Phoenix531

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Retired DBA. #Photographer still using my 18 year old #Nikon. Music and Nature lover. Heavy Metal and good old fashioned blues rock on my playlist. Liberal gun owner.

curved gravel road crosses the ridge of a Virginia mountain. The sun is just off the right side of the frame casting shadows along the Appalachian Trail. A white trail maker, know as a blaze, can be seen on the tree.
An unusual growth on a tree that looks like a rhino's head.
A lady sits on the edge of the Grand Canyon while looking into the distance.
Wind Rock - The overlook offers sweeping views of Rocky Mountain, Fork Mountain, and Peter’s Mountain. Hiker is standing on the edge of the overlook while drinking water.
James River Foot Bridge, Virginia. The Appalachian trail crosses this bridge. There is a couch atop a concrete pilar under the bridge in the bridge.
Fake DHS notice posted on gun dealers' doors warning that ICE would be confiscating guns: Constitutional rights are a privilege for American citizens, not a guarantee. The United States Government is committed to the protection of the brave government agents who safeguard our borders from the tyranny of foreign invaders, but recently those same agents have found themselves under assault from hostile internal adversaries. In order to better safeguard the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents during upcoming deployment actions in the Houston, Texas area, the United State Government is instituting a temporary suspension of the rights granted by the Second Amendment of the United State [sic] Constitution. You and all associated employees are hereby required to implement the following policies: 1. Should an ICE officer report to your premises, you must immediately provide a full inventory and record of any and all firearms located on site, along with a log of any personnel with access to said firearms. Failure to comply or providing an inaccurate account may subject you to criminal prosecution under 18 USC 1001. 2. Should you or any individuals located on your premises carry any firearms on their person, upon arrival of one or more ICE officers said individuals must immediately declare said firearms and peacefully surrender them to the agent(s). Failure to do so in a timely manner will be interpreted as a deliberate act of domestic terrorism, which may result in both prosecution and aggressive response by government officers. 2. This notices is to remain displayed on your premises until further instruction is received from the Department of Homeland Security. Removal of this notice will be considered destruction of government property and will result in prosecution under 18 USC 1361. We appreciate your full cooperation and understanding during these challenging times, and are proud of the contributions of local communities to Make America Safe Again.
Barge about to go under water at the Old River Control Structure - Low Sill facility. Photo was taken by Corp of Engineers, May 3rd and 5th 1964. This structure is at the north tip of Pointe Coupee Parish where the Mississippi, Red and Atchafalaya rivers meet. The locks divert water from the Mississippi River into the Red River where a few miles south it becomes the Atchafalaya.
Contractor barge about to go under water at the Old River Control Structure - Low Sill facility. Photo was taken by Corp of Engineers 1973-10-12. This structure is at the north tip of Pointe Coupee Parish where the Mississippi, Red and Atchafalaya rivers meet. The locks divert water from the Mississippi River into the Red River where a few miles south it becomes the Atchafalaya.
Photo of sun setting behind the mountains of northern Virginia. Trees are in the foreground and the clouds glow with the last rays of the setting sun.
Images of animals and stick figures and a variety of shapes. A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art. The term generally refers to rock engravings of ancient origin, often associated with prehistoric peoples.
Sunset looking west over barely visible houses towards the mountains and multi colored sky.
Fallen tree laying in Truckee River. From one single trunk it has 4 growths. I was standing on the 2 middle branches.
black and white photo of 5 pocket watches. Each has a different time on them.
Peeling paint in my grandfather's abandoned house. This box covers the bricks above where the old wood burning stove once sat. The round plate is where the pipe fed into the chimney.
Antique crosscut saws hanging vertically in an old garage.
Photo is of valley filled with fog giving the illusion of being above the clouds. This is on the Blue Ridge Parkway looking to the southeast an hour after sunrise. Mountains fill the background, trees line the foreground and fog fills the valley like bowl.