Recent content by olfart

I just swing the headband of the muffs down to the back of my head.

I once read a study that said our concept of time is based on our age (experience). To a 6-yr-old, a year is 1/6 of his life and seems almost like forever. As we age, that perception shifts with the fact that at 80, a year is only 1/80th of my life, or a very small slice of time by comparison...

I retired after 19 years with my agency in 2007, but I still maintain contact. I go back to qualify every year for LEOSA, but I see fewer and fewer familiar faces. Also have to go back every 4 years and get a new ID card. At least the sheriff is an old friend. Not sure what's going to happen...

Of course dogs know when you're talking to them. Most who have been around humans a lot understand more English than some kids. They just don't like letting on that they understand. Gives them an edge.

Or for birthing it in the first place. I kinda favor retroactive abortion. If the kid is still a screw-up at age 18, mama has to take him down to the creek and drown him.

The worst animal he was likely to encounter was a raccoon, 'possum or armadillo. Coyotes and bobcats shy away from human contact. Irrational fear is a dangerous thing.

Here's an early pic of Dolly, who adopted us about a year and a half ago. Best we can figure, she's a Golden Shepherd. Great personality.

I'm not able to enlarge it enough to find anything objectionable. If you choose a smaller aperture, you may invoke camera shake.

Nothing wrong with what you're doing now. Blurred background enhances the subject by keeping the eye focused where the image is sharp. Beautiful family portrait!

You're a good photographer! You have a good eye for composition, and you get down on the level of your animal subjects, making portraits instead of just pictures. Nice work!

I saw a flight of geese fly low over the house one day last week, but they looked confused. They were headed west.

We're seeing some yellow/red leaves here in the East Texas outback as well, but it's mainly from a shortage of rain. Temps still in the 90s for a couple more days, then some clouds, lower temps (mid-upper 80s) and maybe some rain.

The product of a broken home that was full of complete idiots. Nut didn't fall far from the tree.

Yep, I'm still here and hope to be for the duration of my days on this planet. Safe is my perpetual plan, thanks!

When a child is lost in the woods, it's an all hands on deck situation. We got such a call one morning from a frantic mother who said her 11-yr-old son had been missing overnight. They were at a family cabin in the woods near the lake, and the mother's boyfriend had taken the boy out to go...