for some reason i always assumed paisley to be an english thing and i have just realised how silly that was.
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for some reason i always assumed paisley to be an english thing and i have just realised how silly that was.
Queen, such designs are called Arabic designs here.
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I still don't have down the new means of posting an image directly to here...I'll keep working on in...but in the mean time here are a few shots of fall on the eastern cost of the USA
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hope you can view and enjoy them!
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Beautiful shots!Quote:
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Thanks Tony and here is one wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!
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Thanks for sharing.Quote:
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Looks like you're trees are offering some nice colors.
There's a couple of Ash trees in my yard that are displaying some nice color.
Happy Thanksgiving
Tony and Kittypaws your photos are truly amazing. Thanks for sharing!
I took this picture early this year during my visit to a nearby town. When I asked his name he replied ‘I’m puperman’ he actually wanted to say Superman. Cute kid!
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Some burnt food which I actually managed to eat (thanks to some quince preserve) and snow.
He is cute owing to his bad hair day.Quote:
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I wish you could send some snow my way.Quote:
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Right now (Sunday morning) it is a balmy 60 deg F, although there is a strong cold front on the way tonight.
Be careful what you wish for....you may just get it!Quote:
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Ha! thanks and it looks like we just might get some on Chrsitmas if the forecast holds up, though it will likely be a dusting only.Quote:
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After having the niece and nephew watch Forbidden Planet, Uncle Gilliatt had them work on drawing and painting skills during their weekend visit....
Niece working on a Screetch Owl using the Audubon Society field guide as a reference:
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Both busy with the watercolors.
I had to cringe a few times when I caught them using a scrubbing motion with the sable hair brushes:
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It is always nice to have family around at this time of year.....isn't that what it is all about?
Keep prodding them as they seem like they enjoy being artist.
Here is to a very Merry, Peaceful Christmas Gilliatt!
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Good choice--Forbidden Planet is one of those movies that even kids who don't think they'll like old movies like.
I have to say, that warping effect you used to hide their faces in the picture is kind of creepy, because it looks exactly like what happens in photographs of people who've been cursed in The Ring.
It's good to see the kids are getting some training from their genius uncle.Quote:
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My elder niece is a little artist. she is only 5 years old but very fond of making cards. She had sent me this a few months ago and I scanned it immediately.
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Thanks so much and I wish the same for you.Quote:
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Looks like the Shepherd enjoys the snow, I see some on the muzzle.
I'm still keeping the fingers crossed for some rain and snow.
Agreed, that turned out kind of weird. Their mom and dad probably wouldn't mind their faces being shown given their involvemnet with that infernal facebook and tweeter business, but since I didn't ask, I took decided to warp.Quote:
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Wonderful! I like he dresses on the hangers too.Quote:
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A few pics of our second White Christmas in three years taken the day after.
The 2012 Halloween "Mozartgeist" waiting for New Year's celebration.
His original Halloween pumpkin head has deflated down to a rotted blob no longer visible.
The second head is waiting to be installed just prior to the New Years eve auto de fe.
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A shot down the creek
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Icicle on the green house gutter
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I think I'd prefer a far less white Christmas at the moment.
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Gilliatt, OrphanPip great pictures, keep them coming.
Hehe, puts my paltry couple of inches to shame. "Damn Texans, look at 'em get'n all excited about a little snow"Quote:
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Nice!
Thanks for this nice little comment.Quote:
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We have a mutual love of flowers, Snowqueen, but you get to be around them more. Your pics are beautiful, as usual, and I love your little niece's drawing! Such a bee-yu-ti-ful dress!
Great pics, kittypaws and Gilliatt! I envy your wilderness abode, Gilliatt. I may live only a few miles down the road, but it's miles and miles of roads and cement in every direction.
Thanks for appreciating Qimi. I think I should have learnt some drawing skills from my niece.Quote:
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Beautiful!
I like the water drops theme.
The clarity of the rose is stunning, I want to reach through the screen and shove my nose in it!
Thanks
Thanks Gilliatt, I took these photos on a rainy day. We have been experiencing cold and wet weather for the past couple of weeks or so. I’m glad you like them.
The Gurgles said goodbye to 2012 this past weekend in the usual fashion.
Usual fashion translates to guns, beer, explosives, vodka and fire, culminating in “Mozartgeist’s” auto de fe.
So long 2012, you’re gonna burn
Arthur Brown:
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Exploding pumpkin
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It looks like a good time was had by all. :D
Great pictures Gilliatt! Seems like you have been shooting, I hope the cows and chickens didn't get into your way.
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We had a great time and..well, admittedly not quite as wild as the picture I may have painted with my words. I didn't stray beyond beer. My brother enjoys the Vodka.Quote:
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No worries about the livestock getting in the line of fire, we always post a spotter next to the person shooting keeping an eye out for safety.
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Some pictures of the native birds that I’ve taken in the past on different locations.
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Andaman Drongo. I found it wandering outside our house.
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Little dove. It’s a daily visitor.
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Egret and I think the other bird is great cormorant, but I’m not so sure.
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This bird is called Chakor and it is quite common around here. It belongs to the family of partridge.
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Wonderful images Snowqueen.
The Dove looks very much like our Mouning Doves.
My favorite is the Chakor. How were you able to get so close?
and of course the noisy Peacock haha...is this the one that loiters around your home?
I think it’s called Laughing dove. lol
Here is the link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughing_Dove
Yes, you are right it’s the same old noisy peacock.
Chakor is extremely shy bird, but somehow I did manage to take that shot. Thanks.
I found this recent picture of the missus among the Bigfoot conference photos .
She is standing in front of Richard Serra's steel sculpture titled "Vortex".
It is a permanent feature in the landscape outside the Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth Texas.
The acoustics inside the sculpture are amazing.
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A video of a little boy and a ball inside the sculpture.
Listen for the echoes.
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Green River in Chicago 😊
Great picture, Gilliatt. Do say hi to your missus for me.
I can’t seem to follow your link as I have no access to youtube.
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Some recent pics taken with my new camera. It is a birthday gift from my parents.
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I loved Tommy Lee Jones' line in The Fugitive: "If they can dye it green for St. Patrick's Day, why can't they dye it blue the rest of the year?" So true. I do love the green, though.Quote:
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So, I am really loving Instagram lately.
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Snow, leaves, the beach, and diamond rings. You'll meet your husband between fall and winter at Lake Michigan. :yesnod: