tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15065470007847211302024-03-21T21:47:47.630-07:00Peering Out My WindowSunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431382890581589362noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506547000784721130.post-44579404871735535462011-04-06T09:28:00.000-07:002011-04-06T09:28:58.531-07:00Squirrel HangoutSometimes I wonder if I should just make this a squirrel photo blog since squirrels seem to be the only thing I take pictures of. Hopefully though as the weather gets nicer I'll have other subjects.<br />
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I enjoyed watching this guy in the tree yesterday. I'm really not quite sure why the squirrels like chewing on the trees so much, but thats the life of a squirrel I guess.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5592566123/" title="Hanging Out by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5270/5592566123_f219529cc3.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Hanging Out"></a><br />
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This photo didn't turn out so great since I was getting a reflection off the window, but I rarely get a shot of the blue jay (I think they have ESP and know exactly when I'm going to snap the photo so they leave) that I decided I like it.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5589922823/" title="Blue Jay by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5108/5589922823_02da7bc106.jpg" width="500" height="402" alt="Blue Jay"></a>Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431382890581589362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506547000784721130.post-82419623407468294302011-03-19T12:29:00.001-07:002011-03-19T12:29:13.457-07:00Balancing in the Sun<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5540048677/" title="Balancing in the Sun by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5014/5540048677_a0e1982ee5.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Balancing in the Sun" /></a>Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431382890581589362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506547000784721130.post-64054163917022863612011-02-16T17:41:00.000-08:002011-02-16T17:41:53.087-08:00More DeerAnother trip out to see the deer. Part of the forest preserve was closed off from the snow still. Maybe next week it will be open all the way.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5452006432/" title="Looking Ahead by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5217/5452006432_6e864febef.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Looking Ahead" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5451393853/" title="Deer Profile by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5011/5451393853_8b71b20c1b.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Deer Profile" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5451393871/" title="A Cool Drink by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5179/5451393871_d3b727e388.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="A Cool Drink" /></a>Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431382890581589362noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506547000784721130.post-73616235297893655762011-02-14T16:54:00.000-08:002011-02-14T16:54:53.117-08:00Pink<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5440723598/" title="Peach by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5092/5440723598_08d8ec58db.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Peach" /></a><br />
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Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never succeeding. - Gian Carlo MenottiSunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431382890581589362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506547000784721130.post-68593812081660850322011-02-13T10:25:00.000-08:002011-02-13T10:26:11.030-08:00Green<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5440723482/" title="Leaf by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/5440723482_5b972a071a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Leaf" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.garfield-conservatory.org/">Taken at Garfield Park Conservatory</a><br />
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<a href="http://elegance-of-fashion.blogspot.com">Elegance of Fashion</a> also took <a href="http://elegance-of-fashion.blogspot.com/2011/02/flowers.html">photos there yesterday</a>.Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431382890581589362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506547000784721130.post-63699384912102422262011-02-10T12:12:00.000-08:002011-02-10T12:12:45.859-08:00Help Out Your Furry Friends<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5411315231/" title="Squirrel after the Blizzard by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5017/5411315231_3e58ff3acb.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Squirrel after the Blizzard" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-animals-20110209,0,3425016.story">For wildlife, snow and cold can mean disaster or opportunity</a><br />
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<blockquote>For squirrels, the blizzard came at a delicate time: the heart of their first mating season, which usually is from the last week of January through the first few weeks of February.<br />
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"This is the time of year they're feeling frisky," said Joel Brown, a biological sciences professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago.<br />
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Squirrels, like quails, will be most affected by prolonged snow cover and an inability to find their widely dispersed, buried food caches. People can tell squirrels are desperate if they start eating tree bark, Brown said.<br />
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Younger, smaller squirrels will die in larger numbers, with those born last fall the first to go in a harsh winter.<br />
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"They're young, and they're too late," Brown said. "They get the smallest food caches and have the least body fat and don't have the experience of adults."<br />
