(The other people doing my work for me guest posts continue.) Inspired by my Prisma post [Foto Friday: Prisma], my IT Dude rendered Rodney as a series of dots, 4k, 10k, 50k, & 50k in color. Reference code “Stippling is the creation of a pattern simulating shading by using small dots.” http://www.saliences.com/projects/npr/stippling/index.html “Today we’reContinue reading “Foto Friday: Guest Dots”
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Guest Cats: Sagira & Kori
(Instead of listening to me obsess about Nationals, a series of guest photo posts.) Sagira (all black) & Kori (white bib & socks) live in Birmingham, AL. Photos by Michelle Duplichien. More Sagira & Kori Meanwhile Back at the Ranch, Sept 2016 Not My Horses, Not My Barn Spotted with a Friend Boot CampContinue reading “Guest Cats: Sagira & Kori”
Off We Go
Heading out to tilt at the windmill that is Nationals, once again. While I am otherwise engaged, I leave you with a series of guest photo posts. Show Report scheduled for next Wednesday. Not planning to talk about the show until then. Not much to add to what I have already said. Words for thisContinue reading “Off We Go”
My Ridiculous Anxiety
Last week, I had a mammogram. (Ladies, have you gone?) I have the dubious distinction of getting my films read on the day. I donned the robe of office, assumed positions natural to a Chinese acrobat, got scanned, and then waited. And waited. And waited. Finally the nice lady came out to tell me IContinue reading “My Ridiculous Anxiety”
Nose Kisses
When Rodney arrived, he was intermittently head shy. Hands and towels were okay. Brushes were not. To address this, we went out of our way to fuss with his head: patting, touching, fiddling with his upper his lip, and so on. [Head Games, Progress] Initially, I would hold his chin and give raspberries on theContinue reading “Nose Kisses”
Letter Art: X is for Xerophagy
The root xeric in xeriscape come from the Greek prefix xer-, which means “dry.” There aren’t many English words that use the xer- prefix. Xeroderma is dry skin, xerography is a type of dry printing, xerophagy is eating dry food. Grammar Girl: Zeroscape Versus Xeriscape Note on methodology: Instead of using a pre-existing X,Continue reading “Letter Art: X is for Xerophagy”
Latest Batch of Postcrossing, October 2016
If you send a postcard, you will receive one back from a random Postcrosser from somewhere in the world. Postcrossing The rest of the Russian caption is covered with text, which Postcrossing requests not be displayed. Photographer/photo source are illegible/in Cyrillic. Postcrossing Main Page My Postcrossing Postcards Wall RS Postcard Gallery & Posts There’s JustContinue reading “Latest Batch of Postcrossing, October 2016”
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