WHINE!!!

[jgrussell]

Mrs. Downy Woodpecker brought her fledgling to the suet feeder for the first time yesterday morning. The little one sat on a branch while Mama got a big load of suet and delivered it.

Today, all three members of the Cardinal family came by -- Dad, Mom and their not-so-little-any-more girl.

The blue jay and the red-bellied woodpecker were in the neighborhood as well.

Do I have a single solitary photo? Nooooooooooo. The weather has been so awful -- rainy and not just overcast but dark, truly dark -- that the only hope of any image is with terrible flash.

And they say we may not see the sun again until Thursday of next week.

And I foolishly replied to a thread asking if anyone wanted to be the Title Fairy by saying that I was looking around nervously while not wanting to be noticed by the Title Fairy. Note my new title.

W-h-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-n-e.

[Stealthy Ninja]

I replied to that thread and never got a new title.

The TF is scared of me I think... :twisted:

[BradM]

Sorry to hear it JG, we are on our 23rd dry and sunny day with temps that have varied from the low 90's to a much more reasonable 70's but I just don't have the time to go out and shoot.

Have baby owls within 6 hours and less of driving for Burrowing or Great Gray and I can't get away. Have fledging Bald Eagles two hours away or baby hummers only 45 minutes away and I can't get away.

With a new pup in the house and a few other home priorities and the foolishness in accepting various photo gigs with differing clients through the last several and nest few weekends I have locked myself into not pointing the camera at the stuff I love to do.

[davebreal]

Yes, the weather is truly miserable here in Jersey. On the bright side, I'm getting caught up with uploads, and can maybe get motivated to burn some DVDs for my archives today.

It seems that no one in NJ is going out birding lately, our listservs are really quiet with sightings.

[Stealthy Ninja]

I heard New Jersey has deliberately made a turnpike to scare people away.

[jgrussell]

I replied to that thread and never got a new title. The TF is scared of me I think... :twisted:I think the TF figures you already have a weird title.

[jgrussell]

Sorry to hear it JG, we are on our 23rd dry and sunny day with temps that have varied from the low 90's to a much more reasonable 70's but I just don't have the time to go out and shoot. Have baby owls within 6 hours and less of driving for Burrowing or Great Gray and I can't get away. Have fledging Bald Eagles two hours away or baby hummers only 45 minutes away and I can't get away. With a new pup in the house and a few other home priorities and the foolishness in accepting various photo gigs with differing clients through the last several and nest few weekends I have locked myself into not pointing the camera at the stuff I love to do."23rd dry and sunny day"????? Waaaaaah! Send us some of that, will ya??? I'm sorry about the other commitments, I'd love to see the shots of the baby owls...

[jgrussell]

Yes, the weather is truly miserable here in Jersey. On the bright side, I'm getting caught up with uploads, and can maybe get motivated to burn some DVDs for my archives today. It seems that no one in NJ is going out birding lately, our listservs are really quiet with sightings.It's hard to go out birding -- even in the backyard -- when there's just not enough light to shoot. The best shot I've had in days was the fog from my office window (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=8093161&postcount=1).

[jgrussell]

I heard New Jersey has deliberately made a turnpike to scare people away.It's designed to get you to keep on moving, just go right on through, folks, nothing to see here... That way we have a fighting chance to keep our beaches, Pine Barrens, mountains, lakes and other goodies to ourselves...

[Scottes]

It's designed to get you to keep on moving...
Then what's with all the toll booths? I've been fifty-cented to death on that road a few times.

Even still, the end of that road can be worthwhile. Cape May is nice at the right times.

[T.D.]

Mrs. Downy Woodpecker brought her fledgling to the suet feeder for the first time yesterday morning. The little one sat on a branch while Mama got a big load of suet and delivered it.

Today, all three members of the Cardinal family came by -- Dad, Mom and their not-so-little-any-more girl.

The blue jay and the red-bellied woodpecker were in the neighborhood as well.

Do I have a single solitary photo? Nooooooooooo. The weather has been so awful -- rainy and not just overcast but dark, truly dark -- that the only hope of any image is with terrible flash.

And they say we may not see the sun again until Thursday of next week.

And I foolishly replied to a thread asking if anyone wanted to be the Title Fairy by saying that I was looking around nervously while not wanting to be noticed by the Title Fairy. Note my new title.

