P for ... Photography!

[CrackerJax]

Hi folks,

This will be a thread for ppl to post up some of their favorite pictures TAKEN BY THEMSELVES. It doesn't have o be a Pulitzer, just a favorite of yours. It can be about ANYTHING ... no bud porn ... there is already a very nice thread for that ...

The only rule being nothing bigger than 800X600 ... k? If you don't have software to do that for you, I suggest downloading IRFANVIEW ... which is a dynamite program and 100% free.

Okay, so let's get started.

I will post one of my fav's and post one I just happened to snap early this morning!

Here is this mornings pic....

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27173&d=1273077041

and here is one of my fav's...

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27174&d=1273077064

[CrackerJax]

Here is tonight's sunset .... enjoy!!

Man, I must be too stoned... I can't remember how to blow it up!! LoL !!


http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27304&d=1273205600

[MrsMcGreggor]

Here ya go,
blew it up for you
CUZ
it really is pretty.


http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e88/dbunnys/photo.jpg


:DA Bunny:BTW
what kind of cam are you useing
and what setting
GREAT SHOTS ya are taking here

[CrackerJax]

Thanks so much!!!

I owe you about ...... three fitty!

[rob146]

CJ how about one of your shots of the shuttle launch

[TetraHyC]

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo176/tetrapix/DSCF0019-3.jpg

Mr. Moth
http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo176/tetrapix/DSCF0055.jpg

[CrackerJax]

I will try and find one or two.... I'll post them a bit later! C'mon rob...you must have a pic or two!! Let's see what you have!

Edit: Tetra...that's an amazing insect shot..... nice macro shot!!

[TetraHyC]

2min exposure, cig pak for a tripod.

Moon and Venus.
http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo176/tetrapix/DSCF5013-2.jpg

The Devils.
http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo176/tetrapix/DSCF0005-17.jpg

[theloadeddragon]

thought I already scribed to this.....

[rob146]

random shots .......................Rasta

[CrackerJax]

Great pics all, ... CIG PACK FOR A TRIPOD ...FTW!! :smile:

Caladium Cat Rob !! What's with the XXX's on the VooDoo queen's grave?


A couple of things.....

1.) Let's try and not reply with quotes on picture, so we don't get a bunch of duplicates.... just a suggestion, NOT A RULE!! :twocents:

2.) Look back at my last pic and see if you can find : A Shark eating a Grouper, followed by a Pufferfish. Or am I too stoned again.....weed_4u

[rob146]

voodoo stuff, there is crap scribbled and used tampons left to seal curses, strange , the three x's are like tapping the crypt three times and making a wish

[CrackerJax]

Oh.... no matter how modern we like to see ourselves.... the superstition always bleeds through... LoL!

[TetraHyC]

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo176/tetrapix/DSCF5006-16.jpg

Took this yesterday morning.

[CrackerJax]

That's pretty sweet! Tell me, what is the white odd shaped building across the shore from where you snapped this?

[Desert Woman]

could it be the Marshmallow Man from the Ghost Buster's?


That's pretty sweet! Tell me, what is the white odd shaped building across the shore from where you snapped this?

[CrackerJax]

could it be the Marshmallow Man from the Ghost Buster's?

I was thinking Pillsbury's dough boy ... but then again... I'm hungry right now....

[TetraHyC]

could it be the Marshmallow Man from the Ghost Buster's?


I was thinking Pillsbury's dough boy ... but then again... I'm hungry right now....

Good ones.

It's a solar observatory.
Don't need a very big scope for watching our local Star.

[Desert Woman]

you been there yet?


Good ones.

It's a solar observatory.
Don't need a very big scope for watching our local Star.

[CrackerJax]

I did think it was that, but being down by the lake threw me a bit.

[Desert Woman]

i figured it was something like that. i was just funnin with ya..


I did think it was that, but being down by the lake threw me a bit.

[CrackerJax]

i figured it was something like that. i was just funnin with ya..

Oh sure.... hey ur not fooling anyone... you thought it was a marshmallow man!!! LoL !!

[Desert Woman]

lol

[Katatawnic]

I've always loved the first one simply because I got a truly candid shot of my hubby in San Luis Obispo. It's been my desktop wallpaper off and on the last several years.

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27412&d=1273533929



These are shots I took of my friend and former drummer, after one of our gigs... his wife loved them! :ha ha ha ha:

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27420&d=1273534001

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27419&d=1273533999

[CrackerJax]

Nice pics Kat!!! Yes the first one a winner.....

