Connecticut Tobacco Farm Sunset by Dan Antion
About Dan Antion
“Husband, father, woodworker, cyclist, photographer, geek – oh wait, I’m writing this like I only have 140 characters. I am all those things, and more, and all of these passions present me with opportunities to observe, and think about things that I can’t write about in other places.”
He started his blog No Facilities to “catch the stuff that falls out, overflows and just plain doesn’t fit the other containers in my life.” He associates the blog “with people, towns, countries and situations which can be described by a lack of resources, attention to opportunity or those situations where the status quo just doesn’t include everyone.”
His family, a dog Maddie and two cats, Mimi and Mumu are featured in his blog from time to time. His daughter shares his love of woodworking, hiking and photography. Maddie keeps Dan busy, begging to play and take walks. Mimi and Mumu inspect Dan’s wood working projects, or sneak around in his home office. Dan’s lovely wife, a bit shy to photograph, is a strong behind-the–scenes support of Dan and his daughter’s projects, and adventurous outdoor activities.
Don’t miss Dan’s entertaining, and interesting weekly posts, One-Liner Wednesday, Thursday Doors, and Stream of Consciousness Saturday. Check out Maddie and Mimi’s recent great adventure. They went to London with Dan in Teagan Geneviene’s blog serial, Get Caught Reading, https://teagansbooks.com, a “zany and bizarre story encouraging people of all ages to read.” The intent was to catch Chris Graham, The Story Reading Ape reading, https://thestoryreadingapeblog.com. Other elite bloggers with their pets joined together on this mission and yes, after some harrowing escapades they finally caught the ape reading.
Dan the Techno-Geek
Not only do you get technical details on Dan’s woodworking projects posts, but Dan also has another blog site, Information Services, full of technical work-related things. “Observations, ideas, things I’ve learned the hard way, things I’ve learned from others, and things that drive me crazy about Information Management.” He “spent most of a 35+year career working with structured data in the orderly realm of systems development and database management.”
Well, the moment I saw the header image, I was like oh wait, this is a familiar picture only to find Dan’s picture right below. You started off the right way, he’s a genius. I look up to him not just as a blog friend, but a guide, an inspiration and much more. You should ask Cheryl as well for she is a great photographer. Not sure if you’re connected.
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Sharukh, thanks so much for your comment. Agree, Dan is an extremely talented man. Not to forget he has a great sense of humor, and he’s a great dialogue writer too! I’m not connected to Cheryl. What is her blog site? 💛 Christine Elizabeth
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Also I forgot to ask can I feature on your blog again if I give you some sunset shots?
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I’d love to feature another of your sunsets. And write-up a new bio of you too! I could feature you next month in July! Please send me some sunset photos in an e-mail. cerobinson39@cox.net. 💛 Christine Elizabeth
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Sure. I have emailed you the pictures and the information.
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Thanks Sharukh! I got your e-mail with the beautiful sunsets! Yep, I chose one. I’ll respond to your e-mail. 💛 Elizabeth
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A spectacular sunset and a mega talented blogger. Thanks so much for the introduction, Elizabeth. 🙂 <3.
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Tess, thanks so much for your comment! Absolutely, Dan is a multi-talented blogger! His blog posts are so diverse! 💛 Elizabeth
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Indeed. 🙂
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I’ve been a Dan follower for quite some time. Always entertaining 🙂
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Thanks Diana for your comment! Dan is just that, entertaining! Also you can learn a lot about technical things as well as laugh at his humorous dialogue posts! 💛 Elizabeth
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I grew up in his area, so his photos and history lessons always bring back memories too 🙂
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Diana, I had relatives in Hartford, and I lived in Danbury, the Hatters City! 💛 E.
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Small world 😀 And getting smaller!
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What a lovely surprise to see Dan featured here! And thank you so very much for the mention. Mega hugs!
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Teagan, thanks so much for your comment. Dan’s blog has been a favorite for a long time. I lived in Connecticut for about 10 years through high school. Enjoy his posts, and especially of the area around Hartford! Happy to promote your “zany” serial and direct followers to your incredible blog site! Huge hugs back! 💛 Elizabeth
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Thanks so much Christine for this feature. I apologize for showing up late. I think you fell into a group of about 20 bloggers that WordPress determines I don’t follow. I’ve been reconnecting for about two weeks now. MiMi thoroughly enjoyed her adventure with Teagan. I think MiMi would love to travel. I also think I’m going to update my “official” profile photo to the one you chose. Thanks again.
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Dan, you are so welcome. I enjoyed writing it up! It was fun including Maddie & Mimi in Teagan’s adventure. Agree, the new profile photo is the best. It shows your (maybe) preferred outdoors rugged look! 💛 Christine Elizabeth
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This is an amazing photo! I really love this sunset, so different! What a great blogger!
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Thank you so much! I am glad that Christine chose this photo from the many sunsets I gave her to choose from.
