Here's todays pic... I thought I'd add the list of descriptive tags that I used in Flickr here so you all could enjoy them as well.. ;)
gardening [x]
selfie [x]
me [x]
all of my favorite things [x]
my house [x]
my electric company yellow truck [x]
my silly hat [x]
my pepto pink crocs [x]
my new Mothers' Day tree [x]
it's a crabapple [x]
do you think they were trying to tell me something? [x]
and my new pants [x]
they are from the GIRLS department [x]
YAY [x]
ok... so they are really from the 'Girls PLUS' department [x]
and well [x]
they are the biggest size in the 'Girls PLUS' department [x]
but they ARE from the GIRLS [x]
so there! [x]
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Every May 29th she wanders the graveyard
looking for the man who married her only to strangle her in their wedding bed with her bridal veil.
Nope... I haven't lost it... this was supposed to be another "Iron Photographer" shot... This time the ingredients were:
1. Shot in Film Noir style
2. A weapon
3. A liquid
So.. I got out my wedding dress... drove to the graveyard... set up the camera on the tripod... calculated how long of an exposure I would need to get a ghostly transparency of myself... and had Mr. 9 2 Bay hit the shutter release and tell me when I was in and out of the frame...
So... here is the Film Noir style... The wedding veil was the weapon... and the liquid... uummm... the liquid is.....
DOH...
Nope... I haven't lost it... this was supposed to be another "Iron Photographer" shot... This time the ingredients were:
1. Shot in Film Noir style
2. A weapon
3. A liquid
So.. I got out my wedding dress... drove to the graveyard... set up the camera on the tripod... calculated how long of an exposure I would need to get a ghostly transparency of myself... and had Mr. 9 2 Bay hit the shutter release and tell me when I was in and out of the frame...
So... here is the Film Noir style... The wedding veil was the weapon... and the liquid... uummm... the liquid is.....
DOH...
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Gretchen enjoys the spotlight...
750,000 Candle Power of portable light.... If I can stay up past dark again it should be fun to play with!
OH... and do I ever have a really cool idea for this new bit of lighting technology... now I just have to see if my wedding dress still fits (yeah.. like that is gonna be bloody likely) and then come up with a good story to tell the cops when they show up to shag me outta the graveyard! :)
OH... and do I ever have a really cool idea for this new bit of lighting technology... now I just have to see if my wedding dress still fits (yeah.. like that is gonna be bloody likely) and then come up with a good story to tell the cops when they show up to shag me outta the graveyard! :)
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Memorial Day
Not sure what the uploading is gonna look like over the next couple of days. So... A wonderful Memorial Day to you all, please take a moment out of your day's activities to remember what this day is all about! OH... and to "Hug a Veteran!" :)
Friday, May 25, 2007
Meet George.
He was sitting all alone on the shelf at a store called "The Final Markdown" in Deerfield. He looked so sad. I couldn't resist taking him home with me. I'm sure you'll be seeing quite a bit of George.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
I'm late.. I'm late....
no time to stop for a photo op... I'm late!
Ok.. not really... it just fits the photo... Sorry for the lack of postage yesterday... it's just been crazy nuts around here... I took Saturday off for the washout of a craft fair so the Wally Mart boss Lady scheduled me for an extra nite during the week to make up for the missing hours (or at least I think that's why she did it). Very nice of her really, so many of the Associates depend on keeping the same amount of hours per week to make the bills, but I'd rather have had the time off. Her heart was in the right place anyway.
Ok.. not really... it just fits the photo... Sorry for the lack of postage yesterday... it's just been crazy nuts around here... I took Saturday off for the washout of a craft fair so the Wally Mart boss Lady scheduled me for an extra nite during the week to make up for the missing hours (or at least I think that's why she did it). Very nice of her really, so many of the Associates depend on keeping the same amount of hours per week to make the bills, but I'd rather have had the time off. Her heart was in the right place anyway.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Monday, May 21, 2007
Blue Basket...
A lovely handmade basket and a new project for me... One of the ladies that I work with (Super Stalker Sue - ok.. so it's actually Strategic Stocker Sue) makes these lovely baskets and we've decided to collaborate... she weaves.. and I photograph the outcome... It will make some lovely "country style" pics for me and she'll get some nice photo's out of the deal... we haven't quite worked out all the details as yet... but here's one I took at the craft fair on Saturday.. Which by the way... pretty much blew.. it went back and forth between light drizzle and heavy drizzle... but drizzle it did.. ALL DAY LONG... the Walmart where it was held was uber busy... but they set us up in the farthest parking lot and we sadly watched as people pulled in, ran quickly into the store... came back out... quickly ran to their vehicles and drove outta there... not wanting to deal with the cold wet rain... I don't blame them a bit... but it was awful for us...
I'm just SO glad I took a double booth... *sigh** I was hoping to set the tent up in one space and then do an outdoor display in the other, but ended up having to strategically arrange everything under the tent... OH well.. at least it was for a good cause (the Children's Miracle Network) and I did make my booth money back plus enough to have covered my gas and tolls to get out there...
OH.. and the best comment of the day was from the lady that bought one of my "Hello from the Girls" bra cards... She was very complimentary and as she walked away she again said "Your stuff is REALLY good - and I work for a photo studio."... and bam... she was gone... doh... I'd love to know which studio but unfortunately I didn't get a chance to ask her...
Anyway.. MANY thanks to those of you who stopped by...
I'm just SO glad I took a double booth... *sigh** I was hoping to set the tent up in one space and then do an outdoor display in the other, but ended up having to strategically arrange everything under the tent... OH well.. at least it was for a good cause (the Children's Miracle Network) and I did make my booth money back plus enough to have covered my gas and tolls to get out there...
