All the Pages Are My Days - the first 12 years
the (archived) online world of Mike Rodriquez 2002-2012
Here are some of my favorite photos from early 2013. Unless otherwise noted, I took all of the images with a Canon 5D Mk II and a Canon 24-105 lens. Larger versions of these and related photos are available on Flickr: Lindsborg Sunset Winter 2013 Early 2013 Now, on to the pictures! The first two … Read more
I was inspired to create the following recipe after reading this wonderful recipe for Oven Baked Potato Pancakes. Naturally, I like my version better, and it’s even more special because I bake mine in a mini bundt pan unit which creates 6 potato pancake cups, perfect for an over easy or poached egg. Ingredients 2 … Read more
Here are the rest of my favorite photos from the past year. There are comments and links to related photos below most of the entries. The first set is here: Favorite Photos from 2012. The full set, featuring much larger versions of most photos, is also available on Flickr: 2012 Best Photos. Faded love :: … Read more
Here’s part one of my baker’s dozen favorite photos from 2012. I’ve provided a caption below each photo as well as links to additional photos and commentary. Now available: The Rest of My Favorite Photos from 2012. Also available: the full set, featuring much larger versions of most photos, on Flickr: 2012 Best Photos. Proof … Read more
Here’s a set of photos taken during a recent trip to northeast Kansas. The photos are from the Prairie Spirit Trail near Ottawa and Clinton Lake, right outside of Lawrence. They’ve all been processed using a variety of tools; the details are provided below each image. In addition to the specific tools used on a … Read more
A couple of weeks ago I went on my coolest ride to date! I had the opportunity to ride a Boris bike while visiting London, and ride it I did, for a bit over 10 miles. Here’s a link to my standard cyclemeter route map. After a bit of work to escape the busy Paddington … Read more
The sunflowers have looked great the past couple of weeks and I finally got some good pictures this weekend. The first 3 are from a commercial field southwest of Lindsborg. I’m not sure if these are grown for human consumption or for bird food, but it’s clear from their size that these are seed sunflowers. … Read more
While it seems that Kansas is in a drought more often than not, the fact is the Horsethief Canyon area of Kanopolis Lake has reverted to prairie, the same as it did in 2006, as reported on this very site in April and June of that year. By November 2007 sufficient rain had fallen to … Read more
I took a few photos of Wichita’s now iconic symbol of its past, the Keeper of the Plains statue which overlooks the Arkansas River and downtown Wichita. There are additional images on my Flickr page.
Though the month is not yet finished I thought I’d share a few of the photos I’ve taken while biking around the Lindsborg area during June. You can see more June biking photos and larger versions on Flickr, here and here. This photo was taken southwest of Lindsborg, just east of Eighth Avenue on Quivira … Read more