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Robertson Draw Fire - Fire threatens Red Lodge.
Robertson Draw Fire, Red Lodge, Montana. Almost four years later, the extent of the fire shows as a diagonal line across Mount Maurice.

Local images, Winter 2024-25 - Images from the yard and the universe, winter 2024-25.
Composite from 7 PM New Year s Eve 2024 to 1 AM New Year s Day 2025, Northern Lights and star trails, Red Lodge, MT.
 Composite from 10 PM New Year s Eve 2024 to 1 AM New Year s Day 2025, Northern Lights and star trails, Red Lodge, MT.
 Deer in a frosty field.
 Deer in a frosty field.
 Pronghorn near Shoshoni, Wyoming.
 Part of a large herd of pronghorn near Thermopolis, Wyoming.
Turkey in Red Lodge, MT.
 Deer on the streets of Red Lodge, MT.
 Distant shot of an eagle, Red Lodge, MT.
 My trail camera, lower center, making a reappearance after being buried in the snow.
 The homestead from the little drone.
 Turkey in Red Lodge, MT.
Turkeys in Red Lodge, MT.
 Rabbit, backyard in Red Lodge, MT.
 Rabbit, Custer National Forest near Red Lodge, MT.
 Fox, backyard in Red Lodge, MT.
 Coyote, Custer National Forest near Red Lodge, MT.
 Coyote, Custer National Forest near Red Lodge, MT.
Coyote, Custer National Forest near Red Lodge, MT.
 Coyote trudges through snow, Custer National Forest near Red Lodge, MT.
 Deer, Red Lodge, MT.
 Deer on the streets of Red Lodge, MT.
 Park bench in snowy Red Lodge, MT.
 Deer, Red Lodge, MT.
Deer, Red Lodge, MT.
 Moose, Custer National Forest near Red Lodge, MT.

Florida, January 2025 - Sarosota and Key West, January 2025.
Ibis at Palma Sola Botanical Park, Bradenton, Florida.
 Ibis at The Ringling, Sarasota, Florida.
 Ibis at The Ringling, Sarasota, Florida.
 Ibis at The Ringling, Sarasota, Florida.
 Bird on a statue near Ca d Zan at The Ringling, Sarasota, Florida.
 Ca d Zan, the home of the Ringling family 100 years ago, Sarasota, Florida.
Wood stork at Palma Sola Botanical Park, Bradenton, Florida.
 Egret at Venice Rookery, Florida.
 Egret at Venice Rookery, Florida.
 Egret at Venice Rookery, Florida.
 Egret at Venice Rookery, Florida.
 Egret at Venice Rookery, Florida.
Egret at Venice Rookery, Florida.
 Egret at Venice Rookery, Florida.
 Egret at Venice Rookery, Florida.
 Egret at Palma Sola Botanical Park, Bradenton, Florida.
 Egret at Palma Sola Botanical Park, Bradenton, Florida.
 Egret at Palma Sola Botanical Park, Bradenton, Florida.
Egret at the Ringling, Sarasota, Florida.
 Egret at the Ringling, Sarasota, Florida.
 Egret nesting next to a Great Blue Heron at Venice Rookery, Florida.
 Great Blue Heron at Venice Rookery, Florida.
 Great Blue Heron chick in nest at Venice Rookery, Florida.
 Great Blue Heron, probably a juvenile, Celery Fields, Sarasota, Florida.
Great Blue Heron, probably a juvenile, Celery Fields, Sarasota, Florida.
 Roseate spoonbill and egret at Celery Fields, Sarasota, Florida.
 Roseate spoonbill and egret at Celery Fields, Sarasota, Florida.
 Little Blue Heron, Celery Fields, Sarasota, Florida.
 Little Blue Heron, Celery Fields, Sarasota, Florida.
 Lizard, Celery Fields, Sarasota, Florida.
White Pelicans, Robinson Preserve, Bradenton, Florida.
 Brown Pelican, Sarasota Bay, Florida.
 Brown Pelicans, Sarasota Bay, Florida.
 Brown Pelican, Sarasota Bay, Florida.
 Brown Pelican rookery, Sarasota Bay, Florida.
 Dolphin, Sarasota Bay, Florida.
Derelict boat from recent hurricanes, Sarasota Bay, Florida.
 Great Blue Heron, Robinson Preserve, Bradenton, Florida.
 Bald Eagle, Port Charlotte, Florida.
 Osprey, Robinson Preserve, Bradenton, Florida.
 Osprey, Robinson Preserve, Bradenton, Florida.
 Osprey, Robinson Preserve, Bradenton, Florida.
Osprey, Robinson Preserve, Bradenton, Florida.
 Osprey, Sarasota Bay, Florida.
 Osprey nesting in lights above a softball field, Lighthouse Cove, Bradenton, Florida.
 Heritage Harbor Lighthouse (not a real lighthouse), Bradenton, Florida.
 Butterfly, Historic Spanish Point, Florida.
 Butterfly, Historic Spanish Point, Florida.
Butterfly, Historic Spanish Point, Florida.
 Butterfly, Historic Spanish Point, Florida.
 Butterfly, Historic Spanish Point, Florida.
 Butterfly, Historic Spanish Point, Florida.
 Butterfly, Historic Spanish Point, Florida.
 Butterfly, Historic Spanish Point, Florida.
Butterfly, Historic Spanish Point, Florida.
 Butterfly, Historic Spanish Point, Florida.
 Butterfly, Historic Spanish Point, Florida.
 Butterfly, Historic Spanish Point, Florida.
 Butterfly, Historic Spanish Point, Florida.
 Butterfly, Historic Spanish Point, Florida.
Butterfly, Historic Spanish Point, Florida.
 Butterfly, Historic Spanish Point, Florida.
 Bee, Historic Spanish Point, Florida.
 Downy Woodpecker, Historic Spanish Point, Florida.
 Downy Woodpecker, Historic Spanish Point, Florida.
 Downy Woodpecker, Historic Spanish Point, Florida.
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Historic Spanish Point, Florida.
 Cormorant and turtle, Celery Fields, Florida.
 Cormorant, Palma Sola Botanical Park, Bradenton, Florida.
 Anhinga, Red Bug Slough, Sarasota, Florida.
 Roosters running everywhere, Key West, Florida.
 Sixty cats roam the grounds of Hemingway s House, Key West, Florida.
Key West Lighthouse, Florida.
 Bandwagon, Ringling circus museum, Sarasota, Florida.
 Ringling circus museum, Sarasota, Florida.
 Ringling circus museum, Sarasota, Florida.
 Manatee getting a cleaning from the fish, Tampa Electric, Florida.
 Manatee nostrils, Tampa Electric, Florida.
Manatee, full length view, Tampa Electric, Florida.
 E-bikers on the beach at sunset, Siesta Key, Florida.

