A picture a day

[Willy T]

Woke up this morning to a couple gunshots and a lot of police cars. They had their flashing lights on but no sirens. Didn't seem too urgent. Not sure what happened, maybe they had to put an animal down or something.

Anyway, this weekend I tried out the homemade camera in sunny, contrasty conditions which I hoped would work better with its soft focus lens than the flat light I've tested it in previously. It was 7F but it felt fine with the sun and no wind. Now that I finally have a viewfinder the camera is much better to use.

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Niagara Gorge?

 

[loccdor]

Niagara Gorge?

Indeed, very near to my home so I go there often.

 

[Willy T]

Indeed, very near to my home so I go there often.

Lived (stationed) at NF 1967-1970.

and a "gorge-ous" shot, too!

 

[loccdor]

Lived (stationed) at NF 1967-1970.

and a "gorge-ous" shot, too!

Cool! I still see Ospreys and other military aircraft fly over my house from time to time from the airport here, which I guess is not much used for commercial travel.

 

[loccdor]

"Economies of Scale"

 

[MattKing]

Actually from yesterday.
"Only the Selected Ones"

 

[loccdor]

My photo for tomorrow. It was a little eerie today to see a corpse waving at me on my lunch break walk. Sometimes we forget how harsh winter can be for those outside.

"Not Drowning But Waving"

 

[koraks]

 

[mshchem]

Woke up this morning to a couple gunshots and a lot of police cars. They had their flashing lights on but no sirens. Didn't seem too urgent. Not sure what happened, maybe they had to put an animal down or something.

Anyway, this weekend I tried out the homemade camera in sunny, contrasty conditions which I hoped would work better with its soft focus lens than the flat light I've tested it in previously. It was 7F but it felt fine with the sun and no wind. Now that I finally have a viewfinder the camera is much better to use.

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Probably someone was trying to get some fresh Ilford bulk rolls across the border without the tariffs

 

[mshchem]

That's perfect. I want to be right there! I'm looking forward to spring.

 

[koraks]

That's perfect. I want to be right there! I'm looking forward to spring.

Thanks! This is a very odd place, but I really like being there. It's 'new nature' wedged in between the town garbage dump, an industrial zone (note power lines and mega-fans), a busy road and some woods. It has a certain exposed, noisy harshness to it, while at the same time it's strangely quiet in a way. The guys & gals in the photo don't mind either way. There's grass.

 

[mshchem]

Thanks! This is a very odd place, but I really like being there. It's 'new nature' wedged in between the town garbage dump, an industrial zone (note power lines and mega-fans), a busy road and some woods. It has a certain exposed, noisy harshness to it, while at the same time it's strangely quiet in a way. The guys & gals in the photo don't mind either way. There's grass.

I love the smells of cattle and sheep. Hay and silage, manure! It's all good. Never gets old.

 

[koraks]

I love the smells of cattle and sheep. Hay and silage, manure! It's all good. Never gets old.

Yeah, well, mostly. It can be overwhelming around here; there's only so many farm animal you can keep on a square kilometer before things start to get iffy. We're way past that point. Silage is nice up to the point you have to wade through puddles of acetic acid and manure seems OK until you realize that the whole countryside turns into a real-world, infernal rendition of river Ankh during certain times of the year. Also, I think there's too much manure once a leading cause of death among youngsters in the countryside is them drowning in it as they try to walk over the thin crust formed on top of it in massive storage tanks.

 

[loccdor]

I think there's too much manure once a leading cause of death among youngsters in the countryside is them drowning in it as they try to walk over the thin crust formed on top of it in massive storage tanks.

That's a nice mental image!

My grandmother taught me how to make a liverwurst sandwich when I was 3. I've been making them ever since. Not many people seem to like it in my area.

 

[mshchem]

Yeah, well, mostly. It can be overwhelming around here; there's only so many farm animal you can keep on a square kilometer before things start to get iffy. We're way past that point. Silage is nice up to the point you have to wade through puddles of acetic acid and manure seems OK until you realize that the whole countryside turns into a real-world, infernal rendition of river Ankh during certain times of the year. Also, I think there's too much manure once a leading cause of death among youngsters in the countryside is them drowning in it as they try to walk over the thin crust formed on top of it in massive storage tanks.

