Esher-esque

This is some weird Japanese game that actually looks pretty cool...apparently all you do is rotate the camera view, but it seems like it would be really fun. Maybe they will get a java or flash version of it out on some website so I can avoid all of my other duties.

Butterfly

The lens fogged from instantaneous twenty degree increase in temperature from inside to out.

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2nd Coffee Filter Rose

Here's my 2nd attempt. Some improvements made, a few more to go.

All the Small Things...

...in our backyard.

Danny has a knack for finding tiny little frogs in the grass.
Here's one he placed on a lily pad.




Bees love our flowers.

Coffee Filter Roses

I tried my first coffee filter rose today. The outer petals all fell off at once and I had to just guess which ones went where, but it turned out okay. I need to refine my painting technique, and perhaps actually look at actual flowers for inspiration. Overall, I think it is pretty good for the first attempt. It needs some leaves... (and thorns?)

We awoke to a new day, a day full of the peaceful sound of...

...rotor wash? We couldn't figure out why it sounded like a helicopter was hovering outside our house. Well, that's because a helicopter WAS hovering outside our house. Danny stepped into the backyard to see this:



Okay, so now we know there IS a helicopter... but why? Time to get in the car (in pajamas) to find out. Off we go...

It appears that the helicopter is being used to lift A/C units on top of the new construction at Hope Presbyterian:



My question: Is a helicopter really necessary? Why not use a crane?

So we make a loop around the building to see if anything else interesting can be shot. Well, I got an interesting one, I think:



And the rotor wash continues...


*Disclaimer: Rotor wash may be the inappropriate term for the sound produced by the helicopter. This blogger assumes no responsibility for the terminology utilized in this descriptive narrative.*

Say WHAT???

Is there really a need...?

I'd love to see someone try to use this thing...

http://www.inventionconnection.com/BOOTHS/booth413.html

You have to watch it till the end....for the shock value

Dramatic Chipmunk Strikes Again

This is taking the world by storm....they have t-shirts, buddy icons, facebook gifts, and everything with this chipmunk on it...

A reporter walks into a bar....

Japanese Spa Prank