Picture thread time

[Ava]

Why? because someone took some pics of me with my "baby"(my camera ;)) today :P




your turn!

[Shell Beau]

1. Wow!! You got a big daddy camera!!

This one is old school. My husband and me when we were engaged.

[Ava]

3. you love your husband, i love my camera

:P :rofl:

that's a great photo! :hi:

[Shell Beau]

5. Love is in the air!! Nice camera btw!

[Ava]

6. thanks! took quite a bit of saving up to get it

but very much worth it. i'm editing the footage i shot for my documentary with it right now. i'm hoping to release it via the net next month. :)

[motely36]

2. No new pics, but getting in early

:)

One of my favs


Me

[Ava]

8. puppy love!

my huskie loves laying on the couch with me, and my akita will still curl up in my lap(almost crushing me in the process). big dogs who think they're lap dogs are the best :P

[motely36]

11. Yeah...he wants to be a lap dog

and I let him :)

[Dystopian]

4. Ava!

You look beautiful!
:loveya:
Nice 'baby'...you look happy and beautiful!

I'm off to find some special pics! It's slow going here...


:hi:

peace~

[Ava]

9. aw shucks, thanks

:blush:

can't wait to see your pics :hi: :hug:

[Rising Phoenix]

7. me looking particularly bummy...about 2 seconds ago

[Ava]

10. great picture!

haven't seen you around in awhile! recovering well? :hi:

[Rising Phoenix]

15. not really

I keep healing and then the incisions open in spots again. Saw the doc today.....he said if it doesn't heal for good in the next month a second surgery may be needed to remove the scar tissue and reclose.......good vibes please. Good news.....I am not in pain, no infection, and my horrible rash from earlier this week went away, for the most part......wow that was a mouthful......hope to see you around du soon :hi:

[Ava]

30. oh that sucks.. i'm sorry!

lots of good vibes coming your way :pals:

[Rising Phoenix]

59. thanks hon

[Inchworm]

25. ummm...

I'll be in my bunk

:*

[Rising Phoenix]

57. lol

thanks inchy :blush:

[guitar man]

12. We're having tornados here

and some idiots like to grab a camera and snap pictures when the tornados come :P

[Ava]

13. yikes!

we have tornadoes form over our area all the time, but they never touch down here. it's fun to watch them form

[guitar man]

17. the one forming in that pic

...just ripped through north Oklahoma City and Edmond, did quite a bit of damage, haven't heard of any serious injuries or deaths yet, thank goodness. More storms are on the way :scared:

[guitar man]

27. here's another one

from the second cell that just moved through

[Ava]

32. yipes!

[guitar man]

48. !!

I wish I had your camera today :P

[lizziegrace]

74. Those clouds rolling back on themselves are scary

Here's a link to a photo my nephew took of his neighborhood near Tulsa. He's a storm chaser and this is from his website.

http://www.soonerstorms.com/cloud.php?page=1&photo=29

:scared:

[guitar man]

108. yikes

:scared:

the 3rd cell that rolled through yesterday looked something like that.

[graywarrior]

14. I can't resist

[SeattleGirl]

22. OMG! It's Yoko!

You actually look pretty cool like that!

[graywarrior]

24. I love your glasses!

Oh and I can shreeeeeeeek like Yoko, too!

[Inchworm]

26. I like that pic

you look like you are between thinking and giggling :D

:woohoo:

:hi:

[graywarrior]

29. More like between madness and insanity

[Inchworm]

33. It could be that

I think perhaps it's the calm before the storm?

You know.. like 20 minutes before snapping?

hehe

:hug:

[graywarrior]

56. You're not around my house when I do eventually snap

Hee hee...cats running in all directions

[Ava]

34. groovy!

[Bertha Venation]

16. yrs truly

[Inchworm]

28. You always get cool, calm water backgrounds

and still steal the show! :)

:hug:

[Bertha Venation]

104. aw, stop

:hug:

[Ava]

35. where was that taken?

great picture, and love your shirt!

