Sunday, April 20, 2008

Camera Critters: Cow Love

I am pretty sure this is mother and child. The mother rested her head on her child's head. More photos of these and others in the herd can be found here. I want to thank Rambling Round of Selma, Ala. Daily Photo with her help in identifying the breed of cattle as "Black Baldy, which is either a SimmentalXAngus or HerefordXAngus. The others could be HerefordXSimmental or simply Simmental."
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Saturday, April 19, 2008

Friday Fractal: Oxidizer Tutorial Is Here

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I wrote an Oxidizer Tutorial today. I think it is complete. If you can't understand anything, there is an e-mail link on the page. Please be sure to let me know if the tutorial is clear and thorough. I hope you enjoy Oxidizer and remember: be careful! It's addictive!
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Wild Nights for the Full Moon

In February I tried to take a photo of the full moon but it was so cold that my breath kept fogging the photographs. I then decided to use this Emily Dickinson poem with one of them. Because after all — steamy breath means wild nights. I post it for Sunday's Full Pink Moon. By the way, the February full moon is the Full Snow Moon:
Since the heaviest snow usually falls during this month, native tribes of the north and east most often called February's full Moon the Full Snow Moon. Some tribes also referred to this Moon as the Full Hunger Moon, since harsh weather conditions in their areas made hunting very difficult.
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Wood Ducks, Mallards and the Heron

Thursday morning was very busy at the beaver bog. A pair of wood ducks flew in as I was photographing mallards and a great blue heron. The male wood duck is dark with the stripes and rufus breast. The female is drab brown but has a white patch over her eyes that you can see in one or two of these photos.



Below you will see photos of the mallards. The male has the emerald green head and a white stripe around his neck. The female, again, is drab brown. Both have purple feathers on the back of their wings.


The mallards were paddling about the area where the great blue heron was preening itself for over an hour. They even climbed up on the hummock that the heron was on. None of the birds seemed to be bothered by the other.

The morning sun was brilliant so it was impossible to get the glare of the sun off of the birds. But it was more important for me to capture these moments than to worry about how perfect I could get the shots.






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Friday, April 18, 2008

Photo Hunters: Thirteen Birds of Spring














These 13 species of birds have appeared here
in Barton during the past 13 days.
The world is simply exploding with life.


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Neighbor's White Horse Again

My neighbor's horse is a joy to photograph. She runs up to her fence when we walk by and her face is so expressive. She loves to roll in the mud. The next time I will ask her owners what her name is. I have been too shy to do so yet. These were taken on Thursday during the walk Mr. T and I took.

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First Crocus

My sister has more snow on the ground than I do. But she also has flowers blooming and mine are not even coming up yet. Her elevation is 1215 ft (370.3 m) and I am at 1330 ft (405.4 m). Photographing the first crocus of the year is always fun. These were taken Thursday, April 18, when I visited my sister in Wheelock.



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General Safety Tips

All overhead and underground power lines are live. These lines carry high voltage electrical charge and most are not insulated. That's why we put them up so high or bury them.

Stay 10 feet away
All outdoor tasks, including pruning, trimming, or felling a tree, cleaning a pool, moving an antenna, or working on a roof, require you to be aware of electrical safety.

Keep yourself and your equipment at least 10 feet away from overhead lines. Always work with a spotter. When you are on a ladder or on a roof, it is difficult to judge your distance from power lines.

Choose double-insulated and properly grounded tools when working outside or in wet areas.

Make sure that all outdoor electrical outlets have weatherproof covers and ground fault circuit interrupters.
If you have any questions, or simply want to learn more, call us at 1-888-TEL-GMPC (1-888-835-4672.) Staff at Green Mountain Power are available to consult with and assist you, free of charge.
from Green Mountain Power — General Safety Tips
photos taken in Wheelock, VT
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LOL Cat Bible: Lectionary Readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Acts 7:55-60
Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 (Ps. 31:5)
1 Peter 2:2-10
John 14:1-14



Psalm 31

1 In yu, o Cieling Cat, ai hided;
dis kitteh dont want to be fownd in kitteh littur trai (tis embarrusin);
plez send meh to ur richoushnessh ov cookiez an burdiez!!
2 Ai has a seekit
plez cum findz meh :(;
plez beh sofa so I can haides,
plez be mah haidysofa
3 thx 4 being sofa
I wuv u Ceiling Cat an giz yu allz mah cookiez!!
4 Oh noes! Dere is trap! Be ma sofaz agen!!1!!!!

1 Peter 2: 2-10

2 we r leik tiny kittns that can grow
3 if we knoes that Ceiling Cat is win.
4 Come to Jeebus, cuz Ceiling Cat thinks ur special
5 and give Ceiling Cat cool stuff thru Jeebus.
6 It says “look, i’m in ur base And I pwn And he who leiks Ceiling Cat wins”
7 To u who leik Ceiling Cat, but have no ears and can’t hear him “you fail
8 and are teh sux.”
9 But Ceiling Cat leiks u lots10 and u can has cookies.

John 14: 1-14
Jesus give kittehs cheezburgerz

1 "No gots 2 wori, K? Gots ta trust in Ceiling Cat; also trust in me. Ceiling Cat's house got many sofas; kitteh woud no lie! I go
2 fix u sofa K?"
3 I wants to has partee wif u.
4 I do go catwalk; yu knowz catwalk too.
5 Thomcat saiz:"We do not know wher yu walk, how do we knoe teh catwalk?"
6 Jebus say "oh hai. i m teh way n teh truf n teh life. no one can has walkin da catwalk wif Ceiling Cat wifout me."
7 If u knowz Me, u knowz Ceiling Cat.
8 Philippus: If u show us Ceiling Cat, ten we r happycats.
9 Jebus say "scuse me? U iz not knowin me? U seez me, you seez Ceiling Cat. Y u not getz it?
10 I iz curled up insides Ceiling Cat an Ceiling Cat is curled up insides me. Ceiling Cat iz talkin and workin when Iz talkin and workin.
11 Dont y'all c mirakllz? If u can't bliev ma wordz u can still bliev mirakllz.
12 An gess wat. I haz rly gud deel fr y'all. Y'alls can do same stuff Iz doin wit powr of Ceiling Cat. BTW, y'all can do evan bettr stuff cause I goin back to Ceiling Cat soon. (BRB.)
13 Wen I goez back to Ceiling Cat, u say "In Jebus' name" an I do all stuffs for u! Den Ceiling Cat getz all praise from all kittehs!
14 Ask me anything! Chek it out, d00d! Cause I doez it fr u!

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Friday Fractal: Pink and Purple

I am busily creating instructions for using Oxidizer for the Mac so that you can make your own flames. If you don't have a Mac then you need Apophysis here. Be patient, help will come! To truly appreciate the complexity of the images, click on them. They will open up full-size in a new window. Feel free to grab any that you would like to use for a desktop image.Technorati Tags:
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