Here's a simple weed..... always some beauty in them.

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27423&d=1273541103
(http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27423&d=1273541103)

[Katatawnic]

Some of the most beautiful flowers come from weeds. :love-weed:

Believe it or not, I actually used to go on hikes! :ha ha ha ha: Here's my foot... don't look down! bonk

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27429&d=1273572168




And... who can resist this face?

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27428&d=1273572165



EDIT: I had a big "OOPS!" moment when organizing photos last evening (thanks for the motivation, CJ!)... That Forest Falls shot was from 1997, not 2007. My hiking days ended before 2000 did.

[CrackerJax]

Hiking in the Winter... what could be better. I have fond memories of hiking in the Adirondacks with my Dog when I was in my teens...

Here's a Cactus of mine in flower....


http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27458&d=1273626786

[CrackerJax]

Here is a pic I just snapped an hour ago.... some of my Asiatic lilies coming into bloom..... Enjoy!!

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27474&d=1273677985

[Delaware Bob]

27496

[Delaware Bob]

Sunrise in the Sierra

27497

[Delaware Bob]

Hmmmm

Queen's pawn or Knight for first move?

[Delaware Bob]

The trout are gigantic and the water is pure.

[theloadeddragon]

The trout are gigantic and the water is pure.

hehe... thats my back yard ;)

[Delaware Bob]

You must be living in a tent, 'cause the only other thing living up there are bears. Big bears.

[Ganja Goblin]

King's Knight... followed by the queen's pawn.

Very strong white opening, probably the strongest if attempting to play a pawn storm. It's actually my favourite opening and will beat most people below a certain rating.

[Your Grandfather]

Excellent opening moves.

I generally do Q's P4 and then Kings knight, followed by Bishop. FWIW

[CrackerJax]

Here is a pic I snapped just this morning ... enjoy!!

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27558&d=1273924564

[rob146]

nice dixie haze with the horse in the background

[Desert Woman]

beautiful! thanks for sharing. i like the eerie feel of the fog. we don't get that here. it looks so quiet..

[CrackerJax]

Yes, very very quiet .... perhaps some Cardinals .... they are early risers as well.....first ones up, and last ones to bed.

[TetraHyC]

Yes, very very quiet .... perhaps some Cardinals .... they are early risers as well.....first ones up, and last ones to bed.

Round here it's the Robins, I bird.

[TetraHyC]

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo176/tetrapix/DSCF5078-2.jpg

[weezer]

Nice pics guys

I think i would have to go with the robin as the early risers
They are the last ones i hear and see at night too..
Cardinals got that piercing whistle during the day
Really do like when the birds come back in spring

Keep the pictures coming guys/gals

[Desert Woman]

i can see those from my front window!


http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo176/tetrapix/DSCF5078-2.jpg

[TetraHyC]

Couple more, place looks like Mars in the summer.

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo176/tetrapix/DSCF5075-2.jpg
http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo176/tetrapix/DSCF5076-3.jpg
http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo176/tetrapix/DSCF5077-3.jpg

[CrackerJax]

Wow, that landscape (sandscape) looks so different to me..... beautiful stuff!!

[rob146]

anyone been through utah , the devils back bone towards wyoming is something to see wish i had pictures to share

[CrackerJax]

No I haven't rob... I have only seen pictures which I am sure do not do it any justice!

Here is yesterdays sunset.... and a wildflower pic I snapped 15 minutes ago... enjoy!!

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27855&d=1274487857

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27856&d=1274487884

[Crosscut]

these are lady slipper orchids.one of my favorite.

[CrackerJax]

Very nice...love the orchids... I'll throw up a few of mine later...but first...the Spidey!

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27891&d=1274622314

[TetraHyC]

Think he sent some snow my way.:neutral:
Was going to go to DW's .

Late May, So Cali,lol.
http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo176/tetrapix/DSCF5003-22.jpg

Got your swim trunks ??
http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo176/tetrapix/DSCF5004-17.jpg

Weather forcast said, no accumulation huh

[Desert Woman]

you could pick my jaw off the floor huh :porn:and land a plane on my lower lip..

thanks alot weez ninja_2 lol!

[CrackerJax]

That is so wild!!!! Mother nature...always has a trick up her sleeve eh?

