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edited with CS3

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Random Act of Photos - Eat and be eaten

Shot with iphone 4

edited with CS3

In my complete ignorance about gardening I had thought the prevalence of snails to be a "healthy" sign.

From what I have read so far they are garden pests, but they are also a vital part of the food chain so poisoning them is a no go.

People pick them out of the garden and then what? Where the hell do you put them all. I have spotted too many to count.

Coffee grounds, egg shells, iron...what have you tried? What has worked? How do you handle these little critters? I know I will eat just about anything, but I won't eat these. So that's out.

Random Act of Photos - Pony school line up

shot with Nikon D40
Nikkor 50mm f1.4
edited in CS3

My daughter likes to play a game with me called "Pony school line up." Its a game where all the my little pony toys have to line up and do various school type activities. She assigns me the Pony I will play the game with and she is always the teacher. We've made up a couple theme songs for when we begin and end the game.
I get to be Bluish most of the time who seems to always be doing time outs for misbehaving. And sometimes I also get to be Minty who is the nicer younger sister of Bluish but always finds herself in awkward situations with the other ponys.
When Bluish gets sent to time out its called "going north east" and usually involves getting a needle or some other unpleasant thing.

Random Act of Photos - Tween and the melancholy

Shot with iPhone 4
edited with CS3

Took my daughter to the park on one of the first sunny not too cold days this week.
There were a few other parents with children in the 4 and under set.
Then, just before lunch hour a lone tween wandered onto the playground. She was on a break from school and was looking to do a playground circuit.
She went on the swing soaring as high as she could. Then, on to the climber to scale the ropes and sit perched high above where any toddler could go. She sat there, with the sun beaming on her face and the wind blowing in her hair.
She climbed back down and before leaving the area she stopped, stooped down and picked up a handful of sand. She let it slide through her fingers until it was gone.
I just kept thinking what a strange place - between adult and child. Letting go and looking forward.
I felt a little pang of sadness for her, but ultimately, I felt hopeful cause this kid seemed to understand that growing up is a process and not an event.

Random Act Of Photos

Combing through toys from her long ago.
Finding a mobile that is Mother and Baby rabbits.
When wound it plays "And I love her."
Purchased when I went away for the first time.
It was a whole day and you were barely 5 months old.
My heart, as they say - existed outside of my body.
"And this is you and I?"
Yes, its you and I.




Nikon D40
Nikor 50 mm lens f1.4
Edited in CS3

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