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April fool!!

On the way to work I saw someone who has a lot of fun friends. Good job...

Cheers.

Amid reports that UP 1943 would be leading down the Geneva sub (that eventually turned out to be false), UP 7797 leads a westbound intermodal past the Elmhurst Quarry.

Ignite Phoenix is an information exchange for fostering and inspiring Phoenix’s creative community. In one evening, you hear 18 passionate speakers from our creative, technical, and business communities talking about their current projects or favorite ideas for just five minutes. Presentations will educate and inspire you, and maybe make you laugh in the process.

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Up to 20 slides and 5 minutes is all you get. Not a second more. The presenters need to get to the point quickly, and make it exciting and engaging.

We welcome topics about anything that other people will find interesting. That’s a wide criteria and that’s just fine. If the most interesting submissions end up being technical, then Ignite will have a technical feel. There is a wide mix of topics. If you’re not interested in the current topic, all you have to do is wait for 5 minutes and a new one starts.

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1. Shoe shopping really is a tough exercise for Sarah. Years of shunning girlyness really comes back to haunt you when presented with those ridiculously small sandal buckles., 2. While waiting for the train Sarah broke into toe stretches to get ready for the day of walking barefoot. My pedometer averaged 8 miles plus per day. My feet hurt just typing that., 3. Sarah contemplates the questionable choices she's made in life: investing in rare comic book posters instead of the market, eating that truck stop vending machine egg salad sandwich, dating a guy who takes pictures during dinner..., 4. The look I get each time I innocently joke that I may have traded our convention passes for tickets to Six Flags. Sarah has NO sense of humor about those things., 5. "Uh yeah hi, is my stylist in? Great, could you ask her if 'mango cherry breeze' or 'island mist essence' would be better for my hair?", 6. So easy to use, even a bodiless pair of shins and feet can do it! You could save 15 hours or more with Roomba., 7. Sarah swinging at her old elementary school. She suddenly stopped when she realized she chased down and beat-up her kindergarten crush in that grass and dirt. I wish I could say times have changed…, 8. Sales people on Wednesday night: "Welcome to 'Shirts 'R Us! How can I help you?!?" Sunday night: "No we don't have that in small. Ask me again and I'll strangle you with this metal hanger.",

9. I give Sarah the camera, thinking maybe she'll take picture of me. Nope, one picture of her feet on the dashboard then hits the power button. Flickr would be a much different place if Sarah was contagious!, 10. Note that the "Heavenly glow" is not an out of focus, over exposure, over processing on my old camera's part, rather a metaphysical expression of Sarah's joy at finding the self she needs to expand her Transformer's collection., 11. Wrapping Christmas presents is a serious operation. This is generally as close as I want to get to the action. Not because I'm lazy. But because one wrong move and I could find myself under the tree with a bow on my head...., 12. To throw her enemies off her track, Sarah often changes her hair color with a mere thought., 13. "The dress looks sexy Hon. Shall I go ahead and clear out some room in my pockets for your keys and wallet?", 14. Ok... you have GOT to hear the story of why my Girlfriend is dancing. I can't give it up here, she's too shy for me to say it. So you'll have to click on the picture and read the full description for the story. But it involves Sarah,..., 15. Dating Tip #37: When your girlfriend comes into your office, kicks off her flip-flop, puts her foot up on your lapboard, and randomly says "So, what's up?" There is a pretty good chance she isn't just making conversation., 16. There is no case of my sore feet that Sarah can't help out by making me take 4 flights of stairs. I know, she walked around the convention for the whole week barefoot and I'm complaining... but hey... it is just what I do!,

17. NOW IN 3D! “The last thing Sarah’s punching bag sees before it is kicked to the ground” Playing in selected cities this summer., 18. I know what this looks like, but Sarah is not in fact physically repelled by kitchenware., 19. This is either the most boring game of Chicken known to dog or the most improbable "staring game" ever played., 20. "What do you mean you want to hang something on the walls?!? You never mentioned that when we first met! You should have said something before now!", 21. They really shouldn't put those mini power polls so close to a swing set. When people like my girlfriend swing barefoot splinter danger is at an all-time high. She finally learned her lesson though.=), 22. Bottle opening continues. Does this look like a road construction crew to anyone?, 23. A date w/ a geek 03: In my continuing series of observations on the opposite sex I have to point out the "Winter on the top, summer with the feet" approach to Sarah's attire. You think THIS is weird, try laying under a blanket with her!, 24. I think the secret is out... She wore her 80s TMNT hoodie to my parent's house. My family knows I'm dating a geek.=),

25. "Welcome back to Wheel of Fortune. The category is 'Before and After.'" "Pat, I'd like to solve the puzzle: 'Bare Foot Ball'", 26. The start of a "small" water change. A big one before the hurricane was more like 30 buckets. It is a wonder Sarah and I didn't look like He-Man action figures just from lugging buckets., 27. You might want to sit down for this. I have several pictures of Sarah wearing both a skirt AND pantyhose! Still no purse, bra, or makeup... but she gets girl points for that right?=), 28. More evidence for why I should have been kept away from Aperture Priority and different F stops before I got a DSLR., 29. Frustrated with English, Sarah breaks into a mime routine to remind me to take out the trash., 30. My girlfriend uses her super powers to mess with my camera more than fight for truth, justice, and the American way. In this case she chose to phase in right by me as I took this shot., 31. So it costs 5 bucks for a large bottle of water at a football game in a town with a dramatic EXCESS of water at least once a year. By that standard, how much would stadium water cost in a desert?, 32. Sarah frowns when she realizes all the really GOOD toys are on the top shelf. Oh the joys of being three and a half feet tall. I guess going barefoot all the time doesn't help either...,

