Geezer's Lounge (Rev 1) - Volume 5

[deemery]

A truly great photo today, Rick!  A big part of luck is just showing up.  Once or twice, I got my lazy ass out of bed to get daylight photos, but not with results like yours. 

We're still hot and muggy, maybe this clears out Tuesday.  Basement is getting warm now in part because of the dehumidifier.  But still tolerable.  I'm working on the orchard at the farm scene, with luck should plant the apple trees and finish the fence today.

The take-away I got from TomO's generated scenery was that I need to add more deadfall to my cliffside scenes.  

dave

[elwoodblues]

Good morning everyone,

Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Rick, that is one gorgeous shot.  Hope you get a good nap in later.

Jaime, take it easy with the yard work.

Curt, have fun at the bench.

Larry, looking forward to the scenery update.

TomO, that is a lot of cardboard strips to cut by hand.  While I wasn't a huge Fan of AI when it first came out I'm starting to use it more and more.  The third photo with the AI generated scenery looks great.  That will be a great scene when completed.

Karl, hmmmmm fresh bread.  Hope you get more clean-up done today, it's a never ending battle.

Dave, have fun planting the apple trees.

Current weather here is 23c (74f), overcast and 70% chance of showers.  We didn't get any rain yesterday so Taking Gracie for a walk was a piece of cake.  Hopefully I can get another walk with her today.  Yesterday didn't go as planned as I ended up working (the paying job) a lot more than I planned to so I didn't spend much time at the bench, but I did manage to get a little done.

Today's plan is to make a run to the grocery store, then go for a walk with Gracie, if the weather holds out, and then the rest of the day should be mine.

Have a great day everyone.

[Jerry]

Morning everyone

Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
To bad about not sleeping last night.
That picture is stunning!!

Curt glad the back is better.

Larry is your getting more storms stay at the bench.

TomO that last picture is beautiful.  Looks like you doing the strips really helped out.

Karl great pictures this morning.

Dave good luck planting the apple trees!!

Ron don't you hate when work interferes with fun?? 

Weather in South Jersey is warm P.sunny/87.  Later on 94.
We are in for 4 more days of the mid 90's.

Rick it's a typical Jersey August here!

My room is like to warm in.
So it will be a day in the sun.

Everyone have a wonderful day!! 

Jerry

[TomO/Tloc]

My last few projects starting 10/2025 have been in locales I may have driven through but not really stopped or have not been to. Places I have no real references to. The paper mill and power plant for a friend based in the Tacoma area of Washington. The ore dock build for Two Harbors, Minnesota, now Negaunee and Ishpemming areas of the UP. I've traveled the Michigan UP for work and ice hockey with the son but never investigated these 2 mining regions.

So to get familiar with the area starting in 10/25 for Washington I was tired of the Search engines and thought I'd try Ai. Lots of inaccurate info on the Tacoma area paper mills of 1965. But learned how to ask Ai better questions and a few months ago asking for the reference Ai was using for answers. That has helped eliminate many of the inaccuracies I was receiving in answers.

Images I use and getting what I want while not the easiest is getting much better. The picture is at least 4 tries before it's something I can use. Down often from 20+!

Ai is another tool and it is easier than photoshop.!


Karl do you have anymore pictures of the Negaunee station?  I turned down a request to build it because he didn't have enough data or photos for me to build from.

Tom

[KentuckySouthern]

TomO, few pics of the brick "Union" station. A few of the wooden freight station.

[TomO/Tloc]

Karl, no pictures

[Rick]

There was talk earlier about bears and I had mentioned that talking loudly is the best deterrent.
Bells are not the best deterrent.

I just saw this while while surfing:
Biologists played recordings of human sounds to wild animals, and found bears and mountain
lions go to extreme lengths to avoid us.

Stay safe out there.

[Jerry]

There was talk earlier about bears and I had mentioned that talking loudly is the best deterrent.
Bells are not the best deterrent.

I just saw this while while surfing:
Biologists played recordings of human sounds to wild animals, and found bears and mountain
lions go to extreme lengths to avoid us.

Stay safe out there.

I'll drink to that!! 

Speaking of a nice Eagle Rare neat would go right about now!!
Join in if your a round!

Jerry