No Facilities

Random thoughts, life lessons, hopes and dreams.

What Was That?

Dan Antion
1 minute
, , , , , , , ,
,

Before I get to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge, I want to express a little gratitude. Yesterday, some WordPress gremlin snuck into my pending post and disabled all the links in the Thursday Doors Recap. The links were functional when I updated the page (I tested a few). Maureen, from Oddments, alerted me to the problem early enough to fix the problem before most people visited. Thanks!

Now for the challenge. Cee has challenged us to share photos from behind:

“This week our topic is Back of one Any Item. Be creative and have fun with this challenge.”

When I took pictures for last week’s post, I got photos of the front and back (and side, that’s next). And, I’ve found some in the library.

From the window of our NYC cab
The back of my Porter-Cable Trim saw after cutting a sheet of plywood
Windsor Locks FD Engine-3
Sammy. Taking off with his peanut
MiMi on duty
The back of my Stanley Low-Angle block plane
This is the back of the Orthodox church I shared last week
I used this photo to represent the back door to Patsey’s in the Dreamer’s Alliance Series promotions.
Maddie was glad to get back to normal.
Raising the header of the shed’s main door worked. I no longer need to tip the snow blower when backing it in. We are now ready for winter.
Back door(s) of the C-5 Galaxy
Bunny butt
I walked around the ball field to get a picture from behind
WWI Memorial fronm behind Pacific Monument
You have to look hard for color in the winter. This is one of two racks in our server room – the stuff behind the scenes most people just take for granted.
One of the Gateway Clipper boats leaving for a sightseeing tour.
Books on Gateway Clipper

Knuckleheads — The Evil You Choose — When Evil Chooses You — Secrets held Against Evil

All five of my current books are now available in audio book form thanks to Amazon KDP’s Virtual Voice process. The voice is AI generated, but I can honestly say, it’s pretty darn good. The audio books are reasonably priced (all below $7 US) and, if you already own the Kindle version and want to add an audio version, you can do that for $1.99. There is a five-minute sample on the book page for each book. If you’re interested, click on any of the Dreamer’s Alliance book links below the image or on the link below for my latest book.

Bridge to Nowhere

54 responses to “What Was That?”

  1. Oddment Avatar
    Oddment

    You’re welcome! That photo of the servers’ innards sure shows how many gremlins there might be. That Orthodox church makes its statement from all angles, doesn’t it? What a beauty. It was fun to have that back door image for Patsey’s as I read your books.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Imagine rows and rows of server racks (more fully populated than that one) in windowless buildings across the country and you’ll quickly lose count of the number of potential gremlins. It was fun looking fr the back of things.

      The door to Patsey’s is my favorite.

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply
  2. Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread Avatar
    Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

    All great photos, Dan, but Maddie on her deck sure made me smile. :-) Hope you have an indoor project if you’re having the rain we are.

    Liked by 2 people

    Reply
    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      My next project is repairing a storm door. It’s under a porch roof, but I think it’s going to have to wait. I have so many pictures of the back of Maddie sleeping (on me) it was hard to choose.

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply
    2. Liz Gauffreau Avatar
      Liz Gauffreau

      The Maddie shot is my favorite, too.

      Liked by 2 people

      Reply
      1. Dan Antion Avatar
        Dan Antion

        I love that, too. I’m glad I can finally look at those old photos.

        Liked by 2 people

        Reply
  3. Rivergirl Avatar
    Rivergirl

    Bunny butt!
    I knew there had to be one..
    👍

    Liked by 2 people

    Reply
    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Hee hee – I couldn’t skip that.

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply
  4. Murphy’s Law Avatar
    Murphy’s Law

    Maddie wins, but bunny butt is a close second. The back of the Orthodox Church and the WWI Memorial are special. All in all a good collection of the backside of life.

    Not sure we’ll ever dry out here. The ground squishes and everything above is dripping. Not raining right now, but no sunshine either.

    Hope today is the start of a good week for you.
    Ginger

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      This will be a good week, Ginger, if it stops raining. Not sure when that’s going to happen. The weather service said, “expect up to 0.2″ of rain today.” We’ve already had 0.6″.

      Maddie always stole the show. Apparently, she still can. We’ve got two new baby bunny butts running around out there. They are adorable. I hope they have a dry place for the next few days.

      I hope you have a nice week.

      Like

      Reply
  5. GP Avatar
    GP

    You always do an excellent job, Dan!

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks GP. It’s easy when you can search for “bunny butt” and expect results.

      Liked by 4 people

      Reply
      1. GP Avatar
        GP

        hahahahaha!!

        Liked by 1 person

        Reply
  6. Colleen M. Chesebro Avatar
    Colleen M. Chesebro

    There are many WP updates happening now and through the end of the month. Be prepared for more craziness. 😂

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I will keep an eye on things. This is the first time a post changed after I scheduled it. It was an easy fix, since the table is prepared in a spreadsheet and pasted in to WP. I still had the spreadsheet (another indication that I had it right to start). I deleted the table, pasted the data back in and everything was fine.

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply
      1. Colleen M. Chesebro Avatar
        Colleen M. Chesebro

        Yup… that’s what I’ve been doing as well. I’ve had more hick-ups than I can stand. LOL!

        Liked by 1 person

        Reply
  7. Dave Astor Avatar
    Dave Astor

    Dan, the photos you took of “backs” are “beautiful authoritative copious keen superb.” :-)

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Dave. I’m glad you like them. This series from Cee is causing me to look at things from all angles.

