Pictures Taken By you...

[Kafka's Crow]

At last a dry Monday morning. Very cold and misty though, still I managed to drive out to Windsor and Runnymede:

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Sweet Thames run softly...
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... the nymphs have departed!
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River Thames in Windsor:

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Sir Christopher Wren's House (Windsor):
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First glimpse of Windsor Castle:
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[1n50mn14]

Kafka, your photos make me really regretful that I never went to Windsor while in the UK. =[ It looks quite lovely there.

[ClaesGefvenberg]

At last a dry Monday morning. Very cold and misty though, still I managed to drive out to Windsor and Runnymede Which goes to prove that poor weather is a poor reason for not taking pictures. It does not have to be all sunshine. As a matter of fact, pictures taken in rainy conditions often turn out amazingly well. :thumbs_up

/Claes

[Pensive]

Lovely pictures, Kafka's Crow! :)

[cute kitten]

i like your pictures .... nice views :)

[Virgil]

Very nice Kafka. Makes me feel like it's next door. :)

[Niamh]

its pictures like that, that remind me of why i love the English countryside so much....the river scenes remind me a bit of being along the severn river in Worcester.

[Janine]

Oh, I love Windsor Castle; those are marvelous photos Kafka's Crow.

Now I am going to cheat a bit; the following photos were not taken by me, but by son, Sean. He took these a number of years back, when he was on a business trip to Washington, DC. I always admired these photos and thought they were some of his very best. He has a collection of really good cameras. I thought these would interest all of you, in the wake of our national elections and all the talk of patriotism and Washington, our national capital and treasure. I am very proud of my son's efforts and his great results.

The Jefferson Memoral on the Potomic River...let me be your tour guide...

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/SeansPhotographyWashington/DSC00146.jpg

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A grand statue of the great man himself....
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http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/SeansPhotographyWashington/DSC00173.jpg

I love the shadows on these columns. That is the Washington Monument, in the background. I love the contrast in shape/design of the two buildings and the texural effect of the marble - so sparkling white in the sunlight.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/SeansPhotographyWashington/DSC00170.jpg

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He got lucky; it was cherry blossom time in the grand city....along the Potomic.

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[Virgil]

The Jefferson Memoral on the Potomic River...let me be your tour guide...


I love the shadows on these columns. That is the Washington Monument, in the background. I love the contrast in shape/design of the two buildings and the texural effect of the marble - so sparkling white in the sunlight.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/SeansPhotographyWashington/DSC00170.jpg




All very nice Janine, and yes it's luckky to be in D.C. when the cherry blossoms are in bloom. He probably had a very hard time getting a hotel room. I particularly liked this photo. I've got tons of photos of D.C. but that's an angle I've never noticed before. Very good. Next time I'm down there I will have to find that angle and snap that for myself. :D

[Janine]

All very nice Janine, and yes it's luckky to be in D.C. when the cherry blossoms are in bloom. He probably had a very hard time getting a hotel room. I particularly liked this photo. I've got tons of photos of D.C. but that's an angle I've never noticed before. Very good. Next time I'm down there I will have to find that angle and snap that for myself. :D

Thanks, Virgil. That one is my all-time favorite, too. It just worked out so well, the way the other monument is in the background and the steps are sort of shadowly. I once had that one on my computer desktop. He took some nice San Francisco photos of buildings, etc, too. I will have to dig those up and post some of those. One I think you will really like. I would post my artsy photos but they were taken with a regular camera and printed so they have to be scanned. I did a black and white series of buildings in Philadelphia when I was in art school over there. I like how they came out because the camera I used had a big negative and took great detailed shots. I need to download the scanner support for my printer/scanner 3-in-one.

[ClaesGefvenberg]

OK, this thread has been idle for long enough: Christmas pictures, anyone?

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/Claes

[Virgil]

Very cool Claes. What a great idea. I take it that's your daughter and wife in the middle picture. And you have a very nice living room, by the way. :)

[sprinks]

Wow that is such a cool idea! Awesome pictures Claes :)

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Very cool Claes. What a great idea. I take it that's your daughter and wife in the middle picture. Partly correct: It is my daughter to the left, but the one to the right is her cousin. The picture was taken at their place, btw.

/Claes

[Janine]

Partly correct: It is my daughter to the left, but the one to the right is her cousin. The picture was taken at their place, btw.

/Claes

Hey, Santa Claes, Glad you posted these - so interesting in the big read ball...love to see reflections. You did a good job; very artistic. I see your relatives have the same type floor my son has, with a few area rugs. Funny, with the distortion in the one photo, you look a little like my son. I am still waiting for them to send me the Christmas photos. They took a lot; they will come presently I am sure. I didn't end up taking any this year, because I was holding my grand-daughter so much or playing with her on the floor; I simply forget, tell you the truth...I knew they had plenty anyway. Wow, nice to see your daughter in the photo also. Hi, pretty Saphira! ...and your cousin, too! Everyone is dressed so nicely, too. I like to see that for holidays - like you in the dress shirt and tie. Over here, some people dress like bums. Personally, I think people should dress up a little for holidays. Why not?

[kiz_paws]

Kafka - What lovely pictures, I feel as if I have been now.

Janine - Your son has definitely an eye for photography, some of his angles, etc., were very picturesque. I am hoping that he uses this skill on photographing his new daugher, too! ;)

Claes - As always, you have entertained us with more of your skill as a photographer. I love the ideas that you have! Great photos! :)

[Virgil]

Partly correct: It is my daughter to the left, but the one to the right is her cousin. The picture was taken at their place, btw.

/Claes
Oh thanks.

Hey, Santa Claes, ...
:lol: I like that pun!! Santa Claes. :D Very good Janine.

[ClaesGefvenberg]

We spent part of new years eve at Sundbyholm, at Lake Mälaren outside Eskilstuna. During the summer this is a very popular beach, but it can be quite busy at winter as well. Pastimes differ a bit, though:

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/Claes

[Janine]

Photos of this lake, etc are awesome, Claes....brrrr....looks cold there.

Now are they a sort of ski skate - photo of three people on the ice?
Never have seen them before this.

My favorites are the amazing ice formations and the branches covered with them. Beautiful photography, as usual.

[Saphira]

brrrr....looks cold there.It was. There is something the pictures cannot convey: wind. It was quite windy, and up north they actually had a storm tonight.


Now are they a sort of ski skate - photo of three people on the ice?Those are long distance skates, intended for cross country... err... ice skating.


My favorites are the amazing ice formations and the branches covered with them.That was a stroke of luck: we don't have much snow, but we got that instead.

/Claes

[Saphira]

Yes, it was cold and windy..... I brought my camera too.

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Oops. I managed to borrow Saphiras account when I posted. Ah, never mind.

/Claes

[Janine]

Oops. I managed to borrow Saphiras account when I posted. Ah, never mind.

/Claes

Wait a minute - then who gets credit for the great photos? :confused:

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Well... Here comes the last pictures from 2008 and the first ones from 2009:

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/Claes

[Janine]

Fantastic; thanks for the dynamite fireworks! They are not easy to photograph and you captured those perfectly. I love the two photos with the frost and the ropes/wooden dock...outstanding and very textural...I also like the frozen orange thingies(?)...those three are prize-winners!...some of your very best, Claes!

[bluevictim]

Wonderful pictures, Claes!

[Janine]

Nothing too fancy or artistic here. I took these snapshots, while walking around my snowy neighborhood, the day after the storm (late afternoon). For once, we had a half decent snowstorm - the neighborhood kids loved it! I don't think we have had a snow this nice, for years; these were taken in 03; I figured I better post them, while it is still winter, or I will never get to it....these are just 6 yrs late...better late then never....haha

This first house is my house.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/Snowy%20Neighborhood/SnowHouseFeb03-1.jpg

My house with ice-sickles.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/Snowy%20Neighborhood/OurHouseIceSicklesFeb03.jpg

Time to shovel the walks.

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/Snowy%20Neighborhood/SnowLisasHouseFeb03.jpg

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Late day shoveling out.
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Footprints leading to the lake behind my house....lake is the large expanse of white snow.
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http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/Snowy%20Neighborhood/SnowParkAveFeb03.jpg

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Neighborhood kids enjoying the snow
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http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/Snowy%20Neighborhood/LaurenEnjoyingIcyFeb03.jpg

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The lake is beyond the houses.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/Snowy%20Neighborhood/APeakattheLakeFeb03.jpg

He was not too thrilled having to shovel...poor kid...
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/Snowy%20Neighborhood/SnowShaneShovelingOutFeb03.jpg

My backyard at night...think these are from a different snowstorm.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/Snowy%20Neighborhood/WinterTreeOurYard.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/Snowy%20Neighborhood/WinterEvergreenLake.jpg

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Three that I took from my upstairs window at night; a kind of an experiment and played with the tones later on.

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/Snowy%20Neighborhood/MorningFreshSnowLake2.jpg

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I hope I did not repeat any..if I did forgive me the error.

[Zee.]

I don't have any of my photos here - unfortunately, but i have a whole heap on my camera i'll show later.

[Virgil]

Nice photos Janine. :) I actually liked the neighborhood kids. They look so wholesome and not the nasty punk types. :)

[Janine]

Nice photos Janine. :) I actually liked the neighborhood kids. They look so wholesome and not the nasty punk types. :)

Thanks, Virgil, did you notice how slanted some of my horizon lines were? I should take my own advice, huh? Yes, those kids now are grown - the photos were actually taken about 6 yrs ago. Nice kids they were - one of my neighbor's grand-kids and their friends. They had a great time that day finally getting to play in the snow. Heard you got an inch or so up your way. Nothing here but frigid :cold: temperatures....brrrr...

I promised Saphira I would post these; she wanted to see what snow looked like in NJ.

[ClaesGefvenberg]

I promised Saphira I would post these; she wanted to see what snow looked like in NJ.So did I. Nice pictures, Janine. :thumbs_up. So now we know what it looks like: White (at least for starters ;) ).

/Claes

[Niamh]

Those pics of the icicles are amazing claes!

And Janine! Thats a LOT of snow!

[pussnboots]

nice pictures Janine and Claes

[kiz_paws]

Claes, your pictures are stunning, LOVED the icy ones!

Janine, I loved your pictures with the pinky hues, those were really pretty. You have an adorable house! :nod: It looks like everyone is rather pleased with the snow, great pictures! :thumbs_up

[Janine]

Claes, your pictures are stunning, LOVED the icy ones!

Janine, I loved your pictures with the pinky hues, those were really pretty. You have an adorable house! :nod: It looks like everyone is rather pleased with the snow, great pictures! :thumbs_up

Thanks pussnboots and everybody else,

Of course, my photos can't compare to Claes' artistic ones; they are some of his best, I think. Mine were just quite snapshots to document how deep the snow was that year. Niamh, yes that was a lot of snow for us; but years ago this was the norm for winters. We used to get even deeper snow, with lots of drifts. As kids, of course, we loved it and played outside in snowsuits all day long. We had lots of blizzards too in my day. I guess now, with global warming, the weather is much milder. This particular snowstorm turned out to be such a pretty snow; at least, it was for a day or so. It was so bright out after the snowstorm, the white really glistened. I hate when people shovel the walks, but one has to do it, or we would all be snowed in. Kiz, which ones do you mean with the pinky hues - the night ones? Also, our house looks so small from the front. The original house was but now the back extends a distance with a big addition and upstairs in a full dormer. That helped to create a lot more space; but relatively our house is not on the large size.


