*Random Picture Thread*

[dicksbro]

Cute little feller (if snakes can be called "cute"). About three feet long, he spent most of his time hiding in a tree until we left him alone enough to slither away from all the gaping people.

[Oldfart]

Snakes, lovely creatures left well alone.

[PantyFanatic]

PF,

2 metres long is the size of a medium football player.

The bug was maybe 800-900 millimetres ( perhaps 3 feet).
And here I thought it was only about 85 centimeters long. :hair:





;)

[Oldfart]

See, I told you so.

We'll discuss this at PAGAN08.

[Lilith]

Cute little feller (if snakes can be called "cute").


They can never, ever, ever, ever be called cute. *shivers*

[dicksbro]

They can never, ever, ever, ever be called cute. *shivers*

Now you know why it was so anxious to slither away. It spends it's whole day trying to hold down the insect and mouse populations and look at the thanks it gets. :(

[Oldfart]

Lil,

No little Slytherins in your dungeon just pottering around?

[Lilith]

We have too many in the yard for my liking.

[PantyFanatic]

Is it true all clowns have a bag of snakes? :D

[dicksbro]

Usually no more than one per pair of pants. :rolleyes2

[scotzoidman]

We have too many in the yard for my liking.
Lilith patrolling her yard.

[PantyFanatic]

:rofl:


I was looking for a pic of a Medusa clown, but that is better. :D

[Lilith]

That bat works on cocks too.

[dicksbro]

That bat works on cocks too.

YIKES!!

http://bestsmileys.com/animals/3.gif

[PantyFanatic]

:roflmao:














:doorpeek:

[PantyFanatic]

Does it show that much? :confused:


I followed this truck down the road today. :car:

[Lilith]

U IZ A PF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :p

[rabbit]

...I'd like to share a pic of the ship my grandparents came to America on.

[PantyFanatic]

You come from brave stock Rabbit.:thumbs:
I'm not sure my ancestors would have been quick to board a White Star ship berthed in the same dock as the Titanic left from.

[Oldfart]

Interesting, rabbit.

I notice the ship didn't have the dummy fourth smokestack like the Titanic and Britannic.

[dicksbro]

Went for a walk this morning and spotted this unusual scene showing two of my woodland friends.

Nice of them to cooperate with me letting me get their picture. :)

http://bestsmileys.com/camera/4.gif

[Lilith]

Here, both could become dinner :p

[dicksbro]

There were actually two raccoons waddling across the open field area, but this one just happened to be in front of the camera when I got the picture of the doe. Really thought the picture would be blurred, but it came out pretty good. Saw eight deer on my walk and approached one within maybe 30 or 40 feet of her before she bolted back into the woods. Beautiful animals.

Here's the one I was so close to.

[Lilith]

Beautiful pics!

[scotzoidman]

Here, both could become dinner :p
The raccoon I saw this morning was ready to serve...


All I needed was a BIG spatula to scape him up off the street :eew:


Cool pics there, DB...

[Oldfart]

A juvenile Bee-Eater I snapped "on the run".

[dicksbro]

A juvenile Bee-Eater I snapped "on the run".

That's one cute looking little bird, OF! Nice job of capturing a good closeup of it. :thumbs:

[Oldfart]

You'll see the camera this time next week.

[dicksbro]

Saw this cute little feller this morning on my walk. Pretty dark back there on the wooded trail.

[IowaMan]

This was the scene here last night after a little rain shower. Nope, I couldn't find the pot of gold. :mad:

[PantyFanatic]

Me leprechaun has it. :irish: Now I just have to teach him 'sharing'. :gb:

[dicksbro]

Me leprechaun has it. :irish: Now I just have to teach him 'sharing'. :gb:

Tell the wee feller to remember your friends, too. :wish:

[Neige]

Here's a few pics from my life in the past few weeks!

First, one day on the dig, we were out in the evening for a professional photo shoot - and I tell you, they couldn't have planned it for a better day... At the time of that photo, both rainbows were complete and stretching across the sky.

The next two are from Wilderness and I's camping trip from a couple days ago! The first photo is the waterfall near where we were camped. The other photo is of the inside of the cave we went into! Notice the white sand underwater...