33. Are 1980s brown loafers REALLY back in style now? Wow... you learn so much from visiting a college campus. I am NOT getting my Members Only Jacket back out of storage. NO! BAD FASHION DESIGNERS!, 34. "Hey Chuck... this broad wants a super hero shirt... do we have any of those in the back?", 35. She’s lost in thought; I’m lost on the map!, 36. Rare footage of a geek/tom boy at the Houston Galleria parking garage. Her species is usually repelled by girl things like shopping. This is indeed a truly rare capture!, 37. *SIGH* Sarah sure spends a lot of time getting pedicures. Something tells me mud and gook are part of the cause for that!, 38. Sarah calmly explains the details of Oan Power Batteries and the Green Lantern Corps. I don’t think anyone at these parties knows she is a geek. I mean... how would they know? Really?, 39. Sarah getting Rock Band ready to go. She would have been much quicker with this, but she was a bit thrown off by the pinkish Wii-mote cover. Pink is her kryptonite., 40. Walking down the sidewalk on our way home from getting the pizza.,

41. As usual the dogs go to Sarah for comfort and relief from their costumes. Is this the same phenomena as hostages bonding with their captors? One more question for dog psychologists to tackle., 42. You know you are officially a couple when your girlfriend comes over to help you move into a new apartment.... not to be nice or to help out, but to make sure you leave enough room on your shelves for her stuff!, 43. A date w/ a geek 02: When you are going out on a date with a geek, you can't leave for a night out without checking email. SEXY! Geek girlfriend...=), 44. A shot of Sarah I and leaving to run some errands, her begrudgingly allowing a photo, while I fumble for my car keys. We live a complicated life, particularly in terms of sentence structure., 45. Hm... three dogs are sitting in a row as commanded... must be pancake time., 46. Even with her mom walking right beside her, Sarah callously steps on a crack and breaks her mother's back. She is SOOO inconsiderate!, 47. I thought I might have to reboot her. She just kept staring at herself in those sandals. Guess she's not used to being tall. The air IS thinner up here., 48. Known for her patience with frustrating tasks, Sarah is often put on bottle opening duty. That went well!,

49. How many girlfriends would let all these model kit parts, paint, and tools stay on the kitchen table like this? Uh... maybe this one since it is HERS! I think I should get to move more of my bachelor pad stuff in from the garage., 50. And so it beings anew... The mad rush to collect all 5 covers of the 1983 special edition Batman comic., 51. Sarah putting on a brave face during last minute Christmas shopping a few years ago. Really... she did great. Only two people died and JC Penny finally lifted the ban on her concealed sword. Life is good., 52. Girls are weird. This was shot last November (probably pretty cold out). Sarah is wearing like 5 layers of shirts on top, but she has on shorts and is barefoot. How is it that much warmer below her hips?!?, 53. Sarah doing her impression of a hood ornament. It is either that or the scene in Titanic at the front of the ship. Either way, she's doing her majestic posing best!, 54. Khaos is pretty sure the leash wants to eat her. Meanwhile, for the first time, Pokey discovers Sarah paints her toe nails. Getting ready for a walk is complicated when you are a dog., 55. She got a flat tire., 56. Not shockingly the geek crowd doesn't really make use of the smoking porches. But they do make a good place for a quieter phone call spot.,

57. Still annoyed from our football team's performance the day before, Sarah started randomly demonstrating the proper procedure for signaling a "fair catch.", 58. Legend has it that Elvis Presley wrote "Blue suede shoes" because men would notice they were standing next to him at urinals in public bathrooms. They would turn to say something and forget what they were doing..., 59. Sarah might be able to survive on cherries and cold cereal alone., 60. "Hon, I know your glasses make you look nerdy, but you’re not even CLOSE to that pin!", 61. As with the busses, on certain Saturdays in College Station, all crowds point to one destination. Well, assuming those crowds are dressed somewhat the same way as us., 62. This is a game!, 63. When your tastes lean toward comic books and other "boy" things, you have to get creative when shopping for shirts. But rather than learning to sew and screen-print, Sarah spends a lot of time in the boy's section of the store., 64. Dirty feet are an obvious outcome of going barefoot all day. A surprising outcome: how much Sarah likes to terrorize me by randomly touching me with her feet. My girlfriend is an odd bird...,

65. Restaurant tables really should come with camera tri-pods installed. This self portrait sort of looks like I'm trying to get someone else into the picture., 66. “This is going to be one of those weeks at work… do you think people would be able to smell tequila through this lid?”, 67. Sarah before an Aggie football game. She's a non-conformist. See? She's NOT wearing maroon pants!, 68. It is a long walk to the nosebleed section of Kyle Field. We only made it because we traded for a bottle of oxygen at the first base camp (located just below the first deck ramp)., 69. "Hey Charlie, what is that up there?" "No idea Zoe, but I want it." "Me too, now how do we get it?" "Not sure, it's pretty high. Let's give the humans puppy dog eyes." "WHAT? No way, KITTEN eyes!" "Puppy dog eyes!", 70. The boot-up cycle for this model of girlfriend is quite slow. There is a full minute of silent blinking. That is followed by 4 or 5 minutes of aimless walking around/bumping into things., 71. "Measure twice, cut onc… wait, MEASURE?!?" Yeah… Sarah is more of a "wing it" kind of girl., 72. It really doesn't matter what position they are in, or what they are doing. A Cavalier is always willing to look up and pose. Now... how do I train Sarah to do that...