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What a gorgeous and different photo! Thanks for sharing with us
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Reblogged this on No Facilities and commented:
I was honored to have one of my sunset photos selected and shared by Christine Robinson, in her sunset header series. I also like the fact that she included my recent blog adventure with Maddie and MiMi, over at Teagan’s place. I think both Christine’s feature and Teagan’s serial speak to the community aspects of WordPress. I have met so many nice people through this blog, that it is hard to express my appreciation. I am going to turn the comments off on my blog. If you want to comment, please visit Christine’s blog.
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Thank you so much, Dan, for the reblog. Now your followers can enjoy your incredible sunset and your post! 💛 Christine Elizabeth
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I hope they take the time to explore the rest of your sunshine photos, they are beautiful!
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Dan, the honor was mine! Thank you again for allowing me to feature your sunset and you! 💛 Christine Elizabeth
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I’ll comment about this here because Dan has locked the comments for the post on his site:
I must say it’s good to see you finally! Maybe you are unaware of it but your gravatar image appears scrambled on my laptop, and always has. I thought this was on purpose, that you wish to remain mysterious, but now I can see your face clearly here! I don’t know if it’s a matter of resolution or something else, or if it’s only my problem or a wider one. Anyway, as I said, good to see you.
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Manja, think Dan’s scrambled (blurred) photo will be changed soon. He likes the one I chose for his featured sunset and write-up blog post! 💛 Elizabeth
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Thanks, Elizabeth, good to hear that. 🙂 I thought it was just me who saw his photo this way!
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I will unscramble the image as soon as I have some time to spend on that Admin page 🙂
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Excellent. 🙂 I think that one time, on my mobile, I was able to see you much less scrambled.
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Everyone has already raved about Dan, so I won’t swell his head any further other than to say, “Ditto.” 🙂 But I did want to say that meeting so many great people is one of my greatest pleasures with being part of the blogging community.
janet
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Thank you so much for your “ditto” and sharing your thought about meeting people in the blogging community. I agree! It’s one of my greatest pleasures too! 💛 Elizabeth
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Thanks for keeping me grounded, Janet. You are absolutely right about the community. It’s the best part for sure.
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Such a great choice to feature Dan. He and I started following each other when we realized we had tuxedo cats in common. His posts never fail to inform and amaze me–even if I don’t get half of what he is talking about when he gets all techno on me! He has it right about the ‘community aspect of WordPress’ and I love that Dan is getting greatly due recognition for his contributions to our community.
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Lois, thank you! I agree wholeheartedly with you comment! 💛 Elizabeth
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Thanks Lois. If it’s any consolation, my coworkers feel the same way when I talk about technology. I’ll keep working on it.
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You know I meant that in a nice way, Dan!
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This post was a lovely tribute to Dan, Elizabeth. He is one of the best bloggers on the planet and deserves the recognition. His blog is a must-read for me, and I enjoyed seeing him here at yours.
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John, thank you for your kind comment about Dan! Yep, he’s a great blogger and his blog a must read! Happy he agreed to be featured! 💛 Elizabeth
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🙂
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Thanks so much, John. I think I need to go back and read Janet’s comment. My hat’s getting tight again.
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Never happen. 🙂
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Simply beautiful! A well deserved feature on your blog, Elizabeth.
Kudos to Dan!
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Thank you so much for your visit and comment! I was excited and happy when Dan agreed to be featured. His blog is incredibly diverse and interesting! 💛 Elizabeth
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Thanks Elaine. Now I have to make sure I don’t let these comments get to me. Oh, and I have to update my photo.
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Lovely!
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Thank you so much! 💛 Elizabeth
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I see you’ve been noodling around
thought it was time to dropped in
And say hello
As always Sheldon
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Thanks Sheldon for stopping by to say hello! Yep, I’ve been noodling around your blog site! Always nice posts! I’ve been busy writing so sorry for the sporadic visits! Take care 💛 Elizabeth
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No need to apologize
Everyone is…….
I always see your photo challenges
As always Sheldon
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Thanks for understanding, Sheldon! Great that you get to see the featured sunset posts. Next month it will be from India! 💛Elizabeth
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I’ve loved Dan’s blog for a while now, and it’s great to see him featured here! I’d love to contribute a sunset shot from Malaysia, if you have room at some point of time 🙂
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Damyanti, I’d love to feature a sunset from Malaysia! That would be amazing. And of course I’d write-up a mini-bio of you too. I’m featuring Sharukh Bamboat from India for July. Coming up in a few days! Let’s plan yours for August! Please send me your favorite sunsets in an e-mail to… cerobinson39@cox.net I’ll take some information from your blogsite for the mini-bio. I’m excited! Have a happy weekend! 💛 Christine Elizabeth
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I am so happy to see Sharukh and Damyanti being featured. They are two of my best blog friends and I love their words and photos.
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Thank you Damyanti! I look forward to seeing you featured here 🙂
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All Set for Damyanti”s Malaysian sunset for August! Just waiting for her beautiful sunset! Sharukh’s India sunset post will be published today! A Happy Fourth of July! 🎉 CE
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My favorite type of photography Sunsets
Thanks for sharing
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Thanks so much, Robert! Happy you like sunsets. You can tell I do too! 💛Christine
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I’m glad you liked this, Robert. Thanks for the comment.
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