Merry Christmas Video

Watch my video I did of my grandson, my two dogs, and me. My husband didn't want in it. LOL. It's a Elves Merry Christmas to you.

Merry Christmas Video

Don't forget to turn your sound on.

Please Stop Back Starting the New Year!

Hi everyone, Just been having some health issues lately and thought I'd let everyone know that I'm not quitting my blog. Just need a little more time. I will try to restart back up with my posting in the New Year. Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas. In the meantime meet our newest member of the family. His name is Rufus.


I'll just leave you with a photo in the spirit of Christmas. A gingerbread house that some kids made for a contest. I took a few photos but here's one for you to enjoy.

Camera Critters - Praying Mantis

I seen this praying mantis on one of my trees outside my house. I don't see them often but they do camouflage themselves well.

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And, if you want to find out why I haven't been posting much, you can visit my other blog here at Barb's Everyday Life's Issues

ABC Wed. "M" = Mayhem and Havoc

This is a couple of puppies my son had, their names: Mayhem and Havoc. Hopefully I didn't post this before. I thought it was a good one for October. These are two pit-bull puppies.

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Camera Critters - Rudolph

This is a photo of Rudolph who is at the animal shelter waiting adoption.
(Photo taken by Paws Animal Shelter)

Rudolph is a Pitbull, about 2 yrs old and so sweet. He loves people and enjoys lounging around. If you want to see another pose of Rudolph, visit their website here at Paws.

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Camera Critters - Dog Adoption

There are wonderful dogs at shelters just waiting to be adopted. And, alot of times there are purebreds for those who have to have one kind. Here's one of the huskies living at the shelter.

Quote from website: "Max is a 1 year old husky who was rescued from a bad situation. He loves other dogs and is good with children." There are three other huskies that are with Max's family at the shelter that would love to be adopted.

Don't just think purebred though, there are alot of mixed breds who would love you just as much. To see more of the dogs in Centre county waiting to be adopted go to Centre County Paws.

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ABC Wed. "K" = Kildare's Irish Pub

Today is ABC Wed. with the letter "K". Sorry I haven't been on my blog lately but I've just been extremely busy. Hopefully, I'm getting back into it now.

This is inside the new restaurant in State College, about a 20 min. drive from Bellefonte. I loved these chairs, the food is excellent, and the homemade chips are to die for. If you've never been in one before there maybe one in your area if you look on this website at Kildare's Irish Pub.

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Sky Watch - Bird in Tree

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ABC Wed. = Homesick

Since I didn't have any pictures to post today, this week for ABC Wed. I'm going to recommend an animal book called, "Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters From Obedience School" by Mark Teague. Somehow I missed last weeks letter "G". But, moving on to the letter "H". My word for ABC Wed. and the letter "H" is "Homesick" This dog finds out just want it means to want to go "home". LOL. This is so cute and funny.

If you have children or grandchildren this is a wonderful children's story about a dog who gets sent to obedience school and keeps writing home to his master about everything that is going wrong. He whines about the food, the service, just about everything and wants to go home. This is such a wonderful book and the best children's book I've read in along time. I love the illustrations, along with the story line and it's funny. A great book! Check it out at your local library or you can find it at bookstores. And, no I don't have anything invested in this book, nor do I know the author. I just think this is a wonderful must have book.

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Dogs Unchained

I posted this on my other blog and thought I'd post this here too for Camera Critters this week.

This woman is fighting to make it a law against chaining dogs up. She is chained at Harrisburg Capitol to Win Law for Abused Dogs. How would you like to be chained to a dog box all your life in all kinds of weather? Watch this video.

Last year I heard about a dog in our area who ended up with their paws frozen to the pavement and then died because someone left the poor dog out in the freezing cold. Let's help this lady get this law passed to Unchain the Dogs and give them all a better life.

Here's a quote that was sent to me in my email..."Dogs Need Change. Not Chains." is one of the taglines that drives Tamira Thayne's "Operation Fido Freedom." Thayne has made headlines by chaining herself to the PA State Capitol Building from 8:00 - 6:00 every day until SB 1435, a limiting chaining law, is passed in PA."

Even if you can't adopt a dog, please help pass this law by writing to your state Senator and urge others to contact their state Senator too and get this law passed to not chain dogs. Here's a website on Unchaining Dogs to find out more. Find out what you can do to help pass this law.

