Rocky's 365 Thread - 2014

RockyNH_RIP

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Here are a few pic's from my grandsons Karate lesson...

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He (along with a few others) was called up to receive a stripe
for their belt at the end of class...

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His older cousin Will... in the same class...

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Pat in GA
 
Roy1961

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Rebecca got her first stripe on her white belt just over 2 years ago pat, she will test for her black belt in 8 weeks, it has been a fun ride for her and i both.
 
RockyNH_RIP

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The other night stopped at my son's house in Savannah (Isle of Hope) for dinner....

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The next 2 were shot from the car while moving (on the way home)
I was NOT driving! :)

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Pat in GA
 
RockyNH_RIP

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The other day, we had a family cookout at my place... It was great because it was something we had not been able to do for years!
I fired up the smoker and we prepared Cornish hens for the meal. In addition, I put in a pork loin roast, chicken wings for snacks and
enough chicken parts for 3 meals (thigh, breast legs). These were all to be dfrozen.

cleaning up the chicken....

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adding the Cornish Hens to the pile...

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Chicken parts seasoned ready to go on...

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Pork roast, seasoned and ready for the smoker....

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The 1st of the chicken to come out... found out later it was
delicious (my son sampled the drumsticks) !

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The hens were excellent, did them in a peach glaze and they were
so tasty and moist.. The kids liked them a lot..

Pat in GA
 
RockyNH_RIP

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Amenity Center down from my house.... (previously shown
in a night photo....

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This caboose is right off the parkway for me coming home. I took the photo intending it to be in color,
then in processing thought it might render well in B&W... (I like it!)

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Happy shooting and enjoy your day!

Pat in GA
 
RockyNH_RIP

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Here are some of the sights in and around the Savannah wildlife Refuge...

A drawbridge over the coastal waterway (boat launching area here also)
This is just before arriving at the refuge area...

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These next shots are all in the refuge itself

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and this is the industry surrounding the refuge..
(Port of Savannah)

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Enjoy and have fun with Your Camera!

Pat in GA
 
RockyNH_RIP

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Ok,

while at the refuge... I spotted this gator and shot these 2 photos of him, he was out a little distance. It was not until processing in LR that I noticed the "fixture" attached to him...

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It appears to be bolted through the spikes of his back??? Is some kind of a Tagging system??
Or something else???

Pat in GA
 
RockyNH_RIP

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Marilynne said:
That's odd Pat. Maybe you can find some one that knows what that is, like a park ranger.
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Hahaha... was hoping that you or Jeff might recognize it! There is a visitor center nearby in SC, maybe I can take the pictures in there and see if anyone knows.

Thanks Marilynne...

Pat in GA
 
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Pat, I hope some one at the center knows. I've done umpteen searches for tagging, tracking, bolts on back/neck, etc... with no results. I did find out that the cracks in asphalt are called alligator cracks so I guess I did learn something.
 
RockyNH_RIP

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Ok, here is the gator scoop...

I went to the Refuge visitor center... the lady behind the desk had no idea, so called over her associate. He knew right away, it is a nuisance tag! They currently have 2 in the refuge.. The tag has an engraved metal plate for ID and color coded for male/female. the tags are 2 fold..

Allows them to keep an eye on one's suspected to be a nuisance (coming to close to people) and also the trauma effect tends to make them wanting to avoid contact with humans.

He then went and got the federal wildlife officer and he asked to have the photos with date, time and location withing the refuge. I will email them all the details this afternoon.

Pat in GA
 
RockyNH_RIP

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Here are more shots from the refuge.... I have found 2 more within driving distance that I will be visiting in the future...


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Marilynne... these 2 are for you!! Recent hatchlings! (thanks for the heads up)
They are only around 8 or 9 inches long...

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Pat in GA
 
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RockyNH said:
Ok, here is the gator scoop...

I went to the Refuge visitor center... the lady behind the desk had no idea, so called over her associate. He knew right away, it is a nuisance tag! They currently have 2 in the refuge.. The tag has an engraved metal plate for ID and color coded for male/female. the tags are 2 fold..

Allows them to keep an eye on one's suspected to be a nuisance (coming to close to people) and also the trauma effect tends to make them wanting to avoid contact with humans.

He then went and got the federal wildlife officer and he asked to have the photos with date, time and location withing the refuge. I will email them all the details this afternoon.

Pat in GA
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Glad you found out. I ran out of ideas for searching.
 
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