Let's ride a train!

Shot taken in New Mexico while traveling on I-40 at 75 mph... and that was between two snow showers, well first was a snow storm actually, just before Albuquerque, while the second just a snow shower, somewhere close to the AZ state line...

Today's joke:

A man stumbles up to the only other patron in a bar and asks if he can buy him a drink."Why, of course," comes the reply. The first man then asks: "Where are you from?"
"I'm from Ireland," replies the second man.
The first man responds: "You don't say, I'm from Ireland, too! Let's have another round to Ireland."
"Of course," replies the second man.
Curious, the first man then asks: "Where in Ireland are you from?"
"Dublin," comes the reply.
"I can't believe it," says the first man.
"I'm from Dublin, too! Let's have another drink to Dublin."
"Of course," replies the second man.
Curiosity again strikes and the first man asks:
"What school did you go to?"
"Saint Mary's," replies the second man.
"I graduated in '62."
"This is unbelievable!" the first man says.
"I went to Saint Mary's and I graduated in '62, too!"
About that time, in comes one of the regulars and sits down at the bar.
"What's been going on?" he asks the bartender.
"Nothing much," replies the bartender. "The O'Malley twins are drunk again."

Happy New Year 2010!

I wish to thank y'all for being always around me, watching my work, and most of all, supporting my work with your kind comments!
Best wishes for 2010!
Happy New Year!

Flight of the Navigator

Another shot of the "frozen" egret. She took off when I tried to get closer for a better shot...

Freezing

It was sunny, but freezing... it was the next day after those two inches of fallen snow in Houston...
Shot taken on Dec. 5th in Shoreacres, TX

Today's joke... well, it has to be a joke! Just got it from a friend... a Chicagoan friend...

John Smith started the day early having set his alarm clock
(MADE IN JAPAN)
for 6 am. While his coffeepot
(MADE IN CHINA)
was perking, he shaved with his electric razor
(MADE IN HONG KONG)
he put on a dress shirt
(MADE IN SRI LANKA)
designer jeans
(MADE IN SINGAPORE)
and tennis shoes
(MADE IN KOREA)
After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet
(MADE IN INDIA)
he sat down with his calculator
(MADE IN MEXICO)
to see how much he could spend today.
After setting his watch
(MADE IN TAIWAN)
to the radio
(MADE IN INDIA)
he got in his car
(MADE IN GERMANY)
filled it with GAS
(from Saudi Arabia )
and continued his search for a good paying AMERICAN JOB.
At the end of yet another discouraging and fruitless day checking his Computer
(MADE in MALAYSIA)
, John decided to relax for a while. He put on his sandals
(MADE IN BRAZIL)
, poured himself a glass of wine
(MADE IN FRANCE)
and turned on his TV
(MADE IN INDONESIA)
, and then wondered why he can't find a good paying job in AMERICA
AND NOW HE'S HOPING HE CAN GET HELP FROM A PRESIDENT
(MADE IN KENYA)

Winter knocked at the door

No, this image isn't from Houston, but it's snowing! You can see some pics from Houston that I took this morning at http://bdintrainactiune.blogspot.com/2009/12/raritati-texane.html

Dreaming of Springtime

Every day is getting colder and colder, even right here in Houston. The meteorologist promised us some white stuff for tomorrow... I just hope he is wrong!

Today's joke:

The teacher asks the first graders what do they know about medication, if they know some drugs and what are they for.
First one to answer is Tommy. He says "Advil".
- Excellent, Tommy! says the teacher. Do you know what's that for?
- For cold and headache, answers the kid.
- Very good, Tommy! how about you, Mike? continues the teacher.
- Robitussin, says Mike.
- Good choice, Mike! And what's that for?
- For cough, answers Mike.
- Very good, Mike! says the teacher again. How about you, Johnny?
- Viagra, says little Johnny.
- Gosh, says the teacher, you amaze me, Johnny! Where in the world did you hear about this and if you mentioned it, what's that for?
- It's for diarrhea!
- Johnny, who told you it is for that?
- I heard my mom telling my father "why don't you get a Viagra, maybe that piece of s*it will harden!

No honey bunny

Yes, I know... the winter is near! But not in southern Texas!

Today's joke:

A lawyer boarded an airplane in New Orleans with a box of frozen crabs and asked a blonde flight attendant to take care of them for him. She took the box and promised to put it in the crew's refrigerator. He advised her that he was holding her personally responsible for them staying frozen, mentioning in a very haughty manner that he was a lawyer, and proceeded to rant at her about what would happen if she let them thaw out. Needless to say, she was annoyed by his behavior. Shortly before landing in New York, she used the intercom to announce to the entire cabin:
"Would the gentleman who gave me the crabs in New Orleans please raise your hand?"
Not one hand went up ... so she took them home and ate them.

Two lessons here:

1. Lawyers aren't as smart as they think they are.
2. Blondes aren't as dumb as most folks think

Foggy Morning...

...in Virginia

Today's joke:

A guy took his blonde girlfriend to her first football game. They had great seats right behind the bench. After the game, he asked her how she liked the experience.
"Oh, I really liked it," she said, "especially the really tight pants and all of the big muscles, but I just couldn't understand why they were killing each other for 25 cents."
Dumbfounded, her date asked:
"What on earth do you mean?"
"Well, I saw them flip a coin and one team got it and then for the rest of the game, all they kept screaming was: "Get the quarter back! Get the quarter back!"

