A dark brown horse with white forehead - horse is named "Blackie"

A nice horse. What more can I say – it’s a horse in a field. A fairly familiar sight around these parts.

Snowbirds in flight - red planes against a blue sky.

Back in June we had an airshow down at our waterfront, featuring the snowbirds. It was a blast – noisy and fun.

The "After Christmas" Card

I managed to get really behind sending Christmas cards this past Christmas, so I decided to send out the “After Christmas” card instead. It actually worked pretty well. People were happy to get a cheerful card in January when they weren’t expecting it

Goslings - Baby Geese

A batch of baby geese from the spring of this year (2009)

The one place where I’ve hosted some of the images has had a major crash. The most recent batches uploaded to this blog, as you can see below, are currently missing. Sorry folks. As soon as they’ve got the server loaded and running, those will be available again.

In the meantime, I’ve uploaded a couple of new ones here.

Birds-Foot Fern Wildflower

A discarded water bottle on the beach.

Match Sticks

Vintage Sewing Basket

Canadian Bills in a Roll

A batch of funky vintage hats – mens and ladies.

Two Hula Dancers - male and female

A couple of hula dancers – these knick-knacks were really popular during the 1950s and seem to be making a come-back.  This is the first time I’ve seen a male hula dancer, though.

Today’s kids learn to play digital games, but back when I was a kid, board games were all the rage, and they too appear to be making a come-back. This game (snakes and ladders) has been around from the victorian times, but young children still enjoy it.

This car probably needs no introduction – The General Lee from the Dukes of Hazzard.

A vintage pottery jug – while it resembles the “little brown jug” , this one is quite large.  So large you certainly wouldn’t want to heft this on your shoulder to drink from.

Give them an inch and they’ll take a foot…or a bunch of feet. Here’s a mix of measuring tapes and rulers from a variety of time periods – from metal tape mesures, to plastic to a wooden yard stick.

Please remember to follow the terms of use.

A common spread of summer fare: coldcuts, ham, cheese, biscuits, bread, egg salad, tuna, pickles, cantaloupe, watermelon, grapes, carrots – healthy foods for a quick summer meal.

Yummy pumpkin pie – good for anytime of the year, but a clear reminder of Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Goodness from the garden – carrots, onion, potato and tomato

Sweet and fresh – fruit is the healthy desert. Banana, pear, apple, grapes and melon varieties.

Snack time foods – bits of cereal and pretzels: spicy and salty.

The humble potato – healthy, nutritious and a true diet staple the world over.

Breakfast, the most important meal of the day? In some cases, perhaps also the most harmful: fried bacon, french toast, breakfast home fries, and sweet pastries.

Cucumbers: garden fresh and refreshing.

Long overdue for some new updates

Here’s a little graphic you can use on your website or blog, or use as an avatar.

Merry Christmas – tree and snow (download size 600 X 480)

These next two will give you a headstart on Valentine’s Day.

Valentine Heart Wreath (download size 1200 X 1081)

Valentine Candles (download size 1200 X 933)

Last one for today (sorry, it’s getting close to Christmas and I’ve got tons to do still, including work) is a landscape from the northern area of the state of Georgia (USA).

Georgian Field  (download size 1400 X 907)

A couple of items in png format today – objects that are already isolated and saved on transparent backgrounds for easy use.

Also – please remember to give credit when you use images from this site – thanks.

Corner Fireplace

A corner fireplace isolated on a transparent background and saved in png format. (download size: 1400 pixels X 1294 pixels).

Trio_01

A trio of isolated objects saved on a transparent background in pgn format – objects include an arched church window surrounded by limestone blocks; a carved concrete bench and a lamp post.  (download size: 2667 pixels X 2000 pixels)

Compiled Bills

Compiled paper bills – small size (roughly 800 pixels) and low resolution make this  not suitable for print; the bills themselves have also been edited in photoshop to make them unuseable for reproduction.

Modern Subdivision (download size: 600 X 375)

A Senior’s Residence (download size: 2000 X 395)

Subdivision (download size: 640 X 352)

Condominiums (download size: 600 X 407)

Hotel (download size: 2000 X 1219)

Old Brick Houses (download size: 2000 X 1078)

Vintage Style Home (download size: 2000 X 1296)

Vintage Houses (download size:  2000 X 1470)

Park Bandstand (download size: 2000 X 1326)

Church Building (download size: 600 X 458)

I’ve spent a fair bit of time working up this map – the download file is a layered tif file with transparent background. Each province is on a separate layer for easier use, and each text name is on a different layer. The text is basic arial font, making compatibility with other systems more likely. This file may be used for educational, editorial or non-profit projects only. The download file is 4000 pixels X 3000 pixels.

The next is a much smaller image, more suitable to web use and is more illustration than photo. The download  size is 900 X 540 pixels.

The balance for today:

Christmas Story – download size 2000 X 1490 pixels

Winter Snowstorm – download size 1300 X 1100 pixels

Wrong Bus – download size 1200 X 900

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