Random picture thread: please post your own

[La Lioness Priyanka]

Ducks from the pond in my dad's house



My cousin and i at a wedding



The bride and i

[Inchworm]

1. A few

Yours are loverly; here are mine :)

My punkin' and munkee


A munkeebutt hugging a dove


First picture with new camera a year or so ago


:hi:

[Symarip]

3. I had a pet mallard a few years ago. Her name was Thresher.

I think a raccoon got her... Everytime I see one I get a little sad.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

4. love these

[BarenakedLady]

25. Holy shit!

How did the little one get so big so FAST!?

He and your daughter are both adorable!

[redqueen]

2. Some pics of the sky...

[La Lioness Priyanka]

5. love those

[redqueen]

11. Glad you like.

:)

[Burma Jones]

6. Okey Dokey

Butterfly


My Dad, 1958


My Mom, 1967


My favorite LP.....


Me....

[La Lioness Priyanka]

7. why is that your fav lp?

[Burma Jones]

9. I was being facetious.......

as is my wont.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

12. i thought maybe it was really funny... sometimes those things are

:)

[Burma Jones]

15. I like how the message is more about self-promotion than about God.....

But, mostly it just reminds me of how much I owe my Dad for getting his little part of the family out of the whole Evangelical scene.....

[Bertha Venation]

60. This post is relevant to my interests.

We saw many cars like that one - is it an Olds - at a car show on Saturday.

And the butterfly pic is awesome.

[datasuspect]

8. cocaine spaceship

[Burma Jones]

10. Dude, that's on my VAN

[Bertha Venation]

39. man, if that doesn't just scream "seventies!"

:yoiks:

[leeroysphitz]

97. That's beautiful, man.

[Blue_Tires]

112. damn i was born into the wrong era....

[lost-in-nj]

13. here's a few

my front stairs:






a really cool bottle :rofl:




a gelatious mass on the beach.... :shrug:





and me with my cousin and his wife





lost

[La Lioness Priyanka]

14. love the stairs... and nice to see you

:hi:

[Deep13]

18. groovy looking stairs nt

[Deep13]

16. Nice looking birds.

The ducks aren't bad either. :7

Sweetie (l), me (r). As you can see, we are humorless.



A blue gill fish while fresh water snorkeling in MA. (Minolta Weathermatic 35mm)



A solar prominence I shot a few years ago. Coronado 60mm filter, TV101, Nikon Coolpix by eyepiece projection.



Uma, a Nepalese goddess. This is bronze dust in resin, a reproduction of a life-size original. It was 40% at the Cleveland Art Museum. The gift shop was relocating and they wanted to get rid of their old stuff.



My favorite telescope: Discovery 8" f/6 with tracking platform, binoviewer, 2" focuser fan.



My '08 election lawn sign. The M and A are on a different color background because some genius (me) could not spell a five-letter name. At least I fixed it unlike Freepers and Teabaggers.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

32. love these pics

[Deep13]

34. thanx

:hi:

[Ohio Joe]

17. A double rainbow in Ohio

Saw this one morning a few years back.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

35. awesome and proof that god loves the gays in ohio

:P

[Bertha Venation]

40. Wow, Joe!

:wow:

[Cannikin]

19. A bug on a buttercup...

[La Lioness Priyanka]

45. wow. i almost missed this. awesome

[Mugu]

20. Random, just what I'm good at.

Random shots from my backyard the other day.

A Grey squirrel that learned to balance on pieces of rotating PVC while crawling over AOL CDs to get the corn.



Pussy willow bud.



Maple tree bud.



Muskrat.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

30. gorgeous (and cute)

[Bertha Venation]

41. Did you build that horrible little gauntlet for the squirrels?

:rofl:

[Mugu]

46. Yes ma'am. Squirrel torment brings me pleasure.

The lunch doesn't cost anything, but it's not free.

Before the CDs were added it was just the revolving PVC.



Before that it was a Twirl-A-Squirrel.





They have always proven to be up to the task. Even when there's easy food on the ground they enjoy going after the more difficult stuff. It must taste better.

[Bertha Venation]

48. LOL - great squirrels.

Evil squirrel feeders. :evilgrin:

[redqueen]

52. Hahahaha

those are great!

The contraptions *and* the pics. :loveya:

[Mugu]

57. Thank you very much.

I have enjoyed the little creatures very much and they've provided me something to photograph during the winter when there isn't much else.

