Comments for Photo Scavenger Hunt

[kimi_boo]

Please post your questions and comments here.
If you see an image that you like please let that person know. :D

[JulieM]

Thanks for getting us started, Kimi! :)

[kimi_boo]

Oh Julie... that was quick. :) Nice clouds!

What a fun idea, hopefully others will play.

[AngelicKim]

This should be fun. Kimi thanks for starting it and Julie thanks for pointing it out. Sorry I forgot there was text on my photo. I will repost if you want.

[hukari]

Love the idea! Ha! I will often be able to participate in the USA wee hours when you others are all sleeping!:D

[kimi_boo]

Oh Kim.. I wouldn't worry about the words. Let's be realistic. We want to take better images but we still play with them. :p

hukari.. hopefully we will get to see images from eveywhere. How cool is that!

[AngelicKim]

Reka, that cooled me off. Mexican food. Why didn't we have this last Friday, I would have taken a picture of my dinner.;)

[nkeevers]

Gosh, that's making me want Mexican food now...haven't had any in a while!

[BrendaC]

Neat idea but it moves way to fast for me!

[smiles]

Hey, I like this! It made me dig for some photo's from a couple years back!

[JulieM]

Neat idea but it moves way to fast for me!

Brenda: I'm sure it will slow down as time goes on. Hope you join in!

[Bamagirl]

This is fun. I have been watching it today at work and I wanted to get in on the fun!

[kimi_boo]

Lisa... what is a piller box? :confused:

You know, down here in the south we don't have those. ;)

[cats4jan]

The real challenge is finding the photo - making it web friendly - and getting it on pixentral before the next guy. I missed out on the puppy -

[TonyW]

I just missed on a cup of tea - same time so must have just been seconds :). And Kimi - a pillar box is a post or mail box to you.

Tony

[kimi_boo]

Well it sure looks nicer than our ugly mail boxes. :)

And I would question Jancy on her cup of tea. I don't see any tea in that cup just a bag. ;) :D

[lisabee]

Lisa... what is a piller box? :confused:

You know, down here in the south we don't have those. ;)

a pillar box is a 'standing' letter box, where you mail your letters :)

thanks for such a fun thread

Lisa :)

[lisabee]

Tony, you obviously type faster than me :D

Lisa

[Rusty]

I'm glad to see the Brits don't see a compelling need to replace such boxes for no good reason. That particular one appears to date from her father's reign.

I wonder just how far back you could go with these? :)

Rusty

[TonyW]

Lisa: Funny thing is when I saw red I thought of the same thing - knew I had a picture of one of the original VR (Queen Victoria) mailboxes I took in the Peak District one time but took me a while to remember where it was:

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1HclPVdMbQWIqNMehlfcQJ2ccRav_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1HclPVdMbQWIqNMehlfcQJ2ccRav)

And Rusty this has to be well over 100 years old. An expert could date it precisely from the style.

Tony

[Cmcburnett]

Love the idea! Ha! I will often be able to participate in the USA wee hours when you others are all sleeping!:D

Seems as though around 6:00 pm EST is a good time to participate. I got right on. In fact, I posted a challenge and no one has responded yet. Good luck on the hunt:D

[Cmcburnett]

Tony, thanks for the beautiful sunset. On your reply, you'd like to see a bird in flight, I just searched my directory and can't find my folder that I had one in that I really liked. I'm sure I stored it in a safe place:rolleyes:

[Cmcburnett]

Kimi, I love the apples, they look delicious.
Julie, the beautiful skies, one of my favorite.
Kim, your yellow submarine made me think of the old Beetle's song.

Thanks guys for making me smile.:D

[TonyW]

Charlotte: Isn't that the way :). This is a good test of ones photo organizing - mine's terrible but I just happened to remember where that sunset was from a couple of years ago and I made it in time (I've missed a couple looking for ones I know I have somewhere :(). Gotta get Organized.....

Tony

[Cmcburnett]

Charlotte: Gotta get Organized.....
Tony

Yea Tony, I think I spend too much time trying to get organized. :rolleyes:

I really did like my bird picture though and haven't thought of it in a while, must have deleted it.

[kimi_boo]

Charlotte: Gotta get Organized.....

Tony
This is worse that unorganized! OMG!!
Hubby played with the desktop and my E book drive has been renamed and I can't get to any of my photos. :mad:

But I am loving the scavenger hunt. I had peppers for something hot. :(

[AngelicKim]

Peppers, I didn't even think of that. I just thought of one my campfires, the best ones are on my external hard drive though. I totally forgot I have a picture I took a few weeks ago of peppers in my brothers garden.

Janet, that is definately an ugly image. I was not expecting something like that.

[Cmcburnett]

Never mind, picture posted, man this crowd is good!!

Hope I didn't put a snag in the hunt w/asking for a Camouflaged or hard to pick out an image in a picture, surely not:rolleyes:

[echoblue]

Hehe, you sure didn't. :D

I'd never imagined that photo (the one I posted) might come in handy one day, but well, it did, LOL. :p

[AngelicKim]

I had the perfect one for that but couldn't find it til it was too late. I'll post it here anyway so you can see if you can find the hidden content.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1TXaaXhV5SvP8F4QyWWh7l8rp1xio0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1TXaaXhV5SvP8F4QyWWh7l8rp1xio0)

Charlotte, you have asked for another one that is on my external HD and I can't get to it tonight. BUMMER

[cats4jan]

I had a dog in the water, but somebody beat me to it -


SEE

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1Mu9LZ3EsPicXA51UizD4qSqEacn_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1Mu9LZ3EsPicXA51UizD4qSqEacn)

Hey it takes a lot of time to find two photos and merge them - albeit poorly - and then get it to pixentral...

[AngelicKim]

Janice, too funny. Great shot Tony

[Rusty]

Boy, are we fast or what!
This is fun.

Rusty

[ladybug]

quillabee9 i may have been faster but i love your angel image.

[quillabee9]

Since Judy beat me I decided to move my angel here.
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1CXNSx6udURYN4XBZOypyLtzBw89q_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1CXNSx6udURYN4XBZOypyLtzBw89q)

[ladybug]

mark i think your whale picture is great. where did you take the picture at/

[Lorri]

This is too fun! What a great idea! I kept reading along and thinking what picture I would have submitted...then I finally reach the end and that's the only request (classic muscle car) I do not have a photo for!! My 28 year old VW Bug isn't going to qualify as a muscle car no matter what angle I photograph it from!!

[lisabee]

Lisa: Funny thing is when I saw red I thought of the same thing - knew I had a picture of one of the original VR (Queen Victoria) mailboxes I took in the Peak District one time but took me a while to remember where it was:

Tony

Hi Rusty and Tony,

Tony, thanks for posting the VR box - they are something I look out for :)

According to the little Shire book on old letter boxes, yours is a Penfold type 1866-1879. It's great to find one in use, I don't think there are that many about now.
This one is at Blist's Hill Victorian working museum (at Ironbridge, Shropshire), but not in use.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1LtgVeeKmDCFLxKt8cj2thErfbNnJ_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1LtgVeeKmDCFLxKt8cj2thErfbNnJ)

Apparently there is one at the Black Country working museum in Dudley, am planning a trip there soon, so will get a picture when I go.

