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Bob Tregilus

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I follow science, history, & photography toots. Now retired, I've been a: mechanic, construction worker, cab driver, laborer, fabricator, electrical engineer, cable technician, community organizer, lobbyist, podcaster (energy & EVs), fine art framer, & professional photographer (among many other things). Linux user since the '90s. I use Darktable to edit photos. I'm an open culture advocate & my photos are in the public domain. I'm a Nov '22 dead bird site migrant. #NoAI #OpenCulture

Where I hang my hat:
Middle San Juan region
Profile photo
Photo of a man standing on the rim of a crater with a snow covered volcano behind him.
Header photo
A house sized boulder in a flat lake under an orange sunset in the mountains.
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Bob Tregilus @elaterite@mastoart.social

I miss the Nevada Day Parade in Carson City. Nevada was admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864. So on Halloween each year Nevadans enjoyed a big Nevada Day celebration parade as well! It was so much fun to wander around the staging area taking photos. Everyone was milling around having a great time and they didn't mind you taking pictures of them.

#Halloween #DiaDeMuertos

A color portrait photo of a young lady dress in a white shirt with a bandolier of large bullets over her shoulder. Her face is painted like a candy skull in honor of Día de Muertos. She has a light blue ribbon tied in her hair.

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Bob Tregilus @elaterite@mastoart.social

These lone trash cans have dotted the high desert landscape of Nevada for decades. While on a family roadtrip in the '60s, we were crossing Nevada when my parents decided to stop at one of these pullouts & stretch their legs. After a few minutes one of my parents said, "Shh, listen to how quiet it is." I listened & thought, so that is what quiet sounds like? Only decades later did I learned that tinnitus sounds like cicadas buzzing. So for decades I thought quiet was the buzz of tinnitus. 🫤

A black and white landscape photo of a white trash can surrounded by a wire fence to keep it from blowing away. The trash can sits on the far left in a dirt pullout along a highway seen on the right. It's a desert landscape of short bushes. The sky is clear. A distant mountain range is seen on the right.

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