Saturday, March 31, 2007

Peek-a-boo Lamb's Hick Cousin...

Just a little fun with photoshop...

You may not be able to see the smilin' alteration at this size so I recommend clicking thru and going LARGE... :)

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Yup... I'm almost done reading it....

Lookout world... ;)

I am neither Stupid... nor angry... ok.. yeah.. I'm little...

Apparently Gretchen has taken over my blog... if you notice the "posted by" signature on the bottom of the posts it has now switched to "posted by Gretchen"... heh... I guess when you start a new blog and try and use the same account it doesn't just change the ONE blog on the account, but ALL the blogs on the account...

OH.. and yes... MAYBE... eventually The Stupid Little Angry Dog™ may have her own blog... I figured I would at least snag the blogspot address before it disappeared on me... I've already grabbed the domain names thestupidlittleangrydog.com and stupidlittleangrydog.com Just trying to plan for some future projects...

The Road to Frontenac


The Road to Frontenac
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto/Laura.
Another for an Iron Photographer Project... This one was particularly difficult for me because it had to be 'desaturated' and if you look at my photostream you KNOW I love those OH so bright colors! So... anyway.. here we have:

- a hat (but not a head)
- a shadow of something living (but not a person - so I went with trees cause the Stupid Little Angry Dog™ wouldn't cooperate and the cats are all missing)
- desaturated

I kind of like it..

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Well, I was hoping for some bigger birds at the feeder...

This is twice she's been out there... luckily I had the little Powershot handy... She would have hung around longer I'm sure if the Stupid Little Angry Dog™ hadn't been outside enjoying the weather... not that she chased off the big bird... no.. she just barked at it from the safety of the front porch... as always.. livin' up to her trademark!

I've been Explored...

Yes.. you've seen this pic of me before... but I just had to throw it up on the blog again because it just hit "Explore".. So what's Explore... well.. if you click thru on any of the pictures on the blog it takes you to my Flickr website which hosts all my pictures and displays them there and here for your enjoyment. Well.. Flickr supposedly has about 1 million pictures uploaded to it each day and they take the Top 500 images and display them in a section that they call "Explore"... It's all very secret how they determine what is considered the Top 500, rumour has it that a Magic Donkey sits at a computer in the back room of Flickr and if the Donkey smiles when it see's your picture come thru, your picture gets in the Top 500... Well.... my mug must have gotten a smirk outta the donkey cause it just hit #495 today... Well.. that and the fact that I posted it to a project called "Uatata Shows it Face" on Flickr, so it did take a whole bunch more views and comments... So... I've been Explored and it seems the Magic Donkey can be swayed by other people's interest... I'm both a little happy and disappointed all at the same time. It's cool that the Donkey has smiled upon me, but just how easily is that a*s influenced...

Monday, March 26, 2007

Triple Play...


Triple Play...
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto/Laura.
This was just too much fun... and not to mention that they are all crystal clear... not too shabby for such a series of high-action shots that were handheld at 259mm! Oh.. and did I mention that I used MANUAL focus... uh huh! I guess the key is to shoot like I did on this series.. BEFORE I drink that gallon of coffee in the morning!

Saturday, March 24, 2007

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Monday, March 19, 2007

Fisher Cat!


Fisher Cat!
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto/Laura.
We saw this thing walking up the stone wall last week and after looking around on the web we figured it was a mink... Well it returned yesterday and my husband was able to get a shot of it.. turns out it's a Fisher Cat... Hopefully it'll be back for more pics!

Friday, March 16, 2007

Peep Hole


Peep Hole
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto/Laura.
HA!

Welcome SPRING!


Welcome SPRING
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto/Laura.
*sigh**

It's gonna be really tough to plow the 8 inches of snow when the truck is slipping around in the 8 inches of mud that is now UNDER the snow...

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Geranium Bench


Geranium Bench
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto/Laura.
HEY... They just read my email on Fox News... LOL

They were doing a spot on food scented cosmetics.. and I couldn't resist writing in as it is a pet peeve... and to quote Fox News... as they quoted me...

quote: Laura emailed "this is my pet peeve - people who use apple scented shampoo, cucumber scented shower soap.. and green meadows deoderant. They walk around smelling like a salad"

HA!

ok... thrill for the day... "check"

Narcissistasaurus


Narcissistasaurus
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto/Laura.
I love me... Who do you love?

