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BOWDEN BIL for blog.jpg Photographer Bil Bowden has been taking pictures for nearly 30 years at the York Daily Record/Sunday News. These photos aren't 'news.' They lean toward pretty and fun; his only hope is that they make you smile.

May 16, 2008

A lousy day for pictures

(09:27 PM)

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Not interested in losing my mortgage payment on the tables at Atlantic City, we cruised instead to Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge recently, so close to AC we could almost hear the quarters in the slot machines.

The fine folks at the visitors center there warned me that it was a lousy day for birding. "It's cold, windy and rainy," he said, repeating what I already knew. It was, indeed, a miserable day. The wind was so strong on the dikes I couldn't hold the camera steady; rain was 'falling' horizontally, and fortunately I had a pair of gloves with me to keep the fingers warm.

Why spend a full day in those conditions?

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