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Every Limbo Dinosaur
All Around the Limbo World
Gonna do the Limbo Rock
All Around the Limbo Clock
(Chubby Checker "Limbo Rock")
The Dinos must have heard the oldies music I was playing the other night and felt some inspiration! As I entered my office this morning I found that they had had a Limbo contest on my cutting table!
The dancing must have been wild, as my button jar was knocked over.
Not one for dancing, Peder tried to get a game of soccer going.
A great time appeared to be had by all!
Jealous of the beautiful weather the daylight hours bestowed on the humans, the Dinos took it upon themselves to enjoy a day at the fishin' hole.
Titus and Truman worked on their casting skills, rather than focus on how many fish they could catch.
Luciano and Placido fought over who got to use the last fishing rod. Eventually they realized it was too big for either of them to use alone, so they partnered up to figure out how to team fish with one rod.
A small group protested, shouting the famous line from the movie Finding Nemo "Fish are friends, not food!"
Some how they had missed the memo that this was a catch and release trip, and in their protesting blocked Annie and Stegman from releasing the fish caught by Vlad, Tootsie, and Jose.
Rather than fish or protest, Gertrude chose to take a dip in the water.
A great time was had by all - even Vlad and Tootsie managed to put their differences aside and enjoy each others company.
The Dinosaurs take their voting VERY seriously - all of them showed out to cast their votes in the local election. Even Velcro the Cat showed up to help keep the order!
Vlad made sure all the Dinosaurs knew exactly where they could cast their votes.
Stewart proudly shared with others he had voted.
Tootsie and Peder were excited to be voting in their first elections!
The Dinosaurs want to make sure to remind you to go out and vote today!!
Splish, Splash, Dinos taking a bath!
Stegman made sure everyone had fresh towels.
Tootsie and Dottie discovered the correct soap to hot water ratios to maximize comfort and suds.
Yesterday a package appeared on my doorstep while I was out running errands. I didn't think twice about it, I was sure I had ordered some film and just had forgotten about it. I brought the package in, set it on our kitchen island, and went about the rest day, completely forgetting to open the package.
This morning after sleeping in , a few text messages with my husband (he's out of town for work), and some cuddle time with our cats, I dragged myself out of bed and to the kitchen for a hot cup of coffee. Imagine my surprise when I saw this:
Folks, DINOVEMBER IS HERE! I can't begin to tell you how excited I am - I thought Dinovember was for for kids only; who knew that the dinosaurs with no homes make a point of finding a good home for themselves and having kids is not a requirement! I can't wait to see what adventures the go on in our home, and am praying they stay out of trouble!
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For the last three years I've had a pretty strong itch that needed some scratching...an itch called FILM. In July, this beauty joined my camera arsenal.
I've had a lot of people look at me like I was crazy when I've expressed my desire to start shooting film. Many have asked "Why?!?!" It's just one of those things that's really hard to express why. Anyone love the sound of records over CD's or MP3's? Or, how about, anyone prefer handmade over mass produced? There's a quality to the product/music/photograph that you just can't duplicate (or duplicate easily). And don't get me wrong, by quality I don't mean good or bad, high or low, I just mean a difference.
Loading my first roll of film in to the camera took forever, and then trying to decide what was worthy of one of the 16 shots I had on each roll was painful. I wanted to make sure every shot counted. I slowed down, I looked at my subject from different angles, and then made a decision whether to push the shutter release button or not. My first roll of film took two trips to Chincoteague to finish. My second roll of film took about 45 minutes to shoot thanks to my awesome sister-in-law who is always willing to be a model when I'm trying some new technique or gear out!
After what felt like weeks and weeks of waiting, I finally got an email from the lab saying that my scans were ready to download. I help my breath as I downloaded everything to my computer and opened up the files. I was certain none of the frames I shot would be keepers, but I was wrong. I was over the moon to see that my patience shooting paid off, rather than one or two keepers from each roll, there were only one or two discards. There's definitely room for improvement, but for my first rolls of film shot in nearly 20 years, I'm pretty proud of myself.
Stay tuned, more film images are in the works!
When David and I bought our first DSLR's, I had no idea how much our new hobby would change my perception of the world. It's hard to admit, but the simple fact is that until I had this amazing tool that helped me see the world differently, I was pretty apathetic to things like climate change, trophy hunting, environmentally safe products, and so much more. While I’m far from perfect in making sure my footprint on this beautiful planet we live on is as small as possible, I have made significant strides in trying to be a responsible citizen of this earth.
In honor of Earth Day, and as a reminder of why these continued changes are important, a little look back on some of my favorite wildlife and landscape images from the last year.
Changes, however small they can be, are hard. But even a small change that reduces your environmental footprint will have an impact, for the good, in the long run.