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So during chasing and romping, they left me with a shrunched up rug. To be honest it looks like this most mornings and yes, tgere is a mat under it…. sigh

Had to love this today!!!

1. Fall's Upon Us..., 2. Christmas Tree Lighting Toss 2, 3. Lake Como Sunset, 4. What Do You See?, 5. Veiled Toss, 6. Swing Me!, 7. Respite, 8. Supreme,

9. Tossed Christmas Thing, 10. Metro Toss, 11. Sailing Sunset, 12. Moon Falls from the Sky, 13. You Hang Out Here Much?, 14. Running in the Clouds, 15. HAPPY NEW YEAR! [A Bright New Day], 16. On the Edge,

17. The Coming Storm, 18. Family Oar Friends, 19. Morning Walk, 20. Cardinal Rule, 21. Park Amusement, 22. Time Traveler, 23. Launch Into Christmas, 24. Dweezle,

25. Good Morning Mr. Chrysler BW, 26. Idea Redux (Hmm... That gives me an idea...), 27. Ribbon, 28. Chill Out, 29. Crying for Eight Bells - BW, 30. Weekend Before Memorial Day - BW, 31. Circular Reasoning, 32. The Briar Patch,

33. A Winter's Path, 34. Swarovski Star - 2008 - Christmas Memories Fading, 35. Gull Attack!, 36. My Goodness..., 37. The Mask, 38. Subatomic, 39. Cutting Through the Darkness, 40. Empire State Toss,

41. Arches, 42. Rainout..., 43. Rotary, 44. Nightmare Toss, 45. Cosmic Bowling, 46. Bless This House, 47. Trail, 48. Structure vs Nature BW,

49. Baloons at Sunset, 50. Stairing at You, 51. Welcome to Fun, 52. Hmm... That Gives Me An Idea, 53. Southern Salt BW, 54. Art Official Tree, 55. Skull Rock, 56. Beijing Sunset,

57. Guess I'll Go..., 58. Tiger Tail, 59. The Prism, 60. Inverted Fractal of Sway, 61. Frontal Lobe, 62. Sigmoid, 63. Jewelry Chest, 64. Evening News,

65. Umbrella Toss, 66. Spores..., 67. St Pat & Atlas [Sepia2], 68. Window Trio BW, 69. Goalie Sunset, 70. Retreat to Nothingness, 71. Mohonk Panorama, 72. Blue Horizon

Ignite Phoenix is an information exchange for fostering and inspiring Phoenix’s creative community. In one evening, you hear 18 passionate speakers from our creative, technical, and business communities talking about their current projects or favorite ideas for just five minutes. Presentations will educate and inspire you, and maybe make you laugh in the process.

The Presentations

Up to 20 slides and 5 minutes is all you get. Not a second more. The presenters need to get to the point quickly, and make it exciting and engaging.

We welcome topics about anything that other people will find interesting. That’s a wide criteria and that’s just fine. If the most interesting submissions end up being technical, then Ignite will have a technical feel. There is a wide mix of topics. If you’re not interested in the current topic, all you have to do is wait for 5 minutes and a new one starts.

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Now that it's April 1st 2010, I've decided to share the bliss of pranks, in Lego!

Some heavy metal punk (or whatever you call them) walks into his room after his long usual day *flicks on the lights* AHHHH!

That's not funny!

This is the scare prank, where a sibling or your old pal wearing a mask scares you to death.

Because their your friends!

Ignite Phoenix is an information exchange for fostering and inspiring Phoenix’s creative community. In one evening, you hear 18 passionate speakers from our creative, technical, and business communities talking about their current projects or favorite ideas for just five minutes. Presentations will educate and inspire you, and maybe make you laugh in the process.

The Presentations

Up to 20 slides and 5 minutes is all you get. Not a second more. The presenters need to get to the point quickly, and make it exciting and engaging.

We welcome topics about anything that other people will find interesting. That’s a wide criteria and that’s just fine. If the most interesting submissions end up being technical, then Ignite will have a technical feel. There is a wide mix of topics. If you’re not interested in the current topic, all you have to do is wait for 5 minutes and a new one starts.

*from Ignite Phoenix website: www.ignitephoenix.com *

The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus

The Pacific Northwest tree octopus (Octopus paxarbolis) can be found in the temperate rainforests of the Olympic Peninsula on the west coast of North America. Their habitat lies on the Eastern side of the Olympic mountain range, adjacent to Hood Canal. These solitary cephalopods reach an average size (measured from arm-tip to mantle-tip,) of 30-33 cm. Unlike most other cephalopods, tree octopuses are amphibious, spending only their early life and the period of their mating season in their ancestral aquatic environment. Because of the moistness of the rainforests and specialized skin adaptations, they are able to keep from becoming desiccated for prolonged periods of time, but given the chance they would prefer resting in pooled water.

