Photo contest & just stuff

Well I didn't win anything in the photo contest. That's alright. It gave me an idea of what photos people liked most.

I scanned the winning photos in at work and e-mailed them to myself, but I cannot save them to my computer to show you what photos won. Anyway I liked two of the photos that won, but not the other three.

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My friends from Lancaster came down last weekend. We couldn't ask for better weather. For four days we played tourist. It was a lot of fun.

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It is a beautiful day today. The temperatures are cool. There's a nice breeze. And the sun is shining.

Went food shopping this morning. On the way to the store, I noticed my engine light on. Don't know how long it has been on, but I guess I'm calling the mechanic tomorrow.

My neighbor has decorated for Halloween. It's to early for me to decorate yet. I wait until October for that. Bought some mums this morning though. Nice fall colors. Cleaned up some of the dead flowers and trimmed back some bushes.

Yesterday my toilet started to blub when the washer was draining. Means the sewer line is starting to get blocked. Being the cheap person I am, and not wanting to pay the weekend prices, I decided not to called until Monday. Hey I can still take a shower and flush the toilet, so I'm happy.

Well today I figured I would try snaking the shower. Maybe my hair is the culprit. Ran the snake and pulled out a clump of hair. My friend had told me once, that if I pulled out a lot of hair the first time, to try it again. So I did. I went way further this time. When I went to pull the snake out, it wouldn't budge. WTF!! Am I now going to have to call a plumber? Pay Sunday prices? (I did mention I was cheap. Yes?) Well I grabbed hold of the line and gave it a good yank. Yes. It came out. Deciding I had enough for one day. And not wanted to break anything else, I started putting the tub back together. I noticed red on the side of the tub. Looking at my hands I noticed that I took a nice size chuck from my finger when I yanked the snake line out. Oh well. Nothing a band-aid won't fix.

Not only was there a nice clump of hair. There was also what looks like roots. Don't know what the roots are from. I don't think that grass roots grow that deep. Maybe I'm wrong.

I don't know if this solved the problem. I know that I flushed the toilet and everything was fine. I guess I'll know when I do another load of laundry.

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On such a beautiful day as today, here is how two of my furry babies decided to spend their day.

Ralphy

It's so exhausting being my cat.

(I love how he has his back paw curled under)

My Baby girl

'Mama's bed is sooo comfy.'

'Hi mama'

'Stretching is good for the body.

You should try it sometime.'

Joke

I was told this joke in work. Thought it cute. And best of all, I remember it.



I do apologize though. It is a blonde joke. I don't know why blonde's are always the butt of a joke.



A blonde read that milk was good for the skin. She decided to take a milk bath. She called the milkman and told him for her next delivery, she would next 25 gallons of milk. Knowing she only got one gallon at a time, asked her if she was mistaken. She explained that she was not mistaken. That she had read milk was good for the skin and was going to take a milk bath. He then asked her if she wanted pasteurized? She thought about it and said, 'no. Just to my shoulders.'

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I would like to thank everyone who voted for me in the photo contest. The top 40 photos from each category have been forwarded to the judges. I believe at least three of my photos were forwarded. I have not heard anything yet, but will let you know when I do.

Photo Contest

My co-worker told me yesterday that our local paper was having a photo contest. I went to the site and ended up entering six pictures.

So I was wondering if you all could vote. (Preferably for me, lol). But if not, that's okay.

Here's the link. I have four photos in the 'travel' category. And two in the 'animals/pet' category. My photos are listed 'Lisa S.'

I haven't voted yet, but I understand that you can vote for one picture in each category, per e-mail address.

So if you can, click the link above and vote, (for me-me-me and tell your friends.)

Thanks.

And yet more swallows & yellow roses

These little ones are from the second nest.

Not a very good picture, but if you click to enlarge,

you'll see another little head on the right side.

This is the garden in front of my work. The garden club works hard to make this a beautiful garden that is frequented by many butterflies.

In my previous post, I said that it was my friend Margie's birthday and her grandson gave her yellow roses. Well here they are.

Aren't they pretty?

More swallows

Yesterday morning the little ones were back. Not in the nest, but on the ledge. So with nervous parents swooping me, I managed this photo.

The picture was taken with my HP camera. I don't carry my Olympus camera with me. That's why the picture is kinda grainy. I am taking my Olympus back to work with me today. Even though I haven't seen these two today, there is another nest with three little ones. Hopefully I can get a good picture of them.

Today is also my friend Margie's birthday. Her grandson gave her mini yellow roses. They are beautiful. I'm hoping to get some pictures of those. If they turn out, I'll post them.