Author: Mark Haskell
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Backyard Visitors
Even when we’re not traveling, we still enjoy wildlife. Birds, butterflies, moths, deer, and raccoons are regular backyard visitors. Here are five quick photos from last spring (2024) that had been sitting in an unpublished post for too long. We captured these using a Nikon D750 with a Nikkor 200-500 f/5.6 lens. Double-click on any…
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Birdbath Beauties
18 April 2024 — Thursday When we aren’t traveling, we enjoy watching local wildlife in our backyard. We have a good view of a bird bath from our dining spot. It may be time to get on the road again as we’ve been making up dialogue from the bird interactions as dinnertime entertainment. Here’s last…
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Summer Travels
2023 Summer Travels 2024-2-25 Sunday 44°F Sitting in front of our computer at home in North Carolina I just realized how far the blog posts are behind reality. We really did travel more than from home to Wisconsin last summer! Unfortunately, July through October only exist in my paper journal. I’ll endeavor to…
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Cover Photo
14 January 2024 Truma recently contacted me for permission to use this image. It may be the cover photo on an upcoming brochure. I captured it in August of 2021 when we were testing a beta unit of their Aventa air conditioner and enjoying the mountains of Virginia. I hope you like it. Nikon…
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ProMaster Engine Protection
Engine Bolt Protection 13 January 2024 Two little silicon plugs came in the mail today prompting a quick visit to our Ram ProMaster 3500 based Pleasure-Way Lexor TS. The plugs prevent water from corroding two bolts on the upper intake manifold. Engine bays on these vans are notorious for getting wet. Water then accumulates…
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Manatee Holidays
30 December 2023 Here are a few fun and free places to see wildlife near Largo, Florida. Visiting with Mark’s mom over the holidays, we took a short trip across Tampa Bay to the Manatee Viewing Center. The Tampa Electric Power plant outputs warm water that attracts these interesting mammals on chilly winter days. If…
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