This one I saw yesterday (Shropshire Wales border) is a Victorian wall box 1881 - , these are more common, particularly in rural areas, but do take some finding. Sadly they get stolen as being desireable architecture.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1PXEYMgXQ7ApnIsrFaatqwSpmzf6sw_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1PXEYMgXQ7ApnIsrFaatqwSpmzf6sw)

I really like it that these old boxes are still about,

Lisa :)

PS too bad I missed the 'something hot' (I was asleep), as at Blist's Hill on Wednesday there were doing iron smelting - very hot and smelly.

[lisabee]

'classic car' I know, but what is a 'classic muscle car' ? :confused:

Lisa

[JulieM]

Goodness! You guys had a lot of fun while I was asleep! :)

[TonyW]

Lisa: Mine was in Hartington in Derbyshire and was still in use last time I was there. It's outside the post office here:

http://www.derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk/hartington.htm

Might be hard to find a classic muscle car in the UK but I have seen them:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_car

Tony

[lisabee]

Tony,
thanks for the links - I will have a look on the map and see how far away Hartington is, it looks a nice place for a visit. For that a good tea shop is a necessity and well one with a VR mail box would be a real bonus!

No I don't think I will see a muscle car here, but thank you, I have learned something :)

Lisa

[Tina_B]

Thanks for starting this Kimi.
Lots of fun and a challenge to our skill of posting things quickly. Great stuff being posted by everyone. I always log in and check what is new among the different fourms but now I go right to the challenge area first to see what has been posted here.
Lets keep it going
Tina B

[kimi_boo]

And you know... I actually woke up this morning thinking if someone asked for a car, Bill would be the man for the job. ;) :D

[kimi_boo]

I Am Glad Everyone Is Having Such A Good Time On The Scavernger Hunt.

Let's Try And Keep It Real.


Only Post The Picture That Was Asked For And Always Check To See If The Image You Are Posting Has Not Already Been Posted.


Now Back To The Fun! :)

[Cmcburnett]

I had the perfect one for that but couldn't find it til it was too late. I'll post it here anyway so you can see if you can find the hidden content.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1TXaaXhV5SvP8F4QyWWh7l8rp1xio0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1TXaaXhV5SvP8F4QyWWh7l8rp1xio0)

Charlotte, you have asked for another one that is on my external HD and I can't get to it tonight. BUMMER

REVISED: I see it now, I feel better.
Kim, I don't know what is hidden in your picture, I never was good at finding anything hidden:confused: I bet everyone knows whats hidden but me.

[Cmcburnett]

Janet, thanks for the foggy mountains. Really gorgeous picture:p As for your request for a white horse, I don't have a white horse, does a what and brown horse quaify?

[CalamityJanet]

Charlotte, I'd love to see your horse...no matter what color it is!;)

[AngelicKim]

REVISED: I see it now, I feel better.
Kim, I don't know what is hidden in your picture, I never was good at finding anything hidden:confused: I bet everyone knows whats hidden but me.

Charlotte, look at the bottom right corner of the photo. That is me in a shaggy camo outfit, you can see my eyes if you look closely. I dress like that at Halloween and sit there with the candy and scare everyone coming up the driveway. I have a megaphone that does an alien voice. It is really fun to do.:D

Great images everyone. Looks like it got a little of track for a few.

[AngelicKim]

Looks like Gail stumped us on the Eagle.

[tnwaltz]

Since this is a scavenger hunt, it may take a little longer to scratch through our catalogs of photos to find the exact one to submit or to go out and find the subject to photograph. Question: How much time is allotted to submit a photo?

[kimi_boo]

There is no alloted time. We just wait until the correct photo is posted. :)

That is the beauty of it... We may hit snags where someone does have to go out and take a picture.
That is a good thing. :D

That was also the point of making it mandatory that it had to be one of your own images.

[tnwaltz]

Regarding muscle cars, my husband seemed to think that some of you guys might enjoy seeing a couple of shots of the Chevrolet SS Chevelle. As for me, I'm only interested in knowing there is enough gas in my car to go where I need to go. When I told him our scavenger hunt was for a photo of a muscle car, he was extremely anxious to go with me to our local vintage car location, where surprisingly enough there were a lot of muscle cars. All I wanted to do was go "snap" a shot but we ended up staying for over an hour! Imagine that! It was a lot of fun, however.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/15qI0doDUJDvhAUjIK99M4NuNjWM0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=15qI0doDUJDvhAUjIK99M4NuNjWM0)

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1BRtDqUCXCofE1Y8fT7clMSUDZtP100_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1BRtDqUCXCofE1Y8fT7clMSUDZtP100)

[Cmcburnett]

Looks like Gail stumped us on the Eagle.

I remember someone posting a picture of an eagle, maybe their not playing:rolleyes: Hope someone comes along soon w/a picture of an Eagle, I have about 2,000 pics stored but NO eagle.

[TonyW]

Looks like Gail stumped us on the Eagle.

Well I do have one but as I'm up at a cottage (on a very slow dial-up) for the next few weeks and the image is back home on my desktop you'll have to wait but I bet someone will be along with one. No eagles here but I hope to get some wolf and bear pics.

Tony

[AngelicKim]

Charlotte, I do remember someone having one posted a while back. If push comes to shove, would it count if I drew one and took a picture of it?:D But then again, since I found this forum a year ago I haven't drawn a thing so it probaby wouldn't even look like an eagle.:eek::D

[AngelicKim]

Zeria, I wish, I have a bunch of photos of a Hawk.

[Rusty]

Cool schoolhouse, Tina,
are you sure you didn't get that at Old World Wisconsin? :D :D

Rusty

[quillabee9]

Linda,
The eagle picture is splendid. They are such a magnificent bird.

[Lorri]

I was so excited to see the request for an eagle. I had the perfect shot. And managed to lock up my computer in the quest to post! After rebooting. I stomped off to bed and, happily, Linda came through with one!

[Cmcburnett]

I was so excited to see the request for an eagle. I had the perfect shot. And managed to lock up my computer in the quest to post! After rebooting. I stomped off to bed and, happily, Linda came through with one!

Lori, that's too bad. Glad Linda posted the eagle though. This thread is addictive to me.:D

[ladybug]

lorri i love your sunset and steven i love your kitty to cute.

[AngelicKim]

Sorry for the bear cub, I had changed the post but it didn't go through. It should have been Lion cub. Boy did I cause the whole thread to get screwed up or what.:eek::(

[kimi_boo]

NEW RULE!! :D

Everyone is just too fast. :o If duplicate images are posted. (and please check before you post) The first image request is too be followed.


I realize there are times when you will be posting at the same time. But the first image fitting the description, is the image to follow for the next request.


Hopefully this will help with some of the confusion. ;)

It is amazing the images that we have in our collections!

