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[ValerieUSA]

Thanks horsie. I'm finding that the rich reds and hot pinks are not doing well as jpgs... too many artifacts and not enough smooooooothness to the color.

This was a HUGE bloom.

[Cuttnhorse]

Good afternoon Loddy,

Good plan with the wedding pics - excellent thinking there

While I may have fallen off the turnip truck...the wheel missed my head.

Hope you are well, you are obviously sane.

[Cuttnhorse]

Hi Valerie,
The first thing the wifey asked was "isn't it Fall there...how come they have such pretty flowers still blooming." (I paraphrase)

[Cuttnhorse]

Ms. Valerie,
Anyone heard from Swervie lately? How is the recovery process...is he still on the injured-reserve list?

[ValerieUSA]

I'm in Texas - the temps are still in the 80s or 90s every day.

[ValerieUSA]

But we had a good breeze and some clouds today, so it was comfortable this morning - muggy this evening.

[lodwick]

...the wheel missed my head.

LOL at that one. No, I've not shown any of the hottie wedding pics to Mrs. lodwick - there's still that much functioning grey matter upstairs. ;-)

[Cuttnhorse]

Jeepers, I knew you were in Tejas, but, being from Idaho, thought there might at least be some hint of Fall. Shoot, when footballs are in the air, the leaves should be falling and there should be at least some hint of a season change...no?

[Cuttnhorse]

No, I've not shown any of the hottie wedding pics to Mrs. lodwick

You are wise beyond your years.

[Cuttnhorse]

A book you should read about high school football in Texas is, "Friday Night Lights", I can't remember the author, but it is a too exact discription of the importance of football in Texas.

When I was a football ref, I was always amazed at the game fees Texas refs received. They were getting over $100 for a game while, in Nevada and Idaho we were lucky to get $35. I got up to the $100 range, but that was because they started paying travel time and I was getting calls to do games in the bigger cities in southern Idaho....the fee included travel mileage. The atheletic departments don't know this...but I would have payed them to work the big games. What fun that was!

[Mo1]

LOL .. well 2 out of 3 ain't bad

Well I'm off to Parent Teacher night at school

FUN FUN FUN ... NOT!!

[Servant of the Nine]

Once upon a time, Hercules, Snow White and Quasimodo were talking over a picnic lunch.

Hercules says "You know, everyone says I am the strongest mortal on the earth, but I don't know how to prove it. That bothers me a lot."

Snow White said "You're right! Everyone says I am the fairest, but how can I be sure?"

Quasimodo agrees. "Yeah, and I'm supposed to be the ugliest!"

Suddenly Snow White has an idea. "You know, guys, I've got the answer. Let's pray about this and ask God to tell us the truth."

Hercules says "Great, Let's meet tomorrow and tell our tales."

Quasimodo gets up to leave and says "See you tomorrow. Boy, I'm going to find out for certain that I'm the ugliest."

The next day, they meet at a restaurant in town.
Hercules says, "I talked to God, and He says that I am truly the strongest."

Snow White says, "So did I, and I am truly the fairest."

Quasimodo has his head down, banging on the table and says, "Who the hell is Janet Reno?"

So9

[ValerieUSA]

Hey Swerve! You really are still among the living!!

[lodwick]

Registered strikes again!

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Some good pics of the day:

http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/753139/posts

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What are those little bugs molesting the flowers?

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Glad to see you are on the mend. I am holding myself back from posting a J.R. picture, I don't want to spoil Valerie's run of pretty pictures.... or turn any stomachs.

[ValerieUSA]

Hi occ - I don't know what they are... I didn't notice them until I saw the photo at home. I was trying to take pictures of bees.

[ValerieUSA]

Here's one for you

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Nice... You are conspiring to make 35mm film obsolete. I cant get over the detail in those pictures.