W-h-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-n-e.

Uh oh...whining doesn't make it better. Just saying.


I replied to that thread and never got a new title.

The TF is scared of me I think... :twisted:

:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

[jgrussell]

Then what's with all the toll booths? I've been fifty-cented to death on that road a few times. Even still, the end of that road can be worthwhile. Cape May is nice at the right times.Wrong road: you're thinking of the Garden State Parkway. That road, unfortunately, takes you through NICE parts of the state which we'd rather people didn't know about. But we figure if we charge enough and annoy you enough, maybe you'll stay home...

[jgrussell]

Uh oh...whining doesn't make it better. Just saying.Dear TF, I was only whining about the weather. Honest. Promise. Cross my heart and hope to fly low under the radar...

[Scottes]

But we figure if we charge enough and annoy you enough, maybe you'll stay home...
New Jersey doesn't have to do anything to annoy me.





LOL! Just kidding, just kidding!! I couldn't pass up an opening like that.

[jgrussell]

New Jersey doesn't have to do anything to annoy me. LOL! Just kidding, just kidding!! I couldn't pass up an opening like that.Good thing you said you were kidding or I'd have to mention things like how very well MA handles road signs...

[Stealthy Ninja]

:rolleyes:

What is it with mods and emoticons?!

??? ;) :lol: :p :o :cool:



bw!

[T.D.]

What is it with mods and emoticons?!

??? ;) :lol: :p :o :cool:



bw!

The same thing could be asked about ninjas and inane posts. :p

[Stealthy Ninja]

The same thing could be asked about ninjas and inane posts. :p

This whole thread is inane...

but more accurately it needs an "s" inserted somewhere in the middle of "inane".

;)

[snowyowl13]

It finally topped raining here.

[jgrussell]

It finally topped raining here.We actually saw the sun for about a whole hour here and I even got a couple of quick shots. So what happens? Smug Mug locks up and won't let me log in!

[Stealthy Ninja]

It finally topped raining here.

How do you top raining?? Maybe have a blizzard? ???


:p

[Mr. E]

Thanks Jersey...we're heading to Sea Isle City for a week...weather? Chance of Thunderstorms every stinkin' day...How am I supposed to sneak away from the family for a day to Cape May to photograph birds with that going on all week?

[jgrussell]

Thanks Jersey...we're heading to Sea Isle City for a week...weather? Chance of Thunderstorms every stinkin' day...How am I supposed to sneak away from the family for a day to Cape May to photograph birds with that going on all week?You think we like this weather? I'm about to start building a #$%@$# ark...

[Scottes]

Hey, only 8 more days of this dampness. The weather reports say that Friday the 26th will be "partly cloudy" so it's looking up for the east coast.

[jgrussell]

Hey, only 8 more days of this dampness. The weather reports say that Friday the 26th will be "partly cloudy" so it's looking up for the east coast.Let's see, 40 cubits by 100 cubits by... Lord, what's a cubit?

[Scottes]

A cubit is the distance from the king's elbow to the tip of his middle finger. About 18 inches.

Heck, Google can convert:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=100+cubits+to+feet&aq=f&oq=&aqi=


I want to know how you're going to get 2 rhinos in Jersey.


By the way, my cousin runs a marine supply store in Hoboken. He can you you some good prices.
Cash only though.

[jgrussell]

A cubit is the distance from the king's elbow to the tip of his middle finger. About 18 inches.I know what a cubit is. God didn't remember (http://www.jr.co.il/humor/noah4.txt).


I want to know how you're going to get 2 rhinos in Jersey.Steal them from the Bronx Zoo?


By the way, my cousin runs a marine supply store in Hoboken. He can you you some good prices. Cash only though.Yeah, and where's he gonna spend the cash when the whole world is covered with water? There are no stores on Mt. Ararat!

[Stealthy Ninja]

You think we like this weather? I'm about to start building a #$%@$# ark...

Here's one we completed earlier (built the same size as specified in the bible):

[jgrussell]

Here's one we completed earlier (built the same size as specified in the bible):That is definitely cool. Has anybody ever tried to float that boat?

[Stealthy Ninja]

That is definitely cool. Has anybody ever tried to float that boat?

If it floods up to that point, I guess they'll find out. ;)

(It's a hotel type thing in HK BTW).