Finished: Unicorn Variations, by Roger Zelazny 📚: Probably my favorite collection of Zelazny shorts. The titular story holds up well, and “Home is the Hangman” is surprisingly resonant in these AI-heavy days (as is the cute little “Walpurgisnacht”). I think I reread this one about once a year.
Am I forgetting more because of age, or just noticing it more because I have spare time? Either way I was out in 90-degree full sun for a mile or more of walking today before I realized I wasn’t wearing my hat.
Fortunately I’m retired so it probably doesn’t matter if I cook my brains a bit.
“Waiting for the Wind”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M. Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens and Raynox M-250 macro lens @ f/2.5, 1/400s, ISO 1000. Shot at Wild Iris Ridge.
“Moonset”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M. Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens @ f/2.8, 1/350s, ISO 200. Shot at Wild Iris Ridge.
“Posing”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 42mm, f/8, 1/160s, ISO 160. I think a California Tortoiseshell along the South Waldo Trail.
“Snow Cone”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/7.1, 1/250s, ISO 100. Shot along the Mount Ray Trail.
“Miles of Hiking”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 14mm, f/8, 1/200s, ISO 100. Looking across Waldo Lake into the Three Sisters Wilderness from the High Divide Trail.
“Cliff”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M. Zuiko 40-150mm lens @ 150mm, f/8, 1/200s, ISO 160. Fuji Mountain seen from just above Deer Camp Lake.
“Old Life, New Life”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 42mm, f/8, 1/200s, ISO 640. Along the High Divide Trail.
