Hissing right back at'cha...

Mama wasn't thrilled about the man approaching with his border collie...


Click 'em all but this one is a desktop sized image just for you ;)


She ruffled her feathers and puffed out her chest...


Baby needed protectin'...

I can see for (s)miles and (s)miles....

WIIF #80... subset version 1.03...

Here is What Is It Friday? #80...again!



Rachel was close enough this week.
The answer almost flickered across the screen.



The fine print: On Fridays I will post an image in hopes that visitors will leave a guess in the comment section. The following Friday (or when someone guesses correctly) I will post a wide shot of the item. Each Friday a NEW image, along with a link to the previous weeks post, will be posted.

WIIF #80

Pickle (no link supplied... so I supplied my own) soaked the competition last week!

Here is What Is It Friday? #80



Tatman had time on his side and nabs this weeks "WIIF?"!
I'm getting out early today so I'll see about getting another image for you all.



The fine print: On Fridays I will post an image in hopes that visitors will leave a guess in the comment section. The following Friday (or when someone guesses correctly) I will post a wide shot of the item. Each Friday a NEW image, along with a link to the previous weeks post, will be posted.

To be young again...

We never had junk like this when we were growing up. I think we rigged up a "slide" from the dumpster in a neighbors yard while he did renovations once. Other than the nails it was quite fun. I loved the late 70's and 80's :)

Where has the summer gone...

Hillary makes it so darned easy...

The guardian of the garden...

At the park in Babylon, where I took the picture of the waterfall, there was a short stone walk with a bench, some flowers and this little lady. Only when I stepped back did I realize that the stone walk was in the shape of a ribbon and the statue was a tribute to women with breast cancer.

The National Cancer Institute® did a study and found that in Nassau County, Long Island, between the years 2000 and 2004 out of every 100,000 women there was an incidence of 138.7 and a mortality of 28 women.

There are many theories surrounding the high incidence on Long Island including pesticide use in the past on LI farms that seeped into ground water and high tension electrical cables over densely populated areas. I know many women that have been diagnosed and a couple that have passed from a fast moving cancer. The numbers are staggering.

In 2002 my mother was part of that incidence statistic... but thanks to the great staff at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center as well as a strong immune system and a life of healthy eating she did not become part of the mortality statistic. Here we are, 6 years later, and she is healthier than her four children ;) She exercises daily and looks and feels great.

We love you mom.

Manmade...

It ain't no Niagra Falls... but it's about the closest thing we have on Long Island.

Devon of nine...

Actually, nine of Devon...
but I couldn't pass on the Star Trek reference because she is built like a machine!

(Not so) dishwasher safe...

So, after the wife went to Panera® (Not to be confused with Pantera) for some wholesome goodness I decided that their cup (with cover and straw) would be a great addition to my gaming sessions. It holds a frosty beverage and is a stable receptacle to keep nearby when dogs are afoot.

To my dismay, it did not fare well in my dishwasher... :(

WIIF #79

Pickle (no link supplied) flew under the radar and won last weeks "WIIF?"

Here is What Is It Friday? #79



Pickle (no link supplied) wets down the competition for a second week in a row! Way to go!



The fine print: On Fridays I will post an image in hopes that visitors will leave a guess in the comment section. The following Friday (or when someone guesses correctly) I will post a wide shot of the item. Each Friday a NEW image, along with a link to the previous weeks post, will be posted.

Sky over Suffolk...

...Suffolk County, Long Island, that is.

Sixth and final day of desktop images this week.
Be sure to click for the large format image.

Blue sky, white clouds, some manmade...

Day five of desktop images.
Be sure to click for the large format image.

The Eagle, Our National Emblem...

Click for "American Bald Eagle Sized" desktop image...

On the backs of our gold coins, the silver dollar, the half dollar and the quarter, we see an eagle with outspread wings.

On the Great Seal of the United States and in many places which are exponents of our nation's authority we see the same emblem.

The eagle represents freedom. Living as he does on the tops of lofty mountains, amid the solitary grandeur of Nature, he has unlimited freedom, whether with strong pinions he sweeps into the valleys below, or upward into the boundless spaces beyond.

It is said the eagle was used as a national emblem because, at one of the first battles of the Revolution (which occurred early in the morning) the noise of the struggle awoke the sleeping eagles on the heights and they flew from their nests and circled about over the heads of the fighting men, all the while giving vent to their raucous cries. "They are shrieking for Freedom," said the patriots.

