Saturday, October 31, 2009

Camera Critters # 82

Camera Critters by Misty Dawn, go here to see who's participating.


Here are some more animals from my Summer Trip to The Wilds in Ohio. You can see the first post here. This is a Banteng the forerunner of today's cows. A very large animal.
This is a Scimitar Oryx, the horns are the shape of the sword.
This is an Eland a very large field grazer.
These are the Asian Rhino in the water.
These are the Bactrian Camel in their shedding phase.
It was a fun trip with a lot of great critters, you can see more critters by visiting the above link.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Sky Watch Season # 4 Episode # 16

Sky Watch Friday this is the place. Please check out the site and link in if you wish to participate. There were a lot of people with beautiful Sky photos last week. You can link in from my side bar or at the start of this post. You can link a 3:00 PM EDT. SWF is run by Klaus, Louise, Wren, Sandy, Sylvia and myself.

I was driving to PA for a golf outing with my brother and nephew and drove into this beautiful sunrise. The sky was ablaze as the Sun crested the horizon.
My brother-in-law, Bro, made another neat capture out his back door during a Texas lightning storm. I think the capture is stunning with his pair tree near the base of the strike.
There are a lot of great sites to visit above to see great skies around the world.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Header Photos - Berries

Mac, Tom, Darla and I have a little contest to show a new theme header each week. Go to the other sites to see their interpretation of Tom's suggestion of Berries. This was a hard one for me because of the season and my first thought that I never captures berries as I take photos. Searching through the archives I came across this shot of ripe cranberries from Triangle Lake in the Fall which I never used. It is good to have a library of photos to share. Let one of us know your interest and we will let you know the next subject change. We plan on doing around 8 PM GMT on Wednesdays. It is a fun challenge.

Here is one from the Spring that I posted before. The cranberry bush is pretty neat.
It is fun to remember your photo trips.

What Is It XXXVIII - Answers

Did you notice the ghost in the first photo just in time for Halloween?
#1 Is ice from a rainstorm and a freeze on my wife's Black Toyota Corolla. The orange is reflection from the trees in the ice. Bro came through again and made a really close guess. I really give him no clues ahead of time regardless of what Bug Lady says. #2 Is my Great Blue Hostas that has been touched by frost. Congrats to Ann for getting the answer. She has her city garden on her post this week.


Hope you had another fun week.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

What Is It XXXVIII

My World post is just below.

What Is It today only has two to guess this week.
#1 Can you tell what this is. You had better put on your thinking cap. #2 The name of this does not jive with the photo. What do you think it is, does that make it harder?
Have fun again this week. I will be away today and will have some photos to explain tomorrow.

Monday, October 26, 2009

My World - Year # 2 - Episode # 3

This is my posting for the My World Meme. It is hosted by Klaus, Sandy, Wren, Louise, Sylvia and myself. Won't you join in, I want to see where you live and thrive. Check out the new layout at the My World site.
R B & W was a manufacturer of nails and bolts in Kent. The plant was in low production and in order to save tax dollars they tore down the office and the plant at the Kent location. Here is what is left of the demolition. It seem to come down a lot faster then it goes up.
There are two main pieces of equipment used in the demolition. The first is the bulldozer.
The second is the excavator, this can be very destructive on a building.
See what's happening in other worlds above.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Today's Flowers # 63

My friend Luiz from Brazil does the Today's Flowers Meme, check it out. Come and join with your flower photos. Sunday at 2 GMT is the post time.

The beauty of this Pink Dahlia was past but the bees were still interested in the flower.
The Bumblebee in the center was accompanied by a Metallic Green Bee.
I name certainly fits with the fluorescent green color.
The Dahlias are now all brown from a freeze and will be putting on no more show this year except through my photos.

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Header Photos - Reflection

My Camera Critters is below.

Mac and Tom and I have started a little contest to show a theme header. Go to the other two sites to see their interpretation of my suggestion of reflections. This Mallard Duck reflection above was one of my favorite. Let one of us know your interest and we will let you know the next subject when we are ready to change.

Here is a lake shot that was a close second. I call it 'Into the Woods'. Take your choice which path you will follow.
I hope you enjoy it.

Camera Critters # 81

Camera Critters by Misty Dawn, go here to see who's participating.

My grandson, Soccer Boy, and I were in a parking lot with a lot of Ringed Billed Gulls. We got them to fly and took this photo as some took wing.
They really are a pretty bird, people feed them in the parking lots.
This one jumped for a short flight and I got him and his shadow.
They do some great maneuvers with those big wings.
Check out all the critters shown above.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Friday Fun Photos - Birds

Friday fun photos showing bird positions.

Birds can get into some fun poses, check out this Blue Jay trying to climb the pole. A Cow Bird on top with a juvenile Cardinal below.
This is a female Red-wing Blackbird taking a powerful stance.
Birds can be fun to watch.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Sky Watch Friday Season # 4 Episode # 15

Sky Watch Friday this is the place. Please check out the site and link in if you wish to participate. There were a lot of people with beautiful Sky photos last week. You can link in from my side bar or at the start of this post. You can link a 2:30 PM EDT. SWF is run by Klaus, Louise, Wren, Sandy, Sylvia and myself.