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Because of the blizzard, squirrel mortality will be more concentrated rather than spread over several weeks.<br />
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Squirrels face additional danger when they dig for food in the snow because they are more exposed to predators like hawks and eagles, Brown said.</blockquote>Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431382890581589362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506547000784721130.post-42109015253570364582011-02-09T18:19:00.000-08:002011-02-09T18:19:50.194-08:00We Survived Snowtorious B.I.G.I had intended to write about the Blizzard last week, but I never got around to it. We survived the Blizzard of 2011, and so my animal friends. In fact I was up somewhat early on Wednesday watching the last of the snow blow in and what was out there blow around and the squirrel showed up at my window looking for some breakfast. <br />
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I pretty much stayed in for most of the week after the storm, I didn't have anything to go out to do and its hard moving around out there even with pathways shoveled because there is so much snow piled up. And now the cold has really set in, and I really like to stay in as much as I can stand.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5411056000/" title="Mama Cardinal by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5251/5411056000_0580e2bf08.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Mama Cardinal" /></a><br />
Momma Cardinal out looking for some food after the storm.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5411315199/" title="Morning Snow by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5012/5411315199_2b05ddab53.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Morning Snow" /></a><br />
Before anyone got outside to shovel the snow or dig out their cars.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5411315389/" title="Rolling in the Snow by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/5411315389_5d572c41f7.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Rolling in the Snow" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5411315415/" title="Snowface by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/5411315415_b9a4e293d6.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Snowface" /></a><br />
Coco enjoying the snowSunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431382890581589362noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506547000784721130.post-16362818899266212982011-01-30T14:38:00.000-08:002011-01-30T14:38:27.188-08:00The January BluesJanuary always seems like a hard month to get to the end of. The first week or two you're glad that its quiet, you need the time to relax after the excitement and busyness of the Thanksgiving-Christmas-New Years holidays. Then January drags on, it gets colder, snowier, and grayer. The coziness and warmth of the holidays seems like a distant memory and the new life of spring seems unbearably distant.<br />
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Yes, I have the January blues.<br />
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We're forecast this week to get significant snow, but I always say that I'll believe it when I see it because the forecast is often wrong. While a beautiful snow is exciting, clean, and brings a unique enjoyment and memories of snowdays as a child (as long as you don't have to drive in it), the ache for spring is here.<br />
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Some friends have been posting videos and photos of flowers to chase away these winter blues, and that seems like a good idea. I took this photo in the backyard after a rain in June 2008. It satisfies some of my craving for color and flowers.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/2603254958/" title="Pink Rose After Rain by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3149/2603254958_ce21560fc7.jpg" width="500" height="366" alt="Pink Rose After Rain" /></a>Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431382890581589362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506547000784721130.post-34285447556717011502011-01-24T18:46:00.000-08:002011-01-24T18:46:29.367-08:00Hungry DeerThe weather wasn't too bad today, a dusting of snow in the morning, and it was cold but not frigid so it seemed like a good day to get out and take some pictures. We went over to one of the forest preserves that we know the deer frequent and took some shots. It seems like a lot of people come there to view the deer and many bring food for the animals to eat. As you will see in the one shot a woman was feeding the deer by hand and petting them. Even though I was in a car they were looking at me with the same eyes that the squirrel gets when he wants something to eat and the same look my dogs give me when they want a treat.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5385226883/" title="Bread for Lunch by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5211/5385226883_84fc811296.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Bread for Lunch" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5385227005/" title="Twins by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5211/5385227005_32d27a4d2b.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Twins" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5385828020/" title="Walking Through the Woods by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5216/5385828020_9edcf4e20a.jpg" width="500" height="475" alt="Walking Through the Woods" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5385828220/" title="Profile by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5216/5385828220_516c40a5a2.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Profile" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5385828290/" title="A Doe by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5216/5385828290_b9d3eb9ed3.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="A Doe" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5385828352/" title="A Deer by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5218/5385828352_26c120b68d.