My roses

Another Microsoft Problem

Vulnerability in Microsoft Video ActiveX control

Fix link below:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972890#FixItForMe

That time of year

Today being 4th of July is NOT a good day around our house! It started briefly last night and will continue ALL day today and tonight.

Bear has a problem with fireworks!!! It started about 2 years ago.Up until then,no problems.He hears the fireworks and goes "hoopie" (good word,threw my spell checker into over drive) he'll shake all over,and try to get anywhere where it is small, too big to get under my bed but he tries :-(

Anyway my buddy and I have a long day ahead of us.


Update on Mourning Dove Family...they are still sitting the eggs.I read somewhere it takes 18 days! And you ladies thought you had long labor :-)

Morning coffee with Ms Paws and Mr Bear

Morning all,

What a task this was.Getting Bear to stay.Holding Paws while setting up camera.Setting timer on camera being sure,all of us were in picture with 45x200mm lens.Getting back in composition,stepping over Bear.Holding Paws during this,which she had never been beyond my lap in chair.And doing it in 10 seconds.

New piece of equipment and one of my roses

I'm having a tough time with "black spot" and "rust" on roses this year.I've up the spraying times to every 7 days till I get it under control.




Received new "Ball head" for my Gorillapod (what a amazing piece of equipment) yesterday.The ball head gives me the ability to pan or tilt the camera in multitudes of directions.Works great with the tilting LCD screen.

Morning all,

Mourning Dove still sitting on eggs ( that probably is not the right phrase).I feel sorry for them (yes them, both male and female take turns),with the rain we have had last 3 days.

However much better nest area then my carport a few years ago. At the time I thought it amazing to watch chicks (probably wrong word again) being born,but cleaning up after them,was not amazing.

Later

Morning coffee

Late morning coffee.I'll let Bear out first thing at about 4:30 and if I don't follow him out to sit,he'll bang at door.

Peaceful time of the day for both of us.

Somebody actually reads this thing

Well my sister in law told me today at lunch that she actually reads this thing..WOW

So I better start putting something in here to read.
What I think I'll do is,write something and include a picture from my surroundings for that day.

So as I type my buddy is joining me in his bed.




Till tomorrow

From the PAST

Last Friday June 19th,I went back 51 years,in this short stay on earth.

That makes the year 1958.So what makes that year so special? A young man just out of high school enlisted in the Air Force.Never to be heard from again until 2009,at least not heard from by myself.

I ask you all...Can you catch up on 51 years and reminisce the 15 years before that....in 3 hours???? NOT

Questions,questions,questions. And in between all the questions..."you remember when we stole my father's jeep" or "remember this neighbor or that neighbor"

This gentleman's mother raised me as a child.

Because of time committals the short 3 hours went by very fast.We had lunch together,and I can't remember what I had to eat,between questions.

That gentleman was Carl Lehtonen from my home town..Lunenburg Mass.

Thanks for the visit Carl....and the family pictures you brought along.

Bird Feeders

Up date on the Bird Feeder situation :-(

Well the thought was good...Feed birds,attract them in closer to get better photos.It didn't work out quite like I wanted.

Got some great shots of birds








THEN CAME THE SQUIRRELS....to the Squirrel proof feeder.


Then came the little creatures that only come out at night.This one picture was taking at about 4am,my first cup of coffee,out in back.Had my normal company of Mr. Bear and Ms.Paws

Needless to say the bird feeders are now down !!!

Seemed like a good idea.

Dinner out for my birthday

 

Never thought I'd reach 66.Looking back over the years,makes one realize how really short this life is.Would I have done things differently......some yes.But we can't go back...can we.


On with my entry here.It had been awhile since we had been to the Longhorn Steakhouse.We had the 7oz. Steak and lobster tail...excellent just excellent.

Squirrel vs Birdfeeder

 

Day light coffee in back yard

Morning all,
Just came back in house after enjoying another late cup of coffee out back.

Out back under 9" umbrella at table is enjoyable for me anytime.Early morning 4 or 5ish,is "Bears" first time out.Now it has become a time for "Ms Paws" also.She has been curious about what goes on out there......so with harness and lead,she now asks to sit in my lap OUTSIDE.Understand she is a house cat only.She learns the rules (in our lap only,no lunging for geckos,low flying birds etc)very well and is doing great.

Where was I....oh ya...just came in after watching the squirrels (about 8 or 9 )playing and running in my large tree along border fence.Very entertaining to say the least.They drive "Bear" up the wall,with their antics.

I hung 2 bird feeders out to catch some photos of birds,which I'll post here next time.The bird feeders have been quite a challenge for the squirrel population.They are both advertised as "Squirrel" proof,and have so far lived up to the labeling.

Pictures to follow.


Bob

PS: Finally getting some much needed rain.

Dog's Eating Mechanics

The Dog’s Mechanics of Eating
Oct.05, 2006 in Dog Nutrition
Many dog owners think that every different breed of dog must be fed different, according to some sort of specification. However, the eating behavior of a dog is characteristic of the whole species, not of any individual breed, since all dogs eat the same way. As a result, there are certain general considerations that can be made when feeding any dog.

A dog is not required to eat its food the same way a man does. A dog has no hands. It's jaws are suited for biting and cutting rather than chewing. There are few "gag" reflex nerves at the back of a dog's mouth, but many in a person's throat. A dog has fewer taste buds on its tongue, but a much greater sense of smell than a man has. There are many other differences as well.

How A Dog Eats

While the eating behavior of a dog may seem strange or awkward to some dog owners, to the dog it is the most comfortable and satisfactory way of getting its food from its bowl into its stomach. The normal pattern of swallowing in a dog is often described as "bolting." The dog picks up a piece of food with its front teeth and with a short, quick thrust of its head, tosses the piece of food back onto the top of its tongue. The piece of food is then rolled (without being chewed) to the back of the mouth. As the piece reaches the base of the tongue, a reflex causes the back of the tongue to push the food upward and backward into the esophagus. From there it is carried directly into the stomach.

When a piece of food is too large to be swallowed, the dog holds the food with its paws and uses its front teeth to tear off smaller pieces that can be swallowed. If the food is too tough to be torn, the dog will cut it into pieces small enough to be swallowed, using two specialized jaw teeth.

These teeth are called carnassial teeth and have large shearing surfaces that act like scissor blades which can cut through such tough substances as muscle, hide, gristle, and even bone. While the powerful jaw muscles of a dog are useful for cutting chunks of food into swallowing size, these muscles are used very little for actually chewing those pieces. A dog's teeth are few in number and poorly equipped for mastication.

Yesterday's work

http://photosrus2008.smugmug.com/gallery/7534020_DgmWX/1/486579319_4jMDV


Honeymoon Island State Park

Daily

My Bad for not getting in here more often.

Bear and I went over to Community Park that is very close to the house last night about 7:30p.I needed to practice on taking shots under the artificial lights of the stadium.I can't seem to get my settings right.So...I went to try getting it right.It was COLD for us Florida folks so the session didn't last that long :-( I will go back!
My day starts at 5am so,it is really stretching the day doing outings this time of night.

I've been getting out for shoots at the dog parks that the cities and county offer.I'm trying to work my way out from my home. Never realized how many dog parks there where until I did my research.Some are great and some are after thoughts, just to say they (cities) have a dog park. Our county parks here in Pinellas are beautiful and well maintained,something we may take for granted.

Bear is gathering a large number of buddies at each of the parks we visit.By the time we get back home after a shoot,he is worn out and ready for a nap..Good thing.

I'm going to go finish editing of shots I took up in Oldsmar the other day,then we are off to try and get one of parks I have not gotten to yet.

Cya,

Bob

Funny how life is

Just got done e-mailing with may ex in Calif.What a very happy experience.We haven't communicated in years,it was very nice to be updated on kids,and grand children.

Life is really way to short.

Cold for Florida

 

Jan 12 2009

Football Football Football

I think I'm footballed out.Sat and Sun were wasted days for me to get ANYTHING accomplished.The networks lead us down this path with staggering the games at different times "HOW NICE"

Hurry up SUPER Bowl !!

Trying to get pictures organized in Smugmug and watch TV just didn't work well for me.

What I did love was, seeing all the PROS play up in the cold weather and college games in warm weather....go figure.

I processed 1,320 "bad snapshots" of our 1996 motorcycle trip Sat and Sun to get them ready to up load to Smugmug...boy did I screw those pictures up back then...live and learn!

Living presidents Jan 07, 2009