[genevh]

I have a request, as I have found that sometimes trying to follow the threads that have posting threads and comment threads like this one, and the Crop Challenge that I participate in can, at times, be a little difficult. I don't bookmark the individual threads nor do I save all the emails generated by people posting to them. Anyway, my request is this: could we start linking the two threads in the first post so that if I want to go to the posting thread from the comments thread and vice-versa all I have to do is hit the link, preferably in the first post of the thread? It would save searching the threads (at least for me).

Something to think about, and its real easy to do. :)

[kimi_boo]

Sure Gene. I will be glad to go and add the link for the comment thread to the first post. :)

[genevh]

Thanks....I appreciate that. I think it would be something useful in all these type threads. But then, that's just me! ;)

[kimi_boo]

Gene

I have a link to the comment thread in all of the "newer" homework assignments and Bill puts a link in his photo assignments. :)

[billz]

Gene - as Kimi said I have a link in the photo thread taking you to the comment thread. I'll be happy to add a link back to photos from comments though. Good idea.

Bill

[robpendragon]

OK I bowed out, I was beat by seconds....grrr. I'll have to try again.

[Inspeqtor]

Rob, it looks like I beat ya by just a few seconds. Sorry :)

[robpendragon]

Rob, it looks like I beat ya by just a few seconds. Sorry :)

No problem :DGood job:D next time I post with a vengeance:twisted:

[Inspeqtor]

efarnstrom,

Loved the steam train picture! Thank you :)

[efarnstrom]

We have a local railroad that is not only a working railroad, but also provides short trips with dining or wild west shows or mystery rides, etc. It is a lot of fun to rock and roll through the foothills of the Sierra. Also excellent food. We went on the Wild West excursion trip with box lunch a couple of weeks ago. One DGS loves wild west cowboys and rodeos and another little one is crazy about steam engines. This was also a marvelous photo opportunity for me.

"For the first time in 50 years, a Steam Engine will begin operating again on a regular basis in the San Joaquin Valley. Our sister railroad - the new Virginia & Truckee Railway that is being built in Nevada - sent the McCloud #18 steam engine to the Sierra to operate for the next two years."

http://www.sierrarailroad.com/

[genevh]

Bill/Kimi:

Just another reason this forum is such a good one!!! Thanks for taking the suggestion! I hope it proves useful to others.

[Cmcburnett]

DebCam, thank you for the big smile. It did make me laugh. If I were your sister I would get you good for posting that picture:D

[Tina_B]

Who ever thought that when I checked to see what picture was next it was a goat. All of my siblings call me the old goat.
Tina B

[Bayla]

I'm giving up. Everyone types faster than me. I think next time I'm just going to post the picture and then go back afterwards to sign it, write my comment and edit the typos!!:D

Bayla

[AngelicKim]

There you go Bayla. Just paste the image and type something you want to see real quick in one word, then edit it. I didn't think of that. I keep getting stuck because I am so busy trying to find images that I don't think of what I want to see next and I get beat trying to figure out what to type.

[deedeeO]

I'm giving up. Everyone types faster than me. I think next time I'm just going to post the picture and then go back afterwards to sign it, write my comment and edit the typos!!:D

Bayla

Sorry Bayla...I even check the thread twice before posting. I like your shoes better than mine...:)

[Bayla]

My problem Kim is that I'm such a perfectionist that I waste precious seconds spellchecking and putting in punctuation etc. I'm useless with instant messaging because of this!

Just went outside and there is absolutely no sign of the moon here.....so I won't even be attempting that one and I know I don't have a moon picture of my own on file.

Bayla

[AngelicKim]

Oh my, I totally didn't look to see what the next photo was suppose to be until I saw that you said moon. I quickly went and uploaded one from last fall and still made it. Everyone must be having dinner. Most of my images are on my EHD and I don't have it connected right now so I am surprised when I manage to find one that fits. Most of them I find are ones I have posted here over the past year so they are in my Saved for Web file. I really need to charge my camera batteries so I can try some others too. Plus, I have to get them charged for the football game tomorrow night.

[kimi_boo]

Good thing I posted the first image. Everyone is so quick, I may never get to play again. :D

[Cmcburnett]

Lori, thanks for the Dam picture, it is a really good aerial shot:D

[Cmcburnett]

My problem Kim is that I'm such a perfectionist that I waste precious seconds spellchecking and putting in punctuation etc. I'm useless with instant messaging because of this!
Bayla

Bayla, I spell check and watch for grammar errors all day at work. It took me a while to get use to the instant messing and emails with the punctuation and grammar, now it doesn't bother me and it shows in a lot of my posts:o Now when I'm at work I have to double check my emails before I send them out to clients and make sure I have abbreviated anything.:D

[Cmcburnett]

Bayla, you asked for an aerial map of area where you live. I posted one of the area I live, now everyone knows how to get to my house:eek:

[Cmcburnett]

Es, thanks for the office party photo. Why is it at all office parties we have food in our hands:rolleyes: Sorry, I don't think I have a clown photo.

[cats4jan]

What a gorgeous butterfly - WOW

[AngelicKim]

I posted this in the main thread as well.

I am getting mixed up as to the rules here. I thought we were suppose to post the images asked for and not something similar. Shouldn't we be on the "child in a toy car or truck" since a bike was posted? Or at least the British flag since Sela's was the State of Hawaii flag?

Kimi, I think we need some clarification. Sorry to be a kill joy or to complain and this is fun but I think we need to do it right for fairness to all who want to participate.

[nkeevers]

Kim, I agree with you...about posting the right image! :D

[kimi_boo]

I posted this in the main thread as well.

I am getting mixed up as to the rules here. I thought we were suppose to post the images asked for and not something similar. Shouldn't we be on the "child in a toy car or truck" since a bike was posted? Or at least the British flag since Sela's was the State of Hawaii flag?

Kimi, I think we need some clarification. Sorry to be a kill joy or to complain and this is fun but I think we need to do it right for fairness to all who want to participate.


Kim, I don't want to come of as the big bad wolf. :eek: But....

This was my reply in the other thread:

Guys... you can't post just for the sake of posting. We need to work hard to keep this as real as possible. Post ONLY the exact image that has been asked for.

If you have to ask... does this count. Then NO it does not count.

Post only EXACTLY what was asked for!

No one is getting fussed at. I know everyone is having a good time and that is the point of the hunt. But it needs to be done correctly. :)

Let's go back to the asked for British Flag.

[selawela]

Sorry, everyone. I didn't mean to cause confusion to anyone. I should have done some research before I posted what I thought was a British flag, but turned out to be the Hawaiian flag. (I still get the Puerto Rican and Cuban flag mixed up!)

Forgive me.
Sela

[kimi_boo]

Oh Sela... of course you are forgiven. (big hug)

I know everyone is excited to post, we just need to check and double check. :D

[selawela]

Thanks for the big hug!

Selahttp://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1KtSRlhiklopn1uu8D0kplwRSMlqMD_thumb.gif (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1KtSRlhiklopn1uu8D0kplwRSMlqMD)

[Lorri]

I don't know, Sela; I think we're probably going to have to punish you for posting the wrong flag. Something awful like making you post the flags of all 50 states and a handful of countries. ;)

You made a mistake, don't worry yourself about it. Besides, it was good for a laugh and I, for one, am looking for things to laugh about these days so THANK YOU very much!!

[nkeevers]

Sela, I don't think it's any biggee so I wouldn't worry about it! I probably wouldn't have known either! I'm lucky I remember any of the countries' flags! LOL!

[AngelicKim]

Oh Sela, you are more than forgiven. Hey, you could blame it on Bayla for posting the bike photo instead of car or truck and changing the direction of request and then pointing out it was the wrong flag.:twisted: Just kidding Bayla.:D:D Nobody is to blame here, it is all in fun.

Sorry for causing a problem everyone.

[JulieM]

:D Hey, no problem! Now I'm not likely to forget what the Hawaiian flag looks like...

[selawela]

Gosh, darn it! Why, why didn't I check out this website before I posted!!!!! Next time I'll be ready!!!http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/pinkglassesf.gif (http://www.millan.net)

Flags of the World! (http://www.fotw.us/flags/iso3166.html)
Sela

[AngelicKim]

Sela, your family photo made me hungry for something sweet and yummy.:D I am going to defer on your request as I posted mine a couple of months ago on Bill's Photo Challenge and I have already posted some images I have posted in the past.

[quillabee9]

Sela, Thanks for posting that link. It shows that England, Scotland, Wales, and other members of the UK have separate individual flags. The Union Jack is for Great Britain. I learned something new today.
[EDIT] Since I got curious, and I assume many of us non-British don't really know how the UK/Great Britain/British Isles are/is organized, you might want to check out this link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom I think I'm smarter now than I was before, but I'm not sure.

[selawela]

Thanks, Gail, for the link. I will check it out. I still can't believe I did that, posted the Hawaiian flag for the British flag. As my son would put it, "What a loser!" How embarrassing! I guess I didn't think it through enough or investigate it and just was excited that I had the picture of my son with the flag hanging over his head...wrong flag, though! Oh, well. By the way, I can find the US on a map...I think!

Again, thanks for the link...I'm off to get educated!

I'm back after getting educated..a bit, that is. Here is what I learned:

The Union Jack appears on the Hawaiian flag because the Hawaiian Islands were part of the British Empire, discovered and claimed for Britain by Captain Cook in the 1700's. The British called the islands the Sandwich Island, having been named after Lord Sandwich by Captain Cook.I am not certain but I believe the U.S.A. took possesion of the Hawaiian Islands around 1898.

Well, there you go!

Sela

[selawela]

By the way, on this scavenger hunt, can you post as many times as you want?

sela

[Cmcburnett]

By the way, on this scavenger hunt, can you post as many times as you want?

sela

Yep, as long as no one beats you to the draw:D Seems to me the thread is slowing down a bit.

[Tina_B]

I agree it is slowing down a bit. I can seem to get on when ever I have the photo needed. It is still fun and will continue to play along.
Tina B

[Tina_B]

Was my request for Christmas lights on a Palm tree to hard? I can put another request up so we can keep going.
Tina B

[hukari]

I vote for waiting. Maybe there should be a time limit (6 hours?) before the last person can change the theme? I think it is more interesting to see if anyone has the photo than just how fast the thread can go.

[kimi_boo]

I have to agree with Reka. :)

Maybe we can say if the requested image has not been posted within 12 hours, The last person may change their request.

That also gives someone time to go out and shoot an image that applies. :D

[Tina_B]

Time to move on for the hunt of photos. we will forget the Christmas lights on a palm tree and look for Santa.
It has been since last night sometime when I posted the last picture. We need to keep it moving an not let it die.
Tina B

[Inspeqtor]

Ellen,

That is a really intersting picture of a postcard you posted! What a way to haul lumber back in the day :)

[selawela]

Just checked to see where we are at on the hunt. I see that we are at the Hollywood sign or a pic taken in Hollywood. I am 30 mins away from Hollywood. I am so tempted to drive down there and take a picture, but with my luck, someone will beat me to it. What should I do? uhmmmmm...if I didn't have to take my mom to doctor's appointment today, opposite end of the city, I think I would go for it. I am looking to see what I have here at home. Let's see what happens.
Sela

[selawela]

yes, someone beat me to it, so I went with the Disneyland picture taken in Small World. I thought the tanden bike was going to be a bit tricky, but glad to see that Janet posted a pic of a tandem.

Julie, the picture of your Yorkies are so cute. What a great idea of having them dressed up and be part of the wedding!

Sela

[AngelicKim]

Bayla, that was a very creative idea. I have one of her but it is from behind:D. I promised Michelle I wouldn't upload it unless I absolutely had to. I was trying to PM Kimh to upload one but I guess I missed her.

Michelle got a pretty good laugh when I called her to tell her that she had left us hanging by not posting the next photo. She said "OOPS". We had a very good laugh and funny conversation about her trip. I am sure she will post some comment when she is able to gt back online later.

[Bayla]

Thanks Kim. Actually I thought maybe Kim (kimh) or Norma (nkeevers) would post a picture from when they all got together in Florida. That was one of the threads I looked at, the second one was from 'Put a name to your face' and the one I photographed was a recent one taken with Shari...

And I still haven't apologised for putting up a picture of my granddaughter on a toy bike instead of a car/truck:o I had another one of her sister and a toy car, but she wasn't quite sitting in it, more like climbing in so I didn't think it would count.....

Bayla

[nkeevers]

Sorry Bayla...I was out for a while and missed it!

Hey Michelle, when I asked for a golfer I was waiting for you...!

I'm having trouble keeping up with how often it changes! But it's fun!

[AngelicKim]

Norma, I knew Michelle had the golfing pics of Bill so I PM'd her to post since it had been awhile since you asked. I almost typed to her to not forget to post a new request and silly me, I don't know what I was thinking, didn't type it.:D Then I tried to PM Kimh to post a photo of Michelle because she was on but that didn't work out either. Good thing Bayla was creative. But hey, on the bright side, I had a nice conversation with Michelle this afternoon.

[tootie501]

Kimi - I love your prom photo. Right after I asked for a photo of someone heading to a prom, I almost edited it to say "a photo of you heading to a prom". When my husband was class sponsor at our high school, he invited the faculty bring in their prom photos for a photo board to be displayed at the dance. The kids LOVED seeing their teachers all dressed in in their prom finery from years gone by!

[lisabee]

Lovely prom photo Kimi, but it does rather beg the question, did YOU take the photo ?? :D :D

Lisa

[nkeevers]

Norma, I knew Michelle had the golfing pics of Bill so I PM'd her to post since it had been awhile since you asked. I almost typed to her to not forget to post a new request and silly me, I don't know what I was thinking, didn't type it.:D Then I tried to PM Kimh to post a photo of Michelle because she was on but that didn't work out either. Good thing Bayla was creative. But hey, on the bright side, I had a nice conversation with Michelle this afternoon.