Thus the eagle, full of the boundless spirit of freedom, living above the valleys, strong and powerful in his might, has become the national emblem of a country that offers freedom in word and thought and an opportunity for a full and free expansion into the boundless space of the future.

—Maude M. Grant

Ain't nobody gonna steal MY fence!...

My desktop is secure with this image in place :)

Day three of desktop images.
Be sure to click for the large format image.

Duck... Duck... Duck... GOOSE!...

Day two of desktop images.
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Starving a doG is NOT art...

Protest Starving Dog 'Artist' Guillermo Habacuc Vargas at Bienal Honduras

Please review and sign the petition... Starving a dog is not art.
Article and link to petition.

We begin with Black-Eyed-Susans...

This begins almost a week of desktop images.
Be sure to click for the large format image.

WIIF #78

timtim nailed the "WIIF?" before the ticket was issued.

Here is What Is It Friday? #78



Pickle (no link supplied) sees this weeks image from high above he clouds... although this was taken from inside the balloon.



The fine print: On Fridays I will post an image in hopes that visitors will leave a guess in the comment section. The following Friday (or when someone guesses correctly) I will post a wide shot of the item. Each Friday a NEW image, along with a link to the previous weeks post, will be posted.

Coming soon...

DESKTOP WEEK!

After the "WIIF?" post I will be posting a desktop image each night from Saturday through next Thursday. Be sure to click... be sure to save... be sure to spread the word.

Hello there! I'm Chris Hanson...

Why don't you have a seat over there?

Rockin' movie from 1987 or creepy guy with candy and condoms?

ingest • posterior...

Float like a...


ingest = swallow...


posterior = tail...

Click the lower image for a desktop sized picture.

Sparrow NOM...

Playin'...

1:30:00 AM... I let three border collies out the back door for a late night emptying.

1:30:08 AM... The loudest ruckus begins as three border collies begin running through the yard barking REALLY loudly.

1:30:09 AM... I fear that there will be a cat/raccoon/squirrel/possum used as a tug toy by three border collies.

1:30:10 AM... I see the critter running along the stockade fence... from the front of the yard to the back and then again to the front. "BARK-BARK!"

1:30:12 AM... As I yell for the dogs to get in the house Devon and chance continue to bark and pound on the fence in hopes of knocking the "possum treat" to the ground.

1:30:18 AM... After three unsuccessful commands to "GET IN THE HOUSE, NOW!!!" I reassess the situation. Barking continues.

1:30:20 AM... First I call "CHANCE! Get in the house!" He looks and comes running for the door.

1:30:22 AM... Ella moves to the center of the yard. Devon Barks and bangs on the fence. Possum stands VERY STILL.

1:30:24 AM... "ELLA! COME!" She B-lines it to the door. Possum dashes along fence to rear of the yard. Devon smashes her paws against the fence and barks LOUDLY. Possum runs back to the middle of the fence for some cover from a tree.

1:30:30 AM... "DEVON! Get over here!" She looks at me... then at the possum... then hits the fence again. "DEVON! GET... OVER... HERE... NOW!", said with a raspyness that would make Batman™ cringe. She puts her head down and comes to the door.

I grabbed my camera and went out back. The possum was breathing heavy but standing perfectly still... playing possum.

I was standing within four feet of the critter and his look was one of thanks. Thanks for saving his life. Thanks for calling away the hounds of hell. I was just thankful that I wasn't taking three dogs to the emergency vet.

After snapping a few shots I went in the house and locked the doggie door fearing the critter might stupidly enter in the night. Giant rat lives to torment doggies another day.

Dragon in the sky...

I don't know if it's because the Olympics are in China... or the fact that I have a Japanese dragon covering half of my arm and feel a bond... but I looked up over the Meadowbrook Parkway on my way to Long Beach to be greeted by this splendor...



Do you see it? This is exactly what I saw. No tricks. No Photoshop™. I added some lines below for those with no imagination ;) It only lasted twenty seconds or so and then nature made it dissipate.

Brothers and sisters...

Thanks to your votes, FENWAY WON!!!
But there is some shadiness going on. The original voting ended July 31st... then they extended the voting till mid August. After Fenway won, the original winner complained and they gave him/her/it the prize. BUT... Fenway will appear on the TV show and win some prizes. We all know who the REAL winner is! ;)


Doesn't the above image look like a toy on a fake lawn? We need a Fenway action figure!

















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