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="A Deer" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5385227537/" title="A Female Deer by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5216/5385227537_9a885bd7c4.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="A Female Deer" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5385828482/" title="Lady Feeding the Deer by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5212/5385828482_caba73dc14.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Lady Feeding the Deer" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5385828540/" title="Lookout by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5218/5385828540_7ffb1d8ec5.jpg" width="500" height="322" alt="Lookout" /></a>Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431382890581589362noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506547000784721130.post-57343124716533154522011-01-21T11:31:00.000-08:002011-01-21T11:31:03.415-08:00Froggy Rock StarI've really been wanting to go out to take photos, but its just too cold and I have no desire to go out for no real reason. Today we had sub-zero temperatures, so I'm staying inside as much as I can.<br />
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I did catch this shot of one of my African Dwarf Frogs floating above the little rock in their tank. I actually have a new tank to move them into, I just keep putting off doing it because I'm afraid I'll kill them by doing it. But I don't really want to leave them in the tiny tank they're in either. One day I'll get the courage to move them to their nice new home.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5375566571/" title="Rock Chair by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5203/5375566571_ba5e4244da.jpg" width="500" height="432" alt="Rock Chair" /></a>Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431382890581589362noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506547000784721130.post-75865302315243162952011-01-16T06:23:00.000-08:002011-01-16T06:23:34.988-08:00Gram's ViewI spent Friday afternoon visiting Grandma. One of the neatest things about her place is that if you look out one window on a clear day you can see downtown Chicago and all the skyscrapers, out another window you can watch the planes coming into O'Hare, and out a third you will see this building. This is <a href="http://www.stjosephukr.com/">St. Joseph the Betrothed Ukrainian Catholic Church</a>. Funny enough I once received an email showing 10 unique churches in the world and this was one of them, I was surprised because I've seen this church my whole life. Maybe when the weather is better I can get a nice photo of it, and I'd love to go inside sometime.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5355358754/" title="St. Joseph Ukrainian Catholic Church by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5048/5355358754_81a11aaf02.jpg" width="500" height="348" alt="St. Joseph Ukrainian Catholic Church" /></a>Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431382890581589362noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506547000784721130.post-87417579735435140112011-01-13T20:54:00.000-08:002011-01-13T20:54:48.363-08:00Enough With the SquirrelsClearly I need to get out more, even I'm getting tired of taking pictures of the squirrel, especially because they aren't very different from each other.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5353884766/" title="Squirrel in the Tree by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5209/5353884766_57cb96d6fd.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Squirrel in the Tree" /></a>Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431382890581589362noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506547000784721130.post-18202185646758141232011-01-11T17:22:00.000-08:002011-01-11T17:22:09.447-08:00Answer to His PrayersIt snowed a bit in Chicagoland today and that meant my squirrel friend was back asking for snacks. We put out on the window ledge today some peanuts and a few Triscuits which he gobbled up. Admittedly in this picture he's just eating the peanut, but I thought it looked like he was praying for a treat. <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5347891444/" title="Praying Squirrel by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img alt="Praying Squirrel" height="408" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5290/5347891444_10afd5ec12.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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The answer to his prayers.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5347283035/" title="Triscuit by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5204/5347283035_8ac3d4b93d.jpg" width="500" height="403" alt="Triscuit" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5347891604/" title="Sneaky by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5008/5347891604_d56a89cce3.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Sneaky" /></a><br />
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A woodpecker also stopped by.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5340417805/" title="Comcast Man by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img alt="Comcast Man" height="375" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5125/5340417805_19da65f75d.jpg" width="500" /></a>Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431382890581589362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506547000784721130.post-50082215877900847062011-01-07T14:01:00.001-08:002011-01-07T14:01:49.516-08:00Blue Jay<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5334306406/" title="Blue Jay by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img alt="Blue Jay" height="375" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5203/5334306406_be8aab1de1.jpg" width="500" /></a>Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431382890581589362noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506547000784721130.post-74701939390510364232011-01-06T11:20:00.000-08:002011-01-06T11:20:00.136-08:00The Emotional End of ChristmasLiturgically speaking, the season of Christmas begins on Christmas Day and continues through the Baptism of Our Lord, January 9th. Even though there is still a few more days of Christmas left officially for us Catholics, there is something about seeing the Christmas tree out in the street, and hearing the zap as the city workers turn that magical tree that once sheltered many a wrapped present into a pile of mulch that sort of ends it all emotionally.