She really does like that corner for a nap lately!

...though they're probably only going as far as the creek.



My odd photo technique, since I spend so much time driving to & from, is to just point the camera toward whatever I see out the car window and hope I'm actually aiming at what I'm seeing.  Hence the reflection of the interior of the car in the window.  And lucky to catch the birds.  I like the variations in their wing positions.

Awwww! 

There's still lots of time to submit your wildlife pictures for the 2012 calendar, but I thought I'd send out a reminder because the weekend is here and it's a good time to go looking back for one of your favorites!

Lou

PS Just a reminder that we're looking for wildlife pictures without any hand of man element. In other words, the picture cannot contain anything that's made by us humans. Of course, you might be able to edit or crop out an element that is man made, so that's okay. It's just that the final image needs to exclude stuff like sidewalks, telephone pole wires, etc.

I'm down to 2 finalists...decisions, decisions...

Hope we hear some day that she's doing well!

A video for Jeanne...

http://dogs.icanhascheezburger.com/2011/10/07/cute-puppy-videos-wrinkle-fight/

 

And there's more...

By Kevin Dunphy.
There are a lot of dishes that are similar to this in Canada, so I don't think Poutine (Pronounced Poots-in in Rural Quebec) can be called Canada's National Dish.

In Newfoundland and Labrador, where I grew up, a similar dish essentially replaces the cheese with what is basically Turkey Stuffing (Bread crumbs, Butter, Salt & Pepper, Summer Savoury). It is called Fries-Dressing & Gravy. Fries, covered with Dressing (the turkey stuffing), all covered in Gravy.

It is served in nearly every restaurant in Newfoundland and Labrador, but not well known anywhere else in Canada.

I've never even seen a restaurant in Newfoundland serve Poutine, but I haven't lived there in nearly 15 years, so things may have changed.

This weekend, after the turkey is gone, they next day will be a fine meal of Fries-Dressing & Gravy. My wife makes the best dressing in the world!! MMMM-MMM!

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving Everyone! You Yanks have to wait a while yet - poor sods!

Wow, deep fried poutine could be the next big hit appetizer on menus across America.

PS. I modified the topic title.

Thanks...

And, from the comments section, a tribute to the righteous poet, Donovan...

By Chris J.

I'm just mad about poutine.
A-poutine's mad about me.
I'm-a just mad about-a pountine.
A-She's just mad about me.

They call me Mellow Yellow.
They call me Mellow Yellow,
Quite rightly.
They call me Mellow Yellow.

[Deep Fried Poutine.]

First...Shaky or another mod...would you help me out & fix the spelling if poutine in the thread title? It's aggravating me...thanks...

And, in more poutine news:

Improving Poutine

Poutine is the national food of Canada, and most Canadians eat it on a daily basis. Poutine consists of french fries, topped with cheese curds and gravy. Can this food possibly be improved?

Yes: Deep Fried Poutine.

    Since just tossing a pile of fries, cheese curds and gravy into my deep fryer wouldn’t do anything besides make a huge mess my first step was to find something that could hold it all together. After looking around the grocery store for a few minutes I came upon some egg roll wrappers and realized that they would work perfectly.

    Once I was back at home I got to work filling a few of the wrappers with a layer of French fries, which I then topped with white Cheddar cheese curds before drizzling gravy over everything and rolling them up. I’d never made home made egg rolls before, so I really had no idea how much I could fill them up without having them fall apart when I dropped them in the deep fryer and I think I sort of under-filled them.



via J-walk

[TYWKIWDBI]

A nice article on Monarch Butterflies at TYWKIWDBI



From the article, a newly eclosed butterfly (now there's a new vocabulary word for you!)

Simon's Cat in 'Double Trouble'

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I think the photos Donna uses in her posts qualify as being "...for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting..." and would fall under Fair Use Limitations (http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#107).  I agree that non-owned photos used is this context should give credit to the owner.  And probably better to quote just a highlight of a copyrighted article, then link to the original post.     

While I respect Dumperskitty's decision not to provide direct links to copyrighted material, I don't think such links are legally or ethically prohibited. 

My 2 cents.

Oh, I don't disagree.  I'm only speaking of the Norfolk eagle photographers and their posts on the Norfolk forum..."Photographer's Nest/NBG Eagle photographers post their photos here. Please do not copy/save or use any photos without permission of the photographer."

Where photos are posted in "public" I will continue to post thumbnails with proper credit when known.

(How'd I do?)  

 

What do you mean by stealing? Using the pic for their own purposes? I think I have done that! So when I post a pic from someone elses site, I STOLE IT???   Like the Bat I posted earlier, was stolen? I was always confused about what to post and what not to. Where do we draw the line?   (I never stole a pic and said I took it!)

When cross posting a picture (like the bat one) you should always credit the photographer, if known, and the website where you found it, if not.  I usually try to post both.  Most photographers are OK with that as long as credit is given.

The problem the Norfolk photographers are having is people saving, sharing, printing and even selling the pictures as their own.  That's why they've started putting their names in huge letters across the photos and have asked us to view them on the Norfolk forum or the individual photographer's website.  

Technically you shouldn't even save someone's picture without their permission, but most people are OK with that if you are only using it for your own personal viewing pleasure.  But it can get to be a slippery slope.