Kim, that's funny! Yeah, I had a reason for posting that one!:D I'm glad you had a nice conversation with her! I haven't even done that since she's been back! Well, except thru e-mails!

[kimi_boo]

Lovely prom photo Kimi, but it does rather beg the question, did YOU take the photo ?? :D :D

Lisa

Shucks! :eek:

I forgot my OWN rules. :o

EDIT: I feel so bad, I had to come back and say I am sorry.

Rusty... Love the Picture!

[Bayla]

Gene,

I love your flamingos. At first I thought it was some sort of freak Siamese twin - two bodies but one head - but then I spotted the neck of the one in the foreground!

Bayla

[genevh]

Thanks....that was taken at the NC Zoo in Asheboro.

I was a bit disappointed in the way they turned out when I posted them. They are a whole lot pinker in my LR. Hmm...may have to check my calibration.

[selawela]

I see that we are looking for a cowboy now on the scavenger hunt. So I'm thinking, "Do I have any pictures of cowboys?" I came across this:

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1tSbaGDI8iI0rSmjvQgYQRbF2DyT_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1tSbaGDI8iI0rSmjvQgYQRbF2DyT)

Made me laugh, but I don't think it counts!
(My son working at his aunt's Ben & Jerry's ice-cream store...yumm!)

Sela

[Tina_B]

We need a subject for the next photo. When you post a photo remember we need a new subject.
Tina B

[nkeevers]

Sorry Tina!

Lisa, wow, beautiful landscape from your neighborhood!

[Tina_B]

Norma
that is ok if you forgot. I thought about posting a blank page ! Sometimes in our hurry to post the next photo we forget. We are a forgiving group here.
Tina B

[nkeevers]

LOL! Tina, I think you should have posted the blank page!!! I certainly would have gotten the hint, that's for sure!:D

[tnjewels]

Janet,
I have a couple photographs I took about 5 years ago at the National Zoo and the carving was all finished. I'll locate the photos and post for you.

[Tina_B]

Is everyone getting tired of the scavenger Hunt Photos? I would like to keep playing but it seems like we get stuck a lot lately. Is it time to quit and move to something else? Any thoughts from anyone?

[JulieM]

I'm still following the thread and almost always try to post when I have a suitable picture or easy access to the subject. But often the selected subjects are "difficult" to say the least. In any case, I think it was bound to slow down. But, as long as a handful are enjoying it, why not continue?

[CalamityJanet]

Sorry my request for glass beads got us stuck again.:( Just because I have a bazillion beads myself I thought someone else would too! :) I would have changed my request but haven't been able to get online today.

Maybe we should come up with something to make the scavenger hunt more interesting/challenging. How about requiring that the photo of the requested subject be obviously enhanced in Elements before it's posted? Like maybe turned into a sketch or watercolor? It would encourage more practice with the techniques. For example...show me an image of a lake that you've made into a watercolor. Or...show me a garden photo in which only one flower is in color. The images may not change as quickly but it would add interest to the challenge. Any thoughts?

[tnjewels]

Good idea except for the newbies (like me) I wouldn't be able to participate.

P.S. Jane - I have a couple pics of the wood carving at the National Zoo completed, I'll dig them up and post them for you.

[CalamityJanet]

Julie, I'd love to see your photos of the carved tree! I showed my photo of it to my SIL (she's a new Elements user and I was showing her around the forum, trying to get her hooked,too) and she told me it's still there at the zoo. While the carving is extraordinary, the shirtless carver was quite an attraction himself!;):D Please do post your photos here as I'd love to see the finished work of art.

[CalamityJanet]

Good idea except for the newbies (like me) I wouldn't be able to participate

Julie, I just looked at your gallery and you have some images there that show you certainly would be able to participate! I love your "paintings" of Gidget and Shoal Creek. The scavenger hunt could be encouragement for everyone who wants to play, including the newbies, to try something new. I know I could use a little encouragement to put some of my many how-to books to use instead of letting them collect dust. I haven't added anything new to my gallery in months.:(

[JulieM]

I vote for keeping the Scavenger Hunt the way it is! :) We have other challenges to help hone our photoshop skills; Kimi's Creative Homework, the Crop Challenge, and Grant's Challenges. It's nice that the Scavenger Hunt doesn't require any manipulation of the photo at all - it makes it accessible to everyone, regardless of skill level or time constraints.

That said, I would suggest that the first person who notices that a photo request hasn't been met after 24 hours (or maybe even 12 hours) be allowed to make a new request.

Just my thoughts...

[genevh]

How about requiring that the photo of the requested subject be obviously enhanced in Elements before it's posted?

That would leave me out too....I don't do all that stuff other than basic processing and some touch ups, not the artsy stuff you guys like doing!

[AngelicKim]

I agree with Julie and Gene, leave it the way it is.

Janet, you should either request a new photo or defer it so we can move on or we can do as Julie suggest and someone else request after 12 hours of no new image.

[CalamityJanet]

That's fine...I wasn't trying to rock the boat. It did seem that participation has fallen off and someone asked for a suggestion, so I suggested something. No biggie!:) I've run out of ideas for a request today...on my way out for some medical testing. It's OK if someone else wants to request an image.

[tnjewels]

That's true it would push us to sit down and get a bit creative. We could do a 1st choice would be altered and if you don't have altered then use a regular photograph you've taken.

I'm not sure it's slowed down because it's getting old, some of the requests might limit some people from submitting (i.e. when I asked for a pic of Hollywood or the Hollywood sign).

We could do a pic from every state ... start with A.

[lisabee]

hi, :)

I've been joining in and following the stops and starts too, I agree with Kim and Julie, it should stay basically as it is (ie the image doesn't have to be edited), but I think the next choice should remain with the same person if possible.
I wonder if 12 hours is passing on a bit too soon, you know allowing for different time zones and people's lives/schedules, also if I post at 4pm (whatever time zone) I'm not going to be around at 4am, ie 12 hours later to check on it. I tend to think towards 24 hours is better, giving more people chance to join in too or even go and take a relevant photo.

then....

I'm not sure it's slowed down because it's getting old, some of the requests might limit some people from submitting (i.e. when I asked for a pic of Hollywood or the Hollywood sign).

We could do a pic from every state ... start with A.

that if it runs as a series can make it quite difficult for anyone not in the US to join in :), unless anyone has a lot of holiday snaps.

Anyway I'm sure slow and fast is all quite normal for something like this, I don't mind, it's fun to do and interesting to see what people post

Lisa :)

[AngelicKim]

Reka posted a the glass beads image this morning and has asked for a photo of Mt Hood.

[tnjewels]

I forgot about people in the UK and elsewhere ... I'm sorry! I lead a sheltered life here in Tennessee lol Personally I'd like to see photos from all over the world. L for London, S for Sidney, Australia; A for Anchorage, Alaska. (According to Wipipedia England and Wales are both constituent countries of the United Kingdom. So someone could post a photo either from a town in Wales or a photo taken somewhere in Wales for "W". Am I making any sense? Or A for apple, B for bird, C for cat ... etc.

