Old Computer's Ghost

[CrazyCatWom]

Recently, a laptop I bought brand new in November, didn't survive a Microsoft update. So after working with a tech from Dell via the phone, the end result was a need to pack up the laptop and send back to Dell for a repair or replacement. So I've been using my old laptop. I found it still had a lot of my photographs still on it. I thought I would post something that I used to do, professionally. Now, just to explain this insanity--When I was first diagnosed with MS, I'd read two news articles. 1 was about a woman with MS who had been stung by abunch of bees and she claimed to have been cured of her MS because all of the stings. Then there was another story about a man with MS who was struck by lightning. The strike, he claimed, cured his MS! So I figured I had to either take up bee-keeping, or stand out in a thunderstorm.

Well, I'm not a bee-keeper, but I did used to be a lightning photographer!

So here is a photograph I did about 25 years ago. I called it "Pentium Storm" because the building that's all lit up is Intel, in Rio Rancho, NM. I got the shot by stnding on a wooden platform in my backyard.

And I'm sure my neurologist is much happier that I don't do such craziness anymore.

[jimeka]

Fantastic shot. Brilliant photo. More please. 👍

[greaterexp in reply to jimeka]

I agree!

[CrazyCatWom in reply to greaterexp]

Thank you.

[CrazyCatWom in reply to jimeka]

Thank you. There is another shot as the banner on my profile page.

[jimeka in reply to CrazyCatWom]

Again, good shot 👍

[greaterexp]

That’s a fabulous photo, but I’m glad you stay in our if the rain now!

[CrazyCatWom in reply to greaterexp]

Thank you. But while I don't really photograph anymore--except what I can get with my phone--I still don't have the sense to stay out of the rain. I always try to get outside on the rare occasion it is raining.

[greaterexp in reply to CrazyCatWom]

I used to live in the Midwest, and it rains little here. I do miss those thunderstorms sometimes, except for the migraines they always brought with them.

I hoped you saved your other photos.

[pamgarner]

great capture!nature is awesome

[bxrmom]

Great shot! Thanks for sharing! You should back up your photos so you have them to put on your new computer when you get it back (or replaced).

[CrazyCatWom in reply to bxrmom]

Oh, I always backed up my photos to CDs and DVDs. Unfortunately, my new laptop doesn't have a CD/DVD drive .

[bxrmom in reply to CrazyCatWom]

You can back them up to a usb drive (they sell them rather cheap now with a lot of space) or in the cloud (google drive, dropbox, etc.) .

[Brindisi1]

Great photo

[hairbrain4]

Wow! That's an awesome picture.

[Elle61]

Wow nice picture . So glad to hear your not doing bee therapy , we need them more for pollination and I've heard bee stings didn't work anyway .

[carolek572 CommunityAmbassador]

Perhaps you should not do that, CrazyCatWom , I mean, taking awesome photos, on a wooden platform, in your back yard! However, despite the doctors objections, I would be right there, next to you, on that wooden platform, also taking photos! It's called LIVING! Thank you for your lovely post! Keep Smiling