2021 MtP: April 2021

4/27/2021

Not gonna add thoughts to all of em... sleepy now but if you want make sure you copy your pic because every once in a while I have to delete a bunch to keep under my capacity.

Bathed in the glow of the setting sun #risingpark
Yoga with Ryan in Lancaster click HERE

My favorite yoga girls.. I have more but sleepy n will let em edit them #risingpark

I tried to settle Kookie down but she was after both of the girls If anyone wants to do yoga in Lancaster these r Kookie's pals #risingpark

These guys let Kookie wrestle with em so I got do do a pic of em #risingpark

I hope I stopped the right girl I wanted her to get a pic of her n her pup #risingpark

I took several of you guys n your photoshoot but will just post one here. They are a but fuzzy but pretty dramatic
Check back I will put them in a facebook album n y can copy em if u want.
I pasted the rest of these photos on a facebook album HERE

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4/26/2021

I wasnt gonna go to town because I have to go to the doc's tomorrow n cant exercise so I figured me n Kookie might as well get some pets n pics.

On the way a group spied the grape vine n started swinging on it, never saw them make it to the top, might one of em fell off :)
The first batch the Kookie wrestled with

Also did pics of 3 other groups with their cameras .. better quit goofing off n get ready for morning

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A got a pretty nice shot of these pup #risingpark

These pals sitting on the rock. it was a little too bright but figure if I waited they would be gone #risingpark

First I did a candid of these guys n their picnic .. I don't know what was with these guy, but Kookie went wild with excitement :) #risingpark

Then asked em for a posed shot, the warm glow of the sun on their faces #risingpark

One of em went to give Kookie some pets.. before she tried to wrestle her :) #risingpark

Asked these guys for a pic, they were in spotted shade, I did my best to move them to solid shade, this was the best shot#risingpark

Kids down on the rock edge I got em to move up a bit higher to get this pic #risingpark

I did this candid shot, don't know if I remembered to tell em. #risingpark

Trying to do a sunset pic while it was still bright so I first did a silhouette #risingpark

I tried to bring em out with the flash but still a bit muddy #risingpark

Better luck with these guys it was later n the sun was dimmer If they find this one I can crop it into a profile pic #risingpark

I saw this guy n girl goofing off, throwing her on his shoulder. I was too far away for the flash to do any good so I brought it out a bit with pshop #risingpark

4/25/2021
I finished early so figured I would take Kookie to get some pets.

Too early to go on top so I tried some telephoto pics with out a tripod... shaky earth quake pics but I saw one guy coming down n gave him my card.

Couldn't make out the faces I hoped it was Kris but it wasn't by the time I got up on top these guys were gone.

After I did these the camera wouldn't auto focus.
I have a little extra spending money n filled my Amazon Cart, taking Kookie to the vet first and is she doesnt need any thing major.. Subtotal (11 items): $1,150.50 I buy myself presents every once n a while :)

A couple times there I see the same girl walking up n down the trail.. seems like I know her? hmmm

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Gave this guy a card #risingpark

Kookie got some pets from these guys :) #risingpark

4/23/2021

Last night it was really scary for me n Kookie.. didn't know if there would be a Kookie today... big story won't tell everyone. When I got up today she was her self and was looking up at the car keys. Just thought I would get her all the pets I could in her life time.. when her tail wags I love it.
I won't tell every thing she did or you might not think she is so suave :)

These are the first guys I saw on the way up. When the girl turned her head to me the sun messed with her eyes so I posted this one.

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I got Kookie to pose with kids n their hammock n had to move her back b4 she got too wild #risingpark

A nice little group, I took several pics of these guys. I didnt sort through them because the first one I looked at was pretty nice #risingpark

I saw this girl with the wind blowing her hair it was a great profile but by the time I clicked she moved #risingpark

Including the houses below n a warm glow on their faces #risingpark

These guys wanted to give Kookie some pets so I took several shots of em #risingpark

I tried to do the sunset but the sun flare erased the detail #risingpark

Couldn't get a good sunset so I turned em around to get a warm glow of the sun on their faces #risingpark

Adding the tree to the sunset. Check out my video the night I captured a plane flying over the sun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWji1ZSECoQ

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The sun was setting and I saw 3 girls doing pics and asked em if they wanted a pic of all of em together before the sun set so I used their camera .. Kookie attacking em just barley got a couple of pics.
The great debate about the lights :) #risingpark

Just did a candid of these guys #risingpark

Before starting down I looked up n saw the moon, wished I had thought of it so when I got down to the truck I saw these guys again. Because of it's position in the sky I had to get down low n shoot upwards to create a moon shot #risingpark

The moon looks pretty cool but in pics it is kind of small, looking at pics when working out I think how to make em better if I find others to do a moon pic.