An intelligent and inquisitive being (it has the largest brain-to-body ratio for any mollusk), the tree octopus explores its arboreal world by both touch and sight. Adaptations its ancestors originally evolved in the three dimensional environment of the sea have been put to good use in the spatially complex maze of the coniferous Olympic rainforests. The challenges and richness of this environment (and the intimate way in which it interacts with it,) may account for the tree octopus's advanced behavioral development. (Some evolutionary theorists suppose that "arboreal adaptation" is what laid the groundwork in primates for the evolution of the human mind.)

Reaching out with one of her eight arms, each covered in sensitive suckers, a tree octopus might grab a branch to pull herself along in a form of locomotion called tentaculation; or she might be preparing to strike at an insect or small vertebrate, such as a frog or rodent, or steal an egg from a bird's nest; or she might even be examining some object that caught her fancy, instinctively desiring to manipulate it with her dexterous limbs (really deserving the title "sensory organs" more than mere "limbs",) in order to better know it.

Tree octopuses have eyesight comparable to humans. Besides allowing them to see their prey and environment, it helps them in inter-octopus relations. Although they are not social animals like us, they display to one-another their emotions through their ability to change the color of their skin: red indicates anger, white fear, while they normally maintain a mottled brown tone to blend in with the background.

The reproductive cycle of the tree octopus is still linked to its roots in the waters of the Puget Sound from where it is thought to have originated. Every year, in Spring, tree octopuses leave their homes in the Olympic National Forest and migrate towards the shore and, eventually, their spawning grounds in Hood Canal. There, they congregate (the only real social time in their lives,) and find mates. After the male has deposited his sperm, he returns to the forests, leaving the female to find an aquatic lair in which to attach her strands of egg-clusters. The female will guard and care for her eggs until they hatch, refusing even to eat, and usually dying from her selflessness. The young will spend the first month or so floating through Hood Canal, Admiralty Inlet, and as far as North Puget Sound before eventually moving out of the water and beginning their adult lives

April 1959

Flamboyant, "old school charming" and definitely marching to the beat of his own drummer, Uncle Albert has always been one of my favorite relatives.

He left home at an early age, attracted to the glamor of Hollywood where he found fame as a costume designer and notoriety for hosting some of the wildest parties Tinsel Town had ever seen. He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1971 for the film "Mary, Queen of Scots"

Totally fearless, Uncle Albert and his partner Philip were one of L.A.s first "out of the closet" couples.and despite the fact that Philip is a staunch Republican and Uncle Albert is a strong defender of government supported arts, they've been together close to fifty years.

In town for a family wedding, it was the perfect opportunity to do this portrait.

Thanks for all those great stories Uncle Albert, you da man!

APRIL FOOL'S DAY in SAN FRANCISCO is celebrated with the annual ST. STUPID's DAY PARADE which starts out at JUSTIN HERMANN PLAZA and winds its way through the Financial District. Absolute F-U-N !

Some highlights are photographed here: the SOCK EXCHANGE (Pacific Stock Exchange) where socks were exchanged and thrown in the air!

The ST STUPID'S DAY PARADE went to 101 CALIFORNIA...where it was lunch hour and everyone shouted to the businesspersons...GO BACK TO WORK!

...and of course, the PARADE would not be complete without a visit to the cold black BANKER'S HEART in front of BANK OF AMERICA where folks tossed pennies at the black marble 'sculpture'.

OH the faces of the tourists and the businesspersons who didn't have the slightest idea of WHAT THE HELL was going on. Though many, to their credit, got into the fun & smiled, and whipped out their cameras for the copious photo ops.

A very ONLY IN SAN FRANCISCO event!

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♡ April Fools' Explore 2015 #1

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1. baby Megumi, 2. Meg..., 3. Megumi, 4. Victorian Longwood Hybrid (Victoria Lilies), 5. “If I had a rose for every time I thought of you, I'd be picking roses for a lifetime.”, 6. Friends... My Special Thank you..., 7. Happy Birthday Joy!, 8. Happy Birthday Ron [(aka) Franomilano],

9. Happy Baby Meg..., 10. "I can no other answer make, but, thanks, and thanks.", 11. Megumi's Christmas decorations, 12. Christmas Megumi..., 13. "Cats have a way of speaking without words.", 14. baby Megumi, 15. Light a BCA memorial candle... I have lighted one for my Mama and Gram., 16. THE LORD'S PRAYER,

17. New Year's Wishes, 18. Cute Meg..., 19. "Valentine desserts have delicious endings.", 20. Happy Birthday ~ Fred the Man, 21. Tracy, Hope this brightens your day., 22. It is not easy..., 23. Megumi - a happy young girl, 24. orchid cactus bloom,

25. Keep Vivsirena (aka) Vivian in your prayers, 26. Megumi... as a baby girl, 27. Megumi, 28. "Cats look beyond appearances--beyond species entirely, it seems--to peer into the heart.", 29. Meg... her special smile, 30. "Dogs are miracles with paws.", 31. Merry Christmas (a slideshow with music), 32. "Into your hands, I commend my body and my soul. Amen.",

33. Megumi in her younger days tried to tell me she was Irish., 34. Prayers To Carole and John (aka) Tumbleweed Photography, 35. Happy Birthday Megumi! She is 5 years old!, 36. Happy New Year's Eve!, 37. “Raindrops are a silent language.”, 38. A flickr's Valentine's Day Celebration Equation, 39. Happy Halloween from Sock Monkeys in Japan!, 40. When you wish upon a star...,

