Friday, September 12, 2008

Sky Triangles & Babysitting

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WELCOME TO SKYWATCH FRIDAY!!
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You need some triangularly geometric visual exercises today!
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Thank you for visiting my SkyWatch post! Now go behold many more sky scenes from around the world on the official SkyWatchFriday website!

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Earlier in the week, I bought a "My Book" external hard drive to hold my photos. Yesterday afternoon, I hooked it up to the computer and it was still copying photos at 10 p.m.! Goodness, I wanted to go to sleep, but felt compelled to stay awake and babysit the electronics.
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And, speaking of babysitting.......today (Friday) there will be two little preschooler girls around my house all day while their mom goes on a school field trip. I just couldn't say "NO" when she called me the other day, for I remember what it was like when I had little ones and needed someone to watch them occasionally, usually that ending up being my mom or my sister. It will cramp my style today, though.......with little ones around I can't just head outdoors and do whatever I feel like. I've become pleasantly accustomed to that freedom, but, boy oh boy, do I remember ALL the years of constantly watching out for children on a farm! From 1981 to 2000, that's about ALL I got done, and I would never wish to go back to that daily routine again. As much as I love my kids, I'm really glad they're grown and can watch out for themselves. So, today, I must gear down to the pace of two little girls who will follow me around all day and want read to and kept entertained with whatever toys I can round up from the storeroom.
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ENJOY YOUR FRIDAY! And, if you're a parent of small children......know that I'm with ya for several hours today!!
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27 comments:

  1. WoodySeptember 11, 2008 at 10:39 PM

    Nice Photos. Looks like a beautifull area..

    Happy SWF

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  2. LouiseSeptember 11, 2008 at 10:46 PM

    Very nice shots with vivid colors. Great job.

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  3. LaraSeptember 12, 2008 at 12:01 AM

    a nice idea with these triangles!

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2008 at 1:08 AM

    Sky triangles? Hmmm, interesting concept.

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  5. 2sweetnsaxySeptember 12, 2008 at 1:33 AM

    Interesting angle to looking at those great skies. Have a great SWF! :-)

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  6. tr3ntaSeptember 12, 2008 at 4:08 AM

    quit unusual angle... nice to see...

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  7. Gemma Wiseman aka Pamela AdamsSeptember 12, 2008 at 4:51 AM

    Love the angles! The sky looks like an abstract painting in the 2nd pic!

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  8. UnknownSeptember 12, 2008 at 6:13 AM

    interesting angles, beautiful nonetheless.

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  9. Laura ~Peach~September 12, 2008 at 6:33 AM

    love the triangles !!! have a wonderful friday :)

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  10. AphotoAdaySeptember 12, 2008 at 6:56 AM

    Very cool presentation...
    Gives me some ideas...

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  11. nonizamboniSeptember 12, 2008 at 7:46 AM

    Very clever post! Very nice photos and nice of you to babysit. Hope your weekend is lovely too.

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  12. Adventure girlSeptember 12, 2008 at 8:37 AM

    I feel the exact same way.
    I LOVED every minute of raising my girls and never begrudged while they were in the house. It took me some years to really appreciate the quiet, but now I love it and don't like it noisy:)

    Although I LOVE children and love it when my gran'baby Cooper comes over:) He can disrupt my schedule any day:)

    Have fun today!

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  13. rhymeswithplagueSeptember 12, 2008 at 9:19 AM

    Your sky triangles are stunning! Especially the second one, which ought to be hanging in a museum somewhere.

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  14. JeannelleSeptember 12, 2008 at 11:32 AM

    Thank you!: Woody, Louise, Lara, Bobbie, 2sweetnsaxy, tr3nta, greyscale, luna miranda, laura, aphotoaday, nonizamboni, adventuregirlwannabe, rhymsie!

    It kinda fun to type all the names! Everybody has interesting names!

    Thank you all for visiting and commenting!

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  15. Ruth Hull ChatlienSeptember 12, 2008 at 1:51 PM

    Ah, now I know who the little girls are. LOL

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  16. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2008 at 2:43 PM

    Nice pics Jeannelle, and happy babysitting. I didn't know there was such a thing as an external drive...LOL. Your photos as always are worth the visit alone.

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  17. JeannelleSeptember 12, 2008 at 3:51 PM

    Hi, Ruth, Sherry,

    Thanks for swinging by. I figured I'd better back the photos up to another place to free up the computer, and in case the computer would ever crash badly. The My Book plugs into a USB slot and the wall outlet....that's it....it was ready to go then.

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  18. Anne MarieSeptember 12, 2008 at 6:07 PM

    do you ever have contests for sky pictures? from your blog readers?
    Anne Marie from Na-Da Farm
    http://nadafarm.wordpress.com
    Because if so - I would Totally! contribute - and would love to see the sky views from others as well.

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  19. Country GirlSeptember 12, 2008 at 6:33 PM

    Love your unique triangles, Jeannelle. And yes, I remember those days well. The days with the little ones. Hope it all went well.

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  20. JeannelleSeptember 12, 2008 at 6:52 PM

    Hi, anne marie (love your name, both are in my family)!

    I hope you'll have a chance to visit the SkyWatch Friday site on the link in this post or on the blog sidebar. There you will find several hundred links to sky photos from around the world, taken by regular, ordinary people everywhere. Anyone can submit a link to their own photo. Its a fun way to get some comments from other parts of the world. And, the more sites you visit and comment on, the more people will come and visit yours. I haven't found the time yet to visit very many SkyWatch sites each week, but I do make it to a few.

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    country girl,

    Thanks for visiting! The day went well......the girls and I all fell asleep on the couch while reading books this afternoon!

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  21. MarySeptember 12, 2008 at 8:44 PM

    Love those triangles -- they remind me of how I used to have to cut sandwiches when I had little ones! :) Yes, I am glad those days are over, too. Your skywatch photos are wonderful -- so much fun!

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  22. The W.O.W. factor!September 13, 2008 at 2:45 AM

    How fun! I love the angle shots!

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  23. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2008 at 6:28 AM

    Beautiful geometrical photos.

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  24. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2008 at 7:11 AM

    Beautiful photos. How n earth did you ever get an angle like that? And so consistently! :0) Seriously, nice variety from the norm.

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  25. vincibeneSeptember 13, 2008 at 3:28 PM

    I like the angle pictures! Beautiful colors!

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  26. ArijaSeptember 13, 2008 at 5:47 PM

    I've always liked trigonometry and I certainly like these.
    Did you have my problem with layout where nothing stayed in place without stars inbetween?

    Hope you at least had some fun with your knee-high friends!

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  27. JeannelleSeptember 13, 2008 at 8:43 PM

    mary, w.o.w., luiz, eddie, vincibene, arija:

    Thank you all for visiting my SkyWatch post and for commenting!

    And, arija: Yes, my paragraphs all clump together if I don't space them with the stars. If there is some other trick I don't know about, someone should enlighten me! There's lots I don't know about computers an blogging!

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