Sparky's Photo Hut

Olympics Day 4 Silver Medal Pic

2008-08-11T21:28:00.003-05:00

Synchronized diving was always a foppish sport to me, kind of goofy looking. Until I realized that i get my ears clogged in 6 feet of water.

Olympics Day 3 Silver Medalist

2008-08-10T21:48:00.002-05:00

yea I got nothing

Beijing Silver Medal Picture, Day 2-Michael Phelps

2008-08-09T22:24:00.001-05:00

Do you think I could go an Olympics Swimming Competition without a Michael Phelps reference?

Olympics Day One Silver Medal in Photos

2008-08-08T22:56:00.003-05:00

I would say if you were American, you would recognize the Chinese team flagbearer.

Flickr Experiment 6.4.6

2008-06-04T17:25:00.002-05:00

This is just a trial run, something that could be fun or could fall flat on its face.

So, I went into Flickr and found the 6th most popular tag for the last week, then clicked on the fourth page and finally copied the 6th picture, because it is about 6:30 here. And this is what I found.

courtesy of Spacechurro
A view of PDX in Portland, from the Rails Conference 2008

This Maybe Obama Picture Central

2008-05-26T11:30:00.000-05:00

You dont like it? Too *bleeping* bad!!!

Obama in the FLA

2008-05-25T23:34:00.002-05:00

I say we roll with the candidate. And yes I wish I took this picture

Wordless Wednesday #3

2007-10-17T06:48:00.000-05:00

Hilton Head, not Hawaii

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Project 365 #108 Forrest Hills

2007-10-04T21:00:00.000-05:00

This is where I have been spending my afternoons recently, in an attempt to save The Duck family a little money in parking and gas. Its not as nice as it looks.

Project 365 #107 May Day

2007-10-04T20:47:00.000-05:00

The perfect day to show off how your garden was growing, May 1st, of course.

Wordless Wednesday #2

2007-09-26T07:52:00.000-05:00

This is also Project 365 picture #105.

Its one of the last shots of April, a rainy storm coming in.

and no I did not tweak it a bit.

Project 365 #104 Bettina & My Chair

2007-09-25T08:37:00.000-05:00

I am very happy that Bettina has slowly gotten herself more acclimated and accepting of us as the months have gone on. Heck, she even lets me pet her now. I am none to happy about how she has taken over my favorite chair in the living room, because she does not move to easily and when she does get off, she makes you feel guilty for moving her.

Mr September 18th-James Marsden

2007-09-24T15:11:00.000-05:00

By a vote of 7 to 2, James Marsden eeked out a win over Sol Campbell for hottest guy born on September 18th. Want more? Well after drooling here, I found plenty more at Celebrity Wonder.

Wordless Wednesday #1-Gaia Remembered

2007-09-12T07:38:00.000-05:00

Hey, another bandwagon to jump on, as this is my First Wordless Wednesday.

Mother Nature/Gaia came through last night, the day started out rainy and stormy, as it should have been and ended with this beauty of a sunset, also probably how it should have been.

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Project 365 #102-Flower Flurries

2007-08-27T12:54:00.000-05:00

As you can see, the Pesky Tree does not tend to allow the flower to stay long. But this kind of flurry I can handle.

Project 365 #101-Pesky Tree

2007-08-26T13:51:00.000-05:00

As I have said before, this tree is a pain in the neck. It is a haven for birds and the leaves make a mess, etc, etc. But, in April, this tree does its sucking up by making pretty pink flowers.

Project 365 #100-Who the Hell Knows

2007-08-26T12:48:00.000-05:00

Ok, on this day in April, I was lacking in imagination. Bettina was peering through the curtains back at us, but as soon as I moved, so did she, so this is all I could get.

Project 365 #98-Garden Update

2007-08-25T22:04:00.000-05:00

I mentioned way back how we had done some actual landscaping out front in our little yard. Well here is an update with all the stepping stones. At least how it was in late April.

Project 365 #97-Tree

2007-08-25T04:00:00.000-05:00

I don't have any idea what kind of tree this is. It is beautiful for a few days a year and a pain in the neck the rest of the time. This is one of those beautiful times.

