There was just no way I was going to be able to honor Independence Day as beautifully and as informatively as Fat Hairy (click on his link in the lower left column) so I decided to sit this one out quietly. Besides, I was feeling a bit ill and we were both feeling a little out of sorts after more equipment malfunctions in the last couple of days. In fact, I was at a loss on what to write about until I downloaded my latest round of snapshots from the camera. I came to this one shown and started to chuckle.
Brou barked to signal incoming military aircraft so I ran out, with camera in hand this time, only to find that they were unusually high up. At least there were two B1s so I thought it wouldn't hurt to waste a frame or two trying to capture them in flight. By the time the camera set itself up, I could not even see them through the view-finder but took a shot anyway. Then I promptly forgot that I had even bothered until just now. The two planes occupy the top and bottom of the photo on the left hand side but what caused me to laugh was the indistinct blob on the right side of the photo. It reminded me of so many UFO photos I had seen back in the 60s ... fascinating indistinct blobs just like this one!
Click on image for larger view (not like it will help however)
Then it occurred to me that New Mexico's most famous UFO incident took place exactly 60 years ago. Come to think of it, it's probably New Mexico's most famous anything to the world beyond the land of enchantment. Wait, better still; their annual UFO conference is going on right now! So this is my official Roswell post.
I swear Mark wasn't tossing pie pans around at the time and I checked the lens for crawly critters. I have my suspicions which involve my usual antenna sitter but you just never know sometimes, do ya?
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Humor of the Day (from my old buddy Jim)
Simple Instructions
"WHEN THE PIN IS PULLED, MR. GRENADE IS NOT OUR FRIEND." -US Marine Corps
"AIM TOWARDS THE ENEMY." -Instruction printed on US Rocket Launcher
"CLUSTER BOMBING FROM B-52s IS VERY, VERY ACCURATE. THE BOMBS ARE
GUARANTEED TO ALWAYS HIT THE GROUND." -U.S.A.F. Ammo Troop.
"IF THE ENEMY IS IN RANGE, SO ARE YOU." -Infantry Journal
"A SLIPPING GEAR COULD LET YOUR M203 GRENADE LAUNCHER FIRE WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT. THAT WOULD MAKE YOU QUITE UNPOPULAR IN WHAT'S LEFT OF YOUR UNIT." -Army's magazine of preventative maintenance
"IT IS GENERALLY INADVISABLE TO EJECT DIRECTLY OVER THE AREA YOU JUST BOMBED." -US. Air Force manual
"TRY TO LOOK UNIMPORTANT; THE ENEMY MAY BE LOW ON AMMO."-Infantry Journal
"TRACERS WORK BOTH WAYS." -U.S. Army Ordnance
"FIVE-SECOND FUSES ONLY LAST THREE SECONDS ! "-Infantry Journal
"BRAVERY IS BEING THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS YOU'RE AFRAID."-David Hackworth
"IF YOUR ATTACK IS GOING TOO WELL, YOU'RE WALKING INTO AMBUSH."-Infantry Journal
"NO COMBAT-READY UNIT HAS EVER PASSED INSPECTION." -Joe Gay
"NEVER TELL THE PLATOON SERGEANT YOU HAVE NOTHING TO DO."-Unknown Marine Recruit
"DON'T DRAW FIRE; IT IRRITATES THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU." -Infantry Journal
"IF YOU SEE A BOMB TECHNICIAN RUNNING, TRY TO KEEP UP WITH HIM."-U.S.A.F. Ammo Troop
"ANY SHIP CAN BE A MINESWEEPER. . .ONCE." -Anon
24 comments:
Lin: That blob is the Starship Enterprise and Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock have come back for 2 whales.LOL
Now that you mention it, Moose, it does look exactly like the Enterprise. Been a while since we've had whales around here in the desert though.
It's a UFO. If you look through a magnifying glass you can see a long skinny grey arm waving to the people.
