You birds don't like my cooking?

February 28, 2015 - Or are you really hungry now? For a month or more I've been putting bread loaf ends from bread I baked outside on the de...
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Paw

February 27, 2015 - Nilla was sleeping/sunbathing by the back door. Or should I say she was posing? This is her right rear paw, and wife say...
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Hairy Woodpecker

February 26, 2015 - Several years ago I bought a North American bird book, and I'm glad I did. F ollowed this female hairy woodpecker from t...
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Settling for Squirrel

February 25, 2015 - Tried to get an eagle photo, but this little guy was a closer, slower, more reliable subject. The squirrel found a bread...
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Keeping up with Technology

February 24, 2015 - Went to see the tax accountant today and found this machine in his office. He told us he is keeping up with technology....
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Fox River

February 23, 2015 - Yesterday I was pining for the green of Spring and Summer, saying I can't wait to blip lots and lots of green. But it's...
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Baby shower

February 22, 2015 - Although I'm a guy, attended a portion of a baby shower held by the ladies at the church this afternoon. This is sister,...
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Repeating flash

February 21, 2015 - Many of us have features we don't know how to use on our cameras and other gear. This was an exercise to remedy that lac...
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Donut Shoppe

February 20, 2015 - Visited My Sisters Lil Donut Shoppe in downtown Oswego, Illinois this morning for the purpose of taking a blip. The peop...
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Cardinal

February 19, 2015 - It was 0 degrees F outside today. Although this male cardinal was a little too far away for this lens, cropped a bit and...
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U.S. Route 30 barn

February 18, 2015 - After dropping the kids off from swimming, took a short drive to a barn I scouted for a blip a week ago. Location is U.S...
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First camera

February 17, 2015 - This is my first camera, given to me by my parents approximately 1973 while I was in college. It's a rangefinder camera...
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Incredible Hulk goes swimming

February 16, 2015 - The Incredible Hulk and his sister go swimming. Used green gels on camera mounted flash aimed at kids and off camera sla...
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Birthday girl

February 15, 2015 - This is my honorary granddaughter with her birthday cake. The theme was a Hawaiian luau, which was quite a difference fr...
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Valentine's Day abstract

February 14, 2015 - Kitchen creation:)
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North American Chipping Sparrow

February 13, 2015 - Birds are popular on blip so thought I would try my hand at a bird photo. It was 18 F/-8 C this morning, and next time I...
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Lunch

February 12, 2015 - Used to take a lot of photos of food when eating in restaurants, but quit doing that a couple years ago. Today's lunch l...
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Onions

February 11, 2015 - The inspiration for today's blip is green onions purchased at Aldi this morning. Front round onion was held in place by...
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10 gallons

February 10, 2015 - Today was my 80th blood donation at Lifesource. It's taken a long time to reach 10 gallons in donations!
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Factory complex

February 09, 2015 - Opened up this sound system electronic component for repair and was impressed how much it looked like miniature factory...
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Snack time

February 08, 2015 - "It's got to be evening snack time by now. I've been waiting at the top of the stairs like I do every night for my 7:30...
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This one's comin' at you, Mom!

February 07, 2015 - The neighbors were kind enough to let me join in their outdoor fun and to post one of the photos. It was a good day for...
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Wintry Creek

February 06, 2015 - Took a short walk along the creek this morning.
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Cast your shadow

February 05, 2015 - The impact we have on others can be like this shadow, much larger than our physical size. Make the decision to cast a la...
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Hot coals

February 04, 2015 - Snowed a little today, enough to make the roads sloppy. On the way home from swimming I stopped at Hudson Crossing Park...
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Selfie lighting practice

February 03, 2015 - Practiced portrait lighting with myself as the subject. On Friday I am taking someone's profile photo for LinkedIn, and...
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The Morning After

February 02, 2015 - The morning after a decent size snowstorm, that is. Schools are closed as well as some banks, and there is little traffi...
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Snowy Super Bowl Sunday

February 01, 2015 - This winter has been mild, but today Chicagoland is getting hit with lots of snow, about a foot of sno w so far.
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