Daily Miscellany 2009

Vista Memorial Gardens Cemetery - Miami Lakes/Opa Locka, Florida

2009-10-02T12:18:07Z

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Vista Memorial Gardens Cemetery - Miami Lakes/Opa Locka, Florida

Manassas National Battlefield Park - Manassas, Virginia

2009-10-01T13:12:57Z

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Manassas National Battlefield Park - Manassas, Virginia

Sept 17: Schweitzer 300 CBI

2009-09-17T06:49:10Z

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Sept 17: Schweitzer 300 CBI

Sept 1: Tomato crops in west-central Florida, the vertical lines are the stakes the plants grow up, the plants are the small spots along the white strips between the furrows. Planting seaso ...

2009-09-09T22:14:32Z

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Sept 1: Tomato crops in west-central Florida, the vertical lines are the stakes the plants grow up, the plants are the small spots along the white strips between the furrows. Planting seaso ...

Aug 28: Haller Airpark southwest of Jacksonville, FL

2009-08-28T03:08:57Z

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Aug 28: Haller Airpark southwest of Jacksonville, FL

Aug 27: The Rodman Dam - south-west of Palatka Florida, dams up the Ocklawaha River forming Lake Ocklawaha. The dam and lake were originally designed as part of a cross-Florida canal for bar ...

2009-08-26T22:01:23Z

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Aug 27: The Rodman Dam - south-west of Palatka Florida, dams up the Ocklawaha River forming Lake Ocklawaha. The dam and lake were originally designed as part of a cross-Florida canal for bar ...

Aug 26: a good amount of Florida is national forest and tree farm land. You can see how they're planted in rows from this view of the Ocala National Forest

2009-08-26T22:03:03Z

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Aug 26: a good amount of Florida is national forest and tree farm land. You can see how they're planted in rows from this view of the Ocala National Forest

Aug 24 - Ben Hill Griffin stadium, University of Florida - Gainesville, FL

2009-08-27T12:35:20Z

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Aug 24 - Ben Hill Griffin stadium, University of Florida - Gainesville, FL

Aug 21 - Rainbow found around the top of a cloud - central Florida

2009-08-20T20:17:13Z

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Aug 21 - Rainbow found around the top of a cloud - central Florida

Aug 18 - Triton II - off the Florida coastline

2009-08-18T01:03:18Z

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Aug 18 - Triton II - off the Florida coastline

Aug 17 - "Papa's Girl", Shrimp Boat off the Florida coast

2009-08-17T04:20:20Z

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Aug 17 - "Papa's Girl", Shrimp Boat off the Florida coast

Aug 16 - Powered Parachute (35mm film)

2009-08-16T02:20:49Z

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Aug 16 - Powered Parachute (35mm film)

Aug 12 - aerial, sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean

2009-08-12T12:27:49Z

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Aug 12 - aerial, sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean

Aug 10 - Fog laying across central Florida

2009-08-11T05:37:51Z

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Aug 10 - Fog laying across central Florida

Aug 11 - Lady Catherine - off the coast of Flagler County, Florida

2009-08-11T05:37:59Z

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Aug 11 - Lady Catherine - off the coast of Flagler County, Florida

Aug 8 - Boat off the coast of Bradenton Beach, Florida

2009-08-15T11:04:56Z

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Aug 8 - Boat off the coast of Bradenton Beach, Florida

Aug 5 - Car Salvage - Progess Village/Riverview Florida (aerial)

2009-08-05T22:19:16Z

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Aug 5 - Car Salvage - Progess Village/Riverview Florida (aerial)

July 28 - Parasailing - Marco Island, Florida

2009-07-29T00:03:55Z

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July 28 - Parasailing - Marco Island, Florida

July 21 - the invasion of the wild turkeys. Up to 20 of these guys have been wandering around lately. Once or twice a day they casually walk through the yard.

2009-07-28T12:48:05Z

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July 21 - the invasion of the wild turkeys. Up to 20 of these guys have been wandering around lately. Once or twice a day they casually walk through the yard.

July 21 - Thunderstorm over the Gulf of Mexico, west of Tarpon Springs Florida (aerial from 1500ft).

2009-07-22T14:00:02Z

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July 21 - Thunderstorm over the Gulf of Mexico, west of Tarpon Springs Florida (aerial from 1500ft).

Captain Lee - Shrimp boat, Florida's Atlantic coast - followed by dolphins and fishermen

2009-07-28T12:26:59Z

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Captain Lee - Shrimp boat, Florida's Atlantic coast - followed by dolphins and fishermen

July 17 - US Coast Guard HH-60J Jayhawk 6024

2009-07-22T14:00:02Z

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July 17 - US Coast Guard HH-60J Jayhawk 6024

July 8 - shot this morning, cruise ships in Nassau, Bahamas - near Paradise Island.

