Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/125 sec, ISO2500 “Cloud Appreciation Society” Cedar Park, 2019
Good news: I received my certificate and pin from the Cloud Appreciation Society! So proud to have found my people. 😄
And as if on cue, we’ve recently been treated to some nice sunsets and cloud formations. It’s especially nice to open up the garage first thing in the morning and be presented with an amazing sunrise. I’ll post some of those in the future. For now, here are some evening skies.
Photo info: SONY NEX-6, 16mm, f/5.6, 1/160 sec, ISO100 “Clouds” Cedar Park, 2019Photo info: SONY NEX-6, 16mm, f/8, 1/250 sec, ISO100 “Clouds” Cedar Park, 2019Photo info: SONY NEX-6, 16mm, f/9, 1/160 sec, ISO100 “Clouds” Cedar Park, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.6, 1/55 sec, ISO6400 “Finnish Stamps” Cedar Park, 2019
こんばんは。How’s it going?
Today I received a nice little gift (to myself) in the mail. Before the holidays I ordered a beautiful, cute, and cool print from one of my favorite artists, Laura Heikkala. The print I ordered is called “Gathering”. Isn’t it great? I need to find a nice frame for it and decide on a place to hang it.
Browse Tictail – Laura Heikkala
As a bonus, the stamps on the package are really neat. I just love the waves at the top of the rowboat stamp. ❤
Yesterday, Pauline, a fellow photographer, commented on one of my cloud photos that it was “one for the Cloud Appreciation Society” and included a link to the following TED talk:
Well, I watched the video and was completely blown away… Gavin Pretor-Pinney’s talk brought me to tears. I’ve mentioned in the past how fascinated I am by clouds (and also how surprised I am of the lack of enthusiasm that others have towards them) so I was so elated to find out that there is a group of like-minded people who are also enchanted by clouds. Without hesitation, I became a member of the Cloud Appreciation Society – #46923!
Anyway, here’s a cloud animation from when we visited Spain in 2017, and I just realized that I’ve kept a cloud photo as my website title image for the past year or so. 😄
Have a wonderful day, and “Look up, marvel at the ephemeral beauty, and always remember to live life with your head in the clouds!” (from the Cloud Appreciation Society Manifesto)
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/40 sec, ISO3200 “Filet Mignon Dinner” Cedar Park, 2018
こなばんは。
The other night for dinner we ate our bacon-wrapped filet mignon steaks which we bought from Omaha Steaks. I cooked them on a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat, for about 6 minutes on one side, then 5 minutes on the other, and finishing up with a couple minutes on the edges to make sure the bacon was cooked. The internal temperature (checked with an instant-read meat thermometer) read about 130 when I took them off the heat, and they were a nice medium rare when we cut into them.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/40 sec, ISO3200 “Filet Mignon” Cedar Park, 2018
Being filet-mignon meant the steaks were very tender and anything wrapped with bacon is going to be extra-special. We added a pat of butter on each filet (because why not?) and the juicy steaks did not disappoint – we were all satisfied!
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/60 sec, ISO3200 “Steak Frites” Cedar Park, 2018
We rounded out the meal with a spinach salad and homemade fries, which were great compliments to the steaks. Steak Frites – so good!
This was the last meal that we cooked from the special order we received from Omaha Steaks. I have to say, these were the best of the bunch, without a doubt.
Click the image below if you’d like to order some bacon-wrapped filet mignon from Omaha Steaks for yourself:
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