[Desert Woman]

Think he sent some snow my way.:neutral:
Was going to go to DW's .

Late May, So Cali,lol.

Weather forcast said, no accumulation huh
:rollseyes:

[weezer]

Looks like we are on the right side of the coin this year
We sure did short end of the stick last year
Our winter was not real bad had a couple little periods of snow and cold ,still got about10-12 feet of snow but we got it all in storms and squalls and it melted in between a couple times..
We had more hot and sunny days in the first week of apil than all lastt summer
we wore shorts and t shirts instead of winter coats and rain boots at Easter it was 90*

Little cooler than they said it was to be here today its only like low 70s was to be mid 80s
Is to about 90* tomorrow with humidity...

If it could be like today for rest of summer it would be great low mid 70s and bright sunshine

That really does suck though tet

How hot is it in the desert??

[Desert Woman]

That really does suck though tet

How hot is it in the desert??[/QUOTE]

55 degrees and partly cloudy..

[weezer]

you could pick my jaw off the floor huh :porn:and land a plane on my lower lip..

thanks alot weez ninja_2 lol!
iam good with it
it was not me scraping ice and snow off wind shield


That really does suck though tet

How hot is it in the desert??

55 degrees and partly cloudy..[/QUOTE]

That sucks too but i can laugh,because its not snowing,and there is sun
You must be thinkin it is winter??
Bet the wind isssssssssssssssssssssssssss NOT blowing

[Desert Woman]

iam good with it
it was not me scraping ice and snow off wind shield



55 degrees and partly cloudy..

That sucks too but i can laugh,because its not snowing,and there is sun
You must be thinkin it is winter??
Bet the wind isssssssssssssssssssssssssss NOT blowing[/QUOTE]

it's blowing like crazy!

[CrackerJax]

Maybe the Squirrel can calm things down for you all....

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27912&d=1274661237

[weezer]

Damn tree rat
I have seen them run down the side of a brick house and run back up everytime the dog it was teasing would come it would run back up,,knew just how far that dog could get

[CrackerJax]

Mine are pretty tame... I get them to eat out of my hand... this one is named Bandit...she is pretty bold...and yes...they mess with my dogs minds...

[weezer]

Mine are pretty tame... I get them to eat out of my hand... this one is named Bandit...she is pretty bold...and yes...they mess with my dogs minds...
Reds are very brave
I was in Toronto walkin across the grass at queens park
It t was fall,there were leaves in spots they made a crunching noise ,i guess the black squirrels are used to being feed ,,and guess they thought it was a package with food in it and they start to come from everywhere..
I am like WTF...city tree rats
i walked faster

[CrackerJax]

Mine have a few folks after them... they don't dare stay on the ground long.... here's just one of them...a mighty predator

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27920&d=1274665958

[Ganja Goblin]

lol... a squirrel isn't going to play when he's around.

only time i see shit like that is at the zoo.

[weezer]

Hope the day never comes that thats where i can only view stuff like that

Nice owl,used to have a huge BIG horn owl hang out around my place
He could have ripped me a good one with his beak and them claws

[CrackerJax]

I have bunches of them, and most ppl just thing they hoo hoo hoo...but when they get together...man...they have all kinds of sounds, and can make quite a racket.

Here's another top predator...this guy has been here for years and we get along famously...he is quite tame by nature...as long as you aren't on his hit list....they both fell out of a tree right behind where I was sitting, reading a paper. Made quite a thump. I thought a branch simply fell, which happens all the time... yah, a muscle branch.


http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27957&d=1274795019

[Kant]

I found this guy crawling around on my blinds the other day

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r159/Serothis/truly%20random%20pix/creepycrawler.jpg

[CrackerJax]

That's a wolf spider I think.... they are pretty cool, and will keep all kinds of critters down in your house. Years ago we had a wood spider who lived in our bathroom....they eat just about everything, but simply love roaches....we don't believe in killing things at our place, and that spider was familiar to us and vice versa. He/she was so big...we could hear it running around on the floors at night...chasing something down.

Get rid of spiders...you'll have roaches and such. Get rid of snakes, and you'll have mice and rats....

I choose the spiders and snakes... LoL.

[Desert Woman]

a friend of mine found this little guy in her yard. kinda pretty..

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd271/plillard123/fruit%20trees/spider.jpg

[Kant]

since you seem to be the local arachnid expert any ideas on what this guy is? he's been doing laps on my ceiling and likes to camp out at night on the molding above my front door.