[redqueen]

58. Awww...

I know they're pesky but they're so adorable. :)

[FedUpWithIt All]

81. Be careful. Your going to end up with really smart squirrels.

:scared:
It's like "training".

Before you know it, they'll be picking the lock to get at the fridge.
:rofl:

Fun pictures.
:hi:

[ThomCat]

63. Squirrels are serious acrobats.

There is no obstacle they can't find their way around, over, or through. :P

[Patiod]

94. OOO! Great muskrat pic!

Look at those teeth!

[Xipe Totec]

21. Semi Random...

[La Lioness Priyanka]

37. aww

[bigwillq]

22. Nice pics!

:) :hi:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

36. thank you

[DarkTirade]

23. It doesn't get much more random than this...

[MissMillie]

24. Here are a few:

The prime rib I made for Christmas




My mom and I on her 75th birthday





One of the blankets I made for a Christmas present





My parents





Roz

[La Lioness Priyanka]

29. awesome pics

[Symarip]

26. A picture with the new band

If I look drunk, that's because I am.


http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=396189106&albumID=975632&imageID=20807826

[edbermac]

27. From a model shoot a few weeks ago.

From my Nikon D70s, put it in Photoshop, changed it to B&W and did a little airbrushing here and there.

[Blue_Tires]

115. nice...friend of yours?

[Bombero1956]

28. our guys in 1910

[Bertha Venation]

31. Yours truly, self-pic from the cell phone about a year ago

[La Lioness Priyanka]

33. adorable

:hi:

[Bertha Venation]

38. aw, shucks

:hi:

[Patiod]

95. Very nice!

My favorite Bertha pic ever is the little fox eating out of your stray-cat-feeder on your deck.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

42. Yesterday Evening...

[La Lioness Priyanka]

43. i love how this has turned into a rainbow thread

:) :loveya:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

44. Yeah...

and double rainbows at that :o

a few more photos just because

[Aristus]

47. My MacBook cover:

[redqueen]

53. OMG Roger Clyne and the Pacemakers?

No way! :)

Hah... they're playing here in not too long...

[Aristus]

55. Yeah, big fan. They played in Seattle last Saturday night. Great show.

Their new guitarist, Jim Dalton, is terrific. He's one of the featured musicians in the "Born-Again American" video.
http://www.bornagainamerican.org/

[guitar man]

49. nice pics

looking lovely as usual ;)

here's one of me last Friday night

[meegbear]

50. Me from last week's picture thread ...

[Dystopian]

51. Your pictures are lovely....

Here's some random photos of my grandsons....





I guess that's enough for now...Bryce was so happy to have his new baby brother!
Bryce is now 11 and Easton will turn 2 on May 1.
Both are miracle babies because of my daughter's disease...
I was petrified during her pregnancies...I thought I'd lose her.
I'm so thankful...

peace~

[redqueen]

54. Beautiful pics...

absolutely gorgeous.

Thanks for sharing them. :)

[Dystopian]

80. Thank you, redqueen....

Easton looks like a drunken elf in the Christmas pic...:o
Thank you for warming my heart by taking the time to tell me that my grandsons are gorgeous.

:loveya:




peace~

[La Lioness Priyanka]

56. gorgeous

[Dystopian]

82. Thank you, you're a sweetie...

:hi:
I love hearing that....they are very much loved...
Thank you for starting this random picture thread with your lovely photos... :hug:
You gave me the opportunity to be the proud grandmother...
Thankfully, they call me "MiMi!"
For me...much better than having to answer to 'Granny!':7



peace~

[DeepBlueC]

64. those kids are adorable

especially seeing the love for each other!

[Dystopian]

85. DeepBlueC.....

Heartfelt thanks....
Yes, I must agree.:-)
The bond is amazing...Bryce is a little 'macho man'...
The birth of his brother transformed him in so many ways...
He was there when Easton came into the world....I think that has a lot to do with the strong bond.
I love it that you saw the love!:hug:


peace~

[LeftyFingerPop]

105. Very beautiful children, Dystopian!

:hug:

[Dystopian]

110. Thank you, LeftyFingerPop...

:loveya:
They are the biggest part of my little world.....
I'm so happy you saw them, because you're sweet enough to let me know:hug:
They are beautiful to me in so many ways....





peace~

[guitar man]

59. one more

My daughter and our shi-tzu. They played until the were both worn out, then they curled up and went to sleep on the couch :)

[DeepBlueC]

65. way cute!

