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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.

Should Harry be Worried?

Look at this picture:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54583810618/in/dateposted/

Harry, mugging it up with Minnie Mouse. It’s adorable, right?

Look closer… do you see Mickey Mouse in the (blurry!) background? Does he look… jealous? Does he look like maybe that smile on his face is not sincere? Does he look like there is trouble brewing? Should Harry and Minnie be afraid of some sort of repercussion?

I don’t think so but… I don’t know.

#DisneyWorld #HollywoodStudios #Nikon #nikonZ5 #photography #Travel #Vacation #z5

After Hours

I have been to two after hours events at Disney World so far on this trip. Tonight was Hollywood Studios. I am exhausted.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54296342619/in/datetaken/

#afterHoursEvent #DisneyWorld #florida #HollywoodStudios #Nikon #nikonZ5 #orland #photography #Travel #Vacation #z5

I went to the guitar shop at lunch. I made excellent time despite a road closure somewhere in Andover, MA.

I played my newly refretted guitar with it’s new bridge and it’s new nut and my first impression is that it still feels pretty good. The frets are a lot higher than I’m used to on this guitar, but not too different than a couple of other guitars. The action is a little higher than it used to be, I think, but it’s still super low the way I like it. It felt good. First impression, again, is that I am really happy.

I took my guitar home!

What do you think, beautiful, eh?

He did mention that a couple of the inlays on the neck popped out while he was removing the old frets. That happens. He fixed them. That’s good. I didn’t see anything and I couldn’t feel any difference during my quick inspection. All in all… happy. Can’t wait to get the band back together so I can play this babie at practice and wind up the volume and let it loose. Anyone know anyone who lives near Haverhill, MA who can sing and wants to join a dad-rock cover band?

https://robertjames1971.blog/2023/11/14/my-guitar-is-home-2/

#GibsonLesPaul #GibsonLesPaulCustom #Guitar #guitarMaintenance #guitarRepairs #guitarShop #iphoneography #LesPaul #lesPaulCustom #Nikon #nikonZ5 #photography #refret #z5