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Sunrise

I kicked off my Labor Day early this morning by driving out to the ocean and taking some sunrise pics. I went to Salisbury Beach on the Massachusetts side of the MA/NH state line and caught the actual sunrise. After that I drove over to Plum Island. I usually turn left when I cross the bridge onto the island and go to the lighthouse. This time I turned right and went to the Parker River Wildlife Refuge. There is a beach on the ocean there and hiking trails through the salt marshes just inland from the Atlantic. 

There were a lot of people at Salisbury watching the sun. More than I’ve ever come across on one of these little trips. It was probably because the sun came up at 6:14am or so. The last time I did a sun rise visit I think the sun came up just after 5:00. Big difference. The only people on the Plum Island beach were a middle aged couple who were clearly on a date. I tried very hard not to draw attention to myself and thus distract them from what I’m sure was a lovely morning. The trails I walked on had a bunch of people too but they were all using binoculars while I was using cameras. They were bird watching. 

I took some digital pics with my Z5, I took some 35mm with my N90, and I took some 120 with my Lubitell. I shipped the film out for developing today along with three rolls I shot in August. Will I get the scans back before we leave for California next weekend? Not likely, but I’ll chose optimism and say I hope so.

For now… digital pics.

We start with Salisbury Beach and the start of Labor Day 2026.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513745844/in/album-72177720335487830

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513746359/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513746319/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513695688/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513695818/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513970595/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513750139/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55512581687/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513750689/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513698103/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513751504/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513751664/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513591031/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513975560/in/album-72177720335487830/

And there we have it. My morning pics. The highlights of the digital pics at least. The full album is here on Flickr. When I get the scans back I’ll add them to the album. Hopefully I’ll have them by the end of the week so I don’t have to rely on a hotel’s wifi to upload them. Fingers crossed.

Sunrise

I kicked off my Labor Day early this morning by driving out to the ocean and taking some sunrise pics. I went to Salisbury Beach on the Massachusetts side of the MA/NH state line and caught the actual sunrise. After that I drove over to Plum Island. I usually turn left when I cross the bridge onto the island and go to the lighthouse. This time I turned right and went to the Parker River Wildlife Refuge. There is a beach on the ocean there and hiking trails through the salt marshes just inland from the Atlantic. 

There were a lot of people at Salisbury watching the sun. More than I’ve ever come across on one of these little trips. It was probably because the sun came up at 6:14am or so. The last time I did a sun rise visit I think the sun came up just after 5:00. Big difference. The only people on the Plum Island beach were a middle aged couple who were clearly on a date. I tried very hard not to draw attention to myself and thus distract them from what I’m sure was a lovely morning. The trails I walked on had a bunch of people too but they were all using binoculars while I was using cameras. They were bird watching. 

I took some digital pics with my Z5, I took some 35mm with my N90, and I took some 120 with my Lubitell. I shipped the film out for developing today along with three rolls I shot in August. Will I get the scans back before we leave for California next weekend? Not likely, but I’ll chose optimism and say I hope so.

For now… digital pics.

We start with Salisbury Beach and the start of Labor Day 2026.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513745844/in/album-72177720335487830

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513746359/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513746319/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513695688/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513695818/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513970595/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513750139/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55512581687/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513750689/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513698103/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513751504/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513751664/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513591031/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513975560/in/album-72177720335487830/

And there we have it. My morning pics. The highlights of the digital pics at least. The full album is here on Flickr. When I get the scans back I’ll add them to the album. Hopefully I’ll have them by the end of the week so I don’t have to rely on a hotel’s wifi to upload them. Fingers crossed.

Sunrise

I kicked off my Labor Day early this morning by driving out to the ocean and taking some sunrise pics. I went to Salisbury Beach on the Massachusetts side of the MA/NH state line and caught the actual sunrise. After that I drove over to Plum Island. I usually turn left when I cross the bridge onto the island and go to the lighthouse. This time I turned right and went to the Parker River Wildlife Refuge. There is a beach on the ocean there and hiking trails through the salt marshes just inland from the Atlantic. 

