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Chris
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I work on boats, and write science fiction.
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Winter in New England, miss it back there sometimes. Especially real winters like this one.

#travel #photography #canon #winter #newengland #Massachusetts #worcester #snow #ice #rural
Photo of a small stream in the winter, in central Massachusetts on a cold grey day. Looking out over the Wachusett Reservoir, in the winter.
February 13, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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Saw a @otter272.bsky.social post about dystopian movies— and it got thinking about my three favorite ones:

Weird that two are made by Mike Judge and one is a late night news program. . .

#movies #television #mikejudge #officespace #idiocracy #society #dystopian
Cover for the movie Office Space Cover for the movie Idiocracy. Cover art for a season of Last Week Tonight.
February 12, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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Up in the hills of California— always loved the dark oak and golden grass combo. Pretty sure this was down in Santa Clara County.

#california #travel #photography #canon #landscape #scenery #cali #norcal #outdoors #oak
Lone oak tree in a pasture of yellow grass, below a hill.
February 12, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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Light and clouds on a glassy bay.

#photography #travel #bayarea #california #norcal #eastbay #alameda #light #water #reflection #landscape
Photo of light and clouds reflecting on very smooth waters of the San Francisco Bay. With some beach sand in the foreground and then mountains in the background on the horizon. Photo of light and clouds reflecting on very smooth waters of the San Francisco Bay. With textured rippled sand in the foreground.
February 12, 2026 at 6:43 AM
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More Paris, in November, looming over the Seine.

#photography #travel #europe #paris #france #canon #seine #architecture
Architecture shot, looming over the Seine in late November 2007.
February 12, 2026 at 2:22 AM
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Paris in November, a longtime ago. Definitely was a great way to experience France and Europe for the first time.

#photography #france #paris #europe #canon #eiffeltower #architecture #explore
Looking across the Seine toward the Eiffel Tower, in late November.
February 11, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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Not gonna say it was my favorite museum in Paris, but the Musée d'Orsay was really amazing.

I think this was almost as close to feel star struck as I have ever felt in my life.

#travel #photography #architecture #canon #paris #france #Muséed'Orsay #art #europe #culture #Impressionism #vangogh
Interior photo of the Musée d'Orsay from the balcony. Photo of a Vincent Van Gogh painting display in the Musée d'Orsay. I was so star struck when I saw his work in person!
February 11, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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To this day, the painted desert area in Arizona is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen.

#travel #photography #canon #southwest #arizona #outdoors #painteddesert #landscspe #desert
Picture looking up one of the layered formations in the painted desert, in Arizona.
February 10, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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Older photos from one of my hikes up Mount Langley, near Lone Pine, CA and in Inyo National Forest.

#photography #travel #canon #california #mountains #inyo #sierranevada #cali #highsierra #trails #gohike #outdoors #nationalforests #nature
Photo looking at one of the lower peaks along the hike to Mount Langley, the southernmost 14,000’ mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Looking north from the summit of Mount Langley, the southernmost 14,000’ mountain in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
February 9, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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Introduce yourself with five songs:

Knowledge- Operation Ivy
The Green Fields of France- DKM
Carry on- Common Rider
160 Acres- Marty Robbins
Leavin- Mad Caddies
woodmally1979.bsky.social Malcolm Wood @woodmally1979.bsky.social · 4d
Introduce yourself with five songs:

Numb - Linkin Park
Weak - Skunk Anansie
Bat out of Hell - Meat Loaf
Who wants to live forever - Queen
Zombie - Cranberries
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Introduce yourself with five songs

Psycho killer - Talking Heads
Rudie can’t fail - The Clash
Riot Gear - Regina Spektor
The Broad Majestic Shannon - The Pogues
Sinnerman (Sofi Tukker remix) - Nina Simone & Sofi Tukker
February 8, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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Entering those two factor codes like:

#startrek #trektalk #trekkie #scifi
February 8, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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Another macro of a California Sister butterfly, in the Oakland hills.

#photography #canon #macro #butterfly #nature #california #eastbay #bugs #wildlife
Macro photo of a California Sister butterfly, taken in the Oakland Hills.
February 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
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Water on a blade of grass.

#photography #canon #macro #water #drops #nature #small #green #nature
Macro photo of water drops hanging from a blade of grass.
February 7, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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Why do they ever bring people to the brig on Starfleet vessels?

Don’t they know that there’s an almost straight line between getting thrown in the brig and taking over the ship?

Better to put them in the holodeck, no one is safe in there.

#trekkie #trektalk #startrek #scifi
February 6, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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Desert plants, at White Sands, New Mexico.

#photography #canon #whitesands #newmexico #southwest #travel #outdoors #desert #sand
Plants sticking out from the white sand dunes at white sands national park, in New Mexico.
February 6, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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Close up of a California Sister Butterfly, in the Oakland Hills.

#nature #photography #canon #butterfly #wildlife #california #bayarea #norcal #eastbay #oakland #bugslife
Close up/ macro photo of a California Sister Butterfly, taken in the Oakland Hills, of California.
February 5, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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Desert road heading down from Mount Langley, before a sunset storm.

#travel #photography #canon #california #desert #mountains #storm #roadtrip #highdesert #rural #landscape
Black and white photo, of the road heading down from Mount Langley, in California— with sunset shining through storm clouds off to the left.
February 5, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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Looking out on a long dirt road into the horizon of Mojave Desert.

#photography #travel #canon #california #mojave #desert #landscape #cali #socal
Photo looking down a long dirt road into the horizon in the Mojave Desert, in California.
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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Sunset in Monument Valley, Utah.

#photography #travel #canon #utah #southwest #monumentvalley #outdoors #explore #sunset #rocks
Sunset photo of rock formations at Monument Valley.
February 3, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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Old Black and White photo I took of an abandoned cruise ship in San Francisco, back in 2005.

#sanfrancisco #sanfran #photography #travel #california #bayarea #norcal #cali #kodak #abandoned #ships #maritime
Black and white photo of an abandoned cruise ship, docked in San Francisco twenty years ago.
February 3, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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Rock formations and shapes near a lake Powell, in Utah.

#photography #canon #travel #southwest #utah #lakepowell #redrocks #desert #rocks #landscape
Looking along a weathered rock face above the water near lake Powell, in Utah. Twisted rock formation detail near Lake Powell, Utah. Looking up a well weathered rock face and summit, near the shore of Lake Powell, UT.
February 2, 2026 at 5:27 AM
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Looking up toward my favorite set of switchbacks, near Lone Pine, CA.
#travel #photography #canon #southwest #california #socal #desert #mountains #explore #adventure #roadtrip
Looking up the horseshoe meadows road, near Lone Pine, CA.
February 1, 2026 at 7:42 AM
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Not that I’m complaining, because they look cool, but why do they deploy the wings on the NX-01 shuttle pods?

#startrek #trektalk #trekkie #scifi
February 1, 2026 at 2:26 AM
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Looking up one of my favorite roads— toward Mount Whitney.

Of course, we turned left here and went to Mount Langley.

#california #southwest #photography #canon #mountains #socal #sierranevada #outdoors #travel #cali #desert #explore #roads #roadtrip #adventure
Looking up the Whitney Portal Road, toward Mount Whitney, outside of Lone Pine, CA.
January 31, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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Interesting to consider that Zefram Cochrane is probably in college right now and watching Starfleet Academy.

#startrek #trekkie #trektalk
January 31, 2026 at 2:49 AM