http://michaelandjudystouffer.com/judy/blog Observations from the wrong side of the toast Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:14:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, Oh Best Beloved, did you happen to watch "Fox News Sunday" today? We did, and after watching I sent the following email to Chris Wallace. Dear Chris, My husband and I were rather perplexed when Governor Kaine stated on your August 24th broadcast that, "Joe [Biden] comes from a ... http://michaelandjudystouffer.com/judy/blog/2008/08/24/maryland-my-maryland/ Woot! Woot! Kris, me n' the bunnies are sending a salute to you! After you told me about bracketing, I went spelunking through my 200 page camera manual and found this: It lets me automatically push the exposure in several different ways on its own, and combines with other pre-set ... http://michaelandjudystouffer.com/judy/blog/2008/08/23/oh-yeah/ Ha! Finally got a photo of one of the yellow Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterflies! I'm loving all the butterflies we're seeing this year, thanks to the new butterfly bushes. We have some new residents in the yard, too. They're half-pint sized baby chipmunks. They're living with Momma Chippie in ... http://michaelandjudystouffer.com/judy/blog/2008/08/20/got-im/ Today was warm for us (89F), so the yard was full of sun-loving insects. When I took a turn about the yard, I photographed several of the critters so I could share them with you, starting with this little bumblebee. This dragonfly was absolutely enormous, sort of a jumbo ... http://michaelandjudystouffer.com/judy/blog/2008/08/19/meet-the-small-fry/ Ever hear of the USNS Mercy? No? Well, her missions are ones that can make every American proud. She's one of two Mercy-class hospital ships that belong to the United States. She's a state-of-the-art 1000 bed floating hospital with 12 operating rooms, a blood bank, CT ... http://michaelandjudystouffer.com/judy/blog/2008/08/16/usns-mercy/