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r159/Serothis/truly%20random%20pix/blue.jpg

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r159/Serothis/truly%20random%20pix/blue2.jpg

sorry for the blurry pictures. free handing in low light is not my strong suit.

[CrackerJax]

DW's is an Orb Weaver.... and yours is a Wolf spider...there are many variations....but the give away is a very large set of multiple eyes. They are quite something and one of the few spiders that has a built in GPS system...meaning they can see prey and then work their way around them out of sight and not lose track of where the prey is.

[weezer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2HipedgM3I



I did contact ottawa for more info on the crack spiders bitch
They sent me Helena Guergis
Profilehttp://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/tories-slap-down-helena-guergis/article1564804/?cmpid=rss1&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheGlobeAndMail-Front+%28The+Globe+and+Mail+-+Latest+News%29

http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/printpage/jaffers_arrest-9-21-2009
The crack head

[CrackerJax]

Such a classically funny vid!

[Desert Woman]

it's still funny..

[CrackerJax]

It's great because it sucks you into it...thinking this is a serious little documentary.... hey, I'm going to learn something here. Half way through.... the hysterics begin... so well thought out!

[Kant]

I'll have you know that this one of the best documentaries i've ever watched. Laying stoned in a hammock all afternoon is fucking amazing.

[CrackerJax]

Even the thorny Thistle....has such beauty .... if you just take the time to notice before the sickle falls.

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27983&d=1274876543

[strider]

The best sunset from last Oct's trip to PV. Can't wait to get back.

[CrackerJax]

Very nice....love the sun!!

[Crosscut]

my son a few years back killed a heather vole by accident.he brought it in the house to get help for it.nothing was going to save it.i noticed its tummy was moving,and tried to save the babies via emergency C section.it was a success.for 2 days,then they started dieing one by one.almost wish i had'nt tried saving them in the first place.

[CrackerJax]

Your heart was in the right place... a lesson learned...

That is something probably so specialized...hardly anyone could have saved them.

[TetraHyC]

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27412&d=1273533929






Life's a beach.
http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo176/tetrapix/outdoor/DSCF5006-17.jpg
http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo176/tetrapix/outdoor/DSCF5007-20.jpg
http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo176/tetrapix/outdoor/DSCF5008-19.jpg

[Desert Woman]

beautiful! sure brings back memories. looks like where we used to vacation every summer when i was a kid. the favorite parts of my childhood were spent there...

[CrackerJax]

Love the Granite!!! I brought some back from North Carolina once in my 350....man they were heavy stones....then I had the bright idea of making smaller ones out of them for my snakes.... got out my sledge hammer...and kablam!...nothing happened....tiny bits flew off and hit me like shrapnel.... I immediately thought of the olden days where they had prisoners slag at that stuff.... I grasped the discipline immediately.

[newkid]

why does my avatar say shithead! i did not go into any of Dirt Bags threads and have not made a single post that is in the slightest way offensive to anyone! I have not said a single word to him or about him so why have I been banned and how in the world can you justify doing something so cruel and childish as making my avatar say shithead!? what kind of behavior is this? how can anyone think this if fair or the right thing to do?


beautiful! sure brings back memories. looks like where we used to vacation every summer when i was a kid. the favorite parts of my childhood were spent there...

[CrackerJax]

Huh??? You seem to have a drama of ...one.

Don't even know who you are....but I can see you are spamming your little novella.... so.... (fill in the blank here)

[CrackerJax]

I call this one "Sunset Cotton Candy" I think you'll agree..... enjoy!!


http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28039&d=1275049202

[newkid]

Huh??? You seem to have a drama of ...one.

Don't even know who you are....but I can see you are spamming your little novella.... so.... (fill in the blank here)

i am desert woman. someone changed my desertwoman avatar to say shithead. not spamming just trying to find out why and get it changed back. sorry if i disturbed you..

[CrackerJax]

No, you didn't disturb me at all... I thought it was someone trying to be you.... the entire thing was a puzzle... I'm a little fried too!

[rob146]

some help with the tomatoes ph34r

[CrackerJax]

Nice tomatoes!!! LoL...

Here's another Asiatic Lily... deep red variety...enjoy!!

