Sundays Online: Holga Say It Ain't So!

I sadly report rumors of the Demise of Holga:

End of an era and a fun way to experiment with medium format photography!

We do still have the Diana.  And I think competition from Lomo Products and Support 

for its users was part of Holga's downfall.

Holga Image of Bird's Nest on Trellis @ My House

My Favorite Holga Image from Rhyolite Nevada:

And From the Holga Panorama Pinhole at Rocky Mountain National Park:

AReprise of My Best Holga Images can be found at this link.

Homage to Black Friday?

For those who need to shop until you drop, Watch Out for Gear Acquisition Syndrome.

For the rest of Us, PEACE:

Denver Botanical Gardens

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thoughts of Fall fade as we expect a snow storm today:

Wishing You and those Dear to You a Happy Thanksgiving.

Click here for Origins of Thanksgiving.

Hotel Atrium & Concert Space

The Atrium is a covered public space that connects the airport to the Hotel

Above looking towards the Airport Terminal; Below view of the concert space beneath the hotel.....

The Fab Pool!

Before (from a Photomerge):

and After:

Westin Hotel, Before and After.........

You will remember our tour of the new DIA Hotel back in April.

Well it's done, with a grand opening this past weekend.  So betwixt and between the holidays we will look at some Before and After photos.

The Original Plan:

The Finished Product:

Rocky Mountain Chorale.........

This is how I spent my weekend.  Music helps to heal, and my spirits were definitely helped by having to perform.

Rocky Mountain Chorale

in Longmont, CO

Our Dynamic Music Director:

Lisa Phillips

The 11th Hour: Veteran's Day

At the 11th Hour on the 11th Day of the 11th Month, the Horror of  World War I came to an end.  In the U.S., after WWII we renamed Armistice Day as Veteran's Day.

I am growing a field of Flanders Poppies to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day and the end of WWI.  A forgotten war in a forgotten time.  But if we learned more about it, we might be able to avoid the next round.

Raptor Education Foundation: How Could I Forget This Guy!

OOOOPS!  One more bird to post.  And how could I forget one of my favorites,  The Turkey Buzzard:

Above with the Curator, Anne, this guy was flight capable.  he ended up at the rescue because he refused to leave humans behind and live a wild life (he had been raised as a rescue).

Below, feasting on a quail.

Our more experienced Comrades wanted to see the last bite, Ideally a foot being swallowed:

Good to the last Bite!

Farewell for Now: Raptor Education Foundation

We say Farewell for now to the Raptor Education Foundation: