“Along the Coast”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @ 14mm, f/11, 1/160s, ISO 250. At Stonefield Beach.
“Calypso and Friend”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @ 29mm, f/5.6, 1/30s, ISO 200. Along the Shotgun Creek Trail.
“Hitchhiker”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @ 42mm, f/5.6, 1/50s, ISO 250. Sharing the trail at Shotgun Creek.
Finished: John Adams Under Fire, by Dan Abrams 📚. A deep dive into how Adams defended the soldiers who were charged with murder in the incident that became known as the Boston Massacre (and got most of them off). Would that we had more lawyers these days with his commitment to everyone getting a good defense.
Finished: Bridge Over Hell by Michael A. Armstrong 📚 Another bizarre entry in the long-running Heroes in Hell shared universe. This one features the Biblical Job (as Hell’s Ombudsman), Washington A. Roebling, Emily Dickinson, and the Brooklyn Bridge as a main character. I’m not sure I know what’s going on any more, but I can’t stop reading the series.
“Fungus Fireworks”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @ 42mm, f/5.6, 1/10s, ISO 1000. Along the Shotgun Creek trail.
“Crystal Clear”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro lens @ f/9, 1/40s, ISO 640. Snowmelt in Roney Creek along the Horse Creek Trail.
“Early Spring Trail”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @ 20mm, f/11, 1/30s, ISO 320. In the Three Sisters Wilderness on the Horse Creek Trail.
“Bridge to Wilderness”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @ 27mm, f/9, 1/6s, ISO 800. Entering the Three Sisters Wilderness on the Horse Creek Trail.
“You Shall Not Pass”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 lens @ 40mm, f/13, 1/50s, ISO 5000. Along the Dead Mountain Trail.
“I suppose you’re all wondering why I called you here today”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @ 42mm, f/7.1, 1/50s, ISO 500. Along the Dead Mountain Trail.
Finished: Dissolution by Nicholas Binge 📚. This was an unexpectedly delightful science fiction novel, featuring time travel via immersion in perfect memories of the past and a conspiracy that turns out to be completely different from what it first appears. It also does a great job of portraying both old and young characters sympathetically. I didn’t figure out the closing twist in advance, though in retrospect it seems obvious. Recommended.
“The Bear Went Over the Mountain”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 lens @ 150mm, f/13, 1/80s, ISO 160. Shot from the Dead Mountain Trail.
Trump Backs Off Most of His Dumb Tariffs—but What’s Left Is Still Bad
Indeed. Let’s see how long it takes the stock market to figure that out. Or perhaps his billionaire buddies are too busy counting their newly ill-gained loot to care.
“Who says violets need to be purple?”
Olympus TG6 @ 5.4mm, f/2.3, 1/30s, ISO 250. Along the trail at Howard Buford Recreation Area.
“Fawn Lily”
Olympus TG6 @ 5.4mm, f/2.3, 1/125s, ISO 200. Along the trail at Howard Buford Recreation Area.
“Camas Lily”
Olympus TG6 @ 9.6mm, f/3.3, 1/200s, ISO 160. Along the trail at Howard Buford Recreation Area.
NYT:
Asked why he decided on a pause, President Trump says, “Well, I thought that people were jumping a little bit out of line. They were getting yippy. They were getting a little bit afraid.”
Can we get someone to point out to him that people are yippy and afraid about all his other abuses of executive power too? Maybe he’ll just resign when he finds out?
Trump announces pause in tariffs; markets jump
It was what, two days ago that he said he’d never back down? At this point, it’s impossible to know what business conditions will be like hours from now, let alone for months or years. Except they’ll probably get worse.
RFK Jr says his response to measles outbreak should be ‘model for the world’
He left out the words “of what not to do.”
And lest we forget, children died because of misinformation spread by him and his ilk.