OH.. and the best comment of the day was from the lady that bought one of my "Hello from the Girls" bra cards... She was very complimentary and as she walked away she again said "Your stuff is REALLY good - and I work for a photo studio."... and bam... she was gone... doh... I'd love to know which studio but unfortunately I didn't get a chance to ask her...
Anyway.. MANY thanks to those of you who stopped by...
Friday, May 18, 2007
YAY... OH MAN.... YAY... CRAP... LOL
An exercise in mixed emotions.... YAY.. I"m the featured blog on the front page of Masslive.com... but crap... it's my giant "man feet"... LOL
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Socks in Crocs or My Squeaky Left Foot...
YAY!! New Crocs! I'm tellin' you people... if you do tons of standin' and walkin' these are the shoes for you... I did learn something tho.. I wore them for my 5 hour shift last nite at the Wally World - sans socks - and my left one squeaked to no end... it nearly drove me nuts.. strolling amongst the bras and panties - thump - squeak - thump - squeak... GGRRRR.. I was ready to return them... then today.. I tried them with socks... not a squeak to be heard... so.. apparently... I have a squeaky left foot.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
A Table for Two...
A damn lucky shot... I couldn't have timed my trip to the back room any better... This is the very first time I've ever had them both at the feeder at the same time.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Flowerfall
I'm so excited... yes.. excited... in a way that only watching grass grow can excite you. Well, not grass, but flowers. Lots and Lots of flowers. I got my gardens planted last nite. YAY!
I've got 9 tomato plants and 6 beans in on the side of the house. 3 rows of summer squash and a row of Jack-Be-Littles in the front edge of the yard, then all along the edge of the woods at the front of the house I put in thousands of wildflower seeds & cosmos, backed by a row Mammoth & mixed tall SunFlowers... OH... and then more SunFlowers planted in front of Mr. 9 2 Bays pile of plows, truck caps, old pallets and other assorted junk.
Woohoo.. now all I have to do is sit back and watch 'em grow...
*sigh**
Well.. maybe I'll find something else to do.
Later...
I've got 9 tomato plants and 6 beans in on the side of the house. 3 rows of summer squash and a row of Jack-Be-Littles in the front edge of the yard, then all along the edge of the woods at the front of the house I put in thousands of wildflower seeds & cosmos, backed by a row Mammoth & mixed tall SunFlowers... OH... and then more SunFlowers planted in front of Mr. 9 2 Bays pile of plows, truck caps, old pallets and other assorted junk.
Woohoo.. now all I have to do is sit back and watch 'em grow...
*sigh**
Well.. maybe I'll find something else to do.
Later...
Monday, May 14, 2007
Abandoned
but not un-loved!
I'm really liking the early hour shift at the Wally World... well.. the getting up at freakin' dark thirty not so much... but the getting done at 4pm stuff is pretty nice... Sunday we actually went up to McCarthy's... had an extra large beer... a pot o' gold giant basket of appetizers for supper... and then still had a couple hours of golden evening light to ride around and do a little bit of shooting... here's a pic from the trip... just one you say? Yes... just one pic... **see the bit about "extra large beer"... don't try this at home people...
I'm really liking the early hour shift at the Wally World... well.. the getting up at freakin' dark thirty not so much... but the getting done at 4pm stuff is pretty nice... Sunday we actually went up to McCarthy's... had an extra large beer... a pot o' gold giant basket of appetizers for supper... and then still had a couple hours of golden evening light to ride around and do a little bit of shooting... here's a pic from the trip... just one you say? Yes... just one pic... **see the bit about "extra large beer"... don't try this at home people...
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Ford 85
They just pulled this wonderful old beauty out of the woods down the street from me... She's beautiful.. and I'm sure you'll be seeing much more of her!
Friday, May 11, 2007
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Ask me how my day was yesterday...
I dare ya!
Keep in mind.. I worked at Wally World last nite... All I can say is... she stopped screaming at her kid... and began screaming at me... and my manager... and she says she'll never be back to this sh*thole cause it's employees like me that are turning it into a sh*thole...
and I can only hope she's telling the truth...
And I'm really proud of the fact that I refused to apologize.
So there.
B*tch!
Keep in mind.. I worked at Wally World last nite... All I can say is... she stopped screaming at her kid... and began screaming at me... and my manager... and she says she'll never be back to this sh*thole cause it's employees like me that are turning it into a sh*thole...
and I can only hope she's telling the truth...
And I'm really proud of the fact that I refused to apologize.
So there.
B*tch!
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Ghost of the Forest
Ok.. so she wasn't in the forest, which is for the best I guess, I'm sure she wouldn't last long out in the wild... Just beautiful!
Monday, May 07, 2007
Mom went to Georgia, and all I got was this stupid coupon.
It's like a credit card commercial:
Web work to purchase 2 Tickets to Georgia: 55 dollars
6 hours of phone calls to change the flights on the tickets to Georgia: 210 dollars
40 plus miles of driving to drop off the info on tickets to Georgia (time and gas): 80 dollars
Reward: a $3 coupon to Olive Garden
My Mother: Priceless
Web work to purchase 2 Tickets to Georgia: 55 dollars
6 hours of phone calls to change the flights on the tickets to Georgia: 210 dollars
40 plus miles of driving to drop off the info on tickets to Georgia (time and gas): 80 dollars
Reward: a $3 coupon to Olive Garden
My Mother: Priceless
Sunday, May 06, 2007
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