Project 365 #96 Blueberry Cobbler

2007-08-24T23:20:00.000-05:00

This photo is actually dedicated to Stacy at Stacy's Mundane 365. She did a post on her other blog about this yummy coffee treat and I just had to prove I had it.

Project 365 #95 Daffodil

2007-08-24T21:26:00.000-05:00

You know I actually had to think about what this damn flower was called. I guess I am not Mr Green Jeans. Anyway, this is a daffodil that made it through the ice storms in April, or maybe May. No April

Project 365 #94-Easter Imagination

2007-08-16T21:15:00.000-05:00

Mrs Duck is a whiz at trying to spruce up the mantle over the fireplace. We both think it looks very bare, and while I am in charge of the lighted decorations at Halloween and Christmas, she gets the rest of time. Which is why we had this Easter decoration set up still into late April.

Project 365 #93 Airport Lunch

2007-08-16T16:11:00.000-05:00

When you are waiting for a flight, you have to scrounge whatever it is you can. Though, who doesn't love French Fries?

Project 365 #92-Hilton Head Light

2007-08-16T12:45:00.000-05:00

The weather turned gorgeous on the last Monday of the Hilton Head trip and we were able to go see the completion of the delayed Final Round of the Verizon Heritage. On the way back to the get some grub, I of course had to take a shot of the famous lighthouse. Yep, sometimes I am such a tourist.

Project 365 #90-Devil's Elbow

2007-07-20T18:51:00.000-05:00

Hilton Head is know for its golf courses, there are I think more golf courses in one concentrated area on the Isle of Hilton Head then anywhere else besides Hawaii. But since I was golfing so much, like this day at Moss Creek Devil's Elbow South, I did not get the chance to take a picture. So I borrowed this one from there website.

Project 365 #89-Doors

2007-07-20T06:49:00.000-05:00

I might be a junkie for anything Southern, but i think even the doors have a certain class and warmth to them.

Project 365 #88 Charlotte Boudoir

2007-07-19T18:15:00.000-05:00

At Charlotte-Douglas Airport, even the soap dispensers were cool and clean. A great start to the trip south.

Project 365 #87

2007-07-19T07:41:00.000-05:00

Mrs Duck sometimes moves so fast it is hard to get a good shot of her. Especially when Kohls is involved.

Project 365 #86 Lola Perch

2007-07-18T13:00:00.000-05:00

She does a fine job of giving me something to take a picture of when I have nothing left.

Project 365 #85 Easter Reflections

2007-07-18T10:35:00.000-05:00

A gift from Spice Girl

Project 365 #84-Coconut Cake

2007-07-17T10:09:00.000-05:00

An Easter tradition in Mrs Ducks Family, as well as mine. Though this one did turn out better then the last try by one of my other family members that will stay nameless. Lets just say it was as hard as a coconut too.

Project 365 #83-Friday Night Lights, NJ Style

2007-07-17T01:51:00.000-05:00

MMMM, how long until football season again?

Project 365 #82-Regal Bettina

2007-07-16T19:00:00.000-05:00

Which do you like better, the cat or the comforter.

Project 365 #81-Easter Showers?

2007-07-15T15:44:00.000-05:00

When I am thinking Easter and Easter Services, I naturally think snow don't you?

Lower Southampton, PA

Project 365 #80-Stream

2007-07-15T07:57:00.000-05:00

I actually love the way that the water seems to flow out of the leaves like it is on some sort of Rachel Ray swirl of Evoo. I promise, thats the last RR reference for the week.

Project 365 #79-Greatest Soda

2007-07-14T19:54:00.000-05:00

And yes, we are still on pictures in April. It takes forever to catch up. If you ever need a morning buzz, pick this carbonated ditty up sometime.

Project 365 #78-Opening Day

2007-07-14T07:51:00.000-05:00

Yes, its just from my living room. I am not Rockefeller you know. Interesting also because the guy throwing the first pitch of the year is now the teams closer. Yep, the Phillies always manage to make sense.

