July 4, 2019--Independence Day
Jul. 4th, 2019 07:59 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
zyzylyI'm up early enjoying a beautiful morning. There is a nice breeze coming in through the open windows, and I can hear the birds chirping. There is the drone of a small plane is flying overhead. I can smell the roses that are blooming outside the window. All in all, a lovely morning.
Tuesday night was the new moon, and I decided to drive up into the Sierras to see about taking some star pictures. I waited until Malida got back from her doctor's appointment--she has had a sore throat for the past few weeks, with intermittent fevers, and it hasn't gone away. The doctor ordered an ultrasound.
I headed up Highway 88 with the idea of checking out Caples Lake as a place to shoot, and maybe go up to the Monitor Pass. I left in time to get up there before dark so I could scope things out. I got up there about an hour before sunset. I was disappointed to see that it was somewhat cloudy, which is not good for star photography, but decided to wait and see.
I drove down to Woods lake to check it out. There was still a bit of snow on the road, but it was easily passable. The creek was full, and I took a couple of pictures while I waited for the sun to go down.
I looked up and saw that the sky was turning red, and thought I should get out of there and see what the sunset looked like. I got back on the highway and saw that there were a lot of red clouds just over the Carson Pass to the east so I drove over that way.
This is what I saw as I came over the pass and looked down toward the Carson Valley:
It was spectacular. The lake is called Red Lake, and now I know why. This only lasted for about 5 minutes--just enough time to get a couple of shots, before everything faded out. I headed down into the valley to see if it was cloudy further on, and it was, so I headed back toward home.
On the way back, I noticed that that it was clearing in the southeast, so I stopped at Silver Lake. I could see the Milky Way rising over the horizon across the lake, and Jupiter bright in the sky. I stuck around and got out my camera stuff.
I wasn't disappointed. I stayed up there until my fingers started getting cold, about 11 pm. I got back home at about 1:30 am, not nearly as tired as I thought I would be. Photography sometimes invigorates me.
Malida called me from work yesterday afternoon to tell me that the doctor called about her ultrasound results. There is a large nodule on her thyroid gland that is suspicious for malignancy. They are scheduling a biopsy for next week. We will have to wait and see, but I have the feeling that our lives are about to change.
Tuesday night was the new moon, and I decided to drive up into the Sierras to see about taking some star pictures. I waited until Malida got back from her doctor's appointment--she has had a sore throat for the past few weeks, with intermittent fevers, and it hasn't gone away. The doctor ordered an ultrasound.
I headed up Highway 88 with the idea of checking out Caples Lake as a place to shoot, and maybe go up to the Monitor Pass. I left in time to get up there before dark so I could scope things out. I got up there about an hour before sunset. I was disappointed to see that it was somewhat cloudy, which is not good for star photography, but decided to wait and see.
I drove down to Woods lake to check it out. There was still a bit of snow on the road, but it was easily passable. The creek was full, and I took a couple of pictures while I waited for the sun to go down.
I looked up and saw that the sky was turning red, and thought I should get out of there and see what the sunset looked like. I got back on the highway and saw that there were a lot of red clouds just over the Carson Pass to the east so I drove over that way.
This is what I saw as I came over the pass and looked down toward the Carson Valley:
It was spectacular. The lake is called Red Lake, and now I know why. This only lasted for about 5 minutes--just enough time to get a couple of shots, before everything faded out. I headed down into the valley to see if it was cloudy further on, and it was, so I headed back toward home.
On the way back, I noticed that that it was clearing in the southeast, so I stopped at Silver Lake. I could see the Milky Way rising over the horizon across the lake, and Jupiter bright in the sky. I stuck around and got out my camera stuff.
I wasn't disappointed. I stayed up there until my fingers started getting cold, about 11 pm. I got back home at about 1:30 am, not nearly as tired as I thought I would be. Photography sometimes invigorates me.
Malida called me from work yesterday afternoon to tell me that the doctor called about her ultrasound results. There is a large nodule on her thyroid gland that is suspicious for malignancy. They are scheduling a biopsy for next week. We will have to wait and see, but I have the feeling that our lives are about to change.
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Date: 2019-07-04 05:24 pm (UTC)That Red Lake shot is amazing.
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Date: 2019-07-04 05:30 pm (UTC)Both those photographs are spectacular.
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Date: 2019-07-04 06:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-07-04 07:44 pm (UTC)I am holding my thumbs for Malida and you, and I'm so glad she went to the doctor.
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Date: 2019-07-04 10:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-07-04 10:38 pm (UTC)I'm very sorry to hear about Malida's thyroid. My understanding is that thyroid cancer--if it turns out to be that--is one that's very amenable to treatment, but it's never something one wants to go through (and I know, given your first wife's story, you must feel a special anxiety).
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Date: 2019-07-05 02:20 pm (UTC)And -- WOW -- what a great photos. The skill of knowing where to get in what light cannot be underestimated. Glorious.
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Date: 2019-07-05 05:09 pm (UTC)That is our understanding as well, from what we have read in the past few days. Once we have the biopsy results, things will be a lot clearer.
And yes, there is a sort of special anxiety, but throughout that experience, I did learn the value of patience, particularly when waiting for the unknown, and it really helps. And this seems much less ominous.
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Date: 2019-07-09 07:33 pm (UTC)Love both pictures, Wow.
Was thinking of you while we were at Echo and thinking we should invite you up for a visit next year. Lots of wonderful photo ops up there!
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Date: 2019-07-10 08:03 pm (UTC)I'll be praying for you and Malida with this. <3
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Date: 2019-07-11 01:31 pm (UTC)thanks for the good vibes--always appreciated.
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Date: 2019-07-11 01:31 pm (UTC)