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Wake County Animal Center Hot House

truthbeknown — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:15:44 -0400

I witnessed shelter dogs in great distress throughout the summer of 2007. We are the voice of the voiceless. The public needs to keep an eye on Wake Animal Center...to be sure they keep making positive changes for the animals. Apathy means pain for the shelter dogs.

hot summer at the shelters

Ashley Sue — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:47:13 -0400

I can only hope we have a very mild summer. Last year, that month straight of 100+ degrees was horrible, even if you had a cushy home and air conditioning. The shelters were miserable, I am sure.

I'm really freakin jealous

Jenn — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:16:00 -0400

I'm really freakin jealous that you were this close to Barack!! I'm dying to meet him. :) Did you talk to him when the camera wasn't rolling? If so, what did he have to say to you? I'm a little confused why he couldn't be on your blog since he's filmed all the time. Perhaps you could explain that a bit further to me. But, whatevs. I still love him!

Why wouldn't BO get on the blog and talk?

Visitor — Wed, 07 May 2008 09:24:03 -0400

Why wouldn't BO get on the blog and talk? That would have been cool. Catch him in November...

Resized image

jpo_05_09_07 — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:17:11 -0400

It looks to me like insect eggs. Each round casing would have thousands of eggs within- if this is the correct ID. Many insects lay eggs only on the underside of a leaf. When some species of insects lay eggs the larva hatch and feed on the leaves of the host plant. It would be interesting to watch and see what develops if it is nearby to you. If you know the species of the tree this might also give a clue to what insect it could be.

things on leaf

mcaroline — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:56:11 -0400

I'll give it a try-thank you for the tip.I was guessing it was an egg but I wasn't sure what insect. I'll resubmit my image-thanks.

Things on leaf

jpo_05_09_07 — Mon, 05 May 2008 23:22:09 -0400

If your image was resized and submitted so that it might be viewed in 'original' (larger magnification), you might get a better clue. The things appear to be the eggs of an insect.

Very nice shot

tortogle — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:37:35 -0400

Crikey.... she's a beauty!

mini regatta

mcaroline — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:39:16 -0400

We have these in the UK! This was the first time in about 10 years that I had seen one.It was a great sight and the men were very serious about it.

gecko or salamander?

mcaroline — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:52:45 -0400

Thank you so much for this info-I forgot about using the museums in the area for advice-I submitted a photo of a snake that was living in the backyard a couple of years ago and they identified it for me.

I wondered after I posted the photo if perhaps it was a lizard so thanks for your suggestion!

It's neither Gecko nor salamander

breakPRranks — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:11:24 -0400

I don't think it's a skink, either.

The herpetologists at the NC Museum of Natural Science would be go-to guys on this (you can submit questions and photos to them online), but I think what's striking a pose there for you is a glass lizard. It's not uncommon to see these sunning themselves on the sides of barns throughout the Piedmont countryside.

If you do approach a glass lizard, resist the urge to pick it up, as the unfortunate fellow is likely to lose his tail in the process -- a survival adaptation, and hence their common name. Not fatal for him, perhaps, but certainly not helpful, either.

Mini Regatta

Java55 — Mon, 05 May 2008 02:19:21 -0400

Interesting! I never knew they had such things as this!

Yellow Rose

Java55 — Mon, 05 May 2008 02:13:36 -0400

Thanks! I think I did quite well too considering I cropped it from an original photo of a yellow rose in a paper bag at the flea market. The rose was beautiful but the background was less than desirable and cropping seemed to have fixed that problem. I was quite surprised by the results too!

I would say

jpo_05_09_07 — Sun, 04 May 2008 21:47:00 -0400

I would say this is a very beautiful capture you have here of a yellow rose.

that man!

Java55 — Sun, 04 May 2008 00:59:19 -0400

No, I wasn't the one he was talking about who photographed the gate. Whomever it was must have used it for commercial purposes, I'm guessing? Anyway I do keep copies (actually multiple copies) of every photo I make on duplicate CDs - been doing this for years now. In fact I save all my faves in triplicate with 3 CDs! And yes, placing the date the photo was made somewhere in the file name sure does make things much easier when it comes time to relocate an old photograph again! Glad my ideas could be of assistance to you.