Now that is sweet!

[guitar man]

86. thanks

:hi:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

83. that is way too precious~

[guitar man]

87. thanks

:)

[qb]

61. oldies

Publicity shot from one of my favorite movies:

Jon Provost & Mary Badham of "This Property Is Condemned"

I just think this one is really hot:

1968 Chicago Democratic National Convention Protest
Scanned from the Life Magazine 1969 year-end double issue
Thanks, Javaman for telling me where to find it!

[Mugu]

62. If you put your bird feeder close to a window

it's possible to get some decent closeups. These were shot with my 180mm "bug" lens.

[DeepBlueC]

66. wow...those are spectacular pictures!

The squirrel adventures were a a lot of fun too. Amazing what's there just outside your window. I love those devilish obstacle courses for the squirels...especially the AOL DVDs...who knew they could be so useful training for Squirrel Olympics.

[Mugu]

67. I kept all those AOL disks

because I have a difficulty throwing out items that may someday have a utility (if my ladyfriend was to move in, 95% of my stuff would be at the curb the next day.)

I have a love of creatures large and small, but I also have a need to capture photos of their trials. I created the squirrel obstacle course as well as the movable bird feeder for the simple purpose of capturing photos of creatures being challenged but not harmed. The bird feeder made it possible for me to move the feeder back and forth as well as up and down to get it in the best position for photos.

[DeepBlueC]

75. don't I know about the "might be useful someday"

I'm drowning in useful stuff. On the other hand whenever one of my neighbors needs something they can pretty much rest assured that I will have it. I can remember being mystified by my grandparents' string-saving habits but now...

[Blue_Tires]

114. what's that needle-point thing coming out of its beak?

[Mugu]

119. That's his tongue.

My understanding is that he has a different tongue configuration from her so they feed differently and don't complete with each other for food. I don't know if that's the truth, but I remember reading that someplace.

[RoyGBiv]

68. Okay ...

Just saw this on a street in New York and had to take a picture.



Lost, after Ike ...



My daughter being fetching ...

[La Lioness Priyanka]

93. very fetching!

[Contrary1]

69. Kitties

[La Lioness Priyanka]

90. OMG!!!!

[GReedDiamond]

70. Some artwork...

abeLar:


dolphin (un)safe, screen-print, 2008


Francis, mezzotint, 2008

Germs:


chingadasos y putasos!


chicken of the sea.

Freshwidow:


Peaquarium, oil on canvas.


Self portrait, acrylic on paper.

[DeepBlueC]

76. wonderful stuff

Germs: chingadasos y putasos is my favorite, but peaquarium also pleases. And I love the self-portrait, especially in that frame.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

84. LOVE this stuff. excellent and provocative work

[GReedDiamond]

108. Glad you like the work...

...the first two are by my son, Abelar, who is a very accomplished printmaker.

The next two by an artist I collect, "Germs."

The last two are from me.

[redqueen]

100. Oh wow...

I can only see the first four though! :(

Fantastic work. Love it.

[GReedDiamond]

107. Thanks...

...the first two are by my son, the second two by a young artist I collect called "Germs," the last two, by me.

The last two were missing due to the server being down for a time. I think you should be able to see them now.

[AggieGal]

71. Random Animal Pics

My Daisy baby looking outside.



My little dog who thought he was a cat. Except the using the litter box part.



Two squirrels playing on a tree.

[redqueen]

102. Awww...

cute little cat dog. :)

[DFW]

72. A few photo non-sequiturs

Mother Nature after an art class:

Me and my far better half (she's the one with blonde hair), Cape Cod, MA, 2007

My serious Law Student daughter reverting back to her inner German self during Karnival in Düsseldorf

Bryce Canyon, Utah, 1994

Whales feeding off of Cape Cod, 2008

Something you hope NEVER to see: an A-bomb test (taken by my dad, Nevada, 1957)

Downtown Prague, 2006

[DeepBlueC]

77. that's a neat collection...the whales, the rocks, the fambly an all...cool

Your beautiful daughter looks fabulous...what a costume! And your father's picture of the A bomb test ... was he exposed to any particulate matter? It looks way too close except of course it was such a huge thing that distances may deceive, I hope. That's an amazing thing to have!