So did I. Nice pictures, Janine. So now we know what it looks like: White (at least for starters ).

Claes, Oh how funny...so where is Saphira? I posted a note in her profile page, but I imagine she is busy with school work. Yes, it was quite 'white'. We have had only a few flakes so far this year. I am almost hoping it will snow soon. I guess it will be the first my little grand-daughter will see it/experience the 'white' stuff. That should be so fun for her parents.

Just to give you an idea of the size of the house, deceiving from the front here is a summer photo taken from the backyard. The dormer on the second floor is like the one next door.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/Garden/BackofHouseAddition.jpg

This is the lake/pond which is frozen and white in the snow photos.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/Garden/Lake2003.jpg

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Thank you all. I still have some winter pictures left to upload, but now the darkness has returned. The snow is gone and low clouds make it pitch black outside. (growl). It felt so nice biking in the snow while it lasted: Clean, and a good grip with the studded tyres.
Claes, Oh how funny...so where is Saphira? I posted a note in her profile page, but I imagine she is busy with school work.Yes, I think there was some homework, but she does most of it in class, actually. I think I'm the one bringing the most work home. :lol: I see light from the end of the tunnel though (I just hope it's not an oncoming train ;) ): I'll be done with the training I started at work a year and a half ago within a couple of weeks.

/Claes

[Janine]

Thank you all. I still have some winter pictures left to upload, but now the darkness has returned. The snow is gone and low clouds make it pitch black outside. (growl). It felt so nice biking in the snow while it lasted: Clean, and a good grip with the studded tyres. Yes, I think there was some homework, but she does most of it in class, actually. I think I'm the one bringing the most work home. :lol: I see light from the end of the tunnel though (I just hope it's not an oncoming train ;) ): I'll be done with the training I started at work a year and a half ago within a couple of weeks.

/Claes

Claes, I could not stand that darkness in the winter months; I know a person who moved her from Sweden and they said it drove them bonkers. They kept remarking about how much light we had here. How does one adjust to that way of life? I guess you get used to it from birth, right? I would thinking biking in the dark would be very difficult. At night things always seems so much colder. I love night myself but don't think I could deal with it all day and night long. Aren't there times when there is no true darkness but only day there? How does that work. I am curious to know.

Well, glad your work schedule/training program is now allowing your to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

[kiz_paws]

Kiz, which ones do you mean with the pinky hues - the night ones? Yes, beautiful!

Your home is very lovely, it seems to suit you to a tee, Janine, :nod:

[Janine]

Yes, beautiful!

Your home is very lovely, it seems to suit you to a tee, Janine, :nod:

Thank you, Kiz. Our home is really quite modest, but it is nice inside and out. We do need some work done on it presently, but the state of the economy is not allowing for that just now, which is a bit frustrating. The house is technically my mothers, but will be mine someday; I live with her. See how close our neighbors are though. We are fortunate, that we have really great neighbors, who would do anything for you, and a very friendly neighborhood...people have lived her for a long time, either that or their relatives. Everyone enjoys living on the pond and of course, when I was a young child, along with my two sisters, we loved asking our friends over to ice-skate; they loved using our warm basement, to put on their skates. This makes us all exceedly popular. ;) Afterwards, we all came in and had hot chocolate. Those were the days!

At one time, prior to the beige siding, our house was barn-yard red and we would tell our friends - "our house is the red one with the double oak out front." Once our parents entertained the thought, of having the house painted a different color, and we three protested it hardily. Needless to say it stayed 'red' until we were all grown-up.

[kiz_paws]

Thank you, Kiz. Our home is really quite modest, but it is nice inside and out. We do need some work done on it presently, but the state of the economy is not allowing for that just now, which is a bit frustrating. The house is technically my mothers, but will be mine someday; I live with her. See how close our neighbors are though. We are fortunate, that we have really great neighbors, who would do anything for you, and a very friendly neighborhood...people have lived her for a long time, either that or their relatives. Everyone enjoys living on the pond and of course, when I was a young child, along with my two sisters, we loved asking our friends over to ice-skate; they loved using our warm basement, to put on their skates. This makes us all exceedly popular. ;) Afterwards, we all came in and had hot chocolate. Those were the days!

At one time, prior to the beige siding, our house was barn-yard red and we would tell our friends - "our house is the red one with the double oak out front." Once our parents entertained the thought, of having the house painted a different color, and we three protested it hardily. Needless to say it stayed 'red' until we were all grown-up.Aww, thats sweet! :nod:

Did someone say ICE SKATE? :D

So now a few photos from my cellphone camera:

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s122/kiz_paws/pix%20for%20BLOG/C112808_1006_01.jpg

Sapphire World -- This was taken at ten in the morning, I did NOT do anything at all to the colouring -- this is what my world looks like sometimes!

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s122/kiz_paws/pix%20for%20BLOG/C112808_1605_00.jpg

Sunset At Costco -- what the heck -- I parked my car at the Costco in my corner of the world, and what do you think happens? A pretty sunset that I'd miss if I didn't grab my cellphone and snap it...

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s122/kiz_paws/pix%20for%20BLOG/C122308_1615_00.jpg

Sun slowly going down. This is the area where I walk my dog, Pepper. Nice, no matter the season. ;)

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s122/kiz_paws/pix%20for%20BLOG/C122408_1636_01.jpg

More sunset material. The colours are very cool, wish I could paint like this! :p

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s122/kiz_paws/pix%20for%20BLOG/C122608_0041_01.jpg

This is what the Duck Pond looks like just after midnight. The sky isn't always that cool colour, but when it is, awesome!

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s122/kiz_paws/pix%20for%20BLOG/C122608_0046_01.jpg

This is the "Skating Shack", another sight you'll see at my favorite place in Winter, "The Duck Pond". The only ducks you see now, mind you, are the nervous skaters, ducking out to warm up in that shack. ;)

[Snowqueen]

Wow…! I am seeing some great photographers here.:thumbs_up
These are some of the pictures taken by me.:)

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Claes, I could not stand that darkness in the winter months.Nor could I, but it must be endured...
I know a person who moved her from Sweden and they said it drove them bonkers.It does, and I'm a living proof of the fact, I guess. :D
Aren't there times when there is no true darkness but only day there? How does that work. I am curious to know.Quite right (I'll restrict myself to the Northern hemisphere: South of the equator it's the other way around). As you know, we all have more daylight during the summer (unless you're on the equator), and if you happen to be north of the Arctic circle, the sun never sets around mid summer. Unfortunately, the opposite is equally true: In mid winter it never gets over the horizon. :( I don't live that far north, but right now we have but a few hours of daylight. All this nonsence is of course caused by the tilted axis of our planet.

Sapphire World -- This was taken at ten in the morning, I did NOT do anything at all to the colouring -- this is what my world looks like sometimes!Absolutely brilliant picture. :thumbs_up
These are some of the pictures taken by me.:)I liked the one with the spiderweb. :thumbs_up. I also PM:d you about how to get your pictures into the post itself. Holler again if you get stuck.

/Claes

[Janine]

Aww, thats sweet! :nod:


Did someone say ICE SKATE? :D

So now a few photos from my cellphone camera:

Kizzo, I said ICE SKATE! ;) haha...cool photo, and from a cell phone, imagine; those cameras are so good nowdays. I love how blue it came out. Playgrounds in the snow are always interesting. Great shot!


Sapphire World -- This was taken at ten in the morning, I did NOT do anything at all to the colouring -- this is what my world looks like sometimes!

Good name for that photo, too!


Sunset At Costco -- what the heck -- I parked my car at the Costco in my corner of the world, and what do you think happens? A pretty sunset that I'd miss if I didn't grab my cellphone and snap it...
That is funny....sunset at Costco - that is the store, right? I was at our local mall one night and there was this gorgeous rainbow; think now it was a double one; so I was exclaiming about it and people were just walking by oblivious - like 'so what?'...I though how strange it was and the people in NJ must just be half awake or something not to notice such splendor. Then once middle-aged couple did stop; whiped out their cellphone camera and took a shot. I commended them on it. They were awake and very nice people:) They restored my faith in human beings that night. As the say "stop to smell the roses" or in this case, "stop to photograph the rainbow".


Sun slowly going down. This is the area where I walk my dog, Pepper. Nice, no matter the season. ;)

Oh lucky you and lucky Pepper. This is very nice and looks like a lovely isolated walk.


More sunset material. The colours are very cool, wish I could paint like this! :p

They are so cool; love sunsets. Try painting one someday from your photo. Really those are not as hard to do as painting figures. Just play around blending the colors and you will find it is lots of fun and very relaxing.


This is what the Duck Pond looks like just after midnight. The sky isn't always that cool colour, but when it is, awesome!

Cool, you have a duck pond, too; is it near your house? We have ducks, geese, one time a swan, egrets, blue heron, and any species of birds that fly in and out of our pond. We also have a ton of turtles and fish. It is fun and interesting living on or near a pond.


This is the "Skating Shack", another sight you'll see at my favorite place in Winter, "The Duck Pond". The only ducks you see now, mind you, are the nervous skaters, ducking out to warm up in that shack. ;)

Haha...this reminds me of the film "Caddy Shack". Now our basement in our house used to be the "Skating Shack". Our poor ducks, the ones that are left, go frantically searching for some patches of water. It is however, so funny to see them walking in line across the frozen lake. I call them duck skaters....they sometimes slip and slide along...too funny to see. Usually, now with global warming there is some bit of water for them; years ago they actually would freeze in and have to be chipped out by a neighbor. We used to have thick ice that would last for weeks sometimes.

I love the 'pinky' hues you now achieved in some of these photos.

[kiz_paws]

Claes, thank you for the kind comment. :)

Janine, I loved what you had to say about the photos. As for me trying painting, you know, why not? Whats the worse that could happen, right? Again, thanks for those kind comments. :)

Well three more, and I'll put them in order of lightest to darkest, lol.

This one I call Opal Sky At Dinnertime, for obvious reasons:

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s122/kiz_paws/pix%20for%20BLOG/C122408_1637_02.jpg

This next one is More Sapphire Skies, it is another I took that morning around 10:00 a.m. It was so blue outside that I hoped that my lens wouldn't fog over, I wanted to get as many shots as I could, you know? (again, the cellphone camera, so could it fog up?):

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s122/kiz_paws/pix%20for%20BLOG/C112808_1005_00.jpg

And finally, it was not that late at night, and while I was doing dinner dishes, I glanced outside and saw a shape in a tree in the yard. I turned out the lights in the house to gain a better look, and there it was -- an owl, sitting in the branches! It is not common to have an owl perched in a yard where there is a noisy dog about (Pepper has vocal chords need us say). ;) So through the window I snapped this shot. It is grainy, but the colours were cool and the owl is rather centered, so I liked the pic.:

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s122/kiz_paws/pix%20for%20BLOG/C112608_1707_01.jpg

See you later! :)

[Janine]

Nor could I, but it must be endured...
Claes, I suppose you have not choice in the matter; at least you have your super-duper arctic biking gear. I hope it keeps you warm when it is dark out. I hope you have good lights/reflectors on your bike, too.


