A Fishin Weekend

There was a lot of fishin going on this weekend at the Annual Palmetto Sportsman's Classic at the Fair grounds...It is hosted by the S.C. Department of Natural  Resources...The fish tank had about a thousand Rainbow Trout in it waiting to bite some little boy or girl's hook...

First you got to get in there and "fish"...

Hold her steady...son...

Say "Cheeeeeeese"!

                 Each child who caught a fish was given a folder with a digital color print of themselves in it ...like this delightful one taken by my friend Linda...

Easter B'egg Hunt

There was a Easter party Saturday afternoon at PETS Inc. in West Columbia ...for animals...mostly dogs and their owners....Hot Dogs and Hambergers were selling like Hot Cakes (pun intended) ...Baked goods were sold...Prizes were awarded...DJ's were Jiving...Everyone looked happy...even the pet owners...

Aaaaaaa...I wouldn't a eat the Easter Bunny..

I would!...Which way did he go? Which way did he go?

I said "together"...we're suppose to walk together...

Like the two behind us...

No...they're not fattening...

Where's da BEEF?

Hot dog...You're eating a HOT DOG...

Mmmmmm just one bite...Pleeeeeeeeease?

A heart shaped balloon?

Well maybe one little guy wasn't so thrilled with the festivities...

"Well... at least I get my picture taken"...

Old and The New

I have always loved watching bellydancers...They have always intrieged me the way they move to the music ( which has always intrieged me as well)...I once came apon a nightclub on Powell St. in San Francico back in 1977  that featured bellydancers...It was only block or so away from the Sir Francis Drake Hotel were I was staying...They allowed customers to photographer these exotic dancers so I went back to my hotel and got one of my cameras...and photographed them...Columbia has several women who love to bellydance...They some times dance in the Vista at the Art Bar...I took some photos there in 2007...Please compare...
(also check out the photo in my archives on Friday, Dec. 18, 2009)

American Goldfinch

My bird feeder has been a busy landing spot lately...I photographed some American Goldfinches chowing down yesterday...

Last Nightime Space Launch

This was sent to me by my friend David S. (He did not take the picture)...

The picture was taken in Ponte Vedra from the top of the i-210 bridge crossing the intracoastal looking south towards St, Augustine and Cape Canaveral.

Whoever took it got up very early and took this picture of the last nighttime space shuttle launch and was kind enough to share with his co-workers and whomever else would appreciate the beauty of the space launch.

The picture was taken using a tri-pod and the elapsed time for the picture was several minutes in order to get the full fire-trail (this is why the stars are little lines instead of dots).

Monday, February 8, 2010 @ 4:14 am

Top of the Intracoastal Waterway Bridge in Ponte Vedra, FL

115 Miles from the launch

34 Degrees outside!

Little Dog Lost

Here's a cartoon I came across this AM which signifys my feelings exactly...

Single and Sociable...

If you are single and sociable...then you can find a group of like-folks at the Columbia Senior Center near Five Points...They meet once a week and join forces to attend various functions in Columbia and the surrounding area that are fun to go to...You know...dances...plays... picnics...you name it...

First of course is buisness...They take time to plan their coming days, weeks, and even months...(Want to go on a cruise?)

But when the business is done...Bam! Out the door and onto a restaurant of their choice...This Tuesday night they were going to Buffalo Wild Wings...They called for reservations...(No dice..they didn't take reservations)...when we got there we could see why...The place was packed!!!

So...they went to plan "B"...and that was...Ruby Tuesdays was right next door..."HURRAH"...and that's where they landed...

BonAppetite...Tres Bien!

The previous week we met and partied at a members house and roasted hotdogs and marshmellows...

Dylan Sneed and Chuck Brodsky at the UU Coffee House

We went to the UU Coffee House last Saturday night...It is held in the Universal Unitarian Church...They have a host of musicians and song writers thereand  the  ambiance of the gathering is phenominal...A fun place to be...This particualar night we heard and saw two arists...Dylan Sneed and Chuck Brodsky...Both of them had distinctive styles and both were good...very good...

Rose Chiu ...Watercolorist

Columbia has been been blessed this week with the presence of a very gifted artist by the name of Rose Chiu...She hails from Taiwan and has a fantastic art exhibit at the Richland County Library on Assembly Street...Her work is fresh and inspiring...If you have a chance...don't miss seeing it...

Linda  Z. and Ms. Chiu and I...

Sketch Artist at work

A young man named David gave me a photo he took of me during a festival last year...The artist looks quite "Dapper" in his beret and his posies...hehe

This young lady who I sketched previously decided to draw my lady friend and I ...She did quite well...Don't you think?

View of Columbia

I have always liked Columbia's skyline...and driving east on the Jarvas Klapman Highway towards it is always a  pleasure...I've taken this shot many times and I think this is one of the better ones...On the left side of the pix is a frontage road that I once lived on (in the '60s) ...My wife Nancy and  I bought ( made payments on) a two bedroom bungalow for 7 thousand dollars on a quarter acre of land...From our side porch, we had a wonderful view of Columbia...Alas, the family grew and we had sell the house and we headed west...(not to California though...) just west of where we were living...

Penny the Poser...

Last night  my friend Penny and her daughter Dede and my old friend Jerry went to the About Face Session at the Art Museum where Penny posed for the portrait group...It was a cold and blustery night (and a promise of snow) so not many of the group were there...But we  had a lot of fun painting Penny...