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blues2cruise wrote:In fact, I even got a Christmas tree.....the first one I put up in years. This was the first Christmas in my new home....so it felt somewhat special.
That's a pretty big tree. Bigger than what I put up this year - we decided to be "sensible" for a change..... so for once I have a tree that actually fits in the living room without moving furniture out!! :laughing:


blues2cruise wrote:My special guy was thrilled with his new motorcycle tire.
When's he gonna receive the other tire?


blues2cruise wrote:have been wanting to get a longer lens....so he gave me a 70-300.....yippee!!!!
LOL, Mrs. Stark got a 55-300 for her D40 from me! She's loving it.... but she's learning about how shallow depth-of-field is at 300mm.


blues2cruise wrote:I'll have to inivite someone over for a beer...so it doesn't get stale....I don't drink beer. ptooey...
I'd come over and drink it up for ya, but 3000 miles is a just a bit far to go, even for beer!! :cheers:
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blues2cruise wrote:
I'll have to inivite someone over for a beer...so it doesn't get stale....I don't drink beer. ptooey...
I have never had this problem....

Too bad you don't live 12 hours further east and we could help you out with your little "problem".... :mrgreen:

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JStark......He'll get the other tire for his birthday. His bike is off the road for a couple of months now so he'll get the tire just in time for when he insures it again. ....and yes it is a big tree...but my living room is big....no furniture moving required. :mrgreen: It was a last minute decision....a week before Christmas...to go get a tree....it barely managed to get into my car. It sure does make the place smell nice.....like the great outdoors.
Yes a telephoto lens compresses the distance...but I sure do like benig able to see birds in trees....or the far side of a race track... :mrgreen:

Highside....yes, it would be nice to live in oh say...Fernie....or...Black Diamond.....or Canmore.....but the lack of employment would be a problem. So, until I can retire I'l just have to stay here.
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blues2cruise wrote:
Highside....yes, it would be nice to live in oh say...Fernie....or...Black Diamond.....or Canmore.....but the lack of employment would be a problem. So, until I can retire I'l just have to stay here.
You'd really give up the wet coast for one of those? (I would too but I would be interested in hearing your reasons for doing so...)

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Slower pace of life.....potentially lower cost of living.....I'd still have mountains.....and photographic opportunities....Would I miss the ocean? I don't know.....I was born and raised in Vancouver and it's just always been there. I don't know if Alberta is truly where I'd go..but a smaller town is a consideration.
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I seem to know a couple of guys that drink beer... :mrgreen:
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Sunday February 5, 2012

It was a nice clear dry weekend...so my guy and I both got day permits and went riding on Sunday. We rode out to the Fraser Valley area..Abbotsford and Mission. I wanted to ride Colebrook Road and Sumas Mountain.
Well...we rode Sumas Mountain...on the wrong Sumas Road....I did not know there were two.....I led us to the gravel one..... :roll: Oh well.....my cruiser doubled as an adventure bike. :laughing:

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Finally.....I put some more pictures from my road trip together....have a gander...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ4QbIqK ... tube_gdata
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Looks like you had a challenging ride on that gravel road. Glad it stayed dry for you :D
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blues2cruise wrote:Finally.....I put some more pictures from my road trip together....have a gander...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ4QbIqK ... tube_gdata
Great to see some more of that trip. Now to see what you can capture with that new lens...
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