Also, check out this site Dogs Deserve Better


These photos on this website will shock you but you need to see them to help get this law passed. They are on the Dogs Deserve Better website or go directly to these photos Shocking photos of why dogs should be Unchained.

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Sky Watch - Woodpecker

Woodpecker


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After you take a look around at Skywatch, please take a look at my other blog. A website is listed about Dogs Deserve Better and how to help keep these dogs from being chained up.

I have a video on there about how one woman is chained to a dog box to help change the laws to get dogs unchained. Also some shocking pictures about why these dogs should not be chained. Go to my blog here: Everyday Life's Issues

ABC Wed. "F" = Flower

I took this photo at the Arboretum at Penn State, a 15 min. drive from Bellefonte.
I have no clue what this flower is called, so if you know, please let me know.

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Camera Critters - Tucker Waiting for Dinner

I took this photo of my dog Tucker at the table. I edited the other stuff out with the program called, "Play with Pictures". Love this program, it's fun.

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Sky Watch Friday - Wind Chimes

I wanted to take a different type angle on this photo to show some of the sky along with my carousel wind chime.

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ABC Wed. "E" = Eyes

My two boys clowning around saying they have a glass "eye". E is for Eye. My one son's girlfriend took this photo.

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And, if you have time, please drop over to my other blog Everyday Life's Issues to find out more about National Animal Spay/Neuter Week. You can watch a video about animals, take tissues, or just commit to helping a animal in some way this week.

Sky Watch - Trees

There isn't much of the sky showing, but for some reason I still liked this photo. I can't even explain why I like it because there's nothing there but trees. I took this photo a few weeks ago at one of the parks that's only about 5 min.'s away in Bellefonte. Still haven't got out much because recovering from surgery.

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ABC Wed. "D" = Door

This is a lovely house in downtown State College, which is about a 20 min. drive from Bellefonte. I love the brick on this house and all the wonderful flowers in the front.

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Camera Critters - Quacky Visitors

We were just sitting out in the driveway minding our own business and we had some visitors stroll in.
Like any good host you like to ask your visitors if they'd like anything to eat or drink. Here's my grandson feeding our new visitors...

They ate...

Then they decided to check out a few chalk drawings...

Rounded the corner and then they were gone.


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Sky Watch Friday - The Sun's Rays

Okay I know this is really pushing SkyWatch Friday with this photo. But, that being said it is the sun shinning down on this creek and I do have somewhat of an excuse for pushing the envelope (so to speak).

I just had gallbladder surgery on Wed. and got out of the hospital yesterday so since I'm sore today and can't get around much I haven't had time to go out and take a better photo of the sky.

I took this photo a few weeks ago at my son's place where they have a creek across the road. I thought it could be somewhat of a sky photo with the sun's rays shinning through.

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ABC Wed. "C" = Chaos And Friends Chillin

ABC Wed. this week is the letter "C" for Chaos and his friends Chillin. Chaos is the one in front on the right. It's my son's dog. My son or his girlfriend took this photo. How often does this happen with four big dogs?

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Camera Critters - My Sister's Horses

These are my sister's two horses, Spot and Merlin.

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Sky Watch Friday - Demolished

I took this a few months ago in Bellefonte. If you enlarge the photo by double clicking on it you can see one of the workers in the upper window.

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ABC Wed. "B" = Don't let the Dinosaur Bite You in the Butt!

I took this photo at the Boalsburg Arts & Crafts Festival. I didn't realize when I was taking the photo of the dinosaur that it looked like it was biting this boys butt. Oops! (ABC Wed. "B" = Bite and Butt)

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Camera Critters - Take a Peek

My son's dog taking a peek. Either my son or his girlfriend took this photo.

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Sky Watch Friday - Cloudy Skies

Wednesday evening we had thunder storms. I took this photo standing on the porch while visiting someone.

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ABC Wed. "A" = Asleep

This week starts a new round for ABC Wed. It's the letter "A" for Asleep.

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Camera Critters - Furry Friends Water Station

I took this photo at the Arts & Crafts Festival in Boalsburg last week. They put out a tub of water for the dogs. I'm glad someone thought of this. Although, the dogs really needed in a cool place at home. It was so hot that day with the humidity extremely high that you sweated just sitting. So, when your out and about make sure your pet drinks everytime you get a drink. Make it a rule and you won't forget. Pets should be offered drinks more often since he/she will be alot hotter than you with the fur coat they have on.

