Blue Ridge Parkway near Buchanan Virginia, 7am this morning.

#Photography
#Landscape
#Virginia
#Mountains
#Sunrise
#BlueRidgeParkway

'More of this energy': Jasmine Crockett cheered for cursing out Elon Musk in viral video - Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/jasmine-crockett-elon-musk/

#MardiGras
#Louisiana
#BatonRouge
#Photography

Title is 'Lady in Red goes to Mardi Gras'.

Revisiting older photos as I think about this year's parade season.

#RenFest
#Photography
#Louisiana

Happy to share this one. I managed to get 2nd place in monochrome this month in the Basic group of photographers of the Louisiana Photographic Society.

Title: Barbarian Barter

Snow in Louisiana. Not the norm.
#Snow2025 #Louisiana

"And that you help those that are fleeing war zones and persecution in their own lands find compassion and welcome here. Our God teaches us that we are to be merciful to the stranger, for we were all once strangers in this land."

The man's response? He has called Bishop Budde "nasty," a word he reserves for uppity women, and he demands that she apologize.

#BishopBudde #Trump #mercy #bible #immigrants #migrants #LGBTQ
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-demands-apology-from-bishop-mariann-budde-after-she-hurt-his-feelings/

"It is one of the most extraordinary moments of the Trump era, and reminds us, on this day after we honored Dr. King, that not all heroes wear capes. Some may also wear robes."

~ Simon Rosenberg

#BishopBudde #Trump #mercy #bible #immigrants #migrants #LGBTQ #courage #witness
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https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/in-an-extraordinary-moment-dc-bishop

#RenFest #Louisiana Ren Fest from this past weekend. #Photos #Photography

@Vulpy amazing pic. Wish I had some in my portfolio like this.

@jlgrantham nice photo. I like taking pics such as these and each one brings me back to where I was when I took it. You captured the light perfectly on this one.

The whole point of taking pictures is so that you don’t have to explain things with words - Elliott Erwitt
#photography #quote

Update: I planned to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of my hike with a sequel Appalachian Trail hike in 2025 and a new book, but Hurricane Helene had other plans. March 2026 now seems much more likely as my start date. In the very likely event that we don't thru-hike in 2025, we intend to get out for a long section hike on the Appalachian Trail, probably covering the 400+ miles between Duncannon in southern Pennsylvania to Williamstown in northern Massachusetts.

@GSteffanos

My wife and I hiked over it 40 years later, 2023.

#photography
#NewYork
Photo taken near Bear Mountain on the #AppalachianTrail in 2023. I was waiting for my wife at this spot. This spot seemed so lonely, but utterly peaceful.

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#AppalachianTrail #connecticut
Photo taken near West Cornwall in 2023 while my wife hiked the trail and I searched out photographic opportunities.

#photography #photos #fotografie #naturephotography

Near Blood Mountain, Georgia on #AppalachianTrail

Before and after photos of the family property:

1950 vs 2024
South Louisiana

#photography #photos #fotografie

Back on the #AppalachianTrail for a week. Starting at #AmacolollaFalls heading north to Tesnatee Gap. 44 miles.

#photography #photos #fotografie #naturephotography

Mark Robinson Fires Back at Diabetic Voter for Asking About Insulin Costs: ‘Nobody Came to See You’ https://www.mediaite.com/news/mark-robinson-fires-back-at-diabetic-voter-for-asking-about-insulin-costs-nobody-came-to-see-you/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Enjoying a beer before a 5 day hike on the #AppalachianTrail from #AmacolollaFalls falls in Dahlonega Ga.