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New Fids (feathered kids)

cleopatra143 — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:19:36 GMT

Well, Nick and I drove 75 miles today to pick up these little bundles of joy, but it was well worth it. They are so sweet and cuddly and they love to sit on your shoulder while you're at the computer and take showers with you! The green one is a Quaker/Monk Parrot and the yellow one (parakeet) we call Mini-me because he sticks to the Quaker like glue. The Quaker isn't talking yet but we are being extra cautious about what we say around it. :D The lady that had these guys were getting rid of them because they were "really really noisy". The funny part is, they haven't peeped since we brought them home. We decided to name the parakeet Sunshine and the Quaker Clover (because it's green). We don't now for sure what their sex is.

Carniverous Pitcher Plant

cleopatra143 — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:14:40 GMT

So Nick and I went to the nursery yesterday because I love plants, flowers, garden's, etc. Since we've moved into our new house I've been collecting misc plants. This winter Nick promised to build me a raised garden so I can plant food. Anywho, I saw that the nursery had a selection of bug eating, fly chewing, nat swallowing, pitcher plants. Of course, I had to have one. For some reason my neighbor likes to put manure on his lawn so we have lots of flies. Plus, do some reading on these plants, They are so kool! So, here are some piccies I took today. And hey, I know what you are thinking but don't say it! =P

Agave Cactus

Beagle, Cleo

Barrell Cactus

AJ

wipple — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:04:15 GMT

This is cool. My son was born at 9:16am on 9/16/08. Neat. Anyway, here are a few pics from 5 minutes after birth to 12 hours later.
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In order of posting
1. taken within 5 minutes of birth
2. my wife and son after they put that stuff in his eyes
3. The proud papa - me
4. AJ flicking me off
5. Awww. he's holding my finger
6. Side view

Spiders

wipple — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:19:39 GMT

First is a common jumping spider. The little fella kept jumping on ym camera.

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I don't know what this one is.

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Photography

cleopatra143 — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:05:45 GMT

I know we have some great photographer's on here so lets see some of your best. Please give us some background/description also. I'll start!

This photo was taken in Langtry, Texas. Home of hanging judge, Roy Bean. Anyway, I love windmills and cactus. :D

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Interesting pic of my dog

wipple — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:56:05 GMT

Enjoy. Was goofing around at 2am when my dog and wife were asleep and woke up the little fella to get a macro shot of his face. I decided to focus on his eye, shoot off-center, and use it as a wallpaper for my desktop.
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Black Widow #2

cleopatra143 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:28:40 GMT

Well, this is the 2nd one we found. I have to say, she was larger than I thought they got. Also, found a brown recluse but it was dead. The snakes didn't creep me out as much as these little bastids. I officially have the creeps. OMG! I feel something on my back! :crazy:

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Say hello to my little friend

cleopatra143 — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:04:03 GMT

Found this in my yard today...Think it's a western cotton mouth. He didn't have a tail though...I believe it was about 2-3 feet long.

My female hummer

cleopatra143 — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:47:30 GMT

This pretty lady has been visiting me all spring/summer. Isn't she a beauty? :D

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Float wave

jerm — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:09:53 GMT

Here in Utah, we have local parades as we approach the 4th of July and the church I go to entered one. The sphere I was under was the wave on the boat. It's made from 2 large blocks of styrofoam. The general design (of the wave) was mine and I did all of the carving though the person with whom I was working on it with definitely had a lot of input. She and I probably did an equal amount of spray painting. From the time the materials were delivered we had about 2 weeks to get it done. It could have probably been a bit better if not for the crammed time frame.

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Best Friends Forever

cleopatra143 — Sat, 24 May 2008 11:09:57 GMT

Aren't these guys adorable? And cupcake is such a sweetheart! The lovebirds just got done taking a bath together. :D

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For Cleo ... Da Jeep

Tosk — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:50:25 GMT

Well I said I would post Pictures of the jeep ... I just never said when. ;)

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This thing will tow a mountain and with the alt engine power it still gets 24 mpg on cruise

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The Studio

Black Owl — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:41:04 GMT

Okay..., So I've been told if there ain't no pics....,it didn't happen.:P

I've talked a good story here off and on about the Art Studio I'm remodeling. Here's the pics.

Gotta work on that Farmers Tan. (stay off da tractor)

Okaaaay....., I plugged the yellow thing in. Now what?

