tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33217888114245928142024-03-13T11:00:55.888-07:00Sooper Seekrit Intergalactic Headquarters..
the occasional rantings of a photographer, chess player, cat lover, longtime hacker / geek, and survivorTravelGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.comBlogger326125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321788811424592814.post-74769081722126485752011-03-01T13:04:00.000-08:002011-03-01T13:04:17.709-08:002011.03 Desktop Wallpaper Calendar
A few days ago, I was privileged to catch this action at Reifel. A BC local had noticed the flock of chickadees and nuthatches enjoying seed, and thought to try hand-feeding as a lark.
Please feel free to download this photo for personal use on your computer's desktop. ...To download, just click once on the image, which will bring up the enlarged image on a new webpage. Then, right-click TravelGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321788811424592814.post-78819133563398614912011-02-02T21:09:00.000-08:002011-02-02T21:09:07.716-08:002011.02 Wallpaper Desktop CalendarA few years ago, near Rexville, an intrepid group of birders wandered up to the local grocery. In back, a fair amount of snow and bird seed brought out some rather fascinating individuals, among them this little cutie, a Varied Thrush.
Please feel free to download this photo for personal use on your computer's desktop. To download, just click once on the image, which will bring up the TravelGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321788811424592814.post-66806736168355116142010-09-02T19:37:00.000-07:002010-09-02T19:37:32.609-07:002010.09 Desktop Wallpaper Calendarhave to say it's been a long times since i've updated this page... hmmm. :)
2010.09 Western Tiger Swallowtail [ Papilio rutulus ] 67301c - WenasWestern Tiger Swallowtail, photographed in Wenas last year, digitally-reimagined recently...
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A single deer (of many) photographed munching on grass in the median near the Ocean Shores Sewage Treatment Plant. While we were out trying to find birds in heavy wind, the deer were content to be the town's lawn mowers...
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Please feel free to download this photo for personal use on your computer's desktop. To download, just click once on the image, which will bring up the enlarged image on a new webpage. Then, right-click on the image and follow your operating TravelGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321788811424592814.post-17010044186364993442010-03-30T18:27:00.000-07:002010-03-30T18:27:58.602-07:00A Road More Messily TravelledA British friend of mine told me this story over dinner about 10 years ago, then THANKFULLY wrote it down for posterity. As he and I haven't read it recently, and the story came up a few days ago in a completely-random way, I feel it is time to re-post...
A tale of two 4x4s (and another 4x4...and a couple of farm vehicles)
..................................................................TravelGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321788811424592814.post-63162718010895344532010-03-09T20:35:00.000-08:002010-03-09T20:35:29.602-08:00My Name, Mathematically?Wow. Long time no type.
Anyway, if you type this:
caren park
into here:
http://www.xamuel.com/inverse-graphing-calculator.php
you get:
((y-(1/2)x-2)^2+|x-2|+|x-4|-2)^2((y+(1/2)x-4)^2+|x-2|+|x-4|-2)^2(y-2x+8)^2(y+2x-16)^2
((y-3)^2+|x-(11/2)|+|x-(13/2)|-1)^2(x-8)^2((y+(1/4)x-6)^2+|x-8|+|x-10|-2)^2((y-(1/8)x-(9/4))^2+|x-8|+|x-10|-2)^2
((y+(5/8)x-(33/4))^2+|x-8|+|TravelGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321788811424592814.post-43044898149847021192010-02-01T10:37:00.000-08:002010-02-01T10:37:12.715-08:002009.02 Desktop Calendar WallpaperOnce again, it's time for your February desktop calendar wallpaper. This month: St Yves candles, located within the La Cathédrale St Tugdual, in the Bretagne market town of Tréguier...
Please feel free to download this photo for personal use on your computer's desktop. To download, just click once on the image, which will bring up the enlarged image on a new webpage. Then, TravelGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321788811424592814.post-12944417110794406922010-01-22T16:42:00.000-08:002010-01-22T16:42:21.979-08:00OK. I'm mostly OK... However, if someone wants to bring something easy for dinner tonight, I'll buy... While I was photographing the dogs at Beaver Lake, I was part of a two-dog sandwich about 30 minutes ago: a boxer and a rather large mastiff. My left knee tried to go in three directions at once, managed two of them. My right index finger points well, but it doesn't bend much anymore, and has a fair bit of TravelGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321788811424592814.post-73055596321426657972010-01-21T19:27:00.000-08:002010-01-21T19:27:33.493-08:00Big Morongo, Tree, Moon
Not quite the photo I thought it would be, but not bad, either... Begs the question: how do those photographers get the moon so big in their pictures? :)TravelGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321788811424592814.post-65254525589808843032010-01-21T17:09:00.000-08:002010-01-21T17:09:07.830-08:00Cutter and Radar
Two new (to me) dogs at the Beaver Lake Dog Park...
