King Charles pays tribute to ‘marvellous’ Bob Marley as he shares favourite songs

In these troubled times, it is comforting that King Charles listens to Bob Marley, Kylie Minogue, and Beyonce.

I get an absurd amount of pleasure from swapping 10 watts of electrons with someone in Calgary.

Every time I have to deal with Xfinity I think about getting into business as an ISP. I could eat a handful of iron filings and crap out a more reliable network.

“Not quite still waters”

Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro @ f/6.3, 1/30s, ISO 1250. Larison Creek.

Generation Z Is Losing a Skill We’ve Had for Over 5,500 Years: 40% Can’t Communicate Properly Anymore

Because…wait for it…handwriting is in decline.

I’m sure that somewhere there are Akkadian tablets bitching about the youth no longer studying cuneiform due to that new-fangled Aramaic.

“Trail Door”

Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @ 14mm, f/7.1, 1/20s, ISO 2500. Larison Creek Trail.

Enough negativity for one morning. Have a grouse.

(Seen on the trail a couple days ago. Alas, had a short lens mounted so this is heavily magnified.)

Trump’s Plan to Fix Egg Price Crisis Is Already Falling Apart

What a surprise, wannabe dictator can’t magically make eggs appear from thin air.

Meidas Touch Network

On the one hand, it’s nice to see progressive media trying to be as brash and popular as regressive media. On the other, their whole “Trump is losing and even Republicans are revolting against him” narrative seems to me to be incredibly wrong.

“Dance of the Rhododendrons”

Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @ 42mm, f/6.3, 1/30s, ISO 250. Larison Creek Trail.

MOOSEHEAD BREWERIES INTRODUCES THE PRESIDENTIAL PACK

If I wasn’t on the wagon I’d be ordering one.

“Green Trail”

Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @ 28mm, f/8, 1/5s, ISO 1250. Larison Creek Trail.

Vitamin A? Cod liver oil? Experts say there’s no replacement for measles vaccination

The fact that this story even has to be reported is profoundly depressing.

“Moss Buds”

Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro @ f/6.3, 1/125s, ISO 500. Shot at Silver Falls State Park.

“South Falls”

Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @ 14mm, f/3,5, 1/45s, ISO 200. In-camera HDR. Silver Falls State Park.

Really there’s just too darned much scenery at this park.

“Behind the Curtain”

Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @ 14mm, f/10.0, 1/60s, ISO 400. Silver Falls State Park., behind Middle North Falls.

By the way, most of my photos are cropped to 16x9 aspect ratio. They’re CC-BY-NA licensed, so feel free to grab the full-size versions for wallpaper if you want.

“North Falls”

Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @ 14mm, f/3,5, 1/60s, ISO 200. HDR program plus some heavy-handed work in Darktable. Silver Falls State Park.

“Reach for the Sun”

Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro @ f/4.0, 1/125s, ISO 1000. Shot at Silver Falls State Park.

“Here Comes the Shroom”

Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro @ f/16, 1/15s, ISO 500. Along the Larison Creek Trail.