Ski Joring National Finals - Ski Joring National Finals, Red Lodge, MT, March 2025.
Ski Joring National Finals.
 Ski Joring National Finals.
 Same competitor as wipeout in previous image, trying again, Ski Joring National Finals.
 Ski Joring National Finals.
 Ski Joring National Finals. Notice the drone over the shoulder.
 Novice, Ski Joring National Finals.
She wasn t fast but she was having fun, Ski Joring National Finals.
 He just lost the rope, Ski Joring National Finals.
 Snowboard division, Ski Joring National Finals.
 One hand, Ski Joring National Finals.
 Ski Joring National Finals.
 The first jump, Ski Joring National Finals.
She made it around, Ski Joring National Finals.
 The three parts of the team, Ski Joring National Finals.
 Rider, Ski Joring National Finals.
 Halftime show, fixing a wet spot on the horse track, Ski Joring National Finals.
 The skiers pull on the rope to shorten it as they get near the end, Ski Joring National Finals.
 Ski Joring National Finals.
Ski Joring National Finals.
 Ski Joring National Finals.
 Ski Joring National Finals.
 Ski Joring National Finals.
 Ski Joring National Finals.
 Ski Joring National Finals.

Local images, Spring 2025 - Images from the yard and the universe, spring 2025.
Cranes come to the neighborhood.
 A moose in the back yard.
 A moose in the back yard.
 Moose jumps the back fence.
 Moose trots across the front yard.
 Moose trots across the front yard.
Rain chain breaking free of the ice.
 Rain chain breaking free of the ice.
 Snow melt in a deluge from the roof.
 Rabbit in Custer National Forest near Red Lodge, MT.
 Coyote in Custer National Forest near Red Lodge, MT.
 Coyote in Custer National Forest near Red Lodge, MT.
Bobcat in Custer National Forest near Red Lodge, MT.
 Horses on open range near Warren, MT. Wild horses, I don t know, but this is about 20 miles from the designated Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range.
 Baby bison in private herd near Bridger, MT.
 Hawk near Bridger, MT.
 Herd of 17 elk west of Red Lodge, MT.
 Herd of 17 elk west of Red Lodge, MT.
Crow checking out the nest box.
 Bluebirds make an appearance.
 Magpie.
 Skunk.
 Deer takes the fence.
 Sneaking a drink.
One deer finds the bird bath.
 Everyone finds the bird bath.
 First flicker of the year.