2009-07-22T14:00:02Z

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July 8 - shot this morning, cruise ships in Nassau, Bahamas - near Paradise Island.

July 7 - The "Beach Club", Hallandale Beach - Florida

2009-07-22T14:00:02Z

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July 7 - The "Beach Club", Hallandale Beach - Florida

July 5 - Along the Tomoka River - Ormond Beach, FL

2009-07-22T14:00:02Z

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July 5 - Along the Tomoka River - Ormond Beach, FL

July 3 - east coast of Great Abaco Island, Bahamas

2009-07-22T14:00:02Z

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July 3 - east coast of Great Abaco Island, Bahamas

July 1 - creating images for a website project. The illustration "look" is intentional just for a different "look" on the site.

2009-07-22T14:00:02Z

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July 1 - creating images for a website project. The illustration "look" is intentional just for a different "look" on the site.

June 28 - Second try at 200iso - 2009 Vulcanair P68C instrument panel

2009-07-22T14:00:02Z

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June 28 - Second try at 200iso - 2009 Vulcanair P68C instrument panel

June 27 - 2009 P68C instrument panel (shot at 3200iso)

2009-07-22T14:00:02Z

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June 27 - 2009 P68C instrument panel (shot at 3200iso)

June 26 - summer puffy clouds moving in, rain is on the way.

2009-07-22T14:00:02Z

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June 26 - summer puffy clouds moving in, rain is on the way.

June 23 - self portrait, landing

2009-07-22T14:00:02Z

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June 23 - self portrait, landing

June 22 - Open the hangar door and this guy was sitting there watching me. After a few years at this airport and I've never seen a resident airport cat until now. Friendly kitty too :)

2009-07-22T14:00:02Z

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June 22 - Open the hangar door and this guy was sitting there watching me. After a few years at this airport and I've never seen a resident airport cat until now. Friendly kitty too :)

June 19 - HH-60H Rescue Hawk operating in Florida

2009-07-22T14:00:02Z

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June 19 - HH-60H Rescue Hawk operating in Florida

June 18 - washed the car and did a quick wax-job on it (Meguiars NXT 2.0)

2009-07-22T14:00:02Z

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June 18 - washed the car and did a quick wax-job on it (Meguiars NXT 2.0)

June 16 - Aviat (Christen) Eagle II at the airport this morning. Not bad for an almost 5 year-old camera.

2009-07-22T14:00:02Z

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June 16 - Aviat (Christen) Eagle II at the airport this morning. Not bad for an almost 5 year-old camera.

Lone fisherman off West Palm Beach Florida. I was as surprised as he was.

2009-07-22T14:00:02Z

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Lone fisherman off West Palm Beach Florida. I was as surprised as he was.

June 12 - The Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach, West Palm Beach Florida

2009-07-22T14:00:02Z

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June 12 - The Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach, West Palm Beach Florida

Houses in Tropic Isle Harbor, Highland Beach - Boca Raton, Florida

2009-07-22T14:00:02Z

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Houses in Tropic Isle Harbor, Highland Beach - Boca Raton, Florida

June 9 - On-top of the "Sunshine State", from Monday.

2009-07-22T14:00:02Z

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June 9 - On-top of the "Sunshine State", from Monday.

June 8 - a view of some of the agricultural areas west of West Palm Beach, Florida

2009-07-22T14:00:02Z

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June 8 - a view of some of the agricultural areas west of West Palm Beach, Florida

June 4 - St Lucie Inlet - Stuart, Florida.

2009-07-22T14:00:02Z

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June 4 - St Lucie Inlet - Stuart, Florida.

June 3 - Bel Air Plaza, the Grand Seas Resort, the La Playa, and the Howard Johnson Oceanfront hotels - Daytona Beach, Florida

2009-07-22T14:00:02Z

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June 3 - Bel Air Plaza, the Grand Seas Resort, the La Playa, and the Howard Johnson Oceanfront hotels - Daytona Beach, Florida

June 2 - Clouds. Lots of 'em. 5500ft over Sebastian Florida, it gets cloudy early this time of year in the "sunshine" state. Looked at the radar when I got home and it had started raining ...

2009-07-22T14:00:02Z

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June 2 - Clouds. Lots of 'em. 5500ft over Sebastian Florida, it gets cloudy early this time of year in the "sunshine" state. Looked at the radar when I got home and it had started raining ...