[Bertha Venation]

105. Hollywood Beach, FL

:hi:

[Ava]

117. as a southerner i new it was the gulf of mexico

the gulf is so beautiful!

[Gormy Cuss]

148. This portrait is titled

"bertha in her natural element."

:fistbump:

[Bertha Venation]

179. We have a winnah!

I love it! And that is exactly right. Thank you, Gormy! :hug:

[Dangerously Amused]

18. Wow, excellent pics of you!

Love the outfit, love the glasses, love the smile, love the B&W, love the camera!


Here's my most recent; I call this, "Birth of a Democrat." :7

[graywarrior]

31. Love your coat.

[Dangerously Amused]

42. Thanks! I love it too. And don't hate me for this, but...

I got it brand new at Goodwill, still with all the tags on it... for thirty bucks. And it is the warmest winter coat I've ever had. :bounce:

[graywarrior]

58. I got my hat at a thrift store for a buck.

I hate Goodwill, but sometimes you can find a good bargain. Obviously you did and you look mahverlous

[Dangerously Amused]

63. Yo, thanks!... And, you got that hat for a buck?! Sweeeeeet!

To thrift sistas!

That hat and those glasses are kickin' on you.

Hey, how did that kitty head trauma thing turn out? Okay, I hope. Poor little guy. :(

[graywarrior]

67. Apparently, the vet was familiar with Socks

Looked at him and said, he'll heal on his own. His a tough cookie.

Thanks, thrist sistah.

[Ava]

36. thanks!

:hug:

and ha! lol.. awesome pic! :hi:

[Inchworm]

37. Your title and the "art" you are in

played havoc with my pevvy brain ;)

lookin' good.

:hi:

[Dangerously Amused]

45. Oh snap, I knew it would!

Thanks! :hi:

[lizziegrace]

75. You didn't...

wait. Of course you did! :rofl:

I love that photo.

[Dangerously Amused]

113. Oh yes I did. I went there!

[Dystopian]

88. love it!

photo and title:o

peace~

[Dangerously Amused]

114. Thanks. My BFF took the pic, we tend to have fun wherever we go.

Love your pics downthread. My kinda people, looks like we would have a good time together too!

:hi:

[Dystopian]

115. Omg!

You're as cute as a buttom...hee hee..It's a granny thing:D
Beautiful! It looks like you and your BFF have a blast together...
The title was a riot!
Oh, and pics....Thank you!...yes, we get crazy, but I only go out to see my son's band...
I'm quite a recluse, so make up for it when the music plays!

Best birthing picture ever!:o Gotta love the bizzaro mindset...;)

:hi:

peace~

[Withywindle]

138. What an AWESOME photo.

And look, you're being born with a caul. That means you have mojo, or the Second Sight. :D

[Dangerously Amused]

182. Oh wow, the caul thing never even occurred to me. How cool is that?!

Thanks. And I like your photo downthread; again, more DUers (and their friends) with whom I would looove to party!

[Ohio Joe]

19. Animal and I

[Ava]

38. Animal looks just vicious!

:P

[Aristus]

20. From Inauguration Day.

The coffee cup is required; it's Seattle...

[Ava]

40. very cool!

what does the sign directly behind you say?

[Aristus]

53. I forget. But it was a call to remind people to remind President Obama to stand by

his campaign promise to bring the troops home.

What an incredible day. I'll never forget it... B-)

[Left Is Write]

50. You are so cute I just can't stand it.

[Aristus]

54. Oh my...

:blush:

Thank you! :loveya:

[lizziegrace]

76. ...

*swoon*

[Aristus]

77. Back atcha, gorgeous!

:loveya:

[lizziegrace]

80. ...

:*

[Bertha Venation]

124. I like you. You have a good face.

:hi:

[Schema Thing]

21. My "baby" is a Canon too

just got a 5D MKII DSLR.

