Fred Friar's Web Log

It's been several years since i had an iPhone. Let's see how it goes this time around. 

Wow, it's been a while since I posted anything to my blog!  This is a collection of photos from my drummer friend Paul's band at reh...

I recently had a dead tree cut down on my property. I'm not sure how long it has been dead; although there are approximately 90 rings, ...

A shutter open for five seconds capturing a southbound driver following much too closely, as is often the case on this road.

I bought a 35mm f/1.8 prime lens for my camera, and spent a few minutes walking around the yard looking for something colorful as part of an...

When I first moved to Florida in 1996, I didn't understand how people could possibly miss the "change of seasons" - especially...

I am currently living in a house on the west bank of Twelvepole Creek in Lavalette, West Virginia. Within view of the house is Dickson Dam, ...

I thought I'd post a photo of a warm place.  This is a coffee plantation in Costa Rica, taken during my trip there in December.

These photos were taken yesterday morning near my office in the Newport area of Jersey City. The ship stopped briefly for a 21 gun salute in...

I converted this site from a blogger blog to a WordPress blog, so consider this a second chance at "Hello World". The photo was ta...

Two pictures from a recent paintball skirmish in Pennsylvania.

I was working in Manhattan this morning, and had an opportunity to take a few photos from an elevated location in Lower Manhattan. The firs...

My friend Jenny and I checked out Max Brenner in NYC for desert after her graduation. The sign should read "Chocolate for the Bald Ma...

I spent most of my fall vacation in New York City this week, checking out the changing leaves in Central Park, visiting friends, and walking...

I almost moved back to Florida, but things worked out here, so I am staying. In celebration of this, I am posting the weather report for wha...

I flew from Denver back home to Las Vegas today; it's only a one hour and 20 minute flight, but the sun was in a good position to keep e...

Lest I be homesick for the snow I was accustomed to when I lived back east in Ohio and West Virginia, I drove the 40 or so miles up towards ...

It looks like it is the same as the old year's resolution...duh...

I was playing around youtube.com and found Rush playing The Trees on one of the few tours I did not make it to - the Counterparts tour in 1...

That's a quick snapshot of some snow on the mountaintops taken from the intersection of Horizon Ridge and Eastern Avenue near my apartm...

That's a quick snapshot of some snow on the mountaintops. There was a little bit up there in October; now it looks pretty white. Thats a...

I set up my old computer adjacent to my patio, and aimed a web cam out the window. It's set up to upload a new photo every 15 minutes. I...

I've lived in Las Vegas more than six months now, which has given me the enjoyment of being in the middle of an entirely new set of day ...

This week's outdoor adventure was climbing to Griffith Peak , about an hour away from home. It was a pretty strenuous hike; nine miles r...