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Whatever Weds. Comet Lemmon

October 22, 2025October 22, 2025Posted in Astrophotography, Comets, Night Sky, Starry Night, Whatever WednesdayTagged Astrophotography, c/2025 A6 (Lemmon), Comets, Low Light Photography, Night sky, Nikon, Stars, Whatever Wednesday48 Comments

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I went out with a friend to try to see if I could find and photograph C/2025 A6 Comet (Lemmon) on October 19th. I didn’t go too far from home just up into the Pinenut Mountains a little bit. l took my 50mm lens so I would be able to see a wide space of the sky and hopefully see it. I never saw it with my eyes or binoculars, but when I got home and uploaded my images I was happy to see my camera had seen it. It’s the tiny green dot upper center of the image.

It’s tiny at 50mm but, I cropped this in a bit for a better look.

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Comet Lemmon Nikon D850| Nikkor 50mm

The next night I went back to the same spot with my old 80-200mm lens but, I wasn’t able to see it at all. I believe it was too low and behind the hills opposite.

So last night a friend and I went north to a spot I know that had more open sky. It took us a while to find it but, we did. My old lens had a bit of trouble focusing on my newish bigger sensor D810 but, once I uploaded my images I found I had several decent shots of the comet with a hint of its tail too.

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Comet Lemmon| Nikon D810| Nikkor 80-200mmD| October 21, 2025

It’s always exciting to see a comet and this one is pretty cool. It was 55 million miles from Earth last night and it won’t be back again until the year 3175! Do you think my images will survive for my future family members to see my images made with probably antiquated photography methods and gear? Somewhere between 33 and 46 generations will pass before C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) comes our way again. It boggles my mind.

Did you see it?

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Whatever Weds. A Little Fall Color + 2 more…

October 15, 2025October 14, 2025Posted in Autumn, Fall Color, Nature, Photography, Whatever WednesdayTagged Cottonwoods, Fall Color, Food, Halloween Themed Mug, Nevada, Salad, Sierra Mountain Range, Squeeze In, Tea/Coffee Mug32 Comments

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I’ve been seeing fall colors here and there while hiking and birding the last couple of weeks. Here are three of my favorite views so far this fall.

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Mountain Splash

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A Spot of Color above Lake Tahoe

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A Bright Beginning

The little tree in the last image was the only tree in full Fall Color. All the huge Cottonwoods only had their tippy tops yellow and the rest of their leaves were green still.

Last Friday after a 5.5 mile birding hike myself and several friends went to an early lunch at the Squeeze In. I had a great salad loaded with bacon, chicken, blue cheese, red peppers, romaine lettuce, and a little balsamic vinaigrette the salad is called The Bleu Moon. I ate the whole thing.

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Speaking of food reminded me of drink. Here’s the mug I’ve been using for my tea all this month.

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Unlike Rascal Todd’s Boss Bernie I do wash my mug out daily.

I watched No Country for Old Men from the beginning and I didn’t like the ending at. all. I guess after all these years there will be no sequel to give me the happy ending I was hoping for.

I’m reading Dan Antion’s book Bridge to Nowhere, A Rascal Todd Mystery. I already have the next book in the series ready to read when I finish Bridge to Nowhere. It’s a good series!

Our lows have been in the mid 30’s here so we’re getting ready for winter, and my gloves and heavy coat have already been called into service. We’ve had some rain too. Can you believe it’s already October 15th!? Time isn’t flying by, it’s racing by!

I’ve got some errands to do in town this morning so I may be a little late getting to your posts, and responding to your comments.

Happy Hump Day!

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CFFC- Subjects Framed by Nature

September 29, 2025Posted in Cee's, PhotographyTagged Alaska, Carson River, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Cottonwood Trees, Framed by Nature, House, Nevada, Pine Trees, Pyramid Lake, Travel and Tourism39 Comments

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This week for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge they’re doing Subjects Framed by Nature. Here are 4 I’ve selected from my archives for this challenge. I might not ever share these were not for this challenge. 😊

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I saw this house while on our Alaska cruise in July this year. The view they have is amazing.