Another for the Utata.org Iron Photographer series!

The ingredients:
a mirror
something blue reflected in the mirror (but not you or the camera)
and soft focus (explains why this is so soft doesn't it! Well... besides the fact that the mirror is filthy!)

Monday, March 12, 2007

Sammy's Camo-skills leave alot to be desired...

Frickin' Tree Rat.. you need a bigger tree!

OH.. and I don't normally just pass along any of the jokes I receive.. but this one was particularly clever and funny... so here you go...

The Elevator!
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An Amish boy and his father were in a mall. They were amazed by almost everything they saw, but especially by two shiny, silver walls that could move apart and then slide back together again.

The boy asked, "What is this Father?"

The father (never having seen an elevator) responded, "Son, I have never seen anything like this in my life, I don't know what it is."

While the boy and his father were watching with amazement, a fat, old
lady in a wheel chair moved up to the moving walls and pressed a button. The walls opened and the lady rolled between them into a small room. The walls closed and the boy and his father watched the small circular numbers above the walls light up sequentially. They continued to watch until it reached the last number and then the numbers began to light in the reverse order. Finally the walls opened up again and a gorgeous 24-year-old blonde stepped out.

The father said quietly to his son....."Go get your mother."

Later...

Sunday, March 11, 2007

Black Beauty


Black Beauty
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto/Laura.
Finally managed to get a crow picture - Chasing them away is one of the Stupid Little Angry Dogs™ favorite pastimes...

Now if I could just get a shot of that mink that was running up our stone wall this morning! At least I think it was a mink... it was definitely something from the weasel family and from doing the research it was either a mink, a river otter or a fishercat... Well.... or maybe someone lost their ferret! LOL... either way, which ever, it was very cool, and hopefully it will be back when I've got the camera closer at hand!

Later...

Thursday, March 08, 2007

Arch Enemies...


Arch Enemies...
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto/Laura.
Nothing like a good war going on in your office... All afternoon the squirrel kept raiding the feeder and the Stupid Little Angry Dog™ kept trying to jump thru the window to get at it... *sigh** it was an incredibly noisy day...

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Sparky couldn't shake the feeling that he was being watched...

More fun with toys.... I'm fighting off a wicked case of S.A.D. and nothing gets me back into "happy" mode quicker than hauling out my toys... I think it's working! :)

The Satanic Cult of the Marshmellow Bunny...

Careful.. I hear they are looking for new members! You must bring offerings of carrots and be marked with their logo which consists of 2 holes and the word "China" embossed on your back...

Sparky knew it was bound to be one of his most interesting dives...

Heh... ok.. so I had a question on my blog as to how I did the "What to do in case of a shark attack" photo and luckily I had seen the irony of how I shot the pic and had done some zoomed out shots...

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

What to do in case of shark attack...

1. Always dive with a buddy.

2. If a shark approaches - get back to back

3. If it comes closer pull out your knife

4. Closer still - turn the knife so that the blade faces backwards

5. If the shark continues to approach.

6. Thrust your knife backwards - Stab your buddy.

7. Swim away.

It's peep-season... Let the carnage begin!

Oh the sugary carnage....

20,024


20,024
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto/Laura.
I've been watching for the 20k milestone on my Flickr site for the past 2 days hoping to get a screenshot - Well it happened sometime during the night. Thank you all for your visits!

Saturday, March 03, 2007

Wait for ME!!!!


Wait for ME!!!!
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto/Laura.
We took a nice walk in the woods this afternoon with the Stupid Little Angry Dog™.. She loved it, but had to make sure we were in view at all times... this is her running to find us after having wondered a little too far away and scaring the beejeebers out of herself!

Thursday, March 01, 2007

My _yp_ng __ach__ may hav_ b__n __gh_!

Check it out.. I'm missing my t, e, r, and i! I guess My typing teacher may have been right... I should really trim my nails!

I think I just heard an "I told you so!" echoing from old Mrs. Olsen's grave!

Later...