[Ava]

41. i love Canon

my brother(he's a photographer) is an olympus fan.

[SeattleGirl]

23. Me, taken two days ago.

You and your baby look great, Ava!

[Ava]

43. great pic!

love your new glasses!

[SeattleGirl]

49. Thanks!

I really like them too!

[Mollis]

39. My new haircut :)

[Ava]

44. very cool picture

:hi:

[Mollis]

46. I'm loving your camera

I wish I could save up for one, myself :)
:hi:

[Ava]

47. thanks! it took me quite a while to save up

but very much worth it! i'm editing my first full-length documentary right now, and am very happy with how the footage looks. :hi:

[Bertha Venation]

127. goddamn, look at those eyes

:wow:

[seemunkee]

51. How about one of my wife from 1974

This is her and her best friend at my BIL Bar Mitzvah. She is the one in front.

[Ava]

68. she's lovely

:hi:

[Left Is Write]

52. The year was 1976.

[Ava]

69. cute photos!

[Bertha Venation]

129. You were such a cutie pie.

Still are.

[krispos42]

150. A good year...

You look cute!





This is me:

[GaYellowDawg]

55. This is a two-parter

On the left is how I looked last August. On the right is how I looked the first week of January. Over 50 pounds down, about 80 to go.

[Mollis]

60. That's great!

How did you do it? Lots of diet and exercise?
I can't even lose 5...lol

[GaYellowDawg]

62. Weight Watchers.

Just diet modification has gotten me this far. However, I'm kind of stuck on a plateau and I need to start exercising. I've promised my younger sister we will do a 5K in June, so I need to start training now. Not that I think I'll be doing anything but walking it.

[Mollis]

65. That's awesome

Good job and good luck!

[ThomCat]

61. That's awesome.

Congratulations!

Good progress so far. You can do it. :)

[GaYellowDawg]

64. Thanks!

I don't ever think I'll be a hottie, but maybe I can be a warmie. :silly:

[Ava]

70. awesome, congrats!

:hi:

[GaYellowDawg]

103. Thanks!

You're an admirable young lady. I wish I'd had my act together like you do now, when I was your age.

[Left Is Write]

79. You're a really handsome guy.

[GaYellowDawg]

102. OK, so now you're making me blush!!

But thank you SO much!! :blush: :-) :blush: :-) :blush: :-) :blush: :-) :blush: :-)
And you are very pretty yourself - I've seen you in other picture threads!

Edited to add extra :blush: and :-)

[Bertha Venation]

132. GOOD FOR YOU!

:yourock:
:yourock:
:yourock:

[Dystopian]

66. For you, Ava. Peace Takes Courage tags....

My same old picture...

Another


My grandson Bryce


The night I gave Jonas his tag...before the Halloween show....He wears it with my father's dog tag, never takes it off...red Dimebag beard!


Tag flying in beard...:o


Okay, you've seen this sweet one...election day!


My friend David


peace~

[Ava]

71. i love 'em all! that is so awesome

you all rock :hug:

if I end up at school in MA(which i'm hoping ;) ) then i'm going to have to organize a DU meetup just so i can get a picture with you and the tags ;)

[Dystopian]

83. WoW!

Thank you, Ava...and that would be awesome!
The tagged ones would love that!

:loveya:

peace~

[Ava]

118. it's a plan then

;) :hug:

[lost-in-nj]

73. so are you

going to be near Jersey any time???


I know of a lot of us that would love to see your son perform

and his Mom in the audience!!!!



:hi:


lost

[Dystopian]

84. Hey, lost! : )

:hi:

I really can't travel to NJ...my son played in NY and I couldn't go...:cry:
It's a 'dream on' kind of thing for me...
When he's in MA, I'm there...
Of course, he's still trying to make it, so don't know, you know, if ever....