41. Singin' & dancin' in the rain..., 42. Merry Christmas, 43. HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE!, 44. "The perfection of a yacht's beauty is that nothing should be there for only beauty's sake.", 45. "Life is a series of surprises.", 46. "He came what we are that he might make us what he is.", 47. What makes Christmas?, 48. Happy people...,

49. "Thank you is the memory from the heart.", 50. Megumi asks "Mama, whatcha doing?", 51. Taking time for love, 52. There is..., 53. Jen (fantartsy JJ's daughter) needs our prayers..., 54. "Hydrangea represents friendship, devotion, perseverance, and understanding.", 55. "Harmony appears in the eyes of a smiling cat.", 56. "How beautiful a day can be When kindness touches it!",

57. Megumi appears in a water drop reflection., 58. "Life is short. Be swift to love; make haste to be kind.", 59. A New Day (a slideshow with music), 60. "God specializes in things thought impossible.", 61. "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.", 62. "The cat is one of nature's beauties.", 63. "Let's love so the world can see how much God loves mankind.", 64. The BEST gifts are tied with "Heartstrings!" {2},

65. "Happy Mothers Day... A mom’s hug lasts long after she lets go.", 66. "Love helps send the prayers from your heart.", 67. "A peony's poetic meanings represent happy marriages and good fortune.", 68. Thank you, thank you, thank you..., 69. Jerry, 70. Make it Friendly, 71. "God make me worthy of my friends.", 72. "Be happy. It's one way of being wise."

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♡ April Fools' Explore 2015 #2

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1. Megumi's smile, 2. Absolute honesty, 3. Happy Birthday Megumi, 4. Kindnesses..., 5. "Megumi always helps make me feel better.", 6. "Graceful beauty appears when butterflies kiss flowers.", 7. "Love is like a butterfly.", 8. "After scolding one's cat one looks into its face and is seized by the ugly suspicion that it understood every word. And has filed it for reference.",

9. "Life is real!", 10. "We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness.", 11. "A cat's quiet smile shows their natural beauty.", 12. "When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.", 13. "Never lose a chance of saying a kind word.", 14. "May your day be filled with SMILES!", 15. "Friends help you collect memories.", 16. "As the rain dropping from the sky wends its way... who is supreme?",

17. Life is a grand adventure, 18. Laughing out loud., 19. Mizunomori (2), 20. Goodness..., 21. "Go on, hitch a ride on the back of a butterfly. There's no better way to fly.", 22. The Beach Party at Sunset, 23. "Beautiful orchids are symbolic of love and affection.", 24. "The camellia flower is called "The Empress of the Winter".",

25. "You can sail for one day, can't you? That's all it is -- one day after another.", 26. "The best way to break a bad habit is to ask God for His help to overcome it.", 27. "Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.", 28. "I know her Mama was kissing Megumi Claus underneath the mistletoe...", 29. Storing up..., 30. Hearty laughter..., 31. A good life..., 32. Happy Holidays!,

33. Hugs for luvmykatz, 34. Smiles help me..., 35. a friend..., 36. "Knowledge is like climbing a mountain. The higher you reach the more you can see and appreciate.", 37. "Megumi always loves a warm cushioned place to sleep.", 38. "What is hidden in friendships is absolutely essential.", 39. "What's a butterfly garden without butterflies?", 40. "Do you know which is the best part of life?",

41. "One big thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone from my heart.", 42. "Love puts the joy in the heart.", 43. "What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.", 44. "Love makes all hard hearts gentle.", 45. "The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise.", 46. “The bee that hath honey in her mouth hath a sting in her tail.”, 47. "Beauty is whatever gives joy.", 48. Winds of Change ~ a slide show with music,

49. "We celebrate the cat by examining its wisdom.", 50. "It takes a great man to be a good listener.", 51. Our Christmas cake..., 52. Megumi as such a young girl..., 53. To love what you do..., 54. The Value of Friendship, 55. The tea treats are ready..., 56. Slow yourself down today,

57. Faith, 58. "Do you remember your Dreamy Summer Afternoons?", 59. "My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was 13. I have an Annual Mammogram. Do YOU?", 60. A Countryside Inn, 61. "You cannot look at a sleeping cat and feel tense.", 62. "A Walk in the Daylight...", 63. The Fern (a slideshow with music), 64. "How sweet it is when the strong are so gentle!",

65. Friendships..., 66. Jackie, Trish's daughter, needs our prayers at this time., 67. "His words are the essence of truth...", 68. "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:", 69. "Accepting God's love is a choice.", 70. "To understand God, you must learn how to listen to Him.", 71. Happy Birthday Vivian (aka Vivsirena)!, 72. "One day, while I was walking around, I bumped into some friends saying "Hello!"