[IowaMan]

Something I had never seen in my town before.......... the ice cream truck. I barely was able to get the camera in time to snap a pic before he got past the house.

[Oldfart]

What's the point, he's out of almost everything?

[dicksbro]

IowaMan, did you chase him down and get us all an ice cream cone?

[IowaMan]

Nope, didn't go chasing after him. Not really sure why he was driving around town, it was only in the upper 50's that day. :confused:

[IowaMan]

Here's one I snapped of "Touchdown Jesus" on the Notre Dame campus last weekend.

[Oldfart]

Definitely different.

[blkcat]

one of a few i get

[PantyFanatic]

No, no, BC. I know what color those Ontario squirrels are.

[FlirtWithMe]

Love the squirrel pics :thumb: Random pic from me shows the first snow of the season :yikes: (I never said there was much!)

[scotzoidman]

Love the squirrel pics :thumb: Random pic from me shows the first snow of the season :yikes: (I never said there was much!)
I dunno, that would be enough to cause half the drivers in Gnashville to drive into a ditch.

[FlirtWithMe]

I dunno, that would be enough to cause half the drivers in Gnashville to drive into a ditch.:yikes:

[blkcat]

LMS on a may evening

[dicksbro]

Central Illinois in the early fall ...

[blkcat]

no snow here yet :line:

[osuche]

gorgeous tree ^^^

[scotzoidman]

Number 3...the larch. :huh:

[blkcat]

But a few less leaves later

[dicksbro]

Beautiful color in the tree, blkcat! :thumbs:

[blkcat]

Thanks DB,nopt long now til it's bare

[Oldfart]

It took a moment to realise you weren't flirting with a quote like that. LOL

[dicksbro]

Tried my hand at creating a panorama and I thought it came out pretty nice ...

[FlirtWithMe]

Great pics blkcat and dicksbro :thumb:

[Neige]

I want alpacas! :D

[Navarre]

I want alpacas! :D

Nah, you don't. they spit at you. :rolleyes:

[Neige]

Much less than camels or llamas, though.

[dicksbro]

Three more "Illinois Panoramas." Kind of fun creating them.

[Oldfart]

I want alpacas! :D

Vicious things they are.

Did you know they are used as guard dogs for sheep?

[Oldfart]

DB, what are you using to stitch the pics?

[dicksbro]

DB, what are you using to stitch the pics?
Adobe Photo Shop Elements

[Salacious]

http://www.boomspeed.com/salsmind/nature-COR/2724.jpg

[IowaMan]

Here are some I took today at a park about 15 miles from my house. It was a beautiful and very relaxing afternoon.

Much of this park was flooded back in June but it has bounced back very nicely. :)

[dicksbro]

Pictures are beautiful IM! It does look very relaxing.

[FlirtWithMe]

Great pics everyone, some really beautiful scenery :nod:

I caught dicksbro's panorama bug so here are one or two from me as well as some random pics taken yesterday. The deer pics aren't too great, but I managed to snap a couple before they ran off. There was another baby but it was hiding behind a tree :)

dicksbro, the pictures you've posted recently remind me of the area around where I live, but I'm sure we're not neighbors ;)

[PantyFanatic]

WOW! I see we have a number of good photographers. :thumbs:


TY :)

[Aqua]

http://auggiedawg.com/images/metallicats.jpg

[FlirtWithMe]

:rofl: ^^^^ :rofl: ^^^^ :rofl: ^^^^ :rofl:

Aqua that's brilliant, the more I look at it the funnier the cats get :thumbs:

The first Exit Light Enter Night pic is hilarious :rofl:

Love it :D Great song, too!

[dicksbro]

Those are cute, Aqua! Have you been visiting IowaMan's cat house? :)

[Aqua]

I got that from a friend of mine.

I love the Longcat / Tacgnol pics!

My fave part is the guitar solo cat. I could hear the solo in my head the first time I read through that! :p

[sodaklostsoul]

Cool and funny pics Aqua!!



I was sent this today.........

[PantyFanatic]

Form Booger? ...................... Of Booger? :confused:

[Salacious]

A shot from one of my favorite places to run away to:

After the rain (http://www.boomspeed.com/salsmind/Nature/IMG_0039.JPG)

and is my current desktop background.