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28044&d=1275076240

[rob146]

wow, tiger lily used to be my favorite , now its this Asiatic variate

[CrackerJax]

Pretty sweet huh? I forgot about all of these lilies 5 years ago when I had a fire move through part of my property, and they were left in a zone where I turned off the irrigation. Grass grew over the pots and I never saw them again....then in late February, I was out there cleaning the area up because I noticed a particularly nasty weed was taking over. As I cleaned up...BEHOLD...these bulbs were just hanging in there...no shoots. I split them and repotted....and voila...4 months later!

Never give up!

[Kant]

Damn those are pretty amazing. screw roses. I dare any lady say no to that. :splif:

[CrackerJax]

Well, I couldn't sleep tonight.... and we had a good rain storm finish up about 2 hours ago...so I went out and shot another lily with a flash.... I didn't frame it perfectly, but it was pretty dark, and I was running out of battery.... I'll try and get another tomorrow nite... Enjoy!!

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28067&d=1275110073

And yes Kant.... I think these are at least as beautiful as Roses, and the stalk with it's whorled leaves is a cut above them. All in all....what's probably stops it is the short life of the flower...only a few days...but it puts out about 9 -12 flowers per plant...so it "shows" for weeks.

[rob146]

rose to call it by any other name will it smell as sweet ..... the lily's smell foul or is that just me

[CrackerJax]

I sense no fragrance at all....

[rob146]

i purchased an arrangement that had tiger lily's in the mix, it had a rank yet subtle odor i believe it attracts flies and other insects to help pollinate,,,or it could have been the florist spraying something to preserve the flowers

[CrackerJax]

here Rob.... this is what I just read....


The Tiger Lily has a strong, sweet and distinctively lily smell. Besides producing a stunning spectacle, most parts of this plant are edible. There are two varieties of the Tiger Lily:

* The Oriental Variety: Propagates through bulbs that form at leaf axils.
* The Common Wildflower Variety: Propagates by tuberous roots.

The Tiger Lily is known by a host of different names in different parts of the world. Some of the synonyms are: Lilium tigrinum, Devil Lily, Kentan, Lilium lancifolium, Leopard Lily, Pine Lily, Lilium catesbaei, Columbia lily, Oregon Lily, Western Wood Lily, Chalice-Cup Lily, Western Red Lily, etc.
Facts About The Tiger Lily

* Tiger Lily was first described by the famous Swedish botanist Carl von Linne (Linnaeus) in 1753.
* The Tiger Lily has significant medicinal use. A tincture is made from the fresh plant and has proved of great value in uterine-neuralgia, congestion and irritation, also in the nausea and vomiting of pregnancy.
* Tiger Lily flower essence helps in suppressing aggressive tendencies in individuals and helps in holistic healing.
* Tiger Lily can often act as a carrier of viral diseases and so becomes a vector infecting other species. It is therefore better to grow this species well away from your other lilies
* Tiger Lily has some toxic effects on cats. It can produce vomiting, in appetence, lethargy, kidney failure, and even death.
* Tiger Lily has edible flower buds apart from edible roots and shoots. These can often have a bitter flavor. When baked, lily bulbs taste rather like potatoes.
* The best place to find dried Tiger Lily buds is in an Asian market. Look for soft buds, and store well in a cool, dry place. Tiger Lily buds must be soaked in warm water for about 30 minutes to soften them before adding them to dishes. The tough stem attached to them should be removed. Besides adding to Chinese dishes, they can enhance the flavor of egg dishes and salads.
* There is an old legend from Asia about the Tiger Lily. A Korean hermit helped a wounded tiger by removing an arrow from its body. The tiger asked the hermit to use his powers to perpetuate their friendship after his death. The hermit agreed and when the tiger died, his body became a tiger lily. Eventually the hermit drowned and his body was washed away. The Tiger Lily spread everywhere searching for its friend.
* There is a superstition that smelling Tiger Lily will give you freckles.
* The Tiger Lily stands for wealth and prosperity.
* The Tiger Lily, have six stamens (composed of anthers and filaments), one pistil (composed of the stigma, style and ovary), a long style, and a three-lobed stigma.


Gp with the Asiatics.... they have no smell at all.

[twistyman]

I found a plant in the street the other day and rescued it..
http://i325.photobucket.com/albums/k372/twistyman/garden/May27003.jpg
http://i325.photobucket.com/albums/k372/twistyman/garden/May24.jpg

[rob146]

did it look that good when you picked it up out in the street

[CrackerJax]

Nice save Twisty! LoL...

