Thanks Jack. I actually had to fix the horizon. Funny how your eye(or at least mine) tries to correct a tilting object and the result isa wonky photo. On 12/28/05, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> On such a blank day and during a casual stroll, I think you did well.> Lighthouse and horizon are well placed.>> Jack>>>> --- Perry Pellechia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:>> > (long tale of woe follows)> >> > My wife, Marianne, and I love to head to the shore any chance we get> > to beach comb.> > We live about two hours from Charleston, SC and the beach we go to> > often is Folly> > Beach. Since we spend all our time looking for shells I rarely bring> > a camera> > because my hands are usually pretty sandy and wet. Today I took our> > Canon A80 and> > got this photo of the Morris Island light house. As you can see> > there> > is nothing left of> > Morris Island due to erosion. Yes the light house is tilting.> >> > http://homer.chem.sc.edu/perry/peso/img_1962b.jpg> >> > The image is nothing special but offer comments if you please.> >> > We had a great time at the beach. We found a couple of species of> > shells we! have not> > found before, which is rare because we have been to this beach pretty> > often. Everything> > was going great until we got home. Shortly after we finished> > cleaning> > up we heard a thud> > from the fireplace. At first I was not sure what it was but soon> > figured out that some> > animal fell into the chimney. My hope of it climbing out the same> > way> > it got in was quickly> > dashed. When it started clawing on the flue door I knew it had to be> > a squirrel.> >> > After several minutes of paralysis we devised a plan to trap the> > squirrel in a large plastic> > storage container that fit under the flue. We sealed off the opening> > of the fire place with a> > clear plastic shower curtain and duct tape so that if something went> > wrong the squirrel> > could not run into the house. We had the lid of the container ready> > to slide over the> > plastic tub. All we had to do was:> >> > 1) open the flue> > 2) have squirrel fall into tub> > 3) slide co! ver onto tub.> >> > So I reach in and pull the flue open. We hear som ething fall into> > the> > tub and we slam the> > tub shut. Great, the plan worked! Then to our dismay we realize the> > squirrel was on top> > of the cover. After cursing we get the cover off the tub and find> > the> > damn rodent perched> > on the inner wall of the hearth. We tried coaxing him into the tub> > but had to pull open the> > shower curtain to reach in with a fire poker. The furry menace did> > not take the hint. I> > reach for a hockey stick and with the stick in one hand and the poker> > in the other I try to> > force the sooty rodent to fall in the tub.> >> > This is when things went horribly wrong. As I am trying to knock him> > into the tub he> > crawls onto the poker. He then races along the poker, to my arm then> > over my head and> > down my back as I knelt in front of the fire place. Marianne screams> > as the squirrel runs> > to the far corner of the family room. We chase him into the kitchen> > (thankfully he does not> > go behind the fridge! ), back into the family room. Here he tries to> > jump into/over the TV.> > We finally get him into the enclosed porch and finally out into the> > yard.> >> > Afterwards I thought I should have taken photos of the ordeal but at> > the time I had other> > things on my mind. I do have this photo of the aftermath:> >> > http://homer.chem.sc.edu/perry/peso/img_1966a.jpg> >> > This is the back of my shirt and the tracks left by the sooty pest.> >> > <---------------------------------------------------->> > Perry Pellechia> >> > Primary email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Alternate email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Home Page: http://homer.chem.sc.edu/perry> > <---------------------------------------------------->> >> >>>>>>> __________________________________________> Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about.> Just $16.99/mo. or less.> dsl.yahoo.com>>
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