May 29 2009 (photo date May 28) - Aerial over the Florida Keys, near Islamorada

2009-07-22T14:00:02Z

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May 29 2009 (photo date May 28) - Aerial over the Florida Keys, near Islamorada

May 31 - early morning sun and clouds over the coast of east-central Florida.

2009-07-22T14:00:02Z

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May 31 - early morning sun and clouds over the coast of east-central Florida.

May 27 2009 - fog and some low clouds in the area, remnants of the flooding rains from the last week

2009-06-16T09:09:12Z

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May 27 2009 - fog and some low clouds in the area, remnants of the flooding rains from the last week

May 21 2009 - Over the past few days we got 20" of rain here near the airport. Had a break in it this morning shortly after 8am so I went to check on things. Several roads are closed due ...

2009-06-16T09:09:23Z

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May 21 2009 - Over the past few days we got 20" of rain here near the airport. Had a break in it this morning shortly after 8am so I went to check on things. Several roads are closed due ...

May 20 2009 - portrait of the new camera ship

2009-06-16T09:09:30Z

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May 20 2009 - portrait of the new camera ship

May 19 2009 - built a level-converter/cable for my little camera-powered Byonics GPS2. The level converter uses a single transistor and is housed in the serial cable's connector-hood. The ...

2009-06-16T09:09:04Z

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May 19 2009 - built a level-converter/cable for my little camera-powered Byonics GPS2. The level converter uses a single transistor and is housed in the serial cable's connector-hood. The ...

May 16 2009 - Flying home from work; Flagler County, FL

2009-06-16T09:09:13Z

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May 16 2009 - Flying home from work; Flagler County, FL

May 8 2009 - Flying over north-east Florida

2009-06-16T09:09:24Z

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May 8 2009 - Flying over north-east Florida

May 3 2009 - my first full blown electronic design, a microprocessor-controlled camera interface for aerial cameras. It allows my PC software to run a variety of aerial cameras (including N ...

2009-06-16T09:09:11Z

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May 3 2009 - my first full blown electronic design, a microprocessor-controlled camera interface for aerial cameras. It allows my PC software to run a variety of aerial cameras (including N ...

April 26 2009 - Happy Memorial Day (in the south), overhead Disney World's speedway early Sunday morning.

2009-06-16T09:09:31Z

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April 26 2009 - Happy Memorial Day (in the south), overhead Disney World's speedway early Sunday morning.

April 24 2009 - Abandoned buildings on the Tomoka River Basin, Ormond Beach FL

2009-06-16T09:09:45Z

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April 24 2009 - Abandoned buildings on the Tomoka River Basin, Ormond Beach FL

April 16 2009 Turnberry Isle County Club, Aventura, North Miami Beach Florida

2009-06-16T09:09:13Z

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April 16 2009 Turnberry Isle County Club, Aventura, North Miami Beach Florida

April 10 2009 - Disney World's EPCOT at 9:30 this morning

2009-06-16T09:09:09Z

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April 10 2009 - Disney World's EPCOT at 9:30 this morning

April 6 '09 - snapshot of the beach this morning, waiting for the temps to drop from 85-90 to 63 by tomorrow (lows around 40). Winds kicking up to 30mph. Stay off the dunes or you're sure ...

2009-06-16T09:09:04Z

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April 6 '09 - snapshot of the beach this morning, waiting for the temps to drop from 85-90 to 63 by tomorrow (lows around 40). Winds kicking up to 30mph. Stay off the dunes or you're sure ...

First picture from the back of the new airplane, otherwise nothing exciting :)

2009-06-16T09:09:30Z

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First picture from the back of the new airplane, otherwise nothing exciting :)

Got our new camera 'plane today. Brand new. Yeah!

2009-06-16T09:09:28Z

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Got our new camera 'plane today. Brand new. Yeah!

Sunset, Flagler Beach Florida

2009-06-16T09:09:09Z

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Sunset, Flagler Beach Florida

2/3/09 - What a nothing picture. Right? This is "Central Ave" in Palm Coast Florida. There's about a mile of road like this, lined with ornamental streetlights, parking spaces, what looks ...

2009-06-16T09:09:10Z

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2/3/09 - What a nothing picture. Right? This is "Central Ave" in Palm Coast Florida. There's about a mile of road like this, lined with ornamental streetlights, parking spaces, what looks ...

2/2/2009 - Aerial over Florida, Tokina 12-24 @ 12mm.

2009-06-16T09:09:05Z

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2/2/2009 - Aerial over Florida, Tokina 12-24 @ 12mm.