But that was so very sweet....thank you. :hug:


:loveya:

peace~

[lizziegrace]

78. look at you!!

:hug:

Those are terrific. I'm so glad you posted these. :D

[Dystopian]

85. Thank you, lizziegrace : )

I'm glad you liked them:hug:
I feel like I hogged Ava's thread:blush:
I've posted a couple with her tags, but this time I went hog wild!
Hope all is well with you...:hug:

:loveya:

peace~

[Withywindle]

139. Awesome pics!

In the first one, you remind me of Patti Smith just a little bit.


Is there a web site for Jonas's band? They look like they rock.

[Dystopian]

184. Thank you...

Someone told me that about 10 years ago....:blush: I don't see it, though.

I didn't see your post until now...
Yes, his band: www.myspace.com/eyessewnshut666
They were also in this 'bogus' battle of the bands..
www.myspace.com/battleofthebandsversion20
Chad Gray and Vinnie Paul...just left everyone hanging...
None of the bands have heard anything since...
His band came in #2 in the foolish text thing, then then went into round 2 with some reverbnation site with band widgets ...a bunch of corporate garbage.
It's still sitting there. His band has a song on the page with the 10 finalists.
Jonas took a quick trip to NYC a while ago when Vinnie Paul was doing the book signing...he was going to 'speak' to him, but out of respect for Dimebag's father, was polite, reminded him of the battle, and then left...
Oh, I left a goofy comment on the site...:o

You never know when you'll get more than you bargained for...
I never posted any of this before...thanks for asking!:hi:
peace~

[LaraMN]

72. Completely self-explanatory.

I am the one in the dress with bustles. Obviously.

[Ava]

119. oh yeah completely

:P

[harmonicon]

81. oh! I have a picture posted online now - I forgot

sometime last year.... autumn, and not wearing my glasses.

[Ava]

120. this is the first time i've seen your picture on DU!

wait till the DU ladies see this ;) :hi:

[harmonicon]

135. haha

I would guess that I've posted less than 5 pictures here in the last year - definitely less than 10. What are they DU ladies going to think? Do they love fuzzy jerks or something?

[Ava]

141. haven't you heard? beards are making a comeback!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29108262/

:P

[harmonicon]

145. oh my! I guess I was ahead of the curve

I haven't been clean shaven in years (though the beard is shorter now than in that picture).

[Ava]

147. you trendsetter you!

:rofl:

[harmonicon]

151. when are limps and being 40 - 50 pounds overweight coming back in?

I'll be the coolest kid in school when that happens.

[Ava]

160. Dr. House (Hugh Laurie) already brought the limp back in!

[harmonicon]

164. sweet! I'm 1/2 way there!

Oh, maybe that's why Liz adores me - it's just that I'm so trendy.

[Ava]

166. of course, you're ahead of the trends - that's an important quality

:P

[harmonicon]

169. I see

hmm.... is telling a girl that she ought to break up with her boyfriend and go out with me also ahead of the trends? I've been afraid to do that one, because I thought it would be unpopular, but maybe I'm wrong again.

[Ava]

173. depends

are you will the take the risk of messing up a friendship? if not then it's probably not.. if so, then yeah. if you really like the girl, i say go for it

[harmonicon]

177. friendship, schmendship

She basically told me that she's trying to choose between the two of us - or neither and just moving away. I also said that no matter what happens we'd still be friends, but that's a bald-faced lie.

[lizziegrace]

82. Ava! What a beautiful baby.

:)

VenusRising, me and my baby girl

[Aristus]

93. Ah! The Three Lovelies!

:loveya::loveya: and an avuncular :hug: for Rabbit Girl (wait...what's lelapin's new user name?)

[lizziegrace]

96. Her name is

(I think) LadyoftheRabbits.

:blush:


:)

[Aristus]

99. Thanks.

:-)

I'll recognize it when I see her around...

