all of your accounts on the culture war for-profit social media sites.

Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon (2016). The Multnomah Creek Bridge was built in 1914. Note: This photo was made during dawn twilight, hence, no people. But I've often wished I had one person on the bridge looking up at the falls. Oh well, that was back in my "no people in my photos days."

#Bridge #Waterfall #Oregon #Photography #LinuxPhotography #Darktable

@mookie Indeed. And people flooding over to Bluesky aren't looking behind the curtains. It's primarily funded by crypto-bros. Once they have a large entrenched audience you can bet it will quickly go the way of the dead bird site.

PSA: Welp, I never knew about this. Recently there was a fatal accident in Peco, Texas, with a truck stalled on a railroad crossing & a freight train hitting it at track speed. Save lives: If stalled on tracks--find the blue sign & call the number FIRST! "The Emergency Notification Systems (ENS) sign gives the public critical emergency contact information at every highway-rail grade crossing. The information on the ENS sign enables the public to reach the railroad responsible for the crossing."

Snowy shot from several years ago, since we still don't have any snow in Northern Nevada. Just trying to remember what it looks like.

#Snow #BlackAndWhite #Photography #Darktable

@patdennis Fortunately, I don't have the urge, at all. Well, at least until such time there are actual cleaning robots that dust and do laundry and windows. Now that would get my attention.

@kangaroo5383 Good grief! Food must be really boring.

@kangaroo5383 Bummer. Reminds me of when I tried to eat tacos in Kansas. (It was a very long time ago when foods were still fairly regional and tacos would have been considered pretty exotic in Kansas.) Like you are experiencing, they didn't know what seasonings were, including salt. It was awful. I should have said something but I was young and too shy. I hope you find something good to eat wherever you are.

Sunrise at Bryce Canyon National Park (4/13/2016).

#Landscape #Photography #Darktable

If you have just arrived, welcome to the Fediverse! This is social media as it should be--so be social--fill out your profile & post a profile photo. Make a few posts so potential followers will know what you are into. Once you've done that, it's especially recommended that you toot an introduction telling us about yourself. Be sure to hashtag your #introduction & people following that hashtag will boost your post to their followers. Also, when tooting photos, please provide alt text. Enjoy!

Okay, no more nice kitty photos tonight, here's one for you dog people.

Nice puppies!

#Dogs #DogsOfMastodon #Wildlife #Photography #Darktable

PSA: I rarely eat fast food, mostly because it's too expensive and it tastes like garbage. Welp, while waiting for the Moon and Venus to line up where I wanted it to be I thought I'd try a new joint in town called Slim Chickens. I recommend avoiding that garbage at all costs, even if you are starving. The sandwich I bought was awful with soggy bread & a tiny piece of wilted lettuce. The mac & cheese has left the worst chemical-plastic taste in my mouth. Can't wait to get home to some mouth wash.

I made a new profile photo today. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Made it with Rembrandt style lighting. I converted it to black and white to suggest my mood for this new year...kind of dark. I have another self-portrait I'm working on. It's a still life with books, a candle, and a monkey wrench. I haven't nailed it yet, though. Needs more work. What do you think? Honest critiques encouraged--thanks!

#Portrait #BlackAndWhite #Photography #Darktable.

@CStamp @mcnado I'm also on the side of health professional who see patients should mask up--and they should not offer to shake hands. Shaking hands spreads disease, eh Doc?

@eribosot That's an amazing woodblock print. If there's no title or artist signature, what does all of the writing say, do you know?

It has been so grey, rainy, and snowy here in Reno, at the knees of the Eastern Sierra front range--and the forecast is for yet more winter in the weeks ahead--I thought some spring color would brighten up my feed, and hopefully your feed as well!

#Flowers #Color #Spring #MacroPhotography #Photography #LinuxPhotography #Darktable