[Salacious]

As I walk along Razberry Creek (http://www.boomspeed.com/salsmind/Nature/RazberryCreek039.jpg) I enjoy the feel of the sun on my face and the bubbling and gurgling of the water as it rushes over the rocks.

[dicksbro]

And, the Great Pumpkin rose out of the pumpkin patch on Halloween ...

(A pumpkin patch just a short distance from our little town. Not bright orange Halloween pumpkins, these are used for pie filling and are canned by Libby's here in our town.)

[blkcat]

bent out of shape

[scotzoidman]

bent out of shape
Cheezus, that's scary...

[scotzoidman]

This one's not so much to show off my photog skills (good thing, too), but to show off my latest woodcrafting project. It's a purpose-built corner cabinet for our tv & related items I built to fit exactly in this corner of our den. The project began nearly two years ago, after the demolition of our leaning chimney & install of a wall, patio doors & patio cover in its place. It was built just outside under the carport (the only place I had room to work on such a monster), leading to many complaints from mrs zoid about her lack of space to park her cruiser, & one semi-anonymous letter from the neighborhood assn about the mess on our property :mad: I modified some plans from Norm (New Yankee Workshop) to suit my own needs, & I must confess it's not completely done yet...still need knobs for the doors & some baseboard trim at the base, but it's close enough to finished that I can sit back & bask in the glow for a little while...

[FlirtWithMe]

You built that yourself, Scotz? WOW! I am seriously impressed :faint:

[Aqua]

I could see Lilith enjoying herself as the woman in this picture...

http://www.ameanet.org/images/potd/amea_s5_033.jpg

[themi01]

as a fellow wood worker...... all you that read that the other way shut your face Some day I'll post pics of my walking sticks and fishing lures anyway scotz looks good

[Lilith]

Aqua- that was awesome.

[Aqua]

I immediately thought of you when I saw it. ;)

[Oldfart]

Nah, Lil's stockings sit lower on her thighs.

[scotzoidman]

as a fellow wood worker...... all you that read that the other way shut your face Some day I'll post pics of my walking sticks and fishing lures anyway scotz looks good
NP themi01, I'm not ashamed to say I've spent a goodly portion of my life working my wood :sperm: seriousness aside, I've made many small projects before such as spinners & wooden boxes, but apart from some crude shelf units, this was my first ever major free-standing real furniture project. My contractor/guitar-player buddy has already expressed his admiration for the mitered corners; I say they're all the more amazing in that I've never mitered a corner before in my life!

[PantyFanatic]

:hippy: Lava Lite :hippy:
:wink:





:thumbs: How kool, Zoid. Anybody that can make something out of wood has my highest respect. For me, it's like carving jello with a hammer and chisel.

Now don't you wish you had Norm's "....after we finish here at the micrometer set, central vacuum chip/dust collector system, plainer, (and before going to the flame suppression, static neutralized finishing room) we'll take this to the laser-aligning dovetail joiner and then to the self-centering biscuit cutter to do the next operation......", or is that why it took you more than two days to do your project? ;)

[themi01]

Actually PF all my work and I take pride in this is done the old fashioned way knife and by eye I even sometimes use antique finishes but your right Norms shop is over the top

[themi01]

And wait Zoid you never mitered a corner before ? even by eye ?

[FlirtWithMe]

Some day I'll post pics of my walking sticks and fishing luresI would love to see these if you wouldn't mind sharing. My dad used to make the same when he was alive :nod:

[themi01]

FWM here Ya go

[themi01]

And this

[Lilith]

excellent!

[themi01]

Well Lil thanks for the brain / PC / software tease or test as it were...... and Aqua I thought that it was Lil in the picture....LOL

[FlirtWithMe]

Thanks for sharing, themi01, they're great :thumb:

[scotzoidman]

:hippy: Lava Lite :hippy: I was wondering who would be the 1st to notice that...

or maybe who would be the 1st one rude enough to rag my ass about it

The Lava Lamp was mrs zoid's idea...I got rid of my strobe/black light years ago (& I've been kicking my own ass for it ever since)

And just to prove how things always come around in cycles, #2 son insisted on having one of his own after seeing his mom's....


