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Originally Posted by berettafan (Post 11769485)

Puppy arrived yesterday. Big brother slowly getting more comfortable with him.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1660343208.jpg

In my eye, that is likely one of the best photos we will see this year.

What a great pic beretta!

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Originally Posted by p911dad (Post 11769531)

In my eye, that is likely one of the best photos we will see this year.

It's a wonderful moment. The eye of the pup makes it special, IMO. If it was me, I'd take the original image and have it printed for a 5x7.

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Geez i'm blushing here. Totally got lucky with the puppy's eye in that. The full size looks a bit cleaner and probably will end up on a shelf or wall somewhere around the house.

Puppies make any picture great i think.

I'd crop it so this part shows and juice the contrast overall and in a couple of spots, sharpen the pup's face. Great composition. "Boy meets big brother."

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The remains of the Peter Iredale

"The Peter Iredale was a four-masted steel bark built in Maryport, England, in 1890 and owned by British shipping firm Iredale & Porter. On September 26, 1906, the Iredale left Salina Cruz, Mexico, bound for Portland, where it was to pick up a cargo of wheat for the United Kingdom. Despite encountering heavy fog, they managed to safely reach the mouth of the Columbia River early in the morning of October 25. The captain of the ship, H. Lawrence, later recalled that, as they waited for a pilot, “a heavy southeast wind blew and a strong current prevailed. Before the vessel could be veered around, she was in the breakers and all efforts to keep her off were unavailing.” The Iredale ran aground at Clatsop Beach, hitting so hard that three of her masts snapped from the impact. Fortunately, none of the crew were seriously injured. Captain Lawrence ordered that the ship be abandoned, and rockets were launched to signal for help."

It's still wrecked.

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"The lifesaving station at Point Adams quickly responded, sending a team of men to rescue the crew. It was a dangerous task, but the lifesavers managed to bring all twenty-seven crewmen, including two stowaways, safely to shore. William K. Inman, one of the lifesavers who helped Captain Lawrence ashore, remembered that the red-bearded captain stood stiffly at attention, saluted his ship, and said “May God bless you and may your bones bleach in these sands.” He then turned and addressed his men with a bottle of whisky in his hand. “Boys,” he said, “have a drink.” The British Naval Court later ruled that the sudden wind shift and the strong current were responsible for the stranding of the ship, and that the captain and his officers were “in no wise to blame.”

Saturday on the Root River bike trail

Ran up to a 3 foot Timber Rattler last Saturday on the Root River Trail east of Whalan.

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Originally Posted by CMDR Perry (Post 11772544)

Ran up to a 3 foot Timber Rattler last Saturday on the Root River Trail east of Whalan.

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You don’t want to mess with the business end of those. They are one of the most poisonous snakes in North America. The woods behind my home are home to many of time. They come down into our community July-August during their mating season.

Here’s a big guy from a couple of years ago hanging out on my rock wall beside the driveway… http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1660760414.jpg

And here’s something a bit less harmful…
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Yesterday I was on the porch and saw this little lady. She had this spider bigger than she was paralyzed on the porch. I then watched her drag him backwards nearly 7' up a wall. Pretty impressive, although it might be gruesome for the spider who's going to be eaten alive when her kids hatch.

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We also have tarantula hawks around here that look about the same other than being 2-3" long. I've seen a tarantula, and 2-3 tarantula hawks. I'd love to see then do battle one day. It's tough to get a good pic of the tarantula hawk because they don't let you get very close.

This wasp had striking colors. On the porch screen at the Armadillo Ranch.
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Originally Posted by Jolly Amaranto (Post 11775137)

This wasp had striking colors. On the porch screen at the Armadillo Ranch.
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Hah, same wasp. "Rusty Spider Wasp."
https://hgic.clemson.edu/rusty-spider-wasp/
The funny thing is that when I looked them up and found the following website, I felt like someone had been taking pictures of mine over my shoulder.

pic from the link
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The crazy thing is that in all 3 pics, yours, mine, and the website, it also looks like the same spider.