The 2025 CQ World Wide DX SSB Ham Radio Contest, A.K.A. The Return Of The Girls’ Weekend Getaway

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://km1ndy.com/2025-cqwwssb-girls-weekend-getaway/

Um, so, as much as I have fond memories of my youth [mis]spent at #SalisburyBeach, this is just a waste of money. The amusement park is long gone -- replaced by condos and unaffordable housing. And they did this already, and the storm surge just washed it away! Tear down the houses and restore the marshes. smh!

Salisbury Beach sand project begins next week

By Matt Petry, Dec 10, 2024

https://www.newburyportnews.com/news/local_news/salisbury-beach-sand-project-begins-next-week/article_4f400bae-b731-11ef-8fbe-0793612d55ed.html

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/mfjHH

History of Salisbury Beach

Salisbury Beach History

December 19, 2022

"Salisbury is a historic town that was first frequented by paleo-indians and Native-Americans for thousands of years and eventually settled by English colonists in the 17th century.

"The beach and salt marsh itself was used primarily as hunting and fishing grounds by the Native Americans and then as pastureland for the colonist’s cattle until the 19th century when it suddenly became a popular summer tourist destination.

"The following is a timeline of the history of Salisbury Beach:

"8500-8000 BP: Paleo-indians build an earthen burial mound about 6-8 feet high at a place called Morrill Point, somewhere near the mouth of the Merrimack River in Salisbury.

"Pre-colonial Era: The #Penacook tribe travel down the Merrimack River from Concord, New Hampshire in the summers to fish and hunt at the #wetlands at Salisbury Beach."

Read more:
https://salisburybeachmass.com/salisbury-beach-history/

#ClimateChange #BeachErosion #RestoreTheMarshes

Shoot Film

Stop talking about it, Robert. Just do it! Go out and shoot some freakin’ film!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54076436673/in/album-72177720301306543

#Cinestill800T #fg20 #filmIsNotDead #filmPhotography #Nikkor3570AIS13345 #Nikon #nikonFg20 #photography #SalisburyBeach

Go Out and Take Pictures

I have a “new” film camera and I haven’t gone out anywhere to take pictures yet. What the hell am I waiting for? Besides the weather to cooperate and the sun to cooperate and my schedule to cooperate and… and… and…

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54076179151/in/album-72177720301032107

#Cinestill800T #filmPhotography #Massachusetts #Nikkor3570AIS13345 #nikonFg20 #photography #SalisburyBeach

Good Family Weekend

From a family point of view, this weekend was wonderful. From a creative projects point of view though this weekend didn’t happen. No music, no photo projects beyond just snapping a few with my phone.

I literally would not change a thing, but maybe over the next week I’ll do some creative stuff. Just to balance the karmic scales, you know?

Here’s a film photo to hold me over for tonight.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54076436878/in/album-72177720301032107

#AtlanticOcean #Cinestill800T #filmPhotography #Nikkor3570AIS13345 #Nikon #nikonFg20 #Ocean #photography #SalisburyBeach #Sunrise

Just before sunset, the pier on film. My second roll of pro-level film. Unlike the first crack at it, these are pretty underwhelming. And yet… I want more… and more… and more…

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54076436848/in/album-72177720301306543

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/10/28/salisbury-beach-5/

#AtlanticOcean #Cinestill800T #filmPhotography #Nikkor3570AIS13345 #nikonFg20 #Ocean #photography #SalisburyBeach

I feel stupid over how giddy getting film scans back makes me. I am such a doofus. I am such a nerd.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54075300402/in/album-72177720301306543/

One roll had a sad surprise. It was actually the same roll as the picture above. It wasn’t from Salisbury Beach though.

I took a film camera with me to my father’s for Father’s Day. I took a few really bad pictures and then promptly forgot about the whole thing.

The scans today included four bad pictures of my father. Two just sitting at the dinner table next to my sister. One had a bad light leak. Where did that come from? The other two were him seated with my niece and three nephews surrounding him. Again, one had a light leak. How? In five rolls of film shot with my Nikon FG-20 there were a total of three photos with light leaks. Or was it four. Whatever, very few. How? How did that happen.

Anyway, back on topic. Those picture of my father are probably the last pictures I ever took of him. Seeing them made my happy and sad at the same time. I miss my dad.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54076437793/in/album-72177720301306543/

I warned you that the pictures were terrible.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/10/18/film-is-fun/

#Cinestill800T #dad #Family #filmPhotograohy #Nikkor3570AIS13345 #nikonFg20 #photography #SalisburyBeach

https://robshootsfilm.wordpress.com/2024/10/11/tracking/?page_id=1296

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/53288542370/in/album-72177720301306543

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/10/11/tracking-number/

#filmPhotography #KODAKCOLORPLUS200 #Massachusetts #NewEngland #Nikkor3570AIS13345 #Nikon #nikonFg20 #photography #SalisburyBeach

Jen never goes with me when I go out to chase the sunrise. Well… I can’t say she never comes with me because she came with me today!

We went to Salisbury Beach for the sunrise this morning. On the way home we took a detour… sort of. We just pointed the car North and didn’t stop until we were up in the White Mountains. We left the house at 5:30am and got home after 4:00pm. What a day!

Here are some sunrise at the beach pics.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54003039853/in/datetaken/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54003127689/in/datetaken/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54002805916/in/datetaken/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54001900037/in/datetaken/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54001900142/in/datetaken/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54002806471/in/datetaken/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54003128559/in/datetaken/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54002806756/in/datetaken/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54003226860/in/datetaken/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54002807276/in/datetaken/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54002807351/in/datetaken/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54003042043/in/datetaken/

I should clarify, these are digital photos from the ocean. There were film shots too but you have to wait for those to get developed. I hope to ship them out to a lab tomorrow, along with the three rolls from our Florida trip back in May that have been waiting patiently.

There were also some pictures from a quick stop on Lake Winnipesaukee in Alton, NH as well. You’ll see some of those later tonight, I think,

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/09/17/sunrise-6/

#2024 #365 #365Challenge #365Project #AtlanticOcean #Beach #Massachusetts #Nikon #nikonZ5 #photoADay #photoADayChallenge #photoADayProject #photography #photos #SalisburyBeach #Sunrise #sunriseOverTheOcean #Travel #z5

No ocean visit this morning, but we did have lunch on the water in Newburyport, MA which is really close to where I had planned to go for sunrise.

How’s the forecast for tomorrow looking? I’ll let you know.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/09/16/water-3/

#newburyport #Ocean #river #SalisburyBeach #waterfront