Photo shoot anything lately? Random Photo Thread

[JRHill]

Can't get a decent picture/video but the forest birds are having a major event on the feeders off the porch. First snow of the season, ~1.5" and they are going nuts on the feeders. I won't go into who is visiting but there are a bunch of 'em. It is more fun than any show on the TV.

I have to fuel the genset but I don't want to disturb the event.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

There is such a HUGE difference between

South West Idaho:

North Idaho: (there is no east or west up here)

Southwest Idaho 1 trees in 1000 acres
North Idaho 1000 trees in 1 acres

 

[mcmxi]

There is such a HUGE difference between

South West Idaho:

North Idaho: (there is no east or west up here)

Southwest Idaho 1 trees in 1000 acres
North Idaho 1000 trees in 1 acres

Makes me wonder what the French were looking at when they gave Boise the name. Boi is french for wood so perhaps after months of seeing no trees they found a couple!

North Idaho is awesome for sure. Bonners Ferry, Sandpoint, Couer d'Alene .... great towns.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Makes me wonder what the French were looking at when they gave Boise the name. Boi is french for wood so perhaps after months of seeing no trees they found a couple!

North Idaho is awesome for sure. Bonners Ferry, Sandpoint, Couer d'Alene .... great towns.

Your area is pretty Awesome too!

 

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Makes me wonder what the French were looking at when they gave Boise the name. Boi is french for wood so perhaps after months of seeing no trees they found a couple!

North Idaho is awesome for sure. Bonners Ferry, Sandpoint, Couer d'Alene .... great towns.

Doesnt take long to get from boise into forests. Just a bit north.
My uncle lives up north. Pretty country up there for sure and reminds me alot of the mountains i was in in central va.

Where i am now is just a different kind of pretty. To make up for no trees we planted 175 poplar trees on 5 acres 15 years ago (dads farm that im taking over).

 

[mcmxi]

Doesnt take long to get from boise into forests. Just a bit north.
My uncle lives up north. Pretty country up there for sure and reminds me alot of the mountains i was in in central va.

Where i am now is just a different kind of pretty. To make up for no trees we planted 175 poplar trees on 5 acres 15 years ago (dads farm that im taking over).

I seem to remember your thread when you talked about taking over your dad's farm in Idaho. I have a good friend in Boise who worked at HP for years and have visited him many times. I went skiing with him up at Bogus Basin, and remember him taking me to a really good Basque restaurant. There's a significant Basque and sheep population in and around Boise, or there used to be.

I've spent a lot of time down in Belt, MT near Great Falls and the scenery is very much like yours. As you say, it has it's own kind of beauty.

 

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I seem to remember your thread when you talked about taking over your dad's farm in Idaho. I have a good friend in Boise who worked at HP for years and have visited him many times. I went skiing with him up at Bogus Basin, and remember him taking me to a really good Basque restaurant. There's a significant Basque and sheep population in and around Boise, or there used to be.

I've spent a lot of time down in Belt, MT near Great Falls and the scenery is very much like yours. As you say, it has it's own kind of beauty.

yup that was me. Good basque places still. I had to sell all my orange machines but working on a deal to get some bigger orange toys. Cant wait. (Dad has a massey with a double clutch thats such a pain i. The ass)

 

[Daren Todd]

I think i got photo bombed by a possum

She doesn't look happy

 

[drygulch]

I think i got photo bombed by a possum

She doesn't look happy

Love the raccoon + deer shot. Got an armadillo + cat recently but were ignoring each other.

Greg

 

[Moose7060]

Brushed the snow off the tank and went for an enjoyable cruise down an old logging road yesterday morning. Lightly snowing and just below freezing, and nobody to be seen anywhere (Heaven!). Snow stopped and the sun came out just in time for lunch.

 

[mcmxi]

Brushed the snow off the tank and went for an enjoyable cruise down an old logging road yesterday morning. Lightly snowing and just below freezing, and nobody to be seen anywhere (Heaven!). Snow stopped and the sun came out just in time for lunch.

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Are those pet moose? I ask because you seem to have no trouble finding them! Perhaps they're as common as deer over the border.

 

[JRHill]

Brushed the snow off the tank and went for an enjoyable cruise down an old logging road yesterday morning. Lightly snowing and just below freezing, and nobody to be seen anywhere (Heaven!). Snow stopped and the sun came out just in time for lunch.

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Beautiful pictures.

On the way home from supper last night the DW had broken tracks earlier in the day on the logging trail - on the way down heading out for her vacation. I followed the tracks which were basically firm slush. On the way home as I gained altitude and the stuff got deeper, of course I had it in 4WD. Toward the top and our cut off the wheels slipped a few times. It was only 4" of wet whiteness.

Where we live the roads are all private via easement. Logging trails and many switch backs and 30-40% grades. It's an understanding that a land owner maintains his part of the trail. I see the tracks in your photo showing the spinning tires. That really irks me. Is it your experience that no one locks their hubs until they can't go any further? Spinning and kicking rock and destroying the road bed?

We engage 4wd all year, in and out. It keeps the juices flowing. It protects the road bed. But some people have to see how far they can go....

 

[Moose7060]

Are those pet moose? I ask because you seem to have no trouble finding them! Perhaps they're as common as deer over the border.

Not pets, although a young bull thought he was part of the family last winter and was always hanging around.

 

[mcmxi]

Not pets, although a young bull thought he was part of the family last winter and was always hanging around.

I'd love to see a moose or two. They're not overly common up here even though they're around. I see elk all the time and of course lots of deer.

 

[Botamon]

Is it your experience that no one locks their hubs until they can't go any further? Spinning and kicking rock and destroying the road bed?

We engage 4wd all year, in and out. It keeps the juices flowing. It protects the road bed. But some people have to see how far they can go....

Last time a Chevy had "hubs" to lock in was like 40 years ago.

 

[Moose7060]

Beautiful pictures.

On the way home from supper last night the DW had broken tracks earlier in the day on the logging trail - on the way down heading out for her vacation. I followed the tracks which were basically firm slush. On the way home as I gained altitude and the stuff got deeper, of course I had it in 4WD. Toward the top and our cut off the wheels slipped a few times. It was only 4" of wet whiteness.

Where we live the roads are all private via easement. Logging trails and many switch backs and 30-40% grades. It's an understanding that a land owner maintains his part of the trail. I see the tracks in your photo showing the spinning tires. That really irks me. Is it your experience that no one locks their hubs until they can't go any further? Spinning and kicking rock and destroying the road bed?

We engage 4wd all year, in and out. It keeps the juices flowing. It protects the road bed. But some people have to see how far they can go....

No, no spinning tires. It was fresh snow and what I believe you are looking at is the small banks created by a plow that came through a week or so earlier after a larger snowfall. On the right side there are snowmobile tracks which are to the right of the bank on the unplowed road portion. It was a single lane plow job as they didn't do the whole road.

 

[Moose7060]

I'd love to see a moose or two. They're not overly common up here even though they're around. I see elk all the time and of course lots of deer.

Well, for Christmas I'll send you a couple moose if you send back a couple 6x6's!

 

[Jsjac]

Outside the wood stove room in the basement.

 

[S-G-R]

 

[Trapper Bob]

There was a little stand-off at the feeder.

Our season ended with a nice sunset. I didn’t shoot this year. Anybody have a recipe for tag soup?