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♡ April Fools' Explore 2015 #3

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1. "Take plenty of time to count your blessings.", 2. Vivsirena (aka) Vivian is back! Send her some love!, 3. "If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.", 4. "Successful people make mistakes, but they don't quit.", 5. A Happy Valentine's Day Teatime!, 6. "Love your friends, they help light your path.", 7. "Love is nature's way of giving a reason to be living", 8. Twenty-three years ago today changed my life!,

9. Love is the reason for the Season!, 10. Silence, 11. The Fountain of Youth, 12. Youth..., 13. Glistening..., 14. It takes a lifetime..., 15. the cherry promenade, 16. Meg's favorite pose,

17. "One of the best ways to say thank you for your smiles, which are one of God's gifts, is to use and share them.", 18. "Tricyrtis, commonly known as Japanese Toad Lilies, are a genus of flowering plants in the botanical family Liliaceae.", 19. The Yokohama Bay Bridge (横浜ベイブリッジ), 20. "One of the ways in which cats show happiness is by sleeping.", 21. "Discover day-to-day excitement.", 22. "Influence each other by being yourself.", 23. "The Lord is by our side each and every day.", 24. "Whenever you step into His garden, you are in His prayers .",

25. "There is a special fascination watching a butterfly.", 26. "Today, explore the brilliant display of nature.", 27. Prayers... The Lord's Prayer, 28. Jen (fantartsy JJ's daughter) needs our prayers..., 29. "The Japanese plum is also known as the Japanese apricot. It's blossom symbolizes 'The Flower of Peace'.", 30. "Giving thanks for the moment is the only way to glimpse eternity.", 31. "Be safe humble and courageous as God's words describe.", 32. "I hope some day to meet God, because I want to thank Him for the flowers.",

33. "Nature thrives on patience; man on impatience.", 34. "We are not capable of perfection; we will make mistakes and hit many false notes.", 35. "Remember the blessings you receive.", 36. "Rain is refreshing, Snow benefits crops,", 37. To a Good Friend..., 38. A New Happy Ending, 39. "God made everything out of nothing. But the nothingness shows through.", 40. Megumi is showing her new sport... fish watching!,

41. Sometimes..., 42. When is the best time to apologize?, 43. Life is a team sport., 44. Seeds of kindness, 45. Tapestry, 46. Together, 47. God's handiwork, 48. The World,

49. Find the finest joy, 50. "Watching rain helps us look forward to the brighter side of things.", 51. The brightest day was the day that Megumi came into my life!, 52. "The meaning of sepia, as expressed by its usage, is a mono-toned image displaying the reddish-brown color of photographs in the past.", 53. "A smile costs nothing, but its gift gives so much.", 54. "Just like the butterfly, I too will awaken in my own time.", 55. "Know that rainbows and butterflies are God's gift to your joy.", 56. "God created Spring to see all the gorgeous, colorful, sweet, and gentle blossoms.",

57. "All beautiful Japanese plum blossoms begin as little tiny buds.", 58. "To walk with God you must walk in the direction of which God goes.", 59. "If you are wise, laugh.", 60. "Love is like a butterfly, it goes where it pleases and it pleases wherever it goes.", 61. "The time you spend praying today will blossom into joy in the future.", 62. "God's artistic pallet is shown with the beauty in His roses.", 63. "Keep your days in focus.", 64. "In Spring, while beautiful cherry blossoms are in full bloom, their sweet fragrance is full of memories.",

65. "How sweet it is when a blossom's fragrance touches our day.", 66. "And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.", 67. "Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.", 68. "Life is a flower of which love is the honey.", 69. "To see a World in a Grain of Sand", 70. The bonds that unite families and friends are not forged for a little while, they are for eternity. ...", 71. Fluffy petals for awareness..., 72. "Some say love it is a river"

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♡ April Fools' Explore 2015 #4

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1. "Celebration is rejoicing over the many wonderful gifts God has given us...", 2. Love is where the heart is., 3. The good life, 4. Happy Holidays from our home to yours..., 5. Isn't it splendid..., 6. Good Morning Sunshine!, 7. Was my photo debut a success? Was it? I'm such a handsome looking duck!, 8. The Wind,

9. Having faith, 10. Spirit, 11. Tell Me What You Are, 12. Just Ask, 13. Blossoms..., 14. Today is here..., 15. A Happy Ending..., 16. Heartfelt moments...,

17. We have all..., 18. Spring is here!, 19. "Happiness is made up of countless moments.", 20. "Friends are the flowers in the garden of life.", 21. Megumi is dreaming about Santa., 22. "Love the people whom fate brings you together, but do so with all of your heart.", 23. "Our habits predict the future.", 24. "Love doesn't make the world go round, but it makes the ride worthwhile.",

25. "I'm thankful for every moment.", 26. "The power from God keeps us young.", 27. Smiling in the sunshine comforts the soul., 28. "If you want to be rich, be kind.", 29. Find a new friend... they are your treasures., 30. "Weave in faith and God will find the thread.", 31. "Today and everyday, remember to share hugs where ever you go.", 32. Water is nature's mirror.,

33. Hugs are contagious!, 34. Celebrate!, 35. Hearty laughter..., 36. Why me?, 37. The Wisdom to Laugh, 38. A choice..., 39. Standing alone with thoughts of my own, 40. "A butterfly makes people look toward the brighter side of things.",

41. "When quince blossoms bloom and say "Hello Spring!", 42. "The measure of God's love is that He loves without measure.", 43. "Nature is my medicine.", 44. Create a moment of joy!, 45. Christmas angel memories, 46. Moments..., 47. Megumi's moment, 48. Megumi - a young profile,

49. lake view, 50. "A friend is someone who supports you spiritually.", 51. "One small cat changes coming home to an empty house to coming home.", 52. "By associating with the cat, one only risks becoming richer.", 53. "One of the meanings of an iris flower is love.", 54. "Last night, I dreamed about a smile.", 55. The little things in life..., 56. Hey Meg - "Huh... Who me?",

