Jeff Kalil

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In the foreground, a 2004 Moto Guzzi California EV Touring sits on the sidestand in a parking area off the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. The bike is shot in profile with the front wheel to the viewer's left. The middle ground is forested but the leaves have not come out yet. A peak rises in the distance, which may be Fork Mountain?
A tighter shot of the Guzzi at the Big Ridge Overlook. It is, in the eyes of its owner, a piece of rolling art.
Three tortoiseshell kittens lie on a white fleece blanket in various stages of alertness.
A Piaggio Liberty scooter in the morning golden hour.
Dressed in Test whites and carrying helmets and bats, Joe Root (R) and Jacob Bethel (L) walk off a cricket pitch together. The fingers of Root's right hand are hovering above Bethel's right shoulder.
Fairly tight shot of a rider in racing leathers banking a Moto Guzzi 1000S into a left hand turn at speed.
A Piaggio Liberty scooter sits at the edge of the road by a small bridge. There is a sign to the right that indicates the weight limits of the bridge. Below the bridge is a winding mountain stream. A small brown outbuilding sits to the left. It has been partially destroyed by the floodwaters of Hurricane Helene.
In a promotional photo for a motorcycle supply house, a model rides a Moto Guzzi with clip on handlebars down an urban avenue and directly towards the camera.
A long shot of the mammoth Melbourne Cricket Grounds stadium, showing the field, the multiple decks of seating, and an enormous crowd of spectators. Cricket players dot the field in the white uniforms worn for Test matches. A graphic at the top reads "Today's Ashes attendance 93,442 highest ever at the MCG."
A Moto Guzzi touring motorcycle sits in the sun at a rest stop in Henderson County, North Carolina. There is an Arai Signet helmet on the passenger backrest in the colors of the Italian flag. The US and State flags are at half-staff in honor of former NC Governor James B. Hunt, who died on Thursday, December 18th.
A 2004 Moto Guzzi California EV Touring 1100 sits on the center stand in the sunlight. It does not have the factory Hepco and Becker hard bags mounted.
Four books lie on a carpet with their covers visible. The titles are: 1) Mastering the Ride by David L. Hough 2) Street Strategies: A Survival Guide for Motorcyclists by David L. Hough 3) Motorcycling Excellence by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation 4) Riding in the Zone by Ken Condon.
A 2004 Moto Guzzi California EV Touring sits on the sidestand in the seller's crowded garage in a suburb of Kansas City, MO. An 850-mile ride to the buyer's home in NC awaits.
A 2004 Moto Guzzi EV California Touring sits on its sidestand in a relatively empty parking lot. Behind the motorcycle is a single story building with stone and brick facing on it. The sign on the building reads, "Stonehaus Winery & Gifts." The winery's location amid acres of asphalt (and beside an interstate highway, out of frame) is not the first setting you think of when you think "winery." The disappointment on the rider's face is not visible.
A blue and chrome Italian touring motorcycle with a longitudinal 90° V-twin engine sits on the sidestand. (Its front wheel is to the right side of the frame.) Behind the bike is a red brick wall, which forms the side of a small commercial building. A black awning is visible to the right, on what would be the front of the property. On the red wall is a mural of a steam locomotive, which appears to be growing in size as it nears the viewer. The background of the mural is white. The train is black. Above the train are four red stars and blue text that reads "Guthrie, KY."
A gray and black 155cc scooter sits on its centerstand in the foreground. (There is a small tree and a nondescript modular building with a wooden deck behind it.) The scooter has a black top case, a large windscreen, black neoprene muffs over the handgrips, and a black lap skirt. There is also a tether for an airbag vest attached to the passenger grab rail.
A Moto Guzzi California EV Touring motorcycle sits on its side stand. There is a helmet over the passenger backrest, a pair of gloves on the seat, and a Helite vest over the fairing. The tasting room of the Purple Toad Winery (Paducah, KY) sits in the background.
A 2004 Moto Guzzi EV Touring motorcycle on the sidestand in front of the state capitol in Jefferson City, Missouri. The day is overcast. Rain puddles are visible on the ground.
A gray and white long-haired adult cat and a tortoiseshell kitten are curled together in a cat bed. (They are not related, but they like each other a lot.)
A touring motorcycle sits on the sidestand in front of an historic courthouse built in 1889. The building is a two-story, Second Empire (French) style red brick building on a limestone block foundation. It measures 85 feet by 85 feet. It features an aediculated cupola with decorative details in cast iron, molded tin and wood, with four mansarded corner pavilions of three stories each. (Credit to Wikipedia!)
A tortoiseshell kitten sits with a slightly bemused expression. A black and white kitten sticks her tongue out about as far as it will go. Bloom County, anyone?
A blue Italian V-twin touring motorcycle, with a fork-mounted fairing and saddlebags, sits on the sidestand in front of a two-story inn. The house was originally built in 1877.
A white and gray long-haired adult cat grasps a tortoiseshell kitten with both forelegs and licks its face. The adult cat's tongue is visible.
A black and white kitten, sitting on the photographer's knee, faces the camera with wide eyes. She has a speck of dried food on her nose and no visible whiskers above her left eye. She is remarkably adorable.
An adult tabby cat and black kitten sleep curled together. The tabby's foreleg is over the kitten, holding it in place.
A white and tabby shorthair baps the dickens out of a large wooden ball on the end of a lamp's switch chain.
Italian V-twin touring motorcycle sits on the sidestand. Behind it is a vivid yellow-orange sugar maple.
Four kittens (three Siamese and one black shorthair) face the camera. They lie in a row on a fleece blanket.