How To Do A Good Cannonball

How To Do A Good Cannonball, a photo by hbmike2000 on Flickr.

1. Stand on side of pool, the higher, the better. (in my case, the side of the Spa is around three feet above the pool)

2. Wait for an unsuspecting DRY fool to walk close to the edge of pool.

3. Jump, pull legs up to chest, SPLASH!!!!

4. Get out of pool and run. (I know, I don't advocate running around a pool either but you have a better chance of survival than if you stay and hope they don't jump in the water and "accidentally" drown you. Twice, just to make sure)

View in a dry environment ... next to the pool.

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Our Daily Challenge: Pastime
(what? I am a professional cannonballer. They should admit this into the Olympics. I'm starting a petition)

Why Napping Is Bad

Why Napping Is Bad, a photo by hbmike2000 on Flickr.

I've been scooting the fence over just a tad bit every time my neighbor takes a nap. Don't look at me that way, he's the one napping. Besides, I now have twice as much yard.

Cloud Herds

Cloud Herds, a photo by hbmike2000 on Flickr.

Does anyone have a Cloud Herd Dog to move these puppies along?

View in the shadow of a cloud

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Cliche Saturday

Getty Images

Getty Images, a set on Flickr.

Getty Images For Sale by Michael L Kaser

It's MY Fence!

It's MY Fence!, a photo by hbmike2000 on Flickr.

I'm taking my fence and I'm going home! Thhhppppttttttt!!!!

View while ... just view or I'll hit you with the fence!

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Fenced Friday

In Just Once Sentence

In Just Once Sentence, a photo by hbmike2000 on Flickr.

TRUE! - nervous - very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why WILL you say that I am mad? - Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart

First, stop saying because you can see my photostream. Rude.

Second, the opening line to Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart is one of the best opening lines ever written. In one dark, moody, glorious question you are dragged down into the hellish madness of the narrator's story. You read through the written word on the page, holding your breath, afraid to continue, but you do. You read all the way to the end, finally finishing just as the clock flips to midnight. You set the book down and reach over to the table lamp next to the bed, hesitating. Click. The lights go off and the shadows come out and dance across the walls. You hide under the covers to no avail. The sound of a beating heart plays in your ears. It gets louder! louder! louder! LOUDER!

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sorry, I scared myself again.

View with all the lights on

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Our Daily Challenge: First Line

Desert Still Life

Desert Still Life, a photo by hbmike2000 on Flickr.

It's so life like. It's even 3D without the glasses! Now if I can just figure out how to hang it on the wall without bringing all those rocks in the house I will be styling.

View through a frame

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Bokeh Thursday: Square

If you haven't done so yet, check out the Bokeh Thursday group on Flickr
www.flickr.com/groups/bokehthursday/pool/