Today

Video.
AKA slideshow. 
I did strip the sound from some video taken on site.
Just the latest

Thoughts

Occasionally I like to do some thing that promotes thought or piques ones curiosity. the video at the left is such. What is the train and what does it represent? It's rather dark . Does evil lurk close by? What of the cryptic command: "Watch this man!". Which man was it and why watch him? We never know because the film burns to an end. Maybe, it's just a flashback to a Ludlum novel?

Camping

There is something about camping in the great outdoors. Perhaps the clean mountain air or just the lack of noise. Devil's Fork State Park in Oconee county, South Carolina, is a great place to find both. We camped there for three days in October. Fishing luck eluded us but there's always next time. When looking at Lake Jocassee one is reminded of the legend that on occasion the lake will suddenly become violent with wind and whitecaps even on a sunny day. It is caused, they say, by the spirits of the Cherokees buried beneath the waters in their ancient cemetery.

Sat. A.M.

Yesterday I was a art show "sitter". It was for me to sit with the display of art at First Federal Peoples Choice Art Show in beautiful downtown Charleston. I'm not sure what my purpose was. I think for Charleston Artist Guild PR. It amazes me why one of the major requirements for show judges is not to have a sense of sight. Why would one choose a blind judge for a visual display? There were some good paintings. Marginal greatness was hinted at in some. It seems that is this area shows should have the title of "101 ways to paint a marsh " or perhaps "101 ways to paint an egret"! All the marshes and egrets are great subjects. BUT, there are thousands of other subjects. Why must there be so much realism? Cannot the boundaries be stretched? While sitting I did the above sketch---maybe it'll be in the next show. It's not an egret!

Fuel economy

In these times much has been said about fuel economy in our automobiles. The performance segment of this gearhead society is usually at odds with the eco-sensitive crowd, However, our friends at "Top Gear", the British television show have an interesting take on this subject of fuel economy. They stage a contest between a Toyota Prious and a BMW M3. Note the results in this video. (all Top Gear videos are available on YouTube)