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Author Rick Riordan discusses a new series ... The Heroes of Olympus, The Lost Hero.

Charlie On The MTA - Kingston Trio - A theme song with a historical perspective for the Tea Party tax protestors in Boston of all places.

I Love Oregon by annaleeblysse See other Oregon Buttons Custom "I Love Oregon" Pins from Zazzle.com. Create your own button by changing the wording.

Sea Rabbits by ChrisLeavens View other Rabbits T-Shirts Sea Rabbits Tee Shirts from Zazzle.com by Chris Leavens, the first artist featured on one of Zazzle's billboards . I wonder where they're going to put up these billboards? Big cities in Ccalifornia? New York? I know where they can get good deal on a billboard outside Carson City, Nevada. I noticed a billboard on 395 that is still advertising a casino here in Reno that went bankrupt and shut down quite awhile back. I suppose if the owner of the billboard doesn't have anyone else that wants to rent out the sport inexpensively if someone figured out who they are.

Stonehenge , originally uploaded by Pepeketua . There is an AP article via Yahoo today discussing that a Stonehenge skeleton came from Mediterranean . Tests on the adolescent's 3500 year old remains recently unearthed near Stonehenge show that the boy came from the Mediterranean. It isn't suprising to me that Stonehenge was impressive enough to attract people even during ancient times, I just wonder what the custom was. The image with the article indicates to me some form of ritual burial, which makes me think that he was likely traveling with a group of people that cared about him, or at least was burried by people that cared enough about the ritual to leave him his gemstone. Wish we had more information about the religious beliefs of ancient times.

Patterns in Soil , originally uploaded by garlandcannon . The photographer included a nice quote to described the parched earth desert photo: "Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so that each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry." ---Richard Feynman, physicist

Magical Flight by annaleeblysse View more artwork available on zazzle Magical Flight Print from Zazzle.com - Colorful digital art featuring a hot air balloon. The work created from a photo I took here in Reno at the Great Reno Balloon Race earlier this month.

Vdara, Las Vegas , originally uploaded by W&Ps Photos . I caught the Upshot blog at Yahoo today talking about Swanky new Vegas hotel’s ‘death ray’ proves inconvenient for some guests . Why would the build a giant magnifying glass in the middle of the Mojave Desert? Crazy! And, kinda stupid. Or should I say ... swanky! Mirrors on a curved building in the desert? Was it in their business plan to bake ants on the sidewalk? (For the record, I never ever killed an ant with a magnifying glass as a child as I loved bugs too much.) Apparently all the money our government has paid over the years having Smokey the Bear remind us that "only you can prevent forest fires" has been for naught.

Jerry N. Uelsmann (born June 11, 1934) is an American photographer. Uelsmann was born in Detroit, Michigan. When he was in high school, his interest in photography sparked. He originally believed that using a camera could allow him to exist outside of himself, to live in a world captured through the lens. Despite poor grades, he managed to land a few jobs, primarily shooting weddings. Eventually Uelsmann went on to earn a BA from the Rochester Institute of Technology and M.S. and M.F.A. degrees from Indiana University. Jerry Uelsmann dropped out of Indiana University before earning a degree. He began teaching photography at the University of Florida in 1960. In 1967, Uelsmann had a solo exhibit at The Museum of Modern Art which opened doors for his photography career. Uelsmann is a master printer producing composite photographs with multiple negatives and extensive darkroom work. He uses up to a dozen enlargers at a time to produce his final images. Similar in technique to Rejlander, U

Pyramid of Cholula , originally uploaded by openalva . Found a interesting angle of the Pyramid of Cholula over at flickr today via their blog.

Light Circles , originally uploaded by Inewcom . Interesting light painting via flickr in a ranboe of colors. Looks like an old phone cord.

Magical Flight by annaleeblysse More Magical Mousepads Magical Flight Mousepads from Zazzle.com ... new digital art created from a photo of a hot air balloon I took earlier this month at the Great Reno Balloon Race. Up, up and away ... in my beautiful, my beautiful balloon.

I Love Philadelphia by annaleeblysse Make custom tshirts at zazzle.com I Love Philadelphia T-shirts from Zazzle.com shown here on a Ladies Spaghetti Top. These souvenirs can be customized or printed on other tees.

Lava Fountain , originally uploaded by AnnaleeBlysse . A reworked image of the fountain in Sparks, Nevada. Heat map effect makes the water look like lava spewing out. The baby was enjoying watching and playing in the water.

Sunset on Morro Strand iPhone 26Sept2010-2 , originally uploaded by mikebaird . Wow. Lovely sunset in Morro Bay. I did visit Morro Bay years and years ago. A friend from collage had an aunt that lived her whole live in this lovely town. We went to visit her for a few days. She lived up off the water, but close enough that I could smell the Pacific. I remember foggy mornings. I never got the chance to see the water at sunet though. This is a lovely muted photo.

Leopard Spots Photo Frame Magnet by annaleeblysse Browse Brown Magnets Leopard Spots Photo Frame Magnet from Zazzle.com A funky leopard spots photo frame template available on the square magnet.

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Wild Horses near Reno, Nevada , originally uploaded by AnnaleeBlysse . The Holga-ish effect at Picnik, as well as the Film Grain effect, was applied to this image of a band of mustangs in the foothills outside Reno, Nevada.

Lomo-ish Koi Pond , originally uploaded by AnnaleeBlysse . Here is a fun example of the Lomo-ish effect at Picknik applied to an image of a koi pond. The water droplets come from a waterfall.

Retro Bowling , originally uploaded by AnnaleeBlysse . This photo was cropped square at Picnik (via my Flickr account), then two free effects applied ... Lomo-ish effect and then Holga-ish. There are several other effects at Picnik that give a retro look to digital photos without the hassle of film. I'm very interested in lomography, but not all that interesting in film cameras anymore. I so much appreciate being able to clog up my harddrive instead.

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I Love Sadie T-Shirt by annaleeblysse Browse Zazzle for another tee shirt . zazzle.com I Love Sadie T-Shirt from Zazzle.com shown here on a red and white men's ringer t-shirt. Create your own custom tee on one of over a hundred different styles and sizes available. "Retro is back in style. Enjoy this vintage-inspired ringer Tee. The shirt body is light-colored with contrasting neckline and sleeve bands."