My Photoblog

I have a couple of other places where you can find some more of my photos:

Wendysworks

That site shows a photo per day. These photos are then collected (and linked back to Wendysworks) at this site: I'm VFXY. This site enables me to sell my photos if someone wishes to buy. I haven't sold any yet...but you never know!

Snake in the Water

John and I went to Cascade and the Owasco Wetlands yesterday. It was a great day. The weather was so perfect and we got to see some special sights. The best image of the day was lost to weakened batteries in the camera, however. I had put fresh ones in when we first got there, but I saw so many things to photograph that they were too weak to zoom in to get a picture of the beaver we saw. John spotted it and pointed it out to me. First it was in the water swimming, then got out on the opposite shore and rummaged a short while and looked like it had a stick or something in its mouth and slipped back into the water and swam back to our side of the shore just a little too far ahead of where we were standing and disappeared into the underside of the bank. It was a huge beaver!

Earlier we had climbed up the bank off the side of the road so we could get a better look at one of the "cascades" and there was a cool piece of "driftwood" in the water. While investigating that, John spotted a snake in the water. I thought it was a little strange because I thought snakes liked to lie on a rock in the sun--not submerge in cold flowing water!! Guess he was just cooling his jets.

It was great to see a family (and their little dog) out enjoying nature together.

I was amazed by all the skunk cabbage growing in the Owasco Wetlands. I guess it's edible, but only after complicated methods. I never knew they had flowers either. Here is a link to provide more information (if you are so inclined): Stalking the Spring Harbinger, Skunk Cabbage

When I took this picture, I wasn't sure if there actually was a great blue heron perched on top of a mound sticking up out of the water (it was too far away and too small in the camera's viewfinder), but I got lucky.
We also saw quite a few trees with interesting "blossoms". I would guess that maybe they are some kind of willow, but not sure. I found them interesting though.

House on French Avenue

Lighting was right, so I just wanted to photograph this nice looking home.
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Almost Missed Opportunity

When I first saw the deer they were right out front next to the road. Even though my camera bag was right next to me on the car seat, by the time I got the camera out of the bag and turned on they had moved to the background and turned around to look at me from a safe distance.

Odd

Long Time...No Write

Guess I've been pretty neglectful of this blog. I have been concentrating too much on my photo display site (http://photos.vfxy.com/photoblogs/3905) and other photo sharing sites.

I don't feel too badly though, since I don't think I have much of a following, except maybe my little brother Kerry. Speaking of Kerry, he was in NYS for the first time in about 30 years just a couple weeks ago. He's been gone from the US only a week and I miss him and his wife already. This was the first I'd seen him in about eight years, and the first I'd seen his current (and I think, final) wife, Lisa. She is originally from the Philippines. Well, don't know why I'm writing this, since he already knows this stuff! Anyways, I love her, and I think the rest of the family loves her too. I am looking forward to seeing them again soon, I hope.

Time for a New Look

I found a new template to use for my blog. I like it better than the old one. I think its more pleasing to look at. Though I lost some things (like my list of interesting links), but maybe I can replace them in time. I love the rainbow in the background. Hope you like it too.

Funny Pictures and Myspace Layouts at pYzam.com

Moo.com

I discovered Moo.com through Flikr.com membership. I share photos there with family, friends and sometimes the public. ;-) I got Moo post cards, Moo stickers, and Moo minicards using a few of the photos I took on my last trip to Costa Rica (January 2008). I absolutely love them. I plan on sending a few of the post cards to the friends in Costa Rica, whose property or pet is the picture used on the post card. I can't wait to hear their reactions!

I also found, and wanted to share, this on their website:
Enter the ICHC online Poker Cats Contest!

Got good reports from the doctor's office yesterday on my blood tests (most everything is within the acceptable levels or has been improved upon), so life is good today. I went to lunch at Applebee's today with my friend Brenda. After lunch, we went to see "The Spiderwick Chronicles". I loved it. I like that style of movie. I don't like the blood and guts horror movies that the young kids of today seem to like. I won't even watch some of the CSI tv shows because they get too graphic for my taste. Maybe I'm a woos, but I don't think so.

Post Costa Rica

I have been back from Costa Rica for a week now. I'm feeling kind of depressed being back here in the wintry weather. I don't get much sun because I hate getting out in the cold. The weather was perfect, of course, in Costa Rica. Got some color. Maybe that will get me through to spring!

Hopefully you can view some of my pictures here:

Christmas Day 2007

I had a great Christmas with my grandchildren this year. My son got called out to work because of some fleeting sleet problems, so he missed seeing the kids open their presents--such is the life of a transportation department employee. I took lots of pictures--as you can see. I even went next door to my daughter-in-law's parents home. Got some good pictures of their dog "Pudge". He's a character.

Also updated a page on John's Costa Rica land http://www.roadsidetraveler.com/costarica/Mollejones.html.

Pillows I made for my grandchildren for Christmas

Above are the pillows I made for my grandchildren for Christmas. I've been lazy lately and haven't been keeping up with my blog. No excuses other than that. I am a Scrooge when it comes to Christmas. It's way too commercial for my taste. But I can't disappoint the grandkids, so I decided to make their gifts. My four-year-old granddaughter loves Dora the Explorer and also loves horses--she's nuts about them. My grandson is a hare scramble motorcycle racer and also plays basketball on his school team. Above are pictures of the pillows I made them. I thought about making a pillow for the 17-year-old, but if I put a picture of her boyfriend on it, it would only be obsolete in a few short weeks and she might not want to see his face on her pillow after that! So I guess I'll just have to figure out something else to give her.

October 21 & 22, 2007 Pics

 

This picture was taken at a "turkey shoot". He says he will be shaving his head after Halloween. He also told me that last year, he had a Christmas tree with a candy cane on it and red and blue lights. He strikes me as a man who isn't afraid to enjoy the fun things in life.

I was hoping I could upload a bunch of pictures at once (using Picasa). I forgot the system doesn't work that way. It seems to limit me to four at a time. (So I am uploading them in groups of four at a time and copying the code into my original post. I save it as draft until I have finished adding and arranging the photos, adding text, etc.) I am using the smaller view so be sure to click on individual pics to see the larger version.