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply
  8. Gwen M. Plano Avatar
    Gwen M. Plano

    Great photos, Dan. I’m mighty impressed by your snowblower. If only, if only — I had had one like yours when living in CT. 😊

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      It’s a comfortable process. My wife refreshed the coffee if necessary.

      Like

      Reply
      1. Gwen M. Plano Avatar
        Gwen M. Plano

        Oh my, she’s a keeper. 😄

        Liked by 1 person

        Reply
        1. Dan Antion Avatar
          Dan Antion

          ❤️

          Like

          Reply
  9. lois Avatar
    lois

    How does one sneak into a random pending post and disable links? For what we pay, WP should have a handle on this. This was probably payback for not filling out their survey…🙄
    Maddie and bunny butt–both so cute.
    You know, that server room looks just like my husband’s computer room at home. I go into Risk Mgmt mode and complain about the fire hazard with all those darn wires, but he assures me ‘they keep everything running.’ I wonder what would happen if I ‘accidentally’ unplugged one while vacuuming…? 🤨

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      My links would disappear again. Don’t touch that 😏

      I don’t know how over 20 links were disabled, but I know I didn’t do it.

      We have an even littler bunny now!

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply
  10. Cee Neuner Avatar
    Cee Neuner

    You have some marvelous backs for this week. Love the C-5 Galaxy photo. So unusual :D :D

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      We love going to the air show at that base. Those planes are huge!

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply
      1. Cee Neuner Avatar
        Cee Neuner

        I figured it was at an air base. When I was a teenager, I lived near Mugu Air Force Base, and always went to the Blue Angels air show. It was a early event. That was back in the 7os.

        Liked by 1 person

        Reply
        1. Dan Antion Avatar
          Dan Antion

          Yes, this is at Westover AFB in Massachusetts. We’ve been going for years.

          Liked by 1 person

          Reply
  11. quiall Avatar
    quiall

    Everyone always sees and marvels about what’s upfront but I have always been fascinated by what is behind, what we don’t see it first glance. Great pictures!

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Sometimes the back is more interesting. I was surprised at how many photos I had.

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply
  12. John W. Howell Avatar
    John W. Howell

    Great photos, Dan. Good to see Maddie. Still can’t look at Lucy photos without a meltdown.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I understand that, John. It took almost a year, and some of them still get to me.

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply
      1. John W. Howell Avatar
        John W. Howell

        I can imagine.

        Liked by 1 person

        Reply
  13. Kirt D Tisdale Avatar
    Kirt D Tisdale

    Great captures….love them! Thanks for sharing!

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Kirt.

      Like

      Reply
  14. sustainabilitea Avatar
    sustainabilitea

    Those gremlins can be a real pain! I’d love to walk inside that Gremlin. What an enormous thing it is. Now “back” to you, Dan. 😉

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Janet.

      Like

      Reply
  15. Dale Avatar
    Dale

    Excellent shots from behind!
    Got another question for you for Lisa. She changed the way she inserts her photos to galleries but dang it… we still cannot see her whole caption. I told her there had to be something in her administrative set up but said I’d ask you if you do anything special. I tried it on my own and my captions show up (I added extra blah blah as a test) and when I click on the circled i, I see my whole spiel. Not her! What up?

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      The only other thing I would check is to make sure she’s filling out the caption field and not the description. They both show up, but the act differently. I don’t know of any admin setup that would affect that. Of course, this is all based on the idea that she’s using a Classic Block or still using the Classic Editor.

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply
      1. Dale Avatar
        Dale

        That’s what I was thinking…
        And I think she’s on the block programme so I am limited in helping there as I am still on the Classic Editor… Thank you!

        Liked by 1 person

        Reply
  16. Jennie Avatar
    Jennie

    Great job on the prompt. I enjoyed the photo gallery, especially Maddie and the C-5. Thanks, Dan.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Something told me you’d like the C-5 😊

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply
      1. Jennie Avatar
        Jennie

        Yes, you know me well!

        Liked by 1 person

        Reply
  17. Audrey Dawn - Oldest Daughter Redheaded Sister Avatar
    Audrey Dawn – Oldest Daughter Redheaded Sister

    Maddie is such a beauty. Great photos, Dan. The Orthodox church is a stunner even from behind.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Audrey. She left a big hole in our hearts.

      Like

      Reply
  18. wrookieschu Avatar
    wrookieschu

    Great photos Dan. It’s not often I think to take the back of a subject. The animal photos are awesome, especially Maddie 😊

    Like

    Reply
  19. Marsha Avatar
    Marsha

    Wonderful backs, Dan! I’m sure I have a few of Moji doing door duty! It’s good to see how others are responding to a challenge to think outside the box. :)

    Liked by 2 people

    Reply
    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I enjoy this challenge. It’ is fun to see what people come up with each week.

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply
      1. Marsha Avatar
        Marsha

        So many good challenges. Not enough time!!!

        Liked by 1 person

        Reply
  20. robertawrites235681907 Avatar
    robertawrites235681907

    Hi Dan, these are great pictures from the back.

    Like

    Reply
  21. Manja Maksimovič Avatar
    Manja Maksimovič

    A magnificent collection of so many great photos that I can’t name all the favourites. The church is particularly splendid.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Manja.

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply
  22. Bernie Avatar
    Bernie

    That’s a huge selection of “back” and such an assortment! I am at 72% of my alloyed space, so i reuse photos for challenges where I can or use canva to combine a few.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I understand. I post the lowest resolution photos I can get away with.

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply

Add your thoughts or join the discussion. One relevant link is OK, more require moderation.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Trending