Yes...,this IS just blatant showing off. I'm male, and slipping near 50. I like my condition!:P

The mind? Well thats another thing. I'm caught in the act of fixing a screw up here.:blush: Notice the wasp sting on center of my back.

Okay, enough of me.:P Now the studio.

It was a seventy year old chicken coop that was falling apart and vermin chewed. Wish I had thought to get earlier pics. The large windows are Lexan plastic. Hugely expensive!

Some more custom butchery.

Outside, I'm installing a water feature. Waterfalls, small streams, and fish ponds. I love landscaping!

A few Misc. shots about the homestead.

"My Little Sacrifice" (too OPEC)

Built in the late 1780's.

Time to hide from the humidity and heat! I'll start again in the evening.:cool:

Thanks fer stopp'n by my little part of the world. Ya'll come back now!:P

Mah new kittah!

cleopatra143 — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 15:23:38 GMT

Got my new princess two days ago from the shelter. She's a beautiful chocolate point Siamese. There were so many sweet babies there but I couldn't have them all. Isn't she a beauty? Her name is Lady Sonja. I couldn't bestow the name Cleo upon her because thats my beagle's name. I'm saving Bast for the Egyptian Mao I'm going to import. She likes to snuggle under the blankets and hide from the dogs. :D

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Took these on the way back from work...

Roadkill — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:31:29 GMT

...at 23:30.

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-And it won't get any darker for a few months.

Look what I found today

cleopatra143 — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:05:09 GMT

Isn't this the most adorable thing? I love spring :D

No eggplant on his head

RabiAkiva — Sun, 25 May 2008 02:54:29 GMT

You thought RabiAkiva was wearing an eggplant on his head? Check out this: the Rabi recently captured.

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Photo's from St. Paul, MN

cleopatra143 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:03:13 GMT

I love MN in the spring :D

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Mammatus

cleopatra143 — Thu, 15 May 2008 08:28:18 GMT

Well, I get home yesterday from College Station and mother nature decided to put on a show. First, a few mammatus clouds. When I saw these, I knew something nice was going to happen. My cam phone is pretty good. :D Once darkness came, the lightning show was beautiful! Although, tornado watching was no fun. :/

My new favorite picture

cleopatra143 — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:27:10 GMT

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The Queens Court

queen val — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:39:45 GMT

these are my angles.:w00t:

Today's Tornado's 03-31-08

cleopatra143 — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:59:07 GMT

I took these pictures today, Monday March 31st around 3pm central before the tornado sirens went off in Burleson. After spotting this I called 911. There was some debate on whether this was just a wall cloud or a tornado but I've never seen wall clouds with rotation like this. The video isn't that great but you might be able to see the rotation.

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Four seasons of Norway

Roadkill — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 23:52:05 GMT

-This is a collection of images(44 to be precise) from winter to fall taken from the same spot. Quite interesting.

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VGl-9JQuN0]Four Seasons[/url] - At YouTube.com

EDIT: I think I'll make this the "official" Norway thread where I'll post all photos and such that I come across. Prepare for nationalism:D!

More random cloud images...

cleopatra143 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:55:15 GMT

Chasing clouds last summer that didn't pan out. C'mon Kansas, you disappoint me!!

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The Black Owl Gang

Black Owl — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 08:31:00 GMT

The Black Owl Gang

Flickr: Sydney Harbour Night Shots

Comedy Dave — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:38:16 GMT

Some night shots I took back in April that I finally put online... :)

Enjoy!

[url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidjohnporter/sets/72157603583715352/[/url]

Baby # 2

strzeszut — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:10:25 GMT

Introducing my baby girl. How is everyone?

Steve

Flickr Photos: New sets

Comedy Dave — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:02:10 GMT

A few sets of photos for your viewing pleasure! :)

Bondi to Bronte Walk

[url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidjohnporter/sets/72157601719002536/[/url]

Trip to Taronga Zoo

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Rocky Mountain National Park

Nuclearcow — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:32:37 GMT

I thought I'd post some photos from Rocky Mountain National Park in Northern Colorado. Hope you enjoy. :)

The 1st two photos are in Estes park, which is at 7522 feet elevation, on the way towards Rocky Mountain National Park. The hotel is the Stanley Hotel, which is the setting for Stephen King's "The Shining". The elk are in the middle of the town. Small town though.

I shrunk the photos down about 90% for easier uploading.