[lisabee]

I forgot about people in the UK and elsewhere ... I'm sorry! I lead a sheltered life here in Tennessee lol Personally I'd like to see photos from all over the world. .....

oh, absolutely no need to apologise,:) I hope I didn't sound moany.
Isn't it nice how it's been working out though, I think we have been getting pictures from all over the world.
I like how it is like 'free fall' though, that it isn't following some predetermined pattern, it's interesting to see what people request too.
I also like when people post something that is personal to them or of emotional significance.

Lisa :)

[kimi_boo]

Hi Guys... If a request has not been met by the 12 hour time frame it can be changed. Everyone seems to be getting really specific in there request. :o
(which of course is good and bad)

That was why on my last one I said I wanted to see an image that represented Power. Maybe we can start looking along those lines. Jodi ran a challenge like that a while back. They would post a word and you would post an image that went along with it.

We also need to remember not everyone is in the same location. I tend to forget that myself. :)

[Tina_B]

I think we just need to play as we started it and not be so specific with some of the requests. Keep the fun going.
Tina B

[swalkr]

I like it as it is also, but I do have a question. The time that is posted at the top of each post, is that my time, or is it the time zone in which it was posted? 12 hours one place, may not seem like 12 hours in another place if that is the case. Just wondering:confused::confused:

[AngelicKim]

Suzanne, I copied this from the bottom of the page.

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 08:15 PM.

That is the same time it is here in Michigan right now.


Edit, I forgot. I think it should be 24 hours to allow for the folks across the pond to have a life. I think the time change from here to the UK is something like 8 hours.

[JulieM]

Edit, I forgot. I think it should be 24 hours to allow for the folks across the pond to have a life. I think the time change from here to the UK is something like 8 hours.

I agree with the 24 hour rule...

[Inspeqtor]

I do have a question. The time that is posted at the top of each post, is that my time, or is it the time zone in which it was posted? 12 hours one place, may not seem like 12 hours in another place if that is the case. Just wondering

Hi Suzanne,

The way I understand the time zone issue, the times you see from any post is your time zone. I have noticed in the past, when someone in another part of the world posts a new message while I am online, the time shown is in my time.

[AngelicKim]

I copied what is says in the User CP about time zones, the one selected is obviously where I am.

Time Zone All timestamps displayed on the forums can be automatically corrected to show the correct time for your location in the world. Simply select the appropriate time zone from the list below.

Time Zone: In addition, you may set the appropriate option to allow for daylight savings time in your part of the world. Automatically detect DST settings DST corrections always on DST corrections always off DST Correction Option:



Wow that didn't post like it did in the preview so I deleted some.

[lisabee]

Hi Suzanne,

The way I understand the time zone issue, the times you see from any post is your time zone. I have noticed in the past, when someone in another part of the world posts a new message while I am online, the time shown is in my time.


Yes, that seems to be how it works.
What I've noticed is that if I log in to read the posts I get the time for the UK, ie my time zone, showing up, BUT if I don't log in I then get a timezone for the US showing (haven't gone to the trouble of working out which one) so there must be a default operating then.

Lisa

[lisabee]

Ellen,

that is a great cover with a platform shoe! :)
Yeah, I was hoping someone would have a much loved and much worn pair of good old 1970s platforms in the back of their wardrobe (or closet) that they couldn't bare to part with, oh well obviously not ;)


Lisa :)

[kimi_boo]

Norma... I loved how you made it so someone had to go and take a picture. :)

[nkeevers]

Thanks. Thought it was about time that instead of looking thru their pictures, they had to pick up that camera and go take one! Well, I do think some have already but I know I hadn't yet!:D

[JulieM]

Welcome Garden Gal! http://bestsmileys.com/waving/6.gif

Glad you joined the fun. I love your washing machine picture! Is it still in use????

[GardenGal]

Thank you Julie! Yes, still is used... but just for a different purpose (giggle). We used it this past June for our daughter's wedding... made a awesome wine cooler!.
Suprisingly I do think if I plugged it in it would still work! I even have the owners manual :)

[JulieM]

Thank you Julie! Yes, still is used... but just for a different purpose (giggle). We used it this past June for our daughter's wedding... made a awesome wine cooler!.
Suprisingly I do think if I plugged it in it would still work! I even have the owners manual :)

Inventive use for the old appliance! :)

[Tina_B]

Has the scavenger hunt died? Does not seem to be much interest anymore.
Tina B

[peaches]

I think the last was mine...an irish setter. Maybe I should go change it.

[Bayla]

Rushed out this morning to do some errands without my camera. Heard the familiar drone of a helicopter overhead and could have kicked myself! Moral of the story - BE PREPARED!

Bayla

(I do have a helicopter photo on file but my son took it not me!)

[Tina_B]

What ! you do not have your camera with you at all times? Bayla hard to believe.
Tina B

[Bayla]

What ! you do not have your camera with you at all times? Bayla hard to believe.
Tina B

It's not the first time I've been caught like that either. You'd think I'd learn from my mistakes. I once saw the perfect picture for one of Bill's Photo Themes. Ended up driving for two hours the next day just to take a photo:o

Bayla

[ladybug]

I want a puffin:D

[Inspeqtor]

Ok, I don't understand. Anita posted a picture of a puffin, so why does it not count???????? :confused:

[AngelicKim]

Charles it doesn't count because she asked for a Puffin and only posted it to show us what it was because we asked.

[genevh]

Someone else can take a picture of Anita's on your computer and post it.

Hmmm.....I just gotta be the fly in the ointment on that one. Please re-read your statement there and tell me you really believe its OK to take pictures of other people's pictures and repost them????? :eek:

[Inspeqtor]

Charles it doesn't count because she asked for a Puffin and only posted it to show us what it was because we asked.


Thank you Kim,

I did not catch the person asking for the puffin (Anita) was the same person showing us what a puffin looks like. Thank you Kim for setting me straight :)

[selawela]

Puffins are so cute! Didn't know what it was until I researched it in the net. Adorable!
sela

[genevh]

I'm going from fly to stinkbug here......

Its not like it is a copywrite infringement or anything.

I'm sorry, but that's exactly what it is. At least according to my limited understanding of copyright law.

Please understand, I'm not trying to start a fight or spoil the fun here because I've posted some of my pictures in these threads also and thoroughly enjoy seeing what everyone is coming up with. And I realize most here are doing this for fun and may or may not care about it, and I doubt someone is going to start tossing lawyers at us any time soon. The problem would be if someone thought it really was OK to do that and took someone's stuff who really did care and then found out about it. I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of the coming storm, if you know what I mean.

The following is from the Terms of Use (http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/terms.php) we all agreed to when signing up for PSE Techniques:

You specifically represent that for any Submission provided to Us it is (i) your original work, or is properly licensed, and does not violate the copyright or any other personal or property right of any third party, and that (ii) You have obtained any and all releases and permissions necessary for posting the work.