Now don't you wish you had Norm's "....after we finish here at the micrometer set, central vacuum chip/dust collector system, plainer, (and before going to the flame suppression, static neutralized finishing room) we'll take this to the laser-aligning dovetail joiner and then to the self-centering biscuit cutter to do the next operation......", or is that why it took you more than two days to do your project? ;) EXACT-A-MONDO!!!

Actually, I find the most disturbing thing about NYWS is not that he has all the great expensive tools (can you say product placement?), but how un-naturally CLEAN Norm's shop is...I wouldn't know how to work in an environment where I don't have to watch every step, or worry that my pounding one item on the bench might cause another object to crash to the floor...


And wait Zoid you never mitered a corner before ? even by eye ? Never had a reason to...I've done nearly all kinds of other joinery but as I said, I never did a furniture type project or trimmed out a door/window myself...

But I do know that mitering a corner by eye means you'll be doing it again real soon...

[FlirtWithMe]

How on earth did I miss the Lava Lamp when I first looked? Did you change the pic? I never even noticed it was there! Now of course it's the first thing I see when I look at the pic :rolleyes:

[scotzoidman]

Well, no, I didn't change the pic, but I'll take it as a compliment that my brilliant craftsmanship outshone the 60's kitsch (at least in your eyes)...

[FlirtWithMe]

Well, no, I didn't change the pic, but I'll take it as a compliment that my brilliant craftsmanship outshone the 60's kitsch (at least in your eyes)...:nod: I'm still seriously impressed with the cabinet :thumb:

[FlirtWithMe]

Random pics of a frozen lake and a visitor I spotted in a tree just outside the house. Haven't seen a squirrel in these parts for a couple of years so I was glad to catch it on camera :)

The first squirrel pic is slightly blurry, but I was using the zoom at full stretch (10.7x) with no tripod so in that respect I guess it's not too bad as a snapshot pic. The second squirrel pic is less blurry, again taken with full zoom and no tripod. It was a bloody cold day, too, so I was rushing to get back inside as I was out there with not many clothes on :p

:wave:

[PantyFanatic]

I'm still seriously impressed that you have that lava lamp.:rockon:



(Does that have my initials scratched on the bottom? :confused: )

[PantyFanatic]

Your pics are great FWM :) ..... and the red squirrel with the winter ear tuffs is most interesting to us across the pond. :thanks:

[FlirtWithMe]

Thanks PF :)

[PantyFanatic]

I spotted a new place on the marginal today that recently opened. HAD to circle back to take a pic. I may go back in the daylight to get a better pic. ;)

[Lord Snow]

Wait, how did they get bears to make cabinets? Or are they bears in cabinets? Or are they cabinets with bears on them? And if that's the case are they real bears sitting on the cabinets or are they pictures of bears painted (or otherwise) on the cabinets? And while I'm at it, what do bears have to do with cabinets anyway?

[Oldfart]

I can't bear not knowing, either.

[scotzoidman]

And I wonder if they use Behr wood finishes exclusively?

Just spent the day taking/editing random pics of LOUD.

[PantyFanatic]

Don't try to distract and polarize our members with your grizzly comments. I did make a daytime trip back and at great peril I parked on the edge of the shore way while it wasn't busy and clawed my way over the fence to the marginal to get a pic of the kodiak carpenters. I guess they don't work on Saturday. :shrug:

[Oldfart]

We flew over the Franklin and Gordon Rivers today, where a massive environmental battle was fought with the Government who wanted to dam this significant wilderness area.

The colour in the picture of Sir John falls is true, the water is Coke coloured from all the tannin from the forest.

[dicksbro]

Great pictures, OF!

[Oldfart]

Thanks DB. The camera's a better photographer than I am.

[dicksbro]

Just took a few pictures of some of our spring flowers.

[dicksbro]

... and a few more ...

[dicksbro]

... and the last couple.

[Aqua]

Great pics, db!

[Lord Snow]

I'm starting to think your name is Joe "The Tulip" Todesky with some of those flowers DB.

[Oldfart]

An excellent series DB.

It's the beginning of Autumn (fall) here and the gardens are a little drab.

[Lord Snow]

I would like to make a correction. The name should be Jimmy, not Joe. No clue where Joe came from.

[Neige]

I'm starting to think your name is Joe "The Tulip" Todesky with some of those flowers DB.

I just watched The Whole Nine Yards Thursday :rofl:

[dicksbro]

Thanks a bunch, but the credit really goes to Mother Nature and my wife. The former for the beauty she gave to flowers and the latter for planting them and nuturing them. :boink:

[Pita]

DB your flower pics are great! I just started getting into photography and nature is the best. Here are few from my latest album titles, "Oh for the love of Pink"

[PantyFanatic]

Super start. :thumbs:

Can't wait to see ALL the silky things you'll be able to show us. :brows:

[Neige]

I love the peach tree pic, TinglingTess!

[Lilith]

Pretty Camelias too!

[Oldfart]

M says they're lovely Sassanqua (sp?) Camellias.

[dicksbro]

Tess, I can see the headlines now ... "We're in the pink as a lovely lady takes pictures of lovely flowers!" http://msnheaven.sitesled.com/_RefFiles/CoolMSN44.gif

[Pita]

Thanks everyone it is fun taking pics with my pink camera :D

Here are a few pics of the wisteria that is growing wild all over our section of the world. The stuff truly grows like a weed and smells amazing when it first blooms. These pictures come from outside our apartment building, and the ones on the pergola are from the botanical gardens where it covers the entire top in the most amazing display.

[Neige]

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Neige]

Well, the flowers outside here are pretty much limited to crocuses and daffodils so far... But I have pretty ones growing inside!

This is the first time this plant has four blooms at once for me. The two top ones are yesterday's blooms, and they're fading fast, but the bottom ones are today's. The flowers only really last a day. But for that one day, they are GORGEOUS!

[Oldfart]

I'm not used to seeing Hibiscus as a bonsai.

Lovely flowers.

[dicksbro]

More great pictures, Tess.

Attached is one of a hawk soaring over my wife and I when we went for a drive last week. Normally, when I try to get a picture of a bird in flight, it blurs terribly. This time, it actually didn't come out too bad ...

[dicksbro]

Here's a view from one of the places I like to go walking. That's the Mackinaw River just southeast of where I live. It's actually down about two or three feet from where it was earlier this spring. The bluff I'm on is about 40' higher than the river, so it's a pretty good drop down.

[Oldfart]

Lovely and green.

[Lord Snow]

Looks like good fishing.

[dicksbro]

Here's another little bird I got to meet on today's walk ...

[Oldfart]

That looks like what we call a sparrow.

[dicksbro]

Here's our lovely visitor laying on the eggs she laid yesterday.

The first two show how effective her coloring is in helping her to hide. The third picture outlines her in red so she's easier to see.

[Neige]

Exciting!!! Do you know how many eggs she has?

[dicksbro]

No we don't. We heard her when she was laying but didn't try to see until afterwards and she was sitting on the eggs then. I'm anxious for when they hatch to see how many. The mama duck seems so serene on her nest.

[Lord Snow]

That's not serenity, that's relief of knowing she doesn't have to crap out another egg.

[Neige]

My dad sent me a picture this morning of a mama duck with 12(!) ducklings following her across our backyard! Unfortunately, while my dad's an awesome photographer with a 35mm camera, digital cameras he isn't so talented at (which isn't helped by the fact that his digital camera is not very good!), so you'll have to imagine the pic! :D

Hopefully dicksbro will get us some good pics of cute ducklings soon!

[PantyFanatic]

...Unfortunately, while my dad's an awesome photographer with a 35mm camera, digital cameras he isn't so talented at ....
... yet! ;)

[Oldfart]

his digital camera is not very good!

The sooner he is into a digital SLR, the better.

[dicksbro]

Exciting!!! Do you know how many eggs she has?
Our lady duck was off her nest early this morning and I got a peek (from a distance) at the eggs. Appears like there are 13 in the nest.

If they all hatch, she's going to be one busy mama! Whew!

[Pita]

Here are a some that I recently shot at the botanical gardens. I love it out there!

[Oldfart]

The Fan Palm looks just like home.

[dicksbro]

Nice pictures, Tess. Mrs.and I are thinking one of these days, soon, we'll have to visit Peoria's botanical gardens and the Peoria zoo with its multi-million (25 if I recall right) dollar African exhibits! When we get out there, we'll try to snap some pictures to share.

[Oldfart]

We've all seen the cartoon scene of the railway "see-saw" trolleys, but I snapped this just out of Melbourne. It's logical, but looks strange (unless you're Venetian).

[Oldfart]

Pretty in Black.

The textures and light effects are amazing.

[dicksbro]

Loved all three pictures, OF. That handcar was need and the photo of the blackbird was really good. Amazing you got a clear enough picture to allow zooming in on the feathers. :thumbs:

[Oldfart]

We call them crows (different head shape to your crows), and it was feeding on my brother's back lawn, less than 10 metres.

[jseal]

The inset pic strongly suggests a reptilian ancestry.

[Oldfart]

Scientists have found evidence of feather anchorage points on a number of therapod bones, so perhaps. Many call birds the dinosaurs amongst us.

[PantyFanatic]

We've all seen the cartoon scene of the railway "see-saw" trolleys, but I snapped this just out of Melbourne. It's logical, but looks strange (unless you're Venetian).
Brilliant simplicity!:thumbs: ......... But, I don't like the break system. If that accelerator were dropped toward the lead the very sudden stop would also look like a cartoon.:yikes: Perhaps a slot guide at the top of the deck? :shrug:

[Lord Snow]

From everything I've ever been told of dinosaurs it more or less depended on the situation that some of the dinosaurs were in to determine what they evolved into. I believe there was an episode of Bill Nye the Science guy where he stated that both the cow and dolphin have a common ancestor if you follow their gene sequences back far enough. Then you have alligators/crocodiles which haven't changed according to scientists for something like 1,000 years (could be wrong on this just going from memory). I believe sharks also fall into a similar category as your larger lizards.

[dicksbro]

Today my wife had us drive over to Robert Allerton Park southwest of Champaign, Illionis. The park is a 5,000 acre estate donated to the University of Illinois by Robert Allerton. Includes his 50 room mansion, gardens, statuary, forest trails and wonderful farmland that the UofI Ag Department takes care of.

The peonies were in bloom and Allerton has a wonderful flower garden. Attacted are just five pictures of the flowers out of the dozens of varieties they have.

Part of our continuing to celebrate our 50th "Meeting Anniversary" (yesterday). :)

[Oldfart]

M loved them too. Can she have permission to paint them, intellectual property rights and copyright and such?

[dicksbro]

I'd feel honored if she would. When she's done, take a picture and post for us if that's okay with her.

M would have loved Allerton and seeing the thousands upon thousands of flowers in bloom, not to mention the hundreds of other non floral subjects worth painting.

[dicksbro]

Got a nice picture of a "red-wing blackbird" this morning when I went for a walk. Those red shoulder feathers are quite striking. This feller was nice enough to pose for me. :)

[Oldfart]

He was co-operative, wasn't he.

[PantyFanatic]

Something I saw today.
It advances three wires 3.375" (8.57cm) distance in a 105 millisecond window, holds it for cutting and advances again. :)

[PantyFanatic]

And it works. :D

[dicksbro]

Something I saw today.
It advances three wires 3.375" (8.57cm) distance in a 105 millisecond window, holds it for cutting and advances again. :)
Wow! Just what I was looking for! :nana:

And here, I was thinking I'd like a new car. :shrug:





JK :)

[PantyFanatic]

:nod:
And it does it 145 times each minute.

[PantyFanatic]

Next month I will document my visit to Mecca. http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Happy/happy-cheerleader-130.gif

:nod:

[Oldfart]

So when you get into a fight, you can add some Haji Bargy?

[dicksbro]

Here's just a very few pictures from our delayed anniversary get-away trip to Robert Allerton Park southwest of Champaign, Illinois. We spent two nights at the guest house (a seven bedroom home) and were there from 6-29 until 7-1. Had a great time. We love Allerton Park, a 5,000 acre estate donated to the University of Illinois.