57. Have a great Flag Day!, 58. Megumi's Christmases ~ a slide show with music, 59. WALTZ OF THE BUTTERFLIES, 60. "Bloom where you're planted.", 61. "One is nearer God's Heart in a garden", 62. "And the world stood still……..", 63. "Learn to use your imagination.", 64. "The beauty of flowers is the art of God.",

65. "The end to perfect summer day at the beach is watching the sunset.", 66. "I asked God for the chance to find things that I might enjoy life.", 67. "The Lord teaches us to believe in ourselves.", 68. "I love Spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden.", 69. "Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him.", 70. Happy Mother's Day, 71. "God is the friend of silence.", 72. "Let us always meet each other with a smile."

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Just kidding! April Fools! :)

One day.... I will shock you ALL. Till then...

Hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful weather!! And has fallen in love with these tones as much as I have

I thought I'd make this my 10 random facts game post too. I was tagged my Charlotte (http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlottemorrall/) Tag more people to continue the game if you want to!

1. I was born in Baltimore, Maryland twenty minutes after my mom got to the hospital three weeks early. This is the first and only time ever been I've been early. I've been in a hurry ever since.

2. I believe part of me is really convinced that I can save the world. I literally make at least one unsuccessful attempt a day,

3.I love making random trips to cities with no plans. In fact, I don't really like plans beyond setting time away to "do something." I like to feel the moment and go with it. I don't really make plans until I actually am doing it. I suppose some would call that a commitment issue.

4. It is obscenely easy to make me passionate about anything. This is why I have signed up for boxing lessons, refuse to touch fur, dance around like a hippie at grateful dead tribute concerts, and you find me at various political protests that have no actual real relevance to me.

5. I used to play World of Warcraft. I've also played a random MMO alien game I found online since I was 15. Stfu, before my rogue pwns your ass, leroy. I'm a huge nerd. No doubt.

6. I love museums of any kind. I have to read every sign. It is almost a compulsion, but I absolutely love it.

7. I don't believe in fate and I believe love is a choice. However, nothing absolutely nothing happens by accident. Is it possible to deny fate yet believe in serendipity? Wikipedia might say no.

8. I've seen many take their first breath and their last. Indescribable. And nothing has ever humbled me more than a 500g baby. (Or kicked my butt harder)

9. I am deathly shy around large groups, even when its my family. It's something I've spent my life trying to overcome. People rarely believe me until they see it happen.

10. I always try to do the right thing even though sometimes I don't know what that is. I try to leave every person and place a little better than when I found it. Sometimes I wonder if I just make a bigger mess. ;)

Now that it's April 1st 2010, I've decided to share the bliss of pranks, in Lego!

Here's a popular Police prank that scares a seriously mean Sergeant.

By putting a zombie head and a disembodied arm into a locker, you'll make your friend's pants change color!

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Golden bag hanging in tree. Part of the folk archive project, April fools events in Kent.

More from the St. Stupid’s Day parade

April the First.......

A composite photo with Norwich Cathedral in the background, statue of St Richard at Chichester Cathedral in the foreground, the portcullis at Bury St Edmunds, Exeter Cathedral on the right and Rochester Cathedral on the left

He stood naked AT THE EDGE of a cliff. THe lake LAY FAR BELOW HIM. A frozen explosion of granite burst in flight to the sky OVER MOTIONLESS WATER. The water seemed immovable, the STONE-FLOWING. THE STONE had the stillness of one last movement when thrust meets thrust and the CURRENTS ARE held in a pause more dynamic than MOTION. THE stone glowed wet with sunrays. THE LAKE BELOW was only a thin steel ring THAT CUT THE ROCKS in half. The rocks went on into THE DEPTH, UNCHANGED. They began and ended IN THE SKY so that the world seemed SUSPENDED IN space, an island floatING ON on nothing, anchored to THE FEET of the man on the cliff.

— Ayn Rand (The Fountainhead)

(The words that we can see on his arm are in CAPITAL letters)

*** NOT TATTOED..THE QUOTE CONTINUES*****************

Every April Fool's day Big Huge Labs likes to play a trick on us & tell us that all our photos made explore. They can't fool me, as I know I didn't go from 13 - 700 something over night! It's interesting to see that not a whole lot has changed in the last year, according to flickr's whacked out interestingness algorithm. I have a whopping five new (to my stream) photos that appear in my top 72 interesting photos according to flickr, as of the time I'm writing this - April 1, 2012. Strangely, I have three rose shots in a row, & a few new shots in the interesting line up, mostly I believe thanks to the foot & fetish lovers out there. So, here the links in case you'd like to visit any one of them, & give me a moment & I'll post last years below so you can compare. Check out your scout posters on bighugelabs if you'd like to make one, it's pretty cool! If you already have at least 72 photos in explore, it may not seem like a big deal to you, however it will tell you that all your photos made explore, & it will change the order & give you a page of your most interesting photos according to flickr - pretty cool!