Babzy, you're right! Why didn't I think of using a magnifying glass - I even have a nice one pilfered from the unabridged Oxford sitting right here. Moose, forget Jim and Spock on the whale hunt, this is definitely a UFO. That's it, I'm calling the National Enquirer right now. Or maybe some serious UFO magazine out of South America if I feel altruistic.
lin shame on you. You know all the UFOlogists are in Roswell. Run your pic down to the pub there. They'll pin it up for you.
Liked the definitions, too.
Cat, the UFOlogists hang around in pubs down in Roswell?!? Well, shoot, had I known .... I might have even been lured out of the canyon.
the pie-pan thing always makes me think of Ed Wood movie Plan 9 From Outer Space - you could see the strings.
Coolness. :)
Glad y'all got your own personal air show all the way out in the boonies.
Sorry, Lin
Have been crook/ ill. have not forgotten you.
Fascinated by your picture
David
Plegmmy, Plan 9 - what a classic B - I loved that gorilla suit!
We've had front row seats for some awesome (and some very strange) air shows. Check out my favorite from the December 16, 2006 archive - I still get shivers thinking about it.
Oh David, I hope you are back to good health in short order. And don't have whatever misery has been plaguing me. I bet you've been out trying to photograph too many winter scenes for your own well-being. Bundle up, dear one!
LIN. WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME (WAY BACK WHEN) THAT I SHOULD'T HAVE EJECTED OVER THE AREA I JUST BOMBED. MAYBE THAT'S WHY THEY WERE SO PISSED. ALSO, AS FAR A I KNOW, ALL MY BUFF BOMBS ALWAYS HIT THE GROUND. RED
Red, I guess that advice was just a few decades late, wasn't it? Sorry about that. Hey, I had another low level BUFF fly over last week!
Jeez Lin, just count yourself lucky you weren't kidnapped by the little blighters!!
I laughed my invisible socks off reading through your funnies - keep 'em coming, girl!
Shrink! ... you're wearing invisible socks?! Doth make me wonder - have you been exchanging wardrobe items with those little grey blighters? Hm-mmm???
Glad you enjoyed the funnies. I have had such a time lately fighting through posting a regular blog update that I have been forgetting to add the funnies at the end. If Blogger decides to behave now, I will try to get back into posting them.
"IF THE ENEMY IS IN RANGE, SO ARE YOU." -Infantry Journal
LOL! I love that one;)
Goddess - isn't that just so darned true about everyday living, too? I don't know how many times I retreated to the bunker with 00 shot holes in my britches because I hadn't figured that one out a lot sooner.
Those are just pure wisdom, and you are as good with your camera as I am. I'd LOVE to see that all the time. Miss it.
FHB, gotta admit that I insisted on peeing on the electric fence of life for myself so many times but it sure drives home some basic truths after a while.
You are doing SO MUCH better with the digital age of images than I am!
Just wander over when you're ready to see it first hand, we'll be here.
Hi Lin,
Thanks for your good advice. I'm all bundled up - and I've got to look for a great UFO story that you just reminded me about.
Okay, it's No. 101 on a long list of things to do ....
Cheers
David
David, it never fails that I have to become horribly sick before I remember that summer is gone and winter has taken over.
I know what you mean about the 'things to do' list. I once tried making a spreadsheet list, got as far as to item 124 and became horribly depressed with that realization.
Definitely post your UFO story if you want your hits to, ahem, skyrocket. I was severely caught off guard by that temporary surge.
Hi Lin,
Yes, I had a couple of UFO posts and got a lot of hits. By the way, there is something on my blog specially for you!
Cheers
David
David, I am incredibly flattered that you decided to write a blog post on my question. I was so inspired, in fact, that it prompted my next hour of writing a new update. THEN, under the strange hand of exterior synchronicity, my proofreader at large resolved the tie-in aspect of the update. Sigh. I need to take a nap and regroup now.
I'm still readin', just keeping a low profile! (A nice way of saying, "I'm too damned tired to THINK, let alone WRITE, at the moment....!)
Bruno, I understand completely. Mark and I have been completely draggin' lately, too. I go visit my regular bloggies but don't always have the spark to leave a comment. If it's this warm weather, you might be getting a break real soon - our temps dropped off into the 80s today with some rain. I sent it on up the road to you.
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