Wednesday 25 MAR 2020 dawned dark and gray here at Indian Lake Estates. I plan on getting back to work on the almost finished SONY guide this afternoon now that things here are settling down (at least here at ILE). If you missed yesterday’s blog post here<\/a>, I’d love to hear your thoughts on the tricolored juxtaposition image. <\/p>\n Things brightened up here by 9am so I headed down to the lake. With a southwest wind, I gave up on the idea of doing some flight shooting at the low Osprey nest but did make lots of (yet-to-be-edited) images of foraging Cattle Egrets from the car with the handheld SONY 200-600 and the a9 ii. <\/p>\n Be smart and be safe. <\/p>\n The Johnny Cash train runs on. I discovered another YouTube Johnny Cash superbly crafted retrospective gem, CMT Inside Fame: Johnny Cash 2003<\/a><\/em>. While watching and listening to that one, I heard a snatch of Drive On<\/em><\/strong>. I did a search, found it here<\/a>, and listened in awe, grateful again for drawing 356 in the first draft lottery … I am very glad that I never got to hear the men and the monkeys in the jungle scream<\/em>. The complete lyrics are below.<\/p>\n Thanks to Ted Willcox for sharing his favorite Johnny Cash song, Flesh and Blood<\/a>. I tracked that down and loved it. Discovering great Cash songs that I have never heard before is quite rewarding. The incrediblde greatness of Johnny Cash is hard to fathom. <\/p>\n Well, I got a friend named Whiskey Sam BIRDS AS ART is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.<\/p>\n Steve Elkins at Bedfords asked me to let folks know that he has two of these hard-to-get-your-hands-on lenses in stock. The 500 PF was my very favorite Nikon lens. Save $50 by getting in touch with Steve as noted below. <\/p>\n If you need a hot photo item that is out of stock at B&H, would enjoy free overnight shipping, and would like a $50 discount on your first purchase over $1000.00, click here<\/a> to order and enter the coupon code BIRDSASART at checkout. If you are looking to strike a deal on Canon or Nikon gear (including the big telephotos) or on a multiple item order, contact Steve Elkins via e-mail<\/a> or on his cell at (479) 381-2592 (Eastern time) and be sure to mention your BIRDSASART coupon code and use it for your online order. Steve has been great at getting folks the hot items that are out of stock at B&H. Those include the SONY a7r IV, the SONY 200-600, the SONY 600mm f\/4 GM, and the Nikon 500mm PF. Steve is eager to please. <\/p>\nToday’s Entertainment<\/h3>\n
Drive On
\nJohnny Cash<\/h2>\n
\nHe was my boonierat buddy for a year in Nam
\nHe said I think my country got a little off track
\nTook ’em twenty five years to welcome me back
\nBut, it’s better than not comin’ back at all
\nMany a good men I saw fall
\nAnd even now, every time I dream
\nI hear the men and the monkeys in the jungle scream<\/em><\/strong>
\nDrive on, it don’t mean nothin’
\nMy children love me, but they don’t understand
\nAnd I got a woman who knows her man
\nDrive on, don’t mean nothin’, and don’t mean nothin’
\nDrive on
\nWhat I remember one night, Tex and me
\nRappelled in on a hot L.Z.
\nWe had our sixteen’s on rock and roll
\nAnd with all that fire, I was scared and cold
\nI was crazy, and I was wild
\nAnd I have seen the tiger smile
\nI spit in a bamboo viper’s face
\nAnd I’d be dead, but by God’s grace
\nDrive on, it don’t mean nothin’
\nMy children love me, but they don’t understand
\nAnd I got a woman who knows her man
\nDrive on, it don’t mean nothin’, and don’t mean nothin’
\nDrive on
\nIt was a slow walk in a sad rain
\nAnd nobody tried to be John Wayne
\nI came home, but Tex did not
\nAnd I can’t talk about the hit he got
\nBut I got a little limp now when I walk
\nAnd I got a little tremolo when I talk
\nBut my letter read from Whiskey Sam
\nYou’re a walkin’ talkin’ miracle from Vietnam
\nDrive on, it don’t mean nothin’
\nMy children love me, but they don’t understand
\nAnd I got a woman who knows her man
\nDrive on, it don’t mean nothin’, it don’t mean nothin’
\nDrive on<\/p>\nBIRDS AS ART<\/h3>\n
The Nikon 500mm PF Lens<\/h3>\n
Money Saving Reminder<\/h3>\n