The first picture is of the Allerton's 50-room mansion taken across from his private lake; next is the guest house we stayed at. Third is a picture of a den with the painting of Robert Allerton (age 24) on the wall. Fourth is one of the many beautiful flowers growing on the grounds and the fifth is of the Allerton's stable.

[dicksbro]

Here's a few more from Allerton Park that I hope you'll enjoy.

First, another beautiful flower; then, the statue of the "Sun Singer" which measures 35-40' from the bottom of the base it rests on; and, a vase of flowers that one of the Allerton directors gave us for our anniversary. Over that past couple of years we've made good friends with her and she was thoughtful enough to do that. :)

We took between 300 and 400 pictures, so these few give only a small idea of the beauty of this estate. This could be a potential PAGAN site some day. ;)

[PantyFanatic]

5473 is one weird looking flower. Do you know what it is?

[dicksbro]

I was hoping you could tell me. :shrug:

It is kind of neat, though, isn't it? :)

[PantyFanatic]

Yep, yep! Very unique ................... (to me)

[Neige]

Oh darn I was hoping you'd know... I have some in my garden but they are purple, and I don't know what they are (not me that planted them)!

[PantyFanatic]

There's a Pixie among us that might know. If we can get her attention, our certified 'Master Gardener' could probably tell us.

http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-talk005.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org)
Oh Mae!

[Lilith]

I think it is bee balm http://www.google.com/images?q=bee%20balm&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&oe=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi

[Neige]

Yes I think you are right!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[Lilith]

It's also a wild herb bergamot. That is what is in Earl Grey tea I believe. I used to have it in my herb garden.

[dicksbro]

I think you hit the nail on the head, Lil! Thanks. I've had more people ask and I didn't have a clue.

:)

[Oldfart]

That is what is in Earl Grey tea I believe.

The bergamot in Earl Grey is a citrus, this is the other one.

[Lilith]

ahhhh. Well it smells heavenly.

[Noah]

I love this pic, i took it yesterday.

My breeding pair of angels and their fry

A family portrait
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/3ft%20fish%20tank/Angels8thJuly2010.jpg

[Oldfart]

Do you have to isolate the fry?

Will daddy or mummy get hungry?

[Noah]

If they are good mummy and daddy angels they look after the fry....this will be the 1st time so far that they havent got hungry

[Lord Snow]

I had one angel fish that would lay eggs, but no male for her to mate with. My mom and I got her when she was very small, but once she got full size my mom had to get rid of her. She became aggressive to the other smaller fish. I think she got like 10-15 dollars for her. Original price was like 1.50.

[Neige]

Great pic Noah!!! Makes me want to keep some...

[scotzoidman]

Yeh, I recall that angels can be great caregivers when their natural instincts take over, but sort of rare in captivity. Yours seem to have gotten past the hard part by not eating the eggs, so should do well. How long before the fry are ready to go solo?

Livebearers like guppies & mollies, OTOH, have no maternal instincts at all, & will gobble up babies like popcorn, if they can't hide first.

[Noah]

Lord Snow...people often forget that angels are cichlids, and pretty well all cichlids are territorial and aggressive to some degree. Angel will eat anything small enough to go into their mouths, housing them with smaller fish is not so bad when they are small but when they mature, not a good idea :)

Neige....they are an awesome fish...very much have character.

Scotz....yep, as they gain experience with spawning they tend to get it right eventually. My pair above though, not really their fault, this is the 1st time they have been in a tank on their own, so they are a lot more relaxed. Spawning successfully in a community tank just isnt going to happen.

Most livebearers are fry eaters definately *L* Endler Livebearers though do not eat their fry, they just plain ignore them once they are born.

[Lord Snow]

Yeah, I did a lot of research on my Oscar. He was cool. I fed him live gold fish. I didn't do a whole lot of reading up on my angel though. She was fun to have though. I could stand at one end of the tank with her on the other end and call and she would swim right over.

[dicksbro]

Terrific picture, Noah. Mommy and daddy look like a couple of proud parents. :)

[PantyFanatic]

I know it's not a Holden but I think I happened past Sharni's next car. Notice the name on the vanity plate too. :D

[Oldfart]

It must have been the samples, the semi's due on Friday.