Me and Bobby McGee

Posted on May 23, 2012 by NavyOne

: Police officer Bobby McGee assists in the capture of a raccoon on the upper East Side. The animal was hiding in the corner of a scaffolding on E. 74th St. before it jumped down into a Dumpster where it was caught.

Modern-Day Expressionism at the Grand Prix

Posted on May 14, 2012 by NavyOne

This is sort of like a modern-day Monet. Except with photography. And it is set in Bern, Switzerland. At the Grand Prix. Which appears to be a running event.

: A longtime exposure shows participants taking part in the Grand Prix of Bern running event in the old town of Bern, Switzerland

Horst Faas Passes

Posted on May 11, 2012 by NavyOne

For those of you of a certain age, Horst Faas’ work is part of your memories. Invariably, you are familiar with it, even if you do not know Mr. Faas by name.

: In this undated file photo, Associated Press photographer Horst Faas is shown on assignment with soldiers in South Vietnam. Faas, a prize-winning combat photographer who carved out new standards for covering war with a camera and became one of the world’s legendary photojournalists in nearly half a century with The Associated Press, died Thursday May 10, 2012. He was 79.

Eyes Right

Posted on May 10, 2012 by NavyOne

This picture took me by surprise. Are Russian civilians really standing at attention for Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila Putin? I wonder what he is thinking. Actually, I can guess what he is pondering. I wonder what Lyudmila is thinking:

: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila Putin walk after an inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, May 7, 2012.

Heroes Come in Many Shapes

Posted on May 9, 2012 by NavyOne

Sometimes I surf the web looking for something off-beat to post, something different. When I type: pictures into Google, it auto-completes it with: pictures of herpes, pictures of Jesus, pictures of bed-bugs, and pictures of strep throat.

Then I click on just pictures. Lots of girls in bikinis and actresses. Dogs and cats. You know, loldogs. And there is this one:

Three Divers

Posted on April 23, 2012 by NavyOne

Two divers inspecting the Costa Concordia in Italy before thieves stole the bell:

: Thieves evade lasers to nab shipwrecked bell off Costa Concordia?

And diver number three is a mystery. Some Liverpoolian parade?

: A giant puppet of a diver walks through the Chinatown district in Liverpool, northern England April 21, 2012. The Diver is one of two giant models forming part of the Sea Odyssey Giant Spectacular happening over the weekend in Liverpool.

Got Your Goat

Posted on April 20, 2012 by NavyOne

: Cyrus Fakroddin and his pet goat Cocoa exit the subway in New York, April 7, 2012.

Time for Liberty?

Posted on April 14, 2012 by NavyOne

: A man rests between two bars at a stadium, where a rally was being held against the seizure of northern Mali by Tuareg and Islamist rebels, in the capital Bamako April 11, 2012. Since a military coup in Mali last month, nearly 80 percent of Malian territory comprising the northern regions of Gao, Timbuktu and Kidal have come under the control of MNLA Tuareg rebels, who have declared an independent state in the north, and other armed Islamic groups.

Guess What This Is?

Posted on April 7, 2012 by NavyOne

: Go here for a hint. . .

Forget Your Legs?

Posted on March 28, 2012 by NavyOne

Have you ever had that dream where you leave home and forget your pants? Here is one worse, where you leave home and forget your legs:

: Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the great snows that have affected this part of Europe during the month of February.

Three Photos

Posted on January 25, 2012 by NavyOne

Operation Wall Streeters -take notice- this is real courage. The man in the picture, in the picture. Bravely standing down a tank. At Tiananmen Square. And the other gentleman is the one who took the picture:

: Jeff Widener – Beijing, 1989

Forgive me for a moment, I am going to be very judgmental here. I saw this next picture and my first thought was, whoever these guys are, I doubt I’ll like their art. Or their faint imitation of art. They have that I have been beaten look. Which works for 16 year-olds. Maybe. Not when you are over 30:

: Fashion victims Will Lovelace, James Murphy, and Dylan Southern

So who are they? (Trumpet, please.) I don’t have the slightest. Here, you read the caption:

PARK CITY, UT – JANUARY 23: Filmmaker Will Lovelace, musician James Murphy and filmmaker Dylan Southern pose for a portrait during the 2012 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at T-Mobile Village at the Lift on January 23, 2012 in Park City, Utah.

Never heard of the music, never heard of the films. No loss, I imagine. . .

1 IN 4

Posted on January 15, 2012 by NavyOne

: Erik Wevers, Dutch co-driver of the Mitsubishi driven by Fabian Lurquin, from Belgium, walks along the desert after their car got stuck in the sand during the 12th stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Arequipa and Nazca in Peru, Friday, Jan. 13, 2012.

: BELALP, SWITZERLAND – JANUARY 14: Participants ski in the 30th edition of the Belalp Witches Ski Race on January 14, 2012 in Belalp, Switzerland. The race is inspired by a legend dating back to the middle ages, of a witch who tormented villagers in the area until she was burnt to death.

Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2012 by NavyOne

Thank you, all, who have made this first half year of blogging fun!
I want to wish you, your family and friends a great 2012.
For those still in uniform, thank you for your service and stay safe downrange.
May God keep all of us healthy and prosperous,
and may He continue to bless our great country!
(Extra special prayers for our Allies.
Some of you really should be Americans,
so wonderful are you. . .)

LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2012 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames in central London to see in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display.