Project 365 #77-Meatballs

2007-07-14T07:46:00.000-05:00

Or at least Mystery meat, since I can't recall if its meatballs or not. If they are meatballs, they are Mrs Duck's famous meatballs.

Project 365 #76-Sprucin Up

2007-07-06T15:33:00.000-05:00

Impatients (?) and Phlox, plus the neat little dragonfly stepping stones. The chairs soon followed.

Project 365 #75 Weeding

2007-07-06T10:29:00.000-05:00

Or at least this is weeding as defined by our Apartment Management Company. Swell.

Project 365 #74-Bunnies Stomping

2007-07-04T09:53:00.000-05:00

Well, you have heard of Ants Marching, this is Bunnies Stomping. Well, its those great jelly suncatchers that cling to the windows, but don't melt to the window so they are reusable. And yes, we are still in the month of March with this.

Project 365 #73-Necessities

2007-07-04T09:27:00.000-05:00

It was a glorious day this day, especially for one of the last days in March. Of course, this peace was disturbed by 10 lawn mowers and leaf blowers and the such. But it was a nice start.

Project 365 #72 Salon Rage

2007-07-03T14:22:00.000-05:00

I guess this is an old train station, or train car, or something train related, that has been turned into a mini strip mall in Southampton, PA.

Project 365 #71-Buds

2007-07-03T09:14:00.000-05:00

The first real true sign of spring, taken in March, 2006.

Project 365 #70 Brownstone

2007-07-02T10:50:00.000-05:00

Queens has some beautiful architecture. heck, most of New York has some beautiful architecture. While Philadelphia has its own Brownstones, I still think the ones in New York top them.

Project 365 #69

2007-07-01T14:45:00.000-05:00

Ok, I am cheating, because for whatever reason, I never did take a picture on the entire ride up to my Aunts house. So, this is "borrowed" from the Fredon Twp website, a lovely view of the bucolic and boring Fredon, NJ.

Photo 69 and this is what I come up? Lame

Project 365 #68-Maui'd

2007-07-01T10:42:00.000-05:00

This was one of my favorite souvenirs picked up from Hawaii and it was just a $10 tee shirt from Hilo Hattie.

Project 365 #67 Freaking Plows

2007-06-30T18:15:00.000-05:00

and this, dear friends and readers is why I want to move south of the Mason Dixon line, you put up with this malarkey!

Project 365 #66 The Thaw

2007-06-30T15:11:00.000-05:00

In the right light, with the right amount of sun and the lessening of snow, even a parking lot can look pretty.

Project 365 #65 Bad Day

2007-06-29T16:55:00.000-05:00

I am a good husband. Mrs Duck does not like driving in the snow, so I do my husbandly duty and take her to and from the train when the weather is yicky, or was just yicky. This van sat for not one, but two days in the middle of the road because it hit a telephone pole head on, though it seemed to be a slow speed collision.

But, on Byberry Rd at rush hour, this is just what one needs when they are running late for the train.

Project 365 #64-Worse then it looks

2007-06-29T14:55:00.000-05:00

Yes, this looks like a jagged dangerous icicle hanging from a window. Ohhh scary! Of course, its just a icicle that hung 3 feet above the ground. But, it does have a good stake look to it.

Project 365 #63-Weather Downturn

2007-06-29T08:42:00.000-05:00

If you look a few days back, I have a picture of ducks floating in a lake, looking all warm and plucky. That day in March it was in the 70s. On this day in March, the ice and snow came as we did not break 35. Gotta love the Northeast.

Project 365 #62-Bracketology

2007-06-16T08:54:00.000-05:00

March Madness has become a national phenomenom, of course because people love watching amatuer athletes reach for their dream and has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that money can be won. Here is when my brackets still looked good in March. And yes, my handwriting is awful.

Project 365 #61-Cousins Frank and Stewie

2007-06-13T21:08:00.000-05:00

This picture was taken on March 14th, when it was 70 degrees and just a gorgeous, gorgeous day. It would drop 3 inches of ice, as you will see, just days later.