I was told Radar (an Australian Shepherd + Husky mix) was quite the jumper, that if he knew he could leap the fence, the fence wouldn't stand a chance... Well, here's a shot of him going after a tennis ball... :)
And Cutter is simply a cute Portuguese Water Dog...TravelGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321788811424592814.post-1128930318101787332010-01-15T13:29:00.000-08:002010-01-15T13:29:46.451-08:00A Commercial about FarmvilleI'm not a big fan of Farmville (Facebook), and yet this advertisement for the product makes me want to ... :)
TravelGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321788811424592814.post-4565273034286766302010-01-14T17:21:00.000-08:002010-01-14T17:21:50.407-08:00Trip
Trip is an inquisitive and energetic Golden Retriever puppy, and the muddy fields of Beaver Lake Park were just too much fun for him...TravelGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321788811424592814.post-39015108156859300012010-01-12T16:13:00.000-08:002010-01-12T16:13:00.931-08:00Bridger
Bridger is a Golden Doodle. This is the first time I've seen him at the park, and I hope it's not the last...
These photos are also Sunday shots at Beaver Lake...TravelGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321788811424592814.post-70602456688544276862010-01-12T15:30:00.000-08:002010-01-12T15:30:19.888-08:00Asteroid AnimationAn interesting animation detailing the trajectory of 2010-AL30, a very small asteroid recently discovered that will come pretty close to the Earth sometime Wednesday... The quote from one of the scientists: “I don’t worry about those that we keep up with…. I am more concerned about the ones we never see coming.”
http://www.dangl.at/2010/2010_al30/2010_al30.aviTravelGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321788811424592814.post-79196506064033778202010-01-12T15:26:00.000-08:002010-01-12T15:26:42.577-08:00Hailey
She keeps being photogenic, and you get to see the results :)
Photo taken Sunday afternoon at Beaver Lake Park...TravelGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321788811424592814.post-43549478985461809242010-01-08T10:13:00.001-08:002010-01-08T10:13:23.879-08:00The Real Reason Email was InventedTravelGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321788811424592814.post-38984046963154277992010-01-07T16:49:00.000-08:002010-01-07T16:49:37.562-08:00A Few Changes to the ol' Home PagePlease take a look to the upper right of the blogspot gadget bar (where the time, "who the hell am i", etc, is located), and let me know if you see anything wrong about the Flickr Slideshow I set up earlier today. It looks fine to me, but I've also noticed that the logo in FireFox looks a LOT different from the logo in IE 8, so... :)
If things are odd, please let me know WHAT is odd, what TravelGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321788811424592814.post-65165622255292496202010-01-06T09:56:00.000-08:002010-01-06T09:56:25.030-08:00How Cool is This?If you are owned by a cat, and don't live on the ground floor, this has got to be on your list of the greatest must-haves ever :)
TravelGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321788811424592814.post-67844787015767121142010-01-01T10:48:00.000-08:002010-01-01T10:48:14.473-08:002010.01 Desktop Calendar Wallpaper
A few days ago, I wandered into Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge for about an hour. Among the more interesting findings: a Northern Harrier lunching on an unfortunate rodent. While s/he was deep in the brush, there was still a small window along the road from which to (morbidly?) watch...
S/he fed for about 5 minutes, ripping little bits and larger chunks, while watching TravelGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321788811424592814.post-5461512199732537992009-12-31T18:15:00.000-08:002009-12-31T18:15:48.816-08:00Ridgefield - An Early AssortmentOn the front side of the auto route at Ridgefield, a Golden-crowned Sparrow, a Great Blue Heron (the most numerous of the large birds) eating what looks like a vole, a Bald Eagle (perched in a tree directly over the road), and a Northern Harrier privately enjoying lunch...
TravelGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321788811424592814.post-6839350520596644412009-12-30T19:55:00.000-08:002009-12-30T21:10:00.389-08:00Ridgefield - Rough-legged HawkAs promised, here are two shots of the White-tailed Kite light-morph Rough-legged Hawk seen at Ridgefield, just west of Rest Lake, on Tuesday afternoon. One shot is the original frame, the second is the close crop... S/he was NOT close to the road :)
I want to thank Truffles and her driver for spotting the Kite Hawk. Without their sharp eyes, I might have missed it entirely...TravelGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321788811424592814.post-19247531057999108542009-12-30T19:09:00.000-08:002009-12-30T21:09:12.428-08:00Ridgefield - Mystery Raptor
Does anyone know what species of bird this is? Size reminds me of a Red-tail, but I don't honestly see any red in the tail; breast is mottled like a Cooper's, but my memory says it wasn't that small a bird. Red-shouldered Hawk, perhaps? Admittedly, the lighting is bad; s/he probably wasn't going to let me get out of the car and venture across the field to get a better look :)
TravelGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321788811424592814.post-56532592526890231552009-12-19T21:02:00.000-08:002009-12-19T21:02:19.106-08:00Poster # 76: Chirp, on Dogs and Cats
Chirp, always helpful, lets people know the difference between dogs and cats in a most succinct way... :)TravelGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321788811424592814.post-29597724660886282482009-12-19T16:18:00.000-08:002009-12-19T16:18:55.154-08:00HD Video from Norway
An HD video download from Norway, all 7.5 hours worth, is available for bittorrent download. If you are into trains, scenic landscapes, etc, and have somewhere around 23 gigabytes of free disk space (not to mention the time involved with downloading and watching), this may be for you...
Oh, and if you DO download, PLEASE invite me over to watch... I'd be happy to bring the popcorn :)TravelGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.com0