“Who You Lookin’ At?”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 100-400mm lens @ 400mm, f/11, 1/60s, ISO 2500. Spotted in Dune Lake next to Alder Dune Campground.
Finished: Lords of the North, by Bernard Cornwell 📚. In this installment the Saxon-Dane Uhtred gets his revenge on some of the Danes who mistreated him way back in the first book. Meanwhile, Alfred and his allies continue to consolidate control over Britain. There are lots more in the series but I think I’m going to leave it here for now. It’s just not clicking with me the way some of Cornwell’s other books have.
Finished: Dreamers in Hell, ed. by Janet Morris - 16th book in this shared universe series, so you probably don’t want to start here. In this installment, Satan and a cast of zillions from across history (mainly people you’ve heard of) use a new energy source developed by Tesla to try to take the attack straight to heaven’t gates.
Dark matter formed when fast particles slowed down and got heavy, new theory says
So basically this theory is another attack on junk food.
“The Gathering Storm”
Olympus TG-6 @ 5.4mm, f/9, 1/250s, ISO 100. Near the top of Mt. Pisgah.
“Ready to Pop”
Olympus TG-6 @ 11.1mm, f/3.6, 1/200s, ISO 800. Fringecup buds along a trail at Mt. Pisgah.
“Cat Ears”
Olympus TG-6 @ 5.4mm, f/3.2, 1/160s, ISO 100. Elegant Mariposa Lily trailside at Mt. Pisgah.
“Sweeping View”
Olympus TG-6 @ 5.4mm, f/3.2, 1/250s, ISO 100. Trail at Mt. Pisgah leading into a meadow dotted with Scotch Broom.
“Ookow Rising”
Olympus TG-6 @ 5.4mm, f/3.2, 1/320s, ISO 100. Yes, this flower really is named the ookow. Taken on the trails at Mt. Pisgah.
Finished: The Last Season, by Eric Blehm 📚. A look at the life and disappearance (and later remains recovery) of Randy Morgenson, a longtime backcountry ranger in the California Sierra. It’s both an appreciation of nature untrammeled and a SAR mystery story, well-written and designed to provoke reflection.