Project 365-60 Lola Hanging out

2007-06-12T12:56:00.000-05:00

or Lola looking like she is either ready to nap, or deliver the Gettysburg Address.

Project 365 #59-The Food Game

2007-06-07T14:10:00.000-05:00

For some reason, Lola insists on dragging her food off the placemat we set up for the two sweeties. So, often in the morning, you are greeted with this odd obstacle course. Its cute, unless you spill it all over the kitchen floor.

Two is better then one

2007-06-06T12:42:00.000-05:00

a cross post with the Main blog, more globes equal more power.

Project 365 #58-Wegmans

2007-06-01T09:06:00.000-05:00

Proof positive that we went to the greatest supermarket in the world, Wegmans.

Project 365 #57- More Spring Cleaning

2007-05-29T23:26:00.000-05:00

and Goddess, it better hurry!!

Project 365 #56-Magic Ball

2007-05-29T10:25:00.000-05:00

I took tons and tons of shots at the Philadelphia Flower Show, but this one is mystical and purple, who can go wrong with that?

Project 365 #55-Sapling?

2007-05-28T17:45:00.000-05:00

Or is it called Firling? Maybe Evergreenling? I don't know, its a baby tree.

Project 365-#54 Snow is pretty from the inside

2007-05-28T13:00:00.000-05:00

Yes, I am very very very behind, I am still posting pictures from March and another snow dusting. But, this was a great picture, because we were warm and cozy in the house.

Project 365 #53-Greatest Ice Cream Ever!!!

2007-05-25T10:58:00.000-05:00

At least, the best Ice Cream that you can buy thats not at ColdStone Creamery.

Project 365 #52-Itchy in Action

2007-05-24T07:42:00.000-05:00

We think our cat has like winter skin allergies. This, of course, is the only damning evidence. It may not stand up in court though.

Project 365-Interruption

2007-05-22T12:13:00.000-05:00

So, I was already to post another exciting photo from my life. However it seems Flickr is down, so enjoy some sort of haphazard entry from stuff I have saved on my laptop. This could be scary.

Oh Look, Brittany Murphy, super super sweet.

Project 365 #51-New Neighbors

2007-05-22T09:05:00.000-05:00

Though I have said before, they are a bit impolite. They are noisy in the morning and leave their "litter" all over the place. Lucky they are related.

Project 365 #50-Mess and No Mess

2007-05-19T09:42:00.000-05:00

We have a basement down stairs which still holds most of our stuff that has not been sorted or mixed into a joint family. So, a before and after picture.

Project 365 #49-Sushi

2007-05-18T22:39:00.000-05:00

Mrs Duck is not a Sushi fan, so I do not get to indulge too often. Luckily, Sarge is a sushi officianado and since we were out for his birthday, he got to pick the restaurant. So bait for me!!

Project 365 #48-Diva

2007-05-10T08:40:00.000-05:00

Lola is very photogenic, as is Bettina, but neither of them love to have their picture taken. Though, I think its more like they don't want their picture taken without primping. I think this look is Lola annoyed because she was not ready.

Project 365 #47-Autism Sticker

2007-05-09T11:58:00.000-05:00

So, I was out at the supermarket and saw this sticker on the back of a car. Unfortunately, my camera was sitting on the coffee table at home. But, I still wanted to share it. It is a great idea, at least I think.

Project 365 #46 Shhhhhh

2007-05-02T10:55:00.000-05:00

We are hunting rabbits, at least in our dreams we are.

Project 365 #45 Ice Ice Baby

2007-05-01T21:27:00.000-05:00

The late winter storm, though unfortunately it was not the final storm of the season.

Project 365 #44 Lola meets the fireplace

2007-05-01T10:08:00.000-05:00

A nerve wracking time for us, though she seemed very enthralled.

Project 365-#43 Mother Earth is good

2007-04-25T22:05:00.000-05:00

No words needed for this one, though you may see it again on my other blog sooner rather then later.

Project 365-#42 Samurai Chop

2007-04-19T22:23:00.000-05:00

I would say when you lose your space to a Samurai Sam's business is not going well. Its even worse news if you were an investment company.

