Image Generators

I loved Lori's M&M so much, that I had to go and create my own! :)

It's the official, International Talk Like a Pirate Day!!!!

Aye, tis' talk like a pirate day, argh!

Check out this really fun pirate speak translator!!

http://www.talklikeapirateday.com/translate/

Enjoy!

Here's one for you: "Arrr, hi, my name be Jaime. Aye, me parrot concurs."

Feedster

For the Week 4, Exercise 9: Finding Feeds Discovery Excercise, I decided to explore one of the search tools to find feeds. I settled on Feedster, and what a find! None of my favorite Harry Potter sites seem to have RSS feeds, so I searched through Feedster and found a new HP site- a blog with all the same updates! I'm so excited to have a new resource for Harry Potter news.

Feedster is very user friendly and a great tool.

http://www.feedster.com/

RSS Feeds!

Really, REALLY BIG RSS feed button
Originally uploaded by photopia / HiMY SYeD

It really is "Really Simple"!!!

I have been wanting to do this for ages- set up my RSS feeds and just didn't know how. Now, thanks to the TLC 2.0 program, I am finally set up with bloglines!

http://www.bloglines.com/public/jamison03

I am feeling super smart and proud today!

Week 3 Technology Thoughts

I decided to look at two of the suggested points for comment:

-Do you know or use other photo sharing sites? How do they compare with Flickr?

I have viewed other pics and used other photo sharing sites, and I have to say, after this week that I prefer flikr. It seems to have far more options, rather than just uploading and sharing photos, and I like that it can become a social networking site for some- I thought that was really interesting.


-After browsing others’ photos in Flickr, did privacy issues cross your mind?

I do see some issues regarding privacy on flickr. Some of the photos I can across in the random selection tool were very inappropriate and others I can't imagine wanting to be made public. I think it is important to remember when you are uploading photos to think long and hard about their content and to be sure to select public or private before posting.

TTFN

Spell with flickr

I had some fun playing with the Spell with flickr tool- let me tell you- the time can fly by while you click on each individual letter to see which one you like best!

More flickr fun...

Oh, the huge manatee!
Originally uploaded by ulrichp

I found this great picture while exploring flickr as part of the week 3 exercises. For those who know me, you'll know why this cracked me up! :)

Flickr fun and park pet update

Goodbye park pet 2
Originally uploaded by jamison03

Well, for the amount of digital photos I have on my computer, I can't believe I have never created a Flickr account! It's great and I can't wait to explore the site more and upload even more photos.

This photo is one of the first I uploaded when exploring Flickr. This is a picture of Ryan taking our park pet to the Wildlife Care Center in Fort Lauderdale. After a LOT of research, we concluded that we could not provide a good enough habitat for the "little" guy (who ended up weighing 72 lbs!). He needs lots of room and we would have had to invest hundreds of dollars into our yard to make it African Spurred tortoise friendly. They are diggers and have to be completely fenced in and you have to dig a barrier down into the ground and put up a barrier along the bottom of the fence so they can not see into the next yard. Plus, we would have to create a water feature for him. Feeding him wasn't too bad- he eats mainly hay and very little water. But, since we live on a canal, we could not leave him outside unattended as he would bee-line straight for the shore and Ryan had to grab him before he fell in! We decided that he needed a more suitable home, so once he broke through our porch door, we decided it was time to say goodbye. It was hard, he really was like a puppy dog, but we know we are doing the right thing and giving him a good home. Goodbye buddy!

1st Park Pet

Well, it has finally happened. My husband Ryan, who works at a Broward County Park, has finally brought home our first "park pet"- a 40 pound African Spurred Tortoise!



Here are some interesting facts:

The Sulcata is the third largest species of tortoise in the world, and is the largest of the mainland tortoises. Adults are usually 18 inches in shell length, and weigh 70 to 100 pounds. Specimens with 24 to 30 inch long shells weighing 150 pounds are not unknown. They grow from hatchling size (2-3 inches) very quickly, reaching 6-10 inches within the first few years of their lives. An adult sulcata will need a great deal of space. Several web sites list the record size between 230 lb and 240 lb.

Sounds a bit too big for our back porch and yard to me!

FYI- A "park pet" is defined by any exotic species that is dropped off at a park by a pet owner who feels they can no longer care for the crazy animal that they bought in the first place, so they decide to set them "free" in the "wild". Problem is that these animals are usually exotic and will out compete the native species. So, as a naturalist, Ryan has to remove them from the habitat and find a suitable home for them. As you can tell, since the tortoise (who we are affectionately calling Godzilla) is at our house, Ryan is having a hard time finding a new home for him.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Spurred_Tortoise).