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I wrote this 14 years ago around the time of my father’s death and thought I’d post it here in remembrance of David:
Generations
Generations move on through time, a train of humanity
Dropping off passengers, picking up new ones
The Old Ones, experienced and wise, leave behind their tales to be absorbed like
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Trying my hand at a new art program
I have had the app "Art Studio" on my iPad for quite some time but have not used it. So Saturday I tried it out by painting a friend of mine's dog, a Cesky (pronounced Chesky) Terrier. The proportions of his head are a bit off, but for the most part it does look like a sitting Cesky.
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The Yellowstone Affair Chapter 17
A twilight awareness. Noises sounding as if they were produced in an echo chamber then cast out through a cotton swathed fog. Gunshots. Shouts. Urgent voices ordering, Get these two on board now! Through slitted eyes that refused to open completely, Illya saw shadows of men bending close to him. He tried to turn his head. Where is Napoleon? His ( Read more... ) -
The Yellowstone Affair Chapter 16
This chapter is dedicated to the memory of Svetlanacat who always had an encouraging word. The MFU fandom won't be the same without her.“Illya! Lookout, he’s got a gun ( Read more... ) -
The Yellowstone Affair Chapter 15
“All right, thank you, John. Over, out.” Illya turned off the walkie talkie and slipped it into the sleeping bag to keep the batteries warm and conserve their power. He turned towards Napoleon and embraced him tightly. Napoleon immediately moved even closer seeking the warmth radiating from Illya’s body and mumbled, “Cold! So damn cold,” before ( Read more... ) -
The Yellowstone Affair Chapter 14
Many thanks to Sparky955 who used her medical expertise to beta this chapter!
Chapter 14Illya took deep breaths, working at stifling his emotions and remaining calm. Removing his snowshoes, he stepped up to the charred fuselage laying upside down in the snow and took stock of the damage. Both wings were sheared off, the tail section had separated ( Read more... ) -
The Yellowstone Affair Chapter 13
Author’s notes:
The first picture comes from the archives of Dartmouth Medical. The photo is part of an interesting and sad article regarding a plane crash in 1959. The original photo and story can be found here:
http://dartmed.dartmouth.edu/winter00/pdf/Plane_Crash.pdf
I did a slight photo manipulation to give the impression that the man with the ( Read more... ) -
The Yellowstone Affair Chapter 12
During the fifteen minutes it took to fly the NPS helicopter back to the staging area in the Lamar Valley, the snowfall returned with a vengeance causing nearly whiteout conditions. The ‘copter landed in the upper parking lot of the Lamar Buffalo Ranch joining another NPS ‘copter that had just shut down its engine.
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The Yellowstone Affair Chapter 11
Author's Note: Now that the 50th Anniversary Big Bang, Halloween Challenge and DTC have passed I decided it was time to get off my arse and get this story finished. I hope to have it all finished in the next week or two. If you would like to read it from the beginning go to: http://archiveofourown.org/works/892016 or you can find it in my ( Read more... )
