“When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are.” Sung by Cliff Edwards (1940) / Official song of the Disney Company ______________________ While visiting Griffith Park in Los Angeles with his daughters Diane and Sharon and watching them ride the merry-go-round, Walt Disney came up with the idea of a place where […]
(If video doesn’t load, click this link https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/97iu4nr5uxg7w82ut8kv2/large.m4v?rlkey=29lc7ivelu85u6l2djrs1p90e&dl=0) There’s not a lot going in the small desert town of Borrego Springs, California, but once a year a major event hits and we just happened to catch it. It’s the Peg Leg Liar’s Contest and it’s basically a bunch of people spinning tall tales about lost gold […]
The song Footprints / A beautiful tribute to the genius of Wayne Shorter ____________________ Notes (THE ANSWER BELOW FROM From DeepSeek AI After asking for Lyrics to this gorgeous song of Wayne Shorter. Never any official lyrics to it. A beautiful interpretation of it above by Andria Antoniou https://www.andriaantoniou.com. One of the great vocalists of […]
Old Electrical Plant in Crawfordsville, IndianaTaken on the bridge over Sugar Creek – 4/29/2026 at 4:01 pm Photo by Richard Yost / Edited by John Fraim River Man _____________________ The title for the photo features two old tall smokestacks in the shut-down electrical plant. A symbol to the old American power and ingenuity. Now, shut […]
OURHZTB Drone Night Flight Light for DJI NEO 2 Need for Speed / Amin Bhatia (Velocity 2008) _______________________ John Fraim An increasing event today and in the future will be questioning an AI agent about a prodcuct. This afternoon, I’m involved in a long chat with Amazon’s AI product agent Rufus. Any one online with […]
“Storm in the Rocky Mountains” (1866, oil on canvas) – Albert Bierstadt The Backward Step __________________ Above, is one of my favorite paintings by one of my favorite artists: Albert Bierstadt. The setting is Mt. Rosalie, just west of Denver. What can one say about this painting. An image someone captured in oil paint over […]
In a Silent Way / Miles Davis ____________________ Got my first DJI drone out today and took the below photos with it. Some of the best HDR photography at 48 pixels via AEB. One of the first drones of DJI. A classic camera on it. Three photos from it processes in Photomatix Pro 6. Above, […]
Essence of the Sun It wasn’t looking like great weather for the Spring opening of LettuceWork, a nursery in New Albany, Ohio. I know much about LettuceWork. It was started by my brother and sister-in-laws Doug and Julie Sharpe to grow ad sell lettuce and provide work to autistic employees as well as help them […]
(Photo by John Fraim) A Romance of the Shallows Joseph Conrad (1918) Peace Piece / Bill Evans ____________________ In the full Author’s Note to The Rescue, Conrad mentions the novels written between 1898 and 1918. His greatest novels and short stories. Little wonder one couldt say The Rescue was put on the old creative backburner. […]