Louisiana Swamps

Shot taken from the Basin Bridge

Winterized

The winter is near...

(Shot taken in Arieseni, RO)

Arizona (part II)

More images from Arizona! The shots with the gigantic boulders are from Texas Canyon area (yeah, it's called "Texas" but it's still in Arizona!)...

Arizona

Some images from my recent trip to Arizona

Louisiana Swamps

Shot taken in the state of Louisiana in the area called "Atchafalaya".

Today's joke:

During the Vietnam war, the Albanian National Council had a special meeting. The president asked his commarades to help their sister-socialist country Vietnam.
-Brothers, every socialist country is helping Vietnam. I think we should do the same, said the prez.
-I propose, said another albanian fella, to send them a tank!
-This is ridiculous, yelled the prez, there are destroyed daily hundreds of tanks and we send only one tank?
-I propose, said another guy, to send 'em two tanks!
-Commarades, let's be serious, there are destroyed daily hundreds of tanks and we send just two tanks?
-I propose, comes with another idea the albanian fella, to send 'em all three tanks!

Warm Rooi

Vir vandag probeer ek 'n bietjie eksperimenteer, net om jou reaksies te sien! Wel, hier gaan ons ... Ek gebruik 'n ander taal en ek wonder of jy weet watter een ... het 'n raai! Hierdie foto is in die agterplaas geneem, was baie blomme van hierdie aard, en natuurlik, verskillende kleure. Dankie vir die besoek!

Natural

Shot taken today in the backyard

Fresh Green

Another macro... this time it's green!

Today's joke:

A lady goes to her priest one day and tells him:
- Father, I have a problem. I have two female parrots, but they only know how to say one thing.
- What do they say? the priest inquired.
The woman says:
- They say, "Hi, we're hookers! Do you want to have some fun?"
- That's obscene! the priest exclaimed, then he thought for a moment.
- You know, he said, I may have a solution to your problem. I have two male talking parrots, which I have taught to pray and read the Bible. Bring your two parrots over to my house, and we'll put them in the cage with Frank and Jacob. My parrots can teach your parrots to pray and worship, and your parrots are sure to stop saying that phrase in no time!
- Thank you, the woman responded, this may very well be the solution!
The next day, she brought her female parrots to the priest's house. As he ushered her in, she saw that his two male parrots were inside their cage, holding rosary beads and praying. Impressed, she walked over and placed her parrots in with them. After a few minutes, the
female parrots cried out in unison:
- Hi, we're hookers! Do you want to have some fun?
There was stunned silence. Shocked, one male parrot looked over at the other male parrot and exclaimed, "Put the beads away, Frank. Our prayers have been answered!

Blooming Time (color)

Same picture, but color...

Blooming Time

I took this shot about two weeks ago, but it's still blooming!

Today's joke:

A blonde finds herself in serious trouble. Her business has gone bust and she's in dire financial
straits. She's so desperate that she decides to ask God for help. She begins to pray ... "God, please help me. I've lost my business and if I don't get some money, I'm going to lose my house as well. Please let me win the lotto."
Lotto night comes, and somebody else wins it. She again prays ...God!, please let me win the lotto! I've lost my business, my house, and I'm going to lose my car as well."
Lotto night comes and she still has no luck. Once again, she prays ... "My God, why have You
forsaken me? I've lost my business, my house, and my car. My children are starving. I don't often ask You for help, and I have always been a good servant to you. PLEASE let me win the lotto just this one time so I can get my life back in order."
Suddenly there is a blinding flash of light as the heavens open. The blonde is overwhelmed by the Voice of God Himself .....
"Sweetheart, work with Me on this ...... Buy a lotto ticket!"

The Yellow Star

No more flowers from the backyard... but from the front yard! I don't know its name, but it looks awesome!

Today's joke:

A crusty old man walks into a bank and says to the teller at the window:
- I want to open a damn checking account in this shitty bank!
The astonished woman replies:
- I beg your pardon, sir. I must have misunderstood you. What did you say?
- Listen up, damn it. I said I want to open a damn checking account right now!
- I'm very sorry sir, but we do not tolerate that kind of language in this bank.
So without saying anything, the teller leaves the window and goes over to the bank manager to tell him about her situation.
They both return and the manager asks the old geezer:
- What seems to be the problem here?
- There's no problem, dammit! the man says, I just won $50 million in the damn lottery and I want to open a damn checking account in this shitty bank!
- I see, says the manager excitedly, and this bitch is giving you a hard time?

Flowers from the Backyard (4)

An after rain shot from yesterday morning.... I'm not too happy about this shot, but it's part of the flowers from the backyard!

Today's joke:

Mildred was a 93-year-old woman, particularly despondent over the death of her husband, Earl. She decided she would just kill herself and join him in death. Thinking that it would be best to get it over with quickly, she took out Earl's old Army pistol and made the decision to shoot herself in the heart, since it was so badly broken in the first place. Not wanting to miss the vital organ and become a vegetable and burden to someone, she called her doctor's office to inquire as to just exactly where the heart would be on a woman.
The doctor said, "Your heart would be just below your left breast."
Later that night Mildred was admitted to the hospital with a gunshot wound to her knee...