There were a lot of people at Salisbury watching the sun. More than I’ve ever come across on one of these little trips. It was probably because the sun came up at 6:14am or so. The last time I did a sun rise visit I think the sun came up just after 5:00. Big difference. The only people on the Plum Island beach were a middle aged couple who were clearly on a date. I tried very hard not to draw attention to myself and thus distract them from what I’m sure was a lovely morning. The trails I walked on had a bunch of people too but they were all using binoculars while I was using cameras. They were bird watching. 

I took some digital pics with my Z5, I took some 35mm with my N90, and I took some 120 with my Lubitell. I shipped the film out for developing today along with three rolls I shot in August. Will I get the scans back before we leave for California next weekend? Not likely, but I’ll chose optimism and say I hope so.

For now… digital pics.

We start with Salisbury Beach and the start of Labor Day 2026.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513745844/in/album-72177720335487830

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513746359/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513746319/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513695688/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513695818/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513970595/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513750139/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55512581687/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513750689/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513698103/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513751504/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513751664/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513591031/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513975560/in/album-72177720335487830/

And there we have it. My morning pics. The highlights of the digital pics at least. The full album is here on Flickr. When I get the scans back I’ll add them to the album. Hopefully I’ll have them by the end of the week so I don’t have to rely on a hotel’s wifi to upload them. Fingers crossed.

Sunrise

I kicked off my Labor Day early this morning by driving out to the ocean and taking some sunrise pics. I went to Salisbury Beach on the Massachusetts side of the MA/NH state line and caught the actual sunrise. After that I drove over to Plum Island. I usually turn left when I cross the bridge onto the island and go to the lighthouse. This time I turned right and went to the Parker River Wildlife Refuge. There is a beach on the ocean there and hiking trails through the salt marshes just inland from the Atlantic. 

There were a lot of people at Salisbury watching the sun. More than I’ve ever come across on one of these little trips. It was probably because the sun came up at 6:14am or so. The last time I did a sun rise visit I think the sun came up just after 5:00. Big difference. The only people on the Plum Island beach were a middle aged couple who were clearly on a date. I tried very hard not to draw attention to myself and thus distract them from what I’m sure was a lovely morning. The trails I walked on had a bunch of people too but they were all using binoculars while I was using cameras. They were bird watching. 

I took some digital pics with my Z5, I took some 35mm with my N90, and I took some 120 with my Lubitell. I shipped the film out for developing today along with three rolls I shot in August. Will I get the scans back before we leave for California next weekend? Not likely, but I’ll chose optimism and say I hope so.

For now… digital pics.

We start with Salisbury Beach and the start of Labor Day 2026.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513745844/in/album-72177720335487830

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513746359/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513746319/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513695688/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513695818/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513970595/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513750139/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55512581687/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513750689/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513698103/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513751504/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513751664/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513591031/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513975560/in/album-72177720335487830/

And there we have it. My morning pics. The highlights of the digital pics at least. The full album is here on Flickr. When I get the scans back I’ll add them to the album. Hopefully I’ll have them by the end of the week so I don’t have to rely on a hotel’s wifi to upload them. Fingers crossed.

Sunrise

I kicked off my Labor Day early this morning by driving out to the ocean and taking some sunrise pics. I went to Salisbury Beach on the Massachusetts side of the MA/NH state line and caught the actual sunrise. After that I drove over to Plum Island. I usually turn left when I cross the bridge onto the island and go to the lighthouse. This time I turned right and went to the Parker River Wildlife Refuge. There is a beach on the ocean there and hiking trails through the salt marshes just inland from the Atlantic. 

There were a lot of people at Salisbury watching the sun. More than I’ve ever come across on one of these little trips. It was probably because the sun came up at 6:14am or so. The last time I did a sun rise visit I think the sun came up just after 5:00. Big difference. The only people on the Plum Island beach were a middle aged couple who were clearly on a date. I tried very hard not to draw attention to myself and thus distract them from what I’m sure was a lovely morning. The trails I walked on had a bunch of people too but they were all using binoculars while I was using cameras. They were bird watching. 

