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Author: dawnkinster
I'm a long time banker having worked in banks since the age of 17. I took a break when I turned 50 and went back to school. I graduated right when the economy took a turn for the worst and after a year of library work found myself unemployed. I was lucky that my previous bank employer wanted me back. So here I am again, a long time banker. Change is hard.
Change Is Hard 
June 18, 2025 at 5:31 am
So peaceful!
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June 18, 2025 at 12:10 pm
It was. I went out about 3 a.m. to see if I could see the Milky Way through all the light pollution. As you can see I COULD see it, but it was faint given how much light I was standing in the middle of!
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June 18, 2025 at 7:46 am
Beautiful shot! I’m hoping to try some night photography this summer.
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June 18, 2025 at 12:10 pm
You’re going to Maine, and that’s a very nice place to be under the stars. Hopefully you’ll have at least one clear night!
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June 18, 2025 at 8:34 am
So lovely, a corridor of either dawn or dusk. Which one?
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June 18, 2025 at 12:11 pm
It was about 3 a.m. I was out at the end of our dock looking to the South, to see if I could see the Milky Way given all the light pollution. I could actually see it with the naked eye, but it was faint. And I haven’t been able to make it come out further in processing the image either. This was pretty much the way it looked to my eye. It was a lovely night out there.
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June 18, 2025 at 6:31 pm
Lovely, indeed!
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June 18, 2025 at 8:35 am
Whoops! Just reread the title. Dusk.
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June 18, 2025 at 12:12 pm
Or about 3 a.m. 🙂 LOL
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June 18, 2025 at 6:25 pm
Wowsah!
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June 18, 2025 at 8:56 am
It’s so beautiful and it looks so peaceful.
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June 18, 2025 at 12:12 pm
It was very peaceful standing out on the end of the dock in the early morning. I heard an owl across the way and of course fish jumping.
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June 18, 2025 at 10:13 am
Stunning, Dawn! It looks like there is a hint of the aurora there, but its likely too far south!
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June 18, 2025 at 12:13 pm
Well, there was a notice that there might be aurora as far south as the Gulf, but this is mostly light pollution.
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June 18, 2025 at 11:21 am
a still lake at night is a sight to behold, nice photo. Keep making your days at the lake count.
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June 18, 2025 at 12:14 pm
I was standing on the end of our dock, about 3 a.m. The stars were wonderful, even with all the light pollution.
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June 18, 2025 at 12:14 pm
Simply…. WOW!
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June 18, 2025 at 12:15 pm
It was a lovely night on the end of the dock under the stars.
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June 18, 2025 at 12:16 pm
Truly.. Thank you for sharing it.
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June 18, 2025 at 2:00 pm
/ That was a spectacular sky.
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June 18, 2025 at 7:04 pm
I enjoyed standing on the end of the dock around 3 a.m. Heard an owl across the way, and some big fish flopping. It was a lovely night – no bugs!
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June 18, 2025 at 9:18 pm
Bug free worship of a glorious sky is always a good thing. I wish I could remember how to say thank you . . . I have to practice.
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June 18, 2025 at 9:22 pm
Beautiful shot, Dawn. I can see the stars in your photo.
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June 19, 2025 at 3:17 pm
I was out on the end of our dock to see if I could see the Milky Way, which I could, just barely. It was a nice sort of clear night but the clouds were coming in.
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June 18, 2025 at 11:07 pm
That a gorgeous setting Dawn and it looks so very peaceful.
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June 19, 2025 at 3:17 pm
It’s a pretty peaceful place to hang out.
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June 19, 2025 at 10:45 pm
It looks very peaceful there with your daytime dock pictures as well.
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June 19, 2025 at 10:22 am
The Milky Way?? And you had to travel clear to Alabama to catch it?? Wow, what a sight! It must’ve been very restful — the water looks so calm.
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June 19, 2025 at 3:18 pm
Well I was already there, and it was a clear night so I thought I’d go down to the dock and just see what I could see, given there was so much light there. I could see it faintly, but it was nice to be out on the dock in the warm night. I heard an owl, and some fish, it was really nice. I stayed out there till the birds started singing.
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June 19, 2025 at 4:10 pm
Wow what a stunning capture. The sky, the perspective, the reflections! Love it
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June 20, 2025 at 9:33 am
I’m glad you like it!
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