Here's a photo from in the park last winter:

and again in the summer:

(no, I don't know those people)

(above and below are Bear Lake, within the park)

(I really like the photo above)

Surprisingly, I didn't really take any decent ones of the mountains at the edge of the park. There are several 14000+ ft mountains around and I didn't do them justice with the camera. I guess I'll have to go back again. ;)

Grand Teton mountains

Nuclearcow — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:32:30 GMT

I drove up to Yellowstone National Park last week and went through Grand Teton National Park in western Wyoming over by the Idaho border. I took these photos and thought they looked cool enough to share.

Enjoy. :)

Some of My 4x4 Jeep Offroading Pics

cleopatra143 — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:48:11 GMT

Most of these pics are of Nick and my brother Tim in their jeeps. Sometimes I get to drive them but usually I'm behind the camera. (First pic is me in my brothers Jeep) Thought some of you guys might be interested in seeing our antics. :P

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My little cyberspace memorial to my wife's sister.

Tosk — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:43:56 GMT

Annette was 13 years younger than Natasha, this picture was taken the year Natasha and I were married. I believe she was 17 or 18.

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The "warrior years" she served in the U.S. Army transportation division for 4 years. She won sharpshooter rifleman and expert hand grenade badges.
Not a lady to get into a fire fight with ... unless she was on your side.

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Back in California after her discharge. Around 30 here, she had several boyfriends but never found her dream guy ... she never married.

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Poised in a "glamour photo", putting on a couple of pounds at 47. What the hell is wrong with men she is a keeper still. Alas she has less than 2 years to live.
The Matte photo did not scan very well.

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memorial photo
The quality fault is mine ... I should have had it done by a pro ... but used the computer.

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Damn I'm going to miss what's her buns asking Billy Bob if he wants to shoot it or cook it ... I'll admit it, she was a better shot than I am ... but I could out cook her. :D

I hope you find "John Wayne with hair all the way down to his ***" ... as she described her dream man.

She is sorely missed and will be long remembered.

Flickr Photos: Gold Coast

Comedy Dave — Tue, 22 May 2007 08:50:54 GMT

Photos taken of the Gold Coast from the Observation deck of the Q1 tower...

[url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidjohnporter/sets/72157600238967542/detail/[/url]

Enjoy! :)

This Week in Pictures

Locus Coeruleus — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:22:51 GMT

Brought to you by the Telegraph.

[url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/core/Slideshow/slideshowContentFrameFragXL.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/13/weekpix.xml]Check it out yo. There's some good ones in here[/url]

I especially liked the Greek and Kazakhstani ones.

Hockey Photos

Mr. G — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 18:14:52 GMT

Here are some pics of me playing on my high school hockey team. This is actually our last game of the year as they ended up tieing the game and therefore winning the series (they also won the first game). I'm still mad about that . . .

Friday the 13th Tornadic Hail storm in D/FW

cleopatra143 — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:03:53 GMT

I grabbed these on the way home from shopping with my moto phone. Then I took some shots at home with my digital. Unfortunately, I got some minor hail damage on my car. :/ But, so far we've had a really great tornado season. A few weeks ago when I was in fort davis, hill country (Austin area) got a lot of activity. In december I got stuck between two massive fronts and the action was amazing. I followed it from Corpus Christi to DFW (about 5 hours apart). I'll attach those too. Kinda angry with myself for not getting any video of the rotation though, but you really aren't thinking about that when its about to drop on your head! =P

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December

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Flickr Photos - Darling Harbour At Night

Comedy Dave — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 08:00:59 GMT

Another batch for you guys... :)

I really love taking night shots, you can get some great effects.

Hope you like them :)

[url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidjohnporter/sets/72157600055619654/detail/[/url]

Flickr Photos - Cruise ships

Comedy Dave — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 03:01:41 GMT

Here's some snaps from when the QM2 and QE2 visited Sydney Harbor towards the end of February 2007.

[url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidjohnporter/sets/72157600039807317/detail/[/url]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Roadkill — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:14:35 GMT

-Brace yourself, remove sharp objects from your immediate vicinity, and prepare a quick escape route.

Introducing...

Roadkill — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:08:24 GMT

-Say hello to my niece, whom you will eventually submit to...

Here seen practicing her salute

Enjoying some light reading on military tactics

Trying out her throne

Examining her plans of reshaping the surface of the earth into fun animal shapes