[Weebl]

Sorry to hear about this.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by Weebl

Sorry to hear about this.

Likewise. Hard loss. 17 years is a good long life for a dog, though.

[ddk632]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Ed, you and DC need to start a contest to see who lives in the most photogenic area. I could drive an hour in any direction and still be looking at flat mud fields.

I will take your mud fields, and raise you a couple of landfills here in Florida

[ddk632]

Originally Posted by Billup

RIP, 17 year old Patches the english springer spaniel mutt.

RIP, Patches.

[dcstep]

Small Fishing Boats at Fisherman's Wharf by dcstep, on Flickr

I think that I showed almost the same shot a few days ago, but I kept going back and trying again and again. I think this is the best of my series on these boats.

Couldn't be the sun and calm water reflections.

Dave

[Itsed65]

Sorry to read about Patches.

Dave that is a really nice one. Almost looks like a painting. I was amazed at how calm the water was this weekend, even out in the middle of the bay.

Mark, I am very thankful for where I live for many reasons, the scenery and climate here being near the top. My only gripe is the astronomical cost of living

[Weebl]

Excellent colors Dave. Are you still around SF?

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

Mark, I am very thankful for where I live for many reasons, the scenery and climate here being near the top. My only gripe is the astronomical cost of living

That's the reason we live here. Between decent pay and low(ish) cost of living, we'd have a hard time doing this well anywhere else.

[ddk632]

The reflections on the boats in this last shot are perfect. I also like how the first boat is called Golden Gate. Nice shot, Dave.

[IRide]

Here's a meager effort, hopefully the show will be better tonight.

[ddk632]

I'm jealous! Major bucket list item for me that I still haven't seen in real life. Need to fix that!

Nice shot, IRide.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by IRide

Here's a meager effort, hopefully the show will be better tonight.

I think it's wonderful. Great colors, composition and technique.

Dave

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

...

Mark, I am very thankful for where I live for many reasons, the scenery and climate here being near the top. My only gripe is the astronomical cost of living

Boy howdy, McDonald's is 40% higher than in Colorado and Texas. My poor daughter pays 300% as much state income tax rate as I do and they hit you with special charges where ever you turn. The taxes probably add around 15% to the cost of living and prices for food and housing add another 25% to 40%, depending on your choices.

Dave

[M_Six]

A friend of mine took a six figure job in SF and isn't doing that much better financially than he was living here, where he owned a house and made considerably less. Still, he seems to enjoy the SF area, so the trade seems to have been worth it.

Love the boat shot, DC. That might be a good candidate for some retro processing or a B&W conversion. If you do, clone out the radar dome in the reflection.

IRide, where was that taken? Certainly not in Arkansas.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by M_Six

A friend of mine took a six figure job in SF and isn't doing that much better financially than he was living here, where he owned a house and made considerably less. Still, he seems to enjoy the SF area, so the trade seems to have been worth it.

Love the boat shot, DC. That might be a good candidate for some retro processing or a B&W conversion. If you do, clone out the radar dome in the reflection.
.

Thanks for the cloning suggestion. I may do that to my color version.

My daughter makes strong six-figures and is able to save a little, but not much beyond her 401k, which isn't maxed out. Her car is 14-years old and she gets free lunches and free rides to work, four out of five days. She's in her mid-twenties and single, so life style is high on her list, along with career opportunity in her field, so it's hard to say that the decisions aren't correct. Her rent is outrageous, but to buy her little 700-square foot unit is over $700,000! She is smack in the middle of the city, so she's paying for that.

Dave

[IRide]

Originally Posted by M_Six

IRide, where was that taken? Certainly not in Arkansas.

About 250 miles from here.

[M_Six]

Hmm, Iceland is a....different place, no?

[bosstones]

Originally Posted by dcstep

Great pup Jeff. You're welcome to post here, but you might be interested in the Pet thread, if you haven't already found it.

Dave

Thanks, Dave. He reminds me of Pac-Man in that pic. And believe me, I found the official pets thread. I haven't posted much in a long time so I figured I'd contribute to the daily photo thread.

Originally Posted by Billup

RIP, 17 year old Patches the english springer spaniel mutt.

Sorry to hear it.

Originally Posted by ddk632

I'm jealous! Major bucket list item for me that I still haven't seen in real life. Need to fix that!

Nice shot, IRide.

Bimmerpost field trip!

[Weebl]

Never had flood damage, hurricane damage, tornado damage, hail damage, weeks of rain, dig myself out of snow (let alone see it) and no earthquake damage.
I did have a pine tree fall on my car because of termites though.

I'll take CA.

[Itsed65]

Mission Complete by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[ddk632]

Love that one, Ed.

[Itsed65]

Originally Posted by ddk632

Love that one, Ed.

Thanks

One more for tonight. Taken from Seal Rock Road at Point Reyes National Seashore. The boat is on Drakes Bay.

Deer and fishing boat by lennycarl08, on Flickr