Mary is always there with lovey observations, insightful comments, kind words and encouragement. A girl couldnt ask for a better flickr friend. I just love browsing her photostream. She has such a talent for capturing the most charming animal photos and has a great eye in general. It totally admire that her photos look… Read more

Mary is always there with lovey observations, insightful comments, kind words and encouragement. A girl couldnt ask for a better flickr friend. I just love browsing her photostream. She has such a talent for capturing the most charming animal photos and has a great eye in general. It totally admire that her photos look so good SOOC. I cant say enough about Mary, bottom line...its a privelege to have her as a contact

Mary's receipt showed that she had successfully purchased the Dali Lama off ebay, but according to our policy in the Ebay Resolution Office, we can not hold sellers responsible for the sale of high ranking deities or other religious figures. Mary was the highest bidder and had her Paypal all setup, and even with the r… Read more

Mary's receipt showed that she had successfully purchased the Dali Lama off ebay, but according to our policy in the Ebay Resolution Office, we can not hold sellers responsible for the sale of high ranking deities or other religious figures. Mary was the highest bidder and had her Paypal all setup, and even with the receipt in hand for $43.03 I told her this was most likely a case of fraud since the Dali Lama didn't appear to be kidnapped or selling his soul on Ebay. Her voice sounded a little disappointed as I know she was expecting the large FedEx shipment before her birthday, but I assured her for that same amount she could get a decorative umbrella, some roller skates, and perhaps a vintage I Love Lucy t-shirt and still have money left over. She told me it wasn't about those other things. She was taking up photography as a new hobby and thought having a portrait of someone with significance would really give her aspiring hobby a boost. I told her if that was the case that Gary Coleman would probably be happy to do a full portrait session for the cost of a Carne Asada burrito and some Sun Chips. Unfortunately he's not on Ebay. I can see from Mary's photos that she does have a passion for what she does and finds beauty in everything around her. And boy, what an addition a shot of the Dali Lama fishing on the Ventura pier would have been...