This image I made a couple of years ago while birding in the Pyramid Lake area. This was my lunch break spot.

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This dirt lane is framed with Aspens, and Pine Trees. There are some old beaver ponds at the end of this lane. This image I made last spring while birding here.

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This is one of my favorite views of the Carson River. I made this image last fall while birding.

This post has been part of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge. Check out more images from other bloggers here.

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Happy Autumn!

September 22, 2025Posted in Architecture, Photography, Seasons of the YearTagged Autumn, Bower's Mansion, Seasons40 Comments

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This is the Bower Mansion in Washoe Valley, NV. I’ve shared this mansion in the fall before for Thursday Doors here.

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Thursday Doors- Eureka!

September 4, 2025Posted in Photography, Thursday Doors, Travel and TourismTagged Doors, Eureka, Historic Sites, Mining town, Nevada, Rural Decay, Thursday Doors38 Comments

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Several weeks ago a girlfriend of mine sent me a photo of a building in Eureka, NV via a text message. She said, “Here’s a door picture for you! ❤️ Eureka, NV.

I asked her if I could share it with you all and she said, “Yes. I knew you’d like those.”

It has 4 doors!

She said she did the walking tour and this building is number 35 on the tour. She sent the passage about the history of this site/building too.

I hadn’t heard of Eureka, NV prior to her sending me these images so, I looked it up. Travel Nevada says, ” Eureka, Nevada bills itself as the Friendliest Town on the Loneliest Road in America. This charming little town is one of the American West’s best-preserved mining communities, thanks to dozens of beautifully intact historic buildings to admire and plenty of hands-on history to explore, along with modern comforts, tasty food, and drink, and endless outdoor adventure a stone’s throw away.”

“In 1864 several prospectors made their way east from booming Austin in search of less crowded diggin’s, which they found—at least for a brief moment. Eventually, their “eureka” moment arrived in the form of a silver strike that would become the state’s largest, second only to the unrivaled Comstock Lode in Virginia City.

Unlike thousands of Western boomtowns that quickly went bust, Eureka continued to prosper, thanks to its proximity to troves of silver, lead, zinc, and (still today) gold. At its height, Eureka could churn out 700 tons of ore in a single day, a feat that secured status as the seat of the richest county in the Silver State.”

https://travelnevada.com/cities/eureka/

There’s more information and some photos at the link. I think it would be a neat place to explore.

Thank you so much, Jarlath for the images and introduction to Eureka, NV and its doors!

Friends who send door pics are the best aren’t they.

This post is part of the weekly challenge Thursday Doors hosted by Dan Antion over at https://nofacilities.com/2025/09/04/osv-cow-parade/

Head on over there to see more doors from around the world or join the craze and add a door or two of your own. 😊

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Whatever Weds. View from the Klondike Highway

September 3, 2025Posted in Travel and Tourism, Travel Photography, Whatever WednesdayTagged Nikon, Summit Lake; WP&YR Railroad Tracks; Whatever Wednesday; Klondike Highway Views35 Comments

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Summit Lake, WP&YR Railroad Tracks; Snowcapped mountains, from the Klondike Highway, Alaska.

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Whatever Weds. Quantum of the Seas

August 27, 2025August 26, 2025Posted in Cruising, Photography, Travel and Tourism, Travel Photography, Whatever WednesdayTagged "From Afar" by Lawrence Argent;, Alaska Cruise, Art, Quantum of the Seas, Royal Caribbean, Ships, Waves of Light by So Sunny Park, Whatever Wednesday34 Comments

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This week I’ll share some photos I made of the ship we sailed to Alaska on. She’s the largest Royal Caribbean ship we’ve sailed on.

She was built in 2014 and sails under the flag of Bahamas. At the time of her delivery she was the third largest cruise in the world by gross tonnage (168,666 GT). She’s 1,141 feet long (347.7 meters) and 236ft 3inches tall, (72 meters). Her top speed is 22.0 knots and will hold 4,180 passengers (double occupancy), and a maximum of 4,905 passengers, with a crew of 1,500.

On sea days we felt the 4,900+ people on board especially on the days the pool deck was closed due to heavy winds, and rain.