[Dystopian]

98. Beautiful....

Just beautiful...:o

:loveya:


peace~

[Ava]

121. that's a great photo of all three of you

:hug:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

144. *sigh*

Lovely.

:loveya:

3 times over.

Tish :*

[lizziegrace]

155. Oh Gomez...

:*

:)

[Manifestor_of_Light]

86. Ava, you are a gorgeous young lady!

I'm the mother of one lovely young lady that is a bit older than you are.

That is a kick-ass camera!!! Rock on!!!

[Ava]

122. thanks

:blush:

i love my camera! it definitely was worth the money!

[bluesbassman]

87. Went dumpster diving and found this one from 1982

Skied a blizzard at Heavenly. Excellent day!

[mcctatas]

89. OK...

so now we have seen your Matt Dillon phase and this was apparently your Tom Selleck phase? Hottish to be sure though ;)

[bluesbassman]

91. I was partial to big mustaches in those days.

Funny you should say that about TS though. My buddy and I was in a bar around that time, and this gal said that I looked like TS and my buddy looked like his friend. Didn't go over too well with my buddy.:rofl:

[Ava]

123. skiing is something i've only tried once

and it will stay that way :rofl:

[bluesbassman]

152. Maybe you're the snowboarding type?

Really different from skiing.

Nice pics of you btw. Cool camera. Just for fun, or are you pursuing film as a career?

[Ava]

161. no, i'm the falling on my ass type

:rofl:

thanks, and yup.. i'm pursuing film as a career and it is what i intend to major in. i make short videos now (www.peacetakescourage.com) and am working on editing my first full length documentary right now. i'm hoping to have it released via the net in march. :)

[mduffy31]

90. Me!

[lizziegrace]

107. Hey me!

Didn't realize you were in Wisconsin too. :hi:

[mduffy31]

186. Right on the Shores of Lake Superior

and like many from Superior, yes I have a Edmund Fitzgerald story

[Ava]

125. you!

:hi:

[oshyposhy]

92. um, I like your dress

I want it. Thanks.

[Ava]

126. no, that's one of my favorites

:rofl: :P

(psst.. it only cost 30 bucks)

[oshyposhy]

157. well tell a gal where to buy it!

please!

[Ava]

162. somewhere in the mall

one of the huge stores.. i'm not sure which one, they all look the same :rofl:

can you tell i'm not much of a shopper? :P

[ghostsofgiants]

94. I'm probably gonna be opening a savings account to save for my camera tomorrow.

:D

Here's me holding a book:

[redqueen]

109. Do you like having shorter hair?

I'm still not used to seeing your pics with it short.

[ghostsofgiants]

110. I do.

I had the dreads so long that it still feels like a fresh change, haha.

[Ava]

128. awesome

both the saving up for your camera and the book. did you decide on what type of camera yet?

[ghostsofgiants]

167. Yeah, I'm going for the gusto and getting the Panasonic.

[Ava]

174. very cool!

:hi:

[ghostsofgiants]

176. Yeah, I'm pretty stoked.

Hopefully by midsummer I will have it and get a few short films under my belt by summer's end. :D

[oshyposhy]

95. most recent

Saturday Night

[bluesbassman]

97. My goodness!

I may have to move.:wow:

[oshyposhy]

100. hurry up then

I'm about to expire.

[bluesbassman]

101. Nonsense.

I think you're misreading the label.:)

[Ava]

130. lovely!

:hi:

[av8rdave]

106. This was taken last month just north of San Jose Del Cabo

[lizziegrace]

111. You're having too much fun Dave

:)

[av8rdave]

112. No...that was just shy of enough!

:hi:

[Ava]

131. that looks crazy fun!

though a bit scary too!

[av8rdave]

134. Not too scary...just a LOT of fun

The commando bridge (here's my son on it) was a little unnerving, though.

[Greyskye]

140. Hey, me too! Same place, same time!

[av8rdave]

178. From the looks of the logo, you went with the same outfit we did

helluva fun, wasn't it?