Here's a pic I took just before sunset...as you can see, we got some rain today.....again...the pattern is forming ...summer is here.

Enjoy!!

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28084&d=1275188496

[CrackerJax]

Okay...found an older CD this morning and will put up just a couple of them for you to enjoy!

First one here is a Dung Beetle....which are simply amazing to look at and watch!

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28168&d=1275397789



Second one is my MoMo... who is doing well at this point...still fighting for life! Aren't we
all? From this pic, you can see why we call her the Buddha Pup! This dog always had her center...even the deer recognize it!

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28169&d=1275397825

[Kant]

So here are some pix from my trip to st. croix. enjoy.

How can you beat this sunset?
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r159/Serothis/st%20croix/DSC_0062.jpg

So this crab is really impressive because this shot was taken on my balcony on the second floor... and he climbed all the way up. :D
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r159/Serothis/st%20croix/DSC_0032.jpg


These two guys were outside my window hunting every morning. :splif:
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r159/Serothis/st%20croix/DSC_0026.jpg

[bongspit]

makes me think about our island.

[Kant]

I thought about it too when I was there. I thought, how cool it would be to go scuba diving every weekend. I could actually make use of my diving license other than this 1 week every other year thing.

although we'd have to rename it, unless you're a fan of nostalgia :splif:

[Kant]

Btw in st. croix, rum was cheaper than water...for the most part. a fifth of Cruzan rum (which is made on the island) was $6. the imported stuff was still cheaper than in the states. While I'm not a big drinker I'll say that rum + sun = awesomeness. Although a joint probably would have been better. oh well. rum did just fine.

[weezer]

Great pic of the deer and your dog CJ
What a special dog
Simple priceless
Hope alls well with her

[bongspit]

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr78/bigaldente52/le.jpg

[Ganja Goblin]

is that you Bong'?

[bongspit]

yes

[Ganja Goblin]

you look very friendly.

[CrackerJax]

Here you go. Not too shabby for hand held in low light.

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28695&d=1277244385

[twistyman]

Good pic...

I tried my 1st flower pic of the pepper flowers...hard to see in the sun...
Need some practice on the macro ..
http://i325.photobucket.com/albums/k372/twistyman/garden/june22001.jpg

[CrackerJax]

Nice .... my Peppers are turning yellow to red right about now. I finally found a vegetable my dog won't eat!

[twistyman]

Nice .... my Peppers are turning yellow to red right about now. I finally found a vegetable my dog won't eat!
Last yr was some sorry ass growing.. I had a plant with 1 pepper..and they're my weed camouflage...

good job...

[CrackerJax]

I'm not having nearly the yield I had last year though. I moved my summer garden plot into what should be my fall plot, and I hardly amended the soil. I'm getting about 6 Peppers per plant and 4-5 tomatoes etc.... but that is all on my fertilizer.... it's good but it can't replace good soil. It's like trying to grow vegetables on the beach....it's just sand. Plus way too much sun for the summer. I just didn't want to deal with the area I need to move it too. Short cuts usually pay off with short results.

Next year....

[twistyman]

I'm not having nearly the yield I had last year though. I moved my summer garden plot into what should be my fall plot, and I hardly amended the soil. I'm getting about 6 Peppers per plant and 4-5 tomatoes etc.... but that is all on my fertilizer.... it's good but it can't replace good soil. It's like trying to grow vegetables on the beach....it's just sand. Plus way too much sun for the summer. I just didn't want to deal with the area I need to move it too. Short cuts usually pay off with short results.

Next year....

Lets hope...:wink:

Now , back to our regularly scheduled thread.....8-0

[TetraHyC]

Quick shot out back this morning.
http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo176/tetrapix/DSCF5087-2.jpg

[CrackerJax]

It's JEEBUS!!!

[twistyman]

It's JEEBUS!!!

Guess I took a wrong turn...Brick wall

http://i325.photobucket.com/albums/k372/twistyman/garden/june28005.jpg

[Desert Woman]

lol

[TetraHyC]

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo176/tetrapix/outdoor/DSCF5091.jpg

[weezer]

Cool pic Tet
4 eyes ??or is that 2 more round the side??

Is that a wolf spider ??ONe of those jumping ones

[Desert Woman]

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd271/plillard123/smileys/OhShit.jpg
where'd he come from? lol!


http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo176/tetrapix/outdoor/DSCF5091.jpg

[igrowdro]

tet dont care how perfect all your grow environments are indoor and especially outdoor you couldn't pay me to live a place that had spiders that look lke that. i fucking hate spiders with a passion. i'd make the news for shooting at something like that if saw t in my home lol

[bongspit]

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr78/bigaldente52/1256455322388-1.jpg

[Desert Woman]

tet dont care how perfect all your grow environments are indoor and especially outdoor you couldn't pay me to live a place that had spiders that look lke that. i fucking hate spiders with a passion. i'd make the news for shooting at something like that if saw t in my home lol

i understand. got bit on the foot by a desert recluse two years ago and haven't been able to walk the same since. they are nasty buggers. but what cha gonna do?

[igrowdro]

i understand. got bit on the foot by a desert recluse two years ago and haven't been able to walk the same since. they are nasty buggers. but what cha gonna do?

WOW are you serious, sorry to hear that.

sorry Desert Woman as much as i'd like to visit i dont think i'll ever be able to but youre more then welcome to come to MI (sprider free of course).

[Desert Woman]

WOW are you serious, sorry to hear that.

sorry Desert Woman as much as i'd like to visit i dont think i'll ever be able to but youre more then welcome to come to MI (sprider free of course).

Yeah. wish I was kidding. It's ok tho. I get by with a little help from my friends!

i am from MI. have family there with a cabin along one of the Great Lakes. Maybe I will make it back there one day for a visit. You never know.

[xX Kid Twist Xx]

bongspit that picture is sick what did you take that with?

[bongspit]

bongspit that picture is sick what did you take that with?
thanks kid...it's a sony dsc-10

[weezer]

Must agree bong great pic

I will google that cam
whats something like that worth??

[CrackerJax]

A few years ago I had a Black Widow living in one of my irrigation valve housings ... which I needed to access daily. The housing isn't very large and is in the ground ... the opening being about 6". I was amazed that only after a very short training period, all I had to do was knock on the lid, wait 5 seconds and remove the cover. she would purposely move away from the valve handle I needed to turn. She and I made physical contact several times over that season, but she never once showed any aggression. I even got my Mom to turn that valve when I went away for two weeks!

Gotta build the trust.

[igrowdro]

man you can get that Sony DSC 10 for under $250! GREAT cameras are CHEAP these days!!! i bet most people thought you were going to have some $1k+ DSLR (i sure did).

[Big V]

We take alot of Pics around our place here... Our Water Pond attracts all sorts of creatures and here are a few I'd like to share..


King Snake, I don't mind these guys cause they keep down the rodents and are non venomous.

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=29999

Box Turtle... He came over to drink out of the pond on a cool spring morning.

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=29998

One of our resident Bull Frogs

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=30001

My daughter "Purple Haze" took this picture of this dragonfly by the pond.

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=30000

I have a ton of these pics. I have been a hobbyist Photographer for years and my daughter is perusing a career in photography so we take alot of Pics.

[bongspit]

man you can get that Sony DSC 10 for under $250! GREAT cameras are CHEAP these days!!! i bet most people thought you were going to have some $1k+ DSLR (i sure did).
the only thing I don't like about it is it has no viewfinder, just the screen. being legally blind a viewfinder would be handy.

[Desert Woman]

Beautiful! a talented family, i'd say! you have many creature friends. enjoy..

[Big V]

i understand. got bit on the foot by a desert recluse two years ago and haven't been able to walk the same since. they are nasty buggers. but what cha gonna do?

Here is a recluse we found crawling across our kitchen floor

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=30009


http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo176/tetrapix/outdoor/DSCF5091.jpg

He's Awesome, I want him...

[Desert Woman]

Here is a recluse we found crawling across our kitchen floor

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=30009



He's Awesome, I want him...

that's him. and you can have him. there are already enough around here. was hiding in my shoe that i had left out on the back porch. he got me 11 times right beneath my toes before i discovered him. they have a anesthetic in their venom so you don't feel the sting. i felt him wriggling after i finished my morning chores out in the garden and saw him scurry out of my shoe when i took it off! Squished him good!

still paying the price for that one. check my shoes before putting them on now..

[Big V]

Yeah I had a friend that lost half his thigh to one bite. Told him as soon as I saw the black ring around the bite that he had been bitten by a recluse and better get to the emergency room but he shook it off for about 3 days. Can you believe that, 3 days to let that poison eat away at your leg? He has to walk with a cane now and he is only 35...

