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Woke up early this morning, Alexandra was hogging the bed. I hit the road before day light and sat on the slab on Bear Creek and watched the sun come up.

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I love the old school hardware stores. I'll hit one up most anytime I find one. Folks ask me what I did on vacation, sometimes I answer went to a hardware store. Sometimes i'm amazed some of the stuff you run across
Me too BacP. I still remember one named Coleman Country Store, it had creaky wood floors and all kinds of neat things in it.
 
Every year we had barn swallows nesting on our porch.
I put up netting to keep them out and this year I haven't even seen one. Not just on the porch but I haven't seen one anywhere. Wonder where they went.
They came to my house and I had a devil of a time keeping them away. Thanks a lot! :)

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They came to my house and I had a devil of a time keeping them away. Thanks a lot! :)

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They eat a ton of mosquitos ... actually they eat their weigh5 in insects, mostly mosquitoes daily. Around here we like to encourage them and purple martins. Yes they can make a bit of a mess but the insect control makes them worthwhile.
 
They eat a ton of mosquitoes ... actually they eat their weigh5 in insects, mostly mosquitoes daily. Around here we like to encourage them and purple martins. Yes they can make a bit of a mess but the insect control makes them worthwhile.
We don't have mosquitoes. They make a very real mess. They have hundreds of other nesting options nearby. But not on my house.
 
We don't have mosquitoes. They make a very real mess. They have hundreds of other nesting options nearby. But not on my house.
I forgot about your altitude, so them pesky skeeters wouldn’t be a problem for you. We have at least 20 species of skeeters here.

There is nothing quite so touching as looking off towards the mountains as the sunset and seeing a mosquito flying away with a small child under each wing for dinner. Well, maybe not quite that big but we do get some nasty ones. One of the reasons this area was late getting settled was the abundance of them. The levels have diminished over the years so most of the time they are just a nuisance, but if you get out into a wet low area they will do their utmost to eat you alive.
 
Ansel Adams Wilderness, California. The best parts of that state are the ones without any people in them.

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Ansel Adams is far and away my favorite photographer. I have a couple of his pics hung in the house. His B&W photography has never been equaled IMO. Thank you for posting this one.
 
@Sentry18 , is that your tent? And is that your cabin?

Tent no. But the old house is on our property. I believe it would have been the "neighbors" many years ago, but then my family bought them out at some point and the house was left empty. I always joke that it's my backup bug out location. Most of the pics I have been posting here were taken by my daughter, who is our amateur photographer.
 
Tent no. But the old house is on our property. I believe it would have been the "neighbors" many years ago, but then my family bought them out at some point and the house was left empty. I always joke that it's my backup bug out location. Most of the pics I have been posting here were taken by my daughter, who is our amateur photographer.

I like old houses and that one is neat. I didn't think you were the tent type thats why I ask.:D
 
I like old houses and that one is neat. I didn't think you were the tent type thats why I ask.:D

I have a couple really nice tents that I use regularly. But not without a sleeping pad. I'm not 21 anymore.
 

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