March 2014

Urban Camper Rapid City, South Dakota 2014

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Dalí and the Badman Rapid City, South Dakota 2014

Ladies love outlaws, or so the song says. But artists? Maybe not.

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Saturation Campaign Rapid City, South Dakota 2014

I don’t think I saw any graffiti in Rapid City, except in this one alley. That concentrated placement had the interesting effect of transforming what is usually considered an eyesore into something quite entertaining.

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The Black Hills Rapid City, South Dakota 2014

South Dakota’s most popular scenic attraction.

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Rest in Pieces Rapid City, South Dakota 2014

Of all the things I’ve lost, I miss my mind the most.

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Peace Pipes Rapid City, South Dakota 2014

Electric conduits in a highly decorated graffiti alley in downtown Rapid City.

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Arbor Rift Bozeman, Montana 2014

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Moonrise Over Normal Bozeman, Montana 2014

The blizzard we had the other day formed this interesting snowdrift on the fence behind our neighbor’s satellite dish. Being the statistician that I am, it reminded me immediately of a normal probability distribution (a.k.a. Gaussian distribution or the proverbial “bell-shaped” curve). On closer inspection though, it’s not as symmetrical as it first looked. It’s actually skewed to the right, which would make it a better candidate for a log-normal distribution. (Not that anyone cares about that last point–I just added it to head off the couple of people I thought might actually call me on that point.)]]>

Overnight Sensation Bozeman, Montana 2013

We’ve been waiting for our union cards from the Porch Sitting Union of America for some time now. I guess there’s no hurry–this appeared on our porch overnight Friday. It’s probably going to be around for a while.]]>

Just Another Winter Day Bozeman, Montana 2013

I took this yesterday morning when I got up. Given all the snide comments from Montanans recently about how Easterners just don’t know how to deal with even a couple of inches of snow and a bit of cold temperatures, I felt obligated to keep up the smug front in the title for this post. Yes, ten below zero is not all that uncommon in Montana. However, when it’s accompanied by heavy snow and 30-40mph winds, that’s not so usual. It actually got down to -15 later in the day yesterday, and over in Missoula there was a avalanche in town that destroyed several homes. So this Montanan for one isn’t liking winter much this weekend.]]>