From my Garden

On October 15, 2009 By Fred KingIn gardenLeave a comment

From my Garden Squash squash

A look at the squash I grew this past summer. The largest squash weighed in at 8 lbs. We gave a few away to family, saved a few for us and the balance I took to the local food bank. Next year I won’t plant as many squash as I did this year. Quite a bounty and fun to watch grow.

Turtles

On October 15, 2009 By Fred KingIn Green LakeLeave a comment

turtles Turtle

Turtles at Green Lake. A few years ago I recall seeing maybe 5 or 6 turtles residing on the lake. This day I counted over a dozen, including many youngsters. Must be a good habitat for the turtles to live and even thrive in. Very exciting.

Currently 74 years old, cancer survivor living in Seattle, WA. Enjoy both photography and music.

Update: 6 Sept 2023: Cancer has returned. Probably will start directed radiation treatment at the end of October.

Update: 24 Sept 2024: After two 15 round sessions of SBRT I am now undergoing chemotherapy. After chemo, A PET scan will assess where I am. After the scan I will be minimally doing a year of immunotherapy -beginning November, 2024. Update: 8 March 2025-Finished 3rd immunotherapy ( Imfinzi- a checkpoint inhibitor) and fourth is on 11 March 2015. Another PET SCAN scheduled for 18 March 2025.

Update Sept. 2025: Scans from a couple of weeks ago look positive. However, Oncologist has changed the original plan from one year of immunotherapy to continuing “indefinitely”, as he feels, due to my history with cancer, that if stopped it would come back.

Selfie: 2016 at the Cliffs of Moher and from March of 2025. Nearly ten years apart.

Currently using: NikonD610, Nikon D7000 & iPhone 6S; Samsung ST150; Nikon D80; Minolta X700 (film) Bodies. Lens's: Nikon 18-135mm, Nikon 55-200mm, Nikon 18-70mm & Sigma 105mm F2.8 Macro, Tamron 28-78mm f2.8 lens, Nikon 50mm F1.8, Tamron 17-35mm, Vivitar 28mm F3.5 (with MD to Nikon adapter), wide angle lens, Nikon 55mm F2.8, Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 lens with Kenko 1.5 teleconverter, 1989 Nikon 55mm f3.8 manual focus lens, Nikon SB610 Flash, MB-D80 Battery Grip, Tenba Shootout Backpack & Slik tripod. Currently the Minolta X700 is retired, but I have some scanned images from the near past that I will be uploading from time to time. I've recently purchased some older cameras. I now have a Minolta Himatic 35mm film camera, a 50 year old Agfa 200 Sensor 35mm film camera and a Nikon J1 digital as well as a Pentax K-X digital camera.