Acerbic Resonance

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Author: kimball

  • Original Lyrics For “Redeemer of Israel”

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    Introduction I was raised in a very musical household. As an accomplished organist and a gifted pianist, my father was capable of transposing from one key to another on-the-fly while sight reading. Nearly all of my brothers and sisters play at least one instrument, and some are very accomplished musicians in their own right as well. Growing up…

  • Sunset Timelapse From Bogus Basin

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    Last night the sunset put on quite a show.  I was lucky enough to be on Bogus Basin road, and captured the following:   Oh, and a little timelapse:   Enjoy!

  • Hiking With The Scouts To Shirts Lake

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    This past weekend I had the opportunity to hike with my scout troop to an amazing place: Shirts Lake.  Located to the southwest of Cascade in southwest Idaho, this is a fantastic location to get away for an overnight camp. Link to Shirts Lake on Google Maps Well, it’s fantastic if you are in pretty…

  • Robin Williams Died Yesterday

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    Yesterday on my way home from work I heard that one of the greatest entertainers of my lifetime passed away.  As with the death of any celebrity, the media frenzy has been at a fever pitch, with stories aimed at attracting eyeballs rather than mourning with those that mourn. This is not that kind of article.…

  • Jump Creek Falls

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    With Christine out of town and me staring down the jaws of an entire Saturday with nothing on the calendar (can you believe it?), today we decided to hop in the car and go have an adventure!  Ever since I went camping a few years ago with our scout troop to Jump Creek, I’ve wanted to…

  • Daddy Daughter Campout 2014

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    The girls and I had an absolute blast this year at the daddy daughter campout. We camped at Elks Flat campground, near Pine in southern Idaho. This campsite is awesome, and I think we’ll go back there again next year.  Thanks to all who came and helped make it such a success! Here are a…

  • Shooting the Milky Way

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    Ever since getting serious about my interest in photography a few years ago, there have been a few shots I’ve wanted to try to capture. Here is one of them: Have you ever wanted to know how you can take a picture like this? In this article I’ll explain how I captured this image, giving…

  • Baby Hats By Christine

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    A friend asked Christine to make some baby hats for a newborn, and here are the results. I think they are great! If you are interested in the pattern, or interested in having her make a hat for a baby in your life, you can ping her at christine (at) kimballlarsen.com.        …

  • Erica Paints A Chicken

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    Today after work Erica (10) asked me if I’d like to see how she paints a chicken.  For whatever reason, this struck me as an excellent opportunity to dust off the old camera and throw together a time-lapse. Here’s the setup:  Kitchen table, tripod, Canon 60D, 24-105L (later swapped out for a Sigma 15-30), using…

  • I Still Pledge Allegiance To The Flag…

    I Still Pledge Allegiance To The Flag…

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    This evening on Facebook my attention was directed to an article written by a friend of a friend all about why he no longer would pledge allegiance to the flag of the US. While I appreciate both the fortitude required to publish this article and the thoughts therein, I disagree with several of the assertions.…