What if...?
Students from across the U.S. compete to replace the Google logo for a day as part of the Doodle 4 Google art competition. This is a competition where Google invited K-12 students to reinvent Google's homepage logo. This year they asked U.S. kids to doodle around the... Read More
This is a promo video from the Doodle 4 Google competition.
Q: What is the Doodle 4 Google competition?
A: Doodle 4 Google is a competition open to K-12 students of registered U.S. schools to create their own Google doodle inspired by the theme, "What If...?"
Q: Why did you select... Read More
Could this be it?
Could this be the big present that I really wanted? I see what is says inside the box, but could it be for real?
Photo 2 of 4 of a series.
Christmas Day 2007
I got it - the camera that I really wanted!
It's a FujiFilm FinePix S700 with 7 megapixels, a 10x optical zoom, image stabilization, manual controls, a 2.5 inch viewfinder and a whole bunch more features. And I couldn't wait to use it!
Photo 3 of 4 of a series.
Christmas Day 2007
tags:... Read More
I got it - the camera that I really wanted!
It's a FujiFilm FinePix S700 with a 10x optical zoom, image stabilization, manual controls and a whole bunch more features. And I couldn't wait to use it!
Photo 4 of 4 of a series.
Christmas Day 2007
This is an ornament in our garden out back. In the spring, summer or fall it would be surrounded by plants and flowers, but now in the winter It's the most colorful thing in our garden.
This is the very first photo taken with the new FujiFilm FinePix S700 digital... Read More
This is a birdhouse in our garden out back, but it's too small for the birds to live in, and too small.
This is the 2nd photo taken with the new digital camera that I got from Dad as my big Christmas present this year. I just had to get out... Read More
This is one of the first photos taken with the new digital camera that I got from Dad as my big Christmas present this year.
Camera: Fuji FinePix S700
December 2007
This is Cleo, one of our dogs. She's a Chocolate Lab, and is one of the happiest and nicest dogs that you could ever find. She's always hungry, and will steal a sandwich from the kitchen counter if you leave it for just a moment.
This is Greta, one of our dogs. She's one of the sweetest and most gentle dogs that you could ever hope to meet. She's a mixed breed dog and was adopted from a pound.
This is one of the first photos taken with the new digital camera that I got... Read More
This is Fred, our friend who is one of the most amazing Hot Wheels collectors that you could ever imagine. He's been collecting toy cars since he was a kid, and his collections are huge! When it comes to Hot Wheels or Matchbox cars, he's a walking encyclopedia.
Camera: Fuji FinePix... Read More
This is my friend Charlie's dog, a very funny Jack Russell, giving me the evil eye. And no, I won't take his lightbulb toy!
This was from Christmas day, and one of the first photos I took with my new digital camera, a Fuji FinePix S700, my big present!
December 2007
The fabled Golden Haggis has been spotted!
The hunter who spots this very rare type of Haggis is lucky indeed. Scottish folktales speak of untold riches and good fortune for whoever spots this beast.
No-one knows where the Golden Haggis comes from. Scientists disagree over whether it is a... Read More
This is a Haggis Crossing road sign that is said to appear in the Highlands of Scotland every year starting on January 25th, and then are taken down on November 30th, when the Haggis Hunt officially starts. Click on the link and you'll see for yourself!
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This is a maple tree just a block away from us, and photographed just a couple of weeks ago. Go a block in the other direction and it would put you in the middle of some dense woods.
Pennsylvania was originally called Penn's Woods.
Camera: Canon A430
November 2007