It came close in fact to being the last picture on the camera roll (weakened by radiation therapy, I fell down the stairs in my house, landed on my forehead, and fractured three vertebrae in my neck) but almost two years later I’m still here.
After a couple days they told me I shouldn’t ride the bike to sessions any more. They had reason.
@RickiTarr Maybe not really spooky but here's a house in the village of Badolato in Calabria, Italy where the owners have painstakingly conserved a Mussolini quote and portrait on the wall, dating from no later than 1943.
It used to say "È solo l'azione che da' la tempra alle anime" which is from a 1932 discourse of the dictator and means something like "Only action hardens our souls".
For context: in Germany they deleted all visible remains of National Socialism. In Italy... not so.
Spooky... this is literally what (Western) Oregon looks like the other 8 months of the year that aren't summer. Overcast skies, tall trees, abandoned park benches, nobody outside, vaguely low resolution.
@RickiTarr Before I found the picture from Larch Mountain, I was vaguely considering posting this series. I think it still deserves a share.
This is a lightening storm over The Dalles Oregon boat ramp. It is a nice three picture sequence. This is from the days when I used to work for Fish and Wildlife. We were supposed to go out early and check long lines for nonnative Channel Cats in the Columbia. Instead we stood on the ramp wondering how long to wait so we wouldn't get electrocuted. 3 hours.
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