tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post9207824639018828029..comments2024-03-16T10:37:09.839-04:00Comments on Life in Mathews: Silent Sunday: The Bald Eagle EditionChesapeake Bay Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-23800122122986947472009-03-30T15:55:00.000-04:002009-03-30T15:55:00.000-04:00I had to look very carefully because something beh...I had to look very carefully because something behind the eagle made him look like the eagle version of Jimmy Durante. It was a trick of the lighting.<BR/><BR/>Which is what I tell myself about a) all of my photography, and b) all photos of myself.<BR/><BR/>And I think it's a great shot, no matter what. Plus, if I drink enough wine then ALL of your photos are blurry.fooleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437690389824744691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-83468671465292896172009-03-30T11:17:00.000-04:002009-03-30T11:17:00.000-04:00I, too, usually work well under pressure (read "sh...I, too, usually work well under pressure (read "she needs some justification for that overwhelming urge to procrastinate.") But when I managed to do about a 1/2 day's labor in ONE HOUR on Thursday evening for the paying job, because I was taking the day off on Friday, I almost gave myself a heart attack. <BR/><BR/>I may have to quit procrasinating cold turkey...or maybe I'll tackle that next week. Or maybe I'll just quit taking days off.... might be easier.<BR/><BR/>AMNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-89544845843109143722009-03-29T22:29:00.000-04:002009-03-29T22:29:00.000-04:00I am off to bed too. I have to get up at 3:00 am ...I am off to bed too. I have to get up at 3:00 am tomorrow. It is NOT going to be PRETTY, especially when I am not used to going to bed early. I see UGLY, UGLY in my near future. Wish I could strike through the alarm in the morning. Wouldn't that be a useful tool?Not Moved Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-84703556747315459742009-03-29T21:37:00.000-04:002009-03-29T21:37:00.000-04:00BHE - I'm glad you discovered that strike-through ...BHE - I'm glad you discovered that strike-through feature yourself. It does come in handy although it is addicting.<BR/><BR/>NMM - You're organized, that's a good thing, but obviously you're not so structured that you can't adapt to your environment, which is also a good thing. That's why the school wants people like you organizing stuff and why people like me run from you screaming. Just kidding, I'd only do that when you want me to play basketball with a fever of 102 and the beginning of the flu which then turned to bronchitis and I was the oldest person on the court. For instance. But you're lucky to have been born with the organization gene. It doesn't exist in my family, except perhaps with Middle Sis.<BR/><BR/>Have a great Monday. (She says absolutely dreading tomorrow's 5:30 a.m. alarm.)Chesapeake Bay Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-57989804738369891772009-03-29T21:25:00.000-04:002009-03-29T21:25:00.000-04:00It drives me crazy to wait to the last minute to g...It drives me crazy to wait to the last minute to get things done. (Sorry, CBW) but my two older children have taken me through their 12 step program of "procrastination." They wait to the last minute to do just about everything, especially my eldest son. It has just about thrown me over the edge. I think, however, that they are starting to get somewhere with me. At least they have taught me to "SHUT UP" and let them handle it. (They don't tell me to "SHUT UP" but there are times that I know they want to.) Oh well, if you can't beat 'um-join 'um. That's what a mother with 4 males in the house has to do!!!!!!!!Not Moved Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-33325029287101147152009-03-29T20:12:00.000-04:002009-03-29T20:12:00.000-04:00I heart your eagle.....AND the strike-through func...I heart your eagle.....AND the strike-through function...<BR/><BR/>Bwahahaha!Big Hair Envyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13601542247789997344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-5476049658233011962009-03-29T17:49:00.000-04:002009-03-29T17:49:00.000-04:00Annie - That's my problem exactly. I don't wait f...Annie - That's my problem exactly. I don't wait for it to focus. Well, I have other problems, but that's one of the main ones when I'm trying to take a picture in a hurry/under pressure.<BR/><BR/>MPM - Striking through the whole post....you're giving me ideas and not helping me kick my habit. Oh, and about my mother and her protective tendencies, the other day the white goose discovered that we live on the water! Imagine that. The goose actually went for a swim. Chesapeake Bay Mother was parading up and down the shoreline because she feared the goose would get in trouble somehow or another. The goose eventually did come ashore in her yard, but you can rest assured he won't be seeing water for another decade or so, unless it's in the comfort of the plastic swimming pool in his gated community....<BR/><BR/>Daryl - Thank you so much for understanding on both counts.<BR/><BR/>Grandma J - The chances are very good you'll see him when you're here. He's becoming less and less inhibited, but then again he's never met a group of women bloggers before....<BR/><BR/>Michelle - Absolutely, I'll make sure you're able to work unencumbered. You'd probably get some great (unblurry) pictures of him/the eagle as well as the daffodils.<BR/><BR/>TSA - Most of my posts need to be struck through entirely anyway; I have a feeling that's precisely what I'm working towards.<BR/><BR/>Happy Day Before the Worst Day of the Week.Chesapeake Bay Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-32040069933830326972009-03-29T15:33:00.000-04:002009-03-29T15:33:00.000-04:00I'm with MPM - strike through the whole post and y...I'm with MPM - strike through the whole post and you've got Silent Sunday!abbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879476262337290531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-4783085241859005462009-03-29T13:42:00.000-04:002009-03-29T13:42:00.000-04:00OK, I now seek permission to camp out on your moth...OK, I now seek permission to camp out on your mother's lawn in hopes of capturing that eagle on film.<BR/><BR/>I hate being bothered when I'm shooting too, but with five kids, I'm rarely alone when I do get out. There's usually choas all around me, thank goodness I don't make movies.<BR/><BR/>Having said all that, a quiet shooting buddy is fun to have alont on a photography outing, especially when exploring new places...those that are private property make a buddy even more welcome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-50718832956468777312009-03-29T12:56:00.000-04:002009-03-29T12:56:00.000-04:00You are so funny! I'm glad you like the strike th...You are so funny! I'm glad you like the strike through function of blogging.<BR/>That eagle is awesome. Years ago my husband and a few other Marines used to have a hawk that they called their pet. He had many pictures with it on his well protected arm.<BR/>We saw many bald eagles on the Alaskan cruise...I hope to see this "little guy" at the blogfest.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036374022323687122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-55402018571653704722009-03-29T11:47:00.000-04:002009-03-29T11:47:00.000-04:00These people do not appreciate the finer points of...These people do not appreciate the finer points of the strike through ... and I totally understand wanting to be left alone while being creative ...Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-3217844808687538822009-03-29T08:52:00.000-04:002009-03-29T08:52:00.000-04:00You know, if you strike through the whole post, it...You know, if you strike through the whole post, it would count as silent. I think that eagle wants his own tent and sleeping bag.Mental P Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957544840704376193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-69493439957636819342009-03-29T05:53:00.000-04:002009-03-29T05:53:00.000-04:00ah, very funny ..again! Since it is silent Sunday,...ah, very funny ..again! Since it is silent Sunday, I better be of few words. <BR/><BR/>I know I operate a little better under pressure. As in, when getting ready to go overseas, I leave it all to the last week....then panic!<BR/><BR/>But not in studying for exams...no..."what I don't know now, I will never know", was my motto the night before exams. Probably saved me from curdling my brain!<BR/><BR/>I know what you mean about fuzzy pikkies...I get a lot of those also when I am in a hurry. I don't stop to wait for the camera to focus properly!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10698343129217681652noreply@blogger.com