[Desert Woman]

i was first refused and then given awful medical advice when I went for treatment. i went home and drew out the poison with clay and herbs and very hot and concentrated ES baths. I kept circulation in my foot by alternating the hot ES bath and very cold ice water along with frequent vigorous scrubbings with a stiff brush. i have no holes in my foot, but was left with swollen tender rheumatoid arthritis lumps in the bottom of both my feet. It was wierd. I got reaction in both feet! That bite had tingling and numbing going up one side of my body and down the next. We got those spiders around here and everytime i hear of someone getting bit, they end up with a big hole in themselves or loose a limb, while in the hospital in the care of medical experts!?




Yeah I had a friend that lost half his thigh to one bite. Told him as soon as I saw the black ring around the bite that he had been bitten by a recluse and better get to the emergency room but he shook it off for about 3 days. Can you believe that, 3 days to let that poison eat away at your leg? He has to walk with a cane now and he is only 35...

[weezer]

We take alot of Pics around our place here... Our Water Pond attracts all sorts of creatures and here are a few I'd like to share..


King Snake, I don't mind these guys cause they keep down the rodents and are non venomous.

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=29999



Nice pics V
What kind is that skinny blue snake???


that's him. and you can have him. there are already enough around here. was hiding in my shoe that i had left out on the back porch. he got me 11 times right beneath my toes before i discovered him. they have a anesthetic in their venom so you don't feel the sting. i felt him wriggling after i finished my morning chores out in the garden and saw him scurry out of my shoe when i took it off! Squished him good!

still paying the price for that one. check my shoes before putting them on now..

Here i have been freakin about earwigs in my shoes,sock ,cloths

[Desert Woman]

Here i have been freakin about earwigs in my shoes,sock ,cloths

those are icky. but the desert recluse is deadly. i was one of the lucky ones. lol!

[CrackerJax]

King snake? Looks more like a Black Racer to me, but I'm in Floriduh.

[Big V]

It's a black king snake or some just call it a black snake. Very common in the midwest...

[rob146]

http://www.reptilechannel.com/images/article-images/coluber-snake-500.jpg
its a coachwhip snake

[CrackerJax]

http://www.blackkingsnake.com/

No Rob, it's not dark enough to be a Coachwhip. I still think it's a common Black racer ... looks identical to the hundreds I have on my properties. They will vibrate their tail if threatened to mimic a Rattler ... pretty kewl ... and the fastest snake in North America ... hence the name ... at 7 mph.


http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wildlife/species/photos/030018-2.jpg

[Desert Woman]

King snake? Looks more like a Black Racer to me, but I'm in Floriduh.


It's a black king snake or some just call it a black snake. Very common in the midwest...



its a coachwhip snake




No Rob, it's not dark enough to be a Coachwhip. I still think it's a common Black racer ... looks identical to the hundreds I have on my properties. They will vibrate their tail if threatened to mimic a Rattler ... pretty kewl ... and the fastest snake in North America ... hence the name ... at 7 mph.



lol!

[CrackerJax]

Here's a few pics I recently snapped ... enjoy!!


http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=30388&d=1280516695


http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=30389&d=1280516720

http://www.skunkskool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=30390&d=1280516737

[Kant]

So this is obviously not my photo but this is my first feeble attempts at faux tilt shift photography.
But I have a few photos of my own I'm planning on working on. Also I plan on running around town tomorrow snapping photos. I don't actually have a tilt shift lens because they're really really expensive so all of this is photoshopped

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r159/Serothis/truly%20random%20pix/a596e808.jpg

[CrackerJax]

Nice pic all the same Kant.

In the same vein ... I just now ran across this picture on the web ... and I must say it is perhaps one of the STRANGEST ever! LoL ... had to share it. WOW .... !
http://www.pclef.net/archives/awkward%20family.jpg

[Kant]

wow...i'm at a loss for words. I don't know what's more weird. The fact that they went into such detail for these costumes or the fact that the girl is fondling her dad's junk....

[Crosscut]

why would you do that?
take it down.thats sick!

[CrackerJax]

LoL ... I want to know where the little boys hand is !!

[weezer]

THe Mother sure does seem proud with her hooters

[CrackerJax]

I'd still do her ...

[twistyman]

I'd still do her ...

You'd do a roast beef if it was nailed to a tree.......

[CrackerJax]

Save the roast beef for lunch ... I'll take the knot hole.