Playing with Trippermap

Still Week 3 Playing with Trippermap, but my map won't appear. Drat! I've tried to paste both versions, java and non-java, but it is not (gritted teeth) working. Hmmph. Back to the drawing board.

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Charlie

Charlie,
originally uploaded by maxiesphotos.

I couldn't resist trying to do a lolcat. This was Charlie, lurking in plain sight. He's no longer with me, but I have this picture that is very much him, right down to the bad mood face!

Granny's House

Granny's House,
originally uploaded by maxiesphotos.

This is much more like it, as you can see by the difference in the titles. I had originally thought it was a picture of my mother's house, two doors down, in the spring. Now I know it is my grandmother's house, and taking note of the date, is on her birthday.

Mama's House in Spring

Mama's House in Spring,
originally uploaded by maxiesphotos.

Week 3: #7 Photo Editing Tools

Well, I tried Pixer and Snipshot and Picnik, but ultimately decided that Picnik's ability to link with my Flickr account made it more useful. This is my Grandmother's house -- in the original photo it's very blurry. With Picnik I was able to sharpen it up and fix the exposure a little. Not enough to make it a really good picture, but much more "Granny's" than the original. This is the original, and the next post will be the improved version.

Tessa

Tessa,
originally uploaded by maxiesphotos.

One thing I also have too many of is pets. This is Tessa, my 14 year old cocker spaniel/golden retriever mix. Not seen in this picture are the seven cats. Yes, seven (Still not Cat Lady yet but getting there)....

And yes, they are indulged like children. So I'm fitting into the stereotypical spinster librarian slot here.

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Jewel Box in the Sky,
originally uploaded by maxiesphotos.

Finally, I think I've got a clue on how to post a picture, although I had to delete a blog under my other goggle account to make it work. Luckily, I wasn't that attached to that one, since it was the accidental blog I made under my real goggle account instead of to the special ihcpl blog (yes, we don't wish to mix lives here...)

I love this photo, which is called the "jewel box" photo recently taken by Hubble and online at National Geographic.

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.