1/22/09 - The Twinkie. Today I carried a Twinkie to 13000ft (unpressurized). Unless the seals are broken, small packets of food always expand out and "pillow". The Twinkie expanded out in ...

2009-06-16T09:09:11Z

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1/22/09 - The Twinkie. Today I carried a Twinkie to 13000ft (unpressurized). Unless the seals are broken, small packets of food always expand out and "pillow". The Twinkie expanded out in ...

1/20/09 - Ruins of the Dummett Sugar Mill, dates back to the early 1800s. I pass by this place all the time and decided to take a snapshot this morning. When I got out of the car there was ...

2009-06-16T09:09:06Z

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1/20/09 - Ruins of the Dummett Sugar Mill, dates back to the early 1800s. I pass by this place all the time and decided to take a snapshot this morning. When I got out of the car there was ...

1/17/09 - Weapons range, Eglin AFB Florida

2009-06-16T09:09:05Z

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1/17/09 - Weapons range, Eglin AFB Florida

1/16/09 - The beach again. 48° and 15-20mph winds, rough seas and heavy blowing sand. Used CS3 for the painting look. Not my thing usually.

2009-06-16T09:09:27Z

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1/16/09 - The beach again. 48° and 15-20mph winds, rough seas and heavy blowing sand. Used CS3 for the painting look. Not my thing usually.

1/15/09 - Remnants of a controlled burn a few months ago. When the warm-up comes the underbrush will be eagerly growing.

2009-06-16T09:09:24Z

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1/15/09 - Remnants of a controlled burn a few months ago. When the warm-up comes the underbrush will be eagerly growing.

1/14/09 - Flying in Florida again, looking at Pierson west of Daytona Beach. Nothing exciting, just better weather after a cold front went through. Temps forecast to drop to around 32° fo ...

2009-06-16T09:09:20Z

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1/14/09 - Flying in Florida again, looking at Pierson west of Daytona Beach. Nothing exciting, just better weather after a cold front went through. Temps forecast to drop to around 32° fo ...

1/13/09 - The beach, in the rain. 58°, drizzle, rain showers, damp. It all means I might get a break from my 3+ weeks of hay fever.

2009-06-16T09:09:11Z

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1/13/09 - The beach, in the rain. 58°, drizzle, rain showers, damp. It all means I might get a break from my 3+ weeks of hay fever.

1/12/09 - Winter in Florida. The Sunshine State. Yup :)

2009-06-16T09:09:06Z

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1/12/09 - Winter in Florida. The Sunshine State. Yup :)

1/8/09 - at work, flying home over Ormond Beach, Florida.

2009-06-16T09:09:06Z

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1/8/09 - at work, flying home over Ormond Beach, Florida.

1/7/09 - Got my Smugmug strap a few weeks ago and just had a chance to put it on my D70. Big mistake - it's so good it should be on my D200!

2009-06-16T09:09:10Z

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1/7/09 - Got my Smugmug strap a few weeks ago and just had a chance to put it on my D70. Big mistake - it's so good it should be on my D200!

1/6/09 - near the Tomoka River in Ormond Beach. The morning started with heavy fog and low ceilings. This looked like the fog was about over, but in another 1/2 mile it let down again and ...

2009-06-16T09:09:06Z

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1/6/09 - near the Tomoka River in Ormond Beach. The morning started with heavy fog and low ceilings. This looked like the fog was about over, but in another 1/2 mile it let down again and ...

1/5/09 - driving home from work

2009-06-16T09:09:18Z

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1/5/09 - driving home from work

1/3/09 - Garmin Hell! - after flying an hour I noticed I'd lost weather data on my Garmin 496. Tried to fix it on the ground with no luck so I brought everything home and did everything ima ...

2009-06-16T09:09:06Z

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1/3/09 - Garmin Hell! - after flying an hour I noticed I'd lost weather data on my Garmin 496. Tried to fix it on the ground with no luck so I brought everything home and did everything ima ...

1/2 - Something new to play with, a quickie APRS station to be used airborne with a new SMT Byonics TinyTrak4 and 5v 20-chan SIRF-III GPS run off a single 9v battery and Yaesu VX5R.

2009-06-16T09:09:13Z

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1/2 - Something new to play with, a quickie APRS station to be used airborne with a new SMT Byonics TinyTrak4 and 5v 20-chan SIRF-III GPS run off a single 9v battery and Yaesu VX5R.

1/1/09 - An occasional New Year's tradition. Starting the year off right with my BBQ ribs.

2009-06-16T09:09:14Z

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1/1/09 - An occasional New Year's tradition. Starting the year off right with my BBQ ribs.