Stella's Social Club

[Eva2012]

Should I be wishing you a Happy Anniversary?

It all looks good except for the rosemary.

Just daily gratitude -- and appreciation of life

 

[Eva2012]

The situation with Tucker escalated today. Police report filed and we will be traveling to the Bay Area tomorrow to meet with the animal law attorney. The retainer is $2000.00. Good grief, what a mess.

Make sure you are asking for attorney fees in your claim. And once again, do not rely on anyone else --- make a list of sequence of events..... I have gone through this MANY times... agggg learning the hard way... good luck

 

[Eva2012]

I think the visit with the lawyer went pretty well.

I hope he will do equally in court.... LOL well wishes

 

[capayvalleychick]

The whole thing is just ridiculous. Animal lovers or not, they are wasting time and money that could be better spent in their rescue efforts.

I agree.

It sounds like you have great representation. I hope they decide to just drop the case.

 

[thedragonlady]

Oh, no, I am the same way! I start getting bilious if the temperature rises above 75 degree



Hilarious!
We ARE running the a/c 24/7 and it DOES get 105 in average, peaking 120. My chickens had a misting fan last year to keep them cool. This year, I am trying to grow Sorghum and Hops for shade as well.
We had FROST this night..... and odd weather -

You will love hops for shade ! Last year mine covered the entire end of my 10' tall x 25' wide main run on the West side. Wonderful shade.They like a bit of water on really hot days to keep growing.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Today

73° | 50°​

Monday

77° | 54°



Tuesday

86° | 57°



Wednesday

90° | 59°



Thursday

91° | 61°



​

SPRING has arrived in AZ!!!!
90 in spring?

No way I could handle your summers.

 

[The Sheriff]

Make sure you are asking for attorney fees in your claim. And once again, do not rely on anyone else --- make a list of sequence of events..... I have gone through this MANY times... agggg learning the hard way... good luck

I don't have a claim against them, it is them with a claim against us for ownership of the dog. If they do file suit, I will file a countersuit and then all the expenses will be brought in. I just want it to go away!

 

[ronott1]

Quote:

Wishing it goes away today!

You are making yourself a hard target. Good Job!

 

[The Sheriff]

My new coffee cup. I think it says it all.

 

[The Sheriff]

My photos for the last class assignment are not good at all. I just had too much going on. I hate submitting things I don't like but it beats ending the last with an incomplete. I'll be back later with the critiques. I could probably write those myself!



Critique:
"Beautiful light quality and direction for the subject! It's a touch on the cool side but that is easily fixed in PS. I like that you moved in nice and close here too. Focus and DOF look good. I would love to see this as a vertical so you have a little more room at the top where the mint is almost touching the edge of the frame and that would also eliminate the really dark triangle at the lower right."



Critique:
"Really beautiful light on this one! Love the colors and you have nailed the exposure perfectly. I would shoot this one as a vertical since the subject is so long and you are really tight at the top left or you could try and rotate the plate a tiny bit counter clockwise to give a bit more room up there. Still, really beautiful and job well done!"




Critique:

"Excellent work for being outside which is not an easy thing to do. Great light direction and the hard light actually works well with the subjects although it's tough to shoot whipped cream in such hard direct light. Holding up a sheer diffuser between the sun and subjects might work well here. Having a nice translucent liquid in the glasses would also look nice but you might have to just use one and pull it back so the shadow from it does not run into the plate."