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Sky Watch Friday - Riding the Rails

I took this photo while at the People's Choice Arts & Crafts Festival in Boalsburg. It's a hanging railroad track. I had to take the photo looking up as it was hanging above me and it was pointing to clear skies, but lots of humidity. Boalsburg is only about a 15 min. drive from Bellefonte.

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ABC Wed. - "Z" = Zestful

Running neck and neck and tail to tail.

Okay I went online to find a "Z" word and came up with this one, Zestful for ABC Wed., which it says it means marked by spirited enjoyment. These two look like they are enjoying themselves and I get great enjoyment from this photo. It seems so peaceful here.

This photo was taken at Penns Cave while I was on the boat. We got to pass several birds and animals. Penns Cave is about a 20 min. drive from Bellefonte.

This ends this round of ABC Wed., but we will again start another round starting with "A" next week. Denise has a whole team this time to help visit everyone. The ABC Team (this includes me) thanks everyone who participated in this meme. Hope you can join all of us next round.
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Mellow Yellow Monday- Black Eyed Susans

Here's a photo of my black eyed Susans.

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Camera Critters - Chaos and Bootz

My son took this photo of his dog Chaos lounging in the sun with his buddy the cat Bootz. Comfy they sure are.

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Sky Watch - Carwash

Here's my son at the Bellefonte car wash. I didn't take this photo, it was one of my son's photos that I think his girlfriend took. This was taken last year (2009). You can see the sun shinning through. That's basically the weather we're having this year right now except it has been so stinking hot (up in the nineties), and the humidity has been a killer the last several days.

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ABC Wed. "Y" = Yellow

ABC Wed. and the letter "Y" for yellow. I took this photo at the Botanical Gardens at Penn State, only about a 10 min. drive from Bellefonte.

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Camera Critters - and - Happy 4th of July!

Today is Camera Critters and I captured this fish taking a swim around the lily pad and flower at the Botanical Gardens at Penn State. It's only about a 10 min. drive from Bellefonte.


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And, Have a safe and Happy 4th of July! And, enjoy those BBQ's.

Sky Watch Friday - Bellefonte Sunset

I captured this sunset the other day headed out of Bellefonte.

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ABC Wed. - "X" - X Marks the Middle

ABC Wed. and the letter "X" is for X marks the middle of this trailing vine and the lights. I really liked the shadow on the house. This photo was taken in January. This house is located in Boalsburg and I thought it was cute with the big bulb in the middle.

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Sky Watch Friday - Tallyrand Park Bellefonte

This is a older photo of some trains that are always parked in Tallyrand Park in Bellefonte. I am lacking in Sky Watch photos, so I will have to get some more taken. This photo was taken about a year ago.

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ABC Wed. - Woody

ABC Wed. and the letter "W" for Woody. Everyone got tired of me taking pictures I guess. Even Woody turned around at the last minute before I snapped the photo. LOL. We were at the park in Bellefonte. Have you gone to see the new Toy Story movie yet? We are hoping to get to see it this week.

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Camera Critters - Baby Robins

Baby robins in their nest. They make a nest every year under our porch. I never touch them, I just hold the camera over the nest and take the photo.

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Sky Watch Friday - Walkway

Here's a walkway that loops around at The Arboretum at Penn State, a 15 min. drive from Bellefonte. They have walkways and lots of flowers to look at, along with places to sit if you want to read or just sit there and relax.

Goes around to see this...


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ABC Wed. - "V" = Vibrant

I loved the vibrant colors on the windows of this church. The church is in Boalsburg, only about a 15 min. drive from Bellefonte.

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Camera Critters - Squirrel

Squirrel in our backyard eating the birdfeed. I don't really mind because I really like watching them. They are so cute.

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ABC Wed. - "U" - Unbelievably Good

ABC Wed. today is the letter "U" for unbelievably good. I made up this snack because I have been trying to do more low carb. This is a carmel corn cake, then I spread peanut butter on it, add bananas and some honey. Makes a great snack.

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Spotted Dream Catcher

This is my sister's horse, Spot. The long name is Spotted Dream Catcher. She took this photo when the snow was melting at the end of this winter season. This is my sister's pet pride and joy.

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Sky Watch Friday - Pigeon

Pigeon in my back yard.

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