We all just need to be really careful when it comes to stuff like this. I'd hate to see any of us get into trouble, or get our feelings hurt by it.

OK....I'm getting down off my soap box before the vegetables start flying!! :o

[ladybug]

i still want a puffin, where do they come from does anyone know.:D

[genevh]

Everything you want to know about Puffins can be found here at the National Audubon Society's Project Puffin (http://www.audubon.org/bird/puffin/questions.html) pages.

[Bayla]

Hmmm.....I just gotta be the fly in the ointment on that one. Please re-read your statement there and tell me you really believe its OK to take pictures of other people's pictures and repost them????? :eek:


I did just that when Michelle asked for a picture of herself. I knew that maybe only two people on the forum would have such a picture and when they didn't come up with the goods I went to a couple of threads where I knew there were photos of Michelle and photographed one of them!

I know that somewhere I have a picture of a puffin taken about six or seven years ago in my pre-digital days on a trip to the Farne Islands......I'll see if I can dig it out!

Bayla

[vawitt]

i still want a puffin, where do they come from does anyone know.:D

Saw (and photographed) some in Alaska....posted the pics in the Scav Hunt thread...go take a peek! :-)

[ladybug]

they are truely beautiful. Gene thanks for the link.

[AngelicKim]

Val, I sure wish I had seen your post before the football game, then I wouldn't have let hubby eat his caramel apple w/ nuts til we got home.:D

[vawitt]

Nothing says fall in the MW like caramel in your teeth! Yummy!! :D:D

~Val in cloudy IL

[Bayla]

I'm guessing that a caramel apple is what we call a 'toffee apple' here in the UK? It's an apple dipped into hot toffee and cooled down. usually sold on sticks. Haven't had one of those in over 40 years!

Bayla

[rhynetc]

Gene,

You are absolutely correct, and the statement(s) we all tacitly agreed to when we joined just reinforce what you have said.

Thanks for having the courage to remind us of these agreements and of the copyright law...

Tom

[Tina_B]

It is time to move on to a new request it has been 3 days or more since the last request or are we finished with this?
Tina B

[rhynetc]

I'm getting e-mails about updates to this thread which I don't see when I visit the Forum. What's happening here?

Here is the message that has just been posted:
***************

---Quote---
It is not a copy write infringement so long as I am not using it for commercial use.
---End Quote---
Kim

Please don't take this the wrong way, but you should be aware that your thoughts about the use of that photo are incorrect. Here is a link to a site (http://www.flickr.com/groups/_fashion-photography-models-of_the_world/discuss/72157600392900833/) that lists some myths of internet copyright. Check *Myth #5*.

Also, An Excellent Rule of Thumb appears at the top of the page.Tom

[JulieM]

I'm getting e-mails about updates to this thread which I don't see when I visit the Forum. What's happening here?

Tom

Tom, I think the posts in question were probably subsequently deleted by the original posters. Can make it hard to follow the threads, can't it? ;)

[JulieM]

Gene: Never hurts to be reminded of our obligation to protect other photographer's rights...

[JulieM]

It is time to move on to a new request it has been 3 days or more since the last request or are we finished with this?
Tina B

I don't think we should necessarily wait for the person who posted a "dead" photo request to come back and change it. It can take forever! How about anyone who notices one has gone stale just change the request themself? That way we can keep things moving along...

[AngelicKim]

Tom, I too got that notification and when I came to reply it was not here. I have also deleted my post regarding the issue as well as the photo I uploaded that caused the person to respond. I had read the copy write issues on the site I got a photo from and took my own photo of it. I was merely trying to get the thread moving and like I said I researched it before posting but have deleted it to not cause any further problems or issues. This whole thing was for fun and to me it is no longer fun. I will keep up with it just to see the interesting request and post but I am no longer going to participate.

Julie, I think your idea of not waiting is a good one. I posted and deleted as I said to try to get it moving again but sorry it didn't help. If anyone is interested, I had asked for warm woven mittens. My post read Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens...blah, blah, blah. I would like to see warm woven mittens.

I apologize to all for trying to have fun and get the thread going again.

[JulieM]

Kim: You'd be sorely missed if you left the scavenger hunt. Please stick with us and continue posting. I'm sure we can all play nice! ;)

[AngelicKim]

Thanks Julie. I must just be overly exhausted today and it is making me cranky and mean. I will stick it around and try to behave. I have the cozy fireplace image but I can't find my cord to my EHD:eek:. The other day I had the wrong cord to the camera, it was to the HD, now I can't find it.

[JulieM]

I hate those kind of days! I'm glad you'll hang around...

Linda, I love the mittens. Did you knit them?

[Tina_B]

I for one I love the little mitten thing, very creative.
Tina B

[rhynetc]

Hello everyone,

I was simply confused about getting the e-mail and not finding the post(s) after going to the Forum thread. I did not intend to cause such a ruckus by asking this question.

Being a relatively new user of the Forum I did not know that posters can delete their own posts (or edit them), and I was wondering out loud (in print, actually:o) what was happening and secretly I wondered whether a moderator had done something to the posts identified in the e-mail.

Hope everyone is back on track now so the Scavenger Hunt can proceed.

Tom

[AngelicKim]

Tom, no problem at all. I am just having a bad day.:D

[genevh]

My intention in my posting regarding copyright was not to point fingers at anyone, and I certainly wasn't trying to upset anyone, either. I hope that's not how that posting was perceived. My apologies to anyone I may have upset. It was only meant to be a reminder.

And we have the NC State Fair going on right now, but we aren't planning on going so won't be getting any pics there. They'll fry anything at that fair and sell it!

[AngelicKim]

Gene, your post was what made me do the research on this one more carefully. I am not offended by your post or Zeria's. I just thought maybe I misunderstood what I read and just decided to delete it as not to make any problems.

Here is the photo of the photo I posted.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1YJdAeAj8Vn95nbzDNKUBINQHvOjT1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1YJdAeAj8Vn95nbzDNKUBINQHvOjT1)

BTW, thanks for going on with the mittens and Tootie I loved the photo as well.

[Bayla]

I had asked for warm woven mittens. My post read Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens...blah, blah, blah. I would like to see warm woven mittens.


Kim,

I'd just like to point out that the lyrics to that song are '....warm woollen mittens'

I read your post as warm oven mittens and was wondering how you could tell the difference visually between a pair oven gloves that were warm and a pair that were cold:o

Bayla

[Bayla]

Tina,

Do you realise that your request for toast and jelly has changed the course of history (well my personal history)?

I had planned on having toast with egg or marmalade this morning for breakfast, but ended up with blackcurrant jam instead all in the cause of posting a scavenger hunt picture!:)

Bayla

[Tina_B]

I hope the toast and Jam or Jelly was good. My granc children always want "Bird" jelly on their toast. Bird jelly is the jelly we feed the oriels when they come up to the house. It is just plain grape jelly from a jar but they think it is something special. I tell them it will make them sing like a bird if they eat it. They laugh and eat it with a smile.
Tina B
Yes I think the picture you posted works jam or jelly is what I should have written as that is what I was looking for. Lets not get hung up on technical stuff again.