Ireland and Iceland, May-June 2025 - A tour of Ireland and a brief stopover in Iceland, May-June 2025.
St. Kevin s Church, Glendalough, Ireland.
 St. Kevin s Church and the Round Tower, Glendalough, Ireland.
 The Round Tower, Glendalough, Ireland.
 The Round Tower, Glendalough, Ireland.
 The Round Tower, Glendalough, Ireland.
 Gravestone and the Round Tower, Glendalough, Ireland.
St. Kevin s Church, Glendalough, Ireland.
 St. Kevin s Church, Glendalough, Ireland.
 St. Kevin s Church and the Round Tower, Glendalough, Ireland.
 Johnstown Castle, Ireland.
 Peacocks roam the grounds at Johnstown Castle, Ireland.
 Wexford, Ireland.
Waterford Crystal, Ireland.
 Waterford Crystal, Ireland. This is part of the college football USA Coaches championship trophy.
 Waterford Crystal, Ireland.
 Waterford Crystal, Ireland. Price is 28,861.79 Euros without VAT.
 Waterford Crystal, Ireland. Price is 17,439.02 Euros without VAT.
 Waterford Crystal, Ireland. The craftsman is using a mold to form the piece.
Waterford Crystal, Ireland. The piece comes out of the mold.
 Waterford Crystal, Ireland. Etching.
 Waterford Crystal, Ireland.
 Waterford Crystal, Ireland.
 The first of many whiskey tours in Ireland, Jameson s Midleton Distillery.
 Jameson s Midleton Distillery, Ireland.
Jameson s Midleton Distillery. Jameson whiskey is triple-distilled, so three giant pots are needed.
 Jaunting car ride to Ross Castle.
 The only wildlife I got a shot of on the trip, deer in Killarney National Park seen on the jaunting car ride to Ross Castle.
 The jaunting car horse Molly and her driver.
 Ross Castle, Ireland.
 Ross Castle, Ireland.
Ring of Kerry stitched panorama, Ireland.
 Ring of Kerry, Ireland.
 Ring of Kerry, Ireland.
 Ring of Kerry, Ireland.
 Crossing the Shannon Estuary by ferry, Ireland.
 Flowers at a shrine to St. Bridget, Ireland.
O Brien s Tower, Cliffs of Moher, Ireland.
 Cliffs of Moher, Ireland.
 Rock walls in the west of Ireland, reminiscent of the Aran Islands in 2005.
 Rock walls and rocky landscape, the west of Ireland.
 Keith Geoghegan of Glengowla Mines (a family farm) and his sheepdog Pip.
 Pip herds the sheep.
Pip on the chase.
 Herding.
 Pip standing down but still vigilant.
 Random waterfall in the west of Ireland.
 Kylemore Abbey, Ireland.
 Kylemore Abbey, Ireland.
Kylemore Abbey gardens, Ireland.
 Kylemore Abbey gardens, Ireland.
 Kylemore Abbey, Ireland.
 Kylemore Abbey, Ireland.
 Trad on the Prom, Galway, Ireland. Traditional Irish music and dancers. Many of the performers have been involved with Riverdance.
 Clonmacnoise, another ancient monastic site in Ireland.
Clonmacnoise, Ireland.
 Clonmacnoise round tower, missing its top since 1135.
 Cross of the Scriptures and Cathedral, Clonmacnoise, Ireland. The original cross is now protected inside the visitor center and this is a replica.
 The original Cross of the Scriptures inside the visitor center, Clonmacnoise, Ireland.
 Clonmacnoise, Ireland.
 On our drive back to Dublin, we stopped for lunch at this diner located in Shannonbridge Fort on the banks of the River Shannon. The fort was built in the early 1800s when the English feared that Napoleon was invade Ireland.
Bridge over the River Shannon.
 Shooting over the heads of tourists from a double-decker bus, Dublin, Ireland. I think there is a cathedral here somewhere.
 The Sean Heuston Bridge, formerly known as the King s Bridge, Dublin, Ireland.
 Wellington Monument, Dublin, Ireland.
 Nancy Hands pub which I also visited in 2005, Dublin, Ireland.
 The original Jameson location, Dublin, Ireland.
Jameson, Dublin, Ireland.
 We were staying at the Grand Canal Hotel in Dublin, Ireland, and this is the Grand Canal.
 Guinness Storehouse, Dublin, Ireland.
 Waiting for the bubbles to settle a bit before completing the pour, Guinness Storehouse, Dublin, Ireland.
 One of the best views of Dublin is from the Gravity Bar atop the Guinness Storehouse, Dublin, Ireland.
 Another whiskey tour, this one of Pearse Lyons Distillery, Dublin, Ireland. This one is located in an old church, and the stained glass window says WHISKEY.
Pearse Lyons Distillery, Dublin, Ireland.
 A giant chunk of lava, Reykjavik, Iceland.
 The Sun Voyager, Reykjavik, Iceland. I also took a picture of this in 2003.
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