It does, and I'm a living proof of the fact, I guess. :D

Nay, you seem pretty normal and adjusted to me!:D


Quite right (I'll restrict myself to the Northern hemisphere: South of the equator it's the other way around). As you know, we all have more daylight during the summer (unless you're on the equator), and if you happen to be north of the Arctic circle, the sun never sets around mid summer.
Thanks for the explanation. I am always wondering how that works. I did think winter months were not totally dark but that the sun was just below the horizon at times and so it is not as black like our night here; am I correct? I kind of learned this from watching countless films and documentaries on the South Pole, the Antarctic. I love stories about that region; I don't really know why, since I hate being in the cold; still the cold regions do fascinate me. They seem so pure.


Unfortunately, the opposite is equally true: In mid winter it never gets over the horizon. :( I don't live that far north, but right now we have but a few hours of daylight. All this nonsence is of course caused by the tilted axis of our planet.
That is just what I thought. It is hard to imagine that actually living here with a definite day and night, then day and night again. It would truly be freaky to me to be there and experience it.


Absolutely brilliant picture. :thumbs_upI liked the one with the spiderweb. :thumbs_up. I also PM:d you about how to get your pictures into the post itself. Holler again if you get stuck.

/Claes

I agree with Claes, that spiderweb photo is so great. I love the way spiderwebs look, especially on film. They all were nice but that web was the best one.

[Janine]

Janine, I loved what you had to say about the photos. As for me trying painting, you know, why not? Whats the worse that could happen, right? Again, thanks for those kind comments. :)
Well, yes...why not try a painting or a drawing in pastels? It would be fun and what would you have to lose? It would be a fun hobby/pastime for you, to go along with your great photography.


Well three more, and I'll put them in order of lightest to darkest, lol.

This one I call Opal Sky At Dinnertime, for obvious reasons:

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s122/kiz_paws/pix%20for%20BLOG/C122408_1637_02.jpg[/quote]

This does indeed look like an opal. Good name for this photo. I like the subtle shading...very pretty.


This next one is More Sapphire Skies, it is another I took that morning around 10:00 a.m. It was so blue outside that I hoped that my lens wouldn't fog over, I wanted to get as many shots as I could, you know? (again, the cellphone camera, so could it fog up?):

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s122/kiz_paws/pix%20for%20BLOG/C112808_1005_00.jpg

Love those cellphone photos! I love the blue in this one! Incredible!!!:thumbs_up


And finally, it was not that late at night, and while I was doing dinner dishes, I glanced outside and saw a shape in a tree in the yard. I turned out the lights in the house to gain a better look, and there it was -- an owl, sitting in the branches, with Pepper nearby. It is not common to have an owl perched in a yard where there is a noisy dog about (Pepper has vocal chords need us say). ;) So through the window I snapped this shot. It is grainy, but the colours were cool and the owl is rather centered, so I liked the pic.:

I like this story! One brave owl, I guess. It is so cool how you can just make out that is what is perched there, and it seems to be in the center, indeed. Good job, Kizzo! Always good to have your camera handy. The sky and the silouette of the tree is amazing. Was the sky really that blue? If so, it must be the polution here, since our skies are not nearly that pure a blue ever.


http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s122/kiz_paws/pix%20for%20BLOG/C112608_1707_01.jpg

Beautiful!

[Snowqueen]

:Some of my pictures.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=401&pictureid=2835

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=401&pictureid=2836

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=401&pictureid=2837


Thanks Claes.:)

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Thanks Claes.:)You're welcome. Can you tell us where those were taken?

In the mean time I'll keep us going with some wintery pictures:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_1913.jpg
Ice crystals on my window.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_1925.jpg
Lunchtime for a bunch of sheep

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_1926col1.jpg
A scraggy old tree in blue light.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_1929pan.jpg
A composite picture (made of 16 ordinary pictures cobbled together).
What seems to be two roads is in fact the same one, moving in a straight line, but distorted
by the wide angle created by the composition.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_1949.jpg
A snow cave Saphira and I found in the forest. The black "floor" inside is ice over a small creek.

/Claes

[Virgil]

Wonderful pictures Claes, especially that first one.

Snowqueen, very nice. I'd like to know where that is too.

[LostPrincess13]

Hi!:D I'd like to try my hand at photography.:) I joined a photography club at school, but I'm a total beginner... Uhm, how do I post pics here? *so dumb at technology*

[Virgil]

Hi!:D I'd like to try my hand at photography.:) I joined a photography club at school, but I'm a total beginner... Uhm, how do I post pics here? *so dumb at technology*

You seem lost Princess. :p What you have to do is sign up with a website called Photobucket: http://photobucket.com/. And then upload your pictures into your account there and then one just copies the photo and pastes into a post here. Once you have pictures and a photobucket account, I'll help you do it. But you need to do that first. :)

[LostPrincess13]

You seem lost Princess. :p What you have to do is sign up with a website called Photobucket: http://photobucket.com/. And then upload your pictures into your account there and then one just copies the photo and pastes into a post here. Once you have pictures and a photobucket account, I'll help you do it. But you need to do that first. :)

LOL! Looks like my user name fits me like a glove...:lol: I'm really bad at technology. It really seems to hate me! A friend even told me to go join the Amish! LOL!:lo: Thanks Virg!:D I'll give it a go tomorrow... It's kinda late here and I won't be staying long...:)

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Hi!:D I'd like to try my hand at photography.:) I joined a photography club at school, but I'm a total beginner... Great. That means that we'll be able to follow your progress as a photographer (should you chose to post your efforts here regularly).


*so dumb at technology*No, I don't think you are. You just did not know how to perform that particular task, but now that Virgil has pointed you in the right direction I'm sure you'll be fine. Just holler if you get stuck, and we'll help you.

/Claes

[Snowqueen]

Thanks Virgil..!
Can you guys guess it??
Look at this picture and just try......


http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=407&pictureid=2865

[Niamh]

great Pics everyone! Janine i love that bluey one too!
Claes I love the Composition!!!

[bouquin]

Here's another sunrise shot:

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z252/pmiller_rhodes/GEDC1078.jpg

Nothing better than quickly scarfing my sister's camera and sprinting 100 meters or so to an ideal spot and taking pictures of the sunrise. Especially in the winter! :lol:



Nice photo, Dori. The colors of sunrise are among the most gorgeous that exist. And I like the thought of that house nestled down there all by itself.

Some sunrise pictures that I took in Siem Reap (Cambodia) - Dec.2007 :


http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=161&pictureid=2866


http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=161&pictureid=2867

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=161&pictureid=2868

[Virgil]

Very nice Bouquin, very nice. I can't make up my mind which is the best of the three. They all have their good points.

Snowqueen, I'm going to guess North Dakota. Only a guess.

[Niamh]

wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[papayahed]

Snowqueen, I'm going to guess North Dakota. Only a guess.

erm, I haven't been to north dakota but I don't think they have palm trees.


hahha, that is a palm tree in that second picture right?

[Niamh]

I thought it was either africa or asia somewhere.

[Virgil]

erm, I haven't been to north dakota but I don't think they have palm trees.


hahha, that is a palm tree in that second picture right?

I don't think that's a palm tree, but I can't identify it.

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Can you guys guess it?? I'll venture a guess: India?


Some sunrise pictures that I took in Siem Reap (Cambodia) - Dec.2007Absolutely fabulous, bouquin.:thumbs_up:thumbs_up

/Claes

[Niamh]

I'm going to go with somewhere near the himalayas

[Snowqueen]

I liked all the guesses.....:)
Well its N.W.F.P, Pakistan.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=407&pictureid=2872

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=407&pictureid=2871

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=407&pictureid=2870


I took these pictures last week, (while at home). :)

[Virgil]

Hahaha, with your name being snowqueen I was thinking somewhere where there is a lot of snow. What does the N.W.F.P. stand for?

[ClaesGefvenberg]

North-West Frontier Province., right?

/Claes

[Nightshade]

ok this is my fav picture from dublin ( Of scenery not people) Its of the river levvy ( spelling niamh?)
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m235/Night-D/riverlivvy.jpg

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Its of the river levvy ( spelling niamh?) Liffey?

/Claes

[weltanschauung]

yesterday
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/facist_jockitch/n8tur/hpp.jpg

old random:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/facist_jockitch/n8tur/sm.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/facist_jockitch/n8tur/sr.jpg

god waving at me:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/facist_jockitch/n8tur/Imagem009.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/facist_jockitch/n8tur/Imagem010.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/facist_jockitch/n8tur/Imagem011-1.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/facist_jockitch/n8tur/Imagem012.jpg

sunny days:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/facist_jockitch/n8tur/Imagem002.jpg

[Niamh]

ok this is my fav picture from dublin ( Of scenery not people) Its of the river levvy ( spelling niamh?)
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m235/Night-D/riverlivvy.jpg
No pic!!!


Liffey?

/Claes

thats the one!

[Nightshade]

huh?!
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m235/Night-D/Dublin/riverlivvy.jpg

[Niamh]

Yes i do love that pic with the sun setting in the backround!!!!

[Virgil]

Nice pictures Weltan and Nightie.

What river runs through Dublin? Having read Joyce extensively I should probably know but it's not coming to me.

[Snowqueen]

Hahaha, with your name being snowqueen I was thinking somewhere where there is a lot of snow. What does the N.W.F.P. stand for?

I really liked your guess:D, there is no snow here, well I can change the this name.....


North-West Frontier Province., right?

/Claes

Yes absolutely right? Its North-West Frontier Province.
Did you google it or you already knew?

[Niamh]

What river runs through Dublin? Having read Joyce extensively I should probably know but it's not coming to me.


Liffey

/Claes

:p as in the River Liffey Virg! it was like a few posts above! :lol:

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Yes absolutely right? Its North-West Frontier Province. Did you google it or you already knew?I must have picked it up somehow. I am a map freak, after all. :lol:


huh?! Allright! That is a very good shot. I take lots of night pictures myself, and they don't always come out that well.


http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/facist_jockitch/n8tur/sr.jpgAnother very nice night picture. Well done

/Claes

[Virgil]

:p as in the River Liffey Virg! it was like a few posts above! :lol:

:lol: Well, I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer. :p You know, as much Joyce as I've read, I don't think I've ever heard of the River Liffey.

[Nightshade]

uh claes I didnt say that :confused:

[ClaesGefvenberg]

uh claes I didnt say that :confused:Oops. No, I did. I just got the quotes mixed up. Sorry about that.

/Claes

[Niamh]

:lol: Well, I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer. :p You know, as much Joyce as I've read, I don't think I've ever heard of the River Liffey.