[AngelicKim]

Rita, I just thought that by 'real rainbow" that maybe you didn't count a rainbow over waterfalls as real but that you wanted to see one left after a storm. Just wanted to clarify it. If we do a bunch of rainbows and find the pot of gold do we have to share it with everyone or just the people posting the rainbow photos.:twisted::D:D

[Ritage]

Kim,
I'd say Finders/Keepers. But it might be pre-mature to poll peoples' opinions on such a fine point:)
Rita

[ladybug]

suzanne, that is a precious picture.

[AngelicKim]

Suzanne, absolutely adorable. I had hoped for a child kissing another on the check and that one making a yuck face. But this is too cute.

[swalkr]

Suzanne, absolutely adorable. I had hoped for a child kissing another on the check and that one making a yuck face. But this is too cute.

These cousins are just 6 months apart and have been best friends since birth. They are both 17 now.

[lisabee]

Kim,
we must've been reading at the same time, I like your black swan picture :)

I could just do with a 'real' real cheesecake now, never mind a picture :D

Lisa

[AngelicKim]

Lisa, I just got back from the grocery store and a cheesecake didn't occur tome but I did buy a Danish Cheesecake Coffee Cake and I am willing to share.:D

[lisabee]

Lisa, I just got back from the grocery store and a cheesecake didn't occur tome but I did buy a Danish Cheesecake Coffee Cake and I am willing to share.:D

ooohhh, that sounds 'truly scrumptious' :D :D

Lisa

[lisabee]

Bayla,
thanks for posting the cheesecake pic, I was beginning to think I was the only person who eats dessert :eek::D

Lisa

[Rusty]

Life is short, eat dessert first!

Rusty

[lisabee]

Life is short, eat dessert first!

Rusty

Rusty :D :D

Lisa

[JulieM]

Kim: I love your collage! That pumpkin house is fantastic.

[kroberts]

Thanks, Julie! I hope I get to see it later this week when they're finished with all of the pumpkins!:)

[selawela]

I thought a "witch" would be easy on Halloween night. However, no witches yet. Question: If there is no "witch" posted by tomorrow morning, do I change the request? I don't quite remember the rules pertaining to a request that hasn't been posted.

Sela

[lisabee]

I thought a "witch" would be easy on Halloween night. However, no witches yet. Question: If there is no "witch" posted by tomorrow morning, do I change the request? I don't quite remember the rules pertaining to a request that hasn't been posted.

Sela

Sela, as I understand it, yes you get to change the request :)

Lisa

[AngelicKim]

Sela, if nobody post an image you request in 24 hours then you can change your request. Because of the different time zones we give everyone 24 hours.

[selawela]

Thanks, Lisa & Kim:

Well, I believe I have a few more mins here....going to have my coffee and I'll be back in a few!

sela

[tnjewels]

What's Bon Fire night? I use to live in Detroit and would vacation in Kingsville, Ontario, Canada every year. We would have bon fires all the time but I don't remember there being a specific holiday called that.:confused: Did I miss out on a fun night?

[Rusty]

Julie,

I'm guessing "bonfire night" is another name for Guy Fawkes Day
Right?

Rusty

[Bayla]

Rusty,

You're correct. It's the common name for November 5th which commemorates the attempted blowing up of the Houses of Parliament by Guy Fawkes in 1605.

http://www.guyfawkes.org.uk/

There's bonfires lit with effigies of Guy Fawkes burnt on top and tons of fireworks. I'll have to see if I can get some photos....

Bayla

[JulieM]

Bayla, thanks for answering the queries about Bonfire Night! It isn't celebrated around here but I've always thought it sounded exciting. I think the bonfires are sometimes done on the weekend prior to the 5th, so perhaps one of our UK friends will have a picture if you don't...

[JulieM]

Linda: So glad you posted the picture of your daughter leading the marching band. I love marching bands! I was in the band all through high school and I'm sad I don't have any pictures of my our performances now...

[TonyW]

Bayla, thanks for answering the queries about Bonfire Night! It isn't celebrated around here but I've always thought it sounded exciting. I think the bonfires are sometimes done on the weekend prior to the 5th, so perhaps one of our UK friends will have a picture if you don't...

I think the only place in Canada where it's still may be celebrated is Newfoundland and it's dying out there (too many fires). I certainly remember making guys to burn on the bonfire when I was a kid in England.

http://www.bonfirenight.net/bonfire.php

And most curiously the word guy does originate from Guy Fawkes. Originally it was British slang term for a grotesque or wierd-looking male. The Americans took it over and broadened the meaning a lot. So the next time someone says "Hey you guys" remember the 5th of November!

Tony

[JulieM]

Sela: Well, it's not a real marshmallow but my son's pet guinea pig who is named Marshmallow....

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1T64GeKIHClqYjh4KdwMKPQNJyng_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1T64GeKIHClqYjh4KdwMKPQNJyng)

Posting here since it doesn't adhere strictly to the scavenger hunt theme. So, we're still looking for a real marshmallow!

[JulieM]

Rusty, I like your urban Milwaukee picture. What was the effect used on it?

[selawela]

Julie, he's so cute!!!!!!

I was hoping for a real marshmallow...maybe with some gahram crackers and a piece of chocolate on the side!!!!

After I posted the next request, marshmallows, I felt a bit odd doing it...the fires were very scary and very sad. I guess I am finally able to look back at that time and not feel so anxious about the whole ordeal that we all went through. I guess I was just trying to make a little joke out of posting smoke which led me to think of marshmallows...you know what I mean?

Sela

[JulieM]

Sela: It's healthy to be able to find the light side of a traumatic situation, I think. I thought s'mores too! They are a summer tradition at the cottage. I actually insist on American Hershey bars because I consider them better than the Canadian version. I'll even make a special trip across the border for them if necessary. No pictures of them however, just lots of good memories...

[GaryK]

Julie

I wonder if that is why Hershey bars have never really caught on up here.

Just don't tell me you go down there to bring beer back.:D

[JulieM]

Even with the strong loonie, I'll leave the beer behind... :D:D:D

[mkctlc2001]

Sela, I love your high sr! Gave me some great ideas for my son'd wake board pictures.:cool:

[selawela]

Sela, I love your high sr! Gave me some great ideas for my son'd wake board pictures.:cool:
Hi, Marilyn! I thought you'd get a kick out of that one!

[Bayla]

Ok.. I messed up my weekends.:rolleyes:
I thought the month was going by too quickly.


Gary,

You were the cause of a disagreement between my daughter (who lives in the USA) and me. I was sure that your request must have meant that Thanksgiving had already happened......and she insisted it hadn't!

Bayla

[GaryK]

Bayla

So sorry .. we had ours last month and for some reason I thought it was later in the month than it was.:o