Lactic and butyric acid too

 

[mshchem]

Yeah, well, mostly. It can be overwhelming around here; there's only so many farm animal you can keep on a square kilometer before things start to get iffy. We're way past that point. Silage is nice up to the point you have to wade through puddles of acetic acid and manure seems OK until you realize that the whole countryside turns into a real-world, infernal rendition of river Ankh during certain times of the year. Also, I think there's too much manure once a leading cause of death among youngsters in the countryside is them drowning in it as they try to walk over the thin crust formed on top of it in massive storage tanks.

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Liquid manure management. In the US it's taken to extremes. Fortunately there's no hog confinement near us. It's a unholy odor, 50,000 hogs in buildings. I love your cattle, not too many

 

[Chuck1]

I was driving through new Jersey on a hot summer day...
Chicken manure is pretty nasty

 

[mshchem]

new mountain bike helmet

 

[loccdor]

Looking good @mshchem !

 

[loccdor]

For tomorrow:

Have you ever compared veterinary bills in the US? My dog needs a medication that costs $254 from my local pharmacy and $17 online. The scamming is getting to be insane in all aspects of our lives.

 

[mshchem]

For tomorrow:

Have you ever compared veterinary bills in the US? My dog needs a medication that costs $254 from my local pharmacy and $17 online. The scamming is getting to be insane in all aspects of our lives.

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They're always selling Cat toothpaste too. I value my life too much to try and brush my current cat's teeth

 

[Truzi]

They're always selling Cat toothpaste too. I value my life too much to try and brush my current cat's teeth

I brush my cats' teeth. They squirm and try to push my hand away, but no scratching or biting. They don't like it, but don't hate it.

Well, one does hate it, but he doesn't have front claws (we got him that way). If he had claws, I'd not have fingers.

 

[mshchem]

I brush my cats' teeth. They squirm and try to push my hand away, but no scratching or biting. They don't like it, but don't hate it.

Well, one does hate it, but he doesn't have front claws (we got him that way). If he had claws, I'd not have fingers.

I've tried. One of my little fellows Gus, about 5, at least 13 pounds, huge muscular orange tabby, he would need to be knocked out. They are healthy and have razor sharp claws. His brother Pete is a handful too, likes to sleep on my face

 

[Truzi]

We've two cats at that weight, but they were born behind our TV, so we were able to raise them to be civil. They sometimes grab lightly with their mouths, but I don't think they know biting is even an option. I've 5 cats, my best friend has 1, and her father has 1. Every two weeks we rank how well they were for nail trims - we don't have much else going on in life, lol.

I started clipping nails biweekly when they were about 6 months old. I didn't start brushing their teeth until they were a month shy of their 2nd birthday. If I started earlier it would be easier.

Their mother was a stray (not feral) and is tiny, less than 7#. We can't clip her nails easily, and being so small, they are like hypodermics - plus she's not good at retracting them. If she merely pushes with her paw, she sticks to my hand. I have to block her front paws when brushing teeth.

Then there is my best friend's father's cat Lance, whom I dubbed Mr. Bitey; over 14#. He was mean when they got him, but they did good work and he's rarely nasty anymore. Unfortunately, he considers biting a valid form of social interaction. I taught him to not use his nails, and to play-bite, which can still hurt with tiny teeth. However, when he gets enthusiastic he forgets himself... and he can now tell if my exclamation of "ouch" is fake. I'm getting him used to occasional mundane interactions, like being held & petted. He'd still rather play bite-the-hand (we once had a mid-sized Doberman mix that also liked that game).

To do Mr Bitey's nails, I hold him and let him "playfully" gnaw on my hand while my friend does the trimming. We've not attempted to brush his teeth.

TMI: London Broil toothpaste doesn't taste like meat.