Dont know what i'm gonna do with you Virg! :p For shame!!!!! :lol:

[Snowqueen]

I must have picked it up somehow. I am a map freak, after all. :lol:



/Claes

Oh I see !:nod: :lol:

[Virgil]

Dont know what i'm gonna do with you Virg! :p For shame!!!!! :lol:

I'm sorry. I'll go look at a Dublin map right after dinner and I'll drop a note in your profile about several of the sites. Will that make up for my sins? :blush:

[Niamh]

I'm sorry. I'll go look at a Dublin map right after dinner and I'll drop a note in your profile about several of the sites. Will that make up for my sins? :blush:

you dont have to do that! I'm only teasing!:) Should know me by now!

[Madhuri]

Some pictures of rose that I planted a few weeks back.

White rose

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Flowers/rosewhite1.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Flowers/rosewhite2.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Flowers/rosewhite3.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Flowers/rosewhite4.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Flowers/whitesaturation.jpg

Yellow and red rose

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Flowers/roseyellow1.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Flowers/roseyellow2.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Flowers/roseyellow3.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Flowers/roseyellow5.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Flowers/roseyellow6.jpg

soft focus

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Flowers/softwhite.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Flowers/softyellow.jpg

[Janine]

Maddy, absolutely gorgeous roses and photos! I favor the white one but I love two tone long stemmed, also....it is vibrant! I used to have a whole garden of rose bushes (long stem ones) and I would bring in bunches daily during the blooming season; they smelled so good and made the house fragrant. I adore roses and love the way you captured these opening...so delicate and so lovely. Good job on your close-ups. They are wonderful! Good luck with your roses, too!

[Madhuri]

My favourites are also the long stem ones. I dont have enough space for a garden, its just a balcony that I have, where I can put some potted plants. These two roses were the first ones that I got :) It was delightful to see these bloom. I am glad you liked the pics :)

[Janine]

My favourites are also the long stem ones. I dont have enough space for a garden, its just a balcony that I have, where I can put some potted plants. These two roses were the first ones that I got :) It was delightful to see these bloom. I am glad you liked the pics :)

Oddly enough I didn't have much space when I had these roses. I lived in the city; a row home, semi-detached. It had this tiny backyard which consisted of a sort of L shaped flower garden and then just cement, no lawn to speak of. The owner before had planted the bushes..about 15 and she send away for rare varieties. My mother-in-law knew roses and landscaping. She worked in the business; so she would come and help me mulch them well and feed them. Thus they produced really fine specimens. I now have a good size yard and we had 3 rose bushes but two are sickly. The other is just small trailing type pink roses. We had this lovely yellow bush near our backsteps but I pruned it once and low and behold next year the yellow disappeared and the roses were bright red; obviously the bush had been grafted..so much for thos glorious yellow blooms! I think soil has a lot to do with growing good bushes. We have horrid natural soil here in the big yard. Also, the beetles get them. I think in the city the pests did not venture cause of polution....:lol: You will probably have great luck with yours.

[Madhuri]

I hope to see many more roses :)

[Madhuri]

Some more pictures from my weekend trip. It was a national holiday on Monday (Republic Day), so, we had a long weekend.

I went to this hill station (Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu) some 550 kms (340 miles approx) from Bangalore. It was a much needed break.

Mountains

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/anotherview.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/anotherviewofthemountains.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/clouds2.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/clouds3.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/clouds4.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/clouds5.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/clouds1.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/distantview.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/distantview1.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/downview.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/downview2.jpg

[Virgil]

Oh wow, those are gorgeous pictures Maddie.

[kiz_paws]

I really loved those rose photos, Maddie! And the mountain pics were breathtaking. Glad you were able to take a much needed vacation. :nod:

[mono]

Beautiful pictures, Madhuri - sublime!
I would consider my photography not nearing such talent, but a few weeks ago, Portland had a snowstorm that lasted some 5-6 days; in comparison to some other cities, our snow did not compare quantity-wise, but we feel very unaccustomed to it, especially downtown, where I live. Though it created so much trouble for businesses and traffic, the SW Park Blocks (the district where I live) covered in snow took my breath away.
Note: though they appear so dark, I actually took these pictures somewhere between 1-3 pm.

Outside my front door:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j237/0zymandias/100_0373.jpg

The other direction:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j237/0zymandias/100_0374.jpg

Bench and water fountain:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j237/0zymandias/100_0377.jpg

Theodore Roosevelt statue:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j237/0zymandias/100_0380.jpg

Abraham Lincoln statue:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j237/0zymandias/100_0381.jpg

A church tower a few blocks from my apartment:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j237/0zymandias/100_0379.jpg

Greco-Roman statue at the beginning of the Park Blocks:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j237/0zymandias/100_0382.jpg

[Virgil]

Those are nmagnificent Mono. The frist especially. :)

[papayahed]

I really dig that first pic Mono, those are great.

[Janine]

Mono, your night snow photos are stunning. I love them all, but that first one took my breath away - it looks like a painting with the people silouetted just so....the guy with the umbrella stands out especially. It is funny how in the Lincoln one, you can just tell it is Abe, from the stance of the body. I love it! Because the face is in shadow, it makes it much more interesting. I love how the snow flakes appear as globes or white specks in your photos; they almost look like those ghost orbs people claim are spirits. Did you use a tripod to take these? Good job capturing the mood of a late night snowfall.

[Madhuri]

Thanks everyone :D

Those are great pics, Mono :) Loved the first one :)

Hey, nice to see you are posting again. Welcome back! :wave:

[Madhuri]

Some more pictures from the trip

A church; its about 150 yrs old, and said to have some French influence in the architecture. We couldnt see it from inside, as it was closed by the time we reached there.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/churchentrance.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/churchmain.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/churchdoor.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/church.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/inri.jpg

A dove on a tree in the church compound
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/whitedove.jpg

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Good work there Maddie. :thumbs_up Those misty mountains are absolutely enchanting...

Mono: Great snowy pictures. It's hard to get good pictures of falling snow.

/Claes

[mono]

Thanks, everyone. I consider myself far from a photographer, and lacking a lot of talent where Madhuri obviously excels; I wished I could have gotten more pictures, but had to work a lot during those days. :(

[Virgil]

A dove at a church, what a wonderful thing. Very nice pictures Maddie. One never associates Christianity with Inda, but my boss is from India and he's Roman Catholic.

[subterranean]

Here's what I called an honest advertiser! Or perhaps, it was merely a typo :D

[subterranean]

My friend adopted penguins from London zoo. It happens that there are 4 of them and in my team room at work, there are 4 of us (including me). So we gave names to the penguins and the naming was based on our heights :D:D (the smallest penguin is named after me because I'm the smallest compare to my other 3 colleagues)

[Virgil]

My friend adopted penguins from London zoo. It happens that there are 4 of them and in my team room at work, there are 4 of us (including me). So we gave names to the penguins and the naming was based on our heights :D:D (the smallest penguin is named after me because I'm the smallest compare to my other 3 colleagues)

Have you checked the sex of the peguins to be sure if you are giving them correct gender names? :D

[Chava]

I was wandering around in Copenhagen yesterday, and took a few pictures of the town, here are three of them:

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=423&pictureid=2929

The old Grand Theatre, now a cinema usually with the slightly cool, and less mainstream films.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=423&pictureid=2928

Greybrother Square - Named after munks, it is a great central square with music in summer, and sparse afternoon sun in the winter.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=423&pictureid=2930

My Antiquarian, and the place where all my money goes...

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Greybrother Square - Named after munks, it is a great central square with music in summer, and sparse afternoon sun in the winter.Not to mention the restaurant Peder Oxe. Yum, yum. :thumbs_up :thumbs_up :thumbs_up

/Claes

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Greybrother Square - Named after munks, it is a great central square with music in summer, and sparse afternoon sun in the winter.Not to mention the restaurant Peder Oxe. Yum, yum. :thumbs_up :thumbs_up :thumbs_up

/Claes

I somehow managed to make a double posting. Could a moderator remove this one, please?

[mono]

My friend adopted penguins from London zoo. It happens that there are 4 of them and in my team room at work, there are 4 of us (including me). So we gave names to the penguins and the naming was based on our heights (the smallest penguin is named after me because I'm the smallest compare to my other 3 colleagues)
Sweet! :lol:

Chava, gorgeous pictures! ;)

[Janine]

Chava, wonderful pictures of Copenhagen! Looks like a wonderful and quaint city/town to visit. I love the Antiquarian where you lose all of your money - I see your reflection in the window.

Maddy, some more great photos! I love the dove, also. I love doves, but we only have gray ones here, but still they are so lovely sitting on my roof in pairs and cooing. I love it when they come and sit together, obviously they are married...so sweet and gentle and their coloring is grayish with a tinge of pink.

[SleepyWitch]

mono, you're snow pics are awesome.
I took some pics of the snowy landscapes in England from the train. There was a lot more snow the next day.
bah, stupid format, right-click them to see the full pic. (I know I could shrink them, but I like big pictures :) )

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/CIMG2722.jpg


http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/CIMG2723.jpg


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http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/CIMG2758.jpg

[Virgil]

Nice pictures Sleepy. Looks pretty. :)

[Madhuri]

A dove at a church, what a wonderful thing. Very nice pictures Maddie. One never associates Christianity with Inda, but my boss is from India and he's Roman Catholic.


Thanks :D

You will find a lot of Christians, especially in the southern states of India, like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu (Kodaikanal is in this state), Kerela, and also Goa. Several hundred years ago, the European traders came to India via the sea route into these states, these were Portugese, Dutch and from other nations. They also brought with them their culture and religion. Then came the missionaries and as they established themselves here they also spread their religion. The people who got converted to Christianity were mostly those belonging to the lower castes amongst Hindus. But that was long long back. These days also you will find people being converted, for example for marriages. In my work place, there is this Hindu girl, who got converted into a Christian last November to marry the guy she loves.

Is your boss from South India?

This church was the famous one in Kodaikanal, but you will find many that have the typical European architecture.

[Madhuri]

Some more pics from the trip

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/flowers1.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/flowers2.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/flowers3.jpg

A girl on the tight-rope

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/girlonatightrope2.jpg

A view of the Guna caves from a distance

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/gunacaves.jpg

view from inside the caves

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/viewfrominsidethegunacave.jpg

inside view

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/viewfrominsidethegunacave1.jpg

chillies for pakoras (a type of snack) and lemon for lime water

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/lemonandchillies.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/monkey.jpg

A house by the lake (colour edited)

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/oldhouse.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/sun.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/sunrise.jpg

pine trees (coloue edited)

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/Topview.jpg

view of the valley

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/valleyview.jpg

waterfall (close-up)

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/valleyview1.jpg

waterfall (from a distance)

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/valleywatrfall.jpg

another waterfall

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/kodaikanal_edited/waterfall.jpg

[mono]

Lovely pictures, SleepyWitch - I especially love the ones of the oak trees in the distance. :nod:

Madhuri, you have quite the talent for photography - very impressive, vibrant photos. :thumbs_up

[Janine]

Lovely pictures, SleepyWitch - I especially love the ones of the oak trees in the distance. :nod:

Madhuri, you have quite the talent for photography - very impressive, vibrant photos. :thumbs_up

I agree whole-heartedly with you,Mono; lovely photos from both, SleepyWitch and Madhuri. I'd love to come to England and your photos, Sleepy, made me even more convinced. I love the little girl with the poles, Madhuri; is that a vase or pot on her head or just something in the background? I love those fabulous waterfalls and the caves are so interesting.

[Janine]

Hard acts to follow - such great photos from everyone.
Nothing too extraordinary here - just some photos I took the other night when it snowed here. Unfortunately, hand held with no flash, they tended to come out grainy, so I just altered some color tones with a program. I call the blue ones -'Study in Blue' haha....I had been jealous of Kizzo's great bluish snow photos, so I made my own.:lol:


Looking out our back window - reflection of me taking photo and the branches are actually outside the window - turned out sort of strange.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/SnowyYard2_09/P2030030.jpg

These have been manipulated as far as color tones.
Snowy tree, lake from upstairs window.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/SnowyYard2_09/SnowTreesBackwindow.jpg

Overlooking the lake; a little cold for a picnic, although hot chocolate would be nice.;)
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/SnowyYard2_09/SnowyBenchLake2.jpg

Looking down my street.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/SnowyYard2_09/SnowDownStreet2.jpg

No, that is not the a snow ghost in the corner - I really have no idea what it is; maybe my finger....just the bad photographer I am.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/SnowyYard2_09/SnowyTreeOurBackyard6-1.jpg

Looking out towards the lake, white clematis bush covered with snow.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/SnowyYard2_09/SnowyClematisLake2.jpg

Snowy tree branches upclose.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/SnowyYard2_09/SnowyTreeOurBackyard.jpg

Unfortunately, a little out of focus; I must have moved, but you can see how much snow we got stuck onto bushes and trees. It was such a beautiful night snowfall!
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/SnowyYard2_09/SnowyBush2.jpg

From upstairs window
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/SnowyYard2_09/SnowyFurTreeWindow.jpg

This one is really grainy, but I thought it was a bit interesting anyway; my sideyard. Odd how green flecks got into it when I turned it blue toned.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/SnowyYard2_09/P2030010.jpg

These are from my upstairs window, looking over the roof; I thought they looked like space/moon photos - really those are snowflakes, but there is a round one - wondered if the moon really was showing through. I tried different color tones...so these three are the results - sort of crazy, eh?

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/SnowyYard2_09/SnowOverRoofAngle4.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/SnowyYard2_09/SnowOverRoofAngle5.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/SnowyYard2_09/SnowOverRoofAngle8.jpg

Actually, I was gazing out the window the following evening at dusk and the snow did indeed look blue, not sure quite as intense as I depicted it, but it was blue and so was the sky; so maybe these are not that unrealistic afterall.

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Great shots, Sleepy, Maddie & janine. :thumbs_up

I have some new ones too:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_1993.jpg
Reflections in a glass of wine, at a restaurant in Helsinki

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_1973.jpg
Curling in Helsinki. Yes, it is me, and yes we won, and no, I had never done it before.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_1970.jpg
More curling, but with a much better style.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_2023.jpg
Mist and snow, back home.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_2025.jpg
A hole in the ice over a small forest creek.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_2027.jpg
More misty trees.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_2042.jpg
The neighbours cat paying us a visit.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_2045.jpg
Cat Cam ;)

/Claes

[kiz_paws]

Great photos from Sleepy, Maddie, Janine & Claes. :nod:

Claes, my favorite of yours is that last one, the back of the cat's head -- adorable! :)

[Petrarch's Love]

Gee, I've been missing out on some great pictures around here.

Sleepy-- great motion shots from the train

Madhuri--Your shots are so vivid and warm. I wish I was there.

Janine--I love your snow pictures. I know how difficult it is to get good night pictures of the snow, but that always seems to be when it's freshest and prettiest. The blue tint is a great idea. I'll have to try that.

Claes--Getting the reflection in the wine glass looks like a tricky achievement. I love that shot of the hole in the ice too. Glad you're now a victorious curler!

I recently posted a few pictures of the beach at sunset in my home town in January to my birthday thread, but I figured as long as they're already in photobucket, I might share them here too:


http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/010.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/024.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/033.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/039.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/042.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/063.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/058.jpg

[Janine]

Petrarch, thanks for you kind compliments. It was fun playing around with the color changes. I even did some in lavender tints; odd how much the mood will change. Night photos are nearly impossible. I took a few the next day early, while the snow was totally fresh, and had not melted yet; by noon, it was nearly disappearing, can you believe that? The sun it strong.

I love your beach photos at sunset. The pier is my favorite, but I like the one with the little girl enjoying the wind. She adds a nice touch to your photo - the human presense. I love the way the waves and beach subtly pick up the pinkish light of the sunset. I wish I was there right now. I love the West Coast! Here we only get the sunrise and the sunset over the bay looking inland. Our sunrise over the sea is nice but I am always too late to see it.

[subterranean]

You may be familiar with D&G.
But in Cape Town, you will find D&B :D

[Virgil]

You may be familiar with D&G.
But in Cape Town, you will find D&B :D

Ok, I'll bite. What is D&G? ;)

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Claes--Getting the reflection in the wine glass looks like a tricky achievement. Tricky? I'll say it was. You have no idea how tricky: It took me 10 to 15 botched attempts (The guy wouldn't stand still :D ), and I still was not truly happy with it.

Glad you're now a victorious curler!Well... It's not as if we were good or anything: It's just that our opponents were worse. :lol:
I recently posted a few pictures of the beach at sunset in my home town in January to my birthday thread, but I figured as long as they're already in photobucket, I might share them here too:But of course you should. Very nice cloud formations.

/Claes

[zanna]

To Petrarch -- I really like the cloud pictures! Especially the one with the girl, and the one right below that. Ocean sunsets are a special treat. =)

[Niamh]

Wow everyone! some really fabulous photos here!!

Okay so i'll join in the snow!
I took these as it started to fall on the 5th. I didnt get any pics of what it was like six hours later...
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/snowandvalentines010.jpg
These are from my back garden.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/snowandvalentines009.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/snowandvalentines008.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/snowandvalentines006.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/snowandvalentines005.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/snowandvalentines003.jpg

Neighbours trees
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/snowandvalentines007.jpg

[Joreads]

Wow Niamh amazing

[subterranean]

Ok, I'll bite. What is D&G? ;)

Supposedly one of the poshest brands out there ;)

Since you're Italian, I give you the Italian site (http://www.dolcegabbana.it/).

[Virgil]

Supposedly one of the poshest brands out there ;)

Since you're Italian, I give you the Italian site (http://www.dolcegabbana.it/).
Thanks.

[Snowqueen]

Petrarch and Madhuri, I loved your photos. :)
Niamh I really liked the first one. :thumbs_up
And very nice Reflections Claes. :thumbs_up
I would have posted mine, but I am facing some network problems.
:crash:

[Dori]

A couple of close-ups I took:

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z252/pmiller_rhodes/DSCF2009.jpg?t=1234981899

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z252/pmiller_rhodes/DSCF2015.jpg?t=1234981989

[The Walker]

Here is the most recent pic I've taken.. my kitty 'helping' me write, errr, type at my desk :D

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/c7767/misc/DM1.jpg

it is a great pic! i have to say. it looks like a cute cat but i can not say more for i'm not very fond of cats....i dont like them at all.
here is a little difference between us hehehe

[1n50mn14]

Logos and Dori, your pics are both fantastic!

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2232/228/102/1646730036/n1646730036_173333_4564.jpg

Laverne, my aloe vera plant.

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2232/228/102/1646730036/n1646730036_173389_3451.jpg

Fooling around with shutter speed, etc to get the bubble before it burst.

[Virgil]

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z252/pmiller_rhodes/DSCF2015.jpg?t=1234981989

Wow, Dori, that is a heck of a picture!!

[Dori]

Wow, Dori, that is a heck of a picture!!

Thanks! :D I couldn't ask for more perfect conditions either. Taken moments before sunset.

[Janine]

Niamh, I love your photos. So interesting to see where other people reside and what it looks like in the winter there. It is remarkable how much greenery there still is in winter - looks sugar coated. I love the way the snow has just begun. They turned out very realistic, lovely. I like that last one; captures the gray quality of winter. Good job!

Logos, your cat is adorable. Is it a he? We had a cat very similar to your kitty growing up and he was quite large and had the same expression to his face. That photo is a prize-winner!

Dori, those photos are extraordinary! What kind of camera do you own. It takes wonderful closeups. That last photo is just amazing. Is the first one bark and the second a pine cone? I like them both; great pattern and texture.

Beca, I love that bubble photo. You should do a whole series of those. Interesting indeed. I love the name for your aloe plant - Laverne.

[Dori]

Dori, those photos are extraordinary! What kind of camera do you own. It takes wonderful closeups. That last photo is just amazing. Is the first one bark and the second a pine cone? I like them both; great pattern and texture.

I own a Fujifilm FinePix Z20fd (http://www.fujifilm.com/products/digital_cameras/z/finepix_z20fd/index.html). It has a setting for close-ups, but sometimes they don't come out right. Most of the time they come out brilliantly though, as you can see. And yes, the first one is the bark of a tree in my backyard, but no, the second is not a pine cone. I'm not sure what to call it. That spiky thing is actually at the very top of a 3-feet or so stem. It might be a weed, to be honest. :lol:

[weltanschauung]

the camera may suck, but the eye isnt so bad
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3428/3291343051_52f43f098c.jpg?v=0

[Virgil]

the camera may suck, but the eye isnt so bad
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3428/3291343051_52f43f098c.jpg?v=0

That is a nice arrangement Welt. :)

[weltanschauung]

thanks virgil, you nice bloke :P

check out this incredible moth i found outside a couple days ago:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/facist_jockitch/pics/aaaaar003.jpg

my house always has moths everywhere. i have quite a collection of nice moth pics. i just wish my cam didnt suck so bad
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/facist_jockitch/bixs/Imagem010-1.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/facist_jockitch/bixs/Imagem007-3.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/facist_jockitch/bixs/Imagem005-7.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/facist_jockitch/bixs/Imagem005-5.jpg
(scars...)

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/facist_jockitch/bixs/mmm003.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/facist_jockitch/bixs/Imagem003-5.jpg

and this incredible butterfly..
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/facist_jockitch/bixs/lskjflskd008.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/facist_jockitch/bixs/mths003.jpg

and this is lotus, the gargoyle
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/facist_jockitch/bixs/lskjflskd004.jpg

[Virgil]

Nice moths. Some of them are colorful. Love your gargoyle. :D Hope he's friendly.

[~Sophia~]

Two Baby Harris Hawks
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Sophialid/Image006_7.jpg

Baby Stretching
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Sophialid/Image007_8.jpg

Elton, a wonderful Spectacle Owl
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Sophialid/elton.jpg

[Virgil]

Sophia, how adorable!! :)

[~Sophia~]

They are cute aren't they. I hand fed them for a couple of weeks which was a blast. Elton, well, he's just one of the most spectacular owls I've ever known! I just adore him.

[bluevictim]

Very nice pictures, everyone!

To continue the theme of winged creatures:

Here are some crows playing high above the floor of Yosemite Valley:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/IMG_1009-1.jpg

This bird was too quick for me to get a good shot of (from Joshua Tree Nat. Park):
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/IMG_0906-1.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/IMG_0910-1.jpg

This Pelican, on the other hand, was very photogenic -- he patiently posed on the Huntington Beach Pier for several shots. Maybe he thought fish would come out of the camera?
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/IMG_1067.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/IMG_1082.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/IMG_1084.jpg

[zanna]

Ha ha, bluevictim! You just never know . . . maybe he'd seen a polariod camera before, or maybe he's just basking in the attention. =) Great shots!

[subterranean]

Boy, don't I look great!

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n86/subterranean_space/IMG_1086.jpg

[kiz_paws]

Petrarch, those beach shots are amazing, such beautiful colours. The one with the little girl in it was my favorite. :)

Niamh --- Ahhhh, a sugar-coated Dublin, to be sure! ;) I really liked that last one; lovely pix. :nod:

Dori -- great work with the closeups!

Logos -- your kitty is adorable, looks like you were being watched very carefully. ;)

Becca, I smiled at your naming the aloe vera plant, cute. ;) It must have been difficult to catch that bubble shot, I liked it! :)

weltanschauung -- your moth pictures are amazing. Loved them! And the 'gargoyle' looked like a doggy treat is in order! Cute. :nod:

Sophia, thanks for sharing those cute baby hawks.... adorable! :)

bluevictim -- I loved the pelican pictures, wish I could get that close to one!

subterranean - lol! :lol:

[bluevictim]

Ha ha, bluevictim! You just never know . . . maybe he'd seen a polariod camera before, or maybe he's just basking in the attention. =) Great shots!Yes, you never know. Maybe I should start walking around with a fake camera that dispenses fish so that all the pelicans in the area will hang out with anyone with a camera. :)


bluevictim -- I loved the pelican pictures, wish I could get that close to one!I'm glad you enjoyed them!

[Idril]

I just got back from a weekend in Vegas with a couple of friends and we were able to sneak away from the glitz and glamour on Sunday to check out the Grand Canyon...

This is us on the tour bus bright and early in the morning...
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1020179-1.jpg

Eagle Point...
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1020223-1.jpg

pretty colors...
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1020292.jpg

There were about 50 million crows at Guano Point, here's just a few ;)...
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1020268-1.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1020280.jpg

And the Colorado River...
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1020273-1.jpg

It was a little windy that day, can you tell?...
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1020298.jpg

And we were able to stop at the Joshua Tree Forest on our way home...

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1020308.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1020311.jpg

[bluevictim]

Great pictures, Idril! It looks like you had a good time down here in the warmer parts of the country. :)

Speaking of joshua trees, here is one next to Uncle Willie's Health Food Store:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/IMG_0898.jpg
and here are some joshua trees at dusk:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/IMG_0904.jpg

[zanna]

Idril and bluevictim -- I love all of your guy's pictures! I get to travel to Death Valley over spring break for a science class, and I'm really excited to see the clean beauty of the desert. =)

Aren't Joshua trees amazing? Did you know they are really a type of lily? And they only branch apart after they've flowered; so if you see a straight stalk, it hasn't flowered yet. =)

[bluevictim]

Sound like a great field trip, zanna! I hope you have fun. I didn't know those facts about Joshua trees; very interesting.

[Niamh]

Was away in England for the weekend to visit friends and we took a trip to three locations in Herefordshire. :)
This is Croft's Castle

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire002.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire003.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire007.jpg

It was a drab day.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire004.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire008.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire010.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire014.jpg

Next stop on the Saturday was Berrington Hall.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire017.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire023.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire039.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire042.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire046.jpg

[Niamh]

After Berrington Hall we went for a Drink in a 16th Century Pub called Live and let Live.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire051.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire052.jpg

On the Sunday we went to Brockhampton Manor.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire067.jpg

The rainy weather we had made this amazing building look quite creepy!
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire068.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire070.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire071.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire077.jpg

Then the sun came out an the house sparkled!
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire081.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire084.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire088.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire091.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire093.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire096.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/worcester%20and%20herefordshire/WorcestershireandHerefordshire094.jpg

[Virgil]

Absolutely gorgeous Niamh. :) What part of England is Herefordshire? (I know I could look it up, but I'm lazing tonight. ;))

[Niamh]

Its in the west midlands bordering Wales. :) (lazy sod! :p )

[kiz_paws]

Idril, very nice pictures. It looks like you girls had a very good time indeed. :)

bluevictim, very nice photos -- I saw joshua trees in California, cannot remember the location, but we were staying in Palm Springs and we took a looooong car ride ...

Niamh, great photos, my favorite was that 16th century pub (was it haunted?) ;)

[higley]

Here are some pictures I took while in China over the past summer:

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s102/higleykid/china/terracotta.png
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s102/higleykid/china/terracotta3.png
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s102/higleykid/china/wall.png
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s102/higleykid/china/wall2.jpg
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s102/higleykid/china/panda2.png
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s102/higleykid/china/panda3.png
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s102/higleykid/china/market.png
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s102/higleykid/china/landscape.png
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s102/higleykid/china/owlcopycopy.png

The pandas were super cute. Got really close to an owl in that last one. ;) Don't worry, there's actually a fence separating us.

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Those terracotta soldiers are amazing. I really would like to see them some day.
Got really close to an owl in that last one. ;) Don't worry, there's actually a fence separating us.Good for you. It looks positively wicked... :lol:

/Claes

[Snowqueen]

Amazing pictures Niamh, it seems you really enjoyed the weekend.:)
I really liked that owl Higley.
:)

[Scheherazade]

Higley> Love the photos! Thanks for posting them. I missed a Terracotta Army show last year in the UK. Will regret it for a long time I think.

And that owl... Would make an excellent avatar! :D

[kiz_paws]

Great photos, higley! I believe my favorite would have to be that owl one -- fantastic shot, higley! :)

[Niamh]

Probably was Kiz! :D

Higley Wow!!!! I am so jealous right now! Good to see you btw!!!

[Dori]

Another decent close-up of mine:

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z252/pmiller_rhodes/DSCF2248.jpg

Drip, drop, drip, drop :D

[Virgil]

Wonderful photos Higley. I love them, especially the owl. May I ask how you got to spend a whole summer in China? Some sort of exchange?

Nice close up Dori.

[higley]

Thanks guys!

Virg, it was indeed an exchange. I, along with two other students, spent two months in Xi'an studying traditional Chinese painting at a college there. It was quite an experience, the first time I'd been in another country and now I've got the traveling bug. ;)

Nice photo Dori!

[Snowqueen]

Nice Picture Dori. :thumbs_up
Here are some signs of Spring.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=401&pictureid=3502

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=401&pictureid=3503

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=401&pictureid=3504

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=401&pictureid=3487

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=401&pictureid=3505

[zanna]

Wow, Snowqueen, I love the picture of the red rose! They are all beautiful, but that is my favorite. =)

[Snowqueen]

Wow, Snowqueen, I love the picture of the red rose! They are all beautiful, but that is my favorite. =)


Thanks Zanna in fact I love photography, wherever I go I always take my camera with me.
So have you posted your pictures on this thread?:)

[Niamh]

I love how the white roses look as if they are coming out of the blackness.

[Virgil]

Nice pictures Snowqueen.

[Snowqueen]

Thanks Niamh and thanks Virgil:)
I am working on close-ups these days ( A difficult job to do).

[zanna]

Snowqueen, I haven't yet, but I do have some I might like to! I'll have to read up on the process; I'm not very good with the more technical things of computers. =/

Isn't there a post -- maybe at the beginning of this thread, or somewhere else on the forums -- that explains how to upload photos? I'm going to look, but if someone knows of a particularly clear explanation, maybe they'd point me in the right direction?

[1n50mn14]

Lovely photos, Snowqueen!!

Everybody should be anticipating my photos on Wednesday... I'm hosting a promotional photoshoot for my bakery, with five models (one of whom is also a photographer), and it's going to be a BEC photoshoot: meaning bubbles, costumes, crazy colors, cupcakes, cookies, zebra print, fuzzy pinkness, neon colors and insanity.

[Chava]

Everybody should be anticipating my photos on Wednesday... I'm hosting a promotional photoshoot for my bakery, with five models (one of whom is also a photographer), and it's going to be a BEC photoshoot: meaning bubbles, costumes, crazy colors, cupcakes, cookies, zebra print, fuzzy pinkness, neon colors and insanity.

Oh sweet! I look forward to seeing it!

[Niamh]

Cant wait becca!

[Snowqueen]

Snowqueen, I haven't yet, but I do have some I might like to! I'll have to read up on the process; I'm not very good with the more technical things of computers.

Well ! I am also not very good at it, I wouldn’t have uploaded my pictures without the help of Claes. :)


Thanks BeccaT and I'll be looking forward. :)

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Isn't there a post -- maybe at the beginning of this thread, or somewhere else on the forums -- that explains how to upload photos?There is indeed just that: Cathycf started a threadful of instructions right here (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17798).Today we also have the option to start albums of our own, something that has been added since then: Go to User CP (to the left of the top of the page menu bar) and click Pictures & albums on the left hand menu you find there.


I'm hosting a promotional photoshoot for my bakery, with five models (one of whom is also a photographer), and it's going to be a BEC photoshoot: meaning bubbles, costumes, crazy colors, cupcakes, cookies, zebra print, fuzzy pinkness, neon colors and insanity.Looking forward to it. :D


Well ! I am also not very good at it, I wouldn’t have uploaded my pictures without the help of Claes. :)But of course you would. It may have taken a bit longer, that's all. :D

/Claes

[1n50mn14]

Hey all, here's a taste of the Photoshoot:

I'll post some more later, but I'm busy editing right now :D

http://img1.purerave.com/4/69/4996969.jpg
The lovely Lora

http://img1.purerave.com/4/67/4996967.gif
Lovely Lora and Jess.

http://img1.purerave.com/4/66/4996966.jpg

http://img1.purerave.com/4/65/4996965.jpg

[Niamh]

So i went into town yesterday to support a dublin band called The Script who were performing live in New York. I also watched some of the parade, but left after a while as i was hungry! We were very early so we stood around down in Christchurch for a while. Heres some pics of my day! (sorry they arent very good!)

People starting to arrive for Parade
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/St%20Patricks%2009/stpatricksday2009001.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/St%20Patricks%2009/stpatricksday2009002.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/St%20Patricks%2009/stpatricksday2009003.jpg

Even St Patrick himself arrived!
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/St%20Patricks%2009/stpatricksday2009005.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/St%20Patricks%2009/stpatricksday2009008.jpg

NBC Today Show in Dublin Castle
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/St%20Patricks%2009/stpatricksday2009010.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/St%20Patricks%2009/stpatricksday2009013.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/St%20Patricks%2009/stpatricksday2009014.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/St%20Patricks%2009/stpatricksday2009015.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/St%20Patricks%2009/stpatricksday2009018.jpg

Some of the Parade (which i couldnt see as i'm short and all the pics were taken by standing on my toes and stretching my arms up!)
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/St%20Patricks%2009/stpatricksday2009026.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/St%20Patricks%2009/stpatricksday2009025.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/St%20Patricks%2009/stpatricksday2009028.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/St%20Patricks%2009/stpatricksday2009029.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/St%20Patricks%2009/stpatricksday2009034.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/St%20Patricks%2009/stpatricksday2009036.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/St%20Patricks%2009/stpatricksday2009037.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/St%20Patricks%2009/stpatricksday2009039.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/St%20Patricks%2009/stpatricksday2009043.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/St%20Patricks%2009/stpatricksday2009044.jpg

[ClaesGefvenberg]

I'll post some more later, but I'm busy editing right now :DLooking forward to it. :thumbs_up Thank's for the samples.

(sorry they arent very good!)I beg to differ. At least I liked them.

Some of the Parade (which i couldnt see as i'm short and all the pics were taken by standing on my toes and stretching my arms up!)Ah, yes... The old stretch your arms to take shots above the crowd trick... :D I use that a lot too, in spite of not being particularly short. It's just something you have to do to get any pictures at all when you're surrounded like that... Unless you are at least 6' tall, that is.

/Claes

[SleepyWitch]

highley, that owl is priceless.
Becca, I love the emo gloves!

[Niamh]

They are great pics Becca!

[Snowqueen]

I'll post some more later, but I'm busy editing right now :D

Very colorful pictures BeccaT, i'll be waiting for more.:)

Hey Niamh it looks like a nice Parade. All most all the people are having good time, except that boy with the Glasses.:D

[ClaesGefvenberg]

I have been idle for too long. Some new pictures:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_2087.jpg
Fighting the snow.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_2085.jpg
Prepared for spring,

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_2082.jpg
Sharp....

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_2080.jpg
...and fluffy

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC01042.jpg
Stable kitten 1

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC01047.jpg
Stable kitten 2

/Claes

[Janine]

Very nice Claes, I like the plants and first signs of spring closeup. I love the two stable kittens.

[Virgil]

What a handsome cat in that last picture. Nice photos Claes. :)

[higley]

Aww kitties, my only weakness!

[ClaesGefvenberg]

I love the two stable kittens.I forgot to mention that the shots of the kittens were taken with my 2 megapixels cell phone cam.

/Claes :)

[Niamh]

You always pay such attention to detail Claes! :thumbs_up

[ClaesGefvenberg]

I snapped a few shots yesterday:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_2096.jpg
Bike spring cleaning. The studded tyres are off, and that makes the commute to work a whole lot nicer.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_2100.jpg
Fluffy stuff...

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_2101.jpg
Just a lot of stone....

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_2116.jpg
Moon shot.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_2120.jpg
Another Moon shot.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_2121.jpg
Spring is gaining momentum.

/Claes

[Janine]

I love those, Claes. I love the first signs of spring. Nice bike! Glad it will be easier and more pleasurable biking to work from now on. I love how you label the next one "fluffy stuff..." and the next one..."Just a lot of stone....". I like them both - the contrast is nice. I love the two moon shots in the daytime. Those are very cool and hard to capture on film. Is the last one a pussy willow-branch? I love spring pussy-willows. I must get a bunch for a vase inside the house.

Fine set of pictures as always!

[Chava]

Nice kit for your bike Claes, Mine just gets tipped upside down on my living room floor, and then gets massacred and put back together. Of course, right now I don't even have a bike. :rolleyes:

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Is the last one a pussy willow-branch? Yep, it is, but I'm not going to take them inside: The missus is probably allergic to them, so that would land me in hot water. ;)


Nice kit for your bike Claes, Mine just gets tipped upside down on my living room floor, and then gets massacred and put back together. Speaking of hot water... :lol: If I did that, I suspect I'm the one who would be massacred. At any rate, my wife would disapprove... Strongly. There will be no massacred bikes on our living room floor, I can assure you. :p

/Claes

[Janine]

Yep, it is, but I'm not going to take them inside: The missus is probably allergic to them, so that would land me in hot water. ;)

Speaking of hot water... :lol: If I did that, I suspect I'm the one who would be massacred. At any rate, my wife would disapprove... Strongly. There will be no massacred bikes on our living room floor, I can assure you. :p

/Claes

:lol: your wife sounds mean! :lol:

[ClaesGefvenberg]

:lol: your wife sounds mean! :lol:Not a bit of it actually, but if you ask me, taking the bike apart in the living room would be... asking for it. :lol:

/Claes

[IJustMadeThatUp]

Hi, I thought I would share with you one of my very favourite pictures that I took at work about halfway through last year. I hope you like it!


http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x185/CMCCLM/P8200767.jpg

[Snowqueen]

Hi, I thought I would share with you one of my very favourite pictures that I took at work about halfway through last year. I hope you like it!

I just love it, they are so cute.

Great pictures Claes, can I have this lovely bike of yours.Just for a ride?:D

[Virgil]

Nice pictures Claes and I like the bike. What's that elongated thing underneath the seat? I don't think I've seen anything on a bike like that before.

[Janine]

Not a bit of it actually, but if you ask me, taking the bike apart in the living room would be... asking for it. :lol:

/Claes

I was just kidding, of course! ;):lol: It does sound like you're a good husband and respectful of her space; I am glad of that fact. I don't think taking bikes appart in living rooms is such a great idea myself! :lol:


IJustMadeThatUp, love those Koala bears - that is the mother and baby? Do you work in a refuge or a zoo? If so it must be great fun. That is an adorable photo.
Welcome to the forum! I see you are new.

[ClaesGefvenberg]

I just love it, they are so cute.Definitely. I wonder if they are as cuddly as the seem to be?


Great pictures Claes, can I have this lovely bike of yours.Just for a ride?:DJust as long as it's there when I need to go to work. :D


What's that elongated thing underneath the seat? I don't think I've seen anything on a bike like that before.I'm not sure if you mean the mud guard?


It does sound like you're a good husband and respectful of her spaceI try to be, Janine, I try to be.

/Claes

[Virgil]

I'm not sure if you mean the mud guard?
/Claes

Oh, that's what that is. Yes. :blush:

[IJustMadeThatUp]

Thanks for the welcome Janine :)

I work at a wildlife park and I take millions of photos while I am supposed to be working ;) I can't help it, they are too funny. And yes, it is a mother (matilda) and her baby (winnie). Winnie is a bit more grown up now, but cuter still.

Claes: They ARE very cuddly and ours love to be held, but they do have very very sharp claws. I've had stitches on my eyelid from a koala claw injury (non-aggressive I don't want to put people off). The most ironic thing was that the koala's name is Stitches :D

I'll dig out some more pics if people want to see them.

[Janine]

Thanks for the welcome Janine :)

I work at a wildlife park and I take millions of photos while I am supposed to be working ;) I can't help it, they are too funny. And yes, it is a mother (matilda) and her baby (winnie). Winnie is a bit more grown up now, but cuter still.

Those are great names for them. The baby is adorable and mom looks so proud.


Claes: They ARE very cuddly and ours love to be held, but they do have very very sharp claws. I've had stitches on my eyelid from a koala claw injury (non-aggressive I don't want to put people off). The most ironic thing was that the koala's name is Stitches :D

I'll dig out some more pics if people want to see them.

Gee, can't they get a manicure/pedicure? That is ironic about the stitches; do be careful. Good it did not get your actual eyeball.

Definitely, please do take more shots and post them for us. I can't wait to see all the animals an Australian wildlife park. It must be such an interesting job.

[Snowqueen]

I took these pictures last month when I was on my way to Islamabad.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=401&pictureid=3724

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[ClaesGefvenberg]

I'll dig out some more pics if people want to see them.Yes, please... :thumbs_up Keep them coming.


I took these pictures last month when I was on my way to Islamabad.Nice. I don't get to see so many pictures from your part of the world. :thumbs_up Keep them coming.

/Claes

[IJustMadeThatUp]

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This is Stitches, the koala that *got* me. Doesn't he look sweet and innocent? Oh and Janine, he did get my eyeball as well, but luckily it didn't need stitches... I went to the doctor's surgery and every doctor in the place filed past to check out my injury. I think it was a bit of a novelty. Also, they need their claws sharp for climbing the trees.. Unless we want to breed ground dwelling koalas?? :)
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This is a cute little kangaroo joey, I had given it some red gum flowers to eat. The wallaby next to it "helped" to eat them after the pic was taken.

Oops, those pictures came out gigantic, does anybody know how I can make them smaller? Or do I have to edit them on photobucket?

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Oops, those pictures came out gigantic, does anybody know how I can make them smaller? Or do I have to edit them on photobucket?You can set Photobucket up to convert your pictures to a certain size as you upload them, but the size you used is just fine with my screen size. And hey: Nice shots. :thumbs_up

/Claes

[IJustMadeThatUp]

Thanks Claes :)

I've just uploaded a whole heap more to my album, you are most welcome to have a look.

[Snowqueen]

Nice. I don't get to see so many pictures from your part of the world. :thumbs_up Keep them coming./Claes

Thanks Claes I definitely will upload more. I am not quite happy with the size of my pictures what should I do to make them appear larger in size?

[IJustMadeThatUp]

Here are some more pics because I am bored!

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These are two of my cats, they seem to be a popular subject!
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This is Akaya contemplating (as much as a koala can, he's probably wondering when his room service is arriving).

[Niamh]

So i went to London yesterday for the day. Although there are so many amanzing places to see, and i would like to go back for a show, London is not somewhere that gave me a "wow! I love this place!" feeling. It was too...dare i even say it...British? and so many people! And the Tube was confusing...
So anyway, will post pics in order of trip...
London Bridge
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Tower of London from London Bridge
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Tower of London
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[Niamh]

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[Niamh]

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And now for the grand finally! The best bit of the whole trip in my opinion!
Shakespeares Globe! This is the reason why i would love to return to london. Just to see a show preformed here. Wouldnt it be amazing to sit in a Theatre that is practically an exact likeness of the original! Thank You Sam Wanamaker!
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[Madhuri]

nice pics, Niamh :) You had a nice trip, it seems.

And I noticed that - Do not feed pigeons....its written in Hindi as well....:D seems like there are too many Indian in London....

[Janine]

Niamh, I loved you pictures! I will look at them more closely tonight. Wow, my dream is to go to London. I think it looked quite interesting myself. Seems as though you saw a lot. Sounds like a fun day.

[Niamh]

nice pics, Niamh :) You had a nice trip, it seems.

And I noticed that - Do not feed pigeons....its written in Hindi as well....:D seems like there are too many Indian in London....

Yeah there were a lot of Indians around...infact there were alot of People!


Niamh, I loved you pictures! I will look at them more closely tonight. Wow, my dream is to go to London. I think it looked quite interesting myself. Seems as though you saw a lot. Sounds like a fun day.

it was very interesting.

[LadyWentworth]

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I love those two that you caught in the picture. It is so funny that you caught both of them looking right at you, whereas most people ignore the ones with the cameras. :)


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:lol: :thumbs_up


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I love this one!



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So how big is this when you see it in person?

Ah, someday I will evetually make my way over there. :) I am still planning on it. :)

[Niamh]

Its big! didnt get to go in though. :(

Thought you might get a kick out of hte henry VIII poster!

[IJustMadeThatUp]

Love the pics Niamh :)
Are you travelling? If you are I am jealous.

[Niamh]

Nah. it was just a day trip. I do travel a lot however.

[Niamh]

Just realised i left out two of my favourite pics! :eek:

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[MissScarlett]

Wow! Those are gorgeous! I've been to London twice, once for a whole week, and another time just overnight. Even though I was there for a week, I didn't see as much as you did, though. I could kick myself now.

I don't think I could live in London - too big - but it's a fascinating city, I think.

I'm hoping my husband and I can go to Italy, especially Florence, this summer, but it's dependent on finances.

Beautiful photos! :)

[Virgil]

Beautiful pictures Niamh. I enjoyed London very much when I was there.

I liked your koala bear IJustMadeThatUp.

[IJustMadeThatUp]

Wow, I love the black and white Niamh. You've just made me add London to the top of my must see list with Japan. Where else have you travelled? Do you already have those pics up? If not, share please! I have a bad case of the travel bug, but it feels as though my feet are stuck in concrete blocks.

Oh and thanks Virgil. I waste so much "Work time" taking pictures... Some have surely got to turn ok... Right?

[Niamh]

Wow, I love the black and white Niamh. You've just made me add London to the top of my must see list with Japan. Where else have you travelled? Do you already have those pics up? If not, share please! I have a bad case of the travel bug, but it feels as though my feet are stuck in concrete blocks.

Oh and thanks Virgil. I waste so much "Work time" taking pictures... Some have surely got to turn ok... Right?

Oh i like to travel. I havent been many places outside of Europe, but i was in your land back in Sept. I have cool piccys of Koalas and Turtles from Turanga Zoo.
Obviously i've been to many places in Ireland. I've been to scotland (Oban, Mallaig, Fort William(and Places around there), Inverness, Greenock, Turriff, Banff, Aberdeen, Tomintoul, Braemar and Edinburgh), England (Worcester, Lincoln, Nottingham, Birmingham, London (and area), Reading, Stratford Upon Avon, Newcastle, Haltwhistle, Bristol and a few other places... names forgotten), Italy (Vantamiglia<sp?>, Milan, Rome, Florence, Brindisi), France (Roscoff, Chartres, Frejus-St Raphel, Cannes, St Tropez) Monacco, Grand Caneria, Belgium (Brussels, Leuven)... think thats it...
Outside Europe I've been to Australia (Sydney, Cairns, Airlie and the Whitsundays) New Zealand (Auckland, Waipu) and Singapore.
Still plenty of places i have to see!
And there are pics of some of these in this thread. :)

[Kafka's Crow]

Nice pictures Niamh, they bring London to life. Excellent stuff.

I have been busy with a new arrival in the family. He needs so much time and attention, I just can't read or post on the internet any more:

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[MissScarlett]

What an adorable little boy! :)

[Virgil]

Nice pictures Niamh, they bring London to life. Excellent stuff.

I have been busy with a new arrival in the family. He needs so much time and attention, I just can't read or post on the internet any more:


Oh my God, he's adorable Kafka. A yellow Lab, just like my dog. Nothing loves life like a puppy. :)

[Niamh]

Sooo Cute!

[Silas Thorne]

Great photos! It seems you've got lots of room for him to run round in too.
I miss my black lab now. I remember when she was a pup and used to nip at my heels when I was a wee kid.

[Kafka's Crow]

Thanks for all the complements. Max IS a real show-stopper. Yes there is a lot of space for him to run. He is already trained to 'sit' and stay 'down' and he is very good at fetching although he is only 14 weeks old. He has never made mess inside the house and waits till morning when I let him out to do his business. I love him to bits. Never thought an animal would change our lives so thoroughly. He has enriched our lives as a family.

[Virgil]

Thanks for all the complements. Max IS a real show-stopper. Yes there is a lot of space for him to run. He is already trained to 'sit' and stay 'down' and he is very good at fetching although he is only 14 weeks old. He has never made mess inside the house and waits till morning when I let him out to do his business. I love him to bits. Never thought an animal would change our lives so thoroughly. He has enriched our lives as a family.
A pet, especially a dog for me, is incredibly enriching to a family. I once had a boss who said that after children a dog completes a family. He sounds like a real smart one and you must be training him very well. :)

Actually Kafka, check out my blog. This entry has a few picturs of my Brandi: http://www.online-literature.com/forums/blog.php?b=7933.

[Kafka's Crow]

A pet, especially a dog for me, is incredibly enriching to a family. I once had a boss who said that after children a dog completes a family. He sounds like a real smart one and you must be training him very well. :)

Actually Kafka, check out my blog. This entry has a few picturs of my Brandi: http://www.online-literature.com/forums/blog.php?b=7933.

Oh, Brandi is so very beautiful. I can't wait till Max grows into a big strong boy. He is absolutely manic. I do hope he grows out of this madness. Thanks for the real heart-warming story of that Australian dog in your link.

[Virgil]

Oh, Brandi is so very beautiful. I can't wait till Max grows into a big strong boy. He is absolutely manic. I do hope he grows out of this madness. Thanks for the real heart-warming story of that Australian dog in your link.

Exercise is the answer for that. A tired puppy is a good puppy. :D Brandi is a great fetcher too and she is incredible at catching things in her mouth that are thrown towards her.

[Janine]

Awww...Kafka Crow, what a darling puppy. Is he a cream or golden lab? I love his baby photos. I take it that in the last one, is him nearly a teenager. He is adorable.

[Kafka's Crow]

Awww...Kafka Crow, what a darling puppy. Is he a cream or golden lab? I love his baby photos. I take it that in the last one, is him nearly a teenager. He is adorable.

Last photo was taken last Saturday. Max was 13 weeks old then! He is a pure-bred 'yellow Labrador Retriever' although his colour scheme looks like milky cappuccino with chocolate sprinkled on top!

Virgil, we have started going for short walks. Fun and games never end. Still he is still awake, looking for more games (it is 0230 BST!)

[*Classic*Charm*]

Kafka, he's ADORABLE!! I spent my weekend with my brother and sister-in-law's new Golden Retriever puppy and her sister (Owned by my sister-in-law's parents). They're both 9 weeks old now : There's nothing so cite as a new puppy when they're still all fuzzy and have the puppy waddle :)

[IJustMadeThatUp]

Kafka, your puppy is beautiful! I love the puppy stage, but they are even more rewarding when they grow up and you have a well trained companion. You can never feel lonely when you have a dog :)

[Janine]

My aunt found these little orphans on Easter day in her garden when going out to church; needless to say she never made church. We went there for the day and a big family dinner. Here are the darling little triplets:

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They are thriving quite nicely now but she has to get up at 2 and 6 in the morning to feed them from an eyedropper. I wish I wanted one; but 'been there, done it' and now we are petless. Still I think these are so darn sweet; all black. And cute they ended up on in an Easter basket.

Some cheery spring daffodils on my aunt's coffee table. Lovely, aren't they?

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[MissScarlett]

It's good to read the kittens are doing well, Janine. They are so sweet! :)

[Virgil]

Ah how cute Janine. Is she keeping them? Maybe you can have one.;)

[Janine]

Ah how cute Janine. Is she keeping them? Maybe you can have one.;)

Hahah...only if they stay kitten age forever!

[grace86]

Hahah...only if the stay kitten age forever!

Awe Janine you should keep one! They're adorable!

[Janine]

Awe Janine you should keep one! They're adorable!

:wave: Hi Grace, I have missed you. Where have you been!

Oh, I would love to, but we have had so our share of pets in the past and now we swear to stay petless....too much upkeep and doctor bills. Do you want one? I will mail one out.;) My aunt said someone she knows wants them when they are older. I think they have a farm; which will be lovely for them to roam.

[Janine]

Sad news....one of the kittens died so my aunt took the other two to a vet; a woman their will nurse them and hopefully those two will survive. Life is very fragile for little ones so young. That is nature, right? Still I feel sort of sad that one is gone.

I raised a baby duckling once and will try to post soon some photos of my adorable 'Mr. Peepers. He was so cute. Hope he's swimming happily on a pond, as we speak.

[Virgil]

So sad Janine. I was about to recommend taking them to a vet when I first saw your post. But what can one do. :(

[IJustMadeThatUp]

Ohhh how upsetting! Orphaned animals are very hard to care for and even with the best care they can still sometimes pass on. I hand reared my two youngest kitties, but they were older than those guys when I got them and therefore easier.
I hope the other two are doing well and that your aunt isn't too upset. None of them would have survived if she hadn't taken them in :)
Will your aunts get updates? I'd like to hear they are doing ok.

[Janine]

So sad Janine. I was about to recommend taking them to a vet when I first saw your post. But what can one do. :(

Virgil, Easter day when she found them, I sort of thought she needed the advice of a vet, but it was a holiday, so what could one do? I didn't think they were kept warm enough or ate the right formula; plain cows milk at the time; later she used non-fat powdered milk. I wondered if they needed a baby formula. Tiny babies and animals don't yet have digestive systems equipped to handle real milk. I am glad she finally took the other two to a vet. Hopefully they can save the other two.

We had this really great vet near us. He would take any type animal, even if it was wild. He was a icon in our area. Everyone knew him and looked up to him; such a sweet and caring man. Once my neighbor and I took a big white goose who lived freely on the lake for years but for some reason befriended me particularly; this was my gardening period and he would follow me around the yard like a dog. I named him Radar (like in Mash) because he would swim all the way the length of the lake as soon as we even ventured out the back door. He must have had that keen of hearing. You could hear him squawking 10 miles away. He was hilarious! Anyway, he got a bad eye infection so we carted him off to our super vet. It is the funniest thing I still have a memory of; sitting in an office holding this truly large white goose in my arms wrapped in a blanket and all the customers were starring with questioning eyes at me and jaws dropped open. I simply said "Yes, it is a goose!". Well, needless to say he made two trips there, had an operation in which they saved his eye and he went back to living on the lake. It didn't end completely happy though and I won't go into that. The point is the vet did save his life. Those vets are sometimes better than people doctors and I am sure by now kinder. I think he did the operation free. So I am hoping the little kittens pull through. Maybe the smallest and weakest one died. Say a prayer for them everyone; the Bible says God knows when a sparrow falls. I love that poignant line from Hamlet about the fall of a sparrow. I think this vet is semi-retired now but he did wonderful things through the years for animals and donated much time to really serve in that way. He is to be greatly commended and he is well loved and appreicated.

[Virgil]

How old do yu think they are Janine? Perhaps the milk was a problem. Tht's funny about the goose. I've never known anyone untl now who hd pet goose. :) (Oh I guess people on a farm have them.)

[Niamh]

Oh Janine! they are so tiny! I'm sorry to hear one of them died...