cliff538
cliff538.bsky.social
cliff538
@cliff538.bsky.social
Photog at heart, but I make my living flying airplanes. Been a commercial fisherman, aircraft mechanic, helicopter pilot and a few other things not so interesting...

Blog: https://cliff538.com

Daily Photo Blog: https://365pixels.xyz
Corvus Corax (295/365)

What lovely throat feathers (hackles) you have, kind sir.
December 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The internet baffles me sometimes. This morning, both my microblog blogs were down for an hour. But my two testing microblog blogs were up and running. I checked Hover, my domain provider, and they had 100% uptime with no issues. Microblog showed no problems. But we are back now. Who knows 🤔
December 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Reno Rising (294/365)

A pano shot from my hotel window. Haven’t done a wide pano shot on the blog yet, wanted to see how it looks.
December 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Hard at Work (293/365)
December 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
📸 ❄️ 12 Days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge - Day 8: Grinch
December 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
📸 ❄️ 12 Days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge - Day 7: Solstice
December 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Bee Kind to Bees (292/365)

So, it starts like this: I’m outside grilling some halibut, and I see a beautiful hummingbird working the flowers just behind the grill. I run in, grab my camera (pro tip: always have a camera with you. ALWAYS.)... https://365pixels.xyz/2025/12/21/bee-kind-to-bees-so.html
December 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
📸 ❄️ 12 Days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge - Day 6: Sparkle
December 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Flower Power (291/365)
December 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Departure (290/365)
December 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Good Coffee & Beautiful Sunrise (289/365)
December 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
📸 ❄️ 12 Days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge - Day 4: Evergreen

Evergreen, Desert Style!
December 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Ah, You Gonna Fill This Thing Up? (288/365)
December 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Natures Shade (287/365)
December 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Urban Landscape (286/365)

Got today’s picture done early. Urban Landscape as a new day dawns. Ugh, get me back to nature…
December 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Line Up and Wait (284/365)
December 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Finished reading: 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin 📚

Good book, well written. Focuses on the bankers and people who brought on the crash, the aftermath and the laws and institutions put into place to prevent another one.
December 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Ornament Selfie (283/365)
December 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Portal to the Void (282/365)
December 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Gas -N- Go (281/365)
December 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
After the Rains, Desert Glory (280/365)
December 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Test Post (279x2/365)

Blog was down for a few hours, just a test post after deactivating a plugin.
December 9, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Learned something new today. Even when your blog is down/offline, your old posted links still bring up a page. Pretty cool.
December 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Road Life (279/365)

The older I get, the more I loathe hotel gyms. Glad I got them, but ugh, they can be depressing. Sometimes there just isn’t a good place to walk or hike. Come to think of it, I need to start packing a jump rope.
December 9, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Watched: The New Yorker at 100 🍿

A Netflix documentary centered on the New Yorker’s vaunted newsroom, this star-studded documentary explores the history and inner workings of the iconic, century-old magazine.

I really enjoyed the pe... https://cliff538.com/2025/12/08/watched-the-new-yorker-at.html
December 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM