g'day Boz
well my holiday is at an end
not that i went away anywhere
i did go on a "tourist" type bus tour
this one to be exact
www.citsightseeingperth.com
i went round twice the first time and then did it again the next day
trying to test my new K10D of course 🙂
i have edited the photos, but i have to put them up now
i managed to get to see the birds of prey at whiteman park too
and i took photos
and i have yet to get them on my site
i think i could do with another week off work
lol
Hey Oz!
Anyone who knows me, knows me for my love of poptarts. Well I have been eating them for years without ever reading the instructions on the side of the box. So funny this comedian's, Brian Regan, version of directions for Pop Tarts, re-enacted by a young man and put on You Tube.
Enjoy!
An interesting You Tube Movie to share. It's the 1st of 8.
This movie feels that a theory about climate turned into a political ideaology.
In fact one man quoted here says, "I no longer like to call it an environmental movement anymore, it's a politcal activist movement."
...or so says Newton. Sir Isaac Newton, Oz!
He believed the Apocalypse would come in 2060 – exactly 1,260 years after the foundation of the Holy Roman Empire, according to a recently published letter. He used the Bible book of Daniel to calculate this date.
This letter from 1704 is on display in Jerusalem's Hebrew University.
More » HERE
~Boz
Hey Oz
I opened up, after a long hiatus, the program we often played with online together, Apophysis.
Apophysis, for those who don't know, is a freeware Windows program for designing and rendering fractal flames.
Here are my latest:
Fun art!
~Boz
G'day Boz
for a while my ist ds has been playing up
the flash wouldnt work and the exposures were way off (sometimes), no matter which lens i used (i tried crashes clean the contacts method)
so i took it in to get looked at
the bad news was the main board wasnt working proper and would be near $700 to fix
🙁
luckily i had it insured and i was able to make a claim on it 🙂
the next bad news was i ran out of petrol (dont ask sigh) on my way to the camera shop and it took a good hour+ out of my day 🙁
the good news now is i am the proud owner of a K10D ( i had to pay the difference)
🙂
and even though the ds isnt working right it is still usable
i just have to guess (sunny 16 rule) the exposure
this is a test shot with the k10d
http://johndolphin.net/photos/data/media/1/silver_princess.JPG
this is a shot with the broken ds
🙂
http://johndolphin.net/photos/data/media/4/wte8284-01.jpg
and now i have a week off work to play with the k10d too
yipppeeeeeee
want one?? V
V
Hi Oz
Our Washington Times had a very disturbing news piece today:
"New intelligence reveals China is covertly supplying large quantities of small arms and weapons to insurgents in Iraq and the Taliban militia in Afghanistan, through Iran."
Geez I wish people get their heads out of the rags talking about Paris and Britney, and read some real news!
More on the Times Article » HERE ~Boz
hey Boz
how come no one told me?
its the international year of the dophin
i feel kind of cheated, the year is half over 🙁
i need some dolphin photos lol (family excluded)
maybe we should all go out and hug a dolphin
🙂
Oz...
Speaking of China, did you know that there was a surname shortage in that country? The numbers are hard to totally comprehend, but for example, 93 million people in China with the family name Wang.
92 million people share the surname Li, while 88 million were called Zhang. A further seven surnames -- including Chen, Zhou and Lin -- are held by at least 20 million Chinese.
More here
Hi Oz!
I had an outing this week you might have enjoyed. We went to Sandy Point State Park, which has a beach by the Chesapeake Bay, with a lovely view of a fantastic, near 5 mile span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The bridge is the longest fixed water crossing in Maryland and is among the world's longest and most-scenic over-water structures.
Here are some photos of our day: HERE
G'day Boz
on Sunday I decided to go to Whiteman Park
there is heaps to do there, but i decided to go to the free flight raptor display
where they diplay raptors that can not be released back into the wild
and give very educational talks
needless to say i took a few photos
not as many as i would of liked though
and some (most) didnt turn out
but i did manage to put some on my website
Hi Oz
We both like to take nature/photography walks. My recent walk was to Kinder Park as you know.
I thought you'd like to see some images of the day. Musk Thistle is lovely, yet I have learned a not well liked invasive species. I spotted a few more wildflowers, some I am still trying to identify yet.
Wish you could have been there with me. You'd like the park, it's only three miles around.
~Boz
Oz!
I can't believe you didn't know what Graham Crackers are! But when you asked me what exactly they were made of, I couldn't answer you!
Anyway, I looked it up and learned a lot about them myself. First of all, I learned that that the creator, Rev. Sylvester Graham, made them soley with "graham flour", that his bread was the main staple of his "Graham Diet", a regiment to suppress carnal urges. Graham also thought that ketchup and mustard caused insanity. He gained many followers including Will Keith Kellogg, and even set up boardinghouses, where his diet was observed, in New York, Boston and other cities.
Technically, crackers are not really graham crackers unless they are made with graham flour, which is simply a coarsely-ground hard whole-wheat flour. There are brands sold on the market today, mostly in health-food stores and natural-food markets, that are still true graham crackers.
So gee, I learned what was in Graham crackers, and so much more!
Aren't cultural exchanges great?
More reading HERE ~Boz
Hi Boz
hows this for an item that was on our news the other day
One of our NSW oyster farmer is adding viagra to his oysters...
a hard act to follow?
even though it faces stiff opposition
More details HERE
maybe it will help save the rhino and tiger???
Oz
Hey Oz!
Know you to be a big Beatles fan, I thought I'd share with you that today is the 40th anniversary of the Beatles "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
Sgt Pepper's turns 40
Enjoy a good listen, perhaps in the car with your son. 🙂
~Boz
Hey Oz, Some world weather news:
When Europe went through an unusually warm winter, everyone shouted "Global Warming" - it didn't matter that here in the east coast, USA we had a very cold winter, and north of us they had feet upon feet of snow.
I feel just like freak cold weather can happen, so can unusually warm winters. Here in Maryland, I can recall playing tennis on Christmas, usually a cold day, but it happened that it was a freak warm day. No one screamed "Global warming" when those trends happened years ago.
So what if Europe has a cooler than usual summer? What will they shout then?
I have no idea who is right in the global warming debate, I just find all the headlines confusing, such as:
Freak snow and cold around EuropeArgentina Cold Wave Rations Gas to CompaniesFreak Snow Storm Hits NepalSnowy Spring in Colorado
On a positive note for Australia, I read that it is possible that the big drought might be over.
Warm in Maryland,
~Boz
Oz!
I can't believe after our discussion of snakes that I came home from my Memorial Day Picnic outing to find a black snake (Elaphe obsoleta ) on my front lawn!
He created some excitement to say the least. It was about 5-6 feet long but rather small around.
I was certain he wasn't dangerous, as we have had black snakes in our yard before. An adult snake can be as large as 8 feet.
Maryland boasts 27 species and subspecies of snakes, only two of which are venomous. These are the timber rattlesnake and copperhead.
🙂
Boz
Simply put, a love story.
Met online.
Became fast friends and had discussions daily over tea.
Met in person, fell in love, got engaged.
Now married in a bi-continental relationship
Stay tuned!
Fun art!
~Boz
I am at a loss....
~Boz
Wish you could have been there with me. You'd like the park, it's only three miles around.
~Boz
Hi Boz
hows this for an item that was on our news the other day
One of our NSW oyster farmer is adding viagra to his oysters...
a hard act to follow?
even though it faces stiff opposition
More details HERE
maybe it will help save the rhino and tiger???
Oz
Sgt Pepper's turns 40
Enjoy a good listen, perhaps in the car with your son. 🙂
~Boz
He created some excitement to say the least. It was about 5-6 feet long but rather small around.
I was certain he wasn't dangerous, as we have had black snakes in our yard before. An adult snake can be as large as 8 feet.
Maryland boasts 27 species and subspecies of snakes, only two of which are venomous. These are the timber rattlesnake and copperhead.
🙂
Boz
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