1. Tears of a Vampire, 2. Sunset on Route 38, 3. Succulent, 4. Choking, 5. Autumn - Goddess of the Fall, 6. Lady of the Night, 7. Young Vampire Geisha, 8. Electra - Goddess of Lightning,

9. The Fortune Teller, 10. Pzychokitty, 11. Lounging in the Dark, 12. The Rainbow Pinwheel Flower, 13. Living Doll, 14. In the Blindlight, 15. Fire in Her Soul, 16. Hug Me!,

17. The Crystalline Rose, 18. Hear the Laughter, 19. A Few Too Many, 20. Waiting to Exhale, 21. Arctica - the Ice Goddess, 22. Beautiful Holly, 23. Art On the Fly (no, I don't really smoke!), 24. Asleep on Green Satin,

25. Silhouette, 26. Glamour Girl, 27. Why Don't You Just Face Me?, 28. Silly Girl, 29. The Blushing Bride, 30. The Blue Atlas Experiment, 31. Eartha - Goddess of the Earth, 32. The Obsession Void,

33. And the Sky Was Made of Amethyst, 34. Brilliant Pink Iceberg, 35. The Spiral Staircase, 36. Purple Fantasy Rose, 37. Lake Surreal, 38. Shy Voluptuous Girl, 39. I Hold a Candle For You, 40. The Beacon,

41. The Zipper, 42. Brooding, 43. I Think I'm Ready To Grow up Now..., 44. I Don't Wanna Grow Up!, 45. On My Mind..., 46. Breezy Beauty, 47. The Lock, 48. The Cemetery Gate,

49. To Whom It May Concern..., 50. Orange You Glad..., 51. Nocturne Blue, 52. Rainbow Iris Gracey, 53. Lay Me Down in a Bed of Roses, 54. High Definition Blue, 55. Psychokitties!, 56. Biohazard Man,

57. V'Day Remains, 58. Seduction on Fuchsia Satin, 59. The Shy Vampire, 60. Hades, God of the Underworld, 61. Smoking is Sexy - NOT!, 62. Drained, 63. Happy, 64. She Lurks in the Shadows,

65. Smiley Green Cheesecake, 66. The Braided Vampire, 67. Seduction in Ivory Satin, 68. Beautiful Azelia, 69. Coming in for the Kill, 70. Me and My Nikon 2, 71. Kisska, 72. Taken

Well since today is April Fool's Day, here you go YOU FOOL! Enjoy! XOXO --Ray

Apr 1 2014

Luna's First Solids

We felt that Jalapeno Pesto Burgers were a good first choice.

For WH: April Fools

"Good morning! They can't April-Fool us, eh? Kick me. Bernhardt Wall. Copyright 1909 The Ullman Mfg. Co. N.Y."

I wish I had this many photos in Explore! lol

1. Pumpkin Plans, 2. Springfield IL US ~A Day on Earth September 29, 2005, 3. Plane Wing, 4. leaf, 5. Sunset, 6. Zoom Test, 7. Stanford and 11th, 8. Red Door,

9. Lincoln Illinois, 10. Dirksen Parkway, 11. , 12. Ansar Shrine Circus, 13. Big Spotted Cat, 14. Woodbury Country Club, 15. Rainbow 2, 16. Cat,

17. Fields of Snow, 18. Courthouse, 19. Soft Rose, 20. Wedding, 21. Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, too, 22. Zoo Tracks, 23. , 24. DSC02357,

25. Bell and Howell Regent 8mm, 26. Truck, 27. Laurel Street (I think), 28. Hotel, 29. Bowl, 30. Hotel, 31. Pink Elephant, 32. The Keg,

33. Roof Gone, 34. Gas Station, 35. Hotel, 36. Callie, 37. jiffy lube, 38. Crumpled Interstate Sign, 39. Delano Hotel 1993, 40. Downed Pole,

41. laughing cat, 42. At the Park, 43. Jiffy Lube, 44. Johnson Park, 45. Pumpkin Head, 46. At the Circus, 47. Berwyn Illinois, 48. Giant Grocery Guy,

49. Why Kill Your Wife?, 50. Chicago, 51. Lowe's, 52. Lauren and the Lincolns, 53. Waiting (Color), 54. Railroad Crossing Sunset, 55. 11th and Ash, 56. Obama and Family,

57. Father's Day 50 short years ago, 58. missing roof, 59. a boy and his cat, 60. Washing Hands, 61. Chicago Water Tower, 62. Drink, 63. Illinois State Fair, 64. Kermit,

65. Amtrak Station, 66. Top 20 Favorites 2005, 67. Looking into the Past, 68. Girl Scout Ceremony, 69. Guatemalan Girls, 70. Eads Bridge, 71. mobile home, 72. Sunset

Created with fd's Flickr Toys.

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Amargosa moonglow

I've heard that Flickr, in order to help us all "get with the times", is going to start filtering out traditional film photos. So from now on I'll be posting photos from my digital Jam Cam. 640x480 FTW!!!!!

Grrrr!

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I've heard that Flickr, in order to help us all "get with the times", is going to start filtering out traditional film photos. So from now on I'll be posting photos from my digital Jam Cam. 640x480 FTW!!!!!

For the april fool contest on RogueBricks.de we had to rebuild our avatar with friends figures.

May I present: Morolin, king of Kurvenheim.

Happy Easter and a funny april fool's day :)

Ok, shot was taken after 12 here so technically it's not an April Fool anymore.....

A couple of free standing sewing needles.

No string, bluetack, glue or magic was used in this production.

Getting them to standup straight was, I promise you, a real nightmare.

And if you believe that your more gullible than I thought.......

Enjoy. HMM.