Project 365 #41-Collection Whore

2007-04-16T22:52:00.000-05:00

Yes, I still collect these cars

And yes, Mrs Duck can't stand them.

Project 365 #40-Interview

2007-04-15T21:40:00.000-05:00

Though, really the best part about this interview was the blue sky before going in.

Project 365 #39-So Many Colors

2007-04-14T10:57:00.000-05:00

Not only the 7-11 prime colors, but the sky has many shades of purple. Damn wires.

Project 365 #38-Pinky

2007-04-12T08:19:00.000-05:00

See, Mrs Duck does use my Christmas presents sometimes.

Another Addiction

2007-04-11T07:15:00.000-05:00

Thursday Challenge #2

2007-04-05T16:51:00.000-05:00

This weeks theme:Colorful

From the Bon Jovi Concert at Citizens Bank Park in July, 2006

See more of the Thursday Challenge

Project 365 #37-Daytona Day

2007-03-29T21:44:00.000-05:00

This is the shirt I wore on the day of the Daytona 500. I am a huge Mark Martin fan, maybe because he is the Eeyore of Nascar Racing. I know this shirt is old, but I must show my allegiance.

Project 365 #36-Real men

2007-03-25T22:52:00.000-05:00

Real men drink cosmos from a regular glass

Project 365 #35-Sheet of Glass

2007-03-23T22:29:00.000-05:00

which used to be grass, get it??

Ok the time stamp says 5:15, but I know I took this after midnight, because I was freezing my butt off on Feb 16!

Project 365 #34-Mystery Meat

2007-03-20T08:35:00.000-05:00

Ok, its not meat, but guess what it is besides an icicle

Project 365 #33- Valentines Cookies

2007-03-18T21:24:00.000-05:00

see even sick, I can come through

Project 365 #32- Too Cute

2007-03-18T13:02:00.000-05:00

as in too cute, you know they have to be up to something, or at the least plotting something.

Project 365 #31-The Big Valentines Day K

2007-03-17T09:01:00.000-05:00

An ice storm was brewing and we were both sick as dogs, so this was the best I could do for our first Valentines Day. Hey at least I found a card.

Project 365 #30-The Power of Tynan

2007-03-16T23:22:00.000-05:00

Cecily Tynan that is, since her weather report had all the lemmings out getting the necessary milk and eggs before a flop snow storm.

Project 365 #29

2007-03-16T08:50:00.000-05:00

Bettina trying to be covert and sneaky

Project 365 #28-Liberty Daylight

2007-03-12T21:46:00.000-05:00

Not Bad for a Picture taken while Im driving, eh?

Project 365 #27-ZZZZZ

2007-03-10T11:08:00.000-06:00

They are angels when they are sleeping

Project 365 #26-Nature Anywhere

2007-03-09T23:21:00.000-06:00

I am so far behind on pictures, but this one was a great one from February. I may have to cross post it. Best thing is, I didnt even have to get dressed to take it.

Project 365 #25-Mornin Sunshine

2007-03-08T09:39:00.000-06:00

Good Morning, Lola. Nice to see you too

Project 365 #24 Where the cold comes from

2007-03-06T09:14:00.000-06:00

At least where it was coming from in out neighborhood

Project 365-#23 Necessary Evil

2007-03-05T11:31:00.000-06:00

Especially when you are running around on a Saturday morning and you are out of coffee in the kitchen. This then becomes the Nectar of the Gods!

Project 365-#22 Windblown

2007-02-28T12:10:00.000-06:00

Sometimes love can sure feel this way.

Frio Manifesto Ver 1.4

2007-02-27T08:14:00.000-06:00

Sunset in San Diego, makes you feel all warm all over doesnt it?

Project 365 #21-Center City 1

2007-02-25T16:40:00.000-06:00

There really is nothing like the traffic on a Friday in Center City. And by nothing I mean nothing that will want to make you pull your hair out more.

Project 365-#20 Organization

2007-02-23T09:13:00.000-06:00

This is the first salvo in the Duck Year of organization. So far I have been able to keep things the messy status quo, much to the wife's dismay