MercenaryD

A life of an amateur photographer

Fall colors – get them on film before they are gone

MercenaryD | October 11, 2009

  The cold is apon us and so is the leaf peeper season!
Well, it would be if the leaves weren’t all falling to the ground so fast with all the storms we’ve been haveing. We are starting to see bare spots on the hill sides scattered throughout.
Now that I’m done with River Fest fot a [...]

Summer Storm

MercenaryD | August 11, 2009

Caught during yesterdays storm!
For the last couple of storms here in the Catskill region there has been a lot of lightning, spectacular strikes. Spectacular enough that these two pictures I got during last evening’s storm doesn’t even start to compare.
Of course I have two problems when taking these pictures. 1) Taking photos of [...]

Dealing with Late Blight on Tomatoes and Potatoes

MercenaryD | July 30, 2009

I’m running a little late on doing things… again. It’s not that I flake out or anything like that, well mostly, but that I get busy in doing things like trying to make a little money to live on or something unplanned happens.
The latter has happened to me….
Some of you may have been paying attention [...]

Vending Machine No No

MercenaryD | June 2, 2009

I was out and about yesterday evening, and I had one of those appithiny moments. I sat in a small Dinner looking out at the street when it caught my attention that sitting in front of both the gas station and the local grocery store across the street were vending machines.
Why? Normally you see them [...]

How did you spent your Memorial Day weekend

MercenaryD | May 25, 2009

How did you spent your Memorial Day weekend?
This was a question that I asked myself when I came to the point of wondering just what did I do. I seem to do this a lot. Have you ever gotten through a day, a week, or a weekend and then wondered what it was that you [...]

Its spring, time to clean up the world

MercenaryD | March 22, 2009

Its spring and that means spring cleaning!
Well, I’m overwhelmed just thinking about it all… and I just got started. The last week has been super nice out, so I thought I’d go out and start making a list — seeing that its not Christmas, I’m not going to bother checking it twice. But even so [...]

I want chickens

MercenaryD | January 8, 2009

I grew up on a farm, my grandparents raised chickens for food — both meat and eggs. I like fresh eggs the best not the mention how great they are for a yard or garden in eating pests and fertilizing. And I know from experience that they are no dirtier than any other animal if taken care of.

But unlike the cities in this USA Today article, my little town doesn’t allow you to have any animal that could be considered livestock.

Enjoy pleasant scenery and get smarter?

MercenaryD | January 7, 2009

The scientist say that the best view for man is the natural one.