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Natalie Ann
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[*] posted on 12-22-2009 at 11:11 AM


Great pictures, Diane. I've never been to the Salton Sea but you make it seem worth exploring.

One question.... when shooting those HUGE flocks of geese do you hide under a drop cloth for protection?:lol:

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[*] posted on 12-22-2009 at 12:09 PM


"I do remember a lot of the problems, along with the "New, Alamo and American Rivers".. used to be a joke that the American River was Mexico's thank you to the Colorado River.. "


So funny, sad and correct!


Diane- if you're not careful, you're gonna become the official Nomad photographer. Nice work.
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[*] posted on 12-22-2009 at 12:20 PM


Diana,

Farmers misusing pesticides.. you must be kidding... :lol::lol:

A hearty lot, but, trying to get them to do something on their property... oh, boy...

Had more than one gun pulled on me... "get off my land you Government dupe" sounds a bit like a few here... but, that's ok.. it makes it all go around..

Was in El Centro at least once a month for a week at a time for my first 3-4 years 1973-1977, Used to work very closely with the Ag Commissioner at that time Claude Finnell. Then they just worked me where needed... lived in Orange County and worked the Southern California Counties from San Barbara down to the border.. then up to Fresno/Sacramento..

Funny just looked up the spelling of Claude Finnell's name and found an article from that period on exactly what was being attempted to control the misuse by users through both by the Federal and the State Government, a permit system.

">> 30 years ago — Imperial Valley farmers say they “have a monster on their hands” and now they’re trying to figure out what to do with the “beast,”

The new pesticide regulations which go into affect Jan. 1, have been tentatively approved and await the signature of California Resources Director Huey Johnson. But according to Imperial County Agricultural Commissioner Claude Finnell, “There’s no reason to believe he won’t sign them.”

The regulations mean each farm operator is totally responsible for obtaining permits for each restricted chemical used on each crop."

There were a lot of folks to tried to help with a very difficult situation at the time.. sounds like you husband was one of them.. IID is a tough one too.. your dealing with the life blood of the area...

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[*] posted on 12-22-2009 at 04:34 PM


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Great pictures, Diane. I've never been to the Salton Sea but you make it seem worth exploring.

One question.... when shooting those HUGE flocks of geese do you hide under a drop cloth for protection?:lol:

nena


If they had come right overhead, I would have been in or under the car faster than you can say BIRDS. :lol::lol:

Even if I had a wide angle lens, it is so difficult to capture the real picture of thousands of birds, but they sure are fun to watch!




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[*] posted on 12-22-2009 at 04:47 PM


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[*] posted on 12-22-2009 at 07:17 PM
Simon the Wonderdog Duck Hunting


This is a shot from a recent hunt at the North end of the Salton Sea. It is a clickable thumbnail. Click it to see the larger image... Simon is a very rare hunting dog from Germany. The breed is Small Munsterlander
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[*] posted on 12-22-2009 at 07:35 PM


He looks alot like an English Setter. I had a few. My favorate was Raider. Also known as "Radar". I wish I had a picture to share.



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