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5328278608/" title="Chickadee by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img alt="Chickadee" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5167/5328278608_f06ff55fea.jpg" width="471" /></a>Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431382890581589362noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506547000784721130.post-7409975416254290462011-01-04T12:05:00.000-08:002011-01-04T12:05:49.032-08:00The AcrobatI'm not quite sure what kind of treat he managed to find, but its bigger than his head.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5324233443/" title="Mega Treat by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img alt="Mega Treat" height="375" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5004/5324233443_bf542be877.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5324838958/" title="Acrobat by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img alt="Acrobat" height="375" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5169/5324838958_c85e95438c.jpg" width="500" /></a>Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431382890581589362noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506547000784721130.post-8527597086341085962011-01-02T12:31:00.000-08:002011-01-02T12:31:45.908-08:00I'm Not the Only One Who Looks Out the WindowCoco the Bedlington Terrier on the lookout for the neighbor dog 'Reggie'.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5317345260/" title="Peering Out My Window by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5042/5317345260_7667d7c0b1.jpg" width="357" height="500" alt="Peering Out My Window" /></a>Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431382890581589362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506547000784721130.post-26817282982382742622010-12-29T15:35:00.000-08:002010-12-29T15:35:50.214-08:00Waxy DoppelgangerI mentioned how we were feeding and taking photos of the squirrels last year also. Sometimes we put a squirrel candle out on the ledge with some peanuts to see what our furry friends thought of their less-furry counterpart. At first they didn't quite know what to make of it, but eventually they got used to seeing him and it make for some cute shots, this is one of my favorites.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/4209068483/" title="Looking In by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img alt="Looking In" height="358" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2547/4209068483_4bbbb2df11.jpg" width="500" /></a>Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431382890581589362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506547000784721130.post-14959118302608213962010-12-27T19:07:00.000-08:002010-12-29T15:30:00.163-08:00Sweet FeastLast winter I wasn't able to get out very much because of the cold and snow, so one of the things my Mom, Sister and I did was feed the animals outside and take pictures. The squirrels in particular became fans of ours and the peanuts we put on the window ledge. They even got to the point where they would knock on the window for more food, and were unfazed by Ali our Bedlington Terrier's insane barking through the window (Coco our other dog doesn't care what the squirrels do, she's only interested in the neighbor dog 'Reggie').<br />
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I was surprised to see that at least some of the squirrels remember the free food from our window, and now that snow has returned to Chicagoland, they have returned for freebies. I was on the computer this morning when I saw this little guy waiting at the window for a treat. I went and got a remnant from a failed attempt at Christmas cookies and put it out on the ledge while he waited for the treat from the cherry tree.<br />
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He was happy for the sweet feast and I was happy for a good shot of one of my favorite little backyard critters. This squirrel has been the subject of many of my pictures in the last week or so... or I think its the same squirrel. I am starting to wonder if he will be happy with plain old peanuts again after the burnt cookies are gone.<br />
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<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98217429@N00/5296824603/" title="Eating the Cookie Closeup by sunnyscamera, on Flickr"><img alt="Eating the Cookie Closeup" height="378" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5010/5296824603_6bc4657927.jpg" width="500" /></a></center>Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431382890581589362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506547000784721130.post-53828392276742683622010-12-27T18:49:00.000-08:002010-12-27T19:09:18.341-08:00Brief IntroductionI love taking photos. I don't generally think of my photos as being that great, but I enjoy taking them. I bought my first digital camera in March of 2005, and have bought 2 more since then. Since I've been sick it is more difficult to carry around a heavy camera I bought a Kodak pocket camcorder to keep in my purse for unexpected shots and videos and have the camera on my HTC Aria.<br />
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I used to enjoy getting better shots and doing more exciting things, but my life has changed and so have my pictures. I use my zoom a lot more than I would have before, and my shots aren't always of the most exciting subjects, but I hope you enjoy the things I see and shoot as much as I do. Don't worry I won't bother you with the boring details of my illness, I don't want to write about it just like I'm sure you don't want to read about it.Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431382890581589362noreply@blogger.com0