[DFW]

78. Her sister ain't no slouch, either

Both my girls were lucky to get a healthy dose of my wife's genes:

Here's the "little" one again in civilian clothes with my better half:


My dad never knew whether or not he got contaminated. The Army wasn't exactly in the
habit of telling people that they were risking fatal contamination when they took them
on these PR jaunts back then. He did develop prostate cancer, but that was 35 years
after the test, and he beat it with little discomfort. Eight years after that, he
came down with pancreatic cancer, and at age 78, it killed him. But he was 35 when
he was at the A-test, so who knows? He did have a lot of cancer in his family already.

He was obviously many miles away from the blast. It was so huge, he said, that it just looked
close up. I have the whole sequence he took, if you want to see it. It's about 7 or 8 shots.

Here in the Rheinland, people do their best to be imaginative and outdo each other
during Karnival. Even the staid, formal people behind the bank counters are dressed
up with green and blue hair like that. Must be seen to be believed.

On edit--the rocks: the antimonite is from China, and the pyrite cubes are all from the
Navajún mine in Spain.

[DeepBlueC]

79. yes I'd like to see those A test pictures

You do have a lovely family...and I can see where the girls got their looks.

[DFW]

89. Thanks! I will be in Brussels in an hour, and will post the A-bomb series

I'm still in the train from Paris now, and still have some work to do (no rest for the weary)

[DFW]

91. I can't post the A-bomb pics until tomorrow.

The hotel's wifi is out for the night, and only the lounge internet portal is working.

The office here in Brussels is functioning; though, so I'll post the A-bomb sequence tomorrow.

[DeepBlueC]

99. I'll be looking for them nt

[DFW]

98. They are posted in a spearate thread addressed to you.

[DeepBlueC]

103. where should I be looking?

I just can't find them. :shrug:

[DeepBlueC]

104. okay, I just did

[siligut]

88. Something I know a little about.

In the 80s I worked with a man whose face was peeling off from radiation exposure. He told me that he and his coworkers were invited to watch the tests. They were even told to bring their families. I don’t believe it was malicious, I pretty much think not many people really knew.

[DFW]

92. My dad had been invited, too.

His paper sent him, as he was their Washington correspondent. They were told to duck into a deep
ditch they were standing in when the initial blast occurred, as the flash would blind them. So
everybody pointed their cameras above their heads and shot the first few frames backwards. When
they were told it was safe to turn around, they could shoot looking at the mushroom cloud forming.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki must have given some indication of the effects, and even though the distance
they were observing from was declared to be safe, I still wonder if some people who were experts
on such blasts declined to be present even from this "safe" distance. As we would be testing above
ground for another 5+ years, I don't think the Government had any great interest in publicizing the
fact that they were exposing people to possibly far more risk than they were letting on.

[jobycom]

73. Fowls, kids, Poppies, Mardi Gras

Since waterbirds seem to be a theme, here is my kid fleeing from one:

Poppies at last year's Red Poppy Festival, Georgetown, Texas (it is coming up again this weekend):

A statue at Mardi Gras (I think it was on Magazine somewhere):

[enigmatic]

74. Ralph Perk, Clevo Mayor when I was a kid

Yes, his hair is on fire:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TvYfbxx9G7Q/Sd66ndTO0oI/AAAAAAAAAuw/eP03dzW3324/s400/church+4.jpg

I'm proud to call Cleveland my hometown; within 2 years we had both our Mayor and our river (Cuyahoga) catch fire:

[Patiod]

96. New Year's Eve, Avalon, NJ

[hunter]

101. One dollar camera, one dollar film...

[triguy46]

106. When I was 11. I'm the kid waiting on the high dive for the girl to jump.

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[Bravo Zulu]

109. Miscellaneous photos I took!

Rainbow out front


The Turkey Vultures that fly around here!

Winter time around here!

Roberto Clemente!

Ruby throat!

[Nicole Lambeth]

111. I thought it was funny...

[Blue_Tires]

113. from left to right:

Orion, Big Barda, Steel(?), don't know, Flash, Wonder Woman, Superman, Batman, Aquaman, Huntress(?), Hawkman, Plasticman, Martian Manhunter...

welcome to the site, btw...

[Nicole Lambeth]

116. hubby found the pic

and can name them all - I just find it hilariously blasphemous. Thanks for the welcome too! I've been here for a few years as a lurker, just recently discovered the lounge.

[Blue_Tires]

117. do you know the three i was unsure about??

i'm a JLA fan...

[Nicole Lambeth]

118. I'll have to ask him later, he's at work - but I'll try to get back to you!

[timtom]

120. My facebook pic...