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Joshua Tree
11 Apr 2024

Joshua Tree

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 0

Gram Parsons came to the desert with friends to relax and write music. It didn’t end well.

Click on the talented musician for details.

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Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, Joshua Tree
A Monkey’s Uncle
10 Apr 2024

A Monkey’s Uncle

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 0

“Travels with Charlie, in Search of America”, backwards.

Click on the monkey and his nephew for details.

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Monkey's Uncle, Steinbeck, America, Oddities
Going Nowhere in Particular
4 Apr 2024

Going Nowhere in Particular

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 1

When you combine lift and thrust, you get a ride to wherever you want to go.

Click on the chief pilot and he will explain the details.

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C-GSXS, Aviation, Cessna
Upside Down Darwin
15 Feb 2024

Upside Down Darwin

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Science and Reason, Travel | 0

Too much living to do, no time to write. Here is another photo collage….

Click on Store security for details….

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Galápagos, Ecuador
The Ancient Mariner
14 Feb 2024

The Ancient Mariner

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 2

Albatrosses are said to be the reincarnated souls of dead sailors.

Click on this mariner spirit for details…

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Albatross, Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Primordial Soup
12 Feb 2024

Primordial Soup

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, Science and Reason, Travel | 0

“The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man.” – Charles Darwin

Click on the loveable creature on the left for details….

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Ecuador, Galapagos, Darwin Day, Adam Paton.
The Curse Has Been Broken
11 Feb 2024

The Curse Has Been Broken

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 3

“If you go to the Galápagos with bad intentions, the tortoise will curse you.”

Click respectfully on the Giant Tortoise, for details.

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Tortoise, Galápagos, Santa Cruise Island
Let Your Imagination Run Wild
9 Feb 2024

Let Your Imagination Run Wild

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 1

Some of the greatest empires on earth once existed twenty meters below our feet.

Click on the Incan princess for details.

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Pre-Colombian Art, Quito, Anthropology, Eciador
Within
8 Feb 2024

Within

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Travel | 3

A beautiful young lady, having lunch with her mother in the market, with a pig’s head in the background.

Click on the photo for more images of life in Ecuador.

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Ecuador, Otavalo, Market, Colour
The Son of the Sun
7 Feb 2024

The Son of the Sun

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 6

Bear and I split up today, one of us went to the southern hemisphere, the other stayed in the north, but we both spent the day in the sun.

Click on the one who didn’t wear sunscreen.

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Sun, Equator, Inca

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    Sometimes you just need a little motivation to pull up your boot straps and carry on! Way to go Fancy!

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