{"id":28030,"date":"2024-06-19T13:47:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T13:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=28030"},"modified":"2024-06-19T15:05:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T15:05:09","slug":"sorry-its-been-so-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=28030","title":{"rendered":"Sorry It’s Been So Long!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When Sherelene started getting calls and emails asking why there was no announcement of my death, I knew I had gone too long without a blog entry!!!!\u00a0 Actually about two months ago my 10 year old Apple iMac died and after careful examination it was determined that it would cost more to fix it than replace it, so I was stuck without a computer in my home office.\u00a0 Many of my passwords and admin records were on that computer, so I needed help!\u00a0 First I had recently bought a 2018 Macbook Pro which combined with a new 26″ Benq monitor solved the office problem!\u00a0 Thankfully my dear friend RC Concepcion was kind enough to get my passwords straightened up so as of today I can get into Word Press again! Thanks RC!!<\/span><\/p>\n

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So, I’m back and yes, still alive, at 160 Whirlaway Trail!\u00a0 Top Image:\u00a0 It was just a little over a year ago that we lost our dear friend and brother Charles Stanley, I miss him everyday, but I know he finally knows one of his most burning questions, is there photography in heaven!?\u00a0 I’m betting there is!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Since my heart issue in 2023 I have been doing much less traveling and spending a lot of time at home with Chester!\u00a0 I wondered how I would feel when “real” retirement set in, but I have to say I’m enjoying it very much!\u00a0 I continue to play with some new Micro 4\/3rds cameras an lenses and while the learning curve is a little steep, I am enjoying them!\u00a0 *\u00a0 Just in case you are reading into this that I am no longer shooting Fujifilm equipment, that is the furthest thing from the truth, I just\u00a0 wanted to play around with something new.\u00a0 I still have all of my Fujifilm equipment, four bodies and over fifteen lenses, and I use them often.\u00a0 I appreciate my relationship with Fujfilm, I’m just am enjoying a little fling!\u00a0 The Micro 4\/3rds bodies and lenses are nice and small and fun to shoot with.
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My next outing in the field will not be until early October when Jack and I will be joined by a handful of friends in the UP of Michigan!\u00a0 This has become one of my favorite places to shoot fall color!<\/span><\/p>\n

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I will try hard to get back to posting more often!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Till next time, God Bless!<\/span><\/p>\n

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In Him,<\/span><\/p>\n

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the Pilgrim<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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