A final look at Lake Hodgson across the dock with the colors of the trees in full bloom. I am looking at the West shore of the lake.
This is a man made lake and you can see the dam at the North end of the lake. It flows into Breakneck Creek which flows North then West until it reaches the Cuyahoga River as it flows South. The show in the Fall is so beautiful at the lake but the weather is changing and it makes it so hard to fish from a boat.
See a lot of other great skies above.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

What Is It XXXVII - Answers

#1 Was pretty tricky but here is the fawn as it went past my garden. If you now look closely you can see the fawn must have jumped just as I took the photo. You can see the tail of the deer in the right top corner in perfect focus. Now that you know it's a deer I think you can see it with the back legs and butt in the air with the head forward. It was a cloudy day and the camera tried hard to pull in the light. No-one was able to get this tricky one. It was a special capture of the little fawn. This photo would have been deleted before What Is It.
#2 Was tricky in its own way. The green and red were definitely lichen in bloom. The brown is Tamarack Tree (Larch) leaves lying on the ground. The Tamarack drop there leaves every year and are found in the bogs in Ohio. They do look like a pine tree as they grow. We had some great guesses from Ann who said lichen and pine needles (check out her lake post), Gaelyn who knew the lichen was blooming (check out her trip into the canyon and her perm) and Darla who said it was dead leaves (she has blooming in her Florida garden and butterflies). Really neat job by the three of you, a trio of smart ladies.
Here is a photo of the Tamarack Tree in full summer bloom. Click on it to see the detail of the leaves.
Hope you had fun even with the tough first one.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

What Is It XXXVII

My World post is just below.

I think this would be a tough week for me and I took the photos but do your best.

#1 This is really tough and I would have to give anyone special credit on this one. You really need to focus in on this one.
#2 This could be easy or hard. You let me know. There are two elements to guess.
Another chance to have fun with the guesses.

Monday, October 19, 2009

My World - Year # 2 - Episode # 2

This is my posting for the My World Meme. It is hosted by Klaus, Sandy, Wren, Louise and myself. Won't you join in, I want to see where you live and thrive. Go see the new layout at the My World site.

My World is changing as we go into the Fall, look at the refection in my front window to see the Fall trees or in the door to see the bare Ohio Buckeye Tree. This is a lone Maple across the street which is in full color. We had freezing temperatures last night and we may have a short Indian Summer for the next few days.
You can see other people's worlds above.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Today's Flowers # 62

My friend Luiz from Brazil does the Today's Flowers Meme, check it out. Come and join with your flower photos. Sunday at 2 GMT is the post time.

Yesterday was Sweetest Day in the USA and I got the wife a dozen red roses. I thought they were really nice and so did she. They have some Babies Breath in the bouquet.
I really enjoy the look of roses and these ones were really red.
You can see a lot of great flowers at the above site.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Camera Critters # 80

Camera Critters by Misty Dawn, go here to see who's participating.

It was a dismal day with poor light conditions and a light rain had fallen. I look out the window and a mother White Tailed Deer and her two fawns had come into the yard. The mother was eating a Zucchini that has been discarded in the back of the garden area. The two youngsters moved away from the woods and came toward the house. I was in my bedroom window and even though they were nervous they kept coming.
The two fawns were curious because they had never been here in the daylight.
The coats are changing from the reddish summer coat to a brown winter coat. These are nice healthy deer for sure. The bottom of their tail is white hence the name from when they raise the tail.
You can see a lot of neat critters above.

Friday, October 16, 2009

Friday Fun Photos

The fence around my garden is to keep critter out, especially Groundhogs. So why is it I have one climbing the fence to get the leftover tomatoes. Yes, it is on top of the fence. Isn't that amazing? We had more small tomatoes then we could use. Yes he did get up on top and he is a big fellow.
The White Tailed Deer are also getting braver. This mother and her young fawns came all the way up to the house. I will show you more tomorrow.
My friend, Tom of Wiggers World , gave my site his seal of approval. Thanks for the neat gift of approval Tom. I passed the 50,000 hit mark this past Tuesday. I put everyone that commented in that period of time and have chosen two people to get a framed photo from my collection of captures. The winners are Tipper of Blind Pig & the Acorn with the NC Appalachian life and Darla from Florida and here neat garden blooms. I will make them something as soon as they choose what they want framed.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Sky Watch Friday Season # 4 Episode # 14

Sky Watch Friday this is the place. Please check out the site and link in if you wish to participate. There were a lot of people with beautiful Sky photos last week. You can link in from my side bar or at the start of this post. You can link a 2:30 PM EDT. SWF is run by Klaus, Louise, Wren, Sandy, Sylvia and myself.

This is a view from a few weeks back over the soccer fields. It was the last great day for sky shots for a while. There are a lot of shapes in these clouds.
A lone Turkey Vulture circled above looking for something to eat.
This is a look at a Texas sunrise that Bro, my brother-in Law, sent me. He certainly caught a beauty from his patio. He lives in the Austin area.
You can see a lot of great skies above.