4/18/2021

The fairgrounds blocked the road off so I had to carry the tripod n stuff over to take some pics.

Someone drove by and called me by a name from the past, Ironworkers or high school .. hmmm

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At a great distance I think it is the atmosphere that makes pics a little fuzzy because when I take pics closer they are pretty sharp #risingpark

Usually when I take pics from below I just hope people on top will find em #risingpark

This guy reaching over the edge, must have lost his contacts :) #risingpark

Maybe purposed ? #risingpark

After sharing this one on facebook one of my FB pals knew who they were and then found they took a pic of me n Kookie below :) They had phone cameras. A bit hazy but I wanted a pic like this :)

This guy walked by with a stick n I started talking to him... note Kookie in the shade, that is where I put the guy so the sun didnt make him squint then used flash to give color saturation #risingpark

I think I got a pic of these guys on top but when I saw em coming down I wanted to get the pink trees in the background now is the time to do that #risingpark

Kookie was after everyone #risingpark

Saw this guy n his pup n had him pick em to make em taller #risingpark

Tried to erase the shadows with the fill in flash.. not the best but I got another I liked better. #risingpark

Mount Pleasant Motel :) #risingpark

What made this one better was the orange glow of the sun falling on their face n I got em all in the shot #risingpark

Again the orange glow sitting on the rock #risingpark

Two cute pumpkins I was talking to a fb pal and the sun almost got away ..
Another girl came n started giving Kookie.. then another couple started petting her n she went wild .. such a good for puppies
Some times people talk to me n I don't know em.. my memory is bad so scratch your ear if we r fb pals or I have taken your pic b4 #risingpark

Big day 4 me n Kookie, several people knew us and a FB pal came up.. if you r n 2 yoga.. this pumpkin teaches here in Lancaster :)
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4/16/2121

I have been waiting for a hose for the Liberty so we went to rockbridge.. didn't even order it, so I thought we would drive on down and give Kookie's twin a BD present.. wasnt working but a girl made over her.. what a clown :)

I thought it was cool and a good case to go to the cave. About 3 miles down the road they were painting center lines and a big string of cars behind em so I turned around n went to Walmart, then tried again

On the way in an ambulance zoomed by #oldmanscave

They had a bunch of new signs.. one way but me n Kookie pretended like we couldn't read : #oldmanscave

Before we got to the lower falls I took pics of some families with their camera

Here I used fill in flash to bring out the colors #oldmanscave.

Saw these guys doing a selfie so I captured it and told em... hope they find this one. Then I did a couple with their camera. #oldmanscave

When I have no one to pose, Kookie is my model .. if I go again I will take the tripod .. probably wont make many more trips #oldmanscave

I saw this guy taking pic of his girl.. was gonna tell em but someone started talking to me n I forgot #oldmanscave

At last these guys wanted to give Kookie some pets n she was all over em :) #oldmanscave

Blurry.. doing a fast draw, I take pics at random and sort em out later.. I think the girl said hi Kookie... didn't know if me thinking my name is Kookie or she was talking to the pup. I think they knew us.. I have a bad memory #oldmanscave

Saw these guys doing a pic then I asked em to take a pic of both of em with their camera #oldmanscave

I asked these guys for a pic and it led to a couple super nice pics... hope they find these #oldmanscave

Got the upper falls in the background #oldmanscave

The devils bath #oldmanscave

Saw these pals goofing off n asked em for a cave pic #oldmanscave

As soon as we got out of the car a girl wanted to give Kookie some pets then I found out I did a photoshop pic of her b4 :) She had one of em down on the ground.

First pic I got was at the top of the trail, these pals having lunch in their hammock #risingpark

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Making more friends #risingpark

At this time of day things are in a glow with dramatic shadows #risingpark

Here are the pups we met in the parking lot. Hope they find this pic .. wished I did some pics of em with Kookie #risingpark

Kookie's last victim :)#risingpark

I wish I stayed for another 40 minutes I know the sky glowed with orange looking back on the way home, but we were pretty tired.. now Kookie is snoozing on the floor #risingpark

4/14/2021

Today was Kookies BD and I had a Kroger Pickup, so I did the workout and went to the park. Perfect Timing.

I saw Christina and asked the time. I wish I thought to ask her to take a pic of Kookie riding in back of the truck from the top.

Just a month before I lost PuppyDog I found Kookie.

Here was her first chance to try on PuppyDog's collar but as soon as she got big she broke it and I had to make a bike cable she couldn't break.
The badest Puppy I ever loved video :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdbwGiGJoM0

On the way up the trail I saw a couple people with their pups n asked em for a pic.

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Reminded me of me n my pals when I was a kid, but I think I am the only one left #risingpark

I like to take pics of people with their kids when they r little . I think they will like em when they grow up.. don't think I have one with my dad #risingpark

I tried to capture a candid pic of these guys but one of em turned around... #risingpark

Capturing pics like this is great. Some times they find them years later .. sometimes they keep them on their phones #risingpark

Just before I had to go to Krogers I saw these guys.. the sun a bit in their eyes but it is a pretty good pic of what sidekicks do here through the decades #risingpark

Just a little bright for them but it has the background below in the background #risingpark

Once a little twig fighting to survive then u grow up, vines cling to you .. you get old n fall down .. #risingpark

4/9/2021

Me n Kookie took the top off the Jeep for the season and made this video.

Did the yearly ritual of putting on the blue jean cut offs.. problem my underwear longer than my shorts
When I go to the mail box Kookie sits by the house until I come back across the road.
If I have junk mail, she grabs n runs with it but if not I have to pick up a stick.

Me n Kookie doing a family pic with Rita n PuppyDog.

The first batch of kids were goofing off on the rocks just below the top n I asked em for a pic #risingpark

I saw these guys sitting here and I like to get a candid first #risingpark

Looks like sun flare, a bit washed out but stamped in my digital diary, 3 pals on a spring afternoon ..#risingpark

Saw this back by one of the sitting rocks.. think it says, Marry me Jesus, Love her forever ??? I didn't touch it, Often people leave such riddles here #risingpark

The clouds took our sunset but about 10 minutes later It peeked through and I got to take a pic of a guy n his girl with his cell phone #risingpark

Couple pals (n camera shy girl) that gave Kookie some pets #risingpark

Though it was no sunset, my favorite pic of the night. I love girls n their dogs, n their horses n baby elephants. This pup wasn't posing right till I gave em the secrete squeal :) #risingpark

Getting ready to leave n I saw this girl come n sit. I think everyone who comes here should have a pic #risingpark

Just getting ready to go down the trail and this girl walked over. I asked her if I ever took her pic b4... yep she said but this time she was with her side kick #risingpark

The sky wasn't great but I got a bit of a silhouette of the trees n sky #risingpark

I thought it would be interesting to use Mt. P. as an earth science project.

Here I copied the forecast and went to Mt. P. to capture what the sunset would look like.
Is it possible to predict a good day to capture a photo on Mt. P. ?
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4/6/2021

At this time of day the sun is usually so bright it makes people squint but because of the thin cloud diffusing the light, the pic was pretty nice #risingpark

I love it when I get to capture the chipmunks on Mt. P. n Kookie gets to attack em :) #risingpark

A break in the cloud cover made it so bright these guys had to squing #risingpark

If people see this pic in the future, will they not think ... what the ... :) #risingpark

Pals hanging out on the north end of the rocks #risingpark

Diffused by the cloud cover, no squinting n a warm glow #risingpark

Girl painting a picture :) #risingpark

Almost waited too long but got to capture girls n their pup #risingpark

Happy pic .. almost waited too long the sun almost gone #risingpark

North end. Didnt think the flash would be powerful enough but I had to turn it down.. happy faces of pups #risingpark

After sunset my favorite time to capture the sky #risingpark

I saw a park truck on the trail after dark ... hmmm ? #risingpark

4/4/2021

I took these guys from the fairgrounds when they were on top then passed em going up the trail and captured this one. Had the dad stand sideways to capture the pumpkin on his back

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I was trying to get a good shot of these guys .. I knew the sun would make em squint but hoped to get a sunset pic when the sun was going down.. but got talking to someone and when I turned around they vanished #risingpark