I took some digital pics with my Z5, I took some 35mm with my N90, and I took some 120 with my Lubitell. I shipped the film out for developing today along with three rolls I shot in August. Will I get the scans back before we leave for California next weekend? Not likely, but I’ll chose optimism and say I hope so.

For now… digital pics.

We start with Salisbury Beach and the start of Labor Day 2026.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513745844/in/album-72177720335487830

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513746359/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513746319/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513695688/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513695818/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513970595/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513750139/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55512581687/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513750689/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513698103/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513751504/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513751664/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513591031/in/album-72177720335487830/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513975560/in/album-72177720335487830/

And there we have it. My morning pics. The highlights of the digital pics at least. The full album is here on Flickr. When I get the scans back I’ll add them to the album. Hopefully I’ll have them by the end of the week so I don’t have to rely on a hotel’s wifi to upload them. Fingers crossed.

Happy Friday, everyone. Hopefully Friday has meaning for most if not all of us. It has extra meaning for me this week. Starting this month my company has changed it’s hybrid work requirements. Where it used to be that we had to be in the office for 20% of each pay period (basically one day each week), as of March 1st we have to be in the office for 40% of each pay period (basically twice per week). Today is my first, second day of a week. None of us our happy with this, but it’s a whole ton better than being back 80%, which is what we had prior to the pandemic shut down. Oh well. I’ll deal with it. I am still coming in every Wednesday. My group has Wednesdays as a mandate and the second day each week is at everyone’s personal discretion. I am sort of planning on making Mondays my regular second day, just to get it over with, but that didn’t work this week due to the contractors working in the kitchen. Friday was the only day that worked for me. Fortunately there was zero traffic today. I made the 40 mile drive to the office in 45 minutes. If only it were like that every morning.

In other news, the kids are on the ground. Bellana’s flight landed in Georgia (the US state, not the European country) before I went to sleep last night. Harry’s first flight landed in London well after I nodded off for the night, and his connecting flight landed in Scotland before I woke up this morning. All is well on both of those fronts. Here’s hoping they both have a great time on their trips.

I am taking advantage of the fact that I am 40 miles from home right now to make my way to IKEA after work. IKEA is about 60 miles from home, but only 20 miles from work. I will head down there as soon as I am free and go to the returns department and bring back a great big pile of stuff that IKEA included in our kitchen redesign blue print that we didn’t end up needing. There is a lot of stuff to return. A lot of stuff. If I get it all done tonight then we don’t have to worry about it, and with the money we get back maybe I’ll be able to afford a hair cut this weekend because damn, do I need a hair cut!

Anyway, here’s today’s photo-a-day picture. I took it before I did my workout this morning at about 5:40am. It’s only 9:14am now but it’s already felt like a long day.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/03/08/happy-friday-4/

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Another day for the kitchen remodel project. Here’s hoping it’s the last day.

They are doing some touch up work on things that have otherwise been finished. They are hanging some stuff on top of the tile. They are doing a little painting.

I think that’s all that’s left to do. Once they are done we have to clean up any dust they left behind and then wash all of the dishes that have been sitting out collecting dust over the last week and then find a new home for everything in the new cabinet/storage setup.

I am so ready for this project to be over. I want my house back again.

Unrelated note… I used my good camera to take today’s photo a day picture. I will post it now for no reason at all.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/03/05/almost-done-i-hope/

#365 #365Challenge #homeImprovement #homeOwner #homeRemodel #homeRemodeling #homeUpgrades #kitchen #kitchenRedesign #kitchenRemodel #kitchenRemodeling #kitchenUpgrades #Nikon #nikonZ5 #photoADay #photoADayChallenge #photography #z5

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/02/07/happy-birthday-jen/

#birthday #birthdayCake #Family #happyBirthday #Jen #Love #Nikon #nikonZ5 #photography #spouse #wife #z5

My wife bought a new ornament for our christmas tree. It’s a cardinal. She said that cardinals can represent people who have passed away trying to communicate with us. Having a cardinal on our christmas tree is a way to have my mother be with us this christmas. I nearly teared up when she gave it to me.

I love my wife so much. She is amazing. She is my rock. I wouldn’t have been able to make it through the past few years without her.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2023/12/07/cardinal-3/

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