When were you there?

[Greyskye]

181. We did it on Inauguration Day

January 20th. After spending the morning watching the Inauguration, of course!

It was a blast! We'd been zip-lining before, up in Oregon, but this outfit just blew them away in terms of excitement, scenery, and safety.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[av8rdave]

183. They did a great job....

We did it on the 1st or 2nd. Was back in Dallas by inauguration day.

They were a great outfit. Also enjoyed the rock climbing and rappelling. It was a great day.

[Midlodemocrat]

116. Not under threat of death would I participate in such foolishness.

Nice pics, Ava.

[Ava]

133. what about a threat of Skittles kicking your ass?

i hear that's worse than death :P

thanks :hi:

[Withywindle]

136. Me and my rowdy friends at the Big Shoulders Ball

Black Cat Club, Washington DC, Jan. 19:




(Dress code was "thrift shop formal"; I'm the Lady in Red)


Obligatory critter, much more photogenic than me:

[Ava]

142. awesome! looks like ya'll were having fun!

and cute kitty! reminds me of one of mine!

[Dystopian]

185. Hey!

There you are!:hi:
You look awesomely lovely! Great picture....Looks like you all had a blast...I do thrift shop life!
That cat looks like he/she is sitting on someone's shoulder!:D


peace~

[Withywindle]

137. I don't know much about cameras.

But I can tell YOU are a KNOCKOUT!

[Ava]

143. i don't know about that

but thank you :blush:

[GoneOffShore]

146. Us in California at Xmas

Iron Horse Vineyards - Drinking that sparkling wine.

[Ava]

149. great pic

:hi:

[GoneOffShore]

153. Taken with the new Canon Rebel.

And have you seen Reverie?

By Vincent LaForet - shot with the prototype EOS 5D MKII pre-production model. Canon let him borrow it and he shot this - Remember this was shot with a digital SLR!!!

http://vincentlaforet.smugmug.com/gallery/6042742_wZKiA#377930419_dgxvY

[Ava]

163. i hear moby!

very cool, thanks for the link!

[GoneOffShore]

180. Glad you liked it.

And to think that it was shot on a SLR? Incredible.

[crim son]

154. Ava, what fantastic pics!

And that's one helluva camera. Wow.

I have no new pics, but here's one of my son who got a mohawk yesterday, with the rest of his track team. They figure that Bangor will do so poorly in the State run on Monday that at least they could get noticed for their freaky hair. Heh:

[lizziegrace]

156. This photo explains your daughter's comment ;-)

:hug:


How are you?

[crim son]

158. Laughing.

Maybe not this one so much, but, yeah... :)

I'm okay. My husband personally served me with the divorce papers on Sunday night. I panicked and the results were a clear indication that I need to just get on with my life. I already knew that but to my astonishment, I'm still shocked and surprised. Stupid, eh?

Otherwise, I have the 'flu which is actually a blessing since I can stay in bed and not feel too guilty.

How are you, lizziegrace? :hugs:

[lizziegrace]

159. Not stupid at all

reality is stark and cold sometimes. Until we actually face it, we tend to insulate ourselves from it.

I'm okay.

:hug:

[crim son]

168. "Okay."

Ah, dear one. :hug: :hug: :hug: It's times like this that one wishes pain and humility actually brought one one step closer to heaven. Some of us would be at the Doorstep.

[lizziegrace]

171. Too many decisions to make

and some won't be easily undone.

:(

Hope you and the flu bug part ways quickly.

:hug:

[crim son]

172. Remember when the most difficult decision was regular or chocolate?

Then there was the period where the decision could be passed on to someone else. Now, at least you know the choice is yours. I hope that's a small comfort.

[Ava]

165. thanks! i love my "baby"

;)

very cool mohawk! :headbang